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Details of the cost of providing temporary accommodation for the homeless have been supplied to Cllr, Malcolm Byrne who said it was essential that the issue continued to be prioritised.

Cllr. Byrne has also been provided with a detailed breakdown of the times spent by

individuals and families in B&Bs with a stay of two hundred and four nights recorded in one case.

In 2015 just under €110,000 was spent on B&B nights However, despite the explosion in the spend there are some indications that the problem may be easing. As of the end of November 2016, there were 492 Homeless cases compared to 538 at the end of December 2015.

- There were 409 presentations direct to Wexford County Council, 87 to Oznam House, 25 to the Women’s Refuge.

- 109 people were accommo-

dated in Wexford County Council Emergency B&B / supported accommodation.

In previous years, homeless cases were supported by emergency service providers, but Wexford County Council is now the main homeless service intervention.

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Mayor opens Wexford Men's Club

Wexford welcomes refugees Members of Wexford Co. Council have declared a welcome to the county for refugees from Syria. They supported a motion from Cllr. Malcolm Byrne which further asserted that the Council would assist positively in integrating refugees to Irish society.

The motion added that ‘Wexford is a welcoming county for those who seek refuge or asylum from war, natural disaster or the abuse of human rights Chief Executive Tom Enright told the December

meeting of the Council that it was a good motion and he revealed that important planning was already underway for the arrival of refugees.

This involved not just the local authority but education groups and the HSE as well.

The main priority for the Council will be to provide housing for the refugees and Mr Enright said they hoped to do that without adversely impacting on the position of people already seeking accommodation.

Selling property to Council is a slow process Opening of Wexford Working Mens Club Old county hall building by Mayor Thursday. Cllr...George Lawlor, Cllr...Anthony Kelly,Ann Tormey,Brendan Tormey,Mayor Frank Staples,James Murphy,Josephine Ennis- Murphy,Paddy Caulfield,Theresa Murphy and Eileen Nolan, at the official opening.

Wexford councillor Anthony Kelly has been campaigning for the creation of a Men's Shed in Wexford town for a number of years. Cllr. Kelly believed that an outlet for men of all ages where they could spend their time productively would be an important asset for people with time on their

hands.

However, he faced many obstacles as he campaigned for the facility. But he continued to fight for the project and eventually a premises was provided in the old Co. Hall building.

Cllr. Kelly provided personal support to ensure that the project became a reality and last

week he was on hand when the facility was officially opened

by Mayor Frank Staples.

The Sinn Fein councilor's involvement in the creation of the Working Men's Club is marked in the building with a special portrait of him hanging on one of the walls.

This week Cllr. Kelly said he

was delighted that the facility was now up and running. 'I really thought it was badly needed in Wexford town for a long time. Just a place for people to go and do something productive' He said it has been a great success with people of all ages using the facility

People involved in selling properties to Wexford Co. Council face long delays in having the transactions completed and this is causing grave difficulties for those involved with one woman in danger of finding herself homeless as a result of a more than six month delay in having the transaction processed.

The issue was raised at the December meeting of the Co. Council by Cllr.

George Lawlor who said the delays were totally unacceptable.

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He said the problem was not with Council staff but centred on having legal matters sorted out.

Director of Services John Carley said difficulties with title and other matters sometimes arose which delayed matters but he said every effort was made to close sales as quickly as possible.

Cllr. John Fleming, who is an auctioneer, said sales involving the Council always took longer to compete and he had a policy of advising clients of this.

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News Row over attendance at meeting with Minister A furious row erupted at a meeting of the Co. Council this week over the make-up of a delegation which met Junior health Minister, Helen McEntee, to discuss Mental Health services in the county recently.

The high suicide rate in Wexford and the lack of local men-

tal health services has been a major cause of concern for some time and councillors had been pressing for a meeting with the minister who has special responsibility for the issue.

The meeting took place two weeks ago and was arranged at short notice with a cross party

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group attending the discussions.

However, Independent councillor, Davy Hynes, who has been a long time campaigner on the issue, was angry that the group did not include anyone from the Independent benches and he accused some of his colleagues of having a new found interest in the subject suggesting that they now believed the issue was a vote winner.

His comments drew a strong response with Cllr. Larry O’Brien asking him to withdraw the statement. Cllr. Willie Fitzharris who was part of the delegation and who reported on the proceedings to the Council meeting pointed out that his interest in mental was not recent and he revealed that his family had been touched by suicide.

Cllr. Hynes said he did not in-

tend his remarks to cause hurt to anyone and withdrew them.

Cllr George Lawlor said the Labour Party had not been invited to attend the meeting either, but he welcomed the fact that it had taken place.

Cllr. Fitzharris told his colleagues that he was impressed

by Minister McEntee’s contribution to the deputation. However, he was concerned by the attitude of the HSE officials who attended.

He said they continued to suggest that everything was ok and that the facilities were adequate and he would not be confident that if they had the final decision improvements would be made.

Councillors are to review the matter again early next year and seek a further meeting both with Minister McEntee and the Health Minister Simon Harris.

Jobs plan will concentrate on urban areas Future strategies for the economic development of Co. Wexford will not place and emphasis on creating employment in rural villages, it has been confirmed.

Director of Services, Tony Larkin, told members of the Council at their December meeting that a strategy for rural areas was currently being worked on and proposals would be brought before councillors in the New Year.

However, he said it would not be practical to put a plan

in place with the aim of creating employment in every rural village.

Instead the plan will focus on creating jobs in the four main town with Bunclody and Rosslare harbour also to be included.

He pointed out that there are one hundred villages in Co. Wexford and a plan could not cover them all.

He was responding to Cllr.

Oisin O’Connell who said that many rural villages were unemployment blackspots.

Problems in Taghmon Anti-social behaviour in Taghmon is a cause for concern and should be examined before an additional fourteen houses are built at Cloghulatagh close to an existing Co. Council estate.

The concerns were raised

by Cllr. John Fleming who said he had witnessed incidents himself when visiting constituents in the area.

He said the proposed layout of the new housing development could add to the problem and he suggested a change in the design.

However, Chief Executive Tom Enright said anti-social behaviour should be dealt with at source and he was opposed to changing the design and layout of the project to take account of the problem

Wexford plans for war commemoration As members and officials of Wexford Co. Council basked in the tremendous success of the 1916 centenary celebrations Chief Executive Tom Enright has revealed that planning will start soon for events to

commemorate the centenary of the ending of the First World War in 2018.

In particular the Wexford events will remember the eight hundred men from the county who lost their lives in the war.

Good citizens penalised Good citizens are penalised when it comes to dealing with defects in septic tanks, Wexford councillors have claimed.

If a problem with a septic tank is discovered during a scheduled inspection by the Co. Council grant aid may be available to deal with the problem.

However, if someone discovers a problem

themselves they cannot get any support to deal with it, it has been confirmed.

Cllrs. Ger Carthy and Deirdre Wadding said people who tried to do the right thing were being penalised under the system.

Director of Services, John Carley pointed out that it was a national scheme which was merely administered by the Council.

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The Chief Executive of Wexford Co. Council has said he does not believe there is any immediate threat to the future of the rail line between Gorey and Rosslare Harbour.

Tom Enright made his comments at the December meeting of the Council and they followed a meeting he had recently with the Chief Executive of Irish Rail.

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Co. Council Diary No dinner for Davy and why Deirdre thinks traffic jams are a good idea A health setback meant that Chairman Paddy Kavanagh could not preside at the final Co. Council meeting of 2016 with his Deputy, Michael Whelan, taking charge of things. More importantly it

meant that Paddy could not host his Chairman’s Christmas dinner which was held on his home patch in Treacy’s Hotel, Enniscorthy.

Everyone extended their best wishes to the absent Chairman

and the hope is that he will be back in the chamber very quickly.

That dinner in Enniscorthy was enjoyed by members and retired councillors and officials but one man who did not eat

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the dinner was Davy Hynes.

He had earlier informed the meeting that he would not be going and wanted the money instead so he could give it to charity.

But that is not how things are done and if you want to make a charitable contribution like that you can always direct the Co. Secretary to deduct it from your expenses as was explained.

So Davy got no dinner and no money either.

There was not much of the joys of the festive season about Davy this week. Apart from his gripe about the dinner he was also furious that he had not been included on a cross party delegation to meet Junior Health Minister, Helen McEntee to discuss mental health services in Co. Wexford.

Davy had been raising the inadequacies of the services in Wexford for years, as he explained to councillors, but had been excluded while those who had come lately to the cause because there now seemed to be votes in it, had been in attendance.

But Davy went a little too far in his criticism with the man who led the delegation, Willie Fitzharris, pointing out that suicide had touched his own family and his interest did not stem from vote seeking.

That was sufficient for Cllr.

Hynes to withdraw the comment and express regret for any unintentional hurt he may have caused.

Meanwhile two relatively straight forward proposals aimed at improving Wexford’s economy were met with surprising criticism.

The recent decision by Irish Rail to drop port charges for cruise liners visiting Rosslare was seen as a great initiative

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coming a major issue.

Robbie Ireton was all in favour but suggested that an entirely new M50 should be built to deal with the problem.

But that too it seems would be putting profit before people and Deirdre was back in to oppose. With the problem of carbon emissions and everything the Council should be trying to get people out of their cars and onto the trains and public transport, she suggested.

Improving the road and speeding up the traffic would only encourage more people into the cars so it was the completely wrong way to go.

And it was sort of silly to be trying to save the Wexford rail line on one hand while on the other looking to have bigger faster roads built.

Her colleagues did not agree.

As it was the final meeting of 2016 there was time for a little look back at the events of the year, well one event really, the centenary celebrations.

By any standard they were a spectacular success with many members commenting that Easter Monday in Enniscorthy would be a day they would never forget. But it was not just the big events with those which were held in local communities also being saluted.

There was particular praise for the Enniscorthy District Manager Padraig O’Gorman who was at the wheel for the commemorations throughout the year.

In January he moves to take charge of the Council’s housing section. Housing is the greatest problem facing the local authority so Padraig will need all his skills, a little magic and a lot of luck if he is to have the councillors singing his praises a year from now.

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by most. Indeed Jim Moore wanted to ensure that the Council would drop charges for similar vessels visiting Kilmore something which Chief Executive Tom Enright agreed with.

There is a view that if Wexford can be developed as a destination for these ships tourism could be provided with a great shot in the arm. The thinking is that people taking these type of holidays are rarely short of a bob so if they are provided with a few hours to stroll along Wexford’s Main Street or visit some rural villages they would make a real difference.

But Deirdre Wadding does not agree. The operators of these holidays are commercial companies in it to make a profit and should not be subsidised

by Irish Rail, the Council or anyone else.

And as for Irish Rail and Rosslare EuroPort Deirdre has clear views about what is going on there. They are preparing the port for privatisation, she believes.

Some of Deirdre’s colleagues think that would not be a bad thing at all but the People Before Profit councillor believes that would be putting profit before people.

And then we had Malcolm Byrne trying to get Transport Infrastructure Ireland to widen the M50 at the junction where it meets the M11 just north of Bray.

As a daily commuter Malcolm is well aware of the long delays experienced by motorists at this junction. It’s a problem which has been getting worse by the month and with so many Wexford people, particularly from the north of the county, travelling to Dublin on a daily basis to work it is be-

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Delightful Dollies Christmas Party

Above: Eileen OwensByrne,Kathleen and Katherine Leacy enjoying themselves at the party.Left: In fine festive form were Mary Millar,Kathleen Gorry and Margaret Doyle. Top Right: Party girls Kathleen Cahill,Mary Hegarty and Josephine Dunne.

Right: Ann O Brien,Annette Muldoon and Peggy Dillon

8 They call themselves the 'Delightful Dollies' and they have formed a club of the same name to pursue their interests. Last weekend the Enniscorthy Delightful Dollies Club took to the road to celebrate Christmas. However, they didn't travel far from town for their knees up stopping at the Courtyard in

Ferns for their annual Christmas gathering.

These ladies know how to enjoy life, and they were in great form the party night.

They always know how to enjoy themselves but with the festive season in full swing they were in especially good form on Saturday night.

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News Arrows at the ready for New Year’s Day at Hook Lighthouse An age-old tradition will be revived on New Year’s Day at the 800 year old Hook Lighthouse in county Wexford as the Dunbrody Archers and the Chairman of New Ross Council Cllr Michael Whelan will participate in an ‘Arrow

Ceremony’.

The age-old tradition dates back to 1687, when the Mayor and the corporation of New Ross Town Council claimed their authority over the Tower and waters by travelling to the point of the Hook and shooting an arrow

into the sea from Hook Head Lighthouse. On New Year;s Day 2017 The Dunbrody Archers will assist the Mayor of New Ross in an ‘arrow ceremony’. The Mayor will cast an arrow into the sea symbolizing the Ports authority over the

estuary.

The spectacle will take place at 3.30pm at the Lighthosue and members of the public are invited to come and watch history revived.

Commenting on the up coming event, Ann Waters

South Main Street.

Drivers who are familiar with Wexford's narrow streets would never attempt to use Mary Street.

Local residents have raised serious concerns about the problem and now the local Council is to take steps to solve it, They are to erect signage at the top of the street and introduce a ban on large vehicles using it.

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Hook Lighthouse Visitor Centre and Café re-opens from St. Stephen’s Day at 11am and will remain open right throughout the holidays.

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Why is it that truck drivers are attempting to drive down this narrow street?

It appears that the problem is caused by drivers who are not used to the town and their Sat Nav systems automatically guide them down Mary Street to reach some addresses on the town's

Manager at Hook Lighthouse said, “We are delighted to host the ‘Taking of the Waters’ ceremony here at Hook Lighthouse, it’s an age old tradition and a wonderful opportunity for an ancient element of history to be relived here in Ireland’s

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News Gorey march and rally commemorates Liam Mellows They travelled from all over the country for one of the final commemorative events of 1916 in North Wexford on Sunday last. The occasion was to honour 1916 leader Liam Mellows and the event featured a parade along Gorey's main Street with marching bands, reenactment groups together

with other cultural groups taking part.

The parade departed from the 1798 Monument at midday and proceeded to the Naomh Eanna grounds. The event reassembled later for a march from Tara Hill to Castletown graveyard where the main speaker was Sinn Fein TD Martin Ferris.

The event concluded with a social function for all in attendance. The commemoration was organised by the Liam Mellows Commemoration Society.

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What do you want from your local library?

Wexford County Council has invited the public to tell the local authority what direction you believe the Public Library Service should take in the next five years. Let us know what you think about your local library and how the service can meet your needs and that of your community.

The Council is currently writing a new Library Development Plan for the five year period 2017 to 2021. The Plan will be informed and developed through consultation with students, adults, groups, agencies, business and the wider community.

As users of the library services, the members of the public are best placed to tell us how you believe the book collections, the new eBook and eServices collections and the information databases can be improved. We would also like you to consider our library buildings, opening hours, the use of Internet, WiFi, social media and the library website and let us know what we can do to make these better.

All public libraries in County Wexford hold special services for children and teenagers, for

business, culture and heritage; can we strengthen these in your opinion? Do you visit the library for events and activities; are there new topics you would like to see addressed?

If you have views on any of the above, or on other matters, let the Council know. You can do so online, by email, by visiting your branch library, or by post.

To make your submission online visit www.wexford.ie/library, look for the Your Library and click on the Your Say link where you can complete your survey. If you prefer, you can call in to your nearest local library and collect the Your Library, Your Say consultation survey form. Fill it and put it into the box marked Library Development Plan.

There is also a special survey form for community groups.

You can collect this form from your local library and bring it to your group. You can also telephone Wexford Public Library Service at 053-9196562 to have the form emailed or posted out to you.

Email your completed form to hazel.percival@wexfordcoco.i

e, Don’t forget to put Library Development plan into the subject line of the email.

Please include your name and if representing a group, the name of the group. You can also post your completed survey forms to Library Development Plan, Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Wexford.

The closing date for submissions is Friday 23rd December, 2016 at 3pm.

A draw and a win for United fans It was a case of a draw and a win on the one day for the members of Wexford Manchester united Supporters Club when they gathered in Brownes of Bishopswater last Sunday.

The supporters first enjoyed the United V Spurs game which resulted in a home win for United and then they held their annual fundraising Christmas Draw.

The old Trafford victory

had the fans in great spirits as they prepared for the draw.

Pictured were:.John Dexereux,Mick McClean,John Dunne, Chair of the Supporters Club, .Chris Walsh,and Pat Sunderland.

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In conjunction with the current wildlife and landscapes exhibition here at the library, the photographer Stephen Nolan will give a talk here about how to improve your wildlife and landscape shots using your camera or phone, by giving hints and tips on how to spot and take a good photo.

Thurs 19 Jan 7.00pm ‘Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire’ Talk for parents with Greg McInerney on secondary school education in Ireland currently.

Christmas and New Year events at Bunclody library Bunclody Library is hosting an exhibition of wildlife and landscapes by local photographer, Stephen Nolan from Dec 01 2016 to Jan 14 2017.

Thurs 22 Dec 7.00pm ‘An evening of Christmas Carols’ with Bunclody & Kilmyshall Choirs singing Christmas Carols and other seasonal favourites in the library. Come along to relax, listen, join in the singing and get into the Christmas spirit!

Thurs 05 Jan 7pm Talk with Celestine Murphy on Ned Culleton’s book ‘History of Bunclody’ Sat 07 Jan 11.00am Poetry Group Meeting Sat 07 Jan 2.30pm Family movie – contact the library for details Thurs 12 Jan 7pm

Sat 14 Jan 2.30pm ‘Information on Healthy Living’ with Daniella from the Millrace Health and Fitness Centre

Sat 21 Jan 2.30pm Movie for adults – contact the library for details Thurs 26 Jan 7pm ‘Energy Efficiency of the Built Environment’ with Irene Morris Cadogan

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GER WALSH Ignoring the views of locals is not a good idea There has been a lot of discussion about the rise of an alternative type of politician in Western democracies and what is seen as a revolt against main stream politicians.

We saw it with Brexit in the UK and with the election of Donald Trump in the US. This has resulted in an amount of head scratching about why people would support Trump or indeed be led out of Europe by Nigel Farage.

The answer may be that voters do not find anything especially attractive about either of these two men but they do represent an alternative. There is a feeling across many sectors of society that a political and business elite are not listening to the concerns of ordinary people.

Indeed you could ask what an ordinary person is. The answer is that a growing number of people feel they are ordinary in the sense that they are part of the great bulk of the population who feel

they really have no input into decision making in a society being run primarily for an elite group of politicians, business leaders, quangos and trade unions chiefs.

They believe they have no say over what is going on and

that there is little common sense being adopted in terms of a lot of the issues that arise.

This is, of course, a global

problem, but the roots of all global problems can be found at local level and an example of how the views of ordinary local people are ignored has emerged with the proposals from Transport Infrastructure Ireland to increase the speed limit at Ferrycarrig, which is considered to be one of the most dangerous stretches of road in the county.

Local people, local politicians, local organisations in fact everyone with any local knowledge is against the suggestion and most people have difficulty understanding how anyone with any brain at all could come up with the idea.

Local councillors, who have to sign off on the new speed limits, sought a meeting with the TII to discuss the matter and put forward their concerns. They wanted to provide the local knowledge which they hoped would inform the national transport group not just on Ferrycarrig but on other areas.

What did TII do? They sent a letter back saying they would

not meet the councillors. No interest, couldn’t care less, heads in the clouds, The response obviously brought a furious response from councillors but it was Cllr. Tony Dempsey who really put his finger on the problems caused by this type of attitude.

He said it was this sort of response from national organisations to the concerns of local citizens which fuelled the idea that ordinary people didn’t matter and pushed people to support more extremist representatives.

He certainly has a point. No one can say that the TII is responsible for the election of Donald Trump but the attitude they are displaying is indicative of the type of attitude which has driven millions of people worldwide into the arms of people who want to tear down what they perceive to be powerful organisations who plough on with their own agendas regardless of what local communities think.

The OAP service to Wexford While the threat to the Wexford rail line continues Shane Ross, the Transport Minister, is busy tackling Judges, despite the fact that his Department has nothing to do with the administration of Justice.

While many would agree with Shane’s view on Judges the fact that he appears to have done almost nothing in respect of running his own Department since his appointment last May will not fill anyone concerned about the future of the rail line with confidence.

He has already said that he will not preside over the closure of any rail lines but that remains to be scene.

Meanwhile, a special Sean O’Rourke radio programme feature on the line will hardly have strengthened the case for retaining the service.

O’Rourke sent reporter Paddy O’Gorman on a trip to Rosslare.

O’Gorman boarded the morning train travelling South at Bray, never the busiest of the services on the route.

What emerged from the report was unfortunately a picture which tended to support the findings of the various reports. It was presented as a line little used and populated largely by old aged pensioners.

O’Gorman spoke to various people in their late sixties, seventies and eighties availing of the free travel and the special offers available to them in hotels in Enniscorthy, Wexford and Rosslare.

In fact I don’t think he spoke to a single paying passenger.

At the end he talked of the beautiful scenery and the shame it would be to see the line closing but added that given the passenger numbers which he witnessed it might be a big ask to keep it open.

Hardly reassuring for those who are so concerned about the damage which the line’s closure would cause to the Wexford economy but to be fair if O’Gorman had taken any of the three evening trains from Bray he would have met a lot of paying customers.

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Half-dressed patient outside smoking in his wheelchair

Time to help people save their homes

The problems with the health service are never far from the headlines in this country with people complaining about delays in A&E, lack of access to beds and long waiting times to see consultants.

You would imagine, therefore, that when people do actually get access to a hospital that they would make the best of their opportunity to take advantage of the medical care they were being provided with.

Sadly, however, that is not always the case and in some respects the attitude of people and their conduct in A&E

There is an old saying that all politics is local and TD Michael D’Arcy obviously takes this advice to his heart.

Last week he contributed to the new housing strategy debate in the Dail. The Bill covers a lot of areas with the aim of getting more houses built.

But D’Arcy managed to take the opportunity to talk

may well be contributing to the problems in the service.

This was brought home to me in stark terms recently during a visit to Wexford General on a cold December night.

As I left I noticed a man in a wheelchair around the corner from A&E. He had obviously been pushed out there by his friend who was standing with him.

There was a hospital drip attached to the man in the chair. I took a second look because I thought there was something strange about the scene and on second glance I discovered what it was. Yes

this man was smoking in a designated no smoking area while hospital apparatus was attached to him, but unfortunately there is nothing really unusual about that.

However, what was a bit strange was that this individual was naked from the waist up. Yes he was sitting there smoking in a wheelchair on a cold winter’s night with the top part of his body completely uncovered.

He certainly did not appreciate the fact that he was being provided with necessary medical care at an A&E which so many people have fought so hard to retain.

It’s the trees war What was the biggest issue in Gorey this year? Housing I suppose, or more specifically the chronic shortage of all types of housing in North Wexford. However, believe it or not, trees would be a close second.

It is amazing the amount of debate there has been about the type of trees which should be planted in various parts of the town.

The pro and anti-trees

campaigners have been lined up against each other for months and they have campaigned with the type of determination and passion rarely seen since the Civil War. Fionntan O’Suilleabhain is on the pro-trees side while Robbie Ireton is on the anti side.

Where Fronntan sees beauty and long life in the wonderful broad leaf tree

Robbie sees a mess and danger as people slip and fall on the streets.

Where Fionntan sees the wonder of long life through trees that will still be standing when the bi-centenary of 1916 is celebrated Robbie sees a waste of money.

Isn’t it strange how two people can look at look exactly the same thing and each see something completely different?

about coastal erosion in North Wexford. How did he do it? Very clever really. He raised it as part of planning and told the Minister that restrictions on works in coastal areas needed to be lifted to enable people to protect their homes.

He highlighted the case in North Wexford where a house is completely cut off and the

That’s all folks!!

And so that’s about it. The year that was 2016 is almost at an end. There is still some frantic Christmas shopping to be done and no doubt a good few parties to enjoy but the sun is fading fast on this year.

It was a remarkable year in many respects. A year which saw a caretaker government in control for three months but no one really noticed any difference and then when we finally got a government it didn’t seem like the real thing either. More like a sort of pretend government, with more pretending as each month passed. Some government Ministers even pretended they were in opposition and at least one pretended to be the Minister for Justice when he was actually the Minister for Transport.

All very strange, but at least

Enda Kenny has something to smile about as he inhabits the Taoiseach’s Office for a sixth Christmas and looks forward to a trip to meet Donald Trump next St. Patrick’s Day. In the US it was the year they elected a man who they said was unelectable and in the UK they did the unthinkable and voted to leave Europe.

In Wexford it was the year we celebrated the centenary of 1916 and to be fair it was a really great success. The years of planning paid off and Easter Monday 2016 in Enniscorthy is a day that will be long remembered by all who were lucky enough to be there.

But as always this time of year brings mixed emotions for so many. Christmas is a time of great joy and wonder, but it is also a time when people

residents have to make their way home by using the property of a local landowner.

D’Arcy’s point was that in all the fuss over improving the planning process to speed up new house building the plight of people who were in danger of losing the homes they already have to the sea due to planning restrictions are being forgotten about. remember. They remember those who are no longer around to take their place at the table on Christmas Day or to sing their favourite party songs in the run up to Christmas.

There are also many people in our community who have little to celebrate this Christmas season.

Unbelievably there are many living alone who will not have a single visitor on Christmas Day while others who are struggling to keep a roof over their head will find it difficult to get into the party mood this year.

Spare a thought for all these people as you sip your glass of wine, help yourself to a generous portion of turkey and ham or struggle to decide which chocolate to select from the box.

And above all if you have a chance do look in on a neighbour this festive season.

That’s it from us for 2016, it just remains for me to wish you all a very happy Christmas and a successful 2017.

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It’s that time of year again when we are all busy writing letters to Santa. We have managed to get hold of the letters sent by councillors in Gorey and Minister Paul Kehoe Sand for Courtown, Please Dear Santa,

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I know you have many miles to travel and I don’t know how you manage to carry all those toys and things around with you.

I’m sorry Santa but I am going to add to your burden because what I’d like this year is very heavy.

You see I live in Courtown and it’s a lovely, great seaside resort. Only problem now, Santa is that it is a seaside resort without a beach. . No I’m not making it up. Nasty boys, and maybe even some girls, they are called engineers, came and took all our sand away and now we have no beach at all.

So Santa could you please deliver one big load of sand to Courtown this Christmas so that all the boys and girls can have great fun again next summer.

Thanks, Robbie Ireton (Mr Courtown)

All I want for Christmas is a bus shelter Dear Santa, You are my last resort. I know how you never want to disappoint people so I am hopeful you can deliver what I have been denied for more than two years now.

What I want is simple re-

ally, but I have been disappointed time and time again. And I don’t want something for myself at all really, but something that will be for the benefit of others. You see Santa I really am a good boy.

What I want is a Bus Shelter for all the boys and girls that are forced to stand in the wind and rain in Gorey every day. I’d like shelters in a few other places too, but I’d settle for Gorey this year.

You wouldn’t believe the trouble I have had trying to get a shelter. The thing has gone on so long that Malcolm, he’s one of the lads in our gang, said I should consider building one myself.

But I think it would be better if you could provide one Santa.

Regards, Anthony Donohoe PS I’m a Fine Gael councillor, Santa so if you want anything in return just say the word and I’ll have a Minister on to you without delay.

Motorised wheelchairs for the hospital Ah Santa, I really have only one simple request this year. I’d like one of those motorised wheelchairs. I don’t want it for myself, but it would have been handy to get around all those 1916 larks this year. No I want something for all the people who struggle to get from the front door to the wards

at Wexford General Hospital when visiting patients.

I have tried to get the HSE to do something about the problem, by the way have you ever heard of them Santa, I just hope they have no say in the North Pole, because they are a disaster. Anyway I got nowhere with them.

Kind regards, Cllr. Mary Farrell.

Any chance of an extension to the footpath?

Oh Santa, I really love this time of the year, all the lights, the parties and the presents.

My request this year is a simple one. Maybe I should explain. You see I am sort of important in the Council now, I’m the Chair in Gorey since June.

That helps you get a few little treats, necessary projects I mean, delivered.

Anyway I have looked after the people in my local village and provided a path from one pub to the other to ensure their safety.

What I’d really like is to have the path extended to my own front door but there’s no way the Council will pay for it so I was wondering if by any chance you could deliver for me. I’m sure you know how dangerous country roads are nowadays so if you could put a few lights on it as well it would be great.

All the best, Pip Breen, Chair Gorey Municipal District Council.

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A taser gun to silence that nasty boy Dear Santa, I hope you can cheer me up. I’ve had a terrible year really. You see one of the boys in the class has been bullying me and calling me names. He says nasty things and shouts ‘landlord’ at me as if I was the head of some crime gang in Dublin..

I have tried shouting back at this boy but I am wasting my breath. No matter how loud I shout he’s louder and he always wants the last word. You don’t understand when he starts no one can stop him.

At other times Robert can be really nice but he has a hang-up about this landlord thing.

So I was wondering Santa if I could have a taser gun for Christmas, not the real thing just a nice toy that I could fire in his direction and halt him every time he mentioned the ‘L’ word.

Thinking about it I might

fire it in the direction of a few others as well. Oh Santa I’m so excited. I know you won’t let me down.

Yours, Joe Sullivan, councillor, letting agent and retired Garda.

Santa’s little helper here Hi Santa, I have no need to introduce myself. Remember I was one of your little helpers in Gorey that night you turned on the lights. That was great fun wasn‘t it.

Santa I don’t want anything for myself, that’s the sort of boy I am. Instead I’d like free water for everyone, better roads in rural areas, nice trees in the towns, and houses for all who seek them, a better health service, higher social welfare payments and lower Property Tax. If you can deliver that you will not just make me happy but you will transform the

mood of an entire nation.

I know you can do it.

All the best, Fionntan O’Suilleabhain.

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Thanks for that box of votes Dear Santa, Paul here. If you have any trouble getting around on Christmas Eve be sure to call me. I have a big job now. I am in charge of the entire army so if you need any help with traffic jams or anything I’m your man.

I cannot really ask for anything this year. Remember last year I asked you for a few dozen votes and you duly delivered. Man were they important. If I hadn’t got them I might be on one of those CE or CI or whatever they call them schemes fixing roads around Bunclody now.

Instead I am sitting at the Cabinet Table with soldiers standing to attention everywhere I travel. Santa I can’t thank you enough.

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Christmas Greetings Happy Christmas & Best Wishes for the New Year to all my Constituents and Supporters Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year To all my constituents and supporters

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News Wexford families get chance to make history Did your grandparents recall the day Nazi bombs rained down on the village of Campile in August 1940, killing three women?

Or when a German bomber crashed into the Blackstairs Mountains, killing the fourman crew.

Maybe members of your family were present for the visit of US President John F Kennedy to his ancestral home, near New Ross, in 1963.

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News Wexford families urged to join the #lovearealtree campaign The Irish Christmas Tree Growers Association (ICTGA) is appealing to Wexford people to buy a real Irish Christmas tree this year, and to support local jobs and the economy in the process.

The association has launched a #lovearealtree campaign to highlight the merits of a real Irish tree, and to remind people of the joys of a traditional Christmas.

According to Wexford Christmas tree grower, Pat Delaney from Dennistown, there is no comparison between a real Irish tree and a plastic, fake one.

“By buying a real Irish tree Wexford people are supporting jobs and investing in something that is natural, sustainable, recyclable and that will beautifully decorate their home for the entire festive season.”

Delaney sells between 600 and 700 Christmas trees each year, 200 direct from the farm and the remaining 400 through retail out-

lets in Wexford.

He uses Shropshire sheep to keep control of the grass and weeds around the trees.

Pat said: “More and more people want a real tree at Christmas as it gives them the true festive feeling. It has become a family tradition to experience picking the tree that’s right for them.”

Joe and Robbie Flynn who own Wexford Christmas Trees in New Ross are also looking forward to a busy season ahead. "All the indications so far are good. We have had a good harvest and are extremely busy now supplying trees in Wexford and all over the South East." said Joe. A survey on behalf of the Irish Christmas Tree Growers Association (ICTGA) reveals that 44% of consumers are likely to opt for a real tree this festive season, with the average spend per tree expected to be €43. * The ICTGA is this year expand-

ing its tree labelling campaign to help guide consumers to buy a home-grown product of the highest quality.

Speaking at the campaign launch she said as a little girl buying a real tree each year with her family brought huge excitement.

“I have such fond memories of going to our local garden centre

with my Mum and Dad (singer Chris de Burgh), picking the perfect tree, bringing it home, and decorating it together. We always finished by putting the fairy on top.”

Rosanna said she continues the tradition in her home, and will be putting up a real Irish tree this year.

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Preparing and maintaining your tree 1. Cut a half-inch to an inch off the bottom to help water

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Decorating the tree 1. Check each string of lights to ensure the bulbs are working properly.

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Colman Doyle Homestore

South Main Street, Wexford

HUGE SELECTION OF GIFTS IN STOCK

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