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The US ambassador to Ireland, Dr Claire Cronin, has visited Ballygarrett to learn about its historic connections with a small town in Texas.
With Wexford town and its surrounds preparing for more than half a million visitors this coming August, the organisers of the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2024 are calling upon the people of the county to offer accommodation to those visiting for the festival. The world’s largest celebration of Irish music and language events, the Fleadh Cheoil takes place in Wexford town from August 4-11.
Tickets for the final Wexford Charity Black Tie Ball are now on sale as the organising committee seeks to raise funds for the Rape Crisis Centre and Wexford Alzheimer's Home Help.
There are currently ten times as many properties available for short-term letting than renting across Co Wexford. As of March 1 there were just 43 homes available for rent in the county as opposed to the 462 listed for short-term letting on sites like Airbnb. Calling for the EU to take action to tackle the abuse of short-term letting, Green Party MEP for Ireland South Grace O’Sullivan said new regulations were required to “empower” local authorities to tackle this imbalance.
Officials in Wexford County Council (WCC) have been told to refuse all planning applications for one-off houses in Rosslare Strand due to constraints on its wastewater capacity. During the February meeting of the Rosslare Municipal District (RMD), Councillor Ger Carthy highlighted the case of a family who had recently moved back to the area, enrolled their children in the local school, and had hoped to build their forever home in the area.