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Welcome to Wexford

The beautiful, historic and New Ross on the borders with every year, spending €190 million
diverse county of Wexford is Waterford and Kilkenny, the in the local economy.
located on the southeastern-most urban areas of Wexford all offer The urban centre is a popular
corner of the island of Ireland. their own unique attractions. All shopping destination and the
In recent years developments in remain within easy distance of town is home to a number of large
infrastructure, education and Ireland’s major cities and airports, employers across the agri- food,
the arts have led to it becoming as well as the busy Rosslare financial services and ICT sectors.
one of the most innovative, Europort, which is just minutes
bustling places in the country. away and is a key link to the This coastal town is also just
United Kingdom and continental minutes from spectacular beaches
As the heart of Ireland’s ‘Sunny such as Curracloe and Rosslare,
Southeast’, it enjoys the most Europe. nature reserves, and national
sunshine of any part of Ireland With a county population of heritage sites including 12 pillars
every year. Wexford’s rolling 145,315, the key urban centre is of Ireland’s Ancient East.
countryside and vibrant towns have Wexford town,which was founded
many attractions for those who over 1,000 years ago and has Not to mention the multi-award-
ABOVE: want to live and work in a place retained historic links with its winning Wexford Festival Opera,
Wexford town which has a young and enterprising Viking and Norman past. which attracts tens of thousands
quayside
population, spectacular scenery, a It was those Viking ‘visitors’ into the town every autumn to
rich heritage embodying Ireland’s who first laid out the narrow and enjoy many musical treats, in an
Ancient East and an unparalleled picturesque streets and lanes, awe-inspiring venue – Ireland’s
cultural life beloved by visitors and which today form a thriving National Opera House.
locals alike.
town centre in Wexford that has The designated heritage town
From Wexford town in the become famous as one of the of Enniscorthy is located in the
south of the county to Gorey most attractive urban districts heart of the county and today is
and Bunclody in the north, in Ireland. County Wexford a busy shopping and visitor town
Enniscorthy in the heart to welcomes over 850,000 visitors filled with interesting heritage

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