# Wicklow County Council
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2022
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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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.
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.
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.
'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.
Sinn Féin expels three Wicklow councillors from party
One of the councillors, Gerry O’Neill, first heard the news from an RTÉ journalist.
'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.
'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.
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.
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.
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.
'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.”
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.
Homeless men end occupation of council building in Bray
They had been protesting in the building since Thursday.
Protest: Two homeless men have occupied a Bray council building
The men have been in the building since Thursday.
Glendalough food sellers launch court action against ice-cream van 'parked in front of their business'
The case was adjourned to next week.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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”.
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.
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”.
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.
