Rockin' Food Festival is going green for the environment

The Rockin' Food Festival is going green this year by dispensing with single-use plastics and introducing waste management stations.

The late Brendan Grace with Lourde Connick at the Kennedy Summer School in New Ross in 2018

Brendan Grace had a special bond with County Wexford

Pádraig Byrne There was an outpouring of grief right across the country last week as news broke of the passing of beloved comedian and entertainer Brendan Grace.

Rockin' Food Festival is going green for the environment

Simon Bourke The Rockin' Food Festival is going green this year by dispensing with single-use plastics and introducing waste management stations.

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Dancing - Marshalstown/Castledockrell Parish Councils present Shawn Cuddy and his band with Ally Harron and Marian Curry in the Riverside Park Hotel on Sunday, July 28. Dancing from 8.30pm.

Festival to play host to Irish myths and legends

Simon Bourke This year's Streams of Bunclody Festival begins on Friday, July 19, at ArtBank from 7.30pm with the opening of its annual exhibition of visual art.

Wexford racecourse gets €100,000 to tackle flooding

Pádraig Byrne Ongoing problems with flooding at Wexford Racecourse are set to become a thing of the past after it was confirmed this week that Wexford County Council is to grant €100,000 to alleviate the issue.

Ellie Byrne, Rachel Foley and Jack Nolan, Courtnacuddy NS

Pupils' creativity rewarded in competition

Simon Bourke A competition which asked Enniscorthy Primary School pupils to create their own original bookmarks attracted more than one thousand entries.

Teachers, parents and children at the official opening of St. Senan’s Sensory Garden

St. Senan's Sensory Garden opened

Simon Bourke Before breaking up for the summer, staff and pupils of St. Senan's Primary School officially opened their very own Sensory Garden.

Michael Jordan, Margaret O’Dowd, Una Doherty, Pearce Colbert and Liz Fitzgerald

Silvertones present funds to Hope Centre

Simon Bourke Silvertones Choir have raised €4000 for the Hope Centre in Enniscorthy following their concert in the Cathedral recently.

Brexit will make or break Leo's legacy

Darragh Clifford - Straight Talking Hurricane season may be a few weeks away in the USA, but on this side of the Atlantic the first warning has already been issued.

Westminster votes leave the DUP and Sinn Féin facing peculiar problems

Our View Last week's historic vote in Westminster - which will see same sex marriage and abortion legalised in Northern Ireland if the Assembly cannot be restored by the Autumn - have thrown the cat among the pigeons in Stormont.

Jessica and Kelly Ann Mahon, Adamstown, Kelsey Foley, Waterford and Louise Mahon, Adamstown

Amazing day for Adamstown GAA

David Looby Adamstown GAA Club was the place to be at the weekend as the club unveiled its own dedicated Gaelic grounds, providing club members with a landmark moment in its 132-year history.

Maria Condon, Denise McDonald (Hope Centre), Joan Roche, Maudie Maher, Eamonn Mernagh (chairman, Hospice), Maura O’Leary, Evelyn
Kinsella and Patricia Edwards

Hope and Dream 10 raises record sum

Simon Bourke After eight years of staging the event, the organisers of the Hope and Dream 10 charity run were humbled and proud to announce that 2019 proved a record-breaking year for fundraising.

The N80/Scarawalsh interchange on the new Enniscorthy bypass

Taoiseach to open bypass next week

Simon Bourke The M11 Gorey to Enniscorthy bypass is to be formally opened by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Thursday July 18.

Assistant referee Michelle O’Neill in the tunnel in front of U.S.A. captain Megan Rapinoe before Sunday’s Women’s World Cup final in Lyon, France

Enniscorthy woman becomes first Irish person to officiate at FIFA final

Simon Bourke An Enniscorthy woman has made history by becoming the first Irish person to officiate at a senior FIFA World Cup Final. Michelle O’Neill (40) was one of the lineswomen in Sunday’s Women’s World Cup...

The Enniscorthy Sean-Nós Dance Group performing on the top of Enniscorthy Castle to mark the Summer Solstice

Enniscorthy woman Seána reviving the spirit of ancient Irish dancing

Simon Bourke A form of traditional Irish dancing which had almost completely died out is being revived in Enniscorthy by local woman Seána Redmond. During her time in the Connemara Gaeltacht learning Irish, Seána...

Boys and girls who took part in the Movie Making at St Senan’s PS, at the premier of their movie ‘Technology Overload’ with co-ordinator Gearóid McCauley

St Senan's pupils turn spotlight on technology overload in new movie

Simon Bourke Tasked with creating an original movie as part of their filmmaking course, the children at St Senan's Primary School chose to focus on one of the biggest issues of our time.