The Irish Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
ANGLING NOTES:IRELAND’S tidiest small town was the centre of angling activity recently when 40 teenagers arrived in Aughrim, Co Wicklow, for the annual rainbow trout competition in the Angling for All Facility.
The Wertzone (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Having previously travelled on motorbike from London to New York via Europe, Central Asia, Siberia, Alaska and Canada on Long Way Round , and from John O'Groats to Cape Town on Long Way Down , Charley Boorman sets out on another adventure. This time the motorbikes (and previous wingman Ewan McGregor, who was busy filming) have been left behind as Boorman sets out from his childhood home in County Wicklow,...
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
Astronomy Ireland’s biggest event of the year, the annual Star-B-Q, gets underway tonight at the GAA grounds in Roundwood, Co Wicklow, Ireland's highest village.
Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/21/2009
Cycling's Tour of Ireland gets underway in Co Wicklow later this morning.
The Irish Diaspora (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
Gaelic variations : Ceallaigh, Ceallach, Ó Ceallaigh, Ó Caollaidhe, Ó Caollaighe, Ó Cadhla, Mac Caochlaoich: “war or contention”. Anglicised variations : Kelly, Kelley, O’Kelly, Kealy, Keely, Keily, Kehelly, Kehilly, Coakley. Kelly is the second most common surname in Ireland and originates from at least seven different and unrelated ancient clans or septs....
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 07/23/2009
Having guided Wicklow to three All-Ireland qualifier successes on the trot, it comes as little surprise that Mick O'Dwyer has stuck with a winning formula for Saturday night’s meeting with Kildare.
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 07/18/2009
ALL-IRELAND SFC QUALIFIER ROUND THREE/Wicklow 1-15 Down 0-17:Tony Hannon kept his cool to send over a ‘45’ with the last kick of the game to continue Mick O’Dwyer’s dream run with the Garden County at Fortress Aughrim today.
Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/18/2009
Wicklow are into the last 12 of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
Emerging Writer (Free subscription) | 06/13/2009
This year, more than 800 entries were received, all of which were read in an anonymous process by a panel of readers. A longlist of 30 was then passed on – again anonymously – to the competition judge, Richard Ford, from which the six prize winners were selected. They should publish the shortlist for reasons of encouragement I think. The filter judges aren't named but will obviously have...
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
A mountain rescue team on skis rescued four people stranded when their vehicles got stuck in heavy snow in the Wicklow Mountains in southeast Ireland.Wicklow Mountain Rescue attempted to reach the area by vehicle several times Wednesday but was able to get no closer than 3 miles away, The Irish Independent reported. Finally, two members of the group headed into Sally Gap on skis carrying thermal blankets...
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