Wicklow

The Katie Taylor portrait styled on Holbein The first ever portrait of Katie Taylor, painted when she was a sports-mad 15-year-old, is to be auctioned in her native Co Wicklow. Set to happen just weeks before the Bray boxer takes her final bow in front of 80,000 fans at Croke Park. Titled ‘The Ambassadors’, the […]

1 month ago

This winner will certainly be enjoying their Easter Weekend. One lucky EuroMillions player in Ireland has landed themselves a cool €134,388 after their ticket matched 5 numbers and one lucky star.  The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased on Thursday, April 17, from Centra Delgany, Wicklow Arms, Delgany, Co. Wicklow.   Thursday’s winning numbers were: 20, […]

1 year ago

One county has been hit with an Orange Warning. Almost half of the country has been hit with a Status Yellow weather warning heading into Easter weekend. Met Éireann‘s latest set of weather warnings does not bode well for anyone expecting to enjoy sunshine over the coming long weekend. Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, and […]

1 year ago

Investigations are ongoing. A woman has been re-arrested as part of an investigation into a fatal assault in Wicklow in February. Juris Viktorovs was found dead in a house in Ballyconnell in Shillelagh on Thursday 10 February. A woman and a man in their 30s were arrested at the scene, but released later. The woman […]

4 years ago

Nom nommy nom nom. Chicken wings are great. We’ll probably have that put on our tombstones. “Here lies JOE, lover of chicken wings, because chicken wings are great.” So the fact that there is a chicken wing festival makes perfect sense, because festivals are basically big celebrations, and chicken wings deserve to be celebrated. Running […]

7 years ago