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The humanitarian work of a Wicklow charity was shared with Pope Leo XIV recently, as Senator Aubrey McCarthy, a leading figure in Greystones through his organisation Tiglin, had the "privilege” to meet His Holiness during a Christmas audience in Rome.

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Pope Leo XIV accepts St Brigid’s Cross from senator and founder of leading Wicklow charity ↗

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A landmark Victorian residence, built around 1860 in Wicklow town and which has been meticulously restored throughout, arrives on the market with an asking price of €1,750,000.

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See inside landmark Victorian home in Wicklow on the market for €1.75m ↗

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While not without its teething problems and customer complaints when it was rolled out in January last year, the BusConnects programme, which brought major changes to Bray in early 2025, introducing new 24-hour routes (E1) and enhancing connections locally, has brought a lot of success for Dublin Bus. The operator has now revealed the busiest route on its entire network.

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Dublin Bus unveils busiest route of 2025 – and it’s in Wicklow ↗

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For 25 years, Avondale Sports has been a landmark on Rathdrum Main Street, quietly adapting to changing tastes and fashions while responding to what people in the town actually need. Stocking its shelves with products ranging from running spikes to gas cookers, co-owner Bill Porter says that locals shopping locally is key to their longevity, and that “diversifying is the only way” to compete with online retail.

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How a Wicklow shop lasted 25 years on Main Street by selling ‘a bit of everything’ ↗

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Four men have been charged as part of an ongoing investigation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in Co Wicklow.

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Four men charged in relation to sale and supply of drugs in south east ↗

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If you are not the type of person to commit to demanding resolutions, but would like to make a change to your lifestyle that will help you, help others, or just offer something new for the new year, then here are some suggestions that are not too taxing and won’t break the bank.

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Five ideas for easy New Year’s resolutions to take up in Wicklow ↗

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A number of cases were heard before Bray District Court recently.

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Wicklow District Court round-up: Aggravated burglary, breach of community service order and threatening to damage property among cases heard ↗

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The first baby born in 2026 is a little boy named Elliot – who arrived into the world just 35 seconds past midnight.

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It’s a boy – the first baby born in Ireland in 2026 just seconds past midnight ↗

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