Local Issues

I campaigned for the refurbishment of the Carnegie Free Library. The comprehensive refurbishment took about a year to complete. I will ensure that it provides versatile workspaces and a creative hub for diverse community and art events, including rehearsals and performances.

I was the first local councillor to demand a local theatre to be built at Swords Cultural Quarter. This was in response to the many local residents who pointed out the need to ensure that local adults and children had access to theatre and music. I strongly felt that it was a disgrace that a

I was successful in getting a core area protected through the insertion of a designated Architectural Conservation Area (ACA) in Swords. I welcomed the recent €50,000 in funding for the conservation work to be carried out at St. Columba’s Church. The people of Swords recognise and are proud of the heritage of their town. Swords

I successfully secured €45,000 in the recent budget to be set aside to support people with chronic illness or have become immobile and who wish to avail of the exercise programme. I am pleased that Dr. Noel McCaffrey, recipient of a United Nations Healthy Nations 50 Award, has set up an Exercise your way back

I am delighted that members of the public now have new modern and clean public toilets available to them at Swords Town Park at the North Street entrance. For too many years residents and tourists had to ask to use the facilities at local businesses, if they got caught short while in the town’s main

Just this week I noticed several signs along the Forest Road indicating that several fields at the north end of Ridgewood estate and close to Forest little golf club and not too far Dublin Airport have been offered for sale. The agents who have been instructed to bring this land to the market are Knight

Motion: Councillor J. Newman “That the Chief Executive provide a report showing the status of all the fenced off vacant land in the Miller’s Glen developments (Longview and Westmill inclusive) that is designated to be used for childcare and recreation.” Report: Permission was sought and granted for 5 creches as part of the residential development

Poor Planning of Childcare Facilities in North Swords Dear Resident. I am happy to report that two new creches are presently being completed from a construction point of view in new developments in Swords. A Report on my motion before the (Swords, Balbriggan, Lusk, and Rush) Local Area meeting in June 2023 exposed the lack

Press Release Local Swords (IND)Cllr., Joe Newman has slammed the government parties today. He said this government and in particular Fine Gael and the Greens have sat on their hands and ignored the transport pressures on North County Dublin and in particular Dublin Airport and Swords town.  Newman said a prominent Fine Gael minister made

During the negotiations of the 2016 Development Plan, I became aware of efforts to rezone land to the west of Swords. At that time, I was conscious that to rezone land without given due consideration to proper planning would ultimately lead to urban sprawl and the considerably diminishing of the greenbelt around Swords. I fought