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Into the future on the Celtic Horizon
On the face of it, the Celtic Link ferry company is a minnow swimming with sharks. Its one-ship operation shares the pier at Rosslare Harbour with some the biggest names in the business, Stena and Irish Ferries.
New Tayto bar – is it a hit or miss?
Tuesday: The good woman had a surprise waiting for me when I got in from work today. It was one of the new Tayto chocolate bars. 'The shopkeeper had three boxes of them at 3pm and only two bars left shortly after tea-time,' she told me, and I couldn't help but be intrigued. The first thing I noticed was its size, diminutive when measured against a Dairy Milk bar, which is a piece of chocolate confectionery that I would slay dragons for.
Into the future on the Celtic Horizon
On the face of it, the Celtic Link ferry company is a minnow swimming with sharks. Its one-ship operation shares the pier at Rosslare Harbour with some the biggest names in the business, Stena and Irish Ferries.
Fifth Food and Wine Festival
THE FIFTH Wexford Food and Wine Festival is due to take place between Friday, May 24, to Sunday, May 26.
Folk fundraiser
A benefit concert in aid of the Niall Mellon Trust, featuring the Wexford Folk Orchestra, with guest Ger Busher and others, will take place this coming Thursday night, May 16 in Wexford Arts Centre.
Hot air balloons stir mental health debate
WEXFORD-based counselling and psychotherapy service It's Good 2 Talk has unveiled a plan to get Wexford people talking about mental health as part of the nationwide Green Ribbon campaign to encourage open discussion on mental health.
It's fun to be fit
THE FAYTHE School was literally a 'hive of activity' recently as 'Active School Week' was well and truly marked. From the minute the gates opened at 8.40 a.m. until the last activities finished well after 'home time' there were any amount of fun things for the children to participate in.
Kevin and Gráinne faces of Special Olympic fundraiser
WEXFORD'S FAMOUS faces were on hand to help out at this year's Special Olympics Ireland's Collection Day. Olympic swimmer Gráinne Murphy and chef Kevin Dundon of Dunbrody House Hotel were in attendance at Eircom's breakfast event on the Special Olympics Ireland's collection day last Friday.
George brings Wexford know-how to Slovakia
A NEW Ross consultancy firm has won a contract to advise on the development of the local start-up ecosystem in Slovakia, with a view to driving economic growth.
Beaches pass test
Wexford beaches monitored by the Environment Protection agency all passed the water quality tests carried out last year.
Men show their worth in kitchen
THE MEMBERS of Gorey Men's Group have proven themselves a dab hand in the kitchen, and were delighted recently to be presented with certificates for completing a HSE Healthy Eating programme.
Date shift avoids 'Napoleon' battle
Enniscorthy is only in the ha'penny place when it comes to recreating old battles. But the re-enactment of the conflict on Vinegar Hill due to take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend has the potential to become a major annual attraction in the future.
Cash needed after landmark building avoids dereliction
Enniscorthy's landmark Church Institute has been saved from dereliction – but now requires a large sum of money to restore it to active use. The institute, which once housed the YMCA back in the 1940s, later provided a base for many organisations from the ICA and the camera club, to tennis table teams and the choral society, as well as serving as parish hall for the Church of Ireland.
Fashion
Hillbrook Lawn Tennis club at Munster Hill will host a fashion show with Helen D'Eathe on Friday, April 26. Tickets cost €10 and they are available at the door.
Vinegar Hill 'diorama' brings battle to life in 1798 centre
A 'diorama' of Vinegar Hill is set to be one of the top attractions in the national 1798 rebellion centre at Arnold's Cross in Enniscorthy.
Lourdes group returns with happy memories
The Enniscorthy contingent attending the Irish Pilgrimage Trust expedition to Lourdes has returned safely from France, with many happy memories to ponder. Pádraig O'Connor led the group on the annual pilgrimage which lasted for a week.
Mountjoy governor launches Youth Week
YOUTH Week in Co. Wexford was launched last Saturday by John Lonergan, former Governor of Mountjoy Prison, at a special Youth Information Day in Gorey Shopping Centre.
News
Wexford Business Awards attract almost 100 entries
ALMOST 100 local businesses have submitted applications for the 2013 Wexford Business Awards.
Spate of arson attacks in Ross
GARDAI ARE now preparing a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions following an arson attack on the office of Government Chief Whip Paul Kehoe.
Traffic lights at Dunnes are back in action
IN case you hadn't noticed the traffic lights outside Dunnes are back in action.
Cannabis in pocket
A man who could not explain how the drug came to be in his pocket pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis last week.
Traditional family value
DEREK Fehily grew up in Wexford town – like many of his business generation, the family home atop the family's pharmacy in South Main Street.
Opera festival organisers hunt for 'dedicated' extras
WEXFORD Festival Opera is looking for extras to perform in the Jules Massenet one-act operas, Thérèse and La Navarraise at this year's Festival.
Seven outboard motors stolen
Wexford gardai are investigating the theft of seven outboard engines worth over €25,000 from the laguna in Rosslare Harbour.
Town's musical son has Mass appeal
Musician Pierce Turner is basking in the warmth of a big Wexford hug after a Gathering weekend devoted to his music.
We must back local business
MADELEINE Quirke, is Chief Executive of Wexford Chamber, one of 56 affiliated Chambers operating under the umbrella of Chambers Ireland.
Declaration sought on retail park site
A WEXFORD-based store applied for a declaration to the borough council in relation to a development without the knowledge of the owners of a site at Drinagh or of Meadows and Byrne which has permission for a lifestyle centre there.
