More than one million workers, who do not have a pension, will be signed up to a savings plan in just over three-years time. The government has confirmed the establishment…
MANDATORY PENSIONS ON THE WAY
DAYS NUMBERED FOR ZERO HOUR CONTRACTS
Restaurant owners want an ‘impact assessment’ before zero hours contracts are scrapped. The Taoiseach has promised a law change to end the practice within the next few months. Leo Varadkar…
NEW WEXFORD GARDA STATION OPENING
Wexfords new divisional Garda headquarters is officially opening this evening Staff at the old station on Roches Road are vacating and march to the new state of the art building…
MAY MENTIONS IRELAND IN FLORENCE BREXIT SPEECH
The British Prime-Minister says she still believes a hard Brexit is better than a bad deal, however she now thinks a great deal is possible. Theresa May has given…
HOMELESS MAN DIES IN WICKLOW
It’s emerged a homeless man had died sleeping rough in Bray, Co. Wicklow at the weekend. Gardai have confirmed that the body of the man in his 40s was…
EU OFFICIAL ADDRESSES BREXIT IN DUBLIN
The Oireachtas has been given a commitment that Ireland will not be used as a bargaining chip in the EU/UK Brexit negotiations. The comment came from the European Parliament’s…
MONEY FOR PRIVATE ROADS AND LANEWAYS
10 million euro in funding is being allocated to improve private roads and laneways in rural areas. 360 thousand of this has been alllocated to County Wexford The private roads…
CALL FOR URGENCY ON WEXFORD THIRD LEVEL FACILITY
The pace of progress in the provision of the new third level campus in Wexford town is painfully slow Thats according to Wexford County Councillor Ger Carthy The proposed…
TAOISEACH: TAX CUTS FOR MIDDLE INCOME EARNERS
The Taoiseach has defended the government’s plans to give some form of income tax cut in next month’s budget. On the first sitting of the Dail since the Summer,…
MUD BATH AT PLOUGHING AFTER RAIN
Torrential rain has resulted in several motorists getting stuck in the mud trying to leave the National Ploughing Championships in Co. Offaly this evening. Despite the rain, tens of thousands…
SPORTS BROADCASTER JIMMY MAGEE DIES
President Michael D. Higgins is leading tributes to the late, great sportscaster Jimmy Magee. The 82 year old passed away overnight after a short illness. He’s survived by his three…
MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE HITS CENTRAL MEXICO
Over 200 people have been killed in the latest earthquake to hit Mexico. The 7 point 1 magnitude tremor struck the country’s capital and central region, flattening buildings. It’s…
