homes & businesses WICKLOW WE DELIVER!- for 30 years NORTH EDITION to 44,500 Delivered LOCAL DIP IN THE SEA AIRBORNE SURVEY INDIANS VISIT page 4 page 14 page 18 TimesNORTH EDITION DELIVERED TO HOMES & BUSINESSES IN: SHANKILL, ENNISKERRY, BRAY, GREYSTONES, DELGANY, KILCOOLE, NEWCASTLE, KILQUADE, ASHFORD, KILPEDDER, NEWTOWNMOUNTKENNEDY, KILMACANOGUE, LARAGH, MONEYSTOWN, ROUNDWOOD. Tuesday 11th June 2019 5 Eglinton Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow Tel: 01 - 2869111 www.wicklowtimes.net E-mail: [email protected] TAYLOR MADE FOR STATUE? Is it time Katie Taylor was honoured with a statue? After becoming the undisputed lightweight champion of the world, Katie was welcomed back to Bray with a massive homecoming event on Bray Seafront on Friday evening. However, many believe there is more that can and should be done. Numerous people good one, but I would not greatest Irish sportsper- including public repre- wish to proceed with it son of all time". sentatives are now calling without Katie's blessing". "In the past Katie has for a statue. Cllr Behan stressed that been granted the freedom John Brady TD has any sculpture, statue or of County Wicklow, called for a statue, which monument would only be Daniel Day Lewis is the he says should be erected done with Katie's only other person to hold in the centre of Bray, approval and consulta- this accolade. Numerous while Cllr Joe Behan put tion. civic receptions have also a Notice of Motion on the Deputy Brady has said been held to honour her first meeting of the newly a number of measures many achievements. In elected Council on should be given consider- 2013 I also proposed a Friday, asking that 'some ation. special 'Katie Taylor kind of permanent artistic On Saturday June 1st, Sports Scholarship'. This feature' be created. Taylor made history by is now in place and is run Cllr Behan told unifying all of the belts in every year by Wicklow Wicklow Times that that her lightweight division County Council and is he had put the question to when she beat Delfine awarded to a young Katie's family to think Persoon of Belgium in Wicklow sportsperson to about. "The idea of a stat- Madison Square Garden. help them excel at their ue came from the people Deputy Brady said the sport. of Bray and I think it's a victory made Taylor "the "I have contacted Sisters Louise and Bridget Beirne from Bray are pictured getting off to a running start for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland in the 2019 Women's Mini Marathon. Cystic Fibrosis Ireland's biggest annual fundraising campaign, the event saw hundreds of women hit the ground running to raise funds for cystic fibrosis services. Wicklow County Council recently said that and have asked them to Minister for Sport, Shane SERVING ALL OF WICKLOW AND COUNTY DUBLIN look at a number of Ross needs to address the NO JOB TOO BIG... ...OR SMALL ! things that should be lack of attention given to done to mark the fantastic our national sporting achievement by Katie heroes. Taylor. I believe a statue "Katie Taylor is just should be erected in the one of a number of Irish centre of Bray to honour national sporting Katie. I also think that treasures. As well as STANLEY renaming a road in the town, possibly the being an outstanding Roofing and Guttering Southern Cross Road amateur, she has reached would be very fitting." the heights of world Services include: Deputy Brady contin- champion in the pro ued "I have also proposed ranks. She is a true icon • Flat Roof Specialists that Ballywaltrim and a fantastic role model • Moss Cleaned From All Roofs Recreational Park in Bray for young children." • Guttering - Soffits - Fascia would be renamed the Speaking after Katie's 'Katie Taylor world-beating win, Mr • New Roofs Installed Recreational Park'. As a Frank Curran, Chief • Chimney Rapairs young sportsperson the Executive, Wicklow park is where Katie County Council, said • Storm Damaged Roof Repair would have trained and is "Katie is a true champion central to her community SUMMER SPECIAL: FREE ROOF of Ballywaltrim. Her and a wonderful 2012 London Olympic Ambassador for Bray and 30% OFF ALL INSPECTIONS & Fully final was also shown on Wicklow and it is fitting FLAT ROOFS WRITTEN QUOTES Registered big screens to thousands that the Council should and Insured of supporters in the host a homecoming for Call Today: 085 8165336 / 01 485 4447 All Work park." her to mark her wonder- Guaranteed! Stephen Donnelly TD ful win." www.stanleyroofing.ie WICKLOW 2 NEWS TimesLOCAL Tuesday 11th June 2019 Pop-up gallery bringing contemporary art to Wicklow Town Wicklow Town is about to get a facelift with the exciting arrival of a new contemporary art gallery. Co-founded by local artists Louise Cherry and Stephanie Sloan, The Venue Gallery will open its doors for the first time on Saturday June 22nd. Both working from Wicklow-based home studios, Louise and Stephanie formed the gallery as a result of a Jean and James Connolly at the Bray Vintage and Classic Car Show on Bray Seafront, inside mutual desire to form bet- their 1972 VW Dormobile. Pic: Joe McQuillan ter supports and visibility for contemporary artists in county Wicklow. What’s Happening... The gallery aims to Wicklow Parish combine the provision of an exhibition space along Let's talk about climate with creating a communi- thank community ty space for anyone inter- change ested in developing their Wicklow Parish would like to thank the knowledge in the visual Community groups and individuals are invited community of Wicklow for supporting arts. to Kilcoole Community Centre on Monday 24th "Wicklow Town really June at 7pm for a meeting about climate change. the Wicklow Parish Fete on June 1st. needs a centre like this, It will be an opportunity to hear about Wicklow there is nothing locally to County Council's Climate Adaptation Plan and The day was a great success and enjoyed by all. support contemporary Louise Cherry and Stephanie Sloan, co-founders of The Venue gallery. They said, "We would like to thank East Glendalough to develop a community submission. For more local artists, and there are for the use of their school and grounds, Iarnród Éire- information or to book a seat, call Helen on 087 lots of us! We would love June and run for four nationally and internation- Art, London and the ann Irish Rail who gave us complimentary use of their this space to be open all 1895145, or Grainne on 086 048 7434, or email car park and Irish Red Cross for proving First Aiders. weeks. ally in solo and group National College of Art [email protected] year round, however, we Trading online and as a shows. With a masters in and Design, Dublin, The Wicklow Fire Brigade, Wicklow Rugby Club, feel the town cannot sus- biannual pop up gallery in Visual Arts Practice from Stephanie Sloan is an Wicklow Hockey Club and the WSPCA Sharpeshill tain this, so we came up for helping us provide the family entertainment on the Wicklow Town, The The Institute of Art, illustrator and printmaker with the idea of a perma- Venue Gallery's first exhi- Design and Technology day. Wicklow Parish would like to thank all the indi- nent pop up gallery," says working from her studio viduals on the committee and who volunteered on the bition will run over June and a degree in in Co. Wicklow. Laragh public meeting Louise. and July this year. The Photography from The day. Many months of planning and hard work con- The Venue Gallery can The gallery's inaugural gallery will also host Dublin Institute of tributed to the day's great success!" be found at 57 Main There will be a public meeting in the Brockagh exhibition ‘Catching talks, workshops and Technology, Louise Resource Centre, Laragh on Monday the 11th of Light’ featuring the work events which invite fur- divides her time between Street, Wicklow Town. A June at 7.30pm. It will give the community a Annual German Society of of three Wicklow artists, ther engagement with the painting, photography and full list of workshops chance to voice any concerns on the proposed prints by Stephanie arts. The workshops are teaching working from including print making, plans in Laragh and Glendalough Visitor Access County Wicklow Bus Trip Sloan, paintings by open to all levels, places her home studio in photography, painting and Plans. Everyone is welcome. Louise Cherry and are limited and booking Wicklow Town. drawing for all levels can ceramics by Cathy Burke essential. Stephanie is a graduate be seen at www.thevenue- This annual bus trip takes place on will open Saturday 22nd Louise has exhibited of the Royal College of gallery.com. Laragh and Glendalough Saturday August 10th and this year Visitor Access Plans the destination is County Wexford. The bus will depart AIB Bank Greystones at 9.00 Proposed plans are still available to view in the am and pick up Southern Cross at 9.15am. It will lobby of the Brockagh Resource Centre. arrive the Irish National Heritage Centre Ferrycarrig at Following the recent public meeting an exten- 10.30am, starting the day with some tea/coffee and sion to submit any concerns from the communi- scones. Then: 10.45 Guided Tour of the Park; 12.00 ty may now be emailed to roadtrans@wicklow- Depart Park; 12.30 Visit St Aidan's Cathedral coco.ie before 12pm on 20th June. There are Enniscorthy designed by Pugin; 13.15 three Course substantial changes to the re-structuring of the lunch Riverside Park Hotel; 14.30 Visit 1798 area and it would be in everyone's interest to Exhibition Site for a Guided Tour; 15.30 Free time in view the proposed plans before works com- Enniscorthy; 16.30 Depart for home.