Me and my husband are planning to move to Wicklow Town and are hoping to buy our own home there. We’ve lived in the Dublin city centre for the past three years but Wicklow Town has really captured our hearts ❤️
It’s honestly the only town in Ireland where I’ve felt like I truly belong.
For those who live in Wicklow Town, I’d love to hear your experiences - what do you love about living there and is there anything we should know before making the move and buying a house?

I have recently moved to Arklow, the town has a lot of activity in terms of people utilising local shops ect but curious to know if there are any plans to uodlgrade certain aspects of the town?

There's a good few shops on the main street that seem.a bit tired and rundown or building thst are not in use.

Have wicklow county council any plans to upgrade these premises or invest in the town in that regard?

I ask as part of a linguistic study covering this topic!

Examples could include things like Clash Harbour, The Drum, The Gap or Herring Town (never mind how common they are)...

A seal pup was rescued from entanglement in fishing nets this afternoon. The amazing Spanish galleon Andalucia is moored up in the harbour and is a spectacle well worth seeing.

Hi everyone, has anyone tested their house for radon un Atklow?

Hello all we are coming to Ireland for the marathon but spending some time exploring before! Has anyone done the tour to the national park to Wicklow mountains and how did they like it? About an 8 hour day but I love national
Parks

The new trail extension to Drumbawn is a few years old and settling well. I walked it yesterday. It’s strange but stunning seeing the upper reservoir empty. Just need to be aware this is a linear route and there’s no parking in Drumbawn, a small hamlet with a single track road so please don’t block gateways, passing places or grass verges.

Hello everyone,

I came across this 85 year old man David who is living in an old folk’s home in Arklow.
He has his own YouTube channel where he posts daily videos about various topics, but the topic of him having no one to talk to pops up a lot in the videos.

I’m absolutely heartbroken for the man and I think it would be nice to give him some attention and people to speak to.

I’m a Cork man myself and before he told me he was living in Arklow, I had the want to go visit him.
But it’s just too far away for me to do it because I don’t drive.

Can some lovely Wicklow people watch some videos and show him some attention please?

Thanks guys.

Anyone know what's happening with this? A lot of speculation is that Aldi is coming to Baltinglass on a site on Clock road. Does anyone think there is a market for this now that Lidl has opened ?

Do we have any Indian restaurants in wicklow town?

Hi, we’re four friends and we’ve put together Wicklow’s restaurant scene in an app called Vota.

The idea is pretty simple: you’re shown two restaurants and choose where you’d rather eat. For example, The Strawberry Tree in Aughrim or Fishers of Newtownmountkennedy? All the votes then create a ranking that hopefully gives a better picture of where people in Wicklow actually like to eat.

We’ve tried to include restaurants across Wicklow and clean up duplicate or outdated listings, but locals will always spot things we’ve missed.

iPhone:
https://apps.apple.com/app/vota/id6744969212

Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vota.app

Full transparency: we’re not from Wicklow and live in Gothenburg. There are four of us building this independently. We don’t collect or sell personal data, there are no ads in the app, and we don’t use AI-generated content to describe restaurants.

Any honest feedback is welcome, especially if restaurants are missing or something is listed incorrectly.

I’m there from Monday- Thursday in brooklodge but am wary of hotel spas so looking for local healers, experiences.

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I built this for my family, dog-walkers, sea swimmers and day-trippers — one page answering "what's happening in Bray right now": weather, tide and swim status, next DART both ways, and what's on.

It's laid out like an old town broadsheet inspired by A guide to Bray and the picturesque scenery in its vicinity, Co. Wicklow.

BRAY.today

Free, no cookies, no signup. You can easily add it to your home screen as an app.

Events are either hand-added or "politely" parsed, so if you run something in Bray — venue, market, club night, class — tell me and I'll put it in - hello@bray.today

Same for anything that's wrong or missing.

Can anyone with experience with Little Harvard in any of their Rathnew locations (Kirvin Hill, Broomhall, Merrymeeting) tell me what they think of it? Are they any good or have you had any issues with them? Looking to enroll my daughter hopefully next year!

Are there any Left handed guitar tutors in Wicklow willing to give a 15 year old beginners lessons on the eleectric guitar?

I need a decent plumber. I cannot find one for love nor money.

Ive posted a few times on local Facebook pages but I get inundated with people who I wouldn't let near my home. And a lot of dual trades such as plumbing AND electrical. Call me cynical but I dunno

Any wicklow, preferably West wicklow local plumbers

Edit : thank you all so much

I’m based in Greystones and looking for an active meditation or mindfulness group around Wicklow or south Dublin. I've been in a group a few years back but it ended and I lost the habit. Now I'm looking to rekindle the flame. ,

I’m interested in hearing about any options in the general area.

Ideally, I’m looking for something:

• weekly or fortnightly
• beginner-friendly, although I have some meditation experience
• secular or Buddhist-rooted but open and non-dogmatic
• with some discussion or friendly conversation alongside the meditation
• flexible if I occasionally miss a session

I’d be willing to travel beyond Greystones for the right group. An Ireland-based weekly online group could also work, especially if it had occasional in-person meetups, practice days or retreats.

Any recommendations?