Sadbh Cullinane, Amy Richards and Rebecca Thomas, transition students in the Loreto Convent Wexford conducted a survey on French and Irish People, comparing their knowledge and attitudes towards antibiotics and…
125 JOBS CREATED FOR WATERFORD
125 jobs have been announced for Waterford. Bausch and Lomb is creating the positions to help expand the company’s contact lens portfolio. The Taoiseach and Tanaiste are officially opening an…
GOVERNMENT MINISTER HITS OUT AT ‘PATHETIC’ MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE
A Government Minister thinks the minimum wage should be increased to 14 euro per hour. Waterford TD John Halligan has described plans to increase the rate from 9.25 to 9.55…
AUSTRALIAN AIRPORT SECURITY INCREASED AFTER 4 MEN ARRESTED FOR BOMBING ATTEMPT
Four Australian-Lebanese men accused of plotting to bring down a plane planned to use poisonous gas or a crude bomb disguised as a meat mincer. The men, reportedly two fathers…
IRISH TEENAGERS LET DOWN BY THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS HERE – BROWNE
A Wexford TD says we are failing our young people when it comes to care-services for mental health issues. Fianna Fail’s mental health spokesperson James Browne says the system’s in…
MAJOR FUNDING BOOST FOR TOURISM IN COUNTY WEXFORD
Over €350,000 has been allocated for new tourism facilities in Co. Wexford. The money is being provided as part of the Government’s commitment to improving the sector in the county….
LEADER GROUPS TO MEET EU COMMISSIONER
Representaives from County Wexford are to meet with EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan over the Leader Programme Ireland South MEP Liadh Ni Riada is organising the meeting to allow the…
AN POST ISSUES NEW STAMP
An Post, has issued a stamp commemorating the centenary of the death of soldier and poet Francis Ledwidge Born in Slane, County Meath in 1887 – he was often referred…
DIGITAL AGE OF CONSENT AGREED
There’s been a broad welcome from youth groups on the Government’s decision to set the so-called ‘digital age of consent’ at 13. Yesterday, the cabinet came to an agreement…
SPEED DETECTOR VANS COST A MILLION A MONTH
Newly released figures show the country’s speed van operator is paid 1.2 million euro per month. GoSafe is contracted to provide 7,000 hours of monitoring each month with a fee…
Congratulations to Catherine Power Ronan – Outstanding Achievement Award Winner for May 2017
Catherine Power Ronan from Camblin, New Ross is often asked “how do you do it”? A mother of 4 girls now entering their successful adult lives, and two entering examination…
SURVEY SHOWS PUBLIC TRUST IN GARDAI FALLING
A new survey shows most people believe we don’t have a world class police force. A public attitudes report on Gardaí has found just 43 per cent of people think…
SINGER WINS LEGAL ACTION AGAINST IRISH TV
Singer Tommy Fleming has won his legal action against Irish TV for the unlawful broadcast of one of his DVDs. In its judgement, the High Court agreed his career was…
IRELAND TO MISS GREENHOUSE GAS TARGETS
Ireland is set to miss its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020. A review by the Climate Change Advisory Council shows that while we’ve met our…
TRAILER SHEDS LOAD IN NEW ROSS
The HSA has issued a fresh appeal to farmers and drivers of high sided trucks and trailors to ensure the load is secured properly. The call comes after a potential…
COURTS DISCUSS IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA
New guidelines could be introduced around social media and the courts. The chief justice is writing to the President of each court this week to discuss changes to guidelines…
FIANNA FAIL PROPOSALS FOR LOCAL RADIO
Independent broadcasters have welcomed plans from Fianna Fáil to set aside some of the TV licence fee for local radio. It’s after the opposition party published a bill which would…
NEW SCHEME TO HELP HOMELESS
The head of one of the country’s leading homeless charities says family hubs won’t become like direct provision centres. It’s expected that 19 of these hubs will be open by…
BACK TO SCHOOL COSTS SOAR
The average cost of sending a child back to school is now over 1000 euro. According to the Irish League of Credit Unions annual survey, one in four parents will…
HUGE NUMBERS WAITING ON MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT
Almost three thousand patients are awaiting a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service appointment Thats according to Fianna Fail Mental Health spokesperson James Browne TD This amounts to a twenty…
DAVY FITZ TAKES TIME TO PONDER WEXFORD’S FUTURE
Wexford Hurling Manager Davy Fitzgerald is taking the next few weeks to consider his future as manager He was speaking on South East Radio this morning after yesterdays defeat against…
HIGH COURT REJECTS EXTRADITION OF IAN BAILEY
The High Court has refused to surrender Ian Bailey to France where he’s wanted to stand trial for the killing of Sophie Toscan du Plantier. The filmmaker’s body was found…
FUNERALS TAKE PLACE FOR CRASH VICTIMS
The deaths of three Donegal women in a car crash has devastated their local community. The funeral mass of Margaret McGonigle and her daughter Mairead Mundy has been taking place…
Smyth of Gorey
Mary Smyth (nee Doyle), Foxcover, Monaseed, Gorey and Oakfield Nursing Home Beloved wife of the late Jim and mother of Bridget, Catherine, Caroline, Pauline and Eamonn and Sister of…
PAC CHAIRMAN SAYS LEO ‘GOT IT WRONG’ ON GARDA COMMISSIONER
The head of the Public Accounts Committee says the Taoiseach has “got it wrong” in his defence of the Garda Commissioner. Sean Fleming says it’s clear that Noirin O’Sullivan had…
NO IRISH REPORTED INJURED AFTER MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE IN KOS
No Irish people are believed to have been injured in an earthquake that killed at least two people on the Greek island of Kos. More than 120 people have been…
MINISTER AGAINST LETTING THOSE KEEP WATER GRANTS WITHOUT PAYING CHARGES
People who got a conservation grant but didn’t pay their water charges will get to keep the money. Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty says it would be disingenuous to claim…
EMPLOYERS WILL HAVE TO ASK PERMISSION BEFORE CHECKING EMPLOYEES SOCIAL MEDIA
Changes are on the way aimed at protecting the social media accounts of potential employees. At present, employers can check a would-be employee’s twitter, facebook and instagram accounts to determine…
MEDICAL TREATMENT REQUIRED FOR 8 PEOPLE DISCOVERED AT ROSSLARE
8 people who were discovered in a shipping container at Rosslare Europort yesterday have received medical treatment. The four adults, two teenagers and two children are all safe. They arrived…
MINISTER KEHOE ATTENDS FIRST MEETING FOR NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
Wexford’s Junior Minister for Defence attended the first meeting of the new National Security Council yesterday. It’s been set up to oversee Ireland’s national security planning and to gauge the…