Month: September 2014

DAIL BRANDED ‘TEMPLE OF SUICIDE’ ON MENTAL HEALTH DISCUSSIONS The Dail has been branded a ‘temple of silence’ on mental health and emotional well being. It comes ahead of a…

PUBLIC EXPENDITURE OFFICIALS ‘FINE-TUNING’ BUDGET DETAILS The Public Expenditure Minister says he is in the final stages of negotiations with individual Departments ahead of the Budget. It comes a day…

INQUEST INTO DEATH OF DHARA KIVLEHAN OPENS IN LEITRIM The husband of an Indian woman who died in Belfast’s Victoria Hospital four days after giving birth at Sligo General Hospital…

MOST CRIME GROUPS FALL IN CO. WEXFORD There’s been a slight increase in rape and sexual assualt offences recorded in County Wexford. However, the latest crime statistics also show there’s…

CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT TO USE ‘PLAIN ENGLISH’ IN DOCUMENTS The government is being asked to use plain English. The National Adult Literacy Agency found that almost half – 48% –…

FISCAL ADVISORY COUNCIL: ‘CONSIDERABLE WORK’ STILL NEEDED TO FIX PUBLIC FINANCES A panel of experts says a ‘neutral’ budget is not the way to go for the Irish economy in…

HEATLH SYSTEM CRITICISED OVER SCOLIOSIS WAITING LISTS A County Wexford mother says her daughter’s been failed by the health system. Janet Conroy’s daughter Alanna suffers from a severe form of…

SCOTLAND VOTES TO STAY AS PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM Scotland has rejected independence. 55 percent of Scots voted NO – whilst 45 percent ticked the YES box. The British…

CULTURE NIGHT TAKES PLACE TONIGHT IN WEXFORD Culture, creativity and the arts will be celebrated in Wexford this evening. The annual “Culture night” will see a number of free events…

ENNISCORTHY SHOP TARGETTED IN ROBBERY Gardaí have launched an investigating following an armed robbery at a shop in Enniscorthy last night. It’s believed a small sum of cash was taken….

GOVERNMENT PREDICTS ECONOMY WILL GROW BY 4.5 PER CENT THIS YEAR The government is now predicting the economy will grow by 4.5 percent this year – well up on the…

SLIGHT DROP IN AVERAGE RENT IN COUNTY WEXFORD There’s been a slight drop in rent prices in County Wexford over the past year. The average rent for all dwellings let…

WALLACE EMBARKS ON CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE NOT TO PAY WATER CHARGES Wexford Independant TD Mick Wallace is embarking on a campaign urging constituents not to pay the water charges….

SCOTLAND GOES TO THE POLLS IN INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM Voters in Scotland are having their say on whether they should remain part of the United Kingdom. Over four million people are…

GRA MEMBER: MEMBERS CANNOT HAVE CONFIDENCE IN GSOC A leading member of the Garda Representative Association says its members cannot have confidence in the Garda Ombudsman Commission as long as…

LUCINDA CREIGHTON TO JOIN DAIL TECHNICAL GROUP Lucinda Creighton says joining the Dail technical group is an ‘exciting prospect’. The former Fine Gael junior minister has applied to join the…

GIRL WHO MADE FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT TEENAGER ABDUCTION COULD FACE CHARGES It’s thought a girl who falsely told gardai she saw a teenage boy being abducted in Wexford town could…

MURDER INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED AFTER TULLOW DEATH A murder investigation is officially underway following the discovery of a man’s body in Carlow yesterday. 41 year old Latvian man Gints Intembergs was…

ISSUE OF MOUTH CANCER RAISED DURING AWARENESS DAY 300 cases of mouth cancer are detected in Ireland each year, while around 100 people die from the disease. Today is Mouth…

CRUISE SHIP TO DOCK IN ROSSLARE NEXT YEAR County Wexford is expected to be given a massive boost next year with the arrival of a cruise ship. The MS Albatros…