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# fingal - Tuesday 26 May, 2020
Fingal's €12 million greenway project connecting Malahide Castle to Newbridge House gets green light
Construction on the site is to start straight away.
# fingal - Monday 24 February, 2020
New phase of construction begins on Dublin's underground jet fuel pipeline
It’s hoped that the 14.4km-long pipe will reduce traffic volumes, emissions, accidents, road damage and noise.
# fingal - Sunday 1 December, 2019
Coastal greenway delayed as contractor hits drains and causes flooding
Solutions being put in place include a shallow trench and overflow pipe into the estuary.
# fingal - Saturday 23 November, 2019
Man arrested for tampering with election posters in north Dublin
The incident happened in Balbriggan earlier this week.
# fingal - Thursday 21 November, 2019
10 candidates in Fingal by-election sign up to anti-racism pledge
Those who’ve signed up include Fianna Fáil’s Lorraine Clifford-Lee, who’s recently been embroiled in controversy over old tweets.
# fingal - Wednesday 24 July, 2019
Construction commences on new €2.5 million coastal cycling route in north Dublin
The route will link Baldoyle to Portmarnock along the Coast Road.
# fingal - Friday 7 June, 2019
Fingal council lodges plans with An Bord Pleanála for 6km cycling and walking greenway
The proposal will go out to public consultation before a decision is made by the planning authority.
# fingal - Wednesday 26 September, 2018
Fingal council says vacant home occupiers could delay handover of property to those on housing list
Activists occupied a property in Balbriggan on Saturday.
# fingal - Saturday 16 June, 2018
A long-running feud over Malahide's Christmas Kingdom is destined for the courts
The market’s operator is looking for a six-figure sum from Fingal council over the hastily reorganised event.
# fingal - Monday 14 May, 2018
Plans for large-scale mosque in Blanchardstown given green light
There was local opposition to the proposed mosque.
# fingal - Sunday 22 April, 2018
Council enforces ban so referendum groups can't use community venues for public meetings
The council said this is a long-standing policy, but it recently contacted councillors to remind them of its existence after a public meeting in Baldoyle.
# fingal - Tuesday 27 February, 2018
Library records of 20 people in Dublin edited to include sexually explicit information
The details of the case were outlined Data Protection Commissioner’s annual report, published today.
# fingal - Sunday 28 January, 2018
A dockless public bike scheme is coming to Blanchardstown
A pilot scheme will be rolled out across Blanchardstown and Castleknock.
# fingal - Sunday 31 December, 2017
Plan for 1,100 social and affordable houses on land bank in Blanchardstown called 'half-baked'
But could it be an answer to the housing crisis?
# fingal - Saturday 26 August, 2017
'We have members from 18 to 90': Locals dig in to help uncover three burials at Swords Castle
Over 300 volunteers have helped out on community digs at the castle since 2015.
# fingal - Friday 18 August, 2017
Swimming ban in place at Dublin beach over animal contamination
The results of a routine sample showed a deterioration in the water quality.
Armed gardaí join forces with Fingal County Council to target illegal dumpers
The council said the aim of checkpoints in Baldoyle was to identify unauthorised and bogus refuse collectors and their clients.
# fingal - Tuesday 9 May, 2017
'Now is the time to get Metro North greenlit'
A public consultation on the plan will begin next year.
# fingal - Monday 30 January, 2017
Public liability claims against Dublin City Council hit €8.5 million last year
In Fingal, a spokesperson said the figure was over €2.5 million.
# fingal - Wednesday 14 September, 2016
Why does Starbucks keep opening stores without planning permission?
Multiple outlets of the international coffee chain have fallen foul of planning laws in recent months.
# fingal - Thursday 14 July, 2016
This week's vital property news: New figures show Ireland's large number of vacant social housing units
Everything you need to know in one quick guided tour.
# fingal - Wednesday 13 July, 2016
Irish teenager jumps 25 feet into river to save boy's life in Turkey
Scouts Sean Thompson and Millie Powell have been hailed as heroes after rescuing a 14-year-old.
# fingal - Monday 13 June, 2016
Out for a swim? Avoid these three Dublin beaches
Fingal County Council says the problem is being taken care of by Irish Water.
# fingal - Friday 10 June, 2016
Swimming notices lifted at six beaches after sewage concern
Notices remain in place for Portmarnock in Dublin and Owenahincha in Cork.
# fingal - Thursday 9 June, 2016
A Do Not Swim notice has been issued for another beach in Dublin
This brings the total number of beaches where swimming is forbidden to five.
# fingal - Wednesday 23 December, 2015
Proposals for more modular housing sites announced - here's where they are
Fingal and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown councils have put forward the proposals.
# fingal - Monday 13 July, 2015
A councillor wants to create a shrine to U2 featuring all their old concert stages
Bono is on the record as saying he would like to display his old stages in his hometown.
# fingal - Friday 29 May, 2015
Victory for Jake Brennan's family as council backs 20km speed limit
The six-year-old died when hit by a car last June.
# fingal - Friday 8 May, 2015
Only two out of six Dublin SFC games went ahead tonight
There were wins for Na Fianna and Clontarf this evening as the weather wreaked havoc with the schedule..
# fingal - Tuesday 14 April, 2015
Councillor says protest organisers to blame for woman's injuries - not gardaí
There have been calls for an investigation into garda conduct at the protest.
Woman left bloodied after gardaí attempt to move anti-water charge protesters
The woman was sitting in a doorway at Fingal County Council last night.
# fingal - Monday 16 February, 2015
Lisbon Treaty vote (the 1st one) the most expensive referendum of past 15 years
They told us we’d save €20 million by scrapping the Seanad — but it cost us a fair chunk of change to hold the vote.
# fingal - Tuesday 10 February, 2015
Blocking councillors from leaving meeting deemed 'completely unacceptable'
Gardaí were at the scene in Fingal last night.
# fingal - Friday 6 February, 2015
Waste company disappointed it can't pick up rival's old bins
An injunction was yesterday granted to prevent Greenstar from collecting Panda Waste’s bins.
# fingal - Tuesday 5 August, 2014
Beach-goers warned not to swim at twelve Dublin beaches
It may not have entered your mind given the weather lately, but avoid the water at some Fingal beaches.
# fingal - Wednesday 9 July, 2014
Dubliners may have to wait five years for a directly-elected mayor
Fingal County Council is still not on board with the idea, though.
# fingal - Friday 27 June, 2014
'Grossly unfair': Part of Dublin's property tax revenue may be spent in other counties
Labour Cllr Brendan Carr has said that, if implemented, the plan would amount to ‘punishing’ Dubliners for paying the LPT.
# fingal - Tuesday 20 May, 2014
"I'm just terrified, I don't know if I'll make it in a hostel."
Council offices in Blanchardstown were occupied by protesters this morning, including one woman who said she’d be without a home within weeks…
# fingal - Saturday 5 April, 2014
Phil Hogan 'should hold plebiscite anyway' --- Lord Mayor
Oisín Quinn says the fact that 98 councillors supported the move, while only 19 voted against is as close as you get to unanimity “outside of Iraq and North Korea”.
# fingal - Wednesday 2 April, 2014
Fingal's scuppering of elected mayor for Dublin slammed... by Fingal's former mayor
Cian O’Callaghan said that ceremonial mayors “belong to a different era”.
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