Wexford, 17th February 2025 – The Rotary Club of Wexford has officially handed over €14,000 raised through its Tree of Remembrance initiative to support local charities. At a special ceremony held at the Riverbank House Hotel, Rotary Club President Maree Lyng presented cheques to multiple beneficiaries, marking another successful year of community generosity. The funds […]
A further Careers Connect talk took place on February 11 at Youth Train in Wexford. Rotary member Gina Arcari gave a talk on Starting Your First Job – What you need to know. This was a highly beneficial talk for students covering topics like employment contracts, minimum wage entitlements, annual leave, sick pay, registering with […]
The Rotary Club of Wexford continued its series of Careers Connect talks at DEIS schools throughout County Wexford with a talk on Apprenticeships at Coláiste an Átha in Kilmuckridge on February 4th. Rotary club member John Casey gave an enlightening and highly informative talk on this very relevant topic to over 40 students at the school. John […]
Yesterday, Tuesday, January 21st, the Opera House was the centre of a truly impactful event as we hosted another edition of Rotary Wexford’s Just 1 Life programme. This vital project, designed to educate young people about road safety and responsible decision-making, brought together 450 students from Bunclody Community, CBS Wexford, FCJ Bunclody, Good Counsel New […]
The second Just 1 Life event of this school year took place on January 21 at the National Opera House. Over 450 students from Bunclody Community College, CBS Wexford, FCJ Secondary School, Good Counsel College and Gorey Educate Together attended this Just 1 Life event. In a morning filled with compelling, dramatic and often graphic […]
For over 25 years, the Rotary Club of Wexford has proudly supported families in need through our annual food hamper initiative, in partnership with Saint Vincent de Paul. This year was no exception, as Rotarians, volunteers, and local businesses came together once again to ensure that 120 families in Wexford received essential food hampers just […]
The first Just 1 Life of the 2024/2025 school year took place on Dec. 11 at the National Opera House in Wexford. Approximately 350 students from Bridgetown College, Loreto Wexford, Presentation Secondary School and Youth Train attended the event. Students heard presentations from An Garda Síochána, Mental Health Ireland, National Ambulance Service, Wexford Fire Service and […]
On Nov. 28 The Rotary Club of Wexford Careers Connect initiative had its final talk of this school term. Rotary club member Mark Chataway gave a talk entitled The Future of Marketing to students at CBS New Ross. In this very informative talk Mark explored how to sell a service or product, highlighting broad versus narrow […]
The Rotary Club of Wexford Careers Connect initiative conducted a further talk to students at Bunclody Community College on November 21. Rotary member Wayne O’Connor gave a talk entitled “Financial Wellbeing” providing students with financial wellbeing tips and support. Areas covered included the importance of having a savings goal, developing a savings habit, the 50:30:20 […]
On November 21, 2024 the Excellence in Local Government Awards were held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin Airport. This year, a record number of 191 submissions were received from 27 Local Authorities, underscoring the importance of these awards in showcasing the exemplary service provided by Local Authorities to their communities. A total of 98 […]
On November 19 Rotary Club member Karl Fitzpatrick gave a highly informative Careers Connect talk to the students at Coláiste Abbain. Karl’s talk, Starting Your Own Small Business, gave advice and insight on key areas that an entrepreneur would need to focus on such as available resources and support, finding the niche within the niche and the importance of […]
On Nov. 12th the Rotary Club of Navan hosted their inaugural Just 1 Life event. Over 270 Transition Year students attended the event. The Rotary Club of Wexford was honoured to be invited to attend this event. The Rotary Club of Wexford gave their assistance, tips and insight to their fellow Rotary members in County […]
