East Coast FM Wicklow News

21 additional primary schools in Wicklow have been approved for the Hot School Meals Programme.

The N11/M11 BPIS project began in 2020 and aims to deliver bus priority measures on the N11/M11 in advance of the more comprehensive Junction 4 to Junction 14 scheme. 

27 monitors have been installed in Dublin, Meath and Wicklow to monitor aircraft noise and understand the impact.

The Local Authority Waters Programme is awarding €41,600 to the East Wicklow Rivers Trust CLG and €46,000 to the Wicklow Uplands Council.

Tánaiste and Wicklow T.D. Simon Harris has today announced a major investment of €10.13 million for healthcare projects across County Wicklow, as part of the Health Service Executive’s (HSE) Capital Plan for 2025.

The scale of the Dublin Array development, combined with a separate, even bigger wind farm proposed for Codling Sandbank, off Bray Head, would result in a continuous wall of turbines stretching from the Kish Lighthouse to Wicklow Town.

Property prices in Wicklow have risen €15,000 during the quarter, according to the latest MyHome Property Price Report.   

There were 278 recorded incidents of shoplifting in the Wicklow Garda Division in 2003.

Wicklow County Council will close a series of roads to carry out works on the Dart+ Coastal Project

Two teenagers hospitalised following a public order incident in Bray at the weekend.

A new community based organisation which aims to raise awareness of the unacceptable scourge of domestic abuse has launched in County Wicklow.

Fire crews from Greystones and Bray worked through to the early morning to contain the large blaze, which had spread across stockpiles of ‘brash bundling.’

Tributes continue to be paid to Mick O'Dwyer - who has died at the age of 88.

The proposal submitted by Quest Retirement Solutions Ltd seeks permission for a significant change of use, including alterations to both the ground and upper floors of the premises.

Lauren Boland’s inquest was held at Dublin District Coroner’s Court this afternoon.

The plans are contained in the Options Selection Report for the N11/M11 Bus Priority Interim Corridor, which was recently presented to members of Bray Municipal District.

Now in its 26th year, An Taisce’s Spring Clean initiative is once again inviting community groups, schools, and resident associations in Wicklow to participate.

The 2nd Corten Steel totem at Greystones Train Station has been unveiled that features a portrait of the late singer Ronnie Drew.

Wicklow County Council has opened a public consultation on plans to refurbish the former Bank of Ireland building on the Main Street.

Threecastles solar farm will have a capacity of 21.7 MWp.

The 21 acre site has sold at auction for €613,000, a discount to the €700,000 that Paddy McKillen Jr reportedly paid for it.

 Greystones Councillor Lourda Scott has welcomed the news that Wicklow County Council has granted permission for the long-awaited amenity building in Archer’s Wood, Delgany to proceed.

Funding is being allocated to address the social housing needs across the country, including significant investments in Wicklow.

Another record national total for the numbers living in emergency accommodation was set in February.

In a statement Uisce Eireann says if more funding becomes available for the project and the tender process moves forward, construction could progress earlier than that date.

Over €3.5 million in funding has been allocated from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) for the maintenance and enhancement of Wicklow's national road infrastructure in 2025.

He paid a heartfelt tribute to members of the Defence Forces currently serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), including several personnel from County Wicklow, during his visit to Camp Shamrock in South Lebanon.

€160,069 will be awarded to help repair and protect Russborough House in Blessington as part of this year’s Historic Structures Fund.

The army bomb squad has carried out a controlled explosion on viable suspect devices in Gorey in County Wexford.

Wicklow Sinn Féin TD John Brady has called on the Taoiseach to immediately reinstate the funding for the upgrade of the N11/M11 that was cut in 2022.

Wicklow County Council, as part of a European consortium, hosted Ireland’s first EU MODEX simulation exercise on Wednesday 26th March 2025, in County Wicklow.

The Office of Public Works (OPW)have announced that 13.8 million visitors visited its heritage sites in 2024.

Councillor Lourda Scott welcomed confirmation at this month’s Council meeting that improvement works will take place on the well-used path between Darcy’s Park and the start of the Bray-Greystones Cliff Walk.

A repeat of a scam that fleeced drivers in Bray and Greystones last October, bogus QR stickers were placed on two parking machines and Payzone signage in Wicklow town, and one machine in Arklow,

In Wicklow, prices in the first three months of 2025 were 12% higher than a year previously, compared to a rise of 2% seen in the 12 months to March 2024.

Cllr Stephen Stokes is calling on Wicklow County Council to expedite the allocation of the Cois Droichid social housing units in Greystones.

Tánaiste and Wicklow TD Simon Harris has announced that 5 community organisations in Wicklow have been awarded funding as part of the €500,000 Climate Actions Work Engagement Fund.

The proposed development also includes space for retail outlets, over  500 car parking spaces and room for over 1,000 bikes.

Water supply is returning to customers in County Wicklow after Uisce Éireann successfully completed essential works at Vartry Reservoir today.

The price of the average second-hand three-bed semi in County Wicklow has increased to €386,000, up 2.8pc from €375,600 in the last three months, according to a national survey by Real Estate Alliance.

Fine Gael’s Aoife Flynn Kennedy has announced that she will be stepping down from her role as a Bray East councillor on Wicklow County Council.