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A female motorcyclist has been rushed to hospital following a crash in Wexford town this afternoon. The incident took place at around 3 p.m. on the Clonard Road near the entrance of Cluain Dara and saw a collision between the motorbike, headed town and a van that appeared to be turning into the housing estate. Gardaí, the Fire Service and the National Ambulance Service all rushed to the scene and the motorcyclist was eventually rushed the short distance to Wexford General Hospital.

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Wexford councillors ‘kept in the dark’ on IPAS centres as Department accused of not following its own policiesIPAS protest in New Ross. Photo; Mary BrowneWhile it had previously been stated definitively that local councillors have little to no role in making decisions around IPAS (International Protection Accommodation Services) centres across the county, it was still a hot topic at the April meeting of Wexford County Council.

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Gardaí rolled out some tech as they conducted a major checkpoint in Wexford town on Tuesday morning. As they set up on Davitt Road North, they put the camera of their Garda Mobility Device in place to utilise Automatic Number Plate Recognition. The technology was officially formally launched last year with the specific goal of identifying uninsured vehicles. During the course of the operation on the one-way street, two separate cars were identified as having no insurance.

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Sean Bergin (35) was arrested after a major operation involving gardaí, armed soldiers and the army bomb squadA man accused of possession of an “improvised explosive device” which brought the army bomb squad to a Wexford housing estate has been granted bail. Sean Bergin (35) of 45 Wolfe Tone Villas was brought before Judge John Cheatle at a special sitting of Waterford District Court after a major incident at his house on Friday night.

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The excitement was certainly palpable at the National Opera House on Saturday night as a large crowd gathered for the official launch of Comhaltas Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2025, with an evening filled with wonderful traditional Irish music.