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Fingal County Council failed to use available NTA funds to improve bus stops
Regularly at council meetings, councillors ask for smarter bus stops and shelters for commuters in their areas.
In Fingal, council moves to step in and finish estates developers have left in limbo
It has issued a tender worth an estimated €2 million for engineering consultants to help get estates completed so they’re ready for the council to take them in charge.
Council Briefs: Airport noise monitoring, “forever chemicals”, and ethical procurement
These were some of the issues Fingal county councillors discussed at their monthly meeting on Monday.
Time for Trinity College Dublin to build student accommodation on land in Santry Demesne, councillor says
“It’s effectively sitting on residentially zoned land, it just isn’t right.” A spokesperson for the college says it’s considering its options for this parcel.
An Bord Pleanála approves plans for 170 apartments in Clonsilla
The planned new homes are to be spread across seven blocks to the front and rear of the Clonsilla Inn.
Judicial review launched over Dirty Old Tower that provides access to Clongriffin train station
“It’s an enormous problem, the entire basis of the zoning in the area was about the provision of a new train station access.”
In Balbriggan, council plans revival of boat house and bath house for use by water sports clubs
A design team is in place to oversee their refurbishment, with a completion date set for March 2026, a council official’s report says.
In Rush, residents campaign to keep Postman Dave
They’ve gathered 787 signatures so far on a petition to keep David Kelly from being moved to a new route after a decade in their community.
Fingal’s “flip-flop” on airport passenger-cap increase was in line with procedures, councillors say
A letter to the airport operator explained that an initial declaration that the application was valid was contingent on further examination by council planners.
Fingal exploring “bike libraries” to plug gap from retreat of bike-share services from north of county
“We haven’t abandoned the north county bike share,” said Stephen McGinn, the council’s walking and cycling officer.
The council finally has a plan to do up Clonsilla village
With a new community centre, playground, traffic plan, bike lanes, and more.
Council briefs: Rethinking community wardens, lighting up parks in evenings, and upgrading bus shelters
Why can’t a litter warden also give a parking fine? This, and other questions, were raised at Fingal County Council’s monthly meeting on Monday.