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Safety ‘overarching priority’ for offshore windfarm plan
The overarching priority for the operator of Ireland’s only offshore windfarm in seeking to dismantle and remove the project is that “it does not cause harm to people, vessels or marine life”, it has said. Two years ago, the seven-turbine Arklow Bank...
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West Wicklow fire station upgrades advance as tender date confirmed
Long-awaited upgrades to the Baltinglass and Dunlavin fire stations in west Wicklow are finally moving forward, with Wicklow County Council confirming that both projects will go to tender in mid-September. The move marks the first firm timeline in...
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Shop owner offers ‘safe and warm’ place for children who miss lift home
With the evenings quickly turning darker, a west Wicklow supermarket owner has told local parents that children who miss a lift, are delayed getting home or need to contact family can come into the store to wait somewhere “safe and warm” until they are...
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Charity event to honour late coach set to top €20,000
An inaugural charity game honouring the legacy of the late Stephen Murtagh, followed by a raffle and auction, is set to raise over €20,000 for two local Wicklow charities. Stephen, a husband and father-of-one who lived in Newtownmountkennedy, died in...
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Students share milestone as results day arrives
Lee Fanning and Robyn Denny celebrate their Leaving Cert results at Scoil Chonglais in Baltinglass. Photo: Joe Byrne. Leaving Cert coverage: Pages 30-34
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Hopes are dashed in battle for teen’s vital treatment
A 19-year-old woman living with Friedreich’s ataxia has described a recommendation against funding the first treatment approved to slow the progression of the condition as “devastating news”, as her family vowed to continue fighting ahead of a final...
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Chef devastated by Baltinglass closure but vows ‘it’s not the end’
West Wicklow chef and popular television food contributor Maggie Roche has said she, her staff and customers are “devastated” that the lease on her much-loved Baltinglass cafe won’t be renewed, but she insists it is “definitely not the end of Little...
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Generations of joy at bank holiday highlight
● Emily Esmond, Olive Ormiston and Carol Ormiston at the Tinahely Agricultural Show on
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Major Eir site plans to bring up to 200 new jobs
Plans have been revealed for a major redevelopment of the former Eir depot site in Arklow, where multi-channel retailer Screwfix has been confirmed as a tenant and the broader project is expected to create between 150 and 200 jobs upon...
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Rural jobs are at risk as major plant is set to close
Thirty-nine jobs are at risk after US packaging company ProAmpac informed local representatives of plans to close its Carnew facility and transfer production to its sister plant in Co Donegal. Wicklow-Wexford TDs Malcolm Byrne and Brian Brennan said...
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Stunning Croker comeback for Wicklow!
Wicklow captain Dean Healy with his daughter Fia after winning the Tailteann Cup final at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo: Ben McShane/Sportsfile. Report:
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Pride party brings hundreds to town
Ryley Armandine, Petya Stoyanova and Kayleigh McDowell, with dog Sam at the Wicklow Pride Parade in Wicklow town on Saturday. Photo: Michael Kelly. Report:
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€11m park-and-ride now ‘substantially complete’ but no money left for buses
An €11m park-and-ride facility has been “sitting idle for months” but thereisnofundingtorunthebuses that would serve it. TheNationalTransportAuthority (NTA) has confirmed that the new Fassaroe park-and-ride in Wicklow is “substantially complete”, but...
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Permanent ‘Hollywood’ sign unveiled
Hollywood in west Wicklow reached a landmark in its history with the official launch and unveiling of the now permanent ‘Hollywood’ sign on the hillside overlooking the village. The Hollywood sign has been in existence since 1998 when it was erected...
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Baring it all for charity
Strip and Dip in Magheramore Beach which set Guinness World Record for largest 80s-themed gathering in advance of swim. Photo: Hannah Daygo Report:
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‘Mamma Mia!’ magic as summer musical puts twist on Abba-soundtracked classic
A scene from Wicklow Drama Society’s Musical ‘I have a dream’, inspired by classic stage show and film ‘Mamma Mia!’ and a big hit at Fatima Hall.
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Community rallies around Jason amid his devastating diagnosis
A father-of-three known to family and friends as “the fixer” has been moved to tears after his community rallied around him to raise more than €10,000 since his cancer spread to his brain. Jason Byrne, from Coolboy, was diagnosed with oesophageal...
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Thousands join world record fundraiser
Students from Gaelcholáiste na Mara taking part in the Tapathon World Record on Friday morning at Pearse Park, Arklow. Photo: Michael Kelly
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‘We aren’t being greedy, we just want equal pay to similar healthcare professionals’
Paramedic Tim Sheridan stood on the side of the R750 in Wicklow on Tuesday morning, flanked not just by colleagues but by his fiancée Zara and their young son Tadhg, as passing motorists sounded their horns in support. Rather than responding to...
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Brilliant fun at Bear Run
All roads led to Ashford Motors on Sunday as the arrival of a convoy of more than 70 of the world’s most sought-after supercars caused plenty of excitement during a pit-stop in the Wicklow village. The 74-strong convoy is part of the Bear Run ‘74,...
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World War II mine extracted from local beach
A World War II sea mine has been recovered from a south Wicklow beach after a gruelling four-day community effort that saw local heritage volunteers use shovels, ropes, chains, block-and-tackle gear and finally a digger to haul the long-buried object...
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‘You were my best mate and hero’
The brother of a beloved Wicklow children’s soccer coach, who died last week aged only 45, has described him as “my best mate and hero”, as he was laid to rest in emotional scenes at his funeral service on Tuesday. Stephen Murtagh was a coach for...
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Teacher (30) in race to raise €600,000 for lifesaving heart op
The family of a 30-year-old Wicklow teacher, who has overcome a lifetime of serious health battles, are now in a race against time to raise €600,000 for life-saving surgery in America, so that she can one day “come back to her students and teach...
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Dad drops 10kg to donate part of liver to miracle baby
A one-year-old Wicklow girl who needed a life-saving liver transplant has made a remarkable recovery after her father donated part of his liver. Millie Doyle-Keegan, from Aughrim, was born with biliary atresia with splenic malformation, a rare...
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Easter goodies at Glenart’s seasonal fair
● Ella Murphy, Alannah Fitzgerald and Erica Bunduchi at the Glenart College TY Easter fair in aid of Enable Ireland.
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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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