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“I mentioned to a Dundalk native that I was falling hard for the country’s green rolling hills. He had a typically poetic Irish response, positing it was up to me to decide if the landscape was in fact ‘bleak or beautiful.’ I chose the latter.” Courier photo/Mick Rhodes

The Suantrai Female Vocal Ensemble will give Wicklow music lovers another chance to hear their dulcet tones when they perform their debut Christmas concert at Sts. Mary and Peter Church in Arklow on Thursday, December 14 at 7.30 p.m.

The Arklow community is locked in a debate about Wicklow County Council spending and plastic waste after a wave of colourful pencil bollards were splashed around the seaside town as part of the Safer Routes to School scheme.

Carrick United Under 16 side that beat Ballyduff in the Waterford Schoolgirls League. U14 SFAI Cup Piltown 4-0 Arklow Town A blistering opening five minutes saw…

The Arklow Bay Hotel hosted the Golden Circle Tea Dance which was attended by the local community who danced the night away.

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A ‘managed retreat’ away from coastal areas in the coming decades could soon become national policy, with the effects of climate change on sea levels meaning many Irish cities, including those on the Wicklow coastline, from Bray south to Arklow, could be facing big changes as early as 2050.

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Toy Show-obsessed Wicklow girl Eva Belle Bradshaw will fulfil a long-held dream on Friday evening when she sings her heart out to her favourite tune on stage at the country’s most beloved festive showcase.

Arklow’s famous community spirit was on full show when members from over 30 voluntary groups, charities and organisations gathered at the Arklow Bay Hotel for the inaugural ACE awards.