St Martins star Katie O’Connor says they’re going to enjoy playing in Croke Park when they play in the AIB All Ireland Club Camogie final this Sunday. The Piercestown club…
GARDAI RENEW APPEAL FOR MISSING WATERFORD WOMAN
Gardaí are renewing their appeal for information on a woman missing from Waterford since December last year. 54 year old Mary Ryan was last seen at Clonard Park on December…
LOCAL RADIO MUST BE SUPPORTED AND NURTURED – HOWLIN
The authentic voice of local radio must be supported and nurtured. That’s the view of the Leader of the Labour Party Brendan Howlin. He was speaking as commercial radio stations…
GARDAI INVESTIGATE AFTER A COLLISION ON THE WEXFORD-GOREY ROAD
A car and a jeep were involved in traffic accident on the R741 Wexford-Gorey road earlier. The accident happened between the villages of Ballyedmond and Ballycanew. Emergency services attended the…
DUNGANSTOWN MAN APPOINTED TO HEAD UP IRISH COUNTRY MEATS
A County Wexford man has been appointed to head up the country’s largest sheep processing plant. John Walsh from Dunganstown, New Ross is the new Managing Director of Irish Country…
BUNCLODY GOLF COURSE TO HOLD IRISH PGA CHAMPIONSHIP IN AUGUST
Bunclody Golf and Fishing Club has been chosen as the venue for this years Irish PGA Championship the Golfing Union of Ireland announced this morning. This is the first time…
WEXFORD SPIEGELTENT HONOURED AT IMRO AWARDS
One of the mainstays of the music scene in the South East has been recognised by the IMRO awards this year. The Wexford Spiegeltent Festival which runs in October was…
FORMER REHAB CEO KERINS WINS SUPREME COURT APPEAL AGAINST PAC
Angela Kerins has won her Supreme Court appeal against the High Court’s dismissal of her legal action against the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee. The former CEO of the Rehab Group…
HOWLIN WELCOMES DELAYING OF HEALTH SUPPLEMENT VAT INCREASE
A proper reaction to ‘genuine outrage’ among health supplement users. That’s the view of the Labour Party leader, following the decision by Revenue to delay placing a 23% VAT rate…
SEARCH RESUMES FOR PJ FANNING FROM BALLYMURN
The search is continuing this afternoon for missing Wexford man PJ Fanning. The 34 old was last seen at around 11pm on Saturday His car was located in the car…
NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO ADD NEARLY 300 UNITS TO GOREY
A new 300 unit residential development is in the planning for Gorey. An application to An Bord Pleanala under the Planning and Development Housing and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 has…
BOY IN HOSPITAL AFTER FALLING UNDER A BUS IN ENNISCORTHY
A number of inquiries are under way between Gardai, the bus Company and the Health and Safety Authority following a 15 year old boy’s fall under a bus in Enniscorthy…
LATEST CSO STATS ON RURAL IRELAND
One in six drivers in Ireland have penalty points on their licence. New official figures for 2016/17 have looked at life in rural Ireland from broadband to fertility and binge…
UNSEASONALLY MILD WEATHER FOR FEBRUARY
Climate experts say the mild weather at the moment shows the Irish climate is becoming more extreme. Temperatures reached a peak of 17.3 degrees at Mount Dillon in Roscommon yesterday….
HEALTH FOOD SHOPS UP IN ARMS OVER VAT
People’s health will suffer as a result of the VAT increase on food supplements, according to the Irish Health Trade Association. From Friday, 23 per cent will be added to…
HOWLIN CALLS FOR IRISH SUPPORT FOR BREXIT REFERENDUM
The Labour leader says the government should get behind the idea of a second Brexit referendum. It comes as the changing views of British Labour have made another vote a…
GOREY TO INTRODUCE ‘AGE FRIENDLY’ STREET PARKING TO HELP THE ELDERLY
Gorey in North Wexford is working on providing a number of street parking spaces designated for older drivers. The initiative is in conjunction with the Wexford branch of the Older…
3 ARRESTED AFTER €250,000 DRUGS BUST IN WICKLOW AND DUBLIN
3 men have been arrested after €250,000 worth of drugs and cash was seized following a number of searches in Dublin and Wicklow yesterday. Gardai raided a number of homes…
FOOD PRICE INCREASES OF 45% IF NO DEAL BREXIT GOES THROUGH
A no deal Brexit could see food prices rise by up to 45%. Retail groups are also warning of shortages of some products in supermarkets if Britain crashes out of…
SIMON HARRIS SURVIVES NO CONFIDENCE MOTION
Simon Harris is still the Health Minister after surviving a motion of no confidence in the Dáil. The Minister won with a margin of five votes thanks to Fianna Fáil…
BRITS COULD FAVOUR BRAZILIAN BEEF OVER IRISH IF THERE’S A NO DEAL BREXIT
€750 million could be wiped off the value of Irish beef exports to the UK if current proposals by the British government come to pass. Environment Secretary Michael Gove has…
GLANBIA RECORD 4.1% INCREASE IN REVENUE AHEAD OF BREXIT CHALLENGE
South East food giant Glanbia has recorded revenue of €2.4 billion, an increase of 4.1% in its annual results for 2018 announced this morning. The Kilkenny based multinational is now…
PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICIES DRIVING BUSINESSES TO THE BRINK
A public liability insurance policy of €42,000 per year in the leisure is unsustainable according to the proprietor of Leisure Max Wexford which employs over 40 people. A group of…
287 NEW SOCIAL HOUSES BROUGHT ON STREAM IN WEXFORD LAST YEAR
The government met its target for new social housing last year. 8,422 new homes were brought into the stock – more than the expected 7,869. In Wexford, 287 new homes…
JOURNALIST SEEKS POLITICAL NOMINATION
One of County Wexford’s best known political journalists and commentators is to seek a nomination to contest the local Government elections in the Wexford district Ger Walsh of St. John’s…
GOVERNMENT AGREES NEW LAWS FOR NO DEAL BREXIT
The cabinet has agreed on new laws to protect Ireland if there’s a no deal Brexit. The omnibus bill was signed off on by cabinet Ministers this morning and will…
MINISTER SLATES SUE CULTURE IN IRELAND
Minister Michael Darcy who has responsibility for insurance has suggested Irish people are too quick to sue over accidents. Minister D’Arcy says the government is trying to tackle rising insurance…
EMPLOYMENT ON THE UP AGAIN LATEST FIGURES SHOW
Over 50 thousand more people are working now compared to a year ago. New CSO figures show there was an almost two and a half per cent increase in employment…
BRITISH LABOUR RESIGNATIONS
One of seven British Labour MPs who’ve announced they’re resigning – says the party has become rotten at its core. They’ll sit as independents in the House of Commons after…
RESTRICTED USE OF FLOWERS IN HOSPITALS
Hospital visitors are being told not to bring flowers to patients due to the risk of infection they pose. The Dublin Midlands Hospital Group says people are being asked not…