EIB loan will trigger €180m investment programme in Fingal

Thursday, December 7, 2017

Fingal County Council has signed a €70million Framework Loan Agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) which will trigger a €180million investment in strategic infrastructure projects within the county’s Capital Development Plan. 


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Fingal County Council receive €138,400 of funding for local Health and Well-being Projects

Friday, December 1, 2017

Fingal County Council has been granted €138,400 of funding by the Department of Health as part of its Healthy Ireland Fund to be distributed across nine projects designed to improve the health and well-being of Fingal residents.

Healthy Ireland, A Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing 2013-2025 is the national framework for action to improve the health and wellbeing of Ireland over the coming generation. It is being implemented on a local level as part of Fingal’s Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) 2016 – 2021.

The nine projects set to benefit will support innovative, cross-sectoral, evidence-based projects and initiatives that support the implementation of key national policies in areas such as obesity, smoking and physical activity.


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Help Plan the Future of Dublin and the Eastern Region

The Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly (EMRA) is part of regional governance in Ireland. It has begun to prepare a new Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES) for Dublin and the Eastern Region. This will replace the existing Regional Planning Guidelines (RPGs) and will include an economic strategy in addition to the spatial strategy for the next 20 years.

The RSES will support the implementation of national government policies such as the emerging National Planning Framework (NPF) and will also set the framework for local economic development and spatial planning in each of the 12 local authorities in the Dublin and Eastern Region.
The Issues Paper is the first stage in the process of making a Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES). It is an informative document to highlight some of the key issues facing the region and to assist people in making their submission to this initial consultation process.

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Computer home tutoring and new bus routes introduced under Fingal’s Age Friendly Initiative

Friday, November 24, 2017

Fingal County Council has announced the delivery of two services which give elderly people greater access to technology and public transport.

As part of the Fingal Age Friendly Initiative being implemented by Fingal County Council, Fingal Leadership Partnership and Blanchardstown Area Partnership, the ‘Computer Home Supports’ programme was launched on Monday November 20.

Councillor Kieran Dennison Chairman of Blanchardstown Area Partnership
(Front row, left to right) Fingal County Council Chief Executive Paul Reid, Director of Housing and Community Margaret Geraghty, Mayor of Fingal Cllr Mary McCamley, Head of Fingal’s Age Friendly Alliance Nora Owen, Principal Manager of Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board Sharon Hennessy (Back row left to right Fingal County Councillor Kieran Dennison, Blanchardstown Area Partnership CEO Adeline O’Brien, Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board Seamus Hughes, Fingal County Councillor Eithne Loftus, CEO of Fingal Leadership Partnership Chris O’Malley, Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board Catherine McGuigan

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Employment Opportunities in Fingal County Council

With the economy recovering and finances back on track Fingal County Council are recruiting to fill a number of outstanding vacancies and new positions (see list at bottom).  

Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin
Councillor Kieran Dennison and Fingal CEO Paul Reid

The following positions in Fingal County Council have been advertised today and details for others are below: 

· Temporary Digital Strategy Manager (3 year contract)

· Temporary Project Manager (5 year Contract)

· Temporary Digital Content Manager (3 year contract)

· Senior Communications Officer

· Executive Architect

All information is available here or on www.fingal.ie. Closing date is Friday 8th December, 2017.

Below are the Current Vacancies and links to applciation forms:

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Funding Available for Community Events

Friday, November 10, 2017

Fingal County Council’s Events Unit is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for financial assistance for events and festivals taking place in 2018.
Cllr. Kieran Dennison presents Fingal Cleaner Community Award
Applications will be accepted from community/voluntary groups for existing and/or new events or festivals and from commercial organisations for new events or festivals. Application forms can be downloaded here and here. Please ensure that you are completing the correct document for your organisation.

The deadline for applications for events and/or festivals taking place in 2018 is Monday 8 January 2018 at 3pm. If you have any queries about the application form or the process, please email events@fingal.ie.

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Dublin Airport Hosts Fingal Jobs Initiative

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

The Dublin Airport Authority hosted an event in conjunction with Blanchardstown Area Partnership last week to promote job opportunities at Dublin Airport.

More than 200 jobseekers from the greater Fingal area attended the Check In To Take Off event which was held last Wednesday in the Radisson Hotel at Dublin Airport.

Students from the Institute of Technology in Blanchardstown seeking information on seasonal work also attended the event.

Councillor Kieran Dennison
(LtoR): Alan Shortt, MC; CEO Fingal County Council, Paul Reid; daa Chief People Officer, Anna Pringle; daa Head of Talent, Siobhán Winters; CEO Blanchardstown Area Partnership, Adeline O’Brien; Mayor of Fingal, Mary McCamley; Employer Liaison Officer Blanchardstown Area Partnership, Paula Murray and Cllr. Kieran Dennison.

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Fingal Libraries Work Matters Expo 13 - 23 November

Monday, November 6, 2017

Fingal Libraries have organised a Work Matters Expo taking place in Balbriggan and Blanchardstown libraries from the 13 – 23 of November.


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Dublin Airport’s Community Fund Now Open For Applications

Friday, September 1, 2017

Dublin Airport’s Community Fund officially opens for applications today, September 1 for a period of six weeks, closing on October 13.

The new €10 million Community Fund will invest €400,000 per year over the next 25 years in local projects focussed on areas such as; environment and sustainability, sports and recreation, social inclusion and community development, health and wellbeing, and culture and heritage.

The Community Fund will support projects in the neighbouring communities around Dublin Airport from Santry south of the airport to Rolestown in the north and from Tyrrelstown on the west to Portmarnock on the east.

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Council welcome FLAG funding for maritime projects in Fingal

Friday, August 18, 2017

Fingal County Council has welcomed the announcement by the North East Fisheries Local Action Group that seven projects in Fingal will receive grant aid totalling €183,947 which will deliver a total investment of €365,894.

The announcement was made by the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Andrew Doyle, TD, at a function hosted in the National Maritime Museum of Ireland, Dun Laoghaire, by Bord Iascaigh Mhara and FLAG North East. The launch was attended by Cllr. Kieran Dennison, Chair of the Fingal County Council Strategic Policy Committee for Economic, Enterprise and Tourism and David Pryor, Fingal County Council’s FLAG North East Board Member.

North East Fisheries Local Action Group
Pictured at the announcement were Cllr Kieran Dennison, Chair of Fingal County Council’s Strategic Policy Committee on Economic Enterprise and Tourism; Andrew Doyle, TD, Minister for State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Jim O’Toole, CEO, Bord Iascaigh Mharam Garret O’Brien, Chair of North East Fisheries Local Action Group, and David Pryor, Fingal County Council’s FLAG North East Board Member

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Best year to date for Irish start-ups since 2000.

Friday, June 9, 2017

The first five months of 2017 have seen 9,585 Irish company start-ups recorded - an average of 63 new companies per day - the best figure seen for that period since 2000 (9,729 start-ups).

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Shackleton Gardens

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

The Shackleton Gardens at Beech Park, Clonsilla, have been transferred into public ownership and Fingal County Council intends restoring the Gardens and opening them to the public as an important visitor attraction and tourism asset in Dublin 15. A €415,000 development plan has already been approved and will commence shortly.
A view of the southern half of the The Shackleton Gardens from 1986
A view of the southern half of the The Shackleton Gardens from 1986
The Gardens are widely regarded as being internationally significant due to their long association with horticultural excellence, in particular because of the wide range of rare and exotic plants recorded there over many years. During the 1980s, the Gardens were featured in numerous horticultural publications and were included in The Good Gardens Guide, obtaining two stars, the highest accolade awarded by the guide and reserved for the very best gardens in the British Isles.

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Funding for Migrant Itegration

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State for Equality, Immigration & Integration, David Stanton, has announced that applications can now be made to the Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration, under a new funding scheme National Funding to Promote the Integration of Immigrants.

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Almost 2,000 New Companies set up in February

Friday, March 10, 2017

Last month saw 1,980 Irish company start-ups - this is the second highest figure for new companies formed in February since the year 2000.

An average of almost 71 companies were formed daily in February this year - which made it the second best February for company start-ups since the year 2000, when 2,229 were formed.

Professional services remains the most popular industry for Irish start-ups with almost one in five (395) operating in this sector - these companies would typically be associated with Accounting, Admin, Marketing, Engineering, HR, Investigation, Legal Services etc.

The finance and social & personal sectors were the second and third most popular industries for start-ups and accounted for 480 new companies between them. Construction and wholesale & retail round out the top 5 most popular industries with 195 and 174 start-ups respectively.

Approximately 46% of this January's start-ups are based in Dublin with just over another 9% based in Cork. Galway, Meath and Limerick are next on the list and account for 11.5% of new companies between them.

For the year to date 4,439 new companies have been set up in Ireland

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Consultation on River Basin Management Plan for Ireland 2018-2021

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Mr. Simon Coveney, T.D., Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government on 28 February 2017, published the draft River Basin Management Plan for Ireland 2018-2021. The draft plan will be subject to six months public consultation as required by the Water Framework Directive.
This second cycle River Basin Management Plan takes a very different approach to river basin management planning to that adopted during the first cycle plans. There is now a single river basin district approach with a much improved evidence base to underpin decision making. Implementation structures have been strengthened to ensure more effective and coordinated delivery of measures, and our approach to public consultation and engagement has been improved. 

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BLANCHARDSTOWN AREA PARTNERSHIP APPOINTS NEW CEO

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

The Board of Blanchardstown Area Partnership has announced the appointment of Adeline O’Brien as Chief Executive. Adeline succeeds Terry McCabe who retired at the end of December after twenty years with the company. The Blanchardstown Area Partnership manages the local Employment Service and the community work placement scheme TUS in Blanchardstown as well as the new Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme for Fingal. 
Adeline O'Brien with Councillor Kieran Dennison, Chairman of Blanchardstown Area Partnership
Adeline O'Brien new CEO of Blanchardstown Area Partnership with Chairman Kieran Dennison
Outgoing CEO Terry McCabe stated: “I have really enjoyed working with Blanchardstown Area Partnership. It has been an honour and pleasure to work with the fantastic team at BAP. Without their commitment and hard work we could not deliver our successful programmes to the people of Fingal.

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Minister Coveney visits Fingal County Council

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Simon Coveney, TD, paid a visit to Fingal County Council today (Monday) and met with councillors and staff in a series of meetings.

Fine Gael Councillors meet with Minister Simon Coveney
Cllr. Tom O'Leary,Cllr. Kieran Dennison, Minister Simon Coveney, Cllr. Eithne Loftus, Cllr. Ted Leddy, Cllr. Anthoony Lavin
The Minister met with Fine Gael Councillors for forty minutes on his plans for solving the housing crisis through the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan before addressing the full Council. 

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Monday, January 9, 2017

A proposal to upgrade the Snugborough Interchange on the N3 has been put on public display until the 9th February 2017. Submissions and observations regarding the proposed scheme will be accepted by Fingal County Council up to the 23rdFebruary 2017.

The upgrade will help relieve traffic congestion at one of Blanchardstown's busiest junctions.  If the scheme is approved it is hoped that construction will be completed in 2019. Further details on the Part VIII planning process can be accessed at Fingal County Council here.

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Council funding available now for events and festivals

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Fingal County Council’s Events Unit is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for financial assistance for events and festivals taking place in 2017.

Applications will be accepted from community/voluntary groups for existing and/or new events or festivals and from commercial organisations for new events or festivals. Please see the attached information application forms and ensure that you are completing the relevant document for your organisation.

The deadline for applications for events and/or festivals taking place in 2017 is Friday, 27 January 2017 at 5pm. If you have any queries please email events@fingal.ie.

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