Murphy Floods News Today

The never-ending search for parking spaces in Enniscorthy continued apace in the March meeting of the municipal district as suggestions, ideas and aspirations were rebuffed and encouraged accordingly. The first potential site for parking, at least on an interim basis, was the Murphy Flood site. Councillor Cathal Byrne asked executive engineer David Whitty what would happen to the site once the existing structures were demolished.

Not willing to allow such a vital project for Enniscorthy town centre to fall off the agenda, Cllr Cathal Byrne was eager to get answers in relation to the Murphy Flood’s site when it didn’t feature in the Chief Executive’s report for July.

A member of Enniscorthy Municipal District expressed concern over safety issues and the aesthetics of the former Murphy Floods site in the town at a recent meeting of the local authority.

Enniscorthy Chamber of Commerce is leading calls for Wexford County Council to show real ambition ahead of a vital funding application that has the potential to shape the town’s future for generations to come.

Work on finally cleaning up the Murphy Floods site in Enniscorthy town centre will begin imminently with the local authority now in a position to forge ahead with plans to develop the site having concluded a purchase agreement on it.

Following some delays arising from legal issues, Wexford County Council has finally completed the purchase of the old Murphy Flood’s site in the heart of Enniscorthy.

Nearly sixteen years after the fire that gutted the once thriving Murphy Floods Hotel in Enniscorthy, the gaping hole where the building once stood remains in Enniscorthys town centre. Despite a number of false dawns, it remains an eyesore. Cllr Jackser Owens used last weeks meeting of Wexford County Council to raise the issue again. The Murphy Floods site in the middle of Enniscorthy has turned into a dumping ground, he blasted. Are we collecting money on this as a derelict site? Council Chief...