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A new study, basedon an analysis of theProperty Pr iceRegister, shows thattransactions in theNorth County area areup by 17 per cent inthe first six months ofthe year, comparedwith the same periodlast year. Dublintransactions are up 13per per cent over thesame period This excellent news issomewhat temperedby the lack of supply,which causes salelevels to drop in someareas. The lack ofsuitable stock is seenas a major obstacle tofurther growth in the

area. The CountyLeader spoke toestate agents in thearea, and the air ofposit iv i ty wasrefreshing. EdelMcGuinness of EMGPropert ies inBalbriggan, confirmedthat property is onthe move in the area.“There is a bigdemand for propertythat is relat ivelypriced. I’ve noticed adefinite increase inthe enquir ies frompotential buyers andthere’s a def inite,positive movement inthe market. We

recently sold a prop-erty well in excess of€30,000 above theguide price, which is avery posit ive sign.There’s a big demand,with people biddingagainst each other.Also, there’s a goodselection of housesfor sale, but buyersare conservativeabout what they buyand are alwayslooking for the bestbargain,” she said.McGuinness alsospoke about the situ-ation facing landlordsin letting their proper-ties. “Landlords arefaced with additionaltaxes on their invest-ment properties andare now prepared tosell their investment,rather than hold on to

them for lett ingpurposes, whichleads to a reductionin stock for lett ingpurposes,” sheconcluded. Sean Nolan fromProperty Team Nolanand Fahy in Donabatewas very upbeatabout the propertyupsurge. He told theCounty Leader ,“There has been agood level ofenquiries from poten-tial buyers, who hadbeen experiencingdif f icult ies withlending institutions.”

He continued,“Consequently, thereis a stronger numberof people viewingproperties and somehave exceeded theasking price in manycases. We’re now in asituation in the prop-

erty market, whereanybody who hasbeen watching themarket, are nowputting their moneyback into property.Drops of €40-50,000which previouslyhappened, are now

not the case and therisk factor is noweliminated,” he said.He went on in thesame positive vein, byadding, “I can see themarket now in astrongest posit ionsince the decline and

I can only see i tgett ing stronger.We’ve had downturnsand upturns in thepast and I am confi-dent that this onelooks like it’s comingto an end,” heconcluded.

New Chamber Website Launched

Fingal Dublin Chamber launched their brand new website last Wednesday at aNetworking Breakfast Event in Movies @ Swords in The Pavilions Shopping Centre.Pictured at the event were Siobhan Moore (President Fingal Dublin Chamber), Ministerfor Social Protection, Joan Burton, Tony Lambert (CEO Fingal Dublin Chamber) andLouise Phelan (PayPal). See more pictures from the event on page 4

The recent retirement of BalbrigganCommunity College principal, Pat Halpinis set to leave a large void in school lifethere. He brought the curtain down on ahugely successful career, when he offi-cially retired last month.Speaking to the County Leader, Pat remi-nisced about some of hiscareer highlights, duringhis 10 years at the helm atBalbriggan CommunityCollege. He said, There wasa considerable change instaff profile during thistime and I had a hand inselecting most of thepresent staff, There havebeen very positive inspec-tion reports and excellentwhole school evaluationsin 2006. A real highlight forme was the steadyimprovement in schoolexam results. Indeed, wehad the highest achiever in the entirecounty in Andrew Kettle, who achieved amaximum 625 points in his LeavingCertificate. This indicates that the schoolcan deliver in terms of results and stan-

dard of teaching,” he said proudly.“Another significant trend has been thedevelopment of Special Needs provisionin my time here, as I have a specialaffinity in this area. Marie Jan Buckleyheads up the Special Needs departmentin the school. A brand new school is in

the design stage at themoment, which will caterfor 1,000 students and thiswill be a very excitingdevelopment for theschool,” he said.Pat, who has been ateacher at the school forthe past 34 years paidtribute to schoolcolleagues who havesupported him throughouthis career. “I want to thankpeople like Cáit Shirran,my deputy principalChristine Dunne, FergalMcMahon, Michelle

Condra and many others who haveworked tirelessly for the school,” he said.He also had kind words for a fellowretiree, John Carton, who has retired as acaretaker at the school. “He was always

very popular with students and had agreat knowledge of the building. He wasalways first to arrive in the morning andlast out. He will be sadly missed. Thecorridors of the school are bedecked withcollages of pictures he framed.”Pat is a sporting enthusiast, who now hasplenty of time to pursue his favouritepastime, cycling. “i am an active memberof Swords Cycling Club, where I competein races and just for leisure. I am alsoactively involved in the Rás Stage Endcommittee here in Skerries. We’ve beenresponsible for the Rás coming toSkerries for the past eight years and ourcommittee were awarded as volunteers ofthe year,” he said.Pat is married to Linda, who is principal ofCrannóg Nua Special School in Portrane.They have three children, Sean (28), whois an Environmental Scientist in Sydney,Stephen (24), who is a professionalcyclist and Aisling (21), who is studyingFood Innovation at DIT. Pat, who is originally from Donabate,moved to Skerries 27 years ago, hasproven to be a very popular principal,who is certain to be missed by hiscolleagues and students alike.

Popular Balbriggan Principal Retires

Pat Halpin at his home inSkerries

By Patrick Finnegan

If property prices can be interpreted as anindication of a healthy economy, then theNorth County is well on it’s way to recoveringit’s bruised economy.

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and uses the micro-blogging sitefor passenger information, news,customer engagement andcustomer service queries. “Twitteris an excellent tool that allows usto communicate directly with ourcustomers and to share informationof interest to them,”O’Kane added.Dublin Airport’s Twitter feed wasnamed the world’s ‘Best AirportTwitter Feed’ at last year’s Moodiesawards for social media in the avia-tion sector. The judges saidDublin’s Airport’s Twitter accountwas “in a league of its own” with a“strong sense of place” and “itsown distinct voice.”

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It was a fun filled andbusy summer for cricketall over the North County.Children were playing allforms of cricket – back-yard, street, clubmatches, and tourna-ments with summercamps and 6-a-side tour-naments part of the high-lights. North CountyCricket Club ran a verysuccessful 6-a-side tour-nament for the NorthCounty clubs U 15.’ Teams

from North County, Hillsand Malahide CricketClubs took part with NorthCounty’s under 15scoming out on top for thethird year, beating theirrival Fingal clubs and inthe process learning thevalue of hitting the ballin gaps, bowling at theend of innings andbacking up in the field.After that it was the turnof Hill Cricket Club to hostthe U 9 Tournament,

Pictured here are a team of girls who recently took part in the Girls U11 tournament at Malahide Cricket Club.

Local Kids Go CricketCrazy This Summer

and coming out as even-tual tournament winnersfor the third time.Following a summer oftraining at their localclubs, more than 50 chil-dren enjoyed a lovelysunny day of cricket andsupporting parentsbrought picnics and madea fantastic family day.Summer 2013 has been avery successful summerfor cricket coachingcamps in the NorthCounty, with camps runover 4-5 days acrossSwords Cricket Club,Balbriggan Cricket Club,North County Cricket Club,The Hills Cricket Club,Castleknock Cricket Club,Ringcommons CricketClub and Malahide CricketClub. Over 100 childrenwho took part in thesecamps played cricket forthe very first time. Finally, plenty of girls arefinding their feet withcricket, and MalahideCricket Club hosted theGirls U11 tournamentwhich saw over 80 girlsfrom all over Leinsterattending, includingPhoenix Cricket Club,YMCA Cricket Club, NorthCounty Cricket Club, TheHills Cricket Club andhosts Malahide. At theend of the tournament,the young ladies of TheHills Cricket Club beatNorth County in a nail-biting final.

Excitement AheadOf Enterprise WeekIt’s coming up to that time of year again, and the eagerly awaited Fingal Enterprise Week is almost upon us. The week will run from Monday, 30th September until Friday, 4th October.All events are heavily subsidised and onlynominal fees apply. Events will include a StartYour Own Business Boot Camp for all aspiringentrepreneurs and those in the initial stages ofstarting up a business.and will include motivating, inspiring andeducational guest speakers, Other notable events will include a seminar,which will feature Senator Feargal Quinn,founder of Superquinn sharing his experienceof building an organisation with customer careat its heart. Working More Effectively:Managing Your Workload is sure to be anotherpopular event and there is something for theladies in the form of The Psychology ofNetworking for Women, by the Fingal Women inBusiness Network. This event will include valu-able networking and learning opportunities forwomen in business.Taxation for SMEs wil l be presented byMcInerney Saunders and Neal Morrison willhost this seminar, which is bound to attractinterest. These are just some of the events thatare a must for serious business people and arecertain to be well attended. We will publishforthcoming events in more detail, as the startdate approaches.

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Anger As SundayWorshippersClampedSome Sunday Mass goers in Swords haverecently had a nasty shock when they returnedto their cars after Mass. Their cars had beenclamped, because they had parked in a privatecar park, thinking it was still County Councilproperty. Furious local resident, Joe Harvey contactedthe County Leader about the situation andexplained. “Cars parked beside Swords SeniorCitizens building are now on private property,but there is inadequate signage to let peopleknow. This area, which is across from the StarPub, has always been an overflow car park forMass goers. When you enter the area fromChapel Lane, you cannot see any notices,saying you must pay for parking at all times.”“People assume that this section is st i l lbelonging to the County Council, but you haveto drive deeper into the car park, to see thenotice. If people knew, they would have nodifficulty paying €1 per hour, but they didn’t’know. What irks me most is that they aretargeting Mass goers as easy pickings. Mywife, who was clamped was told by one of theclampers that they were instructed to be thereat Mass time. It’s immoral in my view,” he said.He went on to say, “I came back for 12 o’clockMass and warned two unsuspecting people ofthe problem. They had clamped three cars atthe first Mass and another three at the nextone, a total of €600 - not bad for a Sundaymorning,” he said.Perhaps the most confusing feature is a notice,which asks if you have paid your parking fee.This is the only notice that is visible from this

part of the car park. There are no times ordates on it, and it is attached to an existingCouncil parking notice. “Most people look atthis notice and assume that it belongs to theCouncil , who do not charge for Sundayparking,” he concluded.

Local resident Joe Harvey is pictured here at the car parkbeside Swords Senior Citizens Centre, which is used byMass goers on Sundays.

By Patrick Finnegan

Disgraceful FingalCemetery Must BeSorted Out

Local Councillor Cian O’Callaghan (NP), ispleading with the County Council to fix up Fingal Cemetery, which has been left in an unsightly state for the past number of months. O’Callaghan said there are a number ofissues around the cemetery that needed tobe addressed including: the removal of thebunkers (some of which are rat infested),and replace them with a bin system, thecutting of the grass vergers, remove alllitter and to restore the grass verges that are full ofovergrowth and weeds. “I am aware of the issues theCounty Council have with lack of staff and funding,but nonetheless, something must be done about thecemetery,” he said. “A concerned resident got in

touch with me about this, and he has been activelytrying to get these issues addressed for the past fewmonths. I met with Council officials to outline theproblems and now we’re just waiting to see what canbe done next. I’ll be continuing to persevere with thisuntil I see some positive changes.”“The bunkers are the main things we need addressedfirst, and then we can focus on their surroundings,”he continued. Another local councillor, Judy Dunne(Lab), feels the same way, and is also important to

have the bunkers sorted out as soon aspossible, due to the fact that they areattracting rats. The concerned resident who got in touchwith O’Callaghan, is local man Michael Fox,who contacted the County Leader originallyto see that the cemetery got sorted out. “Iwas delighted to see that this issue will atlast be brought up with the Council,because the fact is, the cemetery is in adisgraceful state and it absolutely cannot

stay this way,” he said.“Nothing has been done to tryand improve the cemetery asyet and now I want to seeaction,” he concluded.

Cllr. O’Callaghan

Gareth Takes On LifeChanging ChallengeBalbriggan man, Gareth Lee, a state-of-the-art diabetes pump and acommitment to live a full life, made it possible for him to train andrun in a Triathlon, which took place recently. He told the CountyLeader how he managed to overcome his diabetes and take on thisincredible challenge.“I decided to do the Triathlon simply because I have the flexibilityand the freedom to do so. I have Type 1 diabetes since I was threeyears of age and, until now, I could never have dreamt of under-taking such a big challenge,” he explained. This type of diabetesstops your pancreas producing insulin, a hormone that enables youto get energy from food.As a child, Gareth says it was a way of life, rather than a majorproblem. His parents did the worrying and made sure that his

blood-glucose levels were monitored 24 hours a day.“When I hit my teens, it became my problem. I was always

cautious about my blood -glucose levels. If they went too highor too low it could be life threatening. So, no matterwhere I went or who I was with, I had to monitorthem,” Gareth said.“Then about eight years ago, I got an insulin pumpand it changed my life. The pump has a sensorthat measures the amount of blood sugar in thebody to help me deliver the proper amount ofinsulin. It gave me something I never had before –flexibility, and it allowed me to take control of mylife. This is when I decided to do the Triathlon,because I finally could, and also to raise funds forDiabetes Ireland.”“I would have never dreamed I would ever have hadthe chance to compete in such an event, and I wasthrilled when I crossed the finish line,” he concluded.

By Jennifer McShane

Gareth Lee from Balbriggan


Gerry Sinnott (Ulster Bank), with StephanieO'Brien (Nifti).

Fran Ronan and Bryan Hourigan (both fromBank of Ireland, Swords)

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Momentous DayCelebrated InPortraneA momentous day was celebrated recently, for the adults andstaff of St. Joseph’s Intellectual Disability Unit inKnoakamann inPortrane, as theyraised their fifthGreen Flag. This wasa fantastic achieve-ment, as theirs is thefirst service for adultswith a learningdisability in Leinsterto be awarded aGreen Flag, and thefirst to be awarded ina Health ServicesExecutive Hospital inIreland. Cllr Anthony Lavin(FG), attended asacting County Mayor,and the Garda Band

were there to entertain the Gathering of guests, staff andclients and add to the already wonderful atmosphere on theday. St. Joseph’s were working on the project since 2004, andthe Green Schools programme resulted from efforts made byboth clients and staff, to improve the quality of the environ-ment. A special mention was given to project co-ordinator,Geraldine Feeney who did a superb job. Lavin told the CountyLeader: “As Kockamann is a brand new building, it is a lotmore environmentally friendly compared to the old building,and it is a lot easier for both clients and staff to ensure that

energy or water are notbeing wasted.”“The Green Schoolsprogramme is workingvery well inKnoakamann,” hecontinued. “It is having ahuge impact on environ-mental awareness withinthe complex and as aresult of this, othersimilar units in thecountry are interested inbecoming involved in the programme.Congratulations on thisgreat award, you shouldbe very proud of your-selves,” Lavin concluded.

Pictured at the raising of the fifth Green Flag for Biodiversity at Knockamann ResourceCentre in Portrane, are Patricia Kennedy (County Council) and acting County MayorAnthony Lavin, with clients Paul Davis and Damien Cullen

Nifti Design By Naul BoyA primary school pupilfrom Naul has won therecent North Fingal RuralTransport competition toname its newDepartment of HealthNational Lottery fundedbus. Local boy, CiananBrangan, who attendsNaul National School,beat off stiff competitionfrom children across thelocal national schools inthe Ballyboughal area to

claim the prize. Thecompetition waslaunched at the start ofthe summer months,when local school chil-dren were invited byDirector of NiftiStephanie O’Brien, toname the new bus, as itwill be serving thecommunities needs.Cianan’s winning designwill now be printed invehicle graphics art form,

and displayed on thebus, which is a greatachievement. He wascomplimented on thequality of the design bylocal vehicle company,Signworks, who appliedthe graphic for Nifti. Cianan also received a€100 gift voucher, whichwas presented by theinitiative sponsor, localSenator, DarraghO’Brien.

Pictured here is Nifti director Stephanie O'Brien with winner Cianan Brangan from Nauland Senator Darragh O'Brien.

Tuesday, 27th August last was indeed amemorable day in the history of Lusk. Itwas the day when the long-awaitedsecondary school, Lusk Community

College finally opened it’s doors. Thisimpressive, state of the art school is therealisation of the dreams of so manypeople in Lusk, who, for years, have had

to ferry their children toschools all across theNorth County.The new school will beheaded up by principal,Patricia Atkins, who isleading the way in tech-nology. All students andstaff will use iPads aspart of their normalschool days. This imagi-native adoption of tech-nology bodes well forthe success of theschool. At present theschool is only acceptingfirst years, who will havethe entire school tothemselves. This pattern

will continue for the next three years,until phase two of the school commencesin 2015.The opening ceremony was attended byparents, teachers and students, whoeach introduced themselves to the gath-ered assembly. Also in attendance werePaddy Lavelle, CEO of Dublin and DunLaoghaire Education and Training Board(DDLETB), which has replaced the formerVEC. Dr Marie Griffin, Secretary of theBoard of Management spoke of her pridein being associated with Lusk CommunityCollege. She said, “We wish PatriciaAtkins and her staff every success in thiswonderful new building, and we arecommitted to working with them toensure a happy and successful learningenvironment for our students in Lusk,”she said.The school crest incorporates a blackraven and round tower, which have longassociations with Lusk. The crest andmotto, “We Are All Equal” were designedby students, Mohamed Ali, FionnO’Malley and Jack Weldon Murphy.

Great Day For Lusk

Pictured are, Sabrina Lakatis, Leanne McGrath and Abel Mone,students at the newly opened Lusk Community College, as theystarted their first day at the school on Tuesday, 27th August last.

Singing CircleIn DonabateThe Tower Singing Circlemeets in Keeling’s Loungein Donabate meet everysecond Monday. They askpeople to “share a song”and their motto is “anysong, any voice, accompa-nied or unaccompanied,respect for the singer.”Anyone can come to thesesessions, sing a song or tojust listen. All arewelcome.

Bingo InBalbrigganThere is Bingo everyWednesday Night at8.45pm in O’DwyersGAA Clubhouse,Bremore, Balbriggan,where great prizes canbe won. Everyone iswelcome to come along.This is a great socialopportunity to meet newpeople and have somegood old fashioned fun.

Skerries RNLI Names New Lifeboat A new At lant ic 85lifeboat for SkerriesRNLI is to be officiallynamed Louis Simsonduring a ceremony atthe lifeboat station inSkerr ies at 2pm onSaturday, 7thSeptember. Thelifeboat which wenton service in Februarywas funded by a 75-year-old legacy fromthe late CharlotteJordan Simson inmemory of herhusband Louis.

Charlotte who hailedfrom Salem, India,marr ied LouisSimson, a native ofLondon, in 1882.Fol lowing hisdeath in 1922,Mrs Simsonreturned to theUK where shel ived inP a d d i n g t o nLondon unt i lher death inSeptember 1938. MrsSimson made provi-sion in her will for a

trust fund that wouldprovide various rela-tives with a modestincome for life. Shearranged that, once

the t rust fund hadcome to an end, theremaining money

should fund an RNLIlifeboat to be namedin memory of herbeloved husband.Now, three quartersof a century on, herwish will be granted

when LeoCody, a formerD e p u t yL a u n c h i n gAuthority andone of thef o u n d i n gmembers ofSkerries RNLIstat ion, wi l l

of f ic ia l ly name thelifeboat.Nial l McGrotty,Skerr ies RNLILifeboat OperationsManager told theCounty Leader: Thisis a very special occa-sion for our lifeboatstat ion and we aremost grateful to thelate Charlotte Simsonfor her generouslegacy which hasfunded our lifeboat,Louis Simson. Sincethe lifeboat went onservice ear l ier thisyear, there have been21 cal l outs and 45people have been

brought to safety. Wewill be proud custo-dians of this lifeboat,which wil l go on torescue and save manymore l ives in theyears ahead.”

Pictured left to right at the recent Lusk Tidy Towns Garden and Business Premisescompetition are: Danny Dunne, Seamus O'Donovan, Sorcha O'Connell, James Whelan,Ray O'Connell, Senator¬†Darragh O‚ÄôBrien, Tom Kilmurray, Anthony Rogan, Nina Flynn,John Flynn, Theresa Kilmurray, Caroline Keane, Brian Dennehy and Lusk Tidy Towns PRO,Pat Kelly. Congratulations to Clay Cottage owner Anthony Rogan, who was the overallwinner of the contest.

Pictured here is the Skerries RNLI lifeboat,which will be renamed Louis Simson.


LEGALCorner

A The most common chargesin The District Court are

sections 4, 6 & 8 of the PublicOrder Act, 1994

The charges are a by product ofthe weekend drinking culture inIreland and unfortunately, arealmost exclusively as a result ofexcessive alcohol intake.

Section 4 of the Act prohibitsintoxication where the accused isa danger to himself or others. Thecharge, as is commonly thought,is not a charge simply of intoxica-tion. The Garda must prove, byway of specific evidence, that theaccused was in public, and that hewas so intoxicated he was either adanger to himself or others.

This charge is usually issued inconjunction with s.6 below. In fair-ness to the Gardai they are slowto arrest someone for this offencealone, unless the accused wascompletely intoxicated and therewas a worry the accused mightget run over by a car, or might becollapsed on the street.

Section 6 of the Act provides thatyou can be charged for threat-ening, abusive or insulting behav-iour or words with a view tobreaching the peace. The wordingof the Act is problematic. Forinstance, what is insulting? Thesame Act is in the UK and it led toridiculous charges of insulting apoliceman or another person. Somuch so that the law is being, orhas been changed in the UK toremove the word, insulting. Again,in fairness to the Gardai thischarge is reasonably sparinglyused and the behaviour is usuallyof such a nature to justify thecharge. That said, an experiencedcriminal law practitioner wouldcarefully examine the state'sevidence through what is knownas a précis of evidence to see if itbreaches the threshold. Again, theGardai must show the allegedoffence was in public.

Section 8 of the Act gives a Gardapower of arrest and charge forfailing to desist from certainbehaviour (loitering or breachingthe peace) and to leave the area.The Garda must give evidence ofhaving warned the accused inspecific terms. He must specifi-cally advise the accused that if

the accused fails to desist ormove away from the area, theperson could be fined and/orimprisoned. In Court the Gardamust give the detai ls of theexact warning given and if thewarning is not in compliancewith the Act, then the chargeshould be struck out by theCourt. This charge is a l i tt lemore difficult for the state toprosecute and therefore used alittle more sparingly. It is alsoconsidered a little more seriousthan sect ions 4 & 6. Forinstance, it potentially attracts ahigher fine.

All of the charges above attractpotential fines and/or imprison-ment. Naturally, if you are fined,a criminal record will follow.However, t radit ional ly theCourts are far more lenient forfirst time offenders. That said, itshould never be countenancedby an accused not to engage asolicitor. All too often, accusedsenter Court without a solicitorand end up with a cr iminalconviction, which, at the time ofwriting will be with them for therest of their lives. The Courtshave wide powers to leave theaccused without a conviction.However, this result is easiersaid than done and it is essen-tial that you receive good solidexperienced advice from a crim-inal law pract it ioner beforeentering a Court.

Stat ist ics currently show amarked reduction in these typeof charges. I happen to believethat, frankly, this is principallybecause of less disposableincome for 18-25 year olds anddefinitely nothing to do with anyspecif ic act ion of the state.However, because of the markedreduction in charges the Courthas more time to deal with thematters, and the evidence cansometimes be more shocking forthe Courts in times of less preva-lence of the charges. Therefore,another reason to take goodcriminal law advice before goingto the Court.

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O’Brien Blasts ReillyOver Funding CutsLocal senator, Darragh O’Brien (FF) has described thelack of action from Health Minister James Reilly inresponse to a new round of funding cuts for St.Michael’s House, as “reprehensible.” St Michael’sHouse provides vital services for people with intellectualdiabilities, many of whom are from the North County. O’Brien had informed this newspaper two weeks agoabout impending cuts to funding at St Michael’s Houseand he expressed his disgust that the cuts have nowcome to fruition. He told the County Leader, “This is abridge too far, where the most vulnerable in our societyare being targeted because Minister Reilly is notcapable of running his department.” He expressed his disgust at the fact that the HealthMinister stood “idly by” while vital cuts were made.“Minister Reilly had plenty of warning that serviceswould suffer from the further €1m budget cut to St.Michael’s House. I raised this issue before the cutscame into effect and urged the Minister to intervene toprotect the funding and the much needed services.The fact that Minister Reilly has been utterly silent andstood idly by and allowed this to take place isdisgraceful,” he concluded.

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Locals Students Get Digital Schoolbags Schools around the North County are continuing toinnovate and be a the forefront of hi-tech learningwith Lusk Community College and St Joseph’sSecondary School in Rush swapping books foriPads in a new ‘digital school bag’ programme.St Joseph’s and the newly opened Lusk CommunityCollege will move to the ‘Wriggle 1:1’ system, whichallows students to take advantage of ‘mobilelearning’. It’s the second year in a row that localschools have joined the programme, with studentsfrom Malahide Community School already using thedigital school bag for a year now.Each first year, student starting in both schools thisyear will receive their new mobile device (iPads inthis case) or ‘digital schoolbag’ which will be usedin class and at home in place of traditional text-books. Principal of Lusk Community College,Patricia Atkins told the County Leader: “Wriggle isthe company we chose to handle the purchasing,organisational and some of the technical aspects forparents, students and teachers. We have found thecompany to be extremely helpful in this venture and

their training has been ofgreat benefit to staff andstudents. We are lookingto really immersing thestudents in a veryengaging learning expe-rience here in LuskCommunity College.”The benefits of thisinclude a lighter ‘digital’schoolbag and theprogramme helpsprepare children for themodern workplace and allows for interactive learning.

Pictured here are some of the first year students from StJoseph's Secondary School in Rush who recentlyreceived their 'Wriggle Digital Schoolbags.'

Pictured with their new iPads are Lusk Community College students, Jason Durham, LukeCodd and Thi Fanning, with school principal, Patricia Atkins.

Portrane ResidentsEager For ErosionSolutionResidents of The Burrow in Portrane were devas-tated last year, when they saw up to 20 feet ofprotective sand dunes being washed away in onenight, thanks to stormy weather. They have beenconcerned ever since that more of their coastline is in danger of suffering the same fate,if measures are not put in place, and currently have only a few sandbags strewnaround to protect it. Since then, they have beencampaigning to find a solution to solve the ongoing problem of erosion in the area, and finally, there is to be some progress made on this. A coastal erosion study of the area is to becompleted by consultants appointed by thecouncil in November of this year. Residents havebeen told that interim measures will be takennext spring to tackle the problem, based on theearly findings of that study.It is hoped a more permanent solution to theerosion problem in the area will be deliveredwithin the next five years.Many local residents were invited to the recentmeeting and the general response was that theyleft the meeting feeling “very positive” aboutprogress on the issue. However, they remainedconcerned about how any long-term solutionmight be funded and have asked the Council toset aside money for the task in its next budget.The Council has assured residents that there is“no immediate risk” to property in the area, andagreed to commission a study on coastal erosionin the area, but residents are eager to seepermanent measures put in place to ensure thatno further damage is done.

Pictured are the makeshift sandbags which, up to now,are the only protection that Burrow Beach in Portrane hasfrom the advancing tide.

Recently, residentsin Chapel Gate werehorrified to discovert h a t “ h a z a r d o u s ”t r a f f i c p l a n s w e r ep l a c e d , d e s p i t e aheavy protest f romthe locals. The resi-dents had recent lytaken to the streetsi n p r o t e s t a t t h e

C o u n t y C o u n c i l ’ splans to push trafficsolutions in the area,convinced that theywill lead to fatal acci-dents. They are nowhappy to report that“positive progress”h a s b e e n m a d e o nthis issue. C o n t r a r y t o a g r e e -

m e n t b e t w e e n t h eC o u n c i l a n d r e s i -dents, workers origi-n a l l y p a i n t e d t h elines and refused tostop, saying they hadbeen instructed to doso. Residents wereextremely angry withwhat they felt was abreach of trust by the

Council, so Cllr FrankS n o w e ( N P ) , w h ol i v e s n e a r b y ,c o n t a c t e d t h eCouncil and managedto get them to cease.A f t e r a l e t t e r o fapology was issuedfrom the Council, they e l l o w l i n e s w e r er e m o v e d t w o d a y slater. Snowe got in touchw i t h t h e C o u n t yLeader to say that hewas extremely happyt h e C o u n c i l h a d

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a c t e d s o p r o m p t l y ,and that they were“reviewing the situa-tion closely.”“I think the Councilknow that they madea c o i n c i d e n t a l a n dembarrassing error,but they have sinceb e e n i n t o u c h w i t hlocal residents, andI’m happy to reportthat the majority ofr e s i d e n t s a r e i nf a v o u r o f a n e wagreement reachedbetween themselves

a n d t h e C o u n c i l . ”S n o w e w o u l d n o treveal what this newagreement was, buthe said despite thisp o s i t i v e o u t c o m e ,the original concernsstill stand. “Yes, weare happy that thingsare progressing in apositive manner, butour safety concernsa r e s t i l l e x t r e m e l yr e l e v a n t , a n d w ewant the Council tobe aware of this,” heconcluded.


North County Livingby Jennifer McShane

A World Champion

It’s not very often that the County Leader has thechance to interview a four time world champion,but that’s exactly what Dermot O’Keeffe is. Dermotgraded under a panel of Japanese judges at therecent world championships to successfully passhis 6th Dan, a massive achievement for himself,and his karate club. This will be his fourth time as aWorld Champion. He runs Hokubu Dojo (SwordsKarate Club) in Swords and he is a true master ofhis craft. He sat down with us to tell us more aboutwhy he has devoted his life to such a physicallydemanding art form, and how he’s thrilled to beliving the dream. Dermot has been living in Swordsfor the past 25 years, and his karate club has beenup and running for the past 12 years. His interest inkarate was first sparked as a 16 year old boy, whenhe would watch Bruce Lee on the big screen. “I’vebeen doing this for 35 years, and when I wasstarting, any lad of my age would have beenwatching Bruce Lee so he definitely inspired me towant to start, and many friends of mine too. He wasa remarkable man.” “Compared to when I firststarted, karate as a sport has taken on a new life ofit’s own, and since my classes went full time twoyears ago, I’ve seen any amount of people, from alldifferent age groups and fitnesslevels take part, which as beenfantastic to see.”“It’s important to note, that aswell as a great fitness exercise,karate offers a different outletto local kids who may not beinterested in Gaelic or soccer,but maybe want to pursuesomething more individual,” hecontinued. Dermot trains in andteaches, what’s known as‘Shotokan Karate,’ which origi-nated in Japan in the 1900s.“Shotokan is the most popularform of karate by far, and is atraditional, Japanese art form, and the one thingabout karate in general is that you don’t have tospecialise in one area in particular, it’s foreveryone; different fitness levels, different agegroups. If you’re willing to work hard, anyone cangive it a go,” he explained. He goes on to explainthe hard work and discipline needed to excel atkarate and admits that as a teacher, he pushes hisstudents extremely hard. "What I try to teach allmy students is focus, control and self discipline,which you need to adhere to, in order to train well.There are boundaries and rules that they have torespect, but it's not all hard work; they will have alot of fun as they work." When I ask what mightspur a young child to want to take up karate, hepoints out that it offers a child a different skill set,as opposed to the more traditional activities, andexplains that one of the main reasons a lot of girlsmight want to learn, is for self defence, as karate isa self defence art. He is keen to stress however,

that it's not all about physical contact. "It doesteach people how to fight, but you absolutely don'thave to fight, it's about learning the art and skillsand practising hard over many years." He says thatkarate has many levels of difficulty that the kidscan build up to as they want. "We have a schoolingsystem, which brings students along gradually upthrough the different coloured ranks until theyreach the Blackbelt standard, which is anextremely high level of achievement."Indeed, these local students are extremely lucky tobe taught by Dermot, who is a truly dedicatedmaster of his craft. He trains and teaches every dayof the week and continues to push himself (and hisstudents) to keep achieving. He has been excellingat karate for decades and recently returned from avery successful trip to Japan, where the Swordsgroup represented Ireland in the prestigious J.K.S.World Championships. Dermot, along with three ofhis students, Jennifer O'Keeffe (his daughter),Creona Kealy and Amy McFadden made thejourney. He took the Kata world title with greatdetermination and style and was elated, as thiswas his 4th time to win the honour. No small feat,I'm sure you'll agree! He informs me that Jennifer

and Amy have also been selectedonto the W.K.F National Squadand they are training exception-ally hard for the Junior andCadets World Championships inSpain in November. "I wasthrilled and so proud of thegirls," he said, beaming. "Mystudents work extremely hardand are terrific kids, and to makeit to the championships is amassive accomplishment forthem and the club to be selected.They are so committed, and it'sfantastic to watch them grow andsucceed." The love for karate

clearly runs in the family as Dermot's daughterscurrently train and his wife used to do so yearsago. "My girls love it, and it does make me veryproud that they enjoy it as much as I do. My son ismore sporty," he says, smiling. "We're alwaysopen to new members who might want to join, soanyone can come to a class."He is obviously so passionate and dedicated to hisart form, and he tells me that he's lucky enough tobe living his dream. "As corny as it sounds, I reallyam living out my dream. I get to do what I love andam thrilled when it comes to getting out of bed inthe morning, and I know that not many people cansay that." Dermot says he may retire from profes-sional competitions in the near future - "eventually you have to listen when yourbody is telling you to slow down" - but plans tocontinue teaching. "It's not work to me, it's justwhat I love to do, and I wouldn't have it any otherway," he concluded.

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O’Brien Condemns ViciousAttack On GardaLocal Senator,Darragh O’Brien (FF),has condemned therecent attack onGardaí in Swordswhich has resulted inthe serious injury of afemale officer. Femalegarda, Karen Duffywas injured for thesecond time in fouryears, when her gardacar was rammed inSwords. The incidenthappened after gardaíresponded to a reportof a car acting suspi-ciously in the Cian Leaestate in Swords.When gardaí arrived at

the estate, theyobserved a whiteNissan Micra fittingthe description.The car thendrove at thegarda car,ramming it andinjuring thegarda. GardaDuffy, aged inher 20s, wastaken toBeaumont Hospitalwith what wasdescribed as serioushead injuries. Sherecently had surgeryand was recoveringfrom a broken nose,

stiches and otherinjuries to her faceand head. The Gardai

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incident on the M1motorway, when anatempt was made todrive a high-poweredMercedes car in thewrong direction.Senator O’Brien told

the County Leader: “Iknow the communitywill share my outrageat this attack andcondemn it. It servesas an unfortunatereminder that gardaíput their safety on theline in order to protectthe public every dayand they deserve oursupport. We havepreviously called forthe law to be strength-ened to protect emer-gency workers andpublished a Billproposing a minimumfive year jail term foranyone convicted ofassaulting or threatening the life ofan on-duty garda,nurse, ambulanceworker or fireman.”

Great Day At SkerriesRaft RaceSkerries RNLI Raft Race 2013 was indeed a day toremember. The organisers worked very hard inrecent months to make sure that the Raft Racewent off smoothly, with no hitches. Thirteen wellturned out rafts lined the shores on the SouthBeach in Skerries as spectators waited witheager anticipation to see if they would make it tothe finish line. All thirteen rafts made it throughthe water stage with Rush Sailing Club made it upthe bank in record time. Each contestant

believed their craft was the winner. Crowds gath-ered and ooh’d and ahh’d over the rafts. Therewas a real holiday atmosphere on the beach.Children were running up and down, in and out ofthe water, dogs were being thrown sticks andthey went splashing into the oncoming tide. Rush Sailing Club Raft came in as worthy winnersThey were like honed athletes as they cutthrough the water on their trusty craft. Well doneto that team. Thanks is given to those whodonated their time, to those who sponsored, andto the organisers, for all their energy, organisa-tion and hard work. All fund raised from the raftrace will go to a very worthy cause - the SkerriesRNLI.

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Pictured at the Kelloggs Cúl Summer Camp at Fingallians GAA Club in Swords are, Micky Kennedy, Danny Delaney, JackRoss, Josh Galvin, Dylan Groves and coach, Gary McCallion.

Locals Urged To StaySafe In The WaterThe official bathingseason is now over, andthe Council are urgingswimmers to take extracaution, due to the factthat lifeguards will notbe present on thebeaches now that theseason is over.Beaches throughoutthe North County willnot have lifeguardsuntil the start of thenew bathing season inJune 2014.“We strongly advisepeople not to swimwhen there is no life-guard service, and to beextra vigilant when chil-dren are playing at thebeach. Remember, ifyou’re using jet-skis/powerboats orsurfing, boating, sailingor canoeing you

should always wear alifejacket and appro-priate clothing (wetsuit), and follow theguidelines issued bythe Maritime SafetyDirectorate,” said aCouncil represenitive.“Dog walkers shouldensure that dogs arekept under control,and please rememberto clean up after yourdog. Alcoholconsumption isforbidden on localbeaches, and we askbeach visitors to ensurethat the clear up theirlitter and either disposeof it in the binsprovided, or take ithome with them, sothat our beaches areclean and safe foreveryone to enjoy.”

Cultural Day In DonabateA one day, culturalevent entitled “TheGreedy Pig,” will takeplace inDonabate/Portranepeninsula on Sunday,15th September. TheBleeding Pig is thename of one of therock formations on thecliffs betweenPortrane andDonabate. There is awide and variedprogramme of eventsarranged, and the daywill start at 12 middaywith two events: In St.

Patrick’s Church inDonabate, the Churchchoir, with soloistLinda Ledwidge andviolinist Roisin deFaoite, will give ashort performance ofsacred music. Theywill be followed byThe LighthouseChapel Choir and thenby The PresbyterianCongregation Choir.Then in Portrane at 12noon, the Donabate/Portrane HistoricalSociety will host aWalk and Talk. People

are asked to assembleon the green inPortrane and to wearsuitable footwear andclothing. This histor-ical saunter will finishwith a musical sessionin The Brook,Portrane, led by TheTower Singing Circlewith guest singers.The day continues inDonabate at 3.30where TheDonabate/PortraneDramatic Society willpresent a drama work-shop in the Parish Hallunder the directorshipof Paul Keogh.This workshop willlast for 1 hour and at4.30 The Lambay

Singers with MusicalDirector George Riceinvite you to learn apiece with them in aworkshop in St.Patrick’s R.C. Church.At 3.30pm, the localCeili Club will intro-duce you to ceil idancing in St. Patrick’sParish Hall inDonabate. This will befollowed by a perfor-mance of Ir ishdancing. The day willconclude with asinging session inKeeling’s Lounge,Donabate hosted byThe Tower SingingCircle. This sessionwill run from 9.00pm‘til late. This day is runby a sub committee ofthe local CommunityCouncil and all eventsare free.

Skerries LadiesBadminton ClubMill Hill Ladies Badminton club in Skerrieswill open their new season with two OpenNights on 3rd and 10th of September from8 p m t o 1 0 p m . i n S k e r r i e s C o m m u n i t yCentres. All ladies are welcome to attend. Forthose without equipment, some rackets willbe available.

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Pictured getting ready for their first day at school, at HolyFamily Junior National School in Rivervalley are AmelieKelleher and Ella Taber.

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A Career In DanceThe Irish Ballet Schoolwas established in thelate 1960’s by Marie ColeARAD, providing dancetraining for youngdancers to professionallevel. Many of herstudents are now accom-plished teachers anddancers worldwide.When she retired in2000, former students,Sara and Emma Gannon

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Monday 9th September: Surname A – LTuesday 10th September: Surname: M – Z

at 7.30 p.m. in the School Hall.

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six Monday eveningslooking at ‘AnIntroduction toCentering Prayer’.These evenings offer acomprehensive intro-duction to centeringprayer based on thewritings of ThomasKeating. CenteringPrayer is a receptivemethod of prayer. On 18th September, theTai Chi Wednesdaymorning classes willcommence from10.30am - 12 noon.These morning classesare an ideal way torenew and refresh yourpractice if you have

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Pictured at Holy Family Junior National School inRivervalley, Swords are Orlaith Crowe and Finley Jinks ontheir first day at school.

Balbriggan CommunityChildcare GroupThe Balbriggan Community Childcare Group Ltd.was established approximately four years ago.The group of people involved in the set up recognised a lack of affordable childcare in thearea and set their sights on opening aCommunity Crèche. The Crèche is located in an old thatch house situ-ated in Brecan Close just off Drogheda Streetand dates back to the 17th century. The ethos of the Balbriggan CommunityChildcare Group Ltd. is to deliver QualityAffordable childcare to all in the community. Theorganisation is not-for-profit, therefore childcarefees are kept at the lowest possible price. Theunique factor of a community crèche is theSubvention Scheme. This is a way of offering discount prices toparents who qualify. Any parent receiving asocial welfare payment of any kind, a FISpayment, or are in possession of a medical card/GP Visit card are entitled to a discount on thefees. As a direct result of this, returning to workor education becomes more accessible for manypeople. The organisation is a registered charity and relies heavily on funding and donations. Without this, the service would notbe able to run.

Foróige Club In SkerriesA new Foróige clubrecently opened foryoung people inSkerries.This club is oneof over 600 Foróigeclubs throughout theNorth County andbeyond. The club will beheld every Wednesdayevening from 7.30-9pmin Skerries LittleTheatre. It is aimed atboys and girls aged 12and over. The club willprovide young people inthe area with a safeplace to socialise, meettheir friends and getinvolved in lots of activi-ties that meet their

interests.Foróige clubs enableyoung people to experi-ence a fun environmentwhere theyare fully involved in thedecision making, plan-ning and organising ofclub activities andevents. Numbers will belimited and offered on afirst come first servedbasis. If you are interested ingetting involved orknow of anyone whoyou think would like tojoin Skerries Foróige then comealong on the night.

Local Lads Take OnKayak Challenge A group of local lads have decided to set themselvesa huge challenge, and kayak across the Irish Seathis month in aid of Pieta House, the charity whichdeals with suicide and self harm. One member of thegroup, Stephen Kelly told the County Leader that hewas looking forward to the challenge, and that theywere training hard to ensure they were as preparedas possible before going out:“We’re really looking forward to the challenge,”Stephen said. “Myself and a group of others fromvarious towns around the North County decided tocome together to raise funds for Pieta House, as it’ssuch a fantastic charity. We are training out of FingalSailing School at the moment. I have been in trainingsince January, but I have only been kayaking sinceJune 2012, so I am a relative novice. It will be someachievement when we finish it, that’s for sure!”He continued, “Also some of the guys areattempting the crossing on what is called a saddleboard. It is kind of like a surf board but the personstands on top of it with a paddle and crossing theIrish Sea in this way has never been done before.”The group are in the middle of trying to get fundstogether and fundraise as much as possible, and willbe organising an event or two in the coming weeks.

Flower Show In NaulThe Naul Gardening and Flower club are havingtheir Annual Flower show on Saturday, 7th andSunday, 8th September in the GAA hall in Naul.This event is open to the public from 2.30pm to5.30pm. Entries can be exhibited on Friday nightor Saturday morning before 11am. All arewelcome.


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Each year in Oldtown, a local resident organisesa charity walk, all in aid of Cappagh Hospital. Byparticipating in the charity walk, former patientsare proudly showing their huge appreciation forthe hospital. The walk is organised every year byBalbriggan resident Leo Halpin, who had his hipreplaced in Cappagh nine years ago. Leo now happily strides out with other locals,eager to raise as much funds as possible afterbeing given a new lease of life by the hospitalstaff. “I was there for a fortnight and I havenever had a pain or ache since,” he told theCounty Leader. “Because I was so uncomfort-

able before my surgery, for years I never sleptmuch, so I wanted to thank them for all that theydid for me.”Since the idea came to fruition years ago, expatients would gather in Oldtown every year,and amazingly, tens of thousands of Euro hasbeen raised from the event over the years. Muchof it has gone towards securing more vitalequipment for the hospital. The staff have saidthey are extremely grateful for Leo’s (and all theother walkers) efforts.The next Oldtown Great Cappagh Walk happenson September 15th at 3pm from Oldtown House.This year, the event will have the addition of afarmer’s market and a barbecue, and two ticketsfor the All-Ireland Football Final will also beraffled on the day. All are welcome to come andsupport this wonderful cause.

Great Walk In Oldtown

Rolestown ICA ResumesFollowing the summer break, Rolestown ICA will resume on Tuesday,10th September at 8.00pm in the Community Hall, Rolestown.The Craft workshop will resume on Friday 4th October at 10.00am inthe Community Hall. New members are always very welcome. Theymeet on the second Tuesday of the month at 8.00 p.m. in theCommunity Hall.

Ronan Smyth, Secretary / Manager of The Island GolfClub, Donabate recently won the Captain's Prize atBlainroe Golf Club in Wicklow. He is pictured herereceiving his prize from John Mulqueen, Captain ofBlainroe Golf Club.

New Time For BereavementSupport MeetingsSwords Parish Bethany Bereavement SupportGroup meetings are held in St. Colmcille’s ParishOffice at Parochial House, Seatown Road,Swords, from the new time of 7.30 pm – 8.30p.m. on the second and last Monday of everymonth. The next meeting is on 9th September. If you are suffering the pain of loss throughbereavement, you are most welcome to attendthe meetings. The grieving process is often longand very painful. Bethany members are trainedto listen and help people to understand andcome to terms with their loss. Meetings areinformal. Group support or discussion on a one-to one basis is available. If you are in need ofthis support, or know anyone who might benefit,they extend a warm welcome to you to attendour monthly meetings. This is a free and confi-dential service.

St Columba’s Church in Swords are running theirannual Car Boot Sales every Saturday from 10amto 2pm at old Borough School in Swords. Cost is€10 for cars, €15 for seven seaters/estates and€20 for vans. Gates open to sellers at 9.30am.

Boot Out That Old Clutter

Swords Man Launches Poetry BookYou may be inter-ested to know thatSwords-based poet,Lorcan Farrel ly wil llaunch his book ofpoetry and accompa-nying CD onThursday, 5thSeptember at OscarTaylors, Coast Road,Malahide at 8pm.Lorcan is well knownaround the ‘open micscene’ such as them

monthly event at ThePound in Swords and

in singing circles andmusic sessionslocally. His poemsare very entertaining,with themes ofnature, al lotments,money and propertyand he will recite anumber of the ‘live’on the night of thelaunch. Entit led‘Rantin and Ravens -Poetry from a PencilCase,’ is Lorcan’s first

foray into publicisinghis work and thewhole objective of theproject is to raisemoney for AWARE.AWARE, who strive tohelp those who sufferfrom depression andanxiety, have ful lyendorsed the project.

Lorcan Farrelly


County Clubbers Is Now Online @www.northcountyleader.ieand also on Facebook!Pics: Derek O’Mara

This week, the County Leader paid

a visit to one of our favourite haunts,

Home in Balbriggan. As usual the club

was packed and the atmosphere

electric as everyone let their hair

down and danced the night away.

The DJ was in great form and played

everyone’s favourite tunes, which kept

the dance floor full until the early hours

of the morning. We’re counting down

the days until our next visit.

Alison Grey &

Gordan O'Shea

Faye Power, Gavin Power& Jenny Byrne

Kelly Banim, Ben Howard,Amy McDonald

Darius Dragunas,Nadiya Shymuaeyva,

Nemijias Rabiza

Ciaran Gogarty, Stephen Towley, Eoin Maher

Cynthia Rozentale & Liga Gobina

Sonya Carey &

Carla Harper

Sarah Morgan, Shauna Morgan,

Grace McAleer

Louise Tormey & Emma Grant

Andrew Harford& Glenn Hand

Sharon Cauldwell & Joanne Melia

Amy Kinane & Charles Costello

Amy Whelan & Sarah Mountcalm Nicky Whitehouse, Claire Whitehouse, Carla Gater

Orla Casey & Amy Barrett Vanessa Boylan, Rebecca Davy, Sinead Donnelly, Trish Rafter

Students Take ToThe Stage In Rush Local students from the Moore School ofPerforming Arts took to the stagerecently, where they put on a productionof the American musical ‘West SideStory’. The show was part of an inten-sive bootcamp by Arts Education charity,Musical Theatre for Youths, and wasstaged in the Millbank Theatre in Rush.Children from the ages of 12 to 17performed two runs of the musical overone night, where they not only receivedfull audiences, but two standingovations. The camp combines acting,drama and singing classes with profes-sional tutors, as well as social activitiessuch as cabaret night, a BBQ, sailingand swimming. Many of the teachers

and organisers are working profes-sionals in the performing arts. The showwas directed by Jo Parsons who trainedat the renowned Guildford School ofActing, the musical director was BarneyAshworth and it was choreographed byKatie Beard. Founder of Musical Theatrefor Youths, Jenny Cooke came down forthe performance and was blown awayby the talent and high standard perfor-mances after only a week to prepare.


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Annual Outing For Balbriggan Historical Society7th September. Thegroup will depart at9.00am by bus fromthe carpark oppositePeter & Paul’sChurch. They will thentake a tour of thecastle and gardens.For refreshmentsthere will be tea andscones on arrival, withsoup and sandwiches

later for lunch. Afterlunch, there will be avisit to the nearbyancient village of Forewhich, among otherattractions, containsmonastic ruins. Later,they will travel to ahotel in Castlepollardfor dinner, and thentravel home.The cost is only €50

per person, and thispromises to be a veryinteresting andrewarding day. Sothat they can getsome idea of thenumbers going, theywould welcomeexpressions ofinterest, so pleaseget in touch with thecommittee.

Knitting AndCrochet GroupA Knitting and CrochetGroup is starting up InBalbriggan Library onTuesday, 3rdSeptember at 7pm.Beginners and newmembers welcome(please bring yourown needles/hookand wool). Pleaseleave your name atthe desk.

Art ExhibitionIn SwordsAs the roof of St.Columba’s Church hasbeen damaged, theannual art exhibitioncannot take placeduring SwordsHeritage Week. Asmall exhibition at St.Columba’s Parish Hallhas been suggestedfor 5th/ 6thSeptember.

The BalbrigganDistrict and Historical

Society arepreparing for theirannual outing which this year is to Ireland’s‘Downtown Abbey’,Tullynally Castleand Gardens,which wil l take

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Art ExhibitionAt ArdgillanCastle Visitors to Ardgillan Castlecan enjoy a special exhibi-tion of paintings bytalented local artist, IreneDelaney. The exhibitionwill include localseascapes, woodlandsand flowers. The artworkwill be on display in thetea rooms until 5thSeptember. Admissionis free and all arewelcome.

SeptemberProductionAt MillbankThere will be aSkerries TheatreProduction in the

Millbank TheatreRush, entitled ‘Six Marys’ onSaturday, 14thSeptember at 8.30pm.The production waswritten and will bepresented by JeanFarrell, Eoin Colfer andthe Skerries TheatreGroup.

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Fundraising Day In SwordsThe Alan Leetch Memorial Fund committee are holding a fundraising day on the 14thof September in aid of suicide awareness and prevention in Ireland.The event will take place at Fingallians GAA grounds in Lawless park in Swords. Theinaugural event last year was a massive success raising €40,000 that was donateddirectly to support four local and national charities; Pieta House, Console, Irish Men’sGroup and the Fingal Suicide Bereavement Support Service. The Alan LeetchMemorial Fund was formed by a group of Alan’s close friends and family in the wakeof his death in 2012, with the aim of raising much needed funds for local and nationalcharities, which work to prevent suicide and create awareness of this growingproblem in Ireland. Coinciding with National Suicide Awareness week, the committeewill host a community family fun day, followed by a fundraising evening consisting ofa raffle, auction and race night.


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Recent published deathsfrom the North County

MCLOUGHLIN, Veronica (nee Ryan) (Malahide) – August24, 2013, at St Francis Hospice Raheny, surrounded byher loving family. Dearly missed by her husband John,children Grainne, Aengus, Emer and their families, hersisters Mary E, Della, Celia and Anne. Rest in peace.

CONLON (Malahide and Sutton) – August 24, 2013,(peacefully) at St Francis Hospice Raheny, surrounded byhis loving family, Malachi beloved husband of the lateBrid, beloved dad of Pearse, Carmen, Luke and Trudy ;sadly missed by his sons, daughters, son-in-law, daugh-ters-in-law, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, relativesand friends. Rest in peace.

WELDON (Balbriggan) (nee McComb) – August 26, 2013,(peacefully) at Gormanstown Woods Nursing Home,Kathleen, wife of the late Frank Weldon ; deeplyregretted by her loving children Anne, Frank, Veronica,Josephine, Bernadette and Martin, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, nieces,nephews, relatives and friends. Rest in peace.

FLYNN (Kinvara Road, Navan Road, Dublin 7 andformerly Reynoldstown, Naul, Co. Dublin) – August, 24,2013, (peacefully) in Blanchardstown Hospital, Anthony,surrounded by his devoted family ; sadly missed by hisloving wife Kitty, his children Olive, Mary, Eoin,Catherine, Antoinette, Tony, Cora and Alice, sons-in-law,daughters-in-law, grandchildren, brother, sister,brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, rela-tives and life long neighbours and friends. Rest in peace.

MARRY, James (Bath Road, Balbriggan) Peacefully inOur Lady of Lourdes Hospital. Sadly missed by his lovingwife Patricia, sons James amd Oisin, daughter Mary,stepdaughter Diane, brothers Gerard, Michael and Noel,sisters Nuala and Carol, extended family and friends.Rest in Peace.

DAVIS, Brian (Shammy), (Balbriggan and formerlyFinglas). Peacefully at home. Will be sadly missed by hisloving family, his daughters, sons, grandchildren,brothers, sisters, extended family and friends. Rest inpeace.

MORGAN Peggy, (nee Grey) (late of Sutton), August 272013, peacefully in her 97th year, in the tender care ofthe staff of Brymore House Nursing Home, Howth, dearlybeloved wife of the late Onny, and much loved Mum toBarbara and Hazel. Sadly missed by her loving family,brother Ian, cousin Helen, grandchildren Robert, David,Andrew, Jonny and Amy, great-grandchildren Joanna,Jonathan, Freya and Gemma, sons-in-law, extendedfamily and friends. Rest in peace.

O’BRIEN (Nee Wade) Margaret, (Skerries, Co. Dublin)28th August 2013, peacefully, at Gormanstown woodsnursing home, Margaret, wife of the late Michael, sadlymissed by her loving family, son James, daughter-in-lawSusan, grandchild, Cara, brothers Ronald and Anthony,nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Rest in peace.

HICKEY (nee Coffey) (Greenogue, Kilsallaghan, Co.Dublin and formerly of Greenpark, Dunshaughlin) - Aug.28th 2013 (peacefully), in the loving care of the staff atRatoath Manor Nursing Home, Alice (Allie)beloved wifeof the late James and dear mother of Monica, Jacinta, Annand David; sadly missed by her family, sons-in-law Noel,Martin and Gerry, daughter-in-law Claire, grandchildren,nieces, nephews, relatives, her friends and neighbours.Rest in peace.

Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I have askedyou for many favours. This time I ask you fora very special one (mention request). Take itdear Jesus and place it in your broken Heart

where your father sees it and then in hismerciful eyes it will become your favour andnot mine. Amen. Say this prayer for 3 days,

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Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I have askedyou for many favours. This time I ask you fora very special one (mention request). Take itdear Jesus and place it in your broken Heart

where your father sees it and then in hismerciful eyes it will become your favour andnot mine. Amen. Say this prayer for 3 days,

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Fingal County Council We Mr. & Mrs. John Quigleyintend to apply for PlanningPermission At No. 2 Wendel lAvenue, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin. To demolish part of single storeyextension attached to side ofexisting house and replace flatroof of extension with pitchedand hipped roof finish. Constructnew two storey detached houseto side of existing house withpitched roof finish and new vehicular entrance to existinghouse and associated site works. This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at theoffices of Fingal County Council,County Hall, Main St. Swords Co.Dublin during the public openinghours 9-30am 15-30pm Mondayto Friday and a submission orobservation in relation to theapplication may be made to theplanning authority in writing onpayment of a fee of €20.00 withinthe period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by FingalCounty Council of the application.

Fingal County Council Planning Permission is requestedfor a) Extensions & Alterations toexisting outbuilding b) Change-of-use of outbui lding f romprivate/domest ic to use asMontessori school (hours of oper-ation-9.30am – 1.00pm Monday-Friday) along with siteworks toinclude provision of car-parkingand new treatment system &percolat ion area. At : -Greatcommon, Lusk, Co. Dublin..Signed:- Anne mcGeeThis planning application may beinspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, at theoffices of Fingal County Council,

County Hall, Main Street, Swords,Co. Dublin between the hours of9.30am – 16.30pm Monday-Friday. A submission or observa-tion in relation to the applicationmay be made in writing to FingalCounty Council on payment of afee of €20 within the period offive weeks beginning on the dateof receipt of the application byFingal County Council.

Fingal County Council I, Stephen Cahill, am applying forPlanning Permission for theconstruction of a new groundfloor, single storey extension(circa 23.4sq/m), including allassociated elevational changes,al l to the rear (north-facing)elevation of existing dwelling atNo.2 Ashdale Close, Kinsealy, Co.Dublin.This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authorityduring its' public opening hoursand a submission or observationmay be made to the PlanningAuthority in writing on paymentof the prescribed fee within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

Fingal County Council Planning permission is sought forconstruction of new agriculturalshed and associated site works atHayestown, Lusk, Co. Dublin. Signed Laurence McGuinnessThe planning application may beinspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at theoffices of the planning authorityduring its public opening hoursand a submission or observationmay be made to the authority in

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Fingal County Council Planning permiss ion is herebysought by Peggy Coleman for theconstruction of a new bathroomwhich will be an extension to theside of the existing house at 9,Mourne View, Skerries, Co. Dublin.The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable costof making a copy at the offices ofthe planning authority during itsp u b l i c o p e n i n g h o u r s a n d asubmission nor observation maybe made to the authority in writingon payment of the prescribed fee(20 Euros) within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of thisapplication.'

Fingal County Council We, Thomas & Catr iona Leane,intend to apply for permission fordevelopment which consists of theconstruction of a 1 storey dwellingwith proprietary wastewater treat-m e n t u n i t a n d a s s o c i a t e d s i t eworks at Great Commons, Lusk, Co.Dublin. The planning applicationmay be inspected, or purchased ata fee not exceeding the reasonablec o s t o f m a k i n g a c o p y , a t t h eoffices of the planning authorityduring its public opening hours,and a submission or observation inrelation to the application may bemade to the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee (20E u r o s ) w i t h i n t h e p e r i o d o f 5weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the author i ty of theapplication.

Fingal County Council Planning Permission is sought byE. McLoughlin for the constructionof a two storey detached house ona site at Balheary Avenue, Swords,Co. Dublin. The development willa l s o i n c l u d e a s i n g l e s t o r e ydetached double garage, upgradeof an existing field entrance andgate, on site waste water treat-ment system and associated sitedevelopment works. The planningapplication may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public openinghours and a submission or obser-v a t i o n m a y b e m a d e t o t h eauthority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee (€20)within the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application.

Fingal County Council I, Sharon Crofton intend to applyfor planning permission for devel-opment at 100 Carr ickhi l l Rise,Portmarnock, County Dublin. Thedevelopment will consist of modifi-cations to existing ground floors i d e c o n v e r s a t i o n t o f a c i l i t a t elarger kitchen and utility room. Inaddition, the construction of a sideextension at first floor and roof,above existing structure, incorpo-rating a bedroom and bathroom atfirst floor; a bay window at groundfloor with canopy above runningthe width of the house and theremoval of small lean-to at rear.This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable cost

of making a copy at the offices ofthe Planning Authority during itsp u b l i c o p e n i n g h o u r s a n d asubmission or observation may bemade to the authority in writing onp a y m e n t o f t h e p r e s c r i b e d f e ewithin the period of f ive weeksbeginning on the date of receipt bythe authority of this application.

Fingal County Council H o g a n & A s s o c i a t e s s e e k sPlanning Permission for; Changeof House Type f rom previouslyapproved Type A3 to altered TypeE o n P l o t N o . 1 1 S t r e a m s t o w nWood - previous planning applica-t ion Ref . No. F06A/1576 (s inceextended). Alterations proposed to previouslyapproved House Type E consist of:1 . Omiss ion of basement . 2 .Alterations to ground floor layoutconsisting of provision of W.C. inhall and omission of door in NorthElevation, provision of additionalwindow in Reception Room (SouthElevation), altered bay window inKitchen (South Elevation), provi-sion of 2 No. additional windows inLiving Room (South Elevation) andal terat ions to Rear Door (EastElevation). 3. Alterations at firstfloor level consisting of revision ofinternal layout, altered bay windowin Bedroom No. 3 (SouthElevation). 4. Change roof over baywindow in South Elevation from flatroof to pitched roof. Planning Permission also soughtfor Double Garage located to rearof site (North East corner) at 11Streamstown Wood, Streamstown,Malahide, Co. Dubl in for Mr .Mervyn Hallinan. The application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the PlanningAuthority, Fingal County Council,County Hall, Swords, Fingal, Co.Dublin, during its' public openinghours and a submission or observa-tion may be made to the PlanningAuthority in writing on payment ofthe prescr ibed fee wi th in theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by the authority ofthe application.

Fingal County Council I, Eleana Clancy. Intend to applyfor planning permission for, Partialchange of use from Assembly room/ Par ish hal l to sess ional preschool facility for a maximum of 20children. With opening hours 9am-12.30pm Mon-Fri during schoolterm only ,at The Gaf fney Hal l ,Malahide Parish Pastrol Centre,Malahide, Co Dublin (a protectedstructure), fronting onto DublinRoad, Old Street and Rai lwayAvenue respectively.The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices of thePlanning Author i ty dur ing i tspublic opening hours. A submissionor observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to the planningauthor i ty on payment of aprescribed fee (20 euro) within aperiod of 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by the authority ofthe application and such submis-s ions or observat ions wi l l beconsidered by the p lanningauthority in making a decision onthe appl icat ion. The p lanningauthority may grant permissionsubject to or without conditions, ormay refuse to grant permission.

Fingal County Council Permission is sought for alterationsto approved plans (Ref. F11A/0328& F12B/0011). Alterations consist ofminor internal alterations & minorelevational changes (windowarrangements) to approved 2 No. 2storey detached dwell ings @Burrow Road, Portrane, Co. Dublinfor Yvonne & Eoin O’ Brien. Theplanning applicat ion may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during the publicopening hours and a submission orobservation in relation to the appli-cation may be made in writing to theplanning authority on payment ofthe prescribed fee (20 euros), withinthe period of 5 weeks, beginning onthe date of receipt by Fingal CountyCouncil of the application.


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