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c would love to see you at the big barn art and antiques y35 vh05 opening saturday october 17 th and continuing 18th 24th 25th 26th 31st 12 5pm all are welcome posted by dan walsh october 17 2026 posted in breaking news entertainment news tags art exhibition wexford festival opera 2026 leave a comment on paul bell first solo exhibition new points season opens at tinahely racing at fairwood tinahely file pic wexfordlocal com by dan walsh the new point to point season gets under way at fairwood tinahely on sunday with shillelagh district hunt hosting the fixture the first of six races starts at 1pm seventy six entries were received in line with early season expectations and the recent prolonged dry spell the four year old maiden drew 22 of them with colin bowe six entries and denis murphy four dominating the field the going report is good good to yielding and parts of the hilly track is watered to ensure safe ground always a popular track with owners and handlers and the supporters the organisers are hoping for a good sized attendance and sunday s forecast is for dry conditions with maximum temperatures coming in at around 13 degrees posted by dan walsh october 17 2026 posted in news sport tags horse racing leave a comment on new points season opens at tinahely festival opera volunteer of the year laura nolan who has been awarded the 2026 ecclesiastical wexford festival opera volunteer of the year award and david lane managing director at ecclesiastical ireland pic mark stedman by dan walsh wexford festival opera proudly announces laura nolan who has been volunteering with the festival for 37 years as the 2026 ecclesiastical wexford festival opera volunteer of the year laura was chosen through a public vote by fellow volunteers board and staff of the festival laura is currently the head of the programmes team the team covers all opera festival events both in the national opera house and at other venues including the community opera lunchtime recitals and more the announcement was officially made by artistic director rosetta cucchi and david lane managing director ecclesiastical insurance ireland from the stage of the national opera house on the night of the first public dress rehearsal iris which opened the 75th wexford festival opera it was attended by an audience of festival volunteers david lane managing director ecclesiastical insurance ireland said volunteers play such an important role in making wexford festival opera what it is and laura s commitment over more than 35 years is really something to celebrate giving that amount of time to the festival while always being there to help audiences and fellow volunteers is a fantastic achievement ecclesiastical insurance a specialist insurer of the arts has supported wexford festival opera s volunteer programme for 13 years posted by dan walsh october 16 2026 posted in breaking news entertainment news tourism tags wexford festival opera 2026 leave a comment on festival opera volunteer of the year cllr mcdonald questions gorey traffic management by dan walsh gorey cllr darragh mcdonald has urged wexford county council to deny uisce éireann road opening licences unless proper traffic management can be guaranteed after motorists around gorey faces major disruption cllr darragh mcdonald cllr mcdonald said uisce éireann are currently carrying out works on two major roads into gorey with temporary traffic lights taking over ten minutes to change even during rush hour this is simply not acceptable everyone recognises the need for investment in infrastructure and nobody is suggesting that essential works shouldn t take place however there has to be a reasonable expectation that disruption to the public will be properly managed and minimised where possible if uisce éireann cannot adequately resource these works and put effective traffic management arrangements in place then wexford county council should be refusing them permission to open the road until they can what we are seeing at the moment is lazy and ineffective traffic management with ordinary people paying the price through unnecessary delays on their daily commutes school runs and journeys to work if a private developer was causing this level of disruption the council would rightly be demanding immediate improvements i see absolutely no reason why a public body should be held to a different standard we cannot have a situation where major routes into gorey are effectively brought to a standstill because nobody has taken responsibility for ensuring traffic can move efficiently the message needs to be simple if you want permission to open our roads you must demonstrate that you can manage the traffic properly if you can t the licence shouldn t be granted concluded cllr mcdonald posted by dan walsh october 16 2026 posted in breaking news news tags gorey kilmuckridge council uisce éireann leave a comment on cllr mcdonald questions gorey traffic management happy 75th wexford festival opera fireworks over wexford harbour marks the the beginning of the 75th wexford festival opera pic wexfordlocal com by dan walsh at wexford quay the 75 th wexford festival opera opened last night thursday before a packed wexford quay as the traditional fireworks display lit up the sky over the harbour to launch an internationally renowned musical celebration featuring 75 events over the next 17 days mayor of wexford cllr vicky barron pic wexfordlocal co m this year s festival is special and promises an unforgettable celebration of 75 years of extraordinary so runs the festival motto sparking from the stage the mayor of wexford cllr vicky barron said the festival belongs to the people of wexford and generations of wexford people wherever they are 75 years of extraordinary achievement happy 75 th wexford festival opera audio addition mayor of wexford cllr vicky barron speaking at the opening of wexford festival opera 2026 on wexford quay master of ceremonies the inimitable maurice mccarthy introduced special guest anna murphy co winner of traitors 2026 who was honoured to officially launch the 75 th wexford festival opera audio addition anna murphy speaking from the stage as she officially opened wexford festival opera 2026 chair of wexford festival opera paul cleary addressed the crowds and mainly paid tribute to the background volunteers and performers who make the festival what it is there was a special recognition for the boys and girls of scoil mhuire loch garman who performed on stage there was an amazing onstage performance from the ivy sisters featuring sharon clancy jilly cox and aileen donohoe and rachel grace also performed on a still night the fireworks were visible for miles set to classic tunes that lifted the spirits of the crowd made up mostly of young families posted by dan walsh october 16 2026 posted in news breaking news tourism entertainment tags wexford festival opera 2026 leave a comment on happy 75th wexford festival opera 3 day book festival takes over wexford town by dan walsh wexford town is set for a weekend of books and literary events as the annual wexford book fair expands into the first wexford book festival running this weekend friday to sunday october 16th to 18 th culminating in the 55th annual wexford book fair at the talbot hotel on sunday we want wexford to become a town of books for the weekend said festival organiser wally o neill of red books the book fair has been running for fifty five years now making it the longest running book fair in ireland expanding it into a festival seemed like the perfect way to celebrate that the weekend will feature three book launches with margaret hawkins gordon d arcy and phil hughes all launching books during the festival on friday kinfolk will host ireland s first ever book rave while outspoken spokenword open mic will take place next door in red books underground following the launch of margaret hawkins the blood cure on saturday eclectic avenue will host a paperback book market as the festival continues across the town there will be a pop up gaeltacht in red books underground and the south east launch of birdlife by gordon d arcy phil hughes will be launching the rebel and the seeress in red books on thursday the weekend will then culminate with the traditional wexford book fair at the talbot hotel from 11am until 5pm on sunday as well as the book dealers who have made the fair a fixture of wexford life for more than half a century sunday will feature a celebration of independent publishing talks on wexford history and local poetry and special events for children the great thing about a book festival is that it can belong to everybody mr o neill said you don t have to be a serious collector or know anything about rare books you can be looking for an antiquarian edition or simply bringing a young reader along to discover something new everyone is welcome the expansion marks a new chapter for a wexford tradition that has continued through economic booms and downturns the rise of amazon and the disruption of the pandemic this is about building on those fifty five years mr o neill added the book fair remains at the heart of it we re just giving people another two days to celebrate books around wexford posted by dan walsh october 15 2026 october 14 2026 posted in events news tourism tags books literature wexford opera leave a comment on 3 day book festival takes over wexford town government and council can transform enniscorthy autumnal enniscorthy by the river slaney pic wexfordlocal com by dan walsh at the reopening of the captain wafer hall speaking at the reopening of enniscorthy s captain wafer hall last monday morning wexford county council chief executive eddie taaffe praised the local community s hard work and highlighted what can be achieved when proactive local government is backed by strong ministerial support mr taaffe said the templeshanon project represents just one piece of a much larger investment into enniscorthy and the wider county he stated wexford county council working hand in hand with the government is actively reshaping enniscorthy to ensure that it can sustainably grow to its full potential the availability of these government funding streams is the lifeblood of community development here in enniscorthy and throughout the county said mr taaffe who added current supports through the departments and local authority include the community recognition fund availed of for the captain wafer hall project the national civic fora the local enhancement programme the clár programme the community centre investment fund and others just look at our vibrant enniscorthy town centre through the governments towns and cities regeneration investment fund we recently welcomed a landmark 18 3 million allocation for wexford which includes 9 million specifically for phase one of the enniscorthy town centre first regeneration programme alongside funding to advance templeshannon regeneration eddie taaffe chief executive wexford county council construction is almost complete on a new sports hub building at the enniscorthy athletics track but a community needs more than just excellent facilities it needs homes housing delivery remains our absolute number one priority a focus and a plan clearly close to the minister s heart we are incredibly proud to say that our housing team in partnership with minister james browne and the department of housing and local government through schemes like the local authority affordable purchase scheme we have successfully launched and delivered much needed starter homes at developments like cnoc na greine and old forge road here in enniscorthy a major proposed development featuring approximately 50 housing units community facilities a skatepark sports facilities and outdoor amphitheatre is due to go to planning shortly for the turret rocks killagoley furthermore through the transformative housing infrastructure investment fund the government has backed five major infrastructure projects across the county this includes 20 million for the milehouse to moyne link road and 4 million for the turret rocks link road this massive funding injection unblocks key constraints directly fast tracking thousands of new homes and paving the way for sustainable community growth in conclusion mr taaffe said today s individual result at the enniscorthy community alliance and the official reopening of the captain wafer hall is just one example of that strategic approach working now and for the future posted by dan walsh october 14 2026 posted in breaking news news tourism tags enniscorthy municipal district council history news oireachtas politics wexford county council leave a comment on government and council can transform enniscorthy calls to reopen blackwater garda station blackwater garda station which was closed following an arson attack last may file pic wexfordlocal com by dan walsh at wexford county council meeting wexford county council has the unanimous backing of elected members to call on the minister with responsibility for the office of public works to prioritise and expediate the completion of refurbishment works at blackwater garda station and facilitate its reopening without further delay the motion proposed by cllr oliver walsh and seconded by cllr robbie staples was tabled at monday s monthly meeting of wexford county council in the council chamber at county hall wexford cathaoirleach cllr lisa mcdonald chaired the meeting cllr walsh said following the malicious fire that caused significant damage to the station the blackwater area has been without a functioning garda station for almost six months this prolonged closure is causing considerable concern among local residents and undermines confidence in the availability of local policing services added cllr walsh the motion read the council believes that the people of blackwater and the surrounding areas are entitled to the restoration of this important public service and urges that all necessary measures be taken to ensure the station is returned to operational use as a matter of urgency there was unanimous support for the motion extensive damage was caused to the interior of blackwater garda station in an arson attack at approximately 2 50am on tuesday may 26 th 2026 the place was unoccupied at the time it has remained closed ever since posted by dan walsh october 13 2026 posted in breaking news news tags an garda siochana gorey kilmuckridge municipal district council wexford county council leave a comment on calls to reopen blackwater garda station fireworks seized at rosslare europort by dan walsh revenue officers at rosslare europort have seized 1 123 200 fireworks the consignment was seized following routine profiling aimed at identifying restricted and prohibited products the fireworks were discovered in an accompanied trailer that had disembarked a ferry from france both the trailer and the fireworks were seized the fireworks branded black cat bangers have an estimated value of 2 246 40...