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Our food producers in with the very best Wexford businesses make Top 30 award TWO Wexford businesses have made it to the shortlist for the Our selection of 30 of the best Irish food products - listed below in no particular order - was made on the basis that the products are popular and reasonably widely available to consumers. Renowned food writer Katy McGuinness shortlisted some of the exceptional products that are home-grown in Ireland and the Wexford businesses are among those chosen for the quality of their produce. Of O’Neill’s Dry Cure Bacon Co, Ms McGuinnes said: “We Irish love our pork products and bacon is a subject on which people have strong opinions. “But the thought of a bacon sandwich made with drycured bacon from O’Neill’s in Enniscorthy is the one that sets more hearts pounding than any other.� Katy McGuinness was also full of praise for Killowen Farm and
said: “This live yogurt is made from the milk of the Dunne family’s own herd of cows, with real fruit and just a little sugar. No additives or preservatives are used. It is simple, and simply delicious.â€? The two companies are both members of the Wexford Food Family and their range of products can be found in local SuperValu stores and independent retailers across Co Wexford. Ms McGuinness said: “Selection was made on the basis that the products are popular and reasonably widely available to consumers. We excluded fresh SURGXFWV VXFK DV PHDW ÂżVK poultry, fruit, vegetables and drinks, all due a list of their own. There areof which are undoubtedly so many wonderful Irish food products now that this was a very hard list to compile and could easily have run into the hundreds!
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The former Boxers Association, Enniscorthy Council and Wexford County Council recently honoured deceased Enniscorthy Boxing Coach Brendan Dunne with a Park Brench on Enniscorthy’s Fair Green near his home. Picture shows Keith Doyle, Council Chairman, Chair, Willie Kavanagh, Jim O’Sullivan, Ex Boxing Assoc Chair, Brendans wife Betty, Daughter Bernie Irven and brother Flash Dunne along with his many ex Boxers and friends on the park bench
Wexford’s singer-sogwriter &DOOXP 2UU KDV UHWXUQHG following a short break with a QHZ YLGHR IRU KLV ODWHVW VRQJ Wedding Song. The song was composed as Orr’s gift to his THE Celtic Tenors will sister on her wedding day. perform at the end of June at a very special event on the Missing paedophile lawn at St Peter’s College, Summerhill. car found in sea The Lawn Concert will be A car belonging to a missing SDHGRSKLOH ZKR VH[XDOO\ open air, all-seated event set DVVDXOWHG WZR RI KLV QLHFHV KDV for June 28 and will see the EHHQ GLVFRYHUHG LQ WKH VHD 7KH world renowned Celtic Tenors VXEPHUJHG YHKLFOH ZDV IRXQG take to the stage alongside E\ D PHPEHU RI WKH SXEOLF Wexford’s own Loch Garman GLYLQJ R྾ .LOPRUH 4XD\ Band. The car belongs to William The idea behind the special %XVKHU ZKR ZDV UHSRUWHG PLVVLQJ LQ -DQXDU\ ODVW \HDU show is to mark 200 years VLQFH WKH YHU\ ¿UVW VWXGHQWV aged 89. He was sentenced to 12 months arrived at the college in LQ DIWHU SOHDGLQJ JXLOW\ WR Summerhill. VH[XDO DVVDXOW In September of 1819,
Celtic Tenors at St Peter’s students transferred to the St Peter’s site at Summerhill from a college established in 1811 by Bishop Patrick Ryan at Bunkers Hill. “This is a joint venture between the Past Pupils Union and the Campus committee,� said Deputy Principal and event organiser Sean Foley. “Part of the takings will go to charity and the remainder will go to developing an all-weather astro turf pitch beside, the existing Power Park, to develop the Tower Block as a tourist attraction, and for repairs to the historic
Pugin Chapel.â€? Mayor of Wexford Tony 'HPSVH\ RŕľśFLDOO\ ODXQFKHG the concert and described St Peter’s College as being “part of the DNA of Wexfordâ€?. “This event gives the people of Wexford the opportunity to say thanks to Peters for being the Peters,â€? he said. The Lawn Concert tickets are priced at â‚Ź30 and can be purchased by calling 0539142071 or by email at RŕľśFH#VWSHWHUVFROOHJH LH 7KH show starts at 8 p.m. and is a fully seated, open-air event.
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1,308 local enterprise jobs boost economy SOME 1,308 people are employed by Wexford Local (QWHUSULVH 2ŕľśFH VXSSRUWHG companies in Wexford, a Fine Gael Minister has said. 7KLV LV WKH ÂżIWK \HDU RI HPployment growth for Local (QWHUSULVH 2ŕľśFHV QDWLRQZLGH with 1308 net jobs created here in Wexford. Minister D’Arcy said: “The /RFDO (QWHUSULVH 2ŕľśFHV /(2V DUH D KXJHO\ LPSRUWDQW SDUW RI WKH HQWUHSUHQHXULDO HFRsystem in Wexford. “They do Trojan work and WKHVH MREV ÂżJXUHV KLJKOLJKW WKH VLJQLÂżFDQW FRQWULEXtion they make to the economy as a whole. “This is the 5th year in a row of employment growth for the /(2V ZKLFK VXSSRUW RXU LQGLJHQRXV EXVLQHVVHV WR FUHDWH MREV “Not only are they helpLQJ VPDOO EXVLQHVVHV WR SODQ VWDUW DQG JURZ EXW WKH\ DUH also working closely with their Wexford client companies to minimise their Brexit H[SRVXUH ´ Minister D’Arcy said the /(2V ZRXOG FRQWLQXH WR SOD\ a key role in 2019 and beyond, HQVXULQJ WKDW HYHU\ VPDOO EXVLQHVV KDG DFFHVV WR WKH VXSSRUW it needed. “Since its inception, the Local (QWHUSULVH 2ŕľśFH QHWZRUN KDV been a key element of this
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Local drugs trade worth â‚Ź12m a year ILLEGAL drug trade in County Wexford for one year alone was worth an estimated â‚Ź12 million, DFFRUGLQJ WR ÂżJXUHV SUHVHQWHG to local election candidates by the Cornmarket Project. +DOI RI WKDW ÂżJXUH Âź PLOOLRQ was in the Wexford town area, while the Gorey, New Ross and Enniscorthy areas accounted for â‚Ź2 million each in illegal drugs sales every year. 7KH ÂżJXUHV ZHUH RXWOLQHG WR HOHFWLRQ FDQGLGDWHV DW D EULHÂżQJ session in Clayton Whites Hotel which was also attended by the Junior Minister for Defence, Paul Kehoe. Cornmarket co-ordinator Paul Delaney spoke of the growing use locally of drugs like heroin and cocaine but he aid other challenges are faced by the
availability of a bewildering range of new psychoactive drugs and counterfeit prescription tablets. These are readily available over the internet and have led to a new and much younger cohort of clients attending the Cornkmarket services for help with addiction. “Young people who use these drugs are creating havoc as their cognitive function or thinking ability is distorted, often with FDWDVWURSKLF HŕľľHFWV ´ KH VDLG “Wexford does not want to end up like other towns and cities throughout the country that have gained a bad reputation because of drug related violence and unless we invest in services like the Cornmarket Project, we are only storing up trouble for
the future’, he warned. ‘The main issue faced by the Cornmarket Project and other treatment services is the changed nature of substance misuse in County Wexford over the past few years.’ “These days, we are seeing a lot more of the so-called new psychoactive substances or synthetic drugs and this has brought about a new generation of younger drug users’, Mr. Delaney told election candidates. The main drugs, both legal and illegal, being abused in County Wexford are alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, XTC, Heroin, Crack, Zanaz, Fake Valium and there was also a range of new psychoactive substances drugs often called N-Bombs.
Cast members Grace Goggins, Ésme McKiernan Bucker, Hugh O’Brien and Charles Last with Mrs Sabina Higgins at WLOS Wexford Light Opera Society Launch of their forthcoming production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
19 years on, disappearance of Fiona Sinnott still a mystery THE brother of Fiona Sinnott cannot sleep because of the trauma of the 19-year-old’s disappearance more than 20 years ago, it was claimed yesterday. The young mother, who had an infant daughter, was last seen in the Broadway area of Co Wexford on February 8, 1998, at midnight. And a new TV documentary, which aired on Virgin Media this
week, provided new insight into her life and shocking disappearance from the small village of Ballyhitt. Emmy-nominated producer Shauna Keogh, who has spent 18 months making the documentary, said it “gives a platform and a voice� to the Sinnott family. She added it was challenging and “very close to the bone�. Ms Keogh told
the Irish Mirror: “There’s interviews with Fiona’s sister [Diane] and brother Seamus. “She called home that night. Seamus spoke in-depth and very openly – he can’t sleep at night because all he thinks about is that call.� Two years ago, Fiona Sinnott’s older sister Caroline (47) died in a Swansea, Wales, hospital following a short illness.
â‚Ź20k for our rural building Vinnie, Mireann, Sophie and Audrey Stamp at confirmation at the St John the Baptist Church in The Ballagh
Naoise’s portrait is top Texaco winner A PORTRAIT OF aelderly lady produced using watercolour pencils has landed a 16-year-old Wexford student the top prize at this year’s Texaco Children’s Art Competition. More than 2,500 young students entered the annual competition, with just 126 of those taking a prize from across one of seven categories. Taking the title for the overall winner of the 65th competition is 16-year-old Naoise Hennessy – a well-known student in her hometown of Craanford
near Gorey, in Co Wexford as an all-Ireland medal winner and forward on the county’s under-16 camogie team. Her piece, entitled Lifeline, KDV EHHQ GHVFULEHG DV D ³¿QH and detailed execution of what was an extremely challenging subject,â€? by judge Gary Granville, Professor Emeritus at the National College of Art and Design. The piece is “a truly lifelike and painstakingly executed work worthy of a place in any public gallery,â€? he said.
FUNDING of up to â‚Ź200,000 is available for rural towns and villages across Wexford through the 2019 Town and Village Renewal Scheme, Fine Gael Minister Michael D’Arcy has said. The Town and Village Renewal Scheme has become an integral part of the Government’s drive to support rural Ireland. It provides funding of up to â‚Ź200,000 for projects that make our towns more attractive places in which to live and work. 7KH VFKHPH LV VSHFLÂżFDOO\ targeted at rural towns and villages with populations of less than 10,000. Minister D’Arcy said: “Fine Gael is delivering ‘Project Ireland 2040’ which will ensure sustainable growth over the next twenty years for all parts of Ireland. “To ensure the vitality of RXU UXUDO DUHDV D VLJQLÂżFDQW proportion of population and economic growth will be targeted at building up the fabric of smaller towns, with much of that happening by redeveloping derelict and under-utilised lands inside small towns and villages.â€?
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Deal’s on for park in Gorey MEMBERS of Gorey 0XQLFLSDO 'LVWULFW KDYH VLJQHG the contract was signed for work to begin in the coming ZHHNV IRU WKH UHGHYHORSPHQW RI the Gorey Town Park. The Gorey Town Park project is a key part of the Gorey Local Area Plan 2017-2023. Cllr Malcolm Byrne said: “While the contract took longer WR ÂżQDOLVH WKDQ SODQQHG LW ZDV important to get it right. We will KDYH DQ HYHQ EHWWHU IDFLOLW\ QHDU the heart of town, accessible to all. “I eagerly look forward to this getting started, as it’s a key part of Gorey Town’ “Itwill remain central to the people of Gorey now and into the future,’ said Cllr John +HJDUW\ *RUH\ÂśV FRXQFLOORUV YRWHG IRU WKH IXQGLQJ RI WKLV LQLWLDWLYH DQG with the cross party working together, it was ensured that GHYHORSPHQWV VXFK DV WKLV FRXOG happen.
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County’s bad roads drive cllr to distraction Aisling Lynch, Jessie Deegan and Kim Whelan at the Peter Rabbit and Friends Easter Experience in the Amber Springs
Rachel’s love for Dolly ...
RACHEL Kelly has sung internationally at the Glyndebourne Festival, the Royal Opera House, Teatro Real Madrid, Maggio Musicale Florence, Opera de Rouen and Opera de Rennes. She comes from a musical family on both the Hunt (maternal) and Kelly side - grandfather was Wexfordborn composer TC Kelly. 6KH LV PDUULHG WR KHU ÂżUVW leading man and childhood sweetheart Shane and lives with him in London. They met 15 years ago when
they were cast alongside one another in the Marian College school musical Guys And Dolls. She will sing the title role in Adina by Rossini at this year’s Wexford Festival Opera, which runs from Oct 22-Nov 3. wexfordopera.com “As an opera singer, it goes without saying that I love Puccini, Bellini, Mozart, Berlioz and Verdi. To choose a favourite would be like choosing a favourite child. So instead, I will mention a singer whose work I come
back to time and time again - Dolly Parton. One of my formative memories is hearing the late Whitney Houston sing I Will Always Love You in The Bodyguard. I only discovered years later that Dolly wrote it.� Her favourite contemporary artist is Clanebased Fiona Marron. “She paints ethereal works of the Irish countryside. I went to an exhibition recently in London and felt at peace looking at her works,� she said.
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JLYHQ WKH PRQH\ ZH FDQ EULGJH that gap.â€? 2Q /RFDO ,PSURYHPHQW Scheme roads’ funding, Mr +RUH VDLG :H[IRUG KDG UHFHLYHG PRUH WKDQ VRPH FRXQWLHV and less than others. “It’s not based on the number of ministers per county then?’ Cllr Michael Whelan said. Cllr Robbie Ireton said there were anomalies in how funding was distributed throughout the county. 0U +RUH VDLG /RFDO ,PSURYHPHQW 6FKHPH IXQGLQJ for lanes was solely based on applications the local authority UHFHLYHG “The money for road strengthening and surface dressing is GLYLGHG HTXDOO\ ´ KH VDLG 7KH *RYHUQPHQW UHSRUWHGO\ VSHQW Âź ELOOLRQ RQ LPSURYLQJ roads, public transport and supporting tourism last year. . 7KH *RYHUQPHQWÂśV ÂżJXUHV ISU 2018 showed that the departPHQW UHFHLYHG Âź PLOOLRQ for current spending and just under â‚Ź1.33 billion for capital spending
NiRiada takes road to EU via Wexford
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SINN FĂŠin MEP Liadh NĂ Riada’s European election campaign follows her high SURÂżOH UDFH IRU WKH SUHVLGHQF\ and she now returns to the campaign trail as she looks to retain her European Parliament seat. “I feel like the perpetual candidate,â€? she laughed, while being shown around the new Wexford Men’s Shed in Redmond Park. While NĂ Riada LV PRVW GHÂżQLWHO\ DQG GULYHQ DQG FRQÂżGHQW ODG\ LWÂśV HYLGHQW that she still carries the scars of her unsuccessful presidential campaign. $ UHJXODU YLVLWRU WR :H[IRUG WKH &RUN QDWLYH ZDV WDNLQJ SDUW in a whistle-stop tour of the county. She was delighted to see the progress at the Men’s Shed which is a cause close to her heart and one which has seen a lot of work from her
party colleague Cllr Tom Forde. ³,œYH EHHQ DQ DGYRFDWH RI Men’s Sheds since I began back in 2014,� she told UHSRUWHUV KDYLQJ PHW D FRXSOH RI UHSUHVHQWDWLYHV IURP WKH Wexford group. She brought a delegation to Brussels to allow for networking and to grow the QHWZRUN ,WœV DQ LQYDOXDEOH VHUYLFH VKH VD\V ERWK IURP D mental health and a social point RI YLHZ DQG , WKLQN WKLQJV OLNH this can’t be supported enough. With Fianna Fåil’s Malcolm Byrne and Independent Mick Wallace both seeking to EHFRPH WKH ¿UVW :H[IRUG 0(3 VLQFH $YULO 'R\OH WKH 6LQQ )HLQ FDQGLGDWH PD\ ¿QG LW GLྜFXOW WR SLFN XS :H[IRUG YRWHV 6KH EHOLHYHV WKDW VKHœV GRQH HQRXJK work for Wexford in the past ¿YH \HDUV WR JLYH KHU WKH HGJH RYHU KHU ULYDOV
Âł,ÂśYH EHHQ WR :H[IRUG PDQ\ PDQ\ WLPHV LQ WKH SDVW ÂżYH years,â€? she said. ‘The reaction KDV EHHQ YHU\ JRRG VR IDU , ORYH JHWWLQJ EDFN RXW LQWR WKH constituencies. “It’s good to remind yourself why you’re there. When you’re stuck in what, let’s face it, can be long and dreary committee meetings in Europe, it’s good to get back and meet with the people you are representing.â€? One area which NĂ Riada has EHHQ DFWLYH LQ DFURVV :H[IRUG LV ÂżVKHULHV +DYLQJ DOUHDG\ had numerous meetings with WKH FRXQW\ÂśV ÂżVKLQJ IDPLOLHV things are about to get much more complicated in a postBrexit Ireland. Another key issue for the people of Wexford on a European scale is Rosslare Europort. Ms NĂ Riada says major action is required.
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Older people should have choice Seán Moynihan CEO Alone from the HSE to roll out ALONE’s services nationally over the coming years, including befriending, coordination of supports, housing and technology. This will be the beginnings of a network of support across the country. The need for community based supports was validated by Minister for Older People, Jim Daly at the launch of the Consultation Report on Home Care ‘Improving Home Care Services in Ireland: An Overview of the Findings of the Department of Health’s Public Consultation’ in June 2018.
This has also been supported in the recommendations from the OPRAH Study in 2017. We have analysed the limited data available in Ireland in regard to housing need, and compared this with UK experience and research in the area. A detailed exploration of this data is available within our Report. Now is the time to begin the process of building communities for people to live in throughout their life-cycle and to support older people to age in place, preparing for the demographic change and addressing gaps in housing options. There is scope for further development of models of dedicated housing for older people. Further planning and action needs to take place to ensure that housing for older people is located in areas of high demand and in locations close to people’s current homes. This will ensure that people are not displaced from their communities and forced to move away from their families
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n our experience, there needs to be choice in housing to allow older people to age in place. This choice should be open to all older people in the country, not just those who qualify for VRFLDO KRXVLQJ RU ZKR FDQ D൵RUG to avail of more costly private options. This is why we are calling for a ‘spectrum of housing’ that not only takes into consideration the needs of older people from a health, community and social inclusion perspective, but also shows an awareness of the need IRU GL൵HUHQW SULFH SRLQWV ALONE values the importance of community based supports, which are in place to enable the older person to overcome FKDOOHQJHV DQG GL൶FXOWLHV WKH\ encounter, as well as to access WKH EHQH¿WV DQG UHVRXUFHV WKDW will enable them to remain living at home within their community. ALONE estimate that at any one time 20% of older people require some level of support intervention. We welcome the commitment
ALONE ESTIMATE THAT AT ANY ONE TIME 20% OF OLDER PEOPLE REQUIRE SOME LEVEL OF SUPPORT INTERVENTION
and social networks. National planning policy should make sites available for Local Authorities and Approved Housing Bodies to provide more social housing with supports for older people, and for private GHYHORSHUV WR SURYLGH D൵RUGDEOH housing. This needs to become an integral part of town planning in the context of age-friendly communities. An integrated housing approach to housing for older people will provide the IROORZLQJ EHQH¿WV a. Ensure that the National Positive Ageing Strategy’s aspirations are met. b. Provide real choice in housing options for older people, with the appropriate supports incorporated nationwide. c. Enable older people to remain in existing homes through a properly resourced and easy to navigate home adaptation system. d. Enable minimum savings of €150m for every 10,000 one and two bed homes built for older people. %HQH¿WV ZLOO LQFOXGH UHGXFLQJ
the number of older people having to remain in acute hospital settings long after they are ready for discharge, due to lack of housing options available or long delays in housing adaptations and reducing the numbers of older people moving to costly nursing home provision due to lack of alternative housing with supports. It is estimated that the cost to the ‘Fair Deal’ scheme will increase by an additional €729m annually by 2031, as a result of demographic changes. Proper planning will enable older people to rightsize through the availability of choice in housing options in their community, reducing the pressure on the private rented sector and reduce what will be an increasing pressure on HAP Scheme. We hope that the Report will assist policy makers at both Central and Local Government level in planning for housing and the vital supports that older people require to remain living at home within their communities.
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Colin Murphy launched his Wexford County Council Election Campaign in the Riverbank Hotel Wexford with Rosare McDonald and Nancy Codd
Fine Gael Frank Staples launches his County Council campaign in Ballycogley Hall with a tea evening with Bob Staples, Graham Staples, David Gazley and Robert Staples
Marion O Leary, Dom Stafford and Nicola Roche at Wexford Light Opera Society Launch of their forthcoming production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in Whites Hotel
Luke Walsh and Kim Whenal at the Amber Springs Peter Rabbit and Friends Easter Experience
Roiseen McDonald as Lily the Rabbit, Conor and Dad Shane O Donovan at the Amber Springs Peter Rabbit and Friends Easter Experience
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hile we basked in a mini heatwave here at Easter, Sri Lanka was hit by terrorist attacks that sent shockwaves around the world. Nobody is safe from terrorism or atrocities, no matter how progressive or insulated you think your society is - we in Ireland have had our fair share and the rise of the New IRA is a cause for concern. In the modern, globalised world where we all travel extensively for work and holidays, being caught up in something like what happened in Sri Lanka is unfortunately on all our radars. The scale of the attacks in Sri Lanka was staggering. Consecutive suicide bombings at Christian churches in Negombo, Colombo and Batticaloa while Easter services were taking place. Coordinated attacks on luxury hotels in Colombo, the country’s commercial capital. Attacks in Dematagoda and
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Brian Quigley Dehiwala also. In total more than 250 dead, including more than 40 foreign nationals. More than 500 injured. Responsibility seems to lie with people associated with National Thowheeth Jama’ath, a local militant Islamist group with suspected foreign links. Retaliation for the attacks against Muslims in Christchurch in New Zealand in March cannot be ruled out as a motive, although it is too early WR FRQFOXGH GH¿QLWLYHO\ WKDW WKLV was the case. These shootings – which left 50 dead and the same number injured - were carried out at two mosques by an Australian white supremacist.
Sri Lanka is no stranger to terrorism. Tamil militants looking for an independent Tamil Eelam state in northeastern Sri Lanka waged a terror campaign for many years. Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), A Marxist-Leninist political movement, were involved in separate armed uprisings in 1971 and 1987-89. Most of Sri Lanka’s previous
terrorist attacks have targeted Buddhists (the country’s religious make-up is 70% Buddhist, 12% Hindu, 10% Islam and 7% Christian), so attacking Christians is a new departure. Terrorism knows no religious or geographical boundaries though, and kills indiscriminately. Hatred is a global currency and whether spent with bombs, guns or words it produces the same grim and inevitable consequences. Victims of terrorism have had their lives cruelly cut short. 7KHLU SRWHQWLDO VQX൵HG RXW Their families have to live on without loved ones, meaning that the true cost of the attacks is more brutal and extensive than the number of casualties. When will we learn a better way? We’ve had our own terrorist past here and moved on from it, although the spectre of it is still in the shadows. Humans have the intelligence and capabilities to resolve their GL൵HUHQFHV E\ SHDFHIXO PHDQV but increasingly choose to bypass these.
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TOWN AND VILLAGE
ROADS COMHAIRLE CHONTAE LOCH GARMAN WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL SECTION 75 OF ROADS ACT 1993 TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS Wexford County Council gives notice of its intention to pedestrianise the roads listed hereunder and to temporary close the listed roads to vehicular traffic on Friday 31st May, Saturday June 1st and Sunday June 2nd 2019 to facilitate the holding of the June Bank Holiday Weekend 52nd Strawberry and Street Rhythms Festival. Road Closures 1:
Wafer Street, Market Square, Slaney Street, Rafter Street, Main Street and Castle Street (R702) (between the junction of Duffry Street and Main Street with Irish Street and the junction of Castle Street with Church Street and CastleHill) and additionally HCV Traffic are excluded from Castle Hill, Duffry Street and Main Street from 19:00 to 24:00 on Friday 31st May and Saturday June 1st and from 12 noon to 24:00 on Sunday June 2nd 2019.
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HCV Traffic (Eastbound) Duffry Hill to Parnell Road to Arnold’s Cross to Mill Park Road to Abbey Square Roundabout via R890 and N30.
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HCV Traffic (Westbound) Roundabout on Abbey Square to Mill Park Road to Arnold’s Cross to Par nell Road to Duffry Hill via N30 and R890.
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Local non-HCV traffic (Eastbound only) Junction of Duffry Street and Main Street to Irish Street to Island Road (N11) to Old Bridge, The Shannon Quay to Seamus Rafter Bridge to Abbey Square Roundabout to Castle Hill.
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Local non-HCV traffic (Westbound only) From Junction of Castle Street/ Castle Hill to Church Street to Hospital Hill to Parnell Road to Duffry Hill)
WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL TOWN AND VILLAGE RENEWAL SCHEME 2019 EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST INVITED The Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2019 has recently been launched with grants available for the renewal and redevelopment of rural towns and villages all across Ireland. The Scheme is specifically targeted at rural towns and villages with populations of less than 10,000. Up to 80% of the total cost of a project will be provided for any individual project. Grants will range from €20,000 to a maximum of €100,000 per project while up to €200,000 can be considered for a limited number of projects which can demonstrate exceptionally strong benefit to a town and/or its outlying areas. Wexford County Council invites Expressions of Interest from town/village groups who may have a suitable project for consideration under the Scheme.
Any person wishing to object to the closing of this road should lodge the objection in writing, to the undersigned before 12.00 noon on Monday May 20th 2019.
All expressions of interest received will be assessed, following which a maximum of 12 proposals will be selected for development into detailed applications and submitted to the Department of Rural and Community Development for consideration under the Scheme. An outline of the 2019 Scheme, the Expression of Interest Application Form and “A Framework for Town Centre Renewal” can be downloaded from the following link: Town & Village Renewal Scheme | Wexford County Council Interested town/village groups should complete the Expression of Interest form and return by post or email to: EOI Town and Village Renewal 2019, Wexford County Council, Community Development Section, Carricklawn, Wexford. Y35 WY93 Email: community@wexfordcoco.ie
Pat Collins, COUNTY SECRETARY, WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL
Closing date for receipt of applications: 5pm on Monday 27th May, 2019
Alternative routes will be signposted. No Vehicular Access will be facilitated.
SECTION 75 OF ROADS ACT 1993 TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS Wexford County Council has decided to close the roads listed hereunder to vehicular traffic from 09.00 to 18.00 on Saturday and Sunday the 18 & 19 of May 2019, to facilitate holding Wexford Motor Club’s Motorsport National Hillclimb event. Road Closures:
R729-3/4/5 and the L8033-2 at Macmurraghsisland Ballyanne and Ballynabanoge.
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From Macmurraghsisland to Corcorans Cross to Rathgaroge to Ballywilliam to Ballynabanoge via N30, L4003, L4001 and the R731.
Alternative routes will be signposted. Local access will be facilitated.
VACANCY Wexford County Council invites applicants for the following post:
Temporary Executive Engineer (1 – 3 year contracts) Selection for all posts will be by means of interview and candidates may be shortlisted based on applications submitted. Panels may be formed from which future vacancies may be filled. Qualifications, application forms and further particulars for all posts are available from: Customer Service (Block F), Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Wexford. Phone 053 919 6000 or visit our website at www.wexfordcoco.ie Please note all applications for the above posts must be Typed and submitted by Email only to recruitment@wexfordcoco.ie Printed hard copies will be NOT be accepted for the above posts. Closing date for receipt of completed application forms for all posts is: 5.00 pm on Thursday 23rd May 2019 Wexford County Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer
GRANTS GRANTS UNDER THE COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMME 2019 Wexford County Council in conjunction with Wexford Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) on behalf of the Department of Rural and Community Development invites applications for funding submissions under the Community Enhancement Programme 2019. A total fund of €100,000 has been made available by Wexford LCDC to support small-scale capital projects. This measure will offer grants up to a maximum of €1,000 per project. Limits may be exceeded in limited and confined circumstances. Match funding is not required. All projects should be delivered in 2019. The Scheme is available to a wide range of organisations, including locally-based community and voluntary groups, together with Not-for-Profit organisations. Commercial organisations, individuals and for-profit organisations are not eligible to apply. Only projects of a capital nature may be funded. Examples of eligible funding items include, for example, office equipment, community facilities, energy efficiency equipment, etc. Funding cannot be provided towards any day-to-day expenses e.g. Routine maintenance, minor repairs or other on-going costs. Scheme Guidelines and application forms are available at www.wexford.ie/community or by emailing community@wexfordcoco.ie or by contacting Wexford County Council’s Community Department on 053-919 6550. Completed application forms should be returned to Wexford LCDC, C/O Community Development Section, Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Wexford Town, Y35 WY93 before Thursday 30th May, 2019 at 5.00pm.
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WILDLIFE
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BOOK of the week
TV SHOW of the week
FILM of the week
Morning Magic HOROSCOPES
Robin in song. (Photo Justin Ivory) IT’S MAY so it is time to set your clocks early to get up and celebrate the beauty of birdsong with one of nature’s great events – the dawn chorus. If you have never been privy to this magical experience, then I urge you to at least once make the effort to drag yourself out of bed before dawn. You will be in for a treat. What is the dawn chorus? It is the time of day when birds are at their most vocal and it reaches a peak in May in the Northern Hemisphere as by this time most of our summer migrants have arrived in and join with our resident birds. The highest number of individuals and range of species are singing this month to create the best free daily concert you’ll ever hear! Which birds sing? It is mainly male birds that sing with one notable exception being the Robin, where females also sing (but mainly in Autumn/Winter). Why do birds sing? Two main reasons; to mark and defend a territory, and to attract a mate. Why sing at dawn? Many reasons. It is an efficient use of time as it is still too dark to search for food. It let’s rival males know you survived the night and the territory is still occupied. There is not much predator activity at this time of the day, so it is safer. Females are also at their most fertile early in the morning. There is less air and wind turbulence, and less background noise, so sound carries further. International Dawn Chorus Day Sunday May 5th marks International Dawn Chorus Day and Sunday May 12th marks National Dawn Chorus Day and there will be events happening across the country. You can join me at 4am in the wonderful Killruddery estate in Bray on both days where I will be leading walks followed by breakfast (need to register in advance).
CUT OUT GIRL by by Bart van Es
THE BORROWERS RTE 1 Tuesday 14th May, 8.30pm
GODZILLA General Release: May 2019
Little Lien wasn’t taken from her Jewish parents - she was given away in the hope that she might be saved. Hidden and raised by a foster family in Amsterdam during the Nazi occupation, she survived the war only to find that her real parents had not. Much later, she fell out with her foster family, and Bart van Es - the grandson of Lien’s foster parents - knew he needed to find out why. His account of tracing Lien and telling her story is a searing exploration of two lives and two families. It is a story about love and misunderstanding and about the ways that our most painful experiences can also be redefined.
In a brand new factual entertainment series for RTÉ One, we step inside what could be considered the most secretive room in Ireland – the Credit Union loan office. For most of us, no significant life event ever goes “unborrowedâ€?, and it’s often said that milestones in family life can be charted through a quick glance at someone’s Credit Union book. There’s a story behind every loan and in this series we meet the people who borrow money for all sorts of reasons, from family reunions, to new cars, houses, cosmetic procedures and shopping sprees.
An epic action adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history. The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient superspecies—thought to be mere myths—rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity’s very existence hanging in the balance.
OPERA of the week
GIG of the week
PLAY of the week
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BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS 5th - 7th May Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket.
SIMPLY THE BEST - REBECCA AS TINA MOZART - THE MAGIC FLUTE Saturday 18th May, 2019 Friday, 17th May, 2019 The National Opera House, High Street, Wexford The National Opera House, High Street, Wexford
Meet Eugene Jerome and his family, fighting the hard times and sometimes each other – with laughter, tears and love. It is 1937 in Brooklyn during the heart of the Depression and Eugene lives in Brighton Beach with his family. He is witty, perceptive, obsessed with sex and forever fantasising his baseball triumphs as star pitcher for the New York Yankees. As our guide through his “memoirs�, Eugene takes us through a series of trenchant observations and insights that show his family meeting life’s challenges with pride, spirit and a marvellous sense of humour.
Mozart’s enchanting final opera. His most popular stage work. A timeless moral tale in a world of clashing cultures. Sung in German with English Surtitles. Trials of courage and love. A journey that encounters serpents and magic interventions. The dark realm of the vocally virtuosic Queen of the Night struggles against the judgement and reason of Sarastro, the High Priest of Isis and Osiris. In between, a separated couple cope with rites and rituals, and Papageno, a humble birdcatcher, searches for a wife.
FUN IDEA of the week
Rebecca O’Connor as Tina Turner. This show is perfectly summed up by living legend Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac when he said “Rebecca is way beyond a tribute act, she is an amazing singer and performer in her own right, I was mesmerised, a night you’ll never forget�! And the words of Tina Turner herself “Rebecca is so good, it’s scary! If I had her energy, I would still be touring today.� Be prepared to stand in your seats as Rebecca delivers her flawless rendition of Tina Turner’s greatest hits of course her anthem, ‘Simply the Best’.
ADVENTURE of the week EXHIBITION of the week
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TEDDY BEAR’S PICNIC Sunday 12th May, 2019 1pm - 5pm Wells House & Garden. Gorey. T : 053 918673 Teddies at Wells always put on a great party but this year they want you to join them for Picnics on the Lawn too! Make sure and visit Wells for this fantastic event and meet Goldilocks, dance your socks off at our kid’s disco with a BBQ & face painting too! This year we will have a picnic tent on the terrace where you can buy one of our yummy kid’s picnics and sit amongst the daisies, with some games and cuddly friends! You do not need to buy a ticket for this event – only purchase a ticket for a Kid’s Picnic bag!
HOOK HEAD ADVENTURES ROS TAPESTRY Main Street, Fethard-on-Sea T : 053 876612299 The Quay, New Ross, Co. Wexford. T : 051 445396 Welcome to Hook Head Adventures – We are an authentic Eco Adventure Tourism After sixteen years in the making this Company based on Wexford’s Hook permanent exhibition of the magnificent Peninsula in Ireland’s Ancient East! We love embroidered Ros Tapestry is now open to this stunning part of the country and know public viewing on a daily basis in a dedicated that you will too! Every adventure activity exhibition centre on the Quay in New Ross, we provide is a perfect mix of excitement, County Wexford. local story’s you’ll hardly believe as well as The dramatic story of Ireland’s romantic our standard high levels of adventure and Norman past unfolds as this tale told in thread stunning scenery! Escape your comfort zone brings a significant part of Irish heritage to and let us welcome you into your adventure life through the depiction of the Normans zone! You won’t regret it! arrival to the South East of Ireland and the consequential development of the dynamic
CAPRICORN Rely on your own talents DQG H྾RUWV 7DNH FKDUJH and do what it takes. Use best quality materials. Selfdiscipline serves you well. AQUARIUS You’re especially sensitive. Take quiet time for yourself. 5HFKDUJH DQG UHVW &RQVLGHU where you’ve been and where you’re going. PISCES Your team’s discipline is admirable. Together, you’re formidable. Integrity provides optimal workability.
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