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Get ready to saddle up for Bike Week with an array of exciting events taking place throughout County Wicklow from Saturday, May 11 to Sunday, May 19.

Arklow had a huge representation at this year’s Speech and Drama Teachers of Ireland Feis finals at the Talbot Hotel in Stillorgan, with competitors from Sinead Riley’s Speech and Drama Group bringing home a haul of awards in various creative disciplines.

The father of Nadine Lott from Arklow, Co Wicklow has expressed his family’s relief that her killer, Daniel Murtagh, withdrew a bid to overturn his murder conviction, saying it spared them having to “relive Nadine’s pain and suffering”.

Arklow councillors hope to address the parking issues plaguing their town's shoppers and business owners by instigating a county-wide review of Wicklow’s car parking by-laws.

Russian Arklow resident Viktoria Bodley has announced her campaign as an independent candidate in the Arklow Electoral Area ahead of the upcoming June local elections.

Wicklow estate agent DNG Thornton Properties has been named Small Branch of the Year 2024 at the DNG National Conference and Awards ceremony, which took place at Tulfarris Hotel and Golf Resort in County Kildare.

Two Mayo towns have been ranked as the best places in Ireland to live in order to achieve a healthy work-life balance.

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Portlaoise 32 Arklow 12 PORTLAOISE RFC hosted the Leinster League finals on Saturday with eight finals in total being played, staggered throughout the day.

Taoiseach Simon Harris has said it is a “good day for Wicklow”, after funding of €3m was approved to build a state-of-the-art, two-storey library at Ballywaltrim, on Boghall Road, in Bray.