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Miriam Brady and Ronan Smith.

Lifestyle Premium

Living with Alzheimer’s and sharing daily insights

Latest News

A map of the area affected by the boil water notice.

News

Boil water notice issued for Coolgreany

Arklow bodybuilder Stephen Nolan (centre) goes through his routines in the U75kg class at the NBFI All-Ireland championships in Cork recently.

Sport

Stephen is the best in the land

Arklow Gardaí seized drugs worth approximately €10,000.

News

Drugs worth €10,000 are seized in Arklow

Cathaoirleach of Wicklow County Council Cllr Shay Cullen (centre) with Andrew Lawless of Wicklow Tidy Towns and Jim Callery Environmental Awareness Officer at Wicklow County Council with refuse bags made from plastic that has been recycled at Wicklow County Council recycle centres.

News

Wicklow recycling being used to make green litter bags

Cathaoirleach of Wicklow County Council Cllr Shay Cullen, Cathaoirleach of Baltinglass Municipal District Avril Cronin, Inspector Paddy Casey, Wicklow County Council Road Safety Officer Linda Healy, RSA Road Safety Promotion Officer Orlaith Maguire, Cathaoirleach of Greystones Municipal District Lourda Scott, Garda Canice Dowling, Liam Cullen (District Administrator for Baltinglass Municipal District) and Cathaoirleach of Bray Municipal District Aoife Flynn Kennedy at the launch of the ‘Light Up Your Bike Campaign’ for County Wicklow

News

Light Up Your Bike campaign gets under way in Wicklow

Mountain rescue in Wicklow received word about the lost walkers at 7.34 p.m. on Thursday.

News

Former member of the mountain rescue team guides lost walkers off Lugnaquilla

Audrey Warren, Area Manager, Tusla, Dublin South West/Kildare/West Wicklow.

News

Tusla appeals for carers for 16 and 17 year olds in Wicklow

The Carlisle Grounds will be the home ground for the new Bray/Cabinteely entity.

Sport

Bray Wanderers and Cabinteely merger confirmed

Finglas Garda Station Credit: Google Maps

Courts

Apprentice film studio electrician pleads guilty to assault and production of machete

A DJ at Koo nightclub in Bray.

News

Hospitality could be ‘first to close’ if further restrictions imposed, according to Bray publican

Pupils at Bigstone NS raise their second Active Schools Flag.

West Wicklow

Bigstone NS achieves second Active Flag award and also marks Breast Cancer Awareness month

Squirrel's Scramble Bray. Chris Lang, Brian Merriman, Rob Slattery

News Premium

Squirrel's Scramble in Killruddery to re-open in March 2022

Three Generations by James Grandfield

News

Wicklow’s coastline showcased in photography competition entries

Poulaphouca Reservoir.

West Wicklow Premium

Blessington Holiday cottages plans refused due to concerns over risks to water quality

Wicklow & District

Morris Kenny of Cullen Butchers, Fergal Dwyer of Fergal Dwyer Pharmacy, Graham Dowling of Dowling Butchers, Roisin Malone of Malones Bookshop & Nicolette Geresi of ME DOO.

Premium

Wicklow retailers say trade is down since introduction of one-way system

Wicklow Courthouse.

Premium

Courthouse is on the back burner for three years...at least

Cllr Shay Cullen, the Cathaoirleach of Wicklow County Council.

Premium

Masterplan is needed for Brides Head land in Wicklow town

The new attractions at Hidden Valley Holiday Park will be located close to Splash Valley Aqua Park.

Hidden Valley in Rathdrum to expand facilities

Tony Lyons and Joe Goode from Ashford and District Bee Keepers Association gave a presentation about bees to pupils from Scoil Na Coroine Mhuire Ashford in Ashford Community and Heritage Centre.

Birthday celebrations for founder of Ashford and District Beekeepers Association

Tempe Pearson, Marjorie Travers and Gale Menzies.

Roundwood Historical Society launch landmark 30th journal

Ken O'Dwyer (Club Captain), Fred McHugh (c), Peter Finnegan, Sean Farrell, Conor Ruttledge, Tomás Morrissey, John Curry, Jeff Bynre (President).

Wicklow Tennis Club's men’s first team triumph in Winter League

Dr Chloe Devlin holding a copy of her first book 'Bruscar'.

Wicklow’s Sammy the Seal comes to life in new children’s book

Bray

Shankill village. File photo.

Christmas in the Village event in Shankill is cancelled

Karen Cowley (left) of Wyvern Lingo is taking part in the radio documentary 'Irish Women in Harmony - Behind the Voices'.

Bray band Wyvern Lingo taking part in Irish Women in Harmony documentary

Finglas Garda Station Credit: Google Maps

Apprentice film studio electrician pleads guilty to assault and production of machete

Deputy Jennifer Whitmore.

Deputy Jennifer Whitmore backs calls for clarity on surrogacy laws

Shankill village. File photo.

Christmas in the Village in Shankill is cancelled

Deputy John Brady at Red Lane, Kilmacanogue.

Call for park and ride facility at Red Lane in Kilmacanogue

Derek Mitchell.

Councillor raises concerns about allocation for Greystones district in draft annual budget

Students at St. Laurence's National School, Wicklow, celebrating Green Schools' Clean Air Week.

St Laurence’s NS pupils in Greystones take part in Clean Air Week 2021

Arklow

A map of the area affected by the boil water notice.

Boil water notice issued for Coolgreany

Arklow Gardaí seized drugs worth approximately €10,000.

Drugs worth €10,000 are seized in Arklow

Ned Dempsey and Carl Nuzum.

Coolgreany drama society taking to the stage to help Wexford Rape Crisis Centre

Irish Water is carrying out essential works in the Mountain Bay Reservoir area.

Some areas of Arklow will be without water on Saturday

Cllr Pat Fitzgerald.

Greenane footpath funding motion passed

Christmas Food Appeal.

Christmas food appeal in Arklow

The new attractions at Hidden Valley Holiday Park will be located close to Splash Valley Aqua Park.

Hidden Valley in Rathdrum to expand facilities

Minister Simon Harris with the management team: Siofra Gallagher, Debbie Byrne and Catherine Barrett.

Minister opens ASD unit in Tinahely National School

West Wicklow

Miriam Brady and Ronan Smith.

Premium

'You're watching your loved one dying in front of you' - couple on the reality of an Alzheimer's diagnosis

Mountain rescue in Wicklow received word about the lost walkers at 7.34 p.m. on Thursday.

Lucky lost walkers bump into former member of mountain rescue team who guides them off Lugnaquilla in the Wicklow Mountains

Pupils at Bigstone NS raise their second Active Schools Flag.

Bigstone NS achieves second Active Flag award and also marks Breast Cancer Awareness month

The late FR Dennis M O’Rourke.

Fr O’Rouke made a great contribution to the life of the Kiltegan community

Poulaphouca Reservoir.

Premium

Blessington Holiday cottages plans refused due to concerns over risks to water quality

Cllr Gerry O'Neill.

Premium

North Italian town want to twin with Blessington

Cllr John Mullen.

Baltinglass District councillors salute sporting success in the west

Cllr Gerry O'Neill.

Councillor’s concern about public toilets in west Wicklow

News

Andrew McGinley sharing a special moment with his late children.

Premium

Silencing father an outrageous dereliction of duty from RTE

A map of the area affected by the boil water notice.

Boil water notice issued for Coolgreany

Shankill village. File photo.

Christmas in the Village event in Shankill is cancelled

Karen Cowley (left) of Wyvern Lingo is taking part in the radio documentary 'Irish Women in Harmony - Behind the Voices'.

Bray band Wyvern Lingo taking part in Irish Women in Harmony documentary

Arklow Gardaí seized drugs worth approximately €10,000.

Drugs worth €10,000 are seized in Arklow

Cathaoirleach of Wicklow County Council Cllr Shay Cullen (centre) with Andrew Lawless of Wicklow Tidy Towns and Jim Callery Environmental Awareness Officer at Wicklow County Council with refuse bags made from plastic that has been recycled at Wicklow County Council recycle centres.

Wicklow recycling being used to make green litter bags

Cathaoirleach of Wicklow County Council Cllr Shay Cullen, Cathaoirleach of Baltinglass Municipal District Avril Cronin, Inspector Paddy Casey, Wicklow County Council Road Safety Officer Linda Healy, RSA Road Safety Promotion Officer Orlaith Maguire, Cathaoirleach of Greystones Municipal District Lourda Scott, Garda Canice Dowling, Liam Cullen (District Administrator for Baltinglass Municipal District) and Cathaoirleach of Bray Municipal District Aoife Flynn Kennedy at the launch of the ‘Light Up Your Bike Campaign’ for County Wicklow

Light Up Your Bike campaign gets under way in Wicklow

Audrey Warren, Area Manager, Tusla, Dublin South West/Kildare/West Wicklow.

Tusla appeals for carers for 16 and 17 year olds in Wicklow

Sport

The Carlisle Grounds will be the home ground for the new Bray/Cabinteely entity.

Sport

Bray Wanderers and Cabinteely merger confirmed

Blessington's Erin King on her way to scoring Leinster's first try during the IRFU U18 Women's Interprovincial Championship Round 2 match between Leinster and Ulster at Templeville Road in Dublin.

Sport

Wicklow rugby players hoping to light up Dubai this weekend with Ireland Sevens team

The three Finns: Finn Harris, Finn Buck and Finn Morrissey who came home in first, second and third respectively in the Wicklow Schools Cross County Championships in Avondale Forest Park today (Thursday).

Sport

Fantastic Finn-ish as three Coláiste Ráithín students claim top three places in senior cross country race

The Kilcoole Minor footballers after their victory over Carnew Emmets in the Minor ‘C’ football final in Blessington.

Sport

Joy for Kilcoole minor footballers

Edel Kennedy, left, and Ciara Rossiter of Wexford Youths celebrate following the 2021 EVOKE.ie FAI Women's Cup Final.

Sport

Kennedy class shines bright in Wexford’s win

The late Eamonn ‘Fitch’ Moules.

Sport

A life lived to the very full

Blessington’s Sheila Naughton representing Wicklow and Leinster during the Aithriseoireacht/Scéalaíocht competition at Scór Sinsir 2020 All-Ireland finals at the Connacht GAA Air Dome in Mayo.

Sport

Sheila does us all proud at Scór Sinsir finals

David Lally from Wicklow town taking a shot at Blainroe Golf Club.

Sport

Bright future ahead for talented David Lally

Business & Farming

Arklow Bay Hotel.

Four Wicklow venues nominated for the weddingsonline awards

Gerard O'Brien.

Wicklow hotels disappointed by new government restrictions

Offshore wind turbines in action, as Arklow company ASL Safety & Training wins approval to deliver Global Wind Organisation training for both onshore and offshore wind farms.

Arklow safety company approved to deliver wind farm training

IFA Rural Development Chairman Michael Biggins.

GLAS extension will give Wicklow farmers more certainty

Glanbia has already planted 83,000 out of 100,000 trees they aim to plant this year.

Wicklow families can play their part as Glanbia aim to plant 100,000 native trees

Farmers are facing a number of different price hikes.

Advice for Wicklow farmers to mitigate rising costs next year

Local Enterprise Office Wicklow will run the bookkeeping course over two days in February.

Bookkeeping course to help small businesses manage their accounts

(From left) Tom Dinneen, chair of Cáis; Liam Hempenstall, Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese; Mark Booker, Sheridans Cheesemongers; and chef Rory O’Connell, MC.

Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese honoured at prestigious Irish Cheese Awards 2021

Lifestyle

When expectations diverge with reality and the result appears less than the expectation, frustration, agitation and disappointment can easily arise.

Managing Expectations versus Reality

Linda and Paul McCartney and Denny Laine pictured on the sleeve of the 'Mull Of Kintyre' single.

RETRO CHART 1977: Paul breaks out the bagpipes to beat Beatles’ chart record

There was 260,000 people ahead of me in the queue. How could that many people even be awake at that time?

Premium

For once I was willing to get out of bed early...for Garth Brooks

Miriam Brady and Ronan Smith.

Premium

'You're watching your loved one dying in front of you' - couple on the reality of an Alzheimer's diagnosis

Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette in True Romance (Wednesday, GREAT! movies, 9p.m.)

Top films to watch on TV this week

The science of pet vaccines is continually being updated.

Premium

Pet vaccination boosters are an evolving science

The Mokka-e which has just won the Golden Steering Wheel award.

Opel Mokka’s golden touch

My brother's Christmas pudding.

Naturally Healthy Pat’s vegan Christmas pudding

Obituaries

The late FR Dennis M O’Rourke.

Fr O’Rouke made a great contribution to the life of the Kiltegan community

The late Colin O'Toole.

Colin O’Toole will be sadly missed by everyone he knew

Tom Halpin.

Tom loved nothing more than having a chat

The late Paddy 'Whacks' Byrne who passed away recently.

Sadness falls over Kilmacanogue

The late Michael Quigley.

Gentleman Mick was decent, fair and generous

The late William Leckie.

War hero Bill (100) was modest about his service

The late Will Leeson.

Premium

Dark cloud hanging over Newcastle after death of 8-year-old Will

The late Fr Thomas Browne.

Fr Tom was a man of boundless energy and optimism

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