Month: April 2020

Mourners are being told they cannot kiss their loved ones goodbye if they’ve died as a result of the coronavirus. The government has published a guide for anyone who suffers…

Two major fires are burning in the Blackstairs mountains on the Wexford Carlow border Yesterday the huge fires began in two different locations one close to Rathanna village and last…

The Green Party has sought more detail from Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil on possibly entering government. The party’s TDs and Senators met earlier to consider the 22 page framework…

The situation with the spread of the coronavirus in nursing homes is now a national emergency The National Public Health Emergency Team admits it didn’t anticipate the scale of the…

The availability of personal protective equipment is essential for healthcare workers in nursing homes That’s the view of Seantor Malcolm Byrne who says he has heard evidence that this is…

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil’s parliamentary parties are considering a framework document for entering government together this evening. It sets out ten core goals for the next government to achieve….

Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin have signed off on a framework for going into government together. The Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil leaders approved the document put together by their…

Life will not get back to normal until a vaccine is in place for Covid 19 That’s the view of Minister of State Paul Kehoe who says it may well…

The Leaving Cert exams are being postponed until the last week of July or early August. The Junior cert exams have been cancelled, with students set to take school based…

Restrictions to control the spread of the coronavirus have been extended for another three weeks. They were due to end on Sunday night, but will now expire after the May…

The Health Service Executive has confirmed over six hundred people have been tested so far for Covid 19 in Co. Wexford. 24 people have now contracted the coronavirus across the…

The lockdown intensifies across County Wexford for the Easter weekend as beach and forest car parks are now closed across the county Approximately 780 people visited Coillte’s recreational forest at…

Extra supports for Wexford businesses and businesses around the country hit by the Coronavirus have been announced. Two loan schemes will get an extra 450 million euro to provide immediate…

The Garda Commissioner says anyone in a holiday home now must stay there for the duration of the COVID-19 restrictions. There is anecdotal evidence that some have already arrived to…

Over 76,500 people worldwide have now died from Covid-19. The global figure for confirmed cases of the virus has risen to 1.36 million. Since Covid 19 first emerged in China…

The family of an 86 year old County Wexford woman who died as a result of coronavirus last week say they’re “devastated”. Kathleen Cadogan from Saltmills was admitted to Wexford…

County Wexford has by far the lowest rate of the coronavirus per head of population than any other county in the country That’s according to data from the Health Protection…

The Government is to set aside a 15 million euro emergency package in order to ensure the continued operation of ferry routes from Rosslare. The Cabinet has today agreed to…

Half a million people are now receiving the State’s special Covid-19 Unemployment payment. It means there are now over 700,000 citizens depending on social welfare supports. 507,000 people received the…

Ferry company Stena Line says it plans to make 150 redundancies and will grant leave to 600 employees across Ireland and the UK. The firm says this is “an unavoidable…

The government is trying to help over a thousand Irish citizens who are stranded abroad and want to get home. They’re spread across 86 countries and are being encouraged to…

The Central Criminal Court has heard the dying words of Cork IT student Cameron Blair were to tell his friend not to worry, and that he didn’t want to be…

An expert is suggesting the surge in Covid 19 cases in Ireland hasn’t happened yet. 98 people have died of coronavirus, and 3,849 people have been diagnosed with it. The…

Access to many beaches around County Wexford have been closed off this afternoon as a major effort remains to halt the spread of the coronavirus Wexford County Council has appealed…

The government’s tax take in March was almost 800 million euro below expectations because of Covid 19. It also spent over a billion more than expected, especially in areas like…

A Wexford woman who was stranded in Peru is delighted to back home Sarah Cooke O’ Dowd from Wexford Town had been travelling around South American since last December. She…

Wexford college students could be in for a refund. The Union of Students in Ireland is calling on the owners of private student accommodation to refund their rents. It says…

The number of new cars registered in Co. Wexford is down by over 20% in the first three months of the year. The figures have been released by the Society…

A Funeral Director from Wexford Town has welcomed new Government measures which limit the number of people attending all funeral services. Yesterday it was announced by the Government no more…