Hey Blanch, welcome to Edition 12 of The Blanch Bulletin.

There’s a real post–Paddy’s Day buzz around Dublin 15 this week. After a brilliant few days across Fingal, we’re back with your weekly round-up of what’s happening locally.

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Fingal is getting ready for one of Ireland’s biggest community events — and it starts locally.

The Street Feast Roadshow is coming to Mulhuddart Community Centre on Saturday, March 28th (1:30pm – 3:30pm), giving locals everything they need to host their own street party this May.

Street Feast weekend (May 23–24) brings over 50,000 people together nationwide — and the roadshow will include:

It’s a simple idea that brings communities together — and great to see it landing in Dublin 15.

Applications are now open for Fingal’s Summer Projects 2026 - supporting local groups to run programmes for young people across the county.

These projects include:

📅 Deadline: March 22nd

A really useful local event coming up for older residents in the area.

📍 Castleknock Community Centre
🗓 Tuesday, March 31
⏰ 10:30am – 12:30pm

Attendees can get advice and support on:

Organisations attending include Citizens Information, An Garda Síochána, Fingal Libraries and more.

A great opportunity to ask questions and connect with local supports.

ODEON’s “Silvers” screenings are running locally, offering:

These take place during quieter daytime hours and are aimed at over 60s (with some flexibility depending on the film).

Changes are on the way for local bus services.

The current 70 bus route is set to be replaced by a new L64 route, which will:

However, there are currently no plans for a direct route between Ongar/Castaheany and Clonee, which may be a concern for some commuters.

The well-known low bridge on Blakestown Road has claimed another vehicle this week.

A truck became lodged under the structure — something that’s happened many times before due to its 2.6m height clearance.

Traffic was temporarily disrupted while emergency services cleared the scene.

At this stage, it’s probably the most battered bridge in Ireland.

A number of roles are currently open, including:

Deadlines vary.

Friday: Fog will mostly clear through the morning but may linger near some eastern and northeastern coasts keeping conditions duller there. Elsewhere it will be dry with plenty of sunshine. Highest temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees in a mostly light southerly breeze.

Friday night: Another dry night with long clear spells though more cloud will move into the northwest later in the night. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 5 degrees generally, possibly a little colder in the southwest. Areas of fog will develop again in near calm conditions, most likely in the south and east.

Saturday: Fog will again clear for most during the morning but could linger near some coasts. Otherwise, it will be dry day for most with hazy sunshine. It will be duller in parts of the northwest though with a few spots of light rain or drizzle. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees in light variable breezes.

Blanchardstown was absolutely packed on March 17th, with huge crowds lining the route from Main Street through to Clonsilla Road. The atmosphere was one of the best in years — great weather, strong community turnout, and plenty of colour across local groups and clubs.

Across Fingal, eight parades took place in:

From marching groups to live music and creative floats, it was a brilliant day.

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