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Christmas shoppers in Arklow and Wicklow town can do some good with their purchasing power this festive season by opting to pick up some gifts from their local Jack and Jill Charity Boutique, which will support local Jack and Jill families.

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Arklow Bank Wind Park 2 is forecast to boost the economy of counties Wicklow and Wexford by up to €13m annually, while supporting up to 80 jobs a year in its lifetime, which is expected to be 35 years.

Tributes have been paid to David Lane who died tragically in a farming accident while sowing winter wheat in Ballyfad, Gorey on Wednesday, November 22.

With the festive season in full swing, the Arklow Shipping Silver Band is gearing up for a series of performances to spread holiday cheer throughout the community.

With every village and town in the Garden County now decked out in twinkling lights and festive decorations, stretching from the seaside all the way to the Wicklow Mountains and beyond, Wicklow has many magical experiences on offer where young ones can meet Santa and Ms Claus to discuss what they hope to find under the tree present-wise on Christmas morning.

Two talented Wicklow youngsters fulfilled a life-long dream on Friday as they appeared on the Late Late Toy Show.

Dubliner Freya McLaughlin (11), who is a regular visitor to Bray’s Festina Lente, was not only asked to sing the final song of the night on the Late Late Toy Show, when Patrick Kielty brought the curtain down with ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’, but the host gave the little star a Christmas present to remember with the trip of a lifetime to next summer's Olympics in Paris.