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…
As part of major pipe upgrade, there will be no water available in Swords for much of Sunday Februrary 26th. Water will be shut off from 1am to 11am on the day but it is expected that water distruption will continue for up to 10hours more as the system refills following the outage. Water tankers…
At the junction of the Brackenstown Rd and Murrough Rd a new mini-roundabout will be put in place as part of the safe route to schools scheme for St Cronan’s School. The new design has been put forward with a view to protecting school children, vulnerable road users, and improving traffic flow at the location.…
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…
Buried in the woods, in the middle of a golf course, on the outskirts of Swords, is a small slice of Ireland’s World War 2 history – and it will now be preserved. During WW2, the Irish government, concerned at the threat of an invading army, put together a series of stop lines defended by…
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 healthcare division of German technology giant Siemens are expanding their operations in Swords and creating 100 jobs. Two thirds of the new positions will be high-level engineering roles in areas such as data sciene, AI and machine learning. Siemens have been based in Swords since the 1960s but this new investment will make Swords…
Cafe the Tartan Larder and the restaurant Shaker and Vine have both announced in the last month that they are to close The businesses, who are both located on Main St, told customers via social media that they would not be able to continue. The owner of Shaker and Vine said that running costs made…
The Aircraft Noise Competent Authority (ANCA) has initiated an assessment of the noise generated by Dublin Airport to see if they have exceeded the allowed noise levels. Under the laws which brought ANCA into existence, it has the power to initiate an assessment of the noise situation at Dublin Airport to determine if additional noise…
Two new apartments blocks are being proposed for two sites at the end of Seatown Rd where it meets North St. The plans by Fingal County Council are to demolish a number of residential buildings with a view to create 36 apartments over 4 storeys. Submissions can be made from Thursday 22nd December 2022 and must be received before 11:59…