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…