Halloween fun for all the family this weekend
The bank holiday weekend is promising some spooky, festive fun, and there’s something for the whole family. Whether it’s pumpkin carving, monster-mashing, or trick or treating, now is the perfect...
View ArticleFunding boost for Co Wicklow & Co Wexford Sports Partnership
Funding of €100,000 for Co Wexford and €141,200 for Co Wicklow Sports Partnership will support the purchase and installation of permanent sport infrastructure for community use. The funding comes under...
View ArticleWarning issued as some defibrillator machines in Wicklow affixed with...
The Health Products Regulatory Authority have issued a warning that a number of AED pads supplied to locations in Wicklow have been affixed with unauthorised labels. The HPRA believe that these...
View ArticleRetail and hospitality businesses in Wicklow urged to avail of €4,000 Power...
Taoiseach Simon Harris is urging all local businesses involved in retail and hospitality to check their emails and register for the new Power Up Grant, which has been officially launched. The new grant...
View ArticleJade McMeekin-Quinn snaps up victory at Greystones Rocks photo competition
Ms. McMeekin-Quinn took the winning shot for this year’s Greystones Rocks photography competition. Celebrating its tenth year this year, the Greystones Rocks photography competition has become one of...
View ArticleWicklow Town DART extension a possibility – but not before 2029
The National Transport Authority have signalled that a DART extension to Wicklow Town could be ‘achievable’, but that it’s likely we won’t see it until at least 2029. The NTA provided an update on the...
View ArticleTeenagers in Co. Wicklow encouraged to enter national speech writing competition
ActionAid Ireland today launched the ActionTalks, a speech writing competition on important global themes open to young people from Co. Wicklow aged between 14 and 18 years-old. The competition, now in...
View ArticleBray’s Roslin is a finalist at this year’s Iarnród Éireann Customer...
Roslin Warren from Bray was a finalist at this year’s Iarnród Éireann Customer Experience awards. The awards, now in the second year, took place at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin recently. The event...
View ArticleCelebrate local foods at the Harvest Fete @ Killruddery House
The Harvest Fete will be a mouth-watering opportunity to celebrate the local producers whose harvests find their way to our tables year in and year out. Wicklow Naturally’s October Feast has gotten off...
View ArticleWhitmore calls on NTA to extend 885 to Baltinglass District Hospital
Social Democrats TD for Wicklow, Jennifer Whitmore, has written to the NTA asking for them to extend the 885 Local Link bus service to include Baltinglass District Hospital. “The 885 bus route travels...
View ArticleTaoiseach to convene a taskforce to reopen the Cliff Walk
Taoiseach Simon Harris has expressed that he would like to see the Cliff Walk between Bray and Greystones opened once again. Working with Fine Gael Councillor Louise Fenelon Gaskin, Taoiseach Simon...
View ArticlePhotos from this year’s RNLI Halloween Fundraiser
Last Friday, the RNLI Fundraiser Committee Held a Halloween Event in the Rathnew Community Centre. And as you can see, there were plenty of ghosts, ghouls, and good guys in attendance, with plenty of...
View ArticleMary Coughlan – 40th Anniversary Tour @ Whale Theatre, Greystones
Mary Coughlan – one of Ireland’s greatest ever jazz and blues singers – is celebrating 40 years in music with an extensive tour throughout 2024. Mary Coughlan’s career in music has been one...
View ArticlePlans to redevelop old Ashford garda station into community centre have been...
The derelict garda station, which has been out of commission since 2003, will soon become a community centre serving the expanding population of Ashford. The Ashford Development Association have been...
View ArticleKillruddery House & Gardens scares up a crowd at Halloween Scarecrow competition
Killruddery House & Gardens has been the home of many great Halloween festivities this year, and along with their Harvest Fete and other October Feast-related events, they’ve managed to scare-up...
View ArticleMountain Rescue teams issue hiking advice along with announcement of 99...
The Dublin-Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team recently announced that they had responded to 99 call-outs this year alone, a sharp increase on their usual annual activity. Months ago, the mountain rescue...
View ArticleFamily of Wicklow woman left in coma after shock accident warn of scam...
Hannah Leonard, from Bray, was training for the Dublin Marathon event when an accident earlier this month in Sicily left her in a coma. The 22-year-old from Bray was training for the Dublin Marathon,...
View ArticleSandra Dunney announced as Dublin South/ Wicklow finalist in Right at Home’s...
Sandra Dunney has been announced as the Dublin South/Wicklow regional winner and finalist in Right at Home’s Carer of the Year Awards 2024. The Right at Home Carer Awards recognise and celebrate the...
View ArticleDonnelly Meets Government Colleagues to push for Urgent Purchase of Glen of...
Wicklow TD and Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, has called for the urgent purchase of 197 acres of land adjacent to the Glen of the Downs, Co. Wicklow, to safeguard the region’s invaluable...
View ArticleFrightfully good fun at the FYI Dance Academy Halloween Party
Fyi Dance Academy held their annual Halloween Party in the studio at Wicklow Community Resource Centre on Sunday 27th October. This event was organised and hosted by the FYI Youth Dance Company to...
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