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Sex Offender Anthony Lyons Given Longer Sentence
SEX OFFENDER ANTHONY LYONS GIVEN LONGER SENTENCE Sex offender Anthony Lyons has been sent back to prison for another 18 months. The Court of Criminal Appeal has ruled that 53-year-old…
Community Service For Two Former Anglo Irish Bank Executives
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Sport: Longford’s Damien Sheridan Retires From Intercounty Action
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Sport: Celtic Beaten By Legia Warsaw
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Amnesty International Ireland Welcomes Return Of Seanad Over Gaza
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Co. Wexford Priest Witnesses Horrors Of Gaza Conflict
CO. WEXFORD PRIEST WITNESSES HORRORS OF GAZA CONFLICT A County Wexford Priest who is in Jerusalem near Gaza witnessing the latest conflict says he can feel the tension and desperation…
Lack Of Water Infrastructure Will Prevent Housing Developments In Enniscorthy
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Sport: Conlan Secures At Least A Bronze At Commonwealth Games
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Shatter Takes Court Challenge To Quash Elements Of Guerin Report
SHATTER TAKES COURT CHALLENGE TO QUASH ELEMENTS OF GUERIN REPORT Alan Shatter has launched a legal challenge with the aim of quashing parts of the Guerin Report. The former Justice…
Man Dies After Single Vehicle Accident In Dublin
MAN DIES AFTER SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN DUBLIN A man’s died after a single-car road accident in south Dublin. The 23-year-old died after his car hit a pole on the…
Sport: Schneiderlin Requests Transfer From Southampton
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Monthly Rise But Yearly Drop In Those On The Live Register In The South East
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Sport: O’connell Contemplating Retirement
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Enniscorthy Preparing For 1798 Battle Re-enactment
ENNISCORTHY PREPARING FOR 1798 BATTLE RE-ENACTMENT Enniscorthy will be in flames again at the weekend for the re-enactment of the 1798 Battle in the town. The first battle will take…
Homes Affected By Esb Faults In Wexford Town And New Ross
HOMES AFFECTED BY ESB FAULTS IN WEXFORD TOWN AND NEW ROSS A fault in the ESB network in Wexford town has left hundreds of homes without power. 430 premises in…
Hsa Urges Farm Owners To Practice Child Safety
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Sport: West Ham Chairman Accidentally Favours Tweet Over Manager’s Sacking
SPORT: WEST HAM CHAIRMAN ACCIDENTALLY FAVOURS TWEET OVER MANAGER’S SACKING West Ham Chairman David Gold has confirmed that he accidentally favourited a tweet that endorsed the sacking of manager Sam…
County Councillor Calls For More Help For Families Sending Children To School
COUNTY COUNCILLOR CALLS FOR MORE HELP FOR FAMILIES SENDING CHILDREN TO SCHOOL More needs to be done to support struggling families trying to send their children back to school according…
Hsa Publish Annual Report For 2013 Showing 2 Co. Wexford Deaths
HSA PUBLISH ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2013 SHOWING 2 CO. WEXFORD DEATHS 47 people died during workplace accidents last year – 2 were in County Wexford. There was little change in…
Teenager Questioned In Waterford Following Fatal Crash
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Co. Wicklow Man Arrives Home During Burglary After Alarm Activated
CO. WICKLOW MAN ARRIVES HOME DURING BURGLARY AFTER ALARM ACTIVATED An alarm activation led a County Wicklow man to return home to find his home being burglared. The incident happened…
Sport: Davy Fitz Expected To Stay On As Clare Manager
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Sport: Reports Of More Southampton Players Leaving The Club
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Sport: Conlan Progresses At Commonwealth Games
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Increase In Criminal Activity In Co. Wexford According To Commercial Crime Survey
INCREASE IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN CO. WEXFORD ACCORDING TO COMMERCIAL CRIME SURVEY There’s been a 9 per cent increase in criminal activity in County Wexford over the past year. Netwatch’s…
Two Irish Men Killed On Mont Blanc Mountain In France
TWO IRISH MEN KILLED ON MONT BLANC MOUNTAIN IN FRANCE Two Irish men have been killed on Mont Blanc. They lost their lives in a fall on the mountain in…
Ivor Callely Jailed For 5 Months Over Bogus Expenses Claims
IVOR CALLELY JAILED FOR 5 MONTHS OVER BOGUS EXPENSES CLAIMS Former junior minister Ivor Callely has been jailed for 5 months for making bogus mobile phone expenses claims. Judge Mary…
Central Bank Urges Goverment To Stick To Budget Plan
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Sport: Wexford’s Defeat To Limerick Analysed
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