An Amsterdam style coffee shop in Waterford City has been given approval to reopen. Blooms Cafe sells cannabis products and hemp teas below the 0.2% THC limit allowed. According to…
FULL SOCIAL WELFARE CHRISTMAS BONUS TO BE PAID FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE
Over 1.2 million people on social welfare will get the Christmas bonus from next week. The Department of Social Protection’s confirmed people including carers, pensioners and those on jobseeker’s allowance…
WEXFORD RIVER NAMED AS ONE OF TWO BAD QUALITY IN IRELAND
44% of rivers in Ireland are not in satisfactory condition, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. A new report shows that 269 rivers in Ireland have seen a decline in…
SETTLEMENT REACHED BETWEEN FARMERS AND CONTRACTORS OVER N30
Matters which led to the protest by local farmers on the N30 Enniscorthy New Ross road have been settled. Following a meeting with Wexford County Council and the contractor involved…
RURAL WEXFORD UNDER PRESSURE DUE TO DUBLIN-CENTRIC DEVELOPMENT
Online sales, the economic crash and Dublin-centric development are are among the many reasons for the steady decline of rural Wexford. That’s according to a new Chartered Surveyors report into…
15 FARMERS PROTEST SAFETY CONCERNS ON THE NEW ROSS BYPASS
Around fifteen farmers have taken to protest on the N30 at its juncture with N25 New Ross bypass. They are concerned about safety on a stretch of road which they…
HURLING AND CAMOGIE ADDED TO UNESCO PROTECTED LIST
Hurling has been added to the UNESCO’s list of protected cultural activities around the world. Camogie has also been given new protected status. The United Nations group says they are…
€79,000 BOOST FOR WEXFORD HERITAGE PROJECTS
There’s been a boost for the county with the news that heritage projects in Wexford are to receive €79,000 in funding. The money is part of the Built Heritage Investment…
SOUTH EAST GREYHOUND RACING TO START IN THE MORNING TO SUIT BOOKMAKERS
Early morning greyhound racing is to begin in Ireland in a few weeks. Meetings will take place in Kilkenny and Waterford from before 9am to facilitate bookmakers in the UK,…
POLITICIANS AND BUSINESS LEADERS HIT OUT AT MCCAULEY’S MOVE TO DUBLIN
Politicians across the political divide as well as business organisations in Wexford have expressed dismay at the McCauly Pharmacy group’s decision to relocate it’s support office from Ardcavan to Dublin….
12,000 PUBLIC LIGHTS TO BE MADE LED TO REDUCE WEXFORD’S CARBON FOOTPRINT
Over 12,000 public lights across County Wexford are to be retrofitted with LED bulbs resulting in massive savings in the supply of electricity. The scheme is part of the Governments…
DAVY FITZ HAS SPEEDING CONVICTION QUASHED
Davy Fitzgerald has had a speeding conviction quashed on appeal. The Wexford hurling manager won the appeal at Ennis Circuit Court after it had been imposed at the District Court…
WEXFORD MARINEWATCH HONOURED WITH OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
A life saving Foundation Outstanding Achievement Award has been bestowed on Wexford MarineWatch. The award was presented at a special ceremony last night in Wexford by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris….
FERNS MAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT AFTER ATTACK ON SISTERS
A Ferns man has appeared in court charged with two counts of assault Patrick Somers of Coolbawn was charged with assaulting his partner and her 17 year old sister on…
PASSAGE EAST CAR FERRY POSTPONED UNTIL WEATHER IMPROVES
All sailings for the Passage East Car Ferry have been cancelled this morning due to the poor weather. The ferry which travels from Passage East in County Waterford to Ballyhack…
MONAGHAN MAN KILLED IN 2 CAR CRASH OVERNIGHT
A man in his 40s has been killed and a Garda has been injured after a crash involving two cars in Monaghan last night. It happened on Main Street in…
5,000 WITHOUT POWER AS STORM DIANA RAGES ON
Over 5,000 homes are currently without power as storm Diana sweeps across the country. Both Orange and yellow wind warnings are in place with winds of up to 130km per…
PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER’S ARE BEING IGNORED BY THE MINISTER – SOCIETY
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland says people with Alzheimers and their carers are being ignored by the Minister for Health. It comes as the group is holding an emergency meeting…
LEINSTER SENIOR LEAGUE TO INVESTIGATE BALLYBRACK’S FAKE DEATH CLAIM
The Leinster Senior League are meeting tomorrow after a team claimed that one of their players had died in a car crash, in order to get a match postponed. Dublin…
STRESS LEVELS IN HEALTH SECTOR
Health sector workers are the most stressed employees in Ireland. A new ESRI study has found that workplace stress among Irish people has doubled over a 5 year period. 18…
FORMER MINISTER CALLS FOR BROADBAND SCHEME TO CONTINUE
The former Communications Minister has called on the government to ensure that high speed broadband is rolled out to every home and business without further delay. Denis Naughten is welcoming…
GARDA COMMISSIONER PRESENT WEXFORD AWARD
The new Garda Commissioner Drew Harris is to pay his first visit to Wexford this evening He is coming to present an award to Wexford Marine Watch for their work…
A LOT OF LONELY PEOPLE
There are more than 100 thousand older people who are lonely in Ireland. Experts warn loneliness can be just as dangerous for your health as smoking or drinking alcohol. The…
MARS LANDING FOR SPACECRAFT
A spacecraft which has been hurtling towards Mars will land on it this evening – after a 6-month journey. The Nasa project has millions of pounds’ worth of British kit…
REFUGEES IN ROSSLARE HARBOUR HOTEL
Its understood a number of refugees were brought to Rosslare Harbour over the weekend due to accomodation issues in a Direct Provision centre in another part of the country They…
PHARMACY TO CLOSE ARDCAVAN OPERATION
The CEO of Sam Mc Cauley Pharmacies says it has decided to move its support office in Ardcavan outside Wexford to Dublin in a bid to attract the best in…
TERESA MAY ADDRESSES COMMONS ON BREXIT
The British Prime Minister says the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement allows the UK to take back control over its affairs. Theresa May has been speaking in the House of Commons, hoping…
Congratulations to Brid Murphy – Outstanding Achievement Award winner for August 2018
Brid tragically lost her son Gerard on the 3rd January 2011. To remember him, she and her husband Pat decided to run the very special Gerard Murphy Memorial Vintage and Classic…
The Big Switch On
Don’t forget to Join Alan Corcoran and The South East Radio’s Outside Broadcast Team this Saturday 24th in Enniscorthy’s Market Square for the BIG SWITCH ON from 3pm-6pm in association…
MAJOR DIVERSION ON THE N30 DUE TO BYPASS WORKS
A major diversion on the N30 New Ross Enniscorthy road comes into operation this evening. The road will close at Corcoran’s Cross to facitiate its tie in with the New…