Saturday 25 May 2013
Local filmmaker Richard Waters and producer Alison Scarff have just returned from the Newport Beach Film Festival in LA where Richard's debut feature The O'Briens premiered to a sold-out crowd.
Choirs and singers from across Wicklow are being invited to participate in the 2nd International Gospel Choir Festival taking place in Kilkenny this June. Last year's Festival attracted 20 Irish choirs and over 2,000 visitors over one weekend.
Organisations across Wicklow are being urged to take part in the Bord Gáis Energy Book. This programme will give Bord Gáis Energy customers, book club members and the Irish public the chance to nominate a local charity or voluntary organisation who they believe would benefit from a library to the value of €1,500. See www.bordgaisenergybookclub.ie
Robert Doyle of Halpin's Bridge Café has organised to have members of the Harley Davidson Dublin Chapter visit Wicklow on Sunday as part of the Wicklow Arts Festival.
Local filmmaker Richard Waters and producer Alison Scarff have just returned from the Newport Beach Film Festival in LA where Richard's debut feature The O'Briens premiered to a sold-out crowd.
Would you like to trace your roots? Powerscourt is celebrating 'The Gathering' with a special genealogy talk from Nicola Morris, presenter on RTÉ's 'The Genealogy Roadshow.'
A young Tinahely man is making quite an impression in Australia less than six weeks after arriving Down Under.
Rathdrum's Ayyub Azmat lifted the All Ireland title for Best Handriting of any 5th or 6th Class pupils in the whole country after impressing in the 2013 National Handwriting Competition.
A new monthly mini books and collectors fair gets under way this Saturday and Sunday May 11 and 12 at the Parish Centre Hall in Roundwood village.
'Grow Happy!' is the theme of this year's Bealtaine Festival, with events across County Wicklow celebrating creativity as we age.
The final of Wicklow County Council's Environmental Debating Competition was won by East Glendalough School in a closely fought debate with Colaiste Chill Mhantain.
Colaiste Chraobh Abhann's drama group the CCA Players performed their new production 'Burke and Hare' last week at The Knights Venue in Newcastle.
Crois Dearg Drama Group present 'Calendar Girls' by Tim Firth over three nights in Glenealy Village Hall.
Organisers of Crois Dearg Drama Group were 'thrilled' with the turnout for Friday successful race night in The Beehive.
The Newtown Drama Group performed Bernard Farrell's 'I Do Not Like Thee Dr. Fell' over three nights in the Parkview Hotel.
Actress & Author Claudia Carroll will be putting her best foot forward to join the Team Bray Cancer Support Centre for the Flora Women's Mini-Marathon 2013.
It's been described as 'one of the very best small jazz festivals in Europe,' it's become something of a cultural treasure in Ireland, and it's almost time for it to take place again!
County manager Eddie Sheehy came under fire for his role on the board of Wicklow Enterprise Park Ltd (WEP) on Monday.
Chairman of Wicklow County Council, Cllr. Pat Casey, said he had been invited onto the board of Wicklow Enterprise Park Ltd, an invitation which he had accepted. He said his 'decision was not an easy one when one looks at the difficult backdrop of the company'.
The recent fodder crisis has left many dairy farmers in heavy debt as they struggled to feed their herd during the harsh winter weather.
A man was brought to hospital last week after his jeep crashed in to a wall at Killarney Road.
The need to use local labour and local suppliers on the Arklow Rathnew road work project was highlighted at Monday's meeting of Wicklow County Council.
Just 60 jobs were created in Wicklow by the IDA last year through foreign investment according to the latest figures.
IFA Animal Health Chairman John Waters said the BVD scheme will fail to meet its objectives if the Minister for Agriculture does not provide the supports and incentives to encourage the disposal of PI calves.
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 Greystones financial trader is suing Permanent TSB, claiming it knew he needed about €100,000 last March to meet margin calls – which are required to bring up the value of an investment following a decrease below a certain level – from his broker because the bank had previously advanced funds to him to meet such margin calls.
Local filmmaker Richard Waters and producer Alison Scarff have just returned from the Newport Beach Film Festival in LA where Richard's debut feature The O'Briens premiered to a sold-out crowd.
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