Enniscorthy News

Wexford in full Bloom as groups awarded

by 27/06/17 12:36pm

SUCCESS BLOOMED for local participants at Ireland’s largest garden festival recently, with the County Wexford Garden & Flower Club awarded ‘Best in Show’ on the year of their fiftieth anniversary. A postcard garden designed and constructed by a small group...

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Wexford woman widowed as cardiac facilities closed

by 27/06/17 12:28pm

A MURRINTOWN woman whose husband died of cardiac arrest while being brought by ambulance to hospital in Cork, as adequate care facilities were not accessible to him in the South East region over the weekend, told those gathered for his...

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The Wexford Echo wins justice media award

The winner of the Justice Media Award in the Regional Newspapers category is Tom Mooney of The Wexford Echo for...

Monday, 26/06/17 - 11:50am Read More

Relay to remember, celebrate and fight back

A WAVE of emotion swept across Pairc Charman, on the outskirts of Wexford town, on a summer’s night last August,...

Tuesday, 20/06/17 - 12:55pm Read More

Life in jail for man who stabbed wife over 60 times

AN ENNISCORTHY man has been sentenced to life in Swiss prison after he told the courts that he stabbed his...

Tuesday, 20/06/17 - 12:05pm Read More

Crowds expected in Gorey today for the annual agricultural show

Traffic is expected to be heavy in and around the Clonattin area of Gorey today (Saturday) as large crowds gather...

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Feile Parade in Gorey on Friday evening

Local organisers are calling on the people of Gorey and district to come out and support the Feile Parade through...

Wednesday, 14/06/17 - 4:21pm Read More

Glory Days are back for the Purple and Gold

YOUNG AND old shone purple and gold as a wave of colour engulfed Wexford Park on Saturday night last and...

Tuesday, 13/06/17 - 3:30pm Read More

Lyricist Gordon awarded international prize

WEXFORD SINGER / songwriter Gordon Barry is set to soon release his single ‘Devil & St. Jesus’, after the song’s...

Tuesday, 13/06/17 - 3:25pm Read More

Scouts show support for Coastguard

ON THE day County Wexford’s new International Outdoor Adventure Centre (IOAC) was officially opened at Sixacre, Tagoat, some 150 young...

Tuesday, 13/06/17 - 3:20pm Read More

Man still missing after two years

ALMOST EXACTLY two years ago, softly spoken Donegal native James Joyce asked a neighbour to look after his faithful dog...

Tuesday, 13/06/17 - 2:47pm Read More

Dragon roars for Richard’s resource

A LOCAL entrepreneur on a mission to tune the attention of the world’s workplaces to wellness secured €60,000 investment from...

Tuesday, 06/06/17 - 11:49am Read More

Conor, Lucy and Mia most popular

Newborn baby boys in the county last year were named Conor more often than they were given any other name,...

Tuesday, 06/06/17 - 11:25am Read More

Council embraces energy efficiency

WEXFORD COUNTY Council (WCC) has committed to reducing its energy consumption by one third in signing a Public Sector Energy...

Tuesday, 30/05/17 - 5:06pm Read More

Howlin slams broken promise on cardiac care

THE INABILITY of Taoiseach Enda Kenny to provide a date for when a mobile cath lab for the provision of...

Tuesday, 30/05/17 - 5:04pm Read More

67 complaints to Children’s Ombudsman

SOME 67 complaints were made by, or on behalf of, children in County Wexford, to the Ombudsman for Children’s Office...

Tuesday, 30/05/17 - 5:00pm Read More

Sod turned on €16.3million water treatment plant

THE SOD was officially turned on a major €16.3million investment from Irish Water in wastewater treatment in Enniscorthy on Friday....

Tuesday, 30/05/17 - 1:47pm Read More

Gorey shop winning ticket worth €269,554

Maureen Breen (proprietor) and Elaine Hennell sold a big lottery winning ticket in Gwalia Stores, Gorey, last Friday. An unidentified...

Thursday, 25/05/17 - 11:17pm Read More

Wexford Gardaí best at tackling phone-holding drivers

CONVICTIONS WERE issued to almost half of all those who came before County Wexford courts between January 2015 and March...

Tuesday, 23/05/17 - 11:57am Read More

Wexford’s waters mainly ‘excellent’ for bathing – EPA

HOLIDAYMAKERS AND local alike keen to enjoy a dip in the waters off Wexford over the summer months can do...

Tuesday, 23/05/17 - 11:53am Read More