homes & businesses WICKLOW WE DELIVER!- for 30 years NORTH EDITION to 44,500 Delivered LOCAL DEER WARNING PURE MILE AWARDS STUDENT ACCOMODATION page 4 page 10 page 14 TimesNORTH EDITION DELIVERED TO HOMES & BUSINESSES IN: SHANKILL, ENNISKERRY, BRAY, GREYSTONES, DELGANY, KILCOOLE, NEWCASTLE, KILQUADE, ASHFORD, KILPEDDER, NEWTOWNMOUNTKENNEDY, KILMACANOGUE, LARAGH, MONEYSTOWN, ROUNDWOOD. Tuesday 22nd October 2019 5 Eglinton Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow Tel: 01 - 2869111 www.wicklowtimes.net E-mail: [email protected] WINDFARMS FROM BRAY TO ARKLOW A foreshore license is being sought by energy companies to carry out offshore surveys for a planned wind farm, 10 kilometres off the coast of Bray. This is separate from the marine windfarms planned for the seas off Arklow and Wicklow. Innogy Renewables The company will then project website. Ireland and Saorgas seek a full public consulta- Green Party Councillor Energy are currently in the tion, likely to take place in and Cathaoirleach of design phase of Dublin Spring of next year. Bray Steven Matthews Array Offshore Wind Following that consulta- commented, “I made a Farm, to be located on the tion, the company will submission on the 2013 Kish and Bray banks. If update their Foreshore Dublin Array proposal granted, the license will lease application and the where I outlined my allow Innogy to carry out Department of Housing, support for wind energy further offshore surveys Planning and Local provided the environmen- that will enable them to Government will decide if tal and marine impacts are progress the engineering the project can go ahead. adequately addressed. The design and inform the The company says there climate emergency is ongoing environmental will be extensive consulta- apparent to all and the assessments required as tion and community urgency to reduce carbon part of the consent engagement, and a emissions is crucial to our process. The granting of number of stakeholders planet. the license does not give will have the opportunity “I proposed that the permission to build the to engage. Innogy hope to 2013 project should wind farm, but will allow start construction in 2024. include upskilling and offshore surveys and In the meantime, all apprenticeships in renew- sampling to take place updates will be posted able energy systems over a five-month period. on the Dublin Array construction, commission- Charlie Errity and Emily Birchall, with Jane, Rebaecca, and Simon Harrison at Fishers of Newtownmountkennedy’s 40th anniversary party. ing, maintenance and de- However I opposed the commissioning phases Dublin Array one as it has over the lifetime of that a very negative effect on project and will seek the the view from Greystones at the same for this 2020 and the Cliff Walk.” at the project.” Peter Lefroy, Dublin Cllr Derek Mitchell Array Project Director at recently said he was Innogy said “With an opposed to the Dublin investment expected to be Esplanade € Esplanade Array wind farm. in excess of 1 billion, the Speaking recently about project offers a significant wind farm projects off the economic opportunity with Co. Wicklow coast he said potential supply chain ben- “In 2005 the Codling Bank efits, infrastructure and HotelHotel scheme obtained a fore- associated jobs and con- shore licence for 220 tur- tracts. We are committed BRAY bines 15km from the near- to working with communi- BRAY est point, Greystones and ties to develop a meaning- Kilcoole, following con- ful approach to supporting from sultation. In 2013 Dublin local communities, in line Array applied for a fore- with the requirements € shore licence for a large of the Government’s 35.00 wind farm on the Bray and Renewable Energy per person Kish Banks - 145 wind- Support Scheme, when Minimum number, Terms and Conditions apply mills to be 9km from shore this is finalised.” at the nearest point. Ireland The license application needs to do better at saving is now live on the Callll today for fullll detaiills:: 011 2862056 carbon and these wind- Department’s website and farms will help. I support- can also be viewed at ed the Codling Bank one Bray,Greystrones, because it has a limited Wicklow and Shankill www.esplanadehotel.ie effect on the view. Garda stations. WICKLOW 2 NEWS TimesLOCAL Tuesday 22nd October 2019 Frightful family fun at Wicklow’s Haunted Gaol Frightful fun awaits all the family at Ireland’s Most Haunted building this Halloween. Wicklow Gaol’s Petrifying Programme for Little Monsters runs from 1-4pm on both Wednesday 30th and Thursday 31st October. Arrive at the Monster pick a pumpkin to deco- Wicklow’s Haunted Gaol sumed alcohol). Lounge for 1pm sharp for rate under the watchful from 9pm. On Friday 1st a Spooky Ghost Tour into eye of our ghoulish Come & discover evi- November, take an eerie the Creepy Courtyard guides. Eerie entertain- dence of the spirits who night tour of Wicklow where you’ll meet Mr. ment runs right up to wander the corridors of Gaol and do it in the dark! Bones and make your 4pm. Ireland’s Most Haunted Led by professional actors own Mummy! Grown-ups Fear Not! Building from 9pm until in creepy costume, you’ll Join the Costume Your Halloween Horror the early hours. Limited be lucky to escape!Doors Parade at 2.15pm and see programme will com- tickets available so book open at 7:15 PM and tours if you can impress our mence when darkness in advance to avoid disap- leave every fifteen min- Wicked Witch and win descends. pointment (€55 pp - utes until 8:30pm (Age one of our prizes for On Friday the 25th includes tea, coffee and 18+; €17 pp). Scariest, Cutest or Best October Paranormal refreshments through the See: wicklowshistoric- Home-Made Costume. Researchers Ireland are night. Over-18’s only and gaol.com for more infor- Then it’s off to the hosting an exclusive strict no-admittance for mation or call 0404 Gaol’s Pumpkin Patch to Paranormal Tour in individuals who have con- 61599. Wicklow Lions’ Is Wicklow salmon Rehabcare Arklow made a donation of €240 to Sinead Tarmey of the Wicklow Hospice Foundation from the proceeds of a recent cofee morning held in their premises in Arklow. Bucket Collection a vanishing species? To celebrate ‘2019 International Year of the Wicklow Lions members were very Salmon’ the East Wicklow Rivers Trust Gala Race Night Fundraising campaign for evident at the local Tesco store for (EWRT) is inviting members of the public Bray girl with rare cancer the annual bucket collection recently. to learn about and debate the plight of our Wicklow Dementia Support is running a Gala iconic Atlantic Salmon within their natve Race Night on Friday October 25th in The A fundraising campaign has been started in aid of a lit- This collection is vital to the club as every cent range in Co. Wicklow with Professor Ken Martello, Bray. Doors open at 7pm and first race tle Bray girl with a rare childhood cancer. The cam- donated by the public will be distributed within the Whelan, research director with the Atlantic is 8pm. Entry is free and the night starts with a paign was started by Lauren Hayes, whose daughter local community leading up to the stressful and Salmon Trust. complementary prosecco reception. As well as Georgia has been diagnosed with stage 5 wilms demanding time of Christmas for so many. tumours, a rare childhood cancer. There will be a prizes for each race winner, there are also fabu- Wicklow Lions Club stated that “The President and Where have all the salmon gone? Will they ever fundraising event on Saturday 26th October at 12pm members would like to thank Tesco for their on-going return? Can we do anything to help them? These lous prizes for best dressed lady, best dressed in Supreme Altitude Bray. support every year. A special thanks to the club’s sec- questions and more will be delved into. gent and best hat. Virgin Media’s Tina A gofundme page has been set up for Georgia at retary Maria Neilan for organising the roster for the Koumarianos is the MC. To buy a horse email www.gofundme.com/f/1rzubswss0 volunteering members and lastly thanks to the ladies The event will take place in Colaiste Raithin, [email protected] or and gentlemen members who turned up in great num- Ravenswell, Bray on Thursday November 14th. There will be refreshments and some beautiful film see Facebook.com/WicklowDementia. bers.” Redcross Autumn Fair The first of the Lions Big Quiz Nights will take of the Salmon’s life cycle from 7pm. Ken’s presen- place in Phil Healy’s Pub on November 6th and will tation will commence at 7:45pm sharp and will be Redcross Church will host an Autumn Sale on continue until March next year with a break for followed by a Q&A. Any queries to wick- 65th ICA Drama Saturday October 26th from 10.30am to 12pm at Christmas. [email protected] or [email protected]. Trinity Hall, Redcross Village. There will be home Festival baking, country produce, bric a brac, books,tea and coffee. Money raised will go towards the new building Entries are invited for the 65th Wicklow ICA fund. Drama festival which will take place in Glenealy Soup and Sandwiches Village Hall from 24th-26th January 2020. This is an open festival, not confined to ICA groups. The next Holy Rosary lunch will take place on There are two sections in the festival. Section A Wednesday, 30th October in Kilian House Family for one act plays or a single act from a full length Centre in Greystones, next to the church, from 12:15 play and Section B for sketches.