Month: October 2019

The oldest student to graduate from Waterford Institute of Technology has received his degree this morning. Tom Boyle from Wexford is among the more than 2,450 students who will be…

Fianna Fail Councillor in New Ross Michael Sheehan calling for an investigation in to the conditions at University Hospital Waterford Psychiatric unit. The chairman of Wexford County Council says he…

Fianna Fail has complained to the national broadcaster over the time given to a Wexford general election candidate The party claims Fine Gael’s candidate Verona Murphy got excess exposure over…

There’s a call for a senior cabinet minister to take responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy. It’s after the government was accused of failing to tackle a rise in drug…

The government says an automatic enrolment pension scheme for over half a million workers will be in place by 2022. Under proposals agreed by Cabinet today, all workers aged between…

In the UK, some relatives of those who died in the Grenfell Tower disaster are calling for criminal proceedings against the London Fire Brigade. Commissioner Dany Cotton insists she won’t…

A pre-Christmas general election has been ruled out by the Taoiseach. Leo Varadkar has resisted pressure from within his own party to go to the country early. However the writ…

One well known pub in Enniscorthy is to cease trading under its current licencee this weekend, while a second bar begins a new era with a change of tenant. Stamps…

There were 26 incidents of delayed ambulance response times of more than one hour in Wexford in the first nine months of this year. There were more than 120 incidents…

A by-election has been called in Wexford for the 29th November to elect a replacement for Independent MEP Mick Wallace. Yesterday the Green party announced its candidate Karen Dubsky who…

Wexford Independent MEP Mick Wallace is facing a repossession order after a court hearing was told yesterday that there was no sustainable solution to the dept problem on a property…

There’s mounting pressure on members of the Fianna Fail front bench to publicly address the Dail voting controversy in the house. Fine Gael is looking to call Deputies Timmy Dooley…

The IFA is warning that there is a severe risk that much of the potato crop will not be harvested if the wet weather continues. Just 30 percent of the…

Officials from Rosslare Europort are optimistic that they are ready to deal with the extra pressure that Brexit will bring. The port currently has capacity for the annual throughput of…

A young Wexford mother of one has been describing her plight as a homeless person. Jessica is 22 years old and has a baby boy aged 2. She became homeless…

728 children are awaiting an initial assessment for Speech and Language therapy in County Wexford. According to figures released today, the county ranks worst in the South East with more…

Fire service and Gardai are at the scene of a major fire in Enniscorthy. The blaze broke out at the old St Johns Foundry on the outskirts of Enniscorthy at…

The economy of County Wexford is slipping behind the rest of the country. That’s according to Ray Griffin Lecturer in Strategic Management at Waterford Institute of Technolgy Speaking on Morning…

Protection money was being paid by Dublin City Council to gangland figures to stop antisocial attacks, according to a case before the courts. Three firms, who were building homes for…

The Environment Minister says the increase in carbon tax in yesterday’s budget isn’t about taxing people, it’s about changing attitudes. Richard Bruton has defended the decision of Finance Minister Paschal…

A man is recovering in hospital following the fourth shooting in Derry in less than a month. The latest attack happened at around quarter to nine last night when two…

An application for the re-possession of the Dublin home of Wexford MEP Mick Wallace has been adjourned for two weeks. The newly elected representative for Ireland South purchased his Dublin…

An Independent TD says he isn’t in favour of double penalty points for motorists who speed on bank holidays or other public holidays. In Australia, double penalty points are issued…

The ESB are working to restore normal service to the public after Storm Lorenzo left seven and a half thousand homes and businesses without power. Met Eireann meanwhile has issued…

4 people who were arrested in relation to an alleged sexual assault in Courtown over the summer have been released without charge 3 teenagers and a man described as “vulnerable”…