St Colmcilles GFC are seeking participants who are eligible under the current Community Scheme Employment. All training will be given. 19.5 hours per week. Weekends or Weekday work optional. Call Marian 0876819540. ALSO PLEASE DO NOT FORGET!!!!!

ST COLMCILLES GFC - FAMILY FUN DAY - AUGUST 19th - Join us for a Fun Filled Day for all the Family. Come along and take part in what is bound to be a great day! We have Paul’s Pet Farm, Children’s Entertainment, DJ, Kiddies Play Area, Slime station, Bubble Station, Face Painting, Mary’s Bottle stall and Games Galore.There will be a BBQ and Ice Cream Van on site also. Admission is free for children and €5 per adult.

Swords Women’s Shed have said recently we should all get ready for an amazing opportunity to boost our fitness levels and have a blast outdoors. Lots of local groups will take part in the Fingal ParkFit 2023, the 10-week outdoor exercise programme designed to help you achieve your health and wellness goals.
What to Expect: Fun-filled outdoor workouts - Engaging group exercises - Certified trainers and fitness experts - Varied supervised training sessions and a supportive community atmosphere. So go on why not Register by clicking: Swords, Holywell Park bit.ly/ParkFit2023Holywell. Also just to ensure as many people as possible get the message why not spread the word? Do you know someone who would love to join Fingal ParkFit 2023? Let them know about this truly fantastic opportunity to get fit, have fun, and enjoy the beautiful outdoors together! For any inquiries, contact Noel.McManus@Fingal.ie.Let’s kickstart our fitness journey together and make 2023 our healthiest year yet! See you at Fingal ParkFit 2023!

Fingal ParkFit programme for Summer 2023. Free Exercise Classes started in Holywell Park on Wednesday 14th June 7pm and are continuing – check out the Fingal County Council website or contact Noel.

The Aer Lingus Social and Athletic Association was originally founded in 1966 by employees in Dublin Airport and is still going strong today, ALSAA Tennis Club is now open to everybody. Membership in the first year was £1.00, which was more expensive than it sounds as the club had no courts. Although no longer at £1.00 the membership is still great value particularly if you are interested in any of the many other sports ALSAA has to offer. In ALSAA Tennis Club, we pride ourselves in having a welcoming and intimate club where everybody is on first name terms. We cater to all levels, from the player who just wants some fun, social tennis to those who want to pit themselves against the very best in other clubs around Leinster. We are an extremely active club, hosting a range of club tournaments and events throughout the year. We’re always open to new membership so come check us out. Our club is located on the grounds of the ALSAA Sports Complex (.alsaa.ie), Swords Road, Swords, Co. Dublin – Eircode: K67 YV06.

So why don’t you join a vibrant Tennis Club? We take pride in having an active social tennis club for all our members, whatever your level. Enjoy club tournaments, social tennis, and our annual club championship. Something for everyone. You can check us out on our website (), on Facebook (https://facebook.com/alsaatennisclub) and our email address is alsaatennisclub@gmail.com.

We would love to have you as a member and all levels are welcome. ALSAA membership is €200 (which you spread out over 12 months), with membership to our tennis club being an additional €110. Please ring John on 087-6526378 if you have any questions or would like to join.

Swords Karate Club would like to welcome two new Shodan (Black Belts) to its ranks. Amelia Miller and Sophia Guildea passed their Black Belt examination recently under the watchful eye of Kagawa Shihan 9th Dan JKS. The two girls had to demonstrate a certain level of ability in Kihon (Basics), Kumite (Fighting) and Kata (Forms) in order to be awarded the prestigious black belt. Both girls have been training in Swords Karate Club since they were very young and reaching this milestone is a big achievement. We are very proud of them both and hope they continue with their training and achieve even greater success in Karate.

Swords Karate Club attended the 3rd JKS Ireland Inter-Club competition recently hosted by JKS Tyrellstown. The 17 strong squad put on a great display of karate at the event and came second in the medal table taking home 6 Gold, 2 Silver and 7 Bronze medals. There were notable performances in Kumite from Sophia Guildea and Danny Aguilar in the Brown & Black Belt divisons, while Amelia Miller was on top form taking Gold in the Girls Brown & Black Belt Kata. Lola Whalley did the double taking Gold in Kata and Kumite in the Girls Green to Purple Belt Section while siblings Harrison Beaumont and Lilia Beaumont took home Bronze medals in their Kata divisions.

Next up for the club is the Summer grading where students will be examined on their Kihon (basics), Kumite (fighting) and Kata (forms) to progress to their next colour belts. It will be the culmination of 6 months hard training.

We are alway happy to take new members (Children, Young People & Adults) all through the year. Contact Dermot on 087-8073885 for details on how to join. Contact us on Facebook: JKS Swords Karate Club or on Instagram: @jks_swords_karate_club

Over 200 Hurls, Helmets , boots and Fingallians wear have found new homes with members of the club in recent times. However, the club needs lots more of all of the above items. Lots of old Hurls, helmets , Clean boots and items of Fingallians wear / Dublin wear needed. All items donated can be bought for €5 each. €1,000 raised to date. All funds raised go towards buying equipment for Fins All Stars which is greatly appreciated and supports this great group on an ongoing basis. Thanks all for supporting us. Contact anyone on the Committee or any club member to see how you can donate or help in any way.

All at Swords Boxing Club are absolutely delighted and proud of the recent success of one of their Junior female boxers recently. It was a brilliant day for Swords boxing club when Danielle Smithers was crowned 32kg National Junior Cadet Irish Champion, Well done Danielle, and congratulations also to all your coaches and clubmates on this wonderful achievement. We are certain everyone at Swords Boxing Club are super proud of you, and rightly so. It seems there is a very bright future ahead for Danielle. Congratulations once again.

Swords Lions Club have recently announced they raised the remarkable sum of €15,937 in their efforts on Daffodil Day this year. Each year Swords Lions Club organises Daffodil Day in Swords for the Irish Cancer Society. Locations included the Pavilions, Swords Central, JCs/Dunnes and Tesco Holywell Supermarkets. Our photos show local Lions/ Volunteers taking part. We thank the donors for their wonderful and generous support for this very worthy cause. We also want you to meet the Swords Lions team who organised our Daffodil Day for the Irish Cancer Society (ICS) sen here handing over the cheque. The Lions wish to thank our group of volunteers who man the desks for the day most of whom join us each year for this excellent charity day.

Swords Meals on Wheels is an entirely voluntary organisation that has been in Swords for the past 40+ years. We do always need funding to continue to support all those in the greater Swords area with meals and more. Therefore we were delighted to learn that Swords Manor Residents Association are having a Quiz night on our behalf on July 6th at 7,30pm in St Colmcilles GAA club and it is supported by Cllr Ann Graves . A table of 4 is €40 and you can book a table by email at swordsmanor@gmail.com. Or by DM through the SMRA facebook page. Please if you can directly support this or organize a team, Swords Meals on Wheels would be delighted and thank you to Swords Manor Residents Association for organising it.

What to Expect: Fun-filled outdoor workouts - Engaging group exercises - Certified trainers and fitness experts - Varied supervised training sessions and a supportive community atmosphere. So go on why not Register by clicking: Swords, Holywell Park bit.ly/ParkFit2023Holywell. Also just to ensure as many people as possible get the message why not spread the word? Do you know someone who would love to join

Fingal ParkFit 2023? Let them know about this truly fantastic opportunity to get fit, have fun, and enjoy the beautiful outdoors together! For any inquiries, contact Noel.McManus@Fingal.ie.Let’s kickstart our fitness journey together and make 2023 our healthiest year yet! See you at Fingal ParkFit 2023!
Fingal ParkFit programme for Summer 2023. Free Exercise Classes started in Holywell Park on Wednesday 14th June 7pm and are continuing – check out the Fingal County Council website or contact Noel.

By Ken Duffy

Failte Ireland in association with the Department of Rural and Community Development and SuperValu invited four members of Swords Tidy Towns to the presentation of the Midlands and East Regional Awards of the 2022 SuperValu Tidy Towns Competition. The presentation was held at St Lomans GAA Clubhouse, Newhaggard Rd, Trim on Wednesday June 28th from 5.45pm onwards. Mr Damien English TD and SuperValu presented the awards.

It was a great honour to be there to pick up our award, that makes five National Silver Medal in a row for the beautiful historic town of Swords. In attendance on behalf of Swords Tidy Towns were Ken Duffy Chairperson, Grace Dunne Residents Association Liaison Officer, Matt Cullen School Liaison Officer and Ramune Kuzminiene Bio Diversity Officer.

Swords Tidy Towns would like to thank Trim Tidy Towns for making us and everyone there feel so welcome, a fantastic night was had by all. We are now in the process of preparing for these years judging which takes place during the months of June and July. These two months are extremely busy for us so new volunteers are very welcome to come along and help us in our endeavours.

Swords Tidy Towns meets each Saturday morning at 10.15am in the car park of Colourtrend opposite the Garda Station and on a Wednesday night at 6.45pm in the car park of the Castle SC on Bridge St opposite the park gates. Just turn up and we will kit you out, if you have skills you think would benefit us please make contact. Our contact details are Phone Ken on 0866008313 or email us at swordstidytowns@gmail.com we look forward to hearing from you.