Concerns have been expressed that up to 25 artists and crafters could be left without a home as the Creative Hub in Wexford town is set to cease operation in the coming months.
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There is simply no better place to be in Ireland in October than Wexford, when the town becomes a hive of cultural activity to celebrate the annual Wexford Festival Opera. Now in its 72nd year, Wexford Festival Opera continues to amaze and delight in equal measure, when operatic performers from all over the world convene at the National Opera House for two weeks of world-class opera.
When the Irish National Opera comes to town on Friday of this week, Director Fergus Sheil will be reminded of his initiative to set up the Gateway Orchestra in Wexford 20 years ago. With great foresight he was instrumental in launching the orchestra as a way of developing a pool of musicians to sustain Wexford Sinfonia into the future, and he became its first conductor.
O Neill with his dalmatian at his Tao House study in Danville, CA. New Ross Standard
New Ross, County Wexford, is to be linked with a town in California where playwright Eugene O’Neill lived.
O’Neill’s Tao House in Danville, California, near the San Francisco Bay, is preserved as a historic site. New Ross district manager Sinéad Casey said that in recognition of the great American playwright’s New Ross heritage, a proposal is in place to formally link the two cities as Friendship Towns.
“This initiative is coming from Wexford County Council’s Arts department. The plan is only in paper but we want to bring the Friendship initiative to New Ross rather than let it go anywhere else. There won’t be any cost implications for the district,” Casey said.