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Wexford County Council has said its drones are flown at a height that protects privacy

No evidence of non-compliance at Wexford mobile homes

Wexford County Council has said it is using drone technology to look for any increase in visitors to the county as the bank holiday weekend approaches.

Coronavirus • 29 Apr 20

Aziz Mohiuddin says he makes the face masks to help keep people safe

Asylum seeker sews masks 'to protect lives'

An experienced tailor seeking asylum in Ireland is giving free face masks to Wexford locals to keep them safe during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus • 22 Apr 20

The scene where the BMW was found burnt out, in the townland of Banntown

Manhunt after shots fired at gardaí in Wexford

A manhunt is under way in Co Wexford for two men believed to have fired shots at a garda patrol car near Gorey.

Ireland • 29 Jan 20

Wexford: As it happened

Election 2020 Constituencies • 10 Feb 20

The Alize sank on the night of 4 January

Garda dive operation on sunken Alize fishing trawler

Members of the Garda sub-aqua unit have carried out a dive operation to the wreck of the Alize trawler as the search for missing fisherman Willie Whelan continues.

Leinster • 21 Jan 20

Willie Whelan has been missing since the Alize went down on Saturday night

Divers focusing on area off Hook Head in trawler search

The naval diving unit searching for missing fisherman Willie Whelan is concentrating on an area ten nautical miles southwest of Hook Head as it attempts to locate the sunken trawler, the Alize.

Leinster • 09 Jan 20

The R117 search and rescue helicopter over Kilmore Quay today

Funeral held as search for other fisherman continues

Co Wexford fisherman Joe Sinnott, who died when the trawler he was working on sank on Saturday night, has been laid to rest in his home parish.

Leinster • 08 Jan 20

The Alize trawler sank on Saturday evening

Search for missing fisherman called off for night

The search for Wexford fisherman Willie Whelan, who has been missing since the trawler he was on sank on Saturday night, has been called off for the evening.

Leinster • 06 Jan 20

Brendan Howlin said the ban is about people's health

Howlin in call for countrywide ban on smoky coal

Labour leader Brendan Howlin has called for an immediate countrywide ban on smoky coal.

Politics • 17 Dec 19

The by-elections were carried out to replace TDs elected to the European Parliament last May

Fine Gael loses out as all seats filled in by-elections

Fine Gael has failed to secure any seats in today's four by-elections while the Green Party, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin made gains.

By-elections 2019 • 30 Nov 19

12 candidates are contesting the by-election in Cork North Central

Turnout low as ballots cast in four by-elections

Voters are going to the polls in four Dáil by-elections in the constituencies of Cork North Central, Dublin Fingal, Wexford and Dublin Mid-West, with turnout reported to be low.

Politics • 29 Nov 19

November by-elections present departure from the norm

There have been 131 by-elections since 1923, all unique and with their own dynamic, but Friday's by-elections will be different to what we have seen before.

Politics • 27 Nov 19

Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger accused Independent TD Noel Grealish of being racist in the Dáil last week

Has Irish politics become racist?

For years the Irish politicians thought debate in this country was almost free of racism. But perhaps politicians here are the same as anywhere else. The Your Politics podcast hears from Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger who accused Independent TD Noel Grealish of being racist in the Dáil last week.

Politics • 22 Nov 19

John Finnan and Peter Tawse died in the aircraft crash on 6 October

Aircraft seen disintegrating before crashing in Wexford

A light aircraft that crashed last month, fatally injuring its two occupants, was seen disintegrating in the air and spiraling downwards by witnesses, according to an investigation.

Leinster • 08 Nov 19

Fr Michael Doyle said that he will be visiting homes 'for rosaries and exorcisms'

Priest says his 'exorcism' visits misunderstood

A priest at the centre of complaints about visiting homes for "exorcisms" has said he was not referring to performing formal exorcisms, but to placing "a blessing on the family home against evil".

Leinster • 21 Oct 19

Over 24,000 cigarettes seized in Enniscorthy search

Revenue seize nearly €30k worth of cigarettes, tobacco

Revenue officers seized nearly €30,000 worth of cigarettes and tobacco in operations in Wexford and Tipperary over the weekend.

Leinster • 14 Oct 19

The South East Greenway is a joint initiative of the local authorities in Wexford, Kilkenny and Waterford

Initial work on Wexford greenway to begin

Work is to start in the coming weeks on a new 24km greenway in Wexford which is due to open in two years and will eventually link up with existing walking and cycling facilities in adjoining counties.

Leinster • 11 Oct 19

Gardaí confirmed that two men were killed in the crash

Two dead after light plane crashes in Co Wexford

Two men have been killed after a light aircraft crash in Co Wexford yesterday evening.

Ireland • 07 Oct 19

Files will be prepared for the DPP in relation to the case, which centres on allegations of serious sexual assault on three teenage girls

Teenagers held over Courtown alleged assaults released

Four teenagers arrested yesterday by gardaí in relation to alleged sexual assaults in Courtown Harbour during the summer have been released without charge.

Leinster • 04 Oct 19

Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have been in the Burrow area of Courtown Harbour to contact them

Four teenagers held on suspicion of Courtown rape

Four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of rape which is alleged to have taken place in Courtown, Co Wexford, on 28 July.

Crime • 03 Oct 19

CAB searches were carried out in eight locations

Rolex watches, jet skis and mini-phones seized by CAB

Four Rolex watches, two jet skis and several mini-phones have been seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau during searches in Dublin and Wexford.

Crime • 26 Sep 19

The inaugural Viking Fire Festival starts at 11am on Saturday

Viking Fire Festival to 'invade' Wexford this weekend

A chance to see what life was like in a Viking-era village is on offer to the public this weekend in Wexford as part of a new festival.

Leinster • 25 Sep 19

Seán Ferguson collects discarded buckets and spades, along with other rubbish, before his daily swim at sunrise

Swimmer seeks home for toys left on Wexford beaches

A sea swimmer is looking for a home for hundreds of plastic toys which he has found on Co Wexford beaches over the summer.

Leinster • 03 Sep 19

The new roles will be for experienced financial service professionals and qualified accountants

Fund administration firm to create 100 jobs in Wexford

A Bermuda-based fund administration company is to create 100 new jobs in Co Wexford over the next five years.

Business • 13 Aug 19

Gardaí at Enniscorthy Garda Station have thanked the public for their assistance

Man missing from Wexford area found safe and well

A 49-year-old man who had been missing in the Wexford area since Friday has been found safe and well.

Leinster • 14 Jul 19