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# Wicklow County Council

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2022
# Wicklow
Coastal erosion and cost of repairs endangers Bray cliff walk
Wicklow County Council were forced to close off parts of the Bray Cliff Walk last year.
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Apr 17th 2022, 4:03 PM
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# al fresco
Varadkar calls on councils to support plans for increased café seating ahead of 'outdoor summer'
Restaurants and cafes are calling for some leeway when it comes to applying for planning permission.
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Mar 4th 2021, 12:05 AM
# Bray boxing club
Pete Taylor seeks injunction to stop council evicting boxing club from premises
The claim was brought after the council allegedly changed the locks on the premises in June 2018 after a shooting.
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Nov 13th 2020, 4:31 PM
# garda probe
Gardaí launch investigation into Wicklow County Council over allegations of planning irregularities
A number of sworn affidavits were handed over to Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy last week.
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May 15th 2019, 6:05 AM
# flood waters
'My house has flooded twice in my lifetime': Bray residents concerned about development on floodplain
A Bray community group said the development of a town centre is planned on a natural floodplain that protects their homes.
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Jan 13th 2018, 10:00 AM
# council row
Sinn Féin expels three Wicklow councillors from party
One of the councillors, Gerry O’Neill, first heard the news from an RTÉ journalist.
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Sep 19th 2017, 3:17 PM
# DMZ
'There's no sheik, no Chinese investors': Bray Wanderers' housing plan for Carlisle Grounds
Martin O’Connor doesn’t regret a controversial statement comparing Wicklow to North Korea.
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Aug 5th 2017, 9:14 AM
# building and property
'There's no sheik, no Chinese investors': Bray Wanderers' housing plan for Carlisle Grounds
Martin O’Connor doesn’t regret a controversial statement comparing Wicklow to North Korea.
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Aug 5th 2017, 6:00 AM
# Fire Safety
Housing estate where 7 people have died in blazes 'must be brought into new fire safety review'
The new Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has ordered a fire safety review of all multi-story apartments in the State.
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Jul 2nd 2017, 12:05 AM
# Wicklow
A 75-year-old diver is stalling waste-dumping plans from Ireland's largest company
CRH subsidiary Roadstone has been delayed from filling a disused quarry with construction refuse.
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May 7th 2017, 7:00 AM
# Watering Wicklow
Irish Water to pump €200 million into plant to avoid undrinkable water
Not everyone is in favour with the first major upgrade in 150 years of the Vartry scheme.
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Nov 30th 2016, 2:20 PM
# Ballynagran
'Worst landfill in the state' to receive 40,000 extra tonnes of waste
“There was a failure to put in place any plans to deal with this – now Wicklow will become a dumping ground because of this failure.”
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Nov 22nd 2016, 6:15 AM
# Florentine Centre
After 20 years of false starts, a big site in the centre of Bray is finally getting the go-ahead
The Florentine Centre has been earmarked for successive retail developments since 1996.
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Nov 16th 2016, 3:32 PM
# Wicklow
Homeless men end occupation of council building in Bray
They had been protesting in the building since Thursday.
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May 9th 2016, 8:29 AM
# Wicklow County Council
Protest: Two homeless men have occupied a Bray council building
The men have been in the building since Thursday.
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May 7th 2016, 3:50 PM
# Glendalough
Glendalough food sellers launch court action against ice-cream van 'parked in front of their business'
The case was adjourned to next week.
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Mar 21st 2016, 6:31 PM
# Irish Water
Kelly: Language in water charges letter was "unhelpful and over the top"
The letter was sent to tenants who were part of the Rental Accommodation Scheme.
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Oct 17th 2014, 10:58 PM
# Wicklow
No blame attached as verdict delivered in Bray fire death inquest
Brian Murray and Mark O’Shaughnessy died when called to a factory fire in 2007.
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May 9th 2014, 10:44 PM
# No Confidence
Motion of no confidence in Wicklow county manager defeated
Wicklow County Council hired four men from a private security firm to attend the meeting today.
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Nov 11th 2013, 8:19 PM
# community fights back
Greystones Harbour ‘building site’ remains in limbo as developer dismisses community plan
A pivotal town council meeting is taking place this evening, where town council members will decide whether to accept the Sisk or community plan.
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Oct 29th 2013, 5:30 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here are the nine things you need to know this morning as you start your weekend…
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Oct 26th 2013, 8:52 AM
# Fire Service
‘Accountability and lessons need to be learnt from the deaths of Bray fire men’
The IFESA, local Wicklow councillors and family of the deceased firemen are asking for a full fire service to be rolled out.
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Oct 26th 2013, 7:30 AM
# bray fire officers
Wicklow Council fined €355k over Bray firemen deaths
The local authority pleaded guilty to three charges related to the deaths of Mark O’Shaughnessy and Brian Murray who died fighting a blaze in Bray in 2007. The maximum possible fine was €3 million.
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Oct 25th 2013, 9:50 PM
# Courts
Wicklow Council to be sentenced over firemen deaths
The local authority pleaded guilty to three charges related to the deaths of Mark O’Shaughnessy and Brian Murray who died fighting a blaze in Bray in 2007.
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Oct 25th 2013, 8:25 AM
# Courts
Court defers sentencing Wicklow County Council over firemen deaths
Wicklow County Council pleaded guilty to three criminal charges related to the deaths of two firemen in Bray in 2007.
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Jul 31st 2013, 2:14 PM
# Labour Pains
Labour councillors resign after Gilmore fails to meet them
Two Wicklow county councillors joined TD Patrick Nulty in leaving the Labour Party today, citing the party’s “loss in credibility”.
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Jun 21st 2013, 4:44 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock.
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Jun 20th 2013, 4:48 PM
# Bray
Wicklow council pleads guilty to charges over firefighter deaths
The council was on trial for the deaths of two firefighters in a blaze that broke out in a disused building in Bray six years ago.
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Jun 20th 2013, 12:48 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things to know before you start your day…
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Jun 11th 2013, 8:40 AM
# Property Tax
Wicklow Co Co must find the money to pay property tax on council houses
Wicklow County Manager Eddie Sheehy said there was “no provision in the budget for any payment in relation to local authority houses”.
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Dec 18th 2012, 7:05 AM
Voices
Interview: ‘My husband died five years ago but nothing has changed’
Mary Murray, wife of one of the Bray fire men who lost their lives in a blaze five years ago says men who risk their lives are heroes.
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Sep 27th 2012, 7:01 AM
# Bray Fire
Wicklow County Council charged over fatal Bray fire
Two fireman were killed by the blaze in 2007.
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Jun 21st 2011, 12:09 PM