Open Forum on Education

An open Education Forum will be held in the Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy on Monday 27th May 2013 at 8pm.

The Panel of Speakers on the night are as follows :

  • Mr John Lonergan, Former Governor of Mountjoy Prison who will speak on the importance of Education.
  • Ms Averil Power, Fianna Fail Seanad Spokesperson on Education and Skills who will look at the reform of Education and the new Junior Certificate Syllabus.
  • Mr Joe Collins, Head of Lifelong Learning in Carlow I.T. who will deal with all aspects of disabilities and Primary Education.
  • Mr Pat Goff, Principal of Scoil Mhuire, Coolcotts, Wexford who will deal with all aspects of disabilities and Primary Education.

Following the contribution from our panel of Speakers there will be a question and answer session and you will be afforded the opportunity to meet our guest speakers. Light refreshments will be served. Admission on the night is free.

Please feel free if you have any queries to contact the Committee Chairman Cllr Tony Dempsey on 0872754031.

Calling all Wexford Foodies!

2013 Wexford Food and Wine Festival Programme Unveiled

wexford foodiesFoodies throughout the Country  should highlight May 24th – 26th in their diary as the fifth Wexford Food and Wine Festival will be held in Wexford town.

The 2013 festival programme will provide a tasty schedule of mouth watering events for adults and children including a crackling hog roast, cookery demonstrations, a trip back through time to see and sample food cooked 500 BC, and open air food producers markets throughout the town.

Wexford and the South East will showcase the diversity and wholesomeness of locally and regionally produced food, Wexford Food and Wine Festival provides a platform for artisan food producers and the many critically acclaimed restaurants located in Wexford town.

New to the 2013 line up in this, the Year of the Gathering will be our neighbours from Wales as a number of Specialist Food Producers will be attending in the “Welsh Tent” to be located on South Main Street.

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For further details and exhibitors, check out the website here.