Back to Nature Living is the theme of an event at the Irish National Heritage Park to celebrate Heritage Week. It’s organised by the Wicklow based Earth Force Education and…
NATIONAL HERITAGE PARK GEARS UP FOR HERITAGE WEEK
HOMELESS PEOPLE SLEEPING IN TENTS IN WEXFORD AS ACCOMMODATION IS FULL
All emergency housing accommodation in Wexford is full with up to 25 people now sleeping in tents in the town. That’s according to the Wexford Housing Action Group who claim…
A LIFE HAS BEEN SAVED AFTER MEN ARRESTED WITH A LOADED GUN – GARDAI
Gardai say a life has been saved after they prevented a gangland murder in South Dublin. Two men in their 30s have been arrested after a loaded gun was found…
FATHERS AREN’T TAKING PATERNITY LEAVE BECAUSE OF COSTS
Childcare experts claim fathers aren’t taking paternity leave because they can’t afford it. The latest stats show less than one in five new dads are availing of social welfare payments…
DEFENCE FORCE NUMBERS DOWN AS CALLS STRENGTHEN FOR BETTER PAY
You’d miss us if we weren’t there – the message from members of the Defence Forces. It comes amid calls for significant improvements to their pay and conditions. New figures…
THE BREXIT IMPACT ON THE HORSE INDUSTRY TO BE DISCUSSED AT MEETING LATER
The Government’s being urged to prioritise Ireland’s Horse industry in Brexit negotiations. The Department of Agriculture says the sector is worth 700 million to Irish economy with a heavy reliance…
WEXFORD WOMAN APPOINTED TO WATER QUALITY PROJECT
A Wexford woman has been appointed to head up an EU funded major water quality monitoring project. Doctor Blanaid White from Ballycullane is to co-ordinate the gathering of information on…
WEXFORD TD BROWNE HIGHLIGHTS SHORTFALL IN MENTAL HEALTH STAFFING
The shortfall in staffing for mental health services which was highlighted by Fianna Fail’s Wexford TD James Browne has been reiterated by the Psychiatric Nurses Association. The association said the…
MEN AT RISK OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Men are being urged to get checked for high blood pressure after a new survey found they have a higher chance of stroke and heart attack than women. Irish Heart’s…
EUROSPAR HEALTH INITIATIVE
Eurospar has launched a new initiative which will see defibrillators outside all their supermarkets nationwide. Thier County Wexford outlet is in Bunclody The devices are used to treat people suffering…
GARDAI INVESTIGATE FATAL CLARE STABBING
Three men remain in Garda custody this afternoon in connection with a fatal stabbing in Clare. 25 year old Karl Haugh died after an altercation in the Marian Estate…
FATAL ACCIDENT IN LAOIS
Gardai are appealing for witnesses after a fatal collision in County Laois this morning. A man in his 20’s died after the car he was driving crashed into a wall….
