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Fingal County Council is pleased to announce the 2025 edition of the Fingal Artists' Support Scheme. This funding stream offers professional artists the opportunity to apply for up to €5,000 to support travel and professional development opportunities, a residency, or towards the development of work.

There is a Met Éireann Low Temperature Snow and Ice warning in place for Ireland and Fingal County Council is urging caution and giving some safety advice. 

Fingal County Council this afternoon received a planning application from Dublin Airport operator daa seeking to raise the passenger cap at Dublin Airport from 32million to 36million passengers per annum.

The Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Brian McDonagh, and the Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, AnnMarie Farrelly, have offered their condolences to Cllr Tania Doyle whose husband Derek died in a road traffic accident in Castleknock yesterday.

The Mean Gender Pay Gap shows that, on average, women are paid 0.80% more than males, while the Median Gender Pay Gap shows that the median rate of pay for females is 14.81% higher than the median rate of pay for males.

From 1 January 2025 charges for non-recyclable and green household waste will increase at Recycling Centres in Fingal. Fingal currently has two Recycling Centres, located at Estuary in Swords and Coolmine in Dublin 15. In 2023 alone, approximately 350,000 cars used the two facilities.

Two new councillors were officially co-opted onto Fingal County Council this evening following the election of sitting councillors to Dáil Éireann in the recent General Election.

Fingal County Council Arts Office is delighted to announce the recipients of the Artist Mentoring Programme 2024/2025. The six professional artists selected for this programme were Elaine Grainger, Justine McDonnell, Marie Hanlon, Matthew Coll, Maya Brezing and Sorca O'Farrell.     

The Plan contains a long-term strategy for managing the noise climate around Dublin Airport.  

The Noise Action Plan for Dublin Airport 2024-2028, which has been published by Fingal County Council, highlights the problematic aspects of aircraft noise exposure at the airport as well identifying areas for improvement.