In a ten point plan nearly two years ago Lobby group Wicklow Against Suicide
W.A.S called for a 24 Hour Helpline and since then have rigoriously campaigned for such a
service are now delighted to announce one has been launched.

Given the fact Ireland has one of the highest Youth Suicide Rates in Europe
Youth Officer of Wicklow Aganst Suicide and co-founder Mr. Wayne Flanagan Tobin
said :

"This marks a great social moment when the needs of the most vulnerable in our Society
are finally being met. I am very proud to be part of a movement which has continued to
make progress in its campaigns"

Chairman John Curran noted:
"There will be a team of professional councillors and trained volunteers 24 hours a day
7 days a week contactable at 1800 247 100"

Wicklow based RTE 2FM DJ Nikki Hayes who has constantly pushed this issue up the agenda at
meetings said:
" Such a service was badly needed and its great to get this positive news for our group
, county and nation"

Group member Paul Leahy said:
"Another bonus is the fact the service is free of charge"

ENDS 21/10/09

Further information 085 765 93 47

A public meeting will take place on Friday August 14th in the Strand Bar at 8pm.
Save-Our-Seafront Public Meeting

Friday August 14th 8pm Strand Bar

Speakers include

Cllr Hugh Lewis People Before Profit Alliance and Save Our Seafront Dun Laoire.

Wayne Flanagan- Tobin Community Activist ( Chairing).

Local Residents.

PLEASE COME ALONG!!!!!

For further information please call or text 085-765 9347 .

The Comment Below has been posted on indymedia by somebody who has lived in Bray all their life:

Having lived in Bray all my life, it is sickening to see the way the commercial hub and heart of the down has died a death over the past ten years while towns around us like Arklow etc., have grown from strength to strength.

We need to bring back the commercial centre to Main Street as at the moment there is absolutely nothing there to attract anyone to the town and even the locals are shopping elsewhere.

For heavens sake we don't even have a cinema with the huge population of ours. Those who head to Dundrum to the cinema once or twice a week also shop there so no wonder business is dead on Bray Main Street.

Look at the number of shops closed and for rent. Nobody wants them.

Look at the eyesore on the main street of the buildings propped up and large gaps where the Florentine, another white elephant, was supposed to be.

There should definitely be no commercial apartments down on the beach to take away the original Victorian look of our seafront.

The railings shown in the photo along the promenade were very attractive and known the world over on postcards from Bray. They should be repainted again in their vibrant blue and orange.

There has been talk of casino and slot machines coming to the town possibly where the Royal Cinema stood. We do not want gambling and gaming in our town. With the way the Government is treating us we are almost penniless and the most disadvantaged in our society will be the very ones who will go and spend their dole in those casinos and gamgling dens if they are allowed to come into our town.

Therefore the real locals, the salt of the earth Bray people who have lived and loved our town all our lives want it left alone no developers in to make a quick buck thank you very much. They are a blight on the landscape in many of our towns around the country and Bray is definitely not going to join them with our Action Committees and groups ready to take a stand against them.