Wicklow News

Set in almost 14 acres and boasting it’s own private lake, the property has gone on the market for €2.25 million.

It's a year since the Public Health Alcohol Bill passed - but is only being implemented in stages, with advertising for drinks companies to be banned on public transport from next month.

Men in Wicklow wait longest when it comes to getting married.

A motion of no confidence has been tabled in Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey in her own constituency.

131 drivers have been caught speeding so far today, as a garda slow down operation continues.

A number of community groups and schools in Wicklow are celebrating their achievements following the 10th Annual PURE Mile Awards which took place earlier this week.

Rob Kearney, Peter O'Mahony and Garry Ringrose will return for Ireland's Rugby World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand in Tokyo on Saturday.

Investigations are continuing into a fatal stabbing in Loughlinstown in South County Dublin earlier this week.

Yesterday, Justice Caroline Costello of the Curt Of Appeal said that the council itself dumped vast amounts of waste on the illegal Whitestown site near Baltinglass over two decades and was aware, or should have been, from at least the mid-1990s of the “shocking” breach of the Waste Management Act.

The site will highlight events taking place in the town, as well as providing local information on places to visit and things to do.

28 people have been arrested after a major Garda operation across Kilkenny and Carlow, carried out under Operation Thor.

There's been a rise in complaints from passengers on Dublin bus routes taken over by private operator, Go-Ahead. 

Wicklow County Council has been allocated €167,980 under the Rural Water Programme.

Parking Tag, allows motorists to pay for parking through an app app, by SMS or a phone call.  

That's despite the company being awarded a permanent license.

The talks were due to take place between state agencies and farmer groups following a deal struck last month in the long-running dispute.

Vandals targeted the GAA grounds in Knockananna, damaging the pitch, by performing doughnuts with their vehicles.

The children's ombudsman claims young people have died by suicide because of the government’s 'inaction' on mental health.

Darklands stars newcomer Dane Whyte O’Hara as 16 year old Damien Dunne, who gets in under his head and risks his dreams of going pro.

There's been a rise in the number of botched cosmetic surgery jobs.

The performance of Wicklow County Council in key service areas is detailed in a new report from The National Oversight and Audit Commission.

Councillors in Wicklow and around the country who stepped down at last May's local elections are to receive retirement gratuities totaling more than 6 million euro.

McCormack ran a new personal best time in the Chicago Marathon.

Trams on the line are being extended by 11-point-one metres and are increasing passenger capacity from 319 to 408.

A new clamping code will take effect from January 2020.

The Minister for Health Wicklow TD Simon Harris has announced €2 million euro has been secured in Budget 2020 for the Autism Plan.

Two men remain in hospital after falling off a truck in Wicklow over the weekend.

The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social protection Regina Doherty has been accused of bringing forward a bill, aimed at resolving the ongoing row over who owns tips in the hospitality sector, that will ensure business owners retain the gratuity..

The Taoiseach and British Prime Minister are to meet in the northwest of England this afternoon to discuss Brexit.

The number of doctors de-registering from the Medical Council has tripled in the last four years.

Ireland has less than half of the mental health rehabilitation teams it needs, with none in Donegal, Wicklow or North Tipperary.

Nearly 250 children have been waiting at least two years to see a speech and language therapist.

A 21 year old Wicklow man who had 40 previous convictions for inappropriate sexual behaviour, has been jailed for the possession of child pornography on his phone.

A new €230,000 mobile library has been launched by Wicklow County Council.

The minister for Education Joe McHugh has performed the official opening of Saint Coen’s National primary school.

Two Wicklow brothers have picked up a Michellin star for their Dublin restaurant.

Two towns in Wicklow are among six that are to get another chance to bid for Tidy Towns glory, after they were left out due to a technical glitch.

More than 90 percent of whiplash patients fail to return for additional treatment once their legal action is completed.

Arklow Municipal District has confirmed it is making plans to run the Arklow Halloween Festival for a third year.

Investigations are continuing into a fatal collision in west Wicklow yesterday afternoon.

An investigation has been launched after two men died in a light-plane crash in Wexford yesterday evening.

Topping the list is Kilkenny Castle for the second year in a row with over three quarters of a million visitors. It's follow closely by Glendalough with over 732 thousand people making the trip to the County Wicklow site.

Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ, Limerick is the top secondary school in Ireland, for a record sixth year in a row.

The Clareman will take charge of the Model County for a further two years.

Essential maintenance work is being carried out at the Murrough Pumping Station in Wicklow Town.

There have been calls on the Minister for Health to urgently set up safety zones around abortion facilities.

From November, new houses will have to comply with a near-zero energy efficiency of A2.

Rents have increased by 7 percent around the country in the last 12 months.

Gardai have confirmed Wexford Town will be the new location for the regional headquarters in the eastern region serving Counties Wicklow and Wexford.

A report from the Environmental Protection Agency has shown that Longford has twice the level of harmful plastics in the air when compared to Bray, here in county Wicklow.

An old black and white photo led locals to the spot where the sign had been covered over.

There’s anger in Wicklow after Councillors voted to increase the local property tax by 10% above the base rate.

The five star resort was put on the market last year with an asking price of 80 million euro.

The National Transport Authority is proposing the rise because the cost of operating a taxi has risen by 4 per cent since 2017.

Land left abandoned at Sean Moore Park had grown into a vital habitat for frogs, bats, newts, and an endangered species of eels.

Irish Rail hopes a new initiative will reduce overcrowding on trains when people usually make their way to work.

Duke Street and Leinster Street junction in Athy and the N81 near Poulaphouca Bridge are among the worst accident black spots in the country.

11 new towns will become autism-friendly over the next 12 months.

Early bird tickets for 2020 go on sale on Friday 27th September with general tickets on sale from October 4th.

Health minister Wicklow TD Simon Harris was set to give the keynote address at the Irish Hospital Consultants Association's annual conference today.

The Irish pop duo have announced a new record deal with London based independent record label frtyfve

It's part of worldwide demonstrations urging politicians and businesses to step up their efforts.

A video of the draw has been circulating on social media in recent weeks, attracting comments that it was an unfair process and needs to be investigated.

The Carlow native bought the lavish property in 2017 from its' previous owner, economist Alan Gray.

The pub was named the top spot for the East Region in the Irish Pub Awards for 2019. 

The Winx Saga is ased on a popular Italian animated franchise Winx Club, which follows the coming-of-age of five friends attending a magical boarding school in the Otherworld where they must learn to master their magical powers.

Councillor Paul O’Brien, who is based in Wicklow town, says he has put his name forward after the former T.D. and current county councillor Anne Ferris decided she wouldn’t be seeking to run for one of the five Dail seats in the county.

Over €714,000 has been approved in funding for 25 community groups around the country for the development of specialist sensory gardens.

Health Minister, Simon Harris, says he's concerned about the number of children vaping and the way companies target children, with the different colours and flavours.

The unified lightweight champion will move up to 140-pounds to face W-B-O super-lightweight title holder Christina Linardatou.

The public services card was brought in as a way of accessing welfare services. 

A man in his 20’s who died in a fatal single vehicle collision on the outskirts of Gorey in the early hours of Sunday Morning has been named locally as Eoin Cassin from Wicklow.

The Herald had reported that the project will also take Gardaí from other suburbs on the southside, rather than take on new staff.

The construction firm behind 42 schools found to have structural defects - is criticising the Education Minister.

A group of residents from Griffith Avenue has sent the National Transport Authority a letter questioning its legality.

The Health Minister Wicklow T.D. Simon Harris has been given the go ahead from the Attorney General, to ban un-vaccinated children from creches.

The government is to bring forward plans to ban single use plastics.

The eight-minute long ‘Battle at Big Rock’ which was shot in Powerscourt, has been broadcast on the US network FX.

The recommendation is part of a comprehensive report, released on foot of a complaint lodged with the EPA in July by local TD John Brady in relation to foul odours emanating from the Sewage Treatment works.

The US Vice-President stayed at Trump International Doonbeg for 2 nights last week, despite his official meetings taking place in Dublin.

The National Transport Authority is also aiming to ensure private bus firms run low-floor buses by 2026

Addressing his party colleagues in Cork, the Fine Gael leader said it would be the best time for the country to go to the polls.

He has been beaten on a 3-2 split decision against Indonesia's Aldoms Suquor in the last 64.

Wind energy operators want the government to urgently support the development of more offshore wind energy.

Almost 9 in 10 community groups around the country believe the government isn't doing enough to tackle rising insurance costs.

Local residents say household rubbish and commercial waste is being dumped illegally in the area.

Bray Lakers officially opened their new premises in the town earlier this year. 

Simon Harris has been described as a poor and ineffective Minister by the Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin.

The woman fought off her attacker, who targeted her while she was jogging at Avondale Park in Rathdrum on the afternoon of July 15th last.

With close to 90 million euro at stake, three councils voted last night to keep the rate cuts at the same levels as before.

The Health Minister says Ireland’s measles-free status is at risk if parents stop vaccinating their children.

The Minister for Education Joe McHugh has invited patron bodies to apply for the patronage of six new post-primary schools to be established next year.

The project is currently due to open in April 2023.

September to December is a particularly important time for grey seals as it is the breeding season during which time the adults seek safe sites to  “haul out” on land.

A recent Oireachtas Committee report recommended that so-called ‘no fry zones’ be implemented around schools in a bid to tackle the issue.

There were 78 electric and 171 hybrid cars licensed – accounting for 4.7% and 9.6% respectively.

The move comes after a woman told her she  'didn't care' about her disability while confronting her for using a disabled parking space she's entitled to.

The garden county's final figure is expected to rise as donations are still being counted and other fundraising events are also being planned.

Wicklow athletes who represented Ireland at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games earlier this year were honoured recently with a Civic Reception hosted by Wicklow County Council.

More than 500 cases were investigated by the Passport Service last year.

The move comes as part of radical changes to the way the force operates. 

A councillor in Celbridge is urging people to join in a "complain campaign" about their bus services.

Budding actors in Wicklow Town are being sought to appear as extras on a new RTÉ television drama being shot later this month.

Four people arrested in connection with the shooting of a man in Dublin yesterday have been released without charge.

Cork and Kerry have the longest waiting lists, with a total of 705 children waiting to be seen.

Gardai say there may be people protecting the person who murdered a Dublin teenager 20 years ago, without realising it.

The scheme involves the upgrade of the N81 National Secondary Road at Knockroe Bend situated approximately 800 metres south of Hollywood Cross over 1 kilometre.

An online survey's being conducted to find out the main issues that are of concern to people around the country.

It sets out the aims and actions councillors want to take in tackling climate and bio-diversity issues and includes proposals on housing, transport and waste management.

Of the 8 granted, 7 were for owner occupied homes.

Details of the Executives capital spending plan have been revealed.

Newtownmountkennedy ETNS opened in its temporary accommodation during the week opposite the Community Centre in the town.

 The initiative is expected to do more than categorise or classify issues such as vacant premises but also be a creative process that highlights possibilities and pathways to enable positive changes for the town.

Following the completion of works on Old Connaught Avenue, phase two of the overnight works have commenced from today on the Dublin Road.

The government has set aside a total fund of 25 million euro which will be divided amongst 57 successful applicants to the SEAI Communities grant scheme.

The Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has instructed them to delete part of a major development plan.

The figure includes fees for drivers paying to park on streets - and fines for illegal parking.

Following his headline performance at Electric Picnic, Hozier will bring his Wasteland Baby! World Tour home to Dublin’s 3Arena on 10th December 2019.

The decision comes after more than 91 per cent of parents voted in favour of the idea in June.

The cost of the plan to connect half a million rural homes and businesses is now almost 5 times the initial estimate.

The Irish Youth Hostel Association - An Oige – which operates three facilities in County Wicklow, is in danger of closure after 88 years, because of financial difficulties.

The Wicklow estate that was home to the late Guinness heir Garech De Brún, has been sold, two and a half years after it was placed on the market.

€50,000 has been granted to Knockananna National School for footpath works, while  €50,000 has also been granted to Rathcoyle National schoool for the development of a Multi Use Games Area.

The HSE says 112 lives could be saved every year if the uptake rate improves.

Owner Ken O’Connor previously sold a winning ticket worth 5.7 million euro at another of his spar stores in Dublin.

CSO figures show that Wicklow had the highest proportional increase in new electric cars licensed in the first half of 2019, with 4.7% of all Electric cars sales  licenced in Wicklow.

An in-depth study of our coasts and waterways shows just 16 percent are clean. 

The school is among 36 primary schools nationwide that have been selected for the scheme.

According to new figures from Forest Industries Ireland, over 36,260 hectares of forestry across the garden county are absorbing an extra 169,200 tonnes of CO2 each year, the equivalent of taking over 78,300 cars off the road.

Wicklow’s vacancy rate was 12.2% in the in the second quarter of 2019, down 0.2% compared to the same period in 2018 according to the latest GeoView Commercial Vacancy Rates Report

A total of €8 million will be invested in the re-development entitled ‘A Place for Visionaries’ and is set to open in 2021.

The Municipal District remains the only one in the county without aquatic facilities for the community of around 26,000.

The plant has come under the spotlight in recent weeks following a number of overflows into Dublin Bay.

Plans have been lodged for more than 1,400 homes in Wicklow and Dublin

The Enterprise Office, part of Wicklow County Council, provides a wide range of supports to new and existing businesses located within County Wicklow. 

15 year old Chloe Fitzgerald, had been missing from the Avoca area since Tuesday.

The service is a collaborative arrangement between Wexford Bus and the pub owner Charles O’Reilly Hyland, who agreed to facilitate the programme.

The small island off the coast of Howth in Dublin has been sold to the hotel group, Tetrarch Capital.

Judges handed out €21.2 million in fines in 2018 - but only €6.8 million have been paid, according to details released under the Freedom of Information Act. 

Waterbrand Holdings Limited was previously given planning permission for the 25-bedroom development at the South Quays which would be constructed out of used shipping containers.

Both the size of the bus and dealing with passengers are some of the issues holding women back, according to the transport firm.

New figures show rental prices in Dublin's commuter counties of Wicklow, Meath and Kildare and are now 35% above their previous high in early 2008.

The HSE has awarded a contract for a new block of wards at University Hospital Limerick to Western Building Systems. 

There are also claims at premises in North Dublin, Louth and Limerick through phased dispensing.

Third-level student representatives say rent caps for college accommodation are "too little, too late" to help struggling students.

Papers were lodged in the High Court last Friday.

Since the start of last year, there've been 128 incidents of anti-social behaviour on the DART

The stamp is one of a series launched to celebrate four libraries around the country founded by the Scottish philanthropist Andrew Carnegie on the centenary of his death.

The building dates back to the 1880’s.

84 fatal crashes have taken place in 2019.

Their project looks to combat plastic waste pollution.

According to the Irish Independent, more than 30,000 children are understood to have applied for so-called 'concessionary' tickets just weeks before schools re-open.

The well known Downshire hotel in Blessington, which was the venue for the wedding of Gay Byrne and his wife Kathleen, closed down in 2005, and became an art gallery.

They rose by 2 per cent in the year to June, compared to 2.6 per cent in the twelve months to May.

The works, planned to commence over the next couple of months, will focus on the final 400m section at the Bray end of the road where higher curbs and a new footpath will be constructed.

The works began last week and are expected to take six weeks to complete and will involve resurfacing the road from Kilteel Junction up to the Blessington Inner Relief Road junction with N81.

The Child and Family Agency failed to notify Gardai about referrals relating to willful child neglect as well as physical and sexual abuse in a 'timely' manner in one of its service areas.

It's after confirmation an Irish-based lab will no longer be working with the screening programme.

There've been calls on Irish Water to publish a plan for stopping wastewater leaks into Dublin Bay.

The Paul Hogarth Company has been approved to create a new design plan for the core centre of Greystones across a broad scale of projects.

Councillor Pat Fitzgerald has presented cheques totalling €5,000 to seven festival committees.

This initiative is the latest attempt to stamp out racism on the transport network. 

The winners will be unveiled next Wednesday.

Irish Rail says the penalties were for different types of fare evasion.

People along the East Coast are being encouraged to look out for brightly-coloured butterflies in their locality over the next couple of weeks.

The charity says it's busy at a number of its care centres due to the volume of animals it's looking after. 

It comes just one week after a 208 bed development in Dublin was granted planning permission.

 It’s expected building works will take up to 12 months to complete.

Gardai are warning motorists, particularly learner drivers that they will seize vehicles that are not road worthy or displaying the correct information.

The land has been in the ownership of the IDA since 1999.

A traffic management system will be in place on the stretch of road from Blessington to the Kilteel Junction between 08:30am and 5pm.  

25 projects have been given the green light in nine counties, including Wicklow Wexford and Kildare.

There’s more good news for Arklow this morning.

The plans will see someone get a referral to the HSE the first time they're caught, then a Garda caution before being prosecuted the third time.

New figures show of the over 3,000 primary schools across the country, almost one in five is in an overcrowded classroom. 

A new bill will see the TV licence fee apply to laptops, tablets and other devices that people use to watch programmes. 

The project was established 13 years ago to combat the increase of illegal dumping and fly-tipping in the Wicklow and Dublin uplands

The latest figures show Irish radio stations hold a massive 85% share of the “listened to” audio market in Ireland. This compares with 7.8% of those who listen to their own music, 5.6% using Spotify and 1.1% listening to Podcasts.

It's feared the suspects in an alleged sex assault on three girls in County Wexford may have left the country.

Over €110,000 has been spent on keeping the courthouse in Wicklow Town closed since 2010.

The Department of Social Protection has launched investigations into 3,300 cases of suspected welfare fraud this year. 

Plans for more than 1,300 homes have been lodged with An Bord Pleanála. 

The initiative is part of the County Council’s older people strategy 2017 to 2022.

The HSE says research suggests immediate family members are most likely to be responsible for this type of abuse. 

It's annual review for last year shows it received almost 4,500 contacts from people looking for support and information.

It's expected 300 jobs will be brought on stream as a result.

34 year old Gerald Jennings sued the Garda Commissioner and the State over his wrongful arrest on the 2nd of December 2012 in Carlow town.

Concerns are being raised with less than a month before the new school term begins.

The convicted murderer recently won a High Court legal action over data from mobile phones, with a judge ruling Irish laws are in breach of EU laws when it comes to how mobile phone data is accessed and retained.

Two men, one from Wicklow the other from South County Dublin were jailed yesterday after being convicted of convincing more than 140 people from around the world, to invest more than €5 million in a forestry investment scam.

The Minister for Health, Wicklow T.D. Simon Harris is bringing forward new legislation to ban the sale of tobacco products from self-service vending machines and 'locations-or-events' intended for children. 

The father of missing Kildare woman, Deirdre Jacob, has renewed an appeal for help on the 21st anniversary of her disappearance.

Residential construction activity grew by over 50 per cent in the past 12 months.

The British based company won the contract to operate 10% of routes previously operated by Dublin Bus, primarily in the outer Dublin metropolitan area.

A Wicklow man who was extradited to the US has been sentenced to over 6 years in Prison for his role in operating the Silk Road website an online black market for illegal drugs and other goods.

The Mental Health Commission inspected 118 24 hour supervised residences for people with severe mental illness and intellectual disabilities.

€25 million in funding has been announced by government to make local authority housing more energy-efficient.

Other local authorities include Kildare and Wexford yet to draw down any of their allocated money for accommodation this year.

The figures relate to the number of women affected by an IT glitch at a US lab dealing with CervicalCheck tests.

The garden county's first provisional victory in five years came last year when they claimed victory over Offaly in extra-time in Portlaoise.

In its pre-Budget submission, the IFA wants a 38-million euro increase in funding for suckler cow farmers in Wicklow and elsewhere, on top of existing schemes.

Following consultation with the HSE, Irish Water and Wicklow County Council have confirmed the notice has been lifted following the results of drinking water quality tests.

The greater Dublin area which takes in Wicklow and Kildare, along with the southeast, has the lowest levels of community healthcare in Ireland.

Last month, they were found guilty of murdering the 14-year-old schoolgirl in Lucan, County Dublin on May 14th last year.

Fianna Fáil says home support hours provided so far in 2019 are running behind target. 

Details of the locations of the bus shelters will be agreed on, after discussion with the relevant service providers and input from the local community groups.

An Bord Pleanála has endorsed the county Council’s planning permission for a major new Data centre in Arklow.

The Environmental Protection Agency says they are going to carry out a site visit of the Wicklow Town Wastewater treatment works and pumping station, following  complaints lodged in relation to ongoing foul odours emanating from the works.

Gardai in Baltinglass are investigating two incidents in the town which they believe could be connected

The report shows it rapidly lost height and hit the ground 30 seconds later.

Travelling times for road users on the M11 south of Gorey are expected to improve dramatically from today with the official opening of the  new Enniscorthy by-pass. 

Housing Building Finance Ireland was set up at the start of the year to give loans to small developers.

80 thousand households, currently use in excess of the annual allowance of 213 thousand litres.

Gardaí in Wicklow are investigating the sudden death of a man in his early 30’s at Wicklow Harbour, Wicklow Town

The Minister for Health is denying lives are being put at risk because of the latest CervicalCheck controversy

The Post Office closed in March and in January they had begun the process of seeking a new post master.

Wicklow Sinn Féin Councillor Grace Mc Manus has called on Bray Municipal District to put in place a management and eradication plan to tackle the invasive Giant Hogweed plant growing along the river Dargle in Bray.

A man was rescued from the sea off South County Dublin yesterday after his boat capsized near Dalkey at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

Tom Forture has called for one county elected representative to be given responsibility to liaise with their council, the government and financial institutions to address the housing issues in their county.

SIPTU says the service has failed to resolve the matter regarding a new payroll sysyem, despite numerous calls to rectify the issue.

Health Minister Wicklow TD Simon Harris will bring plans to cabinet on Wednesday to return to the old health board system from before the HSE was founded.

90 per cent of homes in Rent Pressure Zones across the country have failed to meet minimum housing standards.

It's part of a 3k fundraising race for the local RNLI. 

Over half of the litter on Ireland's streets is cigarette butts. 

Mother-of-two Antoinette or Angie Smith from Clondalkin in Dublin was last seen alive on O'Connell Street on July 12th 1987 at 2.30am.

They're aimed at stopping protesters from demonstrating within a certain distance of where abortion services are being provided. 

The process will look to secure consultants to carry out detailed surveys of the area.

6-thousand members of the Psychiatric Nurses' Association will begin an overtime ban today in a dispute with the HSE.

Cancer patients are forking out up to €1,200 a month on costs linked to their diagnosis.

The Irish Farmers Association says the Mercosur deal is bad for farming communities, the environment and the consumer.

Previous negotiations between local officials and management at Bus Eireann to install a stop on the 133 route ended without agreement.

That's according to the latest test-results carried out by Irish Water into Trihalomethanes. 

A new report from the Department of health also shows that a patient's risk of dying after a heart attack or stroke varies significantly depending on which hospital in Ireland they go to.

The Rural and Community Development Minister Michael Ring has announced €5 Million in extra funding.

An inspector from the board had previously recommended it should be rejected.

Jake O' Kane is being forced to move from residential care in Greystones to County Laois, because he has reached the age of 18.

The proposals have been lodged through the new fast track process- meaning developers could potentially start work on the project within the next 2 months.

Local Authorities are being given access to a 600 thousand euro fund for regional events and festivals.

Gardai say they are confident that bones and a skull, found at a recycling plant in North Wicklow yesterday, were not the result of foul play.

It’s being claimed that no Electric Vehicle charging point will be installed in Greystones in the new round of nationwide installations. 

It’s being claimed that some parts of the country currently have less than half the recommended number of staff required for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

The Health Minister Simon Harris says that efforts need to be redoubled to tackle misinformation about vaccinations.

People renting out properties for short-term letting could be fined 5,000 euro or jailed for six months from today. 

The Codling Bank wind farm is owned in a joint venture between Norwegian company Fred OIsen and a company linked to property developer Johnny Ronan.

Arklow woman Mary Nolan Hickey ran the entire coast of Ireland to fundraise for the RNLI last year.

Progress on securing the original site appeared to have stalled and parents had called for the Education Minister to consider other site options.

The parents of Ana Kriegel have planted a tree in St Catherine's Park in Leixlip in County Kildare today in remembrance of their daughter.

A man in his 20’s has appeared in court this morning over the death of a Latvian woman in Dublin on Wednesday.

It's emerged that critical upgrade works for the N81 won’t be carried out in the National Development Plan 2018 to 2027 and can’t be included in the National Roads Programme.

The Neville Hotel Group, which owns and operates the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire, the Tower Hotel in Waterford and the Kilkenny River Court Hotel had been in discussions to purchase the five-star Druid's Glen hotel and golf resort here in Wicklow in recent months.

All interested parties have been invited to talk in an effort to resolve the ongoing row over access for fishing trawlers at Greystones harbour

A public consultation process was previously launched on plans to address the Old Bray landfill on the North Beach in Bray that is being washed into the sea.

Arklow in County Wicklow has been named Ireland’s Best Kept Large Town.

The contract is worth an estimated €702,000 for Housing First services over a three-year period.

A new report claims that first time buyers on average incomes in Wicklow and surrounding counties, are facing years of saving before they could qualify for a loan to purchase a home.

Patrick Nevin, a 37-year-old software engineer from Dun Laoghaire, attacked the women within days of each other in July 2014.

Reports today say House prices in Dublin have fallen by more than €1,000 a month over the past three months.

Concern has been expressed over the closure of 12 beds for the homeless in Bray.

In total 44 cases of illegal dumping and 350 litter fines in Wicklow were before the courts in 2018 with a total of €22,420 being imposed in fines.

€5 million in government funding has been allocated for the development of the West Wicklow Greenway. 

20 Wicklow primary schools have today received awards for their achievements in Science and Maths.

The new gender-neutral uniform policy at a primary school in Wicklow is a student led initiative.

Around 120 women affected by the non-disclosure of the CervicalCheck audit have applied for compensation.

This compares with what is paid for residents in private nursing homes in the county.

The project included a 6 and half metre wide carriageway, two 2 metre wide footways and two 2 metre wide cycletracks, a new junction, landscaping, and drainage.

It's estimated up to 4-thousand 700 trees could be at risk as part of the Bus Connects plan for the Greater Dublin Area.

The Back Page pub in Phibsborough hired street artist Emmalene Blake to create the piece.

Concerns have been raised after the start date for long-overdue extension works to St David’s Secondary School in Greystones has been indefinitely delayed.

More than half a million people are waiting for their first hospital out-patient appointment. That's according to latest public hospital waiting list data published by the National Treatment Purchase Fund.

The latest addition brings the total number of Lidl stores in the Republic of Ireland to 161, with over 4,200 employees. 

Increases to the Carer's Support Grant, an end to the 15-hour rule, and changes to the way means are assessed for Carer's Allowance are among new policy proposals being set out today by Sinn Féin.

Fine Gael Councillor Irene Winters takes up the position for the next year.

The Minister for Health, Wicklow TD, Simon Harris says he has been assured that there will be no delay in accessing the drug Spinraza, following a lengthy campaign by parents of those affected.

The current system requires farm families and small firm owners to pay 7.5 per cent of the value of their land annually to help to fund a place in a nursing home.