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The Community Enhancement Fund (CEP) is available to community groups and the closing date for applications is the 30th July. Community groups can apply for (not an exhaustive list) IT Equipment, Sports Equipment, CCTV, Signage, Training, Training Equipment, Upgrade of building, (more…)
Burst water mains at Wavin in Balbriggan. Water off from 10:00pm until 2:00am at a minimum. Area affected: Balbriggan Main street street up to Bath road and east including Market green and harbour area. Crews are on site now. Check back later for further updates. (more…)
A number of people are dumping rubbish beside the bottle bank in the church carpark. The recycling bins at the back of the carpark are for glass only. If the bins are full then please do not leave your rubbish beside the bins as this constitutes illegal dumping! It is not the job of the Tidy Towns or anyone (more…)
In response to the urgent need to conserve water, Irish Water has approved a Water Conservation Order that will prohibit the use of certain types of water usage in the Greater Dublin Area with effect from Monday 2nd July. As demand continues to outstrip supply and the warm (more…)
The following Weather Advisory has been issued by Met Eireann at 18:00 hours Saturday, 30-Jun-2018 With little or no rain forecast for most areas over the coming week, drought or near-drought conditions are expected to develop more widely across Ireland. Valid from 18:00 hours Saturday (more…)
With no rainfall over the last 6 weeks the extremely dry conditions have seen another gorse fire in Balbriggan. The fire is sending a plume of smoke which can be seen over Castlelands, Ardgillan Heights and the Chantries. The Fire Brigade are at the scene. People are asked to exercise (more…)
Fingal County Council have reported that there is a water outage in Balbriggan, Tuesday 26th June 2018 due to burst water main – Water off until 5:00pm today (approximately). Fingal County Council apologise for any inconvenience caused by this disruption. Areas affected: Craoibhin Park, (more…)
The Reach Group (part of the National Learning Network) based in the Beat Centre, Balbriggan and are looking for volunteers to help them water their memorial garden in Balbriggan. This garden is based on the corner of Brecon Close and 95 Drogheda Street, just across the road from (more…)
Fingal County Council have reported a water outage in Balbriggan on Monday 25th June 2018 to carry out emergency repairs – Water off between 1:30pm – 3:00pm today (approximately). Fingal County Council apologise for any inconvenience caused by this disruption. Areas affected: (more…)
Fingal County Council has issued a Temporary ‘Do Not Swim’ Notice for Rush South Beach until Wednesday, June 27, due to the risk of deterioration in water quality following an emergency sewage overflow at Rush East Shore. The Notice is precautionary pending the outcome of laboratory (more…)
The annual Summerfest Charity football match is taking place this Wednesday coming 30th of May in Glebe North at 7pm. The game is traditionally played between a local Balbriggan side against a team of local Garda, and this year will be no different. This will be the sixth installment of (more…)
Fingal County Council has launched the 2018 Cleaner Communities Awards, a countywide competition which aims to make our county a cleaner place to live. The Awards reward residential and business areas for their efforts in maintaining a litter-free, well presented and environmentally (more…)