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This Week in the Local Papers

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  • #92
    Ledger
    Registered Users Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Ledger


    Nothing regarding Kevin this week.

    Haven't gotten round to reading the standard this week yet I'm afraid


  • #93
    allthedoyles
    Registered Users Posts: 6,893 ✭✭✭allthedoyles


    mccarte2 wrote: »
    Don't tell me you've given up already lads. I need to know the latest in the Cllr Dwyer saga ;)


    Cllr Dwyer is working 14 hours a day in Australia to make ends meet ............He has no financial gain for been an existing Cllr .


    Its not a saga , and its time to move on to more important issues


  • #94
    patff
    Registered Users Posts: 290 ✭✭patff


    Fergie’s traffic light problems

    FIANNA FÁIL Cllr. Fergie Kehoe brought the latest Borough Council meeting to a stop when he raised the issue of the ineffectual traffic lights at the top of Hill St., recently.

    Cllr. Kehoe said the light-bulbs in a lot of traffic lights in the town, (most notably outside schools and at the top of Hill St.), no longer work. Town Manager Adrian Doyle denied the problem, saying: “They have all been repaired.”

    Cllr. Kehoe replied: “They are not in sequence to what they originally were (on Hill St.) It doesn’t give enough time for the pedestrian crossing on the road and for traffic exiting from John St.     “When you’re going down to Hill St. when you go through the green light the red light comes on immediately afterwards.”

    http://www.wexfordecho.ie/news/eymhcwqloj/

    Fooking Nora..........has Fergie nothing more important to do than check out the sequence of the traffic lights on Hill St.?

    Fergie, please, find something important to make a fuss about.........and while you're at it, I'll have a Full Irish, ta.


  • #95
    Judgement Day
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,549 ✭✭✭✭Judgement Day


    In the Enniscorthy Guardian this week – in no order of importance.

    1. Council to mark pay lip service to Rising.

    2. Three arrests after jeeps intercepted – story about the ongoing battle with fuel thieves. Garda car rammed near Scarawalsh during the incident but at least some arrests made.

    3. Tempers boil over in Shannon on St.Patrick’s night – it wasn’t the only hot spot!

    4. Rapist Larry Murphy ‘spotted’ in Wexford. While the Guardian pours cold water on social media sightings of Murphy it has it ‘on good authority’ though that he is living in Spain! Lucky old Spaniards – isn’t it great the way these people are allowed to roam about Europe.

    5. Ivan on the verge of going bankrupt – a report on the once mighty Ivan Yates and his impending escape to Wales and the lenient bankruptcy laws. At least we will be spared his bs on ‘Newstalk’.

    That’s more than enough – if I have anything positive to say about the Guardian, it is that I don’t have to pay for it and it only takes five minutes to flick through and then I pass on it to my neighbour.


  • #96
    mccarte2
    Registered Users Posts: 295 ✭✭mccarte2


    allthedoyles wrote: »
    Cllr Dwyer is working 14 hours a day in Australia to make ends meet ............He has no financial gain for been an existing Cllr .


    Its not a saga , and its time to move on to more important issues

    In the absence of a tongue in cheek smiley I had hoped people would realise I was being sarcastic....


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  • #97
    Ledger
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    Front Page goes with the car chase yesterday morning already mentioned alond with the death of Fr John Sweetman of Bannow.

    Traffic Changes to go to a vote. This means changes made at Robert street, William street and parking at the top of Michael street may be changed back.

    Protests against so-called foreign labour have stopped at Great Island Plant.

    New Aldi in Bunclody. (I don't know why this is in the New Ross Standard tbh)

    St Canice's to get an extension.

    The County Dump in Holmstown is to close until further notice next month due to a drop in material coming to the site since the bin service was sold.


  • #98
    wolverette
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭wolverette


    Good news story in this week's NR Echo on the front page "New Ross gets new action group", its good to read a positive story, a group of New Ross businesswomen forming a non-political group to rejuvenate the town.


  • #99
    Judgement Day
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,549 ✭✭✭✭Judgement Day


    Today's (27th March) Enniscorthy Guardian

    Ex-Priest facing gross indecency charges.     Front page banner headline.

    Browne's big day to coincide with FF expulsions.     'Fianna Fail is still a strong brand. We need to get rid of the dead wood' ............ how about starting with yourself? :mad:

    St.Senan's hospital 'not fit for human habitation'.

    Three in court after garda car rammed.....a rare success story following on from last week's fuel theft saga. No doubt they will get off with a warning or be sent to Loughan House Prison Holiday Camp.

    Buy the paper if you want more.

    Incidentally, there are three or four jobs advertised too!!


  • #100
    Ledger
    Registered Users Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Ledger


    Judgement Day wrote: »
    Today's (27th March) Enniscorthy Guardian

    Ex-Priest facing gross indecency charges.     Front page banner headline.

    Browne's big day to coincide with FF expulsions.     'Fianna Fail is still a strong brand. We need to get rid of the dead wood' ............ how about starting with yourself? :mad:

    St.Senan's hospital 'not fit for human habitation'.

    Three in court after garda car rammed.....a rare success story following on from last week's fuel theft saga. No doubt they will get off with a warning or be sent to Loughan House Prison Holiday Camp.

    Buy the paper if you want more.

    Incidentally, there are three or four jobs advertised too!!

    Basically the same as the NR Standard.

    No need for me to post the same again


  • #101
    allthedoyles
    Registered Users Posts: 6,893 ✭✭✭allthedoyles


    wolverette wrote: »
    Good news story in this week's NR Echo on the front page "New Ross gets new action group", its good to read a positive story, a group of New Ross businesswomen forming a non-political group to rejuvenate the town.

    Don't seem to be anything further on this story .

    In the NR Standard Council notes though , some interesting stuff :
    • Robert St is going to revert to 2-way traffic , but only from the Church upwards ..The white markings that were put down last week will be burned off .
    • The new Bosheen Bungalows are 1.5 bedroom houses - not 2 bedroom houses .
    • A Minister is coming to lay the foundation for the new Swimming Pool
    • Investigation as to why the town is going into darkness half-way through the night .
    • The town park pitch will be ready for use in time for Festival in July .
    • Students are deliberately walking out in front of cars , but one student got his come-uppance last week when a driver got out and gave him a few smacks .
    • Finally good news ... Jobs ... yes the Town Council are taking on workers , as more than half their staff retired last month .


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  • #102
    Judgement Day
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,549 ✭✭✭✭Judgement Day


    From the Enniscorthy Guardian - 3rd April, 2012.

    * Less than a third of the County paid charge (household)

    * Good progress on Art Centre.....same guff every week...

    * John Browne marks 30 years with Fianna Fail....."A party for the people which puts the people before personal gain - Fianna Fail was always that" according to Browne. He's like a ****ing Holocaust Denier and should get the same treatment. Only good news in that piece is mention of his impending retirement.

    * 20,000 construction jobs lost in South East in four years.

    * 145,320 That's the new official population of County Wexford. Census results show 21% of housing stock in county is vacant!

    As usual if you want more buy it or, better still, read it FREE at the library.


  • #103
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    Dunbrody Festival cancelled.New Ross Standard.


  • #104
    klong
    Registered Users Posts: 1,381 ✭✭✭klong


    Judgement Day wrote: »
    From the Enniscorthy Guardian - 3rd April, 2012.

    * Less than a third of the County paid charge (household)

    * Good progress on Art Centre.....same guff every week...

    * John Browne marks 30 years with Fianna Fail....."A party for the people which puts the people before personal gain - Fianna Fail was always that" according to Browne. He's like a ****ing Holocaust Denier and should get the same treatment. Only good news in that piece is mention of his impending retirement.

    * 20,000 construction jobs lost in South East in four years.

    * 145,320 That's the new official population of County Wexford. Census results show 21% of housing stock in county is vacant!

    As usual if you want more buy it or, better still, read it FREE at the library.


    How many jobs this week jd?


  • #105
    wolverette
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭wolverette


    New Ross Echo
    The Dunbrody Festival Cancelled
    Traffic Warden's Car Torched
    Sonia O'Sullivan launches a new book for Prim-Ed
    In Sports NR St Marys does it again!


  • #106
    wolverette
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭wolverette


    The Echo leads with parents seeking justice for their daughter who was killed in a road traffic accident.
    Contracts signed for Quayside Development( expected to take 28 weeks to complete).
    Charity Gig and CD launch featuring some Wexford bands from 1978 to 1989.
    There is a two page interview with Status Quo in relation to their Co. Wexford Gig in June.
    Also good article on the Titanic with links to Co. Wexford.


  • #107
    Ledger
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    50,000 Euro Wall Rebuild: Wall outside O'Rourke's at Kent's Cross being rebuilt at a cost of 50,000 euro due to lack of sightlines coming out of O'Rourke's.

    New Ross named among the top 10 hidden beauty spots.

    Scarke clubhouse ransacked.

    Contracts signed for Quay works. Work due to start next week.

    Works at Begerin due to finish by end of the month.

    10-bed acute psychiatric unit to be opened in Enniscorthy.

    Creywell Hill FINALLY re-opened after a 20 month wait, after repairs to the wall which cost around 175,000 euro.


  • #108
    Trevor Kent
    Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭Trevor Kent


    Ledger wrote: »
    50,000 Euro Wall Rebuild: Wall outside O'Rourke's at Kent's Cross being rebuilt at a cost of 50,000 euro due to lack of sightlines coming out of O'Rourke's.

    New Ross named among the top 10 hidden beauty spots.

    Scarke clubhouse ransacked.

    Contracts signed for Quay works. Work due to start next week.

    Works at Begerin due to finish by end of the month.

    10-bed acute psychiatric unit to be opened in Enniscorthy.

    Creywell Hill FINALLY re-opened after a 20 month wait, after repairs to the wall which cost around 175,000 euro.

    Was wondering why they were re-doing the wall ay O'Rourkes.

    Jesus cant wait for Creywell hill to re-open. The amount of times I drive that way only to have to spin the whole way around out by Manions and back into town. Real pain.

    Noticed they started work on the road again on the quay. badly needed.

    Bit going on so with the town with the swimming pool being built and all.

    Just need someone to re-open the old cinema now (not likely)


  • #109
    Ledger
    Registered Users Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Ledger


    Trevor Kent wrote: »
    Was wondering why they were re-doing the wall ay O'Rourkes.

    Jesus cant wait for Creywell hill to re-open. The amount of times I drive that way only to have to spin the whole way around out by Manions and back into town. Real pain.

    Noticed they started work on the road again on the quay. badly needed.

    Bit going on so with the town with the swimming pool being built and all.

    Just need someone to re-open the old cinema now (not likely)

    Creywell is actually open since the weekend. Work on the quay started on Monday or Tuesday.


  • #110
    Trevor Kent
    Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭Trevor Kent


    Nice one,

    Might take a spin up there this evening just for old times sake (its been that long since it was closed)


  • #111
    allthedoyles
    Registered Users Posts: 6,893 ✭✭✭allthedoyles


    It should give a new lease of life to the John Street area hopefully .....Its badly needed .

    You won't see the spent €175,000 though ....must be buried somewhere in that wall .


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  • #112
    Trevor Kent
    Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭Trevor Kent


    €175k would build you a hell of a house.


  • #113
    allthedoyles
    Registered Users Posts: 6,893 ✭✭✭allthedoyles


    Wexford Co Co allocating €300,000 this week :

    National 1798 Centre, which is expected to be allocated €20,000.

    Irish National Heritage Park and Wexford Festival Opera are both are set to receive €15,000.

    €10,000 will go to Duncannon Fort Trust, St. Michael's Theatre, Wexford Arts Centre and 'Gathering' 2013.

    The remainder of the community projects expected to receive funding from Wexford County Council are as follows:

    Hook Heritage €6,500,
    Dunbrody Festival €6,000,
    New Ross Piano Festival and the Rehab People of the Year Awards €5,000,
    St Patrick's Day Parade in Wexford €4,500,
    Byrne Perry School € 4,000
    New Ross Marina €4,000.

    Fethard Castle and the St. Patrick's day parades at Gorey, New Ross and Wexford €3,000,
    Gorey Community Development Group €2,000,
    County Wexford Community Games, Adamstown Agricultural Show, Enniscorthy Agricultural Show and Gorey Agricultural Show €1,000
    Bunclody Horticultural Show €500.


  • #114
    wolverette
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭wolverette


    Front page story, people from New Ross have sought help from the Simon Community in the last 18 months.
    Works starts on the Wexford Hospital (20million extension).
    Burglaries in Wexford increase by 22%.
    New Ross Mercy girls complete the all-Ireland double(Junior Camogie and football).


  • #115
    Ledger
    Registered Users Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Ledger


    Anything worth mentioning (which isn't much) has been said already.


  • #116
    wolverette
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭wolverette


    Lead story, court case about a guy who verbally abused the traffic warden.
    Sad news about local woman who died in doctor's surgery.
    Coverage of the Gorey case involving the death of a baby.
    Good coverage of Adam Nolan's homecoming.
    Concern of the running track flooding (every time it rains).
    New Group (Mary Street Action Group) launched.


  • #117
    wolverette
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭wolverette


    Lead story is the future of the NR Town Council in doubt. Paul Kehoe talks about it on page 3.
    More on the baby death case on page 2.
    Anti-social behaviour in St. Stephen's Cemetery.
    Report about a serious accident in Ballycullane.
    A man who had an axe in his hand was found of guilty of assault.
    Date set for Joel case.
    Wexford train station is named after Michael O'Hanrahan. (He was involved in the 1916 rising and who had strong links to New Ross.)
    Ploughing Championship should generate €36m revenue for New Ross and district.


  • #118
    wolverette
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭wolverette


    Front page story is the trial of the man who killed a students in a Gorey hit and run incident.
    Also new festival for New Ross which, if it goes ahead, will feature well known Irish acts.
    A proposal has been given to the Town Council for a company to be set up to deal specifically with parking in the town.
    A young NR student gets a SE Regional award at Sci-Fest.
    Local businessman was locked out of his premises by a security fence
    Colm Murphy from Campile has got an internship in Washington DC.
    €1.5 million to be spent on water mains in the NR area.
    Former priest who served in Cushinstown sent forward for gross indecency.


  • #119
    McLoughlin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,901 ✭✭✭McLoughlin


    wolverette wrote: »
    Wexford train station is named after Michael O'Hanrahan. (He was involved in the 1916 rising and who had strong links to New Ross.)

    How is that news its been called O'Hanrahan station since 1966 just no one refers to it as such same as Henrietta Street in wexford town it was renamed O'Hanrahan Street but no one every called it that.


  • #120
    wolverette
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭wolverette


    I suppose it's just official now.:)


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  • #121
    wolverette
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭wolverette


    This week's front page leads with the Mercy All Ireland champions been given a civic reception.
    Anti-social behaviour in a New Ross housing estate.
    Good write up on local singer and songwriter Fran Greene.
    The Archers do well in a major competition.
    Nice piece on a new musical initiative from Wexford Arts Department.
    The New Ross Chamber elects Mary Browne as its new President.


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