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Zoe inspired by cousin
Zoe Byrne may have sacrificed 15 inches of her luscious locks last Sunday but the schoolgirl raised in the region of €3,000 for Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin in the process.
Further questions over St Paul's Lodge
Myles Buchanan at Wicklow County Council meeting St Paul's Lodge in Bray was once again a topic of conversation at Wicklow County Council level after Cllr Brendan Thornhill sought a suspension of standing orders at Monday's monthly meeting.
'I am so incredibly proud'
Deborah Coleman Baltinglass singer songwriter Mark 'Cappy' Caplice returned home from Eurovision 2018 with a heart full of pride on Sunday after what he described as a 'rollercoaster of a week' with the 'highest highs, the lowest lows' and some of the most 'beautiful moments' of his life.
Over 1,500 rise at the crack of dawn
Myles Buchanan Over 1,500 people rose bright and early on Saturday morning to play their part in the Darkness into Light 5k walk in Wicklow town.
Meeting over N81 to take place with Minister Ross
Wicklow County Council will write to Transport Minister Shane Ross asking him to reverse the decision to shelve the upgrading of the N81.
Wicklow library expected to open next summer
Myles Buchanan Construction on a new library for Wicklow town will commence in September or October and should be complete and open to the public by the summer of 2019.
Festival to honour ballet legend ninette de valois
Myles Buchanan A new festival of dance being held in Blessington celebrates the internationally renowned dancer, choreographer, poet and artist Dame Ninette de Valois.
Active retirement group slams 'booze bus' plans
Deborah Coleman A new Friday evening rural transport route connecting a number of south Wicklow villages to Arklow has been criticised by the Aughrim Active Retirement Group, which has branded it a 'booze bus' which does not offer meaningful transport to those who need it most.
Applications ready to be lodged with NTA for more shuttle bus service routes
Myles Buchanan at Wicklow County Council meeting Proposals are before the National Transport Authority (NTA) over proposals for a shuttle bus service connecting Wicklow towns and villages.
School's bungee jump for the Hope Foundation
Deborah Coleman Volunteers will be free-falling in Arklow this weekend as they help the staff and students of Gaelcholáiste na Mara on the way to their fundraising target.
Thieves target three cars at the Murrough
Gardai believe that three incidents of thefts from cars at the Murrough on the same day are all linked.
Enniskerry hillwalkers lose appeal
Two hillwalkers have failed to prove as a matter of law a public right of way exists over about 500 metres of a landowner's lands in an area of 'great scenic beauty' in the Glencree valley, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Bray's 'Row-A-Round Ireland' team taking on 'Shannon by Oar'
Mary Fogarty The crew behind the epic 'Row-A-Round Ireland' challenge of 2015 are at it again.
Josh (19) signs contract for game release
North Wicklow man Josh Loveridge is working 19-hour days as he prepares his game 'The One We Found' for market.
Ballymore band need €60,000
Esther Hayden Members of the Ballymore Eustace Concert Band played in Laragh over the May Bank Holiday weekend to raise funds for the band.
Dumpers paid over €25,000 in fines and costs last year
Wicklow County Council is cracking down on illegal dumpers in a bid to clean up the county.
Clogga Bay Hotel goes on the market
A former beachside hotel outside Arklow has come to the market with a guide price of €500,000. Known as the Clogga Bay Hotel, the premises finished trading approximately a decade ago and comes to the market in good structural shape but in need of significant renovations to modernise it.
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Seoul: North Korea committed to US summit and denuclearisation
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Astronaut and moonwalker Alan Bean dies aged 86
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Ebola vaccinations to begin in rural Democratic Republic of Congo
- Thousands protest across France at Macron’s ‘brutal’ policies
- North and South Korean leaders meet again to discuss US summit
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Seoul: North Korea committed to US summit and denuclearisation
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Astronaut and moonwalker Alan Bean dies aged 86
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Ebola vaccinations to begin in rural Democratic Republic of Congo
- Thousands protest across France at Macron’s ‘brutal’ policies
- North and South Korean leaders meet again to discuss US summit
