‘Laughing gas’ or Nitros Oxide needs to be made a controlled substance according to members of Fingal’s Joint Policing Committee. The huge increase in the use of Nitros Oxide by young people has led Fingal’s Joint Policing Committee writing to the Minister for Justice Helen McEntee to bring forward legislation to control its use. Small…
Planners in Fingal are seeking more information on a proposal for a new café and apartment block at the end of Colmcilles Court, off Main St. The plans are for an 8 unit apartment block at the end of the lane with a café or restaurant at ground level with a large terrace overlooking the…
The new Swords Surgical Hub, which will deal with day case surgeries from Beaumont Hospital, will open it’s first phase by the end of the year. Construction at the site at Unit 1 of the Swords Business Campus is currently under way and the Department of Health have confirmed that they expect both the Swords…
The long awaited Swords Primary Care Centre is currently in limbo as the HSE and the developer row over rent. Newspaper reports state that the Primary Care Centre project, which has planning permisison for Airside, has stalled as the developer claims that the agreed cost no longer make it economically viable. The badly needed facility…
Enjoy one hour free eBike this Saturday and Sunday as part of Bike Week 2024 in Fingal. Tier bikes will be available for free for one hour this weekend using the promo code BIKEWEEK24. On the last day of Bike Week 2024 this Sunday, Malahide Castle will host a family fun day. The organisers say:…
The site originally earmarked for super-prison will now be used for asylum seekers, the government have confirmed. Thornton Hall is a 160ac site in the west of the Swords Local Electoral Area near the rural village of Coolquay. Local representatives this week received the following information from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and…
Posters for the local elections have been set on fire by vandals around Swords. The incidents, which have been happening late at night, has seen a number of posters destroyed on the Murrough Rd, Brackenstown Rd, and Rathbeale Rd. The vandalism does not seem to be targeted at any particular party with posters damaged across…
Two apartment blocks of six-storey and three-storey are proposed for the corner of Rathbeale Rd and Watery Lane in Swords. The proposal is for 15 one-bed, 22 two-bed, and 3 three-bed apartments. The planning application is proposing two blocks one on the Rathbeale Rd which is highest at the corner, at six-storeys, but steps down…
Swords Councillors have approved a motion to make Swords an autism friendly town. A motion to start the process of making Swords an Autism Friendly Town was brought to the Area Committee of Fingal County Council yesterday, by Cllr Joe Newman. The proposal received the full support of all councillors present and the Community Section…
Current plans for the council’s Mooretown site is that the area will be 35% social housing and 65% affordable purchase. Officials told Councillors on Friday that currently the development is being developed ‘tenure blind’ meaning that the final decision on the mix of tenures will be made at a later stage but the current plan…