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9123527 www.thechronicle.ie Tony 053 still a crowd-puller It may be many years since he was a big star of Wexford hurling but Tony Doran demonstrated this week that he is still a crowd puller when a big

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

WEXFORD A MAJOR SURPRISE Councillors in Wexford have denounced the handling of o. Wexford has undergone the decision to make the Wexa transformation from beford Festival Opera Fireworks inganone of the affair country’s Display all ticket as a fiasco and they have urged a most conservative counties those who threated to bequarter of ahave century ago to force their way than ontomost the other ing more liberal quayfront to stay counties outside theaway mainfrom cities, the the re-arranged event on thethe on basis of the Repeal closing night of the festival. Eight Referendum results. has raged Controversy With a massive 68.4%since of the it was announced people electorate voting in that favour of the would require tickets proposition the Yes votetointake Wextheirwas place on the ford higher thanquayfront the national for the fireworks with average somethingdisplay which virtucouncillors coming in forin the ally no one had envisaged scathing social media critidays leading up to the poll. much of high it of turnout a vile per cism, With a very that sonal nature. represented just short of 50,000 And some of theover voting Yesmembers while just public have warned that they 23,000 opposed the referendum will uphold the right to free question. at the fifty yearhad attendance At best Yes campaigners plus tradition by forcing theirin hoped for a fifty-fifty result waycounty, onto the onhave the the onequayfront they would night of thea major fireworks. considered achievement, The initial threats were made while No campaigners had been when theoffireworks were dueof confident taking a majority to takewith place on the opening voters them,

night of the festival but the entire event was cancelled dueBut the event the result was to in adverse weather condian absolutely decisive tions. Now it to be heldone on for Sunday November 5ththe at 8pm the Yes side and while high to mark the closing of thewere numbers in the Yes camp event. by big numbers in Gorey, driven At a meeting the Wexford New Ross andofWexford towns, Municipal Council this the Yes campaign heldweek sway members seething over right acrosswere the county from rutheBallythomas fact that theyinwere left into ral the North the dark about thesouth. problems Duncannon in the the festival surrounding In some rural parishesopenthere ing been and the fact they had prayers andreceived rosaries the criticism despite the conducted in churches forreala No ity that were not athad fault vote andthey many priests defor what impassioned was describedsermons by livered many asthea change fiasco. while Bishop against Wexford Festival Denis Brennan had Opera, issued awho hard are thepastoral organisers of on thethe ishitting letter opening ceremony, were tosue. theinprob tally In to theblame event for even rural arlems they failed to to eas thebecause strong campaign failed apply for any licence hold convert a majority of thetopopulathe event. no licence in tion into theWith No camp. place the entire fireworks dis Changing demographics play would been candriven by anhave explosion in the celled unless was population of some Northway Wexford found todrive control helped up numbers the Yes at total 5,000. with three quarters of those cast-

So it was either a ticket affair or no fireworks, the Wexford ing their Director votes in Tony many Larkin polling District told councillors at their Octostations backing the change. meeting. also berThere wereHe high yesrevealed numbers that the Ross Council hadasawell veryand in New urban good working relationship as expected Wexford town voted with strong the Festival Opera and very in favour. thewas massive con recognised While there no complete tribution festival madesugto tally of thethe boxes observers the local economy. gest that the Yes vote was lower It appears that town the desire to the in Enniscorthy than in preserve thiscentres relationship other major of populameant that council officials tion. reluctant to closest hang festival were Rural parishes to the bosses out to dry on the mattowns recorded substantially ter. TheYes result wasthan thatsome coun-of higher votes cillors gotrural the blame and in they the more areas, but all ventedthetheir the to cases Yes anger vote isover believed issueprevailed. this week. have Anthony Councillors With the Irish TimesKelly and RTE and Davy Hynes the opinion polls bothled indicating a charge. Kelly big win for thesaid Yes the sideorganseveral isers had ‘created a fiasco’ hours before a ballot box was over theNo tickets and Hynes opened campaigners were a slammed factthey thatarrived councilbit deflatedthe when at lorsSt. were neverCount consulted the Joseph’s centreonon the mattermorning and he described it Saturday while those was a ‘slap face’ for involved in in thetheYes campaign publicstill representatives. were anxious and couldn’t yet believe that they were on the verge of such a victory. Outside some No campaigners prayed for a successful outcome but as soon as the first ballot papers appeared from the boxes inside it was obvious that the exit polls were correct. Still many of those who had After years campaigned for Noofand who had previously found Co. is Wexford complaints action to be such fertile territory for their taken to deal with the conservative message seemed problem of Wexford Main shell-shocked by what was hap-

Cllr. Frank Staples said councillors should have been informed of the situation. ‘As pening. councillors were are expected Many hours before there to knowbewhat is going on’, he would a formal declaration declared. there were only a handful of peoCllr.hanging Ger Carthy that ple aroundrevealed the count. hadofbeen problems there Three Wexford’s five TDs meeting all athe had backed yeslicencing vote butcononly ditions in previous the Labour Party andyears Mickand Walon one everything lace hadoccasion actively promoted a Yes had not been Minister sorted outMichael until vote locally. the 11thindicated hour. D’Arcy prior to pollCllr.day Lisa McDonald ing that he would debe voting scribed the whole affair as a Yes. disaster Paul but she appealed PRMinister Kehoe did not to everyone to allow children give an opinion on the matter enjoy event closing at any the stage andon Deputy James night anddeclared stay away Browne thatrather he was than cause voting No. difficulties. Mayor Moore issued a re ManyJimCo. Councillors similar plea calling about for no their mained tight-lipped nastiness so thatthroughout people could voting intention the enjoy the family campaign, others occasion declared that for is the fireworks. No and some said they would Director of even Services Tonynumvote Yes but the small Larkin said he believed the the ber of councillors who joined ticketing would once off Yes campaign didbe notapredict the solution and wouldfornot beside. rescale of the victory their peated 2018. of Co. CounIn fact tin a majority cillors, regardless of which side of the fence they were on, expected the No side to win in Wexford and they were convinced that rural areas would be strongly against the proposal. In the event they were wrong and this detachment from their local electorate will be a concern District Council for them just a yearthat out from the local elections. retexturing of the surface andWhat the referendumofresults the replacement confirms is that in terms of local some of the gullies, politics the county’s public rep-

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Tintern Abbey was founded by William Marshal c. 1200. Known as the Greatest Knight, Marshals impact is visi‐ ble all across the south‐east. From the Colclough Library the visitor has a wonderful view across Bannow Bay. The Abbey was founded for the Cistercian order and the monks lived and worked here for centuries. A�er the dissolu�on of the religious houses the Abbey came into the possession of the Colclough family. Knights, monks and scoundrels, law makers, law breakers and custodians, Tintern Abbey had them all ‐ come visit us and ﬁnd out much more.

Ballyhack Castle Ballyhack Castle will open un�l 29th of August, 9.30 ‐17.00 Saturday ‐ Wednesday inclusive. Tel 051 389468 or, out of season 056 7724623. Admission is FREE Loca�on: Ballyhack Village, Arthurstown www.heritageireland.ie

Ballyhack Castle is a large tower‐house thought to have been constructed by the Crusading Knight Hospitallers c. 1450. The castle has many defensive features such as a murder hole, machicola�on, steep stairs along with a chapel, a secret room and plenty of space for prisoners! We have an impressive display of replica armour for you to try on. Learn what it was like to be a knights squire. Find out how to dress your knight and prepare him for ba�le; and then how clean up a�erwards!

Ferns Castle Ferns Castle open un�l 18th of September daily 10.00 ‐ 17.00, last admissions 16.15. Tel 053 9366411 Oﬀ‐season Tel 056 7724623 Admission is FREE Loca�on: Ferns Village, Enniscorthy. www.heritageireland.ie

This Norman castle was built in the 13th century and was originally square in plan with four large towers. Today only two towers remain and visitors have access, by guided tour, to the most complete tower. Along with various defensive features such as arrow‐loops and steep stairs the tower also contains the beau�ful chapel photographed here. Castles were built for defence but they were also homes so visitors will see several original ﬁreplaces and other domes�c features. Take �me to imagine yourself as Lord or Lady of the manor be‐ fore you get to savour the magniﬁcent view from the top (weather permi�ng). While there see if you can turn strategist and iden�fy helpful natural features across the landscape which would aid in your upcoming ba�le, just as the people whose footsteps you stand in did centuries ago!

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FUN AND GAMES AT POLSKA EIRE FESTIVAL

t’s Polska Eire Festival time in North Wexford. That’s the annual celebration of all things Polish which provides the sizable Polish community which has settled in the area with tan opportunity to join with their neighbours to celebrate various forms of Polish culture at a range of events. This is the fourth year of the festival which continues through the ban k Holiday weekend. One of the highlights is the traditional family fun day and this year’s event took place in Gorey’s Civic Square on Sunday. Blessed with fine weather, good food and plenty of entertainment it was a great family occasion. Dropping in during the afternoon was the Polish Ambassador Ryszard Sarkowicz, Minister Paul Kehoe and the Chair of the Gorey municipal District Council Joe Sullivan

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Joe Dixon,Celoline Lafferty, Katauzta Occiouska,Piotu Koticel, Joe Sullivan, Gorey Council Chair,,Maciej Neumann-Kochanski,Minister Paul Kehoe and Polish Ambassodor Mr.Ryszard Sarkowicz.took time out to join in the festivities

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Gorey councillor has revealed that he urges applicants for social housing to highlight any illness they may have in an effort to get themselves up the housing list. Cllr. Malcolm Byrne said that when people came to him about housing he urged them to get evidence from a doctor to support their application high-

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he next local elections are still a year away and the final boundaries on which they will be fought still have to be decided but sitting councillors are already gearing up for the battle with a marathon campaign as opposed to a sprint being planned by some Council members. And the tool favoured by several councillors to conduct that marathon is social me-

dia with Goreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Joe Sullivan straining to be first out of the traps to deliver good news to people in North Wexford. Despite having to preside as Chairman of the Gorey Municipal District Joe still manages to find time during meetings to send out social media messages about repairs to footpaths and roadworks which are to be completed in various areas. But Chairman Joe is being

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Dan’s Diary... With Dan Walsh ENNISCORTHY CAPTURES BUNCLODY’S ARCHITECTURE ADMIRED AT VENICE EVENT THE SOUND OF MUSIC

hose of a certain vintage will have amazing memories of the Strawberry Fair and an eight-day festival that inspired the railway company to put on extra trains and the bus company did likewise and Enniscorthy was a favourite summer destination when rural Ireland led the way in enjoyment. All of that was half a century ago, but Enniscorthy still leads in the sound of music and the 51st Strawberry Fair/Street Rhythms

and Roots Festival from May 31st to June 2018 has the potential to be a hell of a celebration. Internationally acclaimed author and novelist, Carmel Harrington, will perform the official opening, stepping into John B. Keane’s famous Kerry playwright shoes half a century earlier. And the Garda Band is coming for a Sunday evening recital, which is also a throw-back to the early days of the festival, and we’ll get a chance to meet and

greet a new Strawberry Queen. Some things never change, but there is a strong programme of events showcasing the best of contemporary music, dancing, exhibitions and attractions, and then there is a flavour of strawberries and cream and good food. Don’t forget to get yourself a brochure and be sure to pop into Enniscorthy on Strawberry Fair weekend. You won’t be disappointed!

Ink is dry on Literary Festival launch

exford - born playwright and awardwinning novelist, Billy Roche, had the pleasure of launching the 5th annual Wexford Literary Festival which takes place in Enniscorthy on the weekend of November 2-4th, at a pleasant function held in Enniscorthy Castle. It appears to be a long way off, but Chairperson and author, Carmel Harrington, informed The Chronicle that the reason for the early summer launch was to give established and aspiring writers plenty of time to complete their compositions and have them ready for the many competitions associated with the festival. It makes perfect sense. Amongst the literary figures who will attend the Enniscorthy showpiece are June Caldwell, Sinead Gleeson (RTE), Paul Perry, Jane Casey, Shane Dunphy, Hazel Gaynor, Catherine Ryan-Howard, Dr Sarah Cleary, Caroline Busher, Paul Williams,

Cllr Barbara Anne Murphy, Minister of State Joe McHugh, T.D., and Liz Hore, Enniscorthy District Manager, at the Dublin launch of the Architectural Exhibition in Vienna featuring Wexford’s entry from Bunclody.

Carmel Harrington, Chairperson and author, playwright Billy Roche, who launched the festival, and Liz Hore, District Manager, at the Wexford Literary Festival launch in Enniscorthy Castle.

renowned journalist and crime writer, and Andrew Cartmel, who is a scriptwriter on the famous UK television drama, Dr Who. The various competitions – short story, short plays, poetry, and a shop window display – are memorials to some of the great local writers, Colm Tobín, Bil-

ly Roche, Anthony Cronin, and designer Eileen Gray, who was born at Brownswood House, overlooking the River Slaney, south of Enniscorthy. Full details of the festival programme, entry details for the various competitions, and other relevant information will soon be available on info@wexfordliteraryfestival.com

Enniscorthy district volunteers are honoured

istrict council members were prominent when a total grant allocation of €49,000 was awarded to 119 community and voluntry groups at the 2018 Amenity, Arts and Residents Grants Awards Night in the Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy, following the May meeting of the Municipal District Council. Cathaoirleach, Cllr Keith Doyle congratulated the groups and stated that Enniscorthy

llr Barbara-Anne Murphy has been representing Bunclody with distinction at international events and last weekend represented Ireland at the International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale 2018, called the Free Market, and exploring common spaces to be found in market towns . Enniscorthy Municipal District Council recommended the attendance of Cllr Murphy on behalf of Wexford County Council to Venice where Bunclody’s unique architecture featured strongly as part of the international exhibit. And it doesn’t end in Venice. Following the exhibition there will be a national road show in 2019 followed by a symposium on market towns and Bunclody will feature prominently.

Municipal District Council acknowledges the exceptional work and effort put in by individuals and groups in a voluntary capacity. “Volunteering is a powerful source for change, both for those who volunteer and for the wider community,” said Cllr Doyle, who added; “We are more aware than ever that we cannot put a price ón human endeavour and the contribution that people are making all across Enniscorthy

Municipal District.” The individuals and groups came from all parts of the district, urban and rural, and the precious white envelopes were distributed by Cllrs Keith Doyle, Johnny Mythen, John O’Rourke, Barbara-Anne Murphy, Kathleen Codd-Nolan, Willie Kavanagh, Paddy Kavanagh and Oliver Walsh. District Manager Liz Hore acted as master of ceremonies.

LEGACY OF 1798 IS TOURISM TARGET T he future of tourism for the Enniscorthy region is set to be centred on the events of the 1798 Rebellion and last weekend’s Vinegar Hill Archaeology Conference reinforced support for the future development of the project and got the 220th anniversary celebrations off to a flying start. Renewed interest in the Battle of Vinegar Hill has its origins in an archaeological survey which commenced four years ago and has unearthed a number of artefacts such as lead bullets, weapon fragments and a possible fragment of an unexploded shell! Places and names associated with

the rebellion that were unknown have been discovered such as the location of Beale’s Barn, the ‘green hill’ and an explanation of why General Needham arrived late on the battlefield. So there is so much more now known about the events of June 21st 1798, when a camp of 20,000 insurgents, dependant on locally forged pikes and pitch forks was surrounded and attacked by a military force of some 13,000 government troops. It is reckoned that some 1,500 rebels were killed during the assault on the hill above the River Slaney and Enniscorthy town, while fatalities for the Crown

were recorded as 22. Visiting the site shortly afterwards, Sir Jonah Barrington recorded “numerous pits crammed with dead bodies.” Vinegar Hill is one of the most important battle sites in Europe and the local plan would be to seek funding for even further scientific research. There is more to come this year. The Vinegar Hill Re-Enactment Festival takes place June 15-17th and that should be a spectacular site and a great day for spectators who can get a close up view of living history.

Time again for farmer’s All-Ireland

nniscorthy is preparing to celebrate the summer months with a number of events bringing enjoyment and life to the town and one such occasion is the well-established All-Ireland Farmer’s Market. It takes place at Abbey

Square on Sunday, June 17th from 9 am with the winners’ announced about 3 pm. Some of the finest food producers in the country will bring their culinary skills to an openair arena and compete for prestigious prizes, and, of course, the

all important stamp of quality and success for their produce. Application forms and other details are available from Enniscorthy Municipal District Council and best of luck to all competitors.

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BARNTOWN CHOIR SMALLER BINS LEAD TO INCREASE TAKES SILVER H IN DUMPING

oo big our too small-------that’s the question in relation to the refuse bins at Curracloe beach. The dumping of domestic waste in the bins has been a problem for some years and the Co. Council decided to tackle the problem by removing the large bins which had been in place and replacing them with small bins. The view was that the new bins would simply be too small for people to dump their domestic in. However, it did not work

out quite like that. Because the new bins are too small for bags of refuse to be stuffed in to them the bags are left instead beside the bins. This has led to an even greater problem because dumping attracts dumping and there was a chorus of complaints over the May Bank Holiday weekend over the state of the bins in Curracloe. Local Engineer Sean Kavanagh had his own view on a solution to the problem at a meeting of Wexford Borough District Council. He said if he

has his way there would be no bins at all at beaches with people encouraged instead to bring their waste home. However, his solution was not seen as workable. Engineer Gerry Forde said the use of the small bins was a pilot project which clearly had not worked and the larger bins are now to be put back in place while other remedies are explored. He ruled out the use of CCTV to detect illegal dumpers saying this was not an option at a seaside location.

Broadways’ ‘ballroom of romance’ now a danger zone

t was once the Ballroom of Romance in South Wexford where love stories began for local couples. But the hall in Broadway has seen better days and is now more likely to cause local people serious injury than bring them together. The building has been de-

teriorating for years and is now in a state of very poor repair with sheets of loose galvanise swinging in the wind all around the building. Local councillor Ger Carthy warned at a meeting of Wexford Borough District Council that someone could be

seriously injured if something was not done about the building and he said he did not want to have it on his conscience. He demanded action be taken to deal with the problem before the next meeting of the Council.

TROUBLE ON WAY TO OPERA HOUSE

hose ladies in high heels are having real difficulties when they attend events in the Wexford Opera House due to the state of the surface on High Street. Cllr. George Lawlor told a meeting of the Wexford Bor-

ough District Council that the pavings which were put down on High Street at its junction with Mary Street were not suitable for heavy vehicles turning from Mary Street on to High Street. As a result they had been moved and dislodged

with gaping holes now appearing between them making the surface dangerous for everyone but posing particularl difficulties for ladies in high heels on their way to events in the Opera House.

Asbestos delays work on new heating system

he installation of a new heating system for residents of elderly people’s housing in John’s Gate Street in Wexford town has been halted because asbestos was discovered around piping in the

houses when work began. This resulted in a new tender having to be dealt with before the project could proceed further. It is now expected to be completed in mid-summer. As a result of the delay the Co.

Council will continue to pay the ESB bills for residents for another two months, Executive Engineer Mick Doyle, told members of Wexford Borough District Council at their May meeting.

eartiest congratulations go to the junior choir at Barntown Church who have emerged as silver medal winners in the All Ireland Community Games competition final which was held today in Limerick. In its first year - under the careful and talented tutelage of local school teacher Ms. Ann Stamp - the choir is still forming and looks set to grow from strength to strength in the years ahead. Singers at the 11am Mass in Barntown on Sundays, the choir enjoys much support - and gives great pride also - to the parents and parishioners of the suburban Wexford curacy. Commenting on the great performance, local curate Fr. John Carroll said that ‘this choir is a shining gem among the

Ms. Stamp and the silver medalists

many parish based groups and individuals within Barntown Curacy who strive weekly to give of their best across a multiplicity of endeavours - from church maintenance and enhancement, to school building and oversight and teaching,

sports facility provision and development.’ Looking to the road ahead, Fr. Carroll thanked Ms. Stamp and her co-workers and he spoke of the many blessings and opportunities that the road ahead will provide.

FIRE SAFETY

he Wexford fire Brigade Service has revealed its major programme of events aimed at educating the public on fire safety. The programme includes visits to secondary schools, taking stalls at public events and an extensive social media campaign. In a presentation to members of the Wexford Borough District Council the Fire Department revealed that in many instances to causes of domestic fires were very preventable which is why such a heavy emphasises is being placed on

education. An example of the extraordinary things which people do in their own homes was the placing of a flat screen television above a stove in a house in Enniscorthy. The TV overheated and caused a fire. Wexford has an above average number of chimney fires and the Fire Department is to carry out a systematic programme aimed at increasing awareness of the need of have chimneys cleaned on a regular basis. The county also has a problem with false fire calls which ex-

ceed the national average. Three parts of the county, Killmuckridge, The Hook and Kilmore/Carne are the areas in the county the longest distance from a fire station with response times to these areas exceeding forty minutes. Cllr. Davy Hynes said some people did not clean their chimneys due to cost and in some cases just allowed a chimney fire burn out as a way of cleaning it but he warned of the severe damage which a chimney fire can cause.

Developers who left residents in the lurch appearing again ‘in corridors of Co. Hall’

ome developers who left housing estates in a terrible condition in the past with residents forced to fight a losing battle to get services in place and finished are appearing again in the corridors of Co. Hall around the planning department, Cllr. George Lawlor told a meeting of the Wexford Borough Council. He said these developers who had caused such hardship for so many people in the past and just walked away from their responsibilities should not be tolerated again. But the Wexford District Director, Tony Larkin, revealed it was not just a sim-

ple matter of refusing to deal with these developers who had caused problems previously. It was a fraught and complex issue and often these individuals had been directors of companies which no longer existed and were now operating as part of new companies. He said that legally they had to be dealt with in terms of planning by the local authority. However, he said the Council was conscious of the amount of taxpayers money, both from Co. Council funds and from central government, which had gone in to fixing up unfinished estates and everything that was possible under the law would

be done to recoup monies and have works completed when dealing with these individuals under the planning system. He cited an example of a developer who had applied to carry out the next phase of a development which previously had to be completed under the unfinished estates programme. As part of that application the Council inserted a condition that those ccosts had to be paid by the developer. And he pointed out that the Council also had to be conscious of the fact that building of private houses needed to be restarted again.

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Barntown plan dropped as traveller families get town houses

T The Wexford Lock Out was commemorated by members of the Wexford Borough District Council at the memorial in The Faythe..,Picture shows the Mayor Jim Moore,Pulling the cord to the Peter Hodnett Memorial,to Honour the memory of Wexford Sculptor Peter Hodnett,who desinged the lock Out Medmorial in The Fayhe. Included in picture are members of the Hodnett Family,Michael,,Vincen,t,Deirdre and Ed Hodnett,,Minister Paul Kehoe,and members of Wexford Borough District Council and organising committee.members.

Motorists pay €1.1m annually to park in Wexford town

otorists visiting Wexford town pay €1.1m each year in parking charges to the local authority in fees for parking on pay and display streets and Co. Council, car parks. Parking charges are to be further extended in the town as part of a countywide update of parking regulations. Two of the key areas where charges are to

be imposed in future include St. Aidan’s Crescent near Pettitts Supermarket and DistilleryRoad close to Tesco. As part of the upgrade it was revealed that the pay by phone option is on its way to the county with discussions between the Council and a service provider at an advanced stage. However, at a meeting of

the Wexford Borough District council it was revealed that the new parking app would not provide a solution to the problem of disabled drivers having to pay for parking in barrier controlled car parks. Instead that problem is to be resolved by moving the disabled spaces out of all barrier controlled car parks to the side of streets in the same areas.

WHITEROCK VIEW TRAFFIC PROBLEMS

new bid to have oneway traffic introduced to Whiterock Vie in Wexford town has been initiated following a petition calling for the move from local residents. The campaign for better management of traffic on the street has been going on for several years and a motion on the matter was brought jointly to the May meeting of Wexford Borough District Council by Cllr. Davy Hynes and Tom Forde. Cllr. Forde told the meeting that there were serious issues for wheelchair users and pedestrians as there simply was not enough space for ev-

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ery vehicle to park and Cllr. Hynes told the meeting that there were severe problems in the area with emergency vehi-

cles and he recalled an incident a number of years ago when an ambulance could not get down the street when responding to an emergency. But Cllr. George Lawlor said introducing one way traffic would not solve the problems caused by parking on both sides of the street and he stressed that anything they did needed to have the support of local residents. District Director Tony Larkin said that when a traffic survey is completed in the summer and plans are being considered residents would be consulted to get their views.

he controversial plan to build a three bungalow housing development in Barntown to accommodate the members of an extended traveller family has been taken off the agenda following a protracted procedure lasting several months and strong opposition from local councillors. Members of the Wexford Municipal District Council had unanimously shot down the proposal in April but it still could have gone ahead if a majority of members of the full Council had approved it. However, at the May meeting of the Co. Council it was agreed to send the matter back to local councillors and organise a series of meetings aimed at coming up with a resolution to the problem. At that meeting Cllr. Paddy Kavanagh said he would not like to see councillors from outside his Enniscorthy District making decisions on similar matters in his own area and he did not want to be involved in imposing a decision on the Wexford District. When the matter came be-

fore members of the Wexford Boroughl District at their May meeting Mayor Jim Moore revealed that a series of meetings had taken place over the course of the previous week and various options aimed at resolving the issued had been considered. Head of Housing Padraig O’Gorman said the traveller family in question had been contacted to access their circumstances again given the length of time the process had taken. The circumstances of the family had changed and the needs of two elements of the family were now more urgent. As a result of this change in their circumstances different options were put to the family and they had accepted one of them. Two of the three family units involved will now be housed in regular local authority houses in Wexford town which have recently been returned to the Council. Mr O’Gorman said three or four possible solutions had been examined and the proposal to house the families in two different locations in Wexford town

was the one which the family concerned deemed most suitable. In reply to Cllr. Davy Hynes he said the houses were not close together and he estimated that they were about two miles apart. The location of the properties was not revealed. Barntown councillor Tony Dempsey welcomed the development. He had been strongly opposed to the proposal to put more traveller families into the site at Barntown which already has a high concentration of travellers resident in the area. Mr O’Gorman thanked Mayor Jim Moore for the role he had played in facilitating a resolution to the problem. The plans for Barntown will now be abandoned but the Council will go back to the government to see if the cash already approved for the building of the three bungalow units can form part of the funding for a different development on the site. It is expected that the new plan will involve the building of six to eight housing units in the same space.

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LAUNCH OF WEXFORD’S €26m landfill site SPORTS WHEELCHAIRS has no future

ports Active Wexford recently launched their brand new Sports Wheelchairs in Wexford County Council Offices. These sports wheelchairs were purchased with Healthy Ireland Funding through Wexford LCDC and Wexford CYPSC. Sports Active Wexford co-ordinator Fran Ronan spoke of the importance of these wheelchairs for inclusive sport in Wexford and Cllr Kathleen Codd Nolan Chairperson of Wexford LCDC offi-

cially launched the chairs. The chairs will be used to ensure all children and people with disabilities will have more access to physical activity and sport in Wexford. These chairs will be based in Astro Active Enniscorthy and used by the newly established Slaneyside Super Stars which is a multisports club for children with a physical disability and will also be available for use by Wexford County Council and Sports Active Wexford for additional programmes/

activities. The launch was attended by Cathaoirleach Cllr John Hegarty, Director of Services John Carley, Local County Councillors, Brendan Howlin TD, James Browne TD, Ger Mackey Wexford LCDC Chief Officer, Sheila Barrett Wexford CYPSC Co-ordinator, Sports Active Wexford Board Members, FAI and Leinster Rugby Development Officers, and The Slaneyside Super Stars.

t looks like the €26m which Wexford co. Council spent on developing a landfill facility at Holmestown in Barntown more than a decade ago will prove to be a spectacularly ill-judged investment because the facility, which was closed just a few years after it opened, is unlikely ever to accept waste again.

posed to such a prime site being sold for private development. Now the site is to be sold to Ard Aoibhinn for €100,000. Separately the old Wexford town library building in the Wellington Place Car Park, which has been vacant for several years since the opening of the town’s new library, is also to be taken over by Ard Aoibhinn. The premises is being leased by

the Council from Sam McCauley and the lease does not expire until 2027. Now the building is to be sub-let to Ard Aoibhinn for €30,000 per year, a figure which is somewhat lower than that which the Council will have to continue to pay for the property. Members of the Co. Council approved both transactions at their Mayl meeting.

ity and will continue to pay off the loan for another seven years. Council Chief Executive Tom Enright ruled out reopening the facility at the May meeting of the Co. Council and other options for the site are now likely to be examined.

BIG IMPROVEMENT IN COUNCIL’S FINANCES

RESPITE HOUSE FOR WEXFORD TOWN SITE T

prime Wexford town site which had been put up for sale on the open market by Wexford Co. Council last year is now to be sold to Ard Aoibhinn Services Ltd. for the development of a respite house and day resources. The site, beside Redmond Park, was taken off the public market following objections from councillors who were op-

In fact reopening the site as a landfill facility could end up costing the Council even more money because the Authority would have to make provision for the management of the waste and all attendant problems for years into the future. The Council borrowed the money to develop the facil-

here has been a big improvement in the finances of Wexford Co. Council since the darkest days of the recession and the Authority’s revenue deficit of €4.7m is at its lowest level in over a decade. A €530, 000 revenue surplus in 2017 helped reduce the deficit below the €5m mark. When local government reform was completed in 2014 the Council’s deficit stood at more than €10m but it has been steadily reduced during the lifetime of the current council.

The improvement has been helped by increased buoyancy in the local economy, improved collections rates for rates and charges and increases in the Local Property Tax. Chief Executive Tom Enright and council members paid tribute to Head of Finance Annette O’Neill and her team for the progress made on the finances in recent years. However, in her report to councillors Ms O’Neill said that while year on year improvements were positive there was

no room for complacency in terms of the financial position with many factors needed careful management into the future. One area which continues to be a major problem for the Council is road maintenance with massive amounts of cash required to bring many of the county’s rural roads up to standard. Council officials continue to make the case to government for improved funding for the county given the lack of investment over the years.

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Packed Programme For 51St Strawberry Fair/Street Rhythms And Roots Festival

t’s Summertime and that means it’s festival time across the county with a host of events organised in towns and villages all the way from the June Bank Holiday weekend until the evenings begin to close in again with the arrival of autumn. Enniscorthy is the launch pad for the summer festival season this year with the 51st.Strawberry Fair combined with the Street Rhythms and Roots Festival taking centre stage on what is the traditional start to the tourist season in the county. From Thursday May 31st until Sunday June 3rd. Enniscorthy will play host to a huge array of entertainment with something to suit all tastes. It kicks off on the Thursday night with the Strawberry Festival Ball In the Riverside Park Hotel. With a Champagne Reception on arrival this is one of the highlights of the social calendar with music by ‘Wrecking Ball’ followed by DJ Tom Byrne festivities here will continue well into the early hours. At the same time those who want something a little different can head to the local Greyhound Track for an evening of racing. The official opening of the festival takes place the following evening and it will be performed by the internationally acclaimed author Carmel Harrington who has penned six best selling nov-

els with a seventh due out later this year. The 2018 Festival Princesses who will play a prominent role throughout the festival will be presented on stage immediately after the official opening and one of them will be crowned Strawberry Queen on Sunday night. As the evening moves on there will be plenty of entertainment from the bandstand with the winners of the Pub Talent Competition performing prior to Gentlemen Callers making a return to the Market Square. Saturday’s programme begins with Lifestyle fitness with Alan Wilson in the Market Square and people would be well advised to go along if they want to tackle the marathon schedule of events which have been lined up for the morning, afternoon and night of Saturday. From Baby Bops to Magicians, Face Painting and Balloon Making, an Army Band and a Bob Dylan Tribute Band and of course another chance to meet the Strawberry Fair Princesses, it’s all here. Two of the most popular events of the weekend take place on Sunday. Food Stalls will be in place in Market Square from 11am to 5pm and these have proven a real favourite with the public in the past. Young and old take great pleasure in tasting a little bit of

this and that as they stroll between the stalls. Meanwhile down in Abbey Square the Classic Car Show gets underway at 2pm and will continue throughout the afternoon. So you can pick up some food in the Market Square and then drop down the hill to Abbey Square where you can get up close and personal with some marvellous examples of splendid car manufacturing from yester year. If you prefer and indoor option you could opt for Fairytales in the Castle from 1pm or go along to the Afternoon Tea Dance in the Athenaeum where a Matchmaker will be on hand for those seeking a little love, but outdoors dancing, music and fun continues throughout the afternoon in the Market Square where the stage will play host to performers from home and abroad and will feature a performance by the Garda Band at 5.30pm. All this builds to the highlight of the weekend, the crowning of the 2018 Strawberry Queen, which will take place at 8pm with M.C. Liam Sharkey on hand to do the honours. Natty Walker and the Reggae Vibes, a Bob Marley tribute band, will bring the weekend to a lively conclusion in Market Square from 9pm.

Some of the weekend’s highlights THURSDAY MAY 31ST. 7pm............ Camera Club’s Annual Exhibition opens in the Church Institute 8pm............ Strawberry Festival Ball 8pm............ Racing at Enniscorthy Greyhound Track

FRIDAY JUNE 1st. 7pm............ Official Opening by Carmel Harrington 7.30pm...... Introduction of Princess from The Bandstand 7.45pm...... Street Rhythms Presents Dance Performances 8pm............ Pub Talent Winners perform on The Bandstand 9pm............ Gentlemen Callers in the Market Square

SATURDAY JUNE 2nd. 11.30am.... Baby Bop Market Square 1pm............ Puppeteer/Baloon Making/Face Painting Market Square 2pm............ Magician Market Square 2.45pm...... The Martina Leacy Dance Academy with St. Patrick’s Special School, Market Sq. 5pm............ Army Number One Band Market Square 7.15pm...... Introduction of Strawberry Fair Princesses 7.45pm...... Blind Date, Bandstand 8.15pm...... Music By Remedy Club, Bandstand 8.15pm...... JMA On Stage, (Neill Young and Bob Dylan Tribute), Main Stage

SUNDAY JUNE 3rd. 11am.......... Food Stalls, Market Square 11am.......... Crafts in Motion, Rafter Street 1pm............ Fairytales in The Castle 1pm............ Boggle Circus Skills, Castle Street 2pm............ Classic Car Show, Abbey Square 3pm............ Afternoon Tea Dance, The Athenaeum 3.30pm...... Jack Wise Magician and Comedian, Market Square 5.30pm...... Garda Band, Market Square 8pm............ Crowning of 2018 Strawberry Queen, Market Square 9pm............ Natty Wailer & The Reggae Vibes (Bob Marley Tribute), Market Square

Bernie Morrissey and Lisa O Shea Street Rhythams and John Reilly Rathnure Panto Society, at the festival launch

Megan O Shea Strawberry Queen 2017, and two of this year’s contestants Orla Byrne and Ciara Nolan at the launch of the festival.

Eamonn Doyle, Street Rhythms and Roots ,Liz Hore, Enniscorthy District Manager, Michael Bennett,Keith Doyle, Chair Enniscorthy Municipal District and Marie Lynn,President Enniscorthy Chamber of Commerce, at the formal launch of the festival.

Wexford Co. Council proud to support the 51st. Strawberry Fair/Street Rhythms and Roots Festival

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GOREY GIRLS HIT THE HIGH NOTES T wo Gorey Girls have qualified for the all Ireland semi-finals of the singing competition Teenstars Ireland. Ella Montague has qualified in the Junior U13 section and Katie-Louise Murray has qualified in the Senior U18 section. The semi finals take place in Buzz nightclub, Moran’s Hotel, Naas on June 3rd 2018. If the girls are successful they will go forward to the Junior Grand Final on June 16th and Senior Grand Final on June 17th.The girls are pictured with Kevin Doyle of Making Music Gorey. Ella is in her final year in Gaelscoil Moshíológ where she has been a firm fixture in the school orchestra over the years on guitar and ukulele. Since the age of 6 she has been studying music, dance and drama. She has performed solo in The National Opera House, solo at the Arklow Breeze Festival, won a busking prize in the Gorey Festival and most recently was asked

to perform at the Wexford Garda Youth Awards. Katie-Louise a Gorey Community School student, is no stranger to singing, having performed in several theatres from age 6 to 14 in the U.K. She has competed in and won many singing competitions in Arts festivals in categories including Folk, Musical Theatre and own choice in the U.K. where she lived prior to returning home with her fami-

ly to Gorey in 2016. Since moving to Gorey she was a member of the teen ensemble in Oliver with the Avonmore Musical Society in Arklow, she was one of the children in The King and I with Gorey Musical Society, she played the role of Sally in Cinderella in the Gorey Panto at The Little Theatre this year and most recently was on stage in many guises in The Wizard of Oz with the Gorey Musical Society.

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1. Once you’ve found a site that suits your needs, you need to get an architects’ report. You can then proceed with your mortgage loan application and get fully approved for your EBS self-build mortgage. Once you have that in the bag, you can close the purchase of the site, get planning permission and decide whether you are going to hire a regulated building contractor or hire direct labour yourself. 2. Then you should arrange water and electricity supplies to the site, fence it off and put up public safety signs (‘hard hats must be worn’ etc). 3. You will also need insurance to cover any mishaps that may happen on-site. That’s the easy part finished. Once you have those steps completed, you can finally start to get dirt under your fingernails and start the building process. Here are the four main steps you’ll be taking. 1. Setting the site, digging the foundations and blockwork (3-4 weeks) First things first – the site and house is set out by the surveyor, and the top soil is removed. Once that is all done, it should take roughly two weeks to dig the foundation and trenches for services, pour the concrete foundation, get the damp proof course finished and pour the oversite slab. Phew. Your construction company will pour your oversite slab, which will need to be reviewed by an architect or engineer. It will take a further two weeks to get the blockwork done – up to the chimney and gables. 2. Watch as it turns from a building site to an actual house (9-20 weeks) It’s time for the superstructure to be installed, and the first floor structure (allow three weeks for this). Then, it should take around four more weeks to finish the roof and get all the windows in. The chimneys and gables come next (around one week). Once the house is waterproofed, you can do the first fixes on carpentry, plumbing and electrics. Your power points, lights, TV points as well as radiators and underfloor heating are next in line. Now your home is really starting to take shape. (Ah, the excitement!). Some people on really tight budgets have even moved in at this stage (once there’s a working toilet, hey presto). But it’s really up to you. Once the first fixes are in, you can connect to the mains water and electricity – a major moment for any self-builder – even if it’s just to plug in your kettle, so you can have that all-important first cup of tea in your new home.

At the ONE Commadore Barry Memorial Service for all national Ex-Service Personnel and to those who Died on United Nation Service Overseas at The Faythe Menorial in Wexford town were: Angie Laffan,Town Manager, Larry Shannon, Parades Officer, Mayor Jim Moore, Minister Paul Kehoe and Clr.Dave Hynes, with Chairman John Fowler and members of the Commadore Barry ONE as well as visiting members.

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ontinuing the pattern of growth, Wexford Bus has announced that they will be launching a new route to Dublin City and Airport for the communities of Arklow and Wicklow Town. From the 1st June, those wishing to travel can avail of the new return service which departs from Gorey up to nine times per day. Those living around Arklow Town, Ballincore, Jack Whites, The Beehive and Wicklow Town will all be able to avail of the new route and great service provided by Wexford Bus. The last pick-up point on this new route is located at The Grand Hotel in Wicklow Town, so commuters in the area can look forward to a direct service to Dublin City & Airport. What’s more, third level students attend-

ing UCD, Trinity, DCU and the city centre based IT’s will all now have a frequent bus timetable which will make commuting in September even easier particularly for new college students. Commenting on the announcement, Brendan Crowley Managing Director of Wexford Bus said “We have listened to our customers in south Wicklow and have responded to their requests with the introduction of this new route. It will offer more flexibility to passengers and easier access to Dublin City & Airport for our customers in this area. Not only is this a great addition to our expanding network of routes but it has also brought about the creation of six new jobs within Wexford Bus.” He added “We continually strive to improve

our service so new passengers will have access to a great range of value tickets, online booking and innovative facilities such as online seat reservation for daily commuters, on-board Wi-Fi and a live bus tracker.” The 740A Route will start on Friday 1st June, departing from Gorey at 06.00am Wexford Bus is a growing private bus company operating regular scheduled bus services between Wexford and Dublin City & Airport (up 36 times per day) as well as services connecting Wexford with Waterford, Carlow and towns around Co Wexford. Wexford Bus carried in excess of 750,000 passengers in 2017, has a team of over 60 people and a fleet of 30 buses and coaches.

3. Appliances and interior installations (20-26 weeks) The walls get plastered at this stage and the kitchen is installed. This can happen at the same stage as the second fixes of carpentry, plumbing and electrics. This means that you’ll finally see internal doors, skirting boards and the bathrooms and ensuites. The fridge, oven and washing machine can be connected now (so you’ll be able to clean your clothes before hitting the building site again the next morning). Once the heavy-lifting is over, you can get set for the fun stuff – the interior decoration! Painting, decorating and furnishing will all be finished in the next few weeks. 4. Snagging your self-build (2 weeks) Now it’s time to put your new home to the test. Make sure it’s all in working order now so you won’t be caught out down the line. This is also the time to put the finishing touches to your home. First off, check the exterior and get your BER assessment. Next, check for any internal repairs and decoration that are required. It might also be time to get that carpet fitted as there should be no more dust and wood chippings to contend with. And what about the garden? Basic landscaping, turf, paving and seeding of lawn areas can be done now. It’s a good idea to have architect or engineer inspect all items. To finish things off, make that all important snag list to tick everything off.

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WEXFORD COUNCIL ENNISCORTHY FLOOD COUNTY DEFENCE SCHEME HOUSING Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended) Planning and Development Regulations, 2001 (as 2018 amended) WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL Public Display & Information Event - June Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended) Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford has a long history of flooding. Extreme floods have occurred in 1924, 1947, NOTICE OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT BY Aamended) LOCAL and Development Regulations, 2001 (asrepresents 1965, Planning 2000, 2002, 2009, 2011, 2014, and more recently in December 2015. Flooding a risk to

AUTHORITY In 2004, the Office of Public Works (OPW), in(LAC1709) conjunction with Wexford County BY Council, NOTICE OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT A undertook LOCALa study of the flooding problem in Enniscorthy. A preliminary design for the Enniscorthy Flood Defence AUTHORITY Coolcotts, Wexford Co.exhibited Wexford Scheme was (E.D. developed by theRural), OPW and for public consultation in 2009. In response to feedback from the public, the preliminary design(LAC1709) was further improved and went on public display in 2012. Pursuant to Part XI of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and in accorhealth and safety, and has resulted in significant property damage and traffic disruption in the town.

Indance November 2015, Consultants Mott MacDonald and RoughanRegulations & O’Donovan2001 were(as appointed by with (E.D. Part 8,Design Article 81 of theCo. Planning and Development Coolcotts, Wexford Rural), Wexford Wexford County Council to develop detailed design for the Scheme.proposes The Scheme has been develamended), notice is hereby giventhe that Wexford County Council to carry out the deoped to take into consideration feedback received from public consultations to date. velopment, particulars of which are set out hereunder.

Pursuant to Part XI of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and in accor-

dance withcovers Part 8, Articlestretch 81 ofofthe Planning and extending Development Regulations 2001 The scheme a 3.5km River Slaney, fromauxiliary 1.5km upstream of (as Enniscorthy The proposed construction of 7 no.the dwelling houses along with and associated site amended), notice is hereby given that Wexford County Bridge downstream. main elements of the project Council include: proposes to carry out the deworkstoat2km Coolcotts, (E.D.The Wexford Rural) Co. Wexford velopment, particulars of which are set out hereunder.

• Plans River and channel widening particulars ofand the deepening. proposed development be available for inspection, or purThe proposed construction of 7 no.panel dwelling houseswill along with auxiliary and associated site • chase, Flood defense walls, including glass walls in the towncost center. reasonable fee not exceeding theCo. reasonable of making a copy, during office works at at aCoolcotts, (E.D. Wexford Rural) Wexford • hours Removal of the Seamuslocations: Rafter Bridge & the construction of a New Road Bridge 500m downstream, at the following just south of the Riverside Park Hotel. Plans and particulars of the proposed development will be available for inspection, or pur• •chase, AWexford new at pedestrian bridge the town center. Council Planning Department, Carricklawn, Wexford. aCounty reasonable feein not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, during office • hours New road junction layouts and traffic management plan for the town center. at the following locations: These documents will be available for public inspection from Tuesday, 24thBridge. October, 2017, to • Bridge foundation protection works for the Railway Bridge & the Old Enniscorthy 5th December, 2017 • Tuesday, Services diversions & additional Stormwater Pumping Stations • Wexford County Council Planning Department, Carricklawn, Wexford. InSubmissions order to raiseor awareness of thewith scheme, a Public Display & Information Event is to be held at in which observations respect to the proposed development made writing These documents will be available for public inspection from Tuesday, may 24th be October, 2017, to members of the public will have the opportunity to view the developed design and to put questions to to: Tuesday, 5th December, 2017 the designers. The Public Display & Information Event will be held at the following locations:

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Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development may be made in writing Venue: The Athenaeum, Castle Street, Enniscorthy Co.Wexford Planning Department, to: Dates: June to 17th County June Hall, Wexford 11th County Council, Design Consultants will be in attendance on the following dates: Carricklawn, Wexford Reference Monday 11thLAC1709, June: 2:00pm to 5:00pm, Tuesday 12th June 11:00am to 5:00pm, Wednesday 13th June: Planning Department, 11:00am to 8:00pm. on or before Tuesday, 19th December, 2017. Wexford County Council, County Hall,

Carricklawn, Wexford Venue: Enniscorthy Library, Lymington Rd, Enniscorthy, Co.Wexford Pat Collins, County Secretary. Dates: 19th June to 7th July on or Consultants before Tuesday, December, Design will be19th in attendance on2017. the following dates: Thursday 21st June: 1:00pm to 8:00pm, Thursday 28th June: 1:00pm to 8:00pm, Thursday 5th July: Pat Collins, County Secretary. 10:30am to 5:00pm

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SECTION 75 OF ROADS ACT 1993 TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS SECTION 75of OF ROADS ACT 1993 Wexford County Council gives notice its intention to close the roads in Enniscorthy Town GRANTS listed hereunder to vehicular traffic from 16:00 to 19:00 onOF Sunday, November 26 2017 to faTEMPORARY CLOSING ROADS cilitate the Switching On of the Christmas Lights.

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Notice is hereby given that Wexford County Council has decided to close the road listed hereunder toTEMPORARY vehicular traffic from October 31 OF 2017ROADS to May 11 2018, to faciliCLOSING Wexford County Council invites tenders the visual inspection approx. 800 on private rental tate bridge construction works in for connection with the of Enniscorthy Bypass. properties to ensure they are in compliance with the Minimum Standards for Private Rented Notice is hereby given that Wexford County Council has decided to close theHousing road Let or available for Letting in accordance with the Housing (Standards for Rented houses) Regulations 2008 listed Closure: hereunder to vehicular traffic from October Enniscorthy. 31 2017 to May 11 2018, to faciliRoad L6055-1 at Drumgold, 2017 at various locations throughout the County. tate bridge construction works in connection with the Enniscorthy Bypass. Alternative Route: Frommore Drumgold Cooladine to the Tomnafunshoge to Wexford County Council may appoint than one to agent to carry out inspections. Road Closure: L6055-1 at to Drumgold, Enniscorthy. Clonhasten Templeshannon to Drumgold via L6055, L2040 and L6055.housing.tenders@wexfordcoco.ie Copies of the Inspection Form toR744, be usedL2500, may be obtained by emailing Alternative Route: From Drumgold to Cooladine to Tomnafunshoge to To undertake inspections must have a minimum level of to technical experience, such as: to Templeshannon Drumgold via L6055, The alternative route the willinspector beClonhasten signposted. R744, L2500, L2040 and L6055. • A temporary N.C.E.A./H.E.T.A.C. Certificate Final accessNational route will be provided for local people in the vicinity. This route • TheExamination in route Civil Engineering, or alternative will be signposted. will only be suitable for cars and small vehicles. • Construction Studies in Buildings Maintenance, or • hold an equivalent qualification or A temporary access route will be provided for local people in the vicinity. This route Secretary. • County should be able to demonstrate that he /she has the relevant construction experience and only be suitable for carshouse and small vehicles. willunderstanding of completing inspections and snag lists

SECTION 75 OF ROADS ACT 1993 TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS SECTION OFCouncil ROADS ACT 1993 Notice is hereby given that Wexford75 County proposes to close the roads listed hereunInspections will be carried out on a web-based programme, which will require the inspector to have a der, to public trafficTEMPORARY from 08.00 to 18.00 Mondays to Fridays, on a phased basis, as outlined in CLOSING OF ROADS mobile/tablet capable of connecting to the internet. (A list of compatible phones/tablets is available on the following schedule, to facilitate the laying of new water main from Poulpeasty to RathCounty Secretary. Supporting documentation such as certs etc. should be submitted with application (copies only no originals).

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paudin. Notice is hereby given that Wexford County Council proposes to close the roads listed hereunder, totenders public marked traffic from 08.00 to Mondays to Fridays, onsubmitted a phasedto basis, as outlined in Sealed ‘Inspections of 18.00 Properties – Housing’ should be the County Phase 1 Closure the following schedule, facilitate the Hall, laying of new water maintofrom Poulpeasty to RathSecretary, Wexford Countyto Council, County Carricklawn, Wexford be received: paudin. Not later than 12.30pm on Thursday 21st June 2018 Road Nos: L 8013-1 Townlands: Poulpeasty. Phase 1 Closure Alternative Route. Take L4004-3 towards Donard, and turn right onto the L80121-1.LAt8013-1 end of roadTownlands: turn right and take L8012-4 to Road Nos: Poulpeasty. end of diversion. Closed from approx November 20th to 1th 2017 08.00 to 18.00 Alternative Route. December Take L4004-3 towards Donard, and turn right onto the PLANTING GRANT L80121-1. At end of road turn right and2018 take L8012-4 to Phase 2 Closure. end of diversion. Closed from approx November 20th to December 1th 2017COMMUNITY 08.00 to 18.00 IMPORTANT FOR ALL VOLUNTARY GROUPS, TIDYand TOWNS, RESIDENT ASSOCIATIONS Road Nos: NOTICE L 8012-3/4 Townlands: Poulpeasty, Rathpaudin Wheelgarrow AND SCHOOLS INTERESTED IN PLANTING PROJECTS FOR PUBLIC AREAS Phase 2 Closure. Alternative Route. Take L8013-1 to junction with L4004-3.Turn right and travel 2.8 Km to cross roads. Turn right ontoand L8008-1 and Road Nos: L 8012-3/4 Townlands: Poulpeasty, Rathpaudin Wheelgarrow Applications for Planting Grants invited from Voluntary Community Groups, Tidy Towns, Resident travel 2.5are Kmnow to end of diversion. Closed from approx Associations and schools for Planting public areas. 4th Projects 2017 toinFebuary 2nd 2018 08.00 to and 18.00 Alternative Route. December Take L8013-1 to junction with L4004-3.Turn right travel 2.8 Km to cross roads. Turn right onto L8008-1 and An application form can now be submitted by logging onto www.wexfordcoco.ie/plantinggrants travel 2.5 Km to end of diversion. Closed from approx December 4th 2017 to Febuary 2nd 2018 08.00 to 18.00 Closing date for of applications 5 p.m.vary Friday 8th June 2018 Timeframe for receipt each phase of closureis may depending on progress and weather

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Wexford County Council gives notice of its intention to close the roads in Enniscorthy Town Road Wafer Street, Market Square, Street, Rafter Street, Main Street NOW listed Closures: hereunder to vehicular traffic from 16:00OPEN toSlaney 19:00 on Sunday, November 26 2017 to and faIfAlternative you requireroutes furtherwill information, pleaseLocal do not hesitate to contactareas the Environment SectionRoads at (053) be signposted. access to restricted will be facilitated. Castle (R702) (between cilitate the Switching On ofStreet the Christmas Lights. the junction of Duffry Street and Main 9196313. will re openfor at week-ends. Street with Irish Street and the junction of Castle Street with Church Street Timeframe each phase of closure may vary depending on progress and weather and Castle Hill) and additionally HCVStreet, Traffic are excluded fromStreet Castleand PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROMOTION SCHEME Road Closures: Wafer Street, Market Square, Slaney Rafter Street,2018 Main Any person wishing to object to the closing this road should lodge in writing, Hill, Duffry and(between Main Street. Alternative routes will be signposted. Localof access to restricted areas the willobjection be facilitated. Roads Castle StreetStreet (R702) the junction of Duffry Street and Main to thereundersigned before 12.00 noon on Monday, 23rd October, 2017. will open at week-ends. Street with Irish Street and the junction of Castle Street with Church Street Alternative Route: HCV TrafficHill) (Eastbound) and Castle and additionally HCV Traffic are excluded from Castle Duffry Hill toStreet Parnell toStreet. Arnold’s Crosstotoclubs Milland Park Road to Abbey This annual funding scheme aimed at providing small-scale support organizations and is Any person wishing to object to the closing of this road should lodge the objection in writing, Hill, is Duffry andRoad Main Roundabout viatoR890 andintroduction N30. designed to assist with aSquare wide variety of projects include: of new physical activity projects/ to the undersigned beforePREVENTION 12.00 noon on Monday, 23rd October, 2017. WASTE GRANT SCHEME 2018 initiatives for target groups; projects reflect a wide geographical and socially inclusive remit. Alternative Route: HCV Trafficwhich (Eastbound) Alternative Route: HCV Traffic (Westbound) Duffry Hill to Parnell Road to Arnold’s Cross to Mill Park Road to Abbey WexfordareCounty Council invites applicants for the following post:-for on Abbey to(e.g. Mill Park Road to Arnold’s Cross to Applications now invited from tidy towns groups, community groups and other voluntary groups Please note that this isRoundabout not for Roundabout funding capital projects construction work) Square viaSquare R890 and N30. Parnell Road to Duffry Hill via N30 and R890. the waste prevention grant scheme. This scheme aims to support communities to take steps on waste Assistant Planner (One Year Contract) prevention, re-use and repair activities in their local areas. The closing date for applications is 4.00pm Thursday 14th June, 2018. Alternative Route: HCV Traffic (Westbound) Alternative Route: Local non-HCV trafficfrom: (Eastbound only) Wexford County Council invites applicants for the following post:Application Forms and Guidelines are on available Roundabout Abbey Square to Mill Park Road to Arnold’s Cross to Junction of&Duffry StreetHill Main Street to Irish Carricklawn, Street to Island Road Selection will be means of interview and be shortlisted based on applicaEligible projects thatbycould be funded, but are notcandidates limited to, include: Sports Active Wexford, Community Sport, Block E,and Wexford County Council, Wexford Parnell Road to Duffry via N30 and R890. Assistant Planner (One may Year Contract) • tions Repair skills workshops submitted. A panel may be formed from which future vacancies may be filled. Tel: 053-919 6557/6552(N11) to Old Bridge, The Shannon Quay to Seamus Rafter Bridge to Abbey Square Roundabout to Castle Hill. • Upcycling Workshops Email: sports.active@wexfordcoco.ie or visit us on(Eastbound our Facebookonly) Page Alternative Route: Local non-HCV traffic • Qualifications, Elimination single-use items Web: sportsactivewexford.ie/ Junction of Duffry Street and Main Street to Irish Street to Island Road Selection willofbe by means of interview and candidates be shortlisted on applicaapplication forms and further particulars may are available from,based Reception (Block Local non-HCV traffic (Westbound only) From Junction of Castle • tions Foodsubmitted. waste prevention AnAlternative applicationRoute: can now be submitted by logging onto www.wexfordcoco.i/wastepreventiongrant or (N11) to Old Bridge, The Shannon Quay to Seamus Rafter Bridge to A panel may be formed from which future vacancies may be filled. F), Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Wexford. Phone (053) 9196273 or visit our webStreet/Castle Hill to Church Street to Hospital Hill to Parnell Road to download a copy of theAbbey application form and returnto toCastle Environment Square Roundabout Hill. Section, Wexford County Council, siteapplication at www.wexfordcoco.ie Duffry Hill. An can now be submitted by logging onto www.wexfordcoco.i/wastepreventiongrant or Carricklawn, Wexford. Any queries please phone (053) 9196313. Qualifications, forms and particulars are available from, Reception (Block download a copyapplication of the application formfurther and return to Environment Section, Wexford County Council, Alternative Route: Local non-HCV traffic (Westbound only) From Junction of Castle Alternative routes will be signposted. NoChurch Vehicular Access will beHill facilitated. F), Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Phone (053) or visit our webClosing date for receipt of completed for the post9196273 is Carricklawn, Wexford. Any queries please application phoneWexford. (053) forms 9196313. Street/Castle to to Hospital to Parnell Road to Completed application forms must beHill returned to theStreet Environment site at www.wexfordcoco.ie 5.00 p.m. on Thursday, 9th November 2017. Hill. Section before 5.00 p.m.Duffry on Friday 1st June 2018. Any person wishing to object to the closing of this road should lodge the objection in writing, Completed application forms must be returned to the Environment Section before 5.00 p.m. on Friday 1st to the County Secretary, County before 12.00 on Monday, November 6 June 2018.dateCOUNTY Alternative routes will beWexford signposted. NoCouncil Vehicular Access willnoon be facilitated. Closing for receiptCOUNCIL of completed for the post is EMPLOYER WEXFORD IS application AN EQUALforms OPPORTUNITIES 2017. 5.00 p.m. on Thursday, 9th November 2017. Any person wishing to object to the closing of this road should lodge the objection in writing, Outside office hours call: 1890 666 777 to the County Secretary, County Council before 12.00 noon on Monday, November 6 Planning app. lists available at StreetWexford Lights Broken? WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER Register on www.mapalerter.com for free text and 2017. www.wexfordcoco.ie/planning Report on www.deadsureapp.com

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WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ROADS HOUSING Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended) Planning and Development Regulations, SECTION 75 OF ROADSCOUNCIL ACT2001 1993(as amended) WEXFORD COUNTY TEMPORARY CLOSING ROADS Planning and Development Act, OF 2000 (as amended) NOTICE OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT LOCAL Planning and Development Regulations, 2001 BY (as A amended) Notice is hereby given that Wexford County Council intends to close the road listed hereunder to vehic-

AUTHORITY (LAC1709) NOTICE OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT BY A LOCAL Road Closure: L6102-1Rural), at St John’s, Enniscorthy, from its junction with the N30 to its Coolcotts, (E.D. Wexford Co. AUTHORITY Wexford junction with the Tomnalossett road. (LAC1709) Pursuant to Part XI of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and in accor-

ular traffic from Monday, July 2 to Friday, July13 2018, to facilitate maintenance works on the existing water main.

Alternative From St 81 John’s to Lucas’s Parkand to StDevelopment John’s via N30Regulations and L6104. 2001 (as dance withRoute. Part 8, Article of the Planning

Coolcotts, (E.D. Wexford Rural), Co. Wexford amended), notice is hereby given that Wexford County Council proposes to carry out the de-

Alternative routes will Local will be facilitated. velopment, particulars of which are setaccess out hereunder. Pursuant to Part XI be of signposted. the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and in accor-

dance with Part 8, Article 81 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as

Theperson proposed construction 7 no. dwelling along withthe auxiliary and associated site Any wishing to the closing of thishouses road should lodge objection writing, to the amended), notice is object herebytoof given that Wexford County Council proposes to in carry out the deworksSecretary at Coolcotts, (E.D. Wexford Wexford County before 12.00 noon are on Rural) Monday, June 11 2018. velopment, particulars of which set outCo. hereunder. Plansproposed and particulars of theof proposed development be with available for inspection, or purThe construction 7 no. dwelling houseswill along auxiliary and associated site chase, at a reasonable fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, during office works at Coolcotts, (E.D. Wexford Rural) Co. Wexford hours at the following locations: Plans and particulars of the proposed development will be available for inspection, or pur• Wexford Council Planning Department, Carricklawn, Wexford. chase, at a County reasonable fee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofInvites making a copy, during office Wexford County Council hours at the following locations: Applicants For The Following Post:These documents will be available for public inspection from Tuesday, 24th October, 2017, to December, 2017 •Tuesday, Wexford5th County Council Planning Department, Carricklawn, Wexford.

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I.S.respect PROJECT LEADER Submissions or observations with to the proposed development may October, be made 2017, in writing These documents will be available for public inspection from Tuesday, 24th to to: (INITIAL ASSIGNMENT TO ONLINE SERVICES AND CRM) Tuesday, 5th December, 2017 Reference LAC1709, Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development may be made in writing

Selection the post will be by means of interview and candidates may be shortlisted based on Planningfor Department, to: applications submitted. A panel may beHall, formed from which future vacancies may be filled. Wexford County Council, County

Carricklawn, Wexford Reference LAC1709,

Qualifications, application forms and further particulars for all posts are available from, Customer Service Planning Department, (Block Wexford County 19th Council, Carricklawn, Wexford. Phone (053) 9196000 or visit our website at www. on orF),before Tuesday, December, Wexford County Council, County Hall,2017. wexfordcoco.ie

Carricklawn, Wexford Pat Collins, County Secretary. Closing date for receipt of completed application forms for all posts is on or before Tuesday, 19th December, 2017. 5.00 p.m. on Thursday 21th June 2018

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SECTION 75ofOF ROADS ACT 1993 Wexford County Council gives notice its intention to close the roads in Enniscorthy Town

listed hereunder to TEMPORARY vehicular traffic 16:00 to 19:00 onOF Sunday, November 26 2017 to faNAMING OF BRIDGE ON N25from NEW ROSS BYPASS CLOSING ROADS cilitate the Switching On of the Christmas Lights. PUBLIC CONSULTATION PROCESS Wexford County Council gives notice of its intention to close the roads in Enniscorthy Town

Road Closures: Wafer Market Square, Street, Rafter Street, Main Street and to vehicular traffic from 16:00 to Slaney 19:00 on Sunday, November 26 2017 to faAslisted part ofhereunder the €230 million N25 Street, New Ross Bypass Scheme, a significant new bridge structure will cross the Castle (R702) (between the junction of Duffry Street and Main900m cilitate thesouth Switching On ofStreet the Christmas Lights. River Barrow of New Ross Town. The bridge structure will be a 3 Tower Extrados construction, Streetit with Street and the in junction in length and on completion will beIrish the longest bridge Ireland. of Castle Street with Church Street

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WEXFORD COUNTY75 COUNCIL TENDERS OF ROADS ACT 1993 ROADS SECTION TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS

SWIMMING IN WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL PIERS SECTION 75 OF ROADS 1993 Notice is hereby given that Wexford County Council ACT has decided to close the road AND HARBOURS

listed hereunder to vehicular traffic from October 31OF 2017ROADS to May 11 2018, to faciliTEMPORARY CLOSING

tate bridge construction works running in connection with tender the Enniscorthy Bypass. Wexford County Council is currently the following competitions. If you wish to obtain Notice is hereby given that Wexford County Council has decided to close the road further information and make a submission for any of the tenders please visit www.etenders.gov.ie. listed traffic from October 31 2017 to May 11 2018, to faciliRoad hereunder Closure: to vehicular L6055-1 at Drumgold, Enniscorthy. works in connection with theTENDER Enniscorthy Bypass. REFERENCE CLOSING DATE Alternative Route: From Drumgold to Cooladine to Tomnafunshoge to Risk Remediation Programme – Footpath Improvement Works 16/RM/2018 30/05/2018 Road Closure: L6055-1 at Drumgold, Enniscorthy. Clonhasten to Templeshannon to Drumgold via L6055, @ 17.00 R744, L2500, L2040 and15/SP/2018 L6055. Phase 1 Site Development Works at Enniscorthy Technology Park. 31/05/2018 Alternative Route: From Drumgold to Cooladine to Tomnafunshoge to @ 16.00 Clonhasten to Templeshannon to Drumgold via L6055, The alternative route will be signposted. Framework for the Provision of Architectural Engineering 08/06/2018 R744,and L2500, L2040 and 17/WCC/2018 L6055. Consultancy Services with PSDP. @ 16.00 A temporary access route will be provided for local people in the vicinity. This route Supply of 3 no. new panel vans 19/MYard/2018 08/06/2018 The alternative route will be signposted. will only be suitable for cars and small vehicles. tate bridge construction TENDER DESCRIPTION

A temporary will be provided in the County Secretary. Enniscorthy Flood access Defence –route Category 3 Bridge Checker for local people 20/Env/2018 will only be suitable for cars and small vehicles.

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vicinity. This route 08/06/2018 @ 16.00

SECTION 75 OF ROADS ACT 1993 11/06/2018 TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS @ 16.00 SECTION OFCouncil ROADS ACT 1993 Notice is hereby given that Wexford75 County 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 PUBLIC NOTICE TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS the following schedule, to facilitate the laying of new water main from Poulpeasty to Rath-

Lift Maintenance and Repairs 21/Fac/2018 County Secretary.

paudin.is hereby given that Wexford County Council proposes to close the roads listed hereunNotice SWIMMING IN WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL PIERS der, to public traffic from 08.00 to 18.00 Mondays to Fridays, on a phased basis, as outlined in Phase 1 Closure HARBOURS the following schedule, to facilitateAND the laying of new water main from Poulpeasty to Rathpaudin. Road Nos: L 8013-1 Townlands: Poulpeasty. Wexford County Council wishes to advise that swimming in or near piers and harbours can be hazardous, Phase 1 Closure Alternative Route. Take L4004-3 towards Donard, and turn right onto the Potential Hazards include but are not limited to; turn right and take L8012-4 to L80121-1. end of road Road Nos: LAt 8013-1 Townlands: Poulpeasty. end of diversion. Closed from approx November 20th to • Underwater obstructions December 1th 2017 08.00 to 18.00 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 • Moving boats Phase 2 Closure. end of diversion. Closed from approx November 20th to December 2017 08.00 to 18.00 • Propellers and backwash from1th vessels Road Nos: L 8012-3/4 Townlands: Poulpeasty, Rathpaudin and Wheelgarrow • Phase Marine wildlife, seals etc 2 Closure. Alternative Route. Take L8013-1 to junction with L4004-3.Turn right and travel Km to cross roads. Turn right ontoand L8008-1 and • Road Deep andLshallow water 2.8 Nos: 8012-3/4 Townlands: Poulpeasty, Rathpaudin Wheelgarrow travel 2.5 Km to end of diversion. Closed from approx December 4th to 2017 to Febuary 2nd 2018 08.00 18.00 • Alternative Slippery and uneven surfaces Route. Take L8013-1 junction with L4004-3.Turn righttoand travel 2.8 Km to cross roads. Turn right onto L8008-1 and • Tides and strong currents travel 2.5 Km to end of diversion. Closed from approx December 4th 2017 to Febuary 2nd 2018 08.00 to 18.00 • Timeframe Water quality unsuitable for each phasefor of bathing closure may vary depending on progress and weather Parents should ensure thatbechildren and minors awaretoofrestricted these dangers. Alternative routes will signposted. Localare access areas will be facilitated. Roads

will re openfor at week-ends. Timeframe each phase of closure may vary depending on progress and weather and Castle Hill) and additionally HCV Traffic are excluded from Castle Road Closures: Wafer Street, Market Square, Slaney Street, Rafter Street, Main Street and Any person routes wishing to be object to the closing this road should lodge the objection in writing, Hill, Duffry Street and Mainlongest Street. The new bridge will span the River Barrow, the second river in Ireland, fromStreet Dunganstown Alternative will signposted. Local of access to restricted areas will be facilitated. Roads Castle Street (R702) (between the junction of Duffry and Main/ to the undersigned before 12.00 noon on Monday, 23rd October, 2017. Stokestown in Co. Wexford to the Pink Rock / Ballyverneen in Co. Kilkenny. will re open at week-ends. Street with Irish Street and the junction of Castle Street with Church Street Alternative Route: and HCVCastle Traffic (Eastbound) Hill) and additionally HCV Traffic are excluded from Castle Duffry Hill to Parnell Road toStreet. Cross to Mill Park Road point to Abbey Given the scale and importance of the bridge, both from aArnold’s major infrastructural development of Any person wishing to object to the closing of this road should lodge the objection in writing, Hill, Duffry Street and Main via R890potential and N30. view, and from the pointSquare of viewRoundabout of its socio-economic for the New Ross area and entire south Wexford Invites to the undersigned before 12.00 noonCounty on Monday,Council 23rd October, 2017. east region, a relevant fitting name(Eastbound) should be conferred on the bridge. Alternative Route: and HCV Traffic Applicants For The Following Post:Alternative Route: Duffry HCV Traffic Hill to(Westbound) Parnell Road to Arnold’s Cross to Mill Park Road to Abbey Wexford County Council invites applicants for the following post:As part of the process ofSquare selecting a suitable name for the bridge, a Public Consultation Procedure is now Roundabout on Abbey Square to Mill Park Road to Arnold’s Cross to Roundabout via R890 and N30. underway, whereby members the public can make written ParnellofRoad to Duffry Hillavia N30 submission, and R890. indicating their preferred Assistant Planner (One ATTENDANT Year Contract) PART-TIME LIBRARY name for the bridge. Alternative Route: HCV Traffic (Westbound) Alternative Route: Roundabout Local non-HCV traffic Square (Eastbound only) Wexford County Council invites applicants for the following post:on Abbey to Mill Park Road to Arnold’s Cross to • On-line SubmissionsJunction can be made by visiting either of the following of Duffry Street and tolinks: Irish Street to Island Road Selectionfor will bywill means ofmeans interview and candidates may bemay shortlisted basedbased on applicaSelection thebe post be by of interview and candidates be shortlisted on Parnell Road to Duffry Hill viaMain N30Street and R890. Assistant Planner (One Year Contract) (N11) to Old Bridge, The Shannon Quay applications submitted. A panel be formed from which future vacanciesmay may be be filled. filled. tions submitted. A panel may may be formed from which future vacancies https://wxcoco.wufoo.com/forms/m14k5zod0oblqdn/ or to Seamus Rafter Bridge to Abbeynon-HCV Square Roundabout to Castleonly) Hill. Alternative Route: Local traffic (Eastbound https://consult.kilkenny.ie/en/content/submission-form-name-n25-new-ross-bypass-bridge Qualifications, forms andand further particulars for all posts available from, Customer Service Junction of Duffry Street and Main Street to Irish Street to Island Road Selection willapplication beapplication by means of interview and candidates may be are shortlisted on applicaQualifications, forms further particulars are available from,based Reception (Block Alternative Route: Local non-HCV traffic (Westbound only) to From Junction of Castle (Block F), Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Wexford. Phone (053) 9196000 or visit our website at www. to Old Bridge, The Shannon Seamus Rafter to • Written Submission (N11) can also be made. Download a copy ofQuay the Submission Form fromBridge www. tions submitted. A panel may be formed from which future vacancies may be filled. F), Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Wexford. Phone (053) 9196273 or visit our webStreet/Castle to ChurchtoStreet to Hospital Hill to Parnell Road to wexfordcoco.ie Abbey SquareHill Roundabout Castle wexfordcoco.ie or www.kilkennycoco.ie or pick one up from Hill. any public office or public library of site at www.wexfordcoco.ie Duffry Hill. Wexford County Council or Kilkenny County Council. Qualifications, application forms and further particulars available from, Reception (Block Closing date for receipt of completed application forms for allare posts is Alternative Route: Local non-HCV traffic (Westbound only) From Junction of Castle Alternative routes will Vehicular Access willor bepublic facilitated. Completed Submissions canbebesignposted. postedHill or delivered to any public office of Road Wexford F), Wexford County Council, Carricklawn, Wexford. Phone (053) or visit our webClosing for receipt ofJune completed application forms for the post9196273 is 5.00 p.m. date on Thursday 14th 2018 Street/Castle toNo Church Street to Hospital Hill tolibrary Parnell to County Council or Kilkenny County site www.wexfordcoco.ie 5.00atp.m. on Thursday, 9th November 2017. Duffry Hill.Council. Completed forms can also be emailed to the address shown person wishing to object to the closing of this road should lodge the objection in writing, onAny the form. Wexford County Council is an equal opportunities employer to the County Secretary, County Council 12.00 on13th Monday, November 6 CLOSING DATEroutes FOR RECEIPT OF COMPLETED 5.00pm Friday July, 2018. Alternative will beWexford signposted. No SUBMISSIONS: Vehicularbefore Access willnoon be facilitated. Closing date COUNTY for receipt COUNCIL of completed forms for the post is EMPLOYER WEXFORD ISapplication AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 2017. 5.00 p.m. on Thursday, 9th November 2017. Any person wishing to object to the closing of this road should lodge the objection in writing, Outside office hours call: 1890 666 777 to the County Secretary, Council before 12.00 noon on Monday, November 6 Planning app. lists available at StreetWexford Lights County Broken? WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER Register on www.mapalerter.com for free text and 2017. www.wexfordcoco.ie/planning Report on www.deadsureapp.com

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Find that special feature for your favourite room in our Homewares & Living section. Mirrors, lamps, frames, candles and furniture, cushions galore"

Fri 29th with designer Aodhain from Inside Design

Receive a €15 paint voucher from Fleetwood. No appointment needed

wallaces.ie 051 561113