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Beds merry-go-round in Emergency Department 12 new added, but 6 existing disappear Extra resources in the Emergency Department would do little to resolve the problem of delays to ambulances waiting to access Wexford General Hospital or deal with the difficulties faced by patients who have to wait on trolleys before they get to a ward. That is the stark and somewhat surprising position painted by the General Manager of the Hospital, Lily Byrnes, who admitted that there were occasionally delays in ambulance handovers of patients and times when targets were not fully met but this was in many cases due to the demand on the department ‘to which additional resources would not directly resolve’. She has also revealed that

the actual increase in capacity created by the opening of the new Emergency Department last June was far lower than it appeared at the time. The new concourse increased the emergency spaces in the department from five to seventeen. However, the previous A&E had a six bay Admission Lounge attached to it and that is no longer in use because of what Ms Byrnes describes as ‘the geographic layout of the hospital now’ When this is taken into account the new Emergency Department has an additional five spaces instead of the twelve that was suggested when it opened and just two of these are in the main adult area with three in the

paediatric section However, in a response to concerns raised by public representatives about delays at the Wexford Emergency Departmentr she explained that while she was not suggesting additional resources would not assist the movement of patients within the Emergency Department 92% of patients were already discharged from the department within nine hours and 77% of patients are seen and discharged within six hours. Ms Byrnes stressed that some of the pressures on the Emergency Department in fact relate to access to diagnostics and the capacity for diagnostics services to deal with the numbers turning

up at the hospital. Dealing with this would require additional radiologists and radiographers, she pointed out. But she stressed that when pressure points occur in the hospital all appropriate steps are taken to manage the problems and she said this happened regularly throughout December and January with both hospital and ambulance services working together to alleviate the situation as far as ‘practical in the circumstances’. There has been considerable criticism of long waiting times in the hospital’s new Emergency Department over the winter months.

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Trocaire campaign launched In the run up to the launch of Trocaire's 2015 Lenten Campaign which focuses on the effects of climate change, Trocaire's CEO Mr. Eamonn Meehan visited the Diocese of Ferns at the weekend and he took the opportunity to thank the people, religious and priests of the diocese of Ferns for over 40 years of support for Trocaire and in particular he thanked the diocese for the €250,000 it donated over the past twelve months, in its response to the Philippines typhoon and the 2014 Lenten appeals. The Lenten Campaign will get underway next Wednesday (Ash Wednesday) and the focus this year is Ethiopia and climate

change.Trocaire boxes can be collected at all churches. Diocesan Representative to Trocaire Fr. John Carroll encouraged the people of the diocese to 'continue in the valiant effort that is close now to half a century of generosity which has raised millions of euros in Ferns, euros which have enabled countless opportunities to emerge for our brothers and sisters in the developing world, opportunities born of justice and solidarity, opportunities born of a shared Gospel calling." Pictured right: Wexford town curate Fr. Aodhan Marken with Trocaire's CEO Mr. Eamonn Meehan during his visit to the Diocese at the weekend.

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Wexford Jobseekers get new chance to train As the Irish economy recovers, Wexford jobseekers are being offered free education and training to develop skills and to access employment opportunities through MOMENTUM courses. MOMENTUM is an initiative for people who are a year or more unemployed and who are looking for help to get their careers moving. SOLAS, the Further Education and Training Authority, is administering the programme which aims to provide eligible jobseekers with an opportunity to train for jobs in sectors of the economy that are growing and are in need of skilled employees. MOMENTUM courses also include work placements for participants, in order to ensure that they have an opportunity to showcase their skills and motivation

with prospective employers. Jobseekers that are eligible for the MOMENTUM programme will have access to a range of excellent education and training courses, work placement and continued support, links to job vacancies and relevant employers and an NFQ (National Framework of Qualifications) Certification. The courses are individually designed to encourage motivated people to work together to further their career. The courses are an opportunity to develop key skills and reveal potential in a dynamic environment. Over 25 education and training providers from the private, public and not-forprofit sectors are offering 90 individual MOMENTUM courses across the country including in County Wexford. These courses are in the

expanding employment areas such as ICT, tourism and hospitality, transport, distribution and logistics. MOMENTUM training providers are responsible for course recruitment in conjunction with the Department of Social Protection. Jobseekers can apply for MOMENTUM through any of the Intreo, Employment Services or Local Employment Services offices in Wexford. Staff at these offices will help confirm eligibility and assist jobseekers in identifying a suitable course. More information about MOMENTUM courses can be found at www.momentumskills.ie MOMENTUM is supported by the Labour Market Education & Training Fund which is part of the Government's Action Plan for

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Jobs programme and is administered by SOLAS, the Further Education and Training Authority. This initiative is funded by Government and the European Social Fund/European Structural Funds Programme 20142020.

Jobs boost for Wexford There was great news on the jobs front in Wexford last week as Insurance giants Zurich announced that they would be creating a total of 45 new full-time jobs at their dedicated centre of excellence in Drinagh. The positions will take in a broad range of functions including claims management, underwriting, marketing and IT. The announcement reflects the commitment of Zurich Insurance to its Wexford operation and they have said that their Wexford base continues to be a vital part of their plans for the future. The company originally set up in Wexford in 2008 and currently employs 160 people at the centre in Drinagh. They hope to increase this figure to over

200 in the next couple of months. The Wexford centre mainly deals with sales and customer support to home and motor insurance customers across the country. New employees will undergo extensive customer service training in order to become Certified Insurance Practitioners. Since arriving just over seven years ago, Zurich has become a vital player in financial services in the South East and a major employer for Wexford and surrounding areas. The news was unanimously welcomed by local representatives in Wexford, as well as Wexford Chamber of Commerce who are expecting the announcement to have a big

impact on the local area.

Wexford County Council welcomes jobs at Zurich

vision of such infrastructure throughout our county and will continue to do so into the future.

Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council Councillor Malcolm Byrne welcomed the announcement by Zurich Insurance.

It is also necessary that companies seeking to invest in Wexford can access a highly educated and skilled workforce such as available here in Wexford and I have no doubt that these additional jobs will provide a welcome and attractive opportunity to people living in the local area.”

Speaking from Zurich Offices in Wexford at the announcement, Councillor Byrne said, “Employers such as Zurich require access to modern high quality services infrastructure such as water services, road network, etc. Wexford County Council has strategically invested in the pro-

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Tony Larkin, Director of Economic Development and Planning, also attended the announcement. ”This announcement is a further vote of confidence by Zurich in their business centre in Wexford” said Mr. Larkin. “Zurich’s location here in Drinagh continues to grow in importance within Zurich Insurance’s business operations in Ireland and is further proof that County Wexford is rapidly gaining a reputation, nationally and internationally, as an excellent location in which to locate and do business”.

St. Aidan’s Day Centre under financial strain Financial strains are once again taking their toll on Gorey’s St Aidan’s Day Care Centre as staff are to be balloted for industrial action against their employers. The discussions are arising from St Aidan’s Day Care Services’ failure to implement a Labour court decision on pay increases. The board at St Aidan’s have blamed the HSE for the problem, saying that their decision to cut pay scale increments to voluntary community agencies is extremely unfair. They have also said they are committed to paying staff increments whenever funding is made available. Four trade unions

have said that they are balloting members from St Aidan’s as a result of pay increases not having been paid for the last number of years. St Aidan’s has found it increasingly difficult to survive in recent years as cuts to their HSE funding continue. In October of last year, the centre was told that they would have to cut €22,500 from their budget the end of 2014. The board of management said at the time that they were doing everything in their power to continue providing the vital services to people with disabilities in the community and closure was not an option they were even considering.

Three saved after Trawler capsized Three fishermen had a lucky escape on Wednesday when the fishing vessel they were working on sunk just over half a mile off the coast of Rosslare on Wednesday afternoon. The Rosslare lifeboat launched at 12.15 p.m. on Wednesday, February 11, and immediately rushed to the scene half a mile from the coast where the beam trawler was said to have capsized and sunk. Three crew members from the Kilmore registered vessel entered the water, two of whom were picked up by the lifeboat, while the other was rescued by a passing

fishing boat. The Rosslare Lifeboat subsequently transferred all three men to shore and they were transferred to Wexford General Hospital where they were treated for shock and the early stages of hypothermia. The Waterford based Rescue 117 helicopter was also involved and after establishing the safety of the crew, they surveyed the area for debris and pollution before returning to base. Sea conditions were not said to have been bad on the day in question and it is, as of yet, unknown what led to the boat capsizing.

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impact on the local area.

Wexford County Council welcomes jobs at Zurich

vision of such infrastructure throughout our county and will continue to do so into the future.

Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council Councillor Malcolm Byrne welcomed the announcement by Zurich Insurance.

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Man arrested in connection with fatal hit and run Enniscorthy Gardaí last week arrested a man in his 30s in connection with a fatal hit and run which took place on the N11 at

Ballylough near Ferns on January 12. The incident saw 81 year-old James Brennan lose his life after his car was struck

by another vehicle at around 10.30 p.m. on January 12. The man was arrested in the Wicklow town area

and was detained at Enniscorthy Garda Station for questioning. A large scale manhunt took place

Struggling Credit Fiona’s family Unions may be appeal for forced to merge information A number of Credit Unions across county Wexford could be forced to close as the financial institution seeks to cut costs nationwide. There are currently seven Credit Unions operating in county Wexford and talks are now underway to amalgamate some or all of the branches. A falling demand for loans and falling interest rates are said to be largely responsible for the difficulties being

faced by the Credit Unions, increasing pressure on branches to consolidate. Any mergers that could potentially take place could see the amount of branches in Wexford halved. Much larger groupings are being formed nationwide as a means of cutting costs, resulting in the formation of larger ‘super Credit Unions’.

Seventeen years after her disappearance after a night out at Butler’s Pub in Broadway, the family of missing woman Fiona Sinnott are still appealing to the public for information. Fiona was 19 when she disappeared in February 1998, shortly before her daughter Emma’s first birthday. She would now be 36 and despite a lengthy garda investigation and follow up searches over the years, Fiona has never been found. Sister, Diane, says that the Sinnott family have never given up hope of finding her and that they believe that somebody out there has information that could help to locate her sister. The family have

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Red Rock’gritty and edgy’, I don’t think so TV3s new soap Red Rock debuted on January 7th, and since its arrival much has been made of how glossy and new the show is. However, what really strikes me most about it, is just how traditional it fundamentally is. The running story throughout of two lovers, Katie Kiely (Played by India Mullen ) and David Hennessey (Played By Adam Weafer) from feuding families (The Hennessey’s and The Kielys), is essentially an Romeo and Juliet-esque tale, only this one is set in an Irish coastal town. Red Rock is being marketed as “Gritty and Edgy, for a soap”, but really it’s just another star-crossed lovers/feuding families type of story, one that’s pretty much a classic archetype at this point. Not that it’s necessarily bad, it’s just a very different beast than what has been marketed, but that’s

fine. After all, lying to the viewer is what advertising does. Now, onto the actual merits of the show. Red Rock is not brilliant or anything of the sort, but it is watchable enough. As a general rule, I don’t really watch soap

operas, at least not if I’m in charge of the TV at the time, so the sedate pace and conversations was something I was not a fan of, but if you’re a soap fan you won’t care and will probably like this show. Fans of “The Bill” will find Red Rock a good substitute. At least there is some actual drama involved, and the occasional compelling moment, what

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with the plotlines of accidental murders and impending jail sentences.. So far, the show has not resorted to the filler story arcs of a lot of soaps where several episodes are spent on a plot of someone’s ex wife spreading rumours to cause trouble, or something equally banal, and hopefully it remains that way. Generally its attempts at humour from the conversations of some of the more oafish gardai fall completely flat. These scenes are intended as dry comic relief, but these attempts at humour are of the same quality as the jokes you find on the back of penguin bars. Ironically the shows funniest moment so far was completely unintentional, when at the end of the first episode one of the gardai dramatically announces “He Died 45 minutes ago”, only

for the effect of this very serious c moment to be completely ruined by the theme music kicking in straight-afterwards, which is basically a diddley eye type of tune, making his statement seem ridiculous. It’s akin to the Benny Hill theme music playing during a serious death scene. Overall though, despite it having all the goofy trappings of your typical soap, Red Rock isn’t bad, and if you’re bored, or a fan of soap operas, you could do worse then give Red Rock a watch.

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Avoid those triggers: Devise strategies to avoid those situations that prompt you to eat. For example, if you are used to eating in front of the television, break the association by making it a rule to only eat sitting down at a table away from the screen. If you are in the habit of munching snacks in front of you computer, declare your desk a food free zone. Once you start analysing the many settings and situations that prompt you to eat, you can start to eliminate all those food associations from your daily routine. Find new ways to reward yourself: Whether it’s a celebration, comfort eating to alleviate stress, or just snacking out after a long hard day, find alternative ways to compensate or reward yourself that do not involve food. Tell yourself that you don’t deserve to punish yourself and picture yourself at your desired weight, feeling good about yourself. Educate yourself

about food: Make yourself more aware of what you are eating by educating yourself about nutrition and food. Without getting into the detail of counting every last calorie, a general awareness of fat, sugar and calories values is very important for helping you to track and control what you eat. Learn about the seven major food groups and how much of each you should be eating as part of a healthy, balanced diet. Food awareness is especially useful for checking nutritional values when you buy food in the supermarket. Which leads us to… Always Read the Label: Once you’ve started to educate yourself about food, make it part of your shopping routine to read the labels on convenience meals, as well as tinned, frozen, chilled, processed and other food products. Most product labels break down fat, sugar, calorie and other nutritional values into Guideline Daily Allowance (GDA) percentages, which is particularly useful for measuring your intake. You will be amazed at how quickly you start looking at food in a whole new light! For example, once you realise that an average medium (9”) sized pepperoni pizza accounts for almost half the recommended daily calorie allowance for men (and more than half for women) you may no

NWSPCA Report The North Wexford SPCA found homes for dogs Sam, Champ and Sandy this week. Also Molly, Sky, Little Dude and another dog called Sandy moved to our friends at the Dublin SPCA and have all been provisionally chosen there. Cats Maisy, Mandy, Cora and Snowdrop got adopted this week too.

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What’s On It’s looking set to be another busy couple of weeks across the county this week with plenty of

events to get you out of the house…provided you didn’t spend all of your money on Valentine’s

Day. Here’s my top five of what’s going on in Wexford over the next couple of weeks.

Isla Grant, The Riverside Park Hotel, February 18. Hold onto your hats country fans! The legendary and internationally renowned Isla Grant will take to the stage at The Riverside Park Hotel on Wednesday night. Country fans are enjoying somewhat of a feast at the Riverside in recent weeks with the current king of Irish country Nathan Carter almost blowing the roof off the place earlier in the month. Isla will need no introduction to fans of the genre and will delve into an array of hits from some of her triple-

platinum selling back catalogue. She will be joined on stage as always by her husband Al, who will be on hand to play bass and even provide a couple of tunes himself perhaps. Isla is said to be massively looking forward to meeting some Wexford fans and the stage is set for quite a show!

this show at Wexford Opera House promises to be the next best thing. Ultimate Eagles are Ireland’s premium Eagles tribute act…and many would regard them to be Ireland’s best tribute act full stop. A crew of wonderfully gifted and experienced musicians, the band have already cut their teeth playing alongside stars such as Joe Cocker, Rodger Daltrey, Lulu and Bonnie Tyler to name

If a night watching the hits of The Eagles doesn’t set your heart racing, well how about a night of rolling on the floor with one of the country’s most popular comedians? There are many words to describe Jason Byrne – crazy, eccentric and downright hilarious are three that immediately spring to mind! If you have an interest in Irish comedy, then you’ll no doubt be familiar with Jason’s work. He has made numerous TV appearances on both sides of the Irish Sea and has carved out a reputation as one of Ireland’s most sought after

funny-men. Jason has won multiple awards for his stand up shows and they really have to be seen to be believed. He brings a level of madness to each show that you wouldn’t think possible and uses his free flowing style to great effect as he draws on audience participation.

If it’s a few drinks, a bit of craic and a good laugh you’re after, then look no further. Tickets are available from reception at Whites Hotel on 053 912 2311.

Christy Moore, The Riverside Park Hotel, February 26. Tickets for the show are available from reception at The Riverside Park Hotel on 053 9237800.

Ultimate Eagles, Wexford Opera House, 21 February. Who doesn’t enjoy a bit of The Eagles!? Whether you can croon out the chorus of ‘Hotel California’ with the best of them or you deliver the world’s most desperate version of ‘Desperado’, The Eagles seem to have a special place in the hearts of everyone, transcending age, creed and nationality. Since it’s not likely we’ll see The Eagles’ tour bus pulling into Wexford any time soon,

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but a few. Now, however, they’ve all come together in celebration of the music of The Eagles with a blistering set of all the hits of one of everyone’s favourite bands. Capturing all of the complex vocal harmonies and intricate musical pieces of the original band, this one is exciting! Tickets are available from €20 at the Wexford Opera House box office on 053 9122144.

If ever a man required no introduction whatsoever it’s Christy Moore. Christy will go down as the stuff of Irish legends, taking his place alongside Cuchulainn and Brian Boru in the pantheon of mythical greats. If you think I may be overstating the case here, you must not have encountered one of the Kildare man’s cracking live shows. A living, breathing legend of Irish music, Christy has done it all and bought the tshirt. He’s toured all over the country and all over the world bringing his own unique brand of craic, storytelling and utterly timeless tunes. From songs that will make

you want to jump out of your seat and dance a jig around the room, to beautiful brooding ballads that will demand pin-drop silence, Christy’s live show has it all. Joined as always one of Wexford’s finest and perhaps one of the most underrated guitar players the country has ever produced in Declan Sinnott, the pair almost guarantee a great night as

they tear the roof off the place with decades of hits. Some tickets are still available for the show and can be purchased from reception at The Riverside Park Hotel on 053 9237800.

Finbar Furey, Wexford Opera House, February 28. From one legend of Irish music to another, Finbar Furey will take to the stage at Wexford Opera House on February 28. There’s not a lot that Finbar can’t do once he gets up on that stage and feels the eyes of a full house upon him. A champion Uileann pipe and tin whistle player, Finbar can also call upon the five string banjo, the guitar and of course his trademark charm and humour which has put him among the country’s most sought after musicians for decades. Finbar’s show puts a modern twist on his

traditional and folk roots, making his music appeal to young and old. Ever the showman, he is sure to have you on the edge of your seat as he rips through such gems as ‘The Green Fields of France’, ‘Spancill Hill’ and ‘The Lonesome Boatman’. Tickets for this event are

available from Wexford Opera House box office on 053 9122144.

Other notable mentions We are spoiled for choice for things to see and do across the county over the next couple of weeks, however, another quick mention must also go to Wexford Drama Group’s

staging of ‘The Seafarer’ which will run from February 26 to March 1 at Wexford Arts Centre. Also New Theatre Dublin and Richard Ryan Promotions will present a stage adaption of James

Joyce’s ‘A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man’ on February 19, also at Wexford Arts Centre. Both are set to be fantastic productions and a must see for fans of theatre and drama.

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National Recognition for Irish Agricultural Museum Staff at The Irish Agricultural Museum, Johnstown Castle are celebrating after winning a prestigious national award. The museum scooped the ‘Best Museum 2014’ prize at an awards ceremony last Wednesday organised by the Industrial Heritage Association of Ireland. Museum Chairman Peter Miller and Secretary Dr Austin O’Sullivan attended the evening held at ESB’s Head Office in Dublin and were presented with a silver salver by Jim Dollard, Executive Director of Business Services Centre & Electric Ireland. Also in attendance was the Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Dublin Larry O’Toole. Brendan Delany,

President of IHAI said ‘these awards seek to give recognition to individuals and organisations who have made an outstanding contribution to promoting and safeguarding industrial heritage on an all Ireland basis.’ Mary McMahon, Past President of IHAI gave a glowing tribute about the museum and its pioneering role in preserving the heritage of rural Ireland for over 30 years. She said that ‘Since its early days the museum has greatly enlarged and occupies around 1,600 square metres of gallery space. The most recent addition was made in 2014 when the Harvesting Machinery Hall was opened.’ She also

praised the museum’s staff and, in particular, their educational work in developing the collection as a resource for schools and families visiting with children. Museum Chairman Peter Miller said, ‘This award is great recognition for the museum and all the hard work carried out by our staff, directors and volunteers. It is a real boost for tourism in Wexford’. Dr Austin O’Sullivan, who founded the museum in the 1970s said, ‘The museum has come a long way since I first started the collection

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GER WALSH The tragedy of those who slip through the net Co. Wexford is well served by voluntary organisations that look after the needy and to be fair there are many State supports aimed at helping those in most need and despite the terrible economic woes of recent times the county is still relatively affluent. Of course there are always those who slip through all supports and we are all well aware of this fact. However, when you witness the stark reality of this it still comes as a shock. Last week as I walked through a rather up market housing

development in Wexford town I noticed someone at the communal waste bins which service the development. It was not until I got closer to the bins that I realised it was a young woman going through them in search of food which had been discarded by some of the residents. It was truly a shocking sight in Wexford in 2015. There are those who will be quick to blame the government and various agencies for this state of affairs but in reality no group in particular is to blame. There will always be

people who slip through the system and end up leading terribly sad and difficult lives. Yet when you actually witness someone in this state in the centre of the county town it is still a shock and a reminder that in any of our towns dreadful social problems are never far from the surface even if in

our busy daily lives that we sometimes prefer to look, the other way.

Gardai were only doing their job The arrest of AntiAusterity TD, Paul Murphy, has generated a lot of public comment. There has been a considerable amount of criticism of the Gardai over the manner in which they carried out the arrest, with six officers calling to his home in an early morning swoop. The charge that there is now political policing in the State has been made on more than one occasion. Of course that charge is a great one for all those on the left to make. It is very populist

and strikes a chord with ordinary people---------a chord of real fear in fact. However, the reality is a little different to the picture painted by Mr Murphy and his supporters. They suggest that there was something odd, unusual or heavy handed about the Garda operation which resulted in his arrest. The fact is that all arrests of this type take place early in the

Murder of Seamus was a life sentence for Olive The death recently of Olive Quaid will have revived memories for older people of a very dark day in the history of Wexford when Detective Garda Seamus Quaid was murdered at Ballyconnick Quarry in South Wexford. Seamus, a very popular and high profile Wexford Garda was Olive’s husband and few locals who were around at the time will ever forget the images of Olive and her family which were spread across ever newspaper and television news report as they showed such dignity when, despite being a very private family, they were forced to mourn their tragic loss in such a publish fashion.. It was an event which shocked Wexford to its core and as Olive’s daughter said at her funeral mass for many Wexford people it was their JFK moment because they could tell you exactly where they were when they heard

the shocking news. But of course for the wider community life moved on and the memory of that terrible episode faded but for Olive life was never to be the same again. Often when we hear of dreadful incidents like this I don’t think we fully appreciate the lasting effects on families but at Olive’s funeral we did get a little insight into ho0w Olive’s life changed. She was a strong woman and much admired for the way she handled the loss of her husband. But she was a very private woman and not many outside her close circle of friends would have realised that after his death she never again went back to play golf or attended the bridge club. I think this simple little nugget of information illustrates in a very real way the long lasting effect which a mindless act of violence had on the life of Olive Quaid and her family.

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morning at the home of the person the Gardai are seeking for interview and given the various incidents which have occurred around antiausterity protests in the recent past it was prudent that the Gardai wer4e well prepared when they went seeking Deputy Murphy. Following his release he suggested that if the Gardai had sought an appointment with him he would have gone voluntarily to the Garda Station. However, while he was still in custody his partner said the very opposite. It will be interesting

to see what comes of this investigation and whether or not Mr Murphy and others face charges in respect of the incident involving Joan Burton. It is understandable that people might ask questions about where all the Garda resources can be found to carry out this investigation when it is often difficult to get hold of a Garda to deal with other incidents. That is a valid criticism to raise but the answer is not to turn a blind eye to potential law breaking by politicians but to increase the overall resources available to the Gardai.

Gender quotas are all the buzz these days as the political parties do their best to get female representative on their general election tickets or else they face a financial penalty. There would be no such worries for Wexford Co. Council if they were subject to the same scrutiny if the recent list of appointments is anything to go by. There were five new Grade VIII posts filled

following interviews and all but one of them went to female candidates. The odd man out was Padraig O’Gorman who was appointed District Manager in Enniscorthy, Sinead Casey (New Ross), Amanda Byrne (Gorey) and Angie Laffan (Wexford) got three similar posts while Liz Hore was about Senior Executive Officer Housing and Community.

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When neighbours fall out! The lowest tender is not I was struck by a case in Leicestershire last week which really brought the concept of falling out with the neighbours to a new level. It is not unusual, I suppose, to fall out with a neighbour or not like their lifestyle or whatever. And that was sort of what happened here--------------except that the people concerned were dead. The family of Muzaffar Khan didn’t want Shadrack Smith buried in the plot next door in Burage Cemetery, a non denominational cemetery run by the local council. Muzaffar was a Muslim in life which Shadrack was a Catholic and the Muslim family didn’t want ‘a non believer’ in the plot next door to their dad.

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They made their objections know before the funeral took place at the end of last month but the Smiths went ahead with the burial. But the dispute rumbled on and at one stage there was talk of exhuming Mr Smith’s Remains and burying them elsewhere. There was even talk of the matter ending up in court.

However, the British Justice Department have stepped in and ruled out an exhumation, much to the relief of the Smiths. I assume that given their very different backgrounds there is no chance that both families will be attending a patron at the cemetery on the same day, which in the circumstances is probably just as well.

There has been a lot of criticism of the Fair Deal scheme in recent years with people very concerned about the length of time it takes to have funding released to get people a nursing home bed. These delays are certainly unacceptable and can lead to major problems within the overall health service with beds which should be available to people with acute illnesses being taken up by patients who themselves should be in nursing homes. There is a lot of pressure on to free up

the system and as part of any solution every aspect of nursing home care is likely to be looked at. However, it would be dreadful if we went down the road of the UK where local authorities are now putting the care of individual old people out to tender in the same way as they would seek quotes for the building of a housing scheme. Basically what they do is offer a profile of an individual and various care companies then tender for the care of these individuals with

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the lowest tendering company becoming the residential home of the elderly person. You would have real fears about the consequences of this approach in the long term. It is certainly likely to provide short term cost solutions for the local authorities but the long term consequences could be drastic with companies cutting corners on the quality of care just to keep costs down. This is certainly a road which we should avoid travelling in this country.

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10 Shock at death of Nicholas O’Hanlon There was widespread shock in South Wexford following the unexpected death of Nicholas O’ Hanlon early on Friday morning. Mr O’Hanlon from Taghmon, who was aged

58, was a very well known through his work as an Irish Pride bread agent. He collapsed and died while making early morning deliveries in Wellingtonbridge. He is survived by his

wife Ann and sons Derek and Jamie. He was laid to rest in St. Fintan’s Cemetery, Taghmon following Requiem Mass in the local church on Monday.

Renewed concern over Gorey hospital Cllr. Malcolm Byrne has expressed concern at the conflicting views expressed by Health Minister, Leo Varadkar and health regulator, HIQA, over Gorey District Hospital. In a letter to Fianna Fáil leader, Micheál Martin, Minister Varadkar stated that Gorey was not subject to the same rules as other facilities as Gorey's beds

The runners taking part in the recent Slaney Olympic 10k anniversary race

Pictured left: Liam,Patrick and Ben Kinsella, Craanford Bottom Left: Peter,Caitlyn and Kaylan Doyle,Craanford Bottom Right: Natasha Kelly, Kilanerin Gorey, taking part in the recent Markie Doyle Memorial Road run organised by Craanford Heritage Society in aid of North Wexford Hospice Homecare

were short stay units. However, this has been contradicted by HIQA which said , "the regulations and standards apply to all designated centres, regardless of whether they provide longstay or short-stay facilities." The Co. Council Chairman is calling on the Minister to make it absolutely clear that there

will no threat to any of the facilities in Gorey and that the issues raised by HIQA about the hospital will be addressed. "I have it in writing that there are no plans to close the hospital but it is of concern that there seem to be two differing perspectives on the question of addressing HIQA concerns. We need clarity on this issue."

Minister’s father dies Politicians from all over the country travelled to Enniscorthy and Bree for the funeral services of Myles Kehoe, father of Government Chief Whip, Paul Kehoe. Mr Kehoe of

Cooltigue, Bree, died on Friday and was laid to rest in Bree Cemetery on Monday following mass in the local church. He is survived by his wife Bernadette and his so

ns and daughters, Eleanor, Aidan, M. J. , John, Margaret, Noel, Des and Paul. He was predeceased by his son Michael.

Gorey Shopping Centre for Sale There was widespread shock in South Wexford following the unexpected death of Nicholas O’ Hanlon early on Friday morning. Mr O’Hanlon from Taghmon, who was aged

58, was a very well know through his work as an Irish Pride bread agent. He collapsed and died while making early morning deliveries in Wellingtonbridge. He is survived by his

wife Ann and sons Derek and Jamie. He was laid to rest in St. Fintan’s Cemetery, Taghmon following Requiem Mass in the local church on Monday.

Local photographer Jim Campbell was at the other end of the camera for a change when his solo exhibition ‘Divided’ opened in Wexford Arts Centre last Thursday night. The exhibition documents Jim’s travels through both the Israeli and Palestinian areas of the West Bank. It continues at the Arts Centre until the end of the month

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Council Diary Malcolm off to Mexico, but is it a one-way ticket? One man (woman’s) assembly is another man’s protest. Those words of wisdom were spoken repeatedly at the February meeting of the Co. Council when members once again wrestled with the notion of protests being allowed to take place within the Co. Hall. It was all decided a month earlier (or so we thought) that no protests would be allowed inside the building in the future. However, Deirdre Wadding was determined to re-visit the issue and in her efforts to have the previous decision overturned she started by questioning the validity of the original decision. But she got nowhere with that argument when the authoritive Chief Executive

Tom Enright declared that the original decision was perfectly valid and she suffered further setbacks when the protest/assembly/demonstratio n prior to the previous meeting which sparked the motion was described by Cllr Wadding herself as an assembly but Davy Hynes, who supported Wadding, described it as a protest. One man’s assembly is another man’s protest, said Paddy Kavanagh insisting that no protestors should set foot inside the building. ‘If the staff were on strike they would have to take their pickets outside the building’ he observed. And we heard more about the now infamous coffin protest from some months ago when Robbie Ireton told the

meeting how upsetting it had been for staff, particularly those who had suffered recent bereavements. Anyway the Protocol Committee has been looking at the issue and their recommendations will now stand and that means that there are now doubts about whether or not some protests will be allowed even in the grounds of Co. Hall, let alone inside the building. Deirdre thought the whole thing was anti-democratic, but Keith Doyle and Paddy kavanagh were as one in insisting that not only was it democratic, it could not be more democratic with the decision taken by a majority of the elected members. Davy Hynes was surprised when his motion about rent

allowances and rent caps caused controversy. Davy thought it would all be very straight forward. However, he hit a bit of a wall when Joe Sullivan pointed out that he could not support anything which imposed a cap on rent Robbie Ireton wanted to know if the Gorey man had a bit of a conflict of interest and then George Lawlor suggested that Fianna Fail was full of landlords. However, he was reminded by Chairman Byrne that one of the largest owners of residential property units in the county was sitting beside him-----------George’s party colleague, Robbie Ireton. And once again there was an Irish Water issue with a number of Wexford town based councillors raising

concerns over the replacement of led water pipes in homes in Bishopswater. Irish Water has written to the residents and told them to replace the pipes, but councillors want the water company to foot the bill with Anthony Kelly, George Lawlor and Davy Hynes leading the charge on behalf of the hard pressed householders. Paddy Kavanagh was supportive but he could not help but observe that some councillors were protesting against Irish Water one day and asking them to do repairs the next. Willie Fitzharris thought he had the solution to the problem. Irish Water said they would carry out the first fix on private property and people could get their led pipes as part of this. However, Director

of Services Eamonn Hore had bad news for Willie. That commitment from Irish Water did not include replacing led pipes. But that won’t stop councillors from demanding that something be done for the householders when they meet Irish water officials head to head. Meanwhile, the Council Chairman Malcolm Byrne is off to Mexico for an important celebration. The Mexicans are paying for the tickets and someone wondered if it was a one way ticket. With the Fianna Fail selection convention due to be held in late Spring there are those who would not be unhappy if the Gorey man was detained for a long time in a far off distant land.

Local Musician Wexford Bus launches “Operation Transportation” launches EP No doubt you’ve heard of Operation transformation, now Wexford Bus is introducing “Operation Transportation” to the people of Wexford. The recently revised Wexford Bus Connect Service is offering excellent low fares all over Wexford town and is an efficient and sustainable alternative to driving and parking. Wexford Bus is now inviting the people of Wexford town join the Operation Transportation movement, leave their cars at home and try the bus for themselves. With Leap Cards, Adults can travel across town on the bus for only €1.80 per journey and children for only 90 cent. Wexford Bus has developed and refined the routes, schedules and fares with workers, school goers and shoppers in mind. Services operate every 30 minutes from 07.15 between Clonard, the town centre, Whiterock and Drinagh and weekly tickets are available for regular passengers. Weekly ticket holders can benefit from unlimited travel within the town for only €7.50 for children or €15 for adults per week with a Leap Card. Wexford Bus is challenging the people of Wexford to leave their cars at home and switch to the bus for great savings “We have always had excellent support from the people of Wexford town for

our Wexford to Dublin City & Airport service. People have grown to see the benefits of travelling by bus, eliminating fuel and parking costs and the hassles that can be involved with driving. We are now asking the people of Wexford Town to consider using the bus on shorter trips around town too. We have significantly altered and updated the service and are very proud that Brendan Crowley of Wexford Bus and Madeleine Quirke of Wexford Chamber of Commerce pictured at the launch of the new bus routes. we can offer such an extensive town from both a staff and an advocate of the new service connecting all Wexford Bus Connect Service customer perspective so an industrial, commercial and alternative should be warmly and their initiatives “The residential neighbourhoods welcomed. This bus service is community and businesses of within the outer ring road. another selling point for the Wexford have a lot to benefit Now the challenge is to get town and brings us in line from the Wexford Bus the people to try this bus with many of our European Connect service. The service. I don’t think that counterparts. We are behind amenities, businesses and people realise how easy and Wexford Bus’ Operation retail outlets in Wexford are convenient it is to use our Transportation and are also spread over a wide area so services and how much encouraging the people of having a regular and money can be saved each Wexford to leave their cars at affordable bus service week.” Commented Brendan home and take the Bus!” between these is a huge Crowley, Managing Director, explains Madeleine Quirke, benefit to the entire Wexford Bus. Chief Executive Officer, community. Parking can be The Wexford Chamber is Wexford Chamber. an obstacle for businesses in

Fran Greene, a local Musician and student of Art is launching his EP and Solo Exhibition in FusionCafé on Friday February 20th at 8.30pm. Since he made Wexford his home in the summer of 1999, Fran Greene, a Dublin Native, has become an integral part of the Arts and Music scene in the town. Dubbed by Jackie Hayden of Hotpress as similar in a musical vein to Nick Drake, he goes on to say that Greene is an adept and restrained self accompanist on guitar, crafting tickling jazz folk arpeggios with nifty guitar picking. His smooth strong smoky vocals leave luminaries of the musical world such as Lee Mavers from the La's in the shade. Fran is no stranger to the limelight. He has had two television appearances during his career to date. He is a regular performer in the Arts Centre, the Red chair and has supported names like Jack L around the country. He currently has two albums available with a

combined repertoire of three dozen songs. ‘I am really looking forward to the launch. The opportunity to merge two forms of creative art at the same event is rare.’ Fran says. He goes on to comment about how supportive Geri, the owner of Fusion café is towards artists and musicians alike. Being a gifted musician is not enough for this musical maestro, as on the same evening of the EP launch, he also launches his first solo art exhibition in Oil and Acrylic- His main influences in the world of art include Edvard Munch and Peter Doig with a total number of ten paintings on display, for a duration of two weeks. Supported by a full band of locals, this is a night not to be missed. All 4 songs on the EP will be performed and the whole set will be his own original material. Fusion Cafe is the venue of choice for the event and the exhibition which runs for two weeks.

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Educational weakness a big problem for Wexford The Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council, Malcolm Byrne, has said that Wexford's underperformance in education is one of the biggest challenges for the County in attracting high skill employment and that any economic strategy must be underpinned by encouraging young people to stay in education or training and by providing life long learning opportunities for older citizens. He pointed out that Central Statistics Office figures show that while 29% of the country's adult population has a third level qualification, that figure

in Wexford is just 21%. In addition, 18.5% of Wexford adults have only a primary education, compared to a national figure of 15%. In some areas in the County, over a quarter of all adults have no more than a primary education, including Taghmon, Kilrush, Ballymitty and Clonroche. It is also of note that these are the areas in the County that are also identified as being among the poorest financially. Third level qualifications are more available in the urban areas near Gorey, Wexford, New Ross and Courtown but many graduates, especially

from North Wexford, currently commute out of the county for work. The figures are being used to feed into the County Council's new economic strategy. "Education and training is the passport to employment and Co. Wexford needs to step up a gear to ensure that we have enough graduates and well trained people available for quality employment. A good skills base is essential to attract companies to locate here or to help local firms get established. The companies that are here have been very

impressed with the quality of Wexford graduates, tradespeople and technical staff. Our problem is that we don't have enough of them., Malcolm said in a statement" He said that everyone has a role in addressing this issue. "Students need to be encouraged and supported to stay on in education while those who never had opportunities should consider going back and upskilling. There are lots of education and training opportunities out there for young and old."

Wexford County Council appoints Communications Officer Wexford County Council has announced the appointment of David Minogue, Administrative Officer, to the newly-created position of Communications Officer with the Council. Based in the Council’s headquarters at Carriglawn, Wexford, David is responsible for the overall development and application of strategic communications initiatives at Wexford County Council. “David’s appointment as Communications Officer further strengthens this Council’s clear commitment to providing excellence in service to the people of Wexford,” said Tom Enright, Chief Executive. “David has a unique skill set which is particularly suited to this new position. In addition,

he has a strong track record of experience and gained over many years in a variety of departments at Wexford County Council. Combining these skills and experience makes David the ideal candidate to fill this key function at Wexford County Council. David will also play a key role in the development of Customer Service Centers in each of the four Municipal District Offices.” David brings more than 30 years of local authority experience to the role of Communications Officer. Most recently, he served as District Administrator at Enniscorthy Municipal District, having previously served as Town Clerk in each of the towns of Enniscorthy, Gorey and New

Ross. David also gained valuable experience in other key departments within Wexford County Council, including Roads, Water Services, Planning, Housing and Finance. “Wexford County Council has a long and proud track record in serving the people of County Wexford. Our primary focus is the provision of first-class customer service across all our departments” said David. “Key to our role as the primary provider of public services in County Wexford is the need to communicate with our customers, elected representatives, business communities, government departments, other public

Council makes progress with unfinished estates Nine Co. Wexford housing estates remain classified as ‘unfinished’ for the purposes of the Local Property Tax. Houses in these estates are not liable for the charge. But the Co. Council has made great strides in its battle to bring unfinished estates up to standard with a total of ten estates completed up to stand during the course of the past year. The nine remaining with work to be done include Ballyfields, Ferns, Pairc Na Bearna, Drumgoold, Shelburne Place, Campile, Bridge Meadows, Enniscorthy, Barr Na Halle, Rosslare, Meadows, Monaseed and Oldtown Court, Clongeen.

Among those which have been completed in recent months are Ard Na Slaine in Wexford town, Ashfield in Blackwater, Riverchapel Woods Phase 7 in Courtown, Woodlands in Courtown and Castlemeadows in Enniscorthy. The Council has a dedicated unfinished estates team in action and the team has developed a detailed plan for each estate. In total works were undertaken on eighty six estates during the course of last year. The largest number at thirty four was in the Wexford area with the remainder divided equally between the other three districts.

bodies and our own staff in a positive, timely and transparent manner and I am very much looking forward to playing my part in this regard.

ICA long servers are honoured Sunday saw Wexford Federation ICA members clock up 8025 years membership as they received their long service certificates. The celebration lunch was held at The Talbot Hotel and certificates were presented by the National ICA President, Liz Wall to the Guild Presidents for members with fifteen years service or more and a total of 239 certificates were issued to 27 guilds on the day. Liz herself was presented with a gift of Ballyelland Pottery. This is Liz’s final year as President and she has been instrumental in the production of 4 ICA books

with a Christmas book planned for later this year. She also has project managed the renovation of An Grianan, the Adult Education Centre, Termonfeckin, Co. Louth. This will be covered in “At Your Service” on RTE1 at 8.30pm on Sunday 1st March, 2015. There was one member who had 65 years service, Gertie Rath of Oulart Guild, who was Federation President between 19901993. Five other members had 60 years service. Peg Kavanagh & Kathleen Pierce of Inch guild, Betty McHugh, Killinick, Josie Spratt Bree. Mary Nolan, Bunclody, who happens to be 103 years old and has 64

years service. however she was not in attendance on Sunday. The Mayor Mr. George Lawlor thoroughly enjoyed being in the company of all the ladies and held his own. He said that it is quite a while since he had been at a lunch with such a huge number of members and complimented the organizing committee for the scale and success of the event. George was presented with the ICA “Book of Tea and Company” by Mary Fitzgerald, Federation Secretary. George assured the ladies that he was a fine cook and was delighted with his gift. Credit is due to Breda Whelan

International Officer with Wexford Federation who organised the event with the assistance of Eileen Creevy, treasurer with Wexford Federation. (Pictured right: Breda Whelan, International Officer, Wexford Federation ICA with Liz Wall, National ICA President at the Long Service Certificate Lunch at the Talbot Hotel, Wexford.)

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Hi everyone! It’s good to be back writing after taking the last month off. Between exams, work and Christmas it’s been a mad few weeks. We hope you all had a brilliant Christmas and New Year! We’ve finally got around to asking you all a few questions out on the town. We’ll be there again next Saturday, so if you see us, call over and have a chat! Thanks for reading once again. :)

TUNE OF THE WEEK Hannah Wants & Chris Lorenzo – Rhymes Tune of the year so far!!! What a banger this is that I’m sure this will played in every club up and down the country. Must say I came across this first when I heard Adam bopping it out! He’s an absolute hero when it comes to finding new songs! Eoin

Eoin’s Dream Festival It’s that time of year once again where music festivals are announcing their line ups to attract party goers for the summer. As a festival goer myself I always expect too much from a line up and I’m always a little disappointed when they are announced so I’m going to come up with my own dream line up for a festival. I know festivals and promotion companies have a budget to work under so I’m going to be really realistic and divide each genre into that stage and have one headliner (A huge act) in every stage but within my budget. I must say this was great fun and I would love to hear your dream festival so tweet me @djeoinhealy

The Rock Arena Linkin Park System of a Down Avenged Sevenfold 30 Seconds to Mars Blink 182 Fallout Boy Panic at the Disco All American Rejects Biffy Clyro You Me At Six The Dance Arena Daft Punk Armin Van Buuren Fatboy Slim Groove Armada 3 Are Legend Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Nicky Romero Tommy Trash DVBBS Deorro Pop Stage Calvin Harris Imagine Dragons Maroon 5 Bastille

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George Ezra Vance Joy Olly Murs A Great Big World Kiesza American Authors Hip Hop/R&B JAY Z Nicki Minaj Missy Elliot Bruno Mars Izzy Azalea Tyga Tinie Tempah Dizee Rascal Snoop Dogg Kid Ink So obviously I couldn’t just pick everyone I listen to or all the main artists I like so I’ve tried to please everyone and of course there would be a lot more people playing that ‘EoinFest 2K15’ !!! Eoin

I’ve been seeing a few of these videos and blogs on Youtube, Facebook and a few other sites, so I said I’d give it a go. Here are 5 things that I do to make life a bit handier: 1. Pretend to sleep on the bus - Whether I’m friends with you on Snapchat or Facebook or you just read the paper a bit, you might know about my hatred for buses. The only thing I hate more than buses is people who sit beside me when there are other seats free. I’m 6 foot 2”, which means that no matter where I sit on the bus, I’m ridiculously cramped. The only thing that makes the 3 hour bus to college bearable is having a seat beside me to lie down on. Basically, any time I feel the bus stopping, I’ll close my eyes and pretend to be fast asleep, because well, no one wakes up someone when they can just sit somewhere else. That way, unless the bus is absolutely full, I’m always left with a spare seat beside me. 

2.Yawn to tell if someone is looking at you – Have you ever got the feeling someone is looking at you but any time you try to find out they’ve looked away? Well, it’s happened to me a good few times in the last few weeks and my new strategy is to fake yawning. Yawns are contagious. So, if you pretend to yawn when you think the person is looking at you, give it a few seconds and if you see them yawning, you were right! 3.Stop your pizza from going soggy – This is a serious one for college students! There’s nothing worse than soggy leftover pizza. Well, if you keep your pizza in the microwave with a small amount of water in a glass, it’ll stay crispy for the morning after! 4.Stop your laces from hanging out – I buy a lot of runners. So naturally, I’ll be overly fussy about them. Anyway, I used to hate having to tie my laces in a big bow years

ago so I’d tuck them in and inevitably, they’d fall out and end up dragging along the floor. Now I do my laces the way I want them, tie a few knots in the laces on the inside of the shoe and cut the remainder off. That way there’s nothing left to trail the floor. It really helps if you’re putting them in the washing machine too, ‘cause it’ll keep dem kicks together! 5.Mark messages as ‘Unread’ – Not really a life trick, but more a Facebook trick. Surprisingly, not a lot of people know about this. Have you ever got a message and just didn’t feel like replying? Or maybe you’re busy so you want to reply later? You’ve opened the message and the person can see that you have, so you’re in a bit of a situation. If you go into your ‘Messages’ tab and hold down on the message, there’s a ‘Mark As Unread’ option. Use it!

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News Major programme of events planned for 1916 anniversary Enniscorthy Castle was the venue for the launch recently of a Military Archives’ travelling exhibition, ‘The Irish Volunteers in Focus 1913 – 1918’. This very interesting display was officially launched by Cllr. Malcolm

Byrne, Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council, as an action under Co. Wexford’s Decade of Commemorations strategy. Organised by the 1916 Centenary Committee in collaboration with Wexford County Council, this is the

Grainne Doran and Barbara Ann Murphy, Chairman of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council

first of a series of planned events leading up to the centenary of the Easter 1916 Rising. The exhibition runs in historic Enniscorthy Castle until Feb 27, subject to the current opening hours of 10:00 to 16:00, and admission to view it is free. Enniscorthy is remembered as the only town outside of Dublin to rise in Easter 1916. For four days the town was controlled by local Irish Volunteers and Cumman na mBan members, with the tricolour raised. Meanwhile, a second column of Volunteers began proceeding northwards to relive their beleaguered comrades in Dublin, liberating the villages of Ferns and Camolin in the process. Enniscorthy also holds the accolade of being the last location in Ireland to surrender in Easter 1916, only doing so after receiving direct orders from proclamation signatory Padraig Pearse. Building on the fateful events of 1798, this surely cements Enniscorthy as a town of liberty.

To commemorate this momentous time in local and national history, a series of historical, cultural and legacy projects are being organised by the 1916 Centenary Committee. Some of the projects which organisers are hoping to develop include the production of a limited edition commemorative stamp based on the rising in Enniscorthy. School information packs are being prepared by Wexford Library service aimed at educating both primary and secondary level students on the importance of the Easter 1916 in their local area. Organisers are also coordinating a 1916 commemorative conference along with plans to open an Orchard Peace Park. There is also great enthusiasm to see the realisation of the Athenaeum refurbishment project, as it was from this historic building that Padraig Pearse orated in March 1916. This significant building also became the headquarters of the Irish Volunteers during

the rising. Centenary celebrations will be marked by a spectacular 10 day programme of events with a series of cultural, historical and traditional activities being organised. These are sure to capture the imagination of the public. The Centenary activities will cumulate on Easter weekend 2016, with major events Richard O Sullivan, Enniscorthy including concerts, traditional developing these plans with markets, parades, flyovers consideration from by the Irish Air Corps, and members of the public and battle re-enactments. descendants of the 1916 Organisers are resolute that participants. A meeting is all events taking place will planned for the near future respect and commemorate and members of the public the ethos of participants of with an interest in the 1916 the 1916 Rising. Rising will be invited to The 1916 Centenary attend.. Committee are dedicated to

The attendance at the launch in Enniscorthy Castle.

Linda Long, Cllr. Kathleen Codd Nolan, Rev. Chris Long and Government Chief Paul Kehoe at the launchof the 1916 celebrations in Enniscorthy

Capt. Claire Mortimer, National Military Archives addresses the attendance

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Sports Gaelic Football Roundabout

Hard to predict a winner in the Intermediate Championship The Intermediate grade is a very hard one to get out of as GlynnBarntown know only too well, and it could be more competitive than ever this year with Kilanerin now among the mix. At the start of the year, I would safely say that very few would have predicted that the Gorey district men would make the drop so they will be doing all in their power to make a quick return. They still have the basis of a fine team with young Niall Hughes a very good prospect, but it is debatable whether Matty Forde will commit for another year now that he is the Wexford forwards coach. They are also likely to have a new management team in place given that John Hegarty has now gone to coach Gusserane. Glynn-Barntown will be anxious to atone for last year’s agonising loss to Ramsgrange and, if they get a reasonably free run with injuries, they certainly have the quality and the strength in depth to finally make it to senior ranks this year. Of

course they will be making a major effort in senior hurling too so it depends how the year pans out. TaghmonCamross who Glynn beat in the semi- final last year are also very serious contenders and with a fine young team they are definitely going to be at the business end of the championship at the very least. They are an emerging force in hurling too, so, like Glynn it will be a balancing act for them. St Mary’s Maudlinstown are the new kids on the block having come up from Intermediate “A” last year and I expect them to make a good first impression. They play a nice style of football and I would back them to get to the knock-out stages. They have a couple of players on the county senior football panel and indeed, one of them, Dermot Flood, makes his

debut for Wexford in the national football league against Clare in MiltonMalbay, a real baptism of fire if there ever was one. It would be good for Wexford town to have another senior team and,

while it may not happen this year, St Mary’s might just do it in the next two or three years particularly if they can get Lee Chin back in their ranks. Of the rest, BannowBallymitty can be very good on their day but probably depend on Ben Brosnan a bit too much for scores in their forward line. Clongeen have been slipping a bit ever since they won the senior championship. They would not have a

huge panel of players to pick from and have lost a number of good players in recent years for various reasons. Nevertheless they can be doughty battlers on their day and play with a lot of pride in the jersey. Ballyhogue can also be very good on their day but seem to lack consistency. They have some really fine up and coming players such as Shane Byrne and Syl Byrne, and it would be a great boost for the big ball game in the county if this famous football club who produced so many outstanding players down through the years could return to senior ranks in the near future. Craanford are always capable of a big performance but it seems that in recent years they have been putting much more into hurling; nevertheless they should never be underestimated and the same applies to Rosslare and Gorey.

Clonard have every right to be annoyed Back in 2010 Clonard GAA club successfully put a motion through Wexford County Convention that a clock/hooter timekeeping mechanism be introduced to Gaelic games. It went forward to Congress where it also got the green light. However it was not put into operation then because Central Council thought it would be too costly to have at all venues. Congress re-visited the issue two years ago and decided to push forward with it. It was tried out in competitions at third level last year. The trials seemed to be successful and as a result it was put into the rulebook with the intention of it being applied in the AllIreland championships this year. I think

everyone was looking forward to it especially seeing how successfully it works in the Ladies football game. Others felt it would take quite a bit of pressure off the referees who have more than enough duties as it is. But lo and behold, at a meeting of the Central Council last Saturday it was decided to put forward a motion to Congress in February to do away with the new rule without it having been tried at all. Liam O Neill, President of the GAA stated last week that it would not be right to go ahead with the clock/hooter as it just would not work. But as far as I could see no reasons were given! No wonder Clonard GAAclub are annoyed. They have every right to be.

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