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UK heath care investor Primary Health Properties has purchased a purpose-built primary care centre in Shankill, county Dublin, for €3.8m.

Plans for the country’s biggest offshore wind farm go on display today as part of a first phase of public consultation on the project.

How They Met: Kitchen slow dance led to romance for Eileen Whelan RTÉ’s Eileen Whelan found herself lucky in love after attending a party in Galway with her pal Teresa Mannion back in 2007. The phrase happy as Larry takes on a new meaning as the journalist explains how they came to be together, hitting it off instantly and even slow dancing on the night they first met, much to the amusement of Larry’s NUIG colleagues. Eileen’s now-husband lecturer Larry Donnelly was the man others at the...

Shoreline Leisure Centre in Greystones has been selected as a Covid-19 vaccination centre for north Wicklow. Chief Executive Officer for Shoreline Leisure, Dominic Gunshenan, said he is delighted they are able to help in the fight against Covid. We are proud to assist the HSE in any way with the roll-out of the Covid vaccination programme, said Mr Gunshenan. The double sports hall located within Shoreline is the ideal venue to carry out the most important function it has ever been called upon t...

Mr Phillips-Davies acknowledges that this target is ambitious, but said the Government needs to move forward with legislation that will speed up planning and licensing for offshore projects and with supports for renewable power. He argues that renewable developers need a guaranteed price to underpin their projects, which allows them to raise cash needed to build them cheaply. Irish businesses will hear from Mr Phillips-Davies on Thursday, when he addresses employers’ group Ibec’s lead...

SSE Renewables has pledged to spend €6bn by 2030 to build 2GW of offshore wind farms in Irish waters. Chief executive Alistair Phillips-Davies said the company plans to add the projects in phases in the coming years, starting with its consented 520MW Arklow Bank 2. “Arklow can deliver by 2025 and it would be great to get that off the drawing board, start delivering that investment in Ireland and create a positive feedback loop around the offshore wind industry here," he told a conference to...

Róisín Murphy describes her RTE Tommy Tiernan Show experience as strange and hits out at questions asked The Arklow singer appears on this weeks Adam Buxton Podcast Roisin Murphy on the Tommy Tiernan Show Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for ...

LADbible Dominic Smithers | Last updated  12:06 PM, February 21 2021 GMT A couple of hikers, who rescued a missing dog while out on a walk, have been reported to the police for breaching lockdown rules, with Gardai making enquiries in relation to the lodge where the couple were staying. Loading… Ciara Nolan and Jean Francois Bonnet came across the golden retriever while out in the Wicklow Mountains along Irelands east coast on 6 February. They found Neesha close to the summit, with Jean pic...

Arklow Community First Responders (CFR) celebrated a milestone anniversary by unveiling their 10th Public Access Defibrillator in the town over the weekend. The local lifesavers marked a special day on St Valentines Day, which was their 10th anniversary as an active responder group with the National Ambulance Service (NAS). They first went live to answering cardiac emergencies on behalf of NAS on February 14, 2011. The latest defibrillator is situated at Sweeneys Garage and Taxi Hire on the Sea...

Provisional data suggests there has been a drop in most types of crime in the county last year, which has been linked to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Chief Superintendent Denis Ferry gave an overview of policing achievements in County Wicklow in 2020, based on provisional data at the recent meeting of Wicklow County Councils Joint Policing Committee meeting (JPC). However, the Chief Superintendent expressed concerns about a potential rise in cases of domestic abuse. Chief Superintenden...