Visit this visual treat

A new members' exhibition runs until the end of next week at Arklow Visual Arts Gallery.

Jerry Fish returns to Bray for roots festival

Folk and Americana at Harbour Roots Festival

The Harbour Roots Festival returns this month, with five days and nights of music.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone will be screened at Whale Theatre on Saturday, August 25, at 8 p.m.

Sean Quirke from Wicklow County Council; Deputy Pat Casey; Aoife Patterson; Graeme Warren, head of the School of Archaeology at UCD; Deirdre Burns, Wicklow Heritage Officer; Cllr Pat Vance, cathaoirleach of Wicklow County Council; Joan Kavanagh; Pat Reid; and Michael Rodgers and the brochure launch last Thursday

Nine busy days ahead for National Heritage week

Mary Fogarty A wealth of activities have been lined up in County Wicklow for National Heritage Week, which kicks off on Saturday, August 18, and runs over nine days until August 26.

Visit this visual treat

A new members' exhibition runs until the end of next week at Arklow Visual Arts Gallery.

Sgt Stubby: An Unlikely Hero is a remarkable tale of camaraderie during conflict

Tribute to a remarkable dog warms the cockles with gentle humour

Bravery on two and four legs during the First World War wags the tail of director Richard Lanni's charming if lightweight computer-animated history lesson.

Overcooked 2 is a triumph of multiplayer gaming, light enough for everyone to enjoy and deep enough to reward mastering

Capturing the chaotic tension of kitchen work

Chris Hayes - Game Review Rarely do simulation games capture the 'essence' of whatever activity they are trying to simulate. No matter how hard a driving game tries to emulate the nuances of taking the wheel of a car, no amount of carefully-timed vibrations in your controller can capture the visceral nature of actually driving, just as no football game...

'Trash' at the Mermaid

Mermaid Arts Centre will screen the movie Trash (Cert: 15A) on Monday 27 August at 8pm. Tickets cost €8/6.50 and are available at the box office on 01 2724030 or online at www.mermaidartscentre.ie

Talking to Paolo

As part of this year's 'Brazil Meets Bray', Tres Brazilian Cultural Centre will present 'In Conversation' with Brazilian news cameraman and passionate photographer Paulo Pimentel on Saturday, August 25, at 1.15 p.m.

Vocalists to bring the blues to the Hot Spot

Ladies in the Blues at the Hot Spot venue

Bringing it back all home to where it started - Ladies in the Blues will do a couple of exclusive concerts in the intimate setting of The Hot Spot Music Club before heading off around the country on tour.

A group exhibition by emerging artists

The emerging artists painting group presents the exhibition 'Reflections' at Signal Arts Centre from Monday, August 20, until Sunday, September 2.

Anne Whelan and Bridie Kehoe at the 2017 Baltinglass Run

Baltinglass revs up for a classic

Expect the sound of revving engines to reverberate around Baltinglass this Sunday, August 12, as the town plays host to the ninth annual Baltinglass Classic Run.

Members of Wicklow Pioneer Association in the 1950s

Capturing life in Wicklow

An exhibition of photographs held in the former Delahunt's hardware building detailed Wicklow town's past right up to the present day.

Philip to host two classes

As 2018 writer in residence at Farmleigh House, Bray writer Philip St John will be giving two free playwriting workshops there in September.

The Great Wall of Arklow

Some of the top graffiti artists in the country made their way to Arklow recently for a graffiti jam event organised as part of the Seabreeze Festival.