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A new era for Wicklow County Council is due to begin as the final count for the final four seats was completed late in the early hours, bringing to a close a hectic weekend that saw nine fresh faces elected.

A new era for Wicklow County Council is due to begin as the final count for the final four seats was completed late in the early hours, bringing to a close a hectic weekend that saw nine fresh faces elected.

With Met Éireann forecasting (some) sunshine this May bank holiday weekend and with more summer weather on the way, Bray residents will be able to avail of free sunscreen, which has been approved as part of the 2024 SunSmart sunscreen dispenser pilot scheme, running from May to August.

There have been calls for Irish Rail to postpone engineering works scheduled to take place for the May bank holiday weekend, over fears the closure of Bray Dart Station will leave the town “isolated” on a weekend which will see hundreds of visitors coming to the town for the annual Bray Jazz Festival, as well as hundreds more needing transport to attend Croke Park for the Champions Cup rugby semi-final.

Irish Rail has announced further disruptions to DART services for Greystones and Bray over weekends in May and June due to engineering works between Grand Canal Dock and Greystones.

Irish Rail has announced further disruptions to DART services for Greystones and Bray over weekends in May and June due to engineering works between Grand Canal Dock and Greystones.

A total of €482,366 in parking fines were collected by Wicklow County Council last year, with a whopping 3,059 penalty notices issued in Bray alone.

Cllr Gerry Walsh has raised the need for additional dog wardens after it was revealed that there are only three in County Wicklow, were more than 5,000 dog licenses have been issued.

Some 82 Wicklow learner drivers were hit with disqualification through the courts and penalty point disqualification system last year, but only 14 had surrendered their permits.

Bray’s love/hate relationship with the bollards installed last year on the Main Street continues, following Wicklow Sinn Féin TD John Brady’s call for a review over concerns the plastic bollards have only added to the traffic congestion in the town.