Do you have a patch of ground that could take a tree? If so you are in luck because Fingal County Council will be giving out free tree whips next week for National Tree Week. National Tree Week 2023 will take place from 19th to 26th March and Fingal County Council has a number of…
Just like buses, the people of Swords have been waiting years for an upgrade to our parks and then three happen all at once. The Millers Glen playground and GAA pitch, the Rathbeal Archaeology Park and the Rivervalley Recreation Hub were all opened today by Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien. Cllr Ian Carey said: “It…
Ground works and surveys are being carried out in the part of a park adjacent to Swords Manor with a view to desiging a ‘recreation hub’, the Chief Executive of Fingal County Council said in a report. The works are being done as part of the design phase of the Ward River Valley park development…
The long awaited playground at Millers Glen will finally be unveiled on March 3rd. The facility which will include a playground, basketball court/five-a-side pitch, and a GAA pitch will be offically opened by Ministerfor Housing and Local Government Darragh O’Brien on Friday March 3rd. This new play/sports area, which is designed to cater for many…
Safety fencing has been erected around an area of the Ward River Valley known as the Brick Arch. The historical strucuture which is part of an informal trail through the undeveloped area of the park has been deemed structurally unsafe. The council explained this situation as follows: Fingal County Council will erect safety fencing in…
The annual Programme of Works for Fingal County Council has been published with €1.018m allocated for small works in the Swords area. This money helps with local park improvements, some road and footpath repairs, drainage works and traffic calming. The areas in Swords who can expect improvements are listed below. Cllr Ian Carey said: “This…
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…
Councillors last night agreed to preserve the greenbelt zoning between Knocksedan, Ridgewood, and Rivervalley. This come on the back of a community campaign to maintain the greenbelt and prevent it being zoned residential. Following a long debate, as part of the preparation of the next Fingal Development Plan, the motion was withdrawn and it won’t…
Only a fool would make predictions – especially about the future. So the saying goes. But there are a number of really positive signs that over the next four years the county town of Swords will see major and transformative investment, that it has so badly needed for so long. Here is the list: Swords…
The design team who will work on a major upgrade and development of the Ward River Valley Regional Park have finally been appointed. The Ward River Valley Park masterplan, which has been promised for close to 7 years, has finally got under way with the appointment of Dermot Foley Landscape Architects as the lead on…