Fingal County Council has secured more than €20 million from the Towns and Cities Regeneration Investment Fund to advance six projects across the county.

The funding forms part of a list of almost 120 projects across every local authority, announced this week by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD. In total, €409 million is being made available to councils that meet delivery targets.

The scheme operates two streams: one for near-term schemes that can be on site by September 2027, and another for longer-term projects to be delivered later in the National Development Plan.

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Three Fingal projects due to commence on site within the next 12 months will receive a combined €20.1 million. The Swords Cultural Quarter is allocated €7.5 million; €7 million is provided for the pedestrianisation of New Street in Malahide; and €5.6 million is earmarked for the Skerries Harbour Road project.

Under the longer-term stream, Fingal has been awarded €307,500 for projects currently in development: €150,000 for work on the Swords Main Street Transformation (part of the Sustainable Swords Strategy), plus two grants of €78,750 for a masterplan for Clonsilla Town Centre and a development plan for Skerries Town Centre.

Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Tony Murphy, said: "Revitalising our town centres and tackling dereliction is an important focus for Fingal, and I am delighted that the €20.1 million secured for the county represents one of the largest overall allocations in the country."