Katie Maeve Williamson is a name you’re going to be hearing more of! The Gorey, Co Wexford artist recently shot to national fame when BT Ireland commissioned a piece from her to be presented to President Michael D Higgins at the opening ceremony of the 53rd BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition in January. Katie Maeve’s piece was entitled “What […]
To celebrate the 10th parkrun in Gorey, Co Wexford, on Saturday, 28 January, we interviewed the woman whose bright idea it was in the first place! Meet Elaine Harold, whose initiative brought over 120 runners and walkers to Gorey Town Park for this 5km event, which runs each Saturday at 9.30am. First of all, what exactly is a parkrun? It’s […]
Life changed completely for Padraig Higgins, his wife Joan, and his family in January 2008 when their youngest son, James, then aged six, died on the family farm in Shannonbridge, Co Offaly. James, a bubbly blond charmer, fell into and drowned in a soak-pit near the family home – he was on his way to his grandparents’ house 70 metres […]
According to Google, Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) is an island nation south of India in the Indian Ocean with a population of 20 million. Its diverse landscapes range from rainforest and arid plains to highlands and sandy beaches. And yet, Nalin Wickramaratne left Sri Lanka in 2002 to work as a bar man in the Ashdown Park Hotel, in Gorey, […]
When a Gorey woman won a recording contract, she didn’t think about advancing her own career – instead, Aoife Parle decided to record a single with all funds going to Temple Street Children’s University Hospital. Along with Aisling O’Dwyer, Aoife wrote Silver Lining, which was launched on 25 November in Gorey, Co Wexford. The single is a combination of Aoife’s […]
Manuel Gardenes was born in Catalonia but moved to Ireland six years ago when he was asked to represent Ireland in a chess team championship. “It was a great honour – it was not very practical as I was doing reasonably well as a business consultant in Barcelona, but I chanced it!” He is still in Ireland and, after some […]
Deirdre O’Flynn
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