This year’s annual Goal Christmas Mile in Malahide Castle on Christmas Day raised €4,476.12 topping the figure raised in 2007. I am delighted that this worthy cause has benefited due to the generosity of the 150 people who donated on the day. On behalf of my wife Emma and I, I would like to say a big thank you to…
Swords Road to see major changes in the coming months. Last year I distributed a leaflet to the area boarding onto the Swords Road informing the residents of a proposal by Fingal County Council to extensively widen and improve the carriage way including footpaths & cycle tracks on both sides of the road. I am happy to report that following…
Boundary Commission Report – Democratic deficit widened by Gormless Guidelines. The local authority boundary commission has released its findings for Fingal County Council’s administrative area. The decision of the boundary commission comes as no surprise to Councillors in Fingal, given the overly prescriptive, short sighted guidelines issue by the Minister for the Environment. Allowing the fastest growing local authority in…
Yesterday, Malahide Castle hosted a wonderful free family fun day. The event which I would estimate attracted close to 10,000 people throughout the day was held together by a very popular Farmers Market. Bouncy Castles, Face painting, puppet shows, interactive sports as well as car racing, soccer skills and a dog show (www.dogtrainingireland.ie) were on hand to entertain the thousands…
On Friday the 13th I was on hand to reopen the wonderful new playground at Malahide Castle, there has been a playground in Malahide Demesne since 1988, when the Department of the Environment made a grant available to the then Dublin County Council of £15,000 from Lottery funds towards the construction cost of £45,000!!. The economic climate of the late…
Following a petition completed by almost 150 residents in the Feltrim area, Fingal County Council are to put out on public display documents relating to the closure of the laneway between Drynam Drive & Melrose, Kinsealy. The laneway has been subject to controversy in the past when in 1999 the then Council sided against residents wishes in voting through a…
Top right: Mayor Farrell greeting His excellency Mr. Roberto Varelo, Uruguayan Ambassador to Ireland at Ardgillan House (Courtesy of Kieran Corrigan) Top left: Mayor of Fingal, Cllr. Alan Farrell pictured with Clare Connell, Managing Director of Zero Tolerence, transition year student of Loreto College Swords who along with her classmates won the Fingal County Enterprise Board Student Award winners 2008;…
At my request, Fingal County Council have agreed to discuss the creation of a Fingal Day in Malahide. The tentative date for this family event will be Sunday June 15th 2008. It is hoped that this revival of a Festival in Malahide will play host to a Farmers Market; bouncy castles, face painting, puppet shows, live music and the potential…
