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End of an era
ONE OF the most successful business stories in the history of New Ross came to an end this week after an association with the town stretching back into five decades.
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Fund seeks Entrepreneurs
ENTERPRISE IRELAND has announced the first round of funding for 2012 and is seeking submissions from ICT and Industrial sector start-ups.
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JFK stamps to go international
THE LAUNCH of new stamps commemorating the 50th anniversary of JFK’s visit to Ireland will become an international event, according to a New Ross Town Councillor.
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Fundraising success for fire victims
THE BRANDON House Hotel provided the venue last weekend for a fundraising cabaret in aid of those affected by the devastating fire which occurred at the Kennedy Plaza apartment complex two weeks ago.
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Parish celebrates Fr. Lar O’Connor
IF THE level of support shown at a public function honouring an individual is in indication of how popular that person is then Fr. Lar O’Connor is one of the most popular priests to ever reside in Ballycullane.
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New position for Sheehan
NEW ROSS and Wexford Co. Councillor, Michael Sheehan, has been appointed as a Director of the Ireland United States Alumni Association.
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ECHO LIVE: 'There's even worse to come'
02 February 2012
IF IRISH people are shocked by the prospect of the nation's households being asked to pay a Govt. levy of €100 property tax, official predictions have indicated that they can expect to be paying in the region of €1,000-€1,400 in 2014, the Enniscorthy meeting was told.
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Victim’s family’s horror at Jason’s violent death
02 February 2012
THE HEARTBROKEN family of Jason Ryan (27) have described their horror and devastation at learning of his brutal death in Hollyville Heights in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
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Gardaí who defied bosses and stood up for their rights
02 February 2012
A GROUP of brave former members of An Garda Siochána, including one Wexfordman, have been publicly and officially honoured by their superiors for their part in a landmark event fifty years earlier simply, that they stood up for the just rights of the ordinary serving Gardaí of the day.
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Homes with high levels of cancer
02 February 2012
TWENTY TWO per cent of Wexford homes recently tested for radon were found to have high levels of the cancer-causing gas, according to figures released by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII).
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Eucharistic Bell comes to Wexford
02 February 2012
THE VISIT of the Eucharistic Congress Bell caused a stir in Wexford recently as schools and visitors came from all over to see it.
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Recession? Not if you are a County Councillor
02 February 2012
WEXFORD’S COUNTY councillors claimed a whopping €138,582.09 in expenses last year, while the biggest earners were all from Fine Gael, figured obtained by The Echo can reveal.
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On-line knowledge helps pay the bills
02 February 2012
NEW TECHNOLOGY may be old hat for those well-versed in it (or should that be in IT?), but at one stage the idea of finding out about the world of online was a daunting, even intimidating prospect for a group of people from around the county.
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Keith Barry wows at Wexford Opera House
02 February 2012
AWARD-WINNING MENTALIST Keith Barry astounded a capacity crowd at Wexford Opera House on Sunday January 22nd with his new show, ‘8 Deadly Sins’.
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Dismay at cuts
02 February 2012
FIANNA FAIL TD John Browne has described the government’s decision cut guidance counsellors in 700 schools across the country as “extremely regressive”.
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Much needed relief in crisis
02 February 2012
GOVERNMENT CHIEF WHIP Paul Kehoe TD, in this column, believes that the Personal Insolvency Bill published this week by Ministers Alan Shatter and Michael Noonan is a key step in solving our mortgage debt crisis.
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Coffee morning for fire victims
02 February 2012
A NEW Ross Town Councillor is organising a coffee morning in aid of those affected by the devastating fire which ripped through the Kennedy Plaza apartment complex in New Ross.
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