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Hello, How Are You?

Hello, How Are You, is a new mental health promotion campaign brought to you by Mental Health Ireland. The campaign asks individuals, communities, workplaces, friends & family to say ‘Hello’ and ask the question ‘How Are You?’ in a meaningful way! The campaign is about tackling the lack of connection or belonging that people experience.

Draft Balbriggan Public Realm Strategy and Draft Balbriggan Active Travel and Transportation Strategy Webinar

Our Balbriggan is inviting the people of Balbriggan and interested stakeholders to attend a webinar on March 1st at 7 pm, giving an update on two strategies that will shape the future of the town for many years to come! Register to join here: https://consult.fingal.ie/en/content/our-balbriggan-webinar-public-realm-active-travel-and-transportation-strategi The Draft Balbriggan Public Realm Strategy and Draft Balbriggan Active Travel

Balbriggan Placemaking Fund – Local groups receive over €42,000 in funding!

To help showcase the wonderful town of Balbriggan, Fingal County Council have continued with the Our Balbriggan Placemaking Fund this year, with over €42,000 being awarded to 16 projects! The aim of the Our Balbriggan Placemaking Fund is to help inspire people to recreate and reinvent some of the public spaces throughout the town, with

Local Photographers have talent showcased in Our Balbriggan hub!

With the start of a new year, brings the opportunity for a revamp of the Our Balbriggan hub windows! As always, we try to take this opportunity to highlight local talent from around Balbriggan and are pleased to bring you a little background on each of the photographers featured.

Our Balbriggan Rejuvenation Plan continues to progress

Two years on from the launch of the Our Balbriggan Rejuvenation Plan 2019-2025, the transformation of Ireland’s youngest town is taking shape, with substantial progress made across a range of objectives in all five of the Plan’s pillars. A new leaflet is currently being delivered to homes and businesses across Balbriggan, outlining 12 areas of

Applications sought to showcase Balbriggan’s creative side

For the second year in a row, the Our Balbriggan Rejuvenation Office of Fingal County Council is inviting applications for its Placemaking Fund.  The fund was established to make Balbriggan an even better place to live, work and play by exploring the town’s creative side and showing Balbriggan in its best light. The 2022 placemaking

About Alison O’Grady

About Alison O’Grady I am multi-disciplinary visual artist and my main passion is drawing and illustration. Art was always my first choice subject at school and when I graduated from Balbriggan Community College in 1989, I continued my studies in Art College for five more years. Qualifying in Design Communications and Graphic Design Technology, I

Our Balbriggan Culture Night 2021

This Friday, September 17th is Culture Night and to mark the occasion, the Our Balbriggan hub will be open from 4.00pm to 7.00pm with a special photographic exhibition featuring thirteen beautiful images captured by local photographers. Local artist and Illustrator Alison O’Grady will be painting a specially commissioned illustration live in the hub – titled  ‘Balbriggan is Class!’

The Changing Face of Balbriggan Community Hackathon October 16th 2021

Register Now  Smart Balbriggan is delighted to announce the ‘The Changing Face of Balbriggan Hackathon’. This free, day-long event will be held on Saturday 16th October from 9am-6pm and is open to everyone over the age of 18.  This is a hybrid event, taking place both in-person at the Bracken Court Hotel, or on-line. You