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The car repeatedly tried to squeeze through the bollards.

News

Wexford man arrested after viral video shows car colliding with bollards on pedestrianised street

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News

See inside the stunning Wexford home with its own castle on the market for €1.35 million

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News

Man arrested following blaze at Wexford house

Medical Scientists Industrial Action at Wexford General Hospital on Wednesday

News

Appointments cancelled at Wexford General Hospital as medical scientists take strike action

Little Cullenstown Bridge at Shanoule.

News

Lengthy planning process required to replace fallen Wexford bridge which stood for hundreds of years

Wexford Courthouse.

Courts Premium

County Wexford man jailed for two years for sexually assaulting a neighbour’s child

Wexford Garda Station.

News

Gardaí ready to mark 100 years in Wexford town with march and open day

Rays Diner North Main Street

Courts Premium

Man who punched woman in the face in ‘vile attack’ in Wexford restaurant avoids prison sentence

Deirdre Byrne and Patrick Byrne From Candy Land , Chris Dirwin from The Yellow Shop, John Carolan from Foxy Johns, and Paul Doyle from The 19th Pub on the road where the footpath is still blocked off

News Premium

Accident fears as one small path catering for busy Courtown thoroughfare: ‘We’ve had a lot of near-misses’

Wexford manager Darragh Egan speaks to his players ahead of the Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 4 match between Westmeath and Wexford at TEG Cusack Park in Mullingar, Westmeath. Photo by Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

GAA Premium

Darragh Egan says there’s no more room for excuses ahead of Kilkenny clash

Tammy Iannetta pictured at home with some of her grandchildren.

News

Tammy Iannetta delighted to get back to her Enniscorthy home after eight-month Covid battle

Wexford & District

The car repeatedly tried to squeeze through the bollards.

Wexford man arrested after viral video shows car colliding with bollards on pedestrianised street

Click to scroll through our slideshow

See inside the €1.35million Wexford home on the market with its own castle

Wexford Garda Station.

Gardaí ready to mark 100 years in Wexford town with march and open day

Medical Scientists Industrial Action at Wexford General Hospital on Wednesday

Appointments cancelled at Wexford General Hospital as medical scientists take strike action

Gabriel Byrne in Landmark Productions and Lovano’s production of Walking with Ghosts. Photo by Ros Kavanagh

Acting legend Gabriel Byrne to perform at the National Opera House in Wexford this summer

Little Cullenstown Bridge at Shanoule.

Lengthy planning process required to replace fallen Wexford bridge which stood for hundreds of years

SETU "Rissole" Art Exhibition on Thursday evening on Paul Quay . L/r Catherine Bowe, Dr Ciara Healy, Oliver Comerford, Elizabeth Whyte, Dr Jeanette Davies and Lisa Byrne

Art graduates taste success with mouth-watering ‘RISSOLE’ exhibition in Wexford town

An artist's impression of what Trinity Wharf will look like.

Wexford County Council urged to carry out ‘sanity check’ on Trinity Wharf project as costs continue to spiral

New Ross

Cllr John Fleming on the Half Hundred Road in Courtnacuddy.

Half hundred road is ‘worst in county’

District manager Mick McCormack.

No funding for shopfront scheme this year

The planned look of the 'oil tanks site' on the quay in New Ross.

Funding for new park

The late Mark Flood.

Tributes paid to Mark Flood

Stafford Fuels managing director Andy Maher and Leinster and Ireland rugby star Tadhg Furlong at the opening of a new €3m smokeless fuel plant at Stafford's in Raheen, New Ross, in 2017.

Stafford's have a long history in Rosbercon

The Shambles in New Ross.

Council waiting on €500,000 funding

Bunscoil Ris amber flag committee present €1,200 for Pieta House with teachers Aoife Deevy and David Mooney. Photo; Mary Browne

Pupils ‘Ris’ to the occasion in bake sale for Pieta House

Eva Evans Foley with Kimberley Doyle, Pat Kent and Anastasiia Kapusto who hosted the Eurovision evening in Fethard on Sea.

Eurovision joy for Ukrainians at Fethard party

Enniscorthy

Rachel Bayley, Rita Rothwell, Lyn Plunkett, Eamon Dooley and Kayla Plunkett at the coffee morning in aid of the Ukraine Appeal, in The Rectory, Bunclody.

Bunclody coffee morning is a great success

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Road traffic case adjourned

Wexford Courthouse.

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County Wexford man jailed for two years for sexually assaulting a neighbour’s child

Tammy Iannetta pictured at home with some of her grandchildren.

Tammy Iannetta delighted to get back to her Enniscorthy home after eight-month Covid battle

Minister James Browne.

Approval granted for extension of St Senan's Primary School in Enniscorthy

Ciara Murphy with Aoife Murphy and Emily White.

Fun times as sun shines and rain falls in Glenbrien village

Jim Byrne with his grandson Mark.

Great turnout for inaugural Terry Barnes memorial road run

Viktor and Marcin Skruch.

Cosmic Rebels Con in Enniscorthy is completely out of this world

Gorey

Jeshua Taucher and Melanie Croce of Seal Rescue Ireland.

BRITA partners with Wexford’s Seal Rescue Ireland in eco-friendly initiative

Aileen Keogh, sister of Padraig, with Caroline Langrel, Anna Marie Devreoux, Maria McCann, Johanna, Mary Doyle, Sim Molloy , Sarah Kavanagh and Joanne Buckley and Jimmy Howard

Aileen’s walks 50,000 steps in memory of her late brother and raises €24,000

Senator Malcolm Byrne.

No progress made on Gorey Primary Care centre during the past year

Deirdre Byrne and Patrick Byrne From Candy Land , Chris Dirwin from The Yellow Shop, John Carolan from Foxy Johns, and Paul Doyle from The 19th Pub on the road where the footpath is still blocked off

Premium

Accident fears as one small path catering for busy Courtown thoroughfare: ‘We’ve had a lot of near-misses’

Jim Byrne with his grandson Mark.

Great turnout for inaugural Terry Barnes memorial road run

Gorey Courthouse.

Traffic case is adjourned

Gorey Courthouse.

Oulart woman fined €300 for not wearing a seat belt

The footpath to Gorey.

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‘It would be environmental vandalism to interfere with those trees’ at Courtown Woods according to local councillor

News

The car repeatedly tried to squeeze through the bollards.

Wexford man arrested after viral video shows car colliding with bollards on pedestrianised street

Click to scroll through our slideshow

See inside the €1.35million Wexford home on the market with its own castle

Wexford Garda Station.

Gardaí ready to mark 100 years in Wexford town with march and open day

Medical Scientists Industrial Action at Wexford General Hospital on Wednesday

Appointments cancelled at Wexford General Hospital as medical scientists take strike action

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Man arrested following blaze at Wexford house

Jeshua Taucher and Melanie Croce of Seal Rescue Ireland.

BRITA partners with Wexford’s Seal Rescue Ireland in eco-friendly initiative

Vladimir Putin’s attempts to create a massive buffer zone between itself and NATO have now backfired completely.

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Editorial Comment Opinion Putin’s ambitions for a new Russian empire backfiring in striking fashion

Are people even aware there is a synod underway within the Catholic Church?

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Fr Michael Commane OP Opinion Bishops don’t always know what is best

Sport

Bree United winners of The Billy Browne Cup Final

Soccer

Doyle double wins Billy Browne Cup for Bree United

Wexford manager Darragh Egan speaks to his players ahead of the Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 4 match between Westmeath and Wexford at TEG Cusack Park in Mullingar, Westmeath. Photo by Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

GAA Premium

Wexford boss Darragh Egan says there’s no more room for excuses ahead of Kilkenny clash

Manchester City's Sergio Aguero celebrates his dramatic title-winning goal against QPR in 2012.

Soccer

Dave Devereux Opinion You can’t beat a bit of final day drama

Westmeath manager Joe Fortune (right) with Derek McNicholas.

Sport

Top Tweets of the week

The Rosslare Challenge Cup team and caddies before their narrow loss to Tulfarris.

Other Sports

On the Fairways

The All Blacks squad before their success in the Divisional Shield final on Sunday.

Soccer

All Blacks too good for Killenagh Wanderers in Shield final

Soccer

Forth and Ferns avoid cup shocks

Soccer

All the women’s soccer fixtures

Business & Farming

On Wednesday evening in The Talbot Hotel , Pettitts Supervalu Supermarket's honoured long serving members of staff. Members from the Wexford, Enniscorthy, Gorey , Arklow and Athy stores attended.

Pettitt’s SuperValu honour 73 long-serving staff members in proud moment for the company

Darren Carty (Irish Farmers Journal), Cabrini Desmond, Johnny Colfer (Dog wardens Wexford County Council), Kevin Comiskey (National IFA Sheep Chairman), Jer O’Mahony (Wexford IFA chairman), Pat Murray (Wexford IFA Sheep Chairman) and Prof. Tommy Boland (UCD).

IFA sheep meeting at Enniscorthy Mart covers market outlook and key priorities

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Control grass quality and boost profits

Entrance to Kildalton College in Piltown, Co Kilkenny.

Kildalton College to mark 50 years of education in June

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Women in Business May event to feature roundtable networking

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When is the right time to get financial advice?

Monart Spa.

Monart Spa wins major Irish Tatler award for service excellence

5/5/2022 The Taoiseach Micheál Martin photographed with Minister James Browne and Nicholas Dunne owner Killowen Farm unveiling the new facility at Killowen Farm, Courtnacuddy. Photo; Mary Browne

Taoiseach unveils new €4m extension to food producer Killowen Farm in Wexford

Lifestyle

Gabriel Byrne in Landmark Productions and Lovano’s production of Walking with Ghosts. Photo by Ros Kavanagh

Acting legend Gabriel Byrne to perform at the National Opera House in Wexford this summer

Bunscoil Ris amber flag committee present €1,200 for Pieta House with teachers Aoife Deevy and David Mooney. Photo; Mary Browne

Pupils ‘Ris’ to the occasion in bake sale for Pieta House

Eva Evans Foley with Kimberley Doyle, Pat Kent and Anastasiia Kapusto who hosted the Eurovision evening in Fethard on Sea.

Eurovision joy for Ukrainians at Fethard party

John and Helen Deegan photographed on their wedding day.

60 years of wedded bliss for Helen and John Deegan

There are no winners in this trial. Just silly, self absorbed celebrities who think the world revolves around them.

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Justine O'Mahony Opinion There are no real winners in the so-called ‘Wagatha Christie’ trial

Exposure to a variety of life experiences is important for puppies.

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Pete Wedderburn Opinion Early socialisation is important for puppies

Aileen Keogh, sister of Padraig, with Caroline Langrel, Anna Marie Devreoux, Maria McCann, Johanna, Mary Doyle, Sim Molloy , Sarah Kavanagh and Joanne Buckley and Jimmy Howard

Aileen’s walks 50,000 steps in memory of her late brother and raises €24,000

Rachel Bayley, Rita Rothwell, Lyn Plunkett, Eamon Dooley and Kayla Plunkett at the coffee morning in aid of the Ukraine Appeal, in The Rectory, Bunclody.

Bunclody coffee morning is a great success

Obituaries

The late Lee Nolan.

Lee (16) was kind and friendly to everyone

The late Sarah Mary Rattagan.

Sarah was loved for her everlasting smile and faith in God

The late Jimmy Nolan.

Jimmy was a talented hurler and devoted family man

The late John Hearn.

GAA great John loved life’s simple pleasures

The late Mark Flood.

Businessman Mark Flood ‘encapsulated the best things in life’

The late Michael Roche.

Mick Roche lived an honest life and always gave his best

The late Angela Swain.

Angela had a kind word for everyone she came across

The late Maura Clancy.

Love and kindness sewn into the tapestry of Maura’s life