IRISH PRESIDENT TO ATTEND MANDELA MEMORIAL South Africa’s Parliament will gather for a special session today to pay tribute and remember the life of Nelson Mandela. It’s been confirmed President…
NURSES ORGANISATION ISSUES A STARK WARNING TO THE GOVERNMENT The Irish Nurses and Midwives organisation says staffing cutbacks are leaving nurses unable to properly care for their patients. Its issued…
ESB STRIKE IS AVERTED Businesses and homes across County Wexford won’t face electricty blackouts for Christmas. A planned strike by ESB workers has been averted after the two sides reached…
MANDELA’S FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ANNOUNCED South Africa’s President has announced that Nelson Mandela’s funeral will take place on the 15th of December. Jacob Zuma released details for a week of services…
CRUNCH TALKS FOR ESB WORKERS Management and unions at the ESB will begin talks at the Labour Relations Commission later. They’ll try to avert strike action and power outages in…
TRIBUTES FOR NELSON MANDELA WHO DIED LAST NIGHT The former South African President Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95. He passed away peacefully at his home in…
SMOKERS MAKE UP 90 PER CENT OF NEW LUNG CANCER CASES New research says current and ex-smokers have almost the same rate of lung cancer diagnosis. That is according to…
DIS-USED POWER LINES PROPOSED TO BE USED AS PART OF EIRGRID GRIDLINK PROJECT A former ESB worker says there is nothing to stop Eirgrid updating dis-used lines already in place…
TOURISM SECTOR UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT Tourism experts from across the South East will consider how to build on the success of The Gathering today. The Oireachtas Committee on Transport and…
REPORT PUBLISHED ON CANCER RATES IN IRELAND The survival rates for many forms of cancer in Ireland and the UK are shorter than the European average. A new report from…
POSTIVE NEWS FOR 2014 ON THE JOBS FRONT Hundred’s of companies in Ireland expect to hire new staff next year. That’s according to research carried out by Brightwater Recruitment, which…
WARNING FOR CONSUMERS BUYING GIFT CARDS THIS CHRISTMAS People buying gift vouchers for Christmas in County Wexford are being told to read the small-print. Almost half of consumers have let…
The injuries board paid over three million euro in compensation to the victims of motor accidents in County Wexford in 2012. In County Wexford there were one hundred and fifty…
FEARS FOR THE FUTURE OF JOBS AT PFIZER Workers at Pfizer in Newbridge in Co. Kildare have been called to a meeting with management this morning. The pharmaceutical giant has…
DAY 10 OF SEARCH FOR MISSING WEXFORD FISHERMAN There’s a possibility the remains of County Wexford fisherman Paddy Barry could be found as far away as Wales. A major search…
MILLIONS SPENT BY WEXFORD CUSTOMERS WHO SHOP ONLINE Almost one hundred million euro is being spent online on purchases from companies outside of Ireland by consumers from County Wexford. As…
MORE PROBLEMS FOR ULSTER BANK CUSTOMERS Ulster Bank says no customers will be left out of pocket as a result of the latest technical problems with their accounts. Yesterday evening,…
NEW CHAIRMAN OF EIRGRID TO FACE TOUGH QUESTIONS OVER PYLON PLANS FOR CO. WEXFORD The incoming chairman of Eirgrid will today face fresh calls to abandon plans to build pylons…
URGENT MEETINGS OVER CONTROVERSIAL PAYMENTS The Health Minister has ordered urgent meetings with every health agency in receipt of HSE funding to ensure they are compliant with government pay policy….
Its a week ago today since Kilmore Quay fisherman Paddy Barry set out on the fateful fishing trip to the Saltee Islands from which he never returned As the search…
Wexford Womens Refuge has re opened on a full time basis again The centre was closed on September 1st for three months due to funding difficulties At the time the…
SEARCH CONTINUES AFTER TRAGIC INCIDENT IN SCOTLAND The rescue and recovery operation at a Glasgow pub, destroyed when a helicopter smashed through its roof, is entering a third day. Nine…
ISME SAYS SMALL FIRMS IN WEXFORD ARE FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO ACCESS FUNDING FROM BANKS Many Wexford businessess continue to be starved of finance. That’s according to the Irish Small…
GARDAI LAUNCH THEIR CHRISTMAS ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN Drivers acorss County Wexford are being warned to remember the ‘morning after’ when out celebrating this Christmas season. Drinkaware is reminding motorists that…
SFPA IDENTIFIES FURTHER APPARENTLY ILLEGAL FISHING AT KILMORE QUAY A Kilmore Quay fishing vessel has been apprehended over an unrecorded over quota fish catch The Sea Fisheries Prtection Authority has…
Gardai have found a mother and her three children, who were missing from their home in Co Roscommon, safe and well. A CRI alert was issued when Fiona Gregg and…
A post mortem is due to be carried out on the body of a woman found in Kerry yesterday morning. The remains of the woman, named locally as Susan Dunne,…
The search for missing Kilmore Quay fisherman Paddy Barry resumed this morning Now in its fourth day the search will again involve the navy, local fishing boats and the RNLI…
MAN INJURED FOLLOWING A SHOOTING IN DROGHEDA Gardai are appealing for witnesses to a shooting incident in Drogheda last night after a man in his 30’s received gunshot injures to…
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