Wexford General Chat / Thread.

Judgement Day · 13-04-2013 11:43pm

Sorry to put a downer on things but I didn't recognise it as the place where I live.

WexfordWarrior · 14-04-2013 12:06am

Great video and the place looks really well... JD don't you live in inis cortaigh? That's why you don't recognise it. Wexford town is a great place, great restaurants, shops, pubs, clubs, music, entertainment, beaches, nature, the lot. I love living here again anyway after being away for a while. Needs some small tweeks, but its happening bit by bit.

The arrival of a 3rd level education system has been fantastic to the town and has brought more people to the area and great oppertunity for learning, business and more... The arrival of Eistech being point in case. They would have looked at the demographics and I'm sure the fact of a 3rd level college being here was a factor in their locating here. I'm sure of it.

Once the new roads are built that will also be a boost to the area and enniscorthy can capitalise on that as well.

vicwatson · 14-04-2013 2:47am

WexfordWarrior wrote: »

Great video and the place looks really well... JD don't you live in inis cortaigh? That's why you don't recognise it. Wexford town is a great place, great restaurants, shops, pubs, clubs, music, entertainment, beaches, nature, the lot. I love living here again anyway after being away for a while. Needs some small tweeks, but its happening bit by bit.

The arrival of a 3rd level education system has been fantastic to the town and has brought more people to the area and great oppertunity for learning, business and more... The arrival of Eistech being point in case. They would have looked at the demographics and I'm sure the fact of a 3rd level college being here was a factor in their locating here. I'm sure of it.

Once the new roads are built that will also be a boost to the area and enniscorthy can capitalise on that as well.

Are you talking about Wexford Ireland or Wexford Pennsylvania?:rolleyes:

Cantona's Collars · 14-04-2013 10:08am

Lol,the comparison of the shots of Enniscorthy compared to Wexford Town,roughly ten people on the streets of Enniscorthy as usual compared to a bustling Wexford.

Nice pr video though,it'll probably do more to 'sell' the County as a place to set up a business than any of our TD's will.

lolli · 14-04-2013 11:39pm

There has been a serious rise in the amount of burglaries in the north wexford/south wicklow area lately. Three of my parents neighbours houses have been broken into the last few days. Today one of my neighbours houses have been broken into.

It's crazy we are losing gardai even though robberies are on the rise.

jpb1974 · 15-04-2013 10:29pm

I've a pain in me bollix with this s-hit weather...

vicwatson · 15-04-2013 11:49pm

LOL in that video above - "only 1 hour from Waterford Airport", yeh, and......? where the hell can you fly to? That's no incentive to start a business in Wexford anyway.

jpb1974 · 17-04-2013 7:47pm

Anyone else out there praying they still have a roof on their house tomorrow? Winds are brutal this evening.

somegirl2009 · 17-04-2013 9:04pm

jpb1974 wrote: »

Anyone else out there praying they still have a roof on their house tomorrow? Winds are brutal this evening.

I know,I was driving on the Campile - New Ross road earlier and i thought the car was going to blow off the road a few times!!!

jpb1974 · 17-04-2013 9:12pm

somegirl2009 wrote: »

I know,I was driving on the Campile - New Ross road earlier and i thought the car was going to blow off the road a few times!!!

Aye, same coming home from Carlow earlier... scary

allthedoyles · 20-04-2013 9:31pm

The London-born, New Ross-raised rapper will join Fazer, Laura Mvula, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Jules Buckley for the inaugural Urban Classic Prom at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday August 10.

allthedoyles · 26-04-2013 8:11pm

The Army Bomb Disposal team made safe a six inch coastal artillery shell at Kilmore Quay in Wexford this evening.

A spokesperson says it looks like it is from a 19th-century rifle cannon and was most likely shot without viable explosive content.

The shell was found in the net of a local fisherman who raised the alarm.

It was declared safe at 9.20pm and will be returned to a secure military location for further examination and disposal.

allthedoyles · 03-05-2013 11:47pm

Nice painting at the Cockleshell Art Exhibition in Duncannon tonight - .........would it look well over your fireplace .?

allthedoyles · 25-05-2013 5:52pm

Was driving to Wexford today and heard the ad on South-East Radio for the Food & Wine Festival .

Was shopping in Dunnes , but drove around Wexford , and didn't see any sign of this festival .

South-East Radio didn't say where this was been held either .

We know now from website that it was on Selskar Square and South Main Street.

oldyouth · 25-05-2013 6:20pm

allthedoyles wrote: »

Was driving to Wexford today and heard the ad on South-East Radio for the Food & Wine Festival .

Was shopping in Dunnes , but drove around Wexford , and didn't see any sign of this festival .

South-East Radio didn't say where this was been held either .

We know now from website that it was on Selskar Square and South Main Street.

Not wanting to be smart, but perhaps you need to park the car and walk around the town sometime. I saw lots of activity in the Bull Ring and outside Greenacres

WexfordWarrior · 25-05-2013 7:22pm

it was great. its on again tomorrow.

allthedoyles · 25-05-2013 8:53pm

oldyouth wrote: »

Not wanting to be smart, but perhaps you need to park the car and walk around the town sometime. I saw lots of activity in the Bull Ring and outside Greenacres

I only go to shopping to Wexford town about 3 times a year , and today was one of those days .

Only had time to park in Dunnes and buy what I was looking for , and they also refunded my parking fee.

In fact Dunnes Wexford are the only outlet in the South East that sell the item I was looking for today .:)

oldyouth · 25-05-2013 9:19pm

allthedoyles wrote: »

I only go to shopping to Wexford town about 3 times a year , and today was one of those days .

Only had time to park in Dunnes and buy what I was looking for , and they also refunded my parking fee.

In fact Dunnes Wexford are the only outlet in the South East that sell the item I was looking for today .:)

So basically, it didn't matter to you whether there was a festival in town today or how well it was promoted

allthedoyles · 25-05-2013 9:24pm

oldyouth wrote: »

So basically, it didn't matter to you whether there was a festival in town today or how well it was promoted

correct , basically

allthedoyles · 25-05-2013 10:46pm

How many men do Wexford County Council employ to fill a pothole ?

In this photo it is 3 + a driver

Decoda · 26-05-2013 7:47am

allthedoyles wrote: »

How many men do Wexford County Council employ to fill a pothole ?

In this photo it is 3 + a driver

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say 4?

People complain when potholes aren't repaired, now people complain about how many people they use to repair potholes? Ever spare a thought about the fact that they might cover more ground faster with a crew of 4 as opposed to a crew of 2 therefore minimising the traffic disruption etc? I'm not a road repair expert but I think that the main thing to say about the photograph is that the potholes are being repaired.

By the way, I could be wrong but judging by the position that the photograph was taken from and what looks like spots of water on the windscreen, I'm going to guess that you possibly used your mobile phone to take that photograph while operating a motor vehicle? If I'm wrong, then I apologise, if I'm right then how about stop worrying about manpower use age and worry more about your lack of concern about other road users including those workers?

DC

allthedoyles · 26-05-2013 11:35am

Decoda wrote: »

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say 4?

People complain when potholes aren't repaired, now people complain about how many people they use to repair potholes? Ever spare a thought about the fact that they might cover more ground faster with a crew of 4 as opposed to a crew of 2 therefore minimising the traffic disruption etc? I'm not a road repair expert but I think that the main thing to say about the photograph is that the potholes are being repaired.

By the way, I could be wrong but judging by the position that the photograph was taken from and what looks like spots of water on the windscreen, I'm going to guess that you possibly used your mobile phone to take that photograph while operating a motor vehicle? If I'm wrong, then I apologise, if I'm right then how about stop worrying about manpower use age and worry more about your lack of concern about other road users including those workers?

DC

The car was stopped when pic was taken and it was a camera , not mobile phone .

allthedoyles · 27-05-2013 12:07am

What a bad forecast for tomorrow -

Raining all day

vicwatson · 27-05-2013 8:26am

allthedoyles wrote: »

What a bad forecast for tomorrow -

Raining all day

Nah it'll clear by lunchtime.

lolli · 28-05-2013 1:14am

allthedoyles wrote: »

How many men do Wexford County Council employ to fill a pothole ?

In this photo it is 3 + a driver

I'm really creeped out by the fact that you are taking pictures of my Dad while he's working.

vicwatson · 28-05-2013 8:20am

lolli wrote: »

I'm really creeped out by the fact that you are taking pictures of my Dad while he's working.

Is he the "supervisor" one leaning on the shovel

lolli · 28-05-2013 10:39am

vicwatson wrote: »

Is he the "supervisor" one leaning on the shovel

Nope

kneemos · 29-05-2013 9:10am

allthedoyles wrote: »

How many men do Wexford County Council employ to fill a pothole ?

In this photo it is 3 + a driver

Supervisor,foreman and operater,standard working procedure.

Judgement Day · 29-05-2013 10:19am

What about the other three having a smoke in the cab of the truck?

allthedoyles · 03-06-2013 11:42pm

Life on the streets

vicwatson · 03-06-2013 11:48pm

allthedoyles wrote: »

Life on the streets

More money than the rest of us has Maggie.

Fair play for blurring out the other occupants of the street.

havetoquit · 04-06-2013 12:12am

Yes, she has and although she does no harm to anyone, I cannot understand why she feels the need to sit in this most embarrassing and vulgar manner drawing attention to herself in this way, when she so obviously does not have to.

I heard a child say out loud last week ' Mammy I can see that lady's bottom' Does Maggie really need to sprawl like this on the street, one has to ask, or perhaps she just enjoys it.

I often see her sitting on the street quite close to the bank, which has a perfectly good bench in front of it, which she could use, but chooses not to. Tourists always ask why such an obviously over fed lady is doing begging and I just don't have the answer. The singing is the worst of all, bless her.

I have no objections to Maggie at all but feel sorry for her that she feels the need to so this, be stared at, laughed at and worse still, listen to abuse from some passers by. I always say hello to her and find her polite and friendly.

I am used to seeing people begging in the streets in most towns around the world, but rarely do they sit in the manner that Maggie does, as it just draws unwanted attention and abuse from men. One often hears them and it is not nice.

oldyouth · 05-06-2013 2:10pm

I've no time for Maggie at all. She's a very clever individual, who knows exactly what she is doing. Not nice to have her in the vicinity if you are a trader trying to earn a living

havetoquit · 05-06-2013 6:38pm

Yes, can certainly understand that. I was only speaking as someone who goes to town once a week from a rural location and I often have foreign students or visitors with me and to be honest, I do feel embarrassed, especially if they are very young and are exposed to Maggie's various unladylike positions on the street.

There has been the odd occasion where I have seen another side to her also, but felt that to comment on it could portray me as a biased or prejudiced individual, which I really am not, but people do tend to misinterpret things sometimes.

Does anyone know why she does this and do people really give of their hard earned money to her I wonder. I for one, prefer to give mine to charities whom I can trust to see that it is wisely used and even that is precarious at times.

In the case of street beggars, who say they are hungry, I generally buy them a sandwich and a coffee, but would not like to repeat the response I have often received from some of them. So, I guess it is very difficult to know who is really genuine and who isn't, but at least with Maggie, one can stroll on knowing that she is by no means hungry nor is she homeless either. I still cannot understand why she is there.

McLoughlin · 05-06-2013 7:25pm

They is no genuine street beggars in Wexford Town so never give your money to anyone "begging" Maggie claims to be a busker not a begger though.

Maggie you can't say anything against her as she is "harmless" and "doing nothing wrong" there have been allot of complaints about her but the guards never did anything. I can remember the corporation trying to get her of the street maybe 20 years back as she was been a real nuisance then but nothing came about it. She plays the victim card very well

Listen to this http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/the-curious-ear-doconone-nobodys-child-maggie-hurley.html

havetoquit · 05-06-2013 10:08pm

I understand better now and thank you for that.

It's just hard to understand how she can get away with her 'stories' and even with the best imagination in the world, it would be difficult to class her as a busker, as if anything her repetitive and predictable off key wanderings are hard to listen to, so you have to keep going.

I was shocked to hear she had a child.

Maggie I assume is known to Social Welfare and even from a health perspective, her arthritis for example, one would think they would go through the proper channels to make sure that she is not exposed to the elements for long periods in this manner. I believe she does have a family and her sister is seen collecting her in her car quite often. Just makes it all the more difficult to understand what she gets out of this daily routine; losing her dignity and self respect and leaving herself open to abuse from kids etc.

I am sure that if the powers that be cared enough, they could find a solution.

Nice to note that none of the other buskers loll around on the ground in this state and if they did, can you imagine what reaction that would get from the guards.

No, Maggie is certainly not an inspiration to others, but if she is blatantly cheating the public and visitors to our lovely town into thinking she is in need, then I think that is very very wrong. It also reflects badly on our local welfare resources, as she appears almost as though she is homeless with no decent clothing etc and nothing could be further from the truth. I honestly don't think anyone in Wexford has to be homeless or hungry today and support systems are there to help in every area of our lives.

allthedoyles · 05-06-2013 10:12pm

When I was there , she was singing ' I'm nobody's child '' and she has a decent voice too.

She also got a few donations , in the few minutes I was there.

funky fingers · 05-06-2013 10:14pm

ah good ole wexford,me ole man was born in ferns,id still head down from time to time,and every 2 mths id head to bunclody,stay in the hotel,and jst sit in redmonds bar for a whole day drinking the finest of beer,and chatting to the folk drinking there...bliss

vicwatson · 05-06-2013 10:21pm

allthedoyles wrote: »

When I was there , she was singing ' I'm nobody's child '' and she has a decent voice too.

She also got a few donations , in the few minutes I was there.

Decent Voice? Ah jaysus come on

vicwatson · 05-06-2013 10:22pm

funky fingers wrote: »

ah good ole wexford,me ole man was born in ferns,id still head down from time to time,and every 2 mths id head to bunclody,stay in the hotel,and jst sit in redmonds bar for a whole day drinking the finest of beer,and chatting to the folk drinking there...bliss

Are you there now? :pac::pac:

funky fingers · 05-06-2013 10:24pm

vicwatson wrote: »

Are you there now? :pac::pac:

id give my arm to be there now...lol....now im in dublin where i live..im due back to bunclody now soon,me and the woman will head on down early some saturday,and mellow out for the day...

havetoquit · 05-06-2013 11:20pm

You'll be putting Maggie on 'The Voice' next....

To be fair, either Maggie or yourself had had a few, if she sounded better than she normally does...

I'm sorry, but I don't find the poor girl remotely entertaining in any way and find no reasonable justification for her sitting on a cold ground in all weathers belting out a very bad rendition of her tearing at the heart strings melody.

Whilst it is good to note that she is not hungry, or homeless, it is wrong that visitors who are not aware of her background are not only quite shocked by her, but no doubt give generously.... but for what purpose one has to ask. She says she has arthritis, so surely loosing weight and stop sitting half dressed on cold wet pavements would help.

lolli · 06-06-2013 9:43am

allthedoyles wrote: »

When I was there , she was singing ' I'm nobody's child '' and she has a decent voice too.

She also got a few donations , in the few minutes I was there.

If you think she has a decent voice it is time to book yourself in for a hearing test!

I worked in Wexford Town last year for a few months and I saw a foreign man give her a bar of chocolate and she threw it back at him and mouthed off at him. Poor man looked shocked.

havetoquit · 06-06-2013 10:06am

Sad to hear of this shameless behavior. What on earth kind of impression must that have given. I honestly wonder why the guards do not at least insist on her sitting on a bench. I am beginning to go right off her, as had no idea she could be like that.
I of course do not wish her any harm, but think it is time that she stayed at home and looked after her health, especially as she does not need to be there.

Not fair that visitors who assist our economy and write such favorable articles on our home town should be treated like that.

I would love to put a huge placard beside her written in four languages stating ' I am not hungry, or homeless, can't sing, but simply enjoy sitting on the pavement taking money that I don't really need from gullible people'

Eliza1 · 06-06-2013 6:32pm

Maggie certainly does not need to be on the street but its a way of life for her now. She is a terrible nuisance to retailers who have to listen to her every day. She has also stolen from most shops on the main street and is barred from them all. I have heard her complain to people who have bought her chips because they didn't put any salt and vinegar on them! I honestly do not know how she's still at it - the cold on the main street sometimes would skin you and she is rarely dressed appropriately. She does get help and support from social services but they cant keep her off the street!:( And she's definitely NOT a good singer!!

allthedoyles · 06-06-2013 10:19pm

So New Ross quayside is been re-surfaced -

Stop-Go system in place , which is working quite well .

Why did WCC not bother to inform aaroadwatch or even use their text alert system , about this important traffic news .

They inform the public about minor roadworks like the L4027 , but don't think New Ross quay needs to be broadcast .

vicwatson · 06-06-2013 10:51pm

allthedoyles wrote: »

So New Ross quayside is been re-surfaced -

Stop-Go system in place , which is working quite well .

Why did WCC not bother to inform aaroadwatch or even use their text alert system , about this important traffic news .

They inform the public about minor roadworks like the L4027 , but don't think New Ross quay needs to be broadcast .

They are afraid in case Maggie goes to New Ross and starts begging on the new resurfacing !:D That's why they kept it quite, if she starts singing the workmen might just take a hike and leave !

havetoquit · 07-06-2013 11:56am

I love that and there we have the best and only answer we are likely to get to explain all the lack of communication.

allthedoyles · 07-06-2013 11:29pm

havetoquit wrote: »

I love that and there we have the best and only answer we are likely to get to explain all the lack of communication.

It is a strange one all right .

This is the N25 which stretches from Rosslare Europort to Cork.

With minor roads in New Ross blocked off and a stop-go system in place , its hard to comprehend why Wexford County Council or whoever is responsible for informing the authorities , did not bother to relay this important traffic updates to either aaroadwatch or mapalerter .

If you are truck driver heading for Rosslare with a deadline on the amount of hours you can drive , you need to know about expected hold-ups .

But I would give the workers on duty plenty of praise , and did notice that delays were kept to a minimum , as this re-surfacing took place mainly after working hours .

allthedoyles · 13-06-2013 3:43pm

As part of the ongoing Resurfacing Works on the N25 in New Ross,
Road Works will take place along New Ross Quay this evening from 19.00 to midnight.

Stop and Go traffic management will be in operation during the works and delays can be expected.

Wexford General Chat / Thread.

Comments