ST. COLMCILLE'S PARISH NEWSLETTER SUMMER 1994

AN CHEAD CHOMAOINEACH Members of the

O'Donnell, Hayes,

Brennan, Murray,

O'Sullivan, Pugh

and Smith families

of Knocklyon

including their

First Holy

Communicants

at

St. Colmcille's

in May

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

LEARNING IS FUN with Margo and Tony Mullane ^ m

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It takes courage to give up a secure career with a reliable company and decide to start a new one, but that is what Tony Mullane did. Of course this would never have happened if he did not have the complete co-operation and shared enthusiasm of his lovely wife Margo. They are partners in this new business - Futurekids - which is proving highly successful.

Tony and Margo were both born in Cork, and although they lived less than a hundred yards from each other, it was only when they worked in the same office, that they met. Margo never wanted to leave Cork, she loved her hometown dearly, but the day she met Tony sealed her fate. He was an ambitious young man who knew he would get a better job in Dublin so off he went - not however, without becoming engaged to the love of his life. They were married in 1974, and soon afterwards bought a house in Idrone, where they lived until five years ago when they moved to Templeroan with their two sons, Tommy and James.

Margo always had a great interest in children, so much so, that she trained with The Irish Playgroup Association and opened her own Playgroup in Idrone. They were happy years and she often remembers the small boys and girls who are now vibrant teenagers. She was also involved as a member and secretary of the ISPCC.

During the years, Tony was doing extremely well in his job with The Norwich Union Insurance Company. In Management, he had successfully completed all the A.C.I.I. exams. It was a busy life, yet behind the rush and bustle, Tony secretly nurtured a secret love. It was, and still is, his fascination for computers. He remembers his first en-counter with a computer, an enormous machine which took up the space of two rooms. "It is hard to imagine", he says,

"that a small P.C. today can do vast amounts more than that huge, early model which was greeted with such enthusiasm and held in such awe".

It was the tightening up of costs within the company that gave Tony the opportunity to branch out and do something on his own. Computers were really his life. His job in Management gave him plenty of scope for preparing projects , problem-solving and his skills in general management were rewarding enough - but, the fact was -he loved computers - not insurance. Work was, of necessity, a 12 hour day, leaving home at 7 a.m. and returning at 7 p.m. The thought of making a new start was attractive, and financially, an opportunity not to be missed. It was a time for change, but a lot of soul searching and discussion took place before a family decision was agreed -"take a chance". Tony was free - but what next?

For a while they took it easy, reflecting and waiting for something to happen - and suddenly it did. An advertise-ment appeared in the newspaper offering a franchise in a computer-based learning system for children - an American idea known as Futurekids which is now "being used in over 1200 locations throughout the world. Margo and Tony investigated and knew it was for them. Training courses followed and now they have opened their own Centre in Rathfamham. The whole system is based on Fun Learning and is open to all ages from 5 years to 16 years. Two classes are already being held twice a week (after school hours) in St. Colmcille's School, and two in Loreto National School, Rathfamham. Classes are small, four to six per group, and emphasis is on sharing and co-operative learn-ing and are run personally by Margo and Tony. Four to seven year olds are trained in using computer technology and software, specially designed for their age group -among other things - exploring colours, shapes and puzzles or experimenting with words and letters and each child receives their own coloured print-outs. They love it and it is tremendous fun. This learning process progresses to various other subjects according to age and progress is exception-ally fast. As Tony and Margo say, "the sky's the limit". Classes for children are also held in Rathfamham Shopping Centre and Summer Camps will be held there during the summer months.

If you are interested the address is: FUTUREKIDS, Unit 2OA, 1st Floor, Rathfamham Shopping Centre, Rathfamham, Dublin 14. Tel: 493 9622 Eileen CaseV

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M e a n w h i l e G o d , a s a l w a y s , i s s p e a k i n g t o u s i n m a n y a n d i n v a r i e d w a y s , a n d w e , a s a l w a y s , a r e s l o w t o g e t t h e m e s s a g e . W h y m e , w e w i l l a s k , if w e f e e l w e a r e b e i n g h a r d d o n e b y ? T h e L o r d , b y w a y o f a n s w e r , w o u l d r e m i n d u s t h a t w e a r e " h e i r s o f G o d a n d c o - h e i r s w i t h C h r i s t , s h a r i n g h i s s u f f e r i n g s i n o r d e r t o s h a r e i n h i s g l o r y " .

A n d o u r s u f f e r i n g i s n o t c o s m e t i c , g e n t l e , n o m o r e t h a n h i s o w n w a s . It i s r a w a n d r e a l , t o o m u c h , l e a v i n g i n u s a d e e p l o n g i n g t o r u n a n d e s c a p e . J e s u s w a s d o w n t h a t r o a d b e f o r e u s , h e u n d e r s t a n d s f u l l y w h a t it i s l ike : "Father , if i t b e p o s s i b l e , l e t t h i s c h a l i c e p a s s f r o m m e . . . "

Yet , a l l t h e t i m e t h e f e a r a n d a n x i e t y i s n e v e r far d i s t a n t , s o w h e r e i n l i e s t h e h o p e ? T h e r e a l i t y is , h o p e s p r i n g s e t e r n a l a n d t h i s i s n o t a c c i d e n t a l . It i s s u r e l y t h e h a n d o f t h e G o d o f c o m p a s s i o n a n d l o v e - o f t i m e s d o w n b u t n e v e r o u t , j u s t l i k e St. P a u l ' s , " w e a r e s t r u c k d o w n b u t n e v e r d e s t r o y e d " .

A n d w h e n w e c a n e s c a p e f r o m t h e t u r m o i l o f l i f e , w h e n t h e r e i s a m o m e n t f o r s t r a i g h t t h i n k i n g , w e b e g i n t o s e e t h a t n o t h i n g i n l i f e , o u t s i d e o f G o d , i s a l l t h a t i m p o r t a n t .

O u r c o n c e p t o f t i m e f o r i n s t a n c e i s l i g h t y e a r s a w a y f r o m G o d ' s t i m e " in w h o s e e y e s a t h o u s a n d y e a r s a r e l i k e y e s t e r d a y , c o m e a n d g o n e , j u s t l i k e a w a t c h i n t h e n i g h t " a n d w e d o n o t h a v e a n y -t h i n g l i k e a t h o u s a n d y e a r s a t o u r d i s p o s a l !

T h e s a i n t s , i n s p i t e o f t h e i r g o d l i k e g e n e r o s i t y a n d b i g n e s s o f s p i r i t , w e r e s t i l l o u r f l e s h a n d b l o o d , o u r f e l l o w p i l g r i m s . B u t t h e y , i n a c c o r d -a n c e w i t h G o d ' s . e v e r w i s e d e s i g n s a n d a i d e d b y . h i m , h a d t h e i r c e n t r e o f g r a v i t y i n t h e L o r d a n d t h u s c o u l d s e e m o r e c l e a r l y .

It w a s i n s u c h c l a r i t y o f v i s i o n t h a t St . T e r e s a o f A v i l a c o u l d u r g e : " L e t n o t h i n g t r o u b l e y o u , l e t n o t h i n g f r i g h t e n y o u , e v e r y t h i n g p a s s e s . G o d

. n e v e r c h a n g e s , p a t i e n c e o b t a i n s a l l . W h o e v e r h a s G o d w a n t s f o r n o t h i n g , G o d a l o n e i s e n o u g h " .

Pat Alan Fitz.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? In October '92 we launched our "Life After School" column. The popularity of the column is due to all our contributors, who gave their time to write of their experiences and on behalf of the Newsletter team I would like to express our appreciation to them and wish them every success in their future careers.

O u r first c o n t r i b u t o r w a s F iona L y n c h w h o w a s t h e n in he r f inal year in St. Pa t r i ck ' s T e a c h e r T r a i n i n g Col lege . F i o n a is n o w t e a c h i n g f u l l t i m e in St. T h o m a s ' s S e n i o r School , J o b s t o w n .

Nex t , in N o v e m b e r '92, Wi l l i am M o n g e y d e s c r i b e d h i s s t u d i e s of G e o - S u r v e y i n g in Bol ton Street . H e is n o w w i t h E.S.B. In t e rna t iona l a n d t r ave l l ing all o v e r I r e l and .

C h r i s t m a s '92 s a w Pau l B r e n n a n tell u s a b o u t t r a i n ing a s a n Elect r ic ian. Pau l is n o w q u a l i f i e d a n d w o r k i n g in Dub l in .

J a n u a r y / F e b r u a r y ' 9 3 A i l b h e C u r r a n d e s c r i b e d h e r B . C o m m . c o u r s e a t U . C . D . S h e s u b s e q u e n t l y d i d a M a s t e r s in Bus ines s S t u d i e s a n d is n o w in L o n d o n s t u d y -i n g A c c o u n t a n c y .

In M a r c h ' 9 3 D e i r d r e W a l s h g a v e u s a g o o d a c c o u n t of t h e D e g r e e C o u r s e in B u s i n e s s a n d L e g a l S t u d i e s a t U.C.D. D e i r d r e will en te r h e r f ina l yea r in Oc tobe r .

A p r i l / M a y ' 9 3 K e v i n C o l l i n s t h e n w r o t e a b o u t h i s Civil L a w D e g r e e C o u r s e a t U .C .D. Kev in f o l l o w e d th is D e g r e e b y t a k i n g a n e v e n i n g D i p l o m a C o u r s e in E u r o -p e a n Law. At p r e s e n t h e is w o r k i n g in C.I.E. b u t h o p e s e v e n t u a l l y to w o r k w i t h the E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o n .

S u m m e r '93 w a s T o m m y G a r v e y ' s t u r n to tell u s a b o u t A c t u a r i a l S t u d i e s a n d w o r k i n g in a L i f e A s s u r a n c e C o m p a n y .

S e p t e m b e r / O c t o b e r ' 93 Cyri l L y n c h s h o w e d h o w y o u can s t u d y a n d e a r n m o n e y at the s a m e t ime. H e is w o r k -ing in A c c o u n t a n c y a n d s t u d y i n g in the e v e n i n g s . Cyri l si ts h is f ina l e x a m this m o n t h .

N o v e m b e r ' 93 C l o d a g h G o r m a n , w h o is n o w w o r k i n g f u l l t i m e , to ld u s of h e r v a r i e d c a r e e r b e f o r e s h e u n d e r -took a C o m p u t e r i s e d A c c o u n t s c o u r s e in FAS.

C h r i s t m a s ' 9 3 S t e p h e n D o w l i n g r e c o u n t e d h i s y e a r in D u n d r u m Col lege s t u d y i n g Sport and Leisure. H e h a d just s t a r t ed a FAS c o u r s e in Sports Coaching and Recreational Leadership w h i c h is still in p r o g r e s s .

J a n u a r y / F e b r u a r y 94 Kev in S m y t h w a s e n j o y i n g h i s s econd year a s a n Arch i t e c tu r a l s t u d e n t in U.C.D. A f t e r t h i r d y e a r K e v i n h o p e s t o s p e n d a y e a r a w a y b e f o r e r e t u r n i n g to Co l l ege for h i s f o u r t h a n d f i f th yea r s .

M a r c h '94 h a d C o l m M u r r a y te l l ing u s a b o u t the t w o y e a r C o m m u n i c a t i o n s c o u r s e h e w a s d o i n g in P e a r s e C o l l e g e . H e i s j u s t f i n i s h i g it n o w a n d w i l l s o o n b e e n t e r i n g the job m a r k e t .

M a y '94 s a w o u r last c o n t r i b u t o r Pau l H y n e s ' de sc r i p -tion of s t u d y i n g Secur i ty a t the Co l l ege of M a r k e t i n g & Des ign . Pau l h o p e s to b e c o m e a G a r d a .

Well done lads and lasses. Renewed thanks. Dympna Smyth

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SCHOOL NEWS JUNIOR SENIOR

SMILES ALL ROUND ON THEIR BIG DA Y from L. to R. Grainne Collier, Aileen Keenan-Heauey, Clare

Jackson, and Ciara McDermott.

O u r s c h o o l n e w s f o r M a y is full of g r e a t t h i n g s . F i r s t l y , o u r Ho ly C o m m u n i c a n t s c e l e b r a t e d t h e i r s p e c i a l d a y s o n 2 1 s t a n d 2 8 t h M a y . T h e y l o o k e d ( a n d b e h a v e d ) s o w o n d e r f u l l y - w e ' r e t h i n k i n g of h o l d i n g o n t o t h e m f o r a n o t h e r y e a r l

T h a n k s t o all t h e p a r e n t s a n d s t a f f w h o h e l p e d w i t h t h e r e c e p t i o n a f t e r t h e c e r e m o n i e s .

O n c e a g a i n t h e s t o r k v i s i t e d o u r s t a f f a n d d e l i v e r e d a b r a c e of b a b y b o y s - o n e t o M i r i a m M u l k e r r i n a n d h u s b a n d D e s , c a l l e d K e n n e t h , a n d o n e t o G a b r i e l C u d d y a n d w i f e P a u l i n e c a l l e d S t e p h e n . Wel l d o n e a n d c o n g r a t s l

N o d o u b t o n y o u r v i s i t s t o t h e s c h o o l y o u h a v e all n o t i c e d a n d a d m i r e d o u r f lo ra l a n d s h r u b b e r y d i s p l a y a t t h e e n t r a n c e . W e m u s t t h a n k o u r c a r e t a k e r T o m ( a n d t h e g o o d w e a t h e r w e ' v e b e e n h a v i n g ! ) . It is l o v e l y t o s e e . t h e c h i l d r e n a d m i r e t h e f l o w e r s - w i t h o u t b e i n g t e m p t e d t o t o u c h l

W e will b e i nv i t i ng o u r n e w J u n i o r I n f a n t s t o vis i t t h e s c h o o l a n d m e e t t h e i r n e w t e a c h e r s o n t h e l a s t w e e k of t e r m . . . a f t e r 1 . 3 0 p . m .

A s I wr i t e t h i s w e a r e c o u n t i n g d o w n t o t h e w e d d i n g of t h e y e a r l Ms . A i n e G a l l a g h e r a n d Mr. P a r a i c C a r n e y will t i e t h e k n o t o n B a n k H o l i d a y M o n d a y ( 6 t h J u n e ) . W e w i s h t h e m b o t h e v e r y h a p p i n e s s in t h e i r l i ves t o g e t h e r .

A l s o , d o n ' t f o r g e t o u r S u m Y n e r C a m p . WEEK 1: 4 t h - 8 t h Ju ly WEEK 2 : 1 4 t h - 1 8 t h Ju ly WEEK 3: 1 5 t h - 1 9 t h A u g u s t

S e e C a t h i e a t t h e s c h o o l f o r b o o k i n g s . F i n a l l y , W e w i s h y o u all a v e r y h a p p y ( a n d w a r m ! )

s u m m e r a n d w e will s e e y o u all o n S e p t e m b e r 1s t fo r o u r n e w s c h o o l y e a r .

Congratulations to Karen Cullinane from Room 1 who won a gold medal at the Greenhills Inter-school Show J u m p i n g Competition.

The main yard h a s been re -sur faced and is present ly being lined for two full size basketball courts.

Well done to the girls and boys from the school who collected £ 2 3 5 for the "People in Need" appeal .

Congratulations to John Gearty and his wife Fiona on the arrival of baby daughter Ailbhe.

• SPORTS NEWS Athletics Well done to the boys and girls who competed in the annual sports at Belfield on Thursday 26th/Friday 27th May. Two of our athletes, Anita Duffy and Sean King won silver and bronze medals .

• CAMOGIE T h e s c h o o l e n t e r e d two t e a m s in t h e C u m a n n na m B u n s c o i l League. The Div. 1 and Div. 3 t e ams finished fourth. Ciara Scallen was selected to play against Belfast under 12s on 2nd J u n e and Ciara White was se lec ted to represen t Dublin aga ins t Meath on 24th J u n e .

• HURLING St. Colmcille's was represented once again by a skilful, dedicated group of boys from fifth and sixth class. Despite gutsy per formance in all g a m e s they lost out to Marino, Ra th famham and Kilmacud. Early victories did qualify them for a place in the Herald "Special" Competition but a below par display m e a n t elimination. Many of the boys will be with us again next year when we hope they will once again represent their school honourably.

• ART COMPETITION Over six hundred works of art were produced for the school 's art compe t i t i on . T h e s t a n d a r d of work was very good and all t he children who par t ic ipated put a s ignif icant a m o u n t of t ime and effort into their work - they are all to be congratulated.

The winners were as follows: Sixth Class: Just in Lennon Fifth Class: Joint winners - Elaine Roche

and Bobby Corish Fourth Class: Louise S tevens Third Class: Garry McCarthy

A short list of highly c o m m e n d e d works was compiled by the judges as follows: Sarah Watson, Ross Clarke, Niall Boland, Hazel Leahy, J e n n i f e r Rooney , Gare th Mongey, Daniel Ba tes , Claire Waters, Ruairi McDermott and Darren Lennon.

T h a n k s to Ms. B. E g a n and Ms. E. O ' S u l l i v a n who did a t remendous amount of work collecting and displaying the works of art. Thanks to Ms. S. Roche and Ms. A. M. O'Gara who assisted in the judging. A special word of thanks to Mr. John Brennan who was responsible for organising the entire competi t ion.

• HANDWRITING COMPETITION Congratulat ions to Jill Seery, Aoife Doyle and Sonya Campbell , pr izewinners in t he third c l a s s Handwrit ing Compe t i t i on . Their entries have been forwarded to the National Competition.

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Dear Editor,

RE: CARELESS PARKING Dear Editor,

My elderly parents have the misfortune to live in Idrone Park. I say this because I have the occasion to travel up and down Idrone at about 1.30 p.m. most week days past your school. I have repeatedly been delayed for about fifteen minutes due to the absolute chaos in children being collected by their parents in cars, and the cars being parked everywhere, on both sides of the road all the way from the church, all the way down. The most frightening thing is, God forbid, if there is a need for an Ambulance or Fire Engine, I can assure you the people would be dead or burned alive before help could get to them. There is no way any car can get up or down the road due to the cars being parked on the sides and even in an emergency there is no way any vehicle could get out even going on the green into Idrone Park or any-where in that vicinity. Are you going to wait until there is a death before you do something?

Please act now as there must be something that can be done. You should inform the parents of the extreme potential dangers their thoughtlessness is creating.

1 feel so strongly about this as 1 am sure other people do about where to park, especially as it is a narrow road.

On behalf of myself and my three children I wish to thank the people of Knocklyon for their non-stop concern, support and good will on the recent death of my husband. In particular, my neighbours and friends in Knocklyon Avenue. I am totally over-whelmed by their comforting words, deeds and "shoulders to cry on". We would not have survived without them. Thank You.

Ita O9Byrne

m I.C.A. N E W S • On Wednesday 27th April last the Knocklyon Guild of the I.C.A. visited DSil Eireann following an invitation by Minister Eithne Fitzgerald. The members were met by Eithne and her staff who took the ladies on a tour and gave them the history of the buildings and an insight into what takes place from day to day. The evening was very inter-esting and educational. Many thanks to Eithne and staff.

Our outing to Newland's Garden Centre was very pop-ular again this year. The staff gave us demonstrations and great tips for the garden. Everyone came home laden with plants.

Mary Hey wood and Ann Fox held a coffee morning on Friday 20th May. They raised £273 for Telethon. Well done ladies!

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f KNOCKLYON COMMUNITY GAMES jf

Susan Tyson (Coolamber) Sean King (Idrone), also Dublin's entry in the All Ireland representing Dublin in Mosney in

Cross Country Competition the Cross Country Competition

Summer has come at last and Knocklyon has not been found wanting in the sporting fields and arenas of Dublin.

•RUGBY What can you say abou t the Rugby T e a m ? But again congra-tulations to John O'Carroll and John Brophy, the mentors, for once again producing a t r emendous effort to take the Bourke Cup at Terenure in the Dublin Final. Maybe the I.R.F.U. should look at this Management Team. Congrats to the players and all involved.

. S O C C E R In the year of the Soccer World Cup and with Ireland's participa-tion, what an achievement by Knocklyon to win for the first time ever the Dublin Soccer Trophy. Again the hard work of Managers Ken Lyons and Derek Murphy, in moulding the team to win the Dublin Cup in a really hard competition, where forty-seven t eams participated, is to be commended . It w a s a real team effort and congrats to all involved.

• GAELIC Well done to the girls football team who won the Dublin Bronze Medal and to their trainer Bill Daly.

The hurlers having won their opening matches went on to beat Firhouse in the Dublin Final.

The boys football are also through to the Dublin Final having beaten St. Judes .

The Camogie Team are also still there having bea ten Airfield in a cracking match. More from them later.

•TENNIS The hardcourt tennis once again c a m e up trumps and won the Dublin Silver with a very young team. Well done.

• BASKETBALL Congrats to the basketball (U.16) team who are in the play-off for the bronze and the U.13 team for winning their 1st round series.

• C R O S S COUNTRY What a great achievement by Susan Tyson and S e a n King who came 1st and 2nd respectively in the Dublin Cross Country at the Phoen ix Park a n d w h o w e r e c h o s e n to r e p r e s e n t Dublin in Mosney. Well done S u s a n and S e a n for flying the Knocklyon Flag.

• SWIMMING The Knocklyon swimming took place at Templeogue on the May Bank Holiday weekend , and a great time w a s had by all. Aileen Millane wishes to thank all who helped out on the day.

• GYMNASTICS Under the stewardship of the hard-working Committee Members T o m m y C u n n i f f e o r g a n i s e d a s u c c e s s f u l d a y of g y m n a s t i c activities. Tommy must also be complimented on overseeing and attending the various events around Dublin, when the Parish were competing.

• DRAUGHTS Well d o n e to the U.10 mixed t eam who took the Dublin Gold Medal.

•ATHLETICS The Parish Athletics day went very smoothly with approx . 300 athletes taking part. The Committee wish to thank all the people who helped out on the day, also Larry Kiernan and Bill Tyson who prepared the track so well.

The Dublin Finals take p lace at Santry on 9/10th J u l y and 16/17th Ju ly '94. Any finalists having problems p lease ring co-ordinator Paddy King 4941459.

Hoping as many teams and individuals as possible get through to Mosney and full details will be published in September.

Aiden Nevin, P.R.O.

KNOCKLYON UNITED FOOTBALL

CLUB Yet another s e a s o n h a s come to an end, and quite an eventful one both on and off the field.

All our t eams have c a u s e to be proud of their achievements . My congratulat ions to all Manage r s and players for being such good a m b a s s a d o r s of the Club and once aga in bringing great s u c c e s s to Knocklyon United. A complete list of trophy winners will be published in the next issue.

Furthermore, I am pleased to report that Club development is progressing nicely and I would like to thank our Committee and all who have contributed in this regard . '

As for next s eason , registration of new and existing players will be completed on June 30th. I would ask all concerned to check holiday plans and e n s u r e your availability for registration on or be fo re said da t e . P l e a s e con tac t your r e spec t ive M a n a g e r or myself with any concerns you may have.

In keeping with our policy of community involvement, I would ask anyone out there who may be interested in getting involved with the Club, but h a s no desire to m a n a g e a team, to p lease let me know.

Finally, best wishes to Ireland in the World Cup and to your-selves for an enjoyable summer break. I hope to s e e you all again next s ea son . pau\ Keenan, Chairman - 4947283

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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL NEWS Courtesy Cllr. John Hannon

• Proposed change of name from 'Orlagh Dale' to 'Orlagh Wood'. In response to an application submitted on behalf of the residents of Orlagh Dale, Scholarstown Road, to change the name of the road to Orlagh Wood, Scholarstown Road, a plebiscite will now be undertaken by the Council to decide the matter. • Traffic Management Proposals - Firhouse Road/ Knock-lyon Road/Ballycullen Road The Knocklyon Road Improvement Scheme will be completed within the next month. The possible re-alignment of the junction with Firhouse Road, the provision of a pedestrian phase in the traffic lights and the provision of a railing on the Delaford side of the road (as requested by the residents) are being discussed with the National Roads Authority as a matter of urgency.

Traffic Section is also examining the junction with Delaford Avenue with a view to allowing traffic from Delaford Avenue easy access to the new road.

Work has commenced on the Ballycullen Road Improvement Scheme and the contractor has been asked to complete the northern section, linking to Firhouse Road, as quickly as possible. The junction with Firhouse Road will be signal-controlled and linked to the other two sets of traffic lights at the Firhouse Bridge and Ballycullen Road. It is not intended to open the re-aligned Knock-lyon Road until this section of the Ballycullen Road is completed.

The Southern Cross Motorway Scheme awaiting the outcome of High Court proceedings, provides for the closure of both the Knocklyon Road and Ballycullen Road where they are crossed by the Southern Cross Route.

The proposal to extinguish public right of way for vehicular traffic at some points on both the Knocklyon and Ballycullen Roads in conjunction with the opening of the re-aligned Knocklyon Road will be discussed at a forthcoming Council Meeting. Cllr. Hannon would welcome your opinions at 4942045.

Courtesy Cllr. Maty Muldoon • Planning & Development Meeting 1 / 3 / 9 4 At the above meeting the Scholarstown Draft Action Plan was formally approved. This plan deals with the development of residentially-zoned lands for housing, the improvement of the road network serving lands in the area and the adequacy of provision of facilities including Primary and Post Primary schools, shops and other neighbourhood facilities, also the provision of open space. However, in the Scholarstown area there is not sufficient open space. This space must be found elsewhere, possibly south of the motorway reservation, which will also need access. Cllr. Muldoon will monitor this situation and will keep us informed when the opportunity arises to acquire open space.

• Pedestrian Bridge at Mount Carmel, Firhouse A tender has been accepted and approved for the construction of a new bridge at the same point exactly as the old one. Work is due to

commence very shortly and is expected to continue for twelve weeks. • Footpath Development at Riding Stables, Knocklyon Rd. Arrangements are in hand for the publication and service of the Statutory Notice of Confirmation dated 11 /5 /94 (and referred to under Cllr. Ormonde's contribution). An appeal can be made to the High Court to question the validity of the Order within twenty-one days following the publication of the Notice of Confirmation.

Courtesy Senator Ormonde • Flooding The flooding problems in Knocklyon Green and Delaford Drive have been investigated, and work will commence shortly on a proposed overflow system to alleviate such occurrences in future.

• C.P.O. Riding Stables The Minister for the Environment has indicated to Senator Ormonde that he has confirmed without modification on 11th May 1994 the Compulsory Purchase Order for a piece of land adjacent to the Riding Stables, Knocklyon Road.

KNOCKLYON COMMUNITY COUNCIL UPDATE

As this is our last chance to communicate with you before the Summer Holidays we take this opportunity to remind you that it is important to re-activate inactive and defunct residents' groups because there are many issues coming up for Knocklyon which require a strong united front. Each recognised residents', neigh-bourhood watch, sporting or community group is entitled to one representative on Knocklyon Community Council.

In response to representations to the Minister for the Environment Mr: Michael Smith last year, regarding the unsightly Knocklyon/Firhouse Road junctionf we are pleased to say that £200,000 has been allocated to start the work of cleaning up this very untidy and dangerous area. There have been a number of minor accidents here and we would appeal to the Minister to urgently provide the extra funds necessary to build the retaining wall at the Dodder River and complete the outstanding work.

I would ask the residents of Knocklyon to keep watch on newly-planted trees in the area. We particularly deplore the mindless vandalism carried out on the trees on Templeroan Road causing great expense to South Dublin Council plus the loss to the local environment.

The pending High Court Case regarding the Southern Cross Route has not yet been listed for hearing.

I would like to wish everyone in Knocklyon a very enjoyable Summer.

Michael F. Brennan, Chairman

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K.A.I.E.S- Autumn '94 Programme at Knocklyon Youth and Community Centre

MORNING CLASSES Day Course Monday Psychology Certificate Class, Maynoo th Universi ty, Women's Studies (U.C.D.) T u e s d a y Counselling Diploma Class, Maynoo th Universi ty, Part 2 of 2 y e a r c o u r s e W e d n e s d a y Counselling - An Int roduct ion, Personal Development for W o m e n ,

Computer Studies for Beg inne r s T h u r s d a y Reflexology, Interior Design, Furniture Restoration - A d v a n c e d , Flower Arranging

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YOUTH CLUB UPDATE

The club is held on Friday Nights for juniors and

Saturday afternoons and evenings for seniors

and young adults. The main activities are indoor

soccer, basketball, arts and crafts, table tennis,

snooker and board games. A number of discos

were also held during the year. The fact that the

club is consistently well attended must indicate

that we are successful to some extent. Recently

we had a Fun Night in aid of "People in Need"

(Telethon) and raised £250 in just two hours.

We would like to thank our sponsors who

donated prizes - Superquinn, Musgraves, Lee Jeans, Ulster Bank and Knocklyon Florists.

To end our year we had an enjoyable outing to

the Blessington Leisure Pursuits Centre on Sun-

day 29th May. We were extremely lucky with the

weather, and 150 children participated in both

land and water sports. As an added bonus the

group were given a trip on the Water Bus.

The A.G.M. of the club was held on 26th May

at which three of our youth leaders - Grainne

Doherty, Barry Doherty and Keith McCluskey -

were elected to the Committee. A full list of the

committee will be published in September.

Annette Sheehan,

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• • • K.A.R.A. • • • The Knocklyon Active Retirement Association recall some of their activities for the past couple of months... March highlight w a s a visit by c o a c h to t h e C o n c e r t Hall to en joy t h e Spr ing p r o d u c t i o n . f r o m t h e R a t h m i n e s & R a t h g a r Musical Society. It w a s a brilliant evening . Apri l 17th: A w e e k e n d promotion trip to t h e Killarney Grea t S o u t h e r n to m e e t up with m e m b e r s f r o m T h e F e d e r a t i o n of Active Ret i rement Assoc ia t ions th roughout t h e country. Apr i l 26 th : A.G.M. in t h e Royal Hotel Dublin of F.A.R.A. -again from all over t h e country. This A.G.M. m a k e s u s feel s o lucky to h a v e on our d o o r s t e p an ideal p l a c e to m e e t - t he Community Cen t r e - we do app rec i a t e this facility. May 12th: S a w u s a s g u e s t s of Ei thne Fitzgerald on a visit to the Dail a n d S e n a t e , a n d our b o n u s w a s a c u p p a a n d cha t with E i t h n e a n d h e r s p e c i a l P . A . B r i d S p e n c e r in t h e Dai l Res t au ran t . After leaving the Dail, m e m b e r s went a long to visit t h e Art Gallery and then to lunch in t h e Gallery R e s t a u r a n t . J u n e 13th: A g r o u p will visit t h e C o n c e r t Hall to en joy t h e Glasnevin Musical Soc ie ty ' s Merry Widow. On June 20th approx. twenty m e m b e r s will g o t h e Carrig R u a Hotel in Dunfanaghy , Co. Donegal for hol idays, so d o wish that the sun may sh ine at this t ime.

W e h a v e a m o s t ac t i ve Bowling g r o u p w h o bowl e v e r y T h u r s d a y f r o m 2 - 4 p . m . a n d r e c e n t l y p u r c h a s e d a n e w bowling mat, s o they will n o w t a k e on visiting c lubs .

B e f o r e c o n c l u d i n g , w e w i s h A l i c e K i e l y , Cyr i l ( o u r Treasure r ) , his wife Pa t and F r a n c e s Maloney well, a n d look forward to their being with u s soone r , ra ther than later.

Our annua l outing is on 29th J u n e . W e c l o s e in early July a n d r e s u m e again on S e p t e m b e r 13th D.V., but Bowlers a re in action on every T h u r s d a y 2 - 4 p.m. th roughout t h e s u m m e r excep t when the Communi ty C e n t r e is officially c lo sed .

New m e m b e r s will a lways b e we lcome , s o if you a re over 5 5 c o m e join us . Lyla Kennedy

Music Appreciation Evening T h e r e w e r e no n e i g h b o u r s b a n g i n g o n t h e wal l s to turn the m u s i c d o w n . It w a s a s loud a s y o u w a n t e d in K n o c k l y o n J u n i o r S c h o o l ( m a n y t h a n k s Mr. Dal ton) on t h e e v e n i n g of 23rd May.

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Camogie w a s s t a r t e d in S t . Colmcille's, Knocklyon in 1986 by Ms. C o o n e y . A n n e a n d Lorna, pictured here, were part of the f i rs t camogie panel in the school. They were mem-ber s of the school t eam tha t won the first camogie t rophy for St. Colmcille's. They joined B a l l y b o d e n St . E n d a s a n d went on to play for Dublin at Under 14 and Under 16. They were the first Knocklyon girls to play on the Dublin J u n i o r c a m o g i e t e a m a n d were All Ireland J u n i o r finalists. Anne a n d Lorna were followed by Orla O'Leary, Cremorne, Noelle M o r a n , L a n s d o w n e P a r k , N i a m h R e g a n , C o o l a m b e r C o u r t a n d S o r c h a Fa r re l ly , K n o c k l y o n C o u r t . All h a v e p l a y e d on v a r i o u s D u b l i n Juvenile camogie teams.

• UNDER-AGE FOOTBALL • 9A - League Winners • 10A - League Winners • 11A - Runner Up • 12A - Runner Up • 5 players from our U.12 football squad were selected on the South Dublin U.12 teams - Conal Keaney, Dave McAllester, Paul Egan, Robert Clifford, David Hughes. • Congratulations to Colin Moran, Phelim McKenna, and Brian Power, who were all selected on the Dublin U.14 Football Panel, which won the Leinster Blitz. This was Colin Moran's second year to be selected on this team. • Shane Heraty and Damien Bolger have been selected to play on the Dublin Minor Football Team. • Congratulations to our Minor (B) Football Team on winning their championship. • The club were glad to welcome back Brian Stynes from Australia. It is great to see him doing so well in the club and Dublin colours. • UNDER-AGE HURLING • The U.10 Coaching/Hurling Blitz has got off to a great start with a record number of children attending. • Our U.l la and 12A Hurling Teams are so far undefeated in their League. • Summer Camps for both Hurling and Football will be held in the club grounds during the last two weeks of August. For further details please contact Paddy Walsh, Tel. No. 2983160. • M.T.V. recently filmed our Under-Ag^ and Senior Hurling Teams. The programme will be shown shortly on a Tuesday evening at 6.30 p.m. ana repeated the following Thursday at 3 p.m. • Congratulations to David Sweeney, Dermot Maguire, Ciaran Reillv and Keith O'Donnell who were selected to plav on the Dublin Min6r Hurling Team. Ronan Hoare

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CREDIT UNION Knocklyon Credit Union will be 1 year old on 18th June.

We have over 350 members and it is expected that this number will increase dramatically when we open on Saturday mornings (hopefully in October).

New members are always welcome and you can save by standing order if you wish.

We would like to thank Mr. Pat Kelly most sincerely for giving us the use of the Senior School. Thanks are due also to all our volunteers for their hard work and dedication and to our members for their support and encouragement (and sometimes their patience).

We are open every Friday night in St. Colmcille's Senior School from 7.15 p.m. to 9 p.m. (including holiday times).

INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR TOE KNOCKLYON NEW6!

Y o u w i l l b e p l e a s e d t o r e a d t h a t t h i s p u b l i c a t i o n The

Knocklyon News w o n t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l A w a r d in t h e B u l l e t i n B o o m C o m p e t i t i o n s p o n s o r e d b y t h e N o r t h e r n Cros s , t h e C a t h o l i c N e w s p a p e r fo r t h e D i o c e s e of H e x h a m a n d N e w c a s t l e , E n g l a n d . O n e of o u r p a r i s h i o n e r s s u b s c r i b e s t o t h i s n e w s p a p e r a n d s e n t a c o p y of t h e N e w s l e t t e r f o r r e f e r e n c e p u r p o s e s , o n l y t o f ind t h e c o p y w a s e n t e r e d for th i s c o m p e t i t i o n , a n d t o o u r de l igh t , d e c l a r e d t h e w i n n e r .

T h r o u g h t h e v o l u n t a r y w o r k of a g r o u p of d e d i c a t e d p e o p l e t h e N o r t h e r n C r o s s p u b l i s h e s t w e l v e i s s u e s e a c h y e a r w i t h a t o t a l of 2 0 0 p a g e s w h i c h c a r r y m a n y f u l l - c o l o u r p h o t o g r a p h s . It h a s t h e a c t i v e s u p p o r t of t w e n t y - f o u r b o a r d m e m b e r s , a n ed i to r ia l t e a m , f e a t u r e wr i t e r s , c o l u m n i s t s a n d r e p o r t e r s . O t h e r v o l u n t a r y w o r k e r s a r e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r a d v e r t i s i n g a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n .

T h e N o r t h e r n C r o s s d i f fe r s f r o m t h e Knocklyon News in its s i z e a n d in its s c o p e b u t b o t h s e r v e t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e c o m m u n i t i e s t h r o u g h v o l u n t a r y e f f o r t a n d l o c a l c o -o p e r a t i o n . T h e Knocklyon News is v e r y g ra t e fu l t o all t h o s e w h o regu la r ly s u p p l y u s w i t h r epo r t s o n loca l ac t iv i t ies , a l s o o u r adve r t i s e r s , d i s t r ibu to r s , p r i n t e r s a n d of c o u r s e y o u , o u r r e a d e r s , a n d w e w o u l d v e r y m u c h w e l c o m e a d d i t i o n a l c o n t r i b u t o r s w h e n w e r e c o m m e n c e p u b l i c a t i o n in S e p t e m b e r .

MCCARTHY'S SHOES

Est. 1950

Footwear for all the Family PURIB

C H I L D R E N ' S FITTING SERVICE

Large Selection at Keen Prices

p g ^ MEN'S SHOE SPECIALIST

GEORGE R A N E L A G H S H O E S T O R E

WEBB 1 4 Rane lagh , Dubl in 6. Tel: 4972999 fr*^ Open 9.45 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. 6 Days

SUMMER CAMP '94 July 18th - July 29th

Monday to Friday 9 . 3 0 a.m. to 3 . 3 0 p.m. CHEEVERSTOWPi - TEMPLEOGUE -

DUBLIN 6W FACILITIES:

• Indoor Heated Swimming Pool suitable for non swimmers.

• Fully equipped Gymnasium

AGE: 3 to 12 year olds - Boys and Girls

Phone: 2 8 8 0 6 3 5 be tween 3 p .m . and 7 p .m .

and 4 9 4 1 2 0 7

Hotly on ... • ST. VINCENT DE PAUL DONATION Well done to Noeleen McDonnell, Rebecca Ganley and Carla Walsh on their collection of £6.00 for this very worthy cause. • SCOUTS DRAW RESULTS April 94: £100 - S.&J. Sheppard, 65 Coolamber Park. £50 -H. Phillips, 17 Knocklyon Court. £25 - M. & A. Shortt, 15 Cremorne. • FOSTERING Foster parents required for teenagers 13 - 16 years. If interested please contact Patricia or Tina at 8387122. • KNOCKLYON VARIETY GROUP We are now recruiting new members for 1994-1995. Anyone over 16 years interested in singing, dancing, comedy, pitt singing or backstage crew or even if you are just interested in meeting new friends and having a good time, why not come along and meet us on Thursday 30th June in the Junior School Hall, St. Colmcille's, Knocklyon at 8 p.m. For further information please phone Gillian at 4947283. • "PEOPLE IN NEED" APPEAL Mary Heywood and Ann Fox would like to thank all those who attended their Coffee Morning for "People in Need". A total of £273 was raised. They wish to express their appreciation to all who contributed and made the morning a memorable one. • FEIS MAITIU PRIZEWINNERS Well done to all the children from the parish who competed so successfully in the recent Feis Maitiu. Particular mention must go to the Cusack children (Beverley) who swept the boards in the solo drama competition with Paul taking first, his brother Patrick, second and sister Olivia 3rd, in their respective categories. Laura Keegan was another notable entry, winning first place in both storytelling and solo drama. Claire McGinn was also a double winner in the solo poetry and duologue categories with fellow pupil Fiona Prendergast - all from the Coffey School of Drama. Congratulations also to the U.14, U.17, and U.12 "Creative Drama" Groups who won 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes respectively in the group section. • KNOCKLYON COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP Established 1976/Leam through play the fun way. Bookings now for September. Details: phone Jacquie at 4942260.

in aid of recently bereaved family in Knocklyon Wednesday 29th June 1994 - Belgard Complex

Disco Supper • Bar Extension • 9 to 12.30 £7.50 admission

For tickets phone 4946949 or 4936932

Decent Baptisms Stefan Brian O'Connor, 20 Templeroan Crescent. Robert Donal Moriarty, 18 Templeroan Green. Nicola Ciara "McCarron, 11 Orlagh Green. Natasha Karen Farrell, 1 Beverly Rise. Cliodhna Mary O'Sullivan, 12 Templeroan Crescent. Stephanie Louise O'Brien, 17 Knockcullen Park. Jennifer Emma O'Brien, 17 Knockcullen Park. Ciara Aisling Darker, 51 Idrone Park. James Anthony McRann, 4 Castlefield Park. Conor Michael O'Reilly, 86 Dargle Wood. Ciara Eithne O'Gorman, 9 Templeroan View. Joseph Edward Farrelly, 55 Scholarstown Park. Shane George Browne, 23 Beverly Heights. Alexander Sebastian Murray, Knocklyon. Sophie Claire Collins, 16 Orlagh Close. Andrew James Kenny, 21 Knocklyon Green. Graham Peter Field, 111 Woodfield. Conor John Gerald Maher, 25 Orlagh Park. Laura Danielle Haran, 37 Templeroan Drive. Amy Shiela Ryan, 23 Templeroan Way. Evan Dylan Jonathan McNiece, 10 Beverly Rise. Brian Bernard Cooney, 18 Templeroan Park. Colin Ben Morrell, 7 Templeroan Crescent. Kevin Eugene Higgins, 25 Knocklyon Green. Darren Joseph Leonard, 16 Beverly Downs. Evan Sean Kennedy, 15 Glenlyon Grove. Evan Joseph Flanagan, 12 Templeroan View. Eoin Charles Barrett, 32 Coolamber Park. Derek Patrick Meegan, 19 Glenlyon Park. Alexander Kenneth Keaveney, 95 Westbourne Lodge. Amy Louise Murphy, 11 Beverly Rise. Caoimhe Josephine Sheahan, 9 Beverly Crescent.

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS/CONTRIBUTORS Our next issue will be circulated from 29th September when our delivery teams return to school after, what we hope will be, a long hot summer for everyone. Items and adverts, for this issue should be submitted to the Presbytery by Sunday 11th September. Again we would remind you that adverts can only be accepted with the appropriate payment on a first come, first served basis, so please book your space in good time to avoid disappointment. Enquiries re ads to June at 4941204 (10 - 12) Mon. to Fri. The Newsletter Team wish to take this opportunity to thank the children of the Senior School who have been involved in delivering the Newsletter since last September, also all our contributors and advertisers. We look forward to your continued support in the Autumn.

S T . ^ O L M C I L L E ' S SENIOR NATIONAL S C H O O L • JULY 18th - 29th • 10 iflxn. - 3 p.m. ACTIVITIES: S W I M M I N G • J U M P I N G CASTLE • HORSERIDING • MUSIC • BASKETBALL • VOLLEYBALL

• UNI-HOC • P ITCH & PUTT • BARBEQUE • ARTS & CRAFTS • TRIPS • F O O T B A L L The Camp Organiser is Mr. Patrick Kellv. All teachers are highly qualified. Children from 4 -13 years are welcome. Children can be grouped with friends.

DATES: WEEK 1 - IULY 18th-22nd. WEEK 2-JULY 25th-29th. DETAILS FROM SENIOR SCHOOL-TELEPHONE 4942527

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FLAIR IN HAIR ROSEMOUNT SHOPPING CENTRE, BALLYROAN. PHONE 4944438 COMMUNION SPECIALS: M o t h e r & Chi ld Specia l £8.95

Plaiting from £4.00, Child's Blow Dry £4.00 Experts in Upstyles for Parties and Debs

Students and Senior Citizens Special Prices: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

OPEN MON. - SAT. 9.15 a.m. - 6 . 0 0 p.m. LATF. OPENING - FRI. - 7 . 3 0 p.m.

EAR PIERCING ALSO AVAILABLE only £4.00 SPECIAL OFFER: Hi-lights/Perms 120 Mon. - Thurs. LAST CHANCE FOR OUR UNBEATABLE OFFER!!!

Fast-acting NEW TURBO SUNBED ONLY£25 FOR 15 SESSIONS - 1 MONTH ONLY

4944438

V e g a - S c a n / A l l e r g y T e s t i n g DRUG-FREE REMEDIES FOR STRESS, FATIGUE, SKIN COMPLAINTS, BOWEL AND DIGESTIVE, ASTHMA etc.

Cyril Mahon, 99 Glenvara Park. Tel. (01) 4942437

MICHAEL McATEER HEATING Natural Gas Authorised Installer • Specialists in Gas & Oil Installations Personal Service • Domestic & Commercial • Emergency 24 Hr. Service

Maintenance & Repairs - FREE Estimates 3 Beverly Green, Beverly Court, Knocklyon, Tel. (01) 4935961

John Gibbons Pointing & Decorating Controctor

Speciolists in Exclusive Wallcovering 160 Glenvara Park, Templeogue. Dublin 16. Tel: 4942181

TOYOTA CAR SALES OPEN S a t u r d a y s 1 0 . 0 0 t o 1 . 0 0

MURPHY & GUNN, TALLAGHT LTD., BYPASS ROAD, TALLAGHT, DUBLIN 24.

Telephone: 4517447

M A U R I C E M U L V E Y M O T O R S

Unit 8, Landy Industrial Estate (Rear Coman's) Knocklyon Road, Dublin 16.

REPAIRS & SER VICING TO ALL MAKES OF VEHICLE

TELEPHONE 4 9 4 6 339

T h e C u t t i n g C o m p a n y

• Ladies & Gents Hair Salon • Orlagh Shopping Centre , Or lagh Grove

Specialists in Styling, Colour ing & Perming

ALSO UP STYLES FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS -WEDDINGS, DEBS, etc.

Mon. - Wed. 9 .00 - 5.30 Thurs. - Fri. 9 .00 - 7.00 Sat. 8.30 - 5.00

<Phone: 493 7656

F O O T W E A R & S P O R T S W E A R T E R E N U R E

"Your Local Family Shoe Store"

Latest Sandals, Summer Shoes, Casuals

IRELAND'S SPORTS STRIP NOW IN

We look forward to serving you all with the latest

Ladies, Gents and>Children's styles

START-RITE - Main Stockists for Children

P H O N E : 4 9 0 7 2 3 7 - T e r e n u r e P l a c e

O P E N L A T E T H U R S . & FRI. 9 P.M.

JOE CLANCY S O L I C I T O R S

1 MAIN ST COMMISSIONERS FOR OATHS RATHFARNHAM 14

• Wills • Accidents

• Probate • House Sa le s

• House Purchases # Legal Guidance

F O O T W E A R & S P O R T S W E A R T E R E N U R E

"Your Local Family Shoe Store"

Latest Sandals, Summer Shoes, Casuals

IRELAND'S SPORTS STRIP NOW IN

We look forward to serving you all with the latest

Ladies, Gents and>Children's styles

START-RITE - Main Stockists for Children

P H O N E : 4 9 0 7 2 3 7 - T e r e n u r e P l a c e

O P E N L A T E T H U R S . & FRI. 9 P.M.

\ s 0 y FREEPHONE 1800 603• 603

F O O T W E A R & S P O R T S W E A R T E R E N U R E

"Your Local Family Shoe Store"

Latest Sandals, Summer Shoes, Casuals

IRELAND'S SPORTS STRIP NOW IN

We look forward to serving you all with the latest

Ladies, Gents and>Children's styles

START-RITE - Main Stockists for Children

P H O N E : 4 9 0 7 2 3 7 - T e r e n u r e P l a c e

O P E N L A T E T H U R S . & FRI. 9 P.M. V

Preliminary Assessment or Quotations Without Obligation

KI MASSAGE THERAPY / / p ^ X A HOLISTIC TREATMENT

he lp ing y o u g e t t h e m o s t o u t of LIFE

Luc ia C r e e d Dip . Ki-Mass. M.I.H.C.A.

Tel. 4 9 4 6 8 6 7 Templeogue

By Appointment Only Member of the Irish Health Culture Association.

O'DOWD INSURANCES LTD. INDEPENDENT LIFE BROKERS

• Family Protection • Business Protection

• Educational Fees • Mortgages

• Personal Pensions • Company Pensions »

20 CLARE STREET 56 DARGLE WOOD DUBLIN 2. KNOCKLYON.

Tel: 6768507 Tel: 4944415

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ST. COLMCILLE S S.N.S. JULY 1 8 t h - 2 9 t h

10a.m.-3 p.m.

ACTIVITIES :

SWIMMING MUSIC BASKETBALL VOLLEYBALL UNI - HOC PITCH & PUTT BARBEQUE ARTS & CRAETS TRIPS FOOTBALL

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A SPORTS AND ACTIVITY CAMP WILL BE HELD It THE SENIOR SCHOOL BEGINNING ON JULY 18TH.

THE CAMP ORGANISER IS MR. PATRICK KELLY ALL TEACHERS ARE HIGHLY QUALIFIED.

CHILDREN FROM 4 - 1 3 YEARS ARE WELCOME. CHILDREN CAN BE GROUPED WITH FRIENDS

DATES : WEEK 1 JULY 1 8 T H - 22ND. WEEK 2 JULY 25TH - 29TH.

FEE : £35 FOR ONE WEEK. £65 FOR TWO WEEKS.

SECOND CHILD IN FAMILY £ 3 0 PER WEEK. I

APPLICATION FORM EH5E RETURI1 RPPLICRTIOli WITH £ 10 non-REFUnDRBLE DEPOSIT TD THE :HDDL 5ECRETRRY.

AME: DDRESS: HONE: AGE: ROOM NO.

LEASE TICK: WEEK 1 • SIGNATURE OF PAREN1 WEEK 2 •