Two thirds of students admit to having to work around 21 hours a week to fund their college expenses. While many parents will have to fork out up to €10,000…
RISING COSTS FOR COLLEGE PUTTING EXTRA PRESSURE ON STUDENTS AND PARENTS
RENTS REACH AN ALL TIME HIGH AS HOUSING SHORTAGE GETS WORSE
Bad news for renters today as costs reach an all-time high. A new report from property Website Daft claims the average monthly payment has gone up again and will now…
ALMOST 40 LEAVING CERT RESULTS HELD BACK OVER CHEATING ALLEGATIONS
38 Leaving Cert results have been permanently held back from students because they either cheated or violated regulations. Under exam rules, students can’t bring in mobile phones or notes into…
WEXFORD TOURISM SECTOR IS LOOKING TO HIRE
Young people in County Wexford are being urged to take up a career in the tourism sector. The call has come from the Irish Hotels Federation as the sector struggles…
64 BECOMES 32 AS ROSES GET READY FOR TONIGHT’S LIVE SHOW FROM THE DOME
Whip cracking, limbo dancing and aerial hooping are just some of the party pieces we can expect from tonight’s Rose of Tralee hopefuls. 32 lovely girls from all over the…
SPANISH POLICE STILL SEARCHING FOR BARCELONA ATTACK SUSPECT
Authorities in Spain say they’re still looking for a 22-year-old Moroccan man who’s suspected of driving a van into crowds in Barcelona last week killing 13 and injuring hundreds. It’s…
SILVER MEDAL FOR WEXFORD MAN AT THE EUROPEAN PLOUGHING CHAMPIONSHIPS
A Wexford man has won a silver medal at the European Ploughing Championships. Dan Donnelly from Kilmuckridge claimed the title while fellow Irish ploughman Jer Coakley from Cork won gold…
NEWBAY HOUSE HOTEL ADDED TO WEXFORD BASED TALBOT GROUP
The Wexford based Talbot Hotel Group has announced another purchase today. They have acquired Newbay House Hotel which is situated a few miles outside Wexford town. The boutique hotel is…
CAO POINTS DROP FOR MANY COURSES FOR OVER 50,000 STUDENTS
Points for more than half of college courses have dropped, taking the heat out of the race college for many. The fall is being linked to changes made to how…
NO SWIM NOTICES ISSUED FOR DUNCANNON AND BALLYMONEY NORTH BEACHES
Temporary no swim notices have been issued for two beaches in County Wexford. They are at Duncannon and Ballymoney North. Routine sampling has shown slightly elevated levels of microbiological contamination…
IMPACT CALL FOR MORE EARLY CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
The IMPACT trade union says we need better early intervention for children with special needs. The union’s invited one of the world’s most iconic scientists to Cork Institute of Technology…
SHANE ROSS COULD ASK ODCE TO INVESTIGATE OCI OVER RIO SCANDAL
The Sport Minister says he’s considering asking the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement to investigate the OCI. Shane Ross is again appearing before the cross-party Oireachtas Sports Committee,…
