SPORT: NEWCASTLE CONFIRM THEY’VE SACKED THEIR MANAGER Newcastle United have confirmed that they’ve sacked head coach Steve McLaren. Speculation suggests that ex Liverpool, Inter Milan and Real Madrid boss Rafa…
Daffodil Day Underway But Not All Of Wexford Is Participating
DAFFODIL DAY UNDERWAY BUT NOT ALL OF WEXFORD IS PARTICIPATING Today is Daffodil Day but organisers of the cancer charity collection in parts of Wexford are not participating. This is…
Sport: Klopp Says They Deserved Europa League Win
SPORT: KLOPP SAYS THEY DESERVED EUROPA LEAGUE WIN Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says they deserved their 2-0 win against Manchester United at Anfield in the Europa league round of 16…
North Wexford Church Ruins Under Threat Of Being Washed Away
NORTH WEXFORD CHURCH RUINS UNDER THREAT OF BEING WASHED AWAY There’s been a call for protective rock armour to be placed along a stretch of coastline in North Wexford. It’s…
Wexford Man Seriously Injured In Australian Crash Out Of Intensive Care
WEXFORD MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AUSTRALIAN CRASH OUT OF INTENSIVE CARE A young Kilmore Quay man seriously injured in a road crash in Australia is making good progress. 27 year-old…
Sport: Chelsea Boss Analyses Champions League Loss
SPORT: CHELSEA BOSS ANALYSES CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LOSS Chelsea manager Guss Hiddink says they stood off Paris Saint Germain for too long in last night’s round of 16 second leg loss…
Economy Growing At Celtic Tiger Levels
ECONOMY GROWING AT CELTIC TIGER LEVELS The Irish economy is growing at Celtic Tiger levels, according to new figures released today. The Central Statistics Office says Ireland’s GDP grew by…
Passage East Car Ferry Users Told To Take Alternative Route
PASSAGE EAST CAR FERRY USERS TOLD TO TAKE ALTERNATIVE ROUTE The Passage East Car Ferry is out of operation for the next four days. This is due to it’s annual…
Wexford Bucks Private Housing Shortage Trend
WEXFORD BUCKS PRIVATE HOUSING SHORTAGE TREND County Wexford has one of highest housing surpluses in the country. Data from the National Housing Agency shows that there were 950 houses completed…
Tipp Family Farm Robbed For The 6th Time
TIPP FAMILY FARM ROBBED FOR THE 6TH TIME A Tipperary farmer who has been targeted by burglars for a sixth time has appealed to all the newly elected TDs to…
Gardai Seize Assault Rifles In Slane
GARDAI SEIZE ASSAULT RIFLES IN SLANE A 39-year-old man is being detained by Gardaí in Drogheda after the discovery of weapons in a car in Slane yesterday. Three assault rifles…
Sport: Arsenal Left Counting The Cost Of Fa Cup Win
SPORT: ARSENAL LEFT COUNTING THE COST OF FA CUP WIN Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Aaron Ramsey was the most serious of a trio of players injured in last nights…
Searches Underway In Dublin In Connection With Gangland Killings
SEARCHES UNDERWAY IN DUBLIN IN CONNECTION WITH GANGLAND KILLINGS A number of properties in Dublin are being searched by Gardaí this morning as part of investigations into organised crime. The…
Sport: Wexford Showjumper Secures Place At The Olympics
SPORT: WEXFORD SHOWJUMPER SECURES PLACE AT THE OLYMPICS A Wexford man’s place at this year’s Olympics has been confirmed. Bertram Allen has secured an individual show jumping spot for the…
Wexford Accountant Fails To Have Professional Ban Overturned
WEXFORD ACCOUNTANT FAILS TO HAVE PROFESSIONAL BAN OVERTURNED A County Wexford accountant has failed to overturn his professional ban. That’s after Alan Hynes had multiple findings of misconduct made against…
Sport: Wexford Youths Through To The Next Round Of The Leinster Senior Cup
SPORT: WEXFORD YOUTHS THROUGH TO THE NEXT ROUND OF THE LEINSTER SENIOR CUP Danny Furlong came off the bench in the second period of extra time to fire Wexford Youths…
Sport: Nike Suspends Relationship With Sharapova After Failed Drugs Test
SPORT: NIKE SUSPENDS RELATIONSHIP WITH SHARAPOVA AFTER FAILED DRUGS TEST Nike, one of Maria Sharapova’s main sponsors, has suspended it’s relationship with the player after she admitted failing a drugs…
Finance Company Looks For Enniscorthy Brothers To Repay 4.4 Million Euro Loans
FINANCE COMPANY LOOKS FOR ENNISCORTHY BROTHERS TO REPAY 4.4 MILLION EURO LOANS A finance company is seeking summary judgment against two County Wexford brothers over alleged unpaid loans of almost…
Sport: Mcilroy Frustrated At Not Being Able To Turn Good Leads Into Wins
SPORT: MCILROY FRUSTRATED AT NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN GOOD LEADS INTO WINS Rory McIlroy says it’s “very frustrating” that he’s not been able to turn good leads into wins…
Wexford Has Highest Number Of Repossessions Outside Dublin And Cork
WEXFORD HAS HIGHEST NUMBER OF REPOSSESSIONS OUTSIDE DUBLIN AND CORK County Wexford had the highest number of repossession orders granted in the country last year outside of Dublin and Cork….
Sport: Delaney Argues He Didn’t Make Contact With Benteke
SPORT: DELANEY ARGUES HE DIDN’T MAKE CONTACT WITH BENTEKE Former Ireland international Damien Delaney has taken to social media where he says the referee should not have given a penalty…
Gardai Carrying Out Examination At Kerry Apartment After Baby Death
GARDAI CARRYING OUT EXAMINATION AT KERRY APARTMENT AFTER BABY DEATH A team from the Garda technical bureau is carrying out a forensic examination of an apartment in Kerry today. It…
Court Of Appeal Quashes Wexford Couple’s Neglect Conviction
COURT OF APPEAL QUASHES WEXFORD COUPLE’S NEGLECT CONVICTION The Court of Appeal has quashed the convictions of a Wexford couple who were found guilty of killing a MS sufferer by…
Psni: This Morning’s Bomb In Belfast Was Designed To Kill
PSNI: THIS MORNING’S BOMB IN BELFAST WAS DESIGNED TO KILL The PSNI says this morning’s bomb in Belfast was designed to kill. A serving prison officer is currently undergoing surgery…
Sport: Spurs Blow Chance To Go Top Of The League
SPORT: SPURS BLOW CHANCE TO GO TOP OF THE LEAGUE Arsenal are 6 points off leaders Leicester following their 2-1 defeat to Swansea at the Emirates. A third loss in…
Sport: Wexford Under 21 Footballers Fail To Reach Leinster Semi-final
SPORT: WEXFORD UNDER 21 FOOTBALLERS FAIL TO REACH LEINSTER SEMI-FINAL Wexford were beaten by Westmeath by just a single point in their Leinster Under 21 football quarter final last night….
Sport: Ireland Up One Place In Fifa Rankings
SPORT: IRELAND UP ONE PLACE IN FIFA RANKINGS Ireland are up one place to 29th in the FIFA World rankings released today. Our Euro 2016 group opponents Belgium remain top,…
Appeal For Help In Tracing Teenage Boy Missing From Dungarvan
APPEAL FOR HELP IN TRACING TEENAGE BOY MISSING FROM DUNGARVAN Gardai in Co. Waterford are asking for the public’s help in finding a teenage boy missing from Dungarvan. 16-year-old Adam…
23 Clinical Incidents At Wexford General Hospital’s Maternity Unit
23 CLINICAL INCIDENTS AT WEXFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL’S MATERNITY UNIT New monthly incident figures from the country’s maternity units have been published for the first time. This demand has come from…
Enniscorthy Business To Close With 7 Job Losses
ENNISCORTHY BUSINESS TO CLOSE WITH 7 JOB LOSSES Seven jobs are to go in Enniscorthy with the news that Donohue’s hardware is to close next week. The business, which is…