Velo Club Balrothery is a small cycling club based in the village of Balrothery, North county Dublin. We cater for touring, sportifs, cyclocross, MTB and predominantly road cycling and racing. The Race around Ireland starting on Sunday 25th August, is now in its 10th year. It is an Ultra (more…)
The foundations are now in place and the walls have started to appear for the Balbriggan RFC new clubhouse. The new clubhouse marks the beginning of a new era for the great local club which is looking forward to a bright future and hoping for many wins to celebrate in its brand new (more…)
Work has begun on the new Tennis court at Glebe Park in Balrothery which will extend the number of public courts to 4. The courts will have full led floodlighting and will no doubt be a welcome improvement to the facilities on offer. If you are interested in getting tennis coaching Balrothery (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…)
The inaugural 2019 National Community Weekend 3rd to 5th May which was rolled out by Michael Ring, T.D., Minister for Rural & Community Development. Balrothery Tidy Towns Group hosted a Big Hello Family Picnic in Balrothery Park on Sunday 4th May. The day commenced with the Polka (more…)
To celebrate being 10 years cancer free in 2019 Cathal Gibbons was looking for a challenge. Having done Hell & Back and Tough Mudder over the past few years, Cathal wanted to step it up in 2019. In order to really challenge himself and replicate the struggles one might go though (more…)
There have been a number of reports of children running out onto the main R132 road at the new Glebe Park Playground & Multi Use Games Arena to retrieve footballs. The R132 is a very fast road and we have been informed that safety nets will be installed. In the interim please ask (more…)
National Tree Week 2019 runs from 31 March to 7th April and a is a great week for the official opening of the Native Irish Tree Trail in Glebe Park which took place on today, Wednesday 3rd of April. This project was a collaboration between Fingal County Council, Balrothery Tidy Towns, (more…)
Update: We will be adding the two week look ahead which shows where the roadworks are taking place. This will help to see where the road works are taking place so check for updates. The Stop and Go system in place. VMS Signage has already been erected on the R132 approaching advising (more…)
The latest development of new recreational amenities in Glebe Park, Balrothery with the opening of a Playground and Multi User Games Area (MUGA) signals the dawn of a new era. Balrothery is a historic medieval village nestled in the hills between Balbriggan and Skerries. (more…)
Today saw the official opening of the Glebe Park Playground & Multi Use Games Arena in Balrothery by Mayor of Fingal, Cllr. Anthony Lavin. The project was co funded from Town and Village Renewal Scheme (Department of Rural and Community Development) and the project saw the (more…)
There’s a grand stretch in the evenings and temperatures are set to hit 16 degrees this week. The clocks are going forward at the end of the month so what better time to see the Glebe park playground & multi use games arena in Balrothery getting ready to open. We popped down to the part this (more…)
