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.
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
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.
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
Window on Wicklow Episode 19: Wicklow Local Community Safety Partnership
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
9 minutes
Jamie Ryan was in the Arklow Bay Hotel for the Wicklow Local Community Safety Partnership's Community Safety Event
Window on Wicklow Episode 18: Bray Walking Wanderers
Thursday, 30 April 2026
10 minutes
Jamie Ryan was at the Carlisle Grounds to speak with the Bray Walking Wanderers, a social football team for men aged 55 and over
Window on Wicklow Episode 17: Dunlavin Writers' Group Launch 'Along The Beaten Track'
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
10 minutes
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.
Window on Wicklow Episode 16: Donard-Dunlavin Meals on Wheels
Thursday, 23 April 2026
7 minutes
Jamie Ryan joined the Donard-Dunlavin Meals on Wheels team in the Imaal Hall in Dunlavin
Window on Wicklow Episode 15: East Coast FM Countywide Coffee Morning
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
10 minutes
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
Window on Wicklow Episode 14: The Next Gen Breaking Jam
Thursday, 16 April 2026
8 minutes
Jamie Ryan joined the FYI Dance Club in Wicklow Town for one of their Next Gen Break Dancing Jams
Window on Wicklow Episode 13: Wicklow Music Collective
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
9 minutes
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.
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.
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
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
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
Window on Wicklow Episode 8: World Theatre Day With Bray Musical Society
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
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.
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.
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
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
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'.
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
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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