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It has been an unbelievable week for Wexford native, Foster Horan, who can now proudly call himself an Olympic athlete... Athletics, swimming, and boxing are sports that Ireland usually does well in at the Olympics. The likes of Sonia O'Sullivan, Michelle Smith, and Katie Taylor are quite familiar names who do not need any introduction …
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A Wexford athlete has been nominated to represent Ireland at the Tokyo Olympics... The official selection of the Athlete/Horse combinations will be made by the Olympic Federation of Ireland in the coming days. Nominated Athlete/Horse Combinations for the IRL Jumping Olympic Team, in alphabetical order are as follows, which includes Wexford native, Bertram Allen. Bertram …
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Wexford Weekly have launched a new social media campaign... Wexford Weekly has launched a new social media campaign. The Wexford Weekly 'Wexford's Best' campaign aims to highlight the best things Wexford has to offer by seeking the public's opinions. The new campaign follows on from the successful social media campaign to find out the best …
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Over the course of the last week, we asked our followers to engage in a social media poll to find out once and for all the best pubs across County Wexford... Close to 700 people voted in the poll, and as planned, the pub mentioned the most has secured the number one spot on this …
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With a lot of fundraisers appearing online recently, people are being creative... That can certainly be said for Bunclody native, Norman Levingstone. Norman lost his father, Willie Levingstone, earlier this year in March 2021. "We sadly lost our father Willie in March of this year and the highlight of Willie s week was going to …
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Tickets for Kodaline's Wexford gig have now sold out.. Irish band Kodaline will be going on tour across Ireland during the months of November and December later this year. Included on their 2021 Irish acoustic winter tour is a stop in Wexford Opera House on Friday, December 3rd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtf7hC17IBM Tickets, which were available for €45 …
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The beautiful Wexford was the latest county to feature on RTE's 'Tracks and Trails'.. Keen traveller and Irish Independent Travel Editor Pól O Conghaile explored Co Wexford in RTE One's latest Tracks and Trails programme which aired on Friday evening. O'Conghaile started in Ferrycarrig and traced a route that is full of stories spanning more …
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Last week, a sign simply saying 'We Are Hurling' went viral on Twitter.. The sign, which was placed into the grass at a pitch in Georgia, America, went viral after it shared a simple message: We Are Hurling, It's An Irish Sport, It's 3000 Years Old, Yes It's As Fun As It Looks. The tweet …
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Coffee trailers are absolutely booming lately... Over the course of the pandemic, people enjoyed walking and grabbing a cup of coffee as one of their main social outlets. With that, horse trailers transformed into coffee trailers popped up along our roads and streets. Here, we look at four coffee trailers and huts that popped up …
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Today, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD has announced recipients of the €25 million in funding to assist commercial venues, producers and promoters to plan live performances across the country over the summer months, with a total of 237 organisations benefitting from the scheme... As announced today, five …
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Wexford-based company 'Scurri' has received significant funding... The company helps businesses to ship their products around the world. The company's services include accurate labelling, shipment tracking and analytics. The latest round of funding is set to be used to accellerate the company's growth in the UK. The round was led by Gresham House Ventures and …
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Earlier this week, Wexford GAA unveiled their new outfield away jersey... The jersey incorporates an all-too important message to ‘Tackle Your Feelings’. The jersey, which is a partnership between Zurich and Tackle Your Feelings, was released to promote positive mental health. The TYF partnership with Wexford GAA is the first step in a wider plan …
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