Category: News

CALL FOR EDUCATION MINISTER TO BE MORE FLEXIBLE OVER BOOK RENTAL SCHEME The INTO in County Wexford is calling on the Education Minister to be more flexible when it comes…

WEXFORD NEW COUNTY MANAGER Wexford’s new county manager is to take up his position next month Dungarvan native Tom Enright was appointed last month and comes to Wexford from Limerick…

BRENDAN HOWLIN TIGHTLIPPED ON CONSULTANCY MONEY The Public Expenditure Minister has refused to say whether the 86 million euro in consultancy fees at Irish Water is money well spent. Some…

MAN HELD IN CONNECTION WITH WATERFORD DEATH FURTHER REMANDED IN CUSTODY A 33 year old man has been further remanded in custody in connection with the death of a Kilkenny…

GARDAí SEEK HELP IN TRACING 28 YEAR OLD WICKLOW MAN Simon Day has been missing from his home in Newtownmountkennedy, since around 11pm on Sunday last, the 12th of January….

PYLON PROJECT DESCRIBED AS RAPE OF THE COUNTRYSIDE The EU Commission is being asked to fully investigate the health risks of high voltage power lines. It comes amid a proposal…

TOTAL SPEND ON CONSULTANTS AT IRISH WATER REVEALED Its emerged that the total spend on consultants by Irish Water will have exceeded 80 million euro by next year. The utility’s…

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM PLAN PROMISES BETTER OUTCOMES The government has published details of the next phase of its Public Service Reform Plan. It sets out ambitious objectives and actions for…

GOVERNMENT TO ANNOUNCE STIMULUS PLAN The government is set to allocate funds of up to 1 billion euro in a stimulus plan that will be announced in the coming weeks….

MORE JOBS CREATED BY WEXFORD ENTERPRISE BOARD SUPPORTED BUSINESSES IN 2013 116 more jobs were created by grant aided companies in County Wexford in 2013 compared to the previous year….

MONEY SOUGHT FOR STORM BATTERED COASTAL AREAS Wexford County Council is to seek three million euro from the government for strom damage The recent storms caused major damage around coastal…

WEXFORD GAA NEW SPONSORSHIP DEAL Wexford GAA has announced a new Sponsorship Deal with one of the major Companies in the South East. Manufactured in Clonroche, Gain Feeds which is…

WEXFORD COUNCILLORS IN SIX FIGURE SUM PAYOUT Wexford County Councillors have been paid almost six hundred thousand euro in the past year The total amount paid to the twenty two…

The Minister for the Environment was warned there needed to be more scrutiny of the set up of Irish Water in a Dáil debate at the end of last year….

66 DRIVERS DISQUALIFIED MORE THAN ONCE FOR GETTING OVER 12 PENALTY POINTS New figures show that 66 drivers have been disqualified from driving more than once for accumulating over 12…

BUILDING ACTIVITY INCREASES A rise in construction activity has been recorded for December 2013. That’s according to the latest industry survey which is carried out by Ulster Bank. The findings…

WEXFORD MATERNITY UNIT NOT PUBLISHING DATA The maternity unit at Wexford General Hospital is one of eight not publishing its safety record in childbirths That’s according to data revealed today…

PUZZLE OVER MISSING BANK CRISIS DOCUMENTS The Department of Finance has launched a process to ensure no more files go missing ahead of the banking enquiry. It follows revelations that…

WATERFORD MURDER ACCUSED APPEARS BEFORE COURT A 33 year old man has appeared at a special sitting of Waterford District Court charged with the murder of a man who was…

MANY MINOR ROADS REMAIN DANGEROUS SATURDAY Motorists are being advised to drive with care on minor and secondary roads after hard frost overnight left some roads in a treacherous condition…

STABBING IN WATERFORD LEAVES ONE MAN DEAD A 25 year old man has been stabbed to death in Tramore in Co Waterford. The incident happened at Seafield just after midnight…

WATERFORD CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCE 20 PER CENT REDUCTION IN COMMERCIAL RATES Waterford City and County Councils were given a 4.3 million euro increase in their local government fund to offset…

GARDAI SEEK PUBLIC’S HELPING IN TRACING 16 YEAR OLD WATERFORD GIRL Margueritta “Maggie” Goulden has been missing from her home in Tramore since Wednesday night. She’s described as 5′ 8”…

FINE GAEL TD SAYS REDUCTIONS IN STAFF AT WEXFORD GENERAL NEEDS TO STOP Wexford Fine Gael TD Dr. Liam Twomey says with the opening of the new A and E…

GOVERNMENT ACCUSED OF SETTING UP ‘ONE HELL OF A QUANGO’ IN IRISH WATER It comes after it emerged half the cost of setting up the utility company has been paid…

DROP IN NUMBERS ON THE LIVE REGISTER IN COUNTY WEXFORD The Central Statistics office has revealed a drop in the number of people unemployed in County Wexford. Figures for December…

HIQA REPORT FINDS SERIOUS CHILD PROTECTION ISSUES AT DUBLIN FACILITY A HIQA report has highlighted serious child protection issues at a high-dependency support unit for teenagers in the north-east Dublin…

It’s emerged that Irish Water could be given permission to hike the water charge if demand is lower than expected. The Commission for Energy Regulation is considering the move, if…

GARDA APPEAL FOR WITNESSES FOLLOWING GOREY ARMED ROBBERY Gardai in Gorey are appealing for help from the public in relation to an armed robbery in the Town yesterday evening. Just…

HOUSING MINISTER DEFENDS CUTS TO HOUSING GRANTS The Housing Minister is defending cuts to housing grants to the elderly and disabled, saying it will ensure the money goes to those…