Vicky Barron News Today

12.35 p.m.

Monday

Six months after announcing her intention not to contest the upcoming local elections, sitting Labour councillor Maura Bell has not ruled out a sensational U-turn and another run in the Wexford Borough District, albeit away from the party she currently represents.

Two new candidates will be seeking the nomination from the Labour Party to run alongside sitting councillor George Lawlor in the 2024 local elections.

There’s no reason to stay cooped up at home this bank holiday weekend. Here’s a guide to the wide range of things to do around County Wexford in the coming days.

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Members of a local housing advocacy group and homeless charity picketed Wexford Women’s Refuge on Tuesday afternoon, after three women and five children who were staying there were asked to leave.

The school system is being "propped up" by trainee teachers due to a lack of qualified teachers, a school principal has said.

Vicky Barron responded to Education Minister Norma Foley who says students may be sent home from school if they won't wear a mask in class

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