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23/10/2026

🌸 Dunlavin Tidy Towns – 2026 Results! 🌸

We’re absolutely delighted to announce that Dunlavin has been awarded 328 points in this year’s Tidy Towns Competition, an increase of 14 points on last year! 🎉

We’re thrilled with this year’s adjudicator’s report and it’s lovely to see all the hard work being recognised.

A huge thank you to our volunteers, CE workers and our dedicated committee members who have always taken such pride in our town. There’s a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes throughout the year and results like this, along with such a positive report, really do make it all worthwhile.

We also held our AGM last night and we’re delighted to announce our committee for the coming year:

🌿 Chairperson: Arthur Craigie
🌿 Vice-Chairperson: Mary O’Sullivan
🌿 Secretary: Sadie Wright
🌿 Treasurer: Margaret Birchall
🌿 PRO: Erica Birchall

A special welcome to Mary O’Sullivan, who joins us as Vice-Chairperson. We’re delighted to have you on board, Mary!

We’re already putting our collective heads together and coming up with ideas for the year ahead. There’s always room for improvement and we’re hoping to keep the momentum going for another great result in 2027.

Finally, thanks a million to everyone in Dunlavin who has helped us along the way. Whether you’ve joined us for a clean-up, looked after a flower bed, picked up litter or helped out in any way, it all makes a difference.

328 points is a great result for our little town and something we can all be proud of! 💚

Here’s to 2027! 🌸

Dunlavin Community Diary Avril Cronin Wicklow County Council Dunlavin & District Forum Dunlavin Festival of Arts

21/10/2026

⚠️ DUNLAVIN - Road works on Main St ⚠️

Wicklow County Council wishes to advise that roadworks will be in place on R412 Main Street Dunlavin, starting on Thursday the 22nd of October 2026 for a period of three days.

These works will require traffic management during working hours.

Wicklow Council apologises for any inconvenience that may be caused.

If you have any queries, please contact the Baltinglass Municipal District's Blessington Office on 045 891222

Dunlavin Community Diary Dunlavin Tidy Towns Dunlavin & District Forum

21/10/2026

On Saturday, we were delighted to unveil a plaque at the location of the last blacksmiths’ forge in Dunlavin to honour the last three blacksmiths in the village: Joseph Nolan, James McGuinness and Martin Collins.

We were delighted to welcome the grandchildren of James McGuinness: Mary, Kathleen, Liz, James, John and their families; and the nephew and nieces of Martin Collins: Pat, Margaret and Marian. The plaque was officially unveiled by Pat Collins and Liz Moore; to mark the occasion, Pat was presented with a photograph of his uncle, Martin Collins, while Liz received the old key to the forge.

Thanks to John O’Reilly for the research and coordination of this project, to John Willis for creating the plaque, and to our MC on the day Aisling Grace. We are also grateful to Mrs Mary Carroll for kindly allowing the plaque to be placed her wall, and thanks also to Liz Moore, Dr Chris Lawlor and Jimmy Whittle for their assistance in John’s research.

It was a fitting tribute to the men of a trade that once formed part of everyday life in Dunlavin and a wonderful opportunity to bring families and the wider community together, while adding to the permanent historic record of our village.

Dunlavin Community Diary West Wicklow Historical Society Our Wicklow Heritage The Heritage Council

08/10/2026

A 20-year-old architecture student from west Wicklow, who balances her studies with running a craft business, has seen her lifelong love of art begin to bring the walls of her hometown to life.

For Dunlavin native Amy Mullen, who has been running ‘Cartaí le Amy’ since 2023, it all began with making Christmas and custom birthday cards.

Adding another string to her bow last year, Amy, who is now in her second year studying architecture in Sligo, got the chance to express herself on an altogether bigger canvas, while drawing attention to a new automated external defibrillator.

Bringing a much-needed splash of colour to walls at Chapel Manor, Amy painted a bank of oversized yellow sunflowers, working the defibrillator itself into the design at the centre of one of the blooms and drawing a glowing response from the community.

🔗Read more 👉 https://tinyurl.com/mcsxwty4

22/09/2026

21/09/2026

⚒️Dunlavin's Last Blacksmiths⚒️

Join us on Saturday, 17th October, at 5 p.m. as we unveil a plaque at the site of the old forge to commemorate Dunlavin's last three blacksmiths: Joseph Nolan, James McGuinness and Martin Collins.

Everyone welcome; we look forward to seeing you there!

10/09/2026

👟 Dunlavin, we’re starting soon!

Our FREE six-week Walk & Talk programme starts on Wednesday, 23 September, and there are still places available.

Each week, our friendly and experienced walking tutor will lead the group on a guided walk, keeping things relaxed, enjoyable and at a comfortable pace. It’s a lovely way to get moving, discover some local walking routes and enjoy a chat with others along the way.

No particular fitness level or walking experience is needed, and you don’t need to know anyone before you come along.

📍 Imaal Hall, Dunlavin
📅 Wednesdays, 23 September to 28 October
🕥 10.30am
⏱️ Approx. 45–60 minutes
🎟️ FREE

Book your place: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/walk-talk-dunlavin-tickets-1996607837790

Know someone around Dunlavin, Hollywood, Donard, Stratford-on-Slaney or West Wicklow who might enjoy it? Tag them or share this post with them.

08/06/2026

Disappointed see Graffitti on our community hall .. 😕

11/05/2026

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