Month: October 2017

Rosslare is to get more ferry services to France next year. A new Irish Ferries cruiser will double the number of sailings from Ireland to France from the middle of…

New information for businesses regarding County Wexford has been made available Using data from the latest census Wexford Local Enterprise Office has published the details on its website Principal amogst…

The disputed Catalan president says he’s not running from justice after he went to Belgium. He’s been speaking to reporters in Brussels and has called for people to avoid violence…

Employees across County Wexford are being reminded they can now get optical and dental benefits through PRSI As a result of government measures introduced this week it is now free…

The action of banks in relation to those on tracker mortgages has had huge mental health implications for victims. This was told to Dail Eireann by Fianna Fail Mental Health…

A popular Wexford pub has been included on a well renowned food guide in Ireland. The Lobster Pot in Carne is one of the 22 best pubs in Ireland according…

Housing charities want buy-to-let landlords banned from evicting tenants. The Minister says he’s ‘not against’ the suggestion but we need to be careful not to deter landlords from entering the…

A Waterford man was arrested last night after an alleged attack on two paramedics. An incident occured at 9:50pm as the man was being taken to hospital and became violent…

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has described Donald Trump’s decision to delay the release of some JFK files as ‘inexcusable’. The US President’s cleared the release of thousands of documents about…

Aviation experts are warning the coastguard to immediately update their navigation software. It’s after new revelations that maps used by the crew of the doomed Rescue 116 helicopter contained incorrect…

Spain’s prime minister has asked the country’s senate for the go-ahead to depose the Catalan leader. Mariano Rajoy wants to stop Carles Puigdemont and his executive from declaring independence. Catalonia’s…

The green light has been given for to progress the establishment of a electricity interconnector between Wexford and Wales. The Commission for Regulating Utilities has told Eirgrid to begin processing…

Less than 2 in 10 home builds last month were apartments, according to an independent tracker. The Goodbody house building tracker estimates less than 1,000 apartments have been built this…

The Finance Minister’s being urged to turn up at the banks’ shareholder meetings if they don’t sort out the tracker scandal soon. Paschal Donohoe has warned he’ll become an ‘active’…

Isolated rural communities fear they’ll be heavily impacted by tougher drink driving laws. Irish Rural Link is also pushing for increased provision of Meals on Wheels, which it says can…

A new report shows the number of older people in Ireland is set to double over the next 13 years. The ESRI says 1 in 6 will be over the…

10 people will appear in court over the coming weeks following a number of arrests in the Carlow/Kilkenny division as Gardai crack down on crime in the area. Operation “Thor”…

A number of South East Radio listeners have reported bogus calls from a Company purporting to be from Electric Ireland. The number the bogus calls are coming from is 1850-504021…

A prominent rape survivor says there should be ‘no mitigating circumstances’ for sexual abuse. A 2-and-a-half-year jail sentence handed down to convicted paedophile, and ex journalist, Tom Humphries yesterday has…

Gardaí in Waterford say they’ll wait for the results of a postmortem before deciding whether the discovery of a man’s body is suspicious. The remains of the man – who…

Areas of concern regarding non compliance of the urban waste water treatment directive in Wexford are receiving top priority according to Irish Water. The latest EPA report showed Duncannon, Arthurstown,…

Wexford Independent TD Mick Wallace has been disqualified from involvement in companies for a period of six years by the High Court. The ruling relates to the underdeclaration of €1.4…

A 19 year old man, believed to be from Co. Wexford, has been seriously injured after he was struck by a car in Dublin. The collision occurred just after 4am…

Irish customers are charged the highest interest rates by banks in the eurozone, according to new data. Figures from the European Central Bank analysed by the Sunday Independent also show…

Tens of thousands of Catalans have demonstrated in Barcelona after Spain’s Government said it would take away some of the region’s autonomy. The Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced yesterday that…

The Government parties have missed out on a ‘budget bounce’ in the latest opinion poll out today. The Red C research for the Sunday Business Post has Fine Gael on…

We’re being encouraged to think about the environment this Halloween. The Environmental Protection Agency is asking the people of Wexford to be aware of the dangers of illegal burning of…

Seniors in Wexford are being advised to apply for a personal alarm if they are able to qualify for them. The alarms help provide assistance to anyone who are feeling…

A long running dispute between a waste management company and a community in Wexford has reached a major turning point. The company at the centre of the dispute Enva has…