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Crc Chief Executive Resigns After Salary Top Ups Controversy
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Eirgrid Dismiss Claims Of Un-used Power Lines Linking Wexford To Kildare
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Sport: Gaa Football Review Committee Unveil Latest Proposals
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ESB DEAL The ESB deal has been described as an agreement to resolve problems at the company as they have always been resolved through negotiation. Martin Frawley is an industrial…
ESB workers call off strike threat The Energy Minister says the row over the terms of the deal between ESB unions and management is just a “hiccup” which will not…
Sport: Woods Is Beaten In Us Golf Challenge
SPORT: WOODS IS BEATEN IN US GOLF CHALLENGE Zach Johson beat Tiger Woods in a play off to win the World Challenge in California. Both men finished on 13 under….
Sport: A Win For Connacht In The Heineken Cup
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Irish President To Attend Mandela Memorial
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Nurses Organisation Issues A Stark Warning To The Government
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One Man Is Dead And Two Others Are Injured In Wicklow Crash
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Esb Strike Is Averted
ESB STRIKE IS AVERTED Businesses and homes across County Wexford won’t face electricty blackouts for Christmas. A planned strike by ESB workers has been averted after the two sides reached…
Mandela’s Funeral Arrangements Announced
MANDELA’S FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ANNOUNCED South Africa’s President has announced that Nelson Mandela’s funeral will take place on the 15th of December. Jacob Zuma released details for a week of services…
Sport: Wexford’s Gordon D’arcy To Start For Leinster In Heineken Cup Clash
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Sport: Irish Soccer Star Linked With Uk Club
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Crunch Talks For Esb Workers
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Tributes For Nelson Mandela Who Died Last Night
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Smokers Make Up 90 Per Cent Of New Lung Cancer Cases
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Sport: Call For Scraping Of Football’s Yellow Card And Introduction Of Sin Bin
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Sport: David Higgins Leads At Hong Kong Open
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Dis-used Power Lines Proposed To Be Used As Part Of Eirgrid Gridlink Project
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TheMouse Who Saved Christmas Competition
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Sport: A Night Of Premier League Action
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Tourism Sector Under The Spotlight
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Report Published On Cancer Rates In Ireland
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Postive News For 2014 On The Jobs Front
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Warning For Consumers Buying Gift Cards This Christmas
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The Injuries Board Paid Over Three Million Euro In Compensation To The Victims Of Motor Accidents In County Wexford In 2012.
The injuries board paid over three million euro in compensation to the victims of motor accidents in County Wexford in 2012. In County Wexford there were one hundred and fifty…
Fears For The Future Of Jobs At Pfizer
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Day 10 Of Search For Missing Wexford Fisherman
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