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Oyster Lane Theatre Group have revealed a top-drawer cast for their upcoming 2017 production of 'Footloose' which is due to take place in October.

THE annual Barry Day Memorial Day and wreath laying took place under grey skies at Crescent Quay last weekend, honouring the town and its seafaring people for their enduring maritime traditions.

Wexford woman Annette Walsh has been named as one of the Rehab Group's Staff Champions.

MORE than 400 people attended the very well received 'Rejuvenate Ireland' Wellbeing conference, which may be repeated next year after the huge success of the inaugural event held in the Ferrycarrig Hotel.

Award-winning Wexford wildlife photographer John Holden has two passions in his life - wildlife and photography.

NINETEEN Wexford schools have received Science Foundation Ireland Discover Science and Maths Awards.

MORE than 50 local business people recently enjoyed a Wexford Chamber Business After Hours meeting at the Natural Health Store.

FOLLOWING is a list of tax defaulters who have settled with Revenue in respect of the period between January 1 this year and March 31. The total value of the settlements is €14,402,604.13.

an ELDERLY Wexford couple separated because of red tape surrounding the 'Fair Deal' nursing home scheme have been reunited at a nursing home in the town following the intervention of the Minister for Health Simon Harris.

There was a hive of activity on the Quay in Wexford as more than 45,000 people gathered over the weekend to enjoy the sixth Wexford Maritime Festival.

The head of Wexford Festival Trust Ger Lawlor has paid tribute to its former chairperson Barbara McConnell Wallace of Mulgannon who was buried last week in Our Lady's Island Cemetery following funeral Mass in the local church.

Those who knew Caroline Sinnott, the sister of missing Bridgetown woman Fiona Sinnott have been left wondering if she died from a virus called grief, the priest who celebrated her funeral Mass in Kilmore Church told the congregation.

A WEXFORD mother, whose son 'gentle giant' of a son died from a suspected drugs overdose, has opened her heart in a book of poetry, written for the people who supported her through dark and lonely times.

Family holidays seem like a great idea in theory but in reality they're not. You start off with such high expectations only for them to be shattered into tiny pieces before you've even had a chance to slather on the factor 50. The easiest way to survive them is to have no expectations at all. Then you can't be disappointed.

There's no excuses - but Wexford will bounce back. We'll keep going and will meet the All-Ireland quarter-final head on, irrespective of who our opponents are.

The Wexford support in Croke Park on Sunday was wonderful, and I believe it was loosely divided into two categories.

Wexford ignited their Liberty Insurance Intermediate camogie championship Group 1 campaign with a rousing victory over second-placed Antrim in Innovate Wexford Park on Saturday.

At the start of the campaign few expected Wexford Minor footballers to figure in the last four of the provincial title race, but right now they find themselves just 60 minutes away from a decider when they clash with Louth in the Leinster championship semi-final at Innovate Wexford Park tonight (Tuesday, 7.30 p.m).

Well, there's that question answered. The one common musing leaving Innovate Wexford Park last week after the victory against Offaly was 'yeah, that was better but how will that side fare against Cork?'.

I have always been envious of the fact that other counties rather than Wexford have tasted the sense of occasion that only a big day in Croker can bring over the past decade and more.

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