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Wicklow County Council has been crowned ‘Council of the Year’ in Ireland in prestigious national awards. Council of the Year recognises a local council which has gone above and beyond for the people of the community. It must have developed and be continuing to develop a ...

bray.ie, the official tourism and community profile for Bray Town, has achieved a significant milestone by attracting two million unique visitors to its website. The inception of bray.ie can be traced back to the innovative efforts of Bray Economic Think Tank (BETT), an economic forum established ...

Wicklow County Council has welcomed the announcement by the Department of Transport of €8.5m in funding which has been granted to 28 Active Travel projects across the county. Within that figure, funds have also been allocated specifically to the bus stop enhancement programme. Minister for Transport ...

Wicklow County Council in partnership with Wicklow Tourism Alliance organised a networking and workshop event on Thursday, 8th February at Beyond the Trees, Avondale. The event was attended by more than 100 participants including local tourism businesses and organisations representing various sectors of the tourism trade ...

This scheme will be open to applications until Wednesday, March 20th, next. There will be a maximum allocation of €1,500 per club available. Wicklow Sports & Recreation Partnership supports sports clubs to provide opportunities for people to participate in organised sports and physical activity. This Club ...

Wicklow County Council invites applications under the Creative Wicklow Grant Scheme 2024. A total of €20,000.00 is available for this fund in 2024 and the closing date for receipt of submissions is Tuesday, March 19th 2024. This scheme has been designed to support Wicklow County Council’s ...

Wicklow County Council in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by Section 38(3) of the Road Traffic Act, 1994, as amended by Section 46 of the Public Transport Regulation Act, 2009 hereby gives notice that it is proposed to provide traffic calming measures, at ...

Wicklow County Council and Wicklow Sports & Recreation Partnership have opened the application process for the third-level Katie Taylor bursary award for 2023/24. The Katie Taylor Bursary is a third-level award to support students who excel at sport to complete their college education. The award of ...

Wicklow County Council has launched a new Community Climate Action Programme. A fund of €646,000 is being made available to organisations and community groups in County Wicklow interested in developing projects and initiatives related to the challenge of addressing climate change. This fund has three Primary Objectives: ...

Wicklow County Arts Office invites applications for 2024 Arts Act Funding schemes which are designed to support artists, communities, arts festivals, arts participation and art form development across Wicklow. Open for applications from Friday, 1st December 2023, these schemes are integral to Wicklow County Council's broader ...

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 ...

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 ...