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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Independent News & Media |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Market Square, Gorey, County Wexford |
| Website | http://www.goreyguardian.ie/ |
The Gorey Guardian is a local newspaper published once per week (every Wednesday) in County Wexford, Ireland. It is published in colour.
The newspaper contains stories relating primarily to Gorey town and its surrounding area, as well as stories relating to County Wexford. The topics covered are wide ranging. It also contains a large number of photographs, which are published in colour. It has Advertisements and Sports sections. It also publishes Court reports.
County Wexford is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region. Named after the town of Wexford, it was based on the historic Gaelic territory of Hy Kinsella, whose capital was Ferns. Wexford County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 163,527 at the 2022 census.
The N11 road is a national primary road in Ireland, running for 129 km (80 mi) along the east side of Ireland from Dublin to Wexford. It passes close to Bray, Greystones, Wicklow, Arklow, Gorey, and Enniscorthy. Beyond Wexford, the route continues to Rosslare as the N25. The road forms part of European route E01. As of July 2019 the N11/M11 is of dual carriageway or motorway standard from Dublin as far as Oilgate in County Wexford.
Gorey is a market town in north County Wexford, Ireland. It is bypassed by the main M11 Dublin to Wexford road. The town is also connected to the railway network along the same route. Local newspapers include the Gorey Guardian.
Enniscorthy is the second-largest town in County Wexford, Ireland. The town is located on the picturesque River Slaney and in close proximity to the Blackstairs Mountains and Ireland's longest beach, Curracloe.
The Battle of Tubberneering took place during the Wexford Rebellion fought on 4 June 1798 between Crown forces and United Irish insurgents, at Tubberneering south of Gorey in the north of County Wexford. The rebels ambushed and routed the British.
Wexford County Council is the local authority of County Wexford, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 34 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (chairperson). The county administration is headed by a chief executive, currently Eddie Taaffe. The county town is Wexford.
Michael William D'Arcy is the chief executive of the Irish Association of Investment Management. He is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who was elected to the Seanad for the Agricultural Panel in April 2020. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency from 2016 to 2020, and previously between 2007 and 2011. He served as Minister of State at the Department of Finance from 2017 to 2020. He previously served as a Senator for the Administrative Panel from 2011 to 2016.
Inch is located in County Wexford, Ireland on the R772 road between Arklow and Gorey. In September 2007 Inch was bypassed, having formerly been on the N11 Dublin to Wexford road. There is a creamery in Inch run by Glanbia.
Tara Hill is an isolated hill and associated village near the Irish Sea coast in north County Wexford, Ireland. Though only 253 metres high, it dominates the landscape of northeast Wexford. It provides extensive views of the Wexford coast line, from Courtown harbour to Castletown.
The R741 road is a regional road in County Wexford, Ireland. From its junction with the R772 in Gorey it takes a southerly route to its junction with the R730 in the centre of Wexford Town, where it terminates.
Herbert Francis Hore was an Irish historian, archaeologist, and author, born in County Wexford. The Hore family were relatively large landowners and first arrived in County Wexford in the early stages of the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland and thereafter played a prominent role in the history of the county.
Castletown, historically called Ballycaslane, is a small village in northeast County Wexford, Ireland.
The Enniscorthy Echo was a local newspaper published once per week in County Wexford, Ireland. It was published in colour.
The Wexford People is a local or regional newspaper published weekly every Tuesday in County Wexford, Ireland. The newspaper contains stories relating primarily to the town of Wexford and its surrounding area, as well as stories relating to County Wexford.
The New Ross Standard is a local weekly newspaper published every Tuesday in County Wexford, Ireland.
John Hunter Gowan II commonly known simply as "Hunter Gowan" was an Irish loyalist and leader of a yeomanry corps known as the "Black Mob", which was accused of committing atrocities against Catholic civilians before and after the outbreak of the 1798 rising in Wexford. He remains a hate figure in local nationalist tradition. He was buried on 28 May 1824 in Christ Church, Gorey aged 97 years.
Gorey is a market town in north County Wexford, Ireland.
Marlfield House, County Wexford is an Irish country house built in 1852 and was one of the two houses owned by the Earls of Courtown. An example of a rural regency style house, it was a dower house on the Courtown House Estate. It is now a hotel.
Malcolm Byrne is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow–Wexford constituency since the 2024 general election. He previously served as a Senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel from 2020 to 2024. He represented the Wexford constituency from 2019 to 2020.
Gorey is a historical barony in northeast County Wexford, Ireland.