Inside Fingal - Ep29 - The Affordable Housing Scheme

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.

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.

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.