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”

Draft County Development Plan making progress

By Dan Walsh Not all of the 34 elected members were there, but there was a quorum overflow, and there was a sense of normality to business as members gathered in person in ‘the Street’ at Wexford County Council headquarters at Carricklawn, Wexford, last Monday to discuss the draft County Development Plan and progress itContinue reading “Draft County Development Plan making progress”

Minister visits Gorey, New Ross and Enniscorthy

By Dan Walsh Today’s (Friday) much publicised visit to Co. Wexford of Darragh O’Brien, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, who was welcomed by Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council Cllr Barbara Anne Murphy has been acclaimed as productive and encouraging going forward. First stop this morning on the Minister’s itinerary was St Waleran’s, aContinue reading “Minister visits Gorey, New Ross and Enniscorthy”