The Irish America Festival is Ireland’s official Fourth of July celebration in New Ross, with live music, food, and family entertainment.

Cathaoirleach Tony Dempsey and Mayor Ger Carty have formally invited Pope Francis to County Wexford, with Our Lady’s Island suggested as a location for a papal visit in 2018.

Labour TDs have introduced a Dáil motion to enhance workers’ rights, including a proposed Living Wage of €11.50 per hour and action on zero hours contracts.

County Wexford was awarded eight Blue Flags for 2016, retaining all five from the previous year and receiving a first-time Blue Flag for Ballymoney North Beach. Eight Green Coast Awards were also received.

Hentech Fabrication Ltd, a family-run steel fabrication company from Ballymurn, County Wexford, has been selected to represent Wexford at the National Enterprise Awards Final at the Aviva Stadium on 9 June.

Cry Before Dawn will headline the eighth annual Market House Festival in Gorey, with a free open-air gig on Saturday 30 July.

Campaigner Jane Johnstone is organising We Do Mind, a public meeting on mental health services in County Wexford, at the Horse and Hound in Ballinaboola on 20 May.

A winning €8 million Lotto ticket was purchased at Londis in The Faythe, Wexford Town. The numbers were 1, 9, 15, 23, 33, and 38 with bonus 29.

On 27 April 2016, Wexford County Council will host events in Enniscorthy marking the centenary of the 1916 Rising, including a flag monument unveiling, a historical exhibition, and a ceremony for relatives of volunteers.

Jess Shanahan drove the 2,580-mile Route 57 road trip in an electric car, stopping at Wexford Town to challenge misconceptions about electric vehicle range.