Month: January 2020

The body of missing fisherman Willie Whelan from Saltmills has been located It was found in his boat the Alize that sank over two weeks ago off Hook Head The…

Nominations for the upcoming election in County Wexford have now closed. Candidates had until 12pm today to formally submit their intentions to run for 1 of the 5 seats available….

More than 230 fishing boats are now involved in voluntarily removing plastic from off the coast of Ireland. They’ve hauled up more than 420 tonnes of marine litter over the…

The 17 TDs who are retiring from the current Dail will share in a pension pot of €22 million. Enda Kenny, Finian McGrath and Gerry Adams are some of the…

An environmental group is urging people to challenge general election candidates about climate change when they call to their door. One Future are circulating leaflets that outline measures for faster…

The leader of the Labour Party has said it is unfair that all party leaders are not included in TV election debates. Brendan Howlin was commenting at the first televised…

A major money laundering operation used by Irish crime gangs has been broken up by the PSNI. Detectives estimate around 215 million pounds – or 250 million euro – has…

The exclusion of Sinn Féin from election leaders debates has been described as a sham and an insult to licence fee holders. Mary Lou McDonald’s party is taking legal advice…

Air pollution levels were massively in excess of EU limits over the weekend in Enniscorthy and New Ross. That’s according to the chairman of Wexford County Council and Fianna Fail…

Labour has described the Taoiseach’s handling of the electoral register controversy as “a mess”. The date of the election means thousands of people won’t be able to vote unless they…

Britain’s Prince Harry’s has a meeting with Boris Johnson as they’ve both been attending a summit in London. The Duke of Sussex has attracted much attention over his and Meghan’s…

John Delaney has resigned from the UEFA Executive Committee with immediate effect. His time as an executive committee member was due to end next year. The association says during his…

The Taoiseach says we shouldn’t read too much into one poll. The Behaviour and Attitudes poll from the Sunday Times had Fine Gael down 7 points to 20 percent, 12…

Researchers in Galway have found that every single banknote they tested had traces of cocaine. The money was collected from pubs and niteclubs in the city and studied at a…

The people of Drogheda are to rally against the ongoing gangland feud in the town, following the murder of Keane Mulready Woods. Partial remains belonging to the 17 year old…

The date of the opening of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge and New Ross bypass has been announced. It will be on Wednesday week January 29th and will be performed…

The Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin is canvassing in Wexford today for the general election. He will be joined by candidate Lisa McDonald on the doorsteps in Wexford Town and…

Aontu has selected a candidate to run in the Wexford constituency in the upcoming general election. He is Wexford County Councillor Jim Codd who also ran for the party in…

There was a huge attendance in Enniscorthy last night at a meeting to discuss the proposed closure of Enniscorthy Greyhound Track The matter is set to become a general election…

Sinn Fein’s Johnny Mythen and Deirdre Wadding of People Before Profit have joined the race for one of the 5 seats in the Wexford constituency for General Election 2020. The…

The Labour Party leader says he will not consider any coalition options that include Sinn Féin. Brendan Howlin says he believes the IRA still has influence over the Sinn Féin…

Hundreds of farmers from across the South East are expected to join with colleagues from around the country on a drive into Dublin city centre this afternoon as part of…

John Halligan has confirmed that he will not contest the next general election. The Waterford TD said that after 30 years in politics, now is the time for him to…

Independent County Councillor in South Wexford Ger Carthy has declared in intention to run in the up-coming election on February 8th. Councillor Carthy ran for election in 2016 and got…

Security support for Windows 7 ends today meaning computers are more vulnerable to ransomware and viruses. From today the decade old operating system will no longer receive critical updates, meaning…