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EuroBlue flourishes in uncertain times with support from the LEADER Programme

As featured in the Wexford People Paper – Tuesday 2nd March 2021 EuroBlue flourishes in uncertain times A business located in rural Wexford is establishing itself as one of the country’s premier producers of a liquid used to reduce harmful emissions from diesel vehicles. EuroBlue, which is in Ballybrennan in Bree, was set up in […]

Filling out the CAO form?

If you are finding the CAO form confusing then don’t worry. WLD and IT Carlow”s Wexford Campus have a zoom talk next Wednesday 27th Jan at 7.30pm to help 6th year students complete their application. For a link to the talk or for more information please email sandra.walsh@itcarlow.ie  

Sports Capital 2021 Guidance Workshop

Wexford Local Development & Sports Active Wexford hosted a Sports Capital Programme Guidance workshop on the evening of Wednesday, January 20th. The workshop, which was held over Zoom, aimed to provide information and guidance to clubs and groups considering submitting an application to the 2021 Sports Capital Programme. Clubs and community groups from across Co […]

LEADER Enterprise Grants To Deliver 250 New Jobs in County Wexford

During 2020, Wexford Local Community Development Committee in partnership with Wexford Local Development awarded LEADER grant aid of €1.58m to twenty-six businesses in the county to facilitate business expansion and diversification. This was in addition to a further €2.8m awarded to fifty-four businesses between July 2017 and December 2019. Successful businesses come from a diverse […]

Who Is Wexford’s “Best Man”

To celebrate International Men’s Day 2020 on Thursday November 19th, Wexford Local Development is looking for Wexford’s “Best Man” from our Men’s Sheds. In partnership with Traynor’s of Wexford we are looking for nominations for Wexford’s “Best Man” – only condition is that he must be a member of a Men’s Shed based in Co. […]

Free Online Training with the WLD Academy

We’re all having to adapt this year to new guidelines and new ways of learning and WLD is no different. Whilst we can’t meet in person at the moment we can still offer fully certified training modules that you might be interested in trying online. From First Aid to Fire Safety, from HACCP Food Safety […]

Online Healthcare Training

WLD is running some online Healthcare Training . The modules available are Care Support and Infection Prevention and Control. These modules are QQI Level 5 Accredited. You can find your local contact to book a place by clicking here:: Healthcare Training

Parental Anxiety in Lockdown

This year has been a difficult one for parents and the potential for stress is very real. Some children are experiencing levels of anxiety associated with life in a pandemic. Archways has a free webinar for parents caring for anxious children, click here for more information: Parents Understanding Anxiety You can book a place on […]