Ireland’s Greenest Places longlist: ‘Those with an acute sense of a warming world stand out’
The summer of 2026 has provided a timely reminder of the urgent need for climate action
Wicklow
Five Wicklow women living in a Westlife world of their own: ‘It’s a coming of age thing’
Five Wicklow women in their 30s are seeing Westlife together for the umpteenth time this month. They talk about friendship, fandom and how life has changed in the past 25 years
Look inside: Regency villa on enchanting grounds in Delgany
Well-presented four-bedroom home with separate gate lodge
Photo portrait of Katie Taylor aged 10: ‘You can see the steel in her eyes even then’
Photographer Marc O’Sullivan shares some of his shots and memories of the then future Olympic and world boxing champion
‘It knocked the feet from under us’: Family moved to Ipas hotel hours from daughter’s medical care
The family of five are housed in a room of 23sq m and share a communal bathroom with other families
Nuns seeking €4.5m for 50-acre estate beside Wicklow’s Magheramore beach
Magheramore complex has served as international headquarters of Missionary Sisters of St Columban since 1957
‘That has changed’: Helen McEntee says Ireland now takes defence spending seriously
EU foreign affairs chief told Wicklow meeting Ireland has ‘much better neighbours’ than other European countries
Ed Miliband to join EU foreign ministers meeting in Wicklow this week
Helen McEntee to bring Meath twist to foreign ministers' dinner in Druids Glen
British warship and ‘sub hunter’ helicopter deployed for EU meeting in Wicklow
Royal Navy ship was requested by Irish authorities to provide defence during the event
EU presidency hits Wicklow next week and Burnham nixes talk of a Border poll
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
GP numbers rise by just 185 in five years despite healthcare needs of growing population
Surgeries are closing doors to new patients, with concerns for rural practices if a doctor retires
Rathmines and Rathgar become film set for An Cailín Ciúin director Colm Bairéad
Fifties drama Mary Rose, starring Zara Devlin, already attracting industry buzz
Heavy rain warning in place for six counties
Dublin also faces chance of thunderstorms, intense downpours and surface flooding
What on earth is a Gymnich and why is it coming to Wicklow?
EU ministers are gathering in Druids Glen hotel next week for a candid discussion of foreign policy challenges
Hosepipe ban extended to end of September in 13 counties
Ban will be lifted elsewhere from midnight on Wednesday following ‘improvement in water availability’
Six Irish restaurants added to Michelin Guide including three Dublin spots
Three Dublin spots included in influential guide, as well as restaurants in Wexford, Wicklow and Galway
Bray Head climb ‘must be reinstated with designated trail to combat erosion’
Feasibility study also recommends development of a recreational management plan for popular spot
Fire crew called to Wicklow commons after tyres dumped and set alight
Such incidents ‘not uncommon’, says fire chief, despite drought and repeated warnings
A Wicklow mansion rescued from ruin by seven people: ‘I felt sorry for the house’
A far cry from the upstairs-downstairs landed gentry days, the Co Wicklow house perfectly fits National Heritage Week’s theme
‘The Main Street was a very different place’: Ireland’s growing dereliction clear to see in Bray
Many locals are dissatisfied that Co Wicklow’s largest town is looking down-at-heel and shabby
‘We offered them free to the State’: 29 homes built without permission to be razed
But judge had criticised ‘unbelievable chutzpah’ of developers behind work at Chianti Park, South Dublin
‘The bottom line is I didn’t have the money’: Maggie Roche’s Wicklow cafe Little Acorn to close
Roche has a plan for Little Acorn to ‘remain as the Little Acorn one way or another’
Popular Dublin restaurant shut down over ‘breeding’ cockroaches
Offaly food shop with toilet 'overflowing with human waste' closed by food safety watchdog
Disgraced former solicitor Michael Lynn carries out community service in lieu of detention
Lynn received 5½-year sentence in 2024 for stealing more than €18m from financial institutions during Celtic Tiger
Helen Macdonald: ‘Losing a twin at birth predisposed me to search for something missing’
Helen Macdonald is a writer, poet, naturalist and historian of science. Her prize-winning book, H Is for Hawk, was made into a film starring Claire Foy in 2025. She is a guest at the Shaking Bog Festival in Wicklow on August 22nd
Father-of-four killed en route to charity rally leaves ‘incredible legacy’, funeral told
Darrell Nolan was killed in a crash on August 2nd, six days before his birthday
Public advised ‘in the strongest possible terms’ not to attend Wicklow-based GP
Medical Council ‘gravely concerned’ Regine Grah is still practising following High Court suspension
‘Who is this guy?’: From Greystones to Major League Baseball, the story of Adam Macko
The pitcher became a rare phenomenon this summer: an Irish, of sorts, professional baseball player
Plan to double size of Ashford film studios rejected by Wicklow council
Ashford Studios had sought permission for an additional five film studios as part of expansion plan at Kellystown site
Culture Night returns with bell-ringing, shield-painting and an invitation to ‘play the paper bag’
Art and music workshops and demos are just some of the hundreds of events lined up for September 18th
Immerse yourself in tranquility at these waterside homes, from Donegal to Carlow
A four-bed with direct beach access in Wicklow, a cottage overlooking the Barrow and more
Noises Off: Frank McNally on a famous tale of the banshee
Extraordinary sound – ‘neither voice nor instrument’ – heralded baron’s death in 1801
Meet the people behind an Irish summer: ‘We start around 10.30 in the morning and finish at 2am’
Be it a bean an tí, a Skelligs boat captain or a dancing barman, it takes a lot of effort by someone behind the scenes for the holidays to work
‘What was a beautiful habitat now is black soot’: Ireland’s wildfires devastate wildlife
Mammals, small reptiles and amphibians losing shelter and food due to blazes in Tipperary, Wicklow and Waterford
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