The Sustainable Swords Strategy, released in 2022, aims to make Swords a better place to live, work, and visit positioning it for the future as a more attractive, vibrant, and resilient town.
Now, to deliver on this strategy, Fingal County Council are working on a number of projects that address themes such as reimagining the public realm; improving access and connectivity; protecting and promoting our heritage; supporting a sustainable community; and reimagining Swords Main Street.
You can find updates for all upcoming projects and information on how works will affect you on this page.
Community Update 1
The Sustainable Swords Strategy is starting to come life with work progressing well on Culture House, the iconic building on the corner of North Street and Seatown Road that will house a library, theatre, gallery, archive, art spaces and a café.
This Community Update informs residents and businesses of the plans for 2026 which will include public realm works on North Street and the R132 Connectivity Project.
Sustainable Swords Strategy Agreed
Fingal County Council has published the Sustainable Swords Strategy. This place-making strategy is the result of two years consultation and work with the community and is focused on the strategic regeneration and compact, sustainable development of Swords. The goal is to increase the resilience of the local economy and to provide for an enhanced, accessible, inclusive, child friendly and healthy urban environment.
View the Strategy and all supporting documents below
Public realm and transport strategy
View the Public realm and transport strategy
Sustainable Swords Health Check & Emerging Themes
An ‘emerging themes’ document has been published. The public are invited to explore these themes.
Draft Sustainable Swords documents
You can view the Draft Strategy and all supporting documents here
Becoming a More Resilient Town
Swords is a dynamic town that has rapidly grown in recent decades due to its proximity to Dublin Airport, the city centre and major local investment and growth of employment hubs such as nearby Dublin Airport, the Pavilions Shopping Centre and business parks along the R132 (including Airside, Swords Business Park and Swords Business Campus). This growth is anticipated to continue, albeit there is currently a heavy reliance on the implementation of MetroLink to catalyse development opportunities within the ‘Metro Economic Corridor’.
Sustainable Swords will focus specifically on placemaking within the town centre and it is intended that the historic shift away from Main Street that commenced in the early 2000s (as demonstrated the relatively high turnover and vacancy rates and movement of smaller premises from North Street-Main Street towards the Pavilions and business parks along the R132 corridor) will be reversed to facilitate better placemaking and a more resilient town centre. Sustainable Swords will facilitate an accessible, inviting public realm that links with the natural and historic context of the Ward River Valley Park and Swords Castle would improve permeability and enhance the opportunities for local innovation and economic development.
