The 2008 downturn in the economy seems a long time ago.  By 2014 Bray Council was re-located to Wicklow.  The beautiful summers of 2013 and 2014 saw the country coming out of its worst economic down-turn, thanks mainly to inept government intervention, greedy developers and bad planning laws.  The banks were the biggest culprits, responsible for ridiculous lending and corruption.  A few years later, the Flood Improvement Scheme had finally been completed after many delays.  The people of Little Bray felt secure from the angry waters that had invaded their homes for so long.

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