Join us for a Coffee Morning
We are brewing something wonderful for our community. It is to raise funds to launch a memory café right here in Laragh. Come enjoy coffee, tea, treats and great company, all for a good cause. The event is on Saturday, August 9th at 11am until 1pm in the Glendalough Sanctuary A98 VK68.
All proceeds will help set up our new Laragh memory café. A memory café is a safe and welcoming place offering support, conversation and community to those living with dementia and their families. Suggested donation €5, to include tea/coffee and cake.A raffle, homemade bakes and music on the day. Together we can make a difference. For donations or volunteer information contact sheenacunnington@gmail.com.
Active Retirement Laragh
Our Active Retirement Group are currently enjoying their Summer break. The Committee will be returning for a meeting Tuesday 26th August to discuss their upcoming day trips planned for September.
The Active Retirement group members will be officially back on Tuesday 16th September 10.45am – 12.15pm. There will be music on the day and they will also be going for their monthly lunch.
The Committee has day trips, various workshops and activities planned from September to December. We’d like to encourage anyone who loves arts & crafts or any other hobby, maybe you’ve learned new skills and would like the space to practice and share your skills with other members, come along and join us. We always welcome new members to join our group.
For more information call Denise on 0404 45600, contact any committee member, email brockaghoffice@gmail.com laraghglendaloughara@gmail.com or drop in to the centre.
St. Colmans Family Fun Day
Have a family fun day out on Sunday 27th of July at 2pm in St. Colmans, Rathdrum. A fundraising event to benefit the residents of St Colmans. Raffle will be held on the day with live music and the wheel of fortune. Plus lots of other fun events on the day!
Laragh GAA Lotto
The jackpot rolls over once again to €5,100!!
Get your tickets through the link below! Thanks all for your continued support throughout the year. https://bit.ly/3F92sMy
International Bog Day
On Sunday July 27th, International Bog Day 2025, we will be hosting a guided walk from Wicklow Gap car park at 10am, focussing on the plants and features of Wicklow’s blanket bogs, and including discussion on the restoration works currently underway in the Wicklow Mountains National Park.
Booking is not required. This is a free event.
Parking at the Wicklow Gap car park is free.
Duration: approx. 1-1.5 hours.
Please dress for the outdoors and wear warm clothing, good shoes or walking boots, and bring waterproofs, just in case. Insect repellent is also recommended and, as this is an outdoor walk, there is a risk of tick bites – participants should be sure to check for ticks after the walk.
For more information, please call the Wicklow Mountains National Park Information Office at 0404 45425
Family Fun Day
Family Fun Day at Glendalough Visitor Centre
August 17th, 2025 10.00am to 5.00pm
Come to Glendalough Visitor Centre with all the family to celebrate National Heritage Week 2025. We will start off the day with a family friendly tour of the Monastic Site led by our OPW guides followed by LEGO Workshops led by famous LEGO Artist Jessica Farrell. Try out your skill as an intrepid archaeologist with the BIG DIG led by The School of Irish Archaeology on the lawn of the OPW Visitor Centre and bigger kids can try our their skills on building a natural garden fence led by Aoife Patterson and Pat Reid from Wicklow Willow.
This is a free event and will be operated on a first come first served basis.
Please note that car parking charges apply to park in Glendalough Visitor Centre and the surrounding car parks.
This event is being hosted by the OPW in collaboration with the Glendalough Heritage Forum and co-funded by The Heritage Office of Wicklow County Council and The Heritage Council through the County Wicklow Heritage Plan.
OUR SUMMER LECTURE SERIES – WMNP
When: 7:30pm, every Thursday from 3rd July to 21st August 2025
Where: Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue Base, Laragh, Co. Wicklow, A98VY72.
Parking: Parking is available free of charge at the rescue base.
Free Events
July 31st: Protecting Wicklow’s Dark Skies – Brian Espey, Dark skies Ireland.
August 7th: ACRES project in the Wicklow mountains – Brian Dunne, ACRES Leinster
Brockagh Resource Centre
Our regular classes are taking a break over the Summer but will be back in September. Please check out their dates for next term and if you have an interest in joining a class go to www.brockaghresourcecentre.ie for contact details:
Pilates with Zara ending 28th July, back 8th Sept.
Chair Yoga or Vinyasa Yoga with Louise ending 31st July, back 11th Sept.
Taekwondo with Ken ending 29th July, back 9th Sept.
Elevation Dance Academy ended 7th June, back 8th Sept.
Badminton Club ended 15th May, 8th Sept.
Bright Stars Baby & Toddler Playtime – ongoing.
Active Retirement ended 24th June, back 26th Aug.
AA – ongoing.
Recycling
There is a clothes bank and bottle/can bank at the back of the centre. If you like to read, we have a good collection of second hand books(adult/teens & kids) to choose from inside the lobby.