The Taoiseach says there won’t be joint rule for Northern Ireland if no government can be installed there. Northern Ireland has been without a power sharing government since January. Leo…
CATALAN SEPARATISTS SCORE BIG VICTORY IN ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Tensions are running high in Spain as Catalan separatists claim a narrow win in new assembly elections. They’ve taken 70 seats out of a possible 135 – just crossing the…
STRIKES STILL GO AHEAD IN GERMANY BUT NO RYANAIR FLIGHTS WERE CANCELLED
Ryanair claims it didn’t have to cancel any flights this morning despite a pilots’ strike in Germany. It says most pilots ignored the walk out sparked by a row over…
Nolan of Enniscorthy
Aidan Ogie Nolan, 3 Weafer Street Enniscorthy Brother of Patsy and Theresa and sadly missed by Vincent and Michael Reposing at Browns funeral home Enniscorthy today Friday from 4 oclock…
ALLOWABLE FISH CATCH FOR WEXFORD INCREASED FOR 2018
There has been a significant increase in our allowable fish catch for next year. The EU Council of fisheries ministers reached agreement on what amounts to the cod allocation for…
BISHOP BRENNAN’S CHRISTMAS LETTER TO FOCUS ON FAMILY THIS YEAR
Bishop Dennis Brennan has written a letter for the upcoming world meeting of families which will be distributed at all masses throughout the Diocese on Christmas day. In it he…
IMPACT PILOTS ARE CONSIDERING OFFERS FROM RYANAIR TO STOP STRIKES IN THE FUTURE
Ryanair has written to IMPACT, setting out its plans to recognise the pilots’union. IMPACT had given the airline a midday deadline, saying that strike action could be renewed if an…
COURTOWN MAN HAS SENTENCED INCREASED AFTER APPEAL
A 48 year old man who killed a dad of three at his home in North County Wexford on Christmas Eve has had his sentenced increased by a year on…
BANKERS NEED TO BE ARRESTED TO HELP KEEP CUSTOMERS SAFE – MCGUINNESS
The Chair of the Oireachtas Finance Committee says the bank will continue to treat customers ‘terribly’ until a banker is arrested. John McGuinness claims the tracker scandal is proof that…
€3 MILLION WORTH OF DRUGS FOUND IN DUBLIN IN 24 HOURS
Over €3 million worth of drugs has been seized in Dublin in less than 24 hours. The latest bust was in the south inner city last night when Kevin Street…
KEHOE ADMITS THAT THERE IS A SHORTAGE IN AIR CORPS PILOTS
The Minister for Defence has admitted that there’s a huge shortage of pilots in the air corps. But Paul Kehoe says he’s been reassured by the chief of staff that…
24 ARMED CHECKPOINTS SET UP AROUND WEXFORD TOWN ON MONDAY
Wexford Gardai are stepping up efforts to clamp down on crime in the area. 24 armed checkpoints were set up around the Wexford Garda Division on Monday as part of…
RTE DISMISSES PRODUCER CHARGED WITH GROOMING A CHILD
RTE has confirmed it’s dismissed sports producer Kieran Creaven with immediate effect. The station says it’s a result of Monday’s legal proceedings in Leeds Crown Court where he pleaded guilty…
HOMELESS FIGURES NOW STAND AT 8,800 ON THE STREETS
The Housing Minister has admitted he’s ‘disappointed’ by today’s figures showing a record number of homeless people at 8,800. Eoghan Murphy claims he’d been ‘anticipating’ the increase which he’s blamed…
OIREACHTAS TO BACK UNRESTRICTED ABORTION UP TO 12 WEEKS
The Oireachtas is going to give its backing to unrestricted abortion up to 12 weeks into pregnancy later. Its committee reviewing the 8th Amendment has decided our laws are too…
MORE RESEARCH NEEDED ON MURDER-SUICIDES – MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS
Mental health experts say we need more research into so-called ‘murder suicides’. The inquest into the deaths of the Hawe family in Cavan yesterday returned a verdict of unlawful killing….
ONLINE TOOLS WILL HELP YOU WATCH YOUR DRINKING THIS CHRISTMAS
We’re being encouraged to use free online tools to keep track of our drinking over Christmas. Doctors say there’s a tendancy to drink more at home and top up drinks…
MORE EFFORTS TO EASE HOUSING CRISIS ANNOUNCED
Housing Minister Owen Murphy has amended leglislation which will no longer require planning permission to convert properties from commercial to dwelling. The initiative is aimed at freeing up potential dwellings…
RYANAIR PILOTS IN HISTORIC MEETING
The union representing pilots at Ryanair is meeting with management for the first time in the airline’s history. IALPA called off its 24 hour strike planned for tomorrow, when Ryanair…
POPE AND QUEEN VISIT TO NORTH ON CARDS
It’s understood plans are underway for a joint visit by the Pope and Britain’s Queen Elizabeth to the North next year. Pope Francis is due in Dublin in August 2018…
INQUEST VERDICT ON HAWE FAMILY DEATHS
A jury has found a woman and her three sons were unlawfully killed at their home outside Ballyjamesduff in Cavan. Clodagh Hawe and her three boys were killed by their…
Congratulations to Dean Hayes – Outstanding Achievement Award Winner for November 2017
Dean Hayes ran the Dublin City Marathon in aid of the Multiple Sclerosis Wexford Branch because his father was diagnosed with MS early last year. He raised €4,650 where €500…
Congratulations to Ailbhe Fortune, Amy Bolger, Cora Murphy & Sophie Roche – Junior Outstanding Achievement Award Winners for December 2017
Ailbhe Fortune, Amy Bolger, Cora Murphy and Sophie Roche from Bunclody School, set up a stall in Saint Aidans Hall where they made and sold Christmas cards, Santa stop signs,…
RTE PRODUCER PLEADS GUILTY TO SEX OFFENCES
An RTE producer confronted by so-called paedophile hunters has pleaded guilty to sex offences in the UK. 54 year old Kieran Creaven with an address in Dublin was videoed by…
MAY ADDRESSES COMMONS ON BREXIT
The British Prime Minister says EU citizens living in the UK will have their rights enshrined in law after Brexit. Theresa May has also told MPs they will try to…
MISDIAGNOSED XRAYS AT KERRY HOSPITAL
A helpline for patients of University Hospital Kerry has extended its opening hours until 10pm for the next three nights. It’s after three cases of cancer weren’t spotted in July…
INQUEST INTO CAVAN FAMILY DEATHS
An inquest has heard that a grandmother knew something terrible had happened to her daughter and grandsons when she arrived at their house in Cavan and saw a note pinned…
Congratulations to Eddie Sinnott, Outstanding Achievement Award Winner for January 2017
Our very first Outstanding Achievement Award winner for 2017 is our January winner Eddie Sinnott from Kilmuckridge who is a farmer, but his true love is the sea. Many moons…
SEANAD ARE EXPECTED TO PASS BILL ON ALCOHOL SALES AND MARKETING
Health advocates are hoping it’ll be a case of ‘out of sight, out of mind’ when new alcohol rules come in. The Seanad is set to pass a long-expected bill…
GARDAI LOOK FOR WITNESSES TO SERIOUS CRASH IN DONEGAL
Gardai are appealing for witnesses to a serious crash in County Donegal this morning. A 22 year old man who was driving a 4×4 struck a wall in Burnfoot shortly…