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 74: Helping Hands Care and Repair
Thursday, 12 November 2026
Jamie Ryan visits County Wicklow Partnership to learn how its free Helping Hands Care and Repair service is supporting older and vulnerable people to live safely and independently in their homes.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 73: Festina Lente Supported Employment Programme
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Jamie Ryan visited Festina Lente in Bray to learn how its Supported Employment Programme is helping people with disabilities access employment, develop skills and build independence.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 72: Greystones Grief Cafe
Thursday, 5 November 2026
Jamie Ryan joined the Greystones Grief Cafe to meet some of those attending and hear how the group is making a difference.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 71: Bray Area Rough Sleepers Support
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Jamie Ryan joins volunteers from Bray Area Rough Sleepers Support (BARSS) on their nightly soup run, providing food and essential supplies to people experiencing homelessness and hardship.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 70: Hollywood Friendship Group - 20 Years of Friendship
Thursday, 29 October 2026
Celebrating 20 years of friendship, community spirit and connection at the Hollywood Community Friendship Club in West Wicklow.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 69: PsyCare NITE Training Programme
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
East Coast FM reporter Jack Massey visits the NITE Programme in Bray, where PsyCare Ireland is helping people develop practical skills to support others and make nights out safer.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 68: Wicklow Sings for Health
Thursday, 22 October 2026
Eight choirs from across County Wicklow came together for the first Wicklow Sings for Health event, celebrating the power of music to bring people together.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 67: The Day Bray Brought Hannah Home
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
The story of how hundreds of volunteers came together to transform a Bray family home, helping 24-year-old Hannah Leonard return home following a life-changing road accident.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 66: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
Thursday, 15 October 2026
Two Wicklow mothers share their experiences of pregnancy and infant loss, grief, remembrance and keeping their babies' memories alive.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 65: Bray Sanctuary Runners
Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Exploring how Bray Sanctuary Runners is bringing people from different backgrounds together through running, walking, friendship and community.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 64: Tackling Food Poverty in Wicklow
Thursday, 8 October 2026
Exploring how community organisations across Wicklow are tackling food poverty through food redistribution, local partnerships and community growing projects.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 63: Virtual Dementia Tour Comes to Wicklow Town
Tuesday, 6 October 2026
Jamie Ryan steps inside the Virtual Dementia Tour in Wicklow Town, an immersive experience designed to offer an insight into some of the sensory and cognitive challenges associated with dementia.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 62: Little Steps Together Rathdrum
Thursday, 1 October 2026
Little Steps Together is creating a supportive and inclusive community for children with additional needs and their families in Rathdrum.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 61: World Heart Day with the Irish Heart Foundation
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
World Heart Day special exploring heart health, prevention and Delgany man Mark Sherry’s experience of living with heart disease.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 60: IMPACT WorkAbility – Inclusive Pathways to Employment
Thursday, 24 September 2026
Jamie Ryan visits IMPACT WorkAbility, run by Bray and North Wicklow Area Partnership, to learn how the programme supports people with disabilities aged 16 and over to move closer to employment, education and training. The episode hears from those involved about the tailored supports available, the barriers people with disabilities can face in accessing work, and the importance of creating more inclusive employment opportunities.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 59: Aime Berns Endometriosis Journey
Tuesday, 22 September 2026
Aime Berns shares her personal journey with endometriosis and the impact the condition has had on her life.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 58: Youth Gambing Talk at East Glendalough School
Thursday, 17 September 2026
Jamie Ryan headed to East Glendalough School to learn more about a new service tackling gambling-related harm among young people.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 57: Poppy Mernagh's Culture Night Dance
Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Jamie Ryan travelled out to Rathnew to meet a very special young choreographer. Poppy is 12 years old and a member of the Wheelie Good Dance Group at FYI Dance Club. Around two years ago, she came up with her very first piece of choreography to one of her favourite songs — and this Friday, as part of Culture Night, Poppy will finally get to see her routine brought to life by her fellow dancers.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 56: The Green Ocean Foundation
Thursday, 10 September 2026
Jamie Ryan joined the Green Ocean Foundation to see how native Irish oysters could help restore the marine environment along the Wicklow coast.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 55: Wicklow Parkinsons Choir
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Jamie Ryan went to Ashford to meet the Wicklow Parkinson’s Choir and hear how singing, friendship and community are making a difference to its members.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 54: Blessington Welcomes
Thursday, 3 September 2026
Jamie Ryan was in West Wicklow meeting the people behind Blessington Welcomes and hearing how the community initiative is promoting inclusion.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 53: Le Chéile Taekwon-Do
Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Jamie Ryan visited Le Chéile Taekwon-Do in Bray to see how its adaptive and inclusive classes are bringing people of all abilities together.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 52: Skin Cancer Awareness in Wicklow
Thursday, 27 August 2026
Jamie Ryan was joined by Director of Nursing with the Marie Keating Foundation, Bernie Carter, and Skin Cancer Ambassador Jacinta O’Brien.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 51: St Catherines Special School First Leaving Cert Results Day
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Jamie Ryan joined the celebrations at St Catherine’s Special School in Newcastle for as students marked a major milestone on the school’s first-ever Leaving Cert results day.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 50: Ethno is in Wicklow!
Thursday, 20 August 2026
Jamie Ryan was in Roundwood for the second edition of Ethno Ireland
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Window on Wicklow Episode 49: The Over the Hill Gang's Charity Run for Open Door Bray
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Jamie Ryan chats to The Over the Hill Gang before they hit the road to raise funds for Open Door in Bray.
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Window on Wicklow Episode 48: Children's Sea Safari
Thursday, 13 August 2026
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
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
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
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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