Eileen Earls News Today

Wicklow Cancer Support and St Vincent de Paul have benefited from the annual Remembrance Tree despite Covid-19 restrictions. Wicklow Rotary Club erected the annual Remembrance Tree for the 14th successive year and collected funds for a total of €5,000 for both volunteer organisations. Andy Bolger, president of Wicklow Rotary, said: The Remembrance Tree has proved a popular meeting place leading up to Christmas every year for the people of Wicklow and visitors to the town. Everyone is encour...

Fr Pat ORourke ditched the razor in November in a bid to raise cash for Wicklow Cancer Support. The popular priest was overwhelmed by peoples generosity during Movember and raised over €1,800 for the charity. This isnt the first time that Fr Pat of Wicklow Parish decided to forgo shaving for the month of November and grow a beard to raise awareness of mens health issues. His efforts managed to raise a total of €1,845, much to the delight of Wicklow Cancer Support. Chairperson Eileen Ear...

A pink digger rented out by Wicklow Hire and Sales in aid of Wicklow Cancer Support has raised just over €10,000 in the space of 18 months. The hire company based in Wicklow town purchased a Kubota U17 mini digger and painted the powerful excavator a bright shade of pink. Any funds raised through the rental of the pink digger went directly to Wicklow Cancer Support. Barry OReilly of Wicklow Hire and Sales has been delighted with the amount of support the initiative has generated. It has work...