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Positive Ageing Week 2022 (PAW) celebrates ageing and the contribution and agency of older people. The theme of PAW 2022 is Challenging Ageism -Reframing How We Think, Feel and Act towards ageing and older persons.

Fingal County Council is delighted to announce an exciting programme of free events taking place in various locations in Fingal to celebrate Culture Night 2022 on Friday 23rd September.

Fingal Libraries very first Fingal Festival of Children’s Literature was launched on 7 September by the Mayor of Fingal Cllr. Howard Mahony at Swords Castle.

Fingal County Council has published the Draft Sustainable Swords Project. This place-making strategy 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 and  have your say by October 18th 2022.

Welcome to Fingal’s sixth annual Festival of History which will run from Monday 10th to Saturday 15th October 2022 across a number of Fingal branches, and Swords Castle. After two years of online talks and events we can finally welcome back live audiences. Our programme this year is a celebration of the abundance of historians who live within Fingal and who have researched numerous facets of Fingal life.

The Latest bathing water results from Front Strand Beach, Balbriggan taken on 25th and 29th August have met the standard for ‘good’ water quality. However, following consultation with the HSE the prohibition ‘do not swim’ notice will remain in place until September 9th

For those who love both Lego and books, what’s better than making your own Harry Potter-themed Lego?

Want ideas for what to read next? Looking for your next favourite series? Do you want funnier books, scarier books, fantastic books or ones based on true stories?

Two of Ireland’s best and most popular children’s authors are together for a great event to share their inspirations, ideas and writing behind their stories.