Page 2 - Hook Peninsula News Today

Your wellbeing plans for the year ahead don’t have to end with abandoned January resolutions, as Thom Breathnach suggests the best mind and body holidays around

Fethard RNLI fundraising committee members, joined by some of Fethard’s volunteer crew, gathered last week to receive funds raised by the Hooked On Swimming Group and two businesses with local links.

Wexford and Waterford have been named in Condé Nast Travelers' Best Places to Go in the UK and Ireland in 2024. The two counties, both located in the southeast of Ireland, were selected for the list for their "smart reimaginings of grand country manors." 

It’s that time of the year again, the January blues have well and truly kicked in and after a month of Christmas parties and celebrations many of us are looking to give up the drink – even if it is just for a few weeks.

Condé Nast's 'Best Place to Go in the UK & Ireland' list for 2024 included the united counties of Wexford and Waterford.

The wonders of Wexford’s coastal areas have been brought to life by photographers from right across the county in this year’s Love Your Coast photography competition. With over 1,300 entries across six categories competition for the prize fund of €6,000 was fierce, but a total of ten Wexford photographers were selected as either one of the top three in their categories or in the shortlist.

See the iconic Wexford coastline, from Hook Head to Carnsore Point, in remarkable detail thanks the Bluescale Map Series

More than 1,300 submissions were received by Clean Coast with Stephen Dunbar taking home the Photographer of the Year award

The increasing number of ESB outages on the Hook Peninsula is a cause for concern for local businesses – some of whom are busiest on Sundays, and the ESB has confirmed that further outages are likely over the winter.

Travel back in time to a hotel steeped in history, to a 17th-century Portuguese manor house transformed into a beautiful five-star hotel with stunning interiors to mat...