Month: May 2019

Mick Wallace says he will be representing the views of the people of Wexford and Ireland when he enters the European Parliament in Strasbourg. His election is all but guaranteed…

A re-check is now underway in the Ireland South constituency. Sinn Fein’s Liadh Ní Riada made the call late last night after finishing around 300 votes behind the Green Party’s…

€122 million came into the rural economy of County Wexford last year by way of the dairy industry. This is the amount paid by Glanbia to dairy farmers for milk…

There’s been another increase in the number of people who are homeless. Figures for April show 10,378 people are now living in emergency accommodation in Ireland – almost 3800 of…

New measures aimed at reducing the sale of illegal tobacco have come into effect across the EU. From now on, all cigarette packs produced in, or destined for, the EU…

With Mick Wallace certain of election in Ireland South, Malcolm Byrne is now holding 73,000 votes compared to 68,000 for sitting MEP Deirdre Clune leaving him with a chance of…

A body was recovered from the sea off the coast at Hook Head yesterday evening. It was brought ashore with the assistance of the Irish Coast Guard and handed over…

Irish Rail says it plans to lease or buy second-hand trains to ease the rail capacity crunch while it’s waiting for an order of 600 new trains to be filled…

There are eleven new faces on Wexford County Council Eight outgoing members lost thier seats with three retiring Almost one third of the Wexford County Council will be made up…

Supermacs will open its first ever restaurant in Larkin’s Cross, Wexford by the end of June. This is set to create 25 jobs with more to follow when its opens…

Voters in Wexford are being advised to take their time when they get to the polling booth tomorrow. The length of the ballot paper the European elections for Ireland South,…

2,078 couples have been divorced in County Wexford since the year 2000. Figures from the Courts Service show the county has remained above the national average for divorces for the…

A Government Minister says everyone has the right to take a personal injuries claim if they want to. It’s after criticism of a Fine Gael TD who’s suing a Dublin…

Retired nurses say they are still facing many issues despite being finished in the workforce. Over 300 delegates are in Enniscorthy today attending The annual conference of the Retired Nurses…

Patrick Quirke is due to appeal his conviction for the murder of his love rival Bobby ‘Mr. Moonlight’ Ryan. The 50-year-old farmer from Breanshamore, Co. Tipperary is serving a life…

The last link in the Rosslare to Larne motorway has moved as step closer The contract for a feasibility study for the proposed thirty three kilometre route through South Wexford…

Fifty new jobs are to come on stream in Wexford immediately with the announcement today that the financial services provider the Carne Group is set to set up in the…

The country’s unemployment rate has fallen below five percent for the first time in more than ten years. 4.6 per cent of the population was out of work last month…

Coastal communities in County Wexford are set to benefit from a half a million euro investment The money is going to 12 local projects,and has been welcomed by Fine Gael…

Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla have been welcomed to Wicklow by President Michael D. Higgins. The Royal couple began their two day visit to Ireland at the Glencree…

All three members of the Gardaí arrested yesterday on suspicion of corruption, have been released without charge. A Superintendent, an Inspector and a detective were held as part of an…

An independent regulator, with 100 staff, to clamp down on gambling will be in place by the end of next year. The Government says without the body, there is no…

Hospitals collect €60,000 a day in parking charges. That’s according to new figures from the HSE – revealed by Newstalk this morning. The data shows €22.4 million was received by…

Residents of Courtown have expressed their anger that they were not consulted about a local hotel being used to accommodate asylum seekers. On Friday, around 20 people were relocated from…

Catholic schools want key preparations for sacraments such as Confirmation and Communion to take place outside the classroom. That’s one of the findings of a survey by the Archdiocese of…