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A candidate in the upcoming local elections,has launched a blistering attack on existingcounty councillors, over their lack of action inhaving Swords Main Street and the Castleregenerated.Fianna Fail candidate for Swords, JohnHennessy was furious at the fact that thepresent council has had five years to do some-thing, yet nothing has been achieved to date.Speaking to the County Leader , a fumingHennessy said, “I have knocked on over 6,000homes in Swords alone and one of the mainitems that resonates with them, is the embar-rassment they feel about Swords town centreand the way it is. In August 2009, Ryan’s pubwas pulled down, and in the intervening time,there has been absolutely no action, drive orambition to make Swords a decent place to livein,” he said.“It just sickens me, when I hear existing coun-cillors, who have been there for five years andmore, talking about the town centre of Swordsand about regenerating it, just as an election islooming. What have they been doing for thelast number of years? Nothing’s been done and

all we are left with is the condition of the towncentre That’s an embarrassment to the countyand it’s a disgrace, and has been for years. Thenet effect is that businesses have closed downand people haven’t got the town centre toenjoy, that they should have.”He then said, “I’m walking around estates,where people are cutting their grass andkeeping their areas nice and neat, and the onearea they have not got control over is the towncentre and the Castle, and the Council havemanifestly failed in this regard and it’s anabsolute disgrace, and should not be allowedto happen again. I challenge any of these coun-cillors, who have been there for the past five orten years, and are now talking about the regen-eration of the town centre, or the opening ofthe Castle. I can’t understand it and It justbeggars belief.”Hennessy continued by saying, “One millionAmerican tourists visited the island of Irelandlast year, and I would guess that between 70and 80 per cent of them came in through Dublin

airport. I would say that we got less than ahandful of these visitors to come to Swords.Let’s call a spade a spade here. The reason forthis is that Swords town centre is in atrociouscondition, and is an embarrassment to theentire region and that’s the responsibility of theCouncil, and that’s what I intend changing.”When asked what he expected the localauthority to do, he said. The Castle needs to beopened up and the two or three remainingbuildings should be CPO’d and immediatelyknocked down and the area opened up, andhave somewhere pleasant like Avoca. This, inturn, would create businesses around it,because it would bring a footfall to the place. Iwas delighted to see families enjoying the

Brian Boru festival and the amount of peoplewas incredible. However, at other times, theydo not have a town centre to enjoy, and that’sdown to the Council. It beggars belief thatcouncillors would start talking about this, whenthey’re responsible for this disgraceful situa-tion. If the people of Swords elect me, my firstfew meetings will be with the County Manager,to find out what’s to happen, because this is anurgent situation,” he concluded.

By Patrick Finnegan

Local election candidate for Swords, John Hennessy (FF) is pictured at the junction of North Street and Main Street inSwords, which he says needs urgent attention

Boland Calls For Historic Summer SchoolIndependent candi-date in BalbrigganElectoral area, CathalBoland is calling forthe setting up of aFingal SummerSchool. This wouldcommemorate theachievements of twoNorth County men,Tom Kettleand ThomasAshe, whoplayed signifi-cant, butdifferent rolesin the politicalsituation 100years ago.Boland told theCounty Leader, “I wasforcibly struck by thevisit of PresidentHiggins to the UnitedKingdom, some weeksago, with politicalrepresentatives fromall strains of both

British and Irish poli-tics, united in the cele-bration of that visit.Noting the Queen’scomments of membersof her family standingwith us in 2016, alongwith the invitationextended byTaoiseach Enda

Kenny, I amproposing thatthe NorthCounty shouldact on theo p p o r t u n i t ywhich theseevents present,and host an

inaugural SummerSchool in 2016.” He continued, “Itseems to me that suchan occasion providesan ideal venue for alltraditions and theirsenior representa-tives, to commemo-

rate the contributionsmade in both 1914 and1916, by Irish men andwomen. Such an event,

away from the mainstate ceremonies,and those to be heldat the GPO, wouldprovide a calmnessto allow proper

reflection of thesehistoric moments andtheir relationship toeach other,” he said.In the course of thePresident’s address inWestminster, he made

reference to a manfrom the NorthCounty, the nation-alist, poet, parliamen-tarian and soldier TomKettle. Boland explains,“Kettle came from afamily, who were atthe épée centre of thepolitics of nationalistIreland, whose fatherwas a founder of the

Land League. He waselected an NationalistMP, he founded thePeace Committeeduring the 1913Lockout, co-foundedthe Irish Volunteers,for whom he travelledto Belgium topurchase guns. Whenhe was there, heacted as a war corre-spondent. As a resultof what he saw, Continued on page 12

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Collins Demands Action On Dangerous Footpath Residents of Bevertonestate on TurveyAvenue in Donabatehave expressedconcern for their

safety, and that oftheir children,regarding the narrow-ness of a section offootpath leading to the

village. They contactedIndependent candi-date in the upcominglocal elections,Michael Collins about

their concerns, in thehope that he can high-light this veryhazardous situation,before someone isseriously injured here.Collins told the CountyLeader, “This narrowstrip of pathway islocated outside thehome of the late MrsPhilomena Boylan, andmothers with pramsand buggies have tomove out on to theroadway, to pass thissection of pathway,which is too narrow forthem to negotiate. Thisapplies to all pedes-trians, as this sectionof pathway contractsto zero at this point,”he said.Resident, Orla Clancyrecently moved intoBeverton estate andshe frequently usesthis pathway on herway to NewbridgeDemesne and she toldthe County Leader, “Icannot negotiate thisarea on my own, nevermind when I have my

young daughters anda buggy with me. Carscome very quicklyalong this part of theroad, and pedestrianstravell ing to the

village, ot toNewbridge Demesne,are in real dangerhere,” she said.Collins expressed hisamazement that thissituation was notrectif ied when thebuilding of Bevertontook place, and also

why the CountyCouncil and thebuilder at the time,could not have cometo an agreement withthe householder, to

enable widening of thefootpath to take place. “As an alternative,surely a pedestrianway could have beenprovided fromBeverton, exiting ontoTurvey Avenue at theadjacent TurveyWoods. Must Bevertonresidents now wait foran accident to happen,before the issue isresolved. I have calledon the Council to havethis issue addressedas a matter of someurgency,” he said.

Independent local electoin candidate, Michael Collins ispictured with local resident, Orla Clancy and her daugh-ters, Anna and Sarah, at the point where the pathwaycomes to an end on Turvey Road in Donabate.

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Rush man, Rhys Byrne has been blessed with amost unusual gift, he is an exorcist. Whilst thismay appear to be a glamorous enough gift tohave, Rhys explained to the County Leader,how he came to have this gift, and some themore practical sides of exorcism.

Rhys (19), says he has been given a special giftthat helps him overcome devils and ghosts thatpossess people and haunt houses. Since I wasvery young, I always knew that I had differentsenses to anybody else. I had the ability to seeand speak with spirits since I was a child. Heexplained, “People can become possessed by ademon without even realising it. As I got older,I spent more time working on it, because I usedto see spirits, who came to me and frightenedme. Whatever form they passed away in, wasthe way they appeared to me,” he said.When he was 15, Rhys fell into a coma, and itwas this that had a defining effect on him.“When I awoke from the coma, I was moreaware and I knew things that I didn’t knowpreviously. It was then that I started workingwith demonics, which people regards as devils.Rhys, who is a Buddhist, trained to be a monkin India and his exorcisms are totally differentto those of anyone else. “I don’t us the bible orcrucifix, I use one to one approach, face on

without the use of books, or such. What I dois completely unique,” he said.He is inundated with requests from peoplelooking for help, and as he explained, hedoes not look for financial rewards. “I dothis to help people and the payment I get,is to see the satisfaction on their faces, afterthe demons have left. This is in accordancewith the Buddhist teachings,” saidRhys, who assesses each situation tofind the reason for any possessions,in case they have been induced bymedication, or substance abuse, ormay just be in the person’s head.“A lot of people will be too afraidto come out openly and say theyare possessed, as they fearmost people won’t believethem. I can help these peopleby doing a reading on them,finding out what’s troublingthem and then drawing thedemon out. There hasnever been a situation,where I was unable to helpa person,” said Rhys, whosometimes regards hisgift as a burden, such isthe amount of work hehas to do.

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Last Wednesday saw the gathering ofthis 171st Swords River Valley Scoutsgroup to the County Hall in Swords for avery special ceremony. There were sixvery special beavers who received ChiefScout awards from County Mayor, CllrKieran Dennison.Also there on the night to award thechildren was Stephen Peppard, head ofCorporate Services at the CountyCouncil, Bernie Reddy who is the ScoutsCounty Commissioner and Dave Clarke,the group’s Scout Leader.Speaking at the event, Stephen Peppardand Kieran Dennison mentioned their

intent to see through long standingplans to expand Swords Scouts andother scout groups within the NorthCounty. They both agreed that Scouts isa hugely important organisation foryoung people in local communities,and they said they had it as one of theirtop priorities to have a Regional ScoutsBuilding established in the NorthCounty in the near future. Peppardmentioned a site off the M1 which hasbeen selected for this purpose built Regional Scouts Den, which willhopefully come to fruition over thecoming months. The young scouts in attendance wherevery enthusiastic about these upcomingplans, and the Mayor chimed in andsaid: “the North County is one of thebest places to be a scout in, as we haveland, sea and sand.” He never had theopportunity to become a scout himself,but he became an honorary scout for theevening, when he was presented withhis very own scouts neck tie!

Pictured here is River Valley Scout Leader, Dave Clarke, with fellow scout group members:Jean Higgens, Sahron Chapman, Bernie Reddy, Louis Bebbington, Katelym Delaney,Darragh Ball, Rhys Mahony, Suzanne Kavanagh, Ronan Shivenan, Melissa Care andCounty Mayor, Cllr Kieran Dennison at the awards presentation night in Swords last week.

County Mayor, CllrKieran Dennison offi-cially opened DonabatePortrane CommunityLibrary, at the DonabatePortrane Community &Leisure Centre onWednesday, 30th Aprillast. The delivery of theCouncil’s newest libraryprovides the full rangeof services, from acollection of lendingmaterial includingbooks, CDs, DVDs,Prints and gaming, toprogrammes of eventsfor adults and children,free WiFi and substan-

tial IT resources to the 9000 strong community inthe region. Designed as a community space to meet theeducational, cultural, and leisure needs of thepublic, Ann Marie Farrelly, Director of Services,told the County Leader: “This new project isunique as it is the first co-location of a publiclibrary with a community and leisure centre inIreland, thereby maximising the efficient use ofexisting space. This allows us to deliver a sustain-able community library to the residents on the inDonabate and Portrane.” “I am very proud that the County Council has oneof the highest library memberships in the country.We also have one of the most innovative andproactive library services,” said the CountyMayor.Already a great success, the new library openedits doors on Monday April 14th last and within thefirst fortnight had 2124 visitors and recorded3,640 transactions, “This library, housed withinthe Donabate Portrane Community & LeisureCentre and located in the centre of the schoolscampus in Donabate, is set to become the heart ofthe community, accessible to all,”Yvonne O’Brien,Senior Executive Librarian with Fingal concluded.

Pictured at the official opening of the new Donabate Library on Wednesday last are, CllrAnne Devitt, Cllr Darragh Butler. Cllr Gerry McGuire, County Mayor, Cllr Kieran Dennisonand County Manager Paul Reid

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Should Balbriggan PayFor Sub-standardWater? - MurphyIndependent candidate for BalbrigganElectoral area, Tony Murphy, is chal-lenging the County Council to addressthe sub-standard water issue inBalbriggan, before handing over to IrishWater and washing its hands of thematter, after years of neglect.Murphy told the CountyLeader, “Balbriggan has beenbadly let down by the CountyCouncil and local councillors.We need action now to addressthe issue of water going intoBalbriggan homes, which isdestroying central heatingsystems, washing machines,dishwashers, showers andkettles. The issue is costing Balbrigganhouseholds tens of thousands of eurosevery year for replacements andrepairs. Some families have had to goto the expense of installing filtrationsystems, to ensure a suitable supply of

clean water. This is a disgrace andneeds to be addressed immediately,”he said“This matter is all the more urgentwith the imminent introduction ofwater charges - a new tax on hardpressed households. I do not agreewith this charge, as water is a naturalresource for which we are alreadypaying for in our taxes.” “I have been

informed on a daily basis byresidents of Balbriggan thatthey have made personalrepresentation to the localauthority about the waterissue, without success. It’s nota new issue and the Councilhave had plenty of time toresolve the matter. They arenow passing the problem toIrish Water, an organisation

which will eventually become a privatecompany, with little or no responsi-bility to the individual” he said. “TheCounty Council cannot be allowed toavoid its responsibility in this matter.We need to act now,” he concluded.

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A group of 35 volunteers fromthe North County and thesurrounding areas recentlyheaded to Co. Tyrone to facetheir fears in a bid to raisefunds for North DublinChernobyl ChildrenInternational (CCI). They signed up to theChernobyl “Head for HeightsChallenge” which took place atan activity centre inBallygawley. The event wasorganised by North Dublin CCI,an outreach group for AdiRoche’s Chernobyl ChildrenInternational, officially foundedin 1991, five years after theChernobyl disaster. Every year,North Dublin CCI fundraise tohelp children affected by thedisaster. The money raised

helps to fund the manydifferent programmes run bythe organisation. Sponsorship brought in by thevolunteers came to thefantastic amount of €9346.75.Chairperson of North DublinCCI, Trina Gilchriest wasdelighted with the event on theday, and told the CountyLeader: “We had an amazingfun day out, with a wonderfulgroup of volunteers. We havemet some fantastic people,who although they had neverbeen involved infundraising withus before, cameon board andmade a hugeeffort to bring insponsorship to

help the children we workwith.” “The money raised willbe spent on a few differentprojects, and the funds willalso help to transport a group

of children to the North Countyin June/July for much neededrest and recuperation fromtheir contaminated home-land,” she said

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Pictured here are Adam Burke, Aisling Brady, Amie Doyle & Grace Doyleat the recent North Dublin Chernobyl Children International "Head forHeights Fundraiser."

Butler Resumes Fight For Brackenstown VotersLocal councillor, DarraghButler (FF), has expressedconcern that voters on theBrackenstown Road,Brackenstown Village andPark Avenue areas, might

not be permitted to voteacross the road from themin St. Cronan’s NationalSchool for the Council andEuropean elections in afew weeks time, as

promised.“We had received acommitment from theCounty Council that allBrackenstown Villageand Park Avenue voters

would be permitted tovote in the Council andEuropean elections in St.Cronan’s School, but itnow looks like theGovernment are going todecide to hold the unex-pected Dublin West by-election on the sameday,” he told the CountyLeader. “Unfortunately whilst wewon the fight toget Swords re-united back, aspart of the oneo v e r a l lconstituency ofDublin Fingal(that will replaceDublin North),unfortunatelythis only fullykicks in the next timethere is a full general elec-tion.” “Whilst I haveproposed a number ofpossible solutions to theCouncil to allow residentsstill vote across the road,as opposed to having totravel the long wayaround to River Valley,

possibly in a separateclassroom for Dublin Westvoters, the ultimate deci-sion will be taken by theCounty Sheriff and not theCounty Council.Unfortunately if theGovernment decides toproceed with the by-elec-tion on the same day, thiscould mess up our plansfor St. Cronan’s schoolwhich will unfortunatelyresult in a lot of voters

staying at homeand in protestrefusing to exer-cise their democ-ratic right.I have put downthe followingmotion for ourMay Swords Areameeting: “ThatBrackenstown

Dublin West voters(Brackenstown Villageand Park Avenue) must bepermitted to vote acrossthe road in St. Cronan’sfor the Local andEuropean elections, evenif the Government decidesto hold the Dublin Westby-election on the sameday.”

Darragh Butler

Devitt Calls For EndTo Letting CrisisCouncillor Anne Devitt (NP) is calling onthe local authority and relevant agen-cies to address the problems associ-ated with families in receipt of rentallowances in Swords and surroundingareas. She told the County Leader, “Inrecent weeks, I have beencontacted by mothers, whohave been given notice to quitfrom their rented accommoda-tion in Swords, due to theshortage of rental propertiesin the town. Rents areincreasing by 20 per cent ormore.”“Three bed units that were€1100 per month last year, cannow command rent of €1400 per monthat the moment. Landlords are eitherincreasing the rents, or terminating thelease, stating that they need the prop-erty for a family member.”“This is putting these propertiesoutside the reach of those on rentallowance, which, for such a unit is€850 and is being reduced to €650 by

the Department of Social Protection.The balance of the rent is beingprovided by the tenant from socialwelfare payments,” she said.Devitt was mindful of the humanmisery that is faced by families in suchcircumstances, and said, “A familyforced to quit their rental home arefinding it impossible to find replace-ment homes in the school catchment

area, or in any area at anaffordable rent. These familiesare not only facing eviction,but are also facing theprospect of having to movetheir children out of the areaand find news school placesfor them. To make mattersworse, many landlords nowspecifically exclude rentallowance recipients from

their properties. “The housing agen-cies are full and the council has awaiting list of thousands. Many ofthese people have been over eightyears on the housing list.” “I amcontacting a number of agencies andam asking the council to take the leadin setting up a working group to dealwith this crisis,” she concluded.

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On Thursday last, 1st May, students and teachers from St Finian’sCommunity School in Swords held three separate events, for the purposeof raising money and awareness of organ donation and for the AlanFeeley Trust, in conjunction with the Irish Kidney Association.The Alan Feeley Trust was set up this year, after the sudden death of theyoung Mayo PE teacher. Alan was an organ donor and his organs savedthe lives of five people, and was a friend of one of the teachers at theschool. One of the events involved a 25 kilometre sponsored cycle, inwhich 12 pupils, two teachers and two members of the local Gardaiparticipated in the fun cycle. A great sense of occasion was evident at theschool, as the cyclists headed off on their way. The other events includeda cinema outing and a stationary cycle. Colin White from the Irish KidneyAssociation was also in attendance at the school, where he delivered atalk about organ donation to the students.In all, the staggering amount of €1,180 was raised on the day, as a resultof the wonderful commitment of the students.Pictured at the Organ Donor Awareness Day at St Finian's Community College, Swordson Friday last, 1st May are Jack Monks, Principal Patricia Knightly, Chloe Crean, CoinWhite (Irish Kidney Association), Paul Delaney, teacher Miriam Murphy and RyanMcDermott. Students from th college undertook a 25km cycle on the day, to raiseawareness for the cause.

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Smith Wants Bike SchemeIn SwordsDuncan Smith, Labour PartyCandidate for the Swords Ward inthe upcoming local elections, issupporting the implemen-tation of the not-for-profitFingal Bikes Scheme, tobe piloted in Swords, as ameans of regenerating themain street in the town. Smith told the CountyLeader : “The primaryissue coming up on thedoorsteps in Swords is the state ofour Main Street, particularly at thecastle end, where many shop unitslie vacant. There needs to be astrategy for our main street, aspart of an overall regenerationplan for our town,” he explained.“A public bike scheme, supported

by local businesses, wouldencourage travel within our townand would also attract people to

our main street. Bikeschemes in Europeantowns have beensuccessful in regeneratingurban centres and this canhappen in Swords and it issomething I stronglysupport.”“We need creative solu-

tions and I believe a bike schemewould improve the amenity ofSwords, promote mobility withinour town and it would be asupport for future tourism growth.This is a policy I wil l activelypursue, should I be elected inMay,” Smith concluded.

Duncan Smith

County Mayor, Cllr. Kieran Dennison is pictured opening the Multipurpose Youth facility in Rushwith County Manager, Paul Reid Fintan Price, Vice Chairperson Rush Community Council, localcouncillor, Tom O'Leary (FG), Rush teens and Local Community representatives.

Last Thursday, May 1st was a bigday for the youth of Rush, with theofficial launch of Rush MultipurposeYouth Facility (Martins Shop) byCounty Mayor, Cllr Kieran Dennison.The event was a vibrant one, withlots of attractions and young peopledisplaying their talents on the day.The Mayor told the County Leader:“For over a hundred years, Martin’sserved the people of Rush and I amdelighted that this building willretain its place at the heart of thecommunity serving the needs of theyouth of the area.”

This project was born in responseto the identified needs concerningthe youth of the area. The primaryvision for this building was to actas a youth facility and with thisvision in mind, a committee wasformed to raise funds to renovateit. In 2010, a funding applicationwas made, which was successful,and this funding was used to renovate the downstairs portion ofthe building.The community office of the Councilsupports the newly formed facilitycommittee and is assisting indeveloping a wide range of appro-priate programmes identified bythe local community with prioritygiven to youth centred groups,such as: the local brass band, afterschool club, breakfast club, supervised study, art classes,youth council and SatelliteCounselling Services.

Youth FacilityOfficiallyLaunched InRush

Sinnott Calls For Tax Relief ForLocal HomeownersMany home owners inlocal estates builtduring the boom, arefaced with payingm a n a g e m e n tfees to privatem a n a g e m e n tcompanies, aswell as payingproperty tax.I n d e p e n d e n tcandidate inthe upcomingelections for theSwords Ward, JustinSinnott (NP), believesthat people in thissituation feel they arepaying twice for thesame services. Sinnott told theCounty Leader:“Paying on the doubleis not fair or reason-able. The Governmentneeds to recognise thesituation thousands oflocal homeowners findthemselves in. If I amelected, one issue Iwill be campaigning onis the introduction oftax relief for thosehome owners who paymanagement fees.Essentially, people arein effect paying on thedouble with propertytax for local servicesand a service charge tomaintain the estate.There are manyestates across theNorth County in thisposition,” he said.Sinnott also points to

practical issues, suchas responsibility forpublic lightingbecoming contentiousissues between home-

owners andlocal authori-ties. He high-lighted inparticular, theissue of publiclighting inBoroimhe in

Swords:“In the Boroimheestate in Swords, resi-

dents were led tobelieve by the devel-opers that responsi-bility for the roads intheir estate wouldpass to the CountyCouncil, along withresponsibility forstreet lighting.However, this has nothappened. So in effectyou have the residentsin Boroimhe payingproperty tax for publiclighting as well asmanagement fees.”

Justin Sinnott

Samaritans Launch New FreeCall NumberSamaritans Ireland has launcheda new free to call number - 116123 - for people, who are strug-gling to cope. The number willmake it possible for local peopleto access the service around the

clock, every single day of theyear, free of charge. The new freeto call number has been madepossible by a partnershipbetween Samari tans and thetelecommunications industry.

Preparations Underway ForBalbriggan SummerfestPreparations are well underway for this year’sBalbriggan Summerfest which promises to be just asgood and exciting this year. The dates for this yearare Sunday 25th May to Sunday 1st June with plentyof fun filled activities for all the family. The first eventon is the annual ‘Balbriggan’s Got Talent.’ Open audi-tions will take place on Saturday 10th May from 11amto 4pm in the Bracken Court Hotel in Balbriggan, andthe organisers are looking for all kinds of acts, from,singing, dancing, comedy, magic, bands and more.Balbriggan Summerfest would encourage all ages totake part and there is no age limit.

Thank You From Rush DaffodilDay CommitteeThe Rush Daffodil Day Committee want to say Thankyou to their volunteers and to everyone whosupported their events for Daffodil Day recently. Todate, with their various fundraisers in Rush, theyhave raised the fantastic amount of €25,096.77.

Senior Social Group In MalahideThe St Sylvester’s Senior’s Social Group meets inthe Parish Centre in Malahide on Wednesdaysfrom 2.15pm to 4.15pm. There is tea and/orcoffee and different music or poetry e v e n t sand so on each week, as well as speakers onissues such as health care, security and safety.


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SWORDS• To enhance the appearance of Main

Street and provide a centralised Swordsbus service for the outskirts

• To enhance mental health provision and services

• To establish a third level institution in the town

• To ensure planning promotes community, educational and social provision

DONABATE• Demanding a greater police presence on the peninsula• To continue to enhance community and school facilities• To insist the Coastal Walkway connects directly

to Donabate Village and to protect our beaches against coastal erosion

• To provide badly needed youth facilities locally

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EU Battle For Power Within Duffy Objects To “Poster Mania”Local candidate for theSwords Ward in the localelections, Ken Duffy (GP),has strongly objected towhat he calls the recentbout of “poster mania”around Swords in the leadup to the local electionslater this month. “Themad clamber this year toplaster Swords MainStreet and surrounds withelection posters really hithome last week. This year,more than previous elec-tion years, has seen a

level of postering neverseen before in the town,due mainly to the increaseby five in seat numbers inthe Swords Ward, it ispure poster madness,” hetold the County Leader.“Postering is now a freefor all, posters staringdown from trees, lowhanging posters which area serious treat to a face oreye injury. They are onroundabouts, creating adistraction to motorists,with the potential tocause accidents, the listjust goes on. There are

breaches of the rules onthe main street outsidethe County Council offices,posters thatshould have beenremoved immedi-ately. Where areour enforcementofficers?”Duffy continued.He went on toexplain, that manyof the posterscurrently out on display,were breaking regula-tions: “All around theNorth County, regulationsspecific to positioning and

height are being ignoredand in breach of the rules.Speaking as a candidateand a concerned residentof Swords, I would like tosee the Council set a limit

on the amount ofposters each candidate can use.”“They should introduce apostering ban forSwords Main Streetand North Streetand have

prohibitive fines, withstrong swift enforcementfor any candidate inbreach of these rules,”Duffy concluded.

Ken Duffy

Mental health is the numberone health issue for youngpeople in Ireland today.Common issues include anxiety,tension, worry, family problemsand school avoidance. Are youinterested in understandingmore about youth mentalhealth?

Cairde, Balbriggan IntegrationForum, in collaboration withJigsaw North Fingal, is hosting afree information evening forparents and other concernedadults on young people’smental health and well-beingon Wednesday, May 7th at 4pmand 7pm in Cairde Balbriggan.

The evening will consist of talksdelivered by Jigsaw North Fingalon ‘Supporting Young People’sMental Health’ followed by adiscussion and open dialogueon supporting the mentalhealth of young people growingup in Balbriggan. ‘Supporting Young People’sMental Health’ is an hour-longtalk aimed at parents and otheradults concerned about themental health of young people.Everybody is welcome.

Mental Heath DiscussionIn Balbriggan

Mulville Determined To Provide Strong VoicePaul Mulville hasannounced his intentionto run as anIndependent candidatein the Swords electoralarea, and has vowed toprovide a fresh newapproach to politics inthe ward.Mulville, who is aPortrane native, has anintimate knowledge ofthe needs and concernsof residents on thepeninsula, and is clearlyvery devoted to makingsure that these concernsare fully addressed atCouncil level.Speaking to the CountyLeader, Mulville outlinedthe difference he willmake to residents here,and in other areas of theward, if elected. “I havebeen involved for manyyears in local community

groups, and in planningcampaigns around thearea and in particular,the beach in Portrane.The erosion of the beachhere is a major issue forme, and I will be pushingfor this to begiven urgentattention, if I’mlucky enough tobe elected,” hesaid.He also cited thes i t u a t i o nregarding the arti-ficial pitch in Donabate,as something that needsto be addressed immedi-ately, as teens in the

area need proper facili-ties, including a play-ground.Mulville is very familiarwith the concerns oflocals, having beeninvolved with the

C o m m u n i t yCouncil andParish Council inDonabate, andindeed he servedas Secretary ofthe ParishCouncil, whichhelped to famil-

iarise him with manylocal issues, includingplanning around newschools and the commu-

nity centre. He wasinvolved with the LabourParty some years ago,where he was involvedwith Labour Youth. “Idisagreed with theireconomic policies and Idecided to leave theParty,” he said. “Weneed stronger voices atCouncil level and makingsure that the people’sviews are heard and thatmajor projects arepresented to the peoplefor genuine consultation,not just railroadedthrough, and I will makesure that I am one ofthese voices,” he said.

Paul Mulville

Plant Sale In RushA Plant Sale will takeplace at Rush CommunityCentre on Saturday, 24thMay from 8am to 2pm.Bargains are guaranteedon the day, as well as araffle. The AnnualHorticultural Show willtake place in St Maur’sGAA clubhouse, Rush, onFriday, 11th and Saturday,12th July, which is alwaysa well supported event.

MalahidePilgrimagesThe following upcomingMalahide ParishPilgrimages will be takingplace over the comingweeks: Lough Derg, 17thMay, Fatima, 5th June tothe 12th June, Knock 22ndJune, Lourdes 28th Augustto the 2nd September. Ifyou’re interested in goingon any of these pilgrim-ages, please contact JoMorris on: 0876163648.

By Jennifer McShane

The European election campaign has only just kickedoff here in Ireland, but the battle for power acrossEurope has been in full play for some time. The projec-tions show both the EPP and the PES very close in thenumber of MEPs which they will return after the elec-tion. Their lead candidates, Schulz and Junker arefighting hard to become the President of theCommission. This job is expected to go to the candi-date of the party with the highest number of MEPsreturned. The Parliament must vote on the appoint-ment and the smaller groupings may join forces witheither the EPP or PES, to decide the issue or causeboth Junker and Schulz to do a deal. Both candidatesare campaigning across Europe and appearing in tele-vised debates setting out their vision for Europe.Parliament has taken the unusual step of passing avote of censure on Martin Schulz, the Parliament’sPresident, for using his office to push through theappointment of close aides to civil service positionsand of using his office improperly in his campaign.Junker is moving to a position of embracing reform andsays he will find a way to keep the UK within the unionand deal with their concerns.This bigger picture does not appear to be a feature ofthe election here at home. There seems little or nointerest among the voters in respect of the manage-ment of Europe. So it seems the election will be foughtjust on home issues. One way or the other, MEPs willbe elected on the 23rd and your vote can help decidewho they are.

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McGuire HitsOut At DerelictBuildings InPortraneLocal councillor, Gerry McGuire(Lab) has hit out at the HSE overeight houses, in their posses-sion, that are left boarded up inPortrane. The houses in questionare located on Portrane Avenueon the main thoroughfare up toSt Ita’s Hospital.McGuire told the County Leader,“ It ’s a disgrace to see eighthouses boarded up, particularlyas we are in a housing crisis inthe Swords electoral ward. Anumber of these properties havebeen idle for almost 20 years,and that is an absolute scandalin this day and age, with peopleon long housing lists. I am nowasking the HSE to evaluate theseproperties and to repair themand let them out again for rentalpurposes. Either that, or disposeof them to the local authority,where they can be brought intouse for much needed accommo-dation in the community,” hesaid. These houses are listed andhave been the scene of anti

social behaviour,where an attemptwas made to burnone of them down.Ti les have beenremoved fromsome of the roofs,along with otherdamage. McGuireinsists, “It’s urgentthat we get thesehouses back to anoccupiable state. Ibel ieve the HSEshould hand themover to the Council,if they decide notto renovate them.Some of the resi-dents on thisestate have been tenants of theHSE for up to 40 years, and theyshould be afforded the opportu-nity to purchase their homes,because they have effectedimprovements, l ike centralheating and weatherproofwindows, as well as the main-tanance of the houses.”“These boarded up houses are areal eyesore for people using thisroad, and it is unfair to residentshere to have to put up with it. It’sanother ghost estate. withinwhat was once a very vibrantl iv ing area,” he concludedangrily.

Councillor Gerry McGuire (Lab) is pictured outside the row of derelict build-ings on Portrane Avenue.

Annual Clean Up ForSwords Tidy TownsThe Annual Clean-up with Swords Tidy Towns willtake place on Saturday, May 10th at 11am. TheTidy Towns group and other volunteers will bemeeting in the Town Park in Swords. The CountyCouncil’s Conservation Officer Hans Visser, FingalConservation Volunteers and hopefully many localgroups, such as the scouts, guides, brigíns willalso be coming along. Do plan to come along forwhat will be a busy and productive day.

AnniversaryCelebrationsIn LuskAre you celebratingyour 25th, 40th, 50th or60th wedding anniver-sary in 2014? There willbe a mass in the churchin Lusk in September tohelp you and yourfamily to mark the occa-sion, fol lowed byrefreshments in theparish hall. If you wishto be included in thesecelebrations pleasegive your details toSiobhán Murphy, ParishPastoral Council.

Coffee Morning In MalahideThere will be a coffee morning in aid of LauraLynn, Age Action and Headway in MalahideCricket Club on Friday, 16th May from 10.00am to12.30pm. All are welcome to attend.

10th & 11th May – An Introduction to Focusing Level 1 – Facilitators: Marian Burke & Tom Larkin – Cost: €120 Non residential

10th May – Rhymes ‘n’ Reasons– One Day Poetry Workshop

Facilitator: Brian Monaghan Cost €50.00 Light Lunch Included

10th May – Mindfulness for HealthOne Day Workshop

Facilitator: Fidelma Farley Cost: €55.00 Light Lunch Included

11th May – Emotional Freedom TechniqueFacilitators: Aisling Killoran & Ray Manning

Cost: €65.00 Light Lunch Included

6th – 8th June – Healing and Renewal Weekend withJoe Dalton – Catholic Lay Evangelist Cost: €185 Residential or €115 Non Residential

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More ConcernExpressed Over SaleOf Portmarnock LandLocal councillor, Judy Dunne (Lab), has called onthe County Manager to register Legal Caution, toprotect public lands at the Portmarnock Hoteland Golf Links. Portmarnock CommunityAssociation have also expressed their concernover the purposed sale of the lands, fearing thatthey will become privatised, if suitable action isnot taken by the County Council.Seamus Horan, PRO Portmarnock CommunityAssociation told the County Leader:

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Mulville Calls ForShelters At DonabateRailway StationPaul Mulville,Independent candidatefor the Swords localelectoral area, hascalled on Irish Rail toprovide shelters alongthe platforms atDonabate RailwayStation.Mulville told theCounty Leader:“ C o m m u t e r sawaiting thetrain into workoften getsoaked on arainy morning.As someonewho uses thetrain on a daily basis, Ihave seen this myself.There is some room towait in the stationbuilding, and under-neath the pedestrianbridge, but on a busymorning there is a needfor shelters along theplatform.” “IarnródÉireann has statedthat: ‘with regard toshelters at this loca-tion, unfortunatelyboth platforms arequite narrow, with

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Paul Mulville

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Continued from page 1he joined the British Army and was killed inaction in September 1916.”“Thomas Ashe, a Kerry native was the most mili-tarily successful Easter 1916 Commandant. Hewas a national school principal at Corduff, Lusk.He founded the Black Raven Pipe Band andestablished a branch of the Volunteers, whomhe lead in the Battle of Ashbourne. He went onto be the President of the IRB, the defactoPresident of the Irish Republic. After the generalrelease in 1917, he went on hunger strike, duringwhich he died as a result of force feeding.”“Both men were nationalist, one a poet theother a musician. These were men of consciencewho made a real contribution. Both died fortheir beliefs. They just died on different battlefields. These are two great men of vision, ofculture, of action, men who wanted the samething. Both died seeking it in different ways.”Boland concluded by saying, “Should I be fortu-nate to be elected on May 23rd, I intendformally calling on the incoming council toestablish, and host an annual Kettle AsheSummer School. This would be a fitting tributeto these great men, while providing a perfectplatform for men and women of all traditions tojoin together in celebration of the role thatFingal played in both struggles. Such an occa-sion embraces all traditions and allows all torecognise the contribution made a hundredyears ago.”

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Parents of school going children inCastleview estate in Swords, haveexpressed their concerns about the lackof a footpath, leading from the estate tothe nearby primary schools, to ensuresafe passage for the children.Resident, Joe Billings contacted localelection candidate for Swords, JoeNewman (NP), in the hope that thissituation can be resolved as soon aspossible. He told the County Leaderabout how this problem is impacting onthe safety of children in the area. “Wemoved in here when the estate wasbuilt in 2001. However, the planners, intheir wisdom, never put paths throughthe green. Aesthetically it looks verynice, with trees and a break betweenhouses. However, when you have kids

trying to get across from one side to theother with no pathway, they have towalk over a green area, which can bewet and mucky at times,” he said. “People pushing a buggy are forced towalk on the road with heavy traffic,particularly at rush hour in the morning.People accessing the walkway leadingto the two local schools, from theestate, have to cross a busy section ofroad, with obvious dangers. Otherwise,they have to walk across wet, muckyground, where the children’s feet getwet, and buggy wheels get stuck. Allthey have to do is to connect two path-ways, to solve this problem - a distanceof no more that 20 yards,” he said.Elect ion candidate, Joe Newmanagreed, “I think this is an important

safety issue and is another example ofbad planning and I’m calling on theCouncil to make contact with theResidents Association to resolve thisissue, before the next school term. Itwon’t cost too much money to resolve this problem, and I would likethem to come an evaluate the situa-tion, before a tragic accident occurs,”said Newman.

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Pictured at the grassy path at the top ofCastleview Avenue in Swords, are local resi-dent Joe Billings, with election candidate, JoeNewman.

Students from Colaiste Choilm, Swords added their voices and ideas to a Student CouncilConference, hosted by the Edmund Rice Schools Trust in the Red Cow Hotel onWednesday, 30th April. Amongst the topics discussed on the day were: the role ofstudent councils in 97 Edmund Rice schools nationwide, best practice and “how leadersare ordinary people doing extraordinary things”, fundraising fatigue in schools, and howto “keep the buzz going”, celebrating diversity, the importance of student to student antibullying campaigns, listening with eyes and heart, as well as both ears, and givingstudents a real voice especially those with a smaller voice.Pictured at the Conference are Sinead Hynes (teacher), student Aaron O’Neill, TonyMcCann (Edmund Rice Schools Trust) and student Andrew Barker.

Moving home can be anincredibly stressful,time consuming andexpensive event. You’repacking up all of yourworldly possessions,up-rooting you and yourfamily and leaving theproperty and neighbour-hood you’ve spentmany months or evenyears living in.Countless home-ownersgo down this route,

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After a long harshwinter, people are nowsuffering from cabinfever in their attemptsto get into the gardenand do some muchneeded tidying up.Winter time can be veryharsh on gardens, butnow, with the weatherfinally picking up, nowis your opportunity toextend some tenderloving care and get yourgarden looking greatagain.

Nothing says spring /summer is here likeyour garden. It’s time todig out those spadesand shovels and reallymake your gardenshine with some newplants and flowers. Forthose who like DIY, butwithout as muchhassle, it’s best to goand buy your pottedplants in your favouritespring colours andplant them as they are.A visit to your localgarden centre willensure that you canavail of the necessaryflowers, shrubs andtrees to give yourgarden that wow factor.Don’t be afraid toexperiment withcolours and gardendesign. Your localgarden centre will beonly too pleased toprovide you with thenecessary advice, as

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St. Andrews Players in Malahidewill stage ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ byJoseph Kesselring on Thursday, 8th,Friday, 9th and Saturday 10th Mayin Portmarnock Sports and LeisureCentre at 8.00pm. This is a comedyof multiple murder, the play thatput black comedy on the New Yorktheatrical stage in 1941.The plot centres on two charming,gentle and charitable sisters Abby

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Swords councillor, Gerry McGuire (Lab), recentlyattended a meeting in the County Hall on theissue of the coastal erosion issue in Portrane.Among those attending were representatives ofthe coastal protection group and Burrow resi-dents, who were meeting with RPS Consultantsand County Council officials. The purpose of the meeting was to afford thestakeholders the opportunity to have an inputinto addressing the issue of coastal erosion at

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protection works inPortrane,” he continued. “Iam aware that the works aresubject to AppropriateAssessment and must go tofull tender, but I am insistingthe council expedite theprocess in order to alleviateany further pressure on resi-dents of the area, ahead of the likely next stormsurges expected later this year.”“The progress on the coastal erosion issue willbe welcomed by the many residents who havebeen subjected to extreme pressure and theuncertainty surrounding the issue,” McGuireconcluded.

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International Healer VisitingEmmaus In JuneJoe Dalton, the highlysought after faithhealer and interna-tional speaker, willvisit Emmaus inSwords from 6th to8th June, to facilitate aHealing and Renewalweekend. After a personalencounter with Godwhich changed his lifeand priorities, Daltongave up a steady,

pensionable job in theCivil Service, plus avery successfulsinging career inopera, to serve Godexclusively andpromulgate His Word.His calling has takenhim to every corner ofIreland, Europe,America and manyparts of Asia andEmmaus are delightedto welcome Joe backafter a five year hiatus.With the gifts that he

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Viking Wedding In SwordsA wedding with a difference took place at Swords Town Park on Thursday last, whenBarry Gaynor and Alison O’Rourke tied the knot. What made this wedding different isthat Barry and Alison, both from Swords, got special permission to have their civil cere-mony wedding held in the Chapel in Swords Castle. Both are part of the Fingal LivingHistory Society, who have organised the Fire Parade in Swords and transformed SwordsTown Park into a Viking village, much to the amazement of locals, who enjoyed their hardwork last weekend. The reception was held in a large Viking tent in the park, which wasattended by family, friends and crew, working on the Viking project. The happy coupleare pictured at the entrance to Swords Castle.

Budgerigar Club Show InDonabate Members of the EireBudgerigar Society aregetting set to head toDonabate on June 14thfor their annual ClubShow. This year theClub Show will be heldat the Donabate/Portrane CommunityCentre and a large

turnout at the nationalsociety’s first event ofthe summer is expectedonce again.This year will see acontinuation of thesuccessful exhibitorpoints system intro-duced last year toencourage entries, andwith over €300 in cashprizes and crystalawards on offer it willbe a “must” show forany serious breeder’scalendar. Day member-ship is available at just€5, and all are welcome- so dust of those cagesnow! Once again thegroup are bringing theirbirds around the NorthCounty to promote theinterest and offeradvice and help tothose both new andexperienced in thehobby. A raffle will beheld for two FlorianBock birds, and an addi-tional raffle will be heldin memory of formerclub member, Chairmanand Treasurer, BrianFlynn, with all proceedsbeing donated to theFriends of St. Luke’s.

Duffy Is New Swords Tidy Towns ChairpersonLocal election candidatefor the Swords Ward,Ken Duffy (GP), hasbeen announced as thenew Chairperson ofSwords Tidy Towns. Hegot in touch with theCounty Leader on behalfof the Swords group, topay tribute to formerChairperson, the lateDes Becton, and toencourage others to getinvolved in the group ifthey wish.“As the new Chairpersonof Swords Tidy Towns, Iwould like to convey onbehalf of our members,how much Des Becton issorely missed by us all.Our thoughts are alwayswith his family, and hismemory will always holda special place in ourhearts. I have inheriteda very large pair ofshoes, and filling themwill be a mammoth taskindeed,” he told theCounty Leader. “We both served on theSwords CommunityCouncil the year Swordswas designated a LitterBlack Spot. This newsjolted us into setting upthe Swords Tidy Towns.From the start, Des wasthe driving force behindits success. His tirelessenergy inspired anddrove us to achievesuccess after success,

culminating this year inSwords being desig-nated Clean To AboveEuropean Norms,” hesaid. “I would like to take thisopportunity toencourage newmembers, young andold, to come along andjoin us in our cleanercommunity work.

Besides contributing tomaking your town avisually better place tolive in, there is also asocial side to being amember of the SwordsTidy Towns team. Thegroup meets onWednesday nights at7pm and Saturdaymornings at 11am fortwo hours. If you feelyou can spare a coupleof hours every now andthen we would love tohear from you,” Duffyconcluded.

Irish DancingAnd Music InBalbrigganBalbriggan Branch ofCómhaltas CeoltóiríÉireann tin whistle anddancing classes run everyWednesday in GlebeNorth FC, ClubhouseMarket Green inBalbriggan. There will betin whistle from 7.00pm to8.30pm, followed by adultdancing from 8.30pm to10 pm. All are welcome tocome along. 087 3924559

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Donabate Scouts RaiseFunds For Local Group The Donabate and Portrane Sea Scouts Grouprecently took park in a 5K sponsored walk toraise funds for the local Senior Citizens and thescout group. All involved assembled at theParish Hall in Donabate and walked toNewbridge House and back. The children raised€595, of which €500 was for the Senior Citizensand €95 went to the Scouts Group. Aspokesperson from the Donabate and PortraneScout Group told the County Leader that theywould like to say thanks to all the children andleaders who took part and a big thank you to allwho sponsored them. The group also want tosay a very big thanks to the Senior CitizensCommittee, who provided goody bags to thechildren and had lovely refreshments for theleaders, when the walk was completed.

Remember Us Special Needs group based inBalbriggan, would like to say a big thank you to allwho supported their recent bag pack in SupervaluBalbriggan - €1,148 was raised. “It is appreciated byall involved,” said a member of the group. “Themoney raised will go towards a week long FamilyRespite Breakaway for the members and their fami-lies to the Quality Hotel Holiday Homes and apart-ments, Youghal, Co. Cork in June.”

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Red Cross InMalahideThe Malahide branchof the Red Crossmeets every Thursdayat 8pm in StSylvester’s GAA Club,Church Street,Malahide, for first aidtraining. So, why notcome along and learnmore about this lifesaving skill.


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QUINN, (Dublin Street, Balbriggan, Co.Dublin) The death has occurred (peacefully)at Beaumont Hospital of Jane (wife of the latePaddy Quinn (New Ireland) and sister of thelate Michael Brady). Deeply regretted by herloving brothers Joe and Tom, sister-in-law,nieces, nephews, relatives, neighbours andfriends. Rest in peace.

ARGUE, Lorraine (Beverton, Donabate) - April27, 2014, suddenly, at her home; sadlymissed by her mother Emily and partner Billy,sister Emma, niece Lauren, partner Michael,his daughter Lauren and all his family, aunts,uncles, cousins, extended family, friends andneighbours. Rest in peace.

DOONAN, Gary, (Balbriggan and Bray, Co.Wicklow) April 27th, 2014, at BeaumontHospital, beloved husband of Shirley andloving dad of Sophie, will be sadly missed byhis parents Anthony and Kathleen, brothersSamuel and Cody, sister Kerrie, grannyBridget, aunts, uncles, family and friends.Rest in peace.

LYNSKEY (Rush and fromerly of Fairview)28th April 2014, at home, Basil, belovedhusband of Mary. He will be sadly missed byMary and his loving daughters Mary andKaren, sons-in-law Johnny and Paddy, grand-children Killian, Lucy, Alice, Eve, Sean andMark, sisters Mary and Lelia, brother Michael,extended family and friends. Rest in peace.

MCMYLER (late of Malahide) - April 27, 2014(peacefully) surrounded by her lovinghusband and family, Lena, beloved wife ofStephen Murray, adored mother of Grace,Brian and Shane, darling daughter of Johnand Una, cherished sister of Kevin and Cathy.Rest in peace.

REALE, Joseph (Portmarnock, Co. Dublin andformerly of Ballysimon Road, Limerick) - April27th, 2014 (peacefully), at home after a shortillness surrounded by his loving family; Joewill be very sadly missed by his loving wifeEileen, sons Damien, Ciaran and Patrick, part-ners Ivanka, Tina and Aoife, grandchildBonnie, twin brother Pat, brothers Michael,Kieran and John, sisters Renee, Goretti andRhoda, brothers and sisters-in-law, niecesand nephews, extended family and largecircle of friends. Rest in peace.

SUTTON (Malahide and formerly of Finglas) -April 26, 2014, (peacefully) surrounded by hisloving family in St. Francis Hospice, Raheny,John (Patrick), loving husband of the lateLaura; very sadly missed by his sons anddaughters Lorraine, Sean, Gerard,Bernadette, Brian and Deirdre, sons-in-law,daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great-grand-children, brother, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, relatives and friends. Rest in peace.

BARKER, George (Malahide), 25 April, 2014.Peacefully, following a period in thewonderful care of the staff of BeaumontHospital. He will be sorely missed by his wifeIrene, son Robert, daughter-in-law Patricia,grandchildren Russell and Victoria, great-grandchildren Lily and Darragh and familyand friends. Rest in peace.

HALPIN (Nee Kerrigan) (Skerries, Co. Dublin),26th April 2014, peacefully at Rush nursinghome, surrounded by her loving family,Eileen, wife of the late Matthew, sadly missedby her loving son, John, sister, Lily, daughter-in-law, Lucy, grandchildren, Eoin, Ciaran andAoife, great grandsons, Conor and Caleb, rela-tives and friends. Rest in peace.

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Volunteers Sought In SkerriesDo you have a few hours to spare? If so, thenSkerries Citizens information are currently lookingfor new volunteers. Their opening hours areMonday to Friday 9.30-4.30pm. Drop into theiroffice for an application form, or call 076-1077500

May Fair In MalahideSt. Andrew’s Primary School in Malahide areholding a May Fair on Saturday, 17th May 2014.There will be a Bar-b-cue, Cafe, children’s games,strawberries and lots more fun events on the day.All are welcome to come along and join in the fun.

St Vincent De Paul ClothingCollection In LuskThe Society is seeking your help, with its AnnualClothing Appeal in Lusk Parish. The appeal is forclean, good-quality clothes, bedclothes,curtains, shoes and so on. Bags will be collectedoutside Church on 10th and 11th May. TheSociety is very conscious of the tremendoussupport given by the Parishioners of this Parishfor their charitable works over the years. Theywould like to thank you all most sincerely onbehalf of those you have helped.


Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested for a new part-two storey,part single storey extension to rear of existing two-storeydwellinghouse & new front porch along with associated site-works at No.46, Foxwood, Swords, Co. Dublin. Signed:- John& Priscilla Kieran.This planning application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, atthe offices of Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Co. Dublin between the hours of 9.30am – 16.30pmMonday-Friday. A submission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to Fingal County Councilon payment of a fee of €20 within the period of five weeksbeginning on the date of receipt of the application by FingalCounty Council.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested for a new two storey exten-sion to the side & rear of existing two-storey dwellinghousealong with associated siteworks at No.34 Pinewood GreenAvenue, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. Signed:- Ann WildeThis planning application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, atthe offices of Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Co. Dublin between the hours of 9.30am – 16.30pmMonday-Friday. A submission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to Fingal County Councilon payment of a fee of €20 within the period of five weeksbeginning on the date of receipt of the application by FingalCounty Council.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested for alterations & extensionsto existing dwellinghouse along with associated siteworks toinclude upgrading of existing septic tank & percolation area.at ‘Longhouse’, Balgaddy, Ringcommons, Naul, Co. Dublin.Signed :- Paul & Ann KimmageThis planning application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, atthe offices of Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Co. Dublin between the hours of 9.30am – 16.30pmMonday-Friday. A submission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to Fingal County Councilon payment of a fee of €20 within the period of five weeksbeginning on the date of receipt of the application by FingalCounty Council

Fingal County CouncilRetention planning permission sought by James Boylan forentrance door to main house and granny flat, porch to grannyflat and Sun Room to rear at St. Margaret’s, Dublin Road,Skerries , Co. Dublin. The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority

during its public opening hours and submission or observa-tion may be made to the authority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee (20Euros) within the period 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is being sought for construction of 2storey, 3 bed detached dwelling(124 sq.M)to side of existinghouse with 2 No: vehicular entrances in place of existing andall associated site and development works to side of 45Chalfont Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin, for Kevin Eakins &Leonor Espinosa.The Planning Application may be inspected or purchasedbetween the hours of 9.30 - 16.30 Monday - Friday at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the officesof Fingal County Council, Fingal County Hall, Main Street,Swords,Co. Dublin. A submission or observation in relation tothe application may be made in writing to the planningauthority on payment of a fee of €20, within the period of 5weeks, beginning on the date of receipt by Fingal CountyCouncil of the Application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is being sought for construction of a twostorey extension (84sq.M) to side of existing split level/twostorey dwelling at ‘Edgehill’, Claremont Road, Howth, Co.Dublin, for Leonard & Toni Owens.The Planning Application may be inspected or purchasedbetween the hours of 9.30 - 16.30 Monday - Friday at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the officesof Fingal County Council, Fingal County Hall, Main Street,Swords,Co. Dublin. A submission or observation in relation tothe application may be made in writing to the planningauthority on payment of a fee of €20, within the period of 5weeks, beginning on the date of receipt by Fingal CountyCouncil of the Application.

Fingal County CouncilWe Gerard & Bernadette Quinn intend to apply for planningpermission for development at this site 2 Tudor court, EstuaryRoad, Malahide, Co. Dublin. The development will consist of aproposed new 2nd storey extension only built on top of theexisting ground floor extension to the side of the existinghouse and all associated works. The planning applicationmay be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the plan-ning authority during the public opening hours of (9.30a.m.-16.30p.m.) Monday to Friday at Fingal County Council, FingalCounty Hall, Main Street, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin. Asubmission or observation in relation to the application maybe made in writing to the planning authority on payment ofthe prescribed fee (€20.00) within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by Fingal County Council ofthe application, and such submissions or observations will beconsidered by the planning author!ity in making a decision on the application. The planning

authority may grant permission subject to or without condi-tions, or may refuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilREVISED PLANS / SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Revisions to Planning Application Ref: F13A/0498 to include;Planning permission is sought to demolish existing singlestorey shed to side of existing dwelling and to build new twostorey ‘granny flat’ extension to side / rear of existing

dwelling with single storeyelement to rear. Also for newtwo storey extension to rearof existing dwelling and towiden existing vehicularentrance to provide for 1 no.additional off street car parkspace, at 81 Seatown Villas,

Swords, Co. Dublin for Ms. Joanne Wilson. Revised plans, inrelation to the application have been furnished to thePlanning Authority, and are available for inspection orpurchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the office of the authority during its publicopening hours. Submissions or observations in relation to therevised plans may be made in writing on payment of aprescribed fee, no later than 2 weeks after receipt of thenewspaper notice and site notice with the planning authority.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought by Cathal & Lynsey O'Donovanfor a single storey detached rear garden recreational roomand associated site works at 33 Glen Ellan Avenue, Swords,Co Dublin.The Planning Application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation maybe made to the Planning Authority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning advert: We, Brenda & Andrew Langton intend toapply to Fingal County Council for planning permission for (1)change of use of part ground floor to Montessori to cater for10 children, opening hours 9:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and (2)permission for retention of rear first floor extension, at 13Mountfield Lawns, Seamount Road & St Patricks, Broomfield,Malahide, Co Dublin. The Planning Application may beinspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authorityduring its public opening hours and a submission or observa-tion may be made to the Planning Authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the appli-cation

Fingal County CouncilApplication for full Planning Permission for new dormerextension to rear first floor and single storey extension to sideat 24, Beaverstown Orchard, Donabate, Co. Dublin.Signed Louise ClearyThis application may be inspected/purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy between9.30am-3.30pm, monday-friday, at the offices of Fingal Co.Co., County Hall, Main St., Swords, Co. Dublin. A submissionor observation in relation to the application may be made inwriting on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by Fingal Co.Co. ofthe application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought by Patrick Patton and AmyKirwan for two storey house and detached garage and wastewater treatment system at Bishopswood, The Ward, Dublin11. This planning application may be inspected or purchasedat a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copyat the offices of the planning authority during its publicopening hours and a submission or observation may be madeto the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee20 euro within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPaul Kinna intends to apply for Planning Permission for anextension of the utility room at ground floor to the rear ofexisting dwelling, a first floor extension to the front and sideof existing dwelling, and an attic dormer window to the rear(total area 30 sq.m) of 4 Beverton Grove, Donabate, CountyDublin. The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of the planning authority duringits public opening hours and a submission or observationmay be made to the authority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (20Euros) within the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilI, Alan Hartford intend to apply for planning permission forconstruction of Anaerobic Digestion Facility comprising of 1no. Reception Building, 2 nos. Digester Tanks, 1 no. StorageTank, 3 nos. Silage Clamps, 1 no. Digestate Solid Storage

Building, 1 no. Combined Heat and Power Unit, Biofilter,Office & Control room, Weighbridge, Wheel Wash Area,access road, parking spaces, and all associated site worksand services at Regeens, Lusk, Co. Dublin .This developmentalso requires a Waste Facility Permit under Regulations 2007( S.I. 821 OF 2007 & S.I. 86 OF 2008 ) in which application isalso being made to Fingal County Council. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during its public openinghours of 9.30 – 16.30, Monday to Friday at Fingal CountyCouncil, Fingal County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Fingal, Co.Dublin . A submission or observation in relation to the applicationmay be made in writing to the Planning Authority on paymentof the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by Fingal County Council ofthe application, and such submissions or observations will beconsidered by the Planning Authority in making a decision onthe application. The Planning Authority may grant permissionsubject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grantpermission. Signed: Alan Hartford.

Fingal County CouncilThe trustees of Malahide Golk Club Mr N. Corr, Mr M LenihanMs O’Shannon Mr K Goss are seeking planning permission atmalahide Golf Club Beechwood The Grange Malahide CoDublin for a new single storey locker facility comprising of astorage area only.the planning application may be inspectedor purchased for a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the plan-ning authority during its public office opening hours and asubmission or observation may be made to the planningauthority in writing on payment of the prescibed fee withinthe period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought for new dwelling house together withnew access with oakstown waste water treatment unit andPolishing filter, with all site ancillary works and landscapingat Killeen, oldtown for P.Stafford.This planning application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the planning authority county hall,Main StreetSwords County Dublin , during its public opening hours (9:30to 15:30 Monday to Friday ). A submission or observation inrelation to the application may be made in writing to the plan-ning authority on the payment of the prescribed fee (€20)within the period of five weeks beginning of the date ofreceipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilWe Gwen and Kevin Spicer intend to apply to Fingal CountyCouncil for planning permission for development at 76Drumnigh Wood, Old Portmarnock, Co. Dublin. The develop-ment will consist of the extension and conversion of theexisting garage to the side of the main dwelling and achange of use to allow for a granny flat and associated siteworks. The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of the planning authority duringits public opening hours and a submission may be made tothe authority in writing on payment if the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the authority of this application

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission sought for Alterations to existing houseto include 1. The construction of a new storey and a half extensionswith Gable end adjacent to the existing front door on theNorth West Elevation of the existing house (Millview Roadelevation). 2. Instillation of velux roof lights to the new & existing roofs.3. Replacement of the existing front door.4. Replacement of the existing conservatory roof with newtilled roof incorporating velux roof lights.5. Plus all associated site works.All at 90 Árd Na Mara, Malahide, Co. Dublin.Signed Fran Woods and Raffaella Bonomonge.This planning application may be inspected or purchased ata fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy atthe offices of the planning authority during its public

opening hours and a submission or observationmay be made to the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee (€20) within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of this application.

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Balbriggan, Balrothery, Skerries, Lusk, Rush, Loughshinny,Ballyboughal, Naul, Portrane, Donabate, Swords, Kinsealy,

Malahide and PortmarnockAdverts must be supplied by email [email protected] by visiting:www.northcountyleader.ie/planningyou can also post your advert on a disk toNorth County Leader, Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin

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Sue Griffiths, Advertising Sales Manager North County Leader,Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublinor email: [email protected]

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• Hard worker • Results orientated • Energetic• Enthusiastic • Motivated • Team player• Ideas person • Sense of humour

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North County Leader, the No 1 newspaper in North County Dublin, is looking for

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Architects based outside our distribution area can pick up the paperfrom our offices or at pick-up points listed on page 2.

Alternatively we can post a copy of the paper at a charge of €10


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