TEENAGERS ARRESTED AFTER SAILING STOLEN BOAT TO WEXFORD Three teenagers have been arrested after taking a luxury motor cruiser from it’s moorings in Dun Laoghaire. They sailed the forty foot…
New Wexford Venture To Create 150 Jobs
NEW WEXFORD VENTURE TO CREATE 150 JOBS A Wexford based entrepeneur is set to bring a new U.S franchise business to Ireland. Bricks 4 Kidz is a well known children’s…
Cloud Cover Developed Around The Time A Plane Crashed In Co. Wexford
CLOUD COVER DEVELOPED AROUND THE TIME A PLANE CRASHED IN CO. WEXFORD It’s claimed today that a sudden cloud descended on the area of the Blackstairs mountain in County Wexford…
Consumer Law Overhaul To Offer Customers More Protection
CONSUMER LAW OVERHAUL TO OFFER CUSTOMERS MORE PROTECTION Expiry dates on gift vouchers look set to be banned. The government is publishing an overhaul of consumer law, which will toughen…
Labour Vows To Hold Referendum On Abortion If Re-elected
LABOUR VOWS TO HOLD REFERENDUM ON ABORTION IF RE-ELECTED The Labour Party is vowing to hold a referendum on abortion if it is re-elected to government. It comes after Friday’s…
Greece Tells Imf It Doesn’t Have Money To Repay Debts
GREECE TELLS IMF IT DOESN’T HAVE MONEY TO REPAY DEBTS Greece says it does not have the money for a debt repayment to the International Monetary Fund due next month….
Sport: Liverpool Manager Expects Sterling To See Out Contract
SPORT: LIVERPOOL MANAGER EXPECTS STERLING TO SEE OUT CONTRACT Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers expects Raheem Sterling to see out the remaining two years of his contract. He says the pacy…
Banks Who Don’t Lower Mortgage Interest Rates Could Face Levy
BANKS WHO DON’T LOWER MORTGAGE INTEREST RATES COULD FACE LEVY The finance minister says banks have agreed to start lowering their variable mortgage interest rates from July. Michael Noonan says…
Fears Over 100 Jobs In Gorey Branch Of Dunnes Stores
FEARS OVER 100 JOBS IN GOREY BRANCH OF DUNNES STORES It’s emerged that the reason for the sudden closure of the Dunnes Stores branch in Gorey has to do with…
Public Sector Pay Talks Continue With Lots Of ‘technical Detail’
PUBLIC SECTOR PAY TALKS CONTINUE WITH LOTS OF ‘TECHNICAL DETAIL’ The IMPACT trade union says talks on pay in the public sector have not gotten down to the nitty gritty…
Sport: 3 Leinster Players Called Up By The Barbarians For Ireland Clash
SPORT: 3 LEINSTER PLAYERS CALLED UP BY THE BARBARIANS FOR IRELAND CLASH A trio of Leinster players have been called up by the Barbarians for the forthcoming games with Ireland…
Sport: Wexford Too Strong For Wicklow In Junior Football Action
SPORT: WEXFORD TOO STRONG FOR WICKLOW IN JUNIOR FOOTBALL ACTION Wexford were far too strong for Wicklow in last night’s Leinster Junior Football Championship in Belfield, out scoring their opponents…
Over 45,000 Less People Unemployed In Ireland Since Last Year
OVER 45,000 LESS PEOPLE UNEMPLOYED IN IRELAND SINCE LAST YEAR The rate of uneployment has fallen below 10 percent for the fist time since January 2009. Figures from the CSO…
Australian Man Found Guilty Of Manslaughter Of Irish Man In Perth
AUSTRALIAN MAN FOUND GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER OF IRISH MAN IN PERTH An Australian man has been found guilty of manslaughter for a one-punch assault that killed Irish man Thomas Keaney…
Sport: Stephanie Roche Released From U.s Club
SPORT: STEPHANIE ROCHE RELEASED FROM U.S CLUB Stephanie Roche is looking for a new club. The Ireland forward has been released by Houston Dash. The club are short on defenders…
Sport: Leinster’s Matt O’connor Leaves Club
SPORT: LEINSTER’S MATT O’CONNOR LEAVES CLUB Leinster have confirmed the departure of Coach Matt O’Connor by mutual consent. In a statement O’Connor says their form in the Pro 12 frustrated…
Prince Charles Expresses Interest In Coming To Wexford
PRINCE CHARLES EXPRESSES INTEREST IN COMING TO WEXFORD Prince Charles has expressed a wish to come to County Wexford. It happened at Sligo races during his visit there yesterday evening…
Teachers’ Unions And Department Of Education Agree Proposal On J.c Reform
TEACHERS’ UNIONS AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AGREE PROPOSAL ON J.C REFORM A breakthrough appears to have been reached on reforming the Junior Cert. Teachers’ unions and the Department of Education…
Sport: Scholes Admits It Looks Likely De Gea Will Leave Man U
SPORT: SCHOLES ADMITS IT LOOKS LIKELY DE GEA WILL LEAVE MAN U Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes admits it looks as though the club’s goalkeeper David De Gea will…
Enniscorthy Man Refused Bail In Drug Smuggling Case
ENNISCORTHY MAN REFUSED BAIL IN DRUG SMUGGLING CASE A County Wexford man has been refused bail after being accused of trying to smuggle drugs into Northern Ireland. The bail application…
Private Investment Sought At Rosslare Europort
PRIVATE INVESTMENT SOUGHT AT ROSSLARE EUROPORT Private sector investment is vital for the future of Rosslare Europort. That’s according to John Lynch general manager of Rosslare Europort who spoke to…
Calls For Ireland To Engage With The North Over Possible British Eu Exit
CALLS FOR IRELAND TO ENGAGE WITH THE NORTH OVER POSSIBLE BRITISH EU EXIT Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy is calling on the Republic of Ireland to engage with Northern Ireland…
Impact Says There Are Still Concerns Over Aer Lingus Sale
IMPACT SAYS THERE ARE STILL CONCERNS OVER AER LINGUS SALE IMPACT’s concerns over the possible sale of the government stake in Aer Lingus will be discussed as the union holds…
Bertie Ahern And Enda Kenny To Be Called Before Banking Inquiry
BERTIE AHERN AND ENDA KENNY TO BE CALLED BEFORE BANKING INQUIRY Taoiseach Enda Kenny and former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern are to be called to give evidence at the Oireachtas Banking…
Sport: Irish Tennis Player Beaten In French Open Qualifiers
SPORT: IRISH TENNIS PLAYER BEATEN IN FRENCH OPEN QUALIFIERS James McGee has been beaten by James Ward in the French Open qualifiers at Roland Garros. The Irish number one lost…
Former Wexford County Manager Passes Away
FORMER WEXFORD COUNTY MANAGER PASSES AWAY Noel Dillon the former Wexford County Manager has passed away. Tributes have been pouring in for the Cork native who’s been described as a…
Carlow-kilkenny Td Confirms He’s Voting No In Same-sex Marriage Referendum
CARLOW-KILKENNY TD CONFIRMS HE’S VOTING NO IN SAME-SEX MARRIAGE REFERENDUM Fianna Fail TD John McGuinness has confirmed he’ll vote NO in the same-sex marriage referendum on Friday. The Carlow-Kilkenny deputy…
Court Rules Christian-owned Bakery Discriminated Against Gay Man
COURT RULES CHRISTIAN-OWNED BAKERY DISCRIMINATED AGAINST GAY MAN A court in Belfast has ruled a Christian-owned bakery discriminated against a gay man, after refusing to make him a cake endorsing…
Sport: Chelsea Go Down 3-0 Against West Brom
SPORT: CHELSEA GO DOWN 3-0 AGAINST WEST BROM Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he isn’t concerned by his side’s defeat at West Brom last night. The champions were beaten 3-0…
Sport: Reports Sterling Leaving Liverpool
SPORT: REPORTS STERLING LEAVING LIVERPOOL Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling is moving closer to an Anfield exit. According to reports the player agent will tell manager Brendan Rodgers he wants to leave…