Balrothery Tweets🇮🇪🌻🇺🇦

Providing news and information for the village of Balrothery, Fingal, Co. Dublin, Ireland.

[Deirdre 💚 @ShamrockSpring]

Fair play to all involved good to see a message from @PresidentIRL Michael D. Higgins to Community Gardens Ireland https://t.co/JgKYfI6ro0 via @communityGrdns 🌱

[ArdgillanCastle @ArdgillanCastle]

Guided Garden Tour Series with Head Gardener, Dominica McKevitt. Ardgillan Castle,Thursday 10th April at 10.30am - limited spaces, book online.

[Balbriggan Hist Soc @BalbrigganHist]

Join us tomorrow Sunday March 2nd at 1pm in Balrothery Cemetery where we will lay a wreath and give a short oration in memory of those who lost their lives on the Belle Hill

[An Taisce @AnTaisce]

Hedgerows are an important part of our living landscape and vital for so many nesting birds.

Timely reminder that hedgerow cutting is prohibited from 1 March to 31 August

[Balrothery Tweets🇮🇪🌻🇺🇦 @Balrothery]

Remembering, today, the 150th anniversary of the famous wrecking of The Bell Hill ship off Balbriggan coast during a storm. Eight of it's sailors are laid to rest in Balrothery graveyard.@balbrigganhist @OurBalbriggan

[Balbriggan Hist Soc @BalbrigganHist]

Read more about this in our History for the Millennium book article shared below. We will be commemorating this anniversary on Sunday March 3rd with a wreath laying. Further information to follow

[Balbriggan Hist Soc @BalbrigganHist]

150 years ago today the Belle Hill sank off the coast of Balbriggan. You will all be familiar with the cairn of stones near Newhaven Bay (Sailors Grave) which recalls these seamen who lost their lives in Balbriggan's worst Maritime disaster.

[Fingal County Libraries @fingallibraries]

Join us in Fingal Local Studies & Archives for monthly sessions on how to trace your family history. We will examine the online resources freely available through Fingal Libraries and how these can be used in your search. To book contact [email protected] or 01 8704486.

[Fingal County Council @Fingalcoco]

Don't risk a fine by blocking the way for pedestrians, cyclists or vehicles. Remember to park in designated parking areas only and keep spaces safe for everyone.
#RoadSafety #ParkRight

[North County CC @NorthCountycc]

North County Cricket Club Juveniles would like to thank Tesco for selecting us to be part of their Community Fund.

We are extremely grateful for the important fundraising opportunity to help with youth coaching, equipment and kit costs.

[Fingal County Council @Fingalcoco]

There is a Status Yellow Wind warning in place for Dublin through until 6pm today. That will see strong and gusty winds coming in. Given the impact of Friday's #StormÉowyn, this could see further damage due to already weakened trees and other structures. #StaySafe #WindAlert

[Fingal County Council @Fingalcoco]

Tá seachtain fágtha le cur isteach ar Chiste na Séadchomharthaí Pobail i bhFine Gall. Is é an spriocdháta ná 31 Eanáir, 2025. Bunaíodh Ciste na Séadchomharthaí Pobail den chéad uair i 2020 agus soláthraíonn sé infheistíocht inár n-oidhreacht luachmhar seandálaíochta agus cabhraíonn sé le húinéirí agus feighlithe séadchomharthaí iad a chosaint san am atá le teacht ar mhaithe leis an bpobal.
Tá Comhairle Contae Fhine Gall ag fáiltiú roimh iarratais anois faoi thrí shruth atá le cur i gcrích i 2025. Is iad príomhaidhmeanna an chiste seo caomhnú, cothabháil, cosaint agus cur chun cinn séadchomharthaí áitiúla agus láithreáin seandálaíochta. Chun tuilleadh eolais a fháil faoi na sruthanna maoinithe éagsúla, lámhleabhar CMF agus foirm iarratais téigh chuig https://t.co/l4xAAt1jfp le do thoil
Déan teagmháil le do thoil leis an Oifigeach Oidhreachta má tá aon cheisteanna agat, ag [email protected]

[Fingal County Council @Fingalcoco]

Due to the severity of #StormÉoyen , we wish to advise that all Fingal County Council offices, parks, community centres, libraries and recycling centres will be closed across all of Friday (24 Jan). We will update access details to these public facilities via our social media channels once it is ok to do so and any assessment has been undertaken to areas impacted by the storm.

While council offices and facilities are closed, it will still be business as usual with all of our staff working and responding to any queries. Members of the public can contact Fingal County Council on 018905000 during normal office hours, after which calls will be transferred to the council’s emergency/out of hours service. You may also email our Operations Teams within your local area using:

Castleknock Mulhuddart Area - [email protected]
Balbriggan Swords Area - [email protected]
Howth Malahide Area - [email protected]

https://t.co/nolX46lEvY

[All-Ireland Pollinator Plan @PollinatorPlan]

Want to start gardening for biodiversity in 2025?

In this free webinar by @BioDataCentre, we'll help you get started on taking action for pollinators & biodiversity in gardens of any size. No experience needed!

🗓️5th March, 12pm

Book your free spot here https://t.co/dimh7XloOc

[Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine @agriculture_ie]

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 has been confirmed in a wild buzzard in Dublin. Do not pick up or touch sick or dead birds. Keep pets away from them. Poultry keepers must be vigilant for signs of bird flu and ensure their premises are biosecure.

👉https://t.co/RobvVr66tg

[Heritage Houses Of Ireland @heritage_houses]

On this, the shortest day of the year, let us take a moment to celebrate the indigenous architecture (the product of numerous cultural and construction adaptations through the centuries) that directly connects us with the incredible monuments of our distant past.

#vernacular

[Fingal County Council @Fingalcoco]

From 1 January 2025, charges for non-recyclable and green household waste will increase at Recycling Centres in Fingal. Charges for disposing of household recyclable waste at the centres is free and remains unchanged. Further details on the new pricing can be found here: https://t.co/pIrtpBmnQe

[Office of Public Works @opwireland]

Experience the #WinterSolstice magic at #Newgrange from home!
Watch live as the mid-winter sun (hopefully!) lights the 5,000-year-old passage tomb on 21 Dec at 8:40 UTC.
Tune in:
👉 https://t.co/1Bz7ElhC5E
👉 https://t.co/Wp0v9osZw1
👉 YouTube - OpwIe
👉 RTÉ News & Player