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New Ross band plays to crowd of 100,000 at Festival in France

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

THE NEW ROSS and District Pipe Band returned last week after fulfilling another successful invitation to perform at the Inter-Celtic Festival in Lorient, France.

Former VTOS building is gutted by suspicious fire

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

A GARDA investigation is underway after part of the former VTOS building in the Irishtown was destroyed following a blaze on Sunday night.

Claire wins year-long hairdressing contract

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

WANNABE HAIRDRESSER Claire Caulfield has secured a year-long hairdressing contract after winning Beat 102103's Style School 2010.

Kung fu master staying at Monart

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

SHAOLIN MASTER ZHENG has taken up residence until November at the elite Monart Spa Hotel near Enniscorthy, bringing a dramatic touch of kung fu to the programme of therapies on offer at the five-star location.

Eight battle it out for Campile Rose crown

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

THE ROSE OF TRALEE may be over for another year but the talent is only hotting up in Campile for the now annual Rose of Campile competition.

Home covered in graffiti to catch council's attention

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

A COUPLE WHO commissioned to have their home graffitied with street art in one of Carlow's most picturesque villages say it was done to get the attention of Carlow County Council.

Attempted robbery at post office foiled

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

AN ATTEMPTED robbery of Rathnure post office was foiled as outraged neighbours stepped in during the early hours of Saturday morning. Four members of the Redmond family gave chase for several miles as a high-powered Jeep fled the scene.

A false alarm for firemen

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

TWO UNITS of New Ross Fire Service were dispatched to what was initially feared as a house fire in the Hook area on Saturday afternoon.

Support for parents of deceased children

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS, the New Ross based charity that support families in which a child has died, will now be offering support on a one to one basis every Tuesday evening from 7 p.m.

First baby joy for Fine Gael's Kehoe

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

DEPUTY PAUL KEHOE and his wife Brigid are settling nicely into family life following the birth of their first child.

Horror of bombings relived in new book

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

CAPACITY CROWDS filled into Campile Hall on Thursday night for the launch of the first book dedicated to the bombing of Campile. The launch date marked exactly 70 years since Campile entered the history books for most tragic reasons after a German Heinkel He 111 warplane dropped four bombs on the village.

Citizens honoured at Tidy Towns awards

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

KEEN GARDENERS and green fingered enthusiasts were to be found in St. Michael's Theatre last Wednesday night as a plethora of prizes were presented at the annual Tidy Towns gala night.

Rescue boats hit by thieves

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

ENGINES worth thousands of euro have been callously stolen from New Ross Search and Rescue's two most vital boats – seriously hampering any potential search operations. Another engine, from a privatelyowned craft, was also taken in the same incident at the Three Sisters Marina at the weekend. The culprits are believed to have left the scene in one of the Search and Rescue vessels, which was cut from its moorings at the marina and later found abandoned up-river, with its engine missing.

Jenna crowned dancing queen

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

AT JUST four-years-old little Jenna Sinnott has already won three big Irish dancing titles.

Concert

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

NEW ROSS Youth Musical Society will be staging a fundraising concert in the Brandon House Hotel on Saturday, September 4.

Centre hire

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

ST. MARY'S Youth and Community Centre Sports Hall, New Ross, is currently available to hire.

The river wild

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

A CELEBRATION OF Celtic culture, communities and the waterways will be taking over New Ross next Saturday and Sunday, September 11 and 12 when the Celtic River Festival gets underway.

New Raheen drop-in centre

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

RAHEEN FAMILY Resource Centre will be launching their drop-in centre and new website on Saturday, September 18.

Convict women remembered in song

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

'ROSES FROM the Heart', a unique memorial of music, song and words to the convict women transported to Australia from Britain and Ireland from 1788 to 1853, will be performed in St. Michael's Theatre on Friday, September 3 at 8 p.m.

Meals thanks

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

THE NEW Ross Meals on Wheels Committee would like to thank everyone who supported the recent Church Gate Collection.

Planning

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

A PLANNING application has been lodged with New Ross Town Council seeking permission to provide a large car park on North Street.

Massage

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

BABY MASSAGE classes will be taking place at the Lodge Road Therapy Room, Cushinstown, from Wednesday, September 8 at 10 a.m.

Celebrations continue for world champion Michael

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

PIPER Michael Roche is literally on top of the world these days after helping the St. Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band win a world title in Glasgow.

RNLI rescues two in distress at sea

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

TWO PEOPLE were rescued from a submerged catamaran by Rosslare RNLI on Friday evening.

Cabaret on way to the Electric Picnic

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

WEXFORD WILL BE well-represented at this year's Electric Picnic through the Cáca Milis Cabaret.

Sheep show victory for Greg

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

GREG ROSSITER from Bannow produced the champion Suffolk ram lamb as the County Wexford Sheep Breeders Association staged their 119th annual show and sale. Morale at the event in the mart at Enniscorthy was high as attendance and prices were up on recent years.

Plaque remembers those who died

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

THE TRAGIC BOMBING of Campile may have devastated the quiet rural village 70 years ago, but its significance to the local community has never been forgotten.

Survivors lavish praise on fitting memorial to tragedy

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

OF THE HUNDREDS upon hundreds who gathered in Campile, the unveiling of the memorial garden was an extremely personal occasion for the few survivors and those who witnessed the callous bombing.

Success in restaurant awards

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

WEXFORD WAS well represented at this year's Food and Wine Magazine/Penfolds Restaurant of The Year Awards.

Civic reception for Gráinne

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

NEW ROSS was gearing up to officially welcome the country's latest sporting sensation last night (Monday) as swimmer Gráinne Murphy was being afforded a civic welcome.

Old photos

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

THE WORKMAN'S Club on Mary Street have issued an appeal this week for old photographs to form part of a new snooker tournament they will be launching in the coming months.

Resolute competitors survive extreme test

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

NINE exhausted participants in the Gaelforce West Adventure Race returned to Gorey and Courtown recently having completed the challenge, which was more than a standard triathlon.

Bunclody has fully embraced the triathlon spirit

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

RACING 795 was founded in Bunclody in 2008. The Triathlon Club includes members from across the South Leinster region.

REACHING FOR THE EXTREME

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

IT HAS been said that the sport of Triathlon is the new midlife crisis, where men and women in their late 30s and 40s suddenly take up running, swimming and cycling, and do them all in the one event.

Uncompetitiveness with Britain is costing us dear

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:20:19 +0100

FROM 1928 until 1992 the value of the Irish Pound was always one pound Sterling. During that time the level of prices was much the same in Ireland and Britain. The one-toone link of the Irish Pound to Sterling was broken in 1992 and some years later we joined the Euro.