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Gardaí have carried out seven searches under warrant, and arrested a further four males (a male juvenile, two men aged in their 20’s, and one in his 30’s), in connection with this investigation.

Cathaoirleach of Bray Municipal District Sinn Féin Councillor Dermot ‘Daisy’ O’Brien, has announced the establishment of a new committee dedicated to addressing Bray’s growing traffic.

The body of 36-year-old William Moorehouse was discovered near a playground in the Ballywaltrim area around 6pm on Sunday.

The project can now move immediately to the tender stage and construction can commence in 2025.

The union represents 5,000 Section 39 workers, which covers services such as disability and home care supports.

The data from the Department of Housing shows that between January and December 2024 60,243 new homes commenced construction, up 84% from the 32,801 recorded in 2023.

It remains unclear whether the Bray to Greystones Cliff walk will fully reopen.

The Environmental Protection Agency says the raw sewage discharged onto Bray’s North Beach was due to a power and communication failure at the Corke Abbey wastewater pumping station.

Focus has now turned to who will make it to the Cabinet table for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.

A planning application has been lodged for the project at Ballinclare Quarry in Kilbride.

Eddie Hearn says he 'really wants to deliver' a Croke Park card for Katie Taylor.

Uisce Éireann is commencing works on a project to overhaul the water supply in Dunlavin.

The motion, which passed at the latest County Council meeting, urges the government to introduce legislation that would prohibit the importation and sale of goods or services originating from territories illegally occupied by foreign powers.

Phase 6a of the BusConnects Network Redesign roll-out, which had been scheduled for implementation in December 2024, will now begin operating on January 26th 2025.

Following the success of the inaugural year in 2024, Screen Wicklow and Wicklow Arts Office are excited to announce the launch of the Wicklow Short Film Award for 2025.

The call comes after it took just short of nine hours at the weekend for an ambulance to be dispatched from Loughlinstown Hospital in South Dublin to a premises in Gorey.

As the impact of the freezing weather and subsequent thaw continue to be felt in the coming days, there may be additional disruptions to supplies across the county.

Earlier this month, Uisce Éireann informed Wicklow County Council of an issue with the Rathdown Sewage Pumping Station located in Greystones, which resulted in an overflow of sewage to the sea coast just south of Greystones Harbour.

Early Childhood Ireland is calling on those involved in government formation talks to address these challenges in the forthcoming Programme for Government.

A project which developed an innovative app for the self management of stuttering has won a student from Greystones Community College a top prize at this years BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.

Wicklow Sinn Féin TD John Brady has strongly criticised Uisce Éireann for its ongoing failure to resolve the persistent foul odours emanating from the Murrough Wastewater Treatment Plant in Wicklow Town.

The price of the average second-hand three-bed semi in County Wicklow has increased to €375,600, up 4% from €362,000 in the last twelve months.

An Taoiseach, Simon Harris TD officially has opened a new Olympic Standard Hockey Pitch at Temple Carrig School in Greystones.

A public consultation process on the proposed service enhancements between Glendalough and Bray has been opened by the NTA.

Planning permission has been lodged to develop a new 116 room hotel and 107 residential units at the Murrough in Wicklow Town. 

Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore says consideration should be given to setting up a State-run death notice website.

The report also shows the average asking price for a property in the county is now €395,000.

Plans to pipe water from the River Shannon to a reservoir in Dublin have gone out for public consultation.

The HSE is offering free children’s flu nasal spray clinics in Wicklow, on Thursday January 9.

Gardaí in Wicklow have seized over €123,000 of cocaine and cannabis following searches at properties in Arklow and Aughrim this morning.

The National Transport Authority (NTA) has opened a public consultation on proposed service enhancements between Glendalough and Bray.

A fall in plastic bottles and cans on our streets, brought about by the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), was not enough to reduce overall litter levels in Ireland last year.

Wicklow County Council completed a total of 38 new-build social homes in Q3 of 2024,

TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow will introduce the new Route WW10 bus service between Carnew and Baltinglass starts today.

The number of people registered as homeless has surpassed 15 thousand, for the first time.

Wicklow Sinn Féin TD John Brady has said that the decision to grant planning permission to Dublin Fields movie studio in South Dublin represents a significant investment in Ireland’s film industry.

Wicklow County Council has been asked to carry out an environmental impact report on a proposed transport bridge at Bray Harbour.

The price of buying a home in Wicklow rose by 11% in the final quarter of 2024.