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YARN Storytelling Festival Bray returns for the 10th Year

Mermaid Arts Centre is delighted to bring YARN Storytelling Festival Bray for the tenth year from 9 – 17 November 2019. YARN is a community-based non-profit making festival that strives to bring the art-form of storytelling to as many people of all ages in the ...

Council News, Latest News 05 November 2019

Black Friday in Bray

Black Friday is taking place on November 29th and Bray.ie wants to share local independent retailers deals and discounts. A general Christmas promotion can also be included as it doesn’t necessarily need to be focused on Black Friday. Our message this year is simple…. Stay Local, ...

Bray Camera Club 2020 exhibition

The members of Bray Camera Club have announced an exhibition of photographs coming to the Signal Arts Centre in January 2020. Since its foundation in 1971, Bray Camera Club has provided a forum for its members (an eclectic mix of amateurs, professionals and competition prizewinners) ...

Bray & District Chamber announces 2019 Endeavour Awards Winners

Popular Bray man, Rob Moran, who has worked tirelessly for local charities, has been named Bray Person of the Year at the 2019 Bray Endeavour Awards, presented by Bray & District Chamber and sponsored by Commscope. The Awards, which included a range of presentations to ...

Council News, Latest News 14 October 2019

Bray’s newest public art installation unveiled

The Bray Municipal District Council have commissioned a new public art piece in the People’s Park. The artwork is a comment on how the everyday actions of humanity contribute to the damage of our ecosystem. Toxins leach into wildlife and threaten the intrinsic biodiversity of ...

The countdown is on to the 2019 Endeavour Awards

The countdown is on to the 2019 Endeavour Awards which are being held in the Royal Hotel on Friday 18th October 2019 with thanks to our lead sponsor Commscope. The Bray Endeavour Awards are presented annually by Bray & District Chamber of Commerce, which works to promote ...

Council News, Latest News 26 September 2019

Irish Water works on a new sewer on the Dublin Road

Irish Water will commence works on a new sewer on the Dublin Road, on Tuesday 1st October, works will be from 7 pm to 6 am each day for I month. Wicklow County Council regrets any inconvenience caused.

Council News, Latest News 20 September 2019

Road works on R117 Bray Road Enniskerry

Works are due to commence reshaping and surfacing the R117, Bray Road Enniskerry (21 Bends) on Monday the 23rd September. The estimated duration is about 5 weeks. The works area is over a length of approximately 400m, a short distance west of the junction with the ...

The Harbour Bar Toastie Festival 2019 returns for its third year this November 1-3

Following an overwhelming 2018, The Harbour Bar Toastie Festival 2019 returns for its third year this November 1-3 for another weekend of cheesy goodness. A celebration of a Harbour Bar classic, our humble ham and cheese toastie, a firm favourite to go with that post Cliff ...

Bray Chamber’s Tea at 10 is back – October 4th

Tea at 10 is back! Bray Chamber's third networking event will take place on Friday, October 4th at the Martello Hotel in Bray. John Madigan – Head of Marketing and Research of the SBCI will be the guest speaker. John will be discussing how the SBCI is ...

Bray Chamber launches public search for 2019 Endeavour Award heroes

The search is on for the heroes of Bray, as Bray & District Chamber of Commerce launches its annual community Endeavour Awards campaign to identify and reward those individuals and community groups who have made an outstanding contribution to the area. The Bray Endeavour ...

Council News, Latest News 04 September 2019

Bray Town Centre Your Say

Wicklow County Council is undertaking a Town Centre Health Check for Bray and we want to hear your views on how it is performing and how it can be improved. You are invited to attend a Public Consultation Workshop as part of the ‘Town Centre Health ...

Council News, Latest News 31 August 2019

A “Health Check” is to be carried out on Bray Town by consultants appointed by Wicklow County Council

A “Health Check” is to be carried out on Bray Town by consultants appointed by Wicklow County Council. The “Health Check” is expected to do more than categorise or classify issues such as vacant premises but also be a creative process that articulates possibilities and pathways ...

Bray Chamber is looking for suggestions from the public for new Endeavour Award categories

The Bray Chamber of Commerce’s annual Endeavour Awards celebrate and acknowledge the best of #Bray in the community and business. Categories include Lifetime achievement (2018 Winner Mick “The book” Kelleher), Civic (2018 Bray Tidy Towns), Community (2018 BARSS) as well as Sport, Education, Hospitality, Retail & ...

Enjoy the autumn season in Bray

Bray.ie launched its autumn tourism campaign for 2019 today (Wednesday, August 28th, 2019). The aim of the initiative is to achieve increased visitor numbers in order to help boost the local economy. Our long-term objective is to bring the Bray brand to life, we will do ...

Council News, Latest News 27 August 2019

Culture Night – Friday 20 Sept 2019

Culture Night is an annual all-island public event that celebrates culture, creativity and the arts. This year, it will take place on Friday 20th September 2019. On Culture Night, arts and cultural organisations and venues of all shapes and sizes, including the National Cultural Institutions, ...

Council News, Latest News 22 August 2019

Temporary road closures to facilitate the Ironman 70.3 Triathlon 2019

Please find details regarding road closures in Enniskerry, Roundwood, Sally Gap this Sunday to facilitate the Ironman 70.3 Triathlon 2019: https://www.wicklow.ie/Living/News-Events/ironman-703-triathlon-2582019-roads-act-1993-section-75-27174 August 25th 2019, 07:15 – 10:30 hours R117 Enniskerry Road (from the Dublin County Boundary to Monastery Road) August 25th 2019, 07:15 – 10:45 ...

Council News, Latest News 21 August 2019

Vevay Road traffic disruption

Wicklow County Council wish to advise that it is planned to commence permanent trench reinstatement works at Vevay Road, Bray today (21st August 2019) following the laying of a new watermain earlier in the summer by Irish Water. This work is expected to last 6 days ...

Free Movies by the Bandstand – Back to the Future rescheduled for 22nd August

Weather permitting our final FREE 'Movies by the Bandstand' - Back to the Future screening has been rescheduled for this Thursday, August 22nd 2019 at 8 pm. This movie night will be the perfect end to summer 2019. Read more here.

Wicklow Film Festival is back at Mermaid Arts Centre this September

Wicklow Film Festival is back at Mermaid Arts Centre for a weekend of screenings and discussions between September 19th and 21st 2019. Now in its fourth year, this community film festival has gone from strength to strength, engaging local people in the selection of films that explore ...