Tag Archives: Wexford

On The Campaign Trail

Admin at 2:48 pm January 21, 2016

Newline Road Wexford (notoriously dangerous stretch). Fianna Fáil left this there today.

Anyone?

Pic: Terry Byrne

UPDATE:

Fianna Fáil’s Aoife Byrne writes:

“Somebody’s idea of ‪high jinks‬ could have caused an accident today and I sincerely wish to apologise for any distress caused. My advertising trailer was moved and abandoned in a dangerous spot on the New Line Road to make it seem my campaign team had no respect for drivers or road safety. This is not the case. Please think before you act – the trailer has now been removed. Thank you to those who brought the situation to my attention.”

Thanks Aoife

FURTHER UPDATE:

Yikes.

Recalling The Rising

Admin at 4:10 pm November 27, 2015

Ireland’s Rising.

Anne-Louise Foley writes:

“Ireland’s Rising is a new four-part documentary series, on RTÉ One, starting on Sunday at 8.30pm, in which well-known personalities travel back to their homesteads to discover what connection their chosen county has with the events of 1916. This Sunday, children in Wexford remember their 1916 ancestors, 100 years on.”

Meanwhile…

Rebellion.

Rayna Connery writes:

“We’ll be screening the first promo for our new five-part 1916 drama Rebellion – starring Charlie Murphy, Brian Gleeson, Ruth Bradley, Michelle Fairley, Ian McElhinney, Barry Ward and Sarah Greene – tonight during the Late Late Toy Show and thought your readers might like a sneak peek on this rainy Friday afternoon. It will be screened in 2016.”

Ireland’s Rising (RTÉ)

Sure Where Would You Get It?

Admin at 8:48 am September 16, 2015

The view from Thorncastle/York Street, Dublin, this morning.

Save Poolbeg.

Thanks Aleesha Tully

View from Beckett Bridge, Dublin, this morning.. no filta!

Thanks Lindsey Murphy

The Franciscan Friary in Wexford last night.

(Thanks Paul Rowley)

Is It A Bird?

Admin at 12:25 pm June 12, 2015

Of course not.

But it might* be a caption competition.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny and the lads [including Labour ministers Brendan Howlin and Alex White] at the opening of an SSE Airtricity power plant in Wexford this morning.

Via Conor Hunt

*entirely your call

Mist Connections

Admin at 11:15 am April 7, 2015

Yesterday.

Jim Cowman writes:

At Rosslare Strand [Rosslare, Co Wexford] on the Bank Holiday afternoon, it was a scene out of “The Fog”. Great fun, actually. The Tidy Towns volunteer handing out dog-poop bags ensured that zombies were all one had to worry about….

Sure Where Would You Get It?

Admin at 6:55 pm March 4, 2015

Paul Rowley writes:

Wexford’s Parnell Street just after 5pm. Blinded by the light.

The Sunny South Wests

Admin at 5:35 pm May 26, 2014

Kanye and Kim in Curracloe, Co Wexford pic.twitter.com/RTUOKWEqhy

— LennyLovett (@LennyLovet) May 26, 2014

Meanwhile, in Cork..

Erm…. pic.twitter.com/FAMcWNpIlr

— Aidan (@onthenickel) May 26, 2014

And in other news…

waterfordwhispers

Reported sightings of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West on their honeymoon abound.

This Just Toibin

Admin at 11:54 am March 31, 2014

Enniscorthy, Co Wexford earlier.

Terry Rickard writes:

“Shooting of Colm Toibin’s novel Brooklyn in Enniscorthy starring Saoirse Ronan began at 6am this morning….”

‘An Unfortunate Mistake’

Admin at 1:32 pm August 28, 2013

Seventy-three years ago, today.

A telegram message (above) from Dublin to Berlin in relation to a Luftwaffe bombing in Campile, Co. Wexford (top) in which three ~~girls~~ women died.

They were sisters Mary Ellen, 30, and Kitty Kent, 26, and restaurant worker Kathleen Hurley, 27.

Some historians say it was a message from Hitler to warn then Taoiseach Eamon de Valera to keep his promise on Ireland’s neutrality, which he did to the end.

Documents on Irish Foreign Policy