Residents from St Margarets, Coolquay, Oldtown and Swords, gathered in the Coolquay Lodge this week to discuss the continued breach of planning permission by Dublin Airport. The group heard how legal action is being taken to challenge the continued use of flight paths which have no planning permission. They encouraged people to submit their experiences…
Do you have a patch of ground that could take a tree? If so you are in luck because Fingal County Council will be giving out free tree whips next week for National Tree Week. National Tree Week 2023 will take place from 19th to 26th March and Fingal County Council has a number of…
Fingal County Council have issued two new warning letters to the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) in relation to the North Runway. The letters sent on March 2nd relate to conditions set in the original planning for the North Runway granted in 2007. This comes on top of the planning enforcement process that started late last…
Swords councillors agreed unanimously this week to advocate for a new bus route to extend from Swords to Blachardstown. Following a motion from Cllr Ian Carey, the area committee of the council will this week write to the NTA to open discussions of a bus route connecting Blanchardstown and Swords. The two major population centres…
The annual Swords St Patrick’s Day parade will start at 11am next Friday. Bands, sporting clubs, and youth groups will all be gathering at Colaiste Choilm from 9am before parading through Main St before finishing near the Carnegie Court Hotel. Cllr Ian Carey said: “The Swords St Patrick’s Day parade is always a huge highlight…
The Ward St Margarets Residents Group spoke to the Oireachtas Transport Committee this week to give evidence of the impact of illegal flight paths from Dublin Airport on communities in North County Dublin. In a meeting the group made a number of requests: Cllr Ian Carey said: “I’m very glad to see the residents of…
For Seachtain na Gaeilge, Fingal County Hall will be hosting three incredible Irish musicians in the Atrium this Wednesday. Bernadette Nic Gabhann on fiddle, Éilís Murphy on concertina and Megan NicFhionnghaile fiddler and singer, will be playing at the County Hall on Swords Main St from 7-9pm on March 8th.
This week saw the start of new flight paths from Dublin Airport following a ‘review’ from Dublin Airport Authority. The change came on the back of a warning letter being issued to the DAA by Fingal County Council for the use of flight paths which were in clear breach of planning permission for the new…
Two new healthcare facilities, one private and one public, took steps forward in recent weeks. A VHI 360 Healthcare Centre, which is planned for the Holywell distributor road, recently got an extension of three months to complete its planning permission. When complete the new healthcare centre will provide an urgent care, outpatient services, health assessment…
Ground works and surveys are being carried out in the part of a park adjacent to Swords Manor with a view to desiging a ‘recreation hub’, the Chief Executive of Fingal County Council said in a report. The works are being done as part of the design phase of the Ward River Valley park development…