The school bus service, which is for children who have a long distance to their nearest school, has been made free by the government but you must register in the next week. School children who are eligible for the scheme must register before July 29th to get free fares for the coming year. Commenting on…
Families in Swords, and across Fingal, have come forward to help with the recent wave of people displace by the war in Ukraine. Some 379 properties have been pledged to help Ukranians in Fingal, as of July 14th. Of those 311 are rooms within a home where the people will live with the family. This…
It is Ireland’s largest occupied building so as you can imagine the views from the top are incredible. The new air traffic control tower in Dublin airport sprung up in the last two years and at 87.7m high it puts the old one in the shade. At the official opening of the tower last month,…
The annual Fingal 10K will take place in Swords this weekend and parts to the town will be closed off to accomodate the race. The Fingal race is an established part of the Dublin Race Series and attracts a big crowd to the town. The race starts at 9.30am but Main St, North St and…
Have you noticed those turquoise coloured bikes around Swords? They are new rental ebikes available in Fingal. The company is Tier and the new Fingal rental scheme is their first in Ireland. They come from Berlin and in other countries they rent bikes, scooters and mopeds. The new ebike rental scheme will allow you to…
I’m not sure many people will lament the old mega-nightclub, the Wright Venue. But the building is set for a new lease of life and something really significant, from a technology perspective. The gaming publisher Riot Games is about to launch what they are calling a Remote Broadcast Centre from the old venue. So what…
The future of the long-awaited public transport megaproject Metrolink has been secured, as cabinet agree the business case. The metro which will link Swords to Dublin city centre is now expected to be delivered by 2034. The business case presented to government outlines the projected cost for the project to be in the region of…
Two key roads in Swords will be closed at the end of July for essential works. Church Road, which runs by St Columba’s Church, and Forest Road will be close for the laying of water pipes and resurfacing respectively. The Church Road closure will be for 24 hours and will run from the 25th of…
As the public consultation into the Swords Cultural Quarter beings, Fingal County Council have made public all the architectural images and reports into the proposed new building and landscaping around the castle. Commenting on the launch of the consultation, Cllr Ian Carey said: “Now for the first time we are really starting to get a…
A new sheltered housing complex has been given the go ahead in Rivervalley by Fingal County Council. The three storey building, which will be used to provide independent living space for people over 55, will be located in the centre of Rivervalley in the vacant site between the Church carpark and the community centre. In…