The Green Party in Dublin Fingal has today (Wednesday, 1st February) welcomed the announcement of over €17 million in investment in footpaths and cycle lanes throughout the county as part of the 2023 Active Travel Investment Grants. The grants are part of the Government’s ongoing historic levels of annual investment in walking and cycling infrastructure.…
Local sports clubs in Balbriggan, Balrothery, Skerries and Loughshinny could get a major upgrade with the installation of electric vehicle charging points, thanks to a new government scheme. The Shared Island Fund will provide €15 million for the roll-out of publicly accessible, fast-charging stations for sports clubs and communities across the island of Ireland. This…
Communities across the country who have supported Ukrainian arrivals will receive €50 million under the Community Recognition Fund, Minister of State Joe O’Brien announced today (January 24). As part of the fund, Fingal will receive €1,813,912 to support local projects. This first of its kind initiative, is designed to support communities across the country that…
Parents in Fingal will potentially save thousands on the cost of childcare thanks toincreased subsidies that kick in from January 3rd, Minister Joe O’Brien has said. The reduction was made possible after the Green Party Minister for Children,Roderic O’Gorman, secured funding in Budget 2023 to increase the minimumsubsidy for registered early learning and childcare from €0.50 per hour…
It has been decided to again provide free parking in the following Pay & Display towns across Fingal for 3 Saturdays in December in the run up to Christmas. The towns in question are Balbriggan, Rush, Skerries, Swords and in Malahide, Bridgefield Carpark only. The dates are 10th, 17th, 24th December 2022. It should be…
Councillor Karen Power has today welcomed the launch of Ireland’s national Deposit Return Scheme (DRS).It is estimated that about 1.9 billion drinks bottles and cans are consumed each year in Ireland, in-house and ‘on the go’. The Deposit Return Scheme aims to boost the recycling rate for these drinks containers by charging a small, refundable…
Breen and team, I really welcome the Skerries Active Travel consultation and believe this offers us a wonderful opportunity to create safe active travel infrastructure for our town that benefits all. I would ask that due consideration be given to the SusTrans Study previously carried out and as such I will not outline them again…
Fingal Libraries are delighted to announce that we are partnering with NOW Group, a social enterprise that supports people with learning difficulties and autism, to introduce the Jam Card service into all Fingal libraries. JAM Card© was created in 2012 by NOW Group participants, with learning difficulties and autism, who wanted a discreet way of communicating to others…
The non-statutory Public Consultation for the Emerging Preferred Route for the Fingal Coastal Way will commence on 25th October for six weeks. This process involves the publication of a single route corridor for this strategic 32km greenway project including high level concept drawings, photomontages and a concept video. Letters will be posted to approximately 1,000…
The Council has been liaising with representatives of DDLETB to activate the basketball court, which is to the front of the Castlemill Education Centre and under DDLETB control. The equipment required for the activation of the basketball court has been sourced and installed by DDLETB and final arrangements are being made with regard to access…