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Innovative smart parking system launched in Castleknock to reduce bicycle clutter
Fingal County Council is the first Local Authority in Europe, outside of Norway, to install smart technology at shared bike parking zones and we are pleased Castleknock has been chosen to trial the project. The main aim of the technology is to eliminate the problem of mis-parked and badly parked hired bikes which are a hazard and unsightly. The technology involved is a wireless solar powered Bluetooth device placed on top of a pole adjacent to the bike parking area which beam


Castleknock Tidy Towns with Edmund Rice College students in the Dublin Gazette
Thanks to the Dublin Gazette for mentioning Castleknock Tidy Towns with Students from Edmund Rice College.


TY Friday, 7th November
Transition Year students from Edmund Rice College joined CTT volunteers for a leaf collection along Auburn Avenue. The gathered leaves were added to CTT’s leaf mould cages for composting. A big thank you to all the students for their great teamwork and enthusiasm!


Village name stone restored and reinstalled
The cleaned up, recycled, reused and repositioned name stone has been installed in the rose bed in the centre of the village. Thanks FCC Operations Department and Darren from Liffey Memorials.


Castleknock Tidy Towns 2026 Calendar
Thank you to all who helped in the production of the Castleknock Tidy Towns 2026 Calendar. Out Now! Thanks to the photographers: Declan Mescall, Evelyn Pender, Linda Byrne, Ruth Murphy and Stephanie Ryan. Photographic editor Paul Redmond, editor Patricia Sheehan, Printer SchoolPrintResources, Businesses who are stocking the CTT Calendars: The Village Shoemaker Castleknock and Educogym Castleknock. We simply couldn’t produce our fundraising calendar without your support. Your


Castleknock Tidy Towns in Little Magazine
Castleknock Tidy Towns would like to thank Little Village magazine for featuring Castleknock Tidy Towns’ initiative to make Castleknock more accessible and age-friendly through the installation of a new bench and pollinator bed at the pedestrian entrance to Peck’s Lane. This spot is now a welcoming haven to rest, chat, and enjoy the beauty and life of the pollinator-friendly flowers.


TY Friday - 24th October'25
Edmund Rice TYs joined CTT volunteers and planted locally gathered wildflower seeds of Oxe-eye Daisy, Poppy, Cowslip and Vetch on Auburn Ave green.🌱 Seeds today, blossoms for the future. 🍃🌸 #TYFriday #CTT #Seedstoday #Blossoms


Thanks to Election Teams for Supporting Poster-Free Zone
Castleknock TidyTowns wish to once again thank each and all of the local campaign teams for the Presidential Election for respecting the Castleknock Poster-Free Zone. The initiative was, once again, an outstanding success and received phenomenal support from all concerned and this is very much appreciated by the community of Castleknock.


Castleknock Law Tennis Club cleans up Graffiti
Thanks to Castleknock Lawn Tennis Club for arranging the removal of graffiti from the side of their premises following request from CTT.


Tidy Town Competition 2025 results
We are delighted to announce: the Tidy Town Competition 2025 results are out. Thank you to all Volunteers, Businesses, Residents and Fingal County Council for all the work. A great achievement to everyone who played their part, no matter how big or how small. It all counts to making our community of Castleknock a great place to live, work, play and for all to enjoy. We received 313 marks, a nearly 6% increase on last year’ 296. We increased our marks in each of the 8 categori


Spot the issue here?
The sign for St Vincent’s Castleknock College is pointing the wrong way. We have reported it to FCC. If you spot issues in the public realm please report them to casmuloparea@fingal.ie Telephone: (01) 890 5000 Opening Hours: Monday - Thursday 9am - 5pm; Friday - 9am - 4.30pm.


Post Box on Auburn Avenue has been reapaired
Pleased to advise the post box on Auburn Avenue has been repaired and is functioning again.


With Gratitude from Caoimhe Murray to the Castleknock Tidy Towns Team
To all of the volunteers of Castleknock Tidy Towns, I wanted to thank all of the volunteers of Castleknock Tidy Towns for your hard work and dedication over the past few years. Your work has quickly turned our village into a beautiful haven, as well as made it easier and safer for all of our community to spend time out of doors. On behalf of those of us whose health prevent our participation, Thank You! Yours Sincerely, Caoimhe Murray


The Guinnes house
This Guinness house in the centre of the village had been vacant for over thirty years and was deteriorating rapidly and at great risk of vandalism. The vacant premises behind it had been burned down maliciously. Castleknock TidyTowns played a significant part in preserving and restoring this historic building by contacting the owner encouraging him to take positive actions which resulted in the property being put on the market. The new owner has carried out a substantial res


A new granite name-stone has been installed on Castleknock Road, at the Hawthorn Lawn roundabout
Following our representations to Fingal County Council this new granite name-stone has been installed on the Castleknock Road at the Hawthorn Lawn roundabout. Thank you FCC Operations Department. 👏


TY Friday! 17th Oct
Edmund Rice College TYs Students in Action with CTT Leaf Harvesting to start the process for rich leaf mulch next year. Great activity!


Our last Saturday Clean Up of the year 18th October'25
A great day’s work in the Village today — paths tidied, leaves cleared and collected for next year’s leaf mulch. The Rose Bed and the Pollinator Bed on College Road were weeded and freshly mulched. We’ve achieved so much together this year and are truly grateful to everyone involved. Now it’s time for a well-deserved break from our Saturday Clean-Ups. There’s still plenty to look forward to — our CTT 2026 Calendar is coming out soon and the Village Tree Lighting Ceremony to b


CTT QUIZ NIGHT'25
A fantastic Quiz night. Well done everyone! A great success with 30 Teams. A fabulous result, we raised a total €3015.40. Huge thanks goes to Volunteers involved in organising and all our supporters. Thanks to everyone who brought teams along. Thanks to Public Representatives who formed teams. Special thanks goes to business sponsors for their generous raffle prizes. Allcare Pharmacy, Bradys Castleknock, Butler’s Pantry, Castleknock Hotel, Choice Boutique, Educo Gym, Manhatta


Saturday Clean Up 11th October'25
Lots of great work today! Crocus bulbs were planted along College Road — sure to bring a wonderful burst of colour in early spring. The nearby pollinator bed was weeded and the paths cleared, creating a lovely space for all who pass by or pause at the bench, with some vibrant flowers still blooming. Over at Castleknock Lawn Tennis Club, the CTT team did a fantastic job preparing the flower bed for planting. A great spread of effort and care right across Castleknock Well done


Ty Friday!
25 Students from Edmund Rice College TYs and the Phoenix Class Students plus Elaine, Danielle & Michael cleared around the base of young...
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