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New pollinator-friendly flower bed
It's all happening today! Thanks Fingal County Council for working with us and creating a NEW pollinator-friendly bed at the Oak Park...
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Water Blitz Results 2021
You may recall back in May Castleknock Tidy Towns took samples from the River Tolka and submitted the results online. DCU Water Institute...
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Powerfully pleasing
Thanks LIDL for responding recently and arranging for the plaza (and benches) in the LIDL development to get an early morning power...
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And then things got better...
A culmination of work paid off! Volunteers came out on Saturdays (and Wed evenings) to pick up litter, weed, cut verges, set seeds, plant...
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OPW Works
Fantastic to see the OPW taking advantage of the closure of the Castleknock Gates to resurface Chesterfield Avenue between Mountjoy...
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Castleknock Gates being rehung!
Castleknock Road Phoenix Park entrance/exit is closed to vehicular traffic to facilitate rehanging of the gates. Pedestrians and cyclists...
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Thanks DRCD, FCC and LCDC!
We wish to acknowledge the support of The Department of Rural and Community Development, Fingal County Council and the Local Community...
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Official Deer Sculpture Handover
The official handover of the Deer Sculpture to the guardianship of Fingal County Council (for the People of Castleknock) took place...
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Watering high baskets
No longer a mystery! If, like lots of folks, you've been wondering how the hanging baskets get watered, here's the answer. A contractor,...
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Matching pair of benches
We are delighted to report that we have TWO benches at the St Brigid's church wall once again. The bench that was damaged by a runaway...
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Additional place name stones
Delighted to report that our long-awaited granite place name stones were installed today. The first at the Navan Road end of Auburn...
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Funding for a Virtual Heritage Tour
Fingal County Council recently granted funding to Castleknock Tidy Towns to produce a virtual heritage tour of Castleknock. Castleknock...
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What a waggy tale!
Watch Lola from Deerpark befriending the deer...
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Colourful gifts!
Thanks Fingal County Council for the wonderful gift of colour after our requests for village baskets! Just what we needed...the flowers...
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Good clean fun!
Many thanks to Austin Henshaw of Henshaw's Cleaning Services. Austin offered to power wash the stone wall and cobble lock outside St...
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Latest deer update:
Fingal County Council has now added soil under the deer and in no time they will be grazing in the long grass. They're looking at home...
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A deer gift for Castleknock
What a wonderful gift! Local resident Brian Arkins (BA Steel Fabrications) has generously donated a superb sculpture of a trio of deer to...
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Testing Time at the Tolka
As part of our commitment to support local biodiversity, Castleknock Tidy Towns took part in the Waterblitz '21 event this weekend. This...
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Swiftly coming your way!
Castleknock Tidy Towns together with students and teachers are delighted with their new Swift Nesting Boxes at 4 local schools, namely St...
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Cherry Blossoms in Castleknock
A cherry blossom is a flower of many trees of genus Prunus (or Prunus subg. Cerasus). They are also known as Japanese cherry and Sakura....
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