Over 2,000 homes commenced construction in Wicklow over past 12 months
Fianna Fáil Senator Pat Casey has welcomed the publication of monthly data by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the number of Commencements Notices (residential construction...
View ArticlePlanning permission is approved for Greystones Primary Care Centre
The project can now move immediately to tender stage and construction can commence in 2025. Planning permission has been approved for the Greystones Primary Care Centre, which will include; A...
View ArticleWicklow woman Hannah Leonard returns home to continue her recovery
The 22-year-old from Bray had been recovering Sicily after sustaining ‘devastating brain injuries’ due to a collision with a vehicle as she trained for the Dublin Marathon. While the initial prognosis...
View ArticleHospital overcrowding the inevitable result of government failure – John...
Wicklow Sinn Féin TD John Brady responded to the release of figures by the INMO which show that, since the beginning of January, there has been an average of 631 patients admitted without a bed each...
View ArticleComhaltas Bray to resume traditional Irish music lessons for all ages
This month, Comhaltas Bray will resume their traditional Irish music and singing lessons for children and adults in Bray and Greystones. There’s nothing as Irish as a good sing-song, and Comhaltas Bray...
View ArticleMan pronounced dead following fatal stabbing in Bray this evening
A man in his 30s has died following a fatal stabbing incident on the Boghall Road in Bray this evening. Emergency services responded to an incident on the Boghall Road shortly after 6pm this evening,...
View ArticleMovies this week at The Mermaid Arts Centre
The Mermaid Arts Centre will be showing some classic, hard-hitting film this week – and you’re invited to join them. PARADISE IS BURNING (Cert: 15) Monday 20 January | 8pm In a working-class area of...
View ArticleBray to tackle traffic issues with new committee
Cathaoirleach of Bray Municipal District (MD), Sinn Féin Councillor Dermot ‘Daisy’ O’Brien, has announced the establishment of a new committee dedicated to addressing Bray’s growing traffic and...
View ArticleWeapons discovered in searches of area as Gardaí continue to investigate...
Gardaí have discovered a number of weapons during searches of an area in Bray during their probe into the murder of William Moorehouse. Investigations into the murder of William Moorehouse (36), from...
View ArticleStatus Yellow fog warning for all of Ireland
Met Éireann have issued a Status Yellow warning for dense fog that is due to fall over Ireland from this evening until tomorrow morning. The Status Yellow warning is in effect from 8pm tonight until...
View ArticleMega Trad @ The Whale Theatre, Greystones
MegaTRAD are a high energy, improvisation based trio. They have a sound best described as an exalted manifestation of Irish Trad, melding their cultural musical heritage with diverse individual musical...
View ArticleWicklow records 9th lowest unemployment rate per capita
Co. Wicklow has among the lowest unemployment rates per capita in Ireland, according to new analysis. Wicklow had 297 people signing on per 10,000 inhabitants in December – the 9th lowest figure in the...
View ArticleWicklow schools – last call for early bird entry to Dare to Believe PEXpo ’25!
Dare to Believe PExpo ’25 takes place on Thursday April 10, at the National Indoor Arena in Abbottstown, Dublin and schools from all over the country have already registered their interest. The...
View ArticleDesert Bonds: Book Launch @ Whale Theatre, Greystones
“Desert Bonds” is an extraordinary and timely new book by father and his son team, Dermod and Denis Dwyer. Join us for a very special launch event at the Whale Theatre on 23rd January 2025 to learn...
View ArticleUPDATE: Six males arrested in connection with murder of William Moorehouse
Six males were arrested yesterday evening and today as part of a Gardaí investigation into the murder of William Moorehouse. The six males, one juvenile and others between the ages of 20 and 40, were...
View ArticleRescue teams have already responded to 12% of their annual average – offer...
Over the past 19 days, the Dublin-Wicklow Mountain Rescue Teams have responded to over 12% of their annual average. Last year was one of the busiest years on record for mountain rescue teams in Co....
View ArticleWicklow Lions Club Quiz Nights return this January
Wicklow & District Lions Club will be holding their popular Quiz Nights in Doyle’s in Rathnew and The Brass Fox this January. Get your thinking cap on, a team of your smartest mates, and get ready...
View ArticleNational Transport Authority award €8.65m funding to Wicklow County Council...
Department of Transport has awarded €8,655,000 in funding to 30 Active Travel projects across Wicklow. Within that figure, funds have also been allocated specifically to the bus stop enhancement...
View ArticleStatus Orange wind warning in place for Wicklow as Storm Eowyn set to bring...
Met Éireann have issued a Status Orange wind warning for the majority of Ireland as Storm Eowyn is set to bring ‘damaging and destructive’ winds. The national forecaster are calling it a ‘major storm’...
View ArticleCo. Wicklow updated to Status Red warning for wind this Friday
22 counties in Ireland have now been issued with a Status Red warning for wind, including Co. Wicklow. All counties except Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow, and Wexford have now been updated to a Status Red...
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