Month: February 2014

COUNTY WEXFORD MOTHER LEFT STRUGGLING TO FIND HOUSING FOLLOWING HOUSE FIRE A young Wexford Mother has been speaking on South East Radio’s Morning Mix about her plight after being left…

ANGLO TRIAL TO HEAR MORE EVIDENCE TODAY Anglo Irish Bank’s former Chief Financial Officer Matt Moran is expected to give evidence today at the trial of three of the bank’s…

ESB HOPES TO HAVE POWER TO ALL COUNTY WEXFORD CUSTOMERS TODAY The ESB says it hopes to have almost all customers in County Wexford – without power – reconnected today….

APPEAL FOR INFORMATION FOLLOWING OFFALY DEATH Gardai are appealing for information following the death of a 64-year-old man in Co Offaly. The body of Thomas Toddy Dooley was discovered at…

SENTENCING ADJORNED FOR MAN ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTING TO MURDER HIS MOTHER IN WATERFORD A 47-year-old man who pleaded guilty to attempting to murder his mother at a Waterford nursing home…

HOWLIN AND KEHOE AMOUNG MINISTERS TRAVELLING ABROAD THIS ST. PATRICK’S DAY Wexford TD’s Brendan Howlin and Paul Kehoe are amoung 28 Government Ministers who will be travelling abroad this St….

WEXFORD LIFEBOAT LAUNCHED The Wexford Lifeboat was launched this morning following reports of a person in the water in Wexford Town. The lifeboat was launched at around 10.05am but a…

ESB HOPE TO RESTORE POWER TO MAJORITY OF COUNTY WEXFORD HOMES LATER ESB customers without power in isolated parts of County Wexford could be out for a “while” yet. That’s…

IRISH WATER ANNOUNCES MAJOR PROJECT Irish Water has started work on a 500 million euro project to supply Dublin with water from the River Shannon. It is seeking tenders for…

HOSPITAL REPORT TO BE PUBLISHED A report is due to be published today outlining the death rates for various conditions at Irish hospitals. The document entitled ‘Health Care Quality Indicators…

WEXFORD STILL IN DARK WITH POWER OUTAGES Up to two thouand homes in county Wexford are still without power following last Wednesdays storms New problems were reported to have developed…

KEHOE NOT INTERESTED IN RUN FOR EUROPE Wexford TD Paul Kehoe has moved to scotch rumours that he’s interested in running for the European Parliament. Despite reported pressure from the…

POWER CUTS UPDATE – SUNDAY LUNCHTIME ESB Networks say customers in the most rural areas may be without power until Thursday. Storm Darwin caused widespread damage to the electricity network,…

OVER A MILLION EURO ALLOCATED TO REPAIR NORTH WEXFORD PIER DSTORM DAMAGE More than a million Euro has been approved by the government for pier repairs in two North Wexford…

ESB SAYS REMAINING FAULTS HOPEFULLY REPAIRED TONIGHT – UPDATE 3.30PM SATURDAY 16TH ESB Networks says its crews have been working all day to re-connect areas around Bunclody, Enniscorthy and Wexford…

HOPES HIGH OF NO FLOOD IMMINENT IN ENNISCORTHY There are high hopes that the River Slaney – which has been swollen by the recent run of heavy rain – won’t…

POWER CUTS – UPDATE SATURDAY 1PM ESB Networks crews are continuing to re-connect areas of the South of the country that have been without power since Wednesday’s huge storm. So…

MCGUINNESS HITS OUT AT THOSE BEHIND PARCEL BOMBS The North’s Deputy First Minister has hit out at dissident republicans – who are believed to be behind the seven parcel bombs…

THOUSANDS STILL WITHOUT POWER ACROSS COUNTY WEXFORD Over 5-thousand homes remain without power right across County Wexford as ESB crews battle further bad weather. That’s down from a figure of…

QUINN SAYS GOVERNMENT HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN GSOC The government has confidence in GSOC including its chairman. That is according to the Education Minister who was responding to an interview…

VALENTINE’S DAY GIFTS – FOR MICHAEL COLLINS Florists and delivery services are busy bringing Valentine’s gifts and good wishes today and it seems many of them are going to an…

GARDAI APPEAL FOR HELP IN LOCATING GETAWAY CAR FOLLOWING ENNISCORTHY BANK RAID Gardai in Enniscorthy are continiung their investigations into last week’s armed raid on a bank in Enniscorthy. They’re…

MINISTER TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON GSOC CONTROVERSEY Sinn Fein is to table a private members motion in the Dail next week calling for an independent inquiry into the allegations of…

LARGE AREAS OF COUNTY WEXFORD ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER Over five thousand homes across County Wexford have been without electricity for a second night, after Wednesday’s storm. The worst affected…