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The relieved owner of the Golden Eagle who went missing in Wicklow for eight days, prompting a massive social media search, has expressed his joy at being reunited with his pet.

The Coast Guard, RNLI, fire services and gardai are all involved in the search

Rare Call of Arklow Shipping Cargoship to Neighbouring Wicklow Port 11th March 2021 Arklow Vanguard arriving to Wicklow Port today - on what is a rare call by an ASL to the east coast port. The Dutch flagged vessel had sailed across the Celtic Sea from Avonmouth Docks on the Bristol Channel. Credit: Wicklow Maritime -facebook Before signing off for Afloats report on RV Celtic Voyagers Dun Laoghaire call and bad weather forecast for Wicklow Head, this led to tracking an Arklow Shipping cargo...

Arklow RNLI Mechanic Michael Fitzgerald Retires After 40 Years 9th March 2021 Michael Fitzgerald with his retirement gifts Credit: RNLI/Arklow ArklowRNLI marked the end of an era last Friday 5 March when Michael Fitzgerald, the station’s full-time mechanic retired after 40 years of dedicated service to the charity. Michael, who grew up on Harbour Road in Arklow, first joined the RNLI in 1980 when he was just 16. At the time, the station had a wooden lifeboat. It was his uncle, also Michael,...

Choosing to challenge: Women of the World Food Programme Meet five trailblazers excelling in roles traditionally occupied by men 8 March 2021, By Alicia Stafford   They come from a variety of backgrounds and have overcome a variety of obstacles, but the five voices below share a message: Yes we can.    ‘Three decades ago, when I would go into a meeting, I was the only woman’ — Konjit Kidane, Chief of Procurement Konjit Kidane, WFP Chief of Procurement. Photo: WFP   At the begi...

Comments International Womens Day, March 8, celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Here IrishCentral looks at the inspiring lives of some of Irelands fiercest females. In 1976, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich wrote, "Well-behaved women seldom make history…" and this could not be truer for the cast of characters found in Irish history. All these women threw away social norms, lead the life they wanted and achieved what they set out to, even when they w...

Shoreline is a collaborative album created by Release Wellness and many local musicians. It was launched before Christmas as a digital release, but now is available to buy as a CD. Profits from sales of the album go towards helping to support local musicians who cannot work due to the Covid-19 pandemic and it showcases some of the creative talent in Arklow. Caoimhe Ní Chonchúir, Pat Crowe, Jamie Doyle, Devin Reardon are among the performers who are part of the album. More information about h...

A teenage girl who required stitches to her forehead after a goalpost on which she was swinging fell on her has secured some €52,000 under a settlement of her High Court action. Angelica Riabusko, suing by her mother Marina, of Charlesland Park, Greystones, Co Wicklow, sued Wicklow County Council over the accident which happened on the pitch at Arklow Leisure Centre on August 27, 2016. Mr Justice Garrett Simons was told the girl, now aged 17, then aged 13, was out for a walk with her mother. ...

Why windfarm plans are ruffling feathers Updated / Friday, 5 Mar 2021 12:30 Economics Correspondent Bray Head has become an even more popular spot for walkers since lockdown. Like many spots along the east coast, if walkers took in the view out to sea over the past several months they would have seen ships conducting survey work. Thats because Ireland’s east coast is quietly preparing to become the backbone of Ireland’s renewable energy. There are five proposed offshore windfarms along the...

Public support needed for electric dreams to come true Updated / Friday, 5 Mar 2021 12:27 Increasing use of electric cars is one of the reasons why demand for power will rise in the coming years Economics Correspondent On a cold bright blue day, the turbine rotors on Bord na Mónas windfarm at Mount Lucas in Co Offaly cut through the wind with a whoop. I was there to meet the CEO of Wind Energy Ireland, David Connolly, the industry group that represents windfarm operators.   The organisatio...