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Tuesday 13 November 2018

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An artist's impression of the proposed apartment block on the old C&D site in Trinity Street.

Former use of site as gasworks leads to trinity street planning refusal

Wexford County Council has refused planning permission for the demolition of the former C&D Hardware premises in Trinity Street to make way for the building of a 45-unit block of apartments due to fears over lingering contamination from decades of gas and coal production on the site.

An artist's impression of the proposed front facade of the new music venue

Green light for 500 capacity music venue

Plans for a new, purpose-built, music venue on the Wexford quay front has been given the green light by An Bord Pleanala following an appeal...

Brendan Doyle was left blinded by a medical error at Beaumont

Local man awarded €5.9m after being blinded by medical error

The family of a local man who was left blinded by a medical error...

Marie O’Brien, Kitty Walsh, holding baby Sofia Maria, Catriona Lawlor, and Emma Kate Guzman Doyle

Five generations celebrate special family moment

Five generations of women from the one family came together for a family...

Pupils, staff and school principal Audrey McCarthy at the opening of An Choill Bheag, Ballymitty National School’s autism unit

School autism unit is opened

Ballymitty National School officially opened its new autism unit, 'An...

Sean McDermott, winner in the Wexford Credit Union Car Draw, with his wife Margaret, David Maguire of Wexford Credit Union, and Liam Ryan, Ferrybank Motors

Can you give me a loan? No, we'll give you a car!

A 76-year-old lifelong Wexford Credit Union member was the lucky winner of a...

New Ross scientist Dr Annie Curtis is one of the featured researchers in Super Bodies – the first of the four Science Apprentice series of books

Wexford woman leads medical research

A Wexford woman is leading Irish research into the connection between...

At the presentation of €1,000 to the Irish Wheelchair Association at Porter’s Bar, from left (front), Eoin Murphy and Sarah Louise Fortune; (back), Sean Furlong IWA, Stephen Furlong, Service Support Officer, Selina Power, proprietors, Simon andOrla Besanson with their daughter, Grace, John Sugrue and Ger Jordan

Turnip fest money presented to IWA

The Irish Wheelchair Association has expressed gratitude to the...

Brendan Howlin delivering his keynote address

Howlin's team of candidates is on election footing

Labour Party leader and Wexford TD Brendan...

Pictures

53rd Annual Wexford Festival in The Dun Mhuire Theatre. Saturday night's show was Terry bJohnson

Wexford Drama Festival

News from Independent.ie

Gardaí get handheld devices to detect uninsured drivers at side of the road

Gardaí will...

Out & About

Bernadette's work selected for RDS show

A desire to help was a Wexford artist's inspiration to paint socially conscious pieces and paintings that depict the human condition, which will be exhibited at Ireland's premier...

‘Old Dreams New Dreams’ by Martina McAteer

Martina McAteer's art for New York show

A work by the Wexford artist Martina McAteer has been selected for an exhibition taking place at the Limner Gallery in New York in December.

On stage in the Oyster Lane Theatre Group production of Michael Collins in the Dun Mhuire Theatre: Yvette Walsh, Gearóid McCauley, James Dobbs, Neal O’Leary and Niamh Bolger

Rousing production flies Oyster Lane's flag high

Packed houses and standing ovations greeted the talented group from...

Annette Wall, Anne Gilpin, Joe Neal, Maria Nolan and Vanessa Kirby

Joe reads from new work 'Rossetti's Wombat' at Enniscorthy Library

Renowned poet and winner of last year's...

Shane Kenny, Sandra Hornick-Kenny and Andrew Kenny, from South East Paranormal
Research

New research group looks into the paranormal

A new Wexford based group has been set up to investigate paranormal...

Sport

The All-Ireland winning Wexford Senior hurlers of 1968. Back (from left): Dan Quigley (capt.), Eddie Kelly, Willie Murphy, JackBerry, Phil Wilson,Tom Neville, Tony Doran, Dave Bernie. Front (from left): Pat Nolan, Seamus ‘Shanks’ Whelan, Paul Lynch, Christy Jacob, Vinnie Staples, Jimmy O’Brien, Ned Colfer

Mighty men of Wexford

Rianna Jarrett, Orlaith Conlon and Lauren Dwyer with the spoils of success. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Parrock goal seals the deal to make youths best women's team in Ireland

Katrina Parrock's 35th-minute goal...

Brendan Travers (front, right) gave a storming display at full-back in the absence of his suspended colleagues, Peter Travers and Eoin Molloy

Gorey set up dream meeting

The Naomh Eanna men were severely depleted for their maiden voyage into the AIB Leinster Club Senior hurling championship in O'Moore Park, Portlaoise, on Sunday, but they bounced back...

Enniscorthy lock Tomás Stamp, scorer of two tries, evades a tackle by Paul Kelly of Boyne

Enniscorthy bonus point success

When scrum-half Arthur Dunne dotted down after just three minutes of...

The Naomh Eanna squad singing in the rain after completing the double-double in Enniscorthy on Saturday

Magnificent double-double for Gorey as Under-15s end year on a high

Naomh Eanna completed an historic double-double...

Sport from Independent.ie

Lancaster and Farrell ready to take on top job - Browne

IRFU chief executive Philip Browne...

Michael Obafemi and assistant manager Roy Keane. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

O'Neill calls on FIFA to act as Obafemi mulls future

Martin O'Neill has called on FIFA to change their player-eligibility...

Johnny Sexton (left) and Beauden Barrett (right).

Sexton vs Barrett and Ryan vs Whitelock - All Blacks have the edge over Ireland in combined XV

The...

Incorporating double yellow carded players in a sin bin, part of the original proposals published last month, proved contentious as it was quite a scaling down from the red card that currently applies. Stock Image

'Sin-bin' proposal gets red card

The proposal to 'sin-bin' a Gaelic footballer who has picked up a...

Business

Field of dreams: John and Orla Stafford of Jackford Irish Potato Gin

Jackford Gin on a high after scooping top award

Despite being a company still very much in its infancy, Wexford owned Jackford Irish Potato Gin is well and truly mixing with the big boys, having scooped a gold medal...

Former use of site as gasworks leads to trinity street planning refusal

Green light for 500 capacity music venue

Local man awarded €5.9m after being blinded by medical error

Five generations celebrate special family moment

School autism unit is opened

Can you give me a loan? No, we'll give you a car!

Wexford woman leads medical research

Turnip fest money presented to IWA

Howlin's team of candidates is on election footing

Pictures

Wexford Drama Festival

GAA District Awards

Wexford parade part 2

Bunclody St Patrick's Day parade

Enniscorthy parade

Coolgreany St Patrick's Day parade

New Ross parade

Duncannon parade

Gorey parade

Wexford St Patrick's Day parade

Crossabeg Confirmation

Ballymurn Confirmation

Flooding in Enniscorthy

Out and about in Wexford

Christmas in Wexford

Enniscorthy VEC Grad Ball

Colaiste Bhride Carnew Grad Ball

Wexford VEC Grad

Primary Schools athletics championships

Tullogher Rosbercon vintage day

Kilmore Sea Food Festival

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News from Independent.ie

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Kidnap victim found stabbed in the bath as gardaí raid house

'Pioneering move' - First women-only professorships in place by September

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Trump expected to visit Ireland before he launches his bid for a second term

GPs to be paid around €400 per abortion as roll-out of service nears

80,000 households to be hit with water charges under new regime

Former FG councillor's jaw fractured in brawl with ex's new man

'He spoke up against injustices through his stories' - Tributes paid to Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee

Out & About

Bernadette's work selected for RDS show

Martina McAteer's art for New York show

Rousing production flies Oyster Lane's flag high

Joe reads from new work 'Rossetti's Wombat' at Enniscorthy Library

New research group looks into the paranormal

Sport

Mighty men of Wexford

Parrock goal seals the deal to make youths best women's team in Ireland

Gorey set up dream meeting

Enniscorthy bonus point success

Magnificent double-double for Gorey as Under-15s end year on a high

Sport from Independent.ie

Lancaster and Farrell ready to take on top job - Browne

O'Neill calls on FIFA to act as Obafemi mulls future

Sexton vs Barrett and Ryan vs Whitelock - All Blacks have the edge over Ireland in combined XV

'Sin-bin' proposal gets red card

Business

Jackford Gin on a high after scooping top award

Turas Nua begins employment drive

BD staff to inspire local students

Wexford companies at Paris showcase

Happy 5th birthday to Kelly's Cafe!

Wexford represented on tourism trip

Women entrepreneurs out in force for Enterprise Day

Lifestyle

To be a vet, you need to learn good basic science

10 ways to have a healthy relationship with yourself

Planet is losing animal species every hour - and we are causing it

Vitamin D deficiency a major problem

Leigh's impassioned call to arms across the class divide