As part of the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP), Wexford Local Development supports representatives from Local Community Groups to participate in local, regional and national decision making bodies. Through engagement in these structures, marginalised communities can articulate the needs of their local areas and the communities which they represent, with a view to […]

Wexford Local Development (WLD) recently hosted a forum to explore the development of social enterprise throughout the county. The forum included interactive workshops together with presentations from successful local and national social enterprises. The forum heard that social enterprises are essentially business models set up to tackle social, economic or environmental issues, driven by these […]

Wexford Local Development (WLD) is proud to have played a part in the business development of each of the nominees in the WLD sponsored Micro-Enterprise Category of the Wexford Business Awards 2016. Those shortlisted in recognition of their achievements in the Micro Enterprise Sector in County Wexford included Mr Jeffares Blackcurrants, Shane Tubrid Furniture by […]

Architect, environmentalist and TV presenter, Duncan Stewart, visited Wexford recently to speak on ‘Creating New Local Sustainable Enterprises’. The talk at Wexford Library, presented in association with Future-Proof Wexford, attracted a large and, as Duncan himself acknowledged, very savy audience. In the course of a wide-ranging talk, he said that Wexford is well placed to […]

    Wexford Local Development would like to invite members of Community & Voluntary groups in the Wexford Area to avail of our FREE Workshop on Governance on the evening of June 1st, in Coolcotts Community Centre, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.   Introduction to Good Governance Workshop Wexford   We have organised this Workshop in […]

Representatives from eleven community and voluntary groups, who have a key focus on social inclusion in New Ross District, together with Sandra Walsh, Community Development Officer for the New Ross District with Wexford Local Development, attended the New Ross Community Voice Information Evening at Horse and Hound, Ballinaboola on Thursday last, April 14th.     […]

The Wexford Walking Trails Group was established by participants on a WLD training programme for local communities on the development and management of walking trails. Wexford has some of the most beautiful walking trails in the country, from our coastal paths and stretching inlands as far as the Blackstairs Mountains. The Wexford Walking Trails Group are […]

Wexford Local Development (WLD) are proud to support the newly developed “Poulregan Equestrian” near Castlebridge just outside Wexford town. Owner Micheal O Rourke has developed a 10km trekking route on his farm, incorporating the river bank and an old disused quarry. It is a beautiful scenic route overlooking Wexford harbour with extensive local flora and […]

Be prepared for this winter.   Get your home insulated free of charge.   Wexford Local Development’s Warm Project provides a range of energy saving measures, which include attic and cavity wall insulation, draught proofing of doors and windows, lagging jackets for hot water cylinders and cold water storage tanks, low energy light bulbs and […]

WLD offers Business Skills Training Workshops for people who are about to or have recently started their own business. These workshops are designed for those who are in the process of availing of the Back To Work Enterprise Allowance & Short Term Enterprise Allowance schemes.  For further information please click on the link: Business-Skills-Autumn-2014