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Elderly left exhausted by hospital walk Elderly visitors to Wexford General Hospital are in danger of having to be admitted as patients by the time they walk the long distance from the new hospital entrance to the wards, it has emerged. When the new A&E Department was opened at the hospital last year the existing entrance was closed to the public and a new entrance opened at the far end of the hospital. This entrance is at the opposite end of the building to where the wards are and it
has now emerged that the realignment of the entrance as part of the construction work has caused havoc for elderly people visiting loved ones in the hospital. The issue was first raised at a meeting of Gorey Municipal Council earlier this year but the matter has now been taken up by the full Co. Council as efforts to reopen the original entrance are intensified. The problem was first brought to public attention by Councillor Mary Farrell who works in the disability
sector. While visiting the hospital to see a patient she was shocked by the distance that had to be walked to get to the ward and she has told of the terrible plight faced by the elderly and those with mobility issues as they struggle to make the journey from the hospital entrance. She revealed that some people are facing exhaustion by the time they complete the journey and her call to have the original entrance reopened has already won the backing of her colleagues in the Gorey Municipal
Council. However, there has been no move on the matter from the HSE which is why the issue was brought before the full Co. Council this week. It is understood that the original entrance was closed due to security considerations when the new reception area was opened.
Anne (93) is still a volunteer worker Local volunteer Anne Ennis recently celebrated her 93rd birthday but has no intention of retiring having volunteered at the Oxfam shop in Wexford for 24 years. From Wexford town, Anne volunteers at the shop on North Main Street three days a week, on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and on Friday afternoons, making a significant contribution to the charity’s work worldwide. Anne said: “I have been volunteering at Oxfam Wexford since it opened 24 years ago. It is a lovely shop
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News Witnesses sought in shooting incident Gardaí in Enniscorthy are still appealing for members of the public to come forward following a gun attack on a house in Friary Place on Easter Saturday Morning. The attack saw shots fired at the downstairs of the house while the owner, a forty year old male, was asleep upstairs.
The road was immediately sealed off by Gardaí and a forensic examination was carried out at the scene, however, Gardaí have no definitive line of enquiry in relation to the attack, but they are appealing for witnesses who may have been in the area at approximately 2.30 a.m. and
saw anything suspicious to come forward to them at Enniscorthy Garda Station. Locals reported hearing several shots and the owner of the house is not believed to be known to Gardaí. The incident led to speculation that there may link between the shooting incident
and the presence of more armed Gardaí on the streets of Enniscorthy in recent weeks, however, Gardaí have said that their presence in the region has been part of an operation to prevent and uncover burglaries that are taking place across Enniscorthy.
Courtown harbour to close for summer In what seemed like a poorly timed and extremely late April fools joke, it has emerged that Courtown Harbour will be drained and closed to boats for the entire summer as repair works on the piers and walls are carried out and the harbour basin is deepened. Council engineers announced that the project will cost €2 million and a meeting was held with local fishermen and business owners on Thursday to address any concerns. The project is set to have a significant impact on
summer trade in Courtown as people wishing to moor at the harbour will be directed elsewhere while work is ongoing. Cllr Robbie Ireton said that it was ‘impossible’ to delay the work until after the busy summer period saying that the project has had two extensions already. The funding allocated for the work must be spent before the end of November. As part of rock armour reinstatement, parts of Courtown beach will be cordoned off at various stages during the summer and vehicular access to the
Burrow car park will be restricted. Both piers in the harbour are said to be in bad shape and the harbour basin was described as being ‘filled up with silt.’
Boat owners have already started moving their vessels from Courtown to nearby Arklow or Wexford for the summer.
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Motorists breath sigh of relief Potholes are expected to become a thing of the past at two of Wexford town’s most badly damaged roads as it emerged that €500,000 in funding had been allocated for their repair. The R741 between Wexford and Castlebridge and R733 Distillery Road in Wexford town have long been the bane of drivers’ lives as they moved to avoid potholes which have been known to cause damage to the wheels of passing cars. The roads are both extremely heavily used and drivers were at their wits end, however there was good news in the form of funding with €350,000 being awarded to the Castlebridge road and €150,00 to Distillery Road.
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Great news for Wexford Schools There were celebrations in Principal’s offices around the county this week as it emerged that a total of 17 Wexford schools will benefit from the Summer Works Scheme this year. An investment of €36million is being made in 559 schools across the country under the scheme this summer and will bring the total investment in small and medium scale works at schools to €108m. Our Lady of Lourdes in New Ross is the only secondary school in Wexford to be allocated money, with the rest being national schools. The New Ross school, along with seven national schools have been awarded the funding specifically for school windows. The national schools include Scoil Naisiunta Bhantarna Lourdes in Bunclody, SN Clochar Mhuire in Rosslare, SN Cul Greine in Coolgreany, Oulart NS, St Leaonard’s NS Ballycullane, St Senan’s NS Enniscorthy and Kilrane NS. Funding has been allocated for further structural improvements at SN Baile Thomais, Gorey; St Joseph’s NS Kilmuckridge; SN Coill An Iarainn Killanerin and SN Pádraig, Craanford. Finally Ballindaggin NS,
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Quality of pot-hole repairs are defended The man charged with responsibility for maintaining Co. Wexford’s roads says he is fed up listening to claims that in other countries they are better at maintaining the road network by using better product and more effective methods. Executive Engineer Noel O’Driscoll told councillors at the March meeting that he was happy with the materials being used to fill potholes and he also defended the general standard of work. There had been questioning of the type of work carried out in pot hole repairs by Fergie Kehoe and Keith
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Doyle. Cllr Kehoe said weather conditions were always blamed for the reappearance of pot-holes but places like Finland had much more extreme weather and didn’t encounter the same problems while Cllr. Keith Doyle questioned the method used to compact filling into pot-holes. But Mr O’Driscoll said they had the same problems in other countries including Finland. It also emerged during the debate that while more than €19m is collected in car tax annually in the county less than half of this comes back
by way of a national grant for road repairs. This drew strong criticism from Cllr. Anthony Kelly and others but Chief Executive Tom Enright said this was not really relevant pointing out the massive investment which would take place in the county on the Enniscorthy bypass from next year.. The funding for roads in Wexford has been cut by 45% since 2008 but Mr O’Driscoll agreed with Cllr. Paddy Kavanagh that better value for money was being achieved now. Materials had dropped in price, he indicated.
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Wexford Co. Council has passed over the names and addresses of its tenants to Irish Water in a bid to avoid a potential water bill of €1.3m. Councillors were told on Monday that the Council had waited until the final moment before passing the information over to the water company. Members were not informed of the decision to hand over the information until after it had been provided to Irish Water. Cllr.Deirdre Wadding described the decision as disastrous.
‘travellers’ with ‘individuals’ after objections from councillors Oisin O’Connell, Deirdre Wadding and Davy Hynes. But he was strongly supported in his efforts to rid Drumgoold of the menace of illegal horse fairs by several other members Including councillor James Browne who narrowly avoided injury in an incident at the illegal fair on St. Patrick’s Day
Home grown comedy Wexford Co. Council is pouring money into a new comedy festival in Wexford town at the end of the month, not just to get people laughing, but to help bring tourists into town. However, it appears they may be misspending their money with councillor Fergie Kehoe suggesting that the Council meetings themselves were the best comedy shows going.
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What’s On Music From Pulp Fiction, Wexford Arts Centre, April 17 The film ‘Pulp Fiction’ is undoubtedly a cult classic. Everyone has their favourite scene, be it Vince and Jools discussing the finer points of the metric system or Butch walking in on Marcellus Wallace in, shall we say, a compromising position with Z in back room of a dingy store. As iconic as the scenes have become, something that massively added to the film was Quentin Tarrantino’s excellent selection of songs for the soundtrack and now Kevin Lawlor and a gang
Pat Shortt is a man that will need few introductions around Ireland. He has been cracking audiences up all over the country for years. From his days as part of the hilarious duo D'Unbelievables with Jon Kenny to his much loved comedy 'Killinascully', Pat knows funny. With his unique and engaging comedic style, Pat will have you on the edge of your seat as he makes his way around the crowd preying on unsuspecting victims, but be careful you don't fall off because you'll be laughing
that hard! His unique live show brings together a serious of side-splittingly funny characters from Shortt's past, present and imagination and he's sure to keep you thoroughly entertained for the duration of the show. Pat is no stranger to a Wexford audience having performed in the past in the unique surroundings of the Wexford Spiegeltent Festival. Fans will be delighted to see him return and tickets for the night are selling fast.
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Fans all over Wexford will have been waiting a long time for Saturday night as they finally get their hands on some new music from uber-talented local act Corner Boy. The band have gone from strength to strength over the past year with their True North EP becoming the most played thing on iPods and in CD Players across the county. As well as this the band
have enjoyed great success playing some of the country's most illustrious festivals and even flying the flag for Wexford at the St Patrick's Day celebrations in London in front of a crowd of 10,000 people. Now these talented young men are returning to where it all began for them, The Dun Mhuire Theatre, for the official launch of their latest single
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Chess The Musical, National Opera House, Wexford, Monday April 22 – Saturday May 2. One of the oldest musical societies in the country will take to the stage once more for another major production on Monday, April 22, as Wexford Light Opera Society Present their production of Chess. Following on from the major success of last year's 'Sister Act' the society wanted to choose a
musical that would hold up just as well, and 'Chess' is sure to be one hell of a show. The politically-driven tale surrounds a chess tournament between two men, an American grandmaster and a Soviety grandmaster, in the Cold War era, and their fight over a woman who manages one and falls in
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Sharon's Grave, St Michael's Theatre, New Ross, April 23 - 25 John B Keane's classic “Sharon's Grave” will run for three nights at St Michael's Theatre from April 23. Under the award winning directorship of Paul Walsh, the action takes place in a small
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GER WALSH There will always be problems when people abuse A&E and use ambulances as a taxi service I was struck recently by a debate in Britain over the state of the health service. As part of the general election campaign, currently raging in that country, opposition politicians were putting the government under pressure over the problems in hospitals. They talked of waiting lists, falling standards and problems getting into A&E. So bad were the A&E difficulties as presented by the opposition, that it wasn’t a case of being stuck on a trolley in the Department for hours but people were finding it difficult to even get inside the doors with ambulances having to queue up outside awaiting their turn. It seems the health service and hospitals are a never ending problem in every country. It could be argued that more money would do something to ease the problem and that no doubt is the case, It could be argued too that better management of existing resources would deliver better service for everyone, and that is also a fact. It could further be argued that a better deployment of staff and better targeting of staff resources would also bring improvements.
While this would probably be disputed by some who work in the health service it is nevertheless true. But I have come to the conclusion that while there are big problems in the service itself it is the general public who are contributing enormously to the difficulties faced by ordinary people when they find themselves in need of medical attention. For a start there is a class of people who seem to take up residence in the A&E Department almost every weekend. They have no regard for queuing systems, rules or regulations and generally make a nuisance of themselves causing distress for other patients. It is easy to spot them. They usually have a fleet of vehicles parked outside but never in designated parking areas and they generally bring the entire extended family with them to the hospital. Their vehicles are often parked in such way as to prevent others getting close to the doors of the Emergency Department causing added difficulties for the elderly. Apart from the Emergency Department the other big health
topic which is often splashed across local newspapers relates to the response times for ambulances in the area. I won’t dwell on the rather silly headlines about it taking fifty minutes or an hour for an ambulance to get from the hospital to a casualty just a couple of kilometres away. This of course is nonsense, but is regularly repeated as if to suggest the ambulance personnel are actually pushing their vehicles along to roads. The length of time it takes an ambulance to reach a location depends on where that vehicle is despatched from. Only the very naive would assume that there is fleet of ambulances fully manned waiting at all times at every location for an emergency call. Of course there are real difficulties in relation to the ambulance service and they go much deeper than whether it took five or fifty minutes for a vehicle to reach the scene. The question is why it took the amount of time it did. Certainly if there were more ambulances there wouldn’t be the same delays, but then again if it
rained fifty euro notes once a week we would all be rich too. In the real world neither is going to happen. Part of the reason people are often left waiting longer than they should for ambulances is the fact that the service is abused by the public, not just in a minor way but in a wholesale manner. And I am not just talking about people who call ambulances when their illness didn’t really warrant transportation to the hospital in a specialised vehicle. I am talking too about people who use ambulances as a glorified taxi service. I have no doubt that some will be horrified, even by the suggestion that people abuse the ambulance service, but unfortunately it is a fact and the level of abuse is far greater than
most people would imagine. For example a character in a rural part of Wexford who regularly called an ambulance to his home really had little interest in what the A&E had to offer him. He merely put his head inside the door before heading off down the town to enjoy night in the pub.
Transport by ambulance meant that he didn’t have to fork out the taxi fare. How do you put a stop to this? I simply do not have the answer but it is something which could usefully examined by some study group.
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Pity the poor patient who suffered a facial fracture in an industrial accident and ended up in hospital only to have his surgeon punch him in the face in an attempt to correct the break. The consultant involved was, apparently, a leading facial surgeon but he was observed by other patients ‘repeatedly punching’ the patient in the face to try and correct the fracture. As I always say with these items I promise I am not making this up. Not surprisingly the incident led Professor Ninian Peckitt (63) to an appearance before the General Medical Council, but what is surprising is that the Council hearing was told
that the case against the Professor was not centred around the performance or the outcome of his efforts but on the method of the surgery. So it seems the punching worked. The Council hearing was told the surgeon embarked on a ‘close reduction’ procedure where he is alleged to have punched the man to the face to reduce a fracture without considering the option of surgery. Not surprisingly the surgeon denies the allegation and says he ‘digitally manipulated’ the fracture. I suppose you could say one man’s punch is another man’s ‘digital manipulation. In any case there are several witnesses to say it was repeated punching which was
employed as a medical procedure. It does strike me as one way of getting rid of waiting lists. A punch in the chest could be used to deal with heart conditions, a good slap to the stomach would deal with an appendix problem and the maternity unit could be really freed up with a few slaps helping mothers deliver babies in double quick time. However, I am glad that I didn’t meet any Consultant who went in for this type procedure during my various stay in hospital. Meanwhile, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service hearing into the incident is continuing.
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A bonus for smokers I thought it was April Fools Day when I heard that a Life Assurance company had announced that they were to give preferential treatment to heavy smokers. It must have been the first time ever that smokers were offered a bonus by anyone. In this case they are effectively being offered higher pensions on retirement because the cost of buying annuities for them will be a bit cheaper than for non smokers. But of course this is an insurance company so you won’t be surprised there is a down side for the
smokers. The actuaries have calculated that the smokers won’t live all that long to claim their pensions so the more of them they can attract to their books the better for
why the difference in service to the public? If it is sufficient for the Revenue Commissioners who are dealing with people who are trying to get back to work by taking up employment or starting their own businesses to close their doors at 1pm why does the Department of Social Protection who are basically in the business of
paying out money, have to stay open all day. It seems to me that either both should be open all day or both restricted to half day opening. I suspect that political correctness is behind the decision not to restrict the welfare office to half day opening, but I could be wrong.
Teacher conferences are good for Wexford Once again it was a good Easter for Wexford with another of the teacher unions using the town for their annual conference. This is the second year in a row that one of the teacher
conferences has been staged in the town and that is very a positive development. The Teacher conferences attract a lot of publicity and staging the TUI conference this year, just twelve months
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Sunshine, Guns, Chains, Bicycles, Wreaths and Speeches as countdown to 1916 centenary begins An overseas visitor to Ennisocrthy on Easter Monday would have been forgiven for thinking that serious violence had erupted in the town overnight. Beneath brilliant sunshine the Defence Forces assembled outside St. Aidan’s Cathedral. Inside civic leaders attended Mass to remember all those who died in the 1916 Rising, Down the street various groups in different types of uniforms were busy putting things in position for a ‘battle’ which would take place a little later in the morning. It’s one year to go to the hundredth anniversary of the 1916 Rising and as plenty of people will tell you Enniscorthy was one of the few places outside Dublin to actually take part
Square in Enniscorthy has been the scene of commemorative ceremonies for years but they have been on a very small scale with numbers and interest dwindling over the years as the living links with the Rising disappeared. This year it was a completely different story with numbers swelling to several hundred as the countdown to the centenary got underway in earnest. Despite the larger crowd you could still pick out the seasoned attendees at this ceremony. They were the people who stood tall with beaming smile happy in the knowledge that the memory of their relatives lives on and is to be fittingly honoured one hundred years after they fought or Irish freedom.
The official wreath laying ceremony started proceedings in Market Square with Minister of State Paul Kehoe and Barbara Ann Murphy, Chairman of the Enniscorthy Muniicpal District Council laying wreaths at the Monument
in that event and locals are determined to ensure that it is celebrated in style next Easter. It’s probably no harm at all that one of the local TDs. Paul Kehoe, is Minister of State in the Department of Defence. In that position he has a big role in organisation the participation of the Defence Forces in the National Celebrations and he has obviously played his part in ensuring that Enniscorthy is one of only three venues outside the Capital to be part of the official events programme next year. Monday was a sort of small scale dry run for what might happen a year from now. The Market
The Ballindaggin Pipe Band led the procession from the Cathedral up the
The entire cast of the re-enactment
hill and then back down to Market Square. They were followed by uniformed members of the Defence Forces while the ‘rebels’ and medical core in full period dress also took part. But most prominent of all in the parade were those wearing various Chains of Office. Council Chairmen from across the county, Presidents of Chambers of Commerce and other civic leaders, all with their impressive chains sparkling in the bright sunlight. Indeed if this chain gang had been around one hundred years ago they would have been well equipped to strangle the RIC Officers to death. In Market Square a group of girls in Irish dancing costumes made a quick exit from the scene as soon as the parade came to a halt. These dancers may be used to the heat of
An RIC man taking fire at the ‘Rebels’
battle on a weekly basis but this was no place for young girls. And it wasn’t a place for dogs or those easily upset by loud noise either as the deafening sound of gunfire soon echoed around the Market Square and throughout the town of Enniscorthy. But before the battle could begin there was the matter of formalities, speeches, wreath-laying, the national anthem and the sounding of the Last Post. Barbara Anne Murphy, the Chairman of the Enniscorthy Municipal District Council was able to draw on her own family history for her speech recalling the part played by late grandfather in the Rising. She had the privilege of discussing these events with him while he was still alive. Minister Paul Kehoe is playing a fairly central part in the commemoration ceremonies nationally but he will be keeping a close eye on things locally in advance of the big commemorations next year and he is determined that The Athenaeum be restored to its former glory before then. Speeches concluded, the Market Square was transformed into a picture postcard scene from the early part of the last century as men in cloth caps cycling High Nellie Bicycles mixed with elegant ladies in period dress taking a leisurely stroll.
Back in 1916 there was very little by way of communication so it took more than two days for the rebels in Wexford to hear about the Rising in Dublin, but once they were put in the picture they lost no
they were being told by Colonel French of Newbay House. Eventually it took a trip to Dublin by one of them and an order from Pearse himself directing them to lay down their arms, for an end to be
Volunteers take cover behind the barricades
Part of the big crowd gathered in Market Square for the Re-Enactment
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time attacking the local RIC barracks. There was only one casualty, an RIC man who suffered a bullet wound to the leg. Hostilities were halted to allow the injured officer to be taken out of the Barracks for transfer to the local hospital. If it were today he would remain on a trolley until long after the Rising had concluded, one onlooker suggested. The Rising in Enniscorthy continued until well after they had surrender in Dublin, mainly because the locals simply didn’t believe what
brought to the hostilities beneath Vinegar Hill. There was a decent crowd in Market Square on Easter Monday to enjoy the spectacle and it was a well re-enacted battle scene. As a taster for the big celebrations next year it certainly served its purpose and everyone associated with the yearlong preparations for the centenary will be hoping that the weather which smiled so gloriously on the centre of Enniscorthy Easter Monday 2015 can be captured again in 2016.
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New TV advert to spearhead ‘Visit Wexford’ marketing drive A brand new Visit Wexford television advertisement which is set to air on RTE and TV3 for six weeks in the lead into the Summer holiday period is to be launched next week. The thirty-second advert will be the first of it’s kind to air promoting Wexford as a number one choice for a holiday in Ireland; the advert has been voiced by a very famous Wexford Ambassador and TV personality Dermot O’Leary. The advert launch will take placec part o Tourism Information and Networking Event in Whites of Wexford which will also detail the other extensive Marketing campaign activities, which have been devised to promote the county nationally and internationally this year through a significant campaign which has been jointly funded by Wexford County Council and the tourism industry in Wexford. This campaign also includes a number of national radio competitions set to take place along with a multi-site billboard campaign at high
traffic areas in Dublin and Cork Cites along with a new Visit Wexford welcome billboard at Rosslare Port. Wexford will also feature extensively on the TV national events guide and a brand new brochure promoting Wexford will be hosted at over 500 locations across Dublin, the Southeast and at Dublin Airport, Waterford Airport and the Ferry Ports. Commenting on the upcoming event Chairperson of Visit Wexford Bettie Marie Burger-Smit said, “We hope to see lots of faces at this event, everyone is welcome to join this information briefing. In Wexford we are all actually already involved in the tourism business as we all have an impact on every individual tourists experience while they are here; be it when they are visiting a local attraction or when they asking directions on the street, it is during those experiences where we all contribute to the overall tourism experience and the friendliness of visiting Wexford. On social media
whether people are aware of it or not how we showcase Wexford when online is also important to note. We hope that everyone interested can come along and join in this really positive sales campaign for Wexford.” The free tourism information and networking event programme will feature a number of speakers from the tourism industry, the team from Visit Wexford will also detail how interested parties can capitalize on and engage with the Wexford tourism brand and a workshop on cross-selling will also be hosted. Commenting on the upcoming event the Wexford tourism officer Siobhan O’Neill said, “We are delighted to host this tourism information and Networking Event. It is an opportunity for everyone to pull together and coordinate our tourism efforts and messages for the season and have a much great impact
aims to recreate what life was like in County Wexford during 1916 by generating an extensive digital archive of letters and photographs from the period. Members of the public are encouraged to search their family collections for letters written between 1 November 1915 and 31 October 1916 and to bring them along to this free event. The team behind the project will be on hand to demonstrate how to scan the letters and photographs and how to transcribe and upload the
documents unto the Letters 1916 website. There will be a series of short talks from the project team and from some local speakers. Attendees can also seek advice on the preservation of their letters. This is a unique opportunity for the people of County Wexford to play an active role in helping to preserve the county’s documentary heritage during this important period of our history. 6pm-7pm: Meet the team / Workshops for digitising and transcribing
letters 7pm-8pm: A series of short talks incl. an overview of the project from Professor Susan Schreibman (Director, Letters 1916 project); brief overview by Archivist Gráinne Doran of letters from the 1916 period in the custody of Wexford County Archive; visual demonstration by Ibar Carty, photographer of photographs from the period; brief talk by historian Bernard Browne on the letters written by Kathleen Browne from Mountjoy Prison (1916) 8pm-9pm: Reception
Are you registered to Vote? Wexford County Council will be holding “Drop In” Sessions on the Electoral Register in various locations around the County. These sessions will provide people with a chance to come and check if you are on the Electoral Register, to ensure you can vote at the upcoming Referendums to be held on the 22nd May 2015.If you are not on the Electoral Register, you can apply to be included on the Supplementary Register. Staff of the Council will be on hand
to advise you on the relevant forms and to provide assistance in their completion. Please note only persons aged 18 years and over on Polling Day are eligible to register. Please bring Photo I.D. with you. County Secretary at Wexford County Council Mr. Pat Collins is encouraging all eligible persons to ensure they are on the Electoral Register.
“A referendum is an occasion when a decision is made not by the Oireachtas or by the Courts but by the people who vote”, said Mr. Collins, “so it is essential to check the Register now to ensure your voice will be heard”.
The Wexford Light Opera Society launched their 2015 production with a reception at the weekend. This year’s show is ‘Chess’ and it runs at the National Opera House from Monday April 27th until Saturday May 2nd, nightly at 8pm. Leading roles in this year’s show are taken by Tony Carty who plays
the part of the Russian World Chess Champion while Florence, his love interest, is played by Aileen Donohue. There are also leading parts for Derek Collins, Eric Hayes and George Lawlor. Booking for the show opened on Monday and as usual it is expected to be a sell out.
as a massed group rather than individual efforts. We have a very exciting campaign to promote Wexford across a variety of media outlets for 2015 and beyond and we look forward to welcoming everyone interested in promoting Wexford to this event on April 20th.”
Letters of 1916: a year in a life... You can find out what life was like in County Wexford in the six months before and after the 1916 Rising in County Wexford by going along to Enniscorthy library on Thursday evening, 16 April from 6-9pm where a free evening of chat and discovery will help shed light on life one hundred years ago. Wexford County Council in collaboration with An Foras Feasa, NUI Maynooth, Co. Kildare is pleased to announce the arrival of the ‘Letters 1916’ project to County Wexford. The project
WLOS to stage ‘Chess’
The closing date for receipt of applications for the supplementary register is the 5th May 2015. You can also check that you are properly registered on the Electoral Register by visiting www.checktheregister.ie
Hannah Scully, Aileen Donohue, who takes one of the leading roles, Eva Larkin and Aisling Jones (front), at the reception to launch the WLOS show 'Chess' on Saturday night
Camolin and Ferns must prepare for life without traffic The Chair of Wexford County Council, Malcolm Byrne, has said that Ferns and Camolin must prepare for how the villages will develop once they are bypassed by the end of the decade. He said that with the Enniscorthy bypass scheduled Cllr. Malcolm Byrne to start in the next year, the landscape have to plan for the of North Wexford will impact that it will have change dramatically and on those areas that are the business bypassed. It is instructive communities in Ferns to look at similar sized and Camolin must be villages elsewhere that ready. He pointed out have been bypassed and that in the preparation of how they have adapted. the Council's social and It is important that we economic strategies, support vibrant regard is being had to the communities and that impact of the bypass. there is a plan in place to "The bypass will be enhance the villages an extremely important when the large traffic part of Co. Wexford's volumes are no more, infrastructure, but we councillor Byrne added.
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Get Hard is the first collaboration between the two of the biggest names in comedy at the momentWill Ferrell and Kevin Hart. Does the film work, as both a comedy and a showcase for the duo’s
talents? Honestly, I have to say that, yes, it does work, in both respects. It may not be the best comedy ever, or even this year, but it’s decent enough and good for a few laughs.
The basic premise is this: James King (Played by Will Ferrell), walking embodiment of every stereotype about out of touch rich people, has his comfortable life disrupted when he is framed for embezzlement. Terrified at the thought of going to prison without knowing how to defend himself, he hires Darnell (Played By Kevin Hart), who makes a living washing peoples cars, to teach him how to survive in Jail. Darnell is a clean cut, law abiding, square who has never broken a rule in his life, but King assumes Darnell knows everything about prison, and has served time there himself, simply because Darnell is black. However, since King is offering him 30,000 dollars to teach him how to handle life in prison, Darnell is more than willing to pretend to be what King thinks he is, and teach him about prison, since he is trying to raise enough money for his family so they can move out of the ghetto. From there on in, you have your typical culture clash comedy-Upper Class Vs Working Class, White Vs Black, etc,etc, and what unfolds is essentiallys a set of ludicrous setpieces, where Darnell tries, in vain, to teach King how to be “Hard” enough for prison. James King is essentially an unsympathetic character, with many vices such as racism, snobbery, selfishness, etc.etc, and yet despite his awfulness, you never really hate him as a person. Everything about King is designed to
be a satire of the negative tendencies of the wealthy, but Will Ferrell’s performance gives him more likability than that of a mere caricature. Having said that, Will Ferrell probably could make Hitler seem likable if he played him, so maybe that doesn’t count for much. But a lot of this may also be due to the fact that Kings bigoted opinions and callous actions seem to come from a place of cluelessness, rather than genuine malice. Of course, as is par for the course in these “Opposites Attract” films, James King gradually learns to be a better human being through his interactions with Darnell, but at least his redemption is somewhat believable. I know that sounds like a spoiler, but believe me, if you have seen any of these kind of films before, you’ll know from the beginning what’s going to happen in this one. I thought there were funny moments and lines in this film, but it definitely depends on your personal sense of humour as to whether or not you will enjoy this. The jokes in this film are very vulgar, and if that type of comedy is unfunny or offensive to you, you will not enjoy it. In general, this film is not for the easily offended, with jokes based on taboo topics like racism, prison rape, gang violence, and so on. Some may also find the film one note or repetitive. But if your sense of humour is on the nastier, cruder, side of things, you will probably like this film.
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Fr. John Carroll took time off after the Easter ceremonies in Barntown to bless the main N25 road which runs beside the church as part of prayers for road safety. Our pictures show Fr. Carroll and the altar helpers performing the blessing and the crowd gathered for the occasion.
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Introduction Hi everyone! And we’re back again for another edition. Between the two of us, we’ve been keeping busy but nothing’s new
there. Adam has exams over the next month and Eoin’s still getting the hang of tying his laces. The weather’s been absolutely
unreal over the last 2 weeks, so hopefully it’ll keep getting better through summer! Thanks for reading again. :)
TUNE OF THE WEEK This week we’ve both completely clashed when it comes to crowning ‘Tune of the Week’! Sooo.. We’re going to let you decide. Snapchat, Tweet, or message us on Facebook to let us know who you argee with!
Eoin’s choice: Becky G – Shower I usually despise pop music but this is absolutely lethal!!!! Love playing this and bopping about the house, tis a feel good song, super catchy and to make it better, she’s mint!
Adam’s choice: Lost Frequencies – Are You With Me Honestly don’t think there’s any competition here to be honest. This is an absolute cracker – definitely one of the tunes of the year and my top contender for summer tune 2015. It’s being played across every radio station in the county and with all the weather we’re having, it’s making it feel like summer!
The Notorious Conor McGregor He’s the man everyone has been talking about lately and that is of course Ireland’s very own Conor McGregor. He has seemingly split the country in half, you either love him or hate him, but I for one absolutely love him. He has put Ireland on the map in the MMA circuit and that has to be applauded! Yes, he is outspoken and yes, he’s cocky but it works for him. He isn’t all talk as all his UFC fights have proven. His title bout with Jose Aldo is sure to smash PPV records for the sport across the world. Dana White the UFC president has paraded the two fighters around the world which has created a media frenzy. He has sold this fight to the public perfectly and McGregor’s antics have got everyone excited for this fight. Even
if you’re an Aldo fan you have to admit it’s going to be close and hopefully will live up to all expectations and be one of the best MMA fights to ever happen as it has the potential to be one of those special occasions. It is a pity the whole of Ireland isn’t rooting for McGregor as his behaviour has thrown a few people
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off him. I personally don’t think he’s doing an awful lot wrong - he’s only playing mind games and its showing that it’s affecting Aldo as he has been on edge lately at his press conferences. My prediction is that it will go the distance and will be a very tactical fight and not a brawl as people expect it to be.
With secondary schools getting ready to wrap things up in the next month, a new crowd of students will inevitably make their way to Dublin to go to college. Even in the next few weeks, 5th and 6th year students will no doubt travel up to visit older friends and head out in the capital before the college year ends. I know from starting out as a ‘fresher’ nearly 2 years ago how little most people will know about the place. I’m forever getting messages and stuff from people wondering where to go and what to do when they’re up here for a few nights, so, I guess this will help that too! (y) So, I’m going to make a list of all the places you’re most likely going to want to go when you do finally start up in the big shmoke. Granted, people will have different tastes, but for the most part, here’s where you’re probably going to end up: Monday Night: Dicey’s and Dandelion pretty much have Monday nights sown up. Which is probably the reason I
haven’t been out on a Monday in about a year and a half. Anyway, both are absolutely rammed week in week out. Basically, if you’re a ‘fresher’, Dandelion’s probably your best bet. Otherwise, Dicey’s seems to be fairly popular. To be fair, Dicey’s have 2 euro pretty much any drink, and Dandelion have some serious offers too, like 2.50 Vodka, Red Bulls, so you can’t go far wrong! They’re both just off Stephen’s Green too. Tuesday Night: If you plan on heading to DCU, your Tuesday nights will more than likely consist of going to the NuBar for “Shite Night”. Other than that, you’re only other option is probably Coppers. Which, unfortunately means you’ll be spending 6 euro on their cheapest drink. Yaay! Wednesday Night: Wednesdays are relatively big in Dublin and they’re definitely my favourite night of the week to go out! Palace is always a safe bet if you’re looking for a good crowd, cheap drinks and
commercial music. Otherwise you have the holy grail of deep house and techno student rave that is Bruce Willis in The Hangar. It’s definitely not for everyone but I’d definitely recommend people try is at least once. Thursday Night: Thursdays are definitely the busiest student night in Dublin. DTwos is a solid call for everyone! It’s always busy and with a maaahuusive two story beer garden out the back and a chipper upstairs, what’s not to love? Dicey’s (as mentioned earlier) have started doing Thursdays too, but seriously, I’d avoid unless you like 18-year-old drunken females spilling drink on everyone! Again, they’re both just off Stephen’s Green in a place called “Harcourt Street”, which you will most likely end up referring to “Hardcore Street” while thinking you’re hilarious. Friday Night: Well, Friday isn’t really a student night, so I have NO idea!
USELESS FACT OF THE WEEK It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs. My life is complete now that I know this! So if you’re having a house party and you decide to bring a cow upstairs you’re going to have a hard time getting her back down!
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LARRY O’GORMAN The man who gets Behind the Sports Headlines
It’s nearly ham sandwich time again Hi folks The national league semi finals are going on at the moment but some people say that when you are not competing in them yourself your focus tends to go towards the championship. So this week I will have a look at the up and coming Munster and Leinster championships as we all know they are the main competitions before all roads lead to Croke Park for the quarter finals and semi finals of the All Ireland and then the big prize, the Liam McCarthy Cup decider.
But first to the teams that are competing for the Munster and Leinster crowns where they will all have to do battle against each other before any talk of even getting to an All Ireland never mind winning it. So as the summer gets closer (and wasn’t the weather great last week) and the build up to the big games are almost upon us, it is time to ask who will win Munster and who will win Leinster? . Well I will give you my predictions, First we will look at Leinster where we
have to consider Kilkenny Dublin - Galway and Wexford. To me these are the only teams that have a chance of winning it. I would have tipped Kilkenny but with all their recent retirements I think they will come up short this year. It would be great to see Wexford win but I also think they will come up short. Galway will be there abouts if they can hit form but my vote goes to Dublin. Under the management of Ger Cunningham they look good for the title and have looked very promising so
far . But they won't have it all their own way. They will still have to work very hard to win it, but I l think they are good enough to beat anyone if they hit form on the day. Now let's look at Munster. The Munster Championship is the most talked about competition in hurling and it has been that way for decades. Yet when it comes to winning AllIrelands they often find it very difficult ( besides Tipperary that is) So who will win the Munster title? Well it's
Players to look out for this year Key players are very important to any team and these are the guys I think will make the difference between success and failure in 2015
going to be really interesting to see who comes out on top here because several teams have a realistic chance of success. Tipperary - Clare Cork - Waterford – Limerick--are all teams capable of winning. Sometimes in Munster the outcome depends on where the final is played and that has been the case for years. But I feel no matter where the final is played this year I would fancy Tipperary to come out winners in the
end..Munster, should be interesting from the start of the championship with Cork and Clare on the up and you would have to say that both have a chance of success but I will still stick with Tipperary. I am not forgetting Waterford or Limerick, of course, but to me they are both young teams that are still not ready to cause any upset this year. But they are sides for the future So for me it’s Dublin and Tipperary
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Liam Og McGovern can drive this Wexford team on leading from the front.
Once again Richie Hogan can be their leader.
Joe Canning could have a big say this year and he will have to if Galway are to succeed.
Seamus Callahan is a match winner on his day and I think he will have a big year for Tipp.
Tony Kelly is an all rounder, a very skillful hurler who always gets on the score board.
Patrick Horgan is another match winner and if Cork are to succeed this year he could be the main man.
Austin Gleason is a young and bright hurler and for a young man he shows great leadership qualities
Don’t be foolish Remember folks this is only my prediction. Of course I would love Wexford to win but after last year everyone will be on guard and know what
to expect from us, so we would have to improve on last year if we do who knows what might happen. By the way if you are
going to have a bet make your own choices. After all remember it's your money not mine. Roll on the championship. Can't wait till I start making my sambos again. My favorite ones are ham and mustard. I just love them.
Would you beleive I have a friend called Toddy who always brings mushy peas sandwiches to the games and he manages to eat them without getting the peas all over his face. And he's not too bad at pulling pints either. See you next time.
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Find someone here to Fix It, Clad It, Buy It, Sell It, Build It, Heat or Insulate It, Paint It, Print It or Make It, Hire Someone, Find a Job, Pass that Test. It’s All Here in The Chronicle Services Section
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