The Aircraft Noise Competent Authority (ANCA) has initiated an assessment of the noise generated by Dublin Airport to see if they have exceeded the allowed noise levels. Under the laws which brought ANCA into existence, it has the power to initiate an assessment of the noise situation at Dublin Airport to determine if additional noise…
Two new apartments blocks are being proposed for two sites at the end of Seatown Rd where it meets North St. The plans by Fingal County Council are to demolish a number of residential buildings with a view to create 36 apartments over 4 storeys. Submissions can be made from Thursday 22nd December 2022 and must be received before 11:59…
No 30 and 32 North St Swords are being redeveloped with a new apartment block attached to the rear by Fingal County Council. The buildings, which have been vacant for a number of years, were originally built a century ago as an orphanage for protestant boys, known locally as the Bird’s Nest. It was later…
In a major boost for nature restoration in Swords, Fingal County Council have unveiled plans to fully fund its Biodiversity Strategy meaning two major nature projects in the Ward River Valley and the Broadmeadow Estuary will go ahead. Now a plan will be put in place to protect salmon spawning grounds on the Ward River…
Better designed footpaths and new cycle lanes will be coming to two more schools in Swords as part of new round of funding for a national scheme announced this week. Holy Family JNS and St Colmcilles Girls NS will both be getting funding for upgrades around access to their school. The scheme is currently being…
Some 50 to 60 people braved sub-zero temperatures to attend a protest against Fingal County Council’s handling of illegal flights off the new North Runway, on Monday afternoon. Calling on the council to ‘do their job’ by enforcing the planning permission that is in place on Dublin Airport, protesters highlighted the ongoing illegal use of…
A protest against the use of flight paths from Dublin Airport that are not in line with planning permission will take place at County Hall, Swords Main Street on Monday (December 12th). The protest will begin at 4.30pm and is designed to coincide with a council meeting which is due to start at 5pm. Organised…
The temporary traffic lights on the Brackenstown Rd between Swords Manor and Knocksedan are likely to be in place until May 2023, engineers have confirmed. Speaking on a motion brought by Cllr Ian Carey to the Area Committee, Fingal Council engineers confirmed that the foundations Brackenstown Road at that point are based on clay this…
Swords has just been earmarked for a new 1,000-student ‘College of the Future’ but what exactly are they? A ‘College of the Future’ is a new concept that will bring a lot of the Further Education provision into one place. It will offer courses that allow students to finish their course and get a job…
A €50m third level institution is being planned for Swords, following a government announcement last week. The proposed ‘College of the Future’ will cater for 1,000 students and is one of a number of new third level colleges being rolled out by Education and Training Boards as part of a national strategy. The government have…