northside people (west) april 23rd 2014

Jack Gleeson

THE brother of Liam Whelan has thanked volunteers fromBohemian FC who rushed to clean up the bridge dedicatedto the Manchester United and Ireland legend who died inthe 1958 Munich Air Disaster.

Locals were outraged whenLiam Whelan Bridge in Cabrawas targeted by the mindlesshooligans who painted insultsmocking the deceased star anddefaced the memorial plaqueerected in his honour in 2006.

But none were more upsetthan his brother Christy and theWhelan family who still livewithin a short distance of thebridge named after their fa-mous relative.

The heartless thugs painted

the words ‘Munich B*****d’ onthe bridge and insulted thou-sands of decent Irish Liverpoolfans by scrawling the letters LFCover the plaque.

To add to the Liverpool sup-porters’ disgust, last week’s at-tack came during the weekwhen all true football fanswere helping them mark the25th anniversary of the Hills-borough disaster that claimedthe lives of 96 Reds fans.

As soon as news of the at-tack reached officials and sup-porters at Bohemians theyrushed down to the bridge tocover up the offensive graffiti.

“Liam was both a local andinternational legend,” a clubspokesperson said.Continued on page 2

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A NEGLECTED pony rescued from Dunsinkhad a special treat earlier this month whenhe was given the red carpet treatment at astar studded event.

Snoopy, who is blind in one eye from his injuries, was thestar attraction at a special Gala presentation of the UK’s Na-tional Theatre production of War Horse at the Bord Gáis En-ergy Theatre.

The abused animal was one of four starved ponies res-cued from a patch of land at Dunsink by the Irish Horse Wel-fare Trust (IHWT). Sadly, Snoopy was the only one to survive.

But Snoopy and his new pals at the rescue centre willbenefit from the event as it was a fundraiser for the IHWT.And other horses in Dunsink may benefit too as the IHWThave now set up an educational programme in the area.Continued on page 2

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From page 1Before the gala event Snoopy met with lead cast member

Lee Armstrong, several VIPs, Olympic equestrians and even Gov-ernment ministers to promote the charity that rescued him.

Sponsors of the event, Land Rover Ireland, provided threeof their top models to keep Snoopy company as he greetedguests arriving for the special War Horse fundraiser.

The Irish Horse Welfare Trust (IHWT) has currently over 100horses at its rescue centre in Wicklow. It survives on public do-nations and sponsorship and is the only charity exclusively ded-icated to dealing with the current crisis in horse welfare inIreland.

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From page 1“Everyone at Bohs echoes

the unanimous condemnationof this act and shares the disbe-lief that someone could dosomething so thoughtless andhurtful, particularly as membersof his family still live locally.”

A Cabra man and an Irelandinternational, Whelan was oneof 21 passengers killed in the1958 Munich Air Disaster asManchester United made a re-fuelling stop on their way homefrom a European Cup tie in Bel-grade.

He is buried in GlasnevinCemetery, while the railwaybridge at Fassaugh Road inCabra was renamed in his hon-our in 2006. Both are just ashort walk from DalymountPark.

Liam's brother Christy is along-time Bohs fan and still reg-ularly attends games. Hisgrandsons Donal and Cathal are

also dedicated supporters of theclub.

Christy has expressed hisgratitude on behalf of the fam-ily for their efforts in cleaningup the vandalised tribute toLiam.

“The Whelan family wouldlike to thank the Bohemian sup-porters for all they’ve done withtheir work on the Liam WhelanBridge, cleaning and repairingthe damage to the plaque andits surrounds,” he said.

“Their swift response andvaluable work is much appreci-ated by the entire Whelan fam-ily.”

Football fans of variousteams visited the bridge follow-ing news of the attack anddecked it out in club jerseys asa mark of respect for Liam andsolidarity against the thugs.

Fianna Fáil Local ElectionCandidate, Paul Anthony Ward,said it was heartening to seethat the bridge had been

cleaned up by the council andthat fans of different clubs hadshowed their support.

“The bridge was renamed inhonour of Liam Whelan in 2006not because he was a Man Utdman, but because he was aCabra man,” he said.

“It's great to see the com-munity, no matter which teamthey support, coming out to de-fend their own. This is the sideof Cabra we never see in themedia.”

Liam Whelan joined Man-chester United as an l8-year-oldfrom Home Farm. One of hisfirst tasks was to play in the1953 FA Youth Cup Final againstWolves where he starred in astunning 7-1 first leg victory.

Such was his talent duringhis spell with United’s youthteam that he attracted a dis-creet inquiry from Brazil abouthis availability.

He was born on April 1 1935and died on February 6. 1958.

Locals disgusted afterWhelan Bridge attack

New jobs at Dublin 15 firmJack Gleeson

A FINGAL based IT company set up just three years ago fol-lowing a management buy-out has announced it’s to dou-ble its workforce with the addition of 16 new jobs.

Minister for Communica-tions Pat Rabbitte visited Blan-

chardstown based Agile Net-works earlier this month to

make the announcement andcongratulate the company on itscontinued growth.

The minister confirmed thatover the next 18 months thecompany will create 16 newfull-time jobs in the technologysector bringing the number ofemployees up to 32.

Since it was established in2011, Agile Networks hasrecorded remarkable growthfigures, achieving e2.3 millionin turnover in its first year,growing to an estimated e7million in 2014.

The company started outwith just six employees after asuccessful management buy-out of Telindus’ Irish operations.The new jobs represent a five-fold increase in staff numberssince then and as a result, AgileNetworks is moving into biggeroffices to accommodate itsrapid expansion.

Providing a full lifecycle ofintegration services for organi-sations such as HEAnet, AnalogDevices, the ESB and 14 of thetop 25 internet serviceproviders in Ireland, the com-pany has grown its client base

from just seven customers in2011 to 53 this year.

It currently supports overone million end users, across1,200 sites.

Managing Director, DarraghRichardson, said impressivegrowth in his company’s sectoris being driven by increasingdemand for customised supportand services.

“Since the very beginning,we have set out to become aspecialised network integrator,offering a unique ‘focal engi-neer’ model,” he said.

“We have seen a significantmove away from the traditional‘break/fix’ model of support, toa much more proactive man-aged service.”

Recruitment is already un-derway for the new positions,which will be based at AgileNetworks’ new Blanchardstownheadquarters in Ballycoolin.

Of the new roles an-nounced, 11 will be for engi-neering and technical positionswith five jobs across sales andadministration.

Richardson added: “As AgileNetworks expands over the

■ Managing Director of Agile Networks, Darragh Richard-son. The Fingal-based company is doubling its workforceover the next 18 months

Castleknock student wins theatre awardA STUDENT from Castleknock has been named overallwinner of the Bord Gáis Energy Student Theatre Awards.

Kyle Malone Stuart from StVincent’s Castleknock Collegepicked up a e1,000 bursaryfor his school and e1,000worth of books for his school li-brary as part of his winningprize.

Kyle is the very first winnerof the Bord Gáis Energy Stu-dent Theatre Awards, whichwere set up by the energycompany to encourage and re-ward participation in dramaamong school children acrossIreland.

The winning local studentwas presented with his awardby writer and actress Amy Hu-berman at a ceremony at theBord Gáis Energy Theatre onApril 9.

Over 7,500 studentsaround Ireland took part in thecompetition which focused oncreative dramatic writing.

Students were asked to

demonstrate their playwritingskills and write a short scenebased on the theme of friend-ship.

There were three cate-gories, primary (5th & 6thclass), junior secondary (1st-3rd year) and senior secondary(TY/4t-6th year) with awardsmade in each category.

Kyle, a transition year stu-dent, scooped the overall prizefor his script entitled ‘Jake’which the judges praised for itssubtlety and use of stage di-rection allowing the reader toreally visualise the scene.

As the overall winner, Kylereceives a e300 One4all giftcard as well as the bursary andbooks for his proud school.

Amy Huberman, who offi-cially launched the Bord GáisEnergy Student TheatreAwards in January, helpedjudge the awards along with

members of the Bord Gáis En-ergy and Bord Gáis EnergyTheatre teams.

“I had the tough task ofhelping judge the shortlist andI can truly say that it was a re-ally hard decision to pick ourwinners,” she said.

“The standard of entrieswas exceptional and I wouldlike to say a massive well doneto everyone who was short-listed as it’s a fantasticachievement to have beenrecognised out of the 7,500students who took part in thisyear’s competition.

“The winning students ineach category and overall win-ner Kyle should be extremelyproud of what they haveachieved. They are all wonder-fully talented writers and I amthrilled to have been luckyenough to read the work ofsome of our future playwrightsand novelists.”

next 18 months, we will con-tinue to focus on what we dobest; to design, build and sup-port complex IT networks forsome of the country’s bestknown companies, serving overone million end users.”

There was further goodnews for Agile Networks re-cently, when it won the 2014‘Emerging New Business’ awardfrom the Small Firms Associa-tion.

It was also named one of the‘Top 100’ Businesses in Europeat the European BusinessAwards; the company is nomi-nated in the ‘Award for Cus-tomer Focus’ category and theoverall winners will be an-nounced at the European Busi-ness Awards ceremony in

Athens on May 27.Minister Rabbitte said Agile

Networks and other emergingstart-ups were “great exam-ples” of how Irish companiesare quickly becoming world-class providers of specialist ITservices.

“As envisaged in the Gov-ernment’s National Digital Strat-egy, Agile Networks, togetherwith other providers, are help-ing more Irish businesses andconsumers to get on-line and tostay connected more securely,”he said.

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Hotel homeless numbers risingJack Gleeson

REPORTS that the number of homeless families being putup in hotels by local authorities is increasing have sparkedan angry response from a local TD.

It’s estimated that over 170homeless families are now liv-ing in hotels across the capitaldespite Dublin City Council ad-mitting recently that it wasn’t a“sustainable solution” to theproblem.

The reports follow calls ear-lier this month for the creationof a National Housing Strategyfrom Peter McVerry Trust andcondemnation of the practice ofplacing homeless families inhotels from the St Vincent dePaul.

Dublin North West TD,Dessie Ellis, told Northside Peo-ple he regularly dealt with fam-ilies across the city who havebeen put up in hotels once theybecome homeless.

“Many of these familieshave felt completely insecure in

this housing and in some caseshotels have decided not toallow families to continue stay-ing there,” he said.

“Recently I had to work witha family who were forced towalk the streets after a hotelput them out.

“Some people are in thesehotels for three to four weeks ata time. I have worked with peo-ple who have had to stay inthem for two months or moreuntil the hotel said they wouldthrow them out and the councilhad to act.”

The Sinn Fein TD said plac-ing homeless families in hotelswas also a massive drain on re-sources.

“If these hotel rooms, andsome families require morethan one, cost a modest aver-age of e80 it costs e14,000 a

night or e98,000 a week to ac-commodate them all.

“This is wildly in excess ofwhat it would cost to housethese families immediately ifthe Government had thecourage and political will to dothis.”

Last month the St Vincentde Paul (SVP) described theplacement of homeless familiesas “unacceptable and inappro-priate” and claimed there wasrecently 19 families in oneDublin hotel alone, rangingfrom a lone parent with onechild to a family of nine.

“The situation is critical inthe four Dublin local authorityareas,” said SVP Head of SocialJustice, John-Mark McCafferty.

“It is utterly unacceptablethat families are accommo-dated in this way. Confined to ahotel room puts a huge burdenon families in terms of normalliving conditions.

“While bed and breakfast isprovided the families have torely on take-away food for

other meals and have difficultyin getting children to and fromschools.

“There are also issuesaround child welfare. It is com-pletely inappropriate to havechildren living and movingaround in a hotel environmentfor an extended period.

“Many of the families livingin such conditions are there be-cause of difficulties with privatelandlords, many of whom nolonger accept tenants on sup-

plementary rent allowance,due to the increased level ofdemand for private rentedhousing.

“Indeed, some of the fami-lies living in hotels report theirrent having been increased ar-bitrarily by 25 per cent or land-lords evicting them on the basisof the house being sold, only tosee it later available for rent.

“The families we visit andsupport in Dublin hotels, alsohave the uncertainty of not

knowing when they will haveto move - often at short notice.Some families have been in ahotel for up to six months whileothers are moved from hotel tohotel more frequently.”

DCC recently told NorthsidePeople that it would be puttingin extra staff resources to re-spond to the needs of familiesin hotels.

“We provide in-reach sup-port via the Homeless ActionTeam (HAT), a dedicated chil-

dren and families team thatworks to progress these house-holds on as soon as possible,”a spokesperson said. “We willbe establishing additional sup-ported accommodation forfamilies, as we don’t see hoteluse as a sustainable solution.”

DCC confirmed that the vastmajority of families now pre-senting to homeless servicesare coming from the privaterental sector with rent supple-ment arrangements.

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The company has been ac-knowledged for the third yearin succession as the FreightForwarding Company of theYear in Ireland.

In addition, at the end ofthe awards ceremony, allaward winners were judgedtogether and the 2014 OverallLogistics & Transport Excel-

lence Award was also pre-sented to DHL Global Forward-ing.

Michael Lynham, market-ing manager of the CharteredInstitute of Logistics and Trans-port (CILT), said: “To beawarded the overall Logisticsand Transport ExcellenceAward - a company muststand over the competition interms of effective operationsand processes.

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New county managersets out priorities

Mr Reid, who recentlyworked at the Department of

Public Expenditure and Reform,said he was looking forward to

the challenges ahead.“Fingal comes with a repu-

tation for being a very progres-sive county and for attractinginvestment and strengtheningsocial inclusion and I hope tocontinue this progress,” Mr Reidtold Northside People.

“Fingal County Council hasundergone a lot of change inrecent years, most recently withthe transfer of water supply andtreatment services to IrishWater.

“We will also see bigchanges in local representationafter May 23 when BalbrigganTown Council will no longerexist and our elected council inFingal will grow from 24 to 40councillors.

“These changes reflect thechanged demography of Fingalwhose population has grownbeyond 270,000 with over 100nationalities.”

Mr Reid said it was encour-aging to see solid indicators ofeconomic growth nationallyand he believes Fingal is ideallyplaced to leverage this growth.

“We have a young, edu-cated workforce, good availabil-ity of serviced developmentland and are a major employer

across all sectors,” he stated. “The Fingal Local Enterprise

Office is opening in County Halland will continue expandingthe great work of the FingalCounty Enterprise Board.

“With a strong focus on andexpansion of Economic Devel-opment Services in the council,my intention is to make Fingalthe leader on economicgrowth, getting people back towork and improving social in-clusion.”

Mr Reid pointed out that thecouncil has made substantial fi-nancial savings and reduced itsstaff numbers by approximately300 since 2008.

“Looking forward, we re-main focussed on improvinghow we do things in Fingalthrough the national pro-gramme for shared services inlocal government and by al-ways looking at ways to provideour services more efficiently,”he added.

“At the end of the day it’sabout the citizen and we aim inFingal to be the benchmark forproviding public services to citi-zens in Ireland.”

NEWLY appointed Fingal County Manager Paul Reid has setout his early priorities for leading local service delivery inIreland’s fastest growing county.

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The school has only justover 400 students but they stillmanaged to win two All IrelandBasketball Leagues in a row.

Last month Scoil Chaitrionacaptured the All Ireland BLeague in Boys' Under 19 whichfollowed on from their victory inthe 2013 C All Ireland League.

They battled their way tothe final of this year’s competi-tion, defeating Carrickmacrosswith a last second three pointerin the quarter final and surviv-ing a spirited comeback fromRochestown in Cork to win by asingle point.

The team eventually de-feated Rockwell College, Tipper-ary, in the final at the NationalBasketball Arena last month inwhat was a close, hard-foughtgame.

The hero on the day for ScoilChaitriona was Liam MacMaoláin who scored six three-pointers to give his team theedge. Adam Mac Aogháin heldhis nerve to score two freethrows in the last minute andsealed the victory with a scoreof 43-40.

Captain Cathal Barúin raised

the cup for the over 250 sup-porters who had travelled fromGlasnevin to cheer on the teamin raucous fashion.

The team was duly re-warded for great commitmentshown all year. They startedpreparing for their title bid lastSeptember training at seven inthe morning in DCU at timesand also during the Christmasholidays under the great lead-ership of hard-working coachesTanya Ní hUiginn and DaithíMacGabhann.

Scoil Chaitriona is an all Irishschool and draws students fromGlasnevin, Ballymun, Finglas,Whitehall, Swords, Blanchard-stown and Clontarf.

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Taekwondo success for Ashbourne and RatoathNINE members from Ashbourne & Ratoath Olympic Taek-wondo Clubs have returned home after a successful tour-nament In Portugal earlier this month.

The youngest member ofthe local Taekwondo schoolswas Martin Anev, Ashbourne,who’s aged just eight, whileveteran Peter Staunton fromRatoath Club was the oldestathlete in the competition at amere 68 years young.

The students took part in athe tournament in both Poom-

sae (a pre-arranged set ofTaekwondo moves which seespoints deducted for errors) andfull contact Olympic style Taek-wondo fighting.

Veteran Aidan Tormeyfrom Ratoath Olympic Taek-wondo, was just piped to Goldby two points in the Poomsae

but was happy to accept Silverconsidering the stiff competi-tion.

Mark Ball (Ratoath & Ash-bourne) took Bronze in thefighting competition, as didGlenn Doyle (Ratoath), JurgitaVarnes (Ratoath) and AidanTormey, who this time tookbronze in the fighting.

Star of the day was, with-out doubt, veteran PeterStaunton from Ratoath Taek-

wondo. At 68 years of age, thiswas Peter’s first fighting com-petition.

There was considerable in-terest in his fights and he wasmatched against Carlos Al-berto from Portugal who’s 10years Peter’s junior. The duodelighted the 2,000+ crowd asthey battled it out in a bid toscore points against eachother.

With a score of 4-0 to Al-berto, Peter had to settle forsilver. However, he was thetrue champion of the day andthe entire arena, includingjudges and referees, stoppedwhat they were doing androse to their feet to give Petera standing ovation, whichseemed to go on forever.

“I can’t believe it,” he said.“I feel like a superstar, every-one wants to have their phototaken with me. It’s just amaz-ing.”

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New decontamination unit at CappaghA NEW e5 million Central Decontamination Unit was offi-cially opened at Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital onApril 11 by former Government minister, Mary O’Rourke.

The new unit is the first ofits kind in Ireland and is capableof providing commercial decon-tamination services to thewider healthcare industry aswell as to Cappagh Hospital it-self.

The new unit is funded bythe HSE, the Cappagh HospitalFoundation and Zehnacker Ire-land Healthcare through a jointventure agreement.

It’s the latest developmentat the Finglas hospital which in

recent years has completed anumber of major developmentsincluding new theatres, a 10bed isolation unit and the pur-chase of a hi-tech 3 Tesla MRIunit.

The new decontaminationunit was constructed to be fullycompliant with European stan-dards, ISO standard 13485 and

HSE standards for the deconta-mination of invasive medicaldevices that were introduced in2011.

That means all medical de-vices processed in the new unitare decontaminated to themost current Irish and Europeanrequirements.

The latest development at

Cappagh is another major stepin the hospital’s infrastructuralplan to ensure its patients haveaccess to the best possible careusing the most current equip-ment and processes

The new unit is commerciallymanaged by Zehnacker IrelandHealthcare to provide fully ac-credited, HSE and European stan-dard compliant decontaminationservices to the Irish HealthcareIndustry.

QUALITYThe unit was specifically de-

veloped to allow other health-care facilities avail of thedecontamination process, a con-cept which is common in mostEuropean healthcare settings.

Experts say this sharing of fa-cilities and services has the po-tential to ensure a better qualityservice to patients and reducethe overall cost of decontamina-tion.

Speaking at the officialopening of the unit, John O’ Car-roll, CEO of Zehnacker IrelandHealthcare said: “Zehnacker Ire-land Healthcare is happy to beassociated with Cappagh fromconception to final constructionof this new facility.

“We see the practice of shar-ing state-of-the-art facilities be-tween hospitals as thecornerstone for ensuring qualityand achieving cost savings.

“This has been the experi-

ence of healthcare organisa-tions internationally, includingour parent company in Europe.”

Cappagh is the country’s na-tional tertiary referral centre forboth adult and children’s or-thopaedics. A total of 24 con-sultant orthopaedic surgeonsconfer and work together to de-liver a highly specialised and ef-ficient service in the hospital.

The hospital manages a co-hort of highly specific bone tu-mour cases, is a harvest centreand distributor of bone graft na-tionally and provides advancedrehabilitative services to pa-tients from both the Mater hos-pital and Connolly hospital.

Cappagh also carries outelective orthopaedic surgery for

six adult and children’s hospitalsin the east including BeaumontHospital, St James Hospital,Temple Street and St Vincent’sUniversity Hospital

It’s a major teaching institu-tion with undergraduate andpostgraduate training facilitiesin medical, surgical anaestheticand nursing programmes inconjunction with the Royal Col-lege of Surgeons in Ireland, Uni-versity College Dublin andDublin City University.

It has 157 beds for adultsand children. On average it car-ries out approximately 3,000major patient operations, 8,000minor operations and 12,000out-patient reviews annually.

■ Chairman of Zehnacker Ireland Healthcare, NikolaiBurkart, and Patron of Cappagh Hospital Foundation, for-mer Government minister, Mary O’Rourke pictured at theopening of the new unit.

■ The new Central Decontamination Unit at Cappagh

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THE Banff Mountain Film Festival is comingto the Helix on Saturday, May 10.

For double the adventure there will be mati-nee and evening screenings with two entirelydifferent programmes of Banff festival films.

This film festival allowsyou to travel the world andexperience some inspira-tional, exhilarating and unfor-

gettable adventures from thecomfort of your theatre chair. Now in its fifth edition, the

2014 UK and Ireland Banff Tour is thebiggest to date with 56 screenings showing at40 locations and including 12 new venues.

The festival showcases the best of the latestfilms from the global mountain sports commu-nity including climbing, alpinism, mountain bik-ing, adventure travel, skiing and kayaking.

New activities to the line-up this year arewingsuit flying and surfing.

The diverse film programme is selected fromthe 360 films, including award-winners and au-dience favourites that were entered into theprestigious Banff Mountain Film Festival held inthe Canadian Rockies in November 2013.

The tour is much more than a series of in-credible film nights. It brings together peoplewith all kinds of outdoor passions who comeback every year to enjoy the fantastic commu-

nity feeling and leave with new enthusiasm andinspiration for their own next adventure.

The World Tour travels the globe every year,visiting more than 400 communities andover 40 different countries from Australiathrough to Antarctica and is enjoyed by morethan 300,000 people.

Highlights include ‘Heaven’s Gate’, featur-ing a group of wingsuit pilots who gather atTianmen Mountain in China, the birthplace of thedream of human flight, to attempt an intimidat-ing feat – flying through the sacred site knownas Heaven’s Gate, an archway carved out of themountain.

As Jeb Corliss drops from a helicopter andsoars toward the opening, nearly a half-billionpeople hold their breath.

There is also ‘Spice Girl’, featuring Hazel Find-lay, the first woman to climb the British grade ofE9.

Hazel is a connoisseur of loose rock, dodgygear, and big run-outs. Having mastered thescrappy sea cliffs at home she teams up withEmily Harrington to tackle the massive, untamedbigwalls of Taghia Gorge, Morocco.

Screening times are 2.30pm and 7.30pm onSaturday, May 10 at The Helix.

Tickets cost e13.50, e12 (concession).To book tickets please contact the box office

on 01-7007000 or log onto www.thehelix.ie

Film festival scales new heights

■ Highlights include ‘Heaven’sGate’,featuring a group of wingsuit pi-lots who gather at Tianmen Mountainin China,

THE line-up for the sixthannual Bulmers Live atLeopardstown series ofgigs has just been an-nounced.

The events will be heldover eight summer eveningsand will bring together top-class racing and live musicfrom the best of Irish and in-ternational acts.

This year’s line-up featuresManchester indie legends TheCharlatans, along with former

Smiths guitarist Johnny Marrand ex-New Order and Joy Di-vision stalwart Peter Hook.

The racing venue will alsowelcome Irish acts Raglans,Heathers, HamsandwicH, TheStunning and The SharonShannon Big Band.

Bulmers Live at Leopard-stown kicks off on Thursday,June 12 and concludes onThursday, August 14. The rac-ing and music nights provide afull evening’s entertainmentand are great value at just

e15. Full line-up details areRaglans (June 12), Heathers(June 19), HamsandwicH (July3), Peter Hook & the Light (July10), The Stunning (July 17),Sharon Shannon Big Band(July 24), Johnny Marr (August7) and The Charlatans (August14).

Ticket information onwww.bulmersliveatleopard-stown.com or call the Leopard-stown Ticketline on 012890500 for hospitality op-tions.

Top acts confirmed forLeopardstown gigs

■ Pictured at the announcement of this year’s line-up for Bulmers Live at Leopard-stown are Niamh Farrell (HamsandwicH), Conor Roe (Leopardstown Racecourse), ConnO Ruanaidh (Raglans), Rhos Horan (Raglans) and Podge McNamee (HamsandwicH).PHOTO BY MIKI BARLOK

TUESDAYS with Morrie is the autobiographical story of MitchAlbom, an accomplished journalist driven solely by his ca-reer, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor.

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Mitch is reunited with Morrie, and what starts as a simple visitturns into a weekly pilgrimage and a last class in the meaning oflife.

Presented by Breda Cashe, this must see production performsat the Mill Theatre Dundrum for two nights only, Wednesday, April23 – Thursday 24 at 8pm.

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■ Mitch is reunited with Morrie, and what starts as a simplevisit turns into a weekly pilgrimage and a last class in themeaning of life.

■Top dial: Members of Otherkin who played the first new series of Musicmaker Live to launch Dublin Cityfm’s newschedule, are pictured with John Paul Prior, General Manager at Musicmaker, Mick Hanley, Dublin Cityfm CEO andColm Hanley. Photo by Patrick O’Leary

Local staff supportgood cause

STAFF at the EBS Office in Whitehall took timeout recently to support the Great Irish Bake andraise funds for Temple Street Children’s Hospital.

The event is expected toraise e150,000 to help pur-chase three Giraffe Omnibed in-cubators, which are a lifeline forpremature and new-born ba-

bies and they also allow par-ents to be close to their child ata very stressful time.

EBS Whitehall Branch Man-ager, Eleanor Taaffe, said staff

were delighted to support sucha good cause.

“Last year our staff and cus-tomers collected over e40,000and I would like to thank themfor their generous support forthis great cause,” she said.

Temple Street’s CorporatePartnerships Manager, AnneCooney, thanked EBS for theirsupport.

“Support from businessessuch as EBS helps to ensure thatall of the 145,000 children whocome through our doors aretreated to the highest stan-dard,” she said.

“These new pieces of equip-ment will help the doctors andnurses to look after our littlestpatients in the best way possi-ble.”

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■ EBS Branch Manger, Eleanor Taaffe (right) with the star raffle prize Mr Bear, cakesale helper Laura Sheridan and Jennifer Keatley

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BINGO: There is bingoevery Monday night in theParochial Hall on Church Streetbeside the Jolly Topper pub inFinglas. Doors open at 8pmand eyes down at 8.30pm. Allwelcome with tea and coffeeon the night.

BOOKS: Ballymun Book Ex-change runs on the first Thurs-day of every month inBallymun Civic Centre between9.30am and 1pm. The next ex-change takes place on Thurs-day, May 1st. The idea is to

bring a book and exchange itfor another, free of charge. Theaim is to help and encouragemore people to read. For moreinformation, or to make bookdonations, contact the Educa-tion Section of BallymunWhitehall Area Partnership on01-8423612 or email [email protected].

REPAIRS: Do you needsomeone to fix those odd re-pairs? Care&Repair completesmall repairs for older people,those with a disability, and for

community groups in the Bal-lymun and Whitehall commu-nity. Work includes minorgardening, minor home deco-rating, installing handrails,tacking down carpets, in-stalling security locks andchains, hanging curtains andinstalling domestic smokealarms. For more informationcontact Emma on 01-8423612.

PLANT SALE: A plant saletakes place in CastleknockCommunity College, Carpenter-

stown Road, Dublin 15 at10am-5pm on Saturday andSunday May 10 & 11. There’llbe Summer Bedding Plants,Hanging Baskets, WindowBoxes, Herbs & Shrubs, Ceramicand Terracotta Pots and lots ofGarden Accessories available.Other highlights include a Cof-fee Shop, a Cake Sale and aBest Cake Competition. To pre-order call 085-7540888 ofsearch Facebook under 'CCCPlant Sale'.

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A: The West Coast of Irelandhas some of the most beautifulwalks in Ireland. For this trip, Iwould suggest a small island lo-cated off the coast of Galwaycalled Inishbofin.

This is one of my favouriteholiday destinations in Ireland.Even though it is small there isalways plenty to see and do, es-pecially in the summer months.

Inishbofin is approximately6km by 4km and has threelooped walkways, all with stun-

Rick Steves

Kate Hopcraft

These places often have arough, Industrial Age heritageand a rust-belt vibe that keepsthem honest, unvarnished andnonconformist.

And even though Glasgow isScotland's largest and most pop-ulated city, I consider it to be thecountry's second city behind Ed-inburgh, which wins first placefor its capital status and tourismappeal.

A century ago, Glasgow wasone of Europe's biggest cities, anindustrial powerhouse producing25 per cent of the world’s ocean-going ships, but in the mid-20thcentury, tough times hit the city,giving it a run-down feel.

Today Glasgow is on the riseagain and its flair for art and un-pretentious friendliness make itmore popular than ever to visit.

You can sense Glasgow’swonderful energy on its streetsand squares. At the heart of thecity is George Square, decoratedwith a Who’s Who of statues de-picting great Scots, from Sir Wal-ter Scott to James Watt, whoperfected the steam engine thathelped power Europe into theIndustrial Age.

Nearby is Buchanan Street,

SHORT BREAKS WITH

Scotland's Second CityLATELY I’ve really been enjoying what I consider to be the‘second cities’ of Europe, such as Naples in Italy, Marseillein France and Hamburg in Germany.

part of a pedestrian shoppingzone called the Golden Zed.Glaswegians also refer to thisdistrict (with the top shops intown) as the Style Mile.

It’s a delight to just stroll upthis street - listening to buskers,enjoying the people-watching,and remembering to look up atthe architecture above the mod-ern storefronts.

It's also worth meanderingthrough the Style Mile’s alleys,which are filled with huge, funand edgy murals. Rather thanletting graffiti artists mess upthe place with random or angrytagging, the city has given topstreet artists entire walls topaint. These murals are almostsightseeing destinations inthemselves.

Glasgow's artsy vibe can alsobe seen in its architecture. Dur-ing the late 1800s and early1900s, Glasgow-born architectCharles Rennie Mackintoshbrought an exuberant Art Nou-veau influence to this otherwisepractical, working-class city.

Travellers can enjoy his work(and a meal) at the Willow TeaRooms, a delightful black-and-white space that Mackintosh de-signed right down to thefurniture, lighting, and cutlery.

But his crowning achieve-ment is the Glasgow School ofArt. Still a working school, it'sonly viewable via a guided tour.From a fireplace that looks like akimono to the remarkable for-est-like library to windows thatsoar for multiple stories, thebuilding is an Art Nouveau orig-inal.

Near the Glasgow School ofArt is the Tenement House, a

perfectly preserved 1930s-eramiddle-class residence. This typ-ical row home was owned byMiss Agnes Toward, who for fivedecades kept her home essen-tially unchanged.

The kitchen calendar re-mains set for 1935, and canis-ters of liquorice powder (alaxative) still sit on the bath-room shelf.

Two excellent museums areworth the trek away from thecity centre. Housed in a grand,100-year-old, Spanish Baroque-style building, the Kelvingrove islike a Scottish Smithsonian, witheverything from a stuffed ele-phant to fine artwork by thegreat masters.

The Riverside Museum fo-cuses on transportation, featur-ing stagecoaches, locomotives, are-creation of a circa-1900street, and a shipping exhibitthat commemorates Glasgow’sshipbuilding era.

At night, I enjoy the hip,lively West End district, includingthe fun eateries and bars liningAshton Lane. A great place toend a West End evening is atÒran Mór, featuring an atmos-pheric bar, outdoor beer garden,and brassiere in a converted1862 church (the former nave isdecorated with funky murals).

Downstairs, there’s a night-club with everything from rockshows to traditional Scottishmusic nights.

Despite recent improve-ments, there still is a rough-and-tumble side to Glasgow, andlocals seem to come in twostripes: those who live to drinkbeer and cheer either Celtic orRangers, and those who arehardworking, cosmopolitan, andcultured (even though theydon’t sound like they are, giventheir hard Glaswegian accent).

If you venture into a rough

neighbourhood after dark - as Idid one night - it seems the en-tire world is populated by angrypeople with dead-end lives.

Crammed into bars, they leerat passers-by who don’t want tojoin the mosh pit. But the nextmorning, with the sunshinecomes a world of that secondtype of Glaswegian; people witha vision for renewing their city.

Edinburgh may have theroyal aura, but I find Glasgow’sdown-to-earth appeal captivat-ing. One Glaswegian told me:“The people of Glasgow have a

better time at a funeral than thepeople of Edinburgh have at awedding.”

In Glasgow, there’s no upper-crust history, and no one puts onairs. In this revitalized city,friendly locals do their best to in-troduce you to the fun-loving,laid-back Glaswegian way of life.

• Rick Steves (www.ricksteves.com)writes European travel guide-books and hosts travel shows onTV and radio. Email [email protected] andsearch for his blog on Facebook.

■ Graffiti artists have adorned the sides of Glasgow's buildings with colourful murals youcan see if you side-trip down alleys in the Style Mile PHOTO BY RICK STEVES.

Walk on the wild side on beautiful InishbofinQ: I am in a local walkinggroup and we are thinkingabout planning a trip to thewest of Ireland for a week-end in June. Do you havesuggestions about where tovisit and what there is tosee, eat and enjoy? Thanks.

ning scenery. For a weekend trip,this is ideal as your group canchoose to take on one, two or allof these routes and enjoy all ofthe sights that the island has tooffer, such as the giant blowholeon the west-end cliffs.

If your dates are flexible, thesecond annual Walking Festival

takes place on May 23-25. Fea-tured walks will be led by localguides with vast knowledge onthe history, scenery and geologyof the island.

In terms of enjoying the cul-ture, you won’t be disappointed.Although the island is home tojust 200 inhabitants, there is

never a dull moment betweenregular music and arts festivalsand lively restaurants offeringdelicious food – served with anextra helping of ‘craic agusceoil’.

The Doonmore Hotel is well-known for its menu offeringfresh seafood and scrumptious

homemade recipes.The ferry to Inishbofin de-

parts daily from the seasidetown of Clifden, which boasts alot of attractions. The BeachRoad or the Sky Road walks areequally perfect for taking in thesights of the Connemara coast,while the local pubs and restau-

rants welcome you with tasty,affordable food and drinks.

If you get a chance be sureto take a trip out to KylemoreAbbey located around 20 kilo-metres from Clifden. This 19thcentury house is exquisite to be-hold and the views of the lake itsits on are superb on a clear day.

Where to stay:The following hotels can bebooked on Hotels.com. All pricesare subject to availability.Inishbofin House Hotel (***)This modern hotel boasts awarm friendly welcome fromlocal staff, harbour views, a de-licious restaurant and comfort-able rooms. Located on the eastend of the island, this hotel alsohas the Marine Spa, which offersmany relaxing treatments aftera long day of activity. From €69per room, per night.Clifden Station House (***)This family-friendly hotel is lo-cated in the heart of Clifdentown. It has a full-service spa,an indoor pool, complimentaryWi-Fi and an on-site café. Com-plimentary breakfast is includedwhen you book, to set you upfor a day of exploring! From €89per room, per night.Abbeyglen Castle Hotel(****) Minutes from Clifden town, thisbeautiful castle hotel has topclass amenities to ensure yourstay is satisfactory. A tenniscourt, sauna, restaurant and bar,and complimentary breakfast,are just some of the perks onoffer. From €79 per room, pernight.

For more information and traveltips visit www.Hotels.com or call1800-553338.

■ Inishbofin is a real treat for nature lovers.

23 APRIL 2014 • NORTHSIDE PEOPLE WEST EURO VIEW11

‘Made in’ labelling could be compulsory

THE European Parliamenthas signed off on a majorrevamp of the EU’s financialsystem in a bid to ensuretaxpayers will never againfoot the bill for failingbanks.

The deal approved by MEPsprovides for the creation of aEuropean authority with thepower to shut down problembanks and shunt losses ontobondholders.

Irish MEP Pat the Cope Gal-lagher said the package ofmeasures collectively known asthe ‘banking union’ shouldmean that “what happened in

Ireland following the bankingcollapse will never happenagain.”

Although this might seemcold comfort for debt-riddenIrish taxpayers, Gallagher saidit could possibly be applied toease our burden of legacy debt.

"It should strengthen Ire-land’s legitimate case for a ret-rospective deal on its bankdebt, as these specific meas-ures were not available to Ire-land and the Irish taxpayerduring the crisis,” said the Fi-anna Fáil MEP.

The deal brings to comple-tion an ambitious reform pro-gramme aimed at preventing

any repeat of the financial crisisin 2008 and 2009. Five yearslater, European governmentsare still struggling to recoverafter they pumped some e600billion into propping up floun-dering banks.

The implementation of thereform plan will start in No-vember, when the EuropeanCentral Bank will assume directsupervision of the biggestlenders in the Eurozone.

A separate authority, calledthe Single Resolution Mecha-nism, will have a e55 billionfund to dissolve or restructurefailing banks.

OPINION polls have confirmedLabour’s continuing slide in pop-ular support, but senior party fig-ures have gone further andadmitted it will be a challenge toretain even a single seat in theupcoming EU elections.

The most recent Irish TimesIpsos/MRBI poll showed Labour slip-ping by a further point down to 8 percent, although in Dublin the figurewas slightly higher at 11 per cent.

Nationally, Fianna Fáil and FineGael were neck on neck at 25 percent, with Sinn Féin and Independ-

ents also on 21 per cent each.In the last elections in 2009,

Labour won three MEP seats, withProinsias de Rossa getting 20 per centof the Dublin vote. Sitting MEP EmerCostello is considered to have a fight-ing chance to retain that seat thistime around, but she remains a goodway off De Rossa’s tally.

In the constituency of IrelandSouth, current Labour MEP Phil Pren-dergast is looking less likely to holdon to her seat. The former Senator re-placed Alan Kelly when he won a Dáilseat in 2011, but Prendergast does

not enjoy the same support as fellowSouth MEPs Sean Kelly of Fine Gaeland Brian Crowley of Fianna Fáil.

In the Midlands Northwest con-stituency, former barrister and Sena-tor Lorraine Higgins will fly the flagfor Labour but is considered unlikelyto take a seat.

Despite their grim prospects,Labour is expected to spend aboute100,000 funding the campaign ofeach of its three candidates for theEuropean elections on May 23.

MEPs have voted in favour of plans to tighten upproduct safety requirements, including making‘made in’ labelling mandatory for non-food prod-ucts.

The European Parliament supported the proposal toreplace the current voluntary system, claiming that com-pulsory ‘made in’ labels would improve traceability andthus strengthen consumer protection.

Under the current system, about 10 per cent of goodscannot to traced back to the manufacturer.

“This is a big step forward for transparency in theproduct supply chain and that’s good for consumers,” saidthe Danish author of the report on product safety, Christel

Schaldemose.She said the ‘made in’ labelling should apply to al-

most all goods sold on the internal market, with a fewexceptions such as medicine.

MEPs also called for tougher penalties for firms sellingnon-compliant or potentially dangerous products.

And, they asked the European Commission to drawup a blacklist of firms “repeatedly found to intentionallyinfringe”. They also suggested that a pan-European data-base should be compiled of product-related injuries suf-fered by consumers.

The legislation must still be approved by memberstates before it becomes law.

Labour could struggle to hold one Euro seat

Banking Union could get Irish retrospective deal

23 APRIL 2014 • NORTHSIDE PEOPLE WEST12 NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES

From the ArchivesWe take a look back at extracts from old newspapers to see

what was in the news this month from years gone by

• A popular postcard, c. 1940, which shows the No. 8 tram leaving Howth Station and ascending the hill to the summit with Ireland’s Eye in thebackground. The traction poles are on the right of the line. The passengers had superb panoramic views across Dublin Bay of the city and coastline,with the Dublin and Wicklow mountains behind.Photo and caption from ‘Images of Ireland’, North Dublin, by Derek Stanley. Published by Gill & Macmillan/The History Press

Irish Press, April 29th, 1933

Freeman’s Journal, April 9th, 1825

Sunday Independent, Aptil 7th, 1937

Freeman’s Journal, April 19th, 1827

Sunday Independent, April 26th, 1936

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We will also see an increasein eligibility for the social welfaresick/injury pay scheme (Illness/Injury Benefit) from three to sixdays, the standardisation of theMaternity and Adoptive Benefitrate, reduction in payments tothe young unemployed under26 and increases in Deposit Inter-est Retention Tax.

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EVERY New Year wepromise ourselves thatwe will do better thisyear, we will get thatpromotion, and changethat job but by March allthose resolutions are dis-tant memories.

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SET against the effervescent,majestic backdrop of the sea,SaltWater is a gorgeous debutcollection of short stories fromhighly acclaimed author LaneAshfeldt.

SaltWater is a collection of morethan a dozen short stories, set in asweep of coastal areas around theworld, from Sherkin Island in CountyCork to the faraway shores of NewZealand.

Taking place against a backdropof foam and brine, of shipwrecks and

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Veering between family tragedy,the excitement of teen love andshort, sharp observations of daily life,SaltWater brings to life the rich tap-estry of the human experience.

Included in this collection are sev-eral stories that have been short-listed for or have won fiction prizes.

Ashfeldt’s short fiction has ap-peared in literary journals and an-thologies, and her stories have been

performed live at festivals andevents such as WordFactory, Book-stock, and the West Cork Literary Fes-tival.

Her short story ‘Pole House’ hasbeen produced for broadcast onRadio New Zealand.

Other stories by Lane Ashfeldtcan also be read online atGuardian.co.uk, Southword, IdentityTheory, Eyelands and The View FromHere.

SaltWater is her debut collectionof short fiction.

■ Pictured at the auch of ‘YOU® Brand’ are Veronica Canning with daughter Amber, husband Peter and son Christopher.Photo by Iain White

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THE AUTHORANDREW McCann is the author, since 2006, of the annual publication Know

Your Rights (Orpen Press), now in its 9th edition, and is an advocate since2002.

Andrew is a regular contributor on TV (TV 3 - Ireland AM), Newstalk 106-108 FM (the Pat Kenny Show and Lunchtime with Jonathan Healy); regionalradio (the Shaun Doherty Show - Highland Radio) and local radio.

In addition Andrew has completed consultancy work for large pharma-ceutical companies and employers as well as lecturing to medical consultantsand practitioners. Andrew has represented clients at Rights Commissionerhearings, Employment Appeal Tribunals, Equality Mediation hearings and So-cial Welfare Appeals

Andrew has also written additional publications in the area of employmentand family law – ‘Know Your Rights: Employment and Family Law’ as well asconsumer rights ‘Know Your Rights: Consumer Rights’ published by OrpenPress.

■ Ashfeldt’s short fiction has appeared in literary journals and anthologies.

A salty tale from anaward winning author

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■ Dublin People Newspaper Group has teamed upwith Dogs Trust to help find homes for unwanted andabandoned dogs. Our Dog of the Week is Sam, a four-year-old Rottweiler cross. Sam is a gentle soul whohasn't really adapted well to kennel life, so we wouldlove to find him an experienced dog-owning homewhere he would be given time to settle in and enjoyhis new surroundings. Sam loves to play with his balland also loves his food. He's a clever guy so he woulddefinitely enjoy some training games with his newowner.If you think you can offer Sam the loving home he de-serves, contact Dogs Trust on 01-8791000.They are based in Finglas, just off exit 5 on the M50.Map and directions can be found on their websitewww.dogstrust.ie. You can also find them on Facebookwww.facebook.com/dogstrustireland or Twitter@DogsTrust_IE.

Dog of the weekPETSof the

WEEK■ Meet Murphy, a three-year-old

Newfoundland, standing proud

and looking more like a bear

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going for walks in St Anne's

Park and swimming in the

sea with owner Christine

and the family.

Send your photos to [email protected]

When dogs live with hu-mans, the humans become thedog's pack. For the relationshipto succeed, humans must be-come the pack leader.

The mistake is made whenthe humans in the pack onlygive the dog love, and overlookits other needs. To a dog, con-stant affection without rules andlimits goes against its instinct.

While dogs enjoy beinggiven affection, it does not sat-isfy the animal and it is not whatmakes them well balanced, sta-ble minded, secure and happy.

Dogs love affection, how-ever that alone does not makethem happy; satisfying its in-stincts do.

You need to provide properemotional stability in order toachieve this, and showing youhave an orderly pack with rulesto follow is what the dog needs.

Giving your dog affection isimportant for the human, andenjoyed by the dog, but must bedone at the correct times. A dogis an animal and does not pos-sess the same reasoning skills asa human.

Dogs do have emotions, buttheir emotions are different thanthose of humans. They feel joywhen they know you arepleased, they feel sad whensomeone dies.

However, they do not pre-meditate or plan ahead, and donot dwell in the past or future.They live for whatever is hap-pening at the moment.

Humans and dogs can onlypeacefully coexist when thedogs are in the follower role.Human society cannot allowdogs to bark, growl, snap at, orbite another human in order totell them they are not happywith what they are doing.

If our dogs get away and arerunning free, it cannot be thedog who decides when theymust come back. We cannot letthe dog decide when it is OK forus to leave for work or who is al-lowed to walk into your homeand who is not. We cannot letthem decide who is allowed totouch ‘their’ ball or sit in ‘their’chair.

Dogs that flip back and forthfrom leader to follower are al-

ways testing to see where theystand. Most do not want the po-sition and give it up easily, butstill have the nagging instinct totake over when they senseweakness.

These dogs are not trulyhappy either, because theynever really know who is goingto be leading at any given mo-ment and therefore cannot feel

secure.Making sure you are the

leader of the pack ensures thatyou have a confident, well bal-anced dog who is content withtheir role in your family set up.

Next week we will give youadvice on how to make sure youare the pack leader in yourhouse. We will also cover basictraining exercises and give you

tips on how to make sure yourdog understands your com-mands completely and reactsquickly to your training.

● Dublin North Dog TrainingClub is affiliated to the IrishKennel Club. For more detailedinformation on training exer-cises visit www.dublinnorthdogtraining.net.

■ Gunita Zomberga sent us in this snapshot ofher sweet baby dog, Ingara.

■ Stephanie Flaherty sentin this picture of DoctorWatson, who is alreadytraining to play in Ire-land's first canine soccerteam! He thinks he's thenew George Best, and he’sat least as successful withthe ladies in Monkstown!

■ This is Buddy (above)from Cabra and he loveswearing his jersey onmatch days. Up the Dubs!

■ If dogs could do selfies,this is what Facebook wouldprobably look like. This isPrincess Tammy, snappedby Jack and Mya.

DOGS instinctually crave rules to follow, and limits as towhat they are allowed to do.

How your dog thinks ...DNDT Club will be holding an OPEN FUNDAY in St Kevin's on SATURDAY, APRIL 26,

from 2.30pm-5.30pm. It will be a fun family

day which will include

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■ Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club, winners of the Master Men’s event, from left, Des Kennedy, MickTraynor and Brian Leahy, at the Woodies DIY Road Relay Championships of Ireland. PHOTO:TOMAS GREALLY/SPORTSFILE

■ Paul Breen, St Michael’s FC, in action against Keith Dunne, Sheriff YC(right), in the semi-final of the FAI Junior Cup. The North Dubliners werebeaten 1-0. PHOTO: MATT BROWNE/SPORTSFILE

■ Joseph O'Neill, Sheriff YC, pictured in action against St Michael’s FC inthe semi-final of the FAI Juunior. The Northsiders, winners of the compe-tition in 2012 and 2013 missed out on the opportunity of going for thehat-trick when they were beaten 1-0 against the Tipperary side. PHOTO: MATT BROWNE/SPORTSFILE

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■ Pictured is the Clontarf Under 13 Girls’ Basketball team that came third in their Dublin Community Games event to secure bronze medals. Malahide won silver after losing out to Drimnagh in the final.

■ Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club, winners of the Master Women’s event, from left, Lorraine Byrne,Bri�d NI� Chomaill and Annette Kealy, at the Woodies DIY Road Relay Championships of Ireland.PHOTO: TOMAS GREALLY/SPORTSFILE

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I AM a strong believer that every child should not bethe subject of bullying, be it at home, in the schooland the wider environment.

Yet bullying concerns con-tinue to surface again andagain. Its level of impact, bothin the short term and long term,remain an issue that needs aconcerted response from thewhole community.

One way to help combatbullying in schools is the imple-mentation of the Irish Societyfor the Prevention of Cruelty toChildren (ISPCC) Anti-Bullying‘Shield My School Programme’,a self-evaluation toolkit to assistteachers to consider a set of ev-idence informed statementsand questions in relation totheir own Anti-Bullying policy.

Recently I was delighted tobe part of the ISPCC team thatassisted the teachers of a schoolto review their Anti-Bullyingpolicy.

In a relaxed atmosphere theteachers openly chatted anddiscussed the series of ques-tions raised by the ISPCC Anti-Bullying toolkit.

The method used was to in-clude as many teachers as pos-sible, deemed important togain buy in for the new Anti-Bullying policy.

Some questions highlightedthe need to involve parents,pupils and the wider commu-nity.

At the completion of eachheading, a note was taken ofpoints agreed and points wherefurther action was required.

The session gave an openspace for which the teachersand principal could voice anyconcerns or questions, bothamongst themselves and tapinto the useful resource of theISPCC staff member.

April is the ISPCC Anti-Bully-ing awareness month and thewell-known charity will beholding a number of initiativesto help combat bullying.

The campaign is known asthe ‘Shield Campaign’ and issymbolised by a distinctive blueshield pin that can be worn byall its supporters.

The thinking behind this isthat every day ISPCC volunteersand staff work as shields - pro-tecting, supporting and listen-ing to children.

The benefit of this toolkitwill not only support the chil-dren, but also the school, family

and wider community. I believe the ISPCC toolkit is

a welcome addition to help theteachers implement a best Anti-Bullying practice policy.

This toolkit is a highly effec-tive means to help combat bul-lying and it will make for a saferschool and ultimately a bettersociety.

For more information on thetoolkit you can log on towww.ispcc.ie orwww.ispcc/ie/toolkit or call 01-2342000.

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■ Pictured at the launch of the ISPCC Shield Campaign was ISPCC Ambassador Brian O'Driscoll with pupils from TalbotSenior School, Chelsie Flood (10), Josh Cleary (11) and Thomas Daly (11). PHOTO: CONOR McCABE PHOTOGRAPHY

Young voterregistration

drive launchedTHE National Youth Councilof Ireland (NYCI) haslaunched a nationwide ini-tiative to encourage thoseunder 25 to make sure theyare on the electoral registerfor the upcoming electionstaking place on May 23.

Speaking at the launch ofthe pledge2reg.ie campaign,James Doorley, NYCI deputy di-rector, said: “We strongly en-courage young people toregister to vote ahead of thelocal and European elections.

“Anyone who is 18-years-of-age on or before polling day canapply for inclusion on the sup-plementary register up untilTuesday, May 6.”

The Youth Council will be vis-iting sites in Dublin and othercounties as part of itspledge2reg roadshow. Visitwww.pledge2reg.ie for more in-formation.

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The Inaugural Jaguar Golf Classicfor the Irish Youth Foundation (IYF)will take place in the prestigious KClub on July 4.

As the event takes place on Inde-pendence Day and 2014 is a RyderCup Ryder Cup year, the 26 teamsparticipating will be divided intoTeam USA and Team Europe, andcompete Ryder Cup style.

All funds raised will go to sup-porting Irish Youth Foundationfunded projects for at-risk and disad-vantaged children in Ireland.

The teams will enjoy a great dayof golf at the K Club and attend agala dinner that evening with enter-tainment by celebrity impersonator

Oliver Callan.Niall McLoughlin, IYF Director of

Development said: “We are very ex-cited about hosting our first golfevent and thank Jaguar Ireland fortheir support for this exciting July 4challenge.

“We have had a great responsealready to the event from Irish, USand European companies based hereand hope to fill the 26 teams to helpraise much needed funds for some ofour key projects.

“The money raised will fund proj-ects which work with children whooften experience poverty, parentalmisuse of drugs, and alcohol, crimeand mental health issues. These proj-

ects are beacons of hope which en-hance and improve their lives.”

Melanie McCourt, Jaguar Market-ing Manager, said: "We are proud tosupport the Irish Youth Foundationand the excellent work it does tobring help and relief to young peoplein need.

“We’re very much looking for-ward to the Jaguar Golf Classic in theK Club in July where our full range ofJaguar models will be on display, in-cluding the new F-TYPE Coupe”.

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■ Ryan and Eoin pictured at the launch of the Inaugural Jaguar Golf Classic for the Irish Youth Founda-tion with the new Jaguar F-TYPE and the coveted RBS Six Nations Trophy.

Inaugural Jaguar Golf Classic for July 4SIX Nations medal winner Ireland and Leinster scrumhalf Eoin Reddan joined broadcaster Ryan Tubridy toencourage Irish, US and European companies based in Ireland to participate in an exciting sporting chal-lenge this July.

New DS concept car unveiled at motor showA NEW DS concept car will be presented at the Beijing Motor Show later this month. DS 5LS R is anall-new and unique version of the DS 5LS, which combines top-level performance with luxury styling.

Recently launched in China, DS5LS is a bold, striking addition to theChinese market, standing out fromthe crowd with its distinctive styling,including the sculptural and presti-gious ‘DS Wings’ grille, which char-acterises new DS models.

The DS 5LS R concept car empha-sises the dynamic character of theproduction version, highlighting themodel’s athletic lines.

The unveiling of DS 5LS R followson from the DS3 Cabrio Racing andDS4 Racing concepts, as Citroën con-tinues to push boundaries in per-formance, design and innovation.

A nod to Citroën’s World RallyChampionship pedigree, DS 5LS Rboasts a high performance power-train, underpinned by a 1.6-litreturbo petrol engine that develops

300bhp and torque of 400 Nm.The chassis has been lowered by

15mm, compared to the productionversion and the concept has widerfront tracks and a sequential gear-box, controlled by paddles behindthe steering wheel.

High-precision development hasbeen applied to the chassis, brakesand suspension, while the focus onperformance is visually underscoredby the extensive use of real carbonfibre components.

DS 5LS R remains faithful to theDS spirit of innovation and luxury,making a bold first impression.

The sports styling is comple-mented by an anodised CarmineRed paint with a matt metallic finish.The concept confirms its ‘R’ statuswith wide side stripes in matt car-

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Further carbon fibre componentsinclude the side signature trim,which extends across the top of theside windows to the boot, cuttingthrough the rear quarter panel witha subtly drawn shark fin. The ‘DSWings’ grille is finished in carbongrey dark chrome and the sporty 20-inch wheels are sculpturally de-signed and carbon-coloured tomatch the polished aluminium onthe exterior and the touches ofCarmine Red.

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For many roles I recruitfor, I receive upwards of 100applications. Many applicantsaren’t suitable, but it stilltakes the same amount oftime to open and read eachCV.

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You may start the phonecall as just another applicant,but a convincing pitch couldmean finishing one stepcloser to securing the job.

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Minister Burtonhosts employer

briefing MINISTER for Social Protection, Joan Burton, hosted anemployer briefing in Dublin last week where she outlined toalmost 500 employers the range of supports available fromthe Department which can help to grow their business.

It was the last of six majorbriefings arranged by theDepartment of Social Protectionthroughout the country and issupported by IBEC, ChambersIreland, CIPD and ISME. The lastevent took place in DublinCastle.

Minister Burton said the aimof the briefings was toemphasise to employers thatthe Department has a range ofsupports, such as the JobsPluswage subsidy scheme, whichcan help them to expand.

“As the recent ESRI reportindicates, we have moved froma vicious circle of noinvestment, no growth and nojobs to a virtuous circle – wehave exited the bailout, theeconomy is growing again,employers are expanding, andwe are getting people back towork,” she stated.

“The most recent Central

Statistics Office data shows that61,000 more people were injobs at the end of 2013, andunemployment has fallen froma crisis peak of 15.1 per cent to11.8 per cent now.

“But this is still too high,which is why I am determinedto increase the pace of theprogress we are making.

“Employers are absolutelycentral to this - every time anemployer can create a job theyhelp us take one more steptowards a sustained economicrecovery.”

Minister Burton said theGovernment and theDepartment were committed tomaking it as simple as theycould for employers to hire.

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planningnoticeFINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL

I, Isam Omari wish toapply for Full planningpermission to partdemolish, extend andretain existing house.Planning permission toinclude:1. The demolition ofexisting porch-canopy andfront bay window & asection of gable wall.2. Demolition of internalwalls & stairs to allow fornew layout.3. The erection of a newtwo storey extension tothe front of side gable toallow for new porch-frontentrance and stairway.4. Erection of single storeyextension to side ofdwelling increasing areaof new kitchen-livingroom.5. Re-modelling of interioron both floors, windowsaltered and added tomatch remodel.6. Retention of singlestorey lean-to at the rearof existing two storeysection and retention ofsingle storey storage unitto the rear and allancillary site works at 32 Castleknock Rise,Castleknock, Dublin 15.This planning applicationmay be inspected orpurchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, atthe offices of the PlanningAuthority during its publicopening hours and asubmission or observationin relation to theapplication may be madeto the authority in writingon the payment of theprescribed fee within theperiod of five weeksbeginning on the date ofreceipt by the Authority ofthe application.

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Planning permissionsought by Emer O’Brien forproposed amendments topreviously grantedplanning permission(Ref: WEB 1301/13, GrantOrder P0866). Comprisingof the reduction in size ofproposed two storey andsingle storey extension tothe rear, and removal offront porch extension toexisting semi-detacheddwelling, at 217 NavanRoad, Dublin 7. Thisplanning application maybe inspected or purchasedat a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of makinga copy, at the offices ofthe Planning Authorityduring its public openinghours and a submission orobservation in relation tothe application may bemade to the authority inwriting on the payment ofthe prescribed fee withinthe period of five weeksbeginning on the date ofreceipt by the Authority ofthe application.


Planning permission issought for: Construction ofnew dormer bungalowand associated site worksto the rear of existingdwelling at 16 Willow ParkRoad, Glasnevin, Dublin11, with proposedentrance, and accommodation for 2 No.cars off Willow ParkAvenue. Signed CiaranCosgrove & Ines Perez.This planning applicationmay be inspected orpurchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, atthe offices of the PlanningAuthority during its publicopening hours and asubmission or observationin relation to theapplication may be madeto the authority in writingon the payment of theprescribed fee within theperiod of five weeksbeginning on the date ofreceipt by the Authority ofthe application.

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A: You’re in luck. I have trans-formed many stained woodenkitchen cabinets over theyears and you’ll be glad toknow that this is a relativelystraightforward renovation jobthat has a wonderful resultwhen done well.

Now, while I did say that itis straight forward, re-paintingover stained wood can betime-consuming. Like spillingred wine on a cream carpet,stained wood paint is not justcoated on the cabinet surfaces,but is soaked through and

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McAleer's

McAleer’s Pharmacy on Glasilawn Avenue, Ballygall,has been given a brand new name and a fantasticnew look but locals will still get the same friendlyassistance that’s made it such a reliable and popularservice.

Re-launched last weekin a party atmosphere at-tended by RTE star Brian

Ormond the new HavenPharmacy is now part of acooperative group meaning

customers can benefit fromsome great improvementsacross the board.

The pharmacy was firstopened just over two yearsago by Manus McAleer it’salready a firm favouritewith the local community who have come to rely on

McAleer's for personal ex-pert care delivered by pro-fessional, friendly staff.

And they needn’t worry,as the same familiar facesare still there even thoughthe name has beenchanged to reflect the deci-sion to link-up with otherindependent pharmaciesacross Ireland for the bene-fit of their customers.

Haven PharmacyMcAleer's is now part ofIreland’s leading networkof Irish owned communitypharmacies and becausethey’re independent theycan still deliver a superlocal service tailored tomeet local needs.

It’s great news for the

community in Ballygall andsurrounding areas as beingpart of a nationwide net-work means Haven Phar-macy has access to thelatest clinical advicethrough the support of over100 other local pharma-cists.

Pharmacist ManusMcAleer, who lives locally,is also planning to invitelocal medical and health-care experts to the new-look store to deliver talkson various aspects ofhealthcare.

Haven Pharmacy alsonow has a private consulta-tion room where customerscan get personal, one-to-one attention and adviceon anything from minorailments to chronic condi-tions.

Each patient can alsobenefit from regular medi-cine management reviewsto ensure best possible per-sonal healthcare.

When it comes to pre-scriptions staff at HavenPharmacy McAleer's will al-ways advise on when a

less expensive, generic al-ternative is available.

Haven PharmacyMcAleer's now also featurespecial promotions everymonth on popular productsand services, so keep aneye out to benefit fromsome great local bargains.

Haven PharmacyMcAleer's is located at 20Glasilawn Avenue, Bally-gall, Dublin 11. Openinghours are Monday-Friday9am-8pm and Saturday9am-6pm.

A new name for a familiar face

20 Glasilawn Avenue, Ballygall, Dublin 11. Ph: 01 9010898

OPENING HOURS ARE MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-8PM AND SATURDAY 9AM-6PM.

■ Brian Ormond cuts the ribbon at the new look Haven Pharmacy McAleer’s ■ Manus McAleer and Sarah Kearney are looking forward to delivering an even better service to locals

northside people (west) april 23rd 2014

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