Inside Fingal - Ep34 - Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, AnnMarie Farrelly - 2026 and beyond.

In Episode 34 of Inside Fingal,  Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, AnnMarie Farrelly joins Communications Graduate, Jack Cunnane to look back on a busy 2025, the major projects, milestones, and achievements for Fingal and to talk about 2026 and beyondSupport 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 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.

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.