Operation Transformaton

Enniscorthy / Bunclody Comhairle Ceanntair want to extend their best wishes to their PRO Eilish Kavanagh nee Murphy who has been chosen as a Leader on Operation Transformaton. This programme will be on our tellies in the New Year and we plan to keep our members up to date with Eilishs progress.

Liam Mellows Commemoration

The Annual Liam Mellows Commemoration will take place on Sunday 14th December in Castletown.  Mass at 11am followed by wreath laying Cermony in the graveyard. Wreath will be laid by Ned Purcell. The Oration will be given by Sen Labhras O'Murchu.
Refreshments will follow in the Golden Anchor, Castletown

New Ross Ambassadors take to the streets

New Ross Ambassadors take to the streets

As part of the New Ross Christmas community’s programme of events for the area this Xmas, the New Ross Ambassadors Initiative has been launched.

The Ambassador programme is a new initiative designed to help people who are visiting and shopping in New Ross over the Christmas period.

Speaking after the launch and the training evening, Cllr Michael Sheehan added that this pilot project will be great fun for the people and the ambassadors themselves. Waterford and Wexford have this service and I wanted to see if we could develop a similar initiative here in town. I congratulate and commend the committee, especially all the volunteers who have heard the call and responded.

The programme has a clear aim: to train volunteers to walk through the town, assisting and informing people with any information or issues they may have while shopping in New Ross. Driving this project forward, Mark Deegan, Johnny Wall and all the committee have created a enthusiastic group who will be the positive face of New Ross.

The Christmas Committee put out the call for volunteers and the response was overwhelming. We had our first meeting and set out the broad goals of the project and to engage volunteers to get involved in our town this Christmas.   Starting next Saturday, there will be sets of Ambassadors hitting the streets from 12 to 4, with clearly identifiable sashes:  on hand to help shoppers and inform people of upcoming events and promotions.

The Ambassadors will play a key role in creating a positive, welcoming environment this Xmas and I’m delighted that the reception has been so positive and that the range of activities is expanding so far. From assisting people to reading traditional stories with Craft Central, the people of the town are really coming together to help their town this year.

Ambassadors  will be on hand to help anyone and will be working in partnership with business and local chamber to ensure, people visiting New Ross will experience a first rate time and that their time here with us is pleasurable and we build a stronger community spirit.  Should anyone want to become an Ambassador, there are some spaces still available;  contact Michael Sheehan on (087) 067 3647

Michael Sheehan

Vodafone pledge to consider Ross for Broadband plan.

FF Councillor Michael Sheehan has welcomed the agreement with representatives of  Vodafone to review the issue about the inclusion of New Ross on the 2015 Broadband Initiative.

After meeting representative from Vodafone in Dublin I outlined my concerns at the omission of New Ross in the initial list of fifty towns for high speed broadban, which is being rolled out in the New Year.

 The argument for New Ross being excluded is pretty thin—we are the same size population as Enniscorthy, relatively same numbers in terms of job seekers, third level entry, business numbers and broadband requirements; yet Enniscorthy Town and parts of Wexford were included.

I made the case that failure to be included would put New Ross at a competitive disadvantage in finding investment for employment, expansion for industry, access for education and innovation plus  further compounding the area to be a feeder area for Waterford and the hinterland.  While sympathetic to the case for New Ross, Mr. Gary Healy from Vodafone outlined how the list was selected and where there is possible scope for New Ross and the Broadband Initiative.

He agreed to review their information and the case for New Ross to ensure that nothing was overlooked and see if there was a case for inclusion in the first phase on commercial grounds as the crews are in the area anyway. If this isn’t possible, then he agreed to ensure New Ross would be in the running should one of the current candidate towns be deferred or a Phase II in 2016.

“I’m delighted to have had the opportunity to discuss this issue with Vodafone: it was in the end, a political choice where the government failed to include New Ross as there’s no TD here. To compound the case, Wexford TD Mick Wallace was as lathair on the day the ESB and Vodafone appeared before the Communications Committee.

Furthermore, Mr Healy would accept an invitation to New Ross to meet the Council and discuss options for New Ross to make sure it doesn’t get left behind again.

 I intend to raise this issue at the next meeting of the Council as it is vital New Ross has a proper infrastructure if we are to secure employment in the area.

Michael Sheehan, MCC

(085) 1349020

Christmas Wishes comes to New Ross.

As part of the New Ross Christmas programme, Christmas Wishes is now open.

The shop is a collaboration of local crafts and artists who make their goods locally and sell them locally.  Over the next month, the shop will be open at the weekends and then open all week in the last run up to Xmas.   Located at 51 South Street, the shop brings to life all the atmosphere and spirit of the community this Christmas.

Speaking at the launch, Michael Sheehan added, “I’m delighted to see the indoor market take shape and to see it take off. Christmas Wishes is an integral part of our Xmas programme.  Our group, the New Ross Christmas community have been meeting since October and have a range of different activities over the next few weeks that will give New Ross a boost the Christmas spirit and to encourage people to stay and shop local this year.  I would like to congratulate the committee for opening the shop and especially to Dawn Morley and Annette Byrne who have taken the lead with this project.”

The project will run right up to Christmas and anyone interested in taking a place should contact Dawn Morley in Craft Central to book this place, but hurry as places are becoming limited. Talking at the launch, Dawn Morley said that she is delighted to see the Craft Store open.  “As a business woman and craft worker, Christmas Wishes is an ideal spot for people to advertise and sell their products, keeping the business local and the jobs local. It’s something that is badly needed in town and something that we can build on into the future.”

Christmas Wishes will be open every weekend and the last week right up to Christmas and people can come in, see and sample the very best of what New Ross has to offer.   With the support of Wexford County Council and the Brandon House Hotel and the voluntary efforts of the committee,  we have created something that can be built upon; It is all about keeping the business local and therefore keeping the jobs local—that means a stronger New Ross—something we all wish for.

Michael Sheehan, MCC

(085) 1349020

Enniscorthy CC convention

Congratulations to the four successful candidates at the Enniscorthy CC convention. See gallery for some photos.

Wexford Selection Convention

Wexford Comhairle Ceanntair  Selection Convention in the Riverbank Hotel, Wexford on Monday 20th January at 8pm
 Cllr Fergie Kehoe and Cllr Tony Dempsey were selected  Gallery

Gorey Selection Convention

Gorey Selection Convention took place on Tuesday February 4th See gallery on website for more information

Winners in the Super draw

Names of the winners in the Super draw - they each won €100 one in four vouchers -

  a.. Kevin Cooney, Oulart, Gorey.
  b.. M.J. Kavanagh, Kilmuckridge
  c.. Liz Kinsella, Oilgate, Enniscorthy.
  d.. Dan Walsh,  Millpark Rd, Enniscorthy.
  e.. Cllr Jas O Callaghan, New Ross.