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Swords in 7 — Friday 25 September 2026

18–24 September 2026

A proposal to extend the church on Rathbeale Road in Mooretown and add a new two-storey vicarage moved into recommendation review this week. The plans also cover reconfigured parking and EV charging points. Forty bus runs were cancelled, most of them on the 102 and 41C. Air quality remained in the Good band all week.

Trail

Four new points were added to the map this week, including a mature oak and an English oak already recorded in the system, plus three new places around recent construction and overgrown land.

This is a mature oak (Quercus), a large deciduous tree with a thick central trunk, wide-spreading branches, and a broad, dense, rounded canopy exceeding 12 m in spread. It bears lobed green leaves with prominent veins and rounded sinuses, along with some yellowing, dark spots, minor edge damage, and small developing acorns on the twigs. The tree is in good condition overall with dense branching and foliage.

This is a mature English Oak (Quercus robur) with a thick trunk and multi-stemmed form. It reaches approximately 15-20 meters in height with a spread greater than 12 meters and features a broad spreading canopy. The tree is in good condition.

This young deciduous tree has a slender trunk with light-colored bark and stands less than 5 meters tall with a spread under 3 meters. It is newly planted and currently bare of foliage, with branches showing no leaves. The tree is in fair condition overall.

The tree is a young birch (Betula) featuring a slender trunk with smooth, light-colored bark marked by horizontal lenticels. Thin branches support a sparse canopy of ovate leaves that are predominantly green with noticeable yellowing and chlorosis. It measures under 5 meters in height with a spread of less than 3 meters and is in fair to good condition.

4new points

up from 3 last week

Places3

Trees1

Multi-story brick residential building behind metal construction fencing and concrete barriers, with a paved path leading toward it through grass and trees.…Other Dense overgrown vegetation consisting of tall dry grasses, green shrubs, and trees in a natural outdoor setting under a blue sky. / A narrow dirt path runs a…

Contributions to points already on the map8

On the map, added by people200

Trees151

Places22

Objects14

Historic10

Bus stops3

Swoop

One new graffiti report came in this week.

1new report

Graffiti1

Added to reports already open—

Reports raised in total (all time)44

Litter & dumping17

Tree & grass maintenance12

Graffiti6

Road defects4

Other3

Leaks & drainage1

Street lighting1

Tír

A proposal to extend the church on Rathbeale Road in Mooretown, add a new two-storey vicarage, reconfigure parking and install EV charging moved into recommendation review. Four new planning applications arrived, three of them domestic extensions and one for retaining two bin storage structures on Drynan Avenue in Kinsealy. Sixteen properties changed hands or were listed, from €250,000 at Applewood Court to €564,238 at Baile na Mona.

16properties

down from 21 last week

New listings and recorded salesagent listings / sales on the register1 / 15

HighestZone 6, Baile na Mona€564,238 LowestApplewood Court, Applewood Village€250,000

Average€421,540

9 planning changes

Brides Glen Avenue, SwordsF26A/0839EConversion of existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, raising of existing gable c/w window, new access stairs, 2no. roof windows to the front and flat roof dormer to the rear.Invalid F25A/0585E/C4/19F25A/0585E/C4/19Submission against a conditionPlanner Assessment F25A/0585E/C3/18F25A/0585E/C3/18Submission against a conditionPlanner Assessment Rathbeale Road, Mooretown, Swords, Co.Dublin, K67X7X3F26A/0699E

Proposed Alterations and Extension to existing church building, including a new altar, steeple, new stained glass bay window dormers to the front and internal layout modifications, including additional congregation space, kitchen facilities, sanitary accommodation, and ancillary rooms.
The construction of a new two-storey three-bedroom vicarage, including a partial change of use from office to habitable space. 3)Reconfiguration of existing car parking layout and addition of accessible car parking space, EV charging point, Bike storage and all associated site development works, both above and below ground.

Recommendation Review North Apron, Dublin Airport, Swords, Co. DublinF26A/0735EThe erection of 4no. high-level signage attached to the proposed and permitted (Planning Reg. Ref. F23A/0245) Hangar 7, and all associated site development works. Sign 1 (18.8 x 2.2m) is an externally illuminated signage located on the northern elevation; Sign 2 (18.8m x 2.2m) and Sign 3 (18.8m x 2.2m) are externally illuminated signage on the southern elevation; and Sign 4 (10.7m x 1.2m) is an internally illuminated signage on the eastern elevation.35 Day Assessment

Sale prices come from the Property Price Register, which publishes on a delay. Planning changes are what the council’s portal recorded this week — a decision, a new application, or an application moving stage.

Sion

Air quality stayed in the Good band all week with an average PM2.5 of 4.3 µg/m³; the Swords Council Depot monitor recorded 150 of 168 hours.

Good1 of 10

Air quality, typical for the week4.3 µg/m³

Worst readinghighest PM2.5, Friday, 18 September13.3 µg/m³

WarmestMonday, 21 September22.1°C

CoolestSunday, 20 September9.4°C

Rainfall6.3 mm

Dublin Airportreported no readings this weekOffline

Swords Council Depotof hours reporting89.3%

Temperatures are daytime figures from a forecast model, not a ground station. Air quality is the EPA index for health, 1–10.

Express

Forty bus runs were cancelled, twenty-four of them on route 102 and sixteen on the 41C.

40cancelled runs

up from 27 last week

Route 102across 7 days24

Route 41Cacross 5 days16

New service notices4 were in force during the week—

Cancellations are counted per run, as published by the operator. Notices are those affecting the routes and stops we cover.

Féachra

2new pieces

Stories2

Photographs0

In the archive138

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