It looks like a strike is on the cards at Irish Rail – which could take place as soon as next weekend. It’s after talks at the Workplace Relations Commission…
IBRAHIM HALWALA FINALLY RELEASED AFTER 4 YEARS
One of Ibrahim Halawa’s sisters fainted as he was released from jail. Nosayba Halawa was in Egypt to greet the 21 year old Dubliner as he was released after more…
THE GOVERNMENT IS SOWING SEEDS OF ANOTHER HOUSING CRISIS – KEEGAN
The outgoing head of the Housing Agency is warning the government it’s sowing the seeds of a new housing crisis. Conor Skehan from the official advisory body claims the current…
EU LEADERS TO TALK ABOUT THE SECOND STAGE OF BREXIT
Leaders from the other 27 EU countries have agreed to begin talks among themselves ahead of the second phase of Brexit negotiations. But they insist there’s still not enough progress…
10,000 ESB CUSTOMERS IN WEXFORD STILL WITHOUT POWER AFTER STORMS
There are still up to 10,000 customers without electricity across Wexford today as ESB crew work to restore normality to everyone. The situation is expected to be hampered with the…
STATUS YELLOW WARNING IN PLACE FOR WEXFORD AND THE SOUTH EAST
A Status Yellow Rainfall warning is in effect along Atlantic coastal counties and across the South East from Donegal to Wexford at the moment. Rain and strong winds are expected…
Wexford Art Expo 2017
The Biggest Art Exhibition Wexford has ever seen, supported by South East Radio and Wexford County Council Official Opening: Saturday 21st October @5pm Venue: The Bullring Mall, Main Street South…
FIREWORKS ON WEXFORD QUAYS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL NOVEMBER 5th
The fireworks which were due to take place tonight on Wexford’s Quay Front to mark the official opening of Wexford Festival Opera has been postponed due to unfavourable weather conditions….
TRIBUTES POUR IN FOR EAMONN CAMPBELL WHO DIED AGED 70
Eamonn Campbell’s death is a great loss to Irish music, according to Ronnie Drew’s son Pheilim The 70 year old Dubliners musician passed away in a hospital in the Netherlands….
GARDAI HAVE BEEN CONTACTED OVER THE TRACKER MORTGAGE SCANDAL
The Central Bank Governor says his office has been in contact with the Garda over the tracker mortgage scandal. Philip Lane is updating the Oireachtas on the defrauding of mortgage…
OPTIONS FOR POSSIBLE ABORTION REFERENDUM TO BE DISCUSSED
Six options for a possible referendum on abortion are to be considered by the Oireachtas Committee on the 8th Amendment. The Committee voted yesterday not to recommend that the 8th…
SPAIN MAY TAKE AUTONOMY FROM CATALONIA AS DEADLINE IS MISSED
Spain’s Prime Minister is to trigger the process of taking control of Catalonia’s powers on Saturday. The region’s leader has missed a deadline to clear up whether or not he’s…
FLOODING FEARS IN WEXFORD AS WEATHER WORSENS
There fears of flooding across Wexford today as Met Éireann says as much as 50 millimetres of rain can be expected in the south and east. A yellow alert in…
REMAINS FOUND AT KILMORE QUAY BELIEVED TO BE OVER 1,500 YEARS OLD
Skeletal remains discovered at a beach in South Wexford are believed to be over 1,500 years old. Confirmation of this has come from the office of the State Pathologist. The…
OPTIONS CONSIDERED FOR ABORTION REFERENDUM
Six options for a possible referendum on abortion are to be considered by the Oireachtas Committee on the 8th Amendment. The Committee voted yesterday not to recommend that the 8th…
ANCIENT SKELETAL REMAINS FOUND IN SOUTH WEXFORD
Skeletal remains discovered at a beach in South Wexford are believed to be over fifteen hundred years old Confirmation of this has come from the office of the State Pathologist…
CORLESS TO BE HONOURED AFTER DISCOVERING TUAM MOTHER AND BABY HOME
The woman who exposed the Tuam Mother and Babies home scandal is to be honoured. Historian Catherine Corless is to be given the Bar of Ireland’s Human Rights Award. The…
CHANCES OF POWERSHARING ARE “NOT POSITIVE” – BROKENSHIRE
The British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland says the chances of a power-sharing executive being set up soon are “not positive”. James Brokenshire says Westminster will have to impose…
HSE DETERMINED TO INCREASE NUMBER OF CHILDREN GETTING HPV VACCINE
The Director General of the HSE says he’s cautiously optimistic that more children are getting the HPV vaccine this year. Tony O’Brien is before the Oireachtas Health Committee this morning…
IRISH RAIL AND NBRU TO RETURN TO PAY TALKS AHEAD OF PLANNED ACTION
Irish Rail and the NBRU are to go back to the talks table over pay. The union says its accepted an invitation to further pay talks ahead of planned industrial…
EXPERTS BELIEVE UP TO 30,000 COULD BE AFFECTED BY THE TRACKER SCANDAL
The banks are being accused of collusion in forcing people off their trackers. It’s emerged that a further 3,000 customers had their trackers removed from them by their mortgage lenders,…
ESB AND IRISH WATER STAFF WORKING HARD TO RESTORE POWER TO WEXFORD
Irish Water, Wexford County Council and ESB staff are working to restore power and water to the areas affected by outage after storm Ophelia. Communications officer with Wexford County Council…
APPEAL FOR MISSING GALWAY WOMAN AFTER THIRTY TWO YEARS
The family of a Galway women who disappeared 32 years ago has appealed for people with information to come forward. Mother of seven Barbara Walsh was last seen by one…
WEXFORD STILL BADLY HIT BY POWER AND WATER OUTAGE
130 thousand homes and businesses across the country are still without power in the wake of Storm Ophelia. Many of these are in County Wexford which was particularly badly hit…
Some Wexford Schools To Close On Wednesday 18th As The Aftermath Of Ophelia Continues
A number of schools across County Wexford are set to remain closed on Wednesday the 18th of October as the aftermath of Hurricane Ophelia continues. A large number of homes…
Rosslare Harbour RNLI Rescues Three People During Storm Ophelia
Volunteer lifeboat crew with Rosslare RNLI launched on Monday 16th October during Storm Ophelia to rescue three men onboard a 10m yacht after they issued a Mayday. The crew had…
Closures & Cancellation Across County Wexford For Tuesday 17th October
The following closures and cancellations have been confirmed for Tuesday 17th October as a result of Storm Ophelia: All schools across County Wexford will remain closed on Tuesday St Brigid’s Community…
Ophelia Causes destruction Across Co. Wexford
A man in his early 30’s has died after he tried to clear a fallen tree with a chainsaw in Co. Tipperary. The incident happened at around 12.30pm at Ballybrado,…
Co. Wexford Road Closures, Power Outages & Trees down due to Hurricane Ophelia
Power Outages: So far around 4,000 homes and business premises are without power across the region Electricity is out in Blackwater and the Ballagh and all the areas in between…
Hurricane Ophelia Has Shifted Track
Hurricane Ophelia has shifted track slightly. The west and northwest are set to be worst hit. The US National Hurricane Center in Miami has said the worst hit areas in…