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The Church of the Immaculate Conception at Rowe Street in Wexford town is a beautiful setting for powerful sacred musical performances and plays host to a number of high powered events during the Wexford Festival each year. Last Friday night saw another wonderful musical event staged in the Church when it was the venue for a wonderful concert by the Three Tenors Ireland. And the trio were joined for a powerful evening of music by the local CBS Primary School Choir and the Enniscorthy Choral Society. Pics by Patrick Hogan

Battle on for County Enterprise Award Wexford County Council’s Local Enterprise Office will pay tribute to local business heroes at the annual Wexford Enterprise Awards, which take place on Friday March 10th during Local Enterprise Week.

The winning entrepreneur will represent County Wexford at the National Enterprise Awards in May, following in the footsteps of the 2016 winner John Hennessey of Hentech Fabrication, Ballymurn.

The nominees that have been shortlisted for the 2017 County Enterprise Award this year are:

● Kieran Mooney Mr Oil, Adamstown ● Tom and Laura Sinnott Wexford Home Preserves, New Ross ● Willie Devereux Natural Ice Cream Company, Wexford ● Nicky Lambert Yellow Belly Beer, Wexford ● Larry Byrne Club Choice, Rosslare ● Stephen Crean Bellehan Electrical Services, Enniscorthy The awards ceremony, hosted

by the Local Enterprise Office every year, will take place in Wexford County Council Headquarters, Wexford. The overall winner is set to receive €2,500 and a place in the national final in Dublin.

The runner-up will receive €1,000.

Announcing the shortlisted entrepreneurs, Tom Banville, Head of Enterprise with Local Enterprise Office Wexford stressed the importance of celebrating local success stories. “As the LEO is the firststop-shop for start-ups and small businesses in the region, on March 10 we are paying

tribute to local heroes who are the entrepreneurs and job-creators behind successful businesses and brands. Through the National Enterprise Awards, innovation and vision are both recognised and rewarded.”

The Enterprise Awards is one of the flagship events taking place during Local Enterprise Week, which runs throughout the county from March 5th to 10th. All over the country, the 31 Local Enterprise Offices are jointly running over 380 events aimed at start-ups, aspiring entrepreneurs and small businesses.

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News Duncormick native appointed to Pyrite Board Minister for Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Simon Coveney TD, has appointed Duncormick man Dr. Derek Sinnott, Head of Department of the Built Environment at Waterford Institute of Technology to the Board of the Pyrite Resolution Board (PRB).

The Pyrite Resolution Board was appointed by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government under the Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 to make a scheme for the remediation of damage to certain dwellings caused by pyritic heave and to oversee and ensure the effective implementation of a programme of remediation works for affected dwellings. The ‘pyrite remedi-

ation scheme’ is a scheme of last resort which aims to repair certain homes affected by significant pyritic damage where the homeowners have no other practicable option for redress.

Dr Sinnott said “I am delighted with my appointment to the board and I am looking forward to working with the Board and Housing Agency in the implementation of the pyrite remediation scheme”.

He is a son of Sean and the late Breda Sinnott, and has a brother Brian who is based in Dublin.

He lived in Kilkenny for 11 years before returning in 2015 with his wife Serena and fam-

ily (Sean and newly arrived Niall) to his home place in Duncormick, Co. Wexford.

After completing secondary school at St Peter’s College, Wexford he studied Civil Engineering at WIT and NUI Galway.

Racing at Wexford for a great day out on St. Patrick’s Day The new season kicks off at Wexford Racecourse on St. Patrick’s Day and for the very first time the venue has a programme of all national hunt racing throughout the year.

The opening fixture comes right as the Cheltenham Festival reaches its climax with the Gold Cup and full coverage of Cheltenham on screens throughout the enclosure will add to the atmosphere on the day. Full betting facilities on Cheltenham will also be available to racegoers at Wexford, After the morning parade the racing offers a great afternoon of excitement and entertainment for families with plenty of places to eat and drink and activities to keep the

younger racegoers occupied.

Racing gets underway at 2.20pm and there is a seven race programme to be run off throughout the afternoon.

If you are a regular racegoers there is no better way of getting value for money than by joining the Racecourse Members’ Club and if you join now the membership will cover access to all eleven meetings this year and it also includes free entry to eleven meetings at other racecourses in the South and East of the country.

The main objective of the club is to raise funds to help the racecourse improve facilities, both in the enclosures and on the track and considerable success has been

achieved with that aim over the years with a much improved track attracting better quality hoses which continue to deliver better racing at the venue.

Racecourse Manager, Michael Murphy, has expressed his appreciation to the Members Club for all their assistance in helping the course carry out improvements and he said the club members made a valuable ongoing contribution to the course.

The feature race on the card on St. Patrick’s Day is the €26,000 Artic Tack Stud Veterans Chase with the Micheal O’Murchadha Memorial Hurdle the next most valuable event with €16,500 in prizemoney on offer.

Kay & Aileen Sutherland Academy of Irish Dancing New Irish dance classes commence on Thursday 2nd March 2017 in The Fife and Drum Hall, Lower Bride St., Wexford town Time: 5.30pm.—6.30pm

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News 54th Wexford Drama Festival The 54th Wexford Drama Festival has been playing to big audiences at the Dun Mhuire Theatre in Wexford town since it opened last week.

The Deputy Mayor of the Wexford Borough District, Cllr.

Tony Dempsey, was on hand for the opening performance

and he warmly praised the organisers of the event and wished all the participants well.

The opening night drew a very large audience with the local Ballycogley Players staging the Billy Roche penned ‘Lay Me Down Softly’ Throughout the festival groups

have will travelled from many parts of the country to stage their plays but the event will finish on Friday night with the local Wexford Drama Group’s performance of ‘Portia Coughlan’ which should ensure another very big audience as the event reaches its conclusion.

Nick Hayes, Claire Larkin, Mairead Sinnott, Rachel Murphy, Aoife Byrne, Breda Hynes, Jackie Crosbie, Billy Crosbie, members of Wexford Drama Festival committee

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Mental Health First Aid courses in Wexford CommunityMinds, in partnership with Mental Health First Aid Ireland (with funding from the HSE) ran the first of two Mental Health First Aid Courses in Wexford at the end of February with the second being planned for May. CommunityMinds, envisioned last year as a means of building a network of individuals, living and working within their communities who would with appropriate training and knowledge, begin to act as first responders and advocates for mental health and wellbeing within their community. The initial training CommunityMinds wanted to roll out was Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), which is the initial help given to someone who is developing a mental health problem or who is in a mental health crisis.

The first aid is given until appropriate professional support is received or until the crises resolves. The

MHFA programme is available in 23 countries worldwide. The first group of CommunityMinders were trained up last year, and by May of this year there will be almost 60 CommunityMinders trained in Wexford.

Emerging mental health problems covered in the course include: depression, anxiety, psychosis and substance misuse. The course also covers mental health crisis situations including: suicidal thoughts and behaviours, self-harm, panic attacks, traumatic events, severe psychotic states, severe effects of alcohol or other drug use and aggressive behaviours.

Leonard Kelly, one of the Co-Founders of Community Minds (together with Vincent Byrne and Alan and Bernadette Doolan) said “We are delighted to welcome Mental Health First Aid Ireland to Wexford to run these courses. Increasing mental health awareness in our

community is a key aim of Community Minds. We would also like to thank the HSE for funding this initiative” Speaking for CommunityMinds, Leonard stated that “It is vital that we build up the network of CommunityMinders, as trained individuals living or working in the community will help reduce the stigma and around mental health, and be able to act as first responders. Many of us are not well informed about how to recognise mental health problems, how to respond to the person, and what supports are available, which can result in individuals with mental health problems delay seeking help or do not seek help at all. There is great strength in our communities, have a large network of CommunityMinders can only make them stronger” For more information check out CommunityMinds.ie . We are also on Facebook and Twitter.

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Ex MEP Avril to speak at Malcolm's Brexit event Former Fine Gael Member of the European Parliament and Minister, Avril Doyle, is to speak at a major event on Brexit organised by Fianna Fáil Councillor, Malcolm Byrne. The meeting to take

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tive, Tom Enright and Rosslare Europort General Manager, John Lynch. All are welcome.

Cllr. Byrne said it was important that we all work together to face this challenge, regardless of political colours.

"Brexit will be one of the biggest political, economic and social challenges facing Wexford, Ireland and Europe over the next decade. In everything from movement of people and goods at our ports and airports; through the impact on agriculture and industry; to student exchange and research partnerships, Brexit will provide challenges. But there are also opportunities. Wexford companies will now be at an

advantage competing in the EU compared to UK companies. We may also be able to attract more continental tourists."

"While much of what may happen is now speculation, we have got to start to plan and ensure that businesses, farms, individuals are prepared for the changes that lie ahead. We need to work together to overcome the significant obstacles Brexit will pose but equally to seize opportunities. What I want to do is for us to start that discussion meaningfully and ensure that we are ready in Wexford.

Acknowledging that some in Fianna Fáil raised an eyebrow

at Avril's inclusion, Malcolm said, " We can't be narrowly party political about this issue.

Brexit will dominate the policy landscape for the next decade. Avril Doyle has a wealth of experience at European level and I'm delighted that she will contribute to this discussion. Brexit cannot be a political football; we need to all don the Green jersey and work together."

Avril Doyle, former Member of the European Parliament

The event will take place at the Clayton Whites Hotel, Wexford town on Thursday 30th March at 8pm.

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The confirmed speakers are -

Tom Enright, Chief Executive, Wexford County Council Karl Fitzpatrick, President, Wexford Chamber James Kehoe, Wexford Chair, Irish Farmers' Association John Lynch, General Manager, Rosslare Europort

Noel Whelan, Irish Times Columnist and Barrister

Kehoe guides Humphreys around Wexford 'jewels' Local Minister Paul Kehoe has said he was proud to welcome Minister Heather Humphreys to Wexford and guide her around some of the jewels of Wexford's past, present and future. He said her whistle-stop tour took in some of the shining lights of the Wexford Arts and Heritage offering.

Starting in Castlebridge, Minister Humphreys met with the restoration committee for Castlebridge House and Conservatory to learn more about the history of the building and to discuss their plans to restore the historic structure.

The next stop incorporated a visit to Johnstown Castle, where Minister’s Kehoe and Humphreys met with representatives from Teagasc and the Heritage Foundation to receive an update on the exciting plans for the further development of the Castle and its grounds, followed by a tour of the Agricultural Museum.

The award winning Forge Craft Shop in Baldwinstown was next on the agenda, where master craftsman Padraig Parle and his wife Mairead provided an insight into their business which has significantly developed over the years with the support of Wexford Local Development. Speaking at the Forge Minister Kehoe reflected on hearing Padraig provide inspiration to young entrepreneurs and outlined that the Parle’s and their business were an example of the dedication, skill, crafts-

Above:Looking over the plans for the major extension proposed for the Arts Centre were .Elizabeth White,,Mayor Frank Staples,Minister Heather Humphreys, Minister Paul Kehoe,Lucy Medlycott and Rosemary Hayes,Art Center.

Right: Ian Calford and Shane Dunn entertained the Minister in Enniscorthy Castle

manship and vision of the Wexford Arts scene.

Onwards to the Wexford Arts Centre, who have just received funding of €1 Million from the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to make significant changes to their offering. While there, Minister Humphreys had the opportunity to review first-hand the plans that her Department is funding with members of the Board of Directors and to meet the cast of Portia Coughlan, who were just about to take the stage.

Final stop, Enniscorthy, where the Ministers visited

the Athenaeum, which stands proudly in the heart of the town following its renovation as part of the Government’s 1916 Commemoration Programme.

Minister Humphreys had to opportunity to review some of the historic documents on show in the Athenaeum and tour the full premises and view the work undertaken to ensure that Enniscorthy has a permanent legacy of its part in the 1916 Rising.

During the visit, both Minister Kehoe and Humphreys emphasised the importance of investment into both Rural Ireland and the Arts and the obvious

benefits to these developments to the local economy.

Minister Kehoe stated; “I believe in Rural Ireland and I believe that there is enormous future potential in Wexford. As a Government, we are putting huge focus into planning for the future so that our children can live in a country that meets their needs. We cannot continue the type of unbalanced development that has seen major growth only in the Dublin area. We need strong well developed cities across the country providing regional balance, encouraging people to live and work outside of Dublin.

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Malcolm Byrne,Clara Carter and Michael Dunbar

Anne Phelan and Betty McDonald, attending the South Leinster Drama Festival last Thursday night in Gorey Little Theatre

Chronicle March 9th, 2017 Wexford students to visit European Parliament Sinn Féin MEP for the South constituency Liadh Ní Riada will welcome students from Meánscoil Gharman to the European Parliament in Brussels this week. The delegation, including students from several Gaelscoileanna, will visit the European Parliament during Seachtain na Gaeilge.

Liadh Ní Riada said: “I am delighted to be able to invite some of our young people to the European Parliament during Seachtain na Gaeilge 2017.

“It is an international celebration of the Irish language, and i am delighted

to welcome this delegation of students from a number of Gaelscoileanna, including Meánscoil Gharman, to the European Parliament in Brussels.

“The students will participate in the Irishmedium interactive parliamentary games.

“It's a great source of great pride for me to use and hear Irish as I go about my work here in Brussels. I am looking forward to welcoming these young Irish-speaking students and to hearing them debate the issues of the day in their native language.

Children with disabilities to get medical cards New health legislation from Fine Gael will see more County Wexford children with a disability receive a full medical card.

That’s according to Wexford T.D. Michael D’Arcy who is highlighting a new Bill which means that 9,800 children in receipt of a Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA), who have a disability, will receive a full medical card.

“There are currently 33,000 parents who receive DCA for their children, but 9,800 of these children currently do not have a full medical card.

This Bill rights this wrong and I hope it will of assistance and relieve some of the stress these families experience.

“My Fine Gael colleague, the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, introduced the Health

Amendment Bill to Cabinet last week together with Minister Finian McGrath.

“I am delighted to see the provision of these 9,800 full medical cards. This was a vital element contained in the Programme for Government and Budget 2017 provided funds to let us carry out our commitment.

“Let us not forget that these medical cards are to ease the

burden of children with disabilities and their families.

This is progressive move, and I would like to thank all the Wexford people who campaigned for it.

“The HSE has been working to produce both a paper-based and online pre-registration system which will be available from 1st May with the scheme going live on 1st June 2017.”

D'Arcy says welfare increases 'modest' step in right direction County Wexford social welfare recipients are going to see increases in their payments to the value of €5 per week, beginning this week. That’s according to Wexford TD, Michael D’Arcy who says that while the increases are modest, this is a step in the right direction.

“In Wexford approximately 106,000 social welfare payments are paid out, benefitting people and families right across the county. As promised in Budget 2017, the Minister for Social Protection, Leo Varadkar is introducing €5 increases to all payments, starting this week.

“While it’s a modest increase, it’s a step in the right direction. For a lot of people it will be the first increase they have had in 8 years.

“This is a really important part

of Fine Gael’s commitment to ensure that everyone benefits from our recent economic success, especially those people who need it most. Fine Gael is working hard to build a fair and compassionate society with thriving communities across every region of Ireland.

“The introduction of the increases will be staggered as people receive payments on different days.

“This week approximately 19,000 pensioners in Wexford will receive the €5 increase.

Almost 12,000 job seekers in the county will also benefit this week, through increases to both Job Seekers Benefit and Job Seekers Allowance.

“Next week carers and people with disabilities in Wexford will start to receive the increase. Other groups that will benefit from the increase next

week include lone parents, widows and widowers, those in receipt of the blind pension, amongst others.

“Fine Gael is also continuing its focus on improving life for self-employed people. Many people who were used to a PAYE job in the past, moved towards self-employment during or after the recession.

“We want to encourage and support those in self-employment. They are the people with the potential to create further employment in towns and villages throughout County Wexford. We have already extended paternity benefit to the self-employed and restored benefits including the invalidity pension, which they can access without a means test if they become sick or injured and can no longer work as a result.

“Minister Varadkar also recently announced changes to the qualification period for the Back to Work Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA) to make it much easier for many one parent families, people with disabilities and farmers to participate. This scheme is designed to encourage people who are unemployed or claiming welfare to set up their own business and continue receiving State income supports for two years, while getting advice and support for running a new business.

“Fine Gael is focused on equality of opportunity for all and we want to ensure that everyone who can work, is encouraged to do so. It is great to see that the unemployment rate is now down to 6.6% from a high of 15.1% during the economic crash.

Stayin Alive at the National Opera House Now in their 19th year as the world's premier tribute to the BEE GEES, Stayin Alive continue to tour all corners of the globe with their No1 show dedicated to the magic of the Brothers Gibb and for one night only they are landing in Wex-

ford, this Thursday March 9th. when they play the National Opera House.

Astounding audiences in the UK,Europe, Asia, The Middle East and as far afield as the USA with their uncanny likeness and eerily accurate sound. Bill

Howard as Barry (vocal/guitar) Jimmy Stanley as Robin (vocal) and Alan Leather as Maurice (keyboards/bass guitar/vocal) continue to rock stadiums, theatres, holiday cruise ships and hotels alike with their faultless

recreation of the distinctive vocals and harmony sounds of the Bee Gees, with timeless classics such as 'How Deep Is Your Love', 'Night Fever', 'Tragedy', 'Massachusetts', 'Gotta Get A Message To You' as well as many others.

Martin to join in honouring John Browne John Browne’s retirement from public life will be honoured at a special function in Enniscorthy next month.

Former TD Browne, who was undefeated at the polls from his election in November 1982 until his retirement prior to the last general election, first entered politics at the 1979 local elections when he was elected to Wexford Co. Council .

The event will be held on Thursday 6th April in the

Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy.

Fianna Fail leader Michael Martin will be in attendance to make a presentation to John on the night.

Finger Foods and Music will be provided. Tickets for the night are €10 and will be available from party members in the Enniscorthy district or from Cllr Willie Kavanagh 0870546803 and Ann Kehoe 087-6780530

FF seeks more educational psychologists for Wexford Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Mental Health James Browne TD says his party is looking to secure additional educational psychologists for primary and secondary schools in Wexford.

Deputy Browne last week revealed that 29 schools in Wexford have been left without a psychologist service.

The National Educational Psychological Service works with both primary and postprimary schools and is concerned with learning, behaviour, social and emotional development.

“Minister for Education Richard Bruton recently confirmed to Fianna Fáil that NEPS is drastically understaffed. This is leading to a situation where many schools, including 29 in Wexford, have been left without an educational psychologist. This in turn is having a detrimental impact on students as delays in accessing assessments for special education needs is resulting in them missing out on vital learning supports,” explained Deputy Browne.

“Fianna Fáil has been raising concerns about the under-staffing of NEPS for some time now. The Confidence and Supply Arrangement we entered into

with Fine Gael contains a specific commitment by the Government to recruit an additional 100 new educational psychologists. We gave a firm commitment that we would deliver on this commitment and we have now tabled a special Dáil debate to do just this.

“Wexford has been disproportionately affected by cutbacks to NEPS. There are currently 29 schools in the county without any sort of a psychologist service, which is one of the highest figures in the entire country. The motion we have tabled will help kickstart the recruitment of additional educational psychologists. I will be pushing for Wexford to receive its fair share of this additional allocation.

“Ultimately we need to see an increase in learning supports for students who have special educational needs. This can only be achieved if there are educational psychologists in place to identify students who need additional support. This is the only way we can ensure that all children are given the opportunity to reach their full potential. The Government has stalled long-enough on this issue, we now need to see decisive action.”

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GER WALSH Banishing the Saints at Wexford Hospital News that the authorities have spent around â‚Ź25,000 to remove the word ‘saint’ from the various wards at Wexford General Hospital will have infuriated the vast majority of people. The annoyance will not necessarily have stemmed from any huge affinity to the Saint’s names which were associated with the wards, although some people will have a strong attachment to the various Saints, but more widely because of the absolute stupidity of prioritising a matter like this at a time when the health service is in absolute crisis.

I have heard many complaints about Wexford General Hospital over the years and they have covered almost every aspect of the hospital’s operations. However, no one has said to me: I was in the hospital for a spell recently. Had a terrible time up there. Would you believe I was treated in a ward called Saint Aidan’s? It was very distressing. Set my recovery back by weeks’ Now maybe such people existed but I did not come across them. And can I dare to sug-

gest that if the name on the ward was a concern to someone in the hospital they probably were not all that ill in the first instance.

You would imagine that hospital management would have a full agenda of items to address before getting around to deciding to spend money on taking the Saint’s names off the wards.

I know that there is a policy to create a more secularist atmosphere in hospitals and I fully appreciate that the Saints are of less relevance or importance to a lot of people than they used to be.

However, I’m not sure that they are as irrelevant to people who are seriously ill as some others would like to think.

But that is to get away from the more specific point that the whole episode just goes to re-enforce in people’s minds the feeling that the heath service is headless, directionless and has its priorities in a place I will not mention.

Will the fact that a person is treated in Aidan’s as opposed to St. Aidan’s mean they will

get better care------NO, will it mean faster admission---- No, Will it have any impact on the treatment outcome—No. Will most people who are seriously ill even notice the name change----- No. Will it cement an impression in the minds of many people that public policy in this country is concerned more with placating the concerns of the extremes and minority views than reflecting the more widely held views of ordinary people-------yes it probably will.

It will no doubt be argued that that the â‚Ź25,000 or so that it cost to do this job is just a drop in the ocean in terms of the overall running costs of the hospital and that is true, but this attitude is also part of the problem with the health serviced because all these â‚Ź25,000 add up.

Tell an elderly person living alone who is granted an hour of home help a day that â‚Ź25,000 is a drop in the ocean. Look how that money could have transformed the lives of some of these people who depend on Home Help?

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But then being seen to be politically correct is obviously more important than taking care of those in need.

Truth of Lies I really like the new phrase ‘casual relationship with the truth’. It enables people to

Spraying fog on the roads Maintaining the county’s roads is a more complicated business than you might think. Take for example the report provided by Gorey

Engineer, Neville Shaw, to members of the local District Council. As part of a detailed round up of activities of the roads staff one item caught

A new use for a handbag A handbag is a very important fashion item for most ladies but it’s more than just a fashion statement for the Queen. According to one

of her ex-staff she uses her handbag not just to carry her purse and mobile phone but as a type of signalling device.

The story is that if she is

tear others to shreds even on the public airways and get away with it.

my eye: ‘Fog Spray to prevent spalling of chippings was carried out last week in Kilanerin’ I don’t know what it means but I suppose if you sprayed enough fog people wouldn’t be able to see the potholes!

engaged in a conversation and wants to move on she moves the bag from hand to the other as a sign to her staff to get her out of there. If she is really anxious to end a conversation she fiddles with her ring. So now you know.

Carry on wasting water So Fianna fail is opposed to anyone being charged for water, even those who waste massive amounts by leaving taps turned on or failing to fix faulty connections. It’s a sort of wasters’ charter but not of course if you are one of those who has had to provide your own water by sinking a well or joining a group water scheme I’m afraid folks you guys are just going to have to pay more in your taxes so that

some other people can waste away on what everyone agrees is a very precious commodity.

This it seems is ‘new politics’. It does ‘t much seem like new politics to me but the politics of spineless people who will do anything to advance their chances of winning power at the next election.

I suppose we should not be too surprised given that this particular effort is being led

by Barry Cowan, a brother of ex-Taoiseach Brian, who led the country off a cliff when he was in charge and then headed off with a rather large pension.

But do not be fooled. Water will have to be paid for. The only question is as to how it should be paid for. The direction in which we seem to be heading is to have the so called squeezed middle pay for it through increases in general taxation.

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Anytime you talk to people who live outside the towns you soon realise it’s one of their biggest concerns and if you drive along any country road it is easy to see the reason they are so annoyed.

Public representatives are also really concerned about the problem but often feel as if they are banging their heads off a brick wall.

The plan to name and shame those found guilty of committing a litter offence is the latest initiative to be faced with a roadblock. Somehow the authorities have managed to tie themselves up in complete knots about this, so much so that the names of those convicted in the courts are even blanked out in documents circulated internally to councillors.

The official line is that to include the names would be to contravene the Data Protection Act. That’s

because the Data Protection Officer is investigating Dublin City Council because they posted pictures of dumpers, which had been captured on CCTV, on a notice board.

As a result of this investigation the Department instructed all local authorities to stop publishing lists of names of people convicted under the Litter Pollution Act 1997 The Data Protection Officer and indeed the Department have little to do.

If someone is convicted of an offence in court it is a matter of public record and it is crazy, for instance, that the Council could not publish the names of those convicted on their Web Site.

They could leave them up for thirty days after the court and then take them down. It seems to be another case where the State is firmly on the side of the wrongdoer while doing little to try to ensure that those trying to

tackle rural and urban dumping are encouraged and supported.

Meanwhile, a look at the statistics compiled by the Council gives a pretty clear indication as to why the problem is getting worse right across the county. In 2009 there were 1,906 reports of illegal dumping and the complaints resulted in 345 fines being issued. Last year the number of complains had increased to 2,345 but the number of fines issued had dropped to 274.

One of the reason it seems is that the dumpers are getting cleverer and are not leaving anything which could identify them in the discarded rubbish.

It’s a wonder the Data Protection officer and the Department do not go one step further and insist on Council Officers going around blind-folded, just in case they did recognise any offenders. Meanwhile, the countryside is being destroyed.

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Lifestyle Gorey turns out in force for Night Run in aid of Hospice A huge crowds took to the streets of Gorey last Thursday nighty for the town's second Nigh Run. This year the runners (and walkers) took a different route which included some of the newer parts of the town.

There was a great atmosphere as the huge bank of participants set off on the run. All the monies raised are being delivered straight to North Wexford Hospice with a number of generous sponsors covering all the costs of organising the event.

Seamus Dornan and Philip Redmond

Keeping Warm Before the Start....Leah Turley and Roisin McCannon

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Haulage Association on its way back to Wexford IRHA’s 44th AGM & Conference scheduled to transform Wexford Town The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA), Ireland’s representative body for licensed road haulage operators, is scheduled to host its AGM and annual conference in Clayton Whites Hotel, Wexford on the 24th and 25th of March.

This is the second IRHA AGM that will take place in the home county of the current President Ms Verona Murphy, who is looking forward to welcoming members and sponsors to the event.

The weekend will be sponsored by Wright Insurance Brokers, the specialist Irish haulage insurance broker, who will host an insightful haulage seminar during the IRHA conference. Tony Wright, CEO Wright Insurance Brokers commented, ‘We look forward to sharing insights with our clients and

IRHA members around the latest insurance issues facing the sector. The agenda includes a feature on Brexit & Insurance by leading economist Jim Power. David Snow, fraud lecturer & investigator will present Insurance Fraud - The Impact.’ The IRHA’s traditional commercial display will be featured to the picturesque backdrop of the quayside supported by the weekend truck sponsors Westward Scania, who will roll out The New Truck Generation from Scania.

President of the IRHA Ms Verona Murphy commented; “We are very much looking forward to hosting our national AGM and conference in Wexford Town this year.

While there will be plenty for attendees to see and do during the course of the weekend, there will also be

important decisions to be made by the membership in regards to the currently challenging operating conditions within the sector; primarily Brexit and all it entails. The IRHA intends to be the licenced road hauliers “voice in Brexit” over the coming months and years.

In terms of future proofing the industry, the Association will be gathering information over the 24th and 25th of March on the current effects of Brexit and insurance. With 95% of freight in Ireland moved via road transport and the licensed haulage industry moving 80% of that freight, implementing effective industry successive plans are vital. The IRHA will continue in its efforts to assist its members long after the conference weekend has concluded.

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Time to start doing those jobs around the house With St. Patrick’s Dday just around the corner and the countdown to Easter well underway thoughts will turn to preparing you Home and Garden for the brighter and hopefully better days ahead as we look forward to longer evenings and warmer days.

The darker days of winter take their toll on the garden and now is the time to get started on all the important work necessary to prepare for the new season. It’s time to clear away the debris which will have built up over the winter months and start sowing the bulbs and plants which will mature into the summer.

But it’s not just outside the house that people pay attention to at this time of the year. Springtime is also

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You may want to do some home catering for a First Communion or Confirmation this year so it’s an ideal time to take on those jobs that you have constantly postponed.

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PROSLIDE, a leading Irish based supplier of sliding door systems and wardrobes and ACME Blinds have joined forces to offer what Tony Breen, owner of the combined venture at John Street, New Ross, describes as ‘modern based solutions to our customers supported by knowledge of the market combined with professional design and personal involvement’ He added: It is a pleasure to work with such a customer orientated manufacturer where the satisfaction of the end user is so paramount. The personal interest which Proslide take in each and every project is very

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Each project is carefully made to measure and our guarantee of satisfaction offers the customer peace of mind as well as a flawless product’, Tony adds.

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Wellingtonbridge, Co. Wexford There's always something to be doing in the garden, whether it's pruning, tidying or sowing, so Wallace’s have put together a few gardening tasks for March.

To To get get started started why why not not plant plant some some summer-flowering summer-flowering bulbs bulbs such such as as Ranunculus Ranunculus into into beds, beds, borders borders and and containers containers –– Wallace’s have Ranunculus from €1.50 each.

Wallace’s have Ranunculus from €1.50 each. They They are are aa burst burst of of colour colour come come Easter!

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Deadhead Deadhead daffodils daffodils as as the the flowers flowers finish finish and and let let the the foliage foliage die back naturally and Dead-head Hydrangeas before die back naturally and Dead-head Hydrangeas before new new growth growth appears, appears, cut cut to to about about one one third third of of last last season's season's growth. growth.

On On the the vegetable vegetable front, front, plant plant seeds seeds provided provided the the soil soil isn't isn't frozen frozen or or waterlogged. waterlogged. Alternatively Alternatively pot pot up up into into individual individual pots pots for for transplanting transplanting outdoors outdoors later later on. on.

If If you you were were aa little little late late planting planting your your spring spring bulbs bulbs we we have have ‘planted containers’ from €9.99 and if your growing your ‘planted containers’ from €9.99 and if your growing your own own there’s there’s aa selection selection of of Herbs Herbs at at 55 for for €10. €10.

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