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.…
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…
Swords Town Park will host a Festival of Fire on Halloween Night this year. The Spooky Disco will start at 7pm followed by a magical fireworks display at 7:30pm. Make sure to wear your Halloween costume and bring your torch! This free event is part of the Safer Halloween initiative in partnership with the HSE…
Next week there are two public meetings happening that are important for the people of Swords. The first is the Joint Policing Committee (JPC) public meeting for the Swords/Malahide sub-district which is taking place on Wednesday, October 5th. This is where Senior Gardaí and Executives of Fingal County Council answer questions and discuss with the…
Families in Swords, and across Fingal, have come forward to help with the recent wave of people displace by the war in Ukraine. Some 379 properties have been pledged to help Ukranians in Fingal, as of July 14th. Of those 311 are rooms within a home where the people will live with the family. This…
A new sheltered housing complex has been given the go ahead in Rivervalley by Fingal County Council. The three storey building, which will be used to provide independent living space for people over 55, will be located in the centre of Rivervalley in the vacant site between the Church carpark and the community centre. In…
During the pandemic so many people in Swords did what they could for their community – through small acts of kindness, running erands, checking up on neighbours and lifting people’s spirits. Some of these people were recognised recently at the Fingal Mayor’s Awards. One such group were the volunteers who prepared and delivered care packages…
District heating, where insulated pipes carrying hot water or steam directly to your home, has potential in Swords, according to Dublin’s Energy Agency. In a report on how Dublin can reach its emissions target, CODEMA Dublin’s Energy Agency have looked into the potential of providing district heating in Swords and found that it would be…
Many community groups working in Swords are not aware that they can get funding from the council. If you are part of one there is a good opportunity next week to speak to the people with their hands on the purse strings. The Community Development Office of Fingal County Council will be holding an online…