A higher share than ever of first-time buyers took out mortgages last month as banks loaned out 946 million euro
.The number of home loans approved in August is up 14 per cent ,after reducing during the pandemic restrictions, but it's still down 11 per cent on the same month last year.
3,875 mortgages were taken out, 2,259 of them by people buying their first home.
Wicklow Gets Ready For The Tidy Towns Competition.
Seven new seats and replacement bins have been installed in and around Aughrim village and the Tinakilly Bridge area to aid the local Tidy Towns
4 Wicklow Schools Participating In Phase One Rollout Of New Leaving Cert Subjects
Four Wicklow schools will be the first to offer the new Leaving Certificate subjects of Drama, Film and Theatre Studies and Climate Action and Sustainable Development from the start of the 2025/26 school year.
Calls Made For Deer Management Plan In Wicklow
ReWild Wicklow is calling for a deer management plan in the county's woodlands.
Two Men And Woman Released Without Charge In Connection With Shooting Incident In Delgany.
Two men were held in garda custody in relation to a fatal shooting incident in North Wicklow last December.
An 'Indian summer' is expected throughout the county this week.
Temperatures expected to be between 17 to 20 degrees today.
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High: 19°C | Low: 10°C
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High: 18°C | Low: 10°C
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High: 21°C | Low: 7°C