Find it

Read more below

We are a Local Authority north of Dublin with offices at Swords and Blanchardstown. We serve a geographical location of 448.sq km which spans rural, urban and suburban communities, and is home to several key elements of national and regional infrastructure, including Dublin Airport.
View . 

We deliver a range of learning workshops for Adults in Fingal.

The Affordable Housing scheme is no longer in place, and no new applications will be accepted. 

This Local Area Plan has been extended until 23rd June, 2015

Airport Local Area Plan Documents. Click on the links to view the PDF’s. 

Find out more below

‌

You can view allowances and expenses for our Councillors from 2009 to date below.

The revenue budget deals with the day to day expenditure of maintaining and providing services throughout the county.‌

 ‌

The Annual Financial Statement sets out the financial position of the Council as at the 31^st December of any given year.  The accounts are audited by the Local Government Auditor.  Following consideration by the Audit Committee, the audited accounts are presented to the local Councillors at the next practicable meeting .  

You can download the Annual Report Documents from 2009 to 2016 below

You can make an appeal to An Bord Pleanála if you are not happy with a planning decision, or the conditions attached to a planning decision.

Email: [email protected]  or [email protected]

Fingal County Council is committed to providing its citizens with a free, accessible, user-friendly, and professional Archives Service. We preserve and provide access to the local government archives and records of Fingal County Council, and its predecessors Dublin County Council, the Dublin Rural District Councils, Town Councils, Boards of Guardians, and County Dublin Grand Jury.

Members of Arts, Culture, Heritage and Community Development Strategic Policy Committee

Balbriggan is associated with its industrial past or its picturesque harbor. However results from recent archaeological excavations have shown the ‘town of the small hills’ to be part of a considerably more ancient landscape.

Read more below

Balbriggan Stephenstown Local Area Plan Documents. Click on the links to view the PDF’s.

Find out more below

Find out more below

View Current Documents Below

Find out what you can do about a barking dog below

Find out more below

Find out more below

Once you have planning permission and before you start building there are forms that you will need to send in to us.  Depending on what you are building, you may need to send in a Commencement Notice or a 7 Day Notice, Fire Safety Certificate and Disability Access Certificate.

Fingal's entry to Bloom 2018: The Greener Way for Fingal 

There are 58 bring banks in Fingal, making it easy for you to recycle. Please note that it is an offence to leave any litter outside banks at our sites.

Broomfield Local Area Plan Documents. Click on the links to view the PDF’s.

The Capital Programme sets out the proposed major infrastructural projects to be undertaken, subject to funding being available, over a 3 year rolling programme.  In October 2018, the Capital Programme 2019-2021 was presented to and noted by the Councillors. The Capital Programme 2019-2021 identifies 212 individual projects with an estimated spend of €588.68m over the 3 years. 

Schedule of Masses/Prayers in Fingal Cemeteries 2019

The Planning & Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 30 of 2018) – provides an exemption, for a period of time, for the change of use and related works of vacant commercial premises for residential purposes.

We provide Dressing Room facilities for football clubs in the Racecourse Park Baldoyle, 

View current documents below

A Management Report is given by the Chief Executive at each Council Meeting giving an update from every section in the Council.  Read the latest report now.

You can download our Citizen Charter below

Find out more below

Find out more below

We are continuing to develop a coastal walkway from the Dublin City to the County Meath borders along the Fingal coastline. 

Comhairle Contae Fhine Gall - 3ú Scéim Teanga 2018-2021

Fingal Comhairle Na nÓg is a young peoples council that represents 12-17 year olds in Fingal, and gives them a voice at community level.

The Commercial Property Listings is a compilation of available industrial, office and retail space in Fingal. 

Michael Ring,TD, Minister for Rural and Community Development, announced on the 27th March, the 2019 Community Enhancement Programme (CEP). This will provide €4.5 million of grant funding towards enhancing the facilities  available to communities. Fingal County Council's allocation is €150,000. 

We are constantly working to develop communities through a wide range of programmes and services at a community centre near you.

We continue to enhance the cultural life of Fingal, and encourage participation in and access to the Arts, through our two Arts Centres, Draíocht and Seamus Ennis Centre. We also have a wealth of community facilities available to all our citizens. 

You can view our Councillors conference and training course attendance from 2009 to date below.

Architectural Conservation Areas (ACAs) are areas of special architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social, technical value, or areas that are important to the environment of a protected structure. They can be anything from a town centre or terrace of houses to structures associated with a specific building such as a country house or mill. ACAs are designated under the Fingal Development Plan. 

The following Conservation Plans and Reports are available in relation to the properties under the control of Fingal County Council.

View all our information on Council Meetings, minutes and agendas.

We acquire property for a variety of services.

Have Your Say

This Local Area Plan has been extended from 13th November 2017 until 12th November 2022

Read more below

You must apply for a Disability Access Certificate for some new buildings.

Find out more about dog fouling and the Green Dog Walkers Scheme below

Find out more below

Donabate Local Area Plan Documents. Click on the links to view the PDF’s.

From Blanchardstown to Corduff, Clonsilla to Kilmartin and from Mulhuddart to St Catherines, this south-west corner of Fingal has seen great changes over the years from fields and forts to industrialisation and a new suburban landscape.

Read more below

Members of Economic Development and Enterprise SPC

Where and how you can recycle WEEE and Batteries in Fingal

We currently have 3 enterprise centres in Fingal, and have developed a number of industrial parks to various levels of completion. 

The Europe Direct Centre at Blanchardstown is your starting point for finding information about the EU.

Find out more about your Fingal family 

The Field Monument Advisor (FMA) Scheme is an initiative of the Heritage Council and Fingal County Council to support landowners in the care of archaeological monuments in their ownership.

We’ve got a big online catalogue including all the books, CDs and DVDs you can borrow from us.

Did you know that there are almost 900 known archaeological monuments in Fingal?

Bathing water quality results for our beaches are listed on Splash, the EPA bathing water information website. Find out more about what we do to make sure  identified beaches are safe and clean below.

The part that Fingal played in the fight for Irish freedom is a unique story that needs to be told. In order to honour the role of the men and women of Fingal in the events of 1916, and share this story, the Council has compiled a broad programme for the Fingal 1916 Centenary Commemoration based on this story.

The Fingal 2016 Centenary Programme has been devised in response to ideas and suggestions arising from public consultation meetings in 2015 that were attended by relatives of those involved from Fingal in the 1916 Rising, members of the Fingal Old IRA Commemorative Society, historical societies, community groups, artists and the wider public. 

Our Age Friendly County Programme aims to better meet the needs of our older residents. 

Fingal County Council in partnership with the National Centre for Biodiversity have literature available for the public. Please email [email protected] if you wish to receive some literature for you and your community detailing your requirements and the delivery address.

The revised Fingal Brand came into effect on the 1st September 2013. You can find out more below.

The Plan sets out the policies and objectives for the development of the County over the Plan period.

You can view all documents below

 You can view all documents below.

Do you need information about your local area within Fingal?

This years event takes place on Saturday 20th August. Find out more below.

Help take the weight off your mind.  If emotional or family problems are getting on top of you...your local library has self-help materials that could make a difference.

Fingal has a rich heritage dating back thousands of years, from the passage tombs of Bremore to medieval church settlements such as Swords and Lusk and castles like Malahide and Ardgillan. Fingal also has a unique natural heritage of coastline, waterways, landscape and wildlife, and a cultural heritage of local history, music and folklore. The Fingal Heritage Plan 2018 – 2023 sets out a range of objectives to protect, manage and promote Fingal’s Heritage.

FCC Sports Office & Athletics Ireland are offering your school an opportunity to participate in the 2015/16 Fingal Athletics League. Last year 55 schools & over 1600 students took part.

Promoting Public Participation

Join the FPPN and sign up on the Fingal Community County Register 

FPPN Website

www.fingalppn.ie

Fingal Schools Boxing Programme (Kid Gloves) is an introduction to boxing through non-contact fun sessions with local club coaches.

Content to follow

Flooding can have several causes. It may be due to a weather event, overflowing river banks, coastal storms or blocked or overloaded drainage ditches. We have listed some information on what you should do if you encounter flooding in your area. 

Fosterstown Local Area Plan Documents. Click on the links to view the PDF’s.

We have listed and answered the most regularly asked questions about our loan accounts. If you do not find the answer you need here please contact us. 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT REGISTERING TO VOTE

Gaelic 4 Girls programme is organised by the Ladies Gaelic Association in partnership with Fingal Sports Office. It aims to increase participation rates of Ladies Gaelic Football, linking the new participants with a local club. Clubs such asEringo Bragh, St. Finian’s and O’Dwyers have participated in this programme.

Garristown Local Area Plan Documents. Click on the links to view the PDF’s.

Fitline is an initiative encouraging older adults to stay active in Fingal.

Golfing facilities are provided in Fingal County Council owned courses at Elmgreen Golf Centre, Castleknock and Corballis Golf Links Donabate. 

You can find out more about the Lead Pipe Replacement Grant and Well Grant below.

See what you can do to help combat dog fouling.

‌‌The focus this year will be on biodiversity and pollination

Hacketstown Local Area Plan Documents. Click on the links to view the PDF’s.

Read more below

The Harbours at Balbriggan, Skerries, Loughshinny and Rush are under our control and are working harbours.

The Fingal Heritage Network brings together heritage groups from around the county to work together and pool information and resources. The network also represents the views of its members and seeks to inform policy making in Fingal County Council and other relevant organizations.

Did you know that there are 54 historic graveyards in Fingal? Find out more below.

Hollywoodrath Local Area Plan Documents. Click on the links to view the PDF’s.

All reports with details of Rough Sleepers and their location can be made by a citizen to the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) website where contact will be arranged by the Housing First Service

http://www.homelessdublin.ie/help-someone-who-sleeping-rough

Should a homeless person require a bed for the night , they should contact the DRHE Homeless Freephone number 1800 707 707

The Maintenance Section will carry out repairs to your home. The Tenant Handbook outlines what repairs the Council are responsible for and what repairs you, the tenant, are responsible for.

Members of Housing Strategic Policy Committee

In 1999 Fingal County Council recognised the exceptional character of Howth by making the Howth Special Amenity Area Order. The Howth Order was confirmed by the Minster for the Environment on 16th May 2000.

Find out more below

Find more information on Irish Water services below

These items have finished their public display and are awaiting formal adoption by the Council

Joint Policing Committee

There are two old landfills in the Fingal area – Balleally and Dunsink. Both have stopped accepting waste and are undergoing restoration and aftercare.

Our Late Night Soccer Programme, Friday Night Football is organised in conjunction with the FAI and an Garda Síochána for teenagers and young adults.

View LCDC agendas and minutes for 2016 below

Local Property Tax (LPT) is a tax payable on the market value of residential property.  The charge which is administered and collected by the Revenue Commissioners, came into effect on the 1 July 2013.  A half-year payment was due in 2013, with a full-year payment due from 2014 onwards.

Fingal Local Studies was set up to collect, preserve and make available for reference material relating to the history and heritage of the County. Access to our collections is available in the Reading Room of Fingal Local Studies Library and Archives, 46 North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin

Lusk Local Area Plan Documents. Click on the links to view the PDF’s.

Fingal County Council maintains 168 sports pitches in Regional and Neighbourhood Parks which are used by Sporting Organisations throughout Fingal.

Read More Below

Fingal County Council Management Team

Find out more below

Read more below

Read more below

Find more information on what to do if your dog goes missing, if you spot a stray dog, or if you need to rehome a dog below.

Naul Local Area Plan Documents. Click on the links to view the PDF’s.

Find out more below

Oldtown-Mooretown Local Area Plan Documents. Click on the links to view the PDF’s.

Read more below

We have introduced a cashless payment system via mobile phone to provide an easy parking payment solution.

See what we're working on now

Fingal County Council maintains 168 sports pitches in Regional and Neighbourhood Parks which are used by Sporting Organisations throughout Fingal.

Members of Planning and Strategic Infrastructure SPC

Pitches are inspected every Friday morning.

There are several public playgrounds, skate parks and multi use games areas in Fingal. During frosty weather all playgrounds will close for Health & Safety reasons. Playground locations are listed below. 

To protect our beaches and foreshores we implemented the Beach and Foreshore Bye-Laws 2006

Read more below

Portmarnock Local Area Plan Documents. Click on the links to view the PDF’s.

Find out more below

Tá ár preaseisiúintí go léir ó 2017 go dtí seo liostaithe ar an leathanach seo. Má tá preaseisiúint ó roimh an dáta sin uait téigh

 i dteagmháil linn ag [email protected]  

All our press releases from 2017 to date are listed on this page. If you would like a press release from before this date please contact us at [email protected] 

Information on the Council’s Procurement function

Read more below

Have your say on proposals for traffic calming schemes

The Protected Disclosures Act came into effect on 15th July 2014. 

A protected structure is a building, feature or structure of special interest that is protected for architectural, social, archaeological, technical, historical, cultural, artistic and scientific reasons. The protection includes the interior and exterior of the structure, and the lands and any other buildings within its boundary, unless otherwise determined by the Conservation Officer. 

Find out more below

Find out more about getting around Fingal

Find out more below

View our reports below

We have one government designated RAPID area in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15.
Click to download a PDF of Fingal’s designated RAPID Area Map.

Recorded monuments are sites, structures and features of archaeological significance which are protected by National Monuments legislation. They can range from medieval churches and castles to ringforts, passage graves andcairns. They can also cover large sites such as the centres of historic towns like Swords or Lusk. Recorded monuments are often sites which contain archaeology below ground which may not be visible. 

Two recycling centres  – Coolmine Recycling Centre and Estuary Recycling Centre 

Find out more below.

You can view our Councillors representative payments from 2009 to date below.

 Do you want to set up a new residents group? 

FInd out more about your responsibilites as the owner of a restricted dog breed below.

Read more below

National Reuse Month is a waste prevention initiative to raise awareness about the economic and environmental benefits of reusing everyday items and materials that would otherwise go to waste.

Find out more below

Find out more below

Find out more below

Find out more about bye-laws in Fingal

Find out more below

R‌ead more below

Read more below

Rush Kenure Local Area Plan Documents. Click on the links to view the PDF’s.

Is féidir an leagan Ghaeilge den Láithreán Gréasáin seo a fháil nuair a bhrúnn tú an focal Gaeilge ar barr aon leathanaigh, nó téigh go  www.fingal.ie/ie  

Má tá tú ag iarraidh seirbhís trí Ghaeilge trí ríomhphost, téigh i dteagmháil le [email protected] 

Fingal County Council Senior Staff

Find out more about the wealth of Centenary information available through our literary resources 

Read more below

In 2012 Our Sports Office helped support 700 programmes to 80,800 participants and covered over 650,000 sporting hours. 

We support sports by delivering innovative programmes, providing training, leading and raising the profile of sport in the County.

View Current Documents Below

Read more below

Streamstown Local Area Plan Documents. Click on the links to view the PDF’s.

Read more below

Read more below

We've listed everything you need to know about the taking-in-charge process here.

The Council runs induction courses for new tenants. This course informs you of your responsibilities as a tenant and gives you important information on your new home and your community.

Courses are run in Blanchardstown Library or in County Hall in Swords. It’s very important that you come to the course so you get all the information you need to make your tenancy a success and make your house a home.

Tennis Courts are provided on Council land at following locations. 

Let's Get Buzzing!

‌

Members of Transportation Strategic Policy Committee

The Traveller Accommodation Unit of the Housing Department is responsible for the housing needs of the travelling community within the Fingal area, which numbers approximately 400 families

We have established a Traveller Inter-agency Group (TIG) in line with national Government Policy. 

View Current Documents Below

This is Fingal's latest winning Application which amalgamates Mapping and Fingal's News 

Read more below

Under the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015, each local authority must compile a register of lands in its area that are suitable for housing but are not coming forward for development. On January 1^st 2017, these registers will be established and an associated vacant site levy will be charged, where appropriate, from January 2019 onwards.

End of Life Vehicles and removal of vehicles in Fingal.

AAA Page Under Construction

You can now search planning applications online with our planning enquiry service. You can search by document, or by map by following the links below. You can also view applications at our planning counters request copies by telephone, with a credit card payment.

Voluntary Housing Bodies are independent, non-profit making organisations and generally target specific areas of housing need. They provide rented housing and services for people who are unable to provide their own homes, and for special needs groups such as older people with a disability, or homeless people.

Ensure you are on the register and eligible to vote.   

Members of Water and Environmental Services SPC

If we get test results that don't meet the water quality standards we have a process in place for notifying beach users. Find out more below.

Expressions of Interest – Housing Provision - Information for Developers and Land Owners

Read more below

Please see interactive map which shows our Priority 1 & 2 Gritting routes and any Weather Alerts here

‌We currently have 40 Elected Members in Fingal. Information is available below.