12 artists in County Wexford have been awarded bursaries from Wexford County Council. The grant aid will help them produce their work in the areas of literature, music, drama and…
12 ARTISTS RECEIVE BURSARIES FROM WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL
MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS DEFENDS STAMP PRICE INCREASE
The Minister for Communications is defending moves by An Post to increase the cost of the stamp. The mail company announced yesterday consumers will now have…
HEALTH MINISTER WANTS GRACE CASE COMMISSION SET UP ASAP
The Health Minister says it would be inexcusable for the Dáil to rise this week without establishing a Commission of Investigation into the Grace case. Simon Harris says it’s essential…
BUY ONE GET ONE FREE COULD BE SCRAPPED TO REDUCE WASTE
Efforts to reduce food waste could mean the end of Buy One Get One Free offers. Retailers are meeting this morning as part of a new Action Group – to…
LABOUR WANTS WAGE TRANSPARENCY SURVEYS TO TACKLE PAY GAP
Labour wants companies to publish wage transparency surveys to tackle the gender pay gap. Women on average earn 14 per cent less than men, which is the equivalent of working…
WEXFORD FOURTH MOST EXPENSIVE COUNTY TO BUY LAND AFTER 5% INCREASE
Wexford land prices saw an increase of 5% in 2016 That’s according to a new report issued by the Farmers Journal today. Supply of land in the county was down…
GOREY UILLEANN PIPER TO PLAY WITH RTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
A Wexford uilleann piper has been asked to step into the breach to perform with the RTE Symphony Orchestra on St Patrick’s night Mark Redmond from Gorey will perform the…
SAM MCCAULEY’S NAMED ONE OF THE BEST MANAGED COMPANIES IN IRELAND
A Wexford company has been named one of Ireland’s Best Managed companies for a ninth year in a row. Sam McCauley Pharmacy’s have consistently been…
4 WEXFORD NAMES INCLUDED ON TAX DEFAULTERS LIST
4 Wexford names have been included in a new tax defaulters list that’s been published today. The list. which was published in the Irish Independent today features 76 names of…
GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO TACKLE GENDER PAY GAP – ICTU
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions is calling on the Government to tackle our gender pay gap. It comes as new figures from the EU Commission show that Ireland has…
FUTURE OF WATER COMMITTEE TO MEET AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON
The special Oireachtas Committee on the future of water services meets again this afternoon. Members are working on resolving an impasse over whether some form of charge needs to exist,…
GRACE CASE DEBATE DELAYED DUE TO LACK OF TD NUMBERS IN THE DAIL
The second Dáil debate on the Grace inquiry was delayed this morning – because not enough TDs showed up. The debate was due to resume at 10 o’clock – but…
