We are delighted that Castleknock Parish, Our Lady Mother of the Church working alongside Castleknock Tidy Towns has joined Tap Map (Refill.ie). You can now fill your reusable water bottle free of charge at the Our Lady Mother of the Church water tap. Providing a free water refill point supports the Parish’s commitment to responding to the “Cry of the Earth” and strengthens Castleknock Tidy Towns’ vision of building a more sustainable, climate-aware community. What can you do

Why Avoid Peat? Peat has long been used in gardening for its light texture and ability to hold water — but it comes at a huge environmental cost. Peat is not a renewable resource on human timescales. It forms over thousands of years in peat bogs, which are precious carbon stores and wildlife habitats. When we extract peat for compost: ❌ Carbon is released — adding to climate change ❌ Rare habitats are destroyed, affecting plants, birds, and insects ❌ Biodiversity declines as

Students from University College Dublin joined Castleknock Tidy Towns as part of their Volunteering and Global Citizenship Programme for a volunteering session. Many hands make light work. The students cleaned up around Castleknock Road/Auburn Avenue junction • Removed plants from the flower bed • Replanted the plants on Whites Road, as part of CTT’s plan to recycle plants • Cleared up and edged, giving a finished look to the area • Composted green waste We thank the students

The first day of Spring—welcoming new beginnings and fresh growth. Take a stroll along the Snowdrop Trail on Auburn Avenue- the snowdrops are looking beautiful . Well done to Team CTT for your planting efforts providing this beautiful Snowdrop Trail. Wishing you a lovely Spring day ✨

Congratulations to CTT's Evelyn Pender who recently achieved her Associate distinction from the Irish Photographic Federation (IPF). Evelyn has been a member of the St Brigid's Photo Group in Blanchardstown for a number of years.  To achieve this Associate distinction (AIPF), Evelyn was required to submit a panel of 15 photographs for assessment and she chose bees and bumble bees as her chosen subject. An Associate distinction sets a higher standard than the entry-level Licen

Three TY students from St Vincent’s Castleknock College successfully completed their Community Care Placement week with Castleknock Tidy Towns. The students worked diligently from 9.00am to 3.30pm over four days, contributing enthusiastically to a wide range of CTT activities, including: • Hedgerow planting with native Irish trees and primroses • Tree planting • Washing and maintaining the polytunnel • Waterproofing new outdoor benches • Bulb planting • Hedge clipping • Sorti

A big thank you to our regular volunteers 👏 and to those who join us whenever they can. Every effort counts. Thanks to you all, the village is cleaner, greener — and a better place for us all including wildlife, who appreciate a plastic free environment.

Five CTT Volunteers representing Castleknock Tidy Towns were delighted to attend the annual Volunteers Appreciation Evening and Fingal Volunteer Managing Awards 2025 A big congratulations to all the Volunteer groups who attended and were awarded for their dedication to voluntary and community activity, making meaningful contribution to the quality of life within their communities. Community volunteering remains a cornerstone of Ireland’s sustainable and connected society. Cas

There was a huge turnout and lots of festive cheer at the annual lighting-up ceremony of the Castleknock Christmas tree. Seven year-old Elian Pérez - our youngest Volunteer - had the special honour of lighting the Christmas Tree this year. The event began inside St Brigid’s Church with a short performance by the award-winning St Brigids NS choir. The official lighting of the Christmas tree followed outside, accompanied with carols by the Castleknock Tennis Club choir. Refresh

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

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!

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

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.

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

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.

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

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. 👏

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

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

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