Motorists are being reminded to check with their pharmacist before driving if they are taking certain prescription medicines. New drug tests are to be introduced for drivers in March to…
DRUGS TESTS ON THE WAY FOR IRISH MOTORISTS
PHARMACY TOPS CAREER CHOICE
Ireland has the third highest rate of pharmacists in the European Union. New figures from Eurostat show that we have 118 per 100,000 inhabitants. But we are way down the…
MOTORIST DRUG TESTING TO BEGIN IN MARCH
Roadside drug-testing for all motorists is set to begin in March. The Transport Department has confirmed that Gardai are being equipped with a portable device to carry out random checks…
GOREY LEFT OUT OF RENT PRESSURE ZONE TOWNS
Gorey should be in the Rental Pressure Zone. That’s according to local Sinn Fein Councillor Fintain O Suillabhain who says average rental prices in Gorey are in the 800 to…
GOREY SHOULD HAVE ITS OWN GARDA DISTRICT – D’ARCY
Gorey Fine Gael TD Michael D’arcy has reiterated his appeal for Gorey to receive it’s own Garda District. The district was almalgamated with Enniscorthy in 2013 and is now one…
GOVERNMENT COMMITTED TO RURAL IRELAND – MINISTER KEHOE
There is on going commitment to rural Ireland by this government. So stated Wexford Minister of State Paul Kehoe who was commenting on this weeks allocation of funds for the…
SINN FEIN SAY COALITION IS A POSSIBILITY
Sinn Fein would consider going into coalition after the next election. Speaking to the Irish Times deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald says the party should be discussing the possibility of…
WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL WARN AGAINST RAIL CHANGES
Wexford County Council have come out strongly against proposed changes to the rail services around the country. The members say they are ’emphatically opposed to the suspension of any rail…
PIETA HOUSE WEXFORD URGE US TO STAY VIGILANT
We’re being encouraged to stay vigilant for signs of suicidal behaviour in our loved ones. That’s the advice of Michael O’Brien from Pieta House Wexford. There’s been a spike in…
WATER IS UISCE AS TRANSLATION BREAKS DOWN
The committee investigating the future of water charges has been forced to suspend proceedings – because of a language barrier. Senior counsel Seamus O Tuathail had been invited to speak…
BOSNIAN AID DVD SCREENED IN GOREY
Memories were shared at the launch of a commerative DVD in Gorey last night The event remembered the work done by local man Kevin Lacey in the Bosnian refugee crisis…
ROSSLARE EUROPORT GROWTH DOWN THANKS TO BREXIT
Business through Rosslare Europort is already suffering as a result of Brexit. So a conference has been told which was convened by the Department of Transport on the effects of…
