Friday 24 May 2013
Dominican College Wicklow and Loreto College Bray competed last Tuesday in the 3rd Trampoline Inter Schools Cup competition held in Dominican College Wicklow. Over 50 girls competed and the standards were very high.
Greystones Formula 1 team 'Bardahl Racing' are the 2013 F1 in schools Ireland national champions and will represent Ireland in the world championships in Austin Texas.
Blessington hit the ground running in this match, played in Blessington and early goals by two of the young guns Kyle Geraghty and Eoin Devlin gave them a great start.
THE TUG of War season started back last Sunday when local team Ballinastoe hosted the first round of the Leinster Championships in Kilmacanogue at the home of Glencormac United's soccer pitch on the Quill Road. There were a number of teams from Cavan to Offaly to Wexford competing on the day, and it gave the crowd an opportunity to see a show of strength and willpower from Ireland's top teams. Tug of War had been absent from this part of the county for many years until Ballinastoe reformed their club after a break of over 30 years. It used to be a common feature and a highlight of the local Sports day and it is great to see it coming back locally and the interest it is once again generating.
Newcastle got off to a winning start in the Junior A football championship with a good win over Kilbride at Roundwood on Friday evening.
Leinster Rugby's greatest fan and mascot, Leo the Lion, has been searching the Leinster region up and down to find a friend to help him cheer the Leinster Rugby team on.
Just when they thought they were out, they pulled them back in.
Jaws dropped all over the county as news filtered through that Wicklow Town had overcome Rathnew AFC A to book their place in the Wicklow Cup final.
On Saturday Fergal Óg's GAA club in Bray will be participating in an attempt to break the world record for the largest three legged race across multiple venues at the same time. The race will be held at 11.30am at the Fergal Óg's pitch on the Schools Road in Ballywaltrim, Bray.
Wicklow's most famous resident, Daniel Day Lewis, was raising the profile of the Wicklow Hospice at the 2013 American Ireland Fund Gala last week.
A man was brought to hospital last week after his jeep crashed in to a wall at Killarney Road.
Wicklow people need to secure jobs as a result of the upgrading of the Arklow to Rathnew road according to Deputy Billy Timmins.
Bank of Ireland, Arklow will play host to a number of local businesses at an event entitled 'Is The Tide Turning Business' on Tuesday, May 21.
As movie star Angelina Jolie (37) announces that she opted for a double mastectomy to help prevent cancer, Bray author Emma Hannigan said that her own decision to do the same was simply a no-brainer.
A week-long festival celebrating the poetry of Thomas Moore, Ireland's national poet, who wrote his poetry at 'The Meetings of the Waters' along with the village's 200 years of rich mining heritage will run from May 23-30.
A Wicklow developer will serve a week in prison if he does not ensure that works are completed at an unfinished development in the village of Shillelagh by the middle of July.
The recent fodder crisis has left many dairy farmers in heavy debt as they struggled to feed their herd during the harsh winter weather.
Just 60 jobs were created in Wicklow by the IDA last year through foreign investment according to the latest figures.
A gagging order has been imposed on members of Wicklow Fire Service by Wicklow County Council.
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