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As the housing crisis deepens, and the number of people accessing emergency accommodation increases, the Wexford branch of the Connolly Youth Movement (CYM) has urged the public to unite against those responsible for the dearth of available properties across the country.
The former deputy chief executive and director of services with Wexford County Council (WCC), Tony Larkin, has been appointed to the board of the Irish Heritage Trust. Tony has more than 42 years of experience in local government in Ireland and served for over 22 years in the management team of Wexford County Council.
People enjoying coffee and refreshments at cafés on a pedestrianised Enniscorthy street are having to contend with bin lorries jostling for space every workday morning. At the February meeting of the Enniscorthy Municipal District (EMD) councillors raised concerns about Rafter Street and the amount of traffic travelling up and down it during business hours.
A new candidate for the Enniscorthy local elections is calling for a regular shuttle-bus service to be introduced for the town, allowing patients greater access to the primary care centre. Brendan Cahill-Flynn is running for the Green Party in June’s elections and says the increased use of the local link services proves there is a “strong appetite for reliable and affordable public transport in Enniscorthy”.
GreenTechHQ is inviting companies from across the south east to visit its Enniscorthy offices for the inaugural Southeast Green Tech Cluster meet up on Wednesday, February 28. Designed to create an innovative network uniting both established and emerging green services alongside green tech specialists throughout Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford and Cork, the event is sponsored by Wexford Chamber of Commerce.