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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.

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.

We are delighted to welcome Ana’s Sewing School to facilitate a three-day Halloween sewing camp. Ana’s Sewing School is a Fashion Design and Dressmaking School for Adults and Children run by Ireland's Award winning dressmaker, Anna McGuire.

Fingal County Council continues to drive forward with its flagship Swords Cultural Quarter project with significant preparatory work taking place this week which will ultimately form part of a new civic plaza set against the backdrop of Swords Castle.

Fingal continues to have an ambitious social housing construction programme with building activity currently taking place on six sites across Fingal. 

Fingal Libraries have been awarded funding under the Dormant Accounts Fund which will allow for the roll-out of Autism Friendly Schemes across its branch network.

Verona FC hosted the very first Tommy Fogarty Memorial Cup for Walking Football on their ground on Saturday 27th July.

The tournament was organised in partnership between the FAI, Fingal County Council and Verona FC.

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