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As tributes pour in from a stunned Wexford community of friends, family, neighbours and old work colleagues, a fundraiser to help the family of the late William (Willie) Astley (31) has raised more than €6,000 in its first 24 hours.

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Fundraiser for motorcyclist (31) killed in Wexford crash hits nearly €6,000 in 24 hours ↗

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As port authority for Rosslare Europort, Iarnród Éireann has confirmed its intention to lodge a planning application for the develop the ‘Rosslare Offshore Renewable Energy Hub’ (Rosslare ORE Hub) – a landmark new facility to put the Wexford port at the forefront of Ireland’s growing offshore wind, wave and tidal industry.

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2,000 jobs in the pipeline as plans for €220m Rosslare Europort offshore renewable energy base to be submitted ↗

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As port authority for Rosslare Europort, Iarnród Éireann has confirmed its intention to lodge a planning application for the develop the ‘Rosslare Offshore Renewable Energy Hub’ (Rosslare ORE Hub) – a landmark new facility to put the Wexford port at the forefront of Ireland’s growing offshore wind, wave and tidal industry.

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€200m plan will see Rosslare Europort become Ireland’s ‘primary base’ for offshore renewable energy ↗

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Works to protect the coastline in Cahore, Co Wexford are expected to commence next summer after the local council confirmed it has received €500,000 to install rock armour there. Confirming that the works are now at the design stage, environmental engineer Enda Brennan provided an update at the November meeting of the Gorey Kilmuckridge Municipal District (GKMD).

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Coastal protection works at north Wexford beach can’t come soon enough, says councillor – ‘if the sea breaks there it will make an island out of it’ ↗

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A Wicklow motorist who left a Wexford pedestrian seriously injured at the roadside has been convicted of a hit and run offence.

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Wicklow panel beater guilty of hit and run which left Wexford man seriously injured ↗

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A rural village in southwest Wexford is celebrating after receiving nearly €4m more than expected, in Government funding to enable the delivery of rural wastewater demonstration projects.

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Rural Wexford village to benefit from €8.1m wastewater upgrade after Government increase funding ↗

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A motorcyclist who lost his life in an early morning road crash in Co Wexford on Monday morning has been named locally.

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Motorcyclist (31) who died in fatal Wexford road crash is named as newlywed construction worker ↗

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Jail was prescribed for a 28-year-old man who attacked his partner in a Courtown apartment.

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Man jailed after leaving woman with fractured nose and cheekbone – ‘I thought my life was about to be taken from me’ ↗

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