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Striking nurses face pay-rise sanctions Threat to salaries if stoppages continue NURSES at Wexford General could see salary rises blocked and pension increases frozen if WKH\ GRQÂśW FDOO Rŕľľ WKHLU VWULNHV Some 70 nurses and midwives took to the picket line outside the hospital in bitterly cold weather ODVW :HGQHVGD\ IRU WKH ÂżUVW RI VL[ planned stoppages over pay and UHFUXLWPHQW They joined 35,000 healthcare professionals throughout the country who stopped work IRU KRXUV $QRWKHU VWULNH LV planned on Tuesday (February 5) and action is also scheduled for )HEUXDU\ DQG The strike led to the cancellation of appointments and non-urgent surgical procedures DW WKH KRVSLWDO Minister Simon Harris and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe have warned they may impose penalties if the strikes FRQWLQXH Mr Harris said the consequences

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Eve Kinsella at Ferns Parish Vigil for the woman found tragically dead on the side of road near Ballyandrew Ferns recently. Lots more pictures inside

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Camogie team hit by ₏4,000 no-show penalty Eric’s on top of the world At the Civic Reception for the 125th Anniversery of Wexford Fife and Drum Band in Wexford Heritage Park were Br Bonaventure, Musical Director Clr Davy Hynes, Regina Kehoe, Fife and Drum Band, Margaret Hynes, Berna Rackard and Mayor Tony Dempsey

FOOTBALL has taken Eric Molloy from Wexford Youths to the far side of the globe, from a chocolate factory to the top of the sporting world. Dunedin, where he moved to play the game, is the furthest city in the world from Dublin. And Team Wellington, the side he joined, recently competed in the Fifa Club World Cup alongside such giants as Real Madrid and Argentina’s River Plate.

“It is mad when you think about it,â€? he said. “I was working at a chocolate factory in Carlow. Two years later I’m at the Club World Cup alongside teams like Real Madrid.â€? Molloy (26) won the SSE Airtricity League First Division with Wexford Youths LQ DQG WRRN XS DQ RŕľľHU to play in New Zealand. Wellington won back-toback league titles in 2017 and went on to win the Ocenia

Champions League which TXDOL¿HG WKHP IRU WKH )LID Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi. The champions of each continent battled it out with Wellington losing on penalties to the Asian representatives, Al-Ain. Molloy says he is happy to stay in New Zealand where he enjoys the lifestyle and the ZHDWKHU ³7KHUH GH¿QLWHO\ is a whole world out there beyond just England and Ireland,� he said.

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New opera boss gets big funds boost WEXFORD Festival Opera is getting a new artistic director. And Rosetta Cucchi was handed a huge boost in the week her appointment was announced when the National Opera House signed a €175,000 sponsorship deal. The festival is also to receive €100,000 in government funding as part of the 2019 Regional Festivals and Participative Events Programme. The sponsorship will be used for the theatre’s digital transformation. Its IT systems will be overhauled during the ¿YH \HDU SDUWQHUVKLS ZLWK Datapac. National Opera House CEO David McLoughlin said the funding will help modernise the opera’s processes and systems

WR EHQH¿W XVHUV DQG VWD൵ DOLNH It is hoped the partnership will help the venue to open the house to more visitors by promoting the range of entertainment available. Wexford TD and Minister of State, Michael D’Arcy, said the €100,000 government funding will boost tourist numbers and should increase the footfall to businesses in Wexford. It comes from money provided by Fáilte Ireland to local festivals. “These festivals really add to the character of the area and are great for generating community spirit,” said Mr D’Arcy. The Board of Wexford Festival Opera has announced Rosetta Cucchi as the new artistic director. She will take up

the six-year position when the current Artistic Director David $JOHU ¿QLVKHV KLV WHQXUH DIWHU this year’s festival. Ms Cucchi has vast experience of opera production and management. She began her career as a concert pianist having studied at the Rossini Conservatoire in Pesaro and DAMS University in Bologna, receiving her degree in both Piano and Music History. She later received her Master’s degree from Scuola di Alto PerfezionamentoPianistico di Imola. From 2001 to 2015 she was Artistic Director of Lugo Opera Festival and from 2005 to 2018 she served as Artistic Director of the Arturo Toscanini Foundation (FAT) in Parma.

At The Hatch Lab Gorey Founders Day were John O Connor CEO, Emer Cooney, Gorey Bank of Ireland and Jens Kopke, Founder Motoklik

Always online: We’re biggest social media addicts in Ireland

WEXFORD people are among the country’s most enthusiastic users of social media. The average person in Ireland spends two hours a day on social media, according to research from Sky Broadband. But respondents in Wexford, Meath and Westmeath reported spending more than seven hours daily browsing their favourite platforms. The survey found that

people living in Carlow, Laois and Longford are the biggest pay day splurgers with over half admitting to spending online as soon as they get paid. It also found that people in Carlow and Roscommon were most inclined to treat themselves with the majority admitting to buying something for themselves before paying their rent or mortgage. The research revealed that

Ireland’s online involvement is stronger than ever, with Facebook (37%), Whatsapp (17%) and YouTube (10%) the most used. But while networking is our favourite online activity, the study found we’re also increasingly using it to check the news (19 %) and watch box sets (10 %). Overall, some 35 % of us do our viewing online.

Go-ahead for giant solar farm Clodagh Farrell and Nóre Tubbrett at the Civic Reception for the 125th Anniversery of Wexford Fife and Drum Band in Wexford Heritage Park

Bid to win back beach Blue Flag A CAMPAIGN has been launched to get back the Blue Flag for Duncannon’s beach, lost because of poor water quality. The Duncannon Blue Flag Farming and Communities Scheme is a European Innovation Project funded by the Government under the Rural Development Programme. It has been allocated €550,000 to improve the bacterial quality RI WZR VWUHDPV WKDW ÀRZ RQWR Duncannon Beach, which has steadily improved its bathing ZDWHU TXDOLW\ IURP µVX൶FLHQW¶

in 2016 to ‘good’ in 2017. The group is led by Wexford County Council and includes representatives from Teagasc, local agricultural consultants, Glanbia, Bord Bia, the local farming community and the IFA. Speaking at the launch, Andrew Doyle, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, said the aim was, through the co-operation, to “ultimately bring about improved water quality and a better environment in this area.”

A HUGE solar energy farm in Wexford has won a longrunning battle for planning permission. An Bord Pleanala has given the green light to the 221ac solar farm near Killinick village. Wexford County Council had refused permission for the farm which it said would “have DQ DGYHUVH H൵HFW RQ WKH YLVXDO amenity of the area and be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development”. It also said “the planning DXWKRULW\ LV QRW VDWLV¿HG LW KDV been adequately demonstrated that residential properties in close proximity to the site will QRW EH DGYHUVHO\ H൵HFWHG E\ glint and glare arising from the proposed development”. +LJK¿HOG DSSHDOHG WKH decision with An Bord Pleanala but the appeal was refused in February 2017. Now, following an investigation by a senior planning inspector, the board has concluded that the proposed development ZRXOG QRW DGYHUVHO\ D൵HFW the integrity and conservation status of any special protection or conservation areas.

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Why was Rosslare ignored? LABOUR election candidate Joe Ryan has called on the Minister for Transport to explain why the Chief Executive of Calais Port was not brought to Rosslare when he visited Ireland recently. Jean-Marc Puissesseau was in Ireland to explore the possibilities of direct container links with the French port. The Calais Port Authority has invested â‚Ź6 million getting ready for Brexit and is examining the possibility of direct container sailings to Ireland. Mr Ryan said he understand Mr Puissesseau travelled to Ireland and toured Cork and Dublin ports to see what they FRXOG RŕľľHU EXW ZDV QRW EURXJKW to Rosslare, despite it being the closest port to France. Mr Ryan said; “I’m concerned that the visit appears to have ignored Rosslare. Transport Minister Shane Ross called on Irish Ferries to look at their decision to sail past Rosslare in 2019 in favour of Dublin. Irish Rail operates Rosslare Europort. The state through Minister Ross is Irish Rail’s shareholder. The government has to tell us what it intends to do with Rosslare.â€?

Cash for sports clubs and local projects EIGHT sports clubs across :H[IRUG FRXQW\ DUH WR EHQH¿W from more than ₏250,000 in grants under the Government’s Sports Capital Projects (SCP) scheme. They are: Laura Dwyer,Seamus Davitt,Seamus Kearney and Mary Dwyer at Ferns Parish Vigil for the woman found tragically dead on the side of road near Ballyandrew Ferns recently

Calling local entrepreneurs YOUNG entrepreneurs in Wexford are being invited to compete for a share in a â‚Ź50,000 investment fund. “We’re looking for dynamic, innovative, young business people to enter the Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur 2019 competition in Wexford,â€? said Head of Enterprise, Tom Banville. The competition, hosted by WKH /RFDO (QWHUSULVH 2ŕľśFHV LV QRZ LQ LWV ÂżIWK \HDU DQG LV RSHQ to 18-35 year olds who have a

business idea, a start-up or an already established business. County winners go on to FRPSHWH DW UHJLRQDO ÂżQDOV DQG if successful, all the way to the QDWLRQDO ÂżQDOV The closing date for entries is Friday 15 March . See www. IBYE.ie. Applicants are invited to participate in an Enterprise Day. From there, shortlisted applicants take part in business boot camps before going forward to compete in the

FRXQW\ ¿QDO ZLWK DQ LQYHVWPHQW fund of ₏50,000 to share between the winners in three categorites. Tom Banville says it’s not all DERXW WKH ¿QDOV ³:H NQRZ IURP speaking with past participants that the real value for them is in being part of the process. Taking part in Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur challenges young business people to stop and really focus on where their business is now and where they can take it.�

Gorey Rugby Football Club â‚Ź38,800 Horeswood GAA Club â‚Ź9,200 Kilmore Utd Soccer Club â‚Ź10,000 Marshalstown-Castledockrell GAA Club â‚Ź17,500 Naomh Eanna GAA Club, Gorey, â‚Ź55,800 New Ross Swimming Club â‚Ź6,500 St. Patrick’s Squash Club â‚Ź62,900 Wexford Albion Schoolboys FC â‚Ź55,300. 7KH\ DUH WKH ÂżUVW VHW RI DOORFDtions under the 2018 round of the SCP. They were all projects ruled invalid in the 2017 round. The cases have been re-examined and approved. “The Sports Capital Programme was re-instated by the last Fine Gael government in 2012, after

it had been cut by Fianna Fåil in the wake of the economic crash,� explained Wexford TD and Minister of State Minister D’Arcy. Some 100 projects located in &R :H[IRUG ZLOO EHQH¿W IURP grants under the Community Enhancement Programme (CEP). ,Q WRWDO :H[IRUG KDV EHQH¿Wted to the tune of ₏470,892 in funding. Among the many projects receiving grants of ₏1,000 were Ballykelly Youth Club (computer equipment), Enniscorthy Men’s Shed (wood extractor DQG DLU SXUL¿FDWLRQ V\VWHP Gorey Youth Needs Group (sofas and IT equipment) and Wexford CBS Boxing Club (improvements to toilet and changing room area). Smaller grants from the project include ₏713 to Adamstown Tidy Towns for a street litter bin, ₏559 to Ferns Heritage Group for table cloths and a WHD FR྾HH GLVSHQVHU DQG Ÿ for The Willows Residents’ Association in Bunclody for a name stone.

Man missed flight then ran after the plane A WEXFORD man will be sentenced in April for assaulting two Dublin Airport workers who tackled him when he ran after a plane heading for the runway. Patrick Kehoe has admitted two counts of assaulting an Airport Police Service (APS) woman and a male aircraft ground handler. A court heard he was “a little bit intoxicatedâ€?. Mr Kehoe (24), from Raheenaskeagh, Oulart, was originally charged with criminal damage to a magnetic door lock at the airport but that charge was replaced by the assault charges at a fourth hearing in Dublin District Court. The incident happened on September 27 last year at about 7am. The court heard that Mr Kehoe, who had been drinking LQ WKH EDU ZDV ODWH IRU KLV Ă€LJKW but got through the boarding

gate and a door leading to the tarmac, close to the Ryanair plane. He was at the airport with his girlfriend to go on holiday to Amsterdam, the court heard. Garda David Cahill said that when Kehoe got to his boarding gate it was closed but he got out onto the apron and chased the aircraft. Grounder handlers were marshalling the plane which was taxiing. The court heard he attacked one of them by “pushing him and tripping him back onto the groundâ€?. He was restrained and held until gardaĂ­ arrived and brought him under arrest to Ballymun station. Defence solicitor Peter Connolly told Judge Dermot Simms his client, who did not address the court, was pleading guilty. The court heard he had one prior

conviction for assault for which he was placed on probation for 12 months in 2013. Garda Cahill agreed with the defence solicitor that Kehoe was “a little bit intoxicatedâ€? at the time of the incident.“By his own admission, he had a few SLQWV EHIRUH WKH Ă€LJKW DQG WKDW may have something to do with missing the boarding call,â€? he told the court. Mr Connolly said his client was going to Amsterdam with his partner and he “had not been out of the country for many yearsâ€?. He acted stupidly and impulsively, but did not have a bad record He had sobered up after the incident and was no problem to deal with although WKHUH KDG EHHQ ÂłD VLJQLÂżFDQW amount of confrontationâ€? during the incident. The case was adjourned to April 25.

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At the Centenary of the First Dail Seminar in Wexford Library were Jarlath Glynn, Librarian, Dr Maurice Manning, Chancellor of the National University of Ireland, Nicola McGrath, Librarian, Dr Elaine Callinan, Lecturer in Modern Irish History Carlow Collage, St Patricks, Dr James Ryan, Genealogist and Owner of Flyleaf Press and Eileen Morrissey, County Librarian

At the Wexford launch of Dr Kevin Whelan’sbook on Religion Landscape and Settlement in Ireland at the Ferrycarraig Hotel Wexford were Seamus O Neill, New Ross, Pat Brennan and Ken Heningway, Enniscorthy

At the two-hour classical Music Recital by Dr Noel Culleton to Wexford Gramophone Society in the Talbot Hotel were Eithne Scallan, Tony Heaney and Sheila Reynolds

Kit Killeen at Ferns Parish Vigil for the woman found dead near Ballyandrew Ferns recently

At the Hatch Lab Gorey Founders Day were MC Aideen Ni Riada, New Ross singer, and Tina Cowman,The Hatch Lab

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Climate Case Ireland HOROSCOPES

I KNOW the title at the top of the column each says ‘Wildlife’ but really you should read that to include wider environmental issues not just wildlife. The biggest issue of our generation (in fact probably the biggest issue in human history) is that of climate change. By the time you read this column, depending which paper you read (the column appears in 7 papers in 6 counties), Climate Case Ireland will either be about to start, under way or just finished. So what is Climate Case Ireland? It is the name given to the case that FIE (Friends of the Irish Environment) are taking against the Irish government on behalf of every citizen in this country. This legal action is the first case in Ireland in which citizens are seeking to hold their government accountable for its role in knowingly contributing to dangerous levels of climate change. FIE argue that the government’s approval of the National Mitigation Plan in 2017 was in violation of Ireland’s Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 (the Climate Act 2015), the Constitution and human rights obligations. We also claim that the Plan falls far short of the steps required by the Paris Agreement on climate change. The case was inspired by similar actions in other countries, in particular the highly successful case in the Netherlands where the group Urgenda won their case and the follow-up appeal against the Dutch government. The Dutch court held that the State is acting unlawfully (in contravention of the duty of care under the European Convention on Human Rights) by failing to pursue a more ambitious reduction in carbon emissions. The Irish case is asking the High Court to quash Ireland’s National Mitigation Plan and request the government to remake it in accordance with the law. This will involve making an ambitious emissions reduction plan which will help avert dangerous climate change. The case starts on 22nd January and is scheduled to last 4 days. To find out more and sign up your support to the case please visit www. climatecaseireland.ie

MIND, BODY, SOUL JOURNAL by Andrea Hayes

WONDERS OF LIFE BBC4, Thursdays 8pm

Have you ever been in the position where you want to make changes in your life? Do you feel you are missing your calling? When you try to start to make positive changes in your life, do you find yourself too exhausted to even think about it? Or maybe you just don’t know what to focus on first? Well, Andrea Hayes’ new book Mind Body Soul journal is exactly what you need as we start reading this year. The Mind Body Soul Journal is a timeless book, beautifully illustrated with pages for journaling - an indispensable companion if you want to live a more focused, positive life.

Documentary series presented by physicist Brian Cox. Professor Brian Cox travels around Australia to explore how the size of a creature is connected to the forces acting on its environment. From the safety of a steel cage, he faces a great white shark and explains how the streamlined contours of this massive predator have been shaped by the physics of water. In Queensland’s rainforests, he explains how insects and other smaller creatures can appear to defy gravity, using electrostatic force to scale vertical windows.

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GLASS ROI rating: 15A From Unbreakable, Bruce Willis returns as David Dunn as does Samuel L. Jackson as Elijah Price, known also by his pseudonym Mr. Glass. Joining from Split are James McAvoy, reprising his role as Kevin Wendell Crumb and the multiple identities who reside within, and Anya Taylor-Joy as Casey Cooke, the only captive to survive an encounter with The Beast. Following the conclusion of Split, Glass finds Dunn pursuing Crumb’s superhuman figure of The Beast in a series of escalating encounters, while the shadowy presence of Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.

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FAT CHANCERS

WILLOW BASKET WEAVING COURSE Friday 22nd February Irish National Heritage Park

Bernard O’Shea and Karl Spain, Friday 15th February, Ashdown Park Hotel, Gorey.

THE UNDERGROUND WRITERS SOCIETY Saturdya 9th February 1pm. Full price 200 Wexford Arts Centre

This class is aimed at both complete newcomers to the craft and also those who have a bit of experience and would like to improve on their skills. You can expect to make a small basket in the day. We will also cover the growing, harvesting, storing and preparation of the willows for working. This course will be running from 10am to 4.30pm €80 per participant. Pre-booking essential. Contact via email: hparkireland@gmail.com or by telphone on 0539120733 or visit our website http:// www.irishheritage.ie

Fat Chancers is a new comic two-hander from Bernard O’Shea and Karl Spain that is touring the country and making a pit stop in Gorey Karl says: “Don’t expect massive weight loss or body transformations or Bernard being funny†. Cue the Biggest Loser, the comedy edition. Bond a little with these on-the-button comedy kings as they discuss love handles and slimming fads in their humorous style. In addition, they’ll be making acute observations on social norms, culture, and even what’s been on the news.

Book early to avoid disappointment. This course will run for five consecutive months: Learn about the craft of writing and the world of publishing from three experienced, successful creators who will teach you how to get your ideas onto the page and can help you take the next step, be it publisher, theatre, rambling house or simply writing at a higher level for your own enjoyment. Unlock the secret to creativity in a series of five monthly creative writing workshops designed for writers of any level.

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REELING IN THE SHOWBAND YEARS National Opera House Wexford. T : 053 9122144 Sunday 3rd February @ 8.pm

IMELDA KEHOE JOHNNY CASH ROADSHOW National Opera House Wexford. T : 053 9122144 Friday 8th February 8.30pm, Wexford Arts Centre Saturday 9th February @ 7.30

The smash hit show ‘Reeling in the Showband Years’ returns once again to Wexford for its ten-year anniversary. As well as being compere, Ronan Collins will perform his tribute to Joe Dolan with the Conquerors sing their hit song Baby Blue, Tommy and Jimmy Swarbrigg sing their Eurovision songs from way back when together with their other massive hits! This show also features the biggest names in Irish show business with Red Hurley who has enjoyed huge International success and Linda Martin, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992 amongst an all star cast.

Imelda will perform songs from her ‘How to The only show to be endorsed by the Cash be Human’ and some new songs from the family! Johnny Cash Roadshow featuring next Album due for release late 2019. ‘It’s like respected singer/songwriter Clive John. a conversation with a dear friend. As a listener After sold out shows across Europe this is now a bigger show than ever, introducing the you’re not kept at arm’s length but wrapped up in the journey as you slowly waltz along new brass section the ‘Roadshow Horns’ all accompanied by emotive screen visuals. This each melody like the stories are you own. is simply the best celebration of Johnny Cash I can’t explain how refreshing the album sounds without all the bells and whistles in the world. “As one of the world’s leading that often accompany a new release. This Johnny Cash experts, I felt that ‘Johnny gives focus on Imelda’s voice and the subtle Cash Roadshow’ love what they are doing. simplicity of the arrangements, with a voice Genuine and real stuff, lots of passion with so honest and songs so beautifully classic.” respect and love for the greatest man.

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