Planners in Fingal are seeking more information on a proposal for a new café and apartment block at the end of Colmcilles Court, off Main St. The plans are for an 8 unit apartment block at the end of the lane with a café or restaurant at ground level with a large terrace overlooking the…
Swords Councillors have approved a motion to make Swords an autism friendly town. A motion to start the process of making Swords an Autism Friendly Town was brought to the Area Committee of Fingal County Council yesterday, by Cllr Joe Newman. The proposal received the full support of all councillors present and the Community Section…
Current plans for the council’s Mooretown site is that the area will be 35% social housing and 65% affordable purchase. Officials told Councillors on Friday that currently the development is being developed ‘tenure blind’ meaning that the final decision on the mix of tenures will be made at a later stage but the current plan…
It’s extremely disheartening to report the public toilets in Rivervalley have been vandalised for a fourth time. The public toilets, that have been brought back into action following three previous acts of vandalism, were set on fire again on Wednesday. The facilities that have only been in service a matter of months following the completion…
Funding for groups in Swords who need a premises is being made available under the Government’s Community Recognition Fund 2024. This funding is being directed to areas who have taken a high number of Ukranians or people seeking international protection and Swords has made the list. The first call on this funding starts on Monday…
A local man has been jailed for riding a stolen motorbike on the Swords Manor pitches. The 22-year-old was jailed for four months at Swords District Court last week after he was caught by Gardaí last May. Further details can be found on the Irish Independent website, click here. Cllr Ian Carey said: “The use…
Fingal County Council are asking clubs and community groups to apply to be part of the Swords St Patrick’s Day parade. The parade which has attracted thousands of spectators needs community support and if you are interested in joining in the fun and pagentry, now is the time to apply. Particular attention is being given…
Councillors this week voted to approve the pedestrianisation of New St. Malahide. The works will see an upgrade to footpath and street surfaces including a new landscaping scheme and improved outdoor dining area, as well as public seating. A group of around 20 local residents and retailers attended the council meeting and expressed their oppositition…
A plan for a VHI 360 Health Centre has been resubmitted for a site between Tesco and MSD along the Holywell distributor road in Swords. The private healthcare provider had previously applied for planning permission but has since withdrawn that application and a new set of plans were submitted to the council in late November.…
€1.127m in community climate action funds are being made available for community groups, sports clubs, NGOs, and residents associations. This money will help make Swords a more climate resilient community. The fund will open next week and take applications until February 28th 2024 There are 5 main Themes: If you would like to find out…