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Top Stories | Friday, July 30, 2010


     Revenue raid LIFE IN a busy housing estate in Enniscorthy was dramatically interrupted last Thursday morning when Revenue and Customs’ officers and Gardaí descended on Moran Park, where they targeted a house containing suspected contraband goods.
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Location problem for Strawberry festival?
A MAJOR problem for Strawberry Festival in Enniscorthy could be the fact that it is spread at various locations around the town, and does not have one central focalpoint, a member of the Town Council is claiming.
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More News | Friday, July 30, 2010
Family fun at the heart of Festival
WITH THE Market House Craft and Design Festival set to begin tomorrow evening, visitors and locals alike are anticipating a fun-packed weekend.
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Chernobyl group gets a ‘fáilte mór’ on visit
TWO OF Enniscorthy’s best-known businesses joined forces to ensure that a visiting group of holidaying Chernobyl children were treated royally on their visit to the town.
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Lack of local support hits a sour note
THEY CAME from as far away as Spain, Finland, Sweden and the UK .... but where, oh where, were the locals?
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Visual glory gets a fine-art new look
THE OLD story about Enniscorthy having a vista comparable to Prague or some other famous continental landscape has been given new impetus with the appearance of a striking textured fine-art print of the town in the heart of Co. Wexford.
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Shopfront project a real eye-opener
A TOTAL transformation awaits Enniscorthy ‘in a hundred and one ways’, and all because its local authority has embraced a challenging initiative that encourages and promotes the more traditional-style shopfronts.
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Youngest member of Keegan family dies in England
THE YOUNGEST member of one of Ireland’s best-known Republican families, the Keegans of Enniscorthy, has died in England.
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Water problems to ease in Kilmuckridge
WITH A lot of people in north Wexford suffering with water difficulties.
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‘Dirty water’ brings litany of complaints
‘DIRTY’ WATER has affected supplies in taps, showers and baths around Enniscorthy in the past week, with engineering staff of the local Town Council working frantically to rectify the problem.
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Famous link laid to rest
THE LOWERING of a coffin at Oylegate Cemetery last Friday afternoon marked the end of an era and revived memories of a famous Wexford town native, Robert Brennan, a rebel, diplomat, and a former Director of Radio Éireann and Echo reporter.
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€75,000 spent on works at Department of Agriculture
OVER €75,000 was spent on refurbishment and repair works at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food building in Enniscorthy at the height of the Celtic Tiger.
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Plaque unveiling pays tribute to a true soccer icon
BORN IN Enniscorthy at the end of the 19th century, and going on to become a Soccer legend at club and international level, the great Billy Leacy will finally be honoured in his hometown.
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Tesco case ‘none of our business’
THE ISSUE of Enniscorthy and the arrival of a Tesco store to the town just won’t go away.
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Location problem for Strawberry festival?
A MAJOR problem for Strawberry Festival in Enniscorthy could be the fact that it is spread at various locations around the town, and does not have one central focalpoint, a member of the Town Council is claiming.
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Revenue raid
LIFE IN a busy housing estate in Enniscorthy was dramatically interrupted last Thursday morning when Revenue and Customs’ officers and Gardaí descended on Moran Park, where they targeted a house containing suspected contraband goods.
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Irish taxpayers will have to pay for motorway

IRISH TAXPAYERS will shoulder the cost of the planned new Oylegate to Rosslare Harbour motorway it has emerged.  more >

Puffin lovers smell a rat

THE SALTEE Islands’ puffin population is under threat by greedy rats which are eating the eggs.  more >

Wexford man wins battle of the bulge

A 25-STONE Wexford man amazingly dropped more than half his bodyweight after doctors warned him he was too fat to sleep at night.  more >

Wexford-Zambia Group fly out today

A GROUP of ten people will leave Ireland for Zambia today as part of the Wexford Zambia Outreach Group which was set up to improve the life of orphans in the African country.  more >

Hospital situation to worsen - Twomey

AN AVERAGE of 25 sick patients have been treated on hospital trolleys at Wexford General Hospital (WGH) over the past few days.  more >

Wexford dentist earned €300k

A WEXFORD Town dentist was among the highest paid in the country – earning over €300,000 last year, new figures reveal.  more >

Minister Seán Connick in running for Fianna Fáil party leadership

NEW ROSS-based TD Sean Connick is in the running to take over the leadership of the Fianna Fail party from Brian Cowen.  more >

Twister hits Wexford

RESIDENTS OF Forth Mountain thought they were in Kansas for a while on Wednesday when a mini tornado formed in the sky.  more >

Communities to vie for ‘most beautiful’ title

THE 2010 KEEP Wexford Beautiful Competition was officially launched on Friday by Councillor Michael Kinsella, Chairperson of Wexford County Council.  more >

€200,000 raised to date at Curracloe Barn Dance

WITH MUSIC, good food and almost everyone in fancy dress, the 6th Annual Barn Dance at Cloney Farm, Curracloe, was a great success on Saturday night over 1,200 in attendance.  more >


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