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
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Window on Wicklow Episode 33: Dunlavin Arts Festival
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Window on Wicklow Episode 19: Wicklow Local Community Safety Partnership
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Jamie Ryan was in the Arklow Bay Hotel for the Wicklow Local Community Safety Partnership's Community Safety Event
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Window on Wicklow Episode 18: Bray Walking Wanderers
Thursday, 30 April 2026
Jamie Ryan was at the Carlisle Grounds to speak with the Bray Walking Wanderers, a social football team for men aged 55 and over
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Window on Wicklow Episode 17: Dunlavin Writers' Group Launch 'Along The Beaten Track'
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Jamie Ryan paid a visit to Dunlavin for the launch of 'Along the Beaten Track', the latest anthology from the Dunlavin Writers’ Group, featuring local voices, community storytelling, and fundraising for Baltinglass Day Care Centre.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 16: Donard-Dunlavin Meals on Wheels
Thursday, 23 April 2026
Jamie Ryan joined the Donard-Dunlavin Meals on Wheels team in the Imaal Hall in Dunlavin
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Window on Wicklow Episode 15: East Coast FM Countywide Coffee Morning
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
The East Coast FM team headed to various cancer support centres from right across Wicklow ahead of the 15th annual East Coast FM Countywide Coffee Morning
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Window on Wicklow Episode 14: The Next Gen Breaking Jam
Thursday, 16 April 2026
Jamie Ryan joined the FYI Dance Club in Wicklow Town for one of their Next Gen Break Dancing Jams
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Window on Wicklow Episode 13: Wicklow Music Collective
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
Jamie Ryan joined local artists at The Growlerman Pub in Wicklow Town for the Wicklow Music Collective’s monthly night celebrating original music and the voices shaping the county’s grassroots scene.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 12: Blue Balls Wicklow
Thursday, 9 April 2026
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
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
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
Jamie Ryan attended the official launch of the Wicklow Town Memory Cafe
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Window on Wicklow Episode 8: World Theatre Day With Bray Musical Society
Thursday, 26 March 2026
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
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
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
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
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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