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Pictured during the celebrations are: Mick Molloy from National Lottery, Catriona Walsh, Rachel Murphy, store owners Tony and Sarah Butler, tina Flynn and Mary Quirke. Pic: Mary Browne / Mac Innes Photography After a life-changing weekend, a Wexford syndicate made the trip to Lotto HQ in Dublin to collect their €1million top prize amount which …
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A former Wexford hurler's name has been thrown into the mix to become the new u20 hurling manager... Wexford GAA were on the look out for a new manager for the Wexford u20 hurling team. That was after Keith Rossiter, who was the previous manager of the Wexford u20 hurling team, was promoted to the …
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Both Wexford and Wicklow are now under a 'Status Orange' weather warning... The Irish weather forecaster has predicted that there will be "spells of heavy rain" with "strong and gusty east to southeast winds at first" on Wednesday. The weather warning was issued just before 12 noon on Wednesday 18th October. As per Met Eireann, …
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Two Wexford students won awards from their respective colleges recently... Michelle Dunne from Gorey was the winner of one such award for her academic achievements. A Dr HH Stewart Medical Prize in Ophthalmology was awarded to Michelle Dunne, former Gorey Community School student, who studied Medicine in NUIG. These prizes are awarded to the highest …
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A 10-year ban has been imposed by the Wexford Coiste na nÓg underage Competitions Control Committee on a supporter.... The supporter is from the Rapparees-Starlights club. The significant long-term ban was imposed on him following an investigation into an incident at the end of an under 16 hurling match. The incident involved the referee of …
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Pictured during the celebrations are: Mick Molloy from National Lottery, Catriona Walsh, Rachel Murphy, store owners Tony and Sarah Butler, tina Flynn and Mary Quirke. Pic: Mary Browne / Mac Innes Photography Celebrations are well underway in a local community on the outskirts of Wexford town after the National Lottery held a special event at …
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The local manager of a leading restaurant chain has said she’s “over the moon” after winning a much sought-after industry gong... Nadia Jean, Business Manager at McDonald’s in Wexford, will be presented with a prestigious Global Ray Kroc Award at a special ceremony in Barcelona, Spain, next April. Winning the accolade puts Nadia, who’s worked …
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It has been a great year to date for Naomh Eanna GAA club... Earlier in the year, at adult level, they were crowned Wexford Senior Hurling Champions. On that same day, in the curtain raiser, their Junior Hurling team were crowned Champions on County Final day too. Just last weekend, the Gorey club won the …
The Shelmaliers were crowned Wexford Senior Football Champions yesterday... They avenged last year's loss, beating Castletown in the final, despite being reduced to 14-men early in the game. The Shels will not have too much time to celebrate their Wexford Championship win though. They will be taking on the Westmeath champions, St Lomans, in Cusack …
O’Neills Dry Cure Bacon Co., a Wexford-based producer has been recognised at Ireland’s biggest food awards... O’Neills Dry Cure Bacon Co. took home the Silver award for its Dry Cured Bacon Back Rashers, at the Blás awards. Pat O’Neill, of O’Neill’s Dry Cure Bacon Co., produces a range of delicious Dry Cured Bacon products, as well as …
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It may have been a disappointing night for Irish sport, but one lucky Lotto player in Wexford had a million reasons to be cheerful on Saturday night... That was after they scooped the top prize of €1 million in the Lotto Plus 1 draw. The Wexford player has become the 33rd National Lottery millionaire of 2023 …
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David Kelleher of Rosslare Strand tested his endurance to the limits when he competed in the Wicklow Eco-trail ultra-marathon of 47.8 km... The route began on Bray Harbour front. They left behind the seaside promenade to tackle the steep climb to the iconic cross on Bray Head. Here, the runners bid farewell to their views …
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