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Cruinniú na nÓg, the national day of creativity for children and young people, returns to County Wicklow on Saturday, June 10th 2023. A flagship initiative of Creative Ireland’s ‘Creative Youth Plan,’ Cruinniú na nÓg aims to enable, celebrate and encourage the creative potential of children and ...

A detailed list of interesting events has been put together by Wicklow County Council’s new Biodiversity Officer, Dr Laura Kehoe, to celebrate Biodiversity Week which runs from Friday, May 19th to Sunday, May 28th 2023. The line-up includes a morning of Sustainable Gardening at Ballyraine Campus, ...

The latest edition of the very popular Wicklow Tourism Map is out now. Distribution of the map has already commenced and will soon be available at various points around the County, Dublin, Ireland and beyond! The Wicklow Tourism map is widely used by visitors to find ...

County Wicklow Children and Young People’s Services Committee, Healthy Wicklow, Sláintecare Healthy Communities and Wicklow Sports and Recreation Partnership came together this week to raise awareness of maternal mental health across the county. World Maternal Mental Health Day took place on Wednesday last (May 3rd). It ...

Questions regarding issues such as community policing, e-scooters, drug debt intimidation and anti-social behaviour were raised at a public meeting of Wicklow County Council Joint Policing Committee in the Arklow Bay Hotel on Wednesday last (26th April). The purpose of the JPC is to provide a ...

Wicklow Sports and Recreation Partnership is gearing up for Bike Week 2023, an exciting celebration of all things cycling which takes place from May 13th to 21st throughout county Wicklow. With a packed schedule of events happening all over the county, Bike Week promises to be ...

Wicklow County Council hereby gives notice of the temporary closure of the following public roads Road to be closed Quinsborough Road (extending from the junction of Quinsborough Road/Florence Road and the junction of Quinsborough Road/Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow at the Railway Level Crossing, Bray, Co. Wicklow Period ...

One of the most exciting young pianists in contemporary American jazz is among the international stars who are heading to headline this year’s Bray Jazz Festival. Six-times Grammy Award-nominated pianist Gerald Clayton – who received his first Grammy nomination in his 20s plays this year’s Saturday ...

EcoTrail Wicklow was launched in Paris on St Patrick’s Day during the EcoTrail Paris event. The popular international trail running festival is back in Wicklow at the end of September with race day scheduled for Saturday, 30th September 2023. Attracting more than 1500 participants, EcoTrail Wicklow ...

Wicklow County Council recently held an awards night to honour 137 employees who between them have over 4,000 years of local authority service. On the night long service awards were presented by the Wicklow County Council Chief Executive, Emer O Gorman, and the Leas Cathaoirleach, Cllr ...

St. Patrick's Day was celebrated in style in Bray with yet another fantastic parade. From around 2 pm today (Friday, March 17th, 2023) thousands lined the parade route to watch the colourful procession. The parade featured a significant multicultural element, music, dancing, as well as other ...

Wicklow County Council invites applications under the Creative Wicklow Grant Scheme 2023. This scheme has been put in place to support Wicklow County Council’s role in delivering the Creative Ireland Programme. The fund is open to not-for-profit organisations, local community groups, arts, heritage, biodiversity and cultural groups, ...

Wicklow County Council welcomes the recent announcement of €101,000 in funding for built heritage in County Wicklow through the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) 2023. The BHIS is one of two built heritage funding schemes run by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and ...

National Tree Week 2023 runs from the 19th-26th March and provides many opportunities to learn about trees and tree protection, to get involved in tree-related activities, and to celebrate the role of trees in nature and culture. The Tree Council of Ireland and Coillte organise National ...

The public is asked to give their views on the future use of the Heritage Building in Bray as part of a consultation process. The Heritage building, which is in the ownership of Wicklow County Council, is located on the corner of Bray Main Street and ...

The Wicklow County Council Severe Weather Assessment Team has been monitoring the ongoing weather situation nationally and has in recent days attended two meetings with Met Éireann along with other local authorities, the Principal Response Agencies, key Departments and responding national organisations. Weather Outlook Rain/sleet/Snow will spread ...

Stunning locations in County Wicklow such as Powerscourt Waterfall and Avoca Mines are featured in the new movie “Cocaine Bear” which has just gone on general release. https://youtu.be/DuWEEKeJLMI The movie is based on the true story of a black bear that consumed a large amount of cocaine ...

Wicklow County Council hereby gives notice that it proposes the temporary closure of the following public roads:  Road to be closed Vevay Road north of Church Road Killarney Road north of Church Road Main Street  Town Hall to Quinsboro Road Quinsboro Road Eglington Road Seymour Road Seapoint Road, east of Seymour Road Strand Road Period ...

Bray is one of the world’s most “underrated travel destinations”, according to a new ranking from Time Out. On Thursday (March 2nd 2023), a list of destinations that global travel experts said 'are the world’s most overlooked destinations' was revealed to the public. Together with Bray, ...

Wicklow County Council and Bray Municipal District today welcomed the announcement that the town of Bray will become home to Penneys first store in the county. The new store will be based in the recently opened Bray Central Shopping Centre and is expected to open its ...