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While many of us have been bunkered down for the winter, protecting ourselves from the elements in the best way we can, Fidelma Kelly spent the time in her Rosslare home perfecting the plot for her latest novel, One More Time. Set in Italy and Ireland, Fidelma’s adopted home features heavily in her third novel; with a love rival from Broadway, a Christmas spent in Ferrycarrig and Kilmore, and a number of scenes in Ballyhealy all featuring.

A cognitively-impaired resident who had tested positive for Covid-19 was locked inside an activities room in an Enniscorthy hospital with no way of escape according to a report issued by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA). Carried out at St John’s Community Hospital, Enniscorthy, on January 10 and 11, the HIQA report contained a number of non-compliances, among them an account of a resident locked inside a room while the hospital dealt with a Covid-19 outbreak.

A small Wexford community has pleaded with local vandals not to destroy a replacement for the defibrillator which was destroyed on Friday evening last. The defibrillator was installed by the house of Mick Connick in Coolree in 2021 after a concerted fundraising campaign across the surrounding areas. And there it remained until it was discovered in a nearby gripe on the morning of Saturday, April 20.

Hiding behind the couch was always the best option, secreting yourself deep beneath the window so that not even the nosiest of parkers could spot you. It was difficult when everyone was home, hard to find space, but we always managed, united in our determination to defy the authorities.

Those hoping to build houses in Rosslare Stand have been told not to apply for planning as their application will be rejected due to wastewater issues in the village. That was the message coming out of the April meeting of the Rosslare Municipal District (RMD) as councillors demanded an explanation regarding the ongoing water problems in the Strand.