The Gisborne Herald

Over twelve thousand learner drivers in Co Wexford are risking penalty points and fines as they commute to and from jobs in rural areas. As of September 2025, there were 12,456 learner drivers in the county, an increase of 547 from the six-month period between March and September 2025.

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12,500 learner drivers in Wexford risking ‘penalty points and fines’ while they wait 17 weeks for tests ↗

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Kilkenny County Council is recommending An Coimisiún Pleanála reject planning permission for a proposed “mega” wind farm in south Kilkenny.

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Kilkenny County Council urge planning watchdog to reject ‘mega’ wind farm – ‘It’s David vs Goliath’ ↗

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The staff and students of Clongeen National School opened their doors recently to welcome all the ‘Grand-People’ in their lives and those who wish to attend the school in September.

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Grandparents gather for ‘heart‑warming day’ at Clongeen NS ↗

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Renowned New Ross artist and sculptor, Margaret Egan, will present a new, solo exhibition, The Wonder of the Present, The Possibilities of the Future, at Solomon Fine Art in Dublin, marking a significant new phase in a career that recently passed its 40-year milestone.

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New Ross artist and sculptor to hold solo exhibition in Dublin ↗

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Three Wexford charities are celebrating having been handed cheques to support their great work following a fundraising campaign by the local branch of Ireland’s largest women’s association.

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Ireland’s largest women’s association proud to handover fundraising cheques to three Wexford charities ↗

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Staff and students from St Oliver’s National School, Duncannon, came together to welcome families from the area and its surrounds for their annual open night recently.

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Open evening in Duncannon school is a great success ↗

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The controversy around the reviews and reductions of special needs assistants (SNAs) around the country, led by Government, “will not be forgotten” and despite a U-turn on their own scheme and the addition of €19m in funding, the protests across the country, including New Ross, will go ahead as planned.

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Protests in New Ross to go ahead despite Government U-turn on SNA cuts ↗

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The eTender deadline for the New Ross Primary Care Centre has been extended, as the recent relationship between the Health Service Executive (HSE) and its preferred provider “has collapsed”.

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New Ross Primary Care Centre delayed again as tender deadline extended ↗

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