The annual Swords Castle Christmas Market will take place over two weekends starting later this month. The market will happen on Saturday November 26th and Sunday November 27th and the following weekend Saturday December 3rd and Sunday December 4th. It usually runs from 11am to 6pm with an outdoor market and some indoor entertainment and…
Many people in Swords, Malahide, Portmarnock, St Margarets, Coolquay, Rolestown and Kinsealy, will experience a significant increase in night noise between Monday and Thursday next week. Dublin Airport have indicated that they will be running night flights between 11.30pm and 4.30am from the North Runway for the first time four days next week. The DAA…
Tonight (Nov 11th) there will be an open training session for girls looking to take up football. It’s for girls aged 4 to 12 and it will take place from 5pm to 6pm at the old astro pitch in Rivervalley. The aim is to rebuild the female section for Rivervalley Rangers and the friday session…
MSD Ireland has opened a new manfacturing facility in Swords to develop its new cancer drug. This is a major investment in the Swords site at Drynam, just north of Holywell, and will see the workforce at the site increase from 350 to 420. The new facility will develop the cancer drug Keytruda which helps…
In recent weeks Fingal County Council has issued a warning letter to the Dublin Airport Authority in relation to the operation of the new North Runway. The letter outlines a number of issues where unauthorised action may be taking place, including the current flight paths of aircraft and aircraft noise not in accordance with what…
The Swords Tidy Towns group secured the Silver Medal in this years national awards and improved their score by 10 points. This makes five years in a row that the Swords group have achieved the Silver standard with the scores continuing to improve. Commenting on the award Cllr Ian Carey said: “I want to extend…
Charlie and Claire Bird were in Swords last week to open the new Pieta centre on Bridge St. The new facility was part funded by the ‘Climb with Charlie’ initiative and a plaque was unveiled to honour his outstanding fundraising efforts. Pieta provide free counselling to those with suicidal ideation, those engaging in self-harm, and…
The project is part of the the Pathfinder Programme of 35 exemplar transport projects to be delivered by local authorities and agencies around the country within the next three years, launched by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan. Welcoming the project announcement, Joe O’Brien TD stated: “This is great news for Swords. We will see this…
The apartments planned for the old council depot between Pinegrove and Abbeylea will begin construction by the end of the month. The project which will deliver 11 units will see contractors go on site by the end of October with the apartments expected to be completed by the end of 2023. The apartment block will…
The long-awaited all-weather pitch in Rivervalley is on the cusp of completion with officials expecting it to be finished next week. The new ‘go games’ area, pitch upgrades and car park are expected to be available to the public by the end of the year. In response to a question from Cllr Ian Carey, the…