SPORT: NEW IRISH INTERNATIONAL RULES MANAGER ANNOUNCED Joe Kernan has been confirmed as the new Ireland International Rules manager. The former Armagh manager succeeds Paul Earley for the one-off Test…
Sport: Six Nations Rugby May Be Added To List Of Sports For Free Tv Coverage
SPORT: SIX NATIONS RUGBY MAY BE ADDED TO LIST OF SPORTS FOR FREE TV COVERAGE The Cabinet is discussing whether or not television coverage of Six Nations rugby should be…
Sport: Tipp To Appeal Seamus Callanan Red Card
SPORT: TIPP TO APPEAL SEAMUS CALLANAN RED CARD Tipperary are to appeal the sending off of Seamus Callanan against Offaly. The forward was shown a straight red card in the…
Dalata Acquires Second Wexford Hotel
DALATA ACQUIRES SECOND WEXFORD HOTEL The country’s biggest hotel group has acquired its second Wexford hotel. Dalata has purchased the Maldron Hotel at the Barntown roundabout. The three star Maldron…
Patrick Mckee Defects From Fianna Fail To Stand For Renua In By-election
PATRICK MCKEE DEFECTS FROM FIANNA FAIL TO STAND FOR RENUA IN BY-ELECTION The newest member of Renua Ireland says the Fianna Fail leadership is failing young people. Councillor Patrick McKee…
100 New Jobs Announced In Co. Waterford
100 NEW JOBS ANNOUNCED IN CO. WATERFORD 100 jobs are being announced by a Waterford-based technology company. nearForm, which was set up three years ago, is opening new headquarters in…
Taoiseach Says It’s Up To Judge Fennelly To Decide When To Publish Report
TAOISEACH SAYS IT’S UP TO JUDGE FENNELLY TO DECIDE WHEN TO PUBLISH REPORT The Taoiseach says it is up to Mr Justice Nial Fennelly to decide when to publish the…
Howlin Says It’s ‘crazy’ The Amount Of Water Being Lost Through Leaks
HOWLIN SAYS IT’S ‘CRAZY’ THE AMOUNT OF WATER BEING LOST THROUGH LEAKS The Public Expenditure Minister says “it’s crazy” that the equivalent of the entire water supply of Limerick city…
Sport: Wexford Hurlers Fail To Overcome Cork
SPORT: WEXFORD HURLERS FAIL TO OVERCOME CORK Cork had 4 points to spare on Wexford at the end of their Allianz national Hurling League quarter final in Paric Ui Rinn…
Sport: Fermanagh Overcome Wexford Footballers
SPORT: FERMANAGH OVERCOME WEXFORD FOOTBALLERS The Wexford Senior Footballers were well beaten by top of the table side Fermanagh in Innovate Wexford park 1-12 to 7 points yesterday. Although there’s…
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We want to know what songs make you feel good. We want to know what songs make you want to punch the air with happiness. We want to know what…
Sport: Wexford Youths Women Win National League
SPORT: WEXFORD YOUTHS WOMEN WIN NATIONAL LEAGUE Wexford Youths Women’s team created history over the weekend. They won the Continental Womens National League for the first time in their history,…
Sport: Tiger Woods No Longer In The Top 100 Golfers In The World
SPORT: TIGER WOODS NO LONGER IN THE TOP 100 GOLFERS IN THE WORLD Tiger Woods has dropped out of the world’s top 100 golfers for the first time since 1996….
Sport: Ireland Draw With Poland To Keep Euro Campaign Alive
SPORT: IRELAND DRAW WITH POLAND TO KEEP EURO CAMPAIGN ALIVE Ireland are still hanging on in their Euro 2016 qualifier group following last nights 1-1 draw with Poland at the…
Ff Calls On Irish Water To Destroy Information It’s Received On Council Tenants
FF CALLS ON IRISH WATER TO DESTROY INFORMATION IT’S RECEIVED ON COUNCIL TENANTS Fianna Fail wants Irish Water to destroy the information its received so far on council tenants from…
Dairy Cow Numbers Expected To Increase Significantly As Milk Quota Comes To An End
DAIRY COW NUMBERS EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AS MILK QUOTA COMES TO AN END An extra 300,000 dairy cows are expected to be brought into the national herd over the…
Drop In Numbers Getting Susi Grants In Co. Wexford
DROP IN NUMBERS GETTING SUSI GRANTS IN CO. WEXFORD County Wexford has seen a drop of just over 6.5 per cent in the number of pupils qualifying for third level…
Sport: Jimmy Barry Murphy Names Side To Face Wexford Hurlers
SPORT: JIMMY BARRY MURPHY NAMES SIDE TO FACE WEXFORD HURLERS Cork have been forced to make three changes for their clash against Wexford in their Allianz National Hurling League quarter-final….
Eirgrid Publishes Draft Review Of Grid Plans For Wexford And The South East
EIRGRID PUBLISHES DRAFT REVIEW OF GRID PLANS FOR WEXFORD AND THE SOUTH EAST Eirgrid has announced the option to work on existing infrastructure will form part of its plans for…
Eu-us Trade Deal Could See Up To 10,000 Jobs
EU-US TRADE DEAL COULD SEE UP TO 10,000 JOBS A new report claims a proposed trade agreement between the EU and the US would create between 5,000 and 10,000 jobs…
Liam Twomey Tells Sinn Fein To Stop Being Hypocritical Over Water Charges
LIAM TWOMEY TELLS SINN FEIN TO STOP BEING HYPOCRITICAL OVER WATER CHARGES Wexford Fine Gael TD Liam Twomey has called on Sinn Fein to come clean on their stance on…
Minister For Health Visiting Wexford Hospital
MINISTER FOR HEALTH VISITING WEXFORD HOSPITAL The Minister for Health Leo Varadkar is paying a visit to Wexford General Hospital this afternoon. He is there to review the new facilities…
Co-pilot Appears To Have Deliberately Crashed Plane Into French Alps
CO-PILOT APPEARS TO HAVE DELIBERATELY CRASHED PLANE INTO FRENCH ALPS It’s been confirmed that just one of the two pilots of the Germanwings airliner that crashed in the French Alps…
Former Editor Says There Was ‘no Hidden Agenda’ Over Property Boom Coverage
FORMER EDITOR SAYS THERE WAS ‘NO HIDDEN AGENDA’ OVER PROPERTY BOOM COVERAGE A former editor of the Irish Independent says there was no hidden agenda in the paper to artificially…
Committee To Make Recommendations On Ways To Encourage Regional Growth
COMMITTEE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON WAYS TO ENCOURAGE REGIONAL GROWTH The Jobs Committee will launch a report on ways to encourage employment in regional areas later today. It follows a…
New Poll Shows Little Drop-off In Sinn Fein Support
NEW POLL SHOWS LITTLE DROP-OFF IN SINN FEIN SUPPORT The revelations about the rape of Paudie McGahon by a senior republican have had little affect on Sinn Fein support, according…
Bord Bia Goes Speed Dating With World Food Producers
BORD BIA GOES SPEED DATING WITH WORLD FOOD PRODUCERS Bord Bia has brought over 540 of the top food buyers to “speed date” with Irish producers in Dublin today. Almost…
Legendary Hurling Coach Passes Away
LEGENDARY HURLING COACH PASSES AWAY The death has taken place of legendary Kilkenny hurling coach Father Tommy Maher. He guided Kilkenny to seven All Irelands during his time as coach…
Irish Husband Confesses To Killing His Wife In Switzerland
IRISH HUSBAND CONFESSES TO KILLING HIS WIFE IN SWITZERLAND An Irishman has admitted to the killing of his wife at their home near Lausanne in Switzerland. The woman, Galina Schevchenko,…
Taoiseach Defends Cuts To Leader Rural Development Programme
TAOISEACH DEFENDS CUTS TO LEADER RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME The Taoiseach is defending cuts to the ‘LEADER’ rural development programme saying administration costs weren’t “pumping money into rural Ireland” Funding of…