Two large apartment schemes, one on the site of the Lord Mayor’s Pub and the other at Fosterstown North, have been given planning permission by An Bord Pleanala. The iconic pub, the Lord Mayors, will no give way to allow for the development of four apartment blocks with a retail element along the Dublin Road.…
[CAPTION: above image is of counter protesters supporting LGBTQ+ rights outside Swords Library. Credit twitter @zozimus ] Staff at Swords Library on Thursday were confronted by protestors objecting to the availability of books relating to LGBTQ+ issues. The demonstration which started in the village before moving to the library on the Rathbeale Rd was met…
St Columba’s Church and Round Tower received notice this week that they are one of 95 heritage projects that will receive funds under the Community Monuments Fund. Some €120,000 will go towards phase two conservation works at the heritage site and will include repointing eroded masonry the removal of unstable floor remnants. Welcoming the funding,…
In a large converted house opposite the Swords Fire Station, the first Down Syndrome Centre in North Dublin officially opened earlier this month. The new facility offers a number of services to children with Down Syndrome and their families. The centre, known as Willowbrook House, is a purpose built, home from home, therapy led clinic.…
Major ground works will start next week as part of the preparation for Metrolink. Trenches are being dug at the Estuary Roundabout of the R132 on Wednesday and Thursday (05/04 and 06/04). Traffic will be reduced to one lane in the area. Theses trenches being dug along the route of the Metrolink so that engineers…
Two active travel schemes in Swords start their public consultation phase this week. A new road design at Newtown Bridge, designed to make it safer for children to walk and cycle to Swords Celtic, is the first scheme. The second is a redesign of the Seatown Industrial Road to make it safer to cycle from…
Swords community groups can now submit for grants from the Dublin Airport Community fund. Groups can apply for minor grants (less than €5,000) or major grants (more than €5,000) between now and Friday April 28th. The funds are only available twice a year in the Spring and Autumn and grant decisions are taken made by…
This year the Mayor’s Awards will honour individuals who go to extraordinary lengths for their communities. These are people making a positive contribution to their local community and are inspiring others to do the same. They could be an older person proving that age is not a barrier to giving back to others, somebody who…
Some 62 acres, zoned for residential, are now up for sale with a potential price tag of €46.5m. The area, which is located between the Rathbeale Rd and Swords Manor, has been earmarked for development for over a decade with no homes delivered. The lands were part of a Local Area Plan, known as the…
Local libraries will soon have the ability to provide a virtual tour of the new Swords Cultural Quarter. Ten Virtual Reality headsets are currently being procured by the Fingal Library service which will allow members of the public to get an understanding of what the new library, theatre and arts space will look like. The…