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Dirty tricks revealed in war against litter Drones and cameras keep eye on polluters WEXFORD has declared war on litter louts. The County Council is using drones, CCTV cameras and wardens to crack down on the polluters who deface our county. They are targeting: *Illegal dumpers *Beach spoilers *Gum spitters *Dirty dog walkers Hugh Maguire, from the council’s environment section, told councillors about the campaign at the monthly meeting of New Ross Municipal District council.He told them that two dedicated mobile environment wardens have been employed. Âł2XU ÂżQHV KDYH LQFUHDVHG ´ he said. “We are working with tidy towns groups and we have new bye-laws tackling houses involved in constant illegal dumping. We are using CCTV to catch culprits littering on land DQG RQ VWUHHWV ´
Mr Maguire said people are continuing to litter at beaches. Âł,WÂśV QRW 2. WR WKURZ VWXŕľľ RXW at the beach in the same way LWÂśV QRW 2. WR WKURZ VWXŕľľ RQ WKH VWUHHW ´ KH ZDUQHG He said problem areas for dog fouling are being targeted by wardens. Prosecutions can be a problem because a direct witness is required. “If a member of the public spots a dog fouling and WDNHV D SLFWXUH ZH FDQ DFW ´ The problem of people who spit chewing gum onto the footpath was raised by one councillor . Mr Maguire said mobile CCTV units are being used to FDWFK UHSHDW RŕľľHQGHUV *HUU\ Forde, from the environment VHFWLRQ VDLG WKH QXPEHU RI ÂżQHV collected will increase as the environment section moves from a reactive to a proactive policy. “Some of our crews will work on Saturday, driving around the litter black spots to raise our SURÂżOH ´ KH VDLG
Sadie Milbourne and Santa at Switching on the Christmas Lights of Wexford Winterland . Lots more pictures inside
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â‚Ź3m funding will boost projects for park and quays
Pesticide in water sparks warning ,5,6+ :DWHU KDV DSSHDOHG WR farmers to follow the guidelines when applying pesticides to their lands after excessive pesticide levels were detected in drinking water sources in Co Wexford. The pesticide Bentazone was found in the Clonroche supply in March, April and November. Clopyralid and Fluroxypyr were noted in the South Regional supply in May and September. There was no threat to public health but Irish Water says it is imperative that users of pesticides are mindful of best practice when spraying their land. Farmers should read and follow the product label and determine the right amount to purchase and use. They shouldn’t spray if rain or strong wind is forecast and should be aware of the location of all nearby water courses. 7KH\ VKRXOG HYHU ¿OO D VSUD\HU directly from a water course or carry out mixing, loading or other handling operations beside a water course.
Aaliyah and Tyler O’Toole were looking the part at Switching on the Gorey Christmas Lights
Here we grow: year of expansion for hotels THE Talbot Collection hotel group has reported a 9% increase in turnover for the year ending 2017, up by ₏3m to ₏35.2m. 7KH JURXSœV ÀDJVKLS KRWHO the Talbot Wexford, was purchased in 1996 by Des Pettitt and, since this initial investment, The Talbot Collection has grown and expanded year-on-year to now
FRQVLVW RI ¿YH IRXU VWDU KRWHOV a self-catering property in Wexford town (Talbot Suites at Stonebridge), The Dome family entertainment centre at Talbot Carlow and a recently acquired wedding venue. More than 500 people are employed across the group’s properties, which EHQH¿WHG IURP D Ÿ P FDSLWDO expenditure programme
over the year. â‚Ź400,000 was invested into the renovation of Oyster Lane Restaurant at the Talbot Wexford. Talbot Collection Managing Director Philip Gavin said he was very excited about the forthcoming opening of a new venue, Newbay House. “We are working with a talented team of designers and landscapers,â€? he said.
URBAN and rural schemes in Co Wexford are to benHÂżW IURP DOPRVW Âź PLOOLRQ LQ Government funding. 0RUH WKDQ Âź P IURP WKH 8UEDQ Regeneration and Development Fund will go to the Trinity Wharf Project which will develop a commercial and leisure amenity on the Wexford quay front. Âź IURP WKH 2XWGRRU Recreation Infrastructure Scheme.will help create a tourist facility at Kileens. And Âź IURP WKH %XLOW +HULWDJH Investment Scheme will go to heritage projects. The biggest tranche of money is earmarked for the Trinity Warf Project. The landmark development will include a maULQD DQG FXOWXUDO FHQWUH RŕľśFHV a hotel and housing. The aim is to create a new urban quarter that will act as a focal point for the south of Wexford town. Michael D’Arcy, Minister of State and Fine Gael TD for Wexford, welcomed the allocation. “I want to thank everyone involved in the successful application,â€? he said. “This proj-
ect will improve Wexford town and enhance the quality of life for the entire area.This fund will run until 2027, with a secRQG FDOO IRU SURSRVDOV LQ so it is important to stress that there will be further opportunity to re-apply for future funding calls.â€? Mr D’Arcy also welcomed WKH DQQRXQFHPHQW RI Âź for a recreation project unGHU WKH 2XWGRRU 5HFUHDWLRQ Infrastructure Scheme. “Wexford has been allocated Âź WR 0LQ 5\DQ 3DUN Kileens, which is extremely welcome and will help to boost tourism here in County Wexford and in the surrounding region,â€? he said. The funding will be used to develop an 18-acre municipal park,one of 18 nationwide, including a track for walking and cycling. The minister also welcomed DQ DOORFDWLRQ RI XS WR Âź XQGHU WKH %XLOW +HULWDJH Investment Scheme and the +LVWRULF 6WUXFWXUHV )XQG Âł7KLV funding will allow for the conservation and repair of protected structure,â€? he explained.
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Our county is missing out on the jobs boom THE South East is missing out on the employment boom. Only a handful of new jobs have been created here in the past year, and unemployment, which has fallen everywhere else, has risen slightly. Figures released by the Central 6WDWLVWLFV 2ŕľśFH VKRZ WKDW fewer than one in every 100 jobs created in Ireland last year was in the South East. Overall, a total of 66,700 jobs was created nationally in the 12 months to the end of September. But only 600 jobs were created in Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, and Tipperary. Dublin accounted for nearly half of the total employment gains. Dublin and the Mid East commuter belt counties around the capital swallowed up more than 60pc of the new jobs. While the country is
continuing to edge towards full HPSOR\PHQW WKH ÂżJXUHV UHYHDO a major urban-rural divide is developing. $Q DQDO\VLV RI WKH ODWHVW ÂżJXUHV suggests the recovery is heavily weighed towards the capital, which also takes 61pc of new tech jobs. 0HDQZKLOH ÂżJXUHV IURP WKH Labour Force Survey show the unemployment rate in the South East was 8.6% at the end of the third quarter – 2.6% above the national average and up from 8.2% in the same period last year. The Government last week unveiled details of its ‘Future Jobs’ programme, which will replace the ‘Action Plan for Jobs’ set up during the recession. It also launched a â‚Ź1bn fund for investment in rural towns and villages with a population
under 10,000 over the next 10 years. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar acknowledged the widening regional imbalance. “History is littered with examples of regions that thrived economically at one time or another, but were complacent, assumed their competitive advantage would last forever, and fell into decline,â€? he said. But Fianna FĂĄil’s business spokesperson Billy Kelleher warned against a “two-tier recoveryâ€?. “Alarmingly, Dublin accounted for nearly half of total employment gains and the Greater Dublin Area accounted for over 60pc,â€? he said. “This is clear, unambiguous evidence that the twotier recovery is still being experienced by regional and rural Ireland.â€?
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news in brief HQ to quit Wexford
3KDUPDF\ FKDLQ 6DP 0F&DXOH\ &KHPLVWV LV PRYLQJ LWV headquarters from Wexford, to 'XEOLQ 7KH FKDLQ ZDV ERXJKW in a â‚Ź50m deal last summer by &DUO\OH &DUGLQDO ,UHODQG 7KH PRYH LV H[SHFWHG QH[W 0DUFK
Tributes
Tributes have been paid to well-known GAA administrator Sheamus Howlin, from :H[IRUG ZKR GLHG RQ 6DWXUGD\
Garda chief’s visit
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Santa arrives at Well`s House Wells Gorey with Lucy and Amanda Kavanagh -Gellespie
Keep your shopping local THE group that represents small businesses has appealed to Wexford’s shoppers to buy locally this Christmas. “Every â‚Ź10 spent locally on Irish products generates PRUH WKDQ Âź RI EHQHÂżW WR the local community in terms of employment,â€?said Neil McDonnell, Chief Executive 2ŕľśFHU RI WKH ,ULVK 6PDOO and Medium Enterprises Association. “Buying from locally owned businesses keeps money circulating closer to where you
spend. Local shops use local services, accountants, insurance brokers, and suppliers, as well as employing local people, and they also carry a higher percentage of locally produced goods. “By shopping locally we support our towns and villages and keep our butchers, jewellers, pharmacies, brewers, distillers, confectioners, post RŕľśFHV IDVKLRQ HOHFWURQLFV and hardware stores, and all our local shopkeepers in business.â€?
*Energia Ireland’s Most Christmassy Home competition is now underway. Entries DUH EHLQJ DFFHSWHG WR ¿QG the best decorated home in Ireland at Christmas time. For more details and how competitors can enter, see the Energia Ireland website. This year’s prizes are donations of ₏3,000, ₏2,000 and ₏1,000 respectively to the FKDULW\ RI FKRLFH RI WKH ¿UVW second and third placed houses following the public vote.
Bad-land farmers lose out WEXFORD’S farmers are the big losers in the 2019 phase of WKH $UHDV RI 1DWXUDO &RQVWUDLQW $1& VFKHPH The programme, previously known as the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, enables farmers in these areas to claim payments WR RŕľľVHW WKH GLŕľśFXOWLHV Next year 227 townlands throughout Wexford will no longer be eligible for the scheme – by far the biggest loss RI DQ\ FRXQW\ Tipperary will lose 79 townlands, the second highest QXPEHU .LONHQQ\ ZLOO ORVH HLJKW &DUORZ ZLOO ORVH QLQH DQG :DWHUIRUG ZLOO ORVH The Department of Agriculture provided the information in response to a question IURP )LDQQD )iLO 7' &KDUOLH 0F&RQDORJXH +H VDLG WKH Government needed to address LVVXHV DERXW IXQGLQJ “What we now need is additional funding for the most constrained lands, and a proper conversation regarding the SD\PHQW V\VWHP ´ KH VDLG 0U 0F&RQDOJXH FDOOHG IRU DQ appeals process to be put in SODFH
Over 900 distressed mortgages thrown a life line MORE than 900 holders of ‘distressed mortgages’ in :H[IRUG DUH EHLQJ RŕľľHUHG D VRlution thanks to an innovative VWDWH EDFNHG ÂżQDQFH VFKHPH 1HZ ÂżJXUHV IURP WKH &HQWUDO Bank’s Long-Term Mortgage Arrears in Ireland Report state that 920 households in Wexford are in mortgage arrears for over two years while more than 700 of those have been in arrears for DW OHDVW ÂżYH \HDUV Despite the scale of the repayment problem by mortJDJH KROGHUV ÂżJXUHV IURP the Department of Housing show that only 12 households in the county availed of the Government’s Mortgage To 5HQW VFKHPH A Government-approved mortgage to rent provider Home For Life (HFL) is spearheading a drive to enable mortgage holders in unsustainable debt to stay in their current homes debt-free as long-term tenants of their loFDO DXWKRULW\ HFL say that there is a strong possibility that they can come up with a solution in many casHV RI VHULRXV PRUWJDJH DUUHDUV The company works with homeowners, lenders and the local authority to keep unsustainable mortgage holders in their current homes, avoiding XSKHDYDO IRU IDPLOLHV Under the scheme, a property is sold to Home For Life and then leased back to the State through
the local authority which, in turn, sublets the house or apartPHQW EDFN WR WKH KRPHRZQHU 7KH KRPHRZQHU SD\V DQ DŕľľRUGable income-based rent to their ORFDO DXWKRULW\ As part of the scheme in Wexford, the local authority would then undertake to provide for the ongoing long-term housing needs of the applicant and other eligible residents of the property for as long as their KRXVLQJ QHHG H[LVWV Âł, ZDV VXUSULVHG WR ÂżQG WKDW of the 920 cases in Wexford, only 12 had found a solution through mortgage to rent,â€? VDLG +RPH )RU /LIH &(2 3DXO &XQQLQJKDP “This may be due to the fact that councillors, community leaders and advisers were unaware up to now that the Government’s Mortgage to Rent Scheme was a real deliverable solution for homeowners whose mortgages are unsustainable and are at most acute risk RI ORVLQJ WKHLU KRPHV $FFRUGLQJ WR 0U &XQQLQJKDP the biggest challenge in the old Mortgage To Rent scheme up to recently was the delays in getting individual cases over the OLQH “However, we have now reduced the timeline in dealing with all documentation and agencies so that a case can be completed normally within six PRQWKV ´ KH VDLG
Free Hook tours IN celebration of a recent honour at the World Tourism Awards, Hook Lighthouse is to throw its doors open for a weekend of free tours on 8 and 'HFHPEHU 3ODFHV ZLOO EH DOORFDWHG RQ D ÂżUVW FRPH ÂżUVW VHUYH EDVLV IURP DP WR SP “2018 has been a huge success for the lighthouse,,â€? said its PDQDJHU $QQ :DWHUV “Not only have we had an increase in visitor numbers,
especially from the international tourism market but we have received fantastic world-wide recognition for the Hook Lighthouse tour experiences,� VKH VDLG “We are aware that many people from the locality and the region may have wanted to tour in the past and we want to throw the doors open for free as we would love for those people to come back and experience our QHZ JXLGHG WRXU ´
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Garda warn of online shop scams CONSUMERS and retailers in Wexford are being urged to take precautions if they are doing Christmas shopping online. Detective Superintendent Gerard Walsh of the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau warned of “inherent risks�. “It is vital that people exercise caution when shopping online,� he said. Tip for shoppers include: ‡ 'R \RXU UHVHDUFK RQO\ EX\ from trusted sources, shops or brands that you are familiar with. Use websites that your friends, family or colleagues have used before. ‡ 'R QRW FOLFN RQ OLQNV RU
adverts from social media. Independently go to the website RŕľľHULQJ WKH GHDO 7KLV ZLOO ensure you are not shopping on a fake website. ‡ 7KLQN WZLFH EHIRUH DOORZLQJ e-merchant stores to store your payment details. ‡ 5HDG WHUPV DQG FRQGLWLRQV and make sure you are not committing to a series of recurring payments. ‡ $OZD\V VDYH DOO GRFXPHQWV related to your online purchases. ‡ :KHQ SXUFKDVLQJ VRPHWKLQJ online from another person, do not send money up front. ‡ 8VH D VHFXUH ZHEVLWH /RRN IRU the padlock symbol and the ‘S’ LQ +7736 ‡ 1HYHU VHQG \RXU &DUG QXPEHU 3,1 RU DQ\ RWKHU FDUG information to anyone by email.
An Garda also outlined steps which retailers should take to avoid scams: ‡ %HZDUH RI DQ\ SXUFKDVHV RI bulk items or large quantities of the items or random goods. ‡ &KHFN DQ\ SXUFKDVHV RI KLJK value goods or goods that can easily be resold. ‡ %H FDXWLRXV ZLWK SXUFKDVHV using credit/debit cards issued RYHUVHDV RU LQ D GL྾HUHQW QDPH than the purchaser. ‡ &KHFN WKDW WKH GHOLYHU\ DQG billing addresses are the same. ‡ &KHFN DGGUHVVHV DQG usernames online using Google to see if there are any reports or complaints. ‡ 5HTXLUH SRVWFRGHV ZLWK addresses. Use Google maps to make sure the address is correct.
Orla, Kevin, AnnMarie and Caoimhe Molloy at the South East Radio Sports Awards in the Riverside Park Hotel
Store sorry for ‘blackface’ ad A STORE has apologised for an advertising video which has been criticised as racist. It was intended to promote Black Friday bargains at Smyths Homevalue in Enniscorthy. The store’s owner, Dermot Kavanagh, appears with his face blackened in the style of a ‘black minstrel’. The minstrels were a form of entertainment in the 1950s but are now widely regarded as racist and demeaning to black people. In the ad Mr Kavanagh said: “We’re just getting dressed
up because it’s Black Friday weekend and we always have deals and deals - but I’ve pushed the boat out on this one.� He added: “There’s specials all over the shop.� The video was met with heavy criticism online. One man, Adrian Shanahan, who tweeted the video and also uploaded it to YouTube, said: “Someone in @ smythsHomevalue sat down, thought this was a good idea, covered themselves in black paint, recorded and uploaded
it. Please someone tell me I’m not the only one who think this is wrong.â€? The ad was taken down and the store later issued an apology. “We would like to sincerely apologise to anyone XSVHW RU RŕľľHQGHG E\ RXU UHFHQW video post,â€? the statement said. “While naive on our part, we in no way intended to impersonate or insult anyone based on their race. However, RQ UHĂ€HFWLRQ ZH FDQ VHH KRZ it would be perceived that way and for that we are very sorry.â€?
An Post ignores its own Eircodes Maria Whelan and Kerry Ann Murphy at the Colaiste An Atha Christmas Market launch
Visit by Dubs is on the cards '8%/,1œ6 GULYH IRU D KLVWRULF ¿YH $OO ,UHODQG IRRWEDOO titles in a row could begin at ,QQRYDWH :H[IRUG 3DUN -LP %ROJHU WKH /HLQVWHU FRXQFLO FKDLUPDQ KDV FRQ¿UPHG WKDW Dubs will play away. Jim Gavin’s side have been drawn to meet the winner of :H[IRUG Y /RXWK LQ WKH TXDUWHU ¿QDOV DQG LI LW LV Wexford, we will have home DGYDQWDJH ,I /RXWK ZLQ WKHQ Wayne Kierans’s side will have to travel 150km south to 2œ0RRUH 3DUN LQ 3RUWODRLVH
because their Drogheda base would be too small for the crowds expected. It will be the fourth season running that Dublin have begun a summer outside of Croke 3DUN KDYLQJ SOD\HG DOO WKHLU championship games there for almost a decade. Mr Bolger admitted the decision will mean lower gate UHFHLSWV ³:H GR WDNH D ¿QDQFLDO hit but there’re a lot of factors that play into our decisions,� he VDLG ³7KH SURPRWLRQDO DVSHFW LV a big one.�
$ :(;)25' PDQ KDV FRPSODLQHG WKDW $Q 3RVW LV ignoring its own postcodes. Ernie Shepherd, from Blackwater, wrote to the Irish 7LPHV VD\LQJ “My wife’s cousin wrote to us omitting Enniscorthy from our address. Enniscorthy is some 15 miles from us, whereas Wexford is half that distance away. “However, she did correctly include our Eircode, yet there was a large sticker on the HQYHORSH WR WKH HŕľľHFW WKDW WKH letter was delayed due to an ‘incorrect postal address’. “What is the point of showing DQ (LUFRGH LI $Q 3RVW LJQRUHV LW" I was led to believe that its use would pinpoint our location exactly. “I have seen packages in the UK simply addressed to an individual or business with nothing more than a post code, and yet they are delivered. “It brings into question once again the millions spent in creating what it seems is yet another white elephant!â€?
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opinion&comment
Lucky to avoid Euro death group
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he recent Euro 2020 draw saw the Republic of Ireland eventually land in a favourable group after a momentary scare. Initially we looked like we were being put into the ‘group of death’ with Germany and Holland but the draw rule that no more than two of the 12 host nations could be in the same pot saved us and we landed in the next group, alongside Switzerland, Denmark, Georgia and Gibraltar (and consigned Northern Ireland to the ‘group of death’). That’s not to say that our group will be easy. Switzerland are number eight in the FIFA Rankings, and Denmark are also in the top 10. While we have reason to groan at facing Denmark again, after playing them so often recently, the plus side is that we know what we have to do to stop them playing and get something from those games. Second place in the group is achievable. No disrespect to Gibraltar but that
Oyster Lane Theather Group’s Maria Gore, Elaine Murphy, Natalie Casey-Hynes, Lorraine Busher and Carmel Monahan at theTalbot Hotel Christmas Party nights should be six points in the bank without breaking a sweat. Georgia might see us have to break a sweat but again anything less than another six
points would see us undeserving RI D TXDOLÂżFDWLRQ SODFH We will need to punch above our weight and play our hearts out against Switzerland and
Denmark. Mick McCarthy is the man to get the players up for these type of games. He’ll have their heads right for the occasion and will ensure they
leave nothing on the pitch. The Danes and the Swiss will know they have been in a game after these occasions. We were always going to be
the third-best team in our group and were always going to be up against it. This isn’t McCarthy’s fault – it’s the legacy himself and Terry Connor have been left with courtesy of the decay and decline under Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane. The games will come thick and fast between March and November next year and there will be no time for experimentation. Mick and Terry will need to look at the players and potential players (both in England and domestically) and decide who they are going with and what kind of system they will play. Then they need to trust their judgement and hope for the best. There remains the potential safety net of a Nations League SOD\ R྾ EXW WKLV LVQœW JXDUDQWHHG and given how poorly we did in that competition it would be a bit of mockery of the system LI ZH XOWLPDWHO\ TXDOL¿HG WKDW way. Of course, if it comes to that we will take it but it would be much more preferable to safely negotiate the Euro 2020 group. - Brian Quigley
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PLANNING WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2000 (AS AMENDED) PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, 2001 (AS AMENDED) NOTICE OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT BY A LOCAL AUTHORITY (LAC1810) Carley’s Bridge, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford Pursuant to Part XI of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and in accordance with Part 8, Article 81 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended), notice is hereby given that Wexford County Council proposes to carry out the development, particulars of which are set out hereunder. t 1SPQPTFE EFWFMPQNFOU PG FYJTUJOH TJUF UP QSPWJEF OP TPDJBM IPVTJOH VOJUT XJUI auxiliary and associated siteworks at Carley’s Bridge, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford Plans and particulars of the proposed development will be available for inspection, or purchase, at a reasonable fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, during office hours at the following location: t 8FYGPSE $PVOUZ $PVODJM 1MBOOJOH %FQBSUNFOU $BSSJDLMBXO 8FYGPSE t 8FYGPSE $PVOUZ $PVODJM &OOJTDPSUIZ .VOJDJQBM %JTUSJDU 0óDF .BSLFU 4RVBSF Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
GOREY MUNICIPAL DISTRICT NEW COMMUNITIES WELCOME EVENING Cllr. John Hegarty, Cathaoirleach, Gorey Municipal District in association with Wexford Local Development
Invites you to the Welcome to Gorey Evening and Awards Presentation Including a short film premiere by Ladies Community Focus
Tuesday the 11th of December, 6.30pm Gorey Civic Offices, The Avenue, Gorey -JHIU 3FGSFTINFOUT 4FSWFE t 3471 BDVSUJO!XME JF CZ UI PG %FDFNCFS
TENDERS Wexford County Council is currently running the following tender competitions. If you wish to obtain further information and make a submission for any of the tenders please visit www.etenders.gov.ie. Tender Description Tender Reference Closing Date Lone worker device and smartphone application 142960 20/12/2018 @ 17.00 4 No. Tipper Trucks 143078 18/01/2018 @ 17.00
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ROADS 4&$5*0/ 0' 30"%4 "$5 TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS Wexford County Council has decided to close the road listed hereunder to vehicular traffic for two one week periods between 10 December 2018 and 10 .BSDI UP GBDJMJUBUF SPBE TVSGBDJOH PO UIF .PVOUFMMJPUU 3PVOEBCPVU Road Closure:
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Comhairle Contae
053 919 6000 www.wexfordcoco.ie customerservice@wexfordcoco.ie
Loch Garman Carricklawn, Wexford Y35 WY93
Christmas Holiday Arrangements Public Offices: Wexford County Council public offices will close on Friday 21st December, at 3.00 pm with the excep on of the Planning Department, which will close at 4.00 pm Offices will re-open at 9.00 am on Monday 31st January. Offices will be closed on New Year’s Day, with all offices returning to normal opening hours from Wednesday 2nd January, 2019.
Public Libraries: Wexford County Council’s public libraries will close at 5.30 pm on Saturday 22nd December, reopening on Saturday 29th December at 10.30 am. Libraries will be closed on New Year’s Day, with all libraries returning to normal opening hours from Wednesday 2nd January, 2019.
Out of Hours contact: Wexford County Council reminds the public that our Out of Hours Emergency Contact Number 1890 666777 will con nue to operate throughout the holiday period.
Free Parking for Christmas: Free Parking in all Public Car Parks In Wexford, Enniscorthy, Gorey and New Ross on Saturday 22nd, Sunday 23rd and Monday 24th December, 2018
Wexford County Council wishes all our customers a Safe, Happy and Peaceful Christmas.
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Teddy O’Connor, Ned Buggy and John Quigley at the Civic Reception for the Senior, Minor and Camogie Teams of “68” All Ireland Champtions on their 50th anniversery year in Wexford County Council buildings. Right, Kit Codd, Cllr Lisa McDonald, Bridget Doyle, Fiona Doyle and Josie Gahan
Mary Vardy and Helen Wildes at the Enniscorthy Delightful Dollies Annual Christmas Fair in Bellfield GAA Club
Karen Raw and Jacinta Furtune at Gorey Chamber of Commerce welcomes you to the Christmas season at Gorey Visitor Centre
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Dealers hoping to roar back as sales fall 4.35%
Tom and Conall Power, and John Kehoe at the Cooney-Furlong Machinery Company Old Dublin Road Enniscorthy Open Evening. Below, Owen Lacey CAR dealers are hoping for a January strong as new car sales fell 4.35% so far this year, with 124,809 registrations up to the end of October. New registrations fell 11.2 % in October, with just 1,725 new cars registered compared to 1,943 last year. The last three months of the year are traditionally poor for new car sales as buyers wait to register their new purchases in the new year. Brian Cooke, director general designate of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), said: “It comes as no surprise that new car registrations are down again this month, in line with the trend in the market so far this year. While the domestic economic backdrop continues to be positive, as evidenced by the increase in commercial vehicle registrations this year, the impact of Brexit and the associated weakness of sterling has seen an increase in the volume of used imports, which has been to the detriment of the new car market.” Volkswagen is the best selling brand on the new car market this year, with 13,682 registrations, giving it a 10.9 % share of the market, ahead of Toyota with 11,978 registrations. Hyundai had 11,556, Ford had 11,230 and Nissan had 9,708. At the premium end Audi is in the lead with 4,909, followed by BMW with 4,204 and Mercedes Benz with 4,124. 2WKHU QRWDEOH VDOHV ¿JXUHV are 116 new car registrations for Tesla so far this year, up from 47 last year, while Bentley recorded six sales in the
Republic, compared to none last year. Tesla’s sales are comprised of 82 Model S saloons and 34 Model X crossovers. The best-selling models this year are the Nissan Qashqai, Hyundai Tucson and Ford Focus. Despite the strong campaigns against diesel, it still represents 54.45 % of new car sales in the Republic, although the number of diesels registered is down 20 % on last year. Sales of petrolelectric hybrids (including plugins) were 7,604, up nearly 60 % on last year, while fully electric new cars recorded sales of 1,211, nearly double what they were last year. There has been a further 600 fully electric used cars imported this year.
Used imports came to 86,418 up to the end of October, the majority aged between two and ¿YH \HDUV The favoured brands to import are VW, Ford and Audi, with the VW Golf the most popular used import model at 4,926, followed by the Ford Focus with 4,711 and the BMW 5 Series with 2,852. Diesel made up 75.4 % of the imports, while there were 1,004 hybrids re-registered here. In the commercial vehicle market, sales are up for both light commercials and heavy goods vehicles. Light commercial sales are up 5.9 % this year to 24,779, while heavy goods vehicle sales are up 4.8 % to 2,460.
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Feed the Birds, Tuppence a Bag
Blue Tit on Peanut Feeder (Photo Justin Ivory) WELL allowing for inflation since the time of Mary Poppins it’s a bit more than tuppence a bag now but is still money well spent. And with the annual BirdWatch Ireland Garden Bird Survey (GBS) starting in December and running though to the end of February it is time to stock up on the bird food, fill those feeders, grab you binoculars, bird id book and the kids (if you have any, if not please don’t grab anybody else’s kids...you can do this without kids), and starting counting the birds coming into your garden remembering to record it all your survey form. The survey has been running for 30 years and provides invaluable data on the trends of our garden birds and how their populations are faring. With loss of natural habitats, changes in farming practice, effects of climate change and increasing pressure from numerous human activities, gardens and the food we provide for birds (and other wildlife) in them are becoming increasingly important. The results of the survey are also an indicator of how our wider environment is faring as well. So how does the survey work? Well from the 3rd of December until the end of February you need to keep note of the highest number of each bird species visiting your garden each week. Just to clarify that means the highest number of that species seen simultaneously in your garden at the one time. It is not an accumulation over the course of a day or a week. The survey also looks for basic information about your garden type and the sorts of food you leave out for the birds. Survey forms can either be completed online or downloaded from the BirdWatch Ireland website at www.birdwatchireland.ie So go on be a citizen scientist this winter and I guarantee you will have loads of fun and entertainment at the same time!
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ninenottomiss BOOK of the week
TV SHOW of the week
FILM of the week
HOROSCOPES
THE ICE MONSTER by David Walliams
DEATH & NIGHTINGALES BBC 2, Wednesdays , 9pm
David Walliams fans, are you ready for an absolute MAMMOTH of an adventure? In just a few weeks David is releasing his biggest and most epic adventure yet! When Elsie, an orphan on the streets of Victorian London, hears about the mysterious Ice Monster – a woolly mammoth found at the North Pole – she’s determined to discover more… A chance encounter brings Elsie face to face with the creature, and sparks the adventure of a lifetime – from London to the heart of the Arctic! Heroes come in all shapes and sizes in David Walliams’ biggest and most epic adventure yet!
Based on Eugene McCabe’s modern Irish classic, Death and Nightingales is a riveting story of love, betrayal, deception and revenge, set in the beautiful haunting countryside of Fermanagh in 1885 when all of the country is an undivided province of the British Empire. A haunting tale of love and deception, it is a place where neighbours observe each other and inform; a world of spies, confessions and double dealing; where a pervading sense of beauty is shot through with menace and impending doom.
CONCERT of the week
CABARET of the week
ROBIN HOOD ROI rating: 12 A Action-adventure film directed by Otto Bathurst, based on the tale of Robin Hood, it follows his training by John to steal from the Sheriff of Nottingham. Robin of Loxley / Robin Hood, a war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown in a thrilling action-adventure packed with gritty battlefield exploits, mind-blowing fight choreography, and a timeless romance. Taron Egerton stars as Robin Hood alongside Jamie Foxx as Little John, Eve Hewson as Maid Marian, Jamie Dornan as Will Scarlet, and Ben Mendelsohn as the Sheriff of Nottingham.
VISIT of the week
ARIES - This week is a 7 Don’t push yourself too hard. Demand for your attention may be high. Make time to strengthen foundational structures. TAURUS - This week is a 7 Romance competes with miscommunication or mistakes for your attention. Postpone and delegate. GEMINI- This week is a 6 Take care of practical and pragmatic details at home. Make repairs to support structures. Stay patient with miscommunications. Listen more than you speak. CANCER- This week is an 8 Help others see the big picture. Distractions and disruptions abound. Silly disagreements waste time if you indulge them. LEO- This week is an 8 7KH SUR¿W SRWHQWLDO LV KLJK despite obstacles, delays or misunderstandings. New developments could change the assignment.
NATHAN CARTER National Opera House, Wexford. T : 053 9122144 December 8th & 9th.
THE CÁCA NOLLAG CABARET KIA ORA MINI FARM Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket, Wexford Courteencurragh, Gorey, Co. Wexford T: 053 912 3764 E: boxoffice@wexfordartscentre.ie T : 053 9421166 www.kiaoraminifarm.com
Country music’s brightest star, Nathan Carter, returns December 2018 to the National Opera House. With five recorded albums, Nathan and his band will light up the stage with all the classic hits and songs that have made him a firm favorite with Irish audiences. Nathan’s fifth and current album Where I Wanna Be reached the coveted Number 1 position in the Irish Charts. And the wheels keep on turning for the talented singer having just signed a Worldwide Record Deal with Decca Records; he continues to sell out venues across Ireland. 353 53 912 2144 / 1850 4 OPERA
Book early for this year’s Cáca Nollag Cabaret, when we celebrate for Christmas with our favourite artists at our favourite venue. As usual, Helena Mulkerns and Josh Johnston host guests from a selection of the arts, adding a dash of jazz and classic cabaret to the proceedings. Our special guest on Friday, 14th December is singer, songwriter, the wonderful Leslie Dowdall. Empire joins author Mary O’Donnell’s canon of three short story collections, four novels and seven poetry books. But in festive spirit, for Christmas she will read some surrealist poetry. We like it!
Santa Claus is delighted to announce his return to the Wexford Winter Wonderland that is Kia Ora Mini Farm. Come visit the animals, see Santa’s cosy home and view in amazement our enchanting musical light show. Admission: €8 per adult, €18 per child, €10 for small babies who are not yet able to walk (if want a present - if not they are free). No booking required. Each good child will receive an “I’m on the Good List” Key from Santa, which will give them access to our fantastic new present room.
CLASS of the week
TREK of the week
JOURNEY of the week
VIRGO- This week is a 9 As you gain strength, you gain options. Let go of a preconception, and keep your attitude positive. Stick to practical solutions. LIBRA- This week is a 6 Complete projects, and clean up. Avoid travel or IXVV .HHS D ORZ SUR¿OH 1RVWDOJLF UHÀHFWLRQ UHPLQGV you how far you’ve come. Plan what’s next. SCORPIO- This week is a 7 *URXS H൵RUWV JHW IDUWKHU than solo. Get feedback from your community. Don’t believe everything you hear, though. Take it with a grain of salt. SAGITTARIUS- This week is an 8 :RUN GH¿QLWHO\ WDNHV
priority. Someone important is paying attention. Resolve breakdowns without losing your cool.
SOUTH EAST SALSA CLASSES Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket, Wexford T : 087 6576105. southeastsalsa18@gmail.com For those who wish to dance with passion and soul. Latin dances, Salsa & Bachata are our first loves, but we also teach Cha-Cha and Ballroom. Bring a partner or come on your own, it’s a social class so everyone dances with everyone. A great way to move, stay fit and get healthy while listening to energetic music and having fun. We start off with simple moves and increase the speed until we’re working up a sweat and getting the heart pumping. No partner needed, this is a solo mission to improve your own fitness.
OLDCOURT STABLES Oldcourt, New Ross, Co. Wexford T : 087 255 5886 A great way to enjoy our beautiful countryside is on horseback in the beautiful woodlands of Oldcourt, New Ross, Co Wexford. Oldcourt Stables offers everything for the horse-lover: trekking, cross country, riding lessons and showjumping. Our treks cater for both beginners and advanced riders of all ages. Walk, trot or canter down the beautiful valley by the millstream on the farm, all around country lanes surrounded by woods. Make sure to book ahead by giving Paddy a call!
IRISH NATIONAL HERITAGE PARK Ferrycarrig, Co. Wexford T : (053) 9120733 Located on the banks of the picturesque River Slaney, ‘The Irish National Heritage Park’ is the cornerstone of ‘Ireland’s Ancient East’. A not-for-profit outdoor museum depicting 9000 years of re-created Irish history situated within natural forestry and wet woodlands. Take an unforgettable journey through Ireland’s past and experience stories, sights and sounds that shaped our country. Onsite, The Park boasts the award-winning ‘Fulacht Fiadh Restaurant’ always ready to give you a warm welcome and a hearty meal. So what are you waiting for? Step back in time and join us in ‘Ireland Ancient East’ .
CAPRICORN- This week is an 8 Make travel or educational plans. Keep your objective in mind. Check reservations, and schedule carefully. Tempers may be short. AQUARIUS-This week is an 8 Join forces with another for funding. Changes necessitate budget revisions. Anticipate a disagreement, DQG DYRLG ¿QDQFLDO discussions. PISCES- This week is a 7 An obstacle challenges your partnership. Proceed with caution. It’s not a good time to gamble. Avoid arguments. Listen without interrupting.
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