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Fine Gael TD for Wicklow Wexford, Brian Brennan spoke in support of progressing the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Bill 2025 in a heated debate in the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday.... Addressing comments by former Minister Alan Shatter who dismissed the bill as “performance politics”, Brennan outlined the response he had received …
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Mick Wallace is not ruling himself out of contention for the next President of Ireland... Wallace is a former politician, property developer and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP). He was an MEP for Ireland South from 2019 to 2024. Wallace was a late entrant to the last General Election in the Wexford consituency, though he …
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A picnic against Apartheid will be taking place in Wexford this month.... The ‘Picnic Against Apartheid’ fundraiser - hosted by the Wexford branch of Amnesty International - will take place on the 13th of July at Redmond Park in Wexford. The picnic is a free-family friendly event. Just like last year, the picnic will feature …
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A Wexford County Councillor was involved in a car accident abroad... A recently appointed Wexford County Councillor was in a car accident abroad, though through no fault of his own. Wexford County Councillor, Raymond Shannon - known locally for his promotion of Mental Health services across Wexford - was involved in a car accident during …
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Acclaimed musician and composer Colm Mac Con Iomaire, based near Gorey, County Wexford, delivered a poignant musical tribute to President Higgins at the recent Irish Development Education Association (IDEA)’s annual conference in Malahide... His performance was a central element of the ceremony honouring President Michael D. Higgins with the inaugural ‘Global Voice for Humanity’ Award. …
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MEP for Ireland South, Kathleen Funchion, has criticised the government for failing to resource local authorities and for allowing public homes to lie empty in the midst of a housing emergency.... Freedom of Information data received by Sinn Féin has shown that there are a total of 2,749 council homes boarded up across the state, …
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After more than five months, the Wexford County Council seat has been filled... Enniscorthy native Cathal Byrne was elected as a Senator at the most recent election and he currently sits in Seanad Éireann. Byrne was previously a member of Wexford County Council, which opened up a vacancy. He was previously first elected to Wexford …
A Wexford County Councillor has informed An Garda Siochana over a video shared online... A video, which was shared on both TikTok and Facebook, claimed to show that Wexford County Councillor - Jim Codd - was "caught red handed." The video shows a jeep allegedly speeding, however, the caption suggests that Codd was driving in …
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Residents from the neighbouring towns of Gorey and Arklow took part in a charity fundraiser last night... The groups met at 9:20pm along the Courtown Beach to partake in a "Pink Moon: A Celestial Wonder" fundraiser. A relatively large turn out showed up, with their aim of supporting Palestine. Gorey/Arklow IPSC activists supported the fantastic …
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Wexford second level student Aoibhinn Doyle was one of just 20 teenagers from all over the island of Ireland to be presented with a Rotary Youth Leadership Development certificate at the new Europe House in Dublin recently.... The competition, which Rotary Ireland has been running for over 30 years, rewards young people with clear leadership …
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A Wexford native has been elected as the Student President of a prestigious college in Ireland... Wexford's Sean Thim O'Leary, has been elected as the newest Student President of Trinity College Dublin. Sean, who is from Riverchapel in Wexford, ran a successful campaign to become the newest Student President of Triniy College in Dublin. Seán …
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Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, a former barrister, has described the extraordinary amount of unpaid district court fines in Ireland as a slap in the face to the victims of their crimes.... Her comments come as the Irish Courts service released figures to Ní Mhurchú, under the Freedom of Information Act, which show that almost …
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