Map of Ireland, Highlighting Fingal
Co. Dublin is magnified in this image. Fingal is situated in North County Dublin, as highlighted in yellow.
Map of Ireland, Highlighting Fingal
Map of Ireland, Highlighting Fingal
Co. Dublin is magnified in this image. Fingal is situated in North County Dublin, as highlighted in yellow.
Fingal was set up as a result of the Local Government Act 1993, which dissolved Dublin County Council and created 3 new Local Authorities: Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin. The region takes its name from the Irish "Fine Gall" meaning "fair-haired foreigner".
According to the census in 2006, the official population of Fingal has grown dramatically to just under 240,000. 43,579 more people live in Fingal now than in 2002, a growth rate of 22.2% in just 4 years.
Fingal is officially Ireland's fastest growing county and the area of Dublin undergoing the greatest expansion. It now makes up 5.6% of the national population.
Fingal remains Ireland's youngest county with the average age of its resident being 32.2 years old, much younger than the present national average of 35.6.
Read on to find out more about transport in Fingal.