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Coffee and a chat to help Ros Tapestry
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.
Coffee and a chat to help Ros Tapestry
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.
Duo set to cycle from Dublin for good cause
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.
Tidy towns inspection during Strawberry Fest
ENNISCORTHY'S annual tidy towns inspection is due to take place during the Strawberry Festival at the end of the month.
Groups win trips on the train
FIVE County Wexford voluntary groups have won train trips with Iarnród Eireann in the rail company's 'The Journey's On Us' competition.
Funge painting being raffled for Art School
PEOPLE are being given the chance to own an artwork by renowned Gorey artist Paul Funge, and help local art students at the same time.
Courtnacuddy crew at 'Our World' awards
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.
Walking track go-ahead
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.
Daly comes to festival
ST Senan's primary school in Enniscorthy has come up with a down-to-earth way of raising funds.
Kent Stainless in the running for major prize
Wexford company Kent Stainless is one of eight Leinster businesses which will be competing for honours at the national final of the Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards taking place in the Mansion House Dublin this Thursday, May 30.
Rebecca and Leona the toast of whole school
The pupils of Gorey Central School - all 260 of them - will be off to a Leinster rugby match next term after their classmate Rebecca Cavaliere came up trumps as a designer. She has devised a female companion for the province's mascot Leo the Lion in response to a competition that attracted more than 3,600 entries - including 650 from around County Wexford.
Caring pupils raise €450 for Bóthar
A CLASS of 22 enterprising young first class students in Ballygarrett NS worked very hard to raise €450 for the charity Bóthar recently.
Simon's picture wins him a trip to Japan
SIXTEEN year old Gorey Community School student Simon Minias, will visit Japan later this year to attend an exhibition in Tokyo at which his prize-winning entry in this year's 59th Texaco Children's Art Competition will be displayed.
Ballyduff Ladies' Club celebrate their 25th anniversary at reunion
The women of Ballyduff at the foot of Sliabh Buíodh have marked a quarter century of meetings and expeditions. The Ballyduff ladies' club, established in 1988, staged its re-union at The Courtyard in Ferns.
Bright future lies ahead for all
Former principal Sister Ella McGuinness made a welcome return to Coláiste Bríde in Enniscorthy last week as guest speaker at the annual awards night. The Mercy nun was a prominent figure at the school for 21 years from 1979 when she came to teach Maths and French, taking over as head from 1986 to 2000.
Ballymurn -- all the news
Ballymurn Parish Gathering will take place on Sunday 26th May at 12.30pm. It is a great opportunity for people to get to know each other and share a meal together.
Willie bids fond farewell
Management and staff of H. Murphy & Co. cash and carry bade a fond farewell to retiring colleague Willie Doyle at the weekend. A career that lasted 31 years in the business on Mill Park Road was marked with a party in The Bailey on Saturday evening.
News
Berry growers are wary of a late late show
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.
Ferry delayed by four hours
HUNDREDS of passengers were delayed for four hours last Tuesday when one of the stern doors on a Stena ferry at Rosslare Europort malfunctioned.
Proof that thieves will take nearly any clucking thing
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.
Thirteen homes are burgled in the space of just four days
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.
Car destroyed by fire at side of N11
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.
Fostering a better future for children
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 of the world to attend events in Ross
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.
Tyrone manager Mickey Harte a major attraction
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.
Ballymoney pub is sold for €345,000
THE TARA Vale pub in Kildermot, Ballymoney, sold at auction last Thursday for €345,000.
Parishoners were given food for thought at Eucharistic Gathering
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.
