Minister of State for Community Development and Charities and Green Party T.D for Fingal, Joe O’Brien and the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, have announced details of the projects that have been approved for funding under the Town and (more…)
Minister for State for Rural and Community Development, Joe O’Brien has welcomed the approval of €182,947.54 in funding for renovation works at the Balbriggan Enterprise and Training Centre CLG (BEaT). The Dublin Rural LEADER Local Action Group (LAG) which oversees the (more…)
Minister Joe O’Brien and Fingal TD welcomed the announcement from Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht, Catherine Martin TD, of an investment package of €168,500 in Dormant Accounts Funding for a wide range of sport and physical activity (more…)
National Volunteering Week took place last week and it is the annual week where we celebrate all things volunteering. This year the week had a dual focus – thanking volunteers and organisations for everything they have done this year and encouraging them to focus on your own (more…)
Minister of State for Community Development and Charities and Green Party T.D for Fingal has welcomed the new Waste Reduction Plan and stated that it will have a visible and positive impact on the environment in Dublin Fingal. The plan gives effect to many of the commitments in the (more…)
Fingal Green Party T.D, Minister Joe O’Brien has welcomed confirmation from the Department of Education that funding has been approved for the construction of four permanent mainstream classrooms have been approved for St Teresa’s Primary School in Balbriggan to replace existing prefabs. (more…)
Minister of State for Community Development and Charities and local TD Joe O’Brien has welcomed the news that €3.3m in funding has been allocated by the National Transport Authority to Irish Rail for the upgrading of lifts at 12 stations in Dublin, including five in the Fingal area. The works are (more…)
Local Green Party TD and Junior Minister for Community Development and Charities Joe O’Brien has backed Balbriggan residents calls for a redesign of the proposed cycleway on Harry Reynolds Road. Speaking after inspecting the site with residents Minister O’Brien stated: (more…)
Funding announced by Minister for Climate Change, Communications Networks and Transport Eamon Ryan. New national funding providing support for feasibility, planning and design for Greenways around the country was announced this week by Minister for Climate Change, (more…)
The first Fingal County Council meeting of the new year began with the co-option of Karen Power to the Green party seat for the Balbriggan LEA. Karen secured a win at the local green party selection meeting in early January and officially has begun her work as a Councillor for Balbriggan, (more…)
Green Party Councillor Joe O’Brien has been elected to Dáil Éireann after winning the Dublin Fingal by election. Councillor O’Brien was first elected to Fingal County Council in last May’s Local Elections as a Councillor for the Balbriggan Electoral Area and will now take up the role of TD. The Green (more…)
Following a meeting between Council officials and local Councillors yesterday on the draft Castlelands Masterplan, Green Party Councillor Joe O’Brien issued the following statement. “Its is clear following the huge response from the community regarding the draft Castlelands Masterplan (more…)
