Margaret Harris, who organises the Irish Cancer Society Charity Walk, and Liam Connor, former Chairman of Fingallians GAA, were both presented with Mayor’s Awards last night. Both were nominated for their incredible voluntary work for the community in Swords and nationally. The nomination for Margaret Harris read: Margaret and a small group of local helpers…
Scramblers being driven illegally driven in public parks, putting children and park users at serious risk, is on the increase in the Swords area. Reports of scrambler use on the Brackenstown side of the Ward River Valley have happened on successive days over the last week. This comes not long after the pitches of Swords…
I’m looking for people who care about making Swords a more sustainable and fairer place. And are willing to do something about it. I want to expand our Green Party members and supporters’ group in the Swords area so we can better achieve our goals and improve Swords for everyone. If you support the work…
Exercise equipment, a basketball court, and a Learn to Cycle track are some of the new facilities planned for Holywell Park. They come as part of the Community Recognition Fund for towns and areas that helped and continue to support Ukranian refugees. The Holywell Park is a major beneficiary of the fund with €466,512 allocated…
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.…
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.…
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…
The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) have published new flight paths from Dublin Airport which will come into effect from February 23rd. The new routes will see some communities face increasing aircraft noise while others will see the situation improve. The areas likely to see an increase in noise are Coolquay and Oldtown with Rolestown and…
The Liam Rodgers Community Centre, in the Swords Enterprise Park, is being used as accomodation again following the recent rise in people escaping the war in Ukraine. From April until September of this year the centre was used to accommodate Ukrainians but as other accommodation came on stream it was returned to its normal use.…