A 62-acre site, between the Rathbeale Rd and Swords Manor, has been sold to Fingal Council, according to reports. The site, which was described as having the potential for 1,000 homes, went on sale earlier this year and has been earmarked for development for over a decade. This area is an important link between existing…
The new toilet in Swords Town Park, just off North St, has been badly damaged by vandals. This is the second facility to be badly damaged in Swords in recent weeks – as the new toilet block at the Rivervalley sports hub suffered similar treatment. Council staff are working to restore the restroom on North…
Contractors and the operations staff of Fingal County Council have reduced the list of 40 items, compiled by the Swords Pickers group, to 11 difficult to remove items from the Ward River Valley. In the coming weeks a contractor for Fingal County Council will visit each of the difficult to reach items and prepare an…
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…
A plan to increase, or stabilise, the population of otter, kingfisher, dipper, bats, salmon, brown trout and badger in the Ward River Valley is now part of Phase 1 of the Fingal Biodiversity Action Plan 2023-2030. This plan, which was originally unfunded and effectively shelved, is now one of the first 20 projects prioritised in…
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…
Plans to address historic dumping sites in the Ward River Valley and additional resources to clean up the Ward River through the town, were committed to by Fingal County Council this week. At an area committee meeting on Thursday, officials from Fingal agreed to work through and prepare a response to a list of 40…
Sites such as the Ward River Valley and pocket forests around the Swords area could get a protected status under new laws being proposed. Community groups, environmental groups, public representatives, and biodiversity officers, will be able to propose areas of ecological value that if a new bill coming before the Oireachtas is passed. The new…
Some remarkable images of what the Ward River Valley as it will look should the proposed three projects were unveiled at a webinar this week. The three projects – the sports hub in Brackenstown, the Walled Garden restoration, and the historic canal rewetting – are all proposed as part of the first phase of projects…
A preliminary draft of the new Ward River Valley Regional Park will be unveiled to the public next Wednesday. An online Webinar will take place next Wednesday, April 26th, from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, where the draft plan will be explained. This will mark the start of the second phase of the community consultation on the…