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Greenways, economic development get priority in Co. Council plan Wexford Co. Council has earmarked spending of almost €4m for next year on the provision of Greenways across the county.

All the proposed developments are in the South of the county with greenways planned to run from New Ross to The Hook, Rosslare Harbour to Waterford, Wexford to Curracloe and Wexford to Rosslare in addition to one on the old railway

line connecting New Ross to Waterford.

The proposed funding is outlined in the Council three year capital programme covering the period to 2019.

In a note on the programme Council Chief Executive Tom Enright says that a core principle of the Council is to maintain and develop local services and infrastructure which are central to progressing eco-

nomic development within the county.

Economic Development gets priority in the plan with €1.8m earmarked for spending on Wexford Quays next year with the bulk of this money to go on the proposed development at Trinity Warf which it is hoped will attract financial services jobs to Wexford. €800,000 has been set aside for the consolidation and de-

velopment of the Market House site in Gorey while €855,000 is planned for a Business Park in Enniscorthy.

More than €700,000 is to be spent on Templeshannon Urban Renewal in Enniscorthy while a total of €1m is to be spent over the next two years on an enhancement project for Enniscorthy Town Centre.

In the area of public ameniti4es the biggest spend

over the next two years will be on Wexford’s new neighbourhood Park at Killeens. A total of €1.6m will be spent on the park between now and 2019.

A total of €1.2m will be spent on Gorey Town Park while €2.5m is to be spent on an Activity Park at Carrigfoyle in Barntown.

Meanwhile the Council plans to spend €1m. on refurbishment works at Enniscorthy

Courthouse and €200,000 has been set aside for the purchase and repair of the Mechanic’s Institute building in Wexford town.

While the overall plan which covers every aspect of the Council’s activities is seen as somewhat of a wish list with some projects dependent on national funding for completion the bulk of the plan is e3xpected to be implemented

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News Where glamour camping and a battlezone exist side by side The Mayor of Wexford Borough District, Jim Moore, was on hand recently to officially open the IOAC near the village of Tagoat.

The International Outdoor Activities Centre is expected to be a big draw for visitors to the area offering unrivalled activities for all the family.

This is more than just a campsite and it’s also more than just an activity centre. For example, if you are the sort of person who would run a million miles from the idea of camping and sleeping on a hard surface the Glamcamp or glamourous camping

experience is probably what you have been looking for all your life.

Yes it involves camping with beds so you could take the kids to enjoy all the thrills of camping without having to suffer pains and aches for weeks afterwards.

There is also the more traditional type of camping for those who want to experience the real thing, hardship and all.

The site has an impressive array of activities which include Archery, High Robes and Jacobs Ladder, plus a battleground something which all family holidays turn in to at

Tony Walsh showing visitors how to use the "A Frame"

some stage or other.

The new facility is situated at Six Acre, Tagoat and it looks set to become a very important attraction and a key part of the Co. Wexford tourist infrastructure in the years ahead.

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Council houses in Taghmon of little use to people in Gorey Council houses being built in Taghmon, while welcome, were of little use to people on the waiting list in Gorey and throughout North Wexford, Cllr.

Malcolm Byrne told a meeting of the Gorey Municipal District Council.

Once again the problem of growing waiting lists for houses in North Wexford was raised as a priority issue by local councillors with news that a scheme

which had been due to go ahead had been delayed because the Department of the Environment had rejected the tenders received for the work saying they were too expensive.

But several councillors including Malcolm Byrne, John Hegarty and Joe Sullivan pointed out that housing costs were increasing and houses were also more expensive in North Wexford.

Cllr Sullivan said that recently

for the first time rents in Gorey had exceeded those being paid in nearby Arklow.

And on the rejection of the tender for the latest scheme councillors slammed the Department saying that construction costs were increasing all the time with the result that the new tenders would likely be higher than those which had been received in the first round.

Councillors agreed that Housing

Danger and chaos on approaches to seaside resorts Despite the importance of tourism to Co. Wexford and to North Wexford in particular priority is not being given to ensuring that facilities are up to standard. That’s the message from councillors in North Wexford as the tourist season reaches its peak.

Problems around car parking and access routes at a number of seaside locations were raised at the July meeting of Gorey Municipal District Council.

The biggest area of concern is Morriscastle where the lack of car parking and rela-

tively poor access leads to chaos on busy days.

Cllr. Mary Farrell who raised the issue a year ago wondered what if any progress had been made on the matter.

The Council is currently investigating the possibility of providing temporary car parking facilities in Morriscastle but it is now thought it will be 2018 before the facilities can be finalised.

Cllr. Farrell warned that a tragedy was waiting to happen in the area.

But Cllr. John Hegarty raised the wider question of access

to some of the seaside resorts in the North Wexford area.

He said that in some areas ditches were uncut and growing out across narrow roads. Visitors from Dublin who were more used to driving on dual carriageways were opting to drive on the middle of these narrow roads as a result.

He also highlight the fact that ‘Yield’ signs were obscured by overgrown ditches in some places and he called for the ditches to be cut back to ensure that signs were visible.

Minister Eoin Murphy should be asked to meet a deputation from the District Council to discuss the housing crisis in North Wexford.

Byrne-Perry future in doubt The future of Gorey’s Byrne Perry Summer School hangs in the balance as the local council begins a review of the 2017 event.

District Manager, Amanda Byrne told members of the Municipal District Council that while she would not like to ‘shut the door’ on the event yet

there was a requirement for more local engagement if it is to continue.

She revealed that the organisers of the Kennedy Summer School in New Ross, which had an outstanding programme this year, have been asked for support and ideas.

Sweeney Todd for WLOS Wexford Light Opera Society (Affiliated to A.I.M.S.) has announced that it’s show for 2018 is Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street written by Stephen Sondheim.

One of the darkest musicals ever written, Sweeney Todd: A Musical Thriller is the unsettling tale of a Victorian-era barber who returns home to London after fifteen years of exile to take revenge on the corrupt judge who ruined his life. When revenge eludes him, Sweeney swears vengeance on the entire human race, murdering as many people as he can, while his business associate Mrs. Lovett bakes the bodies into meat pies and

sells them to the unsuspecting public.

Perhaps composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim’s most perfect score, Sweeney Todd is lush, operatic, and full of soaring beauty, pitch-black comedy and stunning terror.

The show will run in the National Opera House, Wexford from Monday 30th April to Saturday 5th May 2018. The production team is Director – Vivian Coates, Musical Director – Fintan Cleary, Choreographer – Nicole McDonald and Chorus Mistress – Eithne Corrigan. Further information re auditions etc., will follow in the coming weeks so those interested in taking part are advised to keep reading The Chronicle and following the

Society on social media facebook @wexfordlightopera, twitter, etc. New members intending to audition for either chorus or principal parts may also register their interest by emailing the society to info@wlos.ie or contacting any Committee member.

In the meantime WLOS will be holding it’s AGM shortly and thereafter commence rehearsals for it’s major fund raiser for Sweeney Todd “Hits from the Musicals 2018”, which will again be a part of the Wexford Fringe this year at Clayton Whites Hotel from Monday 30th October to Thursday 2nd November next and as always is sure to be a sell out.

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Quayfront works to concentrate on area south of Crescent The first phase of the refurbishment of Wexford Quays is to involve work from Crescent Quay south and not the area between the Crescent and Wexford Bridge which is much more widely used by the public.

Cllr. George Lawlor said money initially provided for the quayside refurbishment had been earmarked for this part of the quay front where the wooden structures are in dire need of replacement.

He denounced the proposal to spend the initial money on the lesser used part of the quay and

said this was not the original plan.

But, at a meeting of Wexford Borough District Council, his view of what was in the original proposal which had funding approved by the previous government, was flatly contradicted by District Director Tony Larkin.

Cllr. Lawlor said the vast bulk of activity on the quays was on the section between the Crescent and Wexford Bridge and this was the area identified in the original submission to government. It was also an area in

urgent need of refurbishment, he told the meeting.

But Mr Larkin said Cllr.

Lawlor’s statements were simply not accurate.

When Cllr. Lawlor repeatedly questioned the plan Mr Larkin accused him of being aggressive.

Cllr. Davy Hynes said the timber between the Crescent and the Bridge was now in as bad a condition as the original wooden works which were ripped up to make way for the previous quayside redevelopment and urgently needed to be

replaced.

The consultant’s report on the entire quayside redevelopment which will incorporate not just the quayside but also the streets connecting the quay to the Main Street is expected to be delivered to the Council within weeks and is likely to be presented to councillors in September.

It is expected to spark considerable discussion and given the level of expenditure involved is likely to be top of the agenda for councillors between now and the end of the year.

Concern over funding for new Rosslare port road Councillors have expressed concern over any potential delay to the building of a new access route to the port of Rosslare Harbour.

Cllrs. Ger Carthy and George Lawlor told a meeting of the Wexford Borough District Council that it was vital that this piece of infrastructure be put in place without delay to ensure that the port was

geared up to fully take advantage of any opportunities which arose as a result of Brexit.

Cllr. Lawlor had expressed concern that the Council’s three year plan had earmarked only half of the €15m required for the work saying that this was a critical piece of infrastructure for the county.

However, he was assured

that the plan was merely a public statement of all the items on the Council’s agenda which they were legally required to publish and the items listed covered just the years of the plan and some of this work would take place outside the plan timescale.

However, it did emerge that there may be one area of concern in respect of the

project with Transport Infrastructure Ireland indicating that they will only fund the road as far as the port entrance with the port authority, Irish Rail, having to foot the bill from the entrance into the port.

Discussions are currently taking place to sort out exactly who will pay what in terms of the overall project.

Gardai have no ‘oneway’ concerns Gardaí have expressed no concern about the one way system which operates around the location of Wexford town’s new Garda HQ which is due to open in September.

Some months ago Cllr.

Ger Carthy raised the issue and said Gardaí were concerned about how the one way system would affect their ability to respond rapidly to incidents.

However, at the July

meeting of the Wexford Borough District Council, Engineer Sean Kavanagh said no concerns were raised about any potential problems when the Council formally met with the Garda authorities to discuss the new building.

Curracloe toilets ‘clean’ Despite a number of concerns raised by members of the public and the matter being raised on their behalf by public representatives the public toilets in Curracloe are in a good state of cleanliness according to Wexford Borough District Engineer,

Sean Kavanagh.

Mr Kavanagh responded to concerns raised by Cllr.

George Lawlor at the July meeting of the Council by saying he had visited the toilets on the morning of the meeting and found them to be clean and in an acceptable condition.

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Social houses to be built on ‘Courthouse Car park’

Sinnottstown Lane problem requires major investment more difficult during the grain A major capital investment season where there would be will be required to sort out a large volume of deliveries to growing traffic problems at the Cooney and Furlong plant.

Sinnottstown Lane which He suggested a possible soluemerges onto the Rosslare tion might be to have no right Road just yards from the turn at the junction with all round-about on the Ring traffic turning left with a new Road.

The Lane has seen huge developments in recent years with various commercial developments as well as new leisure and retail units.

The combination of all these has resulted in a chaotic and dangerous situation at the junction with visitors and local residents facing a potentially very dangerous situation every time they try to emerge from the junction onto the Rosslare Cllr. Frank Staples Road.

Cllr. Frank Staples roundabout built at the Coca said the problem of the juncCola entrance for use by traftion had been raised on sevfic headed in the direction of eral occasions and the works Rosslare. which had been carried out at Cllr. Lisa McDonald said the junction had not really there was a real problem in dealt with the problem. the area and a solution needed Matters would become even

to be found. She said that apart from the commercial interests raised by Cllr. Staples there were residents in this area who have been badly affected.

‘Something has to be done’, she added saying that given the economic importance of the area and the number of people using the junction she believed considerable investment was justified.

Director of Services Tony Larkin agreed that it as a major issue and he said there was no solution to it that was not expensive.

He confirmed that various proposals would be examined to provide a comprehensive solution to the problem but hinted that it could take some time before works on the scale required could be undertaken.

Mayor Jim Moore said it had been suggested before that given the closeness of the junction to the roundabout on the N25 and the impact it had on this route Transport Infrastructure Ireland should be asked to contribute financially to the solution.

A planned car park which was to be developed to cater for traffic generated by Wexford town’s new courthouse development has been dropped by Wexford Co. Council.

When the Council purchased the old ‘Christmas Tree Site’ at Belvedere Road a short distance from the Courthouse building it was at a time when controversy was raging over the proposed

development. Among the many objections raised to the Courthouse was the fact that there would not be adequate parking.

When the Council purchased this site officials informed the then members of Wexford Borough Council that it would be developed as a car park to cater for the needs of the Courthouse and also be available for parking for those attending matches in the

nearby Wexford Park.

However, the proposal is absent from the Council’s three year spending plan and when is disappearance was questioned

by Cllr. George Lawlor at the July meeting of Wexford Borough District Council he was told by District Director, Tony Larkin that there was no plan for a car park on the site.

Instead it was being earmarked for social housing, he said.

Concern over what will be left behind after gas, broadband works The Co. Council’s District Director for Wexford, Tony Larkin, has stressed the huge benefits which the provision of a range of new broadband services and natural gas will deliver for Wexford town.

He told the July meeting of Wexford Borough District Council that the authority had been battling to get natural gas to Wexford for years and it would deliver massive pluses for businesses in the area, particularly for some of the town’s largest employers.

Improved broadband

connections were also vital for the economic development of the area.

He was responding to concerns raised by Cllr. Ger Cathy and other councillors over the quality of reinstatement works being provided by the broadband and gas contractors.

He said that if the Council was forced to pick up the tab eventually for poor replacement work it would mean less money for roadworks generally.

He said that last year he had been assured that works in Barntown were the final

reinstatement and ‘a perfect job’ but it had now sunk by six inches in some places.

Engineer Sean Kavanagh said works in various part of Wexford town were ongoing and the Council would work with the contractors to ensure that roads and footpaths were properly put back.

And he revealed that in some areas around Clonard the Council was using the opportunity to work with Virgin to upgrade and repair footpaths which would not have been touched for years but for the Virgin project.

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North Wexford opts for realism over wish list for projects The North Wexford area has fewer projects in the Co. Council’s three year plan because local management decided to include only projects that were ‘realistic’ and with a possibility of going ahead rather than providing wishlists as was the case in other areas, local Manager Amanda Byrne told councillors at their July meeting.

She was responding to concerns that much greater devel-

opments seemed to have been planned for other areas including New Ross and Wexford.

Cllr. John Hegarty said while he appreciated that the overall three year plan was in effect a wish list he still believed more should have been included from North Wexford and he singled out a footpath linking Gorey to Courtown as something which should have been included.

Cllr. Pip Breen agreed and

said the footpath was ‘a must’.

While the District Manager insisted that she believed only realistic projects should be put forward there was a general view from members that there should be more ambition on the part of the North Wexford area.

Cllr Mary Farrell said: We need to ask for more.

Pictured Right: Cllr. Pip Breen

Cllr. Robbie Ireton, as unhelpful. Cllr. Anthony Donohoe said it was important to point out that nothing had been decided on the development.

The broad Council aim in relation to the development is

Sullivan saying that it was over the top.

Councillors suggested that residents groups would have to find different ways of securing cover including seeking different quotes and possibly grouping together to get quotes.

Wexford 'bake' raises €3800 for Temple Street

Market House plan not ‘a done deal’

Councillors in Gorey have moved to reassure the public that there is no ‘done deal’ attached to the proposed development of the Market House in the town centre.

They described comments from one of their colleagues,

A residents group in Gorey had been quoted €750 insurance cover for their ride-on lawnmower, it was revealed at a meeting of the local District Council.

Councillors were shocked at the rate being demanded with the Chairman Joe

that it covers arts, culture and entertainment and provides a boost to Gorey’s evening economy.

And Cllr. Malcom Byrne pointed out that the property will also stay in public ownership.

Cllr. Byrne and Cllr. John Hegarty, as well as Cllr.

Donohoe stressed it was an open process and said it was important that the public have confidence in it so any talk of done deals was unhelpful.

Bakers in Co. Wexford turned up the heat this spring and mixed, iced and munched their way to a spectacular €3800 at this year's Great Irish Bake for Temple Street. People all around the county got on board for the special fundraiser, which was held in April.

Now in its 9th year, the Great Irish Bake encourages families, schools and businesses to get together, hold their own bake sale and raise vital funds to help bring hope and healing to sick children and their families in the beloved children's

hospital.

Temple Street was delighted to welcome actress and writer Amy Huberman on board this year as Great Irish Bake ambassador, who helped encourage people all over Ireland to get baking for this great cause.

A massive 900 bake sales were held nationwide with a total of €210,000 raised. The money raised by Temple Street's Great Irish Bakers will help buy vital new equipment for the hospital's theatres, wards and the Intensive Care Unit – which will directly benefit thousands of sick children.

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Literary Festival set to take Looking forward to Write place in Kilmore Quay, from Saturday, September 30, to Sunday, October 1, after an opening reception on Friday, September 29 at the Stella Maris Centre in Kilmore Quay.

Hill will be interviewed on stage at the Stella Maris Centre by best-selling author Jackie Hayden at 4 pm on Saturday, September 30. Hill has published six books based on his global motor-cycling adventures, his most recent being In Clancy's Boots about his two-wheeled circumnavigation of the Belfast travel writer Geoff Hill globe commemorating

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Ireland to India on a bicycle, but when I went the other way I needed an engine.”

Apart from his travel books, starting with the muchreprinted Way to Go in 2005, Hill has written about travel and motor-cycling for several newspapers and magazines. His adventures have taken him on trips from Delhi in India to Belfast, Chile to Alaska, and all around Australia, and in 2016 published his third novel The Butler's Son. Hill has either won or been shortlisted for a UK Travel Writer of the Year award nine times. He is a former Irish Travel Writer of the Year and a former Mexican Government European Travel Writer of the Year, and Northern Ireland Tourist Board Journalist of the Year.

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Spice wins national ‘casual dining’ award Owners of Spice Indian Restaurant, Richard and Emma Lett, were delighted to accept awards for Best Casual Dining in Leinster and Ireland at the Asian Food Awards ceremony in Dublin recently.

It was a big win for the Monck Street, Wexford town restaurant with almost 200 guests gathered in CityNorth Hotel, Gormanston to celebrate the hugely diverse range of culinary expertise on the island. With guests from Kerry to Donegal, Dublin to Galway and Belfast to Cork

there was representation from across the island and with cuisines including Malaysian, Bangladeshi, Chinese and Nepalese, there was without a doubt a truly global feel to the evening.

With dancers from Shamrock Bhangla and music from DJ Kanwar Singh the celebrations were enjoyed by all.

The Wexford restaurant defeated Lime from Connaught, Sethu from Munster and Nu Delhi Lounge representing Ulster to take the national prize much to the delight of

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GER WALSH Wexford lads still managed to get their hands on McCarthy Cup Not only did Waterford rob us of an opportunity to appear in an All-Ireland quarter final but their criminals have been busy at work and have inflicted pain on a number of Wexfordians recently.

The Garda boss John Roche revealed that criminals who travelled over to Wexford from Waterford were responsible for an increase in the burglary numbers in the New Ross District.

Well the Waterford guys may have beaten our hurlers and robbed our homes but they still could not stop some Wexford people getting their hands on the Liam McCarthy Cup, as our photo illustrates.

The replica was part of the Lar Corbett stand at the Bannow/Rathangan Show and it attracted a lot of attention.

I suppose that should not surprise us given the fact that it is more than twenty years now since the real Liam McCarthy did its famous tour of the country and it will be at least another twelve months before it makes a return visit. When you think of it a good number of those who were in school in 1996 Amy Power and Paddy Mernagh from Piercestown get have grown up and many have their own families now. their hands on the McCarthy Cup

Sinn Fein’s ‘good neighbour’ Willie What was Fine Gael Councillor Willie Fitzharris doing in the Sinn Fein tent at the Bannow/Rathangan Show?

He certainly looked very comfortable in the company of his Sinn Fein colleagues.

Was he laying the foundations for a future Coalition between the two parties?

Well no, actually. Willie says he was merely being neighbourly and friendly. Sein Fein put considerable effort into their tent at the Show with national representatives always on hand to provide

back up for their local councillors.

As usual the Fine Gael tent was positioned just a short distance away with plenty of promotion for the party’s two local TDs (now Ministers D’Arcy and Kehoe) Fianna fail no longer takes a stand at the Show. Pictured Right: Best Friends ..........Fine Gael councilor Willie Fitzharris helps his Sinn Fein colleagues, Johnny Mythen and Mick Roche to organise their Stand at the Bannow Show

New Mayor does a nose job on Davy When new Chairmen take up their positions at the various local councils they are always anxious to stamp their authority on proceedings at their first meeting. They certainly don’t want to be adversely compared to their predecessor by allowing the meeting to drag on.

Jim Moore no doubt had this in mind when he took the Chair for the July meeting of Wexford Borough District Council.

But the Kilmore man’s efforts nearly came unstuck when in his desire to get through the business he came up against a bit of a stone wall in the form of councillors Ger Carthy and Davy Hynes.

Carthy was determined to

get answers to his questions and persisted in repeating his questions initially forcing Jim to backtrack a bit. But the new Mayor decisively won the exchanges with his Our Lady Island colleague when he finally declared that he had been given his answer. He mightn’t like it, it might not have been what he wanted to hear but he had the answer and they were moving on.

When a Davy Hynes question was ruled out the Wexford town man suggested the new Mayor had bitten the nose off him.

If he did the new Mayor must have some magical powers because he never left his seat at the top table and Davy sits at the other end of the Chamber.

Everyone is paid too much in RTE It looks as if there is a right head of steam building up about the different pay rates for men and women presenters in RTE. Following the outcry about pay difference between the sexes in the BBC the national broadcaster is now coming under pressure to publish in a timely fashion the fees paid to its top earning broadcasters.

It seems that the majority of top earners will be men and that is set to spark a major debate. However, the real debate should be about the general amounts being paid to RTE stars in a small country like this.

RTE may say that they operate in a competitive environment and their top stars would go elsewhere if they did not pay these fees.

But would they? RTE’s main radio competitor, Newstalk, has probably learned a painful lesson as a result of their experience in paying megabucks to Pat Kenny to lure him from the national broadcaster.

His audience is only a fraction of that which he enjoyed with RTE and he is being hammered in the ratings

by Sean O’Rourke.

While O’Rourke is a good broadcaster and is doing a fine job in the mid-morning slot, this experience does illustrate that to a great extent it is the RTE brand and not necessarily the broadcaster that delivers the big audiences so there really is no need for RTE to be paying such money to their ‘stars’. If they left they could easily replace them.

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John’s graveyard proposals are buried again over Sunday funerals Some issues really exercise the minds of Co. Councillors, and it is not always the matters that might be expected to generate debate that become hot topics.

When the Director of Services for Community, John Carley brought forward his ‘Burial Ground Maintenance and Development Strategy’ some months ago he expected to get it through virtually on the nod.

Not least because it included funding of up to €25,000 for new parish burial grounds and extensions. However, his strategy was coupled with new Bye Laws for all Co. Council run burial grounds in the county and that’s where he ran into his road block.

The sticking point was not the cost of new graves or even the plan to privatise the digging of graves in local authority cemeteries. No it was the fact the by-laws included a line which said that there would be no Sunday burials except in special circumstances.

The Sunday burials are obviously big in some places because Bunclody councillor Barbara Ann Murphy has been up in arms about the proposed by-laws since she spotted the threat to the Sunday funeral and she had not been satisfied by the time the proposals came back for final approval at the July meeting of the Council.

Ending Sunday burials was

taking a sledge hammer to a problem that did not exist in most rural areas, she suggested. And she was opposed too to the suggestion that funerals had to arrive in the cemeteries by 2pm.

Willie Kavanagh was nodding in support fearing no doubt that Sunday might never be quite the same again in Oylegate if funerals were prohibited on the Sabbath.

John Carley was perplexed. He thought everything had been agreed. But Mary Farrell was quick to point out that the draft had not, as promised, been presented to members at their district Councils.

And so for the second time John withdrew his proposals promising more consultation.

As he headed for the tea break Larry O’Brien helpfully suggested that as far as the deceased persons were concerned it would be of little consequence whether the funeral took place on a Sunday or any other day of the week.

It was the first meeting for the new Chair John Hegarty and he did an admirable job getting through the long agenda. He has introduced a little bit of Irish to the proceedings with the votes of congratulations now being taken in the native tongue.

If he wants to bring greater efficiency to proceedings in the future he might consider extending the gaeilge to other sections of the meeting because it was noticeable

that several of the more talkative councillors spoke in much briefer terms when addressing the meeting through Irish.

Whatever about more Irish it seems unlikely that councillors will move their meetings from the Chamber to the roof of County Hall, whatever the weather.

The idea arose when Fionntan O’Suilleabhain suggested that it might be an idea to allow staff to work outside in the open air during very good weather. He came up with the idea, it seems, having observed hard working Co. Hall staff beavering away at their indoor desks during the recent heatwave.

He suggested moving things outdoors with furniture provided on the roof to set up outdoor offices.

The officials did not look too supportive of the idea and there was a warning from Paddy Kavanagh of the dangers of taking a similar approach to Council meetings.

He said that if debates got heated someone could get thrown off the roof. Deirdre Wadding agreed hinting that she might just be the one to encourage Paddy off the roof. ‘I knew we’d agree on something eventually’, said Paddy safe in the knowledge that when councillors return in September after their summer break it will be back to the Council Chamber rather than the roof for their meeting.

Browne calls for action on Rosslare Europort Fianna Fáil TD for Wexford James Browne has criticised the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross for his refusal to publish a report into the legislative status of Rosslare Europort.

The report was commissioned in 2013 by the then Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar.

Deputy Browne said, “This report was commissioned with the aim of identifying

ways to harness the true potential of Irish ports.

Despite numerous requests to publish the report by economic consultants Indecon, the Minister has to date refused to reveal the contents of the report.

“These refusals usually cite the need for advice to be obtained from the Office of the Attorney General. In a recent answer to a parliamentary question the Minister described the report

as confidential for the first time. This indicates that he has no intention of ever publishing its contents.

“Rosslare Europort is critical for the future of the Irish economy post-Brexit.

Wexford is uniquely placed to take advantage of Brexit and bolster our country’s global trade links. However this can only occur if the Government actively supports Rosslare Europort in the years ahead,” concluded Deputy Browne.

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News Domestic Abuse is as big a problem as burglary in Wexford Domestic Abuse is as big a crime problem as burglary but in many respects it is the hidden crime problem of society, a meeting of the Joint Policing committee has heard.

Although any increase in burglaries is met by huge public concern and demands for increased Garda action there is little public comment on the problem of domestic violence despite the scale of the problem.

Chief Supt. John Roche (pictures below) provided details of the domestic violence problem to members of the committee at their July meeting where he revealed that domestic abuse can be categorised under a number of headings including physical, sexual

and financial.

A difficulty for the Gardaí in dealing with the problem is securing evidence with only between 10% and 15% of cases proceeding to court.

He told committee members that it was very frustrating when people retracted their complaints the morning after an incident.

The usual message from the victim is that they want to give their partner another chance and that wipes out the case.

The position of the Gardaí is strengthened where proceedings have been taken in the Family Courts where various restraining orders can be obtained, sometimes following lengthy proceedings.

These Orders enabled the Gardaí to make arrests when they are breached, he told the meeting.

The meeting also heard from Fran O’Grady of MEH, a group which deals with men who realise they have abuse issues and are seeking help.

She told the committee that men first have to realise they have a problem and want to do something about it before her organisation can become involved.

However, there have been positive outcomes for those who have availed of their services.

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Lifestyle More than just seafood at Kilmore annual festival Any outdoor festival is hugely dependent on the weather for its success and the Kilmore Seafood Festival really hit the bullseye in that regard this year with a mixture of brilliant sunshine and a cooling sea breeze bringing thousands to the finishing village for the 2017 event.

Of course itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just the weather that is required to make these things go well.

You also need a large amount of community and voluntary support and the Kilmore event has that in spades.

From the men who looked after the parking to the ladies who serve the wonderful seafood platters in the Stella Maris Centre, Kilmore puts on a wonderful display of community involvement which is the envy of many other places.

On a fine summer day it is a truly wonderful venue for a festival. The annual parade marked the traditional

opening of the event on the Thursday night. That is more a night for locals to enjoy and they really get into the spirit of things with every sporting, community and cultural group in the vicinity represented.

By Sunday afternoon the village plays host to an influx of visitors from far and wide.

The stalls provide visitors an opportunity to purchase everything from antiques and garden furniture to pate and prize sausages.

And while people mingle through the many stalls the music of those playing for the waltzes and set-dancers provides a wonderful backdrop and adds to the atmosphere.

Every year there is a queue for the dance board which plays host throughout the afternoon to dancers from far and wide. Many, indeed most. are very accomplished but everyone is welcome.

A short distance away on

the beach there is a host of childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities. Though they are only a stoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throw away from the dance board the happenings here are in reality a world away from the activities on the quayside.

Meanwhile, a little up the road in the Stella Maris Centre an army of local ladies are busy servicing out famously impressive seafood platters. This is the engine of the entire festival. No visit to a Seafood Festival would be complete without sampling the seafood and in Kilmore this is the place to do it.

There is a wonderful buzz in the place and great good humour as both the helpers and customers come back year after year.

The seafood plates served up here may have equals, but they would be very difficult to find and sampling the delights of such fresh local produce makes any visit to the festival complete.

Take a bow Kilmore.

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The Wexford Rose Julie Sinnott brings a ray of sunshine to the Duffin-Whelan family day at Kilmore beach

Julie Sinnott,Wexford Rose joines the hard working staff in Stella Maris hall with there Seafood lunches

Wexford Rose Julie Sinnott takes on the Walls of Limerick dancing at the Band Stand

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Your SUMMER in Wexford Festivals play key role in helping boost visitor numbers

It’s a time for holidays and a time to celebrate. The August Weekend marks the high point of the holiday and tourist season in the County with thousands of visitors joining locals in search of good weather fun and entertainment.

Many family members return home at this time of the year for an annual visit

while those with holiday homes in the county make them their permanent residences for the next few weeks.

And the county is set to roll out the red carpet for visitors and locals alike with a huge number of festivals and events planned for locations right around the county.

It’s the Market House

Festival in Gorey, Rock and Food in Enniscorthy, Art in the Open in Wexford, the Leo Carthy Weekend in Our Lady’s Island and the great annual Show in Castlebridge.

Plus there is a host of other events taking place in villages and on crossroads across the county.

Tourism is a key industry now for the county and it supports

thousands of jobs which is why Wexford Co. Council is a large scale supporter of festivals.

Making Wexford a more attractive place to visit is key to helping to grow tourism and an attractive and varied programme of festivals and events is seen as a key feature of the drive to attract more visitors.

Art in the Open celebrates ten years The rather strange sight of people painting in the streets, in the fields, by the river and almost anywhere else is with us again as Co. Wexford hosts the annual Plein Air Painting festival.

One hundred and eighty five artists have travelled from 14 countries to paint for a week in the landscape of Wexford we know and love in new and exciting ways.

This is the tenth year of the event and it has grown enormously since it all began over a weekend in 2008. Now it is an internally recognised ten day event which has carved out an important place for itself in the Wexford festivals calendar.

Apart from the painting there will be a range of lectures and workshops on various aspects of paining in Wexford Arts Centre.

Folks need fair warning in case they might happen upon some of these wonderful artists at work in an alleyway or on the Quay.and think they have stumbled into

Venice or Montmatre by mistake.

There will be more murals painted and there is an invitation to teens to try their hand at spray-painting. Not to mention a stupendous exhibition in Greenacres gallery on bank holiday Sunday and Monday only.

And one of the most popular events of the festival------the Quick Draw-------takes place on Saturday 5th in Selskar with the Fife and Drum Band adding to the atmosphere.

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Your SUMMER in Wexford Gorey set to ROCK for Holiday Weekend

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Your SUMMER in Wexford Gorey set to come alive for annual Market House Festival Gorey’s Market House Festival goes from strength to strength and this year the festival is longer and contains more events than ever before.

However, the main focus will remain on the August holiday

weekend when a packed programme of entertainment will be enjoyed by locals and visitors alike with the emphasis on family fun and free entertainment.

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The concerts attract huge crowds to the town with thousands of people literally dancing in the street as the town rocks to the free music events.

But away from the main stage there will also be plenty of entertainment with the Play Day in the Town Park on the Saturday a key event for families.

On the streets Saturday will see a Busking Festival an event which is expected to attract competitors from all over the country.

Sunday sees a craft, vintage and artisan food market on the Main Street so visitors can enjoy a real market town experience which includes live animals, vintage steam engines and cars as well as great displays of local food and craft.

Meanwhile indoors there will be plenty of entertainment too

with the pubs of the town getting into the festival mood with the annual Pub Vibe event.

Plus there are sports events, art exhibitions and much more as

Gorey comes alive just as the holiday season reaches its peak.

Check out the Market House Facebook page for more details of the various events.

Exhibitions Where and When Peripheries - July 28 th , Gorey School of Art 7.30pm Process Art – July 28 th , Foyer, Gorey Library 7.00pm Robert O’Connor & Sean Leacy– July 28 th , Robert O’Connor Studio Arklow Road 8.30pm In Our Own Time – Exhibition of Works featuring the artists from RTE’s Painting the Nation, Foyer, Gorey Library – August 3rd – 7.30pm

Nothing Gold Can Stay – exhibition of works by Patrick Redmond and his late father Jody – August 3 rd , 7.00pm Gorey Masonic Hall.

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Your SUMMER in Wexford Expanded Arts programme as part of Market House Festival Gorey’s Market House Festival has extended its Arts programme over six weeks this year to accommodate the large cannon of artwork currently being generated by artists established in the town of Gorey.

An Arts Catalogue, entitled, Art in Gorey, has been published with the support of Wexford County Council, to detail the programme of events and is available at Gorey library as part of a commitment by the Market House Festival to advance the promotion of Gorey’s artists on a wider level.

The Arts programme runs from mid July to the end of August with a series of eight exhibitions, including the headline event, Peripheries, at the Gorey School of Art, featuring 13 artists from across Ireland and curated by the esteemed Art Critic, James Merrigan, who has previously curated for Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin and is author at the Visual Artists’ News Sheet Online. This event includes exhibits at Gorey School of Art, live broadcasts around the town and a series of talks.

Other highlights include the seven artists from RTE’s Painting the Nation who will be exhibiting in Gorey Library from July 31 to August 11, in addition to a further five artists taking part in a compelling Open Studio art event from July 24 to August 4. Local artists Patrick Redmond, Amanda Doran, Ian Lacey, Stephen Nolan and James Kirwan will be stationed outside Gorey library in a week-long art event organised by Ian Lacey to create portraits of models posing publicly. Residents of Gorey are invited to join the event to view the work of artists working in different styles and mediums firsthand.

Award-winning, Master Woodturner, Robert O’Connor, will be hosting a joint exhibition in the Woodturning Studio with local Photographer Sean Lacey, from July 28 to August 11. Robert has crafted a range of new exhibition pieces which will be set alongside Sean Lacey’s black and white portraits of some of Gorey’s greatest characters in times past.

Patrick Redmond will be exhibiting works, including

some from his late father Jody, at Gorey Masonic Hall opening on August 3. He currently exhibits at The Molesworth Gallery in Dublin where he has run four solo exhibitions and has shown at the prestigious RHA Annual Exhibition in Dublin and the BP Portrait Award Exhibition at the National Gallery, London.

Artist Kate Kos, who turned professional having won Silver at Wexford’s Art in the Open in 2015, is known to Gorey residents more recently for her striking floral murals shown at Gorey Town Park and the Civic Centre.

Her upcoming exhibition at the Gaslamp Gallery will feature 12 seascapes including a number from familiar local coastal scenes.

The Gorey Art Circle and Gorey Photography Club, talented and prolific in their own right, will be exhibiting at the Market House and Library respectively during the months of July and August.

“The artists currently contributing to Gorey’s visual art scene are among the most talented in Ireland. We are in an excellent position, with the Gorey School of Art, and with the high calibre of artists resident here to deliver the message that Gorey’s art scene is thriving. Strong artists are a valuable asset, in terms of their potential to draw visitors and to build the cultural cache of the town.

Our commitment is to build on the work being done and to bring Gorey’s artists into the spotlight,” said Joe Sullivan, Chairman of Gorey Municipal District.

This year’s Market House Festival Arts programme is reminiscent of the Gorey Arts Festival which also ran during the months of July and August during the 1970s and 1980s under the stewardship of Gorey’s internationally acclaimed painter and Arts enthusiast Paul Funge who inspired a generation of artists in Gorey and beyond.

“Our commitment is to further Paul Funge’s legacy and to continue to develop the festival year-on-year to maximise its economic, cultural, and tourism impact on the town. We also hope that more artists will join us in the years ahead so that we can advance the promotion of their contribution to art on a larger scale,” added Sullivan.

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The Market House Festival Play Day in Gorey Town Park is being extended into the showgrounds this year to accommodate the greatest yet children’s event in the South East with a larger than life programme of internationally acclaimed acts, on August 5th. from 12.30 to 5.30pm.

Join us for an extended line-up this year that includes the unstoppable contemporary circus show, the Fanzini Brothers, who will be performing a series of hilarious acts in the main stage area. In addition, we’ll have the Wobbly Circus, a premier street theatre show complete with fire juggling, tight wire walking and high end clowning.

Get down and dirty with The Big Dig, a simulated Viking house replica, where you can excavate for artefacts and treasures and hear stories about the Normans from qualified Archaeologists.

The Amber Express train will be taking a loop of

the showgrounds with three designated stops where children and parents can disembark at will and join the various stations of fun.

Come and view a realtime assembly of a native American Indian Tipi newly acquired by Gorey's Youthreach group where you can experience Indians in their native dwelling living in harmony alongside a band of cowboys, and leave facepainted in either disguise!

We’ll have stilt walkers circling the park, a circus workshop – where you get to run away with the circus for a day, Julie McCormick’s puppet theatre performing Beauty and The Beast, Little Red Riding Hood and Punch and Judy, not to mention a series of musical dance workshops by the accredited mad about moves, voice musician Anita Mahon.

For the sports enthusiasts, we’ll have GAA penalty shoot-outs, soccer and rugby skills and a range of competitive games. Scale

the heights of the dizzying Tutan Climb – the largest inflatable climbing wall in Ireland.

Then try an actual outdoor climbing wall with harnesses and pulleys to get you up and down safely across a wall of varying skills levels.

And if you’re thirsty for more, push yourself to the limits through an uncompromising tyreinspired obstacle course, guaranteed to have you begging for mercy.

We’ll have a number of stations promoting arts and crafts, including, the Camphill Community in Ballymoney, Gorey’s Youthreach, Gerry Foran’s upcycling of paper into fun objects for kids, and a tonne of traditional games from the Polish community. Kia Ora farm will be present to offer children some one-on-one time with a rare selection of animals, as will Courtown’s Seal Rescue Centre with a cool kiddies corner.

For the little ones, we’ll have temporary tattoos, face painting, live music from real Disney

characters and a Messy Play area built by Gorey's Men's Shed to keep the toddlers busy with trickling water, ball runs and tons of other novel ideas for hours!

Events and activities are either free or low cost.

Expect sun, but take the wellies and a change of clothes if not. You’ll be glad you came prepared!

“This year’s Play Day is the culmination of months of preparation by the Market House Festival Committee supported by Wexford County Council and with generous sponsorship from Gorey Credit Union as well as many donations from attendees last year. As a result, we’ve been able to build on the programme to deliver the greatest children event yet in the South East,” said Cllr Joe Sullivan, Chairman of Gorey Municipal District Council, adding, “Our commitment is for the families of Gorey to enjoy the magic of play in all its forms and to come out in force to take part in a unique community event.”

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Saturday 5th August Variety Opening Concert OLI Community Centre at 8:00pm MC on the night South East Radio’s Alan Corcoran.

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New to 2017, is the Rock’n Roll Vintage Steam Train. Arrive to the festival in style aboard one of the traditional carriages and enjoy the hidden sights along the railway.

Departs Connolly Station @ 10.30am on Sunday 6th August This year we have incredible fringe events for the foodie in your life; themed workshops. A Mexican Pop-up Dinner with Lily RamirezForan, Tales of Ales with Susan & Judith Boyle, Hoptails with Claire Dalton and Whiskey & Food Pairing with Séaneen Sullivan to name but a few.

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Your SUMMER in Wexford Castlebridge Show - a great day out for all the family It is one of the great family days out in Co. Wexford and this year the Castlebridge Show takes place on Sunday August 13th. with the usual offering of fun entertainment and some serious competition.

This year marks the 77th year of the annual Show and as usual it will take placed in CastleBridge Hall. The gates will open at 1:45pm with lots to see, admission is €5 for adults and children are free. The 2017 schedule is available on the website, www.castlebridgeshow.com which has all the information that is needed for you to make your entries.

Entries can be emailed to castlebridgeshow@gmail.com There is a large selection of different classes for you to choose from. The classes include home produce, jams and preserves, eggs, arts and crafts, fruit classes, flower classes, vegetable classes, photographic classes. > There are also novelty classes where you can display

your largest head of cabbage, your largest head of lettuce, your funniest fruit or veg with an appropriate title > This year some new classes have been added to the Show including one for your tallest sunflower. Also new this year are A pot of honey , A dish of 5 plums, A dish of six pod of beans. > In the agricultural section 5 stalks of beans is a new category, and in the flower arranging section a flower arrangement on a pedestal with the theme autumn Gold is included for the first time. There is a junior section for all the kids to get involved with a host of Arts and Craft's classes, baking classes and vegetable classes where medals will be awarded to all the winners. > On the day Mrs Odd Socks will be on hand to provide children's Entertainment, There will also be face painting, a Punch and Judy Show and the kids can take part in a fancy dress parade where each child will receive a goodie bag. > The Fife and Drum band

will as usual provide music on the day. There will be a bottle stall run by shelmaliers GAA club. A raffle will be run on the day with a great selection of prizes. There will also be an exhibition from Castlebridge ICA Guild and the always popular pets corner. > And if you are going along do get dressed up for the day with a Best Dressed Lady and Best Dressed Gentleman as well as the glamorous granny to be selected from the attendance on the day. > The Dog Show will start at 4 o'clock with numerous classes to choose from. There is a class to suit all breeds, the first prize winners from each of the classes will then be judged for the nicest dog of the show and will be awarded the overall winner. > And no visit to the Show would be complete without calling into the tea tent to enjoy a nice cup of tea or coffee with some delicious home baking. > Castlebridge Show is a great family day out and the organisers we look forward to seeing you there.

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Another spectacular day in Bannow The man at gate number three had been in attendance at the very first Bannow/Rathangan Show sixty eight years ago.

Then an agile youth, now an elderly man, but a man who still plays an active part in the running of this amazing event.

But as the man himself explained it’s not just those who have been involved for decades that help ensure all the cogs in this giant machine run smoothly.

Many of those involved in preparing the site and stewarding it on the day itself are the sons and daughters, grandsons and granddaughters and indeed great-grandchildren of some of those who got it all started just short of seven decades ago.

An agricultural show was once an event that appealed primarily to those who made their living on the land and while it is still a must attend event for many from the farming community it is much more than that now.

This is a showcase for business, community and personal pride with hundreds of businesses taking up stalls and stands throughout the massive site.

It ranges from the huge stands required to cater for some of the massive farm machinery to the more modest displays in the Business Mall.

And then there is the Food Hall where home and commercial baking stood side by side and both looked equally delicious and if that wasn’t enough there was a cookery competition taking place at the end of the hall.

One of the biggest attractions of the event is the Dog Show which

had a total of thirteen categories.

Young and old stood and sat several deep around the Dog Ring for the several hours of the competition.

It was class 12 that intrigued me.

It was for the ‘Dog You Would Like to Take Home’. The judges for this must have faced a very difficult task because on the day I spotted several dogs I would have been very happy to take home.

The livestock section is a big part of the show with cattle, sheep, horses and goats. The competition here is intense and it’s a serious business for the handlers and there were some very fine specimens on display.

However, apart altogether from the serious business of the competition the livestock classes serve another very important purpose. They allow children to witness farm animals up close and it is a joy to watch the exited faces of children many of whom are seeing farm animals for the very first time.

The transformation that has taken place in farm machinery over the years is brought into sharp focus on the site and it was perfectly illustrated by the image of a 1922 Fordson Tractor standing side by side with a brand new New Holland T7 210.

The 1922 vehicle looked like a dinky toy beside its massive successor.

There is a big vintage display at the Show each year and it is a real sign that you are getting older when items you once used in everyday life are now part of the Vintage Show.

Phil Roche,Adam Cahill and Philip Jack Roche pictured examining milk bottles which are now part of the vintage display

The Cookery Competition drew a large attendance An example was a crate of milk bottles which was part of one of the exhibits. Not too many years ago milk bottles were part of everyday life but a younger generation of people were marvelling at the fact that milk was once supplied in bottles and they were even more intrigued by the fact that the bottles were returned for re-filling.

Throughout the day show jumping continues in a special arena at one side of the site and the various arts and crafts exhibits, submitted by both adults and children, are examined carefully by thousands of visitors.

This year a church created en-

tirely from cardboard was the centre of attention in the exhibition hall. It was a truly amazing piece of handwork with the gallery, pews, altar, congregation and the priest all perfectly positioned inside the building. It was created by a lady from Ballycullane and the government could do worse than bring her on board to help deal with the housing crisis.

As usual the trade stands offered everything from wax candles to septic tank inspection units and everything in between.

You could even pay a visit to Earth2Heaven to make the final departure arrangements for your

Laura and Shan Berry .Wexford at the John Deer stand

beloved pet. Earth2Heaven is a pet cremation service based in Brownswood near Enniscorthy.

They provided a full outline of their services. You can bring your pet directly to them or they will collect the pet at your home.

And they provide you with a ‘comfortable Farewell Room’ to say your last goodbyes. And they offer a great choice of caskets and they are impressive because they had a range of them on display at the Show.

They promise to have the pet’s ashes back within three to five days.

This stand probably illustrates better than anything else how

much this Show and indeed rural Ireland has evolved over the years. Can you imagine the reaction of the Show founders back in the middle of the last century if they had been told that one day it would host a pet cremation stand complete with pet caskets?

But successful events are all about evolving and changing to meet the changing tastes and demands of the public. However, one wit could not resist saying that the pet cremation stand was ‘for the townies’.

Rural people would not be in that that sort of thing, he suggested. I wouldn’t bet on that.

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SECTION 75 OF ROADS ACT 1993 TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS

Notice is hereby given that Wexford County Council intends to close the road listed hereunder to vehicular traffic from September 25, 2017 to October 2, 2017, from 21.00 to 07.00 each night, to facilitate works in connection with the Enniscorthy Bypass, namely the installation of bridge beams to the River Slaney Bridge at Ballynabarny.

Notice is hereby given that Wexford County Council has decided to extend the road closure listed hereunder from September 15 2017 to October 6 2017, to facilitate construction of a new side road for the Enniscorthy Bypass.

Road Closure: Alternative Route:

L2020-2, at Ballynabarny.

From Ballynabarney to Killabeg to Scarawalsh to Blackstoops to Enniscorthy Town to Clonhasten to Ballynabarney via L2020, N11, R744 and L2020.

Alternative routes will be signposted.

Road Closure:

L2012-3, from Killalligan South to Askunshin.

Alternative Route:From Askunshin to Pullinstown Little to Marshalstown to Farmley to Scarawalsh to Blackstoops to The Duffry to Marshallstown to Killalligan South via L2012, L2013, N80, N11, R890, R702, and L2012.

Alternative routes will be signposted.

Local access will be facilitated.

Any person wishing to object to the closing of these roads should lodge the objection, in writing, to the undersigned before 12.00 noon on Monday, August 14, 2017.

Local access will be facilitated.

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SECTION 75 OF ROADS ACT 1993 TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS Notice is hereby given that Wexford County Council intends to close the roads listed hereunder to vehicular traffic, to facilitate works in connection with the New Ross Bypass.

Road Closure 1: L4007-3 at Lacken North.

Dates: From August 22 2017 to December 15 2017.

Alternative Route: The diversion will be by way of a newly constructed temporary road at Lacken North.

SECTION 75 OF ROADS ACT 1993 TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS Notice is hereby given that Wexford County Council has decided to extend the road closure listed hereunder from August 10 2017 to October 13 2017, to facilitate construction works in connection with the Enniscorthy Bypass.

Road Closure:

Road Closure 2: L8144-3 at Lacken South.

Dates: From August 22 2017 to March 23 2018.

Alternative Route: The diversion will be by way of a newly constructed temporary road at Lacken South.

L6052-1, Garynisk to Scurlocksbush road.

Alternative Route:From Garynisk to Scurlocksbush to Ballyvake via N11and L60521.

Alternative routes will be signposted.

Local access will be facilitated.

Alternative routes will be signposted.

County Secretary.

Local access will be facilitated.

Any person wishing to object to the closing of these roads should lodge the objection, in writing, to the undersigned before 12.00 noon on Monday, August 7 2017.

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SECTION 75 OF ROADS ACT 1993 TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS Wexford County Council has decided to close the road set out below to vehicular traffic from August 12, 2017 to February 15, 2018, to facilitate works in connection with the Enniscorthy Bypass, namely the construction of the Ballyeden overbridge.

Notice is hereby given that Wexford County Council has decided to extend the road closure listed hereunder from August 10 2017 to October 20 2017, to facilitate the construction of a new side road for the Enniscorthy Bypass.

Road Closure:

L6125-1, from Monart East to Bessmount.

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SECTION 75 OF ROADS ACT 1993 TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS Wexford County Council has decided to close the road set out below to vehicular traffic from August 15, 2017 to November 18, 2017, to facilitate construction works in connection with the Enniscorthy Bypass.

Road Closure Road No: L6048-1 at Glenteige.

Alternative Route Route: From Glenteige to Riverview to Ropers to Scurlocksbush to Coolnaboy to Garrynisk to Edermine to Glenteige via L6048, L6047, N11 and L6048.

Alternative routes will be signposted.

Bunclody newspaper and radio advertisement: Wexford County Council and Bunclody Town Team are looking for input from members of the public on the proposed town enhancement works for the Market Square area of Bunclody.

Two options are bring proposed and your comments are sought on these. Comment sheets are available at the Tourist Office, Bunclody Library and will also be taken on Joe Fallon Architectural Design Facebook page and on Survey Monkey â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Market Square Bunclody Park Enhancement.

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