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The temperatures will be dropping through the night ❄️, so our crews are loading up to head out at 4am tomorrow morning to grit key routes across the county. Please drive carefully & think of other road users. Bígí cúramach agus sábháilte. For advice on safe winter driving see winterready.ie #WeatherWarning #StaySafe

Please note the playground in Rathingle Park, Swords will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th for equipment upgrades and essential maintenance.

Active Travel project update - Seatown Road to Estuary Road, Swords - Start date: Mobilisation early January; works commence 12 January 2026 - Scope: Cycle lanes, widened footpath, traffic calming, and road layout enhancements from Seatown Roundabout to Estuary Road junction, improving safety for pedestrians and cyclists and facilitating active travel between Malahide and Swords. Full details, including maps, are available on Fingal's consultation portal: consult.fingal.ie/en/consultatio… Project updates will be posted on fingal.ie/activetravel/c…

Following a successful debut last year, the sky over Howth Harbour will once again come alive this New Year’s Eve with a spectacular fireworks display, offering a memorable, family- friendly evening to mark the end of the year. Read more: fingal.ie/news/fingal-co…

Estuary and Coolmine Recycling Centres Christmas Opening Hours: 23rd December – 8.00am to 8.00pm (Last vehicle entry 7.30pm) 24th December – 8.00am to 12.00pm (Last vehicle entry is 11.30am) 25th December – Closed 26th December – Closed 27th December – Closed 28th December – Closed 29th December – 8.00am – 6.00pm (Last vehicle entry is 5.30pm) 30th December – 8.00am – 6.00pm (Last vehicle entry is 5.30pm) 31st December - 8.00am to 12.00pm (Last vehicle entry is 11.30am) 1st January – Closed 2nd January – Resume Usual Opening Hours

It's getting colder 🥶 Fingal County Council crews will be salting the usual routes at 7pm tonight. Please drive carefully & think of other road users. Bígí cúramach agus sábháilte. For advice on safe winter driving see winterready.ie 📷

Have you nominated your sporting hero yet! Fingal County Council is celebrating the incredible volunteers who power local sport. Each club is invited to nominate one standout volunteer for the Sports Club Volunteer Awards 2026. Join us as we honour the people who bring community, inclusion and opportunity to life across Fingal. Nominate here: bit.ly/ClubVolunteero… (FB) Nominate through the link in our bio! (IG) ⏰ Closes: 7 Jan 2026, 5PM 📅 Awards Night: 26 Jan 2026 – Carlton Hotel, Dublin Airport #FingalSportsAwards2026

Gaeltacht Scholarship Scheme 2026 Fingal County Council is delighted to offer Partial Scholarships of €500 to Fingal Second Level students who are attending residential Gaeltacht Irish Language Courses in 2026. The closing date for applications is 10pm Sunday February 15, 2026. Scéim Scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta Chomhairle Contae Fhine Gall 2026 Tá fíoráthas ar Chomhairle Contae Fhine Gall Páirtscoláireachtaí de €500 a thairisicnt do dhaltaí Dara Leibhéal Fhine Gall a bheidh ag freastal ar chúrsaí Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht i 2026. Is é an dáta deiridh le haghaidh iarratas ná Dé domhnaigh, 10pm 15 Feabhra, 2026. fingal.ie/gaeltacht

Newbridge Playground will be closed on Thursday 18/12/25 Please be advised that the Playground at Newbridge Demesne, Donabate will be closed on Thursday 18/12/25 for essential maintenance. We regret any inconvenience caused.

TradFest are delighted to announce the inaugural Barney McKenna Banjo Bursary Award as part of next month's festival 🪕 At a competition to be held on Sunday 25th January in Howth, TradFest is offering an award of €2,000 and an opportunity to perform live at TradFest 2026. Open only to tenor banjo players, this award is in honour of the legendary Barney McKenna who is widely credited with redefining the role of the banjo 💚 We invite all tenor banjo players over the age of 18 to enter before January 9th . Email your application to admin@templebarcompany.com This competition is brought to you by TradFest, supported by Fingal County Council 🪕 #TradFest #BanjoBarney #TradFest2026

Enjoy this Christmas on your own terms with Bleeper! Bleeper operates a fleet of shared pedal bikes across Fingal County Council which can be hired by the public using the Bleeper smartphone app. Residents of Fingal get the first 30 minutes of every Bleeper trip for free, thanks to the support of Fingal County Council. Apply for the Fingal Pass here: ow.ly/1J2c50XHjYF

Winter Wavin' Words - Swords Castle tomorrow December 13th Wavin’ Words returns to Swords Castle Chapel for a special Winter Edition this Saturday, 13th December at 6:00 PM! Enjoy a magical evening of spoken word, poetry, and music, featuring fresh voices from Fingal Community College and Bremore Educate Together. Students have been collaborating with poets AnnaD, Leon Dunne, and Dave Hynes to craft original poetry and spoken word pieces. Join us for a special festive night full of sparkly lights, refreshments, poetry book giveaways, with featured poet AnnaD and music by Luke Clerkin. Hosted by Rising Tide Poets: Sheila Ryder, Dave Hynes, and Leon Dunne. 📩 Free tickets: Email library.events@fingal.ie to register. Proudly supported by Creative Fingal and Fingal Libraries. @CreativeIrl @fingallibraries

Ward River Regional Park has been a lived-in landscape for thousands of years, with evidence of activity stretching from the Bronze Age to the present day. Along the river, archaeological investigations have uncovered early medieval midden deposits and multiple burials, revealing a community living and working beside the water from at least the 11th–13th centuries. To the west, the impressive motte and bailey stands as a reminder of the Norman reshaping of the valley. In the 18th century, Robert Molesworth transformed the area into an ornamental estate, creating formal water gardens, canals, the cascades, and associated garden structures. The 19th century introduced further industry with Brackenstown Mill, fed by sluices, races and water management features still traceable in the landscape today. Later, a police station and other civic buildings framed the eastern end of the valley. Each layer contributes to the park’s rich and evolving heritage. Please visit fingal.ie/WardRiverRegio… for project updates #WardRiverRegionalPark #FingalCountyCouncil #HistoricLandscapes #LivingHistory #SwordsHeritage

The Government have clearly bowed to external pressures here and is not listening to the Oireachtas committee recommendations, including its own members, to included services. "Occupied Territories Bill to be limited to goods" rte.ie/news/ireland/2… via @rte

Thinking of a festive dip? 🌊🎅Staying safe should be part of that, so learn more by joining the free @RNLI water safety webinar this evening (11 Dec) from 8-9pm. Book here: ow.ly/8yng50XGa8Q 🎄#RNLI #WaterSafety #FestiveDip #ChristmasSwim

Inniu agus gach lá tacaigh le do gnónanna áitiúla agus do phobal áitiúl. Ceannaigh go háitiúil. Ceannaigh i bhFine Gall Going shopping today? 🛍🎄Remember to shop local and support your local businesses, and your local community this Christmas. #ShopFingal #ShopLocal

Join our Fingal Biodiversity Team next Wednesday 10 Dec at 8 pm to hear about our work with BirdWatch Ireland this year on Ireland's Eye to monitor and protect the island’s breeding seabirds. Register at bit.ly/IrelandsEyeBir…. Funded by the Local Biodiversity Action Fund 2025 from the NPWS @noticenatureireland @birdwatchireland and @dublinbaybiosphere

Estuary and Coolmine Recycling Centres Christmas Opening Hours: 23rd December – 8.00am to 8.00pm (Last vehicle entry 7.30pm) 24th December – 8.00am to 12.00pm (Last vehicle entry is 11.30am) 25th December – Closed 26th December – Closed 27th December – Closed 28th December – Closed 29th December – 8.00am – 6.00pm (Last vehicle entry is 5.30pm) 30th December – 8.00am – 6.00pm (Last vehicle entry is 5.30pm) 31st December - 8.00am to 12.00pm (Last vehicle entry is 11.30am) 1st January – Closed 2nd January – Resume Usual Opening Hours

PÁIRCEÁIL NOLLAG SAOR IN AISCE Tar éis scéimeanna rathúla roimhe seo, socraíodh páirceáil saor in aisce a sholáthar sna bailte Íoc agus Taispeáin seo a leanas ar fud Fhine Gall ar feadh 3 Shatharn i mí na Nollag ag druidim leis an Nollaig. Is iad na bailte atá i gceist ná Baile Brigín, An Ros, Na Sceirí, Sord agus i Mullach Íde, Carrchlós Ghort an Droichid amháin. Is iad na dátáí ná an 6ú, 13ú agus 20ú Nollaig, 2025. Tacaíonn Comhairle Contae Fhine Gall le fiontar áitiúil agus tá súil aici go gcabhróidh an tionscnamh seo le gnólachtaí áitiúla trí shaoránaigh a spreagadh chun “siopadóireacht áitiúil” a dhéanamh sna bailte seo ag an am siopadóireachta is gnóthaí den bhliain. Caithfidh páirceáil a bheith dleathach, is é sin gan aon pháirceáil i mbánna lódála, bánna páirceála inrochtana gan cheadúnas bailí, ar línte buí dúbailte, cosáin nó ciumhaiseanna féir. Ba chóir a thabhairt le fios go bhfuil páirceáil saor in aisce ag limistéir i gCluain Saileach, Baile Átha Cliath 15, ar an Satharn ó cheann ceann na bliana. FREE CHRISTMAS PARKING Following previous successful schemes, it has been decided to 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 6th, 13th, and 20th December 2025. Fingal County Council supports local enterprise and hopes that this initiative will assist local businesses by encouraging citizens to “shop local” in these towns at the busiest shopping time of the year. Parking must be legal, i.e. no parking in loading bays, accessible parking bays without a valid permit, on double yellow lines, footpaths or grass verges. It should be noted that Pay and Display areas in Clonsilla, Dublin 15, have free parking on Saturdays all year round. #ShopLocal #ShopFingal #BlackFriday

Going shopping this weekend? 🛍🎄Remember to shop local and support your local businesses, and your local community this Christmas. #ShopFingal #ShopLocal Inniu agus gach lá tacaigh le do gnónanna áitiúla agus do phobal áitiúl. Ceannaigh go háitiúil. Ceannaigh i bhFine Gall