A new service to help children deal with a cancer diagnosis in the family will take place in Hope Centre in Enniscorthy. Kids aged between 5 and 12 can now…
HOPE CENTRE SET UP PROGRAMME TO HELP KIDS DEAL WITH CANCER DIAGNOSIS
NORTH KOREA DEFECTOR SAYS KIM JONG UN SUPPORT IS WEAKER THAN BELIEVED
A defector from North Korea insists support for the leader is significantly weaker than portrayed. He says, despite televised images of mass public adulation of Kim Jong Un, displays of…
GARDAI SAY NEW INFORMATION COULD CRACK TREVOR DEELY CASE
Excavation work is due to start in west Dublin this morning as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Trevor Deely. Mr Deely went missing in December 2000 –…
WEXFORD DESIGNERS TO GET PROMINENT SPACE IN BROWN THOMAS THIS SUMMER
Two Wexford based designers will have a prominent space in the well known Brown Thomas shop on Grafton Street in Dublin. Agnes Holohan and Blaithin Ennis will both have their…
‘NO TOLERANCE FOR HATE AND VIOLENCE’ IN AMERICA – PENCE
The US vice president has condemned far-right groups behind a rally in Virginia which descended into trouble and left three people dead. Mike Pence says there is ‘no tolerance for…
COUNCIL TO APPOINT VACANT HOMES OFFICER TO TACKLE WEXFORD HOMELESSNESS
The Department of Housing has directed Wexford County Council to appoint a vacant homes officer. Its in an effort to address the chronic housing crisis the country has and utilise…
LACK OF RESOURCES IN WEXFORD MEANS LESS INDUSTRY HERE
The lack of industrial infrastructure is dragging County Wexford down. That’s the view of Minister of State at the Department of Finance Gorey TD Michael D’Arcy. Speaking on Morning Mix…
EASTLINK TOLL WILL NOT CHARGE VAT BRINGING PRICES DOWN
Tolls to cross the Tom Clarke Bridge in Dublin are coming down. From next Friday, ordinary motorists will only be charged € 1.40 instead of the former rate of €…
KBC OFFER RESTRUCTURED LOANS TO HELP STRUGGLING FAMILIES
KBC bosses say they’ve offered to restructure loans for 95 percent of customers who are struggling with repayments. The bank’s latest results show it’s continuing to increase its market share…
SVP ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO HELP ADDRESS THE HOMELESS ISSUE
Pressure is mounting on the Government to find a solution to the homeless crisis. The Society of St Vincent de Paul says figures released by the CSO yesterday are a…
UN TO HIT OUT AT LACK OF ABUSE PROSECUTIONS IN IRELAND
The near-absence of prosecutions for institutional abuse outlined in the Ryan report is expected to be criticised by the UN later. There’s been just one prosecution out of 15 cases…
CONSOLE GRANT MONEY WILL BE RECLAIMED BY THE GOVERNMENT
Console’s former interim CEO has welcomed the government’s move to try and reclaim grant money from former bosses at the charity. The Department of Foreign Affairs has written to Paul…
