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.

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.

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.

Congratulations are in order for all the JKS Ireland students who completed their belt grading examination at the National Grading including those who took the Black Belt Dan grade under the watchful eye of Kagawa Shihan. All of these karateka were dedicated in their training to achieve their new grades through tough examinations. Regular training continues weekly in Applewood Community Centre. All classes are enjoying being back to a regular schedule after the long Easter break in April. The next event for members is the 3rd JKS Inter Club Competition which will be held in Tyrrelstown in June. We hope to have some medal winners on the day. We 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. Congratulations are in order for all the JKS Ireland students who completed their belt grading examination at the National Grading including those who took the Black Belt Dan grade under the watchful eye of Kagawa Shihan. All of these karateka were dedicated in their training to achieve their new grades through tough examinations. We are delighted that JKS Swords has two new Shodan. Well done to Sophia Guildea and Amelia Miller on passing their test recently.

Congratulations to our U12A Girls Team, who secured the @metropolitangirls League Title recently. It has been a fantastic season so far and it’s not over yet! The girls are a newly formed team, this is their first year together and are led by both of their captains Lucy Flood & Lottie Brogan. The girls have really accomplished a lot in a short space of time. The absolutely wonderful highlights of the season include reaching the final 16 in the SFAI Cup, reaching the Final of the SFAI Regional Cup and of course winning the league and securing promotion to the Premier League next year. This involved a great commitment from all the girls and their parents who gave fantastic support and of course their coaches who really gave 100%. There are great things to come for this group of talented girls. Congratulations once again. The club is very proud of you all!

St Colmcilles GFC Summer Camp will run from Monday the 10th of July to Friday 14th. Times from 10am to 1pm.Open to children aged 4 years to 12 years. Payment can be made in the clubhouse or through the Clubforce website member.clubforce.com/memberships_cart_m.asp?LL_ID=3540 or Call 0876819540 for more information.

Fingallians boys and girls have brought more silverware to the club recently. The U/15 Boys won the Div 3 Football Féile Final v Ballymun Kickams. Meanwhile not to be outdone the girls also brought honour to our club. This time as they competed for their county at provincial level. The Fingallians u16 Girls were instrumental in Dublin coming from behind to beat Kildare to win the Leinster U16 Football Championship. Well done Dayna, Ruby, Kirsten and Gemma. Who now have an All Ireland semi final to look forward to.

Huge turnout at the official launch of Swords Memory Cafe. Forget me nots choir sang wonderfully for our guests and volunteers. Gorgeous renditions of old-time classics. A wonderful and emotional morning for all lucky enough to be there. Thanks so much to the lovely wildemeadowflowers for the beautiful bouquets and also to bainnebeo for the milk today. Once again Deirdre brought her beautiful baking. Thanks so much to the army of volunteers from Fingallians GAA club, Carechoice and our very own community who give of their time one morning a month for a wonderful community initiative.

One Voice Singers - Swords, the new community singing group based in St Colmcille’s GAA started back recently . New members are welcome to come down and sing! The group welcomes adults of all nationalities, bringing people together with a special emphasis on community integration, diversity, and respect. It’s a great chance to meet new people and learn new songs, promising to be plenty of laughs, entertaining and above all fun. If you would like to sing your heart out, please register online at eventbrite.com/e/one-town-one-voice-singers-swords-tickets-486869137697 or come along to St. Colmcille’s GAA in Swords on each Tuesday at 7.30pm. For more information contact Jacinta at community@fingal.ie The One Voice Singers are supported by Fingal Community Development Office and the One Town One Voice initiative. More information at onetownonevoice.ie.