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Following the outcome of the Local Development Strategy (LDS) selection process, Heather Humphrey’s TD, Minister for Rural and Community Development and Minister for Social Protection signed the LEADER Funding Agreement for the implementation of the 2023-2027 programme in the Dublin sub-regional area on 26th January 2024.

The successful completion of Ireland's most extensive public lighting replacement project to date has taken place, as Fingal County Council installed its last two energy-saving LEDs across its network of roads, residential areas and public spaces.

The first sod has been turned on the new Baldoyle Community Centre.

Fingal has been awarded four medals at this year’s Bord Bia Bloom for its innovative show garden, ‘Coming Home to Nature’.

Local Authorities are now emailing businesses who may be eligible for the Power Up grant.

The email includes details on how to register. Don’t delay with registering, the Power Up registration Portal is open for a limited time in order to get payments to businesses before the end of the year. 

Fingal County Council has paid over €11m to over 2,800 businesses across the county under the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) Grant.

Another major milestone in the development of the Swords Cultural Quarter was reached today with the appointment of Duggan Brothers (Contractors) Ltd as the building contractor for the construction of the new Cultural Centre and residential developments at Seatown Road, Swords.

Four businesses in the Fingal area are pedalling into the busy festive season with brand new eCargo bikes from Fingal County Council.

Fingal County Council Arts Office and MART Gallery & Studios are delighted to announce Andrew Grace as the recipient of the Graduate Award 2025.

Fingal County Council Arts Office is delighted to announce the recipients of the Artist Mentoring Programme 2024/2025. The six professional artists selected for this programme were Elaine Grainger, Justine McDonnell, Marie Hanlon, Matthew Coll, Maya Brezing and Sorca O'Farrell.     

Fingal Arts Office is pleased to announce Louis Haugh as the recipient of the inaugural Loughshinny Boathouse Studio Award. 

Fingal Arts Office in partnership with the Royal Hibernian Academy School (RHA) are delighted to announce Eileen Leonard Sealy, an emerging Visual Artist from Howth, as the recipient of the 2024 Fingal County Council and RHA School Studio Award. 

Fingal County Council and Draíocht, Blanchardstown are pleased to announce the return of the Studio Residency award, offering a 4-month paid residency in Draíocht’s Artist Studio from September to December 2024.

Memories, folklore, oral tradition and recorded stories of Fingal, recorded on tape cassettes, reel-to-reels or in digital form, are being sought as part of an exciting new project, launched by Fingal County Council this week. 

Fingal County Council is delighted to announce the launch of the Fingal Heritage Plan 2024-2030.

A commemorative poetry edition to mark the centenaries of the War of Independence and Civil War was today presented to Fingal Libraries by Catherine Wilsdon, Creative Producer, Poetry as Commemoration, and Evelyn Flanagan, Head of UCD Special Collections.

A special Heritage Council publication featuring stories from heritage officers in every county is being launched today to mark 25 years since the Heritage Officer Network was founded.