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Fingal County Council has released a new vacant and derelict homes strategy which outlines how it aims to take a more proactive approach to bring vacant homes back into use.

With the current icy weather warnings in place throughout the country, the Coast Guard, RNLI and Water Safety Ireland have issued a joint water safety appeal urging people to be aware of the added danger at our aquatic environments and of additional safety considerations when on or near the water.

The Croí Cónaithe Vacant Property Grant has been expanded and means all parts of the county (both urban and rural) are now eligible to be considered for the scheme should the dwelling in question fulfil the overall scheme criteria. The scheme’s expansion will help bring vacant and derelict properties back into residential use

A new collaboration will see academics and researchers in DCU work together with daa and Fingal County Council to develop practical and impactful solutions aimed at making aviation more sustainable and to reduce the environmental impact of the aviation sector on the Fingal region.

The Government’s ‘Housing For All – A New Housing Plan for Ireland ‘ proposed a new tax to activate vacant land for residential purposes as a part of the Pathway to Increasing New Housing Supply.

The emerging preferred route for flagship amenity the Fingal Coastal Way has been published and Fingal County Council is encouraging the public to review and comment on the route in the coming weeks.

Expert-led tours of the innovative Fingal County Hall (designed by Bucholz McEvoy Architects with Building Design Partnership) and behind-the-scenes access to the conservation works at Swords Castle and Malahide Castle are among the highlights of this year’s Open House Dublin, the Irish Architecture Foundation’s flagship annual festival, which this year is expanding into Fingal for the first time.

Work to transform Balbriggan town centre is expected to begin in early 2024

The EU Commissioner for Cohesion and Reform, Elisa Ferreira, visited Swords Castle this week to view first hand the conversion project that was supported under the European Regional Development Fund through the Southern and Eastern Regional Operational Programme 2014-2020.

Fingal County Councils Climate Action Team ran a number of online and in person events across Fingal as part of the wider Dublin Climate Action Week (DCAW).