We are a small choral ensemble. We enjoy singing a variety of good quality music including pieces by modern composers and a cappella pieces. New members are welcome.

There is an audition process. The ability to sight read would be beneficial but not essential. Previous choral experience would also be helpful. 

Membership requires a commitment of practice outside of the weekly rehearsal. Tenors are particularly welcome!

Contact: Gloria Smith  087 319 0595

Bray Area Partnership is a local development company working in the Bray and North Wicklow area to support individuals and communities experiencing disadvantage and social exclusion.

We provide a wide range of community supports and services in local communities, such as:

Ø  Training for individuals and community groups

Ø  Supports to set up a business or Social Enterprise

Local Area Employment Service

CE and Tús community work placement schemes

Fáilte Isteach conversational English classes for new communities

Health and wellbeing supports such as healthy eating, stop smoking and Social Prescribing

IMPACT employment initiative for people with disabilities

SPECS family support project

Ukrainian Community Centre

BIA Food Poverty Project

CARA Care & Repair service for older people

Information websites such as Disability Bray and Wicklow Community Directory

Further information please contact Eithne Gunning Bray Area Partnership on 01 2868266.   

Charabanc Housing Association clg, (“Charabanc”) is an approved housing body and registered charity CHY 22739 (RCN: 20107772). 

A Parish Forum in 1997 identified the need for a social outlet for the elderly/actively retired in the community.  Funds were raised over two years to purchase a bus and the Charabanc Social Club was established in October 1999. Many friendships have been forged over the years and members meet fortnightly to enjoy social events in the Parochial Hall as well as outings to gardens, theatres, concerts and other places of interest.

A Survey conducted by Lansdowne Market Survey in 2004 among 95 respondents, confirmed the need for social and affordable housing for our elderly.

Wicklow County Council allocated a Part V site on Cookstown Road to Charabanc in the 2009 Local Area Development Plan for housing for our elderly, following which, Charabanc Housing Association clg (“Charabanc”) was established in 2010.

Charabanc applied to the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and was given “Approved Housing Body” (AHB) status in 2014 to enable us to provide this much needed housing.

On 20th December 2021, CAIRN submitted a planning application to WCC (211533) for 84 no. dwellings (10 of which are for social housing) on Cookstown Road.  This is the original site with approval for a Part V which Charabanc is seeking to develop.

Further details available from 

Barbara Davis 086 8056817 

email:enniskerrycharabanc@gmail.com

Care and Repair – CARA is a project run by Bray Area Partnership. This is a small jobs service provided to older vulnerable people living within our area, the types of work include for example: small gardening jobs, installing handrails, minor carpentry jobs, DIY jobs and hanging pictures and curtains. 

We also run occasional social coffee mornings. These works support older people to live independently in their own homes for longer.

The contact number for CARA is 01 286 6080

The main contact name is Evonne Harvey

Clan na Gael LGFA aims to provide Gaelic football for girls from six years of age to adult level in a fun and inclusive environment in Enniskerry and Kilmacanogue.

Clan na Gael provides training and coaching for all girls including competing in Wicklow LGFA League and LGFA Championship competitions. 

The club aims to foster a spirit of inclusion and teamwork amongst the players, developing lasting friendships on and off the field.

Contacts:

Email clannagael.wicklow@lgfa.ie

Mobile Naomi (087) 622 8900 or Hugh (087) 629 3000

Curtlestown Wren Boys are a local group of Strawboys who fundraise for local charities. The group gather every Stephen’s Day between Enniskerry village and the Glencree Valley Co Wicklow with music, dancing and craic. They have also been known to gate crash weddings and attend other fun events.They can be found on The Curtlestown Wren Boys Facebook page

Contact Liz McMahon lizmcmahon28@gmail.com

PAROCHIAL HALL, ENNISKERRY

New members and visitors are welcome.

Open September – May

Tuesday 7.30pm

Spare partner available. Refreshments on site

Secretary: Carolyn Roe 085 7112179

Email: carolynroe1@gmail.com

CBAI affiliation No. 00263

We are an association of businesses based in the Enniskerry area. The aims of the association are:

a.     Business Climate - unite on important issues to secure business profitability for its members.

b.     Networking - provide its members with opportunities to network and share information.

c.     Representation - Engage with governing bodies and local representatives to ensure the interests of the business community are represented.

d.     Collaboration – Work with and provide reasonable support to other groups in the community (Social, Sporting, Cultural, etc).

e.     Protection -recognise the villages unique qualities, (businesses, community, cultural and environmental) and act to protect those qualities for the future.  

Contact Nick Kenny Chairperson 0868538247 or nkenny@hks.ie

Currently about 30 members with rehearsals on a Monday evening.

New members always welcome

Contact Aine Powell 086 1733169 

apowell115@icloud.com

Community Games is an independent voluntary organisation which operates in local communities throughout Ireland, providing opportunities for children and people to participate in a wide range of sporting, social and cultural activities which take place throughout the year. Enniskerry and Kilmacanogue have participated in Community Games for almost 50 years and has enjoyed success from County level up to National Finals.

Some of the events that Enniskerry and Kilmacanogue participate in include chess, swimming, athletics, cross-country and art. We strongly encourage children across the area to get involved and the emphasis is always about having fun and taking part.

Full details of all events can be found at www.communitygames.ie.  To represent Enniskerry and Kilmacanogue in Community Games, you need to reside within the area of Enniskerry or Kilmacanogue. Please check future newsletters or communication from the local schools for details of upcoming events. 

Please contact Helen Finn (Area Secretary) on enniskerry@communitygames.eu for any further information.

Enniskerry GAA are a volunteer organisation who aim to promote Gaelic games within our community.

We offer a lifelong participation in the GAA community with members starting as young as 4 and continue to be part of the club well into their twilight years

The club offers a fun and safe environment for people to meet and exercise in group activities. 

The club provides games for boys and girls at underage levels right the way through to senior teams.

As part of the community we welcome invites to participate with other organisations within the community to assist in projects which are beneficial to Enniskerry and the surrounding areas.

Contact details: John Prosser Chairman 087 2439592

 Dara Connolly Secretary 087 2144334

Enniskerry Gardening Club aims to bring people together from the community who love their gardens, enjoy wildlife and care for the environment.

Enniskerry Gardening Club, inaugurated in 1992, is affiliated to the R.H.S.I. and aims to bring people together from the community who love their gardens, enjoy wildlife and care for the environment.

Talks are held during the winter from September to March and garden visits take place in the summer months.

Meetings are held in the Powerscourt National School on the second Thursday of the month at 8 p.m. and there is tea/coffee and biscuits after the talks.

The AGM is held in January.

An all-day outing is held each year to visit Irish gardens.

Annual Subscription is €25

New members are always welcome.

The Secretary is Mary Montaut, email yram@connect.ie

Heritage Keepers is a group interested in the built, natural, and cultural heritage of Enniskerry. We have undertaken Government funded training and have several actions in mind to enhance our ‘place’. We are a small group and welcome others who might have a similar interest. 

Contact: Janet Sheehy 086 162 1856         Tina Roche   086 859 89196

Enniskerry FC is a ‘football for all’ club and we provide football for boys and girls at all age groups. 

We also run the Enniskerry Rockets to provide football for children with additional needs. 

Around the start of June we usually run our "Soccer in the Meadow" world cup competition which caters for over 200 players. 

Training happens on many days, depending on the team but typically you will see training on Saturdays and Sundays. We also play in a number of leagues so league matches will take place at weekends. 

We cater for all ages from ages 5 up to senior level.

There is also an annual summer camp trip to Germany.

Contact:

Club Secretary Aengus Nolan

club.secretary@enniskerryfc.ie 

www.enniskerryfc.ie 

Enniskerry Youth Club AFC  are a local football club with our own grounds on Berryfield Lan

 We have a Full Sized All Weather Pitch with Floodlights plus a Training All Weather Pitch also with Floodlights and a full sized Grass Pitch.

Our Senior Teams play in the Leinster Senior League and our Schoolboy/Girls Teams play in the Dublin District Schoolboy/Girls League

We have Top Class Qualified Coaches and our aim is to offer both our Senior and our Schoolboy/Girls players affordable football in a Safe and Pleasant environment.

Club Contacts

Chairman

Stephen Barry

0863725183 barrysacl@hotmail.com

Director of Football

Alan King

 0861724212 akingjnr@gmail.com

Aim & Activities:  We are volunteers working with the National Ambulance Service.  

We respond to medical emergencies in the Enniskerry area, maintain the local defibrillator network and provide community training on life-threatening medical emergencies.

Contact details:  Karina Halley: 0872400950 and Pat Carey: 0862564468; 

email: secretary@enniskerrycfr.com; web: www.enniskerrycfr.com 

National info: www.becomeacfr.com 

Enniskerry SEC is a voluntary group established for the purpose of achieving increased energy efficiency and renewable energy take up amongst the local community in Enniskerry. The SEC is closely aligned with Enniskerry Tidy Towns and the Wicklow Green Party and draws on their significant community involvement. Our community is primarily a small village with residential areas and rural houses with mainly older buildings alongside three hotels (Powerscourt, Summerhill House and Powerscourt Arms) alongside 29 farms. There is also a significant number of old (100 year +) residential buildings in the area. The area is currently undergoing some expansion in terms of new buildings which is increasing population and resource demands. 

Our focus is on increasing community sustainability within this context of upgrading the old and incorporating the new. We will achieve our vision by:

Educating the community on energy conservation and encouraging behavioural change which results in financial and energy/emission savings. 

Engaging with the community to identify pilot exemplar projects. As there are three to four housing estates with similar house types in the community, we want to provide accessible exemplar upgrades of each housing estate house type. A suitably selected project proving the concept will create real impact in the community by showcasing innovative energy solutions and the way to achieve them. 

Raising awareness and empowerment within the community on energy conservation by leveraging aspects of the pilot project

Examining the use of hydro power and if it is suitable for use in Enniskerry.

Working with our farming families to increase awareness and assist where appropriate. 

Moving toward energy generation and zero energy targets for the Community 

We will work together with existing community groups where possible Enniskerry Tidy Towns and the housing estate residents’ associations to advance the vision and goals of the Enniskerry SEC either directly or indirectly

CONTACT: TINA ROCHE. 0868598196 

OR EMAIL TROCHE@FOUNDATION.IE

We want to promote tennis (and soon pickleball) as a game that can be played and enjoyed by all locally in the beautiful Bog Meadow. We are a community based club so our aim is to make tennis as inclusive as possible , welcoming players of all ages and standards and keeping our membership prices affordable. We offer a number of programs and coaching to encourage beginners to take up the game. 

Contact details : Conor Dowd 087 2450166 

Email: enniskerrytennisclub@gmail.com

Website: www.enniskerrytennisclub.com for more details

Enniskerry Welcomes is a Community Sponsorship Group (CSG) which is part of a government initiative. Our aim, which thankfully we have achieved, is to welcome a refugee family into our community. Over an 18 month period, we agree to assist the family to integrate and feel part of Enniskerry and beyond so that they feel welcome in this country.

We are a small committee who are committed to achieving our goals.

Contact: Mary Muddiman  (Chairperson)  087 9557801

Our aim is to promote the collection, preservation, and communication of the cultural heritage of the Kilmacanogue area and its environs. Invited speakers give talks on the first Monday of each month at 8pm in Kilmacanogue Parish Hall, while we organise an outing during the summer. 

Hon Secretary, Bat Masterson kilmachistsoc@gmail.com

A HISTORY : The meals on wheels service was started in Enniskerry during the 1970’s when local social worker, Ms Nan Wogan, became aware of the need for a service for elderly and living alone parishioners. Through her initiative Meals on Wheels was established. She, together with local sponsors Mrs. Corcoran, Mrs Jo Kelly, Fr Delaney and Canon Stokes became patrons. Funds were donated by well-wishers to enable the group to purchase charcoal heated metal containers to transport the hot meals.After negotiations with the Health Board, Enniskerry Meals on Wheels became entitled to receive 24 meals on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the area. These meals were (still are) provided by St Columcille’s Hospital, Loughlinstown. The Enniskerry area covers Glencree, Curtlestown, Kilmolin, the Village, Cookstown, Carriguna, Ballybawn, Kilcroney, Killegar, Kilmacanogue, Fassaroe and Rocky Valley. Duties were divided between four voluntary groups of helpers, each group taking turns to deliver meals once in four weeks. Over the years many people have delivered meals on wheels, some of whom have been doing so for more than 25 years. The contact person at all times for these helpers has been the Chairperson who also liaises with the Public Health Nurse for advice on who is in need of meals.

MARCH 2023 The important thing to note is the HSE grant has been withdrawn and we have to fund the meals service from Loughlinstown Hospital by means of an annual donation. In addition we now deliver meals on Saturdays which are provided by Bray Meals on Wheels costing €3.50 per meal. We want to grow the service to reach more people but our limited resources are already stretched in covering the cost of meals for those recipients who are unable to afford to pay a donation.

Contact: Chairperson: Jeanne Moore 087 2832722

Monastery Grove and Berryfield Court Residents Association work together to maintain and improve their estate. We work with the Council to make it a good place to live. 

In recent years we have planted a native hedge and established a wildflower meadow. 

We are researching and planning more actions to improve the biodiversity in our green areas.

Every year we take part in the National Spring Clean, and at Easter we organise an egg hunt for the children who live here.

 If any of the residents  would like to get involved and lend helping hand please reach out to a member of the Committee,  

or contact us at  our email address: monasterycommittee@gmail.com

Secretary: Rita Darcy. 

Contact: Chairperson: Jeanne Moore 087 2832722

Aims and Activities:  Our Women’s Sheds welcomes people of all ages (18 years upwards) and backgrounds, and aims to provide a safe space where women can reconnect with themselves and the wider community.

The Shed is a place for women to come together for fun, friendship and to learn new skills. It aims to give women a sense of empowerment through peer education and friendship, and to improve mental health and wellbeing through social interaction. It also serves as an important forum for career networking and an information hub for various community and government supports. 

Our Shed members meet twice a week for tea/coffee and a chat followed by talks and activities ranging from Motivational speakers, Health and Wellbeing, Arts and Crafts etc.

Contact Person: Orla Finn 086 7302639  email: info.northwicklowwomensshed@gmail.com

Pure is an environmental, community, heritage initiative, established by the Pure Project.  The project encourages communities and groups living in rural areas to adopt a mile, or miles, of road, and keep this area litter/rubbish free, research information about their local wildflowers, plants, trees, animals, and the built, cultural, and social heritage.  

The Pure Mile is the perfect opportunity for communities and groups who want to make a positive contribution to their locality and environment and assists people in improving and enhancing the place they live in, or recreate in.

Special interest groups such as, walking groups, cycling groups, scout groups, businesses, and organisations, can adopt a mile, or miles of road, in the Wicklow/Dublin Uplands and help Pure to Clean Up The Uplands.

Pure provides all groups with Pure Mile signage, Pure Milebags, gloves, litter pickers and Pure Mile high-vis vests, and we also remove all of the rubbish collected by the groups.

In Miles where very little physical management is required, groups can focus on local research, or, on initiatives to increase awareness and appreciation of the area to the wider community.

To find out more about the Pure Mile log on to www.pureproject.ie.  

Contact Details:  Pure (Protecting Uplands & Rural Environments), Unit 6B, Riverside Business Centre, Tinahely, Co Wicklow.. Office:0402 28662

NINJUTSU

Bujinkan Ryu Taki Dojo is a branch dojo of the International Bujinkan martial arts organisation and is based in Enniskerry. 

The Dojo was set up in May 2010 by Alan McInerney, and teaches traditional Japanese martial arts to adults and kids.

Contact:

ALAN MCINERNEY   0861716272

ALANMCINERNEY@YAHOO.IE

The aim and activities of Protect Knocksink Nature Reserve are to preserve, enhance and protect the Special Area of Conservation Knocksink Wood Nature Reserve. 

To create a great sense of participation, community and inclusivity as well as protecting, conserving and enhancing Knocksink Wood Nature Reserves biodiversity and habitat. 

To ensure its environs are not used in a manner that would negatively affect Knocksink Wood Nature Reserve.

Activities to date include guided walks to enhance understanding of Knocksink Woods SAC, field workshops, supporting the nature reserve with clean up days. 

Contact: Carl Strickland, email cstrickland9@gmail.com

The Shaking Bog is a not-for-profit community organisation established in the Glencree Valley, County Wicklow in  2019. Our core intention is to promote a deeper awareness of the natural world through creative engagement, thereby ushering people towards a greater sense of stewardship and protection of that which is most precious. 

A sense of place and community sits at the heart of The Shaking Bog as it seeks to partner and collaborate with people and organisations that share its interest in preserving and celebrating the many rare and valuable features of the local landscape. 

The Shaking Bog has presented two world-class festivals and 8 episodes of a podcast that has thousands of listeners across Ireland, the UK and overseas. Aside from its forthcoming podcasts, there are plans afoot for more live events in the Glencree Valley later this year and we are hoping to present an ongoing programme of commissions, events, collaborations, nature trails and more across the seasons. 

For further information please visit our website: www.shakingbog.ie 

Contact: catherine.shakingbog@gmail.com

Soroptimists transform the lives and status of women and girls through education, empowerment and enabling opportunities.  The name Soroptimist was coined from the Latin soror meaning sister, and optima meaning best. In this way, Soroptimist means ‘the best for women’. From the founding of the first Soroptimist club in Oakland, California, in 1921, through to the present day where over 3000 clubs are flourishing throughout the world, Soroptimists have continued to strive to achieve ‘the best for women’ in every sphere of their lives.

SI Bray & District is involved in the organisation of the national Public Speaking Competition for girls in secondary schools. We also organise fundraising events to support local charities such as Bray Women's Refuge, Purple House and others.  Since 2023, we have been involved in the "Giving Tree" project and received over 300 gifts for Christmas serving charities such as Open Door, Five Loaves, SVP and women and children in direct provision centres.  

Other activities include:  tree planting on Bray Head, awareness raising as regards violence against women with leaflets, joining the annual UN "Orange the World" campaign, and with promoting the "one-million stars" campaign. Last but not least, we organise social events for our members.

More information on https://soroptimistireland.com/.  

Contact: Tanja Haak-O'Riordan

bray.soroptimistsinternational@gmail.com

085-1854221