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Sarah O'Loughlin earned an outstanding 600 points in her Leaving Cert exams.

Sarah feeling 'A1' after Leaving Cert excellence

'IT WAS WORTH all the stress and hard work,' smiled Sarah O'Loughlin from Ardamine, as she surveyed the unbroken row of As on her results sheet last Wednesday morning. Sarah was modest in her success, and was busy congratulating all her friends on their results, but equally, her friends were delighted for her.

€50 million McCauley deal not going ahead

A €50 MILLION takeover deal involving Sam McCauley Chemists is not going ahead after a dispute forced the parties into arbitration a number of weeks ago, it has been reported.

Bogus HSE 'staff' preying on elderly

By FINTAN LAMBE

GOREY Community Social Services Council has issued a warning to local people about the risk of 'distraction burglaries' against the elderly, after the home of an elderly lady being burgled in Gorey.

NWSPCA keen to mark its territory

By FINTAN LAMBE

THE North Wexford Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has moved to mark its territory after two rival organisations from outside the county began to employ professional fundraisers to collect money from people in North Wexford.

Store wars on horizon as Tesco plans move

By FINTAN LAMBE

TESCO GOREY is planning to move to a larger premises on a vacant site near Dunnes Stores on the far side of Gorey, if it is given permission for the project by Wexford County Council.

Travellers' caravans shifted from seafront

UP TO 20 Travellers' caravans were moved from along Courtown's seafront last Thursday morning, after complaints that people were unable to access the beach.

How Wexford is hooked on Facebook

By ANNE MARIE O'CONNOR

WITH more than 500 million active users, Facebook has taken over the world. It's nearly impossible to have a conversation with anyone these days without the 'F' word being mentioned, as more and more people get face-hooked. Wexford people are happily embracing Mark Zuckerberg's networking phenomenon, and it's hardly surprising when there are 1.5 million Irish facebookers alone.

Musical fundraisers say thanks

JOYCE O'Keeffe and Gwen Faulkner, two hard working fundraisers, have announced that so far, they have raised over €1,500 for charity this summer.

Students express relief and delight

IT WAS the day they had all been waiting for, and the smiles of relief on the faces of the students at Gorey Community School said it all.

Double final delight

THEY REALISED it was last chance saloon. Ciara O'Connor had just tapped over the lead free in the first minute of injury time to give Wexford their one-point advantage back in this Gala All-Ireland Intermediate camogie championship semi-final. Limerick knew it was now or never to keep their dreams alive. Louise Codd was intent on extinguishing those dreams. As the nervy crowd in Ardfinnan gazed on to produce an almost eerie backdrop, returning centre-back Codd plucked S�le Moynihan's puck-out from the sky, burst through a melee of surrounding Limerick midfielders and lashed over the clinching point from just inside half-way.

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21ST BIRTHDAY: Happy 21st birthday to Joseph Bollard, Beechmount. INDOOR MARKET The next indoor market will take place on this Saturday 28th August from 10 am to 2 pm with all home baking, jams, veg, desserts, salads, jewellery, cards, books, teas and much more all under the one roof, please come along and give them your support.

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