Skerries News from The Fingal Independent

Council reports 'significant increase' in housing construction during 2018

Fingal Co Council has reported a 'significant' increase in housing construction during 2018, with 'around 2,000' homes delivered in the region over the past 12 months.

Publish: Saturday 19th January 12:00am

Former prison site may now provide houses

Reports on Monday suggest that the former 'superprison' site at Thornton Hall in Kilsallaghan is to be offered for housing to the newly-formed Land Development Agency.

Publish: Saturday 19th January 12:00am

Community groups to get almost €500,000

Several local community groups and sports organisations are to benefit from almost €500,000 in funding under the Government's Community Enhancement Programme.

Publish: Saturday 19th January 12:00am

Dublin Airport Community Fund opens again for 2019

Dublin Airport's Community Fund, which supports projects in the neighbouring communities around Dublin Airport, has reopened for applications, and will remain open for a period of six weeks until Monday February 12, 2019.

Publish: Saturday 19th January 12:00am

Keep hydrated if you want to do well in Maths

We all know how important hydration is but can keeping hydrated actually improve our ability to do mathematics?

Publish: Saturday 19th January 12:00am

Ardmac win new €100m Hilti contract

Fingal-based company, Ardmac, the leading International construction specialist, has been awarded the contract to commercially fit out the Dublin head office of Hilti, a leading software, products and services company which services the professional construction industry.

Publish: Saturday 19th January 12:00am

Students look at growing plants on Mars surface

Sometimes the ambitions of a Young Scientist project stretch beyond the bounds of Earth and into the cosmos.

Publish: Saturday 19th January 12:00am

Lesotho farmers advised to simply get on their bikes

An enduring relationship has built up between the country of Lesotho and the students of Portmarnock Community School over several years ago and the students have often found ingenious ways to help the developing country and this year is no different.

Publish: Saturday 19th January 12:00am

Microbeads are under scrutiny from Loreto girls

Microbeads have been identified as one of the greatest threats to marine life in modern times so it is no surprise that they became the focus of a Young Scientist project by two students from Loreto Secondary School in Balbriggan.

Publish: Saturday 19th January 12:00am

Skerries student takes top prize at Young Scientist Exhibition

A Fingal student has finished top of the pile once again in this year's BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition as Skerries Community College student, Adam Kelly took the overall prize and proclaimed he was 'in total shock'.

Publish: Saturday 19th January 12:00am

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