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Carrickbyrne Hill is a historic site close to the N25 national primary road, between the towns of Wexford and New Ross. Carrickbyrne is popular for several reasons: It contains a walking trail that is part of the Irish Heart Foundation’s Slí na Sláinte (path to health) programme. The various trails are estimated to have a […]
On the 10th of July, 1931, a 65-year-old woman called Elizabeth Reck was savagely beaten to death near her home in Castlebridge, Co. Wexford.
Local man Gary O’Brien found a case containing used hypodermic needles outside the Scoil Mhuire NS gates in Wexford Town at 8:50am this morning while bringing his children to school. While speaking with Wexford Hub, O’Brien said the needles had been bent over and that there were teeth marks on the caps. The purpose of […]
A list of well-known businesses that have closed over the years.
Newsagent William Hannan, 65, was found beaten at his Cinema Lane shop on 8 March 1958 and died the following morning. The murder remains unsolved.
Penneys on South Main Street in Wexford Town sells clothing, footwear, homeware, and accessories. The building has a history dating to the 14th century.
Oyster Lane in Wexford Town was the centre of the medieval oyster trade. A 1974 excavation uncovered over 900 potsherds, including fragments of French pottery that pointed to trade between medieval Wexford and France.
A series of fictional tweets imagines how the 1798 Wexford Rebellion might have been covered on Twitter, from the uprising on 26 May to the rebel advance on Wexford Town.
Wexford County Council has announced a €35 million redevelopment of Trinity Wharf, a 10-acre brownfield site in Wexford Town that could create more than 1,000 jobs.
Wexford General Hospital is treating five patients with suspected Swine Flu, three of whom have been confirmed as having the H1N1 strain. Clinical Director Dr Colm Quigley has said there is no cause for undue concern.