This week saw the start of new flight paths from Dublin Airport following a ‘review’ from Dublin Airport Authority. The change came on the back of a warning letter being issued to the DAA by Fingal County Council for the use of flight paths which were in clear breach of planning permission for the new…
Two new healthcare facilities, one private and one public, took steps forward in recent weeks. A VHI 360 Healthcare Centre, which is planned for the Holywell distributor road, recently got an extension of three months to complete its planning permission. When complete the new healthcare centre will provide an urgent care, outpatient services, health assessment…
Ground works and surveys are being carried out in the part of a park adjacent to Swords Manor with a view to desiging a ‘recreation hub’, the Chief Executive of Fingal County Council said in a report. The works are being done as part of the design phase of the Ward River Valley park development…
The long awaited playground at Millers Glen will finally be unveiled on March 3rd. The facility which will include a playground, basketball court/five-a-side pitch, and a GAA pitch will be offically opened by Ministerfor Housing and Local Government Darragh O’Brien on Friday March 3rd. This new play/sports area, which is designed to cater for many…
As part of major pipe upgrade, there will be no water available in Swords for much of Sunday Februrary 26th. Water will be shut off from 1am to 11am on the day but it is expected that water distruption will continue for up to 10hours more as the system refills following the outage. Water tankers…
At the junction of the Brackenstown Rd and Murrough Rd a new mini-roundabout will be put in place as part of the safe route to schools scheme for St Cronan’s School. The new design has been put forward with a view to protecting school children, vulnerable road users, and improving traffic flow at the location.…
Safety fencing has been erected around an area of the Ward River Valley known as the Brick Arch. The historical strucuture which is part of an informal trail through the undeveloped area of the park has been deemed structurally unsafe. The council explained this situation as follows: Fingal County Council will erect safety fencing in…
Buried in the woods, in the middle of a golf course, on the outskirts of Swords, is a small slice of Ireland’s World War 2 history – and it will now be preserved. During WW2, the Irish government, concerned at the threat of an invading army, put together a series of stop lines defended by…
The annual Programme of Works for Fingal County Council has been published with €1.018m allocated for small works in the Swords area. This money helps with local park improvements, some road and footpath repairs, drainage works and traffic calming. The areas in Swords who can expect improvements are listed below. Cllr Ian Carey said: “This…
The healthcare division of German technology giant Siemens are expanding their operations in Swords and creating 100 jobs. Two thirds of the new positions will be high-level engineering roles in areas such as data sciene, AI and machine learning. Siemens have been based in Swords since the 1960s but this new investment will make Swords…