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Pics Around Town by Patrick Hogan Left: Celebrations at the official renaming of the National Opera House Wexford with the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys T.D. Pic: Patrick Hogan. Right: Ann Maria Burke at the Monart Destination Spa Ladies Day Wexford Races 25 July 2015. Pic: Patrick Hogan.
At the Greenacres Summer Art Exhibition 3th July 2015: Mary O’Connor and Shiona O’Reilly. Pic: Patrick Hogan.
L-R: Jackie Colfer, Eoin Colfer, Seamus Redmond, Sinead O’Gorman at Wexford Library for the launch of Eoin Colfer's WARP 3 book. Pic: Patrick Hogan.
L-R: Laura Way, David Lloyd, Declan Reck, Sandra Hornick, Andrew Kenny at the recent Wexford Film Makers Night in Wexford Arts Centre. Pic: Patrick Hogan.
Michael Way, Lara Way, Paul McMahon, Saibh McMahon at The Secret Life of Arabia, Wexford Arts Centre. Pic: Patrick Hogan.
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Wexford Town News… SiGnifiCanT ExHiBiTiOn Of nOTaBLE iriSH MODErn arT HELD in COUnTy BUiLDinGS: A group exhibition of paintings from the collection of the Irish Museum of Modern Art was held last month at Wexford County Council. The launch was performed on Thursday, 2nd July, by the Chairman of Wexford County Council, Cllr. Tony Dempsey and Johanne Mullan of the Irish Museum of Modern Art. Sinéad Barden, County Arts Officer said “The foyer of new County Buildings is a formidable space with an inherent challenge in the placement of art. The IMMA exhibition suits this remarkable space and acts as a fitting temporary home for this significant body of work.” The exhibition was an initiative of The Arts Department of Wexford County Council Council in partnership with Wexford Arts Centre and the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA). This lasted until dawn... featured the work of many notable painters including Basil Blackshaw, Barrie Cooke, Hughie O’Donoghue and Diana Copperwhite.
frEE Wifi COMES TO WExfOrD TOWn: The launch took place on Friday 10th July of a free WIFI service on the streets of Wexford Town. The project is a joint initiative between Wexford County Council and local Wexford company Rocketbroadband. Mayor of Wexford, Cllr Ger Carthy, performed the official launch at Selskar Wexford, accompanied by fellow elected members and officials of Wexford County Council together with representatives of Rocketbroadband. “The service has been designed to provide members of the public with a free, easily accessible and reliable WIFI service and is ideal for email retrieval and internet access”, said Garret McElroy of Skytel, the Wexford-based company which has provided the free WIFI service through its Rocketbroadband label. “The service can be accessed at any time of day. It is simple to use, no registration is required, just logon and use. Director of Services at Wexford County Council Tony Larkin congratulated Rocketbroadband and thanked the company for its generous support of the free WIFI initiative. “With Phase 1 of the service now operational, Wexford is one of the few towns in Ireland to offer a free WIFI service on its streets. It’s good for the people of Wexford, it’s good for visitors to Wexford and that means it’s good for business” said Mr. Larkin. Skytel is Wexford’s leading provider of fixed wireless, fibrepowered broadband offering home customers speeds of up to 18Mbps. Skytel is a local company with over 2,800 customers, based in Wexford. The company’s broadband service is available throughout Co. Wexford and beyond. To check if your area is covered and for more information on Skytel and its range of services visit www.rocketbroadband.ie or contact Skytel on 053 9126860. naTUraL GaS iS COMinG TO WExfOrD TOWn: A €16.5m infrastructure project from Gas Networks Ireland to bring gas to Wexford is “in the pipeline”. The investment, which will provide a major boost to the Wexford economy, is scheduled for completion in the second half of 2016. From that point, businesses, farms and homes can begin the switch to Natural Gas, benefiting from savings in energy costs of up to 60%. n
Mary Ryan’s 40th Birthday Party L-R: Hannah Tyermon, Mary Ryan, Beth McGuire, Linda Rawlinson. Pic: Patrick Hogan.