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A 43-acre holding in the “heart of some of Wexford’s most productive agricultural lands” is to go up for sale by online auction on March 8. Located 2km from Ballindaggin village and 10km from Enniscorthy and Bunclody, the parcel of land is brought to the market by Quinn Property who say the auction “presents a rare opportunity to acquire a piece of the region's finest fertile soil and is suitable for a variety of agricultural and farming practices”.

If you’re travelling this year, visiting an Irish pub in Mandalay, Monterey, or Montego Bay, take a look behind the bar, see if an intrepid traveller has brought their own piece of Wexford to foreign climes. And should you locate one of these signs, please return to the Rosslare Municipal District, for care of Councillor Frank Staples.

Enniscorthy Gospel Choir is hosting An Evening of Music on Sunday, February 25 in the The Riverside Park Hotel in aid of the Parkinson’s Ireland Wexford Branch.

Despite a further submission to An Bord Pleanála (ABP) by the developer, and the erection of a retention notice at the site of the old Great Southern Hotel, Deputy Verona Murphy remains more confident than ever that an IPAS centre will not be approved for Rosslare Harbour.

Charlotte is probably regarded as a feminist icon now, living proof that the female of the species really has no need for us and our rotten ways. Initially accused of having relations with a few of her shark mates, Charlotte, who is a stingray and lives alone in an aquarium in North Carolina, has been chaste for over eight years, hasn’t so much as looked at a male of any type in all that time.

Soroptimist International Wexford has donated over €10,000 to Cycle Against Suicide as it does its bit to break the stigmas surrounding mental health. Having nominated Cycle Against Suicide as its chosen charity for 2023, the Soroptimists undertook a number of fundraising activities throughout the year, culminating in a presentation of €10,051.10 at the Riverbank House Hotel last week,

Sinn Féin's Rosslare candidate for the forthcoming local elections, Mick Roche, is seeking to bring about a change in the way we tackle our driving habits with the aim of taking a long term approach towards mitigating fatalities on our roads.

The 30th annual gathering of The Wexford Traditional Singers Circle saw people from around the county and further afield (much further afield) gather at a variety of locations for music and song last weekend.

A Wexford actor whose previous credits include appearances alongside Matt Damon and Paul Mescal will make his debut in the National Opera House as part of a Hamlet production designed specifically for Leaving Cert students. Jim Roche, who has been a professional actor for the past 25 years, will play the part of Polonius in the famous Shakespeare play which will be stripped back to make it more accessible to younger audiences.

A Wexford candidate in the upcoming local elections is calling on people to support a protest outside a former pub in Ferns this Friday evening.