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Wexford County Council will sign the contract for the New Ross Bypass within four weeks. The 14 km dual-carriageway will include a 900-metre three-tower extradosed bridge over the River Barrow and create about 300 jobs.
Two Wexford teenagers discovered a message in a bottle that had travelled 3,000 miles from Massachusetts to Cullenstown Strand.
More than 120 acts auditioned for Wexford Has Talent 2016 at Clayton Whites Hotel, with 36 performers qualifying for the semi-finals.
Beat 102-103 presenters Niall Power and Vincent Bradley are celebrating ten years of Beat Breakfast radio, marking the milestone with a party at The Set Theatre in Kilkenny.
The N11 in Enniscorthy is impassable after the River Slaney burst its banks. Both bridges are closed with diversions in place.
Wexford hurling legend Larry O’Gorman stopped a vandal on South Main Street on St. Stephen’s Day and held him for Gardaí.
Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange weather warning for County Wexford as Storm Frank approaches, bringing up to 70mm of rain and wind gusts of 100km/h.
A NOAC report identified Wexford County Council as one of five local authorities with deteriorating revenue balances, as its deficit rose 28% to €9.9 million between 2010 and 2014.
A jury has found James ‘Chuck’ Connors guilty of the 2012 murder of Wexford man Jason Ryan.
A series of burglaries in Wexford Town has led residents to organise neighbourhood watch patrols through Facebook groups, following break-ins at homes in Wolfe Tone Villas, Pineridge, and Tobar Bán.