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It’s the fear of missing the call that’s prevented me from taking part. Can you imagine it? You’ve memorised the number, written it down on four different pieces of paper, sellotaped it to your eyelids, daubed it on the walls in lipstick, and sat down for your usual day of replying to emails and vowing to do some real work any minute now.
A dual honour guard from St Fintan’s GAA Club and former Iarnród Éireann colleagues led the impressive funeral tribute to Patrick (Bunty) Dooley, Mayglass, who died in Wexford General Hospital on Sunday, December 7 of last year at the age of 81.
A coalition of Ireland’s leading environmental organisations says the success of Ireland’s newly-created Special Protection Area (SPA) is dependent on “proper consultation” with the local fishing community.
While the Jeremy Clarkson version serves the best hamburgers in the world and the host’s very own Hawkstone beer, the Rosslare Municipal District’s (RMD) resources are, unfortunately, more limited. Offering fellow councillors an insight into his viewing habits of an evening, Councillor Ger Carthy referenced his favourite show when discussing housing shortages in the RMD.
Over 350,000 hectares of marine waters off the coast of Wexford have been designated as a new Special Protection Area (SPA), making it the largest SPA in the history of the State. The Seas off Wexford SPA will improve protection for over 20 species of bird and increases the percentage of protected marine waters around Ireland to almost 10 per cent.