Month: August 2014

Officers from Revenue’s Customs Service at Rosslare Europort seized almost 15 thousand Euro in cash after a sniffer dog raised the alert. The cash was discovered on Friday when the…

NATO TO RUSSIA: STOP YOUR ILLEGAL MILITARY ACTIONS IN UKRAINE NATO is calling on Russia to cease its illegal military actions in Ukraine and stop its support to armed separatists….

875,000 EURO NPPR TAX OWED ON WEXFORD PROPERTIES The tax bill for the Non Principal Private Residencies Tax will almost double to 7,000 euro if not paid by next Monday…

WEXFORD RAIL PASSENGERS WITHOUT SERVICE AGAIN TODAY Irish Rail passengers have been facing further disruption as the second day of strike action got underway this morning. The work-stoppage, by SIPTU…

HSE SAY DONEGAL MAN DID NOT DIE OF EBOLA The HSE has confirmed a Donegal man at the centre of an Ebola scare, did not die as a result of…

ALBERT REYNOLDS’ FUNERAL DETAILS REVEALED A “loyal” man is how Former Fianna Fáil TD for Wexford Hugh Byrne has described Albert Reynolds. A book of condolence has been opened for…

STRIKE ACTION EXPECTED TO BRING IRISH RAIL SERVICES TO A STANDSTILL Irish Rail says it expects services between Wexford and Dublin to come to a standstill this weekend, as members…

POSSIBLE EBOLA VICTIM IN DONEGAL The family of a man at the centre of an Ebola scare say they first heard he may have contracted the virus from the media….

REVENUE MAKE SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN SLOWING RATE OF TOBACCO SMUGGLING The Irish Cancer Society says the Revenue Commissioners has made significant gains in slowing the rate of tobacco being smuggled…

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FARM SAFETY TAKES PLACE IN KILKENNY The Health and Safety Authority and Teagasc are hosting a national conference on farm safety and health in Kilkenny today. The…

FORMER TAOISEACH ALBERT REYNOLDS DIES AGED 81 Tributes are being paid to former Taoiseach Albert Reynolds who has died at the age of 81. The Roscommon native served as a…

CO. WEXFORD WORST FOR DRINK DRIVING AND NOT WEARING A SEATBELT County Wexford has the worst record in the country for drink driving and driving while not wearing a seatbelt….

ISME CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN OVER RAIL DISPUTE A business representative group is calling for legislation to prevent strikes in essential services. ISME is condemning the forthcoming strike…

IRISH FRIEND OF SLAIN AMERICAN JOURNALIST SPEAKS OUT Islamic State insurgents have released a video showing the beheading of US journalist James Foley, who went missing in Syria two years…

49 PER CENT OF CO. WEXFORD’S STUDENTS GO ON TO THIRD LEVEL EDUCATION The children of farmers are three times more likely to go to college than others – according…

RESEARCH SUGGESTS NO NEW AUSTERITY MEASURES NEEDED IN NEXT BUDGET New research shows recovery in the Irish economy is gaining further momentum. According to latest quarterly economic commentary from Goodbody…

IRISH PUB REMAINS BIG ATTRACTION FOR TOURISTS Four out of every five tourists have cited the Irish pub as the biggest attraction when travelling here on holidays. 83 per cent…