Tag Archives: Oireachtas

By Dan Walsh The development at Trinity Wharf and the establishment of MARA in Wexford town got airtime in Dail Éireann yesterday (Thursday) when Minister James Browne, Minister of State with responsibility for Law Reform spoke at the second stage of the Marine Area Planning Bill 2021. Minister Browne said; “A couple of years ago,Continue reading “Minister Browne welcomes maritime authority to Wexford”

By Dan Walsh From October 1st Bivalve/Mollusk shellfishing boats can no longer land their catch in the UK, meaning that they must go to Belgium or France to land their catch, according to Wexford Independent Deputy Verona Murphy, who stated; “There are seven boats affected by this and all of them are owned in Co.Continue reading “Wexford shellfish boats unable to land in UK”

By Dan Walsh Wexford Fianna Fáil Senator Malcolm Byrne has written to the Taoiseach Micheál Martin and to Arts & Culture Minister, Catherine Martin, calling for the Minister and senior Government officials to meet with representatives of the arts, live events and entertainment sector before the end of next week and to agree a clearContinue reading “Byrne calls on Taoiseach to support the arts”

By Dan Walsh A national total funding of €250,0000 was announced by Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman today (Tuesday) as part of the Government’s Summer of Play initiative which means new government grants will be available for Parent and Toddler Groups in Co. Wexford. Deputy Paul Kehoe told WexfordLocal.com; “ThisContinue reading “Funding for Wexford parents and toddlers”

By Dan Walsh Funding to the tune of €319,000 has been announced for several connected hubs across Wexford under the Connected Hubs Scheme to enable them to enhance and add capacity to their remote working infrastructure and to assist hubs to deal with COVID related challenges. €64,789.00 goes to Kilanerin Community Centre to upgrade existing remoteContinue reading “€319,000 funding for Wexford remote working hubs”

By Dan Walsh Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today announced details of 39 successful organisations in receipt of grant aid from the Non-Mainstream Music Education Bursary Scheme 2021. Three County Wexford groups are included; Tuaisceart Loch Garman CCE, Craanford, and Kilmuckridge Monamolin CCE (each receives €2,000) and Kiltra School of Music, Wellingtonbridge (€1,000). MinisterContinue reading “Music bursaries for three Wexford groups”

By Dan Walsh The Oireachtas has published a report (yesterday) on the impact of Brexit and makes 53 recommendations in a range of areas about how Ireland can be best placed to address the ongoing repercussions of the decision of the UK to leave the European Union. Senator Malcolm Byrne was one of the twelveContinue reading “How Brexit may impact on Wexford?”

By Dan Walsh Wexford Independent Deputy Verona Murphy addressed the Dáil on Wednesday speaking on the Post Office Network motion submitted by the private members group. Deputy Murphy said; “Last October, the Government was put on notice that if there was no movement on the post offices, we would revisit the issue, and here weContinue reading “Deputy Murphy on the future of post offices”

By Dan Walsh Wexford County Council has been allocated €673,000 by government for redesigning outdoor areas and street furniture for street dining across the county this summer. The funding comes from the Street Furniture – Outdoor Infrastructure Fund. According to Senator Malcolm Byrne; “This is a significant commitment to help support business but also soContinue reading “11 shares €673,000 for street dining”