Fingal County Council

Fingal County Council: Balbriggan, Castleknock, Howth - Malahide, Ongar, Swords, Blanchardstown - Mulhuddart, Rush - Lusk local electoral areas LEAs

Building blocks to a climate-just city

Policy silos, disjointed decision-making and lack of regional governance holds Dublin back from integrating housing and climate planning

Upgraded Dublin-Drogheda train service would curtail direct Darts to and from Howth

An upgraded Dublin-Drogheda service may have to run every five minutes to meet demand

Fingal is fastest growing part of country but council believes it can be growth centre for Dublin

Fingal County Council says population could rise to 350,000 within next seven years and it wants schools, active travel links and amenities available before first new housing units are completed

‘Significant’ rise in numbers near Dublin Airport exposed to high levels of night-time aircraft noise

Long-term targets to reduce general impact on residents remain on track, regulatory report says

DAA application to raise passenger cap at Dublin Airport hit by fresh delay

Three month extension granted to prepare response for Fingal County Council

Dublin Airport plan for 950-space staff car park rejected by Fingal County Council

DAA ‘very disappointed’ by proposal’s rejection on multiple grounds including other works, zoning and impact on birds and bats

Glenveagh apartment plan close to Howth Castle rejected

Housebuilder had hoped to build 135 one and two-bedroom apartments on 3.8 acre site in €60m development

DAA’s plan to build a facility for Dublin Airport plane spotters delayed at planning stage

Council seeks further information from DAA on its plans for the new aircraft observation facility

Glenveagh’s planned Howth apartment scheme encounters strong opposition from local residents

Slew of objections from local residents and groups to plan for 135-unit apartment scheme

Tourism chiefs seek VAT break and end to airport cap

Hospitality businesses under pressure as wage and social insurance costs kick in

Fingal affordable home buyers in ‘limbo’ one year after selection for State-subsidised scheme

Buyers say they were told houses in Hayestown would be ready last January

Yvonne McGuinness: ‘I’m much more at ease in the muck of a field with a class of nine-year-olds than I am with a red carpet’

Dublin artist Yvonne McGuinness lives on the fringes of a starry world, thanks to her marriage to Cillian Murphy, but says she feels more at ease in a mucky field than on a red carpet

Bats, waterways and carbon emissions cited by Ryanair in challenge to tunnel at Dublin Airport

The airline complains about the loss of two aircraft stands, which An Bord Pleanála recognised was a “significant issue” for aircraft operators

Fingal council says it would be hard for it to support DAA car park plans

Dublin airport operator wants to supply 950 spaces

DAA lodges application for 950 extra staff car parking spaces at Dublin Airport

State-owned airport operator is seeking permission from Fingal County Council to extend the Blue long-term car park

Conor McGregor gives up the fight for boutique Howth hotel

Turned down by local planners, G Boppers Ltd has opted not to appeal the decision to An Bord Pleanala

Local resident who turned down Bartra offer objects to new development

Bartra had previously offered €100,000 to Barry O’Lone to withdraw objection to previous development on site

Fingal County Council results: Bruising weekend for Greens and Sinn Féin

Aontú and Labour will be pleased with their performances while right-wing National Party wins first seat

Planning appeals: When developers are the ones offering go-away money

Builder approached resident in 2018 with offer of cash incentive to withdraw objection to west Dublin co-living scheme

‘It’s an assault on the community’ - two Dublin councils receive 346 complaints about seagulls

Dublin and Fingal county councils received complaints about seagulls, ranging from strewn rubbish to dead birds, across their areas, from Fairview Park to Donnybrook

Why does Dublin Airport want to demolish North Terminal, an icon of Irish modernist architecture?

Leo Carroll’s building, with its ‘elegant spiral staircases, delicate balustrading and bold terrazzo flooring’, would be razed

Heavy summer rainfall putting pressure on Irish beaches and increasing temporary closures, EPA warns

Water quality ‘remains high overall’ but problem of poor quality beaches persists in Greater Dublin Area, 2023 report finds

Independent councillor says she feared for her life after she and her husband were attacked

Attack happened in Blanchardstown early on Wednesday when they were erecting local election posters

Airlines consider legal challenge to 14.4m winter passenger cap at Dublin Airport

Aviation regulator confirms plans to limit the number of seats airlines can offer over five month ‘winter season’

Airlines seek Dublin Airport growth despite passenger cap

Airport operator DAA says real demand is currently approaching 35 million passengers a year

Dublin Airport parking selling out quickly for peak summer dates

DAA has been prevented from acquiring additional parking spaces while other options have been frustrated by planning policy

Council refuses planning permission for Conor McGregor hotel in Howth

Refusal for 35-bedroom hotel on site of the Waterside Bar in Howth came after local opposition

Text alert scheme will tip off wardens to illegal parking

The Disabled Drivers Association (DDAI) is calling on city and county councils nationwide to implement the new scheme to ‘combat the misuse of accessible parking bays’

High Court challenge brought over plan to permanently pedestrianise Malahide street

Nicola Byrne has issued her second court objection to plans for New Street in north Dublin village

Bartra Capital developers play monopoly with Ballsbridge block

Greens clash with Simon Coveney ... and Conor McGregor

Bristol Myers Squibb’s Irish outfit pays €15.5bn in dividends over three years

Bristol Myers Squibb Ireland Holdings UC recorded pre-tax profits of $5.27 bn in 2022

John Moran changes his tune on lobbying as he runs for Limerick mayor

Web Summit’s Lobbying Register absence; why Simon Harris won’t lodge in the Phoenix Park; and more bad news for EV drivers

Howth residents raise concerns over Conor McGregor’s plans to develop boutique hotel

Locals send objections to Fingal County Council over MMA fighter’s plans for Waterside bar on Harbour Road

McEvaddy plan to ‘double’ Dublin Airport passengers

Proposed new terminal earmarked for land between existing runways that brothers are trying to sell

Aer Lingus chief criticises DAA for not lodging interim application to lift passenger cap

The 32 million passenger cap is included in a 7,000-page wider infrastructure planning application to Fingal County Council

Challenge to Dublin Airport night-time flight enforcement notice adjourned

Court to await An Bord Pleanála decision that overlaps with key issues in the case

Dublin Airport passenger cap: Eamon Ryan has previously intervened in planning row, says Ryanair’s O’Leary

Ahead of meeting with Minister, Ryanair boss highlights Eamon Ryan’s letter to planners over LNG project

Permission granted for 1,020 homes in Donabate

However Fingal County Council does not give go-ahead for Balbriggan scheme

Airport war of words between Michael O’Leary and Eamon Ryan deepens

Ryanair boss accuses Minister of having ‘no difficulty’ intervening in planning for Dublin Metro’ but refusing to act on Dublin Airport passenger cap

DAA challenge to notice restricting night-time flights to be heard in March

Airport operator warns it could be forced to cancel thousands of flights

Meath County Council supports plans for Dublin Airport expansion

Council’s senior planner says any expansion of the airport must take into account noise levels which affect people in parts of the county near the North Runway

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