Category: News

ST SENANS CHURCH ONCE AGAIN TARGETTTED IN ROBBERY Gardaí in Enniscorthy are examining CCTV footage following a robbery at St. Senan’s Parish Church on Sunday afternoon or evening. 4 youths…

Gardaí in Wexford are appealing for witnesses following a hit and run last night on the road between Killurin and Ballymackessy Cross. A cyclist was seriously injured in the incident….

INCREASE IN DISPOSABLE INCOME SAYS ILCU There has been an increase in disposable income in households around the country. The Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) “What’s Left” tracker says…

HOWLIN CALLS ON CRC TO ATTEND PAC The Public Expenditure Minister says the Public Accounts Committee should compel any former CRC board member it needs to in order to get…

TWO SELECTED FOR WEXFORD DISTRICT Wexford District Fianna Fail has selected two candidates for the new Wexford Municipal area in the upcoming local elections They are sitting councillor Tony Dempsey…

WEXFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL FUNDING Wexford General Hospital has recieved 100thousand euro for its Bowel Cancer Detection Programme The money has come from the Irish Cancer Society after a large private…

CEO OF JFK TRUST SEAN REIDY ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT Sean Reidy officially made the announcement on South East Radio’s Morning Mix earlier today. Sean Reidy has been an employee of the…

WEXFORD MORTGAGE BROKER ADMITS ROLE IN FRAUD CASE A mortgage broker from County Wexford and a former County Wicklow solicitor have admitted their roles in a case of fraud. The…

WICKLOW MAN JAILED FOR 10 YEARS FOR ABUSING STEPDAUGHTER A Co Wicklow man described as a “horrible monster” by the stepdaughter he systematically abused as a child has been jailed…

GARTH BROOKS ANNOUNCES IRISH GIG Garth Brooks has been confirmed to play Croke Park this summer, on the 25th and 26th of July. Aiken Promotions made the announcement at a…

NUMBER OF PEOPLE AWAITING TRIAL WITHOUT BAIL ON THE RISE The number of people awaiting trial in Ireland without being granted bail is on the rise. 33 people in total…

FURTHER QUESTIONING FOR CRC BOARD The former board of the Central Remedial Clinic could face further questioning over salary top ups and pension packages. The head of the Public Accounts…

WEXFORD MILITARY ARCHIVES Records of over three hundred Wexford 1916 veterans are now online This follows the publication of the Military Archive of Pension Entitlements between 1916 and 1923 According…

WEXFORD LOTTO WIN There is a Wexford lotto winner amongst six who shared Saturdays jackpot of 3.5million euro The winning ticket was bought at Dunnes Stores Redmond Square on Saturday…

WEXFORD COAST EROSION The government needs to invest more resources in coastal erosion So stated Wexford Independent TD Mick Wallace after a visit to some coastal areas in Wexford over…

ESM BOSS SAYS NO AGREEMENT IN EUROPE ON BANK RECAPITALISATION The head of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) says he does not see a unanimous view in Europe at the…

NORA WALL LAWYERS CALL FOR DPP TO HAND OVER DOCUMENTS Lawyers for Nora Wall, the former nun who was falsely convicted of raping a 12 year old girl, are calling…

POSSIBLE SIGHTING OF MISSING 3 YEAR OLD Police in Scotland are investigating a possible sighting of a boy matching the description of missing Mikaeel Kular in Edinburgh. They’ve had reports…

SOCIAL PROTECTION TO CLAMP DOWN ON UNEMPOLYED PEOPLE WORKING ABROAD The Department Of Social Protection is set to clamp down on unemployed people working abroad or on “cash in hand”…

COUNTY WEXFORD TO BENEFIT FROM NEW COAST GUARD HELICOPTER The search and rescue helicopter for the South and South East is being launched this evening. The Irish Coast Guard Sikorsky…

MOTION TO CRITICISE GOVERNMENT OVER IRISH WATER DEFEATED The government has defeated a Fianna Fáil motion criticising its handling of the establishment of Irish Water. The Dáil voted by 71…

VISITON BAN IN PLACE AT WEXFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL A complete visitor ban has been put in place at Wexford General Hospital due to an outbreak of the Winter vomiting bug….

STILL A LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS AT IRISH WATER Fianna Fáil’s John Browne says there’s still a lot of questions to be answered at Irish Water. The Wexford TD says…

700 GRAND TAKEN FROM CRC FUNDRAISING ARM TO PAY-OFF FORMER CEO 700,000 euro was taken from the fundraising arm of the Central Remedial Clinic (CRC) to pay the retirement lump…

THE VATICAN FACES UN COMMITTEE OVER CHILD ABUSE The Vatican’s former Chief Prosecutor of Clerical Sexual Abuse says countries must investigate members of the clergy who cover up child abuse….

TRIBUTES POUR IN FOR CLONROCHE’S JOHN JUDE DOYLE The well known owner of the Cloch Ban pub collapsed and died at his home last night. He spent 19 years as…

SINN FEIN CALLS ON ENVIRONMENT MINISTER TO RESIGN OVER HANDLING OF IRISH WATER Gerry Adams says Phil Hogan must be responsible for the amount that the new utility company is…

TWO ARRESTED FOLLOWING ENNISCORTHY ROBBERY A jewellery shop in the centre of Enniscorthy was targetted in a raid in the early hours of this morning. Two teenagers have been arrested…

VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE CALLED FOR IN BOARD OF WEXFORD MILK PRODUCERS It has come from a number of shareholders who call themselves the South East Milk Producers. The group…

SINN FEIN ARD FHEIS TO BRING MILLIONS IN REVENUE TO WEXFORD It’s expected this year’s Sinn Féin Ard Fheis – which will be held in Wexford town’s Opera House –…