WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 TO SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
SEVEN MEN, SEVEN DAYS
‘Seven Men, Seven Days’, a pageant featuring more than 70 local people, will showcase the chaos and confusion of the Easter 1916 Rising both at a local and national level. It will run for four nights in St Brigid’s Hall, Carnew. Booking will open on Monday, August 15. See askamore. com for more details. They’ll be Dancing at the Crossroads in Killinick during a special night of music and entertainment to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Wexford’s unforgettable All-Ireland hurling win in 1996. The free festival is on this Saturday, September 3, starting at 7 p.m. and everyone is invited along to mark the famous sporting achievement. Members of the team are expected to be in attendance. Wexford County Council has granted a road closure order to facilitate Dancing at the Crossroads, which has been organised by a local committee. A succession of bands and musicians will take to the stage, starting at 7 p.m. with Friction followed by traditional musicians from 8 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. and Cosmics with DJ Shane Sinnott coming on CAR BOOT SALE
The Clonegal car boot sale will take place on Sunday, September 4. Open at 10 a.m. Sellers can set up from 9.30 a.m. Cars €10, vans and trailers €15. Admission free. No booking necessary. For more information, please contact 087 4119149. at 11 p.m. At 9.30 p.m. there will be a screening of highlights of the 1996 All-Ireland hurling final. At the launch, above, were Gillian Devereux, Wexford Mayor Frank Staples, Ann Marie Carthy, Katrina Parrock, Shane Sinnott, and, in front, Henry O’Kane and Ruby Lambert. THE VINTAGE CLUB
The Tullogher-Rosbercon Classic and Vintage Club will hold a road run on Sunday, September 11. Assembling at Rosbercon Parish Centre at midday and the turning point is at St Mullins in Co. Carlow before the cavalcade returns to Rosbercon. All funds raised will go to local charities and there will also be a barbecue and a line band performing on the day. Wexford Dental Clinic, 12 Lower George’s St. (053) 917 1817 Open MonFri 9am-5pm (closed 1pm-2pm). Sat 9am-2.30pm. AllSmile Dental Practice, 27 St John’s Gate Street. (053) 912 1748 Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. Saturdaysbyappointmentonly. Prime Dental, 14 Henrietta Street. (053) 912 4214 Open Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. Sat 9am-1pm. Dr. Miles Deas Family Practice, Suite 1, Redmond Square Medical Centre. (053) 910 8083 Open Mon-Fri 9 am-6 pm. (closed 12.30pm- 2pm) The Faythe Medical Centre, 178 The Faythe. (053) 914 2355 Open Mon-Fri 9 am-5.30 pm Whiterock Family Practice, Whiterock Hill. (053) 916 0070 Open Mon-Fri 9.30am6pm (closed from 1pm-2.30pm) Dr. Fiona Barry & Dr. David Curtis, St. Josephs, Waterloo Road. (053) 912 2524 Open Mon-Fri 8 am-6 pm Abbey Street Medical Centre. (053) 912 2581 Open Mon-Fri 9 am-6 pm The Surgery, 7 Clonard Avenue. (053) 914 2459 Dr. Eamon Maher & Dr. Louise Boshoff, Spawell Road. (053) 914 3040 Whitemill Medical Centre. (053) 914 0000. Open Mon-Fri 9 am-6 pm (closed 1pm-2pm) Dr Stephen Bowe, Selskar Court, Selskar. (053) 9141280) Dr Paul Curran, Curran Medical Centre, 113 The Faythe, (053) 9165984 Out of Hours Caredoc 1850 334 999 HEALTH CLINICS The Physiotherapy & Acupuncture Clinic, 10 Skeffington Street, Wexford town. Clare McCormack. (053) 9122666 EMERGENCY SERVICES Fire Emergencies: 999 or 112. Wexford County Fire Services HQ, Clonard Avenue, Wexford. (053) 919 6585 Wexford County Council 24 emergency number (roads, sewerage, water etc): 1890 666 777 Lifeboats: Emergencies: 999 or 112. RNLI Wexford (053) 915 2220. RNLI Rosslare Harbour, (053) 913 3249. RNLI Kilmore Quay, (053) 912 9690. Order of Malta Ambulance Corps Wexford Unit St John’s Drive, Wexford. (086) 3351991 wexford@orderofmalta.ie Barrack Street Post Office, Wexford (053) 9145117 (All Open Mon-Fri 9am5.30pm.Sat 9am-1pm) TOURIST INFORMATION Tourist Information Office, Quayfront. (053) 912 3111 TRANSPORT – BUSES Wexford Bus, Rathaspeck, Wexford (053) 9142742. Web: wexfordbus.com Services in Wexford town and district, Kilmore Quay, Rosslare, Dublin City and Dublin Airport. Bus Eireann. www.buseireann.ie TRANSPORT – TAXIS Wexford Cabs, 3 Charlotte St, Wexford (053) 912 3123 Euro taxis, Wexford 087 641 1111 Dempsey Cabs, 86 Liam Mellows Park, Wexford (053) 914 3438 Clonard Cabs, Wexford (053) 917 0999 T& J Taxis, Wexford (053) 912 8168 TRANSPORT – TRAINS Wexford (O’Hanrahan) Station (053) 912 2522 Staff Hours: 5am-9.15pm Ticket Office Hours: At train times. Services routes from Rosslare Europort to Dublin (two-minute walk from town centre) TYRE REPAIRS Advance Pitstop, Redmond Place, Wexford (053) 912 2433 Open Mon-Fri 8.30am-6pm. Sat 9am-5pm Fast Fit, New Road, Redmond Road, Wexford (053) 916 9819 Open Mon-Fri 8.30am-5.30pm. Sat 8.30am-5pm Meylers Tyres Trinity St, Wexford (053) 914 5678 Top Tyres, Ardcavan. (053) 914 1092. (After hours 053 823 5344/087 2254580) Tyres 4 Less, Clonard Ave, Whitemill Ind Est, Wexford 087 945 5362 VETS Summerhill Veterinary Hospital, Summerhill, Wexford. (053) 914 3185 Open 9am-7pm (closed 5.30pm-6.30pm) Bramley & O’Shea Veterinary Centre, Distillery Rd, Wexford. (053) 914 5755 Clinic Times: Mon – Fri 8.30am - 9.30am, 1.30pm - 2.30pm; Mon, Wed & Fri 6.30pm - 7.30pm; Tues & Thurs 6.30pm - 7pm; Saturday 8.30 am - 9.30 am, 1.30 pm - 2.30 pmAppointments: Mon-Fri3pm- 5.30pm Arena Veterinary Hospital, Rocklands, Wexford (053) 914 2891 Open Mon-Fri 9.30am-7pm(closed1pm-2pm). Sat9.30am2pm. Phone: 053-9140100