Beach House 1982. Pic: Luke McGuinness
he summer sun is doing its thing, and yet there’s still a distinct feeling that we’re 
not quite out of the woods yet…
he summer sun is doing its thing, and yet there’s still a distinct feeling that we’re 
not quite out of the woods yet…That Covid feck has left a bad after-taste, and now the energy crisis is taking hold, meaning life in Greystones is still feeling more Kafka than Capra.
There are plenty of smart people out there though, who’s realised that now is the perfect time to check out the beautiful trails out there.Â
For those who still feel like playing it safe, 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 eight years to pull together, and we’re far from finished putting all the jigsaw pieces of Greystones’ colourful past together. You can map your journey right here.
And do think about your neighbours who have been trying to keeptheir businesses alive during these uncertain times, first through two years of lockdown followed by a war-induced recession scare that has seen energy prices soar. From shops and restaurants to theatres and beauty shops, look around your town before going online. You lazy, clicktavist feck.
Harbour Lightning. Source: Brambell
You can do your tummy and your town a favour by checking out our restaurants and cafes here, and our takeaways here. And don’t forget our incredible restaurants and cafés knocked off their feet by the lockdowns – go give them some love here. And give the couch a night off by having a night to remember at The Whale. And The Hot Spot. And de pubs!
So, you know, we can all join elbows and make contact with the living.
Also, check on any vulnerable neighbours. Pretend they’re your dad, or your mum. Only, these OAPs won’t keep reminding you of all your bad life choices.
There are also a number of groups and individuals now ready and willing to help the elderly still self-isolating in our community. And you can join them. Speaking of which, the number for Alone, the charity helping the elderly living on their own, is 0818222024.
We’re also putting up free music mixes regularly on GG, which might just help past the time, with a little singing, a little dancing, maybe even an old school party or two…
You can keep up with what’s going on in in the town below and our general Greystones news right here.
You can keep up with what’s going on in in the town below and our general Greystones news right And now that we’re almost fully out of the frying pan and into those fiery energy bills, remember – stay safe, but stay silly.
In the meantime, here’s a calendar that’s slowly rebuilding itself back to that carefree life we once knew.
Naturally, given the constant changes due to so many hippies living in this town, do check any event you’re interested in before putting on your shoes…
Fri 9th Dec
Day: 5°Hi RealFeel® 2° RealFeel Shade™ 1° Mostly sunny and chilly
Night: 1°Lo RealFeel® -4° Partly cloudy and chilly
Tides: High 12.04pm 3.49m
Sunrise 8.26am Sunset 4.06pm Daylight 7hrs 41mins
Yellow warning for easterly winds until Saturday 11.30pm
Random works closures on Priory Road until last month
Bellevue Road works until Jan 23rd
Random works closures on Full of homegrown goodness, The Good Life Artisan Farmers Market is up and gunning every Friday from 8.30am to 2.30pm down in sunny Ashford. Bringing the community – and its fresh produce – together, baby. 
Details here.
Details A ceremony to celebrate Kilcoole’s Terry Wright’s life will take place a 4pm today in the Victorian chapel, Mount Jerome Crematorium, which can be viewed here. No flowers by request, donations, in memory of Terry to COPD Support Ireland here. May He Rest In Peace. Enquires to Mark Kinsella Funeral Directors 0872160740. Details here.
We also say goodbye to Delgany’s Aine Murphy today, with a funeral mass on Friday morning at 12 noon in St Patrick’s Church, Kilquade followed by cremation at 2.30pm in Mt Jerome Crematorium. Family flowers only. The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the staff and carers in the Wicklow Hospice and Home Instead for the exceptional care and compassion always shown to Aine. Enquiries to Peter Massey Funerals on 0871363162.
We also say goodbye to Delgany’s Aine Murphy today, with a funeral mass on Friday morning at 12 noon in St Patrick’s Church, Kilquade followed by cremation at 2.30pm in Mt Jerome Crematorium. Family flowers only. The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the staff and carers in the Wicklow Hospice and Home Instead for the exceptional care and compassion always shown to Aine. Enquiries to Peter Massey Funerals on Haven’t got your Christmas tree yet? You can help yourself and 
St Patrick’s National School this weekend, with Premium Nordman fir trees for sale on the school grounds (and in four diffrent sizes) from 3pm to 5pm on Friday and from 10am to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday. You can also pre-order right around here.
St Patrick’s National School this weekend, with Premium Nordman fir trees for sale on the school grounds (and in four diffrent sizes) from 3pm to 5pm on Friday and from 10am to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday. You can also pre-order right around There’s an all-near-star line-up at St Patrick’s Church tonight for Wicklow Dementia Support – including Niamh Egan, Rosie 
Carter, The TCG Ensemble, John Devereux and The Get Singing Choir. Doors 7.15pm, kick-off 8pm, details here.
Carter, The TCG Ensemble, John Devereux and The Get Singing Choir. Doors 7.15pm, kick-off 8pm, details The deadline for submissions for a pre-validation for 22 houses at the Chapel Road roundabout is today. Details right here.
As The Banshees Of Inisherin lights up cinemas, the Greystones Players bring Martin McDonagh’s The Cripple Of Inishmaan to The Whale for a four-night run, from December 8th to 11th. Interview here, tickets here.
Open Thursdays to Saturdays 10.30am to 4.30pm, the Greystones Cancer Support gang have themselves a little Christmas pop-up shop in Moran’s old place, with Christmas cards, pre-loved clothes and all sorts of festive goodies on offer. Details right about here.
Open Thursdays to Saturdays 10.30am to 4.30pm, the Greystones Cancer Support gang have themselves a little Christmas pop-up shop in Moran’s old place, with Christmas cards, pre-loved clothes and all sorts of festive goodies on offer. Details right about 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. This evening, it’s all about making and decorating Christmas cookies. More details here.
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. This evening, it’s all about making and decorating Christmas cookies. More details Up and running, there’s Friday Bingo over at the Newtown, Mount agus Kennedy Centre, kicking off at 8.30pm. Sadly, there’s no contact info on the poster…
Having sat out in the park over the summer, the free Friday gathering for crafters is now in Greystones Library from 11am to 1pm – for those who like to knit, crochet, quilt and sew. Details here.
The recently-formed Ukraine Support 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.
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
Rebecca!
Rebecca Mowatt’s Imagine Piano have their latest fun lessons happening on Tuesdays and Fridays, for 7-to-9yrs and 10-to-12yrs, taking place upstairs in St Patrick’s Church Hall. You can find out more right here.
The Greystones Active Retirement gang are hosting a weekly card-making workshop at Kilian House on Fridays through April and May, 10am-11.30am. The dates are April 1st, 8th and 22nd, and May 6th, 13th and 20th. You can 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.
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.
With his 
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 art from 2.30pm to 4.30pm every Monday, short mat bowls on Tuesdays from 10.45am to 12.30pm and bingo on Thursdays from 2.30pm to 4pm, all at Killian House Family Centre. You can find out more here, or email them on greystonesgara@gmail.com.
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 art from 2.30pm to 4.30pm every Monday, short mat bowls on Tuesdays from 10.45am to 12.30pm and bingo on Thursdays from 2.30pm to 4pm, all at 
For those without access to, eh, the internet, The Whale box-office is open every Friday from 10am to 12pm. For that personal touch.
Much-loved sweat shop Fad Saoil Saunas have two pop-ups in sunny Greystones, at The Boat Yard beside The Beach House and at Carraig Eden’s Rise At The Cove. Opening times are 7am to 12pm Fridays, and 8am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday, and it’s just €10 for a 30-min session. More info here, booking 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. And it’s really free, baby…
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. And it’s 
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 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.
Getting us all fit and happy for autumn, Aoife King has her Greystones Pilates Studio new online & studio timetable up and running; full details here. All the semi-private classes are currently fully booked but you can contact Aoife to join the waitlist for her studio-based equipment classes.
Should you feel like shaking those Covid blues away, cosmic dancer Leo O’Kelly is live on Facebook from 9pm every second Friday. Catch him here, and throw Dann’s diamond geezer a few shekels here.
Should you feel like shaking those Covid blues away, cosmic dancer 
Alternatively, for those needing their daily God fix, the Holy Rosary are broadcasting their daily masses to the masses online right here.
Alternatively, for those needing their daily God fix, the Holy Rosary are broadcasting their 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. Such as the current Double Deal specials, details here. Order here. Oh, and for Halloween, Jackie has a €25.99 special – 12″ pizza, a 13″ megabox and a 1ltr drink – available until November 13th.
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. Nice.
Sat 10th Dec
Day: 5°Hi RealFeel® 2° RealFeel Shade™ 1° Chilly with partial sunshine
Night: 1°Lo RealFeel® -5° Partly cloudy and chilly
Tides High 12.20am 3.33m High 12.36pm 3.48m
Sunrise 8.27am Sunset 4.06pm Daylight 7hrs 38mins
Yellow warning for easterly winds until 11.30pm today
Random works closures on Priory Road until last month
Bellevue Hill works until Jan 23rd
Bellevue Hill The Artist Formally Known As Niall Breslin will be hosting a Mindfulness Workshop For Kids at Halfway Up The Stairs this morning at 10am. Every ticket was snapped by the town’s yummy mummys in about 1.4 seconds, but Bressie will be signing copies 
of his new children’s book, The Sleep Scan, from 11am. Be there. Be centred. Behave. Details here.
of his new children’s book, As The Banshees Of Inisherin lights up cinemas, the Greystones Players bring Martin McDonagh’s The Cripple Of Inishmaan to The Whale for a four-night run, from December 8th to 11th. 
Interview here, tickets here.
Interview Haven’t got your Christmas tree yet? You can help yourself and St Patrick’s National School this weekend, with Premium Nordman fir trees for sale on the school grounds (and in four diffrent sizes) from 3pm to 5pm on Friday and from 10am to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday. You can also pre-order right around here.
James & Aoife
The Wicklow Choral Society are back with a perfectly-harmonised bang today, with Carols By Candlelight at the Dominican Convent Chapel. Special guests on the night include musical director James Bingham and soprano Aoife O’Connell, local luminaries who might just know each other. Kick-off is 7.30pm, details right here.
Running 12pm to 5pm every Saturday and Sunday from December 3rd to the 18th, the K2Alpacas Christmas Mini Fair over in sunny Newtown is one sure way to have yourself a furry little Christmas. Especially given that it’s free. Details right here.
Running 12pm to 5pm every Saturday and SundayOpen Thursdays to Saturdays 10.30am to 4.30pm, the Greystones Cancer Support gang have themselves a little Christmas pop-up shop in Moran’s old place, with Christmas cards, pre-loved clothes and all sorts of festive goodies on offer. Details right about here. 
And the launch party is today at 12pm.
And the launch party is today at 12pm.With Santa’s Grotto 11am to 6pm every Saturday and Sunday, and open daily 10am to 6pm for the finest Noble and Nordmann 
trees plus hot chocolate and crepes, sure, sure, the Nolans’ winterwonderland just before Kilcoole beach car park might just be your one-stop shop for festive feelgood. Details right about here.
trees plus hot chocolate and crepes, sure, sure, the Nolans’ winterwonderland just before Kilcoole beach car park might just be your one-stop shop for festive feelgood. Details right about Part of the Irish music scene since the late ’80s, Maria Doyle Kennedy stands removed from the usual vagaries of a traditional career, marching to the beat of her own drummer even since The Commitments made her a star in 1991. Through The Black Velvet Band to her solo work, Doyle always comes back to the music. Whenever she can’t find a screen role that rocks her world. So, we’re lucky to have Maria at The Whale on Saturday, December 3rd. Interview here, tickets here.
From December 3rd to the 24th, the annual 2-hour free Saturday parking on Greystones main street is back. Mainly because Cllr Stephen Stokes called for it, apparently. What a man. Details here.
For those who like their festive yum to be particularly yummy, Ciara’s Kitchen have two online Yuletide demos that might just prove to be the Christmas miracles you’re looking for. On Saturday 3rd, it’s desserts, whilst on the 10th, it’s canapés and starters. Each demo is streaming live from 5pm to 6pm, and is then available on playback. And up until Friday 2nd, you can get 10% off Ciara’s Kitchen gift vouchers and in-house classes using the code BFCK at checkout. Details here.
Most Saturdays at 3m, 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 €2, which is redeemable against any purchase. Details here. And go check out Halfway’s Books Of 2022 right here.
Busy times for Hannah and the Junior Musicals gang right now, with new classes in Greystones and Bray having started on Saturdays and Sundays at St Patrick’s School with classes for all age groups from 3 to 14 years onwards, plus a Christmas spectacular in the Mermaid, movie and TV shoots, and an adult choir being formed. 
Details right here.
Busy times for Hannah and the Junior Musicals gang right now, with new classes in Greystones and Bray having started on Saturdays and Sundays at St Patrick’s School with classes for all age groups from 3 to 14 years onwards, plus a Christmas spectacular in the Mermaid, movie and TV shoots, and an adult choir being formed. 
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.
Greystones’ German Conversation Club is back up and running 11am every Saturday in the library. You have to bring your own Wassily chair though. Details here.
Greystones’ German Conversation Club is back up and running 11am every Saturday in the library. You have to bring your own Wassily chair though. 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.
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 Cllr Stephen Stokes has a new Second Saturday clinic running at the Dr Ryan Community Centre, Greystones (9.15am-10am), the Newcastle Community Centre (11am-11.45am) and The Wicklow Arms in Delgany (12.30pm-1pm). Just in case you’re looking for planning.
Are you ready for this jelly? Yep, bellydancing is back on the menu at Zenobia tonight from 8pm to 9pm. Also, while we have you there, the Blacklion restaurant have some more Eastern promise up their sleeves with a free bottle of house wine for any table of 4 people or more on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. And they’re also making their eatery dog-friendly. Noice. Details here.
Much-loved sweat shop Fad Saoil Saunas have two pop-ups in sunny Greystones, at The Boat Yard beside The Beach House and at Carraig Eden’s Rise At The Cove. Opening times are 7am to 12pm Fridays, and 8am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday, and it’s just €10 for a 30-min session. More info here, booking here.
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.
With his 
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’re looking for somewhere safe and fun – as opposed to 
Every Saturday morning, Greystones Library host two Arts & Crafts sessions for 5-to-9-year-olds. You can choose between 11am or 11.35am and then sign up at the desk.
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 30min Zoom classes and home lessons, whilst on Saturdays, he’s at Swann Hall. 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 on timgeorgemusiclessons@gmail.com.
Hurrah, the North Wicklow Country Market is back at the Newcastle community centre, running every Saturday from 10.30am to 12.30pm. You can -pre-order your homebaked goodies from this long-running market (started in 1970!)Â by calling 0868034237. Further info from the bould Jackie on jackqnn@gmail.com.Â
Hurrah, the 
Getting us all fit and happy for autumn, Aoife King has her Greystones Pilates Studio new online & studio timetable up and running. Full details here. All the semi-private classes are currently fully booked but you can contact Aoife to join the waitlist for her studio-based equipment classes.
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. Such as the current Double Deal specials, details here. Order here. Oh, and for Halloween, 
Jackie has a €25.99 special – 12″ pizza, a 13″ megabox and a 1ltr drink – available until November 13th.
Jackie has a €25.99 special – 12″ pizza, a 13″ megabox and a 1ltr drink – available until November 13th.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 11th Dec
Day: 4°Hi RealFeel® 2° RealFeel Shade™ 1° Plenty of sunshine, but cold
Night: -2°Lo RealFeel® -2° Clear and cold
Tides: High 12.20am 3.33m High 12.36pm 3.48m
Sunrise 8.27am Sunset 4.06pm Daylight 7hrs 37mins
Random works closures on Priory Road until last month
Bellevue Road works until Jan 23rd
Haven’t got your Christmas tree yet? You can help yourself and St Patrick’s National School this weekend, with Premium Nordman fir trees for sale on the school grounds (and in four diffrent sizes) from 3pm to 5pm on Friday and from 10am to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday. You can also pre-order right around here.
With Santa’s Grotto 11am to 6pm every Saturday and Sunday, and open daily 10am to 6pm for the finest Noble and Nordmann trees plus hot chocolate and crepes, sure, sure, the Nolans’ winter wonderland just before Kilcoole beach car park might 
just be your one-stop shop for festive feelgood. Details right about here.
just be your one-stop shop for festive feelgood. Details right about Ashling McNamara over in St Catherine’s is hosting a Wreath Workshop today, from 10am to 1pm, using all natural materials. All of which will be provided, along with refreshments. Bring your own secateurs, if you have some. It’s €40 for the workshop, and you can secure your spot by contacting Ashling on 0852615142 or Tina on 0861003936.
As The Banshees Of Inisherin lights up cinemas, the Greystones Players bring Martin McDonagh’s The Cripple Of Inishmaan to The Whale for a four-night run, from December 8th to 11th. Interview here, tickets here.
On the last Sunday of every month, Enniskerry’s Schoolhouse For Art host an exhibition from 11am to 5pm. Boasting some of the finest artists around these here parts, you can bring your masterpieces to the table too by applying here. More info on The Schoolhouse For Art here.
Doing what it says on the tobacco tin, the 
monthly Blues Jam Session at The Hot Spot on Sunday, December 4th brings together all those locals who wish they’d been born on the wrong side of the tracks in Chicago circa 1950. Your hosts for the session will be the Urban Mojo Blues Band, keeping those 12 bars rolling, rolling, rolling… Happening at 4pm, it’s a free gig, but a €5 
donation is suggested. With menace. Details here.
monthly Blues Jam Session at The Hot Spot on Sunday, December 4th brings together all those locals who wish they’d been born on the wrong side of the tracks in Chicago circa 1950. Your hosts for the session will be the Urban Mojo Blues Band, keeping those 12 bars rolling, rolling, rolling… Happening at 4pm, it’s a free gig, but a €5 
donation is suggested. With menace. Details For those tempted to cross the border, the Bray Musical Society have their Christmas production, Robin Hood & His Merry Crew (written and directed by Eoin Martin), running on Saturday 26th 
(2.30pm & 7.30pm), Sunday 27th (2.30pm), Friday, December 2nd (8pm), Saturday 3rd (2.30pm & 7.30pm) and Sunday 4th, at 2.30pm. Tickets are €12 for adults, €7 for kids, and you can grab a family of four ticket for €30. Happening at St Patrick’s National School on Vevay Road, you can grab your tickets at the door or on Eventbrite here.
(2.30pm & 7.30pm), Sunday 27th (2.30pm), Friday, December 2nd (8pm), Saturday 3rd (2.30pm & 7.30pm) and Sunday 4th, at 2.30pm. Tickets are €12 for adults, €7 for kids, and you can grab a family of four ticket for €30. Happening at St Patrick’s National School on 
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.
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 
Running for 35 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.
Running for 35 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 
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Much-loved sweat shop Fad Saoil Saunas have two pop-ups in sunny Greystones, at The Boat Yard beside The Beach House and at Carraig Eden’s Rise At The Cove. Opening times are evolving constantly (so, go check), and it’s just €10 for a 30-min session. More info here, booking 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.
Aoife King has her Greystones Pilates Studios latest timetable up and running. Full details 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.
gunning, happening every Monday, Wednesday and Friday night at 8pm and then Sundays at 4pm over in the 
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.
If you’re looking for something a little different for your Sunday treat, 
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.
Something the whole family can do together is birdwatching through the nearest window with this handy chart.
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. Such as the current Double Deal specials, details here. Order here. Oh, and for Halloween, Jackie has a €25.99 special – 12″ pizza, a 13″ megabox and a 1ltr drink – available until November 13th.
We’ve already mentioned that we have a pretty much full list of local takeaways to choose from right here, right? And restaurants and cafés here?
We’ve already mentioned that we have a pretty much full list of local takeaways to choose from right 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.
Mon 12th Dec
Day: 5°Hi RealFeel® 2° RealFeel Shade™ 1° Sunny to partly cloudy and cold
Night: 0°Lo RealFeel® -8° A passing shower in the evening; otherwise, mostly cloudy
Tides: High 1.36am 3.21m High 1.51pm 3.40m
Sunrise 8.21am Sunset 4.07pm Daylight 7hrs 48mins
Random works closures on Priory Road until three weeks ago
Bellevue Hill works until Jan 23rd
For all the woolly bullies out there with no particular place to meet up, 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.
can find out more by giving the library a call on Happening on Mondays at St Patrick’s Recreational Hall from 11.30am-12.30pm (and in Shoreline Bray on Tuesdays from 10am to 11am), Zumba Gold For Seniors does exactly what it says on the dance sheet. More details here.
Busy times for Hannah and the Junior Musicals gang right now, with new classes in Greystones and Bray having started on Saturdays and Sundays at St Patrick’s School with classes for all age groups from 3 to 14 years onwards, plus a Christmas spectacular in the Mermaid, movie and TV shoots, and an adult choir being formed. Details right 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 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.
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 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.
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.
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…
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 on bethmorganholmes@eircom.net 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.
few thousand euro for your €2. You can enter online right 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.
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 art from 2.30pm to 4.30pm every Monday, short mat bowls on Tuesdays from 10.45am to 12.30pm and bingo on Thursdays from 2.30pm to 4pm, all at Killian House Family Centre. You can find out more here, or email them on greystonesgara@gmail.com.
La Nua Yoga are back in the room, namely Swann Hall at St Patrick’s Church. Happening every Thursday at 8pm, it’s just €55 for a six-week block, or you can drop in for just €10. If Thursdays don’t suit, there’s also Monday online at at 8pm. Details here, or email Jean on lanuayoga@gmail.com.
La Nua Yoga are back in the room, namely Swann Hall at St Patrick’s Church. Happening every Thursday at 8pm, it’s just €55 for a six-week block, or you can drop in for just €10. If Thursdays don’t suit, there’s also Monday online at at 8pm. Details 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.
Given our newly-returned freedoms, you might want to get yourself out into the wilds of Wicklow for some fresh air. We have tons of pics and videos to inspire you. And there’s always Belmont Demesne up on Windgates hill, which boasts a cafe, fine walks and, yay, free bike trails…
If you’ve got the hunger on ya, Jackie The Lad always has new specials on the go. Sometimes it’s Lam’s Asian Cuisine, sometimes it’s Eskimo Pizza. Such as the current Double Deal specials, details here. Order here. Oh, and for Halloween, Jackie has a €25.99 special – 12″ pizza, a 13″ megabox and a 1ltr drink – available until November 13th.
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!
Meanwhile, the Also on the pizza front, Domino’s down in Charlesland have a stupid amount of specials right now. So, go check ’em out. Here.
And kudos to both SuperValu [7pm-9.30pm] and Lidl [6pm-8pm], who host autism shopping experiences every Tuesday evening…Â
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 13th Dec
Day: 6°Hi RealFeel® 1° RealFeel Shade™ 1° Mostly cloudy with a touch of rain in the afternoon
Night: 4°Hi RealFeel® -4° Mostly cloudy; a rain or snow shower in spots in the evening followed by showers late
Tides: High 2.19am 3.13m High 2.34pm 3.32m
Sunrise 8.30am Sunset 4.05pm Daylight 7hrs 35mins
Random works closures on Priory Road until three weeks ago
Bellevue Hill works until Jan 23rd
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.
Also at Greystones library, the second in The Water And Me talks features triple crown champion swimmer Ger Devin. The organisers being hipster feckers, you have to book for this free event through the Wunderbook app. Over here. Kick-off is 7pm.
Also at Greystones library, the second in The Water And Me talks features triple crown champion swimmer Rebecca Mowatt’s Imagine Piano have their latest fun lessons happening on Tuesdays and Fridays, for 7-to-9yrs and 10-to-12yrs, taking place upstairs in St Patrick’s Church Hall. You can find out more right 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. Raising money for worthy charities, it’s just €5, and runs from 12.30pm to 2pm.
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. 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 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.
The recently-formed Ukraine Support 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.
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. Oh, and the place is actually shut from June for a few months, as the building gets a major renovation. So, double tough titty.
If it’s the first Tuesday of the month, hey, today’s the dayGrabbing 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 art every Monday from 2.30pm to 4.30pm, short mat bowls on Tuesdays from 10.45am to 12.30pm and bingo on Thursdays from 2.30pm to 4pm, all at Killian House Family Centre. And for Tuesday 9th, Rosemarie Devereux will be swinging by for a little art history. You can find out more here, or email them on greystonesgara@gmail.com.
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 on masterson06@eircom.net, Dairine on dnuttall@eircom.net or Heather on heatheroconneoll@eircom.net. If they don’t get back  to you within the month, you can try calling Ann Cranny on 0872448704.
Gaga for GAA
Off to a roaring start, Gaelic For Mothers & Others is open to all women 25 and over down at Éire Óg Greystones every Tuesday night, from 8.15pm to 9.15pm, the idea being to get some serious air pumping through your lungs and have a laugh at the same time. Further details about this fine and free gathering here.
Also up and very much running, the Forus Run Club meets up every Tuesday, generally at 6.30pm, to get from A to B quite quickly, but without any of that competitive nonsense. This running club is open to all levels, and you can join right over here, and follow on Instagram here.
Also up and very much running, the Forus Run Club meets up every Tuesday, generally at 6.30pm, to get from A to B quite quickly, but without any of that competitive nonsense. This running club is open to all levels, and you can join right over 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. 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 30min Zoom classes, with in-person lessons 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 on timgeorgemusiclessons@gmail.com.
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.
Getting us all fit and happy for autumn, Aoife King has her Greystones Pilates Studio new online & studio timetable up and running. Full details here. All the semi-private classes are currently fully booked but you can contact Aoife to join the waitlist for her studio-based equipment classes.
There’s a whole world of free online out there right now – and given that we’ve all got a little spare time, to stop you going completely spare, we’ve rounded up some of the biggest and brightest right about 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. Â
Thanks to that bastard Covid-19, 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…
Mercifully, Greystones’ restaurant, bars and theatres are coming back out of lockdown, many eateries having turned to takeaways as their lifeline. So, grab something yummy for your tummy, and help a neighbour out, right here. The town’s eateries are here. Details here, order here.
Mercifully, Greystones’ 
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. Such as the current Double Deal specials, details here. Order here. Oh, and for Halloween, Jackie has a €25.99 special – 12″ pizza, a 13″ megabox and a 1ltr drink – available until November 13th.
If you’ve got the munchies, Jackie The Lad always has new specials on the go. 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.
And kudos to both SuperValu [7pm-9.30pm] and Lidl [6pm-8pm], who host autism shopping experiences every Tuesday evening…Â
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 14th Dec
Day: 4°Hi RealFeel® 0° RealFeel Shade™ 0° Cloudy
Night 1° Lo -3° RealFeel® Cloudy
Tides: High 3.06am 3.04m High 3.20pm 3.22m
Sunrise 8.31am Sunset 4.05pm Daylight 7hrs 34mins
Random works closures on Priory Road until three weeks ago
Bellevue Road works until Jan 23rd
Covering the town in December, roaming from Greystones estate to estate, the Cecil Beare gang will be meeting at 7.20pm sharp on Wednesday 14th at the vets for Applewood Heights and Oaklands; Thursday 15th at the entrance to Grattan Park (and heading on up 
through Kindlestown Park too); on Monday 19th, it’s Brady’s Hardware for Mountainview Park, New Road and La Touche Park; Tuesday 20th, the meeting point is Fenton’s, for Bellevue Park and Hillside; on Wednesday 21st, it’s Fenton’s again, this time for Heathervue; on Thursday 22nd, it’s the top of Rathdown Park, taking in Redford Park too. Singers, non-
singers, tin rattlers and instrumentalists all welcome. Details here.
through Kindlestown Park too); on Monday 19th, it’s Brady’s Hardware for Mountainview Park, New Road and La Touche Park; Tuesday 20th, the meeting point is Fenton’s, for Bellevue Park and Hillside; on Wednesday 21st, it’s Fenton’s again, this time for Heathervue; on Thursday 22nd, it’s the top of Rathdown Park, taking in Redford Park too. Singers, non-
singers, tin rattlers and instrumentalists all welcome. Details A fine Christmas tradition, Caroline at The Yoga Barre will be hosting more Yuletide jump arounds for local charities on Wednesday 14th at 8pm (for the Talbot lass) and Thursday 15th (for the Sugarloaf Lions) at 9.30am. 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 on lindabyrnej64@gmail.com for further details. Or just ask Mai Smullen, if you bump into her on her travels.
of biscuits for a line. Aimed largely at the more mature bingo boys and girls, you can email Linda on Talking of such, the forever young Mike Morrisey’s Bingo Nights are once again taking over The Beach House every Wednesday from 9pm. 
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. Oh, and if Wednesday doesn’t suit, Mike is at the newly-gentrified and now steralised Max & Harvey in the Vevay every Thursday from 9.30pm.
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 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. And today, it’s a 6pm start, as The Happy Pear gang swing by to let de peoples know how to make a vegan pizza. Nice.
The plan being to increase the days and times as the Coolnagreina café on Trafalgar Road finds its feet. More details 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.
Happening at Greystones Cancer Support’s La Touche Place HQ every Wednesday (bar the last of the month) at 7.30pm, Scriobh Aris is a writing group that aims to offer up a clearer, easier map for those on the cancer journey. You can find out more here.
As well a the recently-formed Ukraine Support group’s 
Tuesday and Friday coffee mornings at the Hillside Evangelical Church from 10am to 12pm, there are English lessons for Ukrainians on Wednesday mornings there at 9.30am. More information on their Facebook page here.
Tuesday and Friday coffee mornings at the Hillside Evangelical ChurchIf 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 monthly Codling Wind Park 30-min clinic from 10am to 12pm every month in Greystones (second Wednesdays), Kilcoole (third) and Wicklow Town (fourth), and you can book your spot here, or by emailing liz.dillon@codlingwindpark.ie.
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.
Now that we’re in agus out of lockdown, time to show some love to Greystones businesses again. Always wise to get in touch first, just to find out their hours, click & collect, etc. Full-ish list of contact details, social media links, etc, over here. Your takeaways are here, and your restaurants and cafés are 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 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 
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 on the stupidly-long timgeorgemusiclessons@gmail.com.
If you’ve been thinking about learning a string-driven thing, lockdown is the perfect time, and local musician 
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’re looking for somewhere safe and fun – as opposed to 
Starting the day right, for the lads, there’s The Men’s Shed twice-weekly meeting at 10am (returning Friday, at the same time).Â
Starting the day right, fWith 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.
Running until November 6th, Escape Boutique are playing host to an exhibition by Louise Cherry – of the infamous Blackberry Lane Housing Estate clan – with the artist herself present on occasion to discuss her work. Nice.
And for those needing their daily God fix, the Holy Rosary are broadcasting their daily masses to the masses online right here.
With Greystones’ restaurant, bars and theatres now back out of lockdown only to be 
faced with crippling energy bills, many eateries have turned to takeaways as their lifeline. So, grab something yummy for your tummy, and help a neighbour out, right here. The town’s eateries are here.
faced with crippling energy bills, many eateries haveIf 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. Such as the current Double Deal specials, details here. Order here. Oh, and for Halloween, Jackie has a €25.99 special – 12″ pizza, a 13″ megabox and a 1ltr drink – available until November 13th.
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.
In loving memory of the recently departed FourFront Games, you can check out the cunning gang of four’s 
The perfect Christmas gift…?
Thurs 15th Dec
Day: 3° Hi RealFeel® 1° RealFeel Shade™ 0° Cold with increasing cloudiness
Night: -1° Lo RealFeel® -3° Cloudy and chilly
Tides: High 3.58am 2.96m High 4.10pm 3.13m
Sunrise 8.32am Sunset 4.06pm Daylight 7hrs 33mins
Random works closures on Priory Road until last month
Bellevue Road works until Jan 23rd
Covering the town in December, roaming from Greystones estate to estate, the Cecil Beare gang will 
be meeting at 7.20pm sharp on Thursday 15th at the entrance to Grattan Park (and heading on up through Kindlestown Park too); on Monday 19th, it’s Brady’s Hardware for Mountainview Park, New Road and La Touche Park; Tuesday 20th, the 
meeting point is Fenton’s, for Bellevue Park and Hillside; on Wednesday 21st, it’s Fenton’s again, this time for Heathervue; on Thursday 22nd, it’s the top of Rathdown Park, taking in Redford Park too. Singers, non-singers, tin rattlers and instrumentalists all welcome. Details here.
be meeting at 7.20pm sharp on Thursday 15th at the entrance to Grattan Park (and heading on up through Kindlestown Park too); on Monday 19th, it’s Brady’s Hardware for Mountainview Park, New Road and La Touche Park; Tuesday 20th, the 
meeting point is Fenton’s, for Bellevue Park and Hillside; on Wednesday 21st, it’s Fenton’s again, this time for Heathervue; on Thursday 22nd, it’s the top of Rathdown Park, taking in Redford Park too. Singers, non-singers, tin rattlers and instrumentalists all welcome. Details A fine Christmas tradition, Caroline at The Yoga Barre will be hosting 
more Yuletide jump arounds for local charities on Wednesday 14th at 8pm (for the Talbot lass) and Thursday 15th (for the Sugarloaf Lions) at 9.30am. Details here.
more Yuletide jump arounds for local charities on Wednesday 14th at 8pm (for the Talbot lass) and Thursday 15th (for the Sugarloaf Lions) at 9.30am. Details Open Thursdays to Saturdays 10.30am to 4.30pm, the Greystones Cancer Support gang have themselves a little Christmas pop-up shop in Moran’s old place, with Christmas cards, pre-loved clothes and all sorts of festive goodies on offer. Details right about here.
Meeting every Thursday from 4.30pm to 5.30pm at Bray’s Educate Together, the Major Minors Youth Orchestra is open to all primary school-age kids, and covers strings, woodwind, keyboard and percussion. You can find out more here, or get in touch directly on majorminorsjo@gmail.com.
Happening every Thursday from 10am-11am down at the Charlesland Centre, there’s a new weekly coffee morning for the town’s older and wiser citizens, especially those looking after their grandkids. Details right about here.
Back up and gunning at the Greystones Lawn Tennis Club, Boogie Bounce Greystones have not one but two special offers for October. And you can find them right about here.
If it’s fresh fish you’re after, you’d best get your ass down to the harbour this morning, as the family-run Alize Fish swings by with their fresh catch every Thursday. Caught by their own trawlers down at Kilmore Quay, Alison usually sets up shop 8am, and the van is usually empty by about 2pm. You can catch her on 0873670217, just to be sure, to be sure.Â
For all the woolly bullies out there who can’t quite make Friday’s weekly Craft In The Park, there’s a Knitting Circle at Bray Library every Thursday, from 11am to 12pm. You can find out more by giving the library a call on 012862600 or email braylib@wicklowcoco.ie. Google Maps here.
For all the 
Frances Browner has her Poets Parlour back at Mrs Robinson, inviting local bards and sonneteers to meet every third Thursday from 7.30pm to 9pm to share in a life of rhyme. More details here.
Frances Browner has her Poets Parlour back at A new one to the Greystones calendar, Zenobia up in Blacklion are hosting a Piano Night every Thursday, from 8pm to 9pm. 
And if piano isn’t your thing, there’s always the belly dancing every Saturday night. Or the free bottle of house wine for tables of four from Tuesday to Wednesday. 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.
With Yoga Flow on Thursdays and Restorative Yoga on Sundays, Jean Maher’s latest Lá Nua Yoga classes are at St Patrick’s Church at 7pm on both dates. You can join for a term, or just jump in for a single class. Details right here.
With Yoga Flow on Thursdays and Restorative Yoga on Sundays, Jean Maher’s latest Lá Nua Yoga classes are at St Patrick’s Church at 7pm on both dates. You can join for a term, or just jump in for a single class. Details right 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.
Getting us all fit and happy for autumn, Aoife King has her Greystones Pilates Studio new online & studio timetable up and running. Do it. 
Full details here. All the semi-private classes are currently fully booked but you can contact Aoife to join the waitlist for her studio-based equipment classes.
Full details With his football birthday parties spreading joy across the land, Modern Legacy Football Academy also have their Performance and Little Tots academies. You can 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.
Grabbing old age by the balls of wool, the Greystones Active Retirement Association are back out of retirement as those lockdowns lift, with their monthly coffee mornings every last Friday at 10.30am back on the menu. They’ve also got art from 2.30pm to 4.30pm every Monday, short mat bowls on Tuesdays from 10.45am to 12.30pm and bingo on Thursdays from 2.30pm to 4pm, all at Killian House Family Centre. You can find out more here, or email them on greystonesgara@gmail.com.
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 on timgeorgemusiclessons@gmail.com.
Or you could get your podium face on with Greystones Toastmasters, who are hooking up at 8pm on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 8pm on, of course, Zoom. Just don’t forget your fedora.Â
Or you could get your podium face on with 
Bray Swimming Gala 1943. Colourised by GG.
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