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An Enniscorthy entrepreneur on a mission to demonstrate that “difference does not mean division” has been announced as one of five winners of a global grant which aims to support and women-led businesses. Mamobo Ogoro of GORM Media won the Change Maker award as part of Visa’s 2023 She’s Next grant programme and will now avail of financial grants and expert coaching to help maximise her business.

Two coffee mornings will be taking place across Co Wexford next month to celebrate National Breastfeeding Week.

Auditions for roles in ‘Happy Days – A New Musical’ will be held at 4 p.m on Sunday, October 1 in the IFA Centre in Enniscorthy.

Job creation needs to be at the heart of Wexford County Council’s planning around special projects, according to Independent TD Verona Murphy, who says hundreds of millions will be needed to transform Wexford town and Enniscorthy alone.

Businesses in the centre of Enniscorthy lost up to 50 per cent of their trade during the lengthy road closure on Island Road over the past five weeks. The works, which were delayed due to an archaeological discovery, heavily impacted local traders throughout August and September, a time when many tourists visit the town.

After 47 years of discussion, optimism regarding a flood defence scheme for Enniscorthy remains at a low ebb. As the members of the Enniscorthy Municipal District (EMD) begin the laborious process of submitting a new plan to the Office of Public Works (OPW) engineer Larry McHale outlined how that plan would work.

On a clear night and with the right conditions, the lights can be seen from multiple locations around the country.

Dog fouling in Enniscorthy has become so bad that you have to “play hopscotch” to avoid it according to one local councillor. And while prosecuting dog owners remained difficult for Wexford County Council (WCC), the advent of new legislation could change all that.

The full scale of Gorey’s housing shortage was laid bare at the September meeting of the local authority.

The struggle to build social housing in the Enniscorthy Municipal District (EMD) continues apace, with no prospect of new homes being delivered in the near future. Although a land swap at Milehouse Road offers hope for those continuing to wait for homes, Wexford County Council (WCC) officials admitted at the monthly meeting of the EMD that, in the short-term, any new houses would be delivered by outside agencies.