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The congregation of those who loved the late Tom Neville, Fethard-on-Sea, who gathered at his funeral mass over the weekend, were told of how this time “should be a celebration of his life”.

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Tom Neville showed great passion for sport and loved his community ↗

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ARC Family Resource Centre (ARC FRC) recently launched Connected Journeys, a ground-breaking booklet that amplifies Traveller voices and promotes cultural understanding between the Traveller community and family support services.

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New booklet aims to build trust between Wexford Traveller families and support services ↗

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A 5th year student at Wexford’s Good Counsel College is celebrating after he was recognised as one of the country’s best students in Junior Cycle applied technology in 2024.

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Wexford student wins national technology award for outstanding results ↗

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Wexford teenager Emma Hickey made Irish athletics history at the weekend, becoming the country’s first-ever female U20 medallist at the European Cross Country Championships. But behind the podium finish lies a year the New Ross athlete and her family describe as “bittersweet”, marked by personal loss, resilience and quiet determination.

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‘Running helped me through everything’ – Emma Hickey on how the death of her mother shaped her journey to become European medallist ↗

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Around the Districts: Adamstown, Ballycullane, Bannow-Ballymitty and Camross ↗

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The Remembrance Tree in New Ross has returned again this year, and it can be found lighting up the newly refurbished Brennan’s Lane during the festive season.

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Donations from Wexford remembrance tree will support cancer services at University Hospital Waterford ↗

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Works to pedestrianise New Ross’s Quay Street and continue the “rejuvenation of the town” are expected to commence in mid-2026. Featuring outdoor seating, lighting, and planting, the project will see the entire street paved with “a simple perpendicular banding pattern to break the linearity of the street and encourage pedestrian movement”.

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New Ross set to ‘really take off in next couple of years’ as plans to pedestrianise Quay St unveiled ↗

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St. Mary’s Secondary School in New Ross had a visit from a special guest, and former student, recently for the official opening of the school’s newest facilities.

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Kilkenny Olympian visits her former secondary school in New Ross ↗

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