On the walls of a Kilbarrack health centre, an artist pays tribute to the beautiful ordinary
Paul MacCormaic says he hopes the works inspire an interest and pride in nearby sights, passed by everyday.
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Fingal councillors vote to increase local property tax
So the council will have more than a €1 million more to spend this year.
In Clonsilla, a plan comes together for the Old School House and surrounding lands
The council has published a draft master plan for the site, and is running a public consultation on it until 11 August.
This year, Fingal plans to actually spend the money the NTA has allocated it to improve bus stops
Last year, the council left €500,000 in National Transport Authority funding for bus stop improvements on the table.
Fingal agrees to look at ending mechanical raking on some beaches, and picking litter there by hand instead
Mechanical raking “is causing an issue for the thriving dune systems which we should have”, said Green Party Councillor David Healy.
Things To Do: Enjoy plenty of onions, browse an air fair, hear sean nós and salsa converge
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A supergroup of experimental musicians look to fuse synthesisers with the “world within” the Irish harp
The eponymous debut album from the band Throwing Shapes is due for release on 7 September.
In Donabate, the 33b bus lets people down again and again
Operated by Go Ahead, it connects the peninsula to Swords.
Things to Do: Embrace silence, hear a few ghost stories and see the world from the perspective of an insect
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With “Memento Vivre”, a musician conjures a storm to tell her story
When Murky Anyango started to record what would eventually become her debut album, she wanted it to be a solo endeavour in every respect.
Across rural Fingal, water treatment plants are at capacity
It holds villages back from growing. And, “it also has very serious consequences, not just for the environment, but for human health”.
Things to Do: Admire a 13th-century manuscript, reflect on the demolition of a church, and pub-quiz an exhibition into existence
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In Garristown, two students campaign for better bus service
Limited, infrequent service to and from this rural Fingal village stifles their school, work, and socialising opportunities, they say.