Kerosene drum dumped in Woodbrook Glen stream

A drum of kerosene was found dumped in a stream at Woodbrook Glen in Bray last Wednesday night.

Katie Taylor looks at first pro World Title

As Katie Taylor prepares to fight for a world title this weekend, her adoring fans can wear her clothing.

Kerosene drum dumped in Woodbrook Glen stream

Mary Fogarty A drum of kerosene was found dumped in a stream at Woodbrook Glen in Bray last Wednesday night.

Halloween warning over household waste

Householders giving waste to people for bonfires may be prosecuted, Wicklow County Council has warned. The council has also said that it will not be cleaning up after bonfires this year.

Loreto girls get together 45 years after finishing school

Mary Fogarty The women of Loreto's class of 1972 got together at the Ocean restaurant last Friday evening.

Minister Simon Harris, Joanne Cullen Area Manager Tusla and Michael Nicholson Director of Services Wicklow County Council.

Conference hears from kids with ASD and their families

Powerful stories of real life experiences were heard from young people on the autism spectrum (ASD) and parents and siblings of children with ASD at a conference held in the Glenview Hotel on Friday last.

Emergency software

County Wicklow fire fighters have warmly welcomed the introduction of a new system for alerting emergency services to the precise location of callers which has just gone live.

Peter and Eamon Kavanagh with family, friends and clubmates at the party to mark the 20th anniversary of their transatlantic row in the Old Ship on Saturday night.

Brothers' heroic row is remembered 20 years on

Sara Gahan Brothers Eamonn and Peter Kavanagh from the Arklow Rowing Club celebrated the 20th anniversary of their trans-atlantic rowing race in the Olde Ship Pub last Saturday.

The data from the Central Statistics Office is collated from census forms completed on April 24 last year.

Fewer Catholics as 8,000 more tick 'no religion' in Wicklow

Jim Hayes The number of Catholics in County Wicklow dropped by 4,791 between 2011 and 2016, latest census figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveal.

Ciara Kelly takes over Hook slot

Mary Fogarty Greystones woman Ciara Kelly has hung up her stethoscope and picked up headphones, with her new job as a presenter on Newstalk.

The Price Brothers at the Judges' Houses stage of the competition.

Brothers make it to live shows

Blessington singing sensations Seán and Conor Price are celebrating yet another X Factor success as they prepare for their first live television show this weekend.

Emergency services at the scene of the fire in Kindlestown Park last Thursday morning.

Heartbreak as Ciaran (30) loses his life following fire

There is heartbreak in Greystones this week at the news that Ciaran Hogan of Kindlestown Park lost his life following a fire.

A Portuguese Man O'War like the one spotted at Brittas Bay.

Warning over Man O'War sightings along coast

Unprecedented numbers of the highly venomous Portuguese Man-of-War have been sighted along Wicklow's coastline.

Bernadette Byrne, Fr Joseph Whelan, Ed Byrne and Ciaran Megannety

Special celebration for Queen of Peace

Mary Fogarty Members of the Queen of Peace parish gathered at Bray Golf Club recently to celebrate '70 years of community spirit'.

Minister Simon Harris visiting the the Dublin and Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team at their Roundwood base recently.

Rescue team meets Minister over new base

A 'common sense solution' would see the Dublin and Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team relocate to a more functional base down the road from their current home, according to a Minister Simon Harris.

Judge refuses jurisdiction in health and safety case

Judge David Kennedy refused jurisdiction at Arklow District Court over a case brought against a Tinahely man for allegedly failing to take the necessary steps over the safety of deceased farmer Mick Lambert.