624 residential units are being planned for a 35 acre site on the Glen Ellen Rd in Swords. The proposed Strategic Housing Development (SHD) has been lodged by Cairn Homes and will include 118 houses and 349 apartments an a site bordered by the Broadmeadown River to the north and the Glen Ellen Rd to…
Joint disease, spinal problems, and teeth ground down from a poor diet, were some of the chronic ailments in the bodies uncovered by local history enthusiasts in Swords Castle. The findings are documented in a new book by Fingal County Council Heritage Officer Christine Baker entiled ‘Swords Castle: Digging History: Excavations 2015-2017′. Launched this week,…
The Liam Rodgers Community Centre is being made available by Fingal County Council for emergency accomodation for those arriving from Ukraine. The community centre in Kinsealy was made available yesterday with the help of the Dublin Fire Service and the Civil Defence. It is one of two centres that Fingal has made available for those…
Many community groups working in Swords are not aware that they can get funding from the council. If you are part of one there is a good opportunity next week to speak to the people with their hands on the purse strings. The Community Development Office of Fingal County Council will be holding an online…
Two problems have emerged during the construction of the sports hub in Rivervalley which has pushed the expected completion back to June or July. Last year the project was expected to conclude in the Spring of 2022 but this has slipped due to six weeks of heavy rainfall over the winter and much higher volumes…
Native trees will be available for free in Swords this weekend as part of National Tree Week. Young Alder, Hawthorn and Birch will be given out to the public at the Ward River Valley this Saturday (March 26th) between 9.30am and 12noon. The trees will be handed out next to the Swords Manor playing pitches.…
The Brackenstown area of Swords will have cycle lanes protected by plastic bollards as opposed to raised kerbs. Fingal County Council officials confirmed to councillors today that raised kerbs will not be used in Brackenstown. This comes following a number of falls relating to kerbs installed to protect cycle lanes in Rivervalley. The proposed scheme…
Last week I was on the Niall Boylan show on the back of the news around the new Airport drop off charges. The discussion moves into the impact on the cost of living and I’m pushed on the issue of carbon tax. The interview was done just before the government’s intervention on the cost of…
An Garda Síochána statistics for 2021 have shown an overall decrease in crime in Swords but public order incidents, assaults, and fraud have increased. The statistics presented to the Joint Policing Committee (JPC) last week revealed how Covid restrictions have led to changes in criminal activity. Major drops in burglary and robbery were recorded in…
Residents in Swords who are living in social housing could be getting good news soon as the council are hoping to retrofit as many as 50 homes this year. The Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme 2022 is still being finalised, and is currently being reviewed by the Department of Housing, but Fingal County Council have indicated…