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Top Stories | Friday, September 03, 2010



     25 Hospital beds closed until 2014
THE HSE has confirmed that 25 beds at Wexford General will not be re-opened this Autumn while the hospital’s clinical director, Dr. Colm Quigley, has said the beds will remain closed until at least 2014.
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349 approved for nursing home scheme
349 ELDERLY people in County Wexford have been approved for the Fair Deal Nursing Home Support Scheme which covers public and voluntary nursing homes.
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More News | Friday, September 03, 2010

Naked man seen jogging in Curracloe

WALKERS ON Curracloe beach this week were shocked to see a nude man jogging along the shoreline in the middle of the afternoon.  more >

NTA should save Rosslare-Waterford rail line, says Ryan

WEXFORD MAYOR Joe Ryan has rubbished Iarnród Éireann’s case for the closure of the Rosslare-to Waterford rail line in advance of next week’s crucial National Transport Authority (NTA) meeting, which will decide the future of the service.  more >

Faythe School to open despite delay

THE PRINCIPAL of the Faythe National School has denied rumours that the school will not be in a position to open this week because of a two-month delay in its refurbishment programme.  more >

Johnstown Castle hosts first ever wedding fair

WEXFORD’S STUNNING Johnstown Castle will host its first ever wedding fair in September.  more >

FF has ruined the economy, says Twomey

FIANNA FÁIL’S continuous mismanagement of the Irish economy should be a cause of concern for every person in the State, according to Fine Gael Senator Liam Twomey.  more >

Barrister chairs railway meeting

A PUBLIC meeting to clarify the legal position surrounding the proposed closure of the Rosslare-to Waterford rail line is being held tonight (Wednesday) at 7.30p.m. in Rosslare Strand.  more >

Gardaí make arrest after shotgun pub raid

GARDAÍ HAVE arrested a 19-year-old local man following an armed raid on Wexford pub Metro 17 last week, during which bar staff were threatened with a gun.  more >

Civil cases take longest in country

PEOPLE TAKING a civil court action in County Wexford have to wait longer than anybody else in the country, new figures reveal.  more >

Rosslare to Waterford railwayline has economic potential

WEXFORD MINISTER of State Seán Connick TD has welcomed the publication of a report giving a business case for the retention of the Waterford-Rosslare Railway Line.  more >

Charity weight-loss challenge

LABOUR COUNCILLOR George Lawlor is hoping to be fighting fit for his next electoral battle and has joined a charity weight-loss challenge.  more >

First ever Business Exchange Expo for Wexford

WEXFORD’S FIRST Business Exchange Expo will take place on Wednesday, September 22nd in Whites of Wexford from 11a.m. to 7 p.m.  more >

Hip patients to be contacted

THE HSE plans to contact a number County Wexford people who have had hip replacement operations since July 2003 after a fault was found in the implants.  more >

Hundreds will pay stealth tax

MORE THAN 500 commercial vehicle owners in Wexford will be subject to a new stealth tax from the government, according to an insurer.  more >

‘The utter shock is still unforgettable’

AUGUST 26TH began like any other day for Mikey Whelan, who lived opposite the Shelburne Coop which employed over 70 people.  more >

Campile bombing book launched

CONTROVERSIAL, CHALLENGING, magnificent, these were the words historian Nicholas Furlong used about Horeswood Historical Society’s book on Nazi Germany’s bombing of the Shelburne Co-op in Campile on August 26th, 1940, which killed sisters Mary Ellen (30) and Kitty (26) Kent, and Kathleen Hurley (27), at its launch on Thursday night.  more >

“Coming to Wexford is much better”

CAROLYN FISHER from Fishguard has been visiting Wexford and the South -East for many years and she always enjoys a day at the races.  more >

Councillors unite to resist downgrading

IN A first for County Wexford, the heads of town councils met in New Ross on Monday night to oppose plans to abolish the historic authorities.  more >

Hedgehog vandalised

A PIECE of artwork that has been described as a symbol of Gorey has been vandalised by a graffiti artist.  more >

Farewell to Pat Mulcahy

A LONG and distinguished career in An Garda Síochána was marked on Friday night at Detective Sergeant Pat Mulcahy’s retirement party.  more >

Casualties could have been much greater

FORTY WORKERS at Shelburne Co-op in Campile, had finished their dinners in the canteen only ten minutes before the bombs fell.  more >

Councils get ciggy with it!

WEXFORD COUNTY Council and Wexford Borough Council will be giving out free pocket ashtrays for a limited time in a bid to combat cigarette litter on our county’s streets.  more >


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