Killiskey Parish Ashford Summer Fair will take place on Saturday June 28th 2008 in Nun’s Cross School, Ashford from 12 noon until 5pm.  There will be a BBQ, Strawberries & Cream, Crepes, Refreshments/Teas and Baron von Kuul’s Flavours of the World Ice Cream to enjoy.  Stalls include: Books, Plants,Cakes, Gifts, Tombola, Toys and a Raffle.  […]

A proposed development in Fitzwilliam Sqaure in Wicklow Town has been refused planning permission by Wicklow Town council. The planning application put forward by James Healy for the site at Phil Healy’s pub was for the demolition of the pub and a residence at the corner and its replacement with a 4 storey residential and commercial mixed […]

RTE report the news that Dick Roche doesn’t believe there is any move to oust Bertie Ahern.
When asked if he belived that Ahern would be forced out of office within a year, Roche said : “Mr Ahern is made of very stout stuff and retains the support of the rank and file of the party.”
Well, […]

Very sad news about the death of 71 year old Walter Hammond, an experienced hill walker,  who had been missing since Thursday after he failed to return from a walk in the Wicklow Mountains.  An extensive search and rescue operation was put in place when Gardai requested the assistance of the Glen of Imall and […]

The Sunday Business Post reports some good news for bus commuters on the Wicklow to Dublin route. Bus Eireann has plans to install wi-fi on Wicklow buses  as well as Navan, Kildare and Drogheda. The internet access will be free and this should be an extra incentive for people to leave the car behind and […]

Cheering could be heard all over Wicklow as Brian Ormond announced that Robyn Kavanagh was through to the final of You’re a Star. The shock exit of Sharon Condon has left Robyn as the bookies clear favourite to win the competition but as tonights result shows, there ARE NO certainties. Robyn still needs your vote.
Help make a […]

The Register of Members Interests of Dail Eireann for 1st January 2007 to 31st December 2007 was released recently and here are the extracts for Wicklow’s 5 TDs. With thanks to Damien Mulley for highlighting the release of the register.
BEHAN, Joe  (Wicklow)
1. Occupational Income …….. Primary school principal (on leave of absence): St. Fergal’s S.N.S., Bray, […]

-Statement from Liz McManus-
An Bord Pleanala have written to me to confirm that they have issued a Special Amenity Area Order for Bray Head. The Order has been granted on account of the “outstanding natural beauty of the area, its special recreational value, and the benefits for nature conservation”.
This Order is recognition of the amenity […]

A comment on Robyn Kavanagh’s official website http://www.robynkavanagh.net this morning said that someone was posting nasty comments about other competitors in the competition on Youtube. The comment was subsequently deleted off Robyn’s website but checking Youtube it does appear that someone going by the name of “Wicklowbabe” is indeed playing a silly game by belittling the other […]

The results of the Wicklow Commuter survey which was undertaken by Wicklow County Council last year have been released and the findings probably won’t come as much of a surprise as the issues affecting Wicklow commuters are felt all over the country. In a nutshell, people are spending a lot of time travelling to and from […]

Congratulations to Ann-Marie Kelly from Newtown who won €10,000 for the charity of her choice in the Lyons Tea Charity Giveaway. Ann-Marie’s chosen charity was Barnacoyle School. Her son Cian attends the school and he is pictured above along with Ann-Marie and Harry Cullen of Barnacoyle School.
Ann-Marie’s entry was chosen by a panel of esteemed […]

If you can spare a couple of hours on Saturday morning (8th March) from 10am, the Wicklow Tidy Towns Committee could do with some helping hands down at the green opposite Tesco / Esso Service Station.
A big delivery of flowers and plants is arriving and they need to be set in the bedding area […]