Fingal County Council have reported a planned water outage in Balbriggan, Tuesday 21st May 2019 to carry out essential maintenance – Water off between 10:00am – 4:00pm (approximately). Fingal County Council apologise for any inconvenience caused by this disruption. Area affected: (more…)
Work is progressing nicely on the new Balbriggan Skatepark at Millpond Park, Balbriggan and it is estimated that it will take 10 weeks to complete. The classic plaza style facility is designed for families and spectators to appreciate as well as users and will cater for a wide age-range and level of (more…)
It was an historic evening at Balbriggan RFC as the sod was turned for the Club’s long awaited clubhouse. The builders will move in on-site on Monday. The build is estimated to take six months so hopefully the new clubhouse will be ready this side of Christmas. We will keep everyone (more…)
Today saw the opening of the final section of the Distributor Road, connecting the coast at Barnageeragh and Dublin Road, Skerries. The new road is called Barnageeragh road and will be the main access and egress from Barnageeragh and Balbriggan Road into Skerries. Drivers now have two (more…)
This week, Kenny McDonald an instructor at the Garda Training college took 10 members of an An Garda Siochana through a 5 day course on mountain bike techniques in Balbriggan. Five of the ten members are from Balbriggan Garda station. The training will allow the Gardai patrol (more…)
The evenings are getting brighter, the sun is shining and that can only mean one thing, Balbriggan Summerfest is just around the corner. The Balbriggan Summerfest committee, comprising of Shannon Marry, Gary Tolan, Kara Bissett, Wayne Lacey, Brian Howard, Fiona Kavanagh, Niamh Dunne (more…)
REMINDER: The Castlelands Masterplan public consultation is only open for 12 more days so if you haven’t haven’t had a chance to review the plan please take some time as this is important for the future of our town. The plan aims to increase the population (more…)
Balbriggan Adult Education Centre and Balbriggan Youthreach held an open day on Thursday, 9th May to celebrate Europe Day. It was an opportunity for the community to see what courses and opportunities are available locally. Other agencies, DEASP, Foróige and the (more…)
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh and the Minister of State for Training, Skills Innovation, Research and Development John Halligan today launched a new suite of courses under Springboard+ 2019. This brings the number of courses to 285 and the number of places available from (more…)
As we head closer to summer and the temperatures starts to increase a fantastic art project is taking shape on George’s Hill in Balbriggan. Balbriggan Tidy Towns in conjunction with Youthreach and artist Trish Weldridge are making sure that the flowers bloom this summer in Balbriggan as they take (more…)
AnnMarie Farrelly has been appointed as Interim Chief Executive of Fingal County Council following the departure of Paul Reid to become Director General of the Health Service Executive. Ms Farrelly, who held the role of Director of Planning and Strategic Infrastructure, was appointed (more…)
On Friday night May McKeon celebrated her 80th birthday surrounded by family and friends in the Bracken Court Hotel. May, a former Town Councillor and only retired in 2013 and always has a story to tell. May’s daughters Grainne, Fiona, Niamh and son Diarmuid where there to (more…)
