The campaign to stop excessive aircraft noise are holding a protest at Fingal County Council offices next Monday, during the council meeting. The protest is being organised by FORUM (Fingal Organised Residents United Movement) and Fingal and Meath East Residents Groups and aims to pressure Fingal County Council to stop the DAA breaching their planning…
In a move that will bring significantly more aircraft noise to South Swords, St Margarets, Coolquay, Rolestown and north Fingal, the DAA are extending their hours of operation on the North Runway from 7am until 11pm Currently the airport is operating the North Runway from 9am until 8pm and the change will come into effect…
The Dublin Airport Authority this week have informed public representatives that they are extending the use of the North Runway from 6pm to 8pm from June 1st. This will see a much higher volume of aircraft noise impacting communities in South Swords during the summer months, when many hope to use their gardens in the…
APPEAL FROM CLLR IAN CAREY I’m looking for your help to push for a stronger insulation scheme to protect those who experience aircraft noise at night. In the Fingal Development Plan all Swords Councillors, in fact all Councillors in Fingal, chose to put in place stronger measures to make the insulation scheme for those experiencing…
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…
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,…
Swords community groups can now submit for grants from the Dublin Airport Community fund. Groups can apply for minor grants (less than €5,000) or major grants (more than €5,000) between now and Friday April 28th. The funds are only available twice a year in the Spring and Autumn and grant decisions are taken made by…
Residents from St Margarets, Coolquay, Oldtown and Swords, gathered in the Coolquay Lodge this week to discuss the continued breach of planning permission by Dublin Airport. The group heard how legal action is being taken to challenge the continued use of flight paths which have no planning permission. They encouraged people to submit their experiences…
Many people in Swords, Malahide, Portmarnock, St Margarets, Coolquay, Rolestown and Kinsealy, will experience a significant increase in night noise between Monday and Thursday next week. Dublin Airport have indicated that they will be running night flights between 11.30pm and 4.30am from the North Runway for the first time four days next week. The DAA…
The project is part of the the Pathfinder Programme of 35 exemplar transport projects to be delivered by local authorities and agencies around the country within the next three years, launched by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan. Welcoming the project announcement, Joe O’Brien TD stated: “This is great news for Swords. We will see this…