Planning go-ahead for soccer pitches and much more at Alfie Byrne Road
“It started out as a football project and it's turned into a game changer for the area and surrounding areas,” says John Hayden, the chairman of Belvedere Football Club.
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In Balbriggan, a street party encourages conversations about a lower-carbon future for the town
The council has been considering options such as pedestrianisation to reduce carbon emissions in the seaside town.
Locals push for full ecological survey before development of Balbriggan’s Mill Pond Park
The park is part of a planned “green corridor”, with landscaping, walk- and cycle-ways, a meadow and a managed wetland.
An artist goes in search of the Jervis Shopping Centre lighthouse
All over the city, there are unexplained features like this one, and Carmen Quigley loves to try to fill in the gaps around what they are, she says.
Councillors call for more ambitious plan for housing on St Ita’s Hospital site in Portrane
The HSE is working with the Land Development Agency and Fingal County Council on a plan for how best to use extra land and buildings there.
Despite plan that Balbriggan swimming pool would come before surrounding housing, it looks unlikely
While the Land Development Agency is expected to start work on the site next year, Fingal County Council is trailing with the pool.
In Howth, a pipe band with no place to rehearse hopes to build a new community hall
“We’re really stuck for community facilities here. Not just in Howth, but in Sutton and Baldoyle.”
For decades, residents in Loughshinny have been asking for a footpath so they can walk home safely
The road between the coastal village of Loughshinny and Baldungan is a long and straight route that does not invite
On Moore Street, a new restaurant offers Georgian delicacies
Khinkali dumplings, cheese-stuffed khachapuri bread, lobio bean stew and more from the Caucasus.
As Fingal drivers shift to electric vehicles, some say it’s hard to find places to charge them
Dublin’s charging strategy relies heavily on drivers in Fingal being able to park and charge their cars in driveways. But that’s not an option for everyone.
Council looks at softer, nature-based ways to protect Fingal’s beaches and sand dunes
Managing seaweed differently was one suggestion from a councillor.
The council hopes to put Kilmainham Mill to use in the short-term, while planning its long-term future
Dublin City Council finished “stabilisation works” three months ago on the 19th-century flour mill that it bought in 2018.
In Donabate, there’s still no timeline for re-opening Rahillion Parkland to the public
The parkland, which hosts Carr’s Mill, is owned by Ballisk Homes. A sign on the closed gate says that “trespassers will be prosecuted”.