“I just sat down and started writing and the story just flowed.” Wicklow mum Candice Samons has written a children’s book series inspired by her daughter’s journey. Candice spoke to the Irish Independent about her self-published book series, which came about after her daughter Taylor was diagnosed with autism aged 18 months. Taylor, now aged […]
1 year ago
Google searches for ‘Lough Tay’ have surged by an astonishing 1253% in the past week thanks to Irish Wish Travel trends are seeing a major shakeup in Ireland as a large number of holidaymakers admit they plan to book trips after being inspired by TV shows or movies. Riding on this trend, new data from […]
1 year ago
Met Éireann has published a thunderstorm warning for 11 counties as torrential conditions head our way. The Status Yellow warning is in place for Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Tipperary and Waterford. According to the Irish forecasters, it is valid from now (14:22) until 21:00 on Tuesday evening, July 4. Met […]
2 years ago
A man from Wicklow was left in shock after winning a six-figure EuroMillions prize with a ticket he left in his pocket over the weekend. The man who has remained anonymous won the hefty prize in last Friday’s EuroMillions draw, taking home a life-changing sum. When speaking about the moment he realised he was the […]
2 years ago
Do I ever miss Wicklow? Yes, all the time. In the past two weeks, two of the world’s brightest stars put Wicklow on the map. As she arrived for the Irish premiere of The Wonder, actress Florence Pugh cited her time in Wicklow as reason enough to move to Ireland, while Taylor Swift name-checked it […]
3 years ago
She’s practically Irish at this point. As any sane person is doing today, we’re all just blaring Taylor Swift’s new album Midnights all day – and as we did this we happened to notice a mention of one Wicklow town. While most of the album is similar to Evermore and Folklore in the sense that […]
3 years ago