A new bike repair station has been installed along with new bike parking at Balheary, near the skate park. This comes as new pathways were completed linking Jugback Lane to the new Miller’s Glen playground through the Broadmeadow linear park. These are all part of ongoing smaller works to make it easier to walk and…
Can the council do more to halt climate change? Should it be setting a better example? Is the management of your area sustainable? These are some of the questions that can inform what Fingal County Council should be doing on climate and this is the time to ask them. Fingal County Council is currently consulting…
Nesting boxes designed to lure the newly reintroduced Osprey to the Swords area are being considered as part of the Fingal Biodiversity Action Plan. Ecologists are due to assess sites on Fingal estuaries to see where would be the most approapriate place for the placement of osprey nest boxes. As this year an osprey from…
RTE’s Prime Time programme revealed this week how issues around the use of new flight paths can be resolved at Dublin Airport. The programme outlined how the reason for divergent flight paths is so that they give sufficient separation from a flights on the south runway who may need to fly around again – known…
Multiple daily trips from Swords to Balbriggan is a reality for Swords families whose children attend Cholaiste Glor na Mara in Balbriggan. Some 35 students from Swords attend the Irish language secondary school but because of Department of Education rules they do not receive a bus service. According to department rules, only students attending the…
If you are not so handy with a litter picker, or you don’t have green fingers, you can still get involved in Tidy Towns. The Swords Tidy Towns Committee are looking for volunteers who have some time to spare on more desk based tasks. They are looking for anyone who can provide administrative support for:…
Swords Community Guards in conjunction with the FAI will be running the Late Night Soccer League. They have been proven to be a great success in building relationships between the Gardaí and young people in Swords and reducing call outs for anti-social behaviour. The late night soccer runs from Friday the 29th September 2023 in…
It’s World Car-Free Day today and to celebrate Fingal County Council are offering a FREE bike share ride. You can try one of the Tier ebikes or Bleeper push bikes for free for 40-minutes if you want to try them out for a spin. Download the Bleeper and Tier apps, to register and unlock your…
Over €1.5m in drugs have been seized in Swords this year, Senior Gardaí have revealed. At the public meeting of the Joint Policing Committee this week in Swords, Superintendent Ronan Barry outlined how an increase in searches and detections in the Swords area has led to €1,594,960 worth of drugs being seized. At the meeting…
A large area of the Ward River Valley is dominated by the non-native Cherry Laurel shrub. Work is due to start this week to remove the invasive species and this work is likely to have a dramatic effect on certain parts of the park. The Cherry Laurel shrub which is very common in gardens around…