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In the frantic build-up to Christmas, it may have gone unnoticed to many as new business owner Yee Thin Chong turned on the lights, opened the doors and fired up the coffee machine on her new startup. However, the festive season provided the ideal opportunity to find her feet and ‘soft launch’ a venture that’s been a bit of a dream for her for some time now.

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Wexford’s newest café owner – ‘I thought I'd stay a while and go home; now I have a husband, two kids and a business’ ↗

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Ukrainian refugees accommodated within the old Hotel Rosslare building in Rosslare Harbour are facing a major upheaval after it emerged that the hotel has been sold and they are to be relocated elsewhere, with the Department of Justice not renewing the contract for an accommodation centre there.

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Ukrainian refugees set to be relocated within Wexford as new owners of former hotel revealed ↗

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As the curtain came down on 2025, the Chairman of Wexford Festival Opera (WFO), Paul Cleary, reflected on another truly special year for the world-renowned festival.

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Wexford Festival Opera prepare to celebrate 75 years ↗

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Thousands of students from across Ireland have arrived at the RDS Dublin today for the 2026 Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (YSTE), one of the world's leading student science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) events, and among them are four Wexford projects from students across the county.

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Four Wexford projects selected for Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition ↗

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Met Éireann have issued snow and rain warnings for Cork, Kerry, Waterford and Wexford.

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LATEST | Met Éireann issues snow-ice weather warnings as Storm Goretti tracks over Europe ↗

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A family of former Curracloe lifeguards have spoken of the terrifying moment that they had to leap into action to prevent people being swept away in the freezing waters.

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‘It was seriously scary’ – How a family of former lifeguards saved swimmers in trouble in icy waters at Wexford beach ↗

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Residents and motorists in rural Wexford are being warned to be extra cautious when driving over the next few says following numerous reports of close calls in the current icy conditions.

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Icy conditions lead to multiple reports of close calls on rural Wexford road – ‘No one wants a funeral to start off their new year’ ↗

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Bag packed and ready to be sent away, burglar Jamie Doody suffered the fate he expected when he attended Wexford Circuit Court for sentencing.

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Man who committed string of burglaries at Wexford holiday homes is jailed ↗

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