As construction works on the section of the Brackenstown Road which subsided last year are finally complete, engineers are planning another phase of works. The stop-go system which has been in place for a year will removed from the Brackenstown Rd in the coming weeks but it will return in September as an 80m section…
An outflow pipe near the Seatown Road was found to be pouring oil into the Broadmeadow Estuary. Fingal County Council staff worked to stop the flow of oil from the pipe, using oil absorbant ‘booms’, and have started an investigation to locate the source. The Special Area of Conservation, where recently an Osprey bird was…
Fingal County Council has become the first local authority in Ireland to partner with EnergyCloud to provide free hot water to homes using surplus renewable energy. The pilot project with Fingal County Council’s Housing Department is supported by SSE Airtricity and will see homes in Swords equipped to benefit from free hot water via EnergyCloud…
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…
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 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…
[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…
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…