A project which enabled people across Wexford to remember their loved ones during the festive period has raised almost €9,000 for local charities. The Rotary Tree of Remembrance was erected on the Quay in Wexford during December allowing the public to place yellow and purple ribbons with a name or a message dedicated to lost loved ones on the tree.
Wexford radio station South East Radio is to lodge another official complaint with the Standards In Public Office (SIPO) Commission against the Chief Executive of Wexford County Council after what the radio station describes as “an unprovoked verbal assault” on one of its presenters.
Lord Leroy’s Lodge, a home from home dog boarding kennel in Castlebridge, has won three awards at the inaugural Local Pet Awards which were held in Dublin earlier this month. The business, which was set up by Sinead Ryan earlier this year, was named national Pet Sitter of the Year and won two specialist category awards for its wedding chaperone service and therapy dog service.
In February 2021, in the middle of the pandemic, the middle of another lockdown, Suzanne Corrigan was asked to help raise vital funds to furnish the new building for the Wexford Women’s Refuge (WWR) as part of its Kit out the Refuge campaign. As a makeup artist, beauty therapist, systematic kinesiologist, and holistic therapist, Suzanne’s range of skills, and contacts, enabled her to create a unique fundraising event in a matter of days.