County Hall, Swords Explained

County Hall, Swords
Native Name:Halla an Chontae, Sord Cholmcille
Map Type:Ireland
Address:Main Street
Location City:Swords
Location Country:Ireland
Map Dot Label:County Hall
Coordinates:53.459°N -6.2192°W
Completion Date:2000
Architect:Bucholz & McEvoy

County Hall (Irish: Halla an Chontae, Sord Cholmcille) is a municipal building in Swords in the county of Fingal, Ireland.

History

Following the implementation of the Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993, which created Fingal County Council, the county council initially met at the former offices of the abolished Dublin County Council, an office block at 46-49 O'Connell Street, Dublin.[1] [2] The new building, which was designed by Bucholz & McEvoy in association with the Building Design Partnership, was purpose-built for the county council and completed in 2000.[3] It has full-length glass wall engineered by RFR, a French firm who also carried out the engineering for the Louvre Pyramid.[3] There is a 150-year-old Himalayan Cedar tree growing in the centre of the building.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fingal council to build new county offices in Swords. 4 September 1996. Irish Times. 1 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Local Authorities. 26 May 1982. Oireachtas. 26 October 2019.
  3. Web site: Fingal's offices are greenest of all. 9 November 2000. Irish Times. 1 November 2019.
  4. Web site: 2002 – Fingal County Hall, Swords, Co. Dublin. 8 February 2009 . Archiseek. 1 November 2019.