News

Fingal Arts Office, in association with the Tyrone Guthrie Centre and the Bealtaine Festival, is pleased to announce two, month-long, residencies at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre.

Fingal County Council is getting ready to celebrate our language and culture during Seachtain na Gaeilge 2023 the international Irish Language festival which runs from 1-17 March.  

Fingal County Council is delighted to announce the launch of the report on the Fingal Thatch Project 2022, prepared by Carrig Conservation International on behalf of Fingal Heritage Office.

Fingal County Council has been advised by Meath County Council that they are currently carrying repairs to Fieldstown bridge. On Monday Meath County Council will need to close the R125 to facilitate repairs to Donaghmore Bridge due to collision damage.

Donaghamore Bridge Closure Diversion Route

Fingal County Council has been advised the closure is from Monday 20th February to Friday 24th February next week.

Fingal County Council is calling on people to take part in a community consultation exercise which will inform the development of its Local Sports Plan.

Fingal County Council are proud to bring Shine A Light for Women to Dublin 15 this International Women’s Day, March 8th 2023. This is the second year of this initiative, which sees our Sports Office joining together with the Community Office in delivering this important awareness event. The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is ‘Embracing Equity.’

Fingal County Council is delighted to announce news of a new public artwork for Balbriggan. The work titled “Wish you Were Here” by local artist Dave West has now been installed at the prominent Banks site at Balbriggan Harbour and was officially launched by Mayor of Fingal Cllr Howard Mahony on Tuesday 14, February.

Uisce Éireann to progress connection of a major new pipeline to secure the drinking water supply in North County Dublin.  Significant supply disruption necessary on Sunday, 26 February with water tankers to be provided

In 2022, Malahide Library welcomed members of Prosper Fingal to the library to take part in an Inclusive Creativity project funded by Creative Ireland. Prosper Fingal supports adults with an intellectual disability. This year, Malahide Library will continue the Inclusive Creativity partnership with Prosper Fingal and the project will branch out to two new locations, Rush Library and Skerries Libraries

The Fingal Libraries World Book Tour is a series of workshops by five published Irish children’s authors who will visit Fingal Libraries and schools, and deliver hour-long events for invited audiences of Primary School children. Some of these workshops will be delivered as Gaeilge. This series of events is timed to coincide with the week of World Book Day 2023, which falls on Thursday 2nd March.