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Truck blaze
THE N11 was blocked off to traffic on Thursday night after a 40-foot container loaded with flammable material caught fire. Gardai quickly sealed off the dual carriageway as three fire services patrols rushed to the scene to try and contain the flames. The incident occurred past the turnoff for Newtownmountkennedy.
Musical treat in store at Courthouse Arts Centre
ANYONE who is in need of a great music treat locally will be pleased to learn Niwel Tsumbu and his Song of the Nations band will perform live at The Courthouse Arts Centre, Tinahely on Saturday, February 6. The Co. Wicklow gig forms part of their much anticipated 11 date Irish tour with a familiar Irish face, Eamonn Cagney on percussion.
€14m BILL
THE BIG FREEZE will cost Wicklow County Council over € 14 million as ice, snow and flood waters wreaked havoc on our local and regional roads.
Filmmakers compete to land 'drug driving' prize
YOUNG FILMMAKERS from Wicklow will get a chance to shine by creating a short film reflecting the devastating effects of drug driving.
Amnesty founder Brigid laid to rest
BRIGID Wilkinson, who sadly died recently aged 87, was regarded as one of the top human rights activists and supporter of civil liberties organisations in the country.
Minute Mayors
MUSIC impresario Phil Coulter and Rocky the Seagull were amongst the locals to don the town's chains of office last weekend to raise funds for Haiti. Former Wicklow Rose Lisa Marie Berry also tried out the fashion accessory du jour as well as over 100 children and adults from the area.
Architect ordered to pay €663,000 debt on house
A WICKLOW architect has been ordered to pay a € 663,000 debt on his re-possessed house in Newtownmountkennedy.
Robert has eight-week goal to shed 20 pounds
HAVING NOTED a few too many extra pounds gained over the Christmas period, Robert Doyle has come up with the perfect motivation to shed some of that excess weight.
O'Toole glad swimming coach was exposed as a paedophile
THE FATHER of Bray swimming star Gary O'Toole has welcomed the six-and-a-half-year sentence imposed on former Irish Olympic coach Ger Doyle.
Owner ties 'Zoro' to block outside home
IN RECENT WEEKS Wicklow SPCA have been swamped with unwanted pets, many of whom would have been given as Christmas presents. Mid January is usually the time when pets start flooding into Sharpeshill Animal Sanctuary, as people decide that the cute little puppy they received as a gift isn't really what they want after all.
Pres boys lift the cup
East Coast FM announced on Sunday night's sports programme that the Pres Bray U-16 team were the winners of their Sports Star of the Month Award. The award was in acknowledgement of the team's All-Ireland 'A' Cup Final win in the National Basketball Arena, Tallaght. The game was played against the prestigious basketball school, St. Fintan's, Sutton, on Tuesday last.
Red hot fun at curry fest
THERE WAS A FEAST to behold at The Arklow Bay Hotel at the weekend as the local RNLI hosted its largest annual fundraiser 'Dan's Lifeboat Special'. Formerly known as 'Hurry to the Curry' this popular event has been attracting massive crowds for many years in a bid to gather funds to run the voluntary local lifeboat station.
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Monkey business!
THERE is still a notable sparkle in the eyes of Wicklow sisters Shirley and Denise Delaney as they reminisce on two months spent voluntarily working in an orangutan sanctuary...
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