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Fingal County Council is delighted to announce a number of events which will take place throughout Fingal during Heritage Week to celebrate Fingal’s heritage.  National Heritage Week celebrates all things Heritage related and will start on Saturday August 17 and will run until August 25. It brings together communities and cultural institutions, academics and enthusiasts, to build awareness about the value of heritage and support its conservation.

Fingal County Council is delighted to work in conjunction with The Football Association of Ireland to announce the upcoming Aviva Soccer Sisters Summer camp. The 3 day camp takes place at Swords Celtic FC, Balheary, Swords from Wednesday 21st August to Friday 23rd August from 10.00am - 12.00pm each day and costs €25.

Fingal County Council has been shortlisted for eleven awards in the sixteenth annual Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards. The Awards, sponsored by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, are held to recognise and celebrate the outstanding work being carried out by Local Authorities all over Ireland.

There was great engagement and lively debate at the consultation workshop on Bremore Regional Park, held in the Bracken Court Hotel on Tuesday evening. The enthusiastic crowd of almost 70 people in attendance included local Councillors Cllr. Grainne Maguire, Cllr. Tony Murphy and Cllr. Joe O’Brien as well as members of many local community and sports clubs.

Fingal County Council continues to drive forward with its flagship Swords Cultural Quarter project with significant preparatory work taking place this week which will ultimately form part of a new civic plaza set against the backdrop of Swords Castle.

Fingal continues to have an ambitious social housing construction programme with building activity currently taking place on six sites across Fingal. 

Fingal Libraries have been awarded funding under the Dormant Accounts Fund which will allow for the roll-out of Autism Friendly Schemes across its branch network.

Verona FC hosted the very first Tommy Fogarty Memorial Cup for Walking Football on their ground on Saturday 27th July.

The tournament was organised in partnership between the FAI, Fingal County Council and Verona FC.

Fingal County Council has commenced the tendering process for a main contractor to undertake the Snugborough Interchange Upgrade scheme, which will bring about significant improvements for motorists, pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users.

More than 500 girls will descend on the AUL complex in Clonshaugh on Saturday 17th August for the 17th edition of the Fingal Festival of Football, which has in recent years become a fantastic promotion for girls’ football in Fingal.