Fingal County Council has issued a Temporary Advisory Notice in respect of swimming at Velvet Strand Portmarnock, for 72 hours due to risk of deterioration of water quality due to expected heavy rainfall.

Fingal County Council is delighted to announce a number of events which will take place throughout Fingal during Heritage Week to celebrate Fingal’s heritage.  National Heritage Week celebrates all things Heritage related and will start on Saturday August 17 and will run until August 25. It brings together communities and cultural institutions, academics and enthusiasts, to build awareness about the value of heritage and support its conservation.

There was great engagement and lively debate at the consultation workshop on Bremore Regional Park, held in the Bracken Court Hotel on Tuesday evening. The enthusiastic crowd of almost 70 people in attendance included local Councillors Cllr. Grainne Maguire, Cllr. Tony Murphy and Cllr. Joe O’Brien as well as members of many local community and sports clubs.

Fingal County Council is delighted to work in conjunction with The Football Association of Ireland to announce the upcoming Aviva Soccer Sisters Summer camp. The 3 day camp takes place at Swords Celtic FC, Balheary, Swords from Wednesday 21st August to Friday 23rd August from 10.00am - 12.00pm each day and costs €25.

Fingal County Council has been shortlisted for eleven awards in the sixteenth annual Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards. The Awards, sponsored by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, are held to recognise and celebrate the outstanding work being carried out by Local Authorities all over Ireland.