Padraig Byrne
Journalist at Irish Independent
Journalist at Wexford People
Mediahuis Ireland Journalist with @Wexford_People @Independent_ie by day and singer/guitarist with Soul Trek & The Funk Generation by night.✌️
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1 day ago |
independent.ie | Padraig Byrne
Its now well publicised that Castlebridge, Co Wexford, is the birthplace of the Guinness Book of World Records and as it approaches its 76th anniversary, the local community are urging people to search their shelves and comb their attics for some missing volumes they require to complete the set. "We’re building a complete collection of every annual Guinness Book of World Records from 1955 to 2025 right here in Castlebridge, and we’re almost there,” the appeal stated.
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2 days ago |
independent.ie | Padraig Byrne
A legal challenge taken by the principal landowner against Wexford County Council’s compulsory purchase of lands at Ballynagee – stretching from Whiterock to Killeens – was rejected at the High Court, clearing the way for the local authority to move forward with the purchase and plans for the establishment of a new South East Technological University (SETU) campus.
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2 days ago |
independent.ie | Padraig Byrne
A gleaming fleet of state of the art electric vehicles (EVs) stood proudly in the courtyard of the Wexford/Wicklow Garda Divisional headquarters on Wednesday afternoon as An Garda Síochána officially unveiled its new fleet.
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2 days ago |
independent.ie | Padraig Byrne
Labour TD George Lawlor is the latest in a whole host of public representatives or public figures to have been targeted with a fake “cloned” account, bearing his name and photos. The fake account has not made a post publicly yet and, due to Deputy Lawlor making it clear via his own pages that the account was bogus, has only amassed a small number of “friends” on Facebook.
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2 days ago |
independent.ie | Padraig Byrne
Last year’s information sessions, taking place in the backdrop of a local election campaign, proved a lot more contentious, even sparking a war of words between sitting councillors and election hopefuls. It also saw a much larger attendance, with the Wexford public not fully aware of what to expect from the town hosting the Fleadh.
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RT @Wexford_People: Leinster camogie final between Kilkenny and #Wexford to proceed despite ongoing skorts stand-off https://t.co/J1Mh4rfWBV
RT @NoelHolohan: In support of giving players a choice on what to wear, Enniscorthy town council have voted to rename the town Ennishorty
Some worrying stuff in this inspection report from a #Wexford crèche. The owners, however, state that they are as compliant as anyone else and staffing issues are widespread in the industry. https://t.co/2EgD83CYEA
