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Verona Murphy's constituency office in New Ross

Support and criticism for Verona Murphy in New Ross

On the streets around New Ross the news of the latest instalment in the Dáil row reverberated, after several Opposition party leaders told Verona Murphy that her position as Ceann Comhairle was untenable.

Leinster • 26 Mar

President John F Kennedy visited the family's ancestral home on his famous visit to Wexford in 1963

Will Joe Biden's Irish links boost tourism like JFK?

With a number of areas around the country claiming a piece of the ancestry of incoming US President Joe Biden, those researching the family tree and coming up with connections could do worse than leaf through a book recently published in New Ross.

Leinster • 27 Dec 20

Pupils are expected to return to Edmund Rice Senior School on Monday

Two Wexford schools closed as 'precautionary measure'

Two primary schools in New Ross, Co Wexford, have been closed as a precautionary measure after a length of metal flashing was found on the ground outside the door of one of them.

Education • 30 Nov 18

The blaze broke out in Mary Street in New Ross this afternoon (Pic: Mary Browne)

Five people taken to hospital after Wexford house fire

Five people have been taken to hospital following a fire in New Ross, co Wexford, this afternoon.

Leinster • 27 Apr 18

(L-R) Steven Alexander, his brother Doug Jnr and their parents Doug and Lily Ryan-Alexander died in the crash

Investigation under way into fatal Wexford crash

Investigations are continuing into a road crash in Co Wexford in which four members of the same family were killed.

Ireland • 05 Dec 17

Technical glitch blamed for Wexford's Kennedy flame going out four days after it was lit

JFK Wexford flame relit after technical glitch

A new commemorative torch in Wexford lit from the Eternal Flame at John F Kennedy's grave has briefly gone out, just four days after it was ignited in New Ross by his daughter Caroline.

News • 27 Jun 13

The flame is making its way to Wexford aboard the LE Orla (Pic: Irish Defence Forces - @dfpo)

Flame from JFK's graveside arrives in Ireland

Fire taken from the Eternal Flame at the graveside of former US President John F Kennedy has arrived in Ireland on board an Aer Lingus flight from New York.

News • 20 Jun 13