Window On Wicklow

Window on Wicklow is East Coast FM’s weekly current affairs and features series that airs on The Morning Show with Declan Meehan every Tuesday and Thursday. Reported and produced by Jamie Ryan, each package focuses on the people, communities, challenges and ideas that often sit just outside the daily news cycle - from social issues and local campaigns to culture, education, environment, sport and community life. The series is built around strong local voices and grounded reporting, giving space to stories that matter across the Garden County, whether that is a national issue seen through a Wicklow lens or a local initiative with wider relevance. Each report aims to explain, explore and reflect what is happening across Wicklow - one story at a time 🎙️📍🍃 Want a story featured on Window on Wicklow? Email Jamie.ryan@eastcoast.fm ! Window on Wicklow is funded by the News Reporting Scheme.

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Episodes

• Window on Wicklow Episode 12: Blue Balls Wicklow

  Thursday, 9 April 2026

  7 minutes

  Jamie Ryan joined the men from Blue Balls Wicklow for a sea swim, a sauna and to see first hand how this group help to support each other's mental health.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 11: Mo Chara Homeless Support

  Tuesday, 7 April 2026

  11 minutes

  Jamie Ryan joined Mo Chara Homeless Support to see first hand the work that they do

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 10: World Autism Awareness Day with The Cosy Cup Club

  Thursday, 2 April 2026

  7 minutes

  For World Autism Awareness Day we visited The Cosy Cup Club, an Arklow-based social café initiative supporting neurodiverse adults

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 9: The Wicklow Town Memory Cafe

  Tuesday, 31 March 2026

  8 minutes

  Jamie Ryan attended the official launch of the Wicklow Town Memory Cafe

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 8: World Theatre Day

  Thursday, 26 March 2026

  8 minutes

  Jamie Ryan came along to on of Bray Musical Society's rehearsals ahead of their upcoming production of 'We Will Rock You' to hear about what theatre means to them this World Theatre Day

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 7: The Fuel of Youth

  Tuesday, 24 March 2026

  9 minutes

  Jamie Ryan reports from Baltinglass, where local filmmaker John Hughes premiered The Fuel of Youth - a feature film shot almost entirely in West Wicklow with a largely local cast and crew.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 6: The Cartwheel Trad Band

  Thursday, 19 March 2026

  5 minutes

  Jamie Ryan headed to West Wicklow to meet The Cartwheel Trad Band and hear how a band born from personal tragedy became something truly beautiful.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 5: The Outdoor School - St. Patrick's Curtlestown

  Monday, 16 March 2026

  6 minutes

  Jamie Ryan headed to Curtlestown to meet the teachers and students from St. Patrick's Curtlestown about their outdoor schooling and their very exciting St. Patrick's Day United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Project

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 4: Teacher's Tears

  Thursday, 12 March 2026

  7 minutes

  Jamie Ryan speaks to Pilates With Ash's class ahead of their fundraiser 'Teacher's Tears' in aid of Wicklow Animal Welfare

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 3: Just 1 Life

  Tuesday, 10 March 2026

  6 minutes

  Jamie Ryan headed to the Wicklow Rotary Club's road safety presentation, 'Just 1 Life'.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 2: Focus on Fostering Week

  Thursday, 5 March 2026

  7 minutes

  Jamie Ryan speaks to foster carers and those working in the sector during Focus on Fostering Week, exploring the realities, challenges and importance of fostering in Wicklow and across Ireland

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 1: Scoil na Sléibhte

  Tuesday, 3 March 2026

  8 minutes

  Jamie Ryan headed to Kiltegan for a unique Irish language school - Scoil na Sléibhte!

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