There are 5 electoral areas in Fingal. Balbriggan (8 Seats), Castleknock (7 Seats), Howth-Malahide (8 Seats), Mulhuddart (8 Seats) and Swords (9 Seats)
The promotion of Irish food this Christmas continues as the Brussels Sprouts are into harvest. Demand over the coming weeks will increase for the traditional vegetable on most Christmas dinners. With one north county Dublin farmer saying that 33% of the total crop will be harvested during the month of December to meet the demand. Minister of State, Tom Hayes, at the Department of Agriculture visited Enda Weldon's farm in north County Dublin this week as part of a wider promotion of the consumption Irish vegetables by Irish consumers.