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Memories, folklore, oral tradition and recorded stories of Fingal, recorded on tape cassettes, reel-to-reels or in digital form, are being sought as part of an exciting new project, launched by Fingal County Council this week. 

Fingal County Council Arts office invites applications for the Loughshinny Boathouse Studio Award, a new studio residency award open to professional visual artist(s) working in any medium. Building on from An Urgent Enquiry, a residency commissioning programme in collaboration with Wexford County Council and Dublin City Council, supported by the Arts Council’s Invitation to Collaboration Scheme in 2019, this opportunity offers an award of €20,000 and a fully funded studio for a nine-month period, commencing in September 2024.

On Saturday, July 20, the residents of Mourne Estate unveiled a new stone wall featuring the well-known "Mourne View" name, carved into a naming stone overlooking the Skerries coastline at the front of the estate. This event is part of the Mourne 50 project, celebrating 50 years of the community.

Fingal County Council and Draíocht, Blanchardstown, are pleased to announce Joanne Reid, a Visual Artist from Balbriggan specialising in sculpture, as recipient of the four-month paid residency in Draíocht’s Artist Studio.