Celebrating the women of Marlfield House

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

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

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...

Gorey’s Music Man

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...
THE BIKING GARDENER

THE BIKING GARDENER

Geoff Stebbings will be known to regular visitors to Springmount Garden Centre in Ballycanew as their resident expert...

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The Bookseller of Gorey

The Bookseller of Gorey

In a world defined by phrases such as big data, screen time, or engagement sits a digital-free oasis on Gorey’s Main...

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