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Tuesday 6 June 2023 Dublin: 15°C

# Wicklow

# Your Say
Poll: Should parents withhold smartphones from primary school-aged children?
Have your say.
Last week
28th May 2023 - 3rd June 2023
# Wicklow
Wicklow council refuses planning permission for €40m boutique resort at Magheramore Beach
The Council refused planning permission on seven separate grounds.
Last month
May 2023
# Gardaí
Two men arrested following multiple robberies in Dublin and Wicklow
No injuries were reported.
# Gardaí
Two male youths arrested in connection with theft of multiple cars in Wicklow
They have since been released.
This year
2023
# Wrap
Down heap more pain on Donegal as they advance to Ulster semi-final
Louth and Kildare make progress in Leinster.
# Housing lottery
350 people apply for 94 cost rental apartments in Co Wicklow in just a few hours
The applicants will be entered into a lottery, which will be run by an external agency.
# Gardaí
Two arrested and €27,000 worth of drugs seized during raids in Co Wicklow
During the operation two residential properties were searched in Wicklow Town and Greystones along with an industrial unit in Delgany.
# Treacherous
Ice warning in place for 15 counties as temperatures to drop to -5 degrees tonight
Ahead of an expected thaw tomorrow, the RSA is advising road users to remain vigilant on the roads.
# conservation area
Two men convicted and fined for using scrambler bikes in protected area of Wicklow Mountains
The court heard the men travelled an estimated 7km across protected habitat, causing damage to the vulnerable blanket bog habitat.
# Division 4
Wicklow finish strong to stun Leitrim, Sligo and Carlow pick up wins
A round-up of the weekend’s Allianz Football League Division 4 action.
# Courts
Man who sexually abused his sister during childhood sentenced to eight years
As a child she had attempted to tell her parents what was happening to her but was disbelieved, the court heard.
# Wicklow
Man receives six-year sentence for burglary at home of blues singer Mary Coughlan
The judge noted that Coughlan was ‘fortunate to be with two able-bodied men’ when she interrupted the burglary at her home.
# Wrap
Cavan and Offaly continue winning ways; McEntee's Sligo overcome McConville's Wicklow
In Division 4, Leitrim and Laois lead the way with two wins from two.
# Arrest
Man arrested over murder of Paul 'Frank' Byrne whose skeletal remains were found in 2010
Byrne (20) was last seen on 15 July 2009 at Kilmartin Green, Tallaght in Dublin.
# Wicklow
Man arrested and €100,000 of cocaine seized by Gardaí in Arklow yesterday
A man in his 50s was arrested at the scene and is being detained at Rathmines Garda Station.
# Leinster
O'Gara shoots 1-4 as Dublin claim early O'Byrne Cup victory over Wicklow
Baltinglass hosted tonight’s clash.
Last year
2022
# Baltinglass
Woman (60s) killed in two-car collision in Wicklow late last night
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
# Wicklow
Gardaí appeal for witnesses following aggravated burglary in Greystones
One woman in her 40s was injured during the burglary.
# success
Wicklow Rugby Club lift first national trophy after famous AIL Conference final win
Naoise O’Reilly’s nimbly-taken try on the hour-mark guided Wicklow to glory against Galwegians yesterday.
# denis nolan
Defrocked priest due to be sentenced next month for raping a child in a Wicklow parish
Denis Nolan was the curate in Rathnew from 1988 to 2012, having been ordained in 1979.
# Blessington
Suspected arson attack overnight at home in Co Wicklow
The attack occurred in a housing estate on the edge of Blessington.
# Lightning
'No impact on the grid' after wind turbine catches fire during lightning storm off Wicklow coast
A vessel reported seeing a wind turbine on fire at around 12 noon yesterday.
# Gardaí
Gardaí appeal for witnesses to aggravated burglary in Arklow
A number of men forced their way into a property in the Wicklow village.
# All Clear
Irish Water says supplies in Dublin and Wicklow safe to drink after reports of 'earthy' taste
Irish Water conducted tests of the drinking water in the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Dublin City and North and East Wicklow areas.
# Wicklow
Wicklow landowners fined €1,000 each for setting gorse on fire out of season
Burning living vegetation during the closed season is an offence under Section 40 of the Wildlife Acts 1976-2018.
# Water quality
Irish Water investigates reports of 'earthy' drinking water in Dublin and Wicklow
The utility company said the water is safe to drink.
# Charlie Bird
Charlie Bird has been conferred with the Freedom of County Wicklow
He is only the third receipient of the honour, after Daniel Day-Lewis and Katie Taylor.
# Rail Disruption
Irish Rail customers face 'significant disruption' this weekend due to engineering works
It will see lines closed between Portarlington and Limerick Junction, and Dun Laoghaire and Wicklow.
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# women's ail
Old Belvedere overcome UL Bohs, Galwegians cruise to victory with 12-try rout
Old Belvedere, Galwegians and Blackrock College all secured wins on the opening day.
# Arklow
Fire-fighters extinguish 'significant' industrial fire in Co Wicklow
The fire broke out in the Croghan Industrial Estate in Arklow.
# Your Say
Poll: Has your area ever been used for a film set?
A large film set in Wicklow has popped up overlooking a beach beauty spot.
# magheramore beach
Wicklow council probed ‘film set’ house structure at beauty spot on hospitality mogul’s land
The landowner – a company owned by Paddy McKillen Jr of Press Up – said no planning permission was needed for ‘temporary’ structure.
# Organised Crime
Probe into alleged garda leak to a crime gang about a protected witness
The investigation is believed to be linked to associates of the Kinahan organised crime group.
# Accident
Horserider airlifted to hospital after accident in Wicklow
The rider was taken to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin.
# Bray
Gardaí seize €90,000 worth of drugs following search of car in Wicklow
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the seizure.
# Missing
Gardaí and family concerned for welfare of 37-year-old man missing from Wicklow
Damien Bain has been missing from his home in Wicklow Town since Friday 15 July.
# Wicklow
Major DART delays after passengers on stalled trains outside Bray force open doors
Some customers warned people on board the trains were close to fainting due to the heat.
# Wicklow
Woman rearrested in Wicklow stabbing death investigation
Juris Viktorovs, 36, was stabbed to death in an incident at a house in Ballyconnell, Shillelagh, County Wicklow on 10 February last.
# Crone Woods
Wicklow Fire Service battling forest fire since early hours at popular hiking spot
The Air Corps have been called to the scene too.