Economy and Retail

Given the historic reliance on Dublin Airport for employment opportunities and relatively young population, it is important that Swords and particularly the town centre is promoted as a leading place to work and live as part of Sustainable Swords in order to optimise liveability.

Within the Study Area, there are some important employment hubs including Fingal County Council offices on Main Street, the Pavilions Shopping Centre which comprises over 100 retail establishments (84 shops, 7 restaurants, 12 Kiosks) and a multiplex cinema with an estimated 12 million visitors per annum along with SK Biotek on Watery Lane along with the various social infrastructure, offices and retail establishments along the corridor of North Street – Main Street.

Specifically, there is a relatively high concentration of social infrastructure within the Study Area, particularly along Main Street in Swords.