By Dan Walsh Elected members of Wexford County Council today at a special meeting held in ‘the Street’ at Carricklawn, Wexford, under Covid-19 guidelines, considered a submission by the Chief Executive Officer, Tom Enright, and accepted the findings of a report by the Standards in Public Office (SIPO) Commission and decided to take no furtherContinue reading “No further sanction for Council chief”
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Council Special Meeting set for Friday
By Dan Walsh Wexford County Council is to hold a Special Meeting on Friday where members will have consideration of the Report of the Investigation by the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) of Alleged Contraventions of the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 and 2001 and Part 15 of the Local Government Act 2001Continue reading “Council Special Meeting set for Friday”
SIPO report on CEO sent to Council for consideration
By Dan Walsh The Chief Executive of Wexford County Council, Mr Tom Enright has responded to The Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) following the publication of a report of the result of its investigation into a complaint made against him by Karl Fitzpatrick who is a presenter on South East Radio. The Commission hasContinue reading “SIPO report on CEO sent to Council for consideration”
South Wexford to amend local flood plan
By Dan Walsh Public representatives from the Rosslare District were voiciferous at this week’s Special Meeting of Wexford County Council, held via Microsoft Teams, in relation to Christmas Day flooding in south Wexford and calls were made to meet with Office of Public Works and concerns were expressed about protection of the low-lying flood plainsContinue reading “South Wexford to amend local flood plan”
Recent rain was worse than 1947
By Dan Walsh The winter woes of 1947 are part of Wexford lore and whenever there is a significant weather event it is inevitable that 1947 will be the base line for measurement, however, it is official where intensive rainfall is concerned – 24 hours on Christmas Day was the heaviest downfall in living memoryContinue reading “Recent rain was worse than 1947”
Cllr Bridín is building bridges
By Dan Walsh Cllr Bridín Murphy from Clonroche is the new Cathaoirleach of New Ross Municipal District taking over from Cllr Pat Barden and one of her immediate priorities is to liaise with Council officials and engineering staff for the quick restoration of bridges damaged by the torrential Christmas Day rains across a terrain thatContinue reading “Cllr Bridín is building bridges”
Roadside dumping is back
By Dan Walsh It looks like a child has grown up but the adults have not! While driving at Kiltrea between the N30 and Caim I came upon the contents of a child’s bedroom sitting on the side of the road in the winter sunshine. They were in good condition but totally abandoned! It isContinue reading “Roadside dumping is back”
5,000 lose water supply
By Dan Walsh About 5,000 customers were without a water supply this afternoon caused by a power outage at the Killmallock Water Treatment Plant on the River Sow. Districts affected included Ballymurn, Glenbrien, Curracloe, Oylegate, Crossabeg, Oulart and The Ballagh. The matter has been resolved. In North Wexford there will be a water outage affectingContinue reading “5,000 lose water supply”
New flooding fears from overnight rain
By Dan Walsh It has been raining steadily for most of today and is still falling tonight and reports have reached WexfordLocal.com that the road from Baldwinstown to Bridgetown is now heavily flooded and the canal is rising quickly in Bridgetown. Cllr Jim Codd said Council response teams are already on site with sandbags. TheyContinue reading “New flooding fears from overnight rain”
Tales from historic Kilcarbery
By Dan Walsh Road closure measures have been enacted by Wexford County Council following the destruction of Kilcarbery Bridge during the infamous Christmas Day flooding episode which also damaged properties in the area. The final road bridge on the River Boro on its way to the Slaney, Kilcarbery has a long and distinguished industrial historyContinue reading “Tales from historic Kilcarbery”
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