Celebrating the women of Marlfield House

by Deirdre O'Flynn | Mar 3, 2020 | LATEST NEWS, PEOPLE OF GOREY

International Women’s Day is about celebrating women’s achievements. And, here in North Wexford, we’re celebrating the three women who are responsible for the hospitality jewel that is Marlfield House. Mary Bowe and her daughters, Margaret and Laura, have crafted...

Keep laughing at Gorey Comedy Club

by Deirdre O'Flynn | Feb 26, 2020 | LATEST NEWS, PEOPLE OF GOREY

Chances are that, if you’ve been to a hear a comedian in Gorey in the last few years, Dara Kiernan is the man who brought them here. Next up, it’s funny man Andrew Maxwell in the Ashdown Park Hotel on March 7. Dara, a Dubliner who now lives in North Wexford, set up...

Customer service at the heart of Whelans Pharmacy

by Deirdre O'Flynn | Feb 14, 2020 | LATEST NEWS, PEOPLE OF GOREY, Shopping

He’s a people person, a pharmacist, and probably most importantly to himself, a family man. Ed Whelan changed direction from industrial chemistry to undertake pharmacy. “I was looking at a life in a lab but, as someone from a family of seven, I was always around...

Cahore Cliff Walk will take your breath away!

by Deirdre O'Flynn | Jan 30, 2020 | LATEST NEWS

North Wexford has an amazing coastline and now you can see more of it from the new Cahore Cliff Walk! You can do a loop walk of about 5k, starting at Cahore Point (just to the left of The Strand Bar), over to the beautiful Old Bawn beach, and back again. After a...

Gorey’s Music Man

by Deirdre O'Flynn | Jan 21, 2020 | LATEST NEWS, PEOPLE OF GOREY

Damian Brady is one of the lucky ones who loves his job. But it’s a job he created – owner of Leinster Music Academy in Gorey – and its success is down to hard work and determination. Today, the composer, music producer, teacher and entrepreneur and colleagues in the...