Councillor Brigid Manton FF

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@FeargalORourke @CllrAengusOrour Such a great lady teacher and political mentor. Rest in peace Mary O Rourke. My condolences to her family.

My mum passed earlier this afternoon. To many she was a former teacher, politician, broadcaster, author but to myself and @CllrAengusOrour she was our mum. She loved us to bits ,taught us to respect everyone, to be honest , to work hard and study hard, to love our family.

This Saturday in Balbriggan Library, join a workshop for parents of dyslexic children, 2:30-3:30pm, beneficial for parents of children with dyslexia & children who have been provided with an Assistive Technology grant. Contact the library to book your spot. @fingallibraries

Next up on the campaign trail, @BarryAndrewsMEP and I were in Swords with Cllrs @BrigidManton and @DarraghButler. We even squeezed in a quick workout. Darragh and Brigid have represented their communities with distinction over the years, and are seeking your #1 vote next Friday.

Yesterday I visited Baldoyle, Swords and Skerries with Tanáiste @MichealMartinTD and Cllr and local election candidates @Cathal_Haughey @BrigidManton @DarraghButler @electslb We met so many locals and heard their concerns at a local and EU level. Thank you to everyone who spoke with us!

Great crew out with @fiannafailparty Cllr @BrigidManton in #Swords for Local Elections & for @BarryAndrewsMEP for #Dublin in Europe. #FFLE24 #FFEE24

Our 2nd class had the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in The Swords Tidy Towns Art Competition. They were presented with their prizes at a prize giving in the Atrium of the Fingal County Council building.

Your Vote - Your Voice! Did you know you don’t need to be an Irish citizen to vote in local elections? Every Irish resident has the right to vote on June 7th if you are on the register. Deadline is May 20th, see voter.ie or email us on registerofelectors@fingal.ie

The latest round of the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure fund is now open. This fund by Minister @ThomasByrneTD will deliver top class sporting facilities around the country, and guarantees similar access for men and women.

Another hugely successful #FootballForAll event in Swords today @SwordsCeltic_FC - credit to Mick Kennedy from @DDSL_Official who drives this initiative! Great to meet Barry Ferguson , dad of Ireland and Brighton star Evan and to wish Evan well in his recovery from injury! 🇮🇪

Sinn Féin have made it v clear that they are against key home ownership supports. They’ve said they will abolish them. Yet some TDs continually ask questions about enhancing or extending the same supports. Do they tell their constituents that it’s Party policy to scrap them? 🤔

Delighted to announce over €400k to protect archaeological monuments in Fingal @DeptHousingIRL 🏰St Columba's Towers €120k 🏰 Lanistown Castle €120k 🏰Balrothery Tower House €110,905 ⛪️ St. Fintan's Ecclesiastical Site €30k ⛪️ St. Doulough's Ecclesiastical Site €29,950

@WardValley @DarraghOBrienTD @DarraghButler @AdrianHenchy @griptmedia @wereontheditch @ThePhoenixMag @COSullivanTD @DublinInquirer @IrishTimes I put forward a motion in the the development plan that this park in Swords become a regional park . This motion passed.So our park will have all the bells and whistles that Malahide has. Work has already started. Plan unveiled.

Fingal County Council has made an order for the temporary road closure of a number of roads in Fingal, following an application from the Events Department. The purpose of this closure is to facilitate St Patrick’s Day Parades across the county. Fingal County Council regrets any inconvenience caused in relation to this matter.

We wish to advise that works are set to commence in the Ushers Lake Area of Ward River Regional Park from tomorrow (Thurs 7 March). It is anticipated that this phase of works will take approximately four weeks to complete. This is being undertaken to remove excess mud from the historic paths in order to facilitate access to and enjoyment of the park. Alongside this, we will be investigating the presence of any remnants of Brackenstown Mill. During these works, temporary path closures and diversions will be in place. Entering a works area creates a significant hazard to persons, other park users and the contractor as well as causing delays to the works programme. As such, we kindly ask that park users respect and do not interfere with the boundary fencing erected by the contractor. These works are part of the ongoing Ward River Regional Park Development Project which will help create a vastly enhanced public amenity covering an area of 80-hectares (200 Acres) between Swords town centre and Knocksedan Bridge. Delivery of the Regional Park Project will help meet the demands of a growing population in the county town, as well as providing an appealing destination for visitors to Swords.

Details of our Tree Giveaway tomorrow and Saturday A maximum of two trees per household 10am - 1pm on Wednesday 6th March or Saturday 9th March Where: Millennium Park, Blanchardstown 6th and 9th (Main Car Park) St Catherine’s Park, Lucan 6th and 9th (Main Car Park) Newbridge Demesne (Main Car Park) 6th Malahide Demesne – 9th only (Back Road Car Park - inside main entrance gate) Racecourse Park, Baldoyle 6th only (Car Park) Ardgillan Demesne (6th and 9th – note from 10.30am on 6th) (Upper Car Park) Ward River Valley 9th only (new Car Park River Valley) For full details see fingal.ie/national-tree-… Tree Council of Ireland

Fingal County Council will be hosting a housing information event to provide residents with insights about private affordable housing, vacant homes grants and local authority home loans. This will be the fourth such briefing session that the Council has run. It is scheduled to take place from 5-8pm, Thursday, 7 March at the Donabate Golf Club. For more information and registration see: fingal.ie/news/new-housi…

An application has been received from Glenveagh Homes for permission to temporarily close The Links Road, Donabate, Co. Dublin for the purpose of utility works. It is proposed that the road will be closed from 11th March 2024 to 24th April 2024 for 24 hours per day. Fingal County Council apologise for any inconvenience caused.

@WardValley @Fingalcoco @DarraghButler @careyi83 @GravesAnn @humphreys @CllrDeanMull @JoeNewman_Cllr @AdrianHenchy @AnthonyLavin @AoibhinnTormey @davidhealyv It has only been designated a regional park in the latest development plan but I expect everything a regional park requires to be installed in the park over the time frame for this plan.

Unfortunately just 2 hours after reopening on Wednesday, the public toilets in Ward River Valley Park were vandalised again and are now closed. Access to public loos are a necessity for many people and this persistent destruction presents a terrible introduction for people visiting our parks. If anyone has any information relating to the perpetrators of this ongoing damage to public property, please provide it to @gardainfo