Window On Wicklow

Window on Wicklow is East Coast FM’s current affairs and features series on The Morning Show with Declan Meehan, airing every Tuesday and Thursday. Produced and reported by Jamie Ryan, it focuses on Wicklow’s people, communities, and untold stories — from social issues to culture, sport and local life — with a strong emphasis on local voices and grounded reporting across the Garden County. Have a story you want to see featured? Email jamie.ryan@eastcoast.fm Window on Wicklow is funded by the News Reporting Scheme.

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Episodes

• Window on Wicklow Episode 48: Children's Sea Safari

  Thursday, 13 August 2026

  7 minutes

  Jamie Ryan visited Brittas Bay to meet marine biologist Mona McCrea and the families taking part in Wicklow’s Sea Safari workshops, discovering the marine life hidden along the county’s coastline.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 47: Wicklow's Taking a Stand Against Domestic Abuse

  Tuesday, 11 August 2026

  13 minutes

  Jamie Ryan joined Wicklow Safe Haven, Anu Wicklow and survivor Amy Shortall to highlight domestic abuse supports across Wicklow.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 46: Bray Walking Tours

  Thursday, 6 August 2026

  7 minutes

  Jamie Ryan joined Jake O'Neill for the Hidden Gem's + Secrets Tour as part of his Bray Walking Tours

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 45: Baltinglass Connect Cafe

  Tuesday, 4 August 2026

  10 minutes

  Jamie Ryan headed to the Tearmann Community Gardens in Baltinglass for the West Wicklow Mental Health Association's Connect Café, where local volunteers are helping tackle isolation, reduce stigma around mental health and connect people with supports available across the region.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 44: Edible Bray's Butterfly Project

  Thursday, 30 July 2026

  9 minutes

  Jamie Ryan joined Edible Bray at the Bray Recycling Centre to learn how the Butterfly Project is helping boost biodiversity by creating habitats for native butterflies through community planting.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 43: We Can Quit

  Tuesday, 28 July 2026

  10 minutes

  Jamie Ryan joined Bray & North Wicklow Area Partnership's We Can Quit programme during the final week of its free stop-smoking course, hearing from participants about their journey to becoming smoke-free with the support of the group.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 42: STEM Academy Ireland - Lego Parent and Child Build Night

  Thursday, 23 July 2026

  8 minutes

  Jamie Ryan was in Kilcoole at their new STEM Academy Ireland base Lego Parent and Child Build Night

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 41: Balto Kayak Club

  Tuesday, 21 July 2026

  9 minutes

  Jamie Ryan joined members of Balto Kayak Club on the River Slaney in Baltinglass to hear why they fear the club's future is at risk after more than a year without a permanent home.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 40: Let's Play Wicklow

  Thursday, 16 July 2026

  6 minutes

  Jamie Ryan headed to Burnaby Park in Greystones, where families, schools and summer camps came together for a day of giant games, bubbles, music and outdoor fun as Let's Play Wicklow rolled into town.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 39: New Men’s Walk ‘n Talk Summer Programme

  Tuesday, 14 July 2026

  9 minutes

  Jamie Ryan joined the new Men’s Walk ‘n Talk group on Bray Seafront to learn how a simple weekly walk is helping men connect, support one another and improve their mental wellbeing in a relaxed, informal setting.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 38: Daniel Kelly's Journey to World Disability Billiards and Snooker Success

  Thursday, 9 July 2026

  9 minutes

  Jamie Ryan was in Rathnew with world number one disability snooker player Daniel Kelly to hear how the local cue sports star is inspiring others and flying the flag for Wicklow on the international stage.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 37: Wicklow Pride 2026

  Tuesday, 7 July 2026

  9 minutes

  East Coast FM's Jason Collins and Jamie Ryan broadcasted live from the iconic Black Castle in Wicklow Town for Wicklow Pride 2026.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 36: Greystones Youth Cafe

  Thursday, 2 July 2026

  7 minutes

  Jamie Ryan and Mischa Cleary joined Samantha Kirkness and the team at Greystones Youth Café to explore how the youth-led space is helping young people build confidence, make friends and find a place where they truly belong.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 35: Wicklow Badminton Club

  Tuesday, 30 June 2026

  11 minutes

  Wicklow Badminton Club has grown to more than 90 members just months after launching in Wicklow Town. Jamie Ryan visited a weekly session at East Glendalough School to hear how the club is using sport to bring people together and build community connections.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 34: Volunteers Response Units in Wicklow

  Thursday, 25 June 2026

  8 minutes

  Jamie Ryan speaks to volunteers from the Greystones and Wicklow Coast Guard and Wicklow Rapid Response about the commitment, sacrifices and community spirit behind emergency response volunteering in County Wicklow.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 33: Dunlavin Arts Festival

  Tuesday, 23 June 2026

  9 minutes

  Jamie Ryan headed to the heart of West Wicklow for the Dunlavin Arts Festival

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 32: Refugee Week

  Thursday, 18 June 2026

  8 minutes

  Jamie Ryan was at Wicklow Library for the Launch of Refugee Week

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 31: Rathnew GAA All Stars

  Tuesday, 16 June 2026

  6 minutes

  Jamie Ryan was at Merrymeeting with the Rathnew GAA All Stars team

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 30: Merck Curiosity Cube

  Thursday, 11 June 2026

  9 minutes

  Jamie Ryan went to Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhóir for the return of the Merck Curiosity Cube

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 29: Wicklow Pride is back!

  Tuesday, 9 June 2026

  9 minutes

  Jamie Ryan joined Wicklow Pride for their 'Dip and Sip' social event ahead of their Pride festivities and the importance significance of the celebrations.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 28: Where is the 199 Bus?

  Thursday, 4 June 2026

  12 minutes

  Jamie Ryan attended a public meeting in Roundwood Parish Hall organised by Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore, where members of the public and elected representatives raised concerns over the continued delays to the long-awaited 199 bus service.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 27: Wicklow Traveller Pride

  Tuesday, 2 June 2026

  7 minutes

  Jamie Ryan headed to CEART in Wicklow Town for their Traveller Pride Celebrations

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 26: Choppers Barbershop Neurodiverse Haircuts

  Thursday, 28 May 2026

  7 minutes

  Jamie Ryan joined Ben Condron from Choppers Barbers in Newtownmountkennedy to learn more about the shop’s new sensory-friendly barber appointments for neurodiverse children and adults, launched in partnership with Sensory Stars.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 25: The FTD Brothers in Wicklow

  Tuesday, 26 May 2026

  7 minutes

  Jamie Ryan was at the Black Castle in Wicklow Town as the FTD Brothers brought their 32 marathons in 32 days challenge to Wicklow

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 24: National Dairy Council Farm Visit

  Thursday, 21 May 2026

  7 minutes

  Jamie Ryan joined the National Dairy Council at Tom Short’s dairy farm in Newtown Mount Kennedy as primary school pupils from Wicklow, Dublin and Wexford learned about food production, farming and where milk comes from.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 23: World Bee Day

  Tuesday, 19 May 2026

  8 minutes

  Jamie Ryan headed to Rathdrum to meet local beekeeper Terry Meakin to learn more about bees, biodiversity and the vital role pollinators play in the environment.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 22: Gaelic4Mothers&Others is Taking Wicklow by Storm

  Thursday, 14 May 2026

  11 minutes

  Jamie Ryan went out across the county to Bray, Baltinglass and Coolkenno to speak with their Gaelic4Mothers&Others' teams

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 21: Music Night for Eimear Byrne

  Tuesday, 12 May 2026

  8 minutes

  Jamie Ryan joined the community in the Arklow Bay Hotel as supporters gathered to raise funds for Eimear Byrne’s life-saving heart surgery in the United States.

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• Window on Wicklow Episode 20: Lakers Sports and Social Ahead of the Special Olympics Ireland Summer Games

  Thursday, 7 May 2026

  8 minutes

  Jamie Ryan joined Lakers Sport and Social in their new (and improving) facility in Bray to chat with some of their Special Olympian Athletes ahead of next month's Ireland Summer Games

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