Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD officially opened the €1 million Emigrant Park on New Ross quayfront on Thursday in front of a 120-strong crowd, describing it as a transformative project for the town.
The organisers of this year’s Eugene O’Neill theatre festival were praised at the New Ross Municipal District meeting on Wednesday for drawing record crowds to their shows, while praise was also forthcoming for the organisers of the New Ross Piano Festival.
A report on the pedestrianisation of Quay Street in New Ross is being completed this month, ahead of a funding application in November for improvements to the street.
Co Wexford’s most award winning park, Pearse Park in New Ross, is constantly being targeted by youths, leading to tens of thousands of euros in damage.