Bray

Coffee seller who lost ‘500 customers a week’ welcomes Bray-Greystones cliff walk taskforce

Coffee shop manager in Greystones says closure of coastal path had cost her outlet ‘500 customers a week’

Wed Oct 30 2024 - 06:30

Bad Sisters actor Eva Birthistle: I’d just given birth, felt like I’d been murdered, and the midwife says ‘your husband did so well’

For the Irish actor, whose on-screen roles include Brooklyn and Bad Sisters, making the move to go behind the camera is a proud, slightly nerve-racking moment with her new film Kathleen Is Here

Sat Oct 19 2024 - 05:00

Rory Gallagher: Renowned Irish blues musician’s guitars go on sale

The influential bluesman’s instrument collection will be sold in London. Meanwhile, in Bray, Mullen’s is bringing back the live auction

Sun Oct 13 2024 - 05:00

Marrying Victorian elegance with modern upgrades: Bray pile with fresh interiors for €1.75m

Fully refurbished five-bedroom home on elevated half-acre site near bustling Co Wicklow town

Thu Sept 19 2024 - 05:55

Former Danish embassy with scandi-chic interior on three acres in Bray, for €2.45m

Kilbride Hill House dates from 1880 and has a self-contained apartment and coach house

Thu Sept 05 2024 - 05:30

Building houses can be compatible with the creation of new habitats for wildlife

Ella McSweeney: London and Amsterdam offer good examples, and Bray developers could factor in new research showing the extraordinary array of species in the town

Sat Aug 31 2024 - 05:00

‘It’s an absolute disaster’: Secondary school forced to drop subjects due to teacher shortages

Students forced to study alternative courses due to lack of staff in key areas

Wed Aug 28 2024 - 06:00

In pictures: Thousands of spectators enjoy Bray Air Display

Some of the highlights included the Royal Jordanian Falcons and aerobatic displays from Team Raven and Jet Pitts

Sun Aug 04 2024 - 13:59

Bray-Greystones cliff walk: New barriers installed blocking access to route

Council directs walkers to ‘alternative route’ which uses the main road over Bray Head

Sat Aug 03 2024 - 06:00

‘It’s an unforgiving activity for mistakes’: The dentist who doubles as an acrobat pilot

Dr Eddie Goggins will perform at this year’s Bray Air Display

Thu Aug 01 2024 - 14:53

Penneys opens new store in Bray

Retailer opens its 38th branch in the Republic

Thu Jul 18 2024 - 13:30

Bray named as one of the world’s most underrated travel destinations for second year

Time Out’s network of experts and travel writers are impressed by Wicklow seaside town

Tue Jul 16 2024 - 16:31

Go big or no home: Conor McGregor’s plans for Kildare house are repelled by county council

Pete Taylor’s latest legal battle; Irish tech titan spashes out; and Ceann Comhairle says no to Armenian genocide tree

Sun Jul 14 2024 - 06:00

Nurse sues HSE claiming she developed chest pain following row at work

Portlaoise woman says she was hospitalised over condition triggered by request to give password to access computer files

Wed Jun 19 2024 - 20:51

Look inside: New apartments in historic Bray Head Hotel building from €450,000

Fontenoy Place set to launch 18 units at the most prominent building at the southern end of the promenade

Thu Jun 13 2024 - 06:00

New three- and four-bed homes at Foggie Field in Bray from €550,000

Next phase of Glenveagh development on the grounds of the Kilruddery Estate to be released

Thu May 23 2024 - 05:45

Substantial Bray house formerly home to writers and poets for €1.175m

Sheridan Le Fanu and Lennox Robinson once lived at this six-bedroom period house overlooking the promenade

Thu May 02 2024 - 05:50

CRH landbank with scope for 1,700 homes primed for €25.5m sale

161-acre holding is in good location on M11 motorway between Bray and Enniskerry, and immediately south of the M50 merge

Wed May 01 2024 - 06:00

The blink of an eye: Great street photography that finds magic in the mundane

A new festival in Dublin captures the glorious, random, intimate moments of everyday life

Sat Apr 27 2024 - 05:00

Former coach houses turned luxury, contemporary home in Bray for €1.1m

Stunning, energy-efficient three-bedroom home in Bray featuring sustainable materials and earthy colours for €1.1m

Mon Apr 22 2024 - 05:50

Man given suspended sentence for ‘brutal’ assault on former partner

Accused (54) had been drinking for five days when he inflicted multiple injuries on woman, who later sought to withdraw statement to gardaí

Wed Apr 17 2024 - 12:09

Artist’s elegant Victorian home at the foot of Bray head for €945,000

Well-preserved period four-bed with stunning sea views

Thu Apr 11 2024 - 05:50

Dublin to Wexford rail services: Could ending direct rail services leave commuters better off?

The National Transport Authority is looking at plans to end direct rail services to Rosslare

Fri Apr 05 2024 - 11:16

Bray-Greystones cliff walk: ‘It’s a big attraction. We have got to get it reopened’

Locals and visitors are frustrated the scenic walkway in Co Wicklow has been officially closed for more than two years

Sat Mar 30 2024 - 06:00

The civil service financial management system is in danger of going over budget. Why are the staff so relaxed?

National Shared Services Office’s wellness focus; Sherry FitzGerald founder’s planning woes; spicy Limerick mayoral race; and Domhnall Gleeson’s Ranelagh home

Sun Mar 17 2024 - 06:00

High Court refuses to strike out dispute over golf club building compliance

Dwyer Nolan says it is in compliance and has also provided all the documents and information requested by Wicklow County Council

Mon Feb 19 2024 - 17:33

‘I went knocking the doors here in Bray because I couldn’t find a place to live. I had the baby in my arms’

New to the Parish: Deusa de Assis from Brazil on being a single mother, her new home and new business

Tue Jan 16 2024 - 06:00

‘Someone I looked up to my entire life’: Funeral of man shot in Wicklow brings Gorey to a stop

A crowd of about 400 people followed Clinton McCormack’s horse-drawn hearse through Co Wexford town

Sat Dec 30 2023 - 16:40

Zauri Antia: The Georgian ‘mastermind’ behind Ireland’s Olympic success in boxing

Zauri Antia moved to Ireland from Georgia 20 years ago to train Irish boxers - he says this country has ‘opened doors’ for him

Fri Dec 29 2023 - 07:00

Tidings of discomfort and Joyce - Frank McNally on recreating a famous Christmas dinner row

I had the privilege of seeing a group of actors recreate the scene, with spine-tingling effect, in the place where it happened

Wed Dec 20 2023 - 19:00

Gerard Cervi found guilty of murdering Bobby Messett at Bray Boxing Club

Cervi (36) acquitted of attempting to murder Pete Taylor and third man, Ian Britton

Fri Nov 24 2023 - 17:06

Light-filled home close to the sea and Bray Head for €845,000

This four-bedroom house with a study has a 47m-long back garden and plenty of walking routes nearby

Thu Nov 23 2023 - 05:35

Jury to continue deliberations tomorrow in trial of man accused of murder at Pete Taylor gym

Gerard Cervi (36) also accused of attempted murder of boxing coach

Wed Nov 22 2023 - 15:10

Picture-postcard new homes beside the sea in Bray from €475,000

Bray homes: First phase of Ballymore’s Sea Gardens scheme comes to market today

Thu Nov 09 2023 - 06:00