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Wexford has produced many notable and inspiring figures throughout its history…. Many of these figures have contributed significantly to both Irish and global affairs, yet as significant as many of them have went on to be, very few of them have become the subject of legend. The same cannot be said for William Lamport, the …
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One of the best elements of the GAA is the great characters associated with the sport. Very few characters are better known or better liked than Kilkenny’s veteran kit man Denis ‘Rackard’ Coady.... One of the true gentlemen of hurling, Rackard began as Kilkenny kit man forty eight years ago in 1977. In that time, …
Left: Einstein, the INHP’s great grey owl; Right: Irish National Heritage Park tour guide Robert Laffan. Walled Town Day celebrates historic towns like Wexford that have or once had medieval town walls… Saturday, August 17th marks Wexford’s Walled Town Day and the beginning of National Heritage Week. Every year, the Heritage Council coordinates a series …
There are not awards going for the greatest aunty of all-time, but if there were, this woman from County Down would be in the running... A woman from County Down, Nicola Kearney Aksu, brought her nephew, Jonah Kearney (8) and his friend, Niamh McGarry (11) all the way from Portaferry in County Down to see …
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In a peaceful and quiet country area, the townland of Tubberneering, Gorey hosted approximately 45 minutes of chaos and bloody carnage in a 1798 battle that shook the British Government in Ireland... On June 4th 1798, a detachment of 800 men including the hated Welsh Cavalry unit the Ancient Britions alongside the Suffolk Company, the …
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Wexford is a county in Ireland steeped in history... In this article, we attempt to break down the top 5 historical sites in Wexford. Some of these may be off the beaten track a bit and may not even be talked about in the same fashion as others omitted from this list, but they are …
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Joe Moloney, Snr. entered the printing industry in 1960 at the age of fourteen, embarking on an apprenticeship at the Free Press in Wexford. He nostalgically recalls the manual process of hand-setting each letter and the limitations of technology at the time. Despite modern advancements, Moloney cherishes the craftsmanship of the old printing days.
Former Premier League striker turned horse breeder, Kevin Doyle, recently spoke about how Willie Mullins’ dominance of racing won’t last forever, how his success is like Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United and John O’Shea’s love of horse racing... Doyle was speaking to BoyleSports, who offer the latest Cheltenham odds. Q. Willie Mullins is leading the …
As we are at the Christmas break of the 2023/24 Wexford Football League, the Premier Division is taking a familiar sight... As I see it the league can once again be spilt into three categories; The Contenders, Middle of the pack and the Relegation candidates. There are also the same issues with some “The Challengers” …
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The comedian Dara O’Briain just about got me right – “I don’t believe in God but I’m still Catholic”... As I grew up I did the whole RC trip, fearsome nuns, the scary first confession, communion and confirmation collections, stifling my yawns during overlong sermons, and shaking hands with complete and utter strangers in the …
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Kicking off the Guinness Singing and Swinging Pubs for the first time in four years. Left to right: Ruben Buggyand Arron Roche. Source of photo: Ger Hore and Wexford People Newspaper. As this year’s singing and swinging pubs comes to a close, we sit down with Maggie Mays manager and opener of this year’s show …
So You Think You’re Funny? 2023 finalist Cormac Sinnott. A Trinity College law student hailing from Wexford has found success in the stand-up comedy scene; so much so that he featured in the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festival… Stand-up comedy. It is an art form that many of us wish we could do, but few have …
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