Author: News Desk

The funeral service of the entertainer Brendan Grace has taken place in his native Liberties in Dublin. Hundreds of fans lined the streets outside St. Nicholas of Myra Church on…

The safe use of machinery and tractors on farms is being highlighted this week. 15 people died in farming accidents in Ireland last year, and 12 have died so far…

Gardai in Wexford have seized a tractor from a driver who had not insured or taxed the vehicle in 15 years. Wexford Road Policing Unit pulled over the vehicle as…

This year’s Hope and Dream 10 Charity event has raised its highest amount in it’s history. The Enniscorthy based event, which took place in April raised over €180,000 with record…

Legendary comedian Brendan Grace has died. The 68-year-old had been battling lung cancer. Born in Dublin, Brendan’s mother Christina Meyler came from Wexford where he had strong connections. Last year…

Tributes are being paid to Wexford political writer and barrister Noel Whelan who died yesterday. The 50 year old Ballycullane man passed away after a short illness. Mr Whelan was…

Gardaí in Enniscorthy are investigating the sudden death of a man who was found dead in his home at Bellefield Road, Enniscorthy yesterday evening. The 60 year old man’s body…

The Taoiseach says he has full and total confidence in Minister Paul Kehoe after calls for him to resign. Two former senior Naval Service officers have called on the Minister…

The Oireachtas members’ bar remains closed this morning after a rat was seen on the premises yesterday. The rat was spotted by Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, who was in…

30% of a home’s heat is lost through poorly insulated walls. The joint committee on climate action is discussing retrofitting this afternoon. It will hear about the various grants available…

Reseeding for Profit is the subject of an Open Day on a County Kilkenny farm this Friday Organised by Teagasc on the farm of Eddie Gavin in Goresbridge the day…

A woman has told South East Radio that heard a gunshot go off on Curracloe Beach last night. Speaking to Alan Corcoran on Morning Mix earlier, the woman said she…

A Ballykelly woman who disrupted a speech by the environment Minister and superglued herself to a Government Building yesterday says she did so to highlight the Government’s alleged failure to…

A man has been charged following the seizure of €18,000 worth of cannabis in Co Wexford yesterday. 900 grams of the drug was discovered during the search of a property…

An information meeting on the next phase of the Kilmore Quay waste water treatment plant takes place this evening. The briefing session will outline how the practice of discharging untreated…

The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland believes it’s time for Irish society to “reignite a temperance movement” to address issues with alcohol. Archbishop Eamon Martin told the Irish…

Gardaí are asking for help in finding a missing woman from Carlow. 22-year-old Anna Reis was last seen in the Granby Row area of Carlow Town at around half seven…

A community in Louth is said to be in shock following the second tragedy involving a child in two weeks. 7-year-old Chantelle Keenan was killed in Drogheda yesterday afternoon when…

Nearly 5 in every 100 heart attack victims who attend Wexford General Hospital die within 30 days of admission. That figure increases to 10 in every 100 stroke victims at…

Fianna Fáil has called on Minister for State for Defence Paul Kehoe to publish documents to prove that two naval vessels are currently docked for maintenance and not because of…

Wexford referee Michelle O’Neill says she is still on a high after her part in yesterday’s Women’s World Cup Final. The Adamstown star striker was an assistant referee between the…

Wexford Rotary has a new president. Businessman and broadcaster Karl Fitzpatrick is the 43rd president of the club. Rotary is a service which provides individuals with an opportunity to make…

Two Welsh kayakers are lucky to be alive after being rescued off the Wexford coast during the night. The men in their thirties were taking part in a challenge from…

Pat Spillane has officially opened this years Kilmore Seafood Festival. The eight time All Ireland football winner with Kerry has previously worked with the local community in Kilmore Quay in…

The HSE is investigating an outbreak of gastroenteritis which occurred following a camogie match in Limerick last weekend. The game involved teams from Wexford Limerick and Kerry all of whom…

There are no plans to make Wexford’s Quays a one-way traffic system. That’s according to the Mayor of Wexford George Lawlor. He says there has been much discussion lately that…

Ireland’s role as a tax haven is adding to global injustices and it has to stop. That’s the view of the Independents for Change MEP Mick Wallace. The new Ireland…

A search has been called off after a body was discovered during a missing person’s search for Newbridge resident Damian O’Raw. The 51-year-old man was last seen in the Kilmuckbridge…

A Wexford student who had to sit one of her Leaving Cert exams in hospital has described the situation as “inhumane.” 18-year-old Amy Richards took English Paper 1 just three…

Gardaí are seeking the public’s help in tracing the whereabouts of Damian O’ Raw, aged 51 years. He was last seen in the Kilmuckbridge area of Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, on Sunday….