East Coast FM Wicklow News

The HSE is urging the people of Wicklow who become injured or ill this holiday period to go to their local pharmacist, GP, or to visit a HSE Minor Injuries Unit over calling an ambulance.

Greystones Municipal District has selected Boston-born Kathleen Kelleher as the 2024 Greystones Person Of The Year for her public and humanitarian work.

Just 195 cost-rental apartments are available at the new development in south Dublin on the North Wicklow border.

Blessington's first ever community park opened today. It features a playground, a walkway to Glending forest as well as tennis courts and a bowling area.

The new WW10 route will commence on 6 January and run from Carnew to Baltinglass and back twice a day, Monday to Friday, including evening services.

Wicklow County Council has opened a tender process on future plans for the Bray to Greystones Cliff Walk

The works carried out in 2024 included site groundworks, path upgrades, the installation of a gravel surface, grassing, and planting.

Property prices rose by just under 10% in the year to October.

Stuart Quiney, aged 39 from Laragh, was taken into custody on the 6th of September and had been held in the country since then.

Planning for the Blessington Greenway has been refused by An Bord Pleanála.

Following the impact of high winds from Storm Darragh, Uisce Éireann is working with Dublin City Council to remove a significant number of fallen trees in Vartry Reservoir Woodland areas.

The people of Wicklow are encouraged to think big this Christmas and to give back by becoming part of  – the GOAL Mile.  

Two teenagers were arrested in the Baltinglass area in the early hours of Saturday morning.

5 new community heritage recording groups have been welcomed into the Irish Community Archive Network (ICAN) during a special launch event held in Roundwood.

Arklow Municipal District recently completed a project focused on the protection and enhancement of the Abbey Wall and Abbey Lane.

Wicklow Green Councillor Lourda Scott has said there is finally “some light at the end of the tunnel” for the residents of Archers Wood, in Delgany,after Cairn Homes has now lodged plans for the community building.

PayPal have found that the people of Co. Wicklow are big spenders when it comes to Christmas.

The Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin Cllr Donna Cooney and the President of the Irish Farmers Association Francie Gorman, have officially launched the Live Animal Crib at the Mansion House for Christmas.

Gardai in Blessington have appealed for information after Vallymount GAA Club was broken into and ransacked.

Wicklow County Council’s Road Safety Together Committee has launched its new campaign for Christmas.

Planning has been refused to extend the Blessington Greenway.

At its peak, 395,000 customers were effected nationwide.

The Dublin Commuter Coalition are concerned about the reduction in expected public transport services over the Christmas period due to the delay of Phase 6a of BusConnects, and the temporary loss of all cross-city DART services.

Wicklow councillors passed a Part 8 at December’s meeting for the Wicklow Port access point link.

Gardaí are seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 15-year-old Jamie Moorehouse, who was reported missing in Bray on Thursday afternoon, 5th December 2024.

The Department of Education is to be called on by Wicklow county councillors to build a new secondary school in Newtownmountkennedy,

The planning section of Wicklow County Council have refused permission for the construction of 56 houses in Wicklow town.

The LIFE.RESTORED report hears of positive impact of recovery programmes by addiction charity Tiglin.

The Kiltegan Community Network, with the support of the Malone Family Land Preservation Foundation, has announced plans for the development of a transformative community hub for the village of Kiltegan.

18-year-old Abbie Glynn has been missing from Bray since November 27th.

There are calls for the Irish Government to intervene in the case of an Wicklow man who's being held in the UAE.

Gardaí have completed a search of open land in Co Wicklow as part of their investigation into the murder of Jo Jo Dullard

Inland Fisheries Ireland(IFI) is to provide more than €1m in 2025 to support healthy habitats for fish in rivers nationwide.

Uisce Éireann is carrying out essential maintenance works to a section of water main supplied from Vartry Reservoir on Tuesday, 03 December.