The Wexford People

Wexford village remains divided over walking trail amid allegations of ‘unjustified online attacks and character assassination’ ↗

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‘It’s like one big happy family’ – Wexford Able Disabled Club’s remarkable 40-year rise to a beloved local institution ↗

Over a cup of tea in Tony Murphy’s kitchen in Belvedere Grove, three men are hunched over old photo albums, chuckling as they recall bygone days. “Jaysus, do you remember the trips to Mosney,” one says with a knowing grin.
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Community invited to take centre stage in Wexford Festival Opera’s 2026 production ↗

Wexford Festival Opera is seeking volunteers from across the county to take part in next year’s Community Opera, now firmly established as one of the festival’s most popular events. No previous experience is required, with organisers encouraging anyone curious, creative or simply eager to try something new to get involved.
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Although over €500,000 has been designated for dog warden services in the county in 2026, Wexford councillors believe that figure “doesn’t begin to scratch the surface” of a problem which is seeing injured animals surrendered at an alarming rate. Speaking in the wake of an incident which saw a dog in Clonroche discovered with deep indents in its neck as a result of iPhone cord being tied around it, Councillor Michael Sheehan said more money was required to address the county’s problems with animal cruelty.

€500,000 ‘not enough’ to tackle Wexford’s animal cruelty problem as calls made to pursue culprits to ‘the ends of the earth’ ↗

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The topic of social media and its influence on youngsters has come into the spotlight once again this week, with news that Ireland may be inching closer to tougher bans for young teenagers after signing a new pact with Australian authorities, which are about to ban under-16s from certain platforms.
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‘Likes, lies and legal limits’ – How this student won national title for speech on social media’s influence on teenagers ↗

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Imagine what Wexford was like in 1935. Just a handful of years away from the return of war, a duller, but still unique place.
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‘I know where to get one of Taylor Swift’s rings, if you want one’ – Meet the Wexford jewellers celebrating 90 years ↗

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There were chaotic scenes at the Emergency Department (ED) of Wexford General Hospital on Wednesday night, with multiple ambulances forced to queue for hours waiting to discharge patients, with one eyewitness describing the situation as being “like a warzone”.
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Chaos at Wexford General as 14 ambulances queue at ED with some patients on board for 8 hours – ‘This is unacceptable’ ↗

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Wexford recycling facility continues to allegedly operate outside planning permissions ↗

A recycling facility in Kilrane, Co Wexford is being allegedly allowed to operate outside of its planning permissions, a council meeting has heard. Tamer Recycling, which is situated in the Kilrane Business Park, has been the subject of an appeal from residents in the neighbouring Cúl na Greine.
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