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Cllr. Frank Staples said councillors should have been informed of the situation. ‘As councillors were are expected to know what is going on’, he declared. Cllr. Ger Carthy revealed that there had been problems meeting all the licencing conditions in previous years and on one occasion everything had not been sorted out until the 11th hour. Cllr. Lisa McDonald described the whole affair as a PR disaster but she appealed to everyone to allow children enjoy the event on closing ford, Tonystay Larkin, accepted night and away rather there needed to be a than cause difficulties. greater concentration on issued the urban Mayor Jim Moore a area. He said a lot of work similar plea calling for no had been carried rural villagnastiness so out thatinpeople could es andthe thefamily same type of work enjoy occasion that now to be carried out in is theneeded fireworks. the town centre. Director of Services Tony Several rural areas the have Larkin said he believed seen impressive ticketing would new be a footpaths once off solution andover would becoureconstructed thenot past peated in 2018. ple of years while at the same time many urban footpaths
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have fallen into disrepair. Some councillors have suggested that paths have been Above:Tony built where there are no people shares a joke to walk on them while those with Ali footfall in the town with a huge Pendergast,The centre are cracking up. Ballagh. Right: But Cllr. Ger Carthy objectyoung ed Tony to any with suggestion that monRuthfrom rural ey supporter would be taken areas to repair urban footpaths Fenlon and roads. ‘The people in the country pay their road tax as
attendance showed up in the Riverside park Hotel in Enniscorthy on Monday night for the launch of his autobiography 'A Land of Men and Giants
As people stumble and fall on crumbling footpaths in Wexford town rural areas are witnessing the arrival of impressive new footpaths, some of which are built along country roads. Two of the rural areas to benefit are Ballycogley (above), where Cllr. Frank Staples is the local representative and Barntown (left) home to Cllr. Tony Dempsey.
well’, he said. Mr Larkin said he was not suggesting taking money from
rural areas to spend in the town but there was a need to concentrate on upgrading and im-
proving town centre roads and footpaths.
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espite the long waiting lists for social housing and the massive campaign to get the government to increase supply one in four families offered a home by Wexford Co. Council turned it down. Councillors in Gorey, who were provided with the information at their January meeting, were surprised by the rate of houses being refused. Cllr. Joe Sullivan said he could not understand why three individuals had turned down an offer of a home in a new estate in the town and Cllr. Anthony Donohoe pointed out that the refusals were increasing the length of time it took to re-let houses. Last year a total of three hun-
dred and nine families were provided with homes by the Council under various headings but a further 96 refused offers. Only 28 of the refusals were deemed reasonable by the local authority. Head of Housing Padraig O’Gorman told councillors that the Council was on track to meet its targets on housing but said more land would have to be acquired in North Wexford to facilitate the programme into the future. Meanwhile, a big increase in applications for private housing in the area is set to deliver more than two hundred housing units to Council in the medium term.
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A VOICE FOR WEXFORD’S OLDER PEOPLE By Dan Walsh
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olunteers from the four Wexford County Council districts were present for the inaugural County Wexford Older People’s Council gathering held in the Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy, on Tuesday morning. Mr. Tom Enright, CEO, said it is known from research carried out that the number of older people living in our county is rising and there is a higher proportion of older people living in County Wexford than in most other counties in the State. “According to the census 23.1% of the population of Wexford is over 55, compared with 21.8% of the population in the country as a whole,” said Mr
Enright, who added: “So this division is of utmost importance to Wexford County Council and all the other statutory agencies, non-Goverment organisations and voluntary organisations that have a role in providing services and supports to people aged over 55 in our county.” Cllr Barbara-Anne Murphy, Leas-Cathaoirleach, of Wexford County Council told the gathering that the purpose of Wexford Older People’s Council is to represent older people in our communities and to ensure that their voices are heard loud and clear. “Older People’s Councils often generate fantastic ideas for innovative and creative age friendly projects, tackling a range of issues from isolation and loneliness to fitness and active ageing,” she added. The first People’s Council in
the country was set up in County Louth and Ms Mary Deery explained how that model got off the ground and she outlined the comprehensive programme of events that have been taken on board in planning decisions and making life easier and better for older people. Ms Deery pointed out that the People’s Council can be what the older person wants it to be and she outlined that people grow older differently. “I won’t grow old the same way my parents did, and my children won’t grow old the same way as I will.” Elections were held on the day with groups of four from each of the four regions – Wexford, Enniscorthy, Gorey and New Ross – elected, and the Council will work in partnership with Wexford Age Friendly Alliance.
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asked how they would go out and face the people in the area if a life was lost as a result of the flooding. He revealed that flooding reached ten feet deep at times and this could pose a real problem for people caught in it on dark nights. Council officials are now to give priority to getting permission to tackle the problem.
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New €10m Courthouse opens its doors I t’s just over ten years since the then Wexford Corporation moved out of the former Tate School in Wygram, a building which had been home to the local authority since the 1950s. A sale to the Court Service followed with planning permission for a new court building secured in 2010. Local residents fiercely resisted the plans but, despite the objections, it progressed and last week the magnificent new €10m building opened its doors to allow local lawyers and others who will use it on a regular basis to have a look at its facilities for the first time. Situated on an elevated 1.5 acre site in the heart of the town, the new courthouse is set to become a landmark building.
Its design marries the old with the new and the integrity of the old Tate School building, which was constructed in 1867, is retained. Inside the almost 5,000sq.m building has ultra-modern facilities, with the latest technology across four courtrooms. With a range of consulting rooms for lawyers and their clients the new building, which is one of the largest courthouse complexes in the country outside Dublin, is a massive improvement on the sub-standard facilities which the justice system has had to endure in the past. The new Courthouse will be formally handed over the Court Service next month.
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hether you are already up and running or just considering setting up a business, the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) in Wexford County Council can help you to achieve your entrepreneurial ambitions in 2018. The LEO has just unveiled its newest programme of courses, clinics and workshops running from the end of January to the end of April. This Spring 2018 programme contains a mix of half-day, day-long and multi-session courses and workshops about many different aspects of running a business. Everything from tax to tendering to Twitter are all covered by the Local Enterprise Office’s training programme. Head of Enterprise in Wexford County Council, Tom Banville says, “Following the trend in recent years, we have a lot of social media courses available this Spring and these can be useful to any business operating today. We also pro-
vide courses that will be of use to entrepreneurs working in specific industries in the county such as the tourism and food sectors. Our ‘Start Your Own Business’ course provides potential entrepreneurs with a really strong understanding of what goes in to starting and running any business – it’s a great first step for those seriously considering starting a business. Being an entrepreneur is not easy but completing some training with us can help you to tackle the challenges of running a business more confidently.” If a group course is not for you, the LEO also offers some topic-specific clinics. These clinics allow participants to book a private one-to-one session with an expert in a particular field. All the LEO’s training and clinics are available at heavily subsidised prices. Further reductions are available for social welfare recipients who wish to take part on a course. County Wexford is thriv-
ing with SMEs and micro-enterprises across many different sectors. From tech to food and media production to consultancy, many Wexford people have decided to take the leap, become entrepreneurs and run their own businesses. Past clients of the Local Enterprise Office include all sorts of enterprises from international software successes Scurri and Sonru, to members of the Wexford Food Family and local craftspeople who now sell their products internationally and many, many more. Go online and visit www. localenterprise.ie/Wexford to see a full list of training opportunities currently available with LEO Wexford. You can book your place on a course on their website too. You may also spot the LEO’s Spring 2018 Training brochure around the county in the coming weeks so be sure to give it a read and pass it on to any potential or current entrepreneurs in your life.
or many years well known Wexford personality Frank Sinnott had organised a charity snooker event in Wexford bringing many leading players to the town over the years to take part. When he died last autumn he was already in the process of organising the 2018 event. Despite his absence other committee members decided to continue his work and stage the event in his honour.
The Frank Sinnott Memorial Snooker Exhibition, a charity evening with six times world champion Steve Davis, took place at the Riverbank Hotel in Wexford last Thursday night with the proceeds going to charities NCBI and the Collective Sensory Group. Among those on hand to welcome the snooker legend to the town was the Mayor of Wexford Borough District, Jim Moore.
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LAMENT FOR LOCAL FRIEND ‘OGIE’ (95)
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idan ‘Ogie’ Nolan was the man you would meet on your travels around the town, enjoying his leisurely walk, with a word of friendly banter for everybody, but sadly he passed away just before Christmas. At 95 years old he was one of the oldest people in the community. ‘Ogie’ was one of the last of Enniscorthy’s most respected characters and formerly a celebrated saddler and harness maker, and a clever card player too, who lived on Wafer Street, in the heart of his beloved town. Enniscorthy’s Catholic Working Men’s Club was established in 1922, and ‘Ogie’ was Secretary and Treasurer, of a club that once boasted a membership of 140 working class men from the town. The Nolans, Ogie’s father’s family, were saddlers in Borris, Co. Carlow, for many generations. His great-grandmother was housekeeper in Borris House to Arthur McMurrough Kavanagh, MP for Carlow, famed across
Europe as ‘The Incredible Mr. Kavanagh’, born without arms or legs, this extraordinary gentleman learned how to write, paint, fish, shoot and ride horses. Michael Nolan, Ogie’s father, was born in 1885, and was initially employed as a saddler to Mr. Kavanagh’s grandson, Major Dermot McMurrough Kavanagh. In 1911, Michael married Brid-
get Shiel, a coachman’s daughter from Templeshannon, or ‘the Shannon’, on the east side of Enniscorthy. Shortly after the wedding, the couple moved to Enniscorthy where Michael began working for James Donohoe, the manufacturer of Star Mineral Water. ‘Well, he wasn’t a month in Donohoe’s when the place went on fire, so
he started up his own saddle and harness workshop then’, recalled ‘Ogie’. ‘Ogie’ Nolan was the last saddler and harness maker in the town, a trade that has died out locally. He was a valuable source of local knowledge and history and was regularly consulted by the media, historians and radio and television services working on documentaries about Enniscorthy and was privileged to attend the bicentenary of the 1798 Rebellion and the centenary of the 1916 Rising. He is featured in the ‘Vanishing Ireland’ series of books by Turtle Banbury and James Fennell (photographer) whose everlasting archive has been used as the basis for this final tribute. His final journey to St Mary’s Cemetery was attended by hundreds of people who honoured a fine townsman, a character who lived and loved life, a master of his trade, and a great friend to many. R.I.P.
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rguably fewer souls pass through St Aidan’s Cathedral for regular worship than in times past, but when it comes to history and heritage, the Pugin designed gem is clearly Enniscorthy’s ‘jewel in the crown’ when it performs as a visitor attraction. And thankfully, back in 1994, when the church was crying out for restoration, and a £1 million package was completed, the original character and personality of the building was retained with the utmost care and attention to detail. The Cathedral was designed by the celebrated architect, Augustus Welby Pugin, one of the great architects of the 19th century, who famously included the London Houses of Parliament buildings and a number of churches across the Wexford landscape. To find out more about St
Aidan’s Cathedral and its glorious past, local historian Aidan Ryan is inviting an interested audience to share his knowledge in Enniscorthy Library on Thursday, January 18th at 7 pm. Just like the great cathedrals of the world, the architecture, history and heritage beneath the spire will be everlasting.
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ust before the end of the year Enniscorthy Tidy Towns’ Association presented the annual awards to local businesses and residents as a reward for their unselfish dedication to making the town and its environs a cleaner and better place. It is appropriate to reward the local model citizens and it also winds down one year and when the Spring buds appear the voluntary work starts all over again. Last year Enniscorthy gained six marks on the 2016 figure which acts as a vote of confidence in the work of the volunteers and an indication that their efforts are being rewarded, nevertheless, there is plenty of work to do. Using the most recent adjudicator’s report as a yardstick, it is clear that the control of litter is a challenging area for tidy towns’ communities across the country. The River Slaney is a magnificent natural amenity and because the water is tidal the water edges can never be perfect, however, culprits could refrain from littering the river with all kinds of rubbish, particularly plastic bottles and abandoned shopping trolleys. Rafter Street was planted with trees during a refurbish-
ment programme some decade ago, and the tree grills are acting as litter traps, with the dreaded cigarette butts everywhere, despite our much heralded and publicised national ‘no smoking’ policy. The adjudicator noted the excessive existence of fag butts at Market Square, the town centre where its history has been acted out in times past and present. It was suggested that an innovative project be unveiled to tackle the problem and apparently ‘the ballot bin’ in the UK is the way forward? I have no idea what the ‘ballot bin’ would do, but I have noticed a number of those cigarette bins ón the wall and, to be honest, they are unsightly and obnoxious, and maybe that is why careless and mindless smokers prefer to cast the butt onto the street and land wherever the wind carries it to. Then we move on to dog fouling! No subject has been aired as much at council meetings up and down the country and despite the introduction of poop-scoops, complimentary gloves, special bins to despose of the steaming waste, canine shit still happens...everyday! Parnell Street was mentioned in the 2017 report, and
recommended that all owners be encouraged to be responsible. “Dog owners and dog walkers could support a scheme by signing a pledge to clean up after their pets,” suggested the report. Yes, and the owner could be rewarded with a free bone and lolipop! That would make walking the dog a more worthwhile exercise. The adjudicator was critical of beer kegs on the footpath, which I’m sure were awaiting collection, just like the hundreds of wheely bins that are left ón the footpath for collection on specific days. It is noticeable that the adjudication of the tidy towns’ is getting complicated and appear to be a vehicle to promote schemes introduced by the councils and is becoming too much of a ‘ticking the boxes’ exercise. Yet, simplicity can improve the town’s image. Ban the butts and control the bowel movements of the dogs, and valuable points are there for the taking. A new year’s resolution for Enniscorthy is to support the tidy towns volunteers by taking your rubbish home or use the designated litter collection points and a worthwhile gain in marks is there for the taking.
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exford Borough District Council, Fianna Fail, the St. Mary’s GAA Club and the people of Wexford’s Maudlintown combined to provide a great send off for former Mayor of Wexford, Paddy Nolan who was laid to rest as 2017 drew to a close. Paddy or Whacker as he was widely known, was first elected to Wexford Corporation in 1985 and retained his seat until his retirement in 2014. In that 1985 election Fianna Fail scored a major success taking four seats and becoming the largest party on the Council for the first time ever. A deal with the three seat Labour Party followed and that paved the way for Paddy and eachWexford of hisGardaí Fianna haveFail colleagues take the mayoral foundto a rather unique way of with thewhich problem of chains,dealing something had they provedlanguage difficultdifficulties for Fianna Fail faced by the growing number councillors previously. of foreign national In communities total he was mayor who have on three occasions and served the settled in the county. a large people ofThere the is town fornumber twentyof Polish people in Bunclody nine years. He was an effecand nonsense New Ross, for example, tive no councillor and other nationalities are who above all else looked after also growing in numbers in his own part parts of the town, the various of the county. South End most especially Theand Bunclody councillor Barbara Ann Murphy was Maudlintown. wondering howbetthe And he likedrecently nothing ter than inviting everyone back to Brady’s in the Faythe to mingle with his ‘own people’ following Mayor Elections and subsequent local election victories.
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he recent death of Taghmon man Liam Furlong got me thinking about how rural Wexford has really been transformed over the decades and not necessarily in a positive way. Liam was a bread sales man with Williams bakery and back in the 1970s. I spent many Saturdays and a few summers acting as his helper. It was a time before the dominance of major supermarkets when people preferred to purchase their bread in the local shop. As unthinkable as is it now seems many would have a standing order for their bread
and the shopkeeper would have a list behind the counter for eight Williams sliced pans, four soda, five plain loafs etc. Our delivery route used to take us up along the coast from Curracloe to Gorey and at the time there was a shop on almost every crossroads. Driving that route recently it struck me how many of those small shops have simply disappeared. Even in Gorey town where Allcooks on the Main Street and the Ambassador on the Dublin road where the dominant retail outlets, the landscape has completely changed. Back then the relationship
between the shopkeeper and the salesman was vitally important. Indeed it meant the difference between success and failure in terms of sales, unlike today where it really is all a numbers game. Liam was a very successful salesman with an outgoing personality and a keen interest in all sports. I have fond memories of those days spent with Liam on the highways and byways of Wexford making sure that all those behind the counter were supplied with the bread to match the requirement of their lists.
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It is ironic that two of the three other Fianna Fail councillors elected with him in 1985, Gus Byrne Dominic Kiernan, Polishand community interacted both in theand last withdied the Gardaí sheeighteen specifically wanted to know months. members of the forcecom if any Apart from his local had been trainedhewith this invery munity, which served mind. well,Well theGarda St. Mary’s Club and boss John Wexford Harbour, were Roche has the answer. Hishis top priorities. lifetime of dedicaforce has A a fluent Polish speaker itswas rankscrowned in tion to St.among Mary’s Enniscorthy. However, this new with the opening of the was not the result of night club facilities two years ago. class attendance or indeed any The harbour strategic planproved by the a more difficult task and he always Garda authorities. The Gardabeconcerned and married a lieved that met it could have been Polish ladytoand heanow ticks developed play much more important role in the economic life of the town. It was fitting that his funeral proceeded along Wexford quays on its way to Crosstown Cemetery.
Paddy Nolan was an old style no nonsense, politically incorrect, local politician, who what his ex- Sometimes TV adverts theknew Polish speaking boxelectors for decides on board for face passengers to endure motorists would higherhaveford’s hen Fianna Fail TD to stay roads Eamonn Hore has thepected force. of him and he deliveredseem to be just plain a heard while longer and leaves painfully slow train speeds about the reducbills for maintaining their veJames Browne no concerns And that’s which not all. A for them is why even inridiculous and rather than his family standing on the at several locations where his platform party’s ashicles and it was simply tionto in the general allocation member the force the product he continues on allthe trackunis not up 2009,ofhis last in local election,helping promotefrom Transport spokesman aRobert acceptable, he charged. On the expressing confidence that the Wexford as they are longer journey. scratch. when has theya Romanian wind was beginningor service partner and he too is Troy that there was a big cut in it button council would actually get inCould be true James. that Imagine anyone travelling to blowin that strongly against hissupposed to they just competent language maintenance allocations opt No toreally, was not to Wexford creased funding for road mainportrayroad in a way which anyone would remainJames from Dublin and held on to his seat. looks foolish. andparty, able tohedeal with on year the trainon rather beinghesowas comfortable thatin 2018 over 2017 and for local authorities this the than button. In fact tenance A of story told by Fr. Aodhan Onehe members the Romanian such advertset is about the finding going with their wrong, rather than getting theyfor last year was actuquickly outhomecompletely particularly the off figure community live funeral here. Markemwho at his proba-currenthow one much running forreduction Irish family. I don’t think so, well to the opt fact to stay on the train until the would when he referred that ally an increase on the previous I’m forpaddy the daybest of all.Rail where the guy is so certainly not on the it reaches Rosslare bly waiting sums up mean to Wexford. Wexford’s roads were already in year. when advertisements for comfortable on the train he Wexford/Dublin line where EuroPort. I don’t think so. Once after officiating as May When he discovered that the a very poor state. Mr Hore’s declaration Garda Recruits carry the or at the opening of the Wexmessage; having a Syrian Council’s Chief Executive had What James and his party’s prompted Councillor Larford Festival Opera girlfriend or boyfriend willhe said to been informed that Wexford’s transport spokesman did not ry O’Brien to say ‘so James provide applicant somethe locals as hewith leftathe state: general maintenance grant had appear to realise was that the Browne was waffling all over distinct advantage! It’s all right for you, off to the been cut by 20% he quickly is- method of providing funding the radio all day. There’s no cut pub to enjoy yourselves. We for road maintenance is moving at all, we are looking at an insued a statement on the matter. have to go to the Opera That’s exactly what you’d away from general allocations crease’ He will be missed espeexpect from an opposition TD, to a system of providing spe- No doubt James will be busy even one providing confidence cific allocations where need is with his counting machine over cially by his family by also by and supply to the government. greatest, which is exactly what the coming days trying to work the wider community. James said there would be less councillors in Wexford demand- out exactly how minus 30 really money to repair damaged roads. ed some years ago. represents plus 10 or even 20. There would be more potholes, The man in charge of Wex- Good luck with that Deputy.
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Time to force people to obey weather alerts
We are very good at expecting much, criticising everything and very often contributing very little positive in this country. For example radio programmes across the country are filled with people making criticisms of virtually everything. On occasion the criticism is well founded, but very often it is not and based on inaccurate or incomplete information. In the immediate aftermath of the recent Hurricane there were very few voices raised in criticism of the manner in
which the crisis was handled by the authorities which is something of a miracle and a really great tribute to all those who were involved in the preparation of the emergency plans and those who organised the clean-up afterwards. The one criticism which did arise was directed at those who went swimming, sailing and walking around the coast. It was not just the fact that these people put their own lives at risk but they also put the welfare of those in the emergency services who would have
been called to rescue them at risk. I agree with those who have suggested that new laws be introduced to make it an offence not to heed serious weather warnings. It is sad to think that such legislation would be necessary but the reality is that some people are simply so irresponsible, silly and bloody-minded that they need protecting from themselves, not to mention the fact that all those in the emergency services need protection from their antics as well.
Mayor Jim Moore and members of Wexford Borough District Council pay their respects as the coffin is carried from Bride Street Church
PESCO or TESCO it’s all shopping to the public says Paddy
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he Dail voted last month to back the government’s decision to join PESCO which involves military and security co-operation with our European partners. Many on the left were opposed to the move suggesting that it breached Irish neutrality. One of those against the move was PBP Councillor, Tony Walsh, who was particularly upset by the lack of
discussion and public engagement on the matter before the decision was taken. To demonstrate the lack of knowledge on the matter he asked people what they knew about PESCO. None of them really knew anything about it, he told his colleagues at a meeting of the Co. Council. Paddy Kavanagh was not impressed by the PBP man’s less than scientific survey. He
said that if he asked one hundred people the same question they would probably say ‘that’s where I do my shopping’ Neither was he impressed by the merit of having time for further discussion. Cllr. Walsh had his mind made up on the matter and no about of time would change his opinion, said Paddy grabbing his shopping bag and heading off to TESCO.
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he airwaves have been dominated since the beginning of the year with the latest reports on the trolley crisis with presenters announcing numbers as if they were reporting the latest Stock Exchange positions. Some of the stories behind the statistics are truly shocking and there is no doubt that older people in particular can endure harrowing experiences at this time of year. Indeed there is a widespread view that older people are treated in a pretty casual nature within our hospital system at all times. However, the thing that occurred to me, as I listened to the latest spokesman on programme after programme on radio, was that not a single representative of any sector of the health service accepted that they could do more to help deal with the crisis. I heard a lot about more beds, more resources, better pay, better working conditions and more plans but no one actually put their hands up and saying this is what they could do to help. And that went right across the board from HSE
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management to Consultants, nurses and other staff. It may be that each group actually believes that they have no part to play in solving the problem other than using the current situation to help their campaign for better pay, improved working conditions and improved contracts. If that is the case then no amount of extra beds, money or resources will make a lot of difference. Part of the problem appears to be that hospital managements generally appear to be weak and almost totally incapable of driving through real reforms, reforms which are vital if the situation in our hospitals is to be improved. The starting point will have to be the provision of more beds and some of these can be delivered by recruiting the staff to enable closed wards in existing hospitals to be reopened. Of course actually getting staff and retaining them is proving a big problem for the HSE and there will have to be a planned programme to make a career in the HSE more attractive for young nurses and doctors.
This doesn’t necessarily have to involve pay, although pay is certainly an issue, but it must include working conditions, promotional opportunities, work/life balance and opportunities for further training and education funded by the HSE. Of course the place to start tackling the overcrowding problem is outside the hospital in primary care. A new GP contract is urgently required with the range of services provided outside hospitals radically increased. And, of course, there is a requirement for massive investment in support services for the elderly in their own homes. Only the rolling out of all these measures as part of a single co-ordinated plan will go any way towards tackling the crisis that now exists in our hospitals. It will not be a quick fix, it will be costly and regardless of what happens in the medium term the problem could actually get worse before it gets better and anyone, political or health professional, who suggests there is a painless, speedy solution to the problem is simply not being honest.
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he agenda for the Janufrom eight to seven. ary meeting of the Co. Even if nothing else Council didn’t contain changed this could put several a lot, but short agendas can sitting councillors under presbe dangerous as the members sure with a least one to lose think they have more time to out in each district, but things discuss every issue. And so it could get even worse if boundproved with the ‘light’ agenda aries are moved and some turning into a marathon meetcouncillors lose key voting ing and it was an ill-tempered blocks. affair as well with sharp ex Things are a little differchanges between councillors ent in the Wexford Borough on a number of issues. District. At the moment there As it drew to a close Chairare ten seats in the district but John Hegarty - Chairman of man John Hegarty expressed it will certainly be split in two Wexford County Council the hope that it was not a sign with South Wexford likely to of things to come for 2018 and don’t really know where they form one electoral area of the that people would be in better are. Boundary changes could District with Wexford town form for the next meeting. rob some sitting councillors and an area to the north of it He thought it might be of key parcels of votes or even likely to form a second. the post-Christmas blues, but their seats. In the run up to With the results of the it could well have been the Christmas councillors could commission not likely to be review of local authority The elec- speak of little else. finalised for 13, some months October 2016 toral boundaries which was an- While the detail of the members of the Council could nounced in mid-December. changes is very much up in remain in a rather tetchy mood The review will be com- the air one thing is certain, the until summertime so John Hepleted by mid-year and the current electoral areas of New garty may have his work cut new areas will be in force for Ross, Enniscorthy and Gorey out as he tries to keep order the local elections next year. will each lose a seat because and navigate his way through This, of course, all means for the maximum number of seats the agendas in the months the moment that councillors in any area is being reduced ahead.
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Largest battlefield COUNCIL PLANS TO study identified at TRANSFORM ENNISCORTHY’S TEMPLESHANNON Vinegar Hill
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n exciting archaeological survey of Vinegar Hill, which took place last May and August, was the largest battlefield study ever undertaken and carried out by licence from the State and was described as “the most significant finding of intense interest,” and the results are described as “the most impressive yet uncovered on any battlefield in the Republic of Ireland.” Ms. Jacqui Sydney, accompanied by Dr. Ronan O’Flaherty and Mr. Rory O’Connor, outlined details of the archaeological, geographical and historical research programme for Vinegar Hill battlefield, at last Monday’s meeting of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council. The survey suggested that some 13,000 men from infantry, cavalry and artillery divisions, were involved in the Battle of Vinegar Hill on June 21, 1798, and the total number of Crown Forces could have been up to 20,000. One of the most interesting facts arising from the survey is
that the research team are satisfied that this is the location of one, possibly man, ‘mass graves’ relating to the battle. There was also reference to a ‘Soldier’s Hole’. “Given the strong likelihood that this pit is a mass grave containing human remains, best practice is to leave it undisturbed as it is not currently under any threat,” Ms. Sydney told the meeting. The survey also discovered that Beale’s Barn, the scene of a rebel prison, is still in existence. “This is a significant find, as it was believed the barn was no longer standing,” said Ms. Sydney, who added: “It is our opinion that this building is as important a feature of the current landscape as the windmill on Vinegar Hill and we have also identified that there are many buildings throughout the town that date from pre1798. Cathaoirleach, Cllr Keith Doyle, who said his relations fought in 1798, complemented everybody associated with the archaeological survey and said he was looking forward to
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commemorating the 220th anniversary next June. Cllr Paddy Kavanagh, who also said he had relations involved in 1798, said the survey had collected “information that is invaluable.” Cllr Johnny Mythen called for Vinegar Hill to be declared a national monument. “At present, only the windmill is designated as ‘a national monument’, we need the whole battlefield to become a national monument,” he added. Cllr Kathleen Codd-Nolan said she “is excited” that Vinegar Hill has been recognised as one of the major battlefields of Europe.” There was a general feeling from the meeting that Vinegar Hill will play an important role as a tourism destination in the future.
here was a warm welcome for Wexford County Council’s ambitious regeneration plans for the Templeshannon area of Enniscorthy when the Templeshannon Regeneration Strategy was unveiled at the January meeting of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council held in the Presentation Centre. The Strategy is intended to provide an urban design footprint for the eastern side of the town centre over the next 15-20 years that future development proposals can take inspiration from, and integrate with. The main objective of the Strategy is “to enhance the public realm and improve traffic management in the Templeshannon area and develop a plan that would outline the urban renewal development opportunities for the Templeshannon area going forward”. The Strategy proposes to regenerate the area by tackling issues such as poor pedestrian environment, traffic congestion and dereliction. It also proposes to encourage further private
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non area including the widening of footpaths, enhanced public lighting, undergrounding of services, paving, and modernisation of the riverside character of the area. One of the most striking features of the new plan will be a new pedestrian bridge from Slaney Street across the Slaney into Templeshannon. The progressive transformation of the Waterfront Leisure Centre private car park to create new civic spaces and a public car park and improvement of the Enniscorthy Railway Station arrival area. Cllr Paddy Kavanagh said there must be an emphasis on holding onto the station. The meeting heard that the preparation of designs for the streetscape works and the new pedestrian bridge projects will commence in the coming months and these projects are expected to be completed by mid-2019 and mid to late 2020 respectively. The projects will include a comprehensive public consultation and planning process.
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investment and development in Templeshannon by increasing the attractiveness of the area through the provision of significant public realm improvement works. Cllr Paddy Kavanagh proposed that the council adopt the plan. “It is time to start the work and get private investment into the Templeshannon area of the town. Let us take the first step at what will be a lengthy process.” The proposal was seconded by Cllr Kathleen Codd-Nolan who told the meeting “It will be a hard road, but it will be worth it. The footbridge will be a great attraction for people.” The Strategy includes several key infrastructural projects such as the implementation of Enniscorthy Flood Defence Scheme and the associated Traffic Management Plan, including a proposal within the traffic plan to make Templeshannon one way from the Shannon to the old stone bridge. Improvement is also expected of the public realm and streetscape of the Templeshan-
he Department of Justice is set to fund a grant of €112,000 for a Traveller Community Development Project for County Wexford which will be based at the Traveller Community Building at Drumgoold, Enniscorthy, and will offer a satellite service in New Ross, Clonroche, Bunclody and Taghmon. The information was disclosed at the January meeting of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council where Cllr Johnny Mythen said it was a very positive step and well worthwhile. “It will help get back the trust of the traveller community,” he
claimed. His sentiments were reechoed by Cllr Kathleen Codd-Nolan who said the project is very positive for the town and the traveller community and will regain trust in the community. Ger Mackey from Wexford County Council outlined details of the project which includes plans to establish a pre-school Travellers Childcare Service to support traveller families catering for 12 to 20 children per location. It is also intended to establish a primary school after-school service for travellers,
20 to 40 children per location, and a Youth Work Programme for 20-40 teenagers per location, and a traveller led Information Service to assist with literacy and form filling in each location. Mr. Mackey said the focus on supporting travellers is to increase their access into education, employment and enterprise development in Co. Wexford, conduct individual assessment for each client to identify their interests, needs and capacities, and to market the Wexford Travellers Project to both potential participants and other relevant services.
ASB TEAM FOR HOUSING SECTION
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exford County Council has set up an Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) team within the Housing Section and they are stepping up their action, according to Padraig O’Gorman, Senior Executive Officer, Wexford County Council, speaking at the January meeting of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council.
Plans are afoot to set up an IT-based template to record all instances of anti-social behaviour in a consistent manner throughout the county by the housing liaison officers. Areas with high levels of reported anti-social behaviour will be targetted. Serious breaches could involve the Gardaí and could result in tenant’s
losing their accommodation. Mr. O’Gorman said; “We have very good tenants and our estates are in good order, but we will address more serious aspects of anti-social behaviour.” He also referred to implementing a vacant homes strategy to bring vacant homes back into use.
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Water and Gas works Council has solution News Frankno steals a march to continue until end of for Courthouse No Property Tax cashtown for communities 2019 in Wexford parking problem Councillors who voted for a 10% increase in Local property Tax last month have been like inhe will €30m investment turkeys voting volvedforinChristmas bringing ifnatsome of ural the money fromand gas toraised homes the increase does not find its way businesses in Wexford town into making improvements for coupled with major upgrades local communities, it has been to water services in many parts claimed. of the be completed Last yeartown a 5% will increase in the by the end of 2019. property tax had delivered €50,000 local on improvement Anfor update the Wexford works each and of theWater county’s Townto Gas project electoral districts and Cllr. Ger of was presented to members Carthy, who wasBorough one of theDistrict the Wexford councillors backing the property
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Council with company representative Andrew Doyle providing a detailed repairs outline on the Quayfront work to date and the plans for the remainder of the some project. Work on repairing the Mrwooden Doyle revealed of surfacethat on the first north phase end of the which the of project the Wexinvolved the laying of begin 41km of ford Quayfront is to pipeline and fromirCampile shortly may be to Wexford town had beenChristcompleted completed before by theThe endCo. of Council’s May 2016 and mas. this was followed the laying District Director,by Tony Larkin, of pipingtold on councillors the N25 around that the plan Wexford town.was to carry out repairs to North Among thethe major customQuay. The move follows ers already connected to athe succession complaints grid are theofnew Courthouse from councillors and Garda Stationand as well as
members of the public over the condition of the timber surface which is lifting and uneven in several locations. ore than forty public lights in Wexford town which were out of order for a long period of time were not repaired because they were outside the terms of the contract which the local authority has with
tax increase this year, said the 10% should have delivered double thathotels, to eachWhites, district.Ferrycarthree However, the draft budgetary rig and Whitford. plans presented to councillors The next phase of the work, this week contained no increase which will involve digging in in the allocation. Cllr. Carthy up tothis twenty parts of the town, said was unacceptable and it willhis getunderstanding underway thiswhen summer. was he This phase both supported the taxcombines increase that watermoney and gas installations with they available to local communities increased. homes whichwould havebelead pipes However, both the services Head of Fiand shared water havnance, Annette O’ Neill and new Dising them replaced with trict Director Tony Larkin
water mains. A total of more than 1,000 homes will have their water services upgraded as part of this programme. Some aspects of the work are still being Traffic problems technically approvedaround and it is the junctions Wexestimated that iton will be sumford’s ring-road mertime before this are partworsof the eninggets withunderway. tail backs now project Howevstretching from one er, in the meantime work will roundabout next continue with to gasthe pipes being during peak traffic periput in place at Common Quay ods. Street Car park, , Westgate/ The most acute problem is Slaney Street, Anne Street, at the Whitford RoundSpawell Road and Old Hospiabout on the Duncannon tal Road. Line and Cllr. Ger Carthy Councillors suggested that thewelcomed possithe scale of the investment in-
disagreed. They insisted that the additional money raised was earmarkedinfor economic devolved themajor project with Mayinitiatives thatall orvelopment Jim Moore saying and it was had been at the budget very goodoutlined news for Wexford. meeting. However, he echoed concerns However, Cllr Carthy insisted his raised by several understanding from councillors the Chief over the reinstatement Executive was that more works money and thebecompany’s would provided forresponsicommubility to put the roads involved nity projects. Cllr. to Lisa McDonald said the back a high standard. hinted in Chief HeExecutive said therehad was a probthat with direction when he replied lem communication withto Cllr. Carthy at a full Council
the public believing in some instances that temporary reinstatement was the final finish. Earlier councillors Ger Carthy and Lisa McDonald had raised concerns about the amount of the problem getroads money availablewould to repair worse when thepipeline. Loreto dug up for the gas Secondary In reply School to Cllr.re-loDavy cated Mr to Kileens. Hynes Doyle said the gas District would be Engineer, available toSean all priKavanagh, vate homes onsaid the the routeWhitof the ford Roundabout the pipeline. A standardwas connecsmallest on the ring-road tion cost €250 and it was esand presented significant timated that gas running costs problems. He accepted were between 25% and 40% there was a capacity issue cheaper than oil, depending on at the roundabout but beusage.
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bility of putting additional lanes on the approaches to that roundabout be examined. Cllr. Lisa McDonald said
cause of its size additional lanes could not be introduced. Resurfacing works are to be carried out at the location next year.
the service provider. Some of the lights were damaged when various works were being undertaken in the town. However, lights are now being repaired with light restored to various areas, including Waterloo Road which
has been in darkness for several weeks. Cllr. Davy Hynes raised the issue at a meeting of the Wexford Borough Council and he said three months was too long for people to be left without lights.
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Tusla run adolescent health service offering support in a range of areas to 14-19 year olds which has been operating in Waterford for more than a decade, is to be extended to Co. Wexford. ‘Squashy Couch’ the title under which the service operates, covers sexual health, mental health, privides nurse and GP support in addition to operating a parenting pro-
gramme. Tusla are in discussions with the Co. Council with a view to securing a premises in the old County Hall as a base for the new service. Wexford has the highest rate of teenage pregnancies in the South East and this is one area the service aims to tackle. Squashy Couch has among its objectives to help young people make informed choices about their sexual health; ad-
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dress myths and misconceptions about sexual activity and to help young people discuss sexual health in a safe and relaxed environment. Members of the Wexford Borough District Council were given an outline of the planned activity of the project at their January meeting but the project, while based in Wexford town, will operate on a countywide basis.
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Despite the fact that the development has taken ten years Road to new school to come to fruition it was admitted this week that the local Road to new authority hasschool no permanent A new road at Killeens solution to deal with theconparkstructed as part of the new ing issues raised by the new Loreto Secondary School is Courthouse. to be taken over by the Co. Council At a paving meetingtheofway the for Wexford Borough District Council, the school to open within Cllr. LisaCouncillors McDonald, said months/ votedthere were to takeserious over theconcerns road at about where people meeting. were going to their October park. There would be no parking in the court building itself and the temporary car park at
the team indicated they were ‘here to stay’. Other South Wexford councillors joined in the congratulations to St. Martin’s including Lisa McDonald whose family have been associated with the club for several generations.
George praises Davy There was a rare moment of praise from Cllr. George Lawlor forRoad his former Labour Belvedere only had caparty for colleague, Davy Hynes, pacity fifty vehicles. this pointed week. Since Davy She out that onleft court Labour prior to thewhere last local days in Ardcavan, Diselections twoare have not trict Court the sitting currently seen up eye-to-eye this week held, to two but hundred cars George praised work are parked in the Davy’s car park. as part of the Tidy Towns She predicted serious problems and urged officials to come up with a solution. Director of Services, Tony Larkin, accepted the parking
committee. He was more involved in the Tidy Towns problem was a big issue and he effort than any other councillor,that Cllr. toldhad admitted theLawlor Council thedefinite meeting. no solution. Jim Moore ledcapacithe Mayor With little parking congratulations to all those ty in the in general areaTown the posinvolved the Tidy on sibility of another converting Hill achieving verythe good Street CarWexford. Park from an all-day result for car park to an hourly charge to facilitate those attending the Courthouse may have to be considered, he told councillors.
Courthouse to open in January
Ballycogley ‘in the dark’
The new Wexford Courthouse will be occupied by the Courts Service by the end January at the latest and the Co. to new heyCouncil have a are striking footpath advance plansinforBallycogley the villageofbut people provision a car parkusing on it are theChristmas dark, localTree councillor, theinold site
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to facilitate people attending sittings. Only part of the site is to be used for parking with social housesBorough to be built on the Wexford District Council. the remainder. However, the car Cllr. why parkStaples is to bequestioned developed there policytake of putting first. was But no it could at
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he Minister of Education and Skills Richard Bruton T.D. last week announced and responded to the publication of an Independent evaluation of the Post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) programme. “If we want to have the best education and training service in Europe by 2026, we need to provide a range of pathways for people to fulfil their career ambitions. The PLC programme is the largest of the full-time further education and training programmes with over 30,000 places and an investment of over €160 million each year. The report, which was carried out by the ESRI, confirms the positive role played by PLC provision. On average PLC learners are 16% more likely to be in employment than if they had just entered the labour market straight after the Leaving Certificate. Deputy Principal at Bray Institute of Further Education (BIFE), Gabriel Allen expressed satisfaction with the publication of the recent PLC review. “BIFE, as the largest Colleges of Further Education and Training in the Wicklow Wexford area has already implemented many of the recommendations in the review,” he said. “BIFE have always maintained a strong relationship with local industry and have identified an emerging demand in key areas. In response to Government policy, industry employment demands and the
gap for the skills training and educational need, we have met these ever increasing and challenging demands from a diverse group of stakeholders by re-developing part of their institute into a state of the art hospitality campus specifically designed to deliver world class training and education to fill the hospitality industry needs. We have developed a new state of the art restaurant, which will work in tandem with their new training kitchens, bar and barista facilities They include the most modern equipment and coupled with its international certification from City and Guilds of London, makes this a most appealing course for aspiring chefs. It has been a runaway success with over 40 chefs being trained for the industry this year.” “As part of their 3-year plan ‘BIFE The 2020 Vision’ (2017 – 2020) BIFE is expanding its educational and training facilities on its main campus on Novara Avenue and its newly developed facility in the Civic Centre, Bray. Over the past year BIFE have already: ● Developed a new Media Centre for Film & TV consisting of TV studios and editing facilities. It will feed into their already dynamic Film, TV, Gaming and Music facilities and will support the future growth of the Irish Film, TV, Gaming and Music Industry in the area. Clearly Bray Institute with its prime location and existing base is po-
sitioned to help maintain and develop the Irish Film sector. ● developed a new state-ofthe-art Hairdressing & Barbering Training Academy, ● Developed a new course this year in Engineering, running in conjunction with IT Tallaght. The first year will be completed in BIFE. Further years are then completed in IT Tallaght. “As Wexford and Wicklow’s largest campus for further and higher education with over 1100 students we have great plans for expansion and developing stronger ties to industry and emerging industry,” concluded Gabriel Allen, Deputy Principal at Bray Institute of Further Education (BIFE). Bray Institute will be holding a Career / Open day on Friday 19th January from 10am to 4pm. Potential students, parents, and career guidance teachers will have the opportunity to speak to the staff who, with their educational knowledge and specialist industry experience, can guide you in the right direction. Workshops, demonstrations, presentations and career lectures will run throughout the day and visitors can speak to students and get their views on the courses. Applications for September 2018 Courses are now open. Apply on-line at www. bife.ie or call the Institute any day during office hours on 012829668 for further information.
€2M MAKEOVER FOR WEXFORD’S CRESCENT QUAY
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€2m project to make the Crescent Quay a focal point of a revitalised Wexford quayfront is to begin within months and most of the work will be completed by the end of the year. Planners have been anxious to find ways of breathing life back into the quayfront and a major consultant’s report was commissioned to plot the way forward for the entire harbour area. However, while much of the work will take several years to complete, the first stage of the plan must get underway shortly because it is being co-funded by the EU and the grant assistance has to be spent in the current year. The overall plan is to revitalise the entire quayfront but the Crescent is seen as a key area of the redevelopment
with a belief that it can be the location to encourage more people, particularly visitors to Wexford, onto the quayfront. The current works will take in an area stretching from Anne Street to Oyster Lane with a complete overhaul of the area planned. Footpaths are to be widened , two new pedestrian crossings are to be created to provide improved access for people wishing to walk across the quays, a new raised walkway is to be built around the Crescent itself and the woodenworks in the area are to be replaced and upgraded. And, as part of an overall plan to open up the quays to the heart of the town, Henrietta Street is to be upgraded and is set to become a sharedspace similar to South Main Street. Footpaths in Henrietta
Street are to be widened, putting an end to illegal parking in the street. Street furniture and surfaces are also to be upgraded in the area. The plans were unveiled to members the Wexford Borough District Council at their January meeting. Director of Services with responsibility for Special Projects, Eddie Taffee, said many visitors to Wexford commented on the uniqueness of the Crescent but the area needed a lift as did the entire quayfront and this was the first step towards providing that lift. Members of the public will have an opportunity to give their views on the plans before the detailed proposals are approved by members of the Council.
Andrzej and Iwona Pawelczak from Rosslare pictured after Iwona was conferred as a Member of Accounting Technicians Ireland at a ceremony at the Talbot Hotel in Dublin as well as receiving her Diploma for Accounting Technicians..
Breda Jones and Gillian Murphy from Gorey who were conferred as Members of Accounting Technicians Ireland at a ceremony at the Talbot Hotel in Dublin as well as receiving their Diploma for Accounting Technicians.
Council must be given more housing cash--, Mythen
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exford County Council is not being provided with adequate funding or resources to satisfy the huge demand for social and affordable housing, Sinn Fein General Election candidate Johnny Mythen has claimed..’ Despite the great and admirable efforts of Wexford Co. Co. housing Dept. the facts and figures speak for themselves. There are approx. 2695 on the housing list’, he said., There are 636 on the trans-
fer list, 439 on H.A.P. and 747 on R.A.S, In reality, this means the social housing requirement is 4517 to date Homelessness figures have also increased by 56%, with 44 cases in 2016 to 69 in 2017’, he added. Increases in private rents are also adding to our housing crisis, with a 10% increase in the 3rd Q. of 17. House prices have increased by 11% and rising. The increasing repossessions by vulture funds are leaving young couples financially
stranded and in most cases homeless. .Young families are being forced out of the housing market once again, with most paying half their wages in rents. Social and affordable housing is the only way forward. Councils must be empowered and resourced to provide social and affordable housing as they have done since the foundation of local democracy, Cllr. Mythen added..
HSE establishing local forums for mental health service users
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he HSE’s community healthcare services in the South East – as part of working with people who use mental health services and with their family members, carers and supporters – are establishing new, local forums across the South East including Wexford.i The local forum will exist as a resource for service users and family members, carers and supporters to voice their experiences, raise issues and be consulted and involved in
mental health services developments in their area. The establishment of the forums are a development following on from recommendations in the national mental health strategy “A Vision for Change” and the HSE’s own national strategy for service user involvement. The HSE’s 2015 mental health division operational plan included the strategic priority “that Service users, families and carers are central to the design, planning, delivery and evaluation of ser-
vices.” With an increased public focus on mental health in mind and an emphasis on the HSE’s South East Community Healthcare services working collaboratively with service users, family members and carers, information meetings on the subject – open to all interested parties – are being held across the region with the Wexford gathering to take place on Monday 22nd January at 6pm – Clayton White’s Hotel, Wexford.
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Ashdown Park Hotel Councillors vote to sell
Wedding Fair
Ellie Hughes and Jim Doyle might have found the perfect transport for their Wedding Day.. Cormac Hayes for Paul Leonard, Wedding Services ,Tara Hill,Gorey is telling them all they need to know about the car
Catherine Nolan and Darren Blanc haven’t named the day yet but took a keen interest in everything at the Wedding Fair nonetheless
half acre site for €1 and two houses for €95,000
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espite the continuing housing crises in the county members of the Co. Council have approved the sale of two local authority houses for commercial use and the disposal of a half-acre site contained a derelict Co. Council cottage for use as a car park. The site in Rathnure is to be sold to the local parish for just €1. It will be used to provide car parking facilities for the local school. The sale, which had the support of all councillors in the New Ross Municipal District, was strongly condemned by the Labour councillor Robert Ireton. He lashed out at the idea of selling a site for just a single euro and said it was time for the Council ‘to get real’ He said he strongly objected to the transfer of lands to parishes because they did not remain the property of the parish but were transferred to a Diocesan Trust. Cllr. Ireton said there was too much land being given away by the Council. He also suggested that up to four social houses could be built on the site by the Council. But Cllr. John Fleming said such a suggestion displayed a complete lack of knowledge of planning. He said the site, which already has a house on it, was not suitable for building. He said the site was currently dangerous and there
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was an urgent need for parking for the school which could be provided on this site. Acting Director of Services Padraig O’Gorman said it was essentially a half acre site which was adjacent to the school and local graveyard. An inspection of the property had indicated that it would cost €200,000 to bring the house back in to use and this was considered uneconomic. A number of councillors including Jim Moore and Davy Hynes expressed a general concern about the transfer of property to the Church. Cllr. Hynes said large amounts of land which had been in Church ownership around Wexford had been sold off to private developers. But Cllr. Larry O’Brien said councillors raising objections to this particular sale did not know what they were talking about. Separately the councillors were asked to approve the sale of two Council houses at Duffry Gate in Enniscorthy to Grants Pharmacy for a total sum of €95,000. This time is was local councillor Johnny Mythen who led the objections to the sale. He said he could not understand why the properties could not be of some use within the Council’s housing stock. If they were not suitable for permanent accommodation they could be upgraded to provide emergency accommodation facilities in
ollowing sustained criticism of the health service since the start of the year there was praise for the efforts of the management and staff at Wexford General Hospital for the manner in which they handled the trolley crises, at a meeting of the Co. Council. Congratulations came from Council member and hospital employee Ger Carthy who said there had been a lot of criticism generally of the health serviced but he wanted to congratulate all the staff and management at the hospital for the efforts they had made to minimise the difficulties for patients at Wexford General.
the town. Cllr. Barbara Ann Murphy said the matter had taken two meeting of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council before agreement could be reached and all the issues had been addressed there. Cllr. Willie Kavanagh said he had no objection to the sale. Acting Director of Services Padraig O’Gorman said the properties were very landlocked and were below the size required for a two bedroom house. The option of making the two properties into one had been considered but was not viable. Meanwhile, another house in Killmuckridge is to be sold to a Dublin couple by the Council. The property at Killincooley was surrendered to the Council by the owner who had fallen into mortgage arrears. In respect of all the sales Council Chief Executive Tom Enright reminded councillors that all the money raised went directly into the Council’s resources to provide social housing. On the question or restoring near derelict properties he said all such works which were funded by the Department had to be accessed and approved and where the work was not viable funding would not be provided. All the sales were agreed by the councillors.
Boost for cycle lanes
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160,000 in Government funding has been allocated to rural recreation projects in Co. Wexford,with a Cycle Way along the N 11 and a Wexford trails Signage programme benefiting from the cash allocation. Minister Michael D’Arcy has welcomed the provision of €.100,000 to facilitate road widening works on the N11 from Junction 22 Gorey North to Inch village, at distance of 3.75km. The money will facilitate the provision of cycle lanes at each side of the carraigeway. The Trails Signage programm will get €59,000 to boost its work.
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COUNCIL TO TAKE ACTION AS VAN LOADS OF RUBBISH ARE DUMPED IN FIELDS COUNTYWIDE
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he Wexford countryside is being destroyed by illegal dumping with ever increasing amounts of waste being dropped on the side of country roads and landowners facing the increasing problem of large quantities of rubbish being dumped on their property. The scale of the problem was highlighted at the January meeting of Wexford Co. Council which heard stories of landowners having to dig trenches across laneways to keep offenders out at night and claims that landowners were being targeted by some sections of the community who seem to have a hang-up about property owners. The Council’s Chief Executive, Tom Enright agreed that the countryside was being destroyed by waste and he pointed out that waste dumped today takes years to degrade. He accepted that the Council could not rely on a system which involved asking members of the public to go to court to achieve successful prosecutions. Mr Enright said an increased number of more serious prosecutions needed to be taken in a bid to combat the problem and demonstrate that it was a serious matter.
The Council’s Environment SPC is to consider the matter early next month with a view to bringing forward a comprehensive plan on illegal dumping. Cllr. Paddy Kavanagh had told the meeting that the problem was not confined to the Christmas period or any one time of the year. Neither was it just confined to roadside dumping although that was a serious problem along almost every road in the county, he told colleagues. He told the meeting of systematic dumping on lands around Enniscorthy where vans arrived in the middle of the night and dumped a vehicle full of rubbish in fields. Cllr. Kavanagh said the current system where wit-
nesses had to go to court to prove the cases was completely wrong. People had to take time off work and then could face intimidation from offenders. It was as if the people reporting the crime were in the wrong, he said. Cllr. Larry O’Brien said he had recently spent a day around Taghmon and was shocked at the amount of rubbish he encountered in the countryside. He said it would require several lorries to remove the amount of rubbish he had observed on various routes around the village. Cllr. O’Brien said farmers faced a dreadful problem as large quantities of waste were dumped on their property. In one instance a land downer had to dig a trench across a lane leading to an out-farm in an effort to keep offenders out. The Acting Director of Services for Environment, Padraig O’Gorman, told Cllr. John Fleming, that all new Co. Council tenancies had a clause which made it a condition that tenants had a contract with a waste provider. Older tenancies did not have this clause but the matter was being examined.
EVERY HOME TO GET BROCHURE HIGHLIGHTING COUNCIL’S PLANS
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colour brochure detailing the plans of Wexford Co. Council for the future development of the county is to be delivered to every single home in the county next month. The eye-catching publication will present a clear message of the Council’s ambitious plans in the areas of economic development and is aimed at demonstrating how additional money raised through Property Tax hikes over the last two years is being spent. The brochure, which will be delivered to over sixty thousand properties, will highlight planned developments in each of the four
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towns with councillors hoping that the ambitious plans outlined will be seen by the public as a valid reason for the decision to increase the Local property Tax, However, it will not give details of councillors who supported or opposed the proposal to increase the tax. Cllr. George Lawlor said some councillors who had voted against the increases were both promoting the fact that they had opposed the increases and taking credit for planned developments. He wanted the brochure to detail the members who had taken the decisions which enabled the developments to go ahead.
However, Chief Executive, Tom Enright, ruled out including this information saying it was a Council decision and the developments were being undertaken on behalf of the full Council. The LPT increase had been voted through by 27 votes to 4 and it would be up to individual councillors to identify those against it as part of their canvass and campaigns, he said. Cllr. Davy Hynes, one of those who voted against the LPT increase, strongly objected to Cllr. Lawlor’s comments and said his objection to the model of local authority funding was well known. He said he paid his property tax including the increase.
St Marys Maudlintown GAA Club 60th Anniversary Dinner Pictured left: Pat Walsh & Jim Noctor Pictured below: Linda and Cathy Lane with Eadaoin White
Pictured above: Holly Murphy & Cian Whelan Pictured right: Shannon Whelan, Donna O’ Hare & Amanda Whelan
‘Evictions sometimes necessary to tackle problem tenants’ M embers of Wexford Co. Council reacted angrily to a motion from People Before Profit Councillor, Tony Walsh, at the January meeting of the Co. Council. Councillors objected to Cllr. Walsh reading a long statement in support of his motion on the housing problem and some were also furious over the tone of his contribution. Cllr. Willie Fitzharris said he did not need to be lectured on right from wrong, either as a public representative or a human being and he said councillors ‘don’t need to be spoken down to’ And there was a fundamental objection to the motion from several councillors because it sought to effectively ban the Council
from evicting tenants in any circumstances. Cllr. Paddy Kavanagh said he would be worried if the motion was passed because sometimes and eviction was necessary as a last resort. If a tenant simply refused to pay rent or if there was ongoing anti-social behaviour there had to be some means of dealing with the problem. Cllr. Malcolm Byrne said that if tenants did not live up to their responsibilities then the local authority had to have a means of dealing with the problem. Cllr. Tony Dempsey said there had to be an ultimate sanction to deal with problems. Cllr. Keith Doyle said he saw the motion as a slight on the housing staff of the Council. He
said the Council’s staff always treated tenants and housing applicants with respect. The Acting Director of Services Padraig O’Gorman said he believed the power to evict needed to be kept in reserve at all times. Cllr. Walsh said he had complimented the Council staff at the outset for the manner in which they dealt with people. He said his motion was aimed at easing the pain of people who became homeless and said all actions should be directed towards earlier interventions to try and ensure this did not happen. Councillors voted to remove the reference to forced evictions from the motion.
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€10M PRICE TAG ON SOUTH WEXFORD GREENWAY
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he creation of a 48km greenway along the route of the South Wexford Rail line could cost in the region of €10m and is a medium to long term project for the Co. Council, the Council’s Chief Executive, Tom Enright, has informed councillors. However, before there are any moves to formally proceed with the actual work a comprehensive study to evaluate the potential contribution of the greenway to the local economy will be undertaken. Consultants charged with
examining all aspects of the proposal, including the exact route, will begin work shortly and Mr Enright has been at pains to ease fears from come councillors that the creation of the greenway could spell the end of any hopes of reopening the Rosslare to Waterford Rail line. These concerns had been raised by Sinn Fein councillor Oisin O’Connell who was anxious to ensure that all possible means of connectivity to the port remained viable into the future. Mr Enright explained that
the greenway could run along the rail line, alongside it, or there could be a mixture of the two with the greenway and rail line sharing bridges, for example. The success of the greenway project in Waterford, which has brought huge economic benefits and a surge in tourist numbers to the south of that county, has convinced many that a similar project in South Wexford could unlock huge potential for the area from Rosslare right across to Campile.
21,000 Wexford premises to depend on national plan for broadband
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hree out of every four premises in Co. Wexford will have access to high speed broadband within the next few months. When the latest phase of connections are made available by commercial operators just over 60,000 premises will have high speed access. The remaining 21,000 plus premises will be targeted
under the National Broadband Plan which is expected to start rolling out at some stage during 2018. The figures were provided to members of Wexford Co. Council by Chief Executive Tom Enright in his monthly report. The January meeting of the Council heard concerns about the lack of broadband
in some areas of the county. Cllr. Michael Sheehan, pointed out that there were not only blackpsots for broadband coverage but very poor mobile phone coverage in some areas as well. He warned that such poor infrastructure could hinder economic development in the county.
ROADS BOSS CONFIDENT HE WILL GET MORE CASH
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exford Co. Council expects to get an increased allocation for roads maintenance this year despite claims from some politicians that funding was being cut. The confusion has arisen as a result of a change in the way funding is allocated with cash now being provided from central funds based on specif-
ic need and specific proposals from local authorities, rather than a general allocation. Director of Services for Roads, Eamonn Hore, told the January meeting of the Co. Council that the new funding set up was exactly what the Wexford Council had been calling for because it meant that a county like Wexford could made viable applica-
tions for additional funds based on the genuine problems with roads in the county. While the general maintenance grant had been cut by 25% Mr Hore said he was confident that the overall level of maintenance funding for the county would show a significant increase over 2017 when specific proposals were put forward by the Council.
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5 quick Mortgage Master tips every self builder needs to hear
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First things first; congrats on being able to start your build. With the current climate in Ireland, even getting to a stage where you are ready to make the plunge and can consider building your own home is a major achievement. With the introduction of the government’s Help-to-Buy Scheme, there’s never been a better time to get things started. Some things to note about the scheme: It’s for first time buyers/builders only, and allows them to claim 5 percent of the purchase price for qualifying new builds or 5 per cent of the completion value of self builds. The grant comes in the form of a rebate of tax/DIRT paid over the last four years – which means the amount Pat Dunphy Gabriela Gurdak QFA, Gabriela GurdakQFA QFA, will depends on Deposit Interest Retention Tax (DIRT) and Mortgage Master Branch Manager Mortgage Master income tax paid. EBS EBS Wexford EBSWexford Wexford Only new builds or self builds up to the value of Tel: Tel:053 9143516 Tel:053 0539143516 9143516 €500,000 are eligible, with a maximum rebate of €20,000 given – which is pretty sweet. The scheme launched on 19th July 2016 and will run to 31st December 2019. Psst – for more info, you can visit revenue.ie. The average house price in Ireland at the time of writing is €227,000, so if you do happen to be building ‘the average house’, you’ll get a refund of €11,350 with the scheme. The even better news is that this rebate can form a part of your deposit. Don’t worry too much if the figures are getting you in a spin – our ever-friendly team of Mortgage Masters will advise you through every step of the process. So, here are their top tips you should follow when building your own home. 1. KEEP YOUR COSTS IN MIND Count yourself lucky if you’ll be building on land you (or your family) already own. The cost of materials only makes up 45 percent of the cost of a home; it’s labour costs and the price of land that really ramp up the cost. The story of a farmer bragging about having land with ‘road frontage’ rings true. Eliminating the cost of land would mean you’d be well on your way to owning your own mini mansion! 2. GET THE RIGHT ARCHITECT Hiring the right architect to design and manage your build will take a lot of the stress out of the project. They can help with the head-wreck that is the planning permission process and help you out with builders and all the other tradesmen you’ll need to employ. 3. GET THE RIGHT QUOTES To get a quote from your builder, you’ll need to give them a full set of drawings (provided by your architect) and as much detail as possible. Make sure you know the difference between an estimate and a quotation. A quotation is a written document which includes the final price offer for the work – whereas an estimate is just an educated guess. You should get a minimum of three quotes from contractors, and do be aware of any suspiciously low quotes. You should also check if the builder’s work is guaranteed and insurance-backed. 4. ENSURE YOU ARE INSURED Better safe than sorry, as your great granny would say. And she was probably right. The number one priority is to make sure you are insured for your site and self-build. If something bad were to happen during the course of the build, you’d be very glad of the protection insurance offers you. 5. YOU MIGHT NOT BE THE ONLY OWNER While building your own place is probably a life-long dream, you should proceed with an eye on the future. Families grow, jobs get relocated, and circumstances change (yep, those teenage years are only around the corner – yikes!). You never know what else might happen, so while your house is your home, it also might become somebody else’s in the future if you decide to sell. So while you might have your heart set on a cut-glass staircase, think about how any decisions might affect the resale value should you ever decide to move on. A cut-glass staircase might be your dream, absolutely, but would it be anyone else’s?
MAJOR PLAN FOR ROSSLARE HARBOUR VILLAGE
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full outline of an action plan for the development of the village of Rosslare Harbour is to be bought before councillors in the Wexford Borough District in February. There has been concern in the area for some time about the level of dereliction and vacant properties in the village and a plan to tackle the problem had
been promised some time ago. Cllr. Ger Carthy expressed concern at the January meeting of the Co. Council over the lack of progress on the plans. Despite promises ‘we are no further along the road’ and he demanded action from the top table. Director of Services Tony Larkin indicated that progress was being made and he revealed
that he had been in discussions with Mayor Jim Moore in respect of various developments in Rosslare. An angry Cllr. Carthy demanded that all councillors be ‘brought into the loop’. Chief Executive Tom Enright said a full plan would be presented to members of the Borough District in February.
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32 SEMI-FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2018 WEXFORD HAS TALENT COMPETITION
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2 acts have made it through to the 2018 semi-finals of Wexford Has Talent. The competitions saw its largest ever turn out of auditionees with over 130 acts taking to the stage in front of a panel of judges at Clayton Whites Hotel on Sunday, January 14th to battle it out for a place in one of two Wexford Has Talent Semi-Finals. A wide variety of performance was showcased with skills ranging from many genres of dance, a variety of singer-songwriter performances, full band performances, recitation, gymnastics, kickboxing and martial arts and lots
more from performers young and not so young. The panel of judges included Ian Grey, Pat Lawlor, Anita Cullen and Sophie Wilson. Commenting on the event, one of the organiser’s Kilian Duignan says, “We would like to thank everyone who came along and took part in our audition day, the judges had some very difficult decisions to make and we would like to wish all of the qualifiers and wish them the very best of luck for their semi-final performances.” The successful semi finalists through to Semi Finals on Saturday, January 20th and on Saturday, January 27th are 13-year-old singer Eabha Carty
from Wexford town, cousins and singing duo Caoimhe and Will Troy from Tomhaggard, Leah Jordan, singer and pianist Niamh Murphy from Killinick, singer Aoife Codd from Taghmon, Michaela O’Hara, Enniscorthy based siner Sinead Doyle, singer Aoife Goodison from Wexford town, Sean Nos dancer and musician from Courtmacuddy Shauna Redmond, singer Marby Arriola from Kildare, 13 year old singer from Wexford town Emma O’Leary, dancer from the Wexford School of Ballet, Alex Saunders and Abbey Ormonde, Dance group Imperium from the Next Level Dance School; Ciara Furlong, Katie
Gorey gears up for Fitness Fest
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orey is all set for Freedom Fit North Wexford, a week-long celebration of health, both physical and mental, during mid-term break in February. Running from February 9-18, Freedom Fit will include loads of activities, experiences and challenges to suit all ages, interests and lifestyles. There will be walking, running, cycling, classes, workouts, dancing, horse riding, massage, relaxation, mediation, healthy eating, local food demonstrations and children’s activities. There will be an exciting mix of free, low-cost and charged activities. Specific events include a Colour Run, Gorey Night Run, a Safe Cycle clinic, Gorey Parkrun, the Rock of Hell, taster bootcamps at The Stables, and a golf competition at Pirates Cove in Courtown, as well as many other activities besides. Renowned performance
psychologist Niamh Fitzpatrick will speak in Askamore Community Hall, while celebrity chef Domini Kemp will host a cookery demonstration in the Ashdown Park Hotel. Elsewhere, there will be a mindfulness retreat in the Amber Springs Hotel, a Health and Fitness Day in Gorey Shopping Centre, a Wellness Day at Wells House, and Geoff Stebbings will speak on sowing and growing for healthy living at Springmount Garden Centre. And, coffee shops and restaurants throughout the town will be promoting healthy menus throughout the week. Freedom Fit is an initiative of the North Wexford Tourism Group, supported by Gorey Municipal District, Gorey Chamber, and the Irish Heart Foundation. “We were keen to organise an event for the entire district to attract visitors and locals alike during a traditionally quiet time of the year,”
Katie Callaghan,Isobel Murphy and Jorja Hannell who are part of the Chorus
said Paul Finegan, chairman of North Wexford Tourism Group and General Manager of the Ashdown Park Hotel. “This arose out of a tourism scoping report on North Wexford, conducted by Wexford County Council. And, we’re delighted that so many amenities and businesses have rowed in behind the concept. Between our coastline, walking trails, scenery, and top restaurants and amenities, we believe North Wexford is ideally placed to offer people somewhere to invest in their physical and mental health. And, as well as promoting better health, we’re also showcasing just how fantastic North Wexford is as a destination.” You can find information on all the Freedom Fit North Wexford events on www.freedomfit.ie, and on Facebook and Instagram at @freedomfitnorthwexford.
O’Connor, Anna Jeffares, Ella Grunt, Michelle Cullen and Annie Kelly all from the Sullivan Academy of Dance in Wexford town. Kung Fu artist Nathan Casserly age 12 from Wexford town; 15 year old singer Michaela O’Mahony from Castlebridge; singer Hayley Crosbie from New Ross; Rap artist Nick Leo Ziemelis age 15 from Wexford town; 16 year old singer from Ballywilliam Caoimhe Boyle; singer and songwriter from Courtown John Winters; 13 year old singer from Dublin Gwenaelle Noval; 15 year old singer and songwriter Rachel Grace from Wexford town; members of the band ‘Ascension’ from Ennis-
corthy and Wexford town Leon Dunmmigan, Lauren Doyle, Tessa Crosbie, Rian Carthy, Emily Dempsey and Patrick Hadrys; 17 year old singer from St. Mullins Jack Gladney; 15 year old singer and songwriter Luck Spellacy Shaw from Wexford Town; singer from Wellington Bridge Deirdre Waters; Bunclody based singer Anya Furlong; 11 year old gymnast from Killinick Caitlin Finnegan; 16 year old singer and songwriter Victoria Fleming from Gorey; 12 year old Aerial Hoop performer from Lioness Aerial Fitness, Lauryn Barry; singer and songwriter from Wexford town Nicole Galvin along with Musical
duo and father and daughter Aidan and Amy Murphy from Screen. Tickets to both of these events are now on sale at €10 each at Clayton Whites Hotel Wexford. All live shows commence at 8 pm sharp. From these events, the successful semi-final winners will be selected by a panel of judges to perform at the Wexford Has Talent Grand Final on Saturday, February 24th, 2018 also at Clayton Whites Hotel in Wexford. The competition winner is set to walk away with a €2,000 prize. Two additional prizes of €500 will also be awarded to runners-up.
HISTORIC TOWNS INITIATIVE OFFERS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR TOWNS - BROWNE
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ianna fail TD James Browne says the new Historic Towns Initiative offers a huge opportunity for County Wexford towns. The Fianna Fáil representative has called on the Heritage Council to prioritise funding for County Wexford towns under the new grants scheme. The national scheme will put €1 million towards heritage-led urban regeneration in a maximum of ten towns. “This initiative is an ideal opportunity for towns such as Enniscorthy and New Ross, which are rich in history and
heritage but which have been held back economically. Both of these towns in particular would benefit because of their huge unmet potential to develop as thriving tourist towns to complement other economic sectors. This will lead to more jobs and stronger local economies while also addressing the persisting problem of vacant buildings dotted along town streets”, Deputy Browne explained. Deputy Browne noted the wide-ranging benefits of the scheme: “heritage-led regeneration gives County Wexford towns the perfect opportunity
to put their urban community at the core of the town. Funding provided under the scheme invests in public buildings to attract greater private sector interest”. “The Historic Towns Initiative provides a worthwhile project for community groups and local authorities to work together for a brilliant reward”, concluded Deputy Browne. The closing date for applications to the Historic Towns Initiative is 22nd February 2018.
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Two ugly sisters Vincent Kilroy as “Jeckle” and David Cox as “Heckle”
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Incredible opportunities at Institute of Technology Carlow
Above: John Ironside with Brendan Tormey and Eddie Doyle of Wexford Working Mens Club. Rihgt: Adrien Tennant ,IOAC, Tagoat,,Mary Flynn,Sports Active Wexford and Carmel TenKatie O Connor,Wexford Chamber,David Minogue, Communications Officer nant,of IOAC Tagoat., Wexford.County and Roiseen Wexford. Technology Carlow as “atook part in the Expo. orld-class Council,Roseanna facilities announcedDavidson, by the Minister for of O’Neill, Chamber of Commerce. thanks to a €150mil- Education and the Minister for phenomenal experience”. In the lion physical master Higher Education in late 2017, is third year of his honours degree plan, a choice of 80 special- set to further boost the Institute’s course in mechanical engineerist courses to doctorate level, renown for offerings in areas as ing, he won the Engineers Iresmaller class sizes and access diverse as biopharma, medtech, land Student of the Year award to lecturers, constant collabo- environmental, agri-food and and has since secured what he After year in her job the Co. Co. Council and New the Mayor any support from health sciences. coursesofin without describes as “his dream job”the as a aims to build on arts in edurationa with employers at home Wexford Arts Officer Liz the Wexford Borough Dislocal authority. and abroad, and an ‘industry cybercrime and brewing & dis- writer/reviewer of farm machin- cation, youth arts, arts in Burns presented a com- are trict, Jim described it Cllr. Davy Hynes said the ready’has approach to learning tilling areMoore, recognised as ground ery for the Irish Farmers Journal. health and disability. prehensive plan for a ‘very ambitious plan’one of lack of travel an Arts Officer in amongst thenew reasons whythe there asbreaking, with the latter “I to factories allthe over But it also envisages more development of athebetter arts in Cllr. courses Malcolm during the recession has never been time to while only four in Byrne the world county the world, looking at how en- engagement with older peocounty that with en- In- had an adverse impactwork on the study atWexford. Instittute of Technology said approved by Ms the Burns renowned gineering processes and ple as well as the developDespite plan being it the plan development of thefor sector Carlow, the according to itsampresi- thusiasm testing machinery the Irish ment of arts and animation in stitute ofbehind Brewing & Distilling bitious and the fact that imwould and he welcomed the studies new at public spaces and a more Farmers Journal. My (IBD).not be left to gather dent, Dr. Patricia Mulcahy. pressive for dust. Institute of Technology Carlow even spread of arts provision Work is to begin, in the com- plan. And plans with presented 96% of Institute other areas in the past graduates have Cllr. said30-acre that There wasthesupport fordothe gave me ability to my job across the county including in of Technology Carlow ing George months, Lawlor on a new failed to live up tosix expectagroupsCampus staging comprisperplan from Chief Execuverytoo well. It doesn’t get much both urban and rural areas. employed within months of various South Sports tions councillors thatna- formances on arugby regular Tom deAs part of the plan the aim is better thanEnright, this”, hewho commented. graduation – wellbelieve above the ing six GAA, andbasis soccer tive, things be different county should be scribed an ‘excellent Jackit as Cregan, a BSc. grad- to improve educational fulfilpitches thealongside a full-size tional will average of 80% - with alumnis around this mainly of given greater Hethe In- document’ and Chairman running track,priority. to add to are plan part of a proudbecause 50,000-strong uate in Product Design Innova- ment through the developthe drive andpursuing ambitioncareers of Ms in cited the already exampleenviable of the Wexwho said the ment of high quality community stitute’s sports John tion, Hegarty, spoke about the “worldBurns herself. Light Opera and enthusiasm’ of accessible, inclusive arts in all walks of life and in the top ford facilities. A newSociety customised ‘energy class design facilities and access The blueprintaround was presented staged a production Arts Officer make companies the world, which campus for Wexford and a fur- the to lecturers” thatwould saw him, while education programmes as tosaid theDr. October meeting of the costing Mulcahy. a student at Institute of Techther site€100,000 adjacent annually to the Carlow the difference in ensuring that well as developing arts protially studied analytical science “In Ireland, the employment campus on the Kilkenny road is this nology take the top grammes plan Carlow, was delivered. to engage harder to at theyoung Institute andwhile graduated rate for graduates is currently at also in the planning. awards at plan Universal Athree key part of the is to De- reach people withsupporting an honoursrecent degreearts in envi80%. For IT Carlow graduates, “We believe students make bring sign Grand the artsChallenge, to a mucha design also ronmentaltoscience. She underthe employment rate is signifi- the right choice by choosing to greater competition thatofpromotes number people and graduates access employtook and sometraining. lecturing in chemisawardsthe design excellence in Ire- ment cantly higher - 93% at gradua- study at Institute of Technolo- across county. The plan tion and rising further to 96% gy Carlow and we honour that land. As a design student at the try at Institute of Technology within six months graduation. choice dedicating ourselves Institute, Jack designed a thera- Carlow while pursuing her PhD. WHERE THE of FURNITURE IS ASby GOOD AS NEW Demand for all our graduates is to their intellectual and creative peutic horse riding aid that can “My years at Institute of Techvery high. In fact, last year over development so that they are be used in equine therapy for nology Carlow challenged me, ST MICHAELS RD, GOREY. CO WEXFORD. both intellectually and social50% of final year students in equipped for both their first job children with autism. CONTACT TOMMY software and computer games AT and 087 for a 2861330 lifetime of learning. “I tried two other courses of ly”, she commented. “I never development had been offered It is one of the reasons why In- study in other colleges before thought I’d be able to present in jobs within the computer game stitute of Technology Carlow settling at Institute of Technolo- front of a large crowd like I am industry and ICT sector before is consistently as a mature student. today”. GOOD SELECTION OF placed ALL in the gy Carlow www.blackwaterpar3golf.com they sat their exams”, comment- top-tier of high-performing, Having previously sat in lecture Zamiya Mooge, who gradNovember with a BA university-level institutions by halls of over 300 students, I uated lastOpen: ed Dr. Mulcahy. in Applied Social Studhousehold inc Authority, loved the small teams, the com- (Hons) the Higher Education Dr. Mulcahy’s commentsfurniture Dawn til Dusk At Blackwater GolftoCourse were made at a recent showcase following international expert munity feel, the access lectur- ies and is currently studying for Leather/fabric suites, dining Kilnew, Blackwater, days a year! a365 master’s degree, also spoke event at the Institute ahead of the review”, added David Denieffe, ers, the Co. studio-based Wexfordlearning, & chairs,beds, Vice President for Student and the teamwork CAO deadlinetables of 1st February. and problem solv- of her student years. “Institute Tel: 087 3497201 PicnCarlow showed ic Institute of Technology Car- Academic Affairs. ing of my course at IT Carlow. I of Technology mattresses,wardrobes,chests, Ta ble “Great Family Fun me how to find my s place in the low is at “a truly transformation- The showcase event also didn’t feel intimidated at all and, availalso outside, get active...” able helped mirrors, chandeliers, a number of graduates Get coming from industry, the ful- world and al timelockers, in its history” as it works featured for me find Picnics volunteering. It ataught who spokeetc about what is unique ly-equipped workshops and suite towards Technical University nd me to kitchen dressers rties to research designation, said Dr. Mulcahy. and attractive about studying at of 3-D printers were so impres- challengePathings, and think and to motivate othCurrent students are enjoying Institute of Technology Carlow sive”. the life skills they Dr. Emma Smullen spoke ers to do the same”. Zamiya, the ALL benefits AT of the Institute’s and outlinedPRICES AFFORDABLE €150mn capital programme gained from their tenure as stu- about her experience at IT Car- who was last year awarded the which it is midway through dents. low that saw her recently gradu- President’s Volunteer Award, rolling out. A new advanced sci- Graduate Alastair Chambers ate with a Doctorate by research has volunteered with various ence and technology building, described his time at Institute in biomass technology. She ini- groups, including the African
Institute of Technology Carlow is at “a truly transformational time in its history”.
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Councillors to meet in private to discuss housing crises Members of Wexford Co. Council will meet in special session early next month to conduct a detailed analysis of the housing crisis in the county and the proposals to deal with it. The meeting, which will be held behind closed doors, takes place on Friday November 10th. and follows demands from Diaspora Youth Network several councillors for in Europe, The proposals National Youth Coundetailed on the cil as an ambassador for the way forward to tackle the No Hate Speech movement and with housing problem Youth Platform Project in Ire-
Stena Line has been the big winner from a marketing campaign supported by local authorities in the South East, including Wexford Co. Council and Tourism Ireland. The ferry company reported a 25% increase in bookings on the back of the campaign while a similar effort with Irish Ferries resulted in an increase of just 5% for that company. The marketing campaigns were conducted as a result of funding received through the Regional Co=operative land. withinformation Tourism on programme For further Ireland toatpush traffic of studying Institute of out TechnolDublin Airport Dublin ogy Carlow, visitand www.itcarlow. iePort to the regions
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Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended) Planning and Development Regulations, 2001 (as amended)
NOTICE OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT BY A LOCAL AUTHORITY (LAC1709)
SECTION 75 OF ROADS ACT 1993 TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS Notice is hereby given that Wexford County Council has decided to close the road listed hereunder to vehicular traffic from October 31 2017 to May 11 2018, to facilitate bridge construction works in connection with the Enniscorthy Bypass. Road Closure:
L6055-1 at Drumgold, Enniscorthy.
Coolcotts, (E.D. Wexford Rural), Co. Wexford
Alternative Route:
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.
From Drumgold to Cooladine to Tomnafunshoge to Clonhasten to Templeshannon to Drumgold via L6055, R744, L2500, L2040 and L6055.
The alternative route will be signposted.
The proposed construction of 7 no. dwelling houses along with auxiliary and associated site works at Coolcotts, (E.D. Wexford Rural) Co. Wexford
A temporary access route will be provided for local people in the vicinity. This route will only be suitable for cars and small vehicles.
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 locations:
County Secretary.
SECTION 75 OF ROADS ACT 1993 TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS
• Wexford County Council Planning Department, Carricklawn, Wexford. These documents will be available for public inspection from Tuesday, 24th October, 2017, to Tuesday, 5th December, 2017 Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development may be made in writing HOUSING to:
CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Reference LAC1709, Planning Department, SUPPLY Wexford County Council, County Hall, SOCIAL HOUSING Carricklawn, Wexford
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Wexford County Council is currently prioritising housing programmes for delivery. As part of a on or before Tuesday, 19th December, 2017. range of housing solutions, the housing authority is currently seeking expressions of interest from privateCounty developers, building contractors and land owners. Pat Collins, Secretary. Interested parties should be capable of delivering social housing units within the County and have serviced lands, housing proposals or turn key developments available. Roads Current housing demand is prioritised the urban of Wexford and Gorey, SECTION 75 OFwithin ROADS ACT areas 1993 Enniscorthy and New Ross but all proposals will be considered, including those proposals TEMPORARY OF ROADS which address current demand in zonedCLOSING areas. Wexford County Council gives notice of its intention to close the roads in Enniscorthy Town listed hereunder to vehicular traffic from 16:00 to 19:00 on Sunday, November 26 2017 to faIncilitate particular Wexford Council is seeking in order of priority:the Switching OnCounty of the Christmas Lights. Closures: Wafer Street, Market Square, Street, Rafter Street, Main Street • Road Turnkey developments. Acquisitions are onSlaney a turnkey basis; potential payment is and a fixed Street (R702) the junction of an Duffry Street and Main price lump sum,Castle on completion of a(between development, within agreed timeframe.
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Street with Irish Street and the junction of Castle Street with Church Street and Castle Hill) and additionally HCV Traffic are excluded from Castle Serviced land zoned for residential development. Hill, Duffry Street and Main Street.
• Alternative Mixed development where social residential components could be Route: HCVschemes Traffic (Eastbound) Duffry Hill to Parnell Road to Arnold’s Cross to Mill Park Road to Abbey incorporated into them. Square Roundabout via R890 and N30.
Alternative Route: HCV Traffic (Westbound)
All developments and associated works must be fully compliant with the Department of Roundabout on Abbey Square to Mill Park Road to Arnold’s Cross to Housing, Planning, Community LocalHill Government guidelines and standards. Parnell Road and to Duffry via N30 and R890. Alternative Route: Local non-HCV traffic (Eastbound only)
Junction of Duffry Street andto:Main Street to Irish Street to Island Road A preliminary proposal, should be submitted (N11) to Old Bridge, The Shannon Quay to Seamus Rafter Bridge to Abbey Square Roundabout to Castle Hill.
Administrative Officer, Capital Section, Housing Department Wexford County Council, County Hall,Route: Carricklawn, Wexford. Alternative 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 is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) Act Alternative routes will be signposted. No Vehicular Access will be facilitated. 2014. Any person wishing to object to the closing of this road should lodge the objection in writing, to the County Secretary, Wexford County Council before 12.00 noon on Monday, November 6 2017.
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Notice is hereby given that Wexford County Council proposes to close the roads listed hereunder, to public traffic from 08.00 to 18.00 Mondays to Fridays, on a phased basis, as outlined in the following schedule, to facilitate the laying of new water main from Poulpeasty to Rathpaudin. Phase 1 Closure Road Nos:
L 8013-1
Townlands:
Poulpeasty.
Alternative Route. Take L4004-3 towards Donard, and turn right onto the L80121-1. At end of road turn right and take L8012-4 to end of diversion. Closed from approx November 20th to December 1th 2017 08.00 to 18.00 Phase 2 Closure. Road Nos: L 8012-3/4
Townlands: Poulpeasty, Rathpaudin and Wheelgarrow
Alternative Route. Take L8013-1 to junction with L4004-3.Turn right and travel 2.8 Km to cross roads. Turn right onto L8008-1 and travel 2.5 Km to end of diversion. Closed from approx December 4th 2017 to Febuary 2nd 2018 08.00 to 18.00
Timeframe for each phase of closure may vary depending on progress and weather Alternative routes will be signposted. Local access to restricted areas will be facilitated. Roads will re open at week-ends. 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, 23rd October, 2017.
VACANCY Wexford County Council invites applicants for the following post:-
Assistant Planner (One Year Contract)
Selection will be by means of interview and candidates may be shortlisted based on applications submitted. A panel may be formed from which future vacancies may be filled. Qualifications, application forms and further particulars are available from, Reception (Block F), Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Wexford. Phone (053) 9196273 or visit our website at www.wexfordcoco.ie Closing date for receipt of completed application forms for the post is 5.00 p.m. on Thursday, 9th November 2017. WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER
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NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF DRAFT DEVELOPMENT SECTION 75 OF ROADS ACT 1993 Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended) CONTRIBUTIONS SCHEME 2018 TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS Planning and Development Regulations, 2001 (as COST amended)SECTION 48 OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS COURSE DATE TIME VENUE Notice is hereby given that Wexford County Council has decided to close the road AMENDED) listed hereunder to vehicular traffic from October 31 2017 to May 11 2018, to faciliCode of Ethics – Basic Awareness Course
Mon 29th January 7-10pm Astro Active NOTICE OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT A€20LOCAL Places Limited EnniscorthyBY bridge construction in connection withScheme the Enniscorthy Wexford County tate Council has prepared a Draftworks Development Contribution in accordanceBypass. with Section 48 of the AUTHORITY Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). Code of Ethics Mon 26th February 7-10pm Horse & Hound €20 Road Closure: L6055-1 at Drumgold, Enniscorthy. (LAC1709) Ballinaboola Details of the proposed contributions under the Draft Scheme are set out hereunder. – Basic Awareness Course Places Limited
Coolcotts, (E.D. Wexford Rural), Co. Wexford
Code of Ethics – Basic Awareness Course
Mon 26th March 7-10pm Places Limited
Maldron Hotel Wexford
€20
Alternative Route:
Development Type
From Drumgold toAmenity Cooladine to Tomnafunshoge to & Community Total Clonhasten to Templeshannon to Drumgold via L6055, €7.00 €4.00 €11.00 R744, L2500, L2040 and L6055. Roads
Pursuant to Part XI of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and in accorResidential (including dance with Part 8, Article 81 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as Extensions(Note 1) & Nursing Homes) per m² Prepayment is essential for courses to proceed amended), notice is hereby given that Wexford County Council proposes to carry out the deThe alternative route will be signposted. Detached Garage €3.00 velopment, particulars of which are set out hereunder. Contact office on 053 919 6557or e-mail sports.active@wexfordcoco.ie
First 25 m² exempt
The proposed construction of 7 no. dwelling houses along with auxiliary and associated site
County Secretary.
chase, at a reasonable fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, during office Commercial (Hotels) hours at the following locations: • Wexford County Council Planning Department, Carricklawn, Wexford.
per m²
per m²
€2.00 per m²
€5.00 per m²
per m²
per m²
per m²
€3.00
€2.00
€5.00
A temporary access route will be provided for local people in the vicinity. This route €4.00 €10.00 for €6.00 cars and small vehicles.
Commercial will only be suitable (Warehousing/Manufacturing/Offices/ & Commercial) Plans and particulars of the proposed development will be available for inspection, or pur-
Note: - Bookings can be(E.D. madeWexford online – https://pay.easypaymentsplus.com/feepay1.aspxworks at Coolcotts, Rural) Co. Wexford ?id=179
per m²
per m² per m² SECTION 75 OF ROADS ACT 1993 per m² €6.00 €4.00 OF ROADS €10.00 TEMPORARY CLOSING per m² per m² per m²
Retail
These documents will be available for public inspection from Tuesday, 24th October, 2017, to PERSONNEL
is hereby given that€110.00 Wexford proposes to close the roads listed hereunGolf Courses etc. Notice per hectare County Council €50.00 €160.00 der, to public traffic from 08.00 to 18.00 Mondaysper to hectare Fridays, on a phased basis, as outlined in per hectare per hectare
Tuesday, 5th December, 2017
WEXFORD COUNTYwith COUNCIL APPLICANTS the following schedule, to facilitate the laying of new water main from Poulpeasty to RathSubmissions or observations respect to theINVITES proposed development may be made in writing paudin. External Areas/Retail Storage & Others €3.00 €2.00 €5.00 to: FOR THE FOLLOWING POST per m² per m² per m² Reference LAC1709, Planning Department, Part- Time Dog Warden Wexford County Council, County Hall, Carricklawn, Selection for theWexford post will be by means of interview and candidates may be shortlisted based
on applications submitted. A panel may be formed from which future vacancies may be on or before Tuesday, 19th December, 2017. filled.
Pat Collins, County Secretary. Qualifications, application forms and further particulars for all posts are available
Phase 1 Closure
Extractive Industry (Quarries) Road Nos:
€0.30 €0.30 perLcubic metre Townlands: per cubic metre 8013-1 Poulpeasty.
€0.60 per cubic metre
Energy including Alternative Renewables Route. Take L4004-3 €800.00 towards Donard,€1,200.00 and turn right onto the €2000.00 per MW MW L80121-1. At end of road turn per right and take L8012-4 to per MW
end of diversion. November 20th to €2000.00 €500.00 Closed from approx €1,500.00 December 1th 2017 08.00 to 18.00 per MW per MW per MW
Solar Farms
from, Reception (Block F), Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Wexford. Phone (053) 9196273 or visit our website at www.wexfordcoco.ie
PhaseHomes/Caravans 2 Closure. Touring Pitches/Mobile
Closing date for receipt of completed application forms for all posts is 5.00 p.m. on Thursday 1ST FEBRUARY 2018
Agriculture per m² €1.00 €1.00 €2.00 First 500 sq. m. exempt per m2 over 500m” withper m2 over 500m” Alternative Route. Take L8013-1 to junction L4004-3.Turn right and per m2 over 500m”
Roads
SECTION 75 OF ROADS ACT 1993 TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER
Road Nos: L 8012-3/4
€200.00 per pitch
€200.00 per pitch
€400.00 per pitch
Townlands: Poulpeasty, Rathpaudin and Wheelgarrow
travel 2.8 Km to cross roads. Turn right onto L8008-1 and €300.00 €200.00 travel 2.5 Km to end of diversion. Closed from approx €500.00 per bay per bay December 4th 2017 to Febuary 2nd 2018 08.00 to 18.00per bay
Carwashes per Bay
Wexford County Council gives notice of its intention to close the roads in Enniscorthy Town Car Parking – All locations €500.00 €500 listed hereunder to vehicular traffic from 16:00 to 19:00 on Sunday, November 26 2017 to faper space per space cilitate the Switching On of the Christmas Lights. Timeframe each phase closure may vary depending on progress and weather Power Transmission Per pylon for above 220kV of €800.00 €1200.00 €2,000 Road Closures: Wafer Street, Market Square, Slaney Street, Rafter Street, Main Street and per pylon per pylon per pylon Alternative routes will be signposted. Local access to restricted areas will be facilitated. Roads Castle Street (R702) (between the junction of Duffry Street and Main €4.00 €10.00 willArcades, re open at week-ends. €6.00 Street with Irish Street and the junction of Castle Street with ChurchIndoor StreetAmusement betting offices, casinos per m² per m² per m² per m² and Castle Hill) and additionally HCV Traffic are excluded from Castle Any person wishing to object to the closing of this road should lodge the objection in writing, Hill, Duffry Street and Main Street. Note 1 - In the case where the dwelling has not been extended previously,2017. the first 40 square metres will be to of theextensions, undersigned before 12.00 noon on Monday, 23rd October, SECTION 75 OF ROADS ACT 1993 exempt. Alternative Route: HCV Traffic (Eastbound) TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS Duffry Hill to Parnell Road to Arnold’s Cross to Mill Park Road to Abbey Copies of the Draft Contribution Scheme will be available for public inspection for a period of 6 weeks from Tuesday 16th Square Roundabout via R890 and N30.
ROADS
January, 2018 at:
VACANCY
Planning Department Alternative Route: Traffic to (Westbound) Wexford County CouncilHCV has decided close the road listed hereunder to vehicular traffic Wexford County Council Wexford County Council invites applicants for the following post:Roundabout on Abbey Square to Mill Park Road to Arnold’s Cross to from January 16, 2018 to April 27, 2018, to facilitate works in connection with the EnniscorCounty Hall, Carricklawn, Wexford Parnell Road to Duffry Hill via N30 and R890. thy Bypass, namely the construction of the Bessmount underbridge. during the hours of 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. – Monday to Friday, Bank Holidays excepted. Alternative Route: Local non-HCV traffic (Eastbound only) Road Closure: L2030-6, from Bessmount to Ballybranis. Junction of Duffry Street and Main Street to Irish Street to Island Road Selection will be by means of interview and candidates may on be the shortlisted onWebsite applica-www. In addition, details of the proposed Draft Development Scheme will be available County based Council’s (N11) to Old Bridge, The Shannon Quay to Seamus Rafter Bridge to wexfordcoco.ie tions submitted. A panel may be formed from which future vacancies may be filled. Alternative Route: From Bessmount Cherryorchard to Milehouse Abbey Square to Roundabout to Castle Hill. to Monart East to Newtown to Submissions or observations regarding the proposed Draft Development Scheme may be made in writing and clearly Qualifications, application forms and further particulars are available from, Reception (Block via L2030, R702 (Westbound and L6127. only) From Junction of Castle marked “WCC DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTION SCHEME 2018” and addressed to: Alternative Route:Ballybranis Local non-HCV traffic
Assistant Planner (One Year Contract)
Street/Castle Hill to Church Street to Hospital Hill to Parnell Road to
F), Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Wexford. Phone (053) 9196273 or visit our web-
Alternative routes will be signposted. Duffry Hill. Local access will be facilitated.
Senior Planner, Planning Department, Wexford County Council, County Hall, Carricklawn, Wexford site at www.wexfordcoco.ie
County Secretary. Alternative routes will be signposted. No Vehicular Access will be facilitated.
to arrive no later Closing than 4.00date p.m.for onreceipt Tuesday February, 2018. forms for the post is of27th completed application
5.00 p.m. on Thursday, 9th November 2017. P. Collins, County Secretary. Any person wishing to object to the closing of this road should lodge the objection in writing, to the County Secretary, Wexford County Council before 12.00 noon on Monday, November 6 WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER 2017.
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We love good design, especially in our living spaces. That’s why Wallaces have teamed up with dulux to bring you design days…
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