ISSUE Thursday NO. 93 Oct 26th 2017
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KILMORE FESTIVAL Colman Doyle AND BANNOW SHOW
PARISH 100 years see inside Homestores CAMOLIN celebrating HOMECOMING
Fireworks Fticket fiasco REE sparks protest fears pages 11 to 15
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Tony still a crowd-puller It may be many years since he was a big star of Wexford hurling but Tony Doran demonstrated this week that he is still a crowd puller when a big
attendance showed up in the Riverside park Hotel in Enniscorthy on Monday night for the launch of his autobiography 'A Land of Men and Giants
Cllr. Frank Staples said counSo it was either a ticket affair night of the festival but the Councillors in Wexford have cillors should have been inor no fireworks, the Wexford entire event was cancelled denounced the handling of formed of the situation. ‘As the decision to make the Wex- due to adverse weather condi- District Director Tony Larkin councillors were are expected told councillors at their Octoford Festival Opera Fireworks tions. Now it to be held on toother know whatnewspaper is going on’, he ber meeting. He also revealed Sunday November 5th in at 8pm DisplayDelivering an all ticket affair as to more homes Co. Wexford than any declared. that the Council had a very to mark the closing of the a fiasco and they have urged Cllr. Ger Carthy revealed that good working relationship event. those who have threated to there had been problems with the Festival At a meeting of the Wexford force their way onto theFacebook ISSUE 101 Opera Juneand 28th 2018 Follow us on 053 9123527 www.thechronicle.ie meeting all the licencing conrecognised the massive conMunicipal Council this week quayfront to stay away from ditions in previous years and tribution the festival made to members were seething over the re-arranged event on the on one occasion everything the local economy. the fact that they were left in closing night of the festival. had not been sorted out until It appears that the desire to the dark about the problems Controversy has raged since the 11th hour. surrounding the festival open- preserve this relationship it was announced that people Cllr. Lisa McDonald deing and the fact they received meant that council officials would require tickets to take Chloe Dunne and Alex Bra were reluctant to hang festival scribed the whole affair as a dy were at the criticism despite the realtheir place on the quayfront the CBS Wexford Grad on PR disaster but she appealed bosses out to dry on the matity that they were not at fault for the fireworks display with Monday night. See Grad Specials ins to everyone to allow children ter. The result was that counfor what was described by councillors coming in for ide. enjoy the event on closing cillors got the blame and they many as a fiasco. scathing social media critinight and stay away rather vented their anger over the Wexford Festival Opera, who cism, much of it of a vile percause thisofweek. thethe organisers thealmost issue sonal nature. respect the PPP (Public Pri- than Bruton, that a new contractor - and I’m delighted we finally undreds of second lev- are plete works atofthe tractor wasdifficulties. ready to move onto issued a Councillors Anthony Kelly opening were buildtoAnd some membersinofWexford the hasAbove:Tony been found to complete have some good news’, he addready to ceremony, occupy school the siteJim andMoore complete the small el students vate Partnership) scheme under Mayor calling for no and Davy blame the probpublic have that they a joke theshares works at Loreto College in amountplea of remaining works look warned set to finally take tally which the Hynes project led wasthe being de- similar ing. to Work wasforhalted on the and ed. nastiness that people could charge. said the organlems to will thethe right to free Wexford. the new sign off onsothe building. theiruphold places in multi-million site inbecause January,they just failed days before Minister Bruton said the arvelopedKelly were ironed out. with AliThis means to welcoming and serving the Hotel Stillorgan, the Midleton family occasion that hadprocess ‘created a fiasco’ anydue licence to hold attendance the fifty year on apply school canofopen in September’ Thethe news came in a stateeuro new at Loreto College pupilsfor were to move from isers That proved compli- enjoy rangements being putHouse in place, Pendergast,The people Wexford and Park Hotel, Oriel the fireworks. over tickets Hyneson to isment event. With no licence in plus tradition of byWexford forcing their ‘The collapse of new Carillion the outskirts town the their old building on Spawell which followed retendering catedthe with issuesand dragging from Education Minister beyond in Right: this and has Hotel, Cork, asa well as Ballagh. of Services Tony the fact councilentire fireworks dis- slammed way quayfront onnext the place caused extreme distress for the whenonto theythe return to class Road,the following the collapse process, provide for aSuites, contracsuch an extent thatthat no move into Director Richard Bruton and was warmexciting venture”. Wexford’s Talbot and Tony with young Larkin said he believed the lors were never consulted on play would have been cannight of the fireworks. staff The and Wexford parents ofbased pupils atSeptember. of Carillion in the UK.. Despite the building was possible in the ly welcomed by local Minister torthe to be mobilised in the comhotel Dome Family supporter Ruth ticketing would be a once off matter described it celled unless way was The initial threats made This follows thewere announcethe fact that some the building was the school yearand justhe ended. Pual Kehoe. tending the school. days and for work to recomcollection, which comprises of ingEntertainment Centre in and Kehoe would not rea ‘slap in the face’ forrelief solution to control numbers when the fireworks virtually complete the site athad was But this week there was Minister said:be I’ve Fenlon This has been a huge priori-The mence ment this week that .awere newdue con- found on currently site in theemploys coming the Talbot Hotel Wexford, Carlow, peated in 2018. public representatives. 5,000. to take place on the opening to be closed up as legal issues in for students, staff and parents been informed by my colleague, weeks. tractor has been found to comty Talbot of mineHotel - forCarlow, the benefits of Talbot more than 700 people.
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