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’”

Full investigation into Gorey water failures

By Dan Walsh The Chief Executive Officer of Wexford County Council, Tom Enright, has apologised to the people of Gorey for failures that caused unsafe water to enter the public water supply at Creagh Water Plant in Gorey and has promised “to support a full investigation with Irish Water and the HSE to see whatContinue reading “Full investigation into Gorey water failures”

Gorey Water Supply Serious Incident

By Dan Walsh Wexford County Council has released a statement regards the Gorey water supply which is under ministerial investigation. The statement reads; “A serious water quality incident occurred at one of the three Water treatment Plants serving Gorey Town. A chlorine dosing pump failure arising from an electricity power outage at Creagh Water TreatmentContinue reading “Gorey Water Supply Serious Incident”

Major probe into unsafe drinking water that caused 52 cases of illness in Gorey

BREAKING NEWS – By Dan Walsh Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD is meeting with the Managing Director of Irish Water and the Chief Executive Officer of Wexford County Council tomorrow morning (Saturday) after failures occurred at Creagh Water Treatment Plant serving Gorey where it has been confirmed there has beenContinue reading “Major probe into unsafe drinking water that caused 52 cases of illness in Gorey”

No Ministerial handshakes for some?

By Dan Walsh Some public representatives are up in arms with Wexford County Council officials after claims that only selected members were informed of the recent visit to Wexford by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD and the topic was hot at Monday’s monthly meeting of Wexford County Council heldContinue reading “No Ministerial handshakes for some?”

Trinity Wharf to transform Wexford and South East region

By Dan Walsh A recent visit by Darragh O’Brien TD, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Wexford’s Trinity Wharf has been hailed as “an ambitious economic plan to support job creation and economic investment in the county” and members at last Monday’s special meeting to discuss the draft County Development Plan held inContinue reading “Trinity Wharf to transform Wexford and South East region”