New Ross Standard

17/06/2026

Despite having lost his seat as an MEP for Ireland South in 2024, Mick Wallace remains a well-travelled man. This week, the Wexford man returned to Iran where he was honoured with a “Right Side of History Award” by the state.

The newly-established award is presented by the Iranian authorities to international activists, artists, academics and political activists who support causes endorsed by Iran and “oppose Western-backed policies”.

The awards ceremony was held on Keshvardoorst Street in Tehran, in close proximity to the site where the former supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, died in a joint US-Israeli airstrike on February 28.

Read the full article: https://www.independent.ie/county/wexford/mick-wallace-presented-with-award-in-iran-for-advocacy-long-live-the-resistance-to-western-imperialism/a/157241873.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=seeding

17/06/2026

Some dodgy-box users have now received three or four such letters from the media giant, giving them the opportunity to sign an undertaking to “never again subscribe to an illegal IPTV service”.

As further legal letters from Sky landed on doormats around Wexford in the past week, they’ve been the source of increased tension in some households.

17/06/2026

Gorey District Court heard that concerns remain about conditions on lands owned by Larry Butler (55), of Ballyellis, Gorey, despite improvements being made since the matter first came before the courts.

A veterinary inspection has been carried out on a Wexford farm at the centre of a major animal welfare case in which more than 250 animal carcasses were previously discovered.

17/06/2026

As further legal letters from Sky landed on doormats around Wexford in the past week, they’ve been the source of increased tension in some households.

Some dodgy-box users have now received three or four such letters from the media giant, giving them the opportunity to sign an undertaking to “never again subscribe to an illegal IPTV service”.

Should people sign, they were told they’d avoid the matter escalating to court, where they could face “paying damages and legal fees”.

While she hasn’t been approached by clients in relation to the Sky letters, as a local county councillor and a solicitor in Wexford, Fianna Fáil’s Cllr Lisa McDonald is well aware of the anxious conversations being had in the homes where they’ve been received.

Her professional take on it, though, is that Sky would have to go a long way further than Revolut payments made to Mr Dunbar if they were to successfully take a case against individual dodgy-box users.

Read the full article: https://www.independent.ie/county/wexford/solicitor-hits-out-at-wishy-washy-legal-letters-from-sky-as-defiant-wexford-dodgy-box-users-receive-final-warning/a/157213040.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=seeding

17/06/2026

Lesley Bates who along with her family runs The Trough on Crescent Quay said they were approached about the unit directly next door a week before the Fleadh last year, and that the launch of the space will take place on June 27.

The family behind one of Wexford’s most successful cafés have said the opportunity to expand by moving into the unit next door is “a dream come true” and that they want it to become a “one-stop shop”.

17/06/2026

A disturbance in a Wexford housing estate had a sequel almost two years later in the Circuit Court.

Victim’s statement to gardai differed to version relayed at Wexford Circuit Court

17/06/2026

Coillte has announced that works have progressed to re-route the section which was lost during Storm Chandra earlier this year, with many trees, branches and debris damaging the trail, resulting in the loss of a section of the trail on the Kiltennel side.

Works are set to commence to re-route a section of a popular walking trail in Wexford following loss of part of the trail to coastal erosion.

17/06/2026

At the hoardings at one side of the pitch, three horses and riders from the Garda mounted unit, along with several uniformed gardaí and members of the public order unit watched on as the league leaders inflicted a 2-0 defeat on the Slaneysiders.

There was an unusually strong garda presence at Ferrycarrig Park on Friday night as Wexford FC hosted SSE Airtricity League Division 1 leaders Cork City.

16/06/2026

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16/06/2026

Over €50m is to be invested in five projects across Wexford as Housing Minister James Browne continues efforts to unlock land for the delivery of housing.

Major funding for projects in Enniscorthy, Gorey and Wexford town