Thereâs an absolutely splendid 32-page pull-out / magazine in todayâs Irish Times on Wexford. It covers our rich history & heritage, our stunning coastline and beaches, our noble hostelries, our sacred streets of Wexford town, our walking trails, our golf courses, our locally sourced food and produce and our festival season. It is quite frankly sublime. 
Some ingenious advertising from a proud Wexford business (couldnât think of any other thread to put it in)
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Jesus Portlaoise is marginally better than Knocknaheeny :lol:
Just announced this morning that this lad will be headlining the Friday night of next years Strawberry Fest in Enniscorthy
Surprised Gman hasnt bumped humpback whales spotted off hook head the last few days. Some class pics on the old facebox floating around
More good news for Enniscorthy
âTRADITIONAL music lovers have a treat in store as the Leinster Fleadh has been assigned to Enniscorthy next summer.
Members of the local Comhaltas CeoltoirĂ discussed plans for the event when they gathered last week for their annual general meeting in Doyleâs of The Duffry.
Confirmation of the move brings back memories of 1999 and 2000 when the town hosted Fleadh Cheoil na héireann, the All-ireland of Irish music and dance, in spectacular style. However, the fleadh taking place in July will not be on the same massive scale.
Enniscorthy Town Council has weighed in behind the event, with extra money earmarked in its â tourism promotionâ budget to support the fleadh. The annual general meeting was celebrated with a session which followed in Doyleâs.
Craobh CCE officers elected for 2012 were: chairwoman Kathleen Mahon; vice-chairman Tim Corrigan; secretary SĂ©amus Coleman; PRO Michael Murphy; treasurer SeĂĄn Ăg Doyle.â Enniscorthy Guardian
Superb coup for Wexford
Senior executives from some of the worldâs leading tech firms will be pooling their resources with some of Irelandâs most successful entrepreneurs at Techovate 2012, a two-day business event aimed at helping companies in the southeast of Ireland innovate using technology.
The two-day event will be held in Wexford Opera House on 21-22 March.
Organised by Innovation Wexford and The Fuse Initiative, the conference came about after a group of entrepreneurs in the southeast decided to tackle the regionâs enterprise drive for themselves. They headed over to Silicon Valley and knocked on doors to forge links with the diaspora in Northern California. Their aim was to network and make connections to help develop growth within the Irish SME sector.
âWe saw a unique opportunity to develop growth within the Irish SME sector by forging stronger links with the diaspora in Northern California. We simply got on a plane and flew out to see them and were welcomed with open arms,â explained Brendan Ennis, founder of Techovate and group chief executive at Innovation Wexford.
And the result? Senior executives from some IT giants, including Microsoft, Google, IBM, Facebook and LinkedIn, will be at the Techovate conference to share with local entrepreneurs how to innovate and survive in the challenging economic climate.
Speakers will include Carlow-born Lorraine Twohill, Googleâs vice-president of Global Marketing, Colin Brown, director of business operations for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with Microsoft; Claire Hayes, managing director, Emerging Company Services, PWC; and Conrad Burke, general manager, Innovalight Dupont.
Notable entrepreneurs to emerge from the southeast include Terry Clune of Taxback.com, David Walsh of Netwatch and Fred Karlsson of DoneDeal. They will also be sharing insights from their own entrepreneurial journeys at Techovate.
Business success
One of the highlights of the conference will be a session focusing on how to execute for business success, including top tips from five of the worldâs largest companies.
Techovate 2012 will use dialogue, seminars and workshops to show businesspeople how they can use technology to grow their business in a fast-moving global marketplace. The 48-hour event will also feature Techovate Interact, where people can experience the latest Facebook, Google, IBM and Microsoft technologies.
And select Irish companies will also be able to pitch their businesses at the Techovate Showcase.
Ennis said Techovate has had âphenomenal supportâ from vice-presidents and directors of these global companies. He said they had volunteered their time to address the conference in person or via video link and attend forums and panel discussions. Ennis also cited Enterprise Ireland and IDA Irelandâs support in helping foster relationships between Techovate and the global technology leaders taking part in the conference.
Fred Karlsson, founder of DoneDeal, spoke about how the internet is quickly changing every business. âThis creates lots of opportunities for new businesses, but also a lot of challenges for existing businesses,â he said. DoneDeal.ie has its office in Wexford Town.
Innovation Wexford itself is a not-for-profit job creation organisation with a community focused approach to enterprise development. Up to now it has helped in the creation of more than 800 jobs and has supported the establishment and development of more than 100 companies. The FUSE Initiative is a group of 250 entrepreneurs and business people aimed at promoting business growth in the southeast
I must say, Iâm very excited about this proposed Vicar Street South for Gorey Main Street which Harry Crosbie is looking to develop. My father spied Harry coming out of Partridgeâs cafe last week in the company of a number of suits, so Iâm going to take that as a sign that this is a goer. Up Wexford.
Where exactly is it being proposed for? Hopefully Harry might actually pay for this one.
The Market House building on the Main Street, Macintosh. The council put out for submissions to do something with it and Harryâs is seemingly very popular. He has a gaff in Castletown, so he does.
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The Market House building on the Main Street, Macintosh. The council put out for submissions to do something with it and Harryâs is seemingly very popular. He has a gaff in Castletown, so he does.[/quote]
Where exactly is that building Thraw? Whatâs beside it or currently in it?
I think the old man told me the council were using it at one point and it also was hosting the odd crafts festival and the like. No idea whatâs in it now. I think itâs on the Uncle Samâs side, around half way along, iirc, which I probably donât.
Bumped for Boxty
Thanks ChewyâŠ
I visited Wexford courtesy of some Talbot Hotel Leap Year Day special (Wed-Sat,) âŹ99 pps to include evening dinnerâŠ
The Talbot, including room 332, (smoking and including Malibu-esqe oceanice scenic views) was top notchâŠ
On the plus side: The hotel, itâs staff, food, service and general ambience were top notch. One mark deducted for pricing of Heineken, 65c cheaper 15m. away. An impressive looking Opera House, fine statues, impressively positioned, to Rackard and Barry⊠A pub called âChocolateâ providing what I would call âmidday fodderâ in a reasonable priced figure was also spot on.
On the down side: The patrons (Wexicans in the main) of The John Barry, Heffernanâs, Kellyâs, The South 51 :ph34r: all seemed ignorant of the sporting history of Wexford, more susceptible to the âwhat about that Clonard cuntâ type of stuff, that missed meâŠ
Wexford, despite itâs narrow streets and endless council work, getâs an 8/10 from BoxtyâŠ
Heffernanâs is a rough spot, Boxty. The pub where the local criminal fraternity congregate. Wouldât usually socialise in the south end (prefer the strip at the north end) but The Sky & The Ground is the best pub in the area where you seem to have pinted. Did you try it? Chocolate transforms itself into a dodgy nightclub after dark by the way. Not surprised you were wowed by the Opera House. Fuck Clonard.
Fuck itâŠMade a bags of thast one. 
A huge day for Enniscorthy yesterday.
Over 1200 people turned out for a local charity run each raising a minimum of âŹ100 a head going towards 2 local charities. The grand marshall of the run, Meehall O Muckyheartick spoke of how he hadnât seen such community spirit in many years and that the people of the town were a credit to themselves and we should all be proud of what was achieved during these recessionary times
Later on yesterday, the Wexford senior hurlers secured their place in the Division 1b B final in dishing out a thrashing to Laois in front of a hostile Enniscorthy crowd in Bellefield.
And a memorable day was secured when news filtered through from Kilkenny that Enniscorthy RFC had beaten Newbridge and qualified for the Provincial Towns Cup Final where theyâll play Tullow :guns:
What a great day to be a scalder
Ah lovely. I think this should become the widely used term for the eagerly awaited clash.