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The EPA in partnership with An Taisce’s Environmetnal Education Unit launched Clean Air Together this morning, 24 August. The project seeks to recruit 1000 citizen scientists in Dublin to undertake NO2 sampling during October and November. 

Join in Dublin’s Biggest clean-up event which will take place from the 11th to the 19th of September.

A commemorative film Who Shot Sergeant Kirwan?  which re-enacts a major altercation in Ballyboughal in 1921 will be launched by Mayor of Fingal Cllr Seána Ó Rodaigh on Friday 27 August 2021 and public viewings will be held in Ballyboughal National School on Saturday and Sunday.

Please be advised that following a return to excellent water quality the Advisory notice at Malahide Beach and the Prohibition notice at Claremont Beach have been lifted.

The female Councillors that make up Fingal County Council’s Women’s Caucus are standing with the women of Afghanistan after the Taliban has returned to power in Kabul resulting in fear and upset across the country.

Bathing Water quality results for monitoring samples taken on Monday 6th September, 2021. The results met the standard for “excellent” for all identified bathing waters. The non-identified bathing water at Malahide Beach (constant red flag) met with “excellent” status also.

The advisory notice at Claremont beach issued yesterday is being replaced by a prohibition notice following the Bathing Water quality results for samples taken on Tuesday 17th August, 2021. The Advisory not to swim remains in place for Malahide

Please be advised that temporary advisory notices not to swim have been issued for Claremont and Malahide beaches for 72 hrs. The notices are based on early bathing water e.coli results for samples taken on Tuesday 17th August, 2021.

Fingal County Council has launched a survey on the location of a proposed neighbourhood play space in Castleknock. The survey will provide an opportunity, to all interested parties in the area, to examine the five proposed play space locations, state which ones they consider most appropriate and leave any feedback.

The event programme and online registration have launched for Dublin’s first Climate Action Week (DCAW21), taking place from Monday 13th to Sunday 19th September 2021. A range of online and in-person climate action events are now open for registration at www.dublinclimateactionweek.ie.