Gardai are investigating after a major drugs seizure in Enniscorthy yesterday morning. Officers conducted a search at a property on the Ross Road, at around 9:40am yesterday morning. The discovered…
HOMELESS MAN FOUND DEAD IN WEXFORD AS FOCUS IRELAND CALLS FOR EVICTION BAN EXTENSION
Focus Ireland is calling for the eviction ban to be extended after level 5 restrictions ease. It’s welcoming the drop of 46 in homeless figures to 8,656 in September. However,…
WEXFORD’S COVID INCIDENCE RATE FALLS AFTER LESS THAN 5 CASES RECORDED LAST NIGHT
For the second time this week, there have been less than 5 cases of Coronavirus recorded in County Wexford. In the latest statement from the Department of Health, the county’s…
COVID 19 HITS PORTLAOISE JAIL
There’s an outbreak of Covid-19 in the biggest prison in the country. Five inmates have tested positive in Midlands Prison in Portlaoise, and mass-testing is under way. There are over…
ROSSLARE NOT READY FOR BREXIT – MURPHY
The government doesn’t appear to understand that all direct ferry capacity form Rosslare is roll on roll off services That’s according to Wexford Independent TD Verona Murphy The Wexford deputy…
SCHOOLS WILL REOPEN DESPITE THREAT OF STRIKE- TAOISEACH
Schools will open as normal on Monday despite the threat of industrial action from teachers, according to the Taoiseach. Micheál Martin has said he hopes a strike can be avoided…
MOVING YOUR MORTGAGE MAY BE BENEFICIAL
Over 60 percent of eligible mortgage holders could save over 11 thousand euro over the lifetime of the loan, if they switched providers. The Central Bank says just 2.9 percent…
SOCIAL HOUSING SITUATION IN WEXFORD DETERIORATING – SINN FEIN
350 people presented to Wexford County looking for homes between January and June this year. The situation regarding the availability of suitable accommodation across Wexford is getting worse according to…
COUNCIL CHIRMAN CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON WEXFORD COVID CASES
We should comply to with current restrictions so that Christmas can be enjoyed with some sort of normality This call has been made by the chairman of Wexford County Council…
WEXFORD GP WARNS ON RAPID SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS
A North Wexford GP is appealing for everyone to take note of even the mildest flu like symptoms Dr Peter Harrington says times are not normal and Covid rates are…
WEXFORD FIRST OUTING IN EMPTY CROKE PARK
Its a most unusual GAA season when Wexford hurlers play their first championship game on the last day of October That’s what happens on Saturday when Wexford play Galway in…
ALARMING INCREASE IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
There’s been an 18-percent rise in the number of domestic violence-related calls to Gardaí so far this year, compared with 2019. Operation Fwee-shove, which tackles the crime is being stepped…
NEW COVID LAWS TO BE ENFORCED
The Justice Minister says new fines for people who breach Covid 19 rules will be law in a matter of days. People will be fined 1,000 euro for throwing a…
SUBSIDISED THIRD LEVEL COURSES ON OFFER
WIT and IT Carlow have announced a number of higher education places The courses come under the government announced jobs stimulus package There are hundreds of subsidised courses on offer…
MAJOR OBJECTIONS TO SEALING OF MOTHER AND BABY HOME FILES
A Mother and Baby Home survivor has described plans to seal an archive of the institutions as a ‘gagging order’. A Commission of Investigation into the 76-year history of the…
COMMUNITY IN SHOCK OVER MURDER SUICIDE IN CORK
Gardai are trying to piece together the timeline of events that led to the deaths of a father and his two sons in Co Cork in an apparent murder suicide….
WELL KNOWN ENNISCORTHY SHOP OWNER RETIRES
One of Enniscorthy’s best known retailers is retiring Eric Barron has been operating a drapery store in the town for the past forty seven years He says he’s confident that…
COUNTY WEXFORD MOVING UP THE COVID SCALE
Wexford has passed the one thousand number of Covid 19 cases since March The figure now stands at one thousand and ten cases. 8 patients are being treated in Wexford…
SHOP LOCAL “FOR WEX SAKE” CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED ON SOUTH EAST RADIO
A major shop local “For Wex Sake” campaign got under way today Tuesday on South East Radio in the run up to Christmas. South East Radio General Manager Liam Dwyer…
SER SPORTS HOUR SUNDAY 25TH OCTOBER
On the Sunday Sports Hour, we spoke to Wexford hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald ahead of his side’s big clash against Galway next weekend. We’ll have live coverage of that game…
SER SPORTS HOUR SATURDAY 24TH OCTOBER
On the Saturday Sports Hour, we spoke to Wexford manager Shane Roche after his side’s loss to Wicklow in the Allianz Football League. It means another year in Division 4…
MAJOR CASH SEIZURE AT ROSSLARE EUROPORT
Almost €430,000 in cash has been seized at Rosslare Europort. The find was made yesterday with the help of detector dog Flynn, in a UK registered vehicle as it was…
BISHOP OF FERNS HITS OUT AT THE CLOSURE OF CHURCHES IN LEVEL 5
The outgoing Bishop of Ferns has hit out at the closure of churches for daily and weekly religious services Bishop Denis Brennan says we are at odds with the rest…
POST OFFICES CAN’T BE ALLOWED TO CLOSE DURING THIS CRUCIAL TIME – MYTHEN
We can’t afford to lose post offices during this crucial time with the whole country under lockdown. That’s the view of Wexford Sinn Fein TD Johnny Mythen who says more…
TRAFFIC DOWN IN WEXFORD AS NEW RESTRICTIONS KICK IN
Traffic and travel appears to be considerably down today as people comply with the new Level 5 restrictions. Passengers on public transport are reporting long delays at bus stops as…
YOUNG PEOPLE ENCOURAGED TO STAY CONNECTED DURING LOCKDOWN
Young people and students need to stay connected to their peers in this latest lockdown. That’s the message from the Ferns Diocesan Youth Service today. Spokesman Kieran Donoghue says the…
INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS MAY HAVE TO BE FOREGONE- HOWLIN
Individual freedoms must give way to what is in the public good The view of Wexford Labour TD Brendan Howlin who was addressing the concerns of people who feel their…
ROLE OF POST OFFICES VITAL -MYTHEN
Wexford Sinn Fein TD Johnny Mythen has spoken in the Dáil in support of rural post offices, highlighting their potential to expand and support local communities. He told the debate…
EMERGENCY SERVICES CALLED TO AID SHIP OFF HOOK HEAD
Emergency services are off Hook Head this evening following reports of a cargo ship being in difficulty Two all weather lifeboats are at the scene along with the Rescue 117…
CONTACT TRACING WAY BELOW WHAT IS NEEDED
Wexford Independent TD Verona Murphy has lashed out at the Government over what she say is the systemic failure in getting the coronavirus under control up to this point We…