Wexford locals have been commended for their “valiant” efforts at resuscitating a man aged in his 60s who died behind the wheel of his car on Sunday afternoon.
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Bank of Ireland has been accused of turning its back on the people of rural Wexford following the decision to close its branches in Taghmon and Rosslare Harbour.
The closures will come into effect in September of this year with a total of 88 branches set to shut nationwide.
Explaining its decision, a spokesperson for Bank of Ireland (BOI) said, We ve now reached a tipping point in customer preference between online and offline banking. Our mobile app is our most popular way to bank, with almost half a million customer logins every day and traffic up by a third in the past two years.
Independent councillor and Chairman of Wexford County Council Ger Carthy has accused the government of keeping the people of Rosslare in the dark again over plans to designate the old Hotel Rosslare building as a mandatory quarantine centre for those entering the country without the relevant Covid-19 paperwork.
Chairman of Wexford County Council Cllr Ger Carthy, says that the local authority may have to look into the possibility of putting security staff on graveyards around the county in the wake of another significant crowd at Crosstown Cemetery in direct breach of Covid restrictions last week.
Upwards of 40 fines were issued last Wednesday after a crowd of between 80 and 100 people turned up to mark the traditional ninth day since the passing of a popular member of the travelling community, who herself died of Covid-19. Last week s gathering at the graveyard came despite significant public anger of the scenes at the funeral of the same woman the week before, with over 200 people in attendance with no social distancing and few masks worn.