While an exact date for this year’s Local Elections has yet to be confirmed, plenty of candidates from County Wicklow have already announced their intentions to run, while some sitting councillors have still yet to make their minds up.
Mourners visiting the graves of loved ones and family members on Christmas morning at Rathnew Cemetery were angered to find someone inside the cemetery begging for money.
As temperatures begin to plummet in hit County Wicklow, Cllr John Snell has called for grit and salt containers to be left outside Wicklow estates built on hillsides, where motorists normally experience difficulties during cold and freezing weather periods.
Elected members of Wicklow County Council have given their unanimous approval for a variation to the County Development Plan that will see a parcel of land in Rathdrum rezoned to create a new haven for local biodiversity.
The Save Rathnew’s Tinakilly campaign group held a public meeting in Rathnew Community Hall as they wait for developers Keldrum Limited to respond to a further information request from the planning section of Wicklow County Council.