Welcome to Arklow

Arklow (An tInbhear Mór, meaning the large estuary) is a historic town in in County Wicklow. Founded by the Viking in the ninth century A.D., and the location of one of the bloodiest battles of the 1798 Rebellion.

The town is divided by the River Avoca. Historically it was a major seafaring town, with both shipping and fishing using the port, and shipbuilding was a major industry.

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Arklow News from The Wicklow People

Ten-year-old Niamh gets tresses cut for Rapunzel

Kind-hearted Niamh Farrell cut off her flowing tresses last week for the Rapunzel Foundation.

Publish: Saturday 15th September 12:00am

Taekwon-do four do well at world championships

AN Arklow teenager was among those being honoured last week as the Wexford Irish International Taekwon-Do Federation held a celebration night to mark the achievements of four of its members at the World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Publish: Saturday 15th September 12:00am

Dubliners launch petition to keep Co Wicklow priest

A Knockananna native serving as a parish priest in Dublin's East Wall is so beloved by the community that they launched a petition to plead with Archbishop Diarmuid Martin to keep him where is he.

Publish: Saturday 15th September 12:00am

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