Category: News

Gardai in New Ross are investigating an accident which occurred in Wellingtonbridge yesterday. The accident in which an elderly pedestrian was struck by a car happened around 10am in The…

An Enniscorthy based Fine Gael Councillor has hit out strongly at the changes being made to electoral boundaries ahead of the local elections in May. A Ministerial order to Wexford…

Farmers have once again staged a protest at the Enniscorthy Bypass at Knockrobin Camolin bringing all work the new motorway to standstill in the area The blockade created an hour…

A political bombshell has been dropped after the announcement of the new electoral boundaries for Wexford ahead of the local elections. Enniscorthy and New Ross have been downgraded from 8…

The number of students taking higher level Irish increased by 4 per cent after changes were made to the way the Leaving Cert is graded. While those opting to take…

Two Dublin schools have expressed their shock after two of their former students were killed by their father in Poland. The Irish born children had spent time as a family…

A cold snap looks set to hit Ireland from tonight. Met Eireann says temperatures will fall between minus 1 and minus 2 degrees later this evening. The forecaster says all…

The “human” appeal of the radio is still winning out over streaming alternatives like Spotify. A new Deloitte report’s found “lively” radio shows are continuing to appeal more than “cold…

Gardai in Wexford are turning to INTERPOL for assistance in identifying the body of a woman found in, Ferns ten days ago. The remains were discovered by a person out…

An inquest into the death of a family of four on the main N25 New Ross road has returned a verdict of accidental death in accordance with medical evidence. The…

The government is promising more schemes to get people who are long-term unemployed back to work. New Live Register figures show over 700 people have been on the dole for…

Rising demand has led to an increase in fees at private schools, with more than two in three hiking prices this year. The increase in fees is being put down…

In Britain, Scotland Yard says it’s sent “significant resources” to Heathrow after a drone disrupted departures there. Officers called in the military following the sighting last night. Sky’s Katie Spencer…

Ireland exported €12 billion worth of food and drink last year. Of that, €1 billion worth of Irish butter was sold outside of the State in 2018. That’s a 22%…

Efforts are under way to identify the remains of a woman in a ditch at Ballyandrew near Ferns on Monday morning. The body was discovered by a woman out walking…

A post mortem on the decomposed remains found in a ditch at Ballyandrew Ferns yesterday are ongoing this evening It would appear the nature of the state of the body…

Deadly winter weather across Europe has killed at least 13 people. Hundreds of flights to Amsterdam are affected by strong winds – while heavy snow in the Alps has trapped…

A dead rodent and droppings were discovered in the kitchen of a medical ward in a hospital last month. A closure order was served on the kitchen of a male…

The country’s nurses and midwives will strike for 24 hours on Wednesday January 30th. 40,000 members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation will undertake the action after members voted…

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is meeting today to decide when it’ll stage a series of 24 hour strikes. A row over pay and staff shortages saw the union’s…

The Communications Minister says the assessment of the sole bidder for the National Broadband Plan has not been completed. The Department was supposed to have completed it before Christmas but…

The Minister for Health says anti-abortion protestors standing outside hospitals are intimidating and upsetting for patients. Demonstrations have been held outside a GP clinic in Galway and Our Lady of…

Bodily remains were discovered in the Ferns area around lunchtime today and the location of the body has been sealed off It is reported to be in a decomposed state…

Concern has been raised about the amount of rubbish scattered on rural roads around County Wexford. The situation is always more noticeable in the wintertime as rubbish is strewn along…

The Wexford winner of the Christmas millionaire raffle has made contact with Lotto Headquarters. The first millionaire of the year bought their winning ticket at Kavanagh’s Village Forecourt in Clonroche….

Ministers are meeting this morning to discuss the State’s contingency plans in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit. They’ve been called back early for a Cabinet briefing, as concerns…

There’s some good news for anyone considering switching mortgage providers. The Central Bank has published a set of new rules meaning banks will have to tell their customers if they…

Almost six hundred people in County Wexford are on a HSE waiting list for home care services. That’s according to a response received by Fianna Fail’s Health spokesperson Stephen Donnelly….

Independent Councillor in Wexford Ger Carty is calling for all party involvement in support of ensuring the future of Rosslare Europort. Councillor Carty’s call comes after yesterday’s meeting of Wexford…

CEO of Wexford County Council Tom Enright has moved to clarify some confusion that had arisen over the time frame for start of work on Enniscorthy’s flood relief scheme Just…