By Dan Walsh at Gorey Fire Station The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD was in Gorey today (Monday) where he joined Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council, Cllr Joe Sullivan at the official opening of the newly refurbished Gorey Fire Station. Minister Browne praised the fire service and said it isContinue reading “Gorey Fire Station opens after €1m project”
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Council facing major challenge fixing roads
By Dan Walsh at Wexford County Council Special Meeting At a special Wexford County Council meeting held yesterday (Monday) addressing the theme of ‘flooding and the impact to the roads network,’ it was revealed that the volume of water flowing through Enniscorthy town centre during the recent floods reached an astonishing 300,000 litres per second.Continue reading “Council facing major challenge fixing roads”
No show local politicians’ anger Enniscorthy flood victims
By Dan Walsh at IFA Centre, Enniscorthy A speaker at a public meeting held in the IFA Centre on Saturday evening expressed concern about the absence of councillors – “It is disgraceful that councillors are not here” – as flood victims, local residents, and business owners advocated for an expedited agreement on a flood reliefContinue reading “No show local politicians’ anger Enniscorthy flood victims”
Wexford Sport Active Plan 2025-2030
By Dan Walsh Wexford County Council has launched Sport Active Wexford’s Strategic Plan 2025 –2030, entitled “A Roadmap to Excellence and Innovation” at County Hall, Wexford County Council, by Cllr Garry Laffan, Chairperson of the Sports Active Wexford’s Steering Committee in the presence of Colleen Devine, Director of Participation with Sport Ireland, Eddie Taaffe, ChiefContinue reading “Wexford Sport Active Plan 2025-2030”
River flood alert in place until Friday
By Dan Walsh The National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management (NDFEM) met again today (Tuesday) as a preparatory measure during the continued period of unsettled weather and high flood risk. A river flood advisory is currently in place for Wexford until 11am on Friday. River levels in Wexford are currently registering as High and will continueContinue reading “River flood alert in place until Friday”
Government to accelerate flood relief scheme
By Dan Walsh in Enniscorthy An Taoiseach Micheál Martin visited Enniscorthy today where he announced that he has convened a meeting tomorrow with senior ministers and the National Emergency Co-Ordination Group (NECG) to review warning systems for weather events. “There will be an overview of our systems and the framework that we have at theContinue reading “Government to accelerate flood relief scheme”
Taoiseach to visit Enniscorthy?
By Dan Walsh An Taoiseach Micheál Martin is expected in Enniscorthy on Monday morning as part of his tour of flooding sites in counties Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford. Details of An Taoiseach’s itinerary are unknown at this stage, however it is expected that he will visit householders on Island Road and following in the footprintsContinue reading “Taoiseach to visit Enniscorthy?”
Risk of Enniscorthy flooding again tonight
UPDATES; Cllr Pat Kehoe informs us that the L-2006-1 at Clohamon/Slaney Meats is currently flooded and impassable to traffic until further notice. A lecture entitled ‘Sinking of the Pomona’ by Paul Byrne, Co. Wexford Historian in Residence planned for Enniscorthy Castle tomorrow (Saturday) has been postponed due to the weather. The River Slaney has burstContinue reading “Risk of Enniscorthy flooding again tonight”
New risk of flooding fears for Enniscorthy
By Dan Walsh in Enniscorthy Minister of State for the Office of Public Works (OPW) Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran visited Enniscorthy this afternoon where he met with politicians, engineers, residents and businesses affected by Tuesday’s flooding in the town acknowledged as the worse experienced in three decades. Minister Moran met a delegation at the Presentation CentreContinue reading “New risk of flooding fears for Enniscorthy”
Enniscorthy quays and bridges reopened
By Dan Walsh in Enniscorthy Traffic is travelling through Enniscorthy again tonight. Both bridges and the quays have been cleaned up and declared safe for normal traffic to resume following the worst floods in the town for three decades. However, there is no immediate guarantee. A Status Yellow Rain warning for Wexford is now inContinue reading “Enniscorthy quays and bridges reopened”
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