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An inside look into the unique Airbnb rental that has captured international attention… A couple of summers ago, I had the pleasure of taking part in a truly unique heritage experience. It was a form of historical immersion that almost two years later I have yet to see anything like, and it all took place …
Continue reading "A Night in the Bronze Age – My Overnight Stay in the Irish National Heritage Park"
December is once more upon us and as such we have seen a return to the jubilant atmosphere of Christmas time in Wexford... The Main Street is once more alight with the radiant, bright and joyful lights which have become a very familiar sight to all familiar with Christmas in Wexford. So too is the …
Continue reading "The Wexford Carol – The Story Behind Wexford’s Christmas Classic"
It’s one of the strangest conundrums that the GAA player has to face following a county final win. How much can we celebrate here?.... It’s strange in that for many on the team, reaching the big day in Wexford Park is the culmination of nights and nights of hard work. Denying yourself the cupcake in …
Continue reading "Opinion: The Shelmaliers And Oulart Are Putting Wexford On The Map"
The Wexford dialect has been extinct for some time, but its legacy lives on… Like many stories in Wexford history, this is one that begins in 1169. If that year is familiar, that is because this was the year the Anglo-Norman armies first stepped foot in the Model County. The course of Irish history was …
Continue reading "The Story Of Yola – Wexford’s Forgotten Language"
There must be something in the water in Wexford... Not only did a Wexford person win last night's lotto, but a Wexford school has now won the national 'Junk Kouture' competition. The 2021 'Junk Kouture' grand finale took place on RTÉ tonight and a number of Wexford schools were involved in the final of the …
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The lotto has been won in Wexford again... There was no winner of the Lotto jackpot on Wednesday night. However, in total, over 147,000 players won prizes in the Lotto and Lotto Plus draws, including three winners of the Match 5+Bonus prize, each winning €237,394. It has now emerged that a Wexford store sold one …
The draw for the 5th Round of the FAI Junior Cup was made today... Those interested in Wexford football had a close eye on the draw as two Wexford teams were included. Both North End and Moyne Rangers were representing Wexford in the draw, having won their previous games in the national Cup competition. The …
Wexford people will have a close eye on this evening's episode of Nationwide.. County Wexford, and specifically the town of New Ross, will feature on this evening's episode of Nationwide. On Nationwide, presenters Anne Cassin and Blathnaid Ní Chofaigh discuss and report on everything that's happening around the country. During this evening's show, those involved …
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The world-famous Hook Lighthouse has made its way onto Amazon Prime... A documentary series entitled 'Great Lighthouses of Ireland' was first released on RTE in 2018. The docuseries is now available to watch on Amazon Prime. The first lighthouse in the excellent series is none other than Wexford's historic lighthouse, Hook Lighthouse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAIjrumkfTc Hook Lighthouse …
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Wexford is very often described as a safe seat for the Irish Labour Party and indeed such a statement can be made with reasonable confidence... Since the first election of the newly formed Irish Free State in 1921 right up to the modern day the period from 1981-1987 is the only period in during a …
Continue reading "COLUMN: The Life Of Richard Corish — Wexford’s Political Titan"
The Model county is known for many things, but being the birthplace of the Guinness World Records often gets overlooked… Everybody at some point in their lives has seen a copy of the Guinness World Records. Chock-full with bizarre facts, fascinating stories and interesting titbits, the Guinness World Records is the absolute go-to guide for …
Continue reading "How Castlebridge In Wexford Became The Birthplace Of The Guinness World Records"
The period of 1914-1923 was a period of near constant war in Ireland... From the Wexford MP John Redmond appealing to the young men of the country to play their part in “…the defence of the highest principles of religion and morality and right…” and to enlist in the British Army to join the raging …
Continue reading "‘The New Ross Hero’: The Story Of Martin Doyle"