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Balbriggan Enterprise and Training Centre (BEaT) has announced an expansion in office space for small businesses and people who want to work remotely and reduce commuting

Secondary students across Fingal are dreaming of a Final appearance in Croke Park in 2020 as the Local Enterprise Offices’ (LEOs) Student Enterprise Programme (SEP) for 2019 / 2020 was launched.

There has been huge progress on the plan, which has been shaped by the views of the people of the town, according to the Balbriggan Leadership Group.

The Leadership Group, chaired by Professor Brian MacCraith, President, Dublin City University, was established to prepare ambitious plans for the area with actions that can be delivered upon.

A few photos from this year's wonderful Christmas market in Swords Castle.

The Balbriggan Community Liaison Committee hosted the Balbriggan Town Awards on Thursday 5th December 2019 in the Bracken Court Hotel.  The Town Awards which were traditionally hosted by Balbriggan Town Council have been a great success over the years and have had the support of the wider community.  

Such a wonderful turnout for our Festival Of Fire event in Swords Town  Park, Millennium Park Blanchardstown and Balbriggan Harbour on Halloween night. 

Fingal County Council invites applications for the Artists’ Support Scheme 2020, which provides funding of up to €4,000 to assist individual professional artists to develop their practice.

Fingal Arts Office has presented a very special showcase of work developed as part of a ground-breaking initiative with Irish Aphasia Theatre (IAT).

Swords Castle was the venue for the launch of the new Fingal County Council’s Arts Plan 2019-2025 which will set out the strategy for arts in the county for the next seven years.

2019 was an exciting year. It marked the start of the Rejuvenation Plan, which by 2025 is set to transform the town. A number of key projects have got underway with good progress being made on our 20 things in 12 months.

The 2019 Fingal Festival of Fire is fast approaching with spooktacular events planned for Blanchardstown, Balbriggan and Swords on Thursday, Oct 31 as part of the Safer Halloween initiative. Check out this fabulous fireworks video. Residents can expect more of the same this year.

More information at www.fingal.ie/events.

Some 24,000 people turned out to cheer on the Swords parade, which attracted over 3,000 participants.

Fingal County Council has adopted a budget of €269m for 2020 to provide services and investment designed to improve the county as a place in which to live, work and invest

87 schools and over 5,500 5th & 6th class students completed 25.2 miles over 8 weeks, training 4 times a week in school before completing the last mile at a specially organised 1-mile event on November 13th

Plans by Fingal County Council to build 70 new houses at Churchfields in Mulhuddart are now on public display.