Inside Fingal Podcast

In Episode 32 of Inside Fingal, Jack Cunnane, Communications Graduate at Fingal County Council speaks to Ciaran Staunton, Administrative Officer in Fingal County Council's Economic, Enterprise, and Tourism Development section all about Fingal's participation in Fáilte Ireland's Home of Halloween Destination Development (Pilot) Scheme 2025. Following a competitive application process, Fingal was one of seven local authorities awarded funding to develop immersive Halloween-themed festivals rooted in local heritage, folklore, and community spirit.Support the show: https://www.fingal.ie/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 22 of the Inside Fingal Podcast sees presenter Gerry McDermott in conversation with Kevin Halpenny, Senior Parks Superintendent at Fingal County Council, who talks about the development of Fingal parks and open spaces, the Council’s Play Policy and the renovation of Bremore Castle and Shackleton GardensSupport the show: https://www.fingal.ie/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  This episode is our 2nd podcast in the Irish language Táimid chun ár dteanga dhúchais a cheiliúradh le podchraoladh as Gaeilge. Éist le Bernie Kelly Oifigeach Gaeilge Chomhairle Contae Fhine Gall ag caint le Lamese Anshasi Oifigeach Cumarsáide sa rannóg Taisteal Gníomhach, Jack Cunnane Oifigeach Cumarsáide,  Emily Geoghagan an tAonad Cúraim Custaiméirí agus Caitriona Geraghty Oifigeach Spóirt. Táimid ag plé na Gaeilge, obair le Comhairle Contae Fhine Gall, Taisteal Gníomach agus Raon rothaí, Cumarsáid, cumarsáid as Gaeilge, Cláir Spóirt, Scéim Scolárachtaí Gaeltachta agus eile. We are celebrating our native language with  our 2nd podcast in Irish. Listen to Bernie Kelly, Irish Language Officer, Fingal County Council, speaking to Lamese Anshasi, Communications Officer in the Active Travel section, Jack Cunnane, Communications Officer, Emily Geoghagan, Customer Care Unit and Caitriona Geraghty, Sports Officer. We are discussing Irish, working with Fingal County Council, Active Travel and Cycling, Communications, communication in Irish, Sports Programmes, Gaeltacht Scholarship Scheme and moreSupport the show: https://www.fingal.ie/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 31 of Inside Fingal, County Arts Officer at Fingal County Council, Sarah O'Neill, and Senior Executive Librarian at Fingal County Council, Lilian Whelan chat to Jack Cunnane, Communications Graduate at Fingal County Council, about what to expect for Culture Night 2025. We also hear more about their own roles and how Arts & Libraries foster cultural engagement across Fingal.Support the show: https://www.fingal.ie/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This National Heritage Week episode is in the Irish language. Agus Seachtain Náisiúnta na hOidhreachta buailte linn táimid chun ár dteanga dhúchais a cheiliúradh le podchraoladh as Gaeilge. Éist le Bernie Kelly Oifigeach Gaeilge Chomhairle Contae Fhine Gall ag caint le Lamese Anshasi, Marie McManus, Paula Hughes, Ciara Farrell, Orla Healy and Emily Geoghagan. Táimid ag plé na Gaeilge, Seachtain Náisiúnta na hOidhreachta, ag obair le Comhairle Contae Fhine Gall agus eile.Support the show: https://www.fingal.ie/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fingal County Council is making it easier for people to buy their home through its Affordable Housing Scheme which is designed to bridge the gap between what a person can afford and the price of a new home. In Episode 29 of the Inside Fingal Podcast Gerry McDermott finds out more from Tricia Matthews and Ashling Turley who are part of the Council’s Affordable Housing teamSupport the show: https://www.fingal.ie/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 28 of the Inside Fingal podcast, Eoin Connelly, Communications Officer at Fingal County Council, speaks to Dr. James Carr of the University of Limerick and Valerie McAllorum of Fingal County Council’s Integration Team about the SALAAM project.Support the show: https://www.fingal.ie/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Administrative Officer Fearghal MacSweeney and Senior Executive Planner Solomon Aroboto are two members of Fingal County Council’s Planning Department and in Episode 27 of the Inside Fingal Podcast they speak to Head of Communications Gerry McDermott about the planning process and, in particular, planning enforcement.Support the show: https://www.fingal.ie/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 26 of the Inside Fingal podcast Sinéad Murphy, who is the Senior Engineer with Fingal County Council’s Active Travel team, talks about the work she and her team are doings to deliver safe cycling and walking infrastructure that will make it easier for citizens in the county to move about their area without needing to use their carSupport the show: https://www.fingal.ie/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cathal Kearney was recently appointed as Fingal County Council’s first full-time Access Officer and has already hit the ground running. In Episode 25 of the Inside Fingal podcast Cathal talks to Gerry McDermott about the role, his previous experience as part of the Access Team at Wexford County Council, and the task of building access into everything Fingal County Council does as an organisation.Support the show: https://www.fingal.ie/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fingal County Council recently appointed Sarah O’Neill as the new County Arts Officer. Sarah, who has over 25 years’ experience in arts development, sat down with Gerry McDermott for Episode 24 of Inside Fingal to talk about her career to date and her plans for the arts in FingalSupport the show: https://www.fingal.ie/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 23 of the Inside Fingal podcast we talk to the outgoing Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Howard Mahony about his year in office and get an insight into the role of the county's first citizenSupport the show: https://www.fingal.ie/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To mark Positive Ageing Week, Episode 21 of Inside Fingal talks to Fingal County Council’s Age Friendly Programme Manager Tricia Matthews about her team’s work in implementing Fingal’s Age Friendly Strategy.    Support the show: https://www.fingal.ie/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over the last 1,500 years Swords has gone from being a monastic settlement to the point where it is the county town of Fingal and, in the coming years is set to be classified as a city with a growing population. In preparation for this population Fingal County Council has developed the Sustainable Swords Strategy which is focused on the strategic regeneration and sustainable development of the existing town. In Episode 20 of Inside Fingal, Gerry McDermott talks to Senior Planner Roisin Burke and Senior Executive Engineer Linda Lally about the strategy which is currently out to public consultation. Support the show: https://www.fingal.ie/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As part of the rejuvenation of Swords town centre, Fingal County Council are planning to build a new Civic and Cultural Centre in the heart of Fingal’s county town. The Swords Cultural Quarter project has reached a major milestone with the plans for the new Civic and Cultural Centre going out to public consultation. In Episode 19 of Inside Fingal Gerry McDermott talks to County Architect, Fionnuala May; John Tuomey of O’Donnell Tuomey Architects; County Librarian Betty Boardman and County Arts Officer Rory O’Byrne about what is proposed.Support the show: https://www.fingal.ie/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 As her year in office comes to an end, the Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Seána Ó Rodaigh, looks back on her time as the first citizen of Fingal in the latest episode of the Inside Fingal podcast.Support the show: https://www.fingal.ie/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 17 of the Inside Fingal podcast features an interview with Hans Visser, Fingal County Council’s Biodiversity Officer who talks about the recently published Draft Biodiversity Plan and some of the interesting projects he has been involved in, like the reintroduction of Old Irish Goats to Howth and the creation of wetlands in Turvey Nature Reserve.Support the show: https://www.fingal.ie/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fingal County Council is firmly focused on enhancing the digital economy and supporting communities to take advantage of a digitally enabled society. In Episode 16 of the Inside Fingal podcast Gerry McDermott chats to the Council’s Digital Programme Officer, Aishling Hyland, about the digital transformation that is happening across the county.Support the show: https://www.fingal.ie/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 15 of the Inside Fingal podcast Gerry McDermott talks to Fingal County Council Arts Officer Rory O’Byrne about how the Arts have developed within Fingal since his appointment in 1994Support the show: https://www.fingal.ie/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On February 1, 2019, Fingal County Council became the first local authority in Ireland to move to a centralised model of procurement with the establishment of the Central Procurement Unit. In Episode 14 of the Inside Fingal podcast the Council’s Procurement Officer, Brian Murray, explains how public sector procurement works and how the Unit provides full tender support to departments across the organisation.Support the show: https://www.fingal.ie/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.