A provisional liquidator has been appointed by the High Court to the publisher of four weekly newspapers that circulate in Co Wexford.

Hook Lighthouse was a victim of its own success last year with visitors queuing for up to two hours at times to take a tour — so this year online ticketing has been introduced.

The new directors of Celtic Linen have stated they are confident that the business can return to profit following the firm’s exit from examinership.

A couple and their two young sons have been out of their home for over six years because their children were made sick by “toxic” mould and fungus in the property, the High Court has heard.

More than €1.6bn was paid to over 130,000 Irish farmers last year under a variety of EU agriculture schemes, writes Seán McCárthaigh.

Irish e-commerce software company Scurri is looking to establish a dedicated UK team and add roles at its London office that otherwise would have been earmarked for Ireland as it considers its future after the UK’s decision to leave the EU.

The Fleming family of Downpatrick maintained their grip on the dairy interbreed title at the Balmoral Show in Belfast, winning it for the third consecutive year with an animal from their well-known Potterswalls Jerseys herd.

The Dr Joe O’Keeffe-owned/trained Hard Station lit up yesterday’s Killeady Harriers point-to-point meeting at Ballyarthur by making all the running with John Barry in the winners of one.

A group of teenagers have set up the first ever school-based ICA guild, writes Helen O’Callaghan

An interim examiner has been appointed by the High Court to a Co Wexford-based steel-fabrication business, which employs 24 people.

Every person who is native to the south east of Ireland struggles to understand why our region was the worst hit by the recession of 2008 to 2013. 

Champion trainer Willie Mullins feels today’s WKD Hurdle at Down Royal is the hottest run so far this season.

Ten new jobs have been created in Co Wexford thanks to a €1.6m investment at the Riverside Park Hotel in Enniscorthy.

A dairy products distribution and milk rounds business would be wiped out overnight if Glanbia Plc was allowed, from today, to unilaterally cut its milk supplies by thousands of litres, the High Court was told yesterday.

Pre-tax profits at Irish-owned pharmacy chain, Sam McCauley last year more than doubled to €4.23m in spite of revenues remaining flat for the year.

More than €367,000 hasalready been paid out for flood relief claims, but the Department of Social Protection said more claims are likely.

There was some competitive fare on offer at yesterday’s well-attended West Waterford Foxhounds point-to-point fixture at Lismore and handler John Queally, who was on the mark with former pointer Gaillimh A Chroi in the listed mares’ bumper at Sandown on Saturday, appears to have a cracking prospect on his hands in Uncle Danny who readily put his rivals to the sword in the five-year-old geldings’ maiden.

Paganini was founded on a Co Waterford farm more than 20 years ago as a way of adding value to dairy output. Now, it is marketing its innovative and award-winning products to the UK, writes Trish Dromey.

It can’t be sunny all the time, but two busy tourist towns are getting ready to protect folk from the worst of the weather — with giant umbrellas.

A Co Wexford farmer has won damages in a High Court action against two auctioneers who overvalued land he wished to sell just before the property crash.

Businessman Alan Hynes has done “his absolute best in very tragic circumstances” in addressing the difficulties facing Tuskar Asset Management plc and should not be disqualified from involvement with companies, his lawyer told the High Court yesterday.

A former girlfriend of the man accused of strangling Nicola Furlong has said the accused, American musician Richard Hinds, was a “sweet” man who “wouldn’t hurt a fly”.

A key witness in the trial against the man accused of killing Nicola Furlong in Tokyo yesterday said postmortems confirmed the Co Wexford student had been strangled.

Prosecutors in Tokyo have called for a four-year sentence for one of the men implicated in crimes last May against two Irishwomen, one of whom, Nicola Furlong, was found strangled in a Tokyo hotel.

Trainer Paul Nolan is set to campaign Noble Prince on British shores this jumps season in search of better ground.

Pre-tax profits at pharmacy chain Sam McCauley Chemists increased by nearly €2m last year, to just over €3.61m, accounts filed with the Companies Registration Office show.

Some of the best tricks in farming are the old ones.

Trainer Martin Brassil seems to have a potentially-decent prospect on his hands in Woodford County who lit up the first session of the two-day Kinsale point-to-point meeting at Farrangalway on Saturday evening by winning a particularly-competitive renewal of the five-year-old geldings’ maiden.

A couple from Co Wexford picked up a Euro Millions cheque for nearly €300,000 today.

Colm Murphy’s two big guns, Big Zeb and Voler La Vedette, saw the Co Wexford trainer steal the show at Navan.

Stephen Cadogan reports from the National Dairy Show at Millstreet.

IT was 9.30pm when the last pony jumped at 95th Dungarvan Show — one of their most successful ever, according to organisers.

SUPERMARKET chain Aldi is to offer new season Irish spring lamb at its 81 stores from this Sunday, following a trend towards home-produced “own brand” foods on offer in Irish-based grocery outlets.

JESSICA HARRINGTON’S Alpine Eagle and Prince Of Fire from Charlie Swan’s stable will carry Irish hopes in the Paddy Power Imperial Cup at Sandown tomorrow.

Colm Murphy would still not swap Big Zeb “for anything else” as his stable star builds towards going for back-to-back victories in the sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham next month

THE Irish Road Haulage Association is satisfied that the vast majority of hauliers on Irish roads are compliant with legislation governing vehicle safety, drivers’ hours and overloading.

JOCKEY Brian O’Connell admits Dunguib will have plenty on his plate as he returns to action in Sunday’s BHP Insurances Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown.

FIVE men have been arrested as part of a cross-border investigation into a contamination scare in the pork industry which cost pig producers here an estimated €120 million.

Paul Nolan is keeping his fingers crossed Joncol has a smooth preparation in his bid to land back-to-back victories in the Hennessy Gold Cup in February.

A ticket bought in Co Wexford has won last night's Lotto jackpot.