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Awards

Fingal Chamber has today announced the shortlist for the 2025 Fingal Business Awards, which will be presented at a Gala Ceremony on Friday, 14 November. The Awards honour the innovation, resilience and success of enterprises across the county, from start-ups to major employers.

Energy

Fingal Chamber has welcomed Kilshane Energy’s €250 million investment in a new 300-megawatt flexible gas turbine power station in north Dublin — a project set to strengthen Ireland’s energy security and support Fingal’s rapidly growing economy.

Government

Fingal Chamber, in partnership with Dains Ireland, hosted a Budget 2026 Briefing on 8 October to help businesses understand the implications of this year’s national budget.

Government

Chambers Ireland has responded to Budget 2026, describing it as “a budget of two halves”. Speaking today, Chief Executive of Chambers Ireland Ian Talbot said that Budget 2026 offers welcome commitments on infrastructure and housing but leaves some questions unanswered for the business community.

Tourism

At Dublin Airport, a total of 3,346,400 passengers passed through in September, which was +3.6% higher than in the same month in 2024. Every single day in September saw Dublin Airport welcome more than 100,000 passengers, with 18 days in the month seeing more than 110,000 passengers passing through, and six days coming in above 120,000.

Planning

Chambers Ireland has said that it strongly supports today’s approval by An Coimisiún Pleanála of the Dublin MetroLink project, saying it will be a catalyst for housing, infrastructure and growth.

Planning

Fingal County Council welcomes the publication of the Railway Order for MetroLink by An Coimisiún Pleanála. The granting of planning permission for the project is a huge boost to the county, The Council has been planning for MetroLInk for many years and has in place plans to facilitate the sustainable growth of Swords to 100,000 people with new homes and new jobs being delivered all along the ...

Planning

Fingal Chamber has welcomed today’s decision by An Coimisiún Pleanála to grant the Railway Order for MetroLink, describing it as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deliver faster, greener and more reliable public transport for Fingal, Dublin and the wider region.

Awards

Fingal Chamber, in partnership with Fingal County Council, is delighted to announce that applications remain open for the 2025 Fingal Business Awards, with the submission deadline now extended by one week.

Tourism

Fingal microbrewery Hope Beer have executed a clever coup in teaming up with Pittsburgh based Tortured Souls Brewing to produce a beer celebrating the Pittsburgh Steelers v Minnesota Vikings match this weekend. Dublin will become just the fourth European city to host a regular-season game and 30,000 American football fans are expected to the party. Fittingly, the collaborative brew is called ...