Tuesday 18 June 2013
THE OWNER of Gorey Business Park, Jim Osborne, hopes that some of the businesses in the Enterprise Building there will be allowed to reopen today (Tuesday) or later this week, after the County's Chief Fire Officer ordered the shock closure of the building last Thursday afternoon.
BUSINESSES in the busy Enterprise Block in Gorey Business Park at Ramstown are expected to be cleared to reopen in the coming days, after emergency works were carried out over the weekend to bring them up to stringent Fire Safety Codes. Some may even reopen today.
GOREY Chamber was one of the tenants affected by the Closure Notice last Thursday, and found itself making hasty arrangements to relocate its offices at very short notice.
WEXFORD County Council's Fire Department said this week the Closure Notice was served after it carried out inspections of the Enterprise Block in Gorey Business Park.
TWO North Wexford nurseries struck gold at Bloom in the Park over the weekend, as they won prestigious gold medals for their Nursery Displays.
A CO. WEXFORD woman and her husband were beaming from ear to ear as they collected a cheque for €250,000 at National Lottery offices in Dublin last Thursday.
COUNTY WEXFORD is starting to make real progress on job creation, says Minister Richard Bruton.
IF YOU decide to go for a dip in the water this summer, make sure you take heed of advisory signs.
THE long revision ends tomorrow (Wednesday) as almost 4,000 students sit down across County Wexford to take their State examinations.
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THE STORY of the farmer who was asked what he would do with his lotto winnings, and replied that he would continue farming until it was all gone, is something fruit farmers can identify with too.
HUNDREDS of passengers were delayed for four hours last Tuesday when one of the stern doors on a Stena ferry at Rosslare Europort malfunctioned.
AN ARDAMINE farmer has spoken of his frustration and anger at the latest theft at his property during which 26 hens were stolen. Earlier this year a deep well pump was stolen from his property, and last year, a hayshed was set on fire. However, the latest theft is the last straw.
GARDAI in the Gorey District reported a worrying upsurge in burglaries over the past week. At least 13 break-ins were reported over the space of four days.
SCORES of passing drivers witnessed the distress of a man whose car went on fire beside the busy N11 south of Enniscorthy on Wednesday evening. Emergency services were called to the scene near Edermine shortly after 6 p.m. as commuters noticed flames coming from the stricken vehicle.
WEXFORD HSE foster team co-ordinator Pauline O'Sullivan is keen to promote foster care as a positive option for some children. She already has 150 foster families looking after 197 children. Regina Brady and Anne Connolly are just two of the foster parents on Pauline's books.
GLASCOTTS FROM all over the world will descend on the New Ross area in June to network, share stories and research about a family that has links in the area back to Cromwellian times.
Mickey Harte proved to be the big attraction at the Enniscorthy Eucharistic Gathering during the Bank Holiday weekend. The man from the North drew more than twice the number of people to St. Aidan's Cathedral on Friday evening than came to listen to Archbishop Diarmuid Martin later the same evening.
THE TARA Vale pub in Kildermot, Ballymoney, sold at auction last Thursday for €345,000.
A TOP class line-up of speakers failed to attract massive crowds the Enniscorthy Eucharistic Gathering weekend staged by the combined parishes of Saint Aidan and Saint Senan.
GOREY DISTRICT COUNCILLOR Michael Kinsella said this week the proposed electoral changes could put an end to his political career.
FORMER councillor Barbara Anne Murphy (pictured) was rubbing her hands with glee after learning that she will be canvassing the Clonegal to Tombrack countryside in next year's local election.
A CO. WEXFORD woman and her husband were beaming from ear to ear as they collected a cheque for €250,000 at National Lottery offices in Dublin last Thursday.
DAISY the Cow, a new arrival at Kia Ora Mini Farm, was only too happy to serve as a poster girl for the unveiling of the local attraction's sponsorship of the Courtown Road roundabout.
A TOP class line-up of speakers failed to attract massive crowds the Enniscorthy Eucharistic Gathering weekend staged by the combined parishes of Saint Aidan and Saint Senan.
THE STORY of the farmer who was asked what he would do with his lotto winnings, and replied that he would continue farming until it was all gone, is something fruit farmers can identify with too.
LIZ EVERED from Ferns United has came out on top as Premier top scorer for the seventh time as her impressive tally saw her leave her closest rivals well behind, with Vanessa Ogbonna from Tramore her closest contender.
Gorey Celtic 0, Campile United 4: Campile travelled to Gorey Celtic on Thursday evening and four goals from Eva Boland gave them the three points needed to set up a winner takes all decider with Bridge Rovers in Under-14 Division 2A. After an evenly-contested first-half, Campile got on top in the second-half to secure all three points.
Under-10 Division 2B: Adamstown 10 (Maebh Wickham 5, Isobelle Herbert 5), Enniscorthy Town 2.
NOT EVEN their most loyal followers could have expected Shelmaliers to recover in such emphatic fashion as they got back into strong contention in Group A of the Pettitt's Senior hurling championship with this 16-point demolition of an extremely poor Rapparees side in Monamolin on Sunday last.
THE SECOND lowest scorers in round one of the Pettitt's Senior hurling championship were transformed into big hitters in Bellefield on Saturday last when Oylegate-Glenbrien picked off an impressive 5-10 from play to bury Adamstown in this Group A clash.
FABULOUS FERNS St. Aidan's built steadily on their opening round win over Shelmaliers when they demolished Faythe Harriers with even greater ease, giving the stand-out performance of the weekend in this entertaining Pettitt's Senior hurling championship Group A clash in Bellefield on Saturday last.
COFFEE AND conversation flowed in the Rugby Club last Friday morning as New Ross Country Markets hosted a successful coffee morning to raise funds for the Ros Tapestry.
TWO intrepid Enniscorthy men have started preparing for a cycle that will raise funds for Special Olympics Ireland on June 29. The pair are Toby Cooper from Ballycoursey and Stuart Copeland from Mill Park Road who intend to pedal from Dublin to their home town on June 29. The plan is to arrive in Enniscorthy in time to enjoy the night's entertainment at the opening of the Strawberry Festival.
ENNISCORTHY'S annual tidy towns inspection is due to take place during the Strawberry Festival at the end of the month.
A party from Scoil Náisiúnta Padraig Naofa in Courtnacuddy travelled to Cork recently to accept their award at the 'Our World' Irish aid ceremony in Triskel arts centre. Students in Courtnacuddy have been studying the lives of their counterparts in the developing world.
ST Senan's primary school in Enniscorthy has come up with a down-to-earth way of raising funds.
The Blackwater Community Development Association has been allowed the all-clear to put a walking track in the St. Brigid's GAA complex in Blackwater. The track will be two metres wide.
RAMSGRANGE Community School and the Home School Community Liaison Coordination were delighted to host a night of celebration for parents last Friday in the Fort Conan Hotel in Duncannon, where the achievements of parents who completed Fetac programmes and parents who volunteer with different activities in the school were acknowledged.
Friends invited me to their home for dinner in late May. Despite cold winds coming from the north we did manage to have the meal in the back garden. The woman sitting beside me smoked a few cigarettes. I noticed the horrific things it says on the packet, telling the smoker that cigarettes kill and cause infertility.
THE Wexford Campus of IT Carlow hosted an international conference on the benefits of lifelong opportunities for mature students at its campus at Summerhill.
WEXFORD camogie captain Mary Leacy turned gourmet for the day as she assisted in judging of the Slaney Foods International quality steak competition. The three-in-a-row All-Ireland winner was joined in her tasty assignment at Kelly's Hotel in Rosslare by hotel proprietor Bill Kelly and journalist John Shirley, with expert assistance from chef Eugene Callaghan.
DUNCANNON VILLAGE was buzzing as the Village Renewal Committee held a fundraising fashion show in the Fort Conan Hotel.
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MARKET Square in Enniscorthy will be transformed on Saturday night into an open air movie palace - for one night only.
The exhibition of parish photos and artefacts which began in Enniscorthy Castle on Friday will remain on show until the end of June. The show on the castle's ground floor, part of the Enniscorthy Eucharistic Gathering, was formally launched by visiting Tyrone football manager Mickey Harte.
'WE are claiming Medieval for Ferns,' says organiser Catherine MacPartlin preparing cheerfully for the Ferns Gathering due to take place over the weekend, June 7-9. Where Wexford has its Vikings and Enniscorthy commemorates 1798, Ferns is making its mark with the Middle Ages.
NO LASER show this year, just the biggest TV screen ever seen in the town. That's the approach taken by the organisers of the sixth annual Enniscorthy Street Rhythms dance festival over the weekend June 7 to 9.
A SHORT film titled 'An Alternative History of Gorey' made by trainees at the St. Aidan's back in 2007 in association with artist Michael Fortune, has picked up an award at a Disability Film Festival.
COLÁISTE ABBAIN, Adamstown, pulled out all the stops in the famous St. Abban's Hall when they produced a breath-taking production of 'The Field' by John B. Keane.
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