Naomi-Jane Gibson castrates another bull at the Delgany District Horticultural Show
t was the year, of course, that would be greeted by a worldwide technology collapse and our immediate demise, as our computerised masters blew a fuse or two trying to make the leap from 1999 to 2000.
t was the year, of course, that would be greeted by a worldwide technology collapse and our immediate demise, as our computerised masters blew a fuse or two trying to make the leap from 1999 to 2000.
And beyond the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the arrival of Playstation 2, this was also designated the International Year For The Culture Of Peace and the World Mathematical Year.
And beyond the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the arrival of Playstation 2, this was also designated the International Year For The Culture Of Peace and the World Mathematical Year.Not that any of the above seemed to have a huge impact on Greystones, as we were all too busy with getting our annual Arts Festival together, attending the star-repellant opening 
of Milano’s, witnessing Ronnie Drew cut the ribbon for the new Roche’s pharmacy in Blacklion, watching the town’s young football teams winning a gansey load of trophies, catching 13-year-old Simon Harris’ debut play, On The Run, in St Patrick’s Hall, delivering sandwiches and soaps to the Glen Of The Downs motorway expansion protestors, and hitting that Club Life dance floor every weekend to party like it was still 1999.
of Milano’s, witnessing Ronnie Drew cut the ribbon for the new Roche’s pharmacy in Blacklion, watching the town’s young football teams winning a gansey load of trophies, catching 13-year-old Simon Harris’ debut play, 
Yep, 2000 was a pretty good year all told, as these fine photos from the dank, dark basement of the very fine Bray People prove.
We’ve also uploaded a recently-unearthed Greystones 2000 four-page newspaper published in the mid-1990s, which took a look at how the upcoming changes might transform the town. Which now makes for an interesting if mildly heartbreaking read.
For the summer, we’re slowly but Shirley going through our own stupidly large photo archives, aiming to breathe some new life into Greystones’ history. So, you know, watch this spacer.
In the meantime, you can also jump to the grainy-as-all-feck newspaper shots from 2000 in their original form right about here.
Birthday boy Shay, his wife Joan and grandkids Sean, Fay, Pheilam, Emmet, Colleen, Bathnaid, and Anthony Jr
First day at St Laurences for Aaron Cafferky, Alison Burgess and Ciara Byrne
Fiachra Etchingham, Tom Gray, Andrew Bradley and Pat Killilea on harbour duties
Festival Queen Yvonne McDonald celebrates her German roots
Festival Queen hopefuls Yvonne McDonald, Mandy Kelly and Sian Shepherd with Ted Spendlove and Kathleen Kelleher
Emma Gilbert & mum Paula rockin’ the Greystones Arts Festival
Eamonn & Lalli De Buitlear at the Save Delgany Village protest
Delgany golfers Patsy Burns, Albert Allison, Ann Talbot, Kate Murphy, Ruth Jenkinson, Susan O’Loughlin, Susan McMullen, Eunice O’Neill and Dorothy Gaynor
Club Life’s Valentines Ball with Joe Spurling, Pippa Aston, John Gallagher and Brian Galligan
Chris Evans bids the 83-year-old family business farewell
Brigid’s Leinster champs Laura Smith, Karen McArdle, Sarah Carroll, Fiona Kilfeather and Eimear O’Connor
Ace Electric Bray join our Paddy’s Parade 2000
Olga Row and Susie St Lawrence on the tear
Marathon man Don McDonald and his faithful companion collie Sparky
Lorraine Clear celebrates her 21st with mum Cora and sister Catherine
Kilcoole’s Glenn Rua School of Irish Dancing at our Paddy’s Parade
Kilcoole Hall saviours Ned Foley, Christy Doyle, Willie Vines, Doreen Murray, Andrew Kenna, John Frawley, Paul Kilbride, Seamus Keddy, Dick Foley and Paddy Murphy
Greystones U8s A Team after defeating Wicklow Town 5-1
Greystones Junior Musical Society members Hannah Stockwell-Quinn, Claire Mears, Alison Byrne and Lisa Poland
Greystones AFC squad after being battered by St Joseph’s Boys
Greystones District Active Retirement gang Emmet McGarry, Noreen Kenrick, John Moloney, Beatrice Gunning, Joe Devoy, Kathleen Smyth, Kay Dunne and Peter Deane.
Garden County beauty queens Sheaffe Mitchell from Laragh and Shelly Smith from Newcastle
Former Jennie Kuntz squeeze Keith Donald with rockin’ couple Fiachra Trench and Carmel McCreagh
Fleah winner Kiera Byrne with mum Dolores, sis Catriona, nana Tess and Uncle Jeff
Blacksmith artist Eoghan Smyth makes his move
Club Life party people Leanne Chatham, Francis Chatham and Rebecca Molloy
Delgany ladies Violet Taylor, June Martin, Liz Evans, Joyce Patterson and Deirdre Glanville at Newcastle Fete
Dick Britton Cup winners Greystones United C
Eithne McHugh, Doreen Woods, Margaret OToole and Jean Kelly give the Glenview Hotel a shot
Gareth McCabe finds the fecker who dented his car
Glen of The Downs protester out of his tree…
Greystones Athletic Club get Paddy Parade ready
Greystones binmen Peter Kearns, Tommy Kavanagh, John McDonald and Michael Rooney go on strike
Greystones Swimming Club’s Christmas Party 2000
Greystones U8s get ready to take on Wicklow Rovers
Greystones U10s batter Wolfe Tone. Not sure it deserved a Hitler salute though.
Greystones U11s get ready for The Chadwick Cup Final
Greystones U16s rugby squad get maim ready
La Touche Legacy gang George Jones, Major Jack Snodden, Alan Chambers, Marsden Fitzsimons, Anne Wilson, Michael Lawlor, Pat Doyle and Valerie Kingham
St Laurence’s chess champs Emer Beggs, Tim McMackin, Sara Corcoran, Eddie Conway and Graham Butler
Living The TeenDream at Club Life
Nora Flynn, Yvonne, Noleen Kestrell, May O’Brien and Sinead Connick at Milano’s opening
St Anthony’s U8s after battering Wicklow Town Back row left to right Sean Ryder,Shane Keogh, Shane Magee,William Mulville, Ethan Cudlipp. Front Row Peter Mernagh, Ryan Horan, Scott Kenna, Joe Monaghan, Simon Cosgrave
Playwright Simon Harris with his cast, John Buckley, Fionn Armstrong and Sinead Lavelle
Ronnie cuts the ribbons on Roche’s new pharmacy
Big day for Chloe and Newcastle’s Kate Tobin
St Kevin’s gaelic team Michael Crowley, James Cosgrove, Mark Kennedy, Claire Wildes, Niall Fitzgerald, Stephen Kelly, Conor Davis, Cormac Martin, Sean Kerins and Lisa O’Brien
Village Inn girls Suzanne Thomas, Brenda Byrne, Gillian Reid and Dorothy Campbell.