Month: May 2018

The CSO is being urged to take charge of the country’s homeless figures. Latest stats for April show a slight decrease to 9,652 – but the Housing Department removed around…

The Environmental Protection Agency is predicting that Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions will go up instead of down in the coming years. It says at best, we’ll only manage a 1%…

Well-known economist David Mc Williams is reassuring people there’s no crash on the way. It follows a warning from the Paris-based OECD yesterday that Ireland needs to control its debt…

An adoption rights campaigner says that most people who were illegally adopted don’t want redress, just the truth. An investigation’s been launched after it emerged 126 people had their adoptive…

The possibility of University for the South East is moving closer to reality. That’s according to Wexford TD James Browne It’s also as a result of ongoing efforts in the background…

Authorities in Belgium says the killing of three people there yesterday was an Islamic State inspired terrorist attack. The country’s federal magistrate says the attacker had been in touch with…

The Taoiseach says it’s far too early to be thinking about a redress scheme for those caught up in the adoption scandal. Leo Varadkar also claims it’s too soon to…

One in 5 children helped by Barnardos is experiencing ‘hidden homelessness’. The charity part of a new campaign being launched today to highlight the issue. Along with Focus Ireland, the…

Investigators hunting for the killer of Cameron Reilly in Louth are looking at whether his phone was used to lure him to his death. 18-year-old Cameron was found strangled to…

Gardai in Wexford are calling for more resources, particularly in rural areas. The call comes in the wake of an assault on one of their members in Blackwater last week….

Gardai are renewing their appeal for witnesses to a road crash in Wexford this day last week in which a 19 year old woman died. Three cars were involved in…

More than 1 in 20 cases brought to Emergency Departments are alcohol related. The study shows Saturday nights and Sunday mornings are EDs busiest times for drink related cases –…

A man who killed two police officers in Belgium has now been shot dead himself after taking a woman hostage. Local media says another two officers were injured in the…

The South East could be in for the warmest day of the year so far according to Met Eireann. The sunshine is very welcome after an unusually long winter and…

A 59 year old woman is recovering after being injured during a hit and run in Gorey yesterday morning. She was walking her dog at Millands on the outskirts of…

Gardai in Wexford Town are believed to be investigating an alleged rape on Saturday afternoon. A woman in her late 20’s claims she was raped in broad daylight in a…

The Garda Representative Association is holding its annual conference is in Whites Hotel today. Among the many items up for discussion is the lack of training with many Gardai not…

Two teenage boys have been arrested as part of the investigation into the murder of Ana Kriegel in Dublin. The 14 year old’s body was found last week following an…

Housebuyers left with substandard Celtic Tiger homes should be compensated, according to a Government group set up to look at the sector. The Oireachtas Housing Committee says the construction industry…

People suffering with depression are being encouraged to try weightlifting to ease their symptoms. Researchers at the University of Limerick have found strength training could be just as good as…

The spiraling cost of insurance is having a devastating effect on charities and festivals in local communities. Premiums have continued to soar leading to a number of business and community…

There are reports that voter turnout had been brisk in many polling stations but has started to slow down across Wexford in the 8th Amendment referendum. A yes vote would…

The Government is being reminded not to forget about single people when it comes to social housing waiting lists. Almost half of all applicants for local authority housing live alone….

Jeremy Corbyn wants the Irish government to have a role in the North while politicians still can’t agree on power-sharing at Stormont. The British Labour leader is expected to make…

We are risking our health driving around in cars often dirtier than bins and “teeming with bacteria” according to a Euro Car Parts poll. Bacteria are swarming all over the…

Fianna Fail spokesperson on Mental Health Deputy James Browne says he is astonished at the number of Primary and Post Primary schools across Wexford that do not have PE facilities….

The decision to outsource the examination of cervical cancer smear tests was short sighted, according to the Academy of Clinical Science. It’s appearing before an Oireachtas committee to discuss the…

A 33 year old man has died after being stabbed in County Kerry. It happened shortly after 4.30 this morning at a house in Fertha Drive in Cahersiveen. A 30-year-old…