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Wicklow County Council invites applications to the Community Monuments Fund (CMF) 2024 operated on behalf of the National Monuments Service of the Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage. The closing date for applications is 4pm on 30th January 2024. The 2024 Fund will support the conservation, ...

Questions regarding issues such as community policing, drug-related intimidation, drug prevention and additional Garda resources were raised at a public meeting of Wicklow County Council Joint Policing Committee in the Kilcoole Community Centre on Wednesday, November 22nd 2023. The purpose of the JPC is to provide ...

Owners of eligible buildings in County Wicklow are invited to apply for grants under two schemes: the Historic Structures Fund (HSF) and Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS). The closing date for applications is 19th January 2024, see wicklow.ie under the latest news for full details and ...

Wicklow’s first-ever Disability and Inclusion Strategy has been launched. Wicklow County Council’s Disability and Inclusion Steering Committee (DISC) has been working towards this launch since the committee was established in 2020. The Strategy outlines the various ways that Wicklow County Council and its partners intend to make ...

Chief Executive of Wicklow County Council, Emer O’Gorman, today (Monday) launched the Wicklow County Council Staff Wellbeing Strategy. The Wellbeing Strategy sets out the vision and aims for Council employee's wellbeing across the four key pillars: Mental Wellbeing, Physical Wellbeing, Social Wellbeing and Financial Wellbeing. The Strategy ...

Get your Christmas cheer on and enjoy everything that Bray has to offer this festive season… The festive season is just around the corner, Bray and District Chamber of Commerce, bray.ie and Bray Municipal District, Wicklow County Council have come together to launch their Christmas ...

Bray’s own Dessie O’Toole, has been named Bray Person of the Year 2023 at the Bray Endeavour Awards, presented by Bray & District Chamber. The Awards, which included a range of presentations to Bray’s civic, community, Business, and youth of the town, were made at ...

Wicklow County Council has issued an update on the reopening of the Bray to Greystones Cliff Walk. From the Greystones side of the walk, you may be aware that there were two major slippages some years ago, resulting in the collapse of two substantial parts of ...

Wicklow County Council is appealing to people to stay safe this Halloween and reminds the public to celebrate the occasion responsibly and discourage the use of bonfires. Bonfires are illegal and in accordance with the Council’s commitment to ensuring safety and environmental responsibility, Wicklow County Council ...

As part of its Age-Friendly Library Strategy, Wicklow County Council Library Service has interesting news for older people who may be considering the purchase of an electronic tablet. The library, with support from Dormant Account Funding along with financial support from Age Friendly Wicklow, has purchased ...

2GoCup, an initiative committed to reducing single-use plastic waste whilst also benefitting local businesses, and supported by Wicklow County Council, has announced the successful launch of its sustainable coffee cup program in Enniskerry, Co Wicklow. Participating businesses will integrate reusable cups into their daily operations, offering ...

The Bray & District Chamber of Commerce are thrilled to announce the finalists for the highly anticipated 2023 Endeavour Awards' Customer Choice Business Awards. The call for nominations began in early September and received an impressive response from the community, showcasing the remarkable business talent ...

Bray Municipal District recently hosted the unveiling of the Bray Celtic Camino Mouteira on Bray Seafront. The Mouteira marks the start of the Bray Camino Coastal Route to St James’s Church in Dublin City Centre. The ceremony was performed by the Cathoirleach of Wicklow County Council, ...

Wicklow County Council, in partnership with the Bray Wheelers Cycling Club, is delighted to announce a series of bicycle repair and maintenance workshops scheduled for October and November. These workshops, held in various locations around the county, aim to encourage active travel, foster the principles of ...

Some 1,300 participants from 46 countries have booked to compete in the EcoTrail Wicklow which takes place from Thursday, September 28th to Saturday, September 30th 2023. The participants from all over the world will start out in Bray before competing in the 19k, 30k, 46k or ...

This September the RSA’s Check it Fits service will be visiting County Wicklow. Did you know it’s the law that all children under 150cms or 36kgs must use a child car seat appropriate to their weight and height? In Ireland, as many as 4 out of ...

Wicklow County Council is delighted to announce the installation of climbing boulders in Ballywaltrim Playground in Bray. The funding for the project was provided by the Department of Health via the Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme. Under this programme, Bray has received additional resources with the aim ...

The Endeavour Awards for 2023 have been launched by the Bray & District Chamber of Commerce. These awards have been recognising the outstanding contributions of individuals, groups, and businesses to the Bray and surrounding areas since 1981. They aim to acknowledge, thank, and celebrate those ...

Wicklow County Arts Office is pleased to announce the launch of the ‘Sing in Wicklow’ website www.singinwicklow.ie and funding Award. The ability to sing is innate within us and, regardless of tone, with a little guidance and practice, the singing voice can improve dramatically. Singing in ...

Wicklow County Council, in partnership with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Transport Infrastructure Ireland and the National Transport Authority (NTA) are progressing the N11/M11 Bus Priority Interim Scheme. The overriding objective of the N11/M11 BPIS is to develop a proposal for the provision of bus priority measures ...