Brightlife Studios Photo Exhibition

Brightlife studios in greystones Wicklow are holding an exhibition of photography from Ed Gordon and Peter Gordon. The bank hol Monday is the perfect day to wander round the exhibiition after which why not enjoy a juice outdoors at The Happy Pear or lunch in The three Qs (mmm!!), or just take a stroll along the beach- remember the DART goes straight into greystones – a holiday feeling village just on the outskirts of dublin.

The show  runs on until June 30th.
For more info contact Rita on 01 2871677 or email info@brightlife.ie

See their pdf here for more information:explore-light-nature-press-release

Wicklow Election Candidates Q&A session

Greystones theatre are holding a free questions and answers night next tues and wed where you can ask your local election candidates the questions that matter to you.

Its Free and starts at 9pm.

for more information visit www.greystonestheatre.com

Things to Do Bank Holiday Wicklow

heres a few suggestions fo things to do this weekend in wicklow:

• Visit Halpin Furniture in Arklow and browse round the HUGE warehouse full of great things for the home.
• Walk along Wicklow Head and admire the Fantastic views or devils glen ashford..
• Visit the Beaches of wicklow!!
• Have a gorgeous lunch or dinner at bates restaurant rathdrum
• Visit Sharpeshill animal shelter near glenealy/rathdrum/ deputys pass and get a dog or cat!
• Visit arklow Market or any of the wicklow markets and browse round the stalls of homemade produce
• Visit Greystones Theatre for music and dancing

Wicklow Photos taken by Snipe

Snipe the springer (skippys mate, remember? yeh him) sent uus in some nice photos of Wicklow beach along wicklow head today . lucky git! I was stuck indoors all day! this weekend looks set to be fab so enjoy it folks- get out there, you can chill with the chardonnay in the evening. We will be putting up a few suggestions of things to do tomorrow- bear with us!

till then check out snipes pics here >>>

HilltopTreks Full Moon Walks in Dublin/Wicklow Mts.

Next Walk on Fri June 5th.   Price €25

If interested you can ring Terry on 087-7849599 e-mail info@hilltoptreks.ie or visit www.Hilltoptreks.ie for more information

These night walks are very different and great fun.

The next Full Moon Walk will take place on Fri June 5^th.

We will meet up in Glendalough visitor centre @ 8pm.
The walk will take place in the scenic area of Glendalough County Wicklow.

It will be 2 -3 hrs long and there will also be a break on the walk for some lunch.

The walk will be kept at a pace to suit everyone to keep it as enjoyable as possible.

Yoga Walk in Glendalough

Saturday June 6th

Meet at the Brockagh Centre and Glendalough @11am

The Yoga Walk day is for anybody interested in getting out in the fresh air, going for a walk in the Wicklow area and also trying some yoga.

The Day will involve a yoga session in the morning at 11:00  (No yoga experience is required).

The Yoga session will warm you up, stretch your muscles and have you ready for the walk ahead.  After the yoga we then go for a walk in the Glendalough area.

The walk will be about 2 -3 hrs long, ideally up around the lakes in Glendalough and led by a walking guide.

There will also be a break on the walk for some lunch and many chances to take in the wonderful surroundings.

The walk will be kept at a pace to suit everyone to keep it as enjoyable as possible.

If interested you can ring Terry on 087-7849599 e-mail info@hilltoptreks.ie or visit www.Hilltoptreks.ie for more information

Sun 14th June – Walk Lugnaquillia, Leinster’s Highest mountain

Meeting at 11:00 in Glenmalure: (beside lodge)

The walk will take us along part of the Wicklow way up on to Carrawaystick Mt across to Corrigasleggaun and on up to Lugnaquillia. Where we will stop for a well earnt lunch. Hopefully it will be a clear day as the views from here are stunning.
If interested you can ring Terry on 087-7849599 e-mail info@hilltoptreks.ie or visit www.Hilltoptreks.ie for more information

The Trip are a four piece band from Newtownmounntkennedy.

They play a lot of early rock covers such as The Beatles, The Doors and Led Zeppelin but also have a few original songs and a currentlly working on more. They have being playing around pubs etc in the Wicklow area for the past 6 months or so and are hoping to play very more frequently.

They have a bebo www.thetrip08.bebo.com or a myspace www.myspace.com/tripnewtown or you can contact Colm on 087 9401273 for bookings.

Brightlife Studios Photo Exhibition tomorrow

Brightlife studios in greystones Wicklow are holding an exhibition of photography from Ed Gordon and Peter Gordon.

The opening night is tomorrow Tues 26 May 6.30 pm and All Are Welcome and the show then runs on until June 30th.

See their pdf here for more information:explore-light-nature-press-release

New Wicklow homeopathic ‘drop in’ clinics

Wicklow Homeopathy dot com have sent us in the following information about their two new drop in clinics:
one in Greystones, which is the first in Ireland and now, due to interest, they have set up a second drop in clinic in the Brockagh centre in Laragh.:

Low Cost Natural Healthcare for County Wicklow

People in Co Wicklow can now benefit from low cost Homeopathic treatment in Laragh.  Already established in Greystones, this clinic is operated by Suzi Duff, Tara Rafferty and Paul Dixon, three registered Homeopaths from Co. Wicklow.

It is designed to be a low cost method of treating seasonal bugs (earaches, coughs, summer colds, sore throats, sunburn, insect bite reactions, once off tonsillitis, food poisoning, gastric flu,) as well as sprains, swelling, first aid, morning sickness, gum infections etc. These are all ailments that are “acute” or short duration in nature.

Homeopathic remedies are provided within the total fee of the consultation (€15-€ 30). As part of their courtesy “hand-holding service”, assistance and further remedies are generally provided without additional charge until the specific ailment has disappeared.

Where an ailment returns frequently, or is more chronic i.e. repeated tonsillitis, irritable bowel syndrome, eczema or other skin problems, asthma, menstrual irregularities etc, traditional Homeopathic consultations of 60- 80 minutes are required and can be arranged by appointment.

Homeopathic remedies simply taste sweet and are easy to swallow by children, adults or the elderly.  They can also be used at the same time as existing medication.

To attend the Laragh clinic at The Brockagh Centre, contact Paul via 0863091237.

To visit the Greystones clinic at Waverly House, Greystones Main Street (opposite the Happy Pear), please drop in between the following times.

Monday          2.30pm – 430pm

Wednesday    10.30am- 11.30am

Friday             3.30pm- 4.30pm

How does it work?
Suzi Duff explains “The Homeopath spends 15 minutes discussing your symptoms, a homeopathic remedy is provided (free of charge) with details of how to take it and how to contact Tara,  Suzi or Paul after the appointment in the event further advice or assistance is required until feeling better.”

Tara Rafferty adds “Since 2007, we are receiving excellent feedback from Greystones folk and given the current economic climate, we hope people find the expansion of this service helpful.”

For more details see www.wicklowhomeopathy.com or contact

Suzi Duff 087 6560116, Tara Rafferty 086 4176956, or Paul Dixon 086 3091237.

Contact: Tara Rafferty 0864176956

tara@wicklowhomeopathy.com

The girls from muddy matches are organising another fun weekend across the water this coming Bank Holiday weekend:

Over to you ladies:.

After the success of our May Bank Holiday Sailing Trip, we are delighted to announce two new summer sailing dates:

• June Long Weekend (Thurs 4th – Sun 7th June 2009) – click here for more information.

• August Bank Holiday (Fri 28th – Mon 31st August 2009) – click here for more information.

If you fancy a bit of an adventure and a chance to meet some new like-minded people, why not come and join us?

Why not indeed!!

Roz and Skippythedog

Living Life the wicklow way

Glendalough Tea Dance at The Brockagh Centre

The folks at the Brockagh resource centre in Laragh by Glendalough got in touch with a timely reminder of Next Sundays Tea Dance at the centre.

Social dancing from 3-6pm with music by Richie Halpin.

Adm €5 inc tea and refreshments

Need help on the farm this summer? If its organic you could be in luck!

The Wicklow Hostel who are looking for volunteers to help build their mud wall pointed us in the direction of this site which is useful for people looking for volunteers to help with organic based projects:   wwoof.ie

basically its a site whereby people offer their services in exchange for accommodation, food,education in organic faming and living (and life experiences).

I remember hearing of something similar years ago from a friend when working in the hotel in wicklow. Anyway, it may be worth checking out or joining if you fancy an adventure! hard work too tho I reckon! and of course always get the people you plan to stay with checked out beforehand!!

Incidentally you can see the wicklow hostels cry out for help on its noticeboard on wwoof.ie or just contact Alison here >>

We love this !!

Living life The Wicklow Way
Roz and Skippythedog

Wicklows Future Looks Green and Keen

It is a rare but happy day when we get excited here at www.thewicklowway.ie, and today folks is one of those days!!

We have been contacted by two very enterprising groups who have great plans for Wicklow and Indeed Ireland.

First up is the soon to be opened Wicklow Hostel situated along the Moyne section of the infamous Wicklow Way Walk. This is an eco  friendly hostel and I forsee amazing times ahead.

Incidentally they need a bit of volunteer help to get the ‘Earthship Wall’ (? I dunno yet what it is but I am signing up!) built in time for the planned opening ( september 2009) and we will have more info on that very soon.

In the meantime check them out on: www.wicklowhostel.ie

Secondly but no less important is the entreprenurial Grainne Sherlock who basically wants to get more Wicklow businesses involved with discount offers for tourists visiting Ireland. The cards are  bought by tourists via her website in the form of a 20 euro discount card.

She works tirelessly promoting the scheme with her many tourism contacts and you, the wicklow business, get more tourists visiting you and therefore buying your goods! and for you its free.

They buy it for a whole year and can plan their trips to avail of whatever applicable discounts they wish to avail of.

Guys – this is a GREAT idea and she has done all the work for you. All you have to do is make an offer to be included! see  here for more explanation than I can offer!! on her website: www.emeralddiscounts.ie

Grainne has a wealth of experience within the Irish Tourism Industry and has many useful contacts which she is utilising.

This , my friends, Is how to suceed in a recession- join up – its FREE!!!!

Greystones Theatre – Take a Peek…

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The Early Bird Catches the Wicklow Worm …

One of our regular readers and contributors has sent us in this image taken on his mobile phone this morning.

It is, as you can see , a beautiful image of the sun rising over wicklow head this morning.

So when life’s troubles are piling up and if you can drag yourself from your bed for a while, why not go outside and see what you can see and hear – listen to the dawn chorus.

I promise I will get up early tomorrow and walk round the garden at least before work begins!

thanks Mick and Snipe!

Roz and Skippythedog

Living Life the wicklow way

Wicklows Top Entertainment Venue Greystones Theatre Offers:

Greystones Theatre are delighted to offer a night of family fun this coming Saturday – May 16th with Acari – Hypnotist extrordinaire who visits there on Saturday 16th from 10.00pm.

see www.greystonestheatre.com for details

Art Exhibitions Ongoing for Wicklow Arts Festival

Our Good Friend and Local Artist Helen Pullen has been taking part in the arts trail during the Wicklow Arts Festival and her work – along with Ray McGovern’s is still in the Wicklow library until the 29th of May.

Helen has a light hearted blog upon which she chats away about her painting, jewellery making, son, husband and generally whatever she feels like speaking about that day!!

you can view her blog and there see sample sof her work on : www.helenpullen.blogspot.com

We wish you every success at the exhibition Helen and Ray, We’ll get our asses down there over the next while!

Roz and Skippy the dog

Living Life the Artistically Wicklow Way!

Dinner at Bates Rathdrum May Bank Holiday Weekend

What can we say guys? Bates restaurant in Rathdrum got the thumbs up again not only from us humans but from Skippy The Dog too!

The holiday weekend proved an ideal chance to enjoy some of Wicklows finest restaurants and bates restaurant is surely one of these! Myself and a friend headed up to bates on Saturday night to find the restaurant buzzing with a fun atmosphere pervading throughout.

We were welcomed by Alvaro and seated at a  comfortable table with the usual niceties of breads, dips and water to settle us in. ( I ADORE their olive tapenade!!). My friend is a vegetarian and found a good choice of meals to choose from , selecting the gnocchi whilst yours truly elected for the seasonal Lamb.

The whole meal was deliciously cooked by the wonderful Marino and there were small groups, couples, birthday party people and businessmen all enjoying the night.

We later chilled out outside in the cute and pretty cobblestoned lane then headed back home full of yummy food and with a special doggy bag for mr skippy. Needless to say he wolfed it up and says cheers to bates and hopes to see y’all again soon.

Why not check out their videos on their YouTube to get an idea of the restaurant:
Bates Restaurant Wicklow- Videos >>> or visit their website on www.batesrestaurant.ie

Skippy gets narky

Many of our Wicklow Readers didn’t believe that Skippers could ever get narky on account of my being away at important functions like the launch of the Wicklow Arts festival – starting this Saturday 2 May 2009.

For those non believers I give you this :

needless to say he has been fed now…. all cute and cuddles again!

Roz and Skippythedog
Living life The Wicklow Way