Month: January 2014

TALKS TODAY ON THE CLOSURE OF A NEW ROSS PLANT Unions representing some workers of Irish Driver-Harris in New Ross are due to meet today to discuss the closure of…

GARDAI QUESTION TWO MEN OVER DRUGS SEIZURE IN ROSSLARE Two men remain in Garda custody following a drugs seizure at Rosslare Europort yesterday. Sixty-three thousand euro worth of ecstasy and…

WEXFORD PYLON PROTESTORS WELCOME DECISION An independent panel has been appointed to consider using underground electricity cables instead of controversial pylons across County Wexford. There’s been a broad welcome for…

VHI INCREASES ON THE CARDS The VHI is set to increase prices across many of its most popular healthcare plans today. The increases are likely to range from between 2%…

ULSTER BANK TO CUT 110 JOBS Ulster Bank is to cut 110 jobs at its mortgage centres here. 80 of the positions will go from its branch in Sandyford in…

EDUCATION MINISTER TO TAKE LEGAL ADVICE ON O’KEEFE JUDGEMENT The Education Minister says he needs to take legal advice before commenting further on the Louise O’Keeffe judgement at the European…

47 JOBS TO GO AT COUNTY WEXFORD COMPANY Owners of the Irish Drivers-Harris plant in New Ross – which manufactures electric cable for worldwide export – have decided to close…

REPORT INTO CORK AIR CRASH PUBLISHED A report into the 2011 Cork air crash in which 6 people were killed has identified systemic deficiencies in pilot training and scheduling of…

CORK WOMAN WINS CASE AGAINST THE STATE IN EUROPE The State has lost a case in the European Court of Human Rights taken by a victim of child abuse at…

NEW ROSS QUAYFRONT RE-DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WINS AWARD The LAMA Community * Council Awards were held over the weekend. The Local Authority Members Association – which runs the event – saw…

CALL FOR SERIAL OFFENDERS TO BE TRIED BEFORE HIGHER COURT THAN DISTRICT COURT The Deputy Mayor of Wexford says he believes serial and serious offenders should be tried at a…

MINISTER HOWLIN RUSHES THROUGH NEW LEGISLATION Irish Water will officially become subject to Freedom of Information law from today. A special procedure is being rushed through the Dáil so the…

GARDA WHISTLEBLOWER WANTS TO APPEAR BEFORE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITEE The Public Accounts Committee will meet today to discuss the Justice Minister’s decision to refer the penalty points controversy to the…

AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF LAUNCHES BY RNLI LIFEBOATS Wexford RNLI Lifeboat rescued 18 people according to new figures published this morning. Nationally over one thousand two hundred people…

DELAYS TO AN POST PARCEL SERVICES Parcels being delivered to County Wexford maybe upto twenty four hours late. An Post is warning customers of disruption to parcel services after one…

REILLY SET TO BAN SALE OF E-CIGS TO UNDER 18s The Health Minister James Reilly is set to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to under-18s. Manufacturers say they can assist…

500 NEW JOBS ON THE WAY FOR CORK A company that closed its manufacturing base in Cork in 2008, with the loss of 320 jobs – is to return and…

FORMER COUNTY WEXFORD MORTGAGE BROKER GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTENCE Noel Ryan – a former mortgage broker from County Wexford – has been handed down an 18-month suspended sentence. It comes after…

ROBBERY VICTIM ASKS BURGLARS TO STOP AND THINK An Enniscorthy resident has appealed to people carrying out house burglaries to stop and think. Liam Kelly made the call on South…

WAR VETERAN TO BE HONOURED A County Wexford war veteran is set to have his memory set in stone by the British government Sergeant Major Martin Doyle from New Ross…

REFORM NOT RECRUITING DESPITE APPROACHES Lucinda Creighton says the Reform Alliance has the potential to expand – and has been approached by Independent TDs. The group of Fine Gael rebels…

WEXFORD COMPANY TAKES PART IN CLINICAL STUDY A Wexford company is at the centre of a European clinical study to asses how nutritional supplements can help fertility in men and…

EXPERT SAYS IRISH WATER IS OVER STAFFED A high-profile economist is warning up to two billion euro is being overspent in the staffing of Irish Water. The company is obliged…