Swords News from The Fingal Independent

'MMA' fighting at local all-weather

A Swords all-weather facility is being turned into an 'MMA Cage' by local youths according to a Labour Councillor.

'I was afraid to love him'

A Ballyboughal mum has thanked the staff of Crumlin Hospital for saving her son's life and told of the heartache of watching her baby struggle after he was born with s seerious kidney condition.

Publish: Saturday 23rd March 12:00am

€3.4m in housing adaptation grants

Some €3,377,777 has been made available to support home adaptations for older people, people with a disability and people with mobility issues in the Fingal County Council area, comprising of €2,702,222 provided by Government and €675,555 from the council itself.

Publish: Saturday 23rd March 12:00am

Rush Daffodil Day thrives after 30 years and a grand tally of €1m+

One of the longest-running and most successful Daffodil Day committees is in the north Fingal town of Rush and after over 30 years supporting the Irish Cancer Society event, this local committee shows no sign of slowing down.

Publish: Saturday 23rd March 12:00am

Fears for Fingal's ballot integrity

Fears have been expressed over the integrity and security of ballots cast in Fingal in the upcoming local election after the County Sheriff announced the votes will be opened and counted in two different venues.

Publish: Saturday 23rd March 12:00am

Local gardaí issue appeal for help after youth and garda suffer injuries

GardaÍ in Swords and Ashbourne are appealing for witnesses to a public order incident in Ashbourne earlier this month.

Publish: Saturday 23rd March 12:00am

Skerries singer Eva needs a lifeline to survive the voice

Skerries teen singing sensation, Eva Campbell pulled another great performance out of the bag as she reached the knockout stages of the competition at the weekend but she will rely on the public vote to make it to the live semi-finals of the show.

Publish: Saturday 23rd March 12:00am

15 new jobs for Swords as Four Star Pizza opens takeaway and restaurant

Four Star Pizza has opened its first takeaway and restaurant in Swords with a €100,000 investment which will create up to 15 new jobs in the area.

Publish: Saturday 23rd March 12:00am

Petition for new hospital bus route

An independent local election candidate in Swords is pushing to secure a new bus route from various parts of the town to Beaumont Hospital.

Publish: Saturday 23rd March 12:00am

Clarity needed on home loans

The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan scheme, which offers a Government-backed mortgage for first-time buyers, came under scrutiny during a recent meeting of Fingal County Council, when councillors raised what they called a sense of 'confusion' and 'panic' among the public, surrounding new applications for the scheme.

Publish: Saturday 23rd March 12:00am

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