Call for ideas to help develop Arklow as County Wicklow's pilot decarbonisation zone. If you have an idea or suggestion to share with us please contact us by email@ ArklowDZ@rpsgroup.com Please submit by the 28th of February. For more information https://www.wicklow.ie/.../call-for-ideas-to-help-develop... Craft Fair & Farmers Market https://www.facebook.com/makersartcraftscreations Thursday 17th February in the Bridgewater [...]
Welcoming news of further potential employment in Arklow. A second phase is understood to have been earmarked for either further data centre development, or for the generation of renewable power. Given the Kish data centre is a similar size to Echelon's first 100MW Arklow centre, it could involve an investment of around €500m from the [...]
St Patrick’s Day Parade The Arklow Town St Patrick’s Day Parade Committee have announced that the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will take place at the earlier time of 2pm on Saturday the 17th March. This year’s parade will have a fun theme for floats "Bring your favourite book to life". For anyone who wishes [...]
Kynoch’s Explosion remembered On September 21st, 1917, Arklow was rocked by an explosion at the local Kynoch’s ammunition factory, in which 27 men lost their lives. This year, the 100th anniversary of the tragic event will be remembered by Arklow Music and Arts Group (AMA) at a special centenary concert. [...]
Free Breakfast Event - "State Supports To Grow Your Business" Arklow Seabreeze Festival 2017 We are still accepting applications for the Princess Competition, contact Tina O Sullivan 087 9093848 or Mary Burke 087 259504 To keep up to date on whats happening visit: www.arklowseabreezefestival.ie Support those who support the festival and have some [...]
Regional Enterprise Development Fund - Open for Applications Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor and Minister for State Pat Breen this week announced a €60 million competitive fund to support the Regional Action Plan for Jobs and the Action Plan for Rural Development. The fund will have four streams with varying investment levels and Enterprise Ireland is [...]
Arklow Port's Potential The recent arrival of a large cargo vessel to Arklow Port is seen as an encouraging sign that Arklow could once again be a thriving port. The “Arklow Fortune” is the first ship of its size to enter the harbour in a decade. This ship, owned by Arklow Shipping, was here for [...]
Arklow Town Team Following the launch of the promotional video “Arklow Municipal District – Making a Difference” last year a new Town Team was established in January 2017. One of the objectives is to encourage more collaboration and co-operation between the business community and the Arklow Municipal District. Five sub-committees have been form – [...]
Arklow Camera Club Photographic Exhibition The annual member’s exhibition of Arklow Camera Club continues until next Saturday 25th March in the Library (normal library opening times). Visit www.wicklow.ie/arklow for library opening times. This club is Arklow’s oldest photographic association, its emphasis is on fun and learning and not competition. It is the perfect forum to learn the basics and [...]
