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Carthy declares and Wallace faces jail The battle for Co. Wexford’s five seats in the next Dail intensified this week with the announcement by the local election poll topping Mayor of Wexford, Ger Carthy, that he would contest the election and news that that the gender balance search by Fine Gael and Fianna Fail had reached a successful conclusion with two women who have no previous

electoral experience all set to be added to the party tickets alongside the previously selected experienced male candidates.

Mayor Carthy’s announcement had been anticipated for some time although as the election date grew closer there were some who doubted he would take the plunge.

He is seen as a strong

contender by political opponents given his performance in last year’s local elections when he secured the second highest vote in the county and the fact that he has secured a high profile in the Wexford urban area over the past six months since becoming Mayor of the Borough District.

Cllr Carthy has also been an Officer of the County GAA Board for several years and was

closely associated with the development of the Centre of Excellence in Ferns.

Carthy’s announcement came in a week when outgoing Independent TD for Wexford, Mick Wallace, was back in the headlines over his law-breaking activities in Shannon Airport.

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Fine Gael is set to unveil a female candidate on Thursday.

Julie Hogan a native of Saltmills, is a resident of

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Wexford town and an employee of Eishtec. It is her first venture into electoral politics.

Meanwhile, at the time of going to press an announcement was also expected from Fianna Fail that another election first timer, Aoife Byrne, a native of Fethard and also a Wexford town resident, was being added to the party ticket.

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Investing in Education and Youth Services Education and youth issues brought Malcolm Byrne into politics, it is the field in which he works and they are issues about which he feels passionately.

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Investment in education and youth services pays long term dividends for society and for the economy.

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Kathleen Codd Nolan and Town Manager Padraig O'Gorman.

Members of the Enniscorthy Municipal District Council, headed by Chairman Paddy Kavanagh, turned out on Monday night to honour the achievements of teams and individuals from across the district at national level.

Those honoured included had achieved successes on various sports fields and in debating halls while others were recognised for their achievement in being asked to officiate at national events.

Chairman Kavanagh presided at the Civic Reception in the Presentation Centre and paid tribute to each of the recipients

saying they had brought honour to their town and district.

Cllr. Kavanagh said success at national level was not achieved without great effort and it was fitting that the effort and achievement of all those involved by recognised in an official way.

The recipients included trio David Manley,

Colm Corcoran and Pierce Sinnott, of St Marys CBS, who with David Manley won the Leinster Public Speaking Competition

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Pierce Sinnott and Colm Corcoran who won the inaugural Kinghts of St. Columbanus Centenary Public Speaking Competition. The boys are pupils of St. Marty’s CBS. There was a double recognition for St. Patrick’s Pitch and Putt Club with success for the Inter/Junior team in the

national Inter Club Championship last year and a victory for the senior team in the current year.

The Enniscorthy Golf Club Junior Team won the All Ireland Junior Cup and from the District the Oulart Senior Camogie team who won the Senior Title.

There was recognition too for All Ireland Senior Hurling referee James Owens and his team of umpires Ian Plunkett, David Owens, John Clarke and James Dunbar, while Michelle O’Neill was recognised for her role in officiating at the Women’ s World Cup Senior Soccer Finals.

Enniscothy Golf Club Ladies Team who won the All Ireland Junior Cup with Paddy Kavanagh making the presentation to Lady Captain Helen Cosgrave. Also included in photo are Councillor Kathleen Codd Nolan and Town Manager Padraig O'Gorman

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News Cost of dying set to increase in Wexford and New Ross

The cost of burial plots in Wexford’s Crosstown Cemetery and in St Stephen’s Cemetery, New Ross could more than double in 2016 as the Co. Council looks to bring uniformity to charges in its burial grounds around the county.

Fianna Fail councillor Barbara Ann Murphy drew attention to the fact that the cost of purchasing a grave in Crosstown was less than half the fee imposed in other cemeteries and she said there should be uniformity across the county.

Until last year Crosstown was run by the old Wexford Borough Council but with the abolition of the old authority all the cemeteries which are not parish owned are now run by the Co. Council.

The cost of purchasing a grave space in Crosstown is just €400, while a single plot in St. Stephen’s Cemetery, New Ross, costs €500.

However, in all other local authority cemeteries in the county a single grave space costs €1,000.

Director of Services John Carley acknowledged that there

was an issue with the cost of burial plots and a policy would be brought forward in the second quarter of next year.

The Council is unlikely to reduce the rates charged in any cemeteries so the policy will likely see a major jump in the cost of being buried in Wexford and New Ross.

The local authority charges compare very favourably with the fees in parish owned cemeteries, particularly those close to Wexford town where it can cost up to €2,000 for a grave space.

Council launches initiative for the re-homing of dogs Wexford Co. Council has issued a pre-Christmas warning about the responsibilities associated with owning a dog and reminding people of the costs involved with the car of a pet .

From 1st September 2015 all pups are legally required to be microchipped under the Microchipping of Dogs Regulations 2015. The legislation has been introduced by the Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine. All adult dogs must be microchipped by 31st March 2016 (a form of I.D. and a recent utility bill is required. Average cost €25-€40) .The regulations provide for significant penalties for noncompliance.

Wexford County Council provides Pound Kennels under contract to PetsFirst at Tomanoole, Ballycarney, Enniscorthy, where stray and unwanted dogs, collected by the Council’s Dog Warden, are cared for until reclaimed or re-homed.

They Council works with WSPCA, NWSPCA, Dogs Trust and other animal welfare organisations to try and re-home stray & unwanted dogs.

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Carthy declares and says he wants to be a ‘positive’ Independent TD What could well be one of the final pieces of the preelection jig-saw in Co. Wexford was put in place this week when Independent Councillor and Mayor of Wexford Borough District Ger Carthy announced that he would contest the poll.

Speculation about his intentions had been doing the rounds for months and the odds had always favoured a positive decision by the son of former long serving councillor Leo Carthy.

However, until he finally made his declaration there were still doubts in some quarters about his intentions.

The argument being advanced was clear. Being a serious general election candidate costs a lot of money and with Mick Wallace riding high on the independent vote would a second independent candidate be driving forward into the wilderness?

This week Carthy said he was persuaded to go after months of consideration by the amount of support and encouragement he had received from the public.

‘Particularly since becoming Mayor I have been asked about standing and encouraged to stand I’d say every single day’ He had postponed making any final decision until after the birth of his third child in October and following meetings with his closest supports and family he decided to put his name forward.

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Carthy says there is strong support out there for something different, an alternative to the parties and to existing independent

‘People have really been hurting over the past seven years and some of the most vulnerable feel they have been forgotten about. We

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS…..Mayor Ger Carthy pictured with Santa at the official switching on of the Christmas Lights in Wexford on Saturday evening. On Monday night he announced he would contest the general election. Did the Mayor ask Santa to deliver him a sackful of votes for next year’s election?

representation. ‘That is certainly what people have been telling me’ If elected don’t expect to see Carthy smashing his way into Shannon Airport to take on the Americans. ‘If I am lucky enough to be elected my focus will be on Co. Wexford and making this county a better place for everyone.’

He says he will be positive in supporting a ‘good government, which is good for Wexford’

must change that. I think some of the cuts that affected the handicapped and the elderly were particularly harsh and we must start to look after these people again’.

Investment in education to deal with a crisis in relation to school placers in a number of areas of the county and a targeted plan to dramatically improve the number of young Wexford people who complete Third Level together with the continued

development of Wexford General hospital, investment in tourism initiatives and support for rural communities are top of a long list of his priorities.

Carthy says he wants to be a ‘positive’ independent.

‘If elected I want to get things done for Wexford, I want to make a difference for the county as a whole and to make a difference to the lives of ordinary people.

You can only do that by playing a constructive role for your county and its people and that is what I want to do’ While many traditionalists are pretty fixed in their minds in terms of the outcome of the election in Wexford and cannot foresee a further ‘earthquake’ in the county with the election of another independent, the more considered observers are slow to write off Carthy.

The weakness of Fianna Fail in Wexford town and South Wexford------as evidenced by the party’s showing in the area in last year’s local elections--------and Liam Twomey’s decision to opt out of politics have certainly left a space which Carthy is well positioned to fill.

He would also expect to get the support of some people who for a variety of reasons are disillusioned with Brendan Howlin after five years of austerity.

Whether or not these parts add up to a Dail seat remains to be seen but they certainly provide the platform from which Carthy can launch himself as a credible contender.

Carthy’s declaration brings the number of candidates contesting the election to fourteen and that figure seems set to rise further.

Voting is expected to take place in eighty six days’ time

Getting rid of a mattress Is more expensive than buying a new one One of the big problems across rural Wexford involves roadside dumping of a variety of rubbish, particularly furniture and mattresses.

There had been puzzlement about why some many beds were being left on the roadside but the answer

may just have been found. It seems its costs €120 to have a mattress taken in at the Holmestown Recycling centre. That’s as much if not more than some mattresses would cost so it’s not surprising that people are resultant to take them for recycling.

The mystery was solved by Robbie Ireton who provided members of the Co. Council with details of the charge at last week’s Budget meeting.

Why is it so expensive? Well it seems there is a lot of work involved in breaking up the mattress and taking out the springs. So now you know.

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GER WALSH Brooklyn, an avalanche of good publicity and contentment for Paddy all for €12,000

Sometimes when you hear something for the first time you make an instant decision about it. I must say that was the case with me when I first heard discussions about bringing the premier of Brooklyn to Enniscorthy Here they were talking about bringing the premier of a film to a town which didn’t even have a cinema. Now that seemed to me to be a pretty fundament al problem at the time and if I am to be honest I thought it was a bit of a pipe dream.

I can say that now that the dust has safely settled on the whole thing and my goodness was it a success or what. I say even in their wildest dreams Padraig O’Gorman, David Minogue and their team could not have imagined the scale of what they were about to deliver

to Enniscorthy.

You must remember they were not doing this because they wanted to have a first look at what the film was like, or to see what locals they could recognise on screen, although that was an added bonus.

No, this was all about delivering publicity and promotion to Enniscorthy. It was about putting Enniscorthy on the national and international stage and associating it in the public mind with glamour, glitz and big Hollywood movies.

And did they deliver. For a few days you couldn’t turn on a radio station, a TV channel, open a newspaper read magazine or view any prominent news or entertainment web site without an image of Enniscorthy lashing up.

There were radio talk shows about Enniscorthy, tea time TV shows, news reports and even a special breakfast television programme broadcast live from the banks of the Slaney.

That Breakfast TV programme featured Corner Boy and I spotted the business man, journalist, broadcaster and man about town, Jimmy Gahan signing along and clapping enthusiastically, and that was even before he had his breakfast. For that alone bringing the Premier to the town was probably worth it.

But on a serious note it has to be said that genuinely in this case money could not have bought the publicity which this effort brought to Enniscorthy. It was a truly a fabulous promotion for the town and apart from the Council officials and the local business

community who played such a part organising the whole thing, the person who was pivotal to the whole thing was author Colm Toibin.

And on the subject of money as I said money could not have bought the publicity and promotion but it is worth pointing out that the total net cost of the entire thing was €12,000.

It would probably have been worth spending that some alone for the joy which the whole thing appears to have brought local Council Chairman Paddy Kavanagh. He told his colleagues that it was one of the greatest events he was every involved with. And he said that as he rested in his rocking chair in his twilight years it would be one of the things he would reflect on with contentment.

AAAH, isn’t that nice.

NAMA protesters had a very good editor There has been a lot of talk about that video doing the rounds on the internet of the scene at the NAMA auction in Gorey recently which seemed to show a Garda taking what some might suggest was a bit over the top action against one of the protestors, Some of those who were there suggest that the video actually was brilliantly edited to convey a one sided impression against the Gardai and they are pretty adamant about that.

So good was the editing that others have suggested that the person involved should be employed by Vincent Browne to edit his People’s Debate. While you would have expected the big talking point about the programme in Wexford to

have been about some of the issues it was the quality of the editing, indeed lack of editing, which many people have been talking about.

It was particularly noticeable towards the end of the programme when a mobile phone went off and Vincent halted proceedings and got Mick Wallace to start again and repeat what he was saying. On the programme the original comments, the mobile phone and the new comments were all shown, now that would never happen at an anti NAMA protest.

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Chainsaws at dawn in Bunclody It could be a case of chainsaws drawn at Dawn in Bunclody or more particularly outside the local cemetery and two local female public representatives do battle about what is right for the local graveyard.

Councillor Codd Nolan was a funeral in the cemetery recently when she was approached by a number of those present complaining about the effect which the trees were having on the headstones.

As is the case in many graveyards around the county the green pines do terrible damage to the colour of the headstones and the funeral goers were wondering if Kathleen could do something about the problem.

The cemetery is run by the Co. Council and good public representatives that she is Kathleen decided to raise the matter at the next meeting of the local Municipal District Council.

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might be to cut the trees down entirely particularly as one of them had been damaged in the storm the previous evening, she suggested.

The had a similar problem in Castledockrell which had been resolved when the trees were removed, she told her colleagues But Barbara Ann Murphy, who is very protective of everything Bunclody, was having none of it. The trees involved were beautiful

Horse Chestnuts and her parents were buried underneath them and she would not want them removed. Indeed, she went further suggesting that there would be a lot of opposition in Bunclody to any idea that they should be cut down.

It think the compromise will be a good trimming back of the trees with Kathleen at the top of a ladder chainsaw in hand while Barbara Ann keeps a close watch from ground level.

It’s Man U Supporters draw time It’s that time of the year again when all sorts of clubs and organisations take advantage of the festive season to raise much needed funds to keep their operations afloat.

John Dunne has been in touch to ensure that I discharge my responsibilities in relation to the Manchester United Official Supporters Club Wexford Christmas Draw 2015.

John is the Louis van Gaal of the Club and if I don’t give the draw a good mention I could well be dropped from the ticket line up. So here it goes. The draw takes place in Browne’s Bar in Bishopswater on December 12th and all Club members are selling the lines.

Regardless of your allegiance if a Club member asks you to purchase a ticket please do, the

consequences of going back with empty lines are not pleasant.

A very fine line up of prizes has been assembled including an Aer Lingus voucher which would come in handy for match travel, a Pettitts' voucher which would ideal to help feed the family on a weekend when the house-keeping cash was spent on a trip to Manchester and one for Killeens' Service Station

which could help keep the fire going for the few days after you from game.

I especially liked the Beauty Hamper for the Ladies. Now that would come in handy if you never went to Manchester, but stayed in the pub a bit late after watching a Saturday game on BT. There’s loads of Spot Prizes too so remember what I said. Be kind to the seller

Chronicle December 3, 2015 A 1916 Christmas Gift Next year is going to be a really big year for celebrations with the centenary of 1916 and nowhere will those celebrations be greater (with the exception of Dublin I suppose) than in Co. Wexford.

I assume a lot of people will want to get something with a 1916 theme as part of their Christmas Gift selection and Martin’s Jewellers in Wexford town have come up with a really smashing idea which should prove a hit with a lot of people looking for something appropriate to the year we are about to celebrate.

Kevin and Brian Martin who operate at Rowe Street in Wexford have crafted 16 gold pins, 916 pins in Silver and about 1,916 in base metal with a design that incorporates symbols of the

Rinsing including the bow of the gun-running ship Asgard and a Mauser 1871 rifle set against the burning GPO in Dublin.

The Martins wanted to do something different to mark the centenary and I think they have hit on a winner.

We are talking about a limited edition here and Kevin explains that to get the correct level of detailing in the pin a special dye had been fabricated of a standard used for coins and medals and this will be broken up, destroyed, eliminated as soon as all the pins have been made The pins were officially launched by Mayor Ger Carthy back in the summer but they are really aimed at the Christmas Market and those who wanted to celebrate the centenary in style next year.

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Fianna Fail do the Haka as Council Budget is steered through on the Dempsey Express

‘Are you doing the Haka?’, asked Fine Gael councillor John Hegarty as the Fianna Fail grouping on Wexford Co. Council bonded together, scrum like, at the end of the Chamber prior to the start of the annual budget meeting.

Malcolm Byrne feared he was being left out of this big group hug and rushed across to his colleagues who were now bonding so closely that they could really ‘share the feeling’.

Perhaps they were steeling themselves for the challenges ahead, like having to impose increased commercial rates on hard pressed traders in three of the county’s towns as part of the rates equalisation process.

Or maybe they were just getting into the right headspace for the long meeting ahead. If that was the case they need not have bothered because Chairman Tony Dempsey, who did not join his colleagues for the pre meeting bonding session, was preparing to run the meeting with the speed and single mindedness of a Formula One

driver needing just one final win to secure the championship.

There would be no break for tea, no line by line questioning of the budget detail and councillors would be slapped down if they attempted to get in the way of the Dempsey Express.

This train was leaving the station and it was a nostopping service. Ger Carthy received an early slap down when he attempted to raise a question. ‘Can you not hear down there’ enquired the Chairman, much to the irritation of Carthy whose position was vindicated by the Head of Finance Annette O’Neill with the words ‘the member is correct in the question he raises’ Cllr Fergie Kehoe didn’t fare quite as well. When he raised a question he was run over by the Dempsey bulldozer with the Chairman pointing out that the question had already been answered at a meeting that morning which councillor Kehoe had attended.

Cllr Robbie Ireton, a man

who could never be accused of shying away from raising controversial issues, was even silenced a few times while Deirdre Wadding, Johnny Mythen and Davy Hynes all had trouble keeping up with the Dempsey Express at times.

The meeting started half an hour earlier than usual but when the normal tea break time arrived there was no let up. Larry O’Brien was first to take a break, official or not.

With no sign of a pause others followed. By 4pm there was a cross party grouping in the tea room.

But oddly they were sitting in almost total darkness.

Appropriate for a budget meeting, suggested Paddy Kavanagh.

But the dark scene seems to have had more to do with Bonding Time…..Fianna Fail councillors collect their thoughts before the Co. Council James Browne’s difficulty Budget meeting and Malcolm Byrne rushes over to join the bonding session adjusting the dimmer switch than any grand plan to save replacement sound system month earlier there was little arrived to announce they had cash. was brought in with a enough for the members to moved on to agriculture Pip Breen was just about to technician on standby decide unless they were going which meant that the Gorey take the first sip of his freshly throughout the meeting to to attempt a major overhaul of councillor had to abandon his brewed cup of tea when the ensure that everyone could be Council operations. tea and scone.

Fianna Fail whip, Keith Doyle heard. However, instead of the Instead of something Paddy Kavanagh had to fixed microphones in front of radical they went for follow just in case townie each councillor there was a continuity and safety which is councillors or People Before mobile sound-piece, a bit like probably best illustrated by Profit might impose some the Vincent Browne Show, the fact that despite the level terrible hardships on the of debate which they have which members were farming community as part of engaged in over recent expected to hand around to a redrafted estimate. months about homelessness each other.

But they need not have there was hardly a mention of However, with some worried. The only bit of the issue (except from Deirdre councillors a little reluctant to controversy that arose was in volunteers are run each by highly trained Instructors in Wadding) as the budget was release the device which relation to spending on the each of these different decided and there was no could ensure they were heard Arts which Michael Sheehan disciplines. attempt to reduce spending in questioned much to the above all others, many had to In addition to emergency any other area to provide annoyance of his party rely on the strength of their response, Wexford Civil significantly improved colleagues Malcolm Byrne own voices. For some it was Defence provides essential and Fergie Kehoe. probably good practice for the resources to tackle the support such as Ambulance homeless problem in the There was no mention in general election. and First Aid Cover and county. the estimates of any extra Two and a half hours after safety boat provision to a Davy Hynes was the only funding for improved sound the meeting started the Budget large number of community member to vote against the in the Council Chamber. (It was approved. There were no events. Many of these budget but his action was no may have been an oversight changes at all to the draft community events could not really an expression of because for the second presented from the Top Table. happen without meeting in a row the sound In fairness a sub-committee of opposition to what was assistance of planned. Instead it was an system which was installed councillors had been working Civil expression of dissatisfaction when the multi million pound with the officials for weeks to Defence. So with the government and the Council Chamber was being come up with a budget which far this year, manner in which it has built a few years ago was would be broadly acceptable.

Wexford Civil oversee the restructuring of silent, dead, not functioning.

With the decision on Local Defence has local government On this occasion a Property Tax out of the way a

Volunteers recognised at Civil Defence Awards Night More than 100 Civil Defence volunteers from all over Wexford were the recipients of training and long service awards recently at Wexford County Council’s Annual Civil Defence Awards Presentation Ceremony.

The awards were presented following months of rigorous training by more than 100 male and female volunteers of Wexford Civil Defence.

Training courses included water safety, rope use rescue operations, first aid, boat handling and search and rescue operations.

These courses are specifically designed to equip the volunteers with essential health and safety and rescue skills to enable them to carry out their volunteer services and respond to the many emergency callouts they receive throughout the year.

Wexford Civil Defence is a service of Wexford County Council. It is headed up by

the Civil Defence Officer who is a full time employee of the Council. As a national statutory volunteer organisation, the function of the Council’s Civil Defence Service is to provide a second line response to the Primary Response Agencies ie. an Garda Siochana, Health Service Executive and Local Authority.

Wexford Civil Defence has

approximately 100 active volunteers spread throughout the County. Each volunteer is Garda vetted, and all are trained in casualty/first aid, Rescue, Search & Recovery, Welfare, Communications, Radiation Monitoring and Fire Fighting skills. Night training classes for the

provided assistance to 77 such community events.

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Wexford Has Talent is back for second year Organiser’s of the super successful Wexford Has Talent have announced details of the second annual competition with online registration now open for competitors to enter on www.wexfordhastalent.com The free to enter competition saw local band ‘Fit For Kings’ crowned the Wexford Has Talent winners for 2015 and since winning the €2,000 prize fund ‘Fit For Kings’ have since recorded and released their debut single.

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The competition is entirely free to enter and the winner will walk away with a cash prize of €2000. Applicants are invited to register their interest online at

www.wexfordhastalent.com where they will then be invited along to audition dates on January 9th and 10th at Clayton Whites of Wexford. A panel of at least three independent judges will judge the auditions.

The open auditions on January 9th and 10th are available for acts to arrive and register on the day also, however those who register online in advance can reserve an audition time.

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The chaotic scenes on Gorey’s Main Street as thousands turn up to greet Santa’s arrival. More than three times the expected numbers arrived for the official Christmas Lights Switch On

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Santa overwhelmed as thousands throng Gorey’s Main Street for the start of Chrismtas Last year it was the town Sana almost forgot but there was no mistaking the determination of the Council and business community of Gorey to put that right in 2015 which is why they organised Santa to start his tour of Wexford in the North County town.

They also spent months organising for this year and dug deep to find the money for spectacular new lights to ensure that the great man would never forget the importance of Gorey again.

They had expected about

two and a half thousand people to turn out for the big lights switch on but one very experienced events' organiser put the figure on the night at more than three times that.

For a time there was a fear that there would not be enough room for Santa to make his way up the Main Street but stewards hurriedly moved the crash barriers back to make more room for the thousands of parents and children who turned up on a very festive night in Gorey.

But even as the crowds drifted back it was still s tight

squeeze for Santa’s sleigh as it slowly made its way towards Market House where, for several weeks, local children had been posting their Santa letters in a special post box..

The stewards worked desperately to keep a path clear as the screeching of the kids reached fever pitch and the piped words of ‘Santa is Coming to Town’ generated an electric atmosphere,.

It may have been a late November night but there was no mistaking that as far as the people of North Wexford

were concerned this was the real start of Christmas.

It had all begun more than an hour earlier with a puppet show outside the Market House to entertain the young families. Further along the street those who had rushed out without supper made their way to pack fast food outlets and outside Partridges they were doing a roaring trade with their on-street food and drink outlet.

There was Reindeer Food on offer too and Carol Singers gathered at various locations on the street to add to the

festive atmosphere.

At Council level they began talking about this night as far back as last March and there had been many discussions about the lights which cost €100,000 so there was great anticipation as the countdown began to the switch-on.

Santa had to battle his way through the crowds to get to the switch and then as the chorus reached ONE it was FLASH as a wonderful display of lighting lit up Gorey as far as the eye could see.

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Christmas 2015 had officially begun.

Next year they’ll organise a stage, the crash barriers will be placed well back on the street, there will probably be even more entertainment and all the shops will be prepared for a really busy night because the switching on the lights and arrival of Santa is now a really big night in Gorey.

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A more relaxed welcome for Santa in New Ross After all the excitement and the battling through the crowds in Gorey the previous night Santa must have welcomed the more relaxed atmosphere which prevailed in New Ross the following afternoon when he arrived for the lights’ switch on at the Tholsel in the town centre.

A religious gentleman led the procession from the local Parish Church as a band created the atmosphere en route to the switch on point.

Santa seemed to be enjoying himself and was probably relieved that here, unlike Gorey the crowds numbered in their hundreds rather than their thousands.

This meant that he would not face the type of crush which almost rendered him footless on occasions in North

Wexford.

Even so the man on the MC was anxous that people would move to where there was more space because they didn’t want anyone getting crushed. It’s just as well that he didn’t have to contend with the scene in Gorey.

The more relaxed atmosphere meant that Santa had more time to greet children individually before it was time to switch on the lights. First there was the little matter of a speech from the Chairman of the local Municipal District Council, Michael Sheehan.

A political speech delivered while children are waiting for Christmas Lights to be switched on can go down like a lead balloon but in fairness Sheehan judged the mood

perfectly, urged people to shop locally, stay safe, enjoy the festive season and then declared it was officially Christmas in New Ross.

Then it was time for the lights, the best they’ve ever had in New Ross, by all accounts. Even though it was not quite dark when the switch was flicked the lights nevertheless looked very impressive, lighting up the streets in all directions from The Thosel.

Santa’s next engagement was in the Drumbrody the following afternoon and right throughout December they have organised all sorts of attractions on Barrowside as they go all out to encourage shoppers to stay local this festive season.

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We go inside Santa’s Enchanted Castle

It’s a wonderland for children and the star attraction of a wonderful line up for the festive season in Co. Wexford.

Santa’s Enchanted Castle in Enniscorthy has been a huge hit since it was launched over a month ago with families from all over the county and beyond booking for the marvellous experience of being able to enjoy a tour of Santa’s very own castle.

This week we take you inside the Wonderland that is

Santa’s Enchanted Castle in Enniscorthy where all the magic of Christmas comes alive for young and old as part of the Castle Tours.

The sheer joy on the faces of the children as they ventu8re through the Enchanted Castle is a sight to behold as they make their way through the various rooms until eventually arriving to see the great man himself.

This is Santa’s Enchanted Castle

In the Frozen Room Anna,Olaf,Ryan,Channelle,and Callum Murphy.and of course Elsa.

Anna Rea, enjoys Hot Chocolate and Ginger Men

Olivia Lambert,(Snow Queen) and Grace Brennan in the Frozen Room.

Santa with Alessio and Angelica DÀlessandro

Pluto with young Brian Murphy

Fairy Princess Rebecca Twoomey

Mickey Mouse and Tony Murphy

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Thousands turn out for Wexford Winterland launch Mayor Ger Carthy was on stage with Santa and Mrs Claus and he had to say a few words. In front of the stage on Wexfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quayfront were thousands of young children with their parents and grandparents all waiting for the lights to be switched on and to enjoy the entertainment.

As the father of very young children Carthy himself was not about to ruin their night. It was a Happy Christmas Boys and Girls sort of speech, a few words about the Council supporting a great month of Christmas festivities in the town and then a quick side step to allow Santa take centre

stage and both then performed the lights switch on.

Tthe entertainment resumed. Santa greeted as many children as he could and another great Christmas festival was underway in Wexford.

Outside the opening of the Opera Festival it is now one of the biggest nights of the year in Wexford town which is why the action was moved from the Bullring to the quayside this year.

The parade started at Selskar Square and made its way down the North Main Street where both sides of the street were lined with young

and old waiting to greet Santa.

A big new attraction this year is the Santa Train which will be making its 3way around Wexford until the day before Christmas Eve and if the early interest and excitement is anything to go by it will be the big success story of Christmas 2015 in Wexford.

The local Council is investing tens of thousands of euro into the events surrounding the festival as part of an economic initiative aimed at helping rebuild the retail sector following the harsh years of the recession.

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Local Network Group continues growth and tops €600,000 in business transacted BNI - is short for Business Network International and the Menapia chapter of the networking group is based in Wexford town for the last ten years.

This last year reflecting the rising economy, it too has seen significant growth to its current twenty five members and the group members passed referrals resulting in €600,000 of business. Such performance has seen it consistently rise to become one of the top five performing chapters in the country out of the thirty four chapters nationwide.

The group has a breakfast meeting every Thursday morning at 7am to 9am in the Ferrycarrig Hotel and follows a structured meeting agenda

that is proven to lead to business for its members. The format allows that only one member is allowed from each profession, ensuring that all members actively work for each other, on the "Givers Gain" ethos of the organisation. Each member actively works to find referrals for each other - in essence giving each member a salesforce of 24 people.

Current chapter director Gary Morris - was one of the original founding members of the chapter. "We have developed a really strong positive group, with members of all size and types of businesses from sole traders tradespeople, service and business professionals to some

of County Wexford's strongest companies.

The €600,000 in business passed this year, clearly demonstrates the success of the group and the strength of the local economy. We are aiming to pass 30 members next year and break the €1,000,000 in business passed threshold. Visitors are always welcome and we still have vacant positions for a number of different types of business".

To arrange attendance - The group can be contacted directly at info@bniwexford.com or through its Facebook page or contact Gary directly at New members being welcomed into the chapter. L-R Chapter Director Gary Morris, DCS+P Architects, 053 Denise Whitmore, Neil Doyle, Ruth Mills-Westley, Pauline Roche and Membership Co9124990. ordinator Nick Eldridge

MABS says the great taboo of modern life is money

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great taboo of modern life is money.

The race, religion, gender orientation and other matters that were once avoided like the plague are now out in the open

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High Fashion at the Horse & Hound The Horse & Hound in Ballinaboola was the venue for the Cushintown National School Fashion Show last Tuesday night. The event was organised by the Parents Council was definitely a hit with the large crowd in attendance.

On show on the night was a selection of winter wear from Lulus, Blossoms, Mr.H, Wallaces of Wellington Bridge, Bonita and finally Lady Melia. The clothes were expertly modelled by the staff and parents from Cushintown National School with the Principal, Ms Pauline Weatherhead being a big hit with the audience on the night.

The fashion show was then followed with music

from the very talented, Sarah O’Brien, Diarmuid Murphy, Ciaran English, Sineád Murphy and Rebecca O’Sullivan-Ryan, who are all past pupils of the school.

The night concluded with a disco with DJ Liam Sharkey at the decks.

All monies raised on the night went to Cushintown National School and the

organisers would like to thank all involved for a very successful and enjoyable night.

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Rudey’s Christmas Adventure Rudolph the Elf has lost Santa's Sleigh and needs help to find it. Will Jack Frost get the better of him? Will they all get lost in Christmas Tree Woods? And will Rudolph end up on the Naughty List when Santa finds out?

Bang On Productions, in association with the National Opera House, present an original festive Christmas theatrical production, Rudey's Christmas Adventure, a seasonal show with a difference! Created especially for 3-8 year olds, participants join Rudey on an a magical adventure through the opera house, meandering on a

journey through the Christmas Tree Woods to help find Santa's sleigh with Rudey the Elf leading all the way. This show promises an exciting adventure, lots of giggles and laughs, new friends and Christmas magic.

Bang on Productions is a new company based in Wexford Town comprised of three well-known local theatre and arts practitioners, Edward Millbourne McCarthy, Caoimhe Dunn and Dominic Palmer, who collectively wrote, designed, directed and are performing in the innovative and engaging piece, reflecting the remit of Bang

On Productions; to design, produce and create original work utilising their combined theatrical skills of puppetry, prop-making, youth-arts, writing and performance.

Edward is a seasoned performer and theatre technician with an award winning background in street theatre and dance. Caoimhe is an artist, prop and model maker, puppeteer, puppet and mask maker. For the past couple of years Caoimhe has also worked as a prop maker for Wexford Festival Opera.

Dominic is a director, performer, youth arts facilitator and playwright.

Bang On Productions are joined for this show by voice over artist and performer Gary Furlong, and costume maker Francis White. Both bring a wealth of experience to the group.

Tickets are €10 (schools/midweek) and €12 (weekends) and are available 24/7 online at www.nationaloperahouse.ie, by ringing the National Opera House on 053 912 2144 or by dropping into the box-office Monday through Saturday, 9:30-5:30. There are several performances a day, so best to check the website for details.

Low cost loan scheme to combat Wexford Moneylenders - Howlin A new personal loan scheme that helps social welfare recipients is now available in two credit unions in Wexford.

The move that has been welcomed by Deputy Brendan Howlin who said it will go a long way towards tackling local moneylenders, many of whom are known to target vulnerable households at this time of year.

The 'It Makes Sense Loan' was launched last week and is available from New Ross Credit Union and Wexford Credit Union on Anne Street.

Deputy Howlin said: “This is low-cost personal credit scheme is aimed at people in Wexford on social welfare who

may need access to borrowings at short notice but don't want to be penalised by high interest rates.

“Access to low cost credit is often outside the reach of many families. This pilot scheme will help take families out of the arms of high cost moneylenders. I’m glad that these two Credit Unions in Wexford will partake in the scheme because it will help combat local moneylenders who charge exorbitant rates.

“The thinking behind the scheme is that it provides local, easily accessible and low-cost loans to those who need them.

“People can borrow from

between €100 to €2,000, and most importantly, the interest rate will not exceed 12%. It is open to social welfare recipients and they will be able to use the Household Budgeting Service run by An Post to manage repayments. An Post have also been a crucial partner in the development of this service.

“The ‘It Makes Sense Loan’ was launched by my colleagues Tanaiste Joan Burton and Minister Kevin Humphreys It demonstrates

It's the first Friday of the month and time again for Poetry at Cafe Fusion.

This month, on Friday 4th December, Co. Waterford, poet Mark Roper is special guest at the poetry session. As usual the first half of the evening will feature an open mic session with local poets and readers and then Mark Roper will conclude the evening.

For our open mic session we have asked poets and readers to read poems in traditional verse forms and we expect to hear sonnets, limericks, sestinas, ballads, haiku, villanelles and a whole lot more. There will be couplets and quatrains, rhyme and pattern, regular meter and iambic pentameter, all the

elements that most of us recognise as"real poetry". We know that people will bring examples of classic poems that we all know and love but we also look forward to hearing new poems in tradition forms. Our special guest Mark Roper has also promised at least one poem in a traditional form.

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Ph: 053 92 42000 Proprietor: Victor Meyler ATA accredited

Old Dublin Road, Enniscorthy

Wipers Supplied & Fitted for ALL makes and models of vehicles Covering the South East Direct billing to Insurance Companies Very competitive rates for non-insurance

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Call Phil Chrisophi on 0876852439

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Are You Self-Employed?

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All work carried out by HETTAS Engineers.

Remember - Get your Chimney Inspected before you Fit a Stove CARBON MONOXIDE KILLS

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SERVICES BILL FREE TV Multi Channel Stations RTE’S BBC’S UTV’S + Movie Channels & many more Satellite & Aerial Repairs

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Open 6 Days 10am - 6pm

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We supply a complete range of plumbing and heating services

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NEW SERVICE - KEYS CUT BY CODE Leather Work & Stitching Leather goods - belts/wallets/puses etc Alterations

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Phone 086-2297647

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Huge Range of Styles & Fabrics Available We Measure, Advise, Fit & Repair Shutters Supplied & Fitted

Custom Made Curtains & Readymades Haberdashery, Wool, Curtain Poles & Accessories Extensive Craft Section

* Christmas Craft Fabric, NOW IN STOCK

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No Frills Hair Salon No Appointments Mon-Thurs: 9.30-3.15 Fri: 9.30-4.00

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Phone 086 2664660

18 Henrietta street

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FERRYBANK, WEXFORD

WE SUPPLY • All grades of coal for Fires and Stoves • Gas • Briquettes • Blocks • Wood Pellets • Turf

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Christmas

SPECIAL OFFER

30% OFF

Aeris Hard Shell Suitcases

Large selection of Christmas Trees now Available with free local delivery Also with every Christmas tree purchase Free entry into draw for

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Coal from €14.50 for a 40kg bag

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Phone 053 9108096 or 086 3505665

B CORCORAN LTD

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Colman Doyle HOMESTORE

South Main Street, Wexford PHONE 053 9142084

Deck The Halls Check out our huge range of Christmas Trees, Baubles, Lights and Gifts

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