The fifth and final Just 1 Life of the 2025/2026 school year took place on April 21 at the National Opera House. Over 450 students from eight different schools from throughout County Wexford attended the event. Students heard from a variety of different speakers about the often devastating consequences of poor decision making on our […]
The recent passing of our dear colleague Eamon has cast a pall of sadness and immeasurable sense of loss over our club. No member has exemplified the Rotary motto of Service Above Self than Eamon. He was at the heart of so many important projects. None more so that the Polio Plus Campaign where he acted […]
On March 11, the Rotary Club of Wexford in partnership with Wexford County Council hosted the fourth Just 1 Life of the 2025/2026 school year. Over 300 students from from five schools throughout the county attended. Students heard speakers from An Garda Síochána, Wexford Mental Health, the National Ambulance Service, Wexford Fire Service and a […]
On February 24th, the Rotary Club of Wexford in partnership with Wexford County Council hosted the third Just 1 Life of the 2025/2026 school year. Approximately 300 students from various schools throughout the county attended and were made aware and educated as to the causes of collisions, deaths and injuries on our road. Students heard […]
Rotary Club member Natasha Hughes gave a talk on Emotional Intelligence to students at Bunclody Community College. Her talk focused on many aspects of Emotional Intelligence including traits of low Emotional Intelligence versus high Emotional Intelligence, plus knowing your emotions, managing your emotions and recognising emotions in others. Over 40 TY students attended this talk. Careers […]
On January 21, 2026 the second Just 1 Life event of this school year took place at the National Opera House in Wexford. Hosted by The Rotary Club of Wexford in partnership with Wexford County Council, over four hundred students from five different schools in the county attended this event. The goal of Just 1 […]
We are delighted to announce that the Rotary Tree of Remembrance will officially launch on Wednesday, December 17th at 11am, outside AIB Bank. The tree will be in place for 7 days, right up to December 24th. Last year, thanks to your generosity, we raised an incredible €15,000 for local charities: Hope Cancer Support […]
On December 2 Rotary Club of Wexford member Niall Reck gave the talk “Starting Your Own Small Business” to students at CBS New Ross. Niall has been a speaker for Careers Connect since its inception. Niall’s talk was full of insights, tips, advice and resources for any student considering starting their own business when they […]
On December 3 the first Just 1 Life event of this school year took place at the National Opera House in Wexford. Hosted by The Rotary Club of Wexford in partnership with Wexford County Council, there will be five Just 1 Life events during the 2025/26 school year. Students from Bridgetown College, Loreto Wexford, Presentation Secondary […]
In a competition, which recognises and celebrates Wexford’s youngest leaders, Padraic Barry, a student at Ramsgrange Community School in Wexford, has been announced as the winner of the 2025 Rotary Club of Wexford’s Youth Leadership Development Competition. Following entries from students across the county, a representative for each of the 4 participating schools was selected […]
Rotary Club member Gina Arcari conducted a Careers Connect talk at Kennedy College in New Ross on November 18. Gina’s talk was on Starting Your First Job – What You Need to Know. Gina, with years of experience in HR and management in multi-national companies has vast experience and knowledge in this field. The talk […]
Rotary Club member Calodagh McCumiskey, an accredited master practitioner in Wellbeing and founder of Spiritual Earth, gave a talk on Wellbeing to the students at Coláiste Bríde in Enniscorthy. Calodagh’s enlightening talk explored how our minds work, emotional and mental fitness, positive signals and distortion along with highlighting both positive and negative behaviors that influence […]
