Wexford Man Wins Subaru Impreza From Facebook Competition

[social_share_button themes='theme1'] Some people just have all the luck... A Wexford man has just won a 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Prodrive after he recently entered a Facebook competition. Derek O’Rourke, a native of Adamstown, won the Facebook competition on ‘R Kings’ after he bought an entry ticket costing £20 online. A maximum of 685 …

Need A Chop? Your Local Barber & Hairdresser Reopens June 29

[social_share_button themes='theme1'] June 29th is a day many people are looking forward to... First it was announced that pubs that serve food can also serve pints on June 29. Then, today, Leo Varadkar revealed that larger public gatherings can occur from the same date. During the Taoiseach’s announcement at 6:30 this evening, he also noted …

The Wexford Festival Opera Has Been Rescheduled Until 2021

[social_share_button themes='theme1'] Another event has been forced to reschedule due to the Coronavirus... The Wexford Festival Opera made the hard decision to reschedule their event until October 2021. Not all is lost for 2020 though, as the Wexford Festival Opera will have online activities this year, where people can access free-to-air live streams from the …

Wexford Man’s Novel Adapted To Movie And Now Available On Disney+

[social_share_button themes='theme1'] A Wexford man’s novel has been adapted into a movie... Eoin Colfer is well-known in the Irish literary world. His novel, Artemis Fowl, has since been adapted into a movie and is now being released on the global stage. The novel Artemis Fowl is about a 12-year-old genius and descendant of a long …

Watch: Band Releases Music Video Shot In 25 Locations Across Wexford

[social_share_button themes='theme1'] A Wexford band has released their new music video and it’s a nice touch to their roots... The Frisky Gypsys are a rustic, salt-of-the-earth folk band based out of Wexford. Steven Hamilton, the frontman and creative heart of the band, has been making music for seven years now. Twenty-five beautiful and breath-taking spots …

Penney’s Confirm The Time Their Wexford Store Re-Opens At Tomorrow

[social_share_button themes='theme1'] Some pictures surfaced across Facebook this evening of tents pitched outside of a Penney’s store in Dun Laoghaire... Although those pictures were quite clearly photoshopped, there still is an odd excitement in the air as Penney’s in Wexford is set to re-open tomorrow. The Penney’s store in Wexford will re-open up tomorrow [Friday] …

Are You Wexford’s Best Fifa Player? Register To Compete Here

[social_share_button themes='theme1'] The lockdown turned most of our lives upside down overnight... Some people turned to gardening, some to exercise, and some... some turned to the PlayStation and to Fifa 2020. At Wexford Weekly, we are now on the look out for Wexford’s best FIFA 2020 player. Do you think you have what it takes …

All The Results From The Wexford Weekly #CovidWexford Polls

[social_share_button themes='theme1'] Over the past two weeks, we have asked our audience to engage with the Wexford Weekly #CovidWexford polls... Using our rapidly growing social media audiences, we asked a number of yes/no questions. The results from both our Facebook and Twitter page were combined and are available below: ___ Q1/ Wexford people, would you …

Pubs That Serve Food Can Also Serve Pints From June 29th

[social_share_button themes='theme1'] Since the pandemic, we’ve all been searching for positive news and to be fair, we got some today. If Carlsberg did Fridays... And, on the topic of Carlsberg and beer, it has been confirmed that pubs and hotels that serve food will also be able to serve beer along side the customer’s food …

Wexford Musicians Entertaining Public Going Live And Raising Vital Funds

[social_share_button themes='theme1'] One great thing about the lockdown is the fact that we often have live entertainment on our social media screens... A number of Wexford musicians have been going live on their social media channels, entertaining the public while most were restricted to their homes during lockdown. Namely, Wexford singers such as Aaron Berry, …

Musician Philip Noone Is Going Live On Wexford Weekly’s Facebook Page This Friday

[social_share_button themes='theme1'] Philip Noone will be going live on Wexford Weekly's Facebook page this Friday... Throughout the pandemic, we've been trying to lift the spirits of the Wexford people through various means. To date, we've followed through with the Covid-19 All Star awards, positive news stories, and the creation of some memorable Wexford hurling videos. …