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Thanks, Fingal County Council.

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    #62
    dslamjack
    Registered Users Posts: 556 ✭✭✭dslamjack


    Thank's to F.C.C for the 1916 commemorative event's in Sword's today,caught a bit of the commemoration,magnificent, proud to be Irish and Fingalian today ,, well done to the organisers.


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    #63
    rushfan
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    As part of my varied cycle route, sometimes I use the cycle tunnels at the M1 / R132 interchange. I used all three today, great to see FCC organised for the graffiti to be painted over. Well done, they look so much better.


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    #64
    yknaa
    Registered Users Posts: 830 ✭✭✭yknaa


    dslamjack wrote: »
    Thank's to F.C.C for the 1916 commemorative event's in Sword's today,caught a bit of the commemoration,magnificent, proud to be Irish and Fingalian today ,, well done to the organisers.

    More 1916 matieral via Fingal
    Online map
    http://fingalcoco.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/index.html?appid=c755a80ce65e41bd93364f003ddb0983&autoplay

    Physical version
    http://www.balbriggan.info/new-historical-map-tells-fingals-1916-story/


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    #65
    dslamjack
    Registered Users Posts: 556 ✭✭✭dslamjack


    Great work being done on the roads being resurfaced around Skerries and Baldungan , especially across towards Baldungan Cross,will be great improvement for the road races too.


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    #66
    McAlban
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    Yep Great work being done on R129 between Ballyboughal and Oldtown too. Not sure how far they are going towards Oldtown however, and it also needs to be resurfaced as far as Coldwinters too.


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    #67
    dslamjack
    Registered Users Posts: 556 ✭✭✭dslamjack


    The R129 may have been paid for the resurfacing as part of the ''Eirgrid'' project as the inter connector was cut in to the road across from Blakes Cross to Ballyboughal and Oldtown,and indeed across further to Ashbourne.
    It can be a busy road at times,lovely drive and country views too.


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    #68
    rushfan
    Registered Users Posts: 970 ✭✭✭rushfan


    McAlban wrote:
    Yep Great work being done on R129 between Ballyboughal and Oldtown too. Not sure how far they are going towards Oldtown however, and it also needs to be resurfaced as far as Coldwinters too.


    Absolutely. See my post earlier about the M1 / R132 interchange tunnels, was out on the bike yesterday, cycled a small portion of this road into Ballyboughal. Passed on my gratitude to the guys working on site as I went by.


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    #69
    Carawaystick
    Registered Users Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭Carawaystick


    New sign for the Ministers road gone up at the junction with the old N1/r132


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    #70
    cowzerp
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    fair play to them!

    They stop our Boxing club (Rush) from buying equipment for the kids by charging a community sports club rates, great bunch of lads they are charging volunteers for helping the community!

    Rush Boxing club and Rush Martial Arts head coach.



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    #71
    Dizzyblonde
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    cowzerp wrote: »
    fair play to them!

    They stop our Boxing club (Rush) from buying equipment for the kids by charging a community sports club rates, great bunch of lads they are charging volunteers for helping the community!

    Mod note: Although you're making a valid point, this would be a subject for a separate thread.

    This is the positive thread :)


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    #72
    Arthur Daley
    Registered Users Posts: 4,384 ✭✭✭Arthur Daley


    Flavours of Fingal in Newbridge House this weekend. At the minute the weather looks ok.


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    #73
    Stheno
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    Arthur Daley wrote: »
    Flavours of Fingal in Newbridge House this weekend. At the minute the weather looks ok.

    Oooh must see if the OH fancies a trip out :)


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    #74
    fergal.b
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,320 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    It's great to see these beach wheelchairs going out around the country and now that we have one in Skerries I will be sure to bring my son for a dip.http://www.fingal.ie/community-and-leisure/beaches/beachwheelchair/

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    #75
    Dizzyblonde
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    How great is that? I'd never even heard of them and I'm sure they'll benefit a lot of people. Hope your son has a great trip to the beach :)


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    #76
    Dizzyblonde
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    The fireworks display at Swords Festival of Fire last night was first class, a credit to all involved :)


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    #77
    Singer
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    Dizzyblonde wrote: »
    The fireworks display at Swords Festival of Fire last night was first class, a credit to all involved :)

    It was fantastic. Great weather for it too!


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    #78
    The Black Oil
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,204 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    Have to say the upgraded tennis courts in Malahide castle look very well indeed.

    Moderator: Television, Psychology and Dublin County North.

    CMod: Entertainment



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    #79
    mickmmc
    Registered Users Posts: 202 ✭✭mickmmc


    Congratulations to FCC on winning Local Authority of the Year 2016 at the Chambers Ireland annual awards last night (see website).

    Also, FCC won the Heritage and Built Environment award for the Swords Castle Digging project.


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    #80
    cbreeze
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    Thanks (belated) to FCC for great work they do in keeping the streets of Skerries clean of litter, starting very early in the morning, 7 days a week.


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    #81
    rushfan
    Registered Users Posts: 970 ✭✭✭rushfan


    I had previously posted about the graffiti in the R132/ M1 tunnels being painted over. Well, in recent weeks some has reappeared. Thanks again to FCC for painting over only those parts that were affected.


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    #82
    Arthur Daley
    Registered Users Posts: 4,384 ✭✭✭Arthur Daley


    Estuary recycling centre open until 8pm tonight. I know it's a work day today but well done for keeping the hours going as people try to get on top of all that clutter after the splurge.


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    #83
    rushfan
    Registered Users Posts: 970 ✭✭✭rushfan


    Arthur Daley wrote:
    Estuary recycling centre open until 8pm tonight. I know it's a work day today but well done for keeping the hours going as people try to get on top of all that clutter after the splurge.


    Thanks for that, I've just been there. Can't believe how many batteries we went through.


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    #84
    fergal.b
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,320 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    A big thanks for putting in all the wheelchair/buggy ramps in the footpaths around Skerries it makes getting around the town so much easier, could do with a few in Balrothery when you get a chance :)








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    #85
    Stheno
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    The christmas market in swords castle was lovely


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    #86
    Dizzyblonde
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    Stheno wrote: »
    The christmas market in swords castle was lovely

    It really was, I enjoyed it. Santa was inside the chapel. I saw a photo afterwards and it looked magical.

    The castle is becoming a real venue these days.


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    #87
    Arthur Daley
    Registered Users Posts: 4,384 ✭✭✭Arthur Daley


    Went down to swords castle about 8pm on the saturday night. Everything was wrapped up an hour early, nothing doing. Heard from someone else that the christmas market was a bit of a disapointment overall. Other than the santa for the kids was this not more of a first year in, must try harder effort?


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    #88
    Dizzyblonde
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    It was mostly food stalls, and I think it was limited a bit because the ground is so uneven. Otherwise they'd have fit a lot more in. We were there on Sunday afternoon and it was very busy, lots of families and a great atmosphere. There's definitely room for improvement but it seems promising. It's just great to see the work on the castle continuing and it being used for the people of Swords and the north county.

    The chapel made a great grotto for Santa :)

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    #89
    The Davestator
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    My wife got emotional when she walked into the castle with our little lad!

    - it was really nice. Market was a bit small and it was tight at the corners with a buggy but a very good start and hopefully a feature for years to come


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    #90
    Sleepy
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    It was a fair success, by the time we looked at booking tickets to bring the kids to see Santa there it was totally booked out. Ended up going in to the one in Dublin Zoo instead.


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    #91
    Carawaystick
    Registered Users Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭Carawaystick


    A great thanks to the staff who fixed the burst water main in Kellys Park Lusk on St Stephens afternoon.



    The useless feicers in irish water didn't even know there was a problem, despite Fingal twitter saying it.


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