The results of a massive survey of Swords residents in relation to the new Ward River Valley Regional Park has found that the wilderness spaces are the most loved part of the park and people want them preserved. Some 78% of those surveyed wanted the existing ‘landscape features’ protected, with 65% saying wildlife and nature…
A huge crowd gathered in Forrest Little Golf Club this week to discuss the growing concerns around airport noise and pollution in Swords. Additional seating was needed to cater for attendees who listened to presentations on the impact of aircraft noise, the planning issue surrounding the new north runway, and the campaign to date. The…
Parts of the Cascades, also known as the Arches, in the Ward River Valley will be fenced off this week after they have been deemed unsafe. A Fingal County Council official said this week: “Fingal County Council will erect safety fencing in a small section of the Ward River Regional Park during the week commencing…
A contractor has finally been appointed to deal with subsidence on the Brackenstown Rd. The subsidence, which has led to a stop-go traffic light being in place for a year, has been a complex issue for engineers to resolve after it was discovered that the foundations of the road are resting on clay. The road…
Many people in Swords are experiencing an increase in noise from the airport since the opening of the new runway. To discuss the issue and what can be done, Swords Councillors have organised a public meeting for next Tuesday. The meeting will take place at Forrest Little Golf Club at 7.30pm on Tuesday April 18th,…
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.…
[CAPTION: above image is of counter protesters supporting LGBTQ+ rights outside Swords Library. Credit twitter @zozimus ] Staff at Swords Library on Thursday were confronted by protestors objecting to the availability of books relating to LGBTQ+ issues. The demonstration which started in the village before moving to the library on the Rathbeale Rd was met…
St Columba’s Church and Round Tower received notice this week that they are one of 95 heritage projects that will receive funds under the Community Monuments Fund. Some €120,000 will go towards phase two conservation works at the heritage site and will include repointing eroded masonry the removal of unstable floor remnants. Welcoming the funding,…
Major ground works will start next week as part of the preparation for Metrolink. Trenches are being dug at the Estuary Roundabout of the R132 on Wednesday and Thursday (05/04 and 06/04). Traffic will be reduced to one lane in the area. Theses trenches being dug along the route of the Metrolink so that engineers…
Two active travel schemes in Swords start their public consultation phase this week. A new road design at Newtown Bridge, designed to make it safer for children to walk and cycle to Swords Celtic, is the first scheme. The second is a redesign of the Seatown Industrial Road to make it safer to cycle from…