Several Wicklow shops have been nominated among the best in the country for the Irish Times Best Shops in Ireland 2015. Wicklow residents have been voting in droves for local businesses with the Garden County ranking in the top three counties for nominations. There have been over 1,400 nominations submitted for businesses from the county.
It is not surprising that Wicklow is already leading the way in the Irish Times awards as two shops from the county won their respective categories in 2014. Juju in Greystones won the title of Best Boutique with judges saying that the store offered everything you would want from a local boutique. Best Bookshop went to Wicklow Town’s Bridge Street Books who were credited with “keeping a love of books alive in Wicklow Town”.
This year, Italian restaurant Carpe Diem on Albert Avenue in Bray is among the nominations. Will the two award winning shops hold on to their titles and will they be joined by a few more Wicklow stores? Shortly the winners will be announced online on the Irish Times website www.irishtimes.com
