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Planning permission has been sought for an IPAS centre in Gorey, County Wexford... The application to Wexford County Council was submitted by Sean Doyle Developments LTD on February 19th. The SD Group own and lease a vast portfolio of residential, commercial and retail properties around Dublin and the South East areas of Ireland. Along with that, …
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The Heritage Council is now accepting applications from voluntary or community groups and not for profit non-governmental organisations in Wexford for its Community Heritage Grant Scheme 2025... In 2024, the scheme funded the Irish Street Arts Circus and Spectacle Network in Wexford to develop a National Circus and Fairground Archive, it supported the Tara Hill Community Development …
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A new Wexford County Councillor has been elected... County Wexford is divided into 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office. As Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin (55) had been elected to the Dail Éireann to act as a TD, it meant that there was a vacant position on the Wexford County Council in Gorey …
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The General Election in Ireland isn't far away now... The General Election in Ireland will take place on Friday, November 29, 2024. There is a new constituency this year which conjoins both South Wicklow and North Wexford, namely the Wicklow/Wexford constituency. Irish bookmaker, Boylesports, have delved into the market and they have released odds on …
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It's some good news for the people of North Wexford... Wexford County Council recently announced that they were delighted to receive word that a grant of €4.9 million has been allocated under the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media, for the first phase development of …
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Sitting TD Johnny Mythen, has been selected to contest the next General Election for Sinn Féin in the Wexford Constituency... Speaking after a full house selection convention, Deputy Mythen thanked the Sinn Féin organisation across County Wexford for their support. "It has been an honour and a privilege to represent the people and constituency of …
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Sinn Féin TD Johnny Mythen has said that the government is failing to deliver social housing after new figures showed that 5,299 people in County Wexford are on social housing lists or in receipt of Housing Assistance Payment (HAP). Deputy Mythen added that the only way to start fixing Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael’s mismanagement …
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Ireland South MEP, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, has criticised the Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, for refusing to meet with her to discuss the future funding of Waterford airport... She has accused the Minister of dragging his feet on funding Waterford airport and called on him to release funding for the airport’s runway extension immediately. …
The President of Wexford County Boxing Board is in Paris for the opening weekend of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, having been named among two inaugural IABA Paris Ambassadors... Nicky White, who is the sitting Chair of Ballagh Boxing Club, is a former President of the IABA, an IABA Hall of Fame inductee and a …
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Labour's local area representative for South Wexford Damien Corish has called on the Government to to help people in South Wexford with the cost of living in Ireland.. Following the launch of a Labour Party survey to identify the pinch points associated with the continued increases in inflation, Corish said: “Ireland is currently one of the …
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Another step has been taken in the right direction... Planning has been approved for a multi-purpose sports complex in Gorey. The site is on St Walerans Demesne, on the outskirts of Gorey which sits on a 12-acre site. The proposed sports complex to include community sports building with indoor courts; outdoor cricket field, athletics track …
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Labour in Wexford have announced their new candidate... The announcement follows the departure of 67-year old Brendan Howlin, who has stepped away from politics after more than 40 years of service. It's not a shock to those within the confines of Wexford, but the party has announced that George Lawlor will stand for Wexford Labour …
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