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he arrival of winter is always a good time to shake off a few cobwebs, and discover a few new sensations for a new season.

So, if you’re stuck in a rut, or just sitting here in limbo, there’s plenty of life-affirming kicks out there in this fine little town of ours.

There are plenty of smart people out there too, who have realised that now is always the perfect time to check out the beautiful trails we’re surrounded by. 

For those who might still feel like playing it safe and staying close to home, there’s our extensive archives of vintage photographs, histories and interviews with the good, the bad and the incredibly utilitarian to work your way through. Only took us 12 years to pull together, and we’re far from finished putting all the jigsaw pieces of Greystones’ colourful past together. You can map the journey so far right here.

And forgive the wobbly layout on some of those old posts – we’re still redesigning the site page by page after a revamp or two during 2023.

You can do your tummy and your town a favour by checking out our many award-winning, mouth-watering foodie HQs too – all on our ever-expanding menu of takeaways here and eateries  here. And give that couch a well-deserved night off by having a night to remember at The Whale. And de pubs!

So, you know, we can actually talk to each other in real-life 3D.

We’re also putting up free music mixes regularly on GG, which might just help get your groove on, with a little singing, a little dancing, maybe even an old school party or two…

And now that we’re almost fully out of the frying pan and into those fiery energy bills, remember – give yourself a good five or six hours each morning to mentally prepare for the day ahead. Works for the Flynnstones.

Naturally, given the constant changes due to so many stoned hippies living in this town, do check any event below that you’re interested in before putting shoes on.

FRI 1st DEC

Day: 6°Hi RealFeel® 4° RealFeel Shade™ 4°  Sunny to partly cloudy and chilly
Night: 0°Lo RealFeel® 0° Areas of low clouds and chilly
Tides: High 1.29am 3.32m High 1.46pm 3.47m
Sunrise 8.15am Sunset 6.10pm Daylight 7hrs 54mins
Yellow warning for low temperatures till 12pm today, then 5pm to 12pm Sat

The funeral service for Stan Paine will take place at 12.30pm today in St. Patrick’s Church, Church Road, followed by burial in Redford Cemetery. House Private. Family flowers only please but donations, if desired, to Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin or The Gavin Glynn Foundation. Donations boxes at the church. “Gone gardening.” Further enquiries to Colliers Funeral Home on 012720777. Details here.

The funeral service for Thomas ‘Leo’ O’Connor of Lydia House will be held at 10am this morning in St Patrick’s Church, Church Lane, followed by burial in Shanganagh Cemetery. Full details here.

Having made his Greystones debut at The Whale in February 2022, Cork’s finest Chris Kent is back with a brand new show for two night. And the show is a new beginning too. Since that 2022 outing, the man went back to his regular job as an electrician, but, hey, he just didn’t feel that all-important spark. And given that there’s no future in electricity, the man is back on the road. Fully charged. Interview here, tickets here.

STOP de LIGHTS! Just got some late, late notice of a Greystones Family Resource Centre table quiz happening this evening at 7pm in the Greystones Lawn Tennis Club. It’s the traditional €10 per person, €40 per table of four, and we’ve been asked to give a big shout-out to the prize-givers, including The Whale and GoGym. You can email the GRFC gang here for further details.

There’s a Parkinson’s Support Group meeting every first and third Friday at the Holy Rosary Church from 3pm to 5pm, with everyone welcome to drop in for a coffee and a chat. If you have some salacious gossip, you’ll get a free chocolate Hobnob. You can find out more by phoning Madeline here or Kay right here.

It’s another weekend of specials at Zenobia, with free wine for tables of 4 on Friday, bellydancing group bookings bargain on Saturday, and kids eat free Sunday afternoon. Details here.

Happening every Tuesday and Friday at noon, a bunch of Tai Chi students have set up a regular gathering to ease their troubled souls. And that trapped nerve. Was Burnaby Park, now it’s Darcy’s Park, down beyond the marina. And it’s really free, baby…

Having just picked up their award for Greystones’ Yummiest Takeaway, Daata are now introducing a new kids menu at just €14 plus, for the slightly older kids, a new Gin & Jazz evening every Thursday from 7pm to 9pm at their Bray eatery – with plans to bring the latter double-bill to Greystones on October 26th. Details here.

It’s a local town for local people so, we’re not entirely sure about the details of bingo in the Newtown Community Centre every Friday, only that the doors open at 7.30pm and the fun kicks off at 8.30pm. After that, you’re on your own.

Throughout the month of December, The Cove Massage Therapy have a whole bunch of specials – we’re talking reflexology with a free Indian Head massage and sunrise swimmers packages, along with reductions on sports massages and freebies with any handy Christmas voucher. Details here.

There’s a new Charlesland Winter Social Walking Group, meeting Thursday to Sunday at 7pm outside Costa Coffee. Details here.

The newly-minted North Wicklow Women’s Shed are meeting every Thursday from 11.30am to 1pm at their Villa Pacis HQ in sunny Bray. Details here.

Open Weds-Fri 5pm to 10pm and Sat-Sun 9am to 10pm, The Barrel Sauna down at The Boat Yard (in beside The Beach House) is one great escape, with everything you could possibly need to sweat out the bad and wash in the good. Details here, interview here, autumn specials here.

Good to see Dann’s are back on the gig circuit, the Friday night gigs up and gunning. For November, it’s Steve Belton and The Mojo Sessions on the 3rd, Woodsy & Co on the 10th, The Big Muddy on the 17th and The Fisher Kings on the 24th. In December, Steve is back on the 1st, Phelim Drew returns on the 8th, Woodsy & Co make it a residency on the 15th, The Big Muddy are there on the 22nd and The Fisher Kings ring out the year on the 29th. Details here.

Great to see Greystones’ Youth Café offering some shelter from the growing pains,  with pop-ins for teenagers every Wednesday from 3pm to 5pm and every Friday from 7pm to 9pm. The plan being to increase the days and times as the Coolnagreina café on Trafalgar Road finds its feet. More details here.

For those who like speaking in foreign tongues, Greystones Library has four weekly conversation groups – Irish on Fridays 10am, German on Saturdays 10am, and French on Mondays 10.30am and Thursdays at 11am, plus a first Tuesday Spanish gathering (from 6.30pm to 8pm). Phone 012873548 to book a spot, and find out more here.

If you’re looking for somewhere safe and fun – as opposed to soggy and dangerous – to take your beloved mutt, the newly-opened Charlesland Dog Park opening times are Mon-Thurs 10am to 10pm, Fridays 10am to 9pm and 10am to 6pm Sat & Sun, closed on Bank Holidays. Just beyond Go Gym, you can find it here.

As a fine welcoming gift to de town, Cillein and Pat at Pizza This in Killincarrig are offering 20% off your first order online. You just need the promo code FIRSTORDER at checkout. Nice.

Running every two weeks, The Happy Pear Supper Club is a chance to meet and eat with some likeminded people (aka smug gits) to enjoy some tasty, plant-based food in the Flynnstones’ HQ on Church Road. Kick-off is 7pm, and you can find out what the next date – and menu – is right here. All the ingredients fresh from the funny farm, no doubt.

If you’re partial to great food at a great price, it’s hard to argue with the new early bird special at The Horse & Hound, where, from Wednesday to Saturday, 5pm to 6pm, you can grab 2 courses for €27 or 3 for €32. YOWSA! You can book your table at the Bellevue Restaurant by calling 012874642. Menu here.

If you’ve got the munchies, Jackie The Lad always has new specials on the go. Sometimes it’s Lam’s Asian Cuisine, sometimes it’s Eskimo Pizza. Find the latest specials here. Order here. 

Meanwhile, the award-winning Enso have introduced their new specials whereby three top pizzas – Margherita, pepperoni or the weekly special – are on offer for €10, whilst all pizzas are €12.50 all day. YOOM!

Also on the pizza front, Domino’s down in Charlesland have a stupid amount of specials right now. So, go check ’em out. Here.

In loving memory of the recently departed FourFront Games, you can check out the cunning gang of four’s Puzzle Map of the town, with 10 clues and 10 locations to work your way through.

SAT 2nd DEC

Day: 6° Hi RealFeel® 6° RealFeel Shade™ 5° Chilly with times of clouds and sun; an afternoon shower in places
Night: 0°Lo RealFeel® 1° Chilly with increasing clouds; occasional rain and drizzle late
Tides High 2.16am 3.18m High 2.32pm 3.38m
Sunrise 8.17am Sunset 4.09pm Daylight 7hrs 52mins
Yellow warning for low temperatures till 12pm today

The silly season is officially upon with the Plaza Christmas Market, running every Saturday and Sunday from 11.30am to 5.30pm right up to December 23rd. BOOM!

Adding yet another option to the Greystones Christmas shopping list, there’s a Teen Craft Fair at the Greystones Youth Café on Trafalgar Road from 12pm to 3pm on December 2nd and 3rd. It’s just €10 or 10% of your take to get involved, the money raised going towards keeping the youth café events happening. You can email here to book your spot.

The annual Christmas Tree fundraiser at St Patrick’s National School takes place on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd, from 10am to 4pm. Details here, preorders here.

And who doesn’t love a one-stop Christmas Extravaganza? At Glen Of The Downs’ Outdoor Living, they’ve got Santa, a puppet show, a Christmas market, food market, colouring and crafts and whatever-you’re-having-yourself. With their Christmas Shop open daily, alongside those all-important Christmas trees, the Santa party will run every Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 5.30pm up to December 17th. You can find out more here.

Christmas officially arrives in Enniskerry today, with the annual Christmas market launching at Powerscourt Church at 11am just as The Schoolhouse For Art opens its yearly festive exhibition, whilst at 4.30pm, you can follow Mary, Joseph and the donkey from St Mary’s Church to the village centre and a live crib at Powerscourt Church. On Sunday, Santa hits town at 4.30pm, to help switch on the Christmas Lights, with protection provided by champion boxer Daina Moorehouse and rugby star James Culhane.

Over at The Yoga Barre in sunny Kilcoole, the notorious Tara Harris from Little T Flowers will be giving a workshop on festive wreath making. And we’re talking the freshest seasonal foliage, people, all sourced from napping neighbour’s gardens. Or something like that. Running from 3pm to 5pm, it’s €80 per person, and your ticket includes, we’re assured, the most delicious treats and, of course, the mandatory Prosecco! You can find out more by emailing here.

Over two Saturdays, the award-winning Kaliedy up in Kilcroney will be hosting a pair of fine December workshops all about creating that unique baby gift this Christmas. On December 2nd, it’s Memory Makers, taking clay casts for all kinds of framed keepsakes, whilst on the 9th, it’s Sarah Wickham Designs and her personalised artworks that, once again, will be part of the family for years to come. Details here.

Having made his Greystones debut at The Whale in February 2022, Cork’s finest Chris Kent is back with a brand new show for two night. And the show is a new beginning too. Since that 2022 outing, the man went back to his regular job as an electrician, but, hey, he just didn’t feel that all-important spark. And given that there’s no future in electricity, the man is back on the road. Fully charged. Interview here, tickets here.

It’s a weekend of specials at Zenobia, with free wine for tables of 4 on Friday, bellydancing group bookings bargain on Saturday, and kids eat free Sunday afternoon. Details here.

Each Saturday, there’s a storytelling session at Halfway Up The Stairs, with author visits, drawalongs and a general celebration of the finest new books for kids out there. Admission is €3, which is redeemable against a book of your choice. And when it comes to some author visits, it’s the same deal with admission at €4. All upcoming special author visits here.

There’s a new LEGO kid in town it seems, as Magformers take over Greystones Library every Saturday from 1pm-2pm and 2pm-3pm. Aimed at kids aged 3-to-10yrs, booking is essential – on 012873548. As is a little imagination.

Having just picked up their award for Greystones’ Yummiest Takeaway, Daata are now introducing a new kids menu at just €14 plus, for the slightly older kids, a new Gin & Jazz evening every Thursday from 7pm to 9pm at their Bray eatery – with plans to bring the latter double-bill to Greystones every last Thursday. Details here.

Open Weds-Fri 5pm to 10pm and Sat-Sun 9am to 10pm, The Barrel Sauna down at The Boat Yard (in beside The Beach House) is one great escape, with everything you could possibly need to sweat out the bad and wash in the good. Details here, interview here, autumn specials here.

Throughout the month of December, The Cove Massage Therapy have a whole bunch of specials – we’re talking reflexology with a free Indian Head massage and sunrise swimmers packages, along with reductions on sports massages and freebies with any handy Christmas voucher. Details here.

Over at the Newcastle Community Centre every Saturday, from 10.30am to 12.30pm, you can catch the long-running North Wicklow Country Market (started in 1970!), where you’ll find all sorts of local goodies. You can also order your homegrown goodies in advance by calling 0876465788. Further info here. For September 20th, there’s a coffee morning for Wicklow Hospice as the gang also honour four of their members who passed this year.

For those who like speaking in foreign tongues, Greystones Library has four weekly conversation groups – Irish on Fridays 10am, German on Saturdays 10am, and French on Mondays 10.30am and Thursdays at 11am, plus a first Tuesday Spanish gathering (from 6.30pm to 8pm). Phone 012873548 to book a spot, and find out more here.

If you’ve been thinking about learning a string-driven thing, lockdown is the perfect time, and local musician Tim George might just be the perfect teacher. From Tuesday to Friday, Tim is offering home lessons, with classes at Swann Hall on Saturdays. His current line-up of would-be rock gods ranging from 7 years old to people even older than GG. You can call Tim on 0860599588 or email him here. And there’s a 5-day crash course for the ravers this summer too.

If you’re partial to great food at a great price, it’s hard to argue with the new early bird special at The Horse & Hound, where, from Wednesday to Saturday, 5pm to 6pm, you can grab 2 courses for €27 or 3 for €32. YOWSA! You can book your table at the Bellevue Restaurant by calling 012874642. Menu here.

There’s a new Charlesland Winter Social Walking Group, meeting Thursday to Sunday at 7pm outside Costa Coffee. Details here.

If you’re looking for somewhere safe and fun – as opposed to soggy and dangerous – to take your beloved mutt, the newly-opened Charlesland Dog Park opening times are Mon-Thurs 10am to 10pm, Fridays 10am to 9pm and 10am to 6pm Sat & Sun, closed on Bank Holidays. Just beyond Go Gym, you can find it here.

If you’ve got the munchies, Jackie The Lad always has new specials on the go. Sometimes it’s Lam’s Asian Cuisine, sometimes it’s Eskimo Pizza. Find the latest specials here. Order here. 

As a fine welcoming gift to de town, Cillein and Pat at Pizza This in Killincarrig are offering 20% off your first order online. You just need the promo code FIRSTORDER at checkout. Nice.

Meanwhile, the award-winning Enso have introduced their new specials whereby three top pizzas – Margherita, pepperoni or the weekly special – are on offer for €10, whilst all pizzas are €12.50 all day. YOOM!

Also on the pizza front, Domino’s down in Charlesland have a stupid amount of specials right now. So, go check ’em out. Here.

In loving memory of the recently departed FourFront Games, you can check out the cunning gang of four’s Puzzle Map of the town, with 10 clues and 10 locations to work your way through. Sweet.

SUN 3rd DEC

Day: 5°Hi RealFeel® 4° RealFeel Shade™ 4°  Cloudy and chilly; a morning shower in spots followed by rain and drizzle in the afternoon
Night: 5°Hi RealFeel® -2° Low clouds, then perhaps some clearing with a little rain late
Tides: High 3.08am 3.05m High 3.22pm 3.27m
Sunrise 8.18am Sunset 4.09pm Daylight 7hrs 50mins

Who doesn’t love a one-stop Christmas Extravaganza? At Glen Of The Downs’ Outdoor Living, they’ve got Santa, a puppet show, a Christmas market, food market, colouring and crafts and whatever-you’re-having-yourself. With their Christmas Shop open daily, alongside those all-important Christmas trees, the Santa party will run every Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 5.30pm up to December 17th. You can find out more here.

It’s all happening today over in Newcastle, with a Christmas Craft Fair from 12pm to 4pm and a visit from Santa at 2pm. BOOM! Details here.

The annual Christmas Tree fundraiser at St Patrick’s National School takes place on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd, from 10am to 4pm. Details here, preorders here.

Adding yet another option to the Greystones Christmas shopping list, there’s a Teen Craft Fair at the Greystones Youth Café on Trafalgar Road from 12pm to 3pm on December 2nd and 3rd. It’s just €10 or 10% of your take to get involved, the money raised going towards keeping the youth café events happening. You can email here to book your spot.

Greystones native Jade Phoenix has come a long way since surprising her Whale co-workers with a sublime burst of opera at the 2017 Christmas party. A few months later, she was headlining that Whale stage, and soon on to ever-bigger and ever-better things. Which makes her return for a special Christmas show all the more welcome, Ms Phoenix being joined by Irish bass-baritone Rory Dunne for an evening of opera classics and much-loved festive pieces. Tickets here.

Santa arrives in Enniskerry today at 4.30pm, to help switch on the Christmas Lights, with protection provided by champion boxer Daina Moorehouse and rugby star James Culhane.

Meanwhile, at Bray’s Holy Redeemer Church, you can catch Classics By Candlelight at 7.30pm today, courtesy of the Bray Choral Society and guests such as National Symphony Orchestra members Anne Harte, Claudie Driesen and Matthew Billing as well as Francis and Sheelagh Harte. Tickets are €10, available at the parish office or The Travel Boutique in Bray.

It’s another weekend of specials at Zenobia, with free wine for tables of 4 on Friday, bellydancing group bookings bargain on Saturday, and kids eat free Sunday afternoon. Details here.

The Greystones Social Walkers hit the trails every Sunday at 11.30am, alternating between mostly flat walks and moderate walks with some hills. You can join their MeetUp group here. There’s also a new Monday evening ladies walking group in Greystones, meeting up weekly at 8.30pm. Locations and walks vary, so, best join the WhatsApp group here to find out more. 

Throughout the month of December, The Cove Massage Therapy have a whole bunch of specials – we’re talking reflexology with a free Indian Head massage and sunrise swimmers packages, along with reductions on sports massages and freebies with any handy Christmas voucher. Details here.

For those keen to satisfy both their meat tooth and their nostalgia kick, The Horse & Hound have brought back their rather famous Sunday roast for these winter months. Available from 1pm to 8pm, you can find out more right here.

There’s a new Charlesland Winter Social Walking Group, meeting Thursday to Sunday at 7pm outside Costa Coffee. Details here.

Those crazy Clean Coasts North Wicklow cats get together every last Sunday at 10am for their monthly beach clean. And the next outing is, of course, November 26th, at Rise At The Cove. Gear is provided, but, hey, if you’ve got a picker, bring it! More details here, or you can email Lourda on email here. 

With their Saturday night suppers in full flow, The Barn At Belmont also have both a 2-course and a 3-course Sunday lunch from 12pm to 3pm – details here.

Inspired by her jolly old time at The Plaza Market, Noelle Shanahan has started up the Roundwood Creative Hub, which will take place on the 1st Sunday of each month from 11am to 4pm in the parish hall. Which means all the local crafters, vendors and chancers will come together to sell their homemade wares, all snugly ensconced indoors. Away from that wet Irish sun. You can find out more on Facebook here, or email Noelle here. 

Heading out of Greystones towards the past, you can catch the Djouce Mountain Market, which is about five minutes’ drive from the Sugar Loaf or the Willow Grove, on the Roundwood road at the Ballinastoe Crossroads. This one happens every Sunday from 11am to 4pm, and you can find out more on the Turquoise Café & Restaurant website right here or email here. Other markets here.

The newly-minted East Coast Art Studios having their Foundation Of Drawing course running on Mondays 10am-2pm through August, Oil Painting on Tuesdays from 6pm to 9pm plus Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10am to 4pm, and Life Drawing on Sundays from 2pm to 5pm. Details here.

Running for almost 40 years now, the Greystones Folk Group will be at The Holy Rosary at 11.30am for their weekly folk mass. Unless it’s the first Sunday of the month, that is. Led by the mighty Jo Leonard, and featuring the notorious Austin Prior and troublemaker Bairbre Murphy, the gang regularly host charity fundraisers, such as their popular Handbag sales, where you can pick up all kinds of everything. Contacting bairbremurphy@gmail.com to find out more.

If you’re looking for somewhere safe and fun – as opposed to soggy and dangerous – to take your beloved mutt, the newly-opened Charlesland Dog Park opening times are Mon-Thurs 10am to 10pm, Fridays 10am to 9pm and 10am to 6pm Sat & Sun, closed on Bank Holidays. Just beyond Go Gym, you can find it here.

The Bray Greystones Badminton Club is back up and gunning, happening every Monday, Wednesday and Friday night at 8pm and then Sundays at 4pm over in the Newtown Community Centre. You can join in the fun by calling Mary Ann on 0894132070, and check out their Facebook page here.

If you’re looking for something a little different for your Sunday treat, The Divine Foodie in Kilcoole are now delivering brunches on the Lord’s day, with luscious and rather scrumptious platters aplenty. You can check ’em out right here.

Open Weds-Fri 5pm to 10pm and Sat-Sun 9am to 10pm, The Barrel Sauna down at The Boat Yard (in beside The Beach House) is one great escape, with everything you could possibly need to sweat out the bad and wash in the good. Details here, interview here, autumn specials here.

Every Sunday, from 2pm to 4.30pm and Monday, from 7pm to 9pm, the Making Waves Youth Theatre gang get together, at Coolnagreina on Trafalgar Road – and they’re always open to new members. Aimed at teenagers between 14 and 18, you can find out more about them here – where you’ll also find contact details – and explore some of their work here.

Having just picked up their award for Greystones’ Yummiest Takeaway, Daata are now introducing a new kids menu at just €14 plus, for the slightly older kids, a new Gin & Jazz evening every Thursday from 7pm to 9pm at their Bray eatery – with plans to bring the latter double-bill to Greystones on October 26th. Details here.

If you’ve got the munchies, Jackie The Lad always has new specials on the go. Sometimes it’s Lam’s Asian Cuisine, sometimes it’s Eskimo Pizza. Find the latest specials here. Order here. 

The original of the spices, Chakra have brought back their much-loved early bird menu, with a 2 course costing just €30 and a 3 course €35. Available Tuesday to Thursday from 5pm to 6.30pm and Sundays from 2pm to 4.30pm. Do it. Details here.

Meanwhile, the award-winning Enso have introduced their new specials whereby three top pizzas – Margherita, pepperoni or the weekly special – are on offer for €10, whilst all pizzas are €12.50 all day. YOOM!

Also on the pizza front, Domino’s down in Charlesland have a stupid amount of specials right now. So, go check ’em out. Here.

As a fine welcoming gift to de town, Cillein and Pat at Pizza This in Killincarrig are offering 20% off your first order online. You just need the promo code FIRSTORDER at checkout. Nice.

In loving memory of the recently departed FourFront Games, you can check out the cunning gang of four’s Puzzle Map of the town, with 10 clues and 10 locations to work your way through. Sweet.

MON 4th DEC

Day: 7°Hi RealFeel® 8° RealFeel Shade™ 8°  A shower in places in the morning; otherwise, cloudy and chilly
Night: 1°Hi RealFeel® -1° Low clouds, then perhaps some clearing and chilly
Tides: High 4.07am 2.93m High 4.20pm 3.16m
Sunrise 8.19am Sunset 4.08pm Daylight 7hrs 48mins

A ceremony to celebrate Tommy Kinsella’s life will take place at noon today in The Glenview Suite of The Glenview Hotel, Glen of the Downs, followed by light refreshments. Cremation private. Donations in memory of Tommy in lieu of flowers to sightsavers.ie here. Enquiries to Mark Kinsella Funeral Directors, Seaview, La Touche Place on 0872160740. More details here.

Join Halfway Up The Stairs online alongside authors and illustrators Sarah Bowie, Rachel Chivers Khoo, Patricia Forde, Matt Goodfellow, SF Said, Deirdre Sullivan and Sarah Webb this evening at 7.30pm as they unveil their Books Of The Year 2023. Details here.

Lots of new classes and old favourites from Caroline at The Yoga Barre – including Over 65s yoga on Mondays 11am to 12pm (trial class just €10), plus pregnancy yoga later that day at 7.45pm and Wednesdays 6.30pm, plus Mum & Baby yoga on Wednesdays at 11am (just €10 for the first class), and a 6-week Strength & Stretch yoga course Mondays at 6.30pm and Tuesdays at 8pm, starting October 23rd, and just €60 instead of the usual €80. Book on email here.

There’s a new Cuidiú breastfeeding support group every Monday at, fittingly enough, The Happy Pear, running from 11.15am to 12.15pm. No men allowed. Unless you’re lactating. Details here.

Back after their summer break, the Greystones Orchestra gang get together every Monday evening at 8pm. And sure, they’d like anyone with a love of music to join them. Details right here.

For those who know there’s still some shaking to be done in those hips, Zumba Fantasy is back at St Patrick’s every Monday, 10.30am to 11.30am, giving the over 50s a chance to get back into the groove. Also hitting Bray on Tuesdays – details here.

There’s a new Monday evening ladies walking group in Greystones, meeting up weekly at 8.30pm. Locations and walks vary, so, best join the WhatsApp group here to find out more. There’s also the Greystones Social Walkers, hitting the trails every Sunday at 11.30am, alternating between mostly flat walks and moderate walks with some hills. You can join their MeetUp group here.

Throughout the month of December, The Cove Massage Therapy have a whole bunch of specials – we’re talking reflexology with a free Indian Head massage and sunrise swimmers packages, along with reductions on sports massages and freebies with any handy Christmas voucher. Details here.

The Kilcoole Pop-Up Cop Shop is back every Monday, 6pm to 8pm, at the Kilcoole Community Centre, with Garda Molly Corbett holding the fort. Details here.

For all the woolly bullies out there who can’t make Charlesland Thursdays, there’s a Knitting Circle at Bray Library every Monday, from 11.30am to 12.15pm. You can find out more by giving the library a call on 012862600 or email here. Google Maps here.

Greystones’ French Conversation Club is expanding its Thursday gatherings and is now also running at 10.30am every Monday in Greystones library. You still have to bring your own superiority complex though. Details here.

The newly-minted East Coast Art Studios have their Foundation Of Drawing course running on Mondays 10am-2pm through August, Oil Painting on Tuesdays from 6pm to 9pm plus Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10am to 4pm, and Life Drawing on Sundays from 2pm to 5pm. Details here.

If you’re looking for somewhere safe and fun – as opposed to soggy and dangerous – to take your beloved mutt, the newly-opened Charlesland Dog Park opening times are Mon-Thurs 10am to 10pm, Fridays 10am to 9pm and 10am to 6pm Sat & Sun, closed on Bank Holidays. Just beyond Go Gym, you can find it here.

Having just picked up their award for Greystones’ Yummiest Takeaway, Daata are now introducing a new kids menu at just €14 plus, for the slightly older kids, a new Gin & Jazz evening every Thursday from 7pm to 9pm at their Bray eatery – with plans to bring the latter double-bill to Greystones on October 26th. Details here.

Every Sunday from 2pm to 4.30pm and Monday, from 7pm to 9pm, the Making Waves Youth Theatre gang get together, at Coolnagreina on Trafalgar Road – and they’re always open to new members. Aimed at teenagers between 14 and 18, you can find out more about them here – where you’ll also find contact details – and explore some of their work here.

For those who like speaking in foreign tongues, Greystones Library has four weekly conversation groups – Irish on Fridays 10am, German on Saturdays 10am, and French on Mondays 10.30am and Thursdays at 11am, plus a first Tuesday Spanish gathering (from 6.30pm to 8pm). Phone 012873548 to book a spot, and find out more here.

Boogie Bounce are back with a boing, breaking out the mini-trampolines 7pm every Monday and Thursday in the Greystones Lawn Tennis Club. Details here, booking here. Oh, and grab a Boogie Bounce special here.

Happening every Monday from 7pm to 9pm at the Dr Ryan Community Centre, the K2 Ladies’ Group brings together the good women of Kindlestown and Kenmare for knitting, nattering and all the other good things women get up to when left to their own devices. Call Linda on 012877979 if you want to join, or simply pop by.

For those coping with the loss of a child, Anam Cara Wicklow have their monthly bereavement meeting at the Parkview Hotel in Newtown on the third Monday of each month, at 7.15pm. A free event, the meeting is open to everyone suffering from such a loss, no matter how long ago, or the age of the child…

The Delgany Guild of the Irish Countrywoman’s Association meets every second Monday of the month, with lots of activities and ideas to keep these sly old she-devils off the streets. As well as various crafts, sport, drama and theatre outings, there are also demonstrations and guest speakers. Happening at St Patrick’s W&R Centre at 8pm, contact Mary on 0863658878 or email the bould Beth here for further details.

Éire Óg Greystones have their weekly lotto draw at 8pm every Monday, and you can often win a tidy few thousand euro for your €2. You can enter online right here.

Talking of which, with their Mothers & Others Tuesday nights firmly established, Éire Óg Greystones are now introducing GAA For Dads & Lads, with football on Mondays and hurling on Thursdays, both from 9pm to 10pm. Details right about here.

With his football birthday parties spreading joy across the land, Modern Legacy Football Academy have their Performance and Little Tots academies. And that mid-term camp starting today. You can find out more here.

Grabbing old age by the balls of wool, the Greystones Active Retirement Association are back out of retirement as those lockdowns begin to lift, with their monthly coffee mornings every last Friday at 10.30am back on the menu. They’ve also got chair yoga from 1.15pm to 2pm and art from 2.30pm to 4.30pm every Monday, short mat bowls on Tuesdays from 10.45am to 12.45pm and bingo on Thursdays from 2.30pm to 4.15pm, all at Killian House Family Centre. You can find out more here, or email them here. 

The Bray Greystones Badminton Club is back up and gunning, happening every Monday, Wednesday and Friday night at 8pm and then Sundays at 4pm over in the Newtown Community Centre. You can join in the fun by calling Mary Ann on 0894132070, and check out their Facebook page here.

The Garden of Ireland Vintage Car Club meet every third Monday up at The Grove, to talk cars, cars and, very occasionally, vans. It’s 8pm for March, then 9pm from April to November. Full line-up of 2023 events here, more on the GOV gang here.

If you’ve got the munchies, Jackie The Lad always has new specials on the go. Sometimes it’s Lam’s Asian Cuisine, sometimes it’s Eskimo Pizza. Find the latest specials here. Order here. 

Meanwhile, the award-winning Enso have introduced their new specials whereby three top pizzas – Margherita, pepperoni or the weekly special – are on offer for €10, whilst all pizzas are €12.50 all day. YOOM!

Also on the pizza front, Domino’s down in Charlesland have a stupid amount of specials right now. So, go check ’em out. Here. 

As a fine welcoming gift to de town, Cillein and Pat at Pizza This in Killincarrig are offering 20% off your first order online. You just need the promo code FIRSTORDER at checkout. Nice.

And kudos to both SuperValu [7pm-9.30pm] and Lidl [6pm-8pm], who host autism shopping experiences every Tuesday evening… 

In loving memory of the recently departed FourFront Games, you can check out the cunning gang of four’s Puzzle Map of the town, with 10 clues and 10 locations to work your way through. Sweet.

TUES 5th DEC

Day: 8°Hi RealFeel® 3° RealFeel Shade™ 3°  Overcast with occasional rain and drizzle in the afternoon
Night: 5°Hi RealFeel® -3°  Periods of rain
Tides: High 5.12am 2.87m HIgh 5.24pm 3.08m
Sunrise 8.21am Sunset 4.07pm Daylight 7hrs 44mins

For those who want to be a complete and utter barista, there’s a free training course today through the Bray Area Partnership. And you can find out all about it right about here.

Finding his feet again, thanks to Tiglin, martial arts teacher Conor Brown is back doing what he loves, giving self defense classes every Tuesday (at Nazarene) and Friday (at St Patrick’s NS) to children and to adults. Details right about here.

Lots of new classes and old favourites from Caroline at The Yoga Barre – including Over 65s yoga on Mondays 11am to 12pm (trial class just €10), plus pregnancy yoga later that day at 7.45pm and Wednesdays 6.30pm, plus Mum & Baby yoga on Wednesdays at 11am (just €10 for the first class), and a 6-week Strength & Stretch yoga course Mondays at 6.30pm and Tuesdays at 8pm, starting October 23rd, and just €60 instead of the usual €80. Book on email here. Interview here.

Having launched in October 2021, the Gaelic For Mothers & Others nights are back at Éire Óg Greystones every Tuesday night, from 8.15pm. Aimed at those 25+ and lasting an hour, coaches Seamus Ahern, Mick Moore and Conal Brennan will show you how to have a little fun when getting fit. Details here.

The long-running Dann’s diddley-aye is moving to The Beach House with their new Tuesday night Snug Sessions, led by Liam Ruth and the notorious Eddie Dunphy. Kick-off is 9pm, details right about here.

Up and running at Greystones Library, there’s a new Spanish Conversation Group. Meeting up at 6.30pm and running on the first Tuesday of each month, the emphasis is on movies and books, and the group is for native speakers or those pretty fluent in Spanish. You can find out more by contacting Paula on mcpdsc@gmail.com or 0876942830.

Throughout the month of December, The Cove Massage Therapy have a whole bunch of specials – we’re talking reflexology with a free Indian Head massage and sunrise swimmers packages, along with reductions on sports massages and freebies with any handy Christmas voucher. Details here.

If you’re looking for a spot of feelgood for your lunch, there’s Soup & Sandwiches at St Patrick’s Church on the third Tuesday of every month and every last Wednesday at Kilian House Family Centre, beside The Holy Rosary. Raising money for worthy charities, it’s just €5, and runs from 12.30pm to 2pm.

The newly-minted East Coast Art Studios having their Foundation Of Drawing course running on Mondays 10am-2pm, Oil Painting on Tuesdays from 6pm to 9pm plus Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10am to 4pm, and Life Drawing on Sundays from 2pm to 5pm. Details here.

Having just picked up their award for Greystones’ Yummiest Takeaway, Daata are now introducing a new kids menu at just €14 plus, for the slightly older kids, a new Gin & Jazz evening every Thursday from 7pm to 9pm at their Bray eatery – with plans to bring the latter double-bill to Greystones on October 26th. Details here.

For those who like speaking in foreign tongues, Greystones Library has four weekly conversation groups – Irish on Fridays 10am, German on Saturdays 10am, and French on Mondays 10.30am and Thursdays at 11am, plus a first Tuesday Spanish gathering (from 6.30pm to 8pm). Phone 012873548 to book a spot, and find out more here.

The Ukraine Support gang have a Tuesday and Friday coffee morning at the Hillside Evangelical Church from 10am to 12pm, for those arriving from Ukraine who might need help as they settle into their new lives. There will be a translator present, with English lessons for Ukrainians on Wednesday mornings at the church at 9.30am. More information on their Facebook page here.

If you’re looking for somewhere safe and fun – as opposed to soggy and dangerous – to take your beloved mutt, the newly-opened Charlesland Dog Park opening times are Mon-Thurs 10am to 10pm, Fridays 10am to 9pm and 10am to 6pm Sat & Sun, closed on Bank Holidays. Just beyond Go Gym, you can find it here.

Meeting on the last Tuesday of each month at 8pm, the Greystones Flower Club is for anyone who likes the sweet smell of garden success. The place is Hillside Evangelical Church, the details here.

If it’s the first Tuesday of the month, hey, today’s the day, people, that Kilcoole turns into bargain town, as the already-cheap-as-chorizo Thrift Shop have their monthly First Tuesday half-price sale. If it’s not the first Tuesday of the month, tough titty.

Grabbing old age by the balls of wool, the Greystones Active Retirement club are back out of hibernation as those lockdowns begin to lift, with their monthly coffee mornings every last Friday at 10.30am back on the menu. They’ve also got chair yoga from 1.15pm to 2pm and art from 2.30pm to 4.30pm every Monday, short mat bowls on Tuesdays from 10.45am to 12.45pm and bingo on Thursdays from 2.30pm to 4.15pm, all at Killian House Family Centre. You can find out more here, or email them here. 

Meeting at 8pm in The Glenview Hotel generally on the first Tuesday of a month but online for now, you can find out more about The Kilmacanogue History Society on their Facebook page here, or their main website here. You can also try emailing the wonderfully-named Bat here, Dairine here or Heather here. If they don’t get back  to you within the month, you can try calling Ann Cranny on 0872448704.

Happening every Tuesday and Friday at noon, a bunch of Tai Chi students have set up a regular gathering to ease their troubled souls. And that trapped nerve. Was Burnaby Park, now it’s Darcy’s Park, down beyond the marina. And it’s really free, baby…

If you’ve been thinking about learning a string-driven thing, lockdown is the perfect time, and local musician Tim George might just be the perfect teacher. From Tuesday to Friday, Tim is offering home lessons, with more at Swann Hall on Saturdays, his current line-up of would-be rock gods ranging from 7 years old to people even older than GG. You can call Tim on 0860599588 or email him here. As 2023 kicks off, the man’s got just the Saturday 12pm slot free…

With his football birthday parties spreading joy across the land, Modern Legacy Football Academy have their Performance and Little Tots academies. You can find out more here.

The original of the spices, Chakra have brought back their much-loved early bird menu, with a 2 course costing just €30 and a 3 course €35. Available Tuesday to Thursday from 5pm to 6.30pm and Sundays from 2pm to 4.30pm. Do it. Details here.

For those who’d like to play badminton with The Castle Inn nearby, Craig Holmes is hosting get-togethers Tuesdays, 8pm to 9pm, over at the Newcastle Community Centre. If you’re interested, give the man himself a holler over on 08640401125.  

Being the kindhearted kids that they are, SuperValu will be giving over 7am to 9am to the elderly who need to get their shopping done, whilst Lidl have chosen 9am to 11am. For those elderly who like a bit of a lie-in of a morning…

Down behind Shoreline, the Greystones Kilcoole Community Garden has now officially started to bloom, with all 24 beds are fully suited and sorted. It’s going to be beautiful, man…

If you’ve got the munchies, Jackie The Lad always has new specials on the go. Sometimes it’s Lam’s Asian Cuisine, sometimes it’s Eskimo Pizza. Find the latest specials here. Order here. 

Meanwhile, the award-winning Enso have introduced their new specials whereby three top pizzas – Margherita, pepperoni or the weekly special – are on offer for €10, whilst all pizzas are €12.50 all day. YOOM!

Also on the pizza front, Domino’s down in Charlesland have a stupid amount of specials right now. So, go check ’em out. Here. 

As a fine welcoming gift to de town, Cillein and Pat at Pizza This in Killincarrig are offering 20% off your first order online. You just need the promo code FIRSTORDER at checkout. Nice.

And kudos to both SuperValu [7pm-9.30pm] and Lidl [6pm-8pm], who host autism shopping experiences every Tuesday evening… 

In loving memory of the recently departed FourFront Games, you can check out the cunning gang of four’s Puzzle Map of the town, with 10 clues and 10 locations to work your way through.  Sweet!

WEDS 6th DEC

Day: 9°Hi RealFeel® 4° RealFeel Shade™ 4° A morning shower in places; otherwise, cloudy
Night: 4°Hi RealFeel® -3° Overcast and windy with a shower in places
Tides: High 6.17am 2.87m High 8.28pm 3.05m
Sunrise 8.22am Sunset 4.07pm Daylight 7hrs 44mins

There’s a baby and toddler group every Wednesday, 10am to 11.30am, in the Presbyterian Hall on Trafalgar Road. It’s €3.50, which includes tea and coffee plus biscuit, fruit and 15 minutes of music.  Feckers didn’t put any contact on the poster outside the church, so, you’ll just have to swing by to find out more.

Happening on Wednesdays, 11.30am to 12.15pm, Parent & Child Gymnastics is all about getting fit and having fun as a family. And it’s over at the mighty Sugarloaf Gymnastics Club in Kilcoole. Details here.

Lots of new classes and old favourites from Caroline at The Yoga Barre – including Over 65s yoga on Mondays 11am to 12pm, plus pregnancy yoga later that day at 7.45pm and Wednesdays 6.30pm, with Mum & Baby yoga on Wednesdays at 11am (just €10 for the first class), and a 6-week Strength & Stretch yoga course Mondays at 6.30pm and Tuesdays at 8pm, starting October 23rd, and just €60 instead of the usual €80. Book on email here. Interview here.

Every Wednesday from 9.30am to 10am it’s Storytime At Greystones Library, aimed at the very younger generation. And those parents who need 30 minutes peace agus quiet. Details here.

If you’re keen on making your father’s father’s father’s father proud, there are two Irish language groups roaming the town, with Alice O’Donnell and friends having their Cupán agus Caint on Wednesdays (time and place varying) and Greystones Library the place to be every Friday at 10am. Details here.

Open Weds-Fri 5pm to 10pm and Sat-Sun 9am to 10pm, The Barrel Sauna down at The Boat Yard (in beside The Beach House) is one great escape, with everything you could possibly need to sweat out the bad and wash in the good. Details here, interview here, autumn specials here.

The original of the spices, Chakra have brought back their much-loved early bird menu, with a 2 course costing just €30 and a 3 course €35. Available Tuesday to Thursday from 5pm to 6.30pm and Sundays from 2pm to 4.30pm. Do it. Details here.

Having just picked up their award for Greystones’ Yummiest Takeaway, Daata are now introducing a new kids menu at just €14 plus, for the slightly older kids, a new Gin & Jazz evening every Thursday from 7pm to 9pm at their Bray eatery – with plans to bring the latter double-bill to Greystones on October 26th. Details here.

Throughout the month of December, The Cove Massage Therapy have a whole bunch of specials – we’re talking reflexology with a free Indian Head massage and sunrise swimmers packages, along with reductions on sports massages and freebies with any handy Christmas voucher. Details here.

The diddley-aye will be turned up to 11 at The Horse every Wednesday as their weekly Seisún by the fire makes a welcome return. Fiddles at dawn, people, kick-off at 9pm. More details here.

Bingo is back at the Dr Ryan Community Centre, happening every Wednesday from 2pm to 4pm. It’s just €4 a book, and there will be prizes galore as well as, going Full Vegas, a packet of biscuits for a line. Aimed largely at the more mature bingo boys and girls, you can email Linda here for further details. Or just ask Mai Smullen, if you bump into her on her travels.

Talking of such, the forever young Mike Morrissey’s Quiz & Bingo Nights have been taking over The Beach House every Wednesday for a staggering 10 years now. The fun and games kick off at 9pm – and remember, if you’re not in, you can’t sin. Now, go check out our July 2018 interview with The Quiz Master General himself right about here, and our June 2023 interview here.

If you’re looking for a spot of feelgood for your lunch, there’s Soup & Sandwiches at St Patrick’s Church on the last Wednesday of each month at Kilian House Family Centre, beside The Holy Rosary. Raising money for worthy charities, it’s just €7, and runs from 12.15pm to 2pm. Details here.

Great to see Greystones’ Youth Café finally opening its doors, with pop-ins for teenagers every Wednesday from 3pm to 5pm and every Friday from 7pm to 9pm. The plan being to increase the days and times as the Coolnagreina café on Trafalgar Road finds its feet. More details here.

Talking about teenage wildlife, Bray’s acclaimed Mr Sands Youth Theatre have rehearsals and workshops in the Wolfe Tone Centre every Wednesday at 7pm. You can find out more about the gang here, and get in touch on email here.

The newly-minted East Coast Art Studios having their Foundation Of Drawing course running on Mondays 10am-2pm, Oil Painting on Tuesdays from 6pm to 9pm plus Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10am to 4pm, and Life Drawing on Sundays from 2pm to 5pm. Details here.

Those nice people at Heritage Ireland have introduced a free First Wednesdays for some of the country’s most-loved historical sites, and in Wicklow, Waterford and Wexford, that means the Glendalough Visitor Centre, Tintern Abbey, Reginald’s Tower and The John F. Kennedy Arboretum. Which isn’t a lot, when you think about it. Details here.

Taking place every Wednesday from 8pm to 10pm in the Newcastle Community Centre, there are Social Dancing Classes to help you polish up your moves, have fun, meet people and maybe even get fit. No experienced needed, no partner required – you just have to have €5 in your pocket. Phone Philip on 0863701003 for details.

If you’re partial to great food at a great price, it’s hard to argue with the new early bird special at The Horse & Hound, where, from Wednesday to Saturday, 5pm to 6pm, you can grab 2 courses for €27 or 3 for €32. YOWSA! You can book your table at the Bellevue Restaurant by calling 012874642. Menu here.

For those who like speaking in foreign tongues, Greystones Library has four weekly conversation groups – Irish on Fridays 10am, German on Saturdays 10am, and French on Mondays 10.30am and Thursdays at 11am, plus a first Tuesday Spanish gathering (from 6.30pm to 8pm). Phone 012873548 to book a spot, and find out more here.

The Greystones Music Circle meets on the first Wednesday of every month in Greystones Library, from 7pm to 9pm, to spin themselves right round, right round, baby, by playing some favourite discs. Nice.

The Bray Greystones Badminton Club is back up and gunning, happening every Monday, Wednesday and Friday night at 8pm and then Sundays at 4pm over in the Newtown Community Centre. You can join in the fun by calling Mary Ann on 0894132070, and check out their Facebook page here.

As a fine welcoming gift to de town, Cillein and Pat at Pizza This in Killincarrig are offering 20% off your first order online. You just need the promo code FIRSTORDER at checkout. Nice.

If you’ve been thinking about learning a string-driven thing, lockdown is the perfect time, and local musician Tim George might just be the perfect teacher. From Tuesday to Saturday, Tim is offering 30min Zoom classes, with his current line-up of would-be rock gods ranging from 7 years old to people even older than GG. You can call Tim on 0860599588 or email him here. As 2023 kicks off, the man’s got just the Saturday 12pm slot free…

If you’re looking for somewhere safe and fun – as opposed to soggy and dangerous – to take your beloved mutt, the newly-opened Charlesland Dog Park opening times are Mon-Thurs 10am to 10pm, Fridays 10am to 9pm and 10am to 6pm Sat & Sun, closed on Bank Holidays. Just beyond Go Gym, you can find it here.

Starting the day right, for the lads, there’s The Men’s Shed twice-weekly meeting at 10am (returning Friday, at the same time). 

With his football birthday parties spreading joy across the land, Modern Legacy Football Academy have their Performance and Little Tots academies. You can find out more here.

If you’ve got the munchies, Jackie The Lad always has new specials on the go. Sometimes it’s Lam’s Asian Cuisine, sometimes it’s Eskimo Pizza. Find the latest specials here. Order here. 

Meanwhile, the award-winning Enso have introduced their new specials whereby three top pizzas – Margherita, pepperoni or the weekly special – are on offer for €10, whilst all pizzas are €12.50 all day. YOOM!

Also on the pizza front, Domino’s down in Charlesland have a stupid amount of specials right now. And the list grows by the week. So, go check ’em out. Here. 

In loving memory of the recently departed FourFront Games, you can check out the cunning gang of four’s Puzzle Map of the town, with 10 clues and 10 locations to work your way through. Sweet.

THURS 7th DEC

Day: 10° Hi RealFeel® 6° RealFeel Shade™ 5° Considerable clouds
Night 7° Lo RealFeel® 3° Mostly cloudy; an evening shower in spots followed by a little rain late
Tides: High 7.17am 2.94m High 7.27pm 3.07m
Sunrise 8.23am Sunset 4.07pm Daylight 7hrs 44mins

Always a big hit in Newtown each year, The Good Life Christmas Market is back at Fishers, running every Thursday from 3.30pm to 8.30pm until the 14th. For those who like to do their Christmas shopping away from the maddening crowds. Details here.

Taking place from 7pm to 11pm, Laughs & Lyrics is all about bringing local musicians and comics together for a series of gigs in a fancy, heated marquee on the grounds of Belmont Demesne, Laughs & Lyrics will be running throughout December. And tonight, it’s Isaac Butler, Seamus Harty and Simon Hennessy (tickets €23, available here). More gigs here.

Happening every Thursday at 12pm in the Greystones Lawn Tennis Club, there’s a community choir, led by the notorious Angela Murray. Phone Jo on 0866051294 for details.

Ms Whelan has Mum & Baby Yoga every Thursday at 11am, for those who would like to feel as happy, healthy and centred as their blissful little offspring. Happening at The Yoga Barre in Kilcoole, the first class is just €15. You can find out more here. 

If you’re looking for your trad fix, The Grove Bar is the place to be every Thursday, with the diddley-aye kicking off at 9pm. We’ve been assured by regular Tony McGowan that the sessions are “always good, sometimes brilliant”.

With their Mothers & Others Tuesday nights firmly established, Éire Óg Greystones are now introducing GAA For Dads & Lads, with football on Mondays and hurling on Thursdays, both from 9pm to 10pm. Details right about here.

There’s a new Charlesland Winter Social Walking Group, meeting Thursday to Sunday at 7pm outside Costa Coffee. Details here.

Throughout the month of December, The Cove Massage Therapy have a whole bunch of specials – we’re talking reflexology with a free Indian Head massage and sunrise swimmers packages, along with reductions on sports massages and freebies with any handy Christmas voucher. Details here.

Every third Thursday (or thereabouts), the Hardy Har Comedy Club delivers a line-up of established and upcoming stand-up comedians, upstairs in The Harbour Bar. And it’s feckin’ free! Kick-off is 9pm, and there’s always a fine mix of established comedians and newbies, with Deirdre O’Kane and Sharon Mannion headlining December 7th. Details here.

Open Weds-Fri 5pm to 10pm and Sat-Sun 9am to 10pm, The Barrel Sauna down at The Boat Yard (in beside The Beach House) is one great escape, with everything you could possibly need to sweat out the bad and wash in the good. On November 23rd, it’s Willie White & friends, and on December 7th, it’s Sharon Mannion and Deirdre O’Kane. Details here, interview here, autumn specials here.

The Charlesland Community Stitch Club is up and running at the Charlesland Community Centre from 7pm to 9pm, with a small €3 cover charge to cover lights, heating and booze. Details right about here.

Meeting at 10.30am every 2nd and 4th Thursday in Delgany Golf Club, Greystones U3A is all about celebrating the Third Age of life. When you’re old enough to know better. And special guest speakers is the name of the game. Cover charge is €5, and you can find details of the talk here, more on the notorious Greystones U3A here and get in touch on email here. On December 14th, it’s Sean Kelly from the Greystones Music Circle, followed by Christmas lunch – €20 for starter, main and tea/coffee, with dessert available too, at €5.

As a fine welcoming gift to de town, Cillein and Pat at Pizza This in Killincarrig are offering 20% off your first order online. You just need the promo code FIRSTORDER at checkout. Nice.

For those who like speaking in foreign tongues, Greystones Library has four weekly conversation groups – Irish on Fridays 10am, German on Saturdays 10am, and French on Mondays 10.30am and Thursdays at 11am, plus a first Tuesday Spanish gathering (from 6.30pm to 8pm). Phone 012873548 to book a spot, and find out more here.

Having just picked up their award for Greystones’ Yummiest Takeaway, Daata are now introducing a new kids menu at just €14 plus, for the slightly older kids, a new Gin & Jazz evening every Thursday from 7pm to 9pm at their Bray eatery – with plans to bring the latter double-bill to Greystones every four weeks. Details here.

Meeting up every Thursday at 8pm (virtually for now, of course), the Greystones Camera Club will offer the town’s many budding photographers a few tricks of the light. And dark. You can find out more here, or email them right here.

Grabbing old age by the balls of wool, the Greystones Active Retirement club are back out of hibernation as those lockdowns begin to lift, with their monthly coffee mornings every last Friday at 10.30am back on the menu. They’ve also got chair yoga from 1.15pm to 2pm and art from 2.30pm to 4.30pm every Monday, short mat bowls on Tuesdays from 10.45am to 12.45pm and bingo on Thursdays from 2.30pm to 4.15pm, all at Killian House Family Centre. You can find out more here, or email here.

Meeting every Thursday at 8pm, Bray’s award-winning Beating Time Singers were founded in 1998, and today boast 26 members. Performing at events up and down the country (including Greystones’ Ladies Night and Christmas Eve Carols at The Glenview), the girls are always happy to have new members along. You can email here to find out more. Or pop along to their Open Night at the Lakers HQ on January 26th – details here.

If you’re partial to great food at a great price, it’s hard to argue with the new early bird special at The Horse & Hound, where, from Wednesday to Saturday, 5pm to 6pm, you can grab 2 courses for €27 or 3 for €32. YOWSA! You can book your table at the Bellevue Restaurant by calling 012874642. Menu here.

If you’re looking for somewhere safe and fun – as opposed to soggy and dangerous – to take your beloved mutt, the newly-opened Charlesland Dog Park opening times are Mon-Thurs 10am to 10pm, Fridays 10am to 9pm and 10am to 6pm Sat & Sun, closed on Bank Holidays. Just beyond Go Gym, you can find it here.

The original of the spices, Chakra have brought back their much-loved early bird menu, with a 2 course costing just €30 and a 3 course €35. Available Tuesday to Thursday from 5pm to 6.30pm and Sundays from 2pm to 4.30pm. Do it. Details here.

If you’ve got the munchies, Jackie The Lad always has new specials on the go. Sometimes it’s Lam’s Asian Cuisine, sometimes it’s Eskimo Pizza. Find the latest specials here. Order here. 

Meanwhile, the award-winning Enso have introduced their new specials whereby three top pizzas – Margherita, pepperoni or the weekly special – are on offer for €10, whilst all pizzas are €12.50 all day. YOOM!

Also on the pizza front, Domino’s down in Charlesland have a stupid amount of specials right now. So, go check ’em out. Here. From August 21st to 27th, you can get a staggering 50% off on orders of €30 or more. Yowsa!

In loving memory of the recently departed FourFront Games, you can check out the cunning gang of four’s Puzzle Map of the town, with 10 clues and 10 locations to work your way through. Sweet.

Big events coming up include some Christmas In Belmont goodies (including some music and comedy gigs!), a whole bunch of fundraisers to get Dee Woods to Germany for specialist cancer treatment, some winter shenanigans with the Greystones Active Retirement gang, Coulter By Candlelight at St Patrick’s Church on December 5th, the Wicklow Choral Society’s Carols By Candlelight on December 9th, Christmas movies Home Alone and The Muppet Christmas Carol on December 10th, followed by the annual Elf screening on Friday 22nd, and a whole lotta Santa going on in Glen Of The Downs for December.

As always, your Greystones gigs for the coming weeks are right here.