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diverse county of Wexford has other part of the country.
become one of the most innovative PROVIDING “Wexford Festival Opera is
and bustling places in the country. READY-MADE world-famous and the Spiegeltent
But it’s not all about work, says PROPERTY SOLUTIONS Festival, which takes place in
Tom, “In Wexford you can enjoy a October, also has large numbers
good work-life balance and it’s easy IS A MAJOR PRIORITY attending every year. But even
to achieve when working and living FOR THE COUNCIL throughout the rest of the county
here, thanks to short commuting there are many different cultural
distances and times. Good quality activities such as drama groups,
housing is very affordable either to is steeped in heritage, particularly musical theatre groups, art groups,
rent or purchase. One of our most in terms of the many old historical storytelling houses, festivals and
attractive features is the quality of buildings such as towers, castles, much more, all of which are doing
our long, sandy beaches as well as country houses – many of them extremely well.” Wexford is the
some of our hidden coves which open to the public. Being on such southeast region’s top destination
make for great bathing, fishing and a large section of Ireland’s south- for overseas visitors, who generate ABOVE:
just relaxing. eastern coastline, Tom notes that it €60 million for the local economy. Tom Enright,
is a natural place for fishing, sailing CE, Wexford
“Some of the more famous beaches A further €127 million is County Council
include Curracloe (just outside and other watersports and that generated from domestic visitors
Wexford town where Saving Private these are availed of by so many, not to the county and Wexford is one
Ryan was filmed), Morriscastle, only in summer, but all through of Ireland’s top home-holidaying
Rosslare, and St Helen’s and the year. “You may have heard the destinations. In summary Wexford
while we’re talking about natural phrase the sunny southeast,” Tom has all you could ask for: a great
amenities we can’t forget about the says, “but it’s not a cliche, it’s true. place to live, to work, to invest, to
beautiful Hook Peninsula to the I won’t quote statistics but the facts relax, to visit and to visit again.
southwest of our county.” Wexford are that we enjoy more sunshine
in this corner of Ireland than any

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