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George ‘not creaming it’ after landing Labour post
BETWEEN SINGING on stage, working as a Borough and County Councillor, running a business and being a family man, you’d imagine Wexford Borough councillor George Lawlor wouldn’t have time to look sideways, but The Echo has learned that he has also been working full time for Labour’s Brendan Howlin, doing his constituency work.
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Grave crime appeal refused
A MAN convicted of impeding the investigation into the killing of Wexford mum-of-two Rebecca French (30) yesterday failed in his attempt to have his jail sentence reduced on the grounds that it was too severe.
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Couple threatened with screwdriver
01 March 2012
A WEXFORD couple were confronted by three burglars in the yard of their home and threatened with a screwdriver.
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Charlotte wins best actress
01 March 2012
WEXFORD ACTRESS Charlotte (Charlie) Murphy marked a major milestone in her blossoming career at the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards in Dublin over the weekend by winning the best actress gong.
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Household tax protestors take over Wexford Bridge
01 March 2012
ON SATURDAY, activists in the campaign against Household and Water Taxes took to Wexford Bridge to highlight their abhorrence at the government over the new charges, just a month shy of the deadline day.
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Town teams triumph at Credit Union quiz
01 March 2012
OVER 45 primary school teams took part in the recent Credit Union Quiz in the Ferrycarrig Hotel with three Wexford town teams picking up awards.
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Garda checkpoints to snare burglars
01 March 2012
BURGLARS WHO have been targeting houses across the greater Wexford town area are being caught at Garda checkpoints set up in recent weeks to stem the tide of burglaries.
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€700,000 funding for Harbour
01 March 2012
GOVERNMENT CHIEF Whip Paul Kehoe TD has welcomed an investment of €700,000 for remedial work for Wexford Harbour by the Department of Transport.
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Women’s refuge cycle fundraiser
01 March 2012
THE ANNUAL charity event in aid of Wexford Women’s Refuge “Cycle a Mile in her Shoes” is on this Thursday and Friday.
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State assets sale to fund job creation
01 March 2012
FINE GAEL Wexford Deputy, Liam Twomey, has welcomed the agreement between the government and the Troika that a third of the proceeds from the sale of State assets of up to €3 billion can be used for future job creation.
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New Rehab bus
01 March 2012
THANKS TO the fantastic fundraising of four ladies, people attending Rehab Care in Wexford now have a bus to transport them to various activities.
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Minister Reilly visits hospital
01 March 2012
HEALTH MINISTER Dr. James Reilly commended the staff of the recently refurbished St. John’s Community Hospital, when he visited for a tour of the facility last Friday afternoon.
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Huge turnout to Village Development seminar
01 March 2012
WEXFORD LOCAL Development (WLD) brought a good news story to a large audience of almost 200 people representing up to 60 community groups at a seminar entitled “Developing Your Village” held in the Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy last Wednesday night.
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Councillor forced to emigrate
01 March 2012
THE TWO remaining Fianna Fail members on New Ross Town Council displayed opposing views last week on a request from their colleague, Cllr. Kevin Dwyer, that he be given an extension of his time away from the Chamber.
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1,000 left our shores in 2011
01 March 2012
OVER 1,000 people emigrated from County Wexford in 2011, The Echo can reveal.
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Garda stations have no Internet
01 March 2012
GARDAÍ WORKING in one-man Garda stations across County Wexford have been left in the dark ages without access to the Internet.
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Browne criticises Irish downgrading
01 March 2012
ENNISCORTHY TD John Browne has criticised Fine Gael for their continued policy of downgrading the Irish language within the education system.
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Why septic tank scheme discriminates
01 March 2012
THE ANNOUNCEMENT recently that the septic tank registration fee was to be reduced from €50 to €5 raised a few eyebrows but has not gone any further to dampen the concerns or protests of the local branch of the Irish Farmer’s Association.
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Wexford demonstrates its business prowess
01 March 2012
A LARGE crowd of Wexford business people attended a Wexford Means Business event in Slaney Manor, Barntown, recently.
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Four Deputies skip meeting
01 March 2012
ONLY ONE of Wexford’s five sitting TDs turned up at a specially arranged meeting between Oireachtas members and New Ross Town Council last week.
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Vino fine warning for France ferry users
01 March 2012
A NEW regulation being introduced by the French Government that will require motorists to carry a breathalyzer in their car at all times whilst travelling in France has been welcomed by Irish Ferries as a positive measure that will help reduce road accidents and make travelling in France even safer for Irish holidaymakers.
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