Audition time for Wexford Has Talent

The auditions for this year's Wexford Has Talent competition take place this coming weekend - on Sunday, January 13, from 12 noon to 6 p.m.

New Ross pantomime ‘Peter Pan’ rehearsals in St Michael's pastoral centre

Flying start for panto Peter Pan show

The magic of Peter Pan is being brought to life on St Michael's Theatre stage for the first time as New Ross Pantomime Society mark a century of entertaining in the town with a hilarious take on the J.M. Barrie story.

Audition time for Wexford Has Talent

Brendan Keane The auditions for this year's Wexford Has Talent competition take place this coming weekend - on Sunday, January 13, from 12 noon to 6 p.m.

Artlinks deadline fast approaching

Brendan Keane The deadline for applications for the next round of Artlinks bursaries is 4 p.m. on Monday, January 21.

Other Places exhibition launch

Sara Gahan Other Places, an exhibition of new work by the Five Towers Art Group, will be officially launched on Wednesday, January 9, at 2 p.m., in Gorey Library.

Rachel Weisz as Sarah Churchill and Olivia Colman as Queen Anne in The Favourite

Colman to the fore in bawdy and boisterous period comedy

Courtly intrigue pits two ambitious women against each other for the affections of an emotionally brittle queen in director Yorgos Lanthimos's rollicking comedy of deliciously cruel intentions.

The Marlfield House wedding showcase team, Cindy and Jacques Fournier, Dawn Quick and Emma Burke

Marlfield House rolls out red carpet for wedding showcase

Sara Gahan Marlfield House opened its doors on Saturday for newly engaged couples who are planning to get married this year.

Packed house for festive concert

Anna Hayes The musicians of Ceoltóirí Munna showed off their talents when they held their Christmas concert in front of a packed house at Taghmon National School.

Nicole Quigley, Balloindonny, Caoimhe Doran, Templeudigan, Grace Fallon,Templeudigan, and Aoibhinn Doran,Templeudigan

Record crowd enjoy big Templeudigan walk/run

David Looby The mild winter weather and a good cause saw a record crowd of over 200 people take part in the annual Templeudigan St Stephen's Day walk.

Alan Corcoran, director of Gorey Little Theatre’s Aladdin

Local groups set to bring panto magic to stages

Anna Hayes As the New Year begins and things get back to normal after Christmas, a number of groups are remaining in the Christmas spirit as, for them, January means pantomime time!

Make a big splash this festive season

There are two festive swims organised in the New Ross district over the coming weeks.

Gráinne Donoghue, Blaithnaid Fitzsimons, Christine Scarry, Red Alchemy Theatre Company and Aoife Fitzsimons at the recent production of ‘Vincent’ at Horetown House

One man van Gogh play shines on starry, starry night

Review - David Looby The breathtaking, tortured genius of Vincent van Gogh was brought to life in a virtuoso performance by Wexford actor Peter McCamley in the Irish debut of 'Vincent a play' in the historic Horetown House.

Viking fire festival for Wexford

Brendan Keane Wexford will have a new Viking Fire Festival next year as part of a campaign by Failte Ireland for ongoing development of Ireland's Ancient East trail.

Templeudigan St Stephen's Day fundraising walk

This year's annual St Stephen's Day family walk and run in Templeudigan will be held as a fundraiser for the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust.

St Leonards Christmas vehicles

The annual Christmas lights vehicle run takes place in St Leonards on Sunday, December 23, at 4.30 p.m.

The age old tradition of daisy day will be revived at Hook lighthouse. Photograph: Jimmy Fallon.

Daisy day at the Hook

Brendan Keane Hook lighthouse will play host to a revival of 'daisy day' this coming St Stephen's Day when it continues a traditional custom that can be traced back to at least 1943.

Craft fair highlights entrepreneurial traits

Brendan Keane The entrepreneurial traits of students in Colaiste Abbáin, in Adamstown, were very much in evidence at the schools annual Christmas craft fair which attracted a large crowd to the facility's sports hall.