Wexford Town 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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Over €45,000 raised for Pieta House

by 27/06/17 12:32pm

A STAGGERING €45, 595.90 was raised for suicide and self-harm prevention charity Pieta House through the first Darkness Into Light event held in Wexford town. Some 1,900 people completed a five kilometre course from St. Joseph’s Centre, Bishopswater, at 4.15am...

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Wexford woman widowed as cardiac facilities closed

A MURRINTOWN woman whose husband died of cardiac arrest while being brought by ambulance to hospital in Cork, as adequate...

Tuesday, 27/06/17 - 12:28pm Read More

Ashley Bolton, (12), wins All Ireland spelling championship final

  It was All-Ireland final day in Croke Park, not for hurling or football, but for spelling, and Ashley Bolton,...

Tuesday, 27/06/17 - 5:15pm Read More

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

Chamber President to ‘build’ jobs in Wexford

UP TO fifty jobs are on their way to Wexford, as a local entrepreneur has secured European distribution rights for...

Tuesday, 20/06/17 - 1:04pm Read More

New cinema on way to town

AFTER SITTING dormant and in an unattractive state for almost a decade, the striking premises which previously housed Wexford Cineplex...

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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,...

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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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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...

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REVIEW: Brass rings out at the Sky

SUMMER WAS welcomed in style at The Sky & the Ground pub, South Main Street, when the pulsating sounds of...

Tuesday, 13/06/17 - 3:23pm 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...

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School brings Poland to Green Street

FIRST-GENERATION Irish children are among a large cohort who make their way to CBS Primary School, Wexford, each Friday evening,...

Tuesday, 06/06/17 - 12:33pm Read More

Pupil Sinéad’s poem picked for prize

LOCAL SIXTH class pupil Sinéad O’Reilly’s literary career was launched in fine style recently, when she was awarded a prize...

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New Look premises up for sale

THE TOWN centre unit which houses New Look has been put up for sale with a price tag of almost...

Tuesday, 06/06/17 - 11:51am 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

GAA is ‘sorry’ for ticket sale chaos

THE AREA around Wexford Park was awash with activity on Wednesday morning last, as a limited number of tickets were...

Tuesday, 06/06/17 - 11:29am 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

Manchester spirit won’t be quelled – Wexford’s Trafford Council Chief

WEXFORD NATIVE Theresa Grant, who is Chief Executive of Trafford Council in Manchester, said the week following the Manchester Arena...

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