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As part of Fingal County Council's Commemorations programme 2018-2023, the Arts & Libraries Department have produced two separate distinctive elements to commemorate the Burning of the Coast Guard Buildings in June 1921.  The Libraries Exhibition and the Fingal Arts new writing commission on the theme were launched today by Mayor of Fingal Cllr. Seána Ó Rodaigh

To what extent did the military tactics of Thomas Ashe's (5th) Fingal battalion of the Irish Volunteers in 1916 prefigure those of the IRA in the War of Independence, 1919-21? To what extent did the sack of Balbriggan in September 1920 provide the template for subsequent reprisals by Crown force? To discuss the role of Fingal (North County Dublin) in the revolutionary decade join History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, in discussion with John Dorney, Marie Bashford Synnott, and Frank Whearity.

Fingal County Council is seeking more detailed input from the people of Balbriggan on the town’s public realm  – its streets, squares and parks  – and how these spaces can work together to deliver high quality public space for locals.

In order to allow levels to recover fully, customers in the following areas may experience low water pressure and in some instances water outage throughout today and overnight until 9am tomorrow morning Tuesday 22 June;  Oberstown; Man O War; Courtlough and surrounding areas.

Cllr Seána Ó Rodaigh has been elected as Mayor of Fingal while Cllr Daniel Whooley has been elected as Deputy Mayor.

Fingal County Council has welcomed the news that all eight applications from Fingal to the Community Monuments Fund have been successful with a total of €270,000 awarded.

Fingal County Council has commenced a  programme of public toilet improvements in four regional parks and the Mayor of Fingal, Cllr David Healy, recently opened the first at Millennium Park Playground in Blanchardstown.

Open the door to heritage is the message from the Heritage Council as National Heritage Week 2021 is launched.  Culture and heritage groups, as well as communities, families and individuals in Fingal are invited to get involved and celebrate and share heritage. National Heritage Week will run from Saturday, 14th to Sunday, 22nd August, and has become one of Ireland’s largest cultural heritage events. 

Fingal County Council are delighted to announce, in partnership with the Irish Coast Guard and Howth SAAO Committee, that a new safety initiative for Howth has been completed. The innovative network of safety signage is now in place on the Howth Looped Paths walking trails.

Rush has been selected to take part in the Irish National Practice Transfer Initiative (NPTI), which is funded by the EU URBACT Programme.