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One of the major news stories of the week was that a young boy was attacked by a dog... The dog left the young boy with harrowing and serious facial injuries. Alejandro Mizsan, aged 9, was playing on a green area of the Old Forge Road estate in Enniscorthy, Wexford, on Sunday when he was attacked …
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It was another great day for Enniscorthy Hockey as the men travelled up to Glenageary for an away fixture and their fourth game of Division 2... Q1 tipped off and from the beginning EHC were under pressure. The lack of a match last weekend accompanied by having no full-pitch to train on, as HQ is …
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A Wexford trio were crowned world title winners recently... It was in the World 8-ball pool championship. A trio of Enniscorthy natives were on the u-25 team which won the title for Ireland. The Wexford trio included Ben Doyle, Tyler O'Connor, and Adam Maher. Both Morgan Thomas and Cormac Kerr, who is not from Wexford, …
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Last year, a 21-year-old from Enniscorthy was the youngest winner at the inaugural Black and Irish Awards held in Dublin’s Hilton Hotel... Winner in the Platform of the Year category, Mick was recognised for his work with createdineire which is an online platform which promotes Irish talents across the globe. This year, Michael has been …
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It was a historic day for Wexford Albion as their Youths A team were crowned Premier Division Champions for the first time in the club's history... After a long slog of over ten years managing the team, Martin Kirby and Seamus Maloney have finally got their hands on silverware. Having come second on several occasions, …
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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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[social_share_button themes='theme1'] A long-established and well-respected coffee shop in Wexford is closing down... Toffee and Thyme, a beautiful coffee shop in the heart of Enniscorthy, will be closing its doors as a result of the pandemic. The coffee shop shared a heartbreaking goodbye and thank you message to their customers, which they posted on the …
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[social_share_button themes='theme1'] The proposed sale of the 1798 National Rebellion centre gained a lot of media attention over the past two weeks.. The proposed sale came in for a lot of scrutiny from concerned locals. It was planned that the centre would be changed into a centre for Eileen Grey, an Enniscorthy native, who was …
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[social_share_button themes='theme1'] We were sent a video just before lunchtime on Tuesday, but we now must apologise... We looked at the video briefly, assuming it was yet another random video sent into Wexford Weekly’s Facebook messenger. However, that wasn’t the case. Quite bizarrely, it has now emerged that it was actually exclusive mobile-phone footage of …
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[social_share_button themes='theme1'] 2020 has gone from bad to worse for some businesses and people alike in Enniscorthy... A day of bright blue skies and warm weather finished with a heavy downpour, thunder, and lightning this evening. Unfortunately, some businesses in Enniscorthy have felt the brunt of the unpredictable Irish weather this evening. The rain was …
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[social_share_button themes='theme1'] Some members of the Wexford public have expressed their anger... A number of people from Enniscorthy have expressed their anger and concern relating to the state in which some other members of the public left the local area following the June Bank Holiday weekend. One particular case occurred between the bridge on the …
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Enniscorthy CBS were crowned Leinster Football champions on Thursday afternoon... The Enniscorthy first-year footballers grabbed headlines after a mouth-watering 26-point-comeback against Colaiste Choilm of Tullamore in the semi-final. In the final, the first-year footballers defeated Ashbourne of Meath on a scoreline of 5-08 - 3-09. https://twitter.com/CBS_Enniscorthy/status/1131538431367176192
