By Dan Walsh This is a famous line from ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, (1772-1834, English poet) and suggests that ‘despite being surrounded by something you cannot benefit from it’. It is an interesting theory – a bit like support local! I learned that quote at primary school…Continue reading “‘Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink’”
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€70,993 for North Wexford outdoor projects
By Dan Walsh Funding to the tune of €70,993 has been secured for four projects in the Gorey-Kilmuckridge Municipal District are under ORIS (Outdoor Recreational Infrastructure Scheme. Distribution is as follows; Crab Tree Car Park Tara Hill €17,478. Kilanerin Trail Car Park and Ballyfad Wood Trail €16,640. Cahore Pier Car Park €16,875. Ryehill Lane CahoreContinue reading “€70,993 for North Wexford outdoor projects”
Boil Water Notices for Gorey, Enniscorthy and Wexford town
By Dan Walsh An estimated 43,842 customers of Irish Water are on a Boil Water Notice after Wexford town (25,196), Enniscorthy (11,187) were added to the list by Wexford County Council today and Gorey (7,459) have been affected since Thursday. The Boil Water Notice for Wexford town has been put in place and the noticeContinue reading “Boil Water Notices for Gorey, Enniscorthy and Wexford town”
Wexford fights to contain the sea!
By Dan Walsh The challenging fight against coastal erosion continues and Wexford County Council CEO Tom Enright presented some updates to members at the monthly meeting in October. A new emergency beach exit is installed at Ballinamona beach, near Kilmuckridge, and local Cllrs Oliver Walsh, Pip Breen and Mary Farrell have been praising the engineersContinue reading “Wexford fights to contain the sea!”
Wexford Town water supply restored
By Dan Walsh Irish Water and Wexford County Council wish to notify over 25,000 customers on the Wexford Town Public Water Supply that following the completion of remedial measures and the receipt of satisfactory monitoring results, the boil water notice which has been in place is lifted with immediate effect. All consumers on the WexfordContinue reading “Wexford Town water supply restored”
Gorey is “producing clean water” again
By Dan Walsh The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien T.D. has met with Irish Water and Wexford County Council following the contamination in drinking water at the Creagh Plant in Gorey recently and, in a statement, says the plant is “operating normally” and “producing clean water.” Minister O’Brien said; “Irish WaterContinue reading “Gorey is “producing clean water” again”
Wide angle view on CCTV plans
By Dan Walsh At today’s monthly meeting of Wexford County Council held in ‘The Street’ at Carricklawn headquarters an interesting discussion centred on approval of applications for authorisation of Community CCTV in accordance with Section 38 of the Garda Siochána Act 2005. Cllr George Lawlor wondered why twelve cameras were proposed for Gorey Town ParkContinue reading “Wide angle view on CCTV plans”
Kids workshops at Hook Lighthouse
Wexford County Council in partnership with Creative Ireland and Dig It Kids are offering free workshops for children in Hook Lighthouse next Sunday, October 10th, however, places are limited. The workshops will comprise of Dig it Kids usual magical mixture of fun facts (including Dad jokes of course), inventive and satisfying crafts, and engaging stories.Continue reading “Kids workshops at Hook Lighthouse”
Laptop hotspot in all Wexford’s libraries
By Dan Walsh Wexford County Council has launched the eduroam Wi-Fi in all five libraries – Wexford, Enniscorthy, New Ross, Gorey and Bunclody – in County Wexford as part of the eduroam everywhere initiative. A new word – eduroam stands for education roaming. It provides secure and easy-to-use Wi-Fi access in thousands of locations acrossContinue reading “Laptop hotspot in all Wexford’s libraries”
October is ‘National Reuse Month’
By Dan Walsh October is Ireland’s National Reuse Month, where the aim is to inspire and provide the skills and tools to reuse more in every aspect of life. For example, you may have already reused by getting shoes resoled rather than replacing them or borrowing books from your local library. To cut down on wasteContinue reading “October is ‘National Reuse Month’”
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