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‘He began to control her...said she tried to kill herself ’
Callum Walsh will never forget the day gardaí arrived at the family home in Roundwood, Co Wicklow, in August 2024 to tell him his sister was dead. “That kind of moment, it doesn’t leave you,” the 20-year-old said. Mother-of-two Daena Walsh (27) had...
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Generations go green for St Patrick’s Day
Karina Nolan with Sienna O’Flaherty at the St Patrick’s Day parade in Rathdrum.
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Lip-sync champions crowned as The Proud Marys strike gold
The Dolmen Hotel in Carlow was the place to be as Scoil Chonglais students and Baltinglass GAA Club members came together for a massive lip-sync fundraiser that drew a sold-out crowd of over 550 people. Following months of planning, the big night...
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‘Our whole lives went into this place’
Saturday marked the end of an era for David and Mary Strawbridge as they closed the shutters on their family-run furniture and interior accessories store for the final time more than 40 plus years of serving the people of Wicklow. Strawbridge was...
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Driver involved in car crash that killed teen girl is spared jail time
A man has received a fully suspended two-year prison sentence and a 10-year driving ban for his role in the fatal crash that killed 15-year-old Molly Dempsey two years ago. The defendant, who cannot be identified because he was a minor when the...
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Anonymous tip-off led to search linked to two missing women
An anonymous tip-off reporting suspicious activity involving something being buried at a disused quarry on the Wicklow-Kildare border is what prompted gardaí to launch a fresh search operation linked to the disappearances of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre...
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Lip-sync mayhem keeps astro-turf dreams alive
The Tragic Mikes were among the acts at Dunlavin GAA Club’s lip sync battle, which raised huge sums towards a new astro-turf pitch. Photo: Dave Barrett.
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Volunteers flocked to Aughrim to help flooding clean-up effort
● Volunteers from across south Wicklow spent the weekend helping with the clean-up effort in the village of Aughrim, where many homes and businesses were flooded.
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Dentist guilty of 14 animal abuse offences
A dentist has pleaded guilty to multiple animal welfare offences after inspectors uncovered shocking conditions at a rural Wicklow property where dogs were found living amid faeces, urine and the stench of ammonia, with two dead animals concealed...
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€2million investment coming to Blessington
Wicklow-based company Ace Group Packaging has announced plans to invest up to €2m in high tech print machines and automated production lines as it looks to ramp up exports to the UK and Europe. Speaking during a visit to the firm byTánaiste and...
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