Corner of Main Street and Herbert Road

Main Street

Quinsborough Road

Main Street

Village Gate Arcade, Main Street Entrance

Garden Produce, Fruit & Veg Shop, established 1986, at this location since 2009. Liam Corrigan

Arcade Jewellers, established 1988. Orla Costello.

Herbie's Alterations, established 2006. Herbie Donnelly

Village Gate Arcade, Hetrbert Road Car Park Entrance

Executive Barber Shop, established 1940. Tommy McNulty, assumed ownership from his father, 1980

J&P Vance Shoe Repairs, established 1960. Pat Vance.

Town Hall Book Shop, established 1981, at this location since 2004. Henry Cairns.

Twizzlers Sweetshop, established 2015. David Dunne.

One Oh Nine, esatblished 2015. Liela Bessaa.

Myrtle, established 1993. Pat Loughlin.

Frank Doyle Butchers, established 1967. Shay O'Riordan.

Florentine Centre Facade - Florentine Centre Rear, 2016.

The Larder, established 1996. Henry (Shu Yong Xue) assumed ownership in 2015.

Allen, established 1913. Patrick Keenan.

In The Groove, established 1993. Shane Rowan.

La Belle, established 2006. Linda Fitzpatrick and Hugo (the Bichon Frise).

Patrick O'Kelly Jewellers, established 1948, at this location since 2013, Sean Doyle (5th generation) and Joan Doyle (4th generation).

All Sorts Sweet Shop, established 2015. Howard Connolly.

Tansey's, established 1920. Kieran Flanagan.

Connolly, Shoe Shop, established 1976. Shane Surpless.

Richard Kelly Curtain & Blinds, established 1984. Richard Kelly.

Purple House, Cancer Support Boutique, established 2015. Carmel Robinson.

Formally City 2, Oct 2015 - Tiger, Feb 2016.

Hometown Heartbeat

Produced in 2016, this series of photographs focuses on my hometown of Bray, Co. Wicklow. The project was inspired by my growing awareness of the changes that have been occurring within the town. In recent years, businesses began to close on both the Main Street and in retail areas, causing many previously occupied buildings to become vacant. The impact of these changes was compounded by the fact that many of the buildings were home to long-standing independent businesses, places I viewed as institutions of the town during my childhood.

This project aims to document the town’s surviving and newly emerging businesses, and the people who run them. The intention of this series is to create a record of the town, allowing future generations to view it as it currently exists. Through my work I want to pay respect to the people, who through their hard work, perseverance and dedication keep the heartbeat of the town alive.