Month: January 2020

Drivers booked in for an NCT will have to return for further testing due to a problem with some of the equipment. The part of the test that requires the…

There is widespread welcome for the ferry service from Rosslare announced this morning. Brittany Ferries is to operate a twice weekly sailing to Bilbao in Nothern Spain beginning on February…

Investigations are continuing into a shooting incident in Gorey yesterday. Two shots were fired at a Garda patrol car after a man was seen acting suspiciously on the Carnew Road….

The New Ross bypass will open to traffic today now. The organisers are happy to open the new road and bridge to the public as all safety checks have been…

A man has been arrested after a female was assaulted at Courtown Leisure Centre yesterday. The incident happened at around 1.30pm. Gardai say that the woman in her mid-20s was…

Rosslare is to get a new continental ferry service Brittany Ferries is changing its Ireland/Spain freight route from Cork to Santander to Rosslare to Bilbao. Bilbao is an industrial port…

Shots have been fired at a Garda Patrol car in the Craanford Road in Gorey this morning Gardai were alerted after a man was seeing acting suspiciously and Gardai pursued…

Almost 70 percent of Irish workers consider themselves unfit, while one in four spend over 6 hours a day sitting. A new study from the Mater Private Healthcare Group surveyed…

Sinn Féin has promised billions of euro of tax cuts and a Committee to examine a United Ireland in its election manifesto. The party wants to scrap the USC on…

Labour has promised to fix the retirement age at 66 after a week of controversy about pension payments. The party launched its election manifesto this afternoon promising to build 80,000…

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will be joined by Rose Katherine Kennedy Townsend to perform the Official Opening Ceremony of the New Ross Bridge and Bypass tomorrow She is the great…

A woman is being detained at Gorey Garda Station this morning in relation to the investigation into the death of a man in the town this morning. A 33 year…

The body of fisherman Willie Whelan has been recovered from the sea off Hook Head. It had been located two days ago in his fishing boat the Alize which sank…

The cost of the Children’s Hospital could now exceed €2 billion. That’s the view of a Public Procurement expert, after it emerged documents show a contingency fund is now insufficient…

The UK government’s emergency committee, COBRA, is meeting to discuss the coronovirus outbreak. 26 people have died and hundreds have been infected, with China placing four more cities on a…

Politicians from across the political divide have come together to show their support in tackling racism. The Anti-Racism Election Protocol which has been in use since 2001 has been signed…

A permanent Armed Support Unit for the Gardai is to be set up in Enniscorthy from the middle of next year. The news emerged following a memo from the Garda…

Sinn Fein election candidate in Enniscorthy, Johnny Mythen says people are crying out for jobs in the locality. The former Councillor lost his seat in the last local elections after…

76 percent of people believe gangland violence is out of control in Ireland. The research, carried out by iReach, reveals 84 percent of people believe violent crime will spill over…

A second Chinese city is being put into lockdown in an effort to stop the spread of the corona virus. Public transport systems will be shut down in the city…

A Traveller advocacy group is calling for a seat in the Seanad to be reserved for members of the Travelling community. Pavee Point says such a move would help recognise…

A children’s charity is expressing concern about the number of young people being sent abroad for specialised care placements. New figures show 20 children are being looked after in the…

Efforts to retrieve the body of fisherman Willie Wheelan have resumed this morning after the boat he was on went missing off Hook Head. The remains of the 41 year…

Four men are still being questioned this morning after a series of house burglaries across County Wexford yesterday. The four were arrested on the outskirts of Gorey and the driver…

There is quite a variation in current house prices across county Wexford. That’s according to the REA average house price survey for the county. The up-to-date figures for the standard…