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A registered newspaper at the G.P.O. 12th November 2013 • Volume 20, Issue 43 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. • Tel: 8•400•200 • [email protected]

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In July 1999, ElizabethBarrett from Skerries, wasthen a 19 year old ScoutLeader with the Skerries unit whowere camping, along with otherscouting units at Lough Key, nearBoyle in County Roscommon. Elizabeth, who is now a lieutenant inthe Naval Services, told the CountyLeader about what happened on thateventful day. “Skerries scout groupwere at Lough Key, along withBalbriggan scouts, when one of theBalbriggan scout leaders, HelenLynch waded into Lough Key and, asshe did, the sands below began toshift. As she couldn’t swim, she losther footing and fell into the water.The scene was unfolding in front ofmany young members, who wereobviously stricken by the sight of oneof their leaders struggling in

the water. Elizabethexplained, “Helen was inthe lake and thought it

was the same as being in the sea,However, a lake is totally different tothe sea and she took one step toomany, and dropped into deep water.Helen was a practical joker, and weall thought at first that she was justmessing, but she disappeared underthe water and was actuallydrowning.”At this point, Elizabeth hurried toHelen’s assistance, but luckily shekept her wits about her and didn’tjust jump in. She explained, “ I gotinto the water, and as I got close toher, she grabbed me and tried todrag me under, as people in this situ-ation will always do. I stayed calmand shouted at her not to pull medown. Luckily, I had trained as a life-

guard in Gormanston and our traininginvolved simulation exercises, butthis was the real thing. Eventually,we were able to rescue Helen, muchto the great relief of all.”Elizabeth’s initial reaction wasannoyance at Helen putting herself indanger, not being able to swim. Butthis soon dissipated and wasreplaced by a feeling of relief andthanks for being in a position to beable to save a life,” she said.Elizabeth received a bronze medalfrom the scouting body shortly afterthe incident happened and shereceived this award from EddieDarcy, leader of the BalbrigganScouts. Indeed it was Eddie whonominated Elizabeth for herCertificate of Bravery, which shereceived last week. He was theBalbriggan group leader at the time

the incident occurred. He told theCounty Leader, “Soon after the inci-dent, I actually nominated her for anaward and she received a BronzeAward for Bravery from ScoutingIreland. I’m delighted she receivedthis award, as it ’s very welldeserved.” The citation read, “Elizabeth Barretttook control of the situation and after

ensuring that the youngsters weresafe and calm, she swam thedistance into the lake and rescuedher colleague, towing her back to thesafety of dry land. But for the swiftactions of Elizabeth, this event couldhave resulted in a much more seriousoutcome. For her efforts, ElizabethBarrett is awarded a Certificate ofBravery.”.

Skerries WomanRewarded ForBravery The bravery of a local woman has been recognised, when

she was presented with an award for bravery, 14 yearsafter the event. She received the award from CeannComhairle, Sean Barrett at a ceremony at Farmleigh Houselast week, after she saved a scout leader from drowning.

By Patrick Finnegan@TheCountyLeader

Skerries woman, Elizabth Barrett is pictured with her husband, Gary Farrell, after receivingher Certificate of Bravery from Ceann Comhairle, Sean Barrett at Farmleigh House on Friday,1st November last.

There is just one week to go to until Swords school, Gaelscoil Bhrain Boroimhe's main fundraiser of the year, 'Stars inYour Eyes,' taking place on November 15th in the CityNorth Hotel. The singers are working hard to perfect their perfor-mances. The wigs have been fitted, the bell bottoms dusted off and the medallions polished ‘til shinning! They have13 acts that need votes and support. It promises to be a great night’s entertainment to remember, with raffles andprizes galore. Last year’s fundraiser was a huge success, funding the installation of a new all-weather play area. Thisyear the school aims to raise funds to support English and Irish reading schemes, and if funds permit a running track.Pictured here are the teachers female band “the spice girls” Emer, Sylvane, Laura, Clar, and Ciara.

The determined actionsof a local woman, hasresulted in the delivery ofa much needed busshelter in Kinsealy. Localresident, Clodagh Collinsis a regular bus user andhad become exasperatedat the lack of a busshelter outside Scoil anDhunninigh in Kinsealy.Single minded Clodaghshowed true grit anddetermination and shemade her mind up to dosomething about it. She decided to contact local TD,Brendan Ryan (Lab) to see if something could be doneto have this problem sorted out, once and for all.Clodagh told the County Leader, “This is a very busybus stop, which serves the Holywell, Kinsealy andRussell Terrace areas, and bus users have had to waitin all weathers for buses. Sometimes, this could be a

long time, as this particulararea is poorly served bypublic transport. I tookmatters into my own handsand decided to conduct acampaign to have a shelterput in place. I contactedBrendan Ryan and thewheels were put in motion,”she said.Ryan said, “We’ve beencampaigning with Clodaghsince 2010. Planning permis-sion was needed for theproject, which was finally

granted the green light last February. It was a longroad, but we never gave up. This is a very busy busstop and the need for a shelter is now satisfied and thenew shelter makes a huge difference for bus users inthe area. I am very impressed with the spirit and deter-mination of Clodagh in seeing this important projectcoming to pass,” he concluded.

Pictured at the new bus shelter beside Scoil anDhunninigh in Kinsealy, are local resident ClodaghCollins and Brendan Ryan TD.

Determined Kinsealy WomanGets Bus Shelter Delivered

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Senior CitizensTake The FloorIn Swords The Fingal Senior Citizens Forumrecently hosted a delightful after-noon tea dance in Swords.The annual tea dance, which tookplace in Fingallian’s GAA Club saw itsmany attendees from Swords andthe surrounding areas take theopportunity to meet new people,catch up with friends and enjoy anafternoon of dancing. The event,which is held three times a year, hasattracted nearly 100 people at

previous events and this time itproved to be as popular as ever withplenty coming out to enjoy the after-noon. Music on the day was provided byCameo, a two-piece band, who haveperformed at numerous tea dancesorganised by the Forum.Fingal Senior Citizens Forum hasbeen established for nearly ten yearsand has revived itself over the pastyear. They organise classes andexercise groups for senior citizensfrom across the North County inPortmarnock, Balbriggan, Rush, Luskand Swords and the tea dances are agreat way for people to meet newpeople.

Pictured are Treasa Byrne and Jim Collier, both fromMalahide, as they enjoy the Fingal Senior CitizensAfternoon Dance at Fingallians GAA Club in Swords.

Take Me OutFor ChristmasBalbriggan O’Dwyers GAA Cluband Balbriggan RFC aredelighted to announcethat they are holding‘Take Me Out ForChristmas’ on Friday27th December inHome Balbriggan.They are seekingtwenty five ladies andeight men to partici-pate. If you are inter-ested then please call0851173361.

Garda Resources Stretched To Limit In BalbrigganExtra gardaí are badlyneeded in Balbriggan asthe shortage of resourcesis now impacting on theGardaí’s ability to policeour communities. This isaccording to localSenator, Darragh O’Brien(FF). He highlighted arecent incident inBalbriggan as an exampleof the stretchedresources. “Last week,one Garda car was avail-able for the entire district.There were fourburglaries that eveningand an individual wasarrested, and theresponse time to calls

that evening was betweentwo and three hours,” hesaid. ”I do not blamegardaí for thisbecause they arenot being givensupport by theMinister or theGovernment todo their job.”“ B a l b r i g g a nstation serves50,000 people.The position on gardaresources is worseningand the gardaí are atbreaking point. Theyneed the support of theGovernment and the

Minister for Justice andthey are not getting it.Our communities need a

stronger gardapresence,” hecontinued. “I have repeat-edly called onMinister Shatterto attend adebate in theSeanad todiscuss his

current policing strategybecause at the moment,his decisions are leadingto less resources andfewer gardaí on the beat,”O’Brien concluded angrily.

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Members of the hard-working Swords Needs Playgrounds grouprecently got in touch with the CountyLeader to warn residents to beware ofbogus collectors going around theSwords area, claiming to be collectingfunds on behalf of the group. Groupmember, Marica Killi said an uncle of

one of the groupmembers made thediscovery, when two

people called to his door asking fordonations, but the fundraising hadbeen completed. “We knew thecircumstances were suspiciousbecause our fundraising has beendone, so we reported the incident to

the police.” These bogus collectorswere reportedly going door to door inBroadmeadows, Southbank andother estates around Swords. Thegroup, who have recently undergonemany hard months of fundraising fortwo new playgrounds in Swords, andlocal councillor Darragh Butler (FF) isadvising residents to contact SwordsGarda Station, if they should comeinto contact with them. The CountyLeader also contacted Swords GardaStation, who couldn’t give any furtherupdate on the issue, but they reiter-

ated the message that any incidentshould be reported to them. “We wantresidents to be as cautious aspossible, as everyone has given ussuch fantastic support over the pastfew months,” Marica continued. “Ourfundraising has finished, so we won’tbe asking people to donate.” In othermore positive news, the CountyCouncil has gotten the ball rolling andcommenced clearance works at one ofthe sites for the two playgrounds forSwords, which the committee arethrilled about.

By Jennifer McShane@TheCountyLeader

Beware Of Bogus Collectors In Swords

Pictured here, standing in front of their artwork at SwordsPavilions are Sandra King, Michael Leahy and Eilis Conaty.

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On Thursday 7th November, ProsperFingal (PF) held their Creative Showcasein Swords Pavillions. The event exhib-ited a range of pieces, including art, pottery, knitting, poetry andphotographs, all of which were created by individuals from theservice in Swords. The exhibition served to promote the fantasticand necessary work the organisation is dedicated to here in theNorth County.

Prosper Fingal is a private, voluntary organisation that works tosupport over 250 adults with intellectual disability. They run a drop-in centre service for a variety of needs and offer a number of supportpackages, including helping the individuals access or keep employ-ment, teaching practical life skills, providing supported living andoccupational therapy. David King, Senior Care Worker at the Open House stated thatSwords Pavillions was “the best setting available to stamp our markand let people know that we’re here.” He went on to say that theirwork is “for those who fall between two stools, who don’t requireconstant 24 hour care, but cannot enter into life as a fully-abledperson without some assistance.” The showcase displayed remark-able individual talent, attracted a lot of interest from passers-by andhighlighted the tremendous service that Prosper Fingal provides.

Shining CreativityIn Swords

By Emily Withers@TheCountyLeader

Malahide BookshopShortlisted For Top AwardVillage Books, a family owned bookshop in Malahide,has been named as a finalist in the Bord Gáis Energy“Bookshop of the Year”, which forms part of the ‘BordGáis Energy Irish Book Awards’ competition.Village Books can order specialist books and for anyonesetting up a book club, they will provide a list of recom-mended books to get started. They also has an‘Aladdin’s Cave’ children’s corner which proves verypopular with the little ones.

Local ArtistExhibition in RushFrom now until 16th November, Jim Kilgarriff, a localcolour pencil artist, will have his work exhibited in RushLibrary. His pieces are inspired by the coastal environ-ment in the North County. They focus primarily on thepoint at which the land meets the sea, the interactionbetween the two and the changes that take place overtime. Therefore natural colours and textures areemployed to reveal the processes of detailed weath-ering and erosion on stones and shells. If you would liketo see the beautiful, local coastline explored in this exhi-bition, then head to the library this week.

Local councillor Tom O’Leary (FG), is calling onthe County Council to put speed ramps at a junc-tion on the road to Kelly’s Bay in Skerries, as aserious road accident occurred there last week.“There was a serious accident on the road thatleads from Dublin Road Skerries r127 (SelskarRoad) to the Skerries Shopping Centre. Awoman was hit at a Bus Stop near the bottle-bank, having completed her first days work atEurospar,” O’Leary explained.“My sympathies go out to this young womanwho has sustained serious injuries, and iscurrently in Cappagh Hospital, with multiplebreakages to her limbs and internal injuries.”O’Leary met with Jack McGuinness, a member ofthe Kelly’s Bay Residents Association and asenior County Council official onsite, to discussthe severity of the matter. “I’m calling on the Council to install speedramps along this road, particularly before andafter the bottlebank location, in order to reducecars breaking the speed limit at this location. Iwill be putting down a motion suspending thenext area meeting, calling for the installation oframps at this location.”“This is a very serious situation and somethingmust be done,” he concluded.

Safety Ramps Must BeInstalled In Skerries

Pictured here is Jack McGuinness, a local resident fromKelly's Bay in Skerries and Cllr Tom O'Leary at the scene ofa very serious road traffic accident where a young femalewas recently hit at a Bus Stop/Bottlebank in Skerries.


Cllr. Tom Kelleher, Susan O'Connor and outgoing CountyManager David O'Connor

County Mayor Kieran Dennison and JoeGavin

Acting County Manager Peter Caulfield and DanielMcLoughlin, South Dublin County Manager

Davey Byrne, Derek Brady, Willie Soffe, former Fingal County Manager, JohnQuinlivan and Eddie Greene

Peter Coyle, Siobhan O'Donnell, President Fingal Dublin Chamber, Tony Kelly andDhislenie Coyle

Tony Lambert, CEO Fingal Dublin Chamber and Cllr. GerryMcGuire

PJ Howell and Joe KeelingBarry O'Brien and Senator DarraghO'Brien

Cllr. Darragh Butler, Michael Kennedy and outgoingCounty Manager David O'Connor

Aideen O'Hora, Prof. Brian MacCraith, Ronan King and Minister James Reilly

Cllr. Eithne Loftus, Cllr. Ciaran Byrne, Rachel Kenny and MichaelO'Donovan Pat Keane and Luke Moriarty

Siobhan Farrell and Ide de Bairtiseil Audrey McGowan and Gael Cooke Allen Peter Levins, Seamus Ryan and Anthony DoylePeadar O'Kelly, Cathaoirleach Balbriggan Town Council, Cllr. JudyDunne and Nicky Carvin, Balbriggan Chamber Of Commerce

David Walsh and Paul FayPaul Barnes, Brian Murray and Dick BradyCahir O'Byrne and John McKeon BradyDaniel Conway, Barry O'Brien, Donagh Morgan and Stephen Peppard

Reception and Tribute Dinner for Outgoing County Manager David O’Connor


Santa will be arriving at Millfield Shopping Centre on Saturday 23rd November at 2pmon a real life fire engine to see allthe good little boys and girls

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Fingal Joint Policing Committee Notice of Public Meeting

A public meeting will be hosted by the Fingal Joint PolicingCommittee for the areas of Donabate, Portrane, Swords,

Malahide and Portmarnock.

St. Patricks Boys National School, DonabatePortrane Road, Donabate

7.30pm, Wednesday 20th November 2013

Residents of the above areas are invited to attend this meeting.An opportunity will be provided to members of the public tomake observations and address questions to local Gardaí andrepresentatives from Fingal County Council on matters relatingto crime and anti-social behaviour within these areas. The aimis to improve public safety within local communities through aprocess of partnership between An Garda Síochána, FingalCounty Council and the Community.

Any queries in this regard should be addressed to:

Fingal Development Board, P.O. Box 174, County Hall, Main Street,

Swords, Co. Dublin or by emailing [email protected]

ChristmasFair InRolestownRolestown ParishChristmas Fair willtake place in theParish Hall on Sunday24th November from2.30-5.00pm. Try yourluck at the wheel offortune and visit theselection of stalls -cake, fruit and vegeta-bles, bottle, sweets,CD and DVD,children’s, ‘Good asnew’ and many more.Entry costs €2 foradults, and childrenare free.

SupportGroups InBalbrigganAnd Skerries

Friends of Autism andADHD would like tooffer support toparents and carer’s ofyoung people with ahistory of self-harm orsuicide attempts. Ifanyone would beinterested inattending or gettinginvolved in a peersupport group of thiskind in theBalbriggan/Skerriesarea, please contactKatherine or Bernie on01 8020484

VoterCampaignFor EthnicMinoritiesBalbriggan Women’sDevelopment Groupaims to involve people intheir local community, atall democratic levels toregister and participatein local and nationalelections. They arecurrently running anActive citizenshipcampaign on voter regis-tration for the ethnicminority community inBalbriggan. If you wouldlike more informationplease call 0872829915.

ChildrenRelaxationClass In LuskThere is now an oppor-tunity for children tohave a more relaxingstart to the week. TheSt Macullins Centre inLusk is hosting ‘ChillKids’ classes everyMonday afternoon from3.30-4.30pm. Duringthe class they will learnhow to practice relax-ation in a warm,encouraging environ-ment. They will alsoengage with other chil-dren to speak positivelyabout themselves andothers. To book a placeor find out more infor-mation, please call0851485104.

Mary Lally, River Valley‘The shops put people and parents under pressure with their kids.’

“Do you think we start celebratingChristmas too early here in Ireland?”Q:

Robert Fanning, Swords‘Definitely we have the decorations nearly up before Halloween is

over.’

Olivia Verdon, Swords‘Yes, it’s a money and marketing thing. It’s abit negative as it seems so far away.’

Paul O’Brien, Swords‘Definitely, I think it’s far too early. I think it

takes the goodness out of it. We’re advertising in July for Christmas,do you know what I mean?’

Bernie Dunne, Beaumont‘No, it’s better earlier because you have alonger time to be happy.’

Susan Cullen, River Valley‘Yes the stuff is already in the shops, it puts people under pressure

straight away.’

Joe Keenan, Swords‘Yes, but this year I haven’t heard of it yet. Not this year. I’d preferthey would take their time and just make it a week.’

Isabelle Muenjayi, Swords‘Today is Halloween, and we’ll soon see

everything in the shops for Christmas, youdon’t finish enjoying something and then the next thing starts.’

Teresa Cullen, Swords’Yeah, I’ll tell you why. It’s just that people with the recession are notgetting a chance to get over Halloween and then Christmas comes ontop of it. Everything comes together. What can you do? We’re all kidsat heart. We need something to celebrate.’’

Cadi Murphy, Donabate‘No I don’t think so. Christmas is great, so it should go on as

long as it can.’

Ken Brazal, Swords‘Yeah we do, far too early. We start celebrating before Halloween.

People are more organised now though, and I haven’t startedcelebrating Christmas yet.’

John Harris, River Valley‘Oh yeah I reckon, all the time. I think earlyDecember is time enough to start it. It seems to start earlier everyyear. The minute Halloween is over, it’s all Christmas.’

Paul Cogley, Swords‘Yeah, definitely without a doubt. We start before Halloween don’t we?There’s a lot of pressure on you when you have kids, definitely.’

Mick Davis, Dublin‘Not this year, normally we do. I don’t think this year, for some reason.’

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E L E C T I O N 2013Community Representatives for

Balbriggan Community Policing ForumThis is a very special, exciting and unique opportunity to take part in the shaping of policies, in relation to

community safety, that will directly affect you, your children, your grandchildren and your community

The Balbriggan Community Policing Forum aims to directly address issues relating to Drugs and Alcohol, Crime, Anti-social Behaviour and Safety that exist within our Community

Community participation in this process is vitalSix seats have been reserved for community representatives on the Balbriggan Community Policing Forum.

THREE of these seats are now up for election and are organised as follows:

**Seat areas are subject to change** If you are interested you need to be nominated by another resident in the area. Please contact Louise Butler Balbriggan CPF Development Worker on 086 7716811 to put forward nominations or if you need clarification on which address resides in a particular area or to discuss what the role involves. Written guidelines for the Community Representative

role and elections rules are available on request. Nominations may be submitted up to 15min before start time on the night of the election.

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Residents of:Brackenwood

HastingsNew Haven

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ClonuskeHamlet Close

Cardy Rock Flemington

Barnwall Court

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Residents of:Moylaragh

Westbrook ProspectTemple Ville Cove Town

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Bremore Meadows

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Residents of: Pine Ridge

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Chapel Gate Chapel Gr/Cl/Ave

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Last week, Iattended aconference inBrussels organised by the EPP Groupwithin the EU Committee of theRegions. Some 64 journalists, broad-casters and columnists drawn fromacross the member states attended.The three days of interactive trainingprovided the opportunity to hear fromMEPs, Commission Spokespersonsand Media consultants. While the meeting was hosted by apolitical grouping, it was not politicalin content. The agenda was toencourage and enable the local press

to report and comment on the work inwhich the Parl iament isengaged. Since direct electionscommenced in 1979 the percent turnout has dropped ateach successive election.The EU Parliament has nowlaunched a campaign with theslogan: Act. React. Impact.Communicating with local andregional voters. This is designed toencourage participation in the elec-tion next year. All political groupingshave agreed that they must nominatetheir candidate for the Presidency ofthe Commission, prior to the election.Also in Brussels last week, RuairiQuinn spoke at the press conference,the Party of European Social ists(PES), at which it was announcementthat the German, Martin Schultz whois the current President of the EUParliament, is their candidate desig-nate for the office of President of the

EU Commission. Most of thePolitical Groupings have either

selected their candidate orare in the process of doingso over the coming weeks.The EPP to which Fine Gaelis affiliated have decided to

hold off their selection untilthe EPP congress which meets

here in Dublin next March. Theirspokesperson told us that theywanted to have the last word on thematter. This will be the first time that theelectorate will be consulted in thefilling of this vital post. Since theadoption of the Lisbon Treaty, it isagreed that the Council of Ministerswill have account of the out turn ofthe election and on that basis make anomination to the newly electedParliament as to who they shouldelect a Commission president. It willbe interesting to see how this processactually will work.

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Rotary RefurbishesBikes For Africa R o t a r y C l u b s a l laround Ireland havecollected hundreds ofb ikes to add to thetotal being shippedby the char i ty ‘ Jo leR i d e r s , B i k e s a n dBooks for Africa’. Atotal of 13,000 bikes,have recently been sent to this fabulousInternational project. Unwanted second handbikes from all over Ireland now provide asimple but effect way of getting Gambianchildren to school on time, improving theirattendance at school and long terms stan-dards of literacy.David Swettenham, founder of Jole Rider,hooked up with Rotary’s network for thecollection of old unwanted bikes. Rotary hascirca 54,000 members in the UK and Irelandand are part of the biggest club in the world(1.2 million members) of people that are allabout giving back.It wasn’t very long before the establishednetwork of Rotary clubs started to accumu-late bikes from garages, secondary schools,bike retail shops and local council recyclingyards. Rotarians provided empty warehousesaround the country and soon hundreds ofbikes started to appear. These bikes werethen shipped directly to Jole Rider in Tetford,where they were refurbished free of charge insix different UK prisons.

Gardening Talks InNorth CountyThe Naul Gardeningand Flower Club arehaving a gardeningtalk on ArdgillanGardens by DominicaMcKevitt onWednesday, 20thNovember at 8pm inthe Seamus EnnisCentre, Naul The following day,Balbriggan and DistrictHorticultural Societyare holding a gardentalk on ‘Winter Colourin the garden’ also byDominica McKevitt on

Thursday, 21st ofNovember in theScouts Den inBalbriggan.

Remembrance Service ForSwords Senior Citizens The Senior Citizens Centre in Swords is holdinga Special Service of Remembrance on Thursday14th November at 2.30pm. All are welcome.

On Saturday 9th November last,there was a book launch inArdgillan Castle for a collection ofstories called ‘Paws for Story Time,’

written by children, teenagers andadults who attend Megan Wynne’screative writing classes in Skerries,Donabate, Malahide and Swords.Not only did this give these buddingauthors the incredible opportunityof having their work published, butthe collection also raised muchneeded funds for our Lady’sHospital for sick children in Crumlin.

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Skerries is a particularlyattractive seaside town ina favourable location inthe North County. It isconveniently placedwithin thirty miles ofDublin City centre, yet stillretains the beauty andfriendly, intimate atmos-phere of a charmingfishing village. It isrenowned for its naturalamenities and remarkableviews, with long sandybeaches, glorious sunsetsand breathtakingglimpses of the ocean atevery turn, including itsthree islands and a light-house just off shore.The town boasts twowindmills and a watermill,one of Ireland’s foremostindustrial heritagecentres, which serve tocreate Skerries’ distinc-tive landscape. The millsare associated with themill pond, mill race andwet lands which provide apopular site from which tosee the incredible sightson offer.There is somethingnotably romantic andtranquil about this lovely,idyllic town, with itsquaint thatched cottages

around. The scenic,seaside town is fastbecoming the place to doyour Christmas shoppingthis year and boasts animpressive array of shopsto suit even the most fren-zied shopaholic. Whetherits clothing, electronics,health and beauty, crafts,homeware or anythingelse in between, Skerrieshas it all.

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LEGALCorner

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Free legal advice or legal aid- A right or a privilege?

I recently spoke to a Swords residentwho presented to me a very clear,rational and convincing argument to suethe state, further to the alleged negli-gence of the office of the formerFinancial Regulator and other civilservants involved in the management offinance. His argument was impressivehowever his difficulty is his ability tolaunch that action due to his limitedresources. Can the state assist him tosecure access to justice?The only obligation on Ireland to providefree legal advice is in the context of crim-inal hearings. Article 6 (3) of the ECHRprovides;Everyone charged with a criminal offencehas the following minimum rights:(a) to be informed promptly, in alanguage which he understands and indetail, of the nature and cause of theaccusation against him;(b) to have adequate time and the facili-ties for the preparation of his defence;(c) to defend himself in person orthrough legal assistance of his ownchoosing or, if he has not sufficientmeans to pay for legal assistance, to begiven it free when the interests of justiceso require;(d) to examine or have examinedwitnesses against him and to obtain theattendance and examination ofwitnesses on his behalf under the sameconditions as witnesses against him;(e) to have the free assistance of aninterpreter if he cannot understand orspeak the language used in court.Ireland, in my view is in full compliancewith that obligation further to the enact-ment of the ECHR Act, 2003 and theCriminal Legal Aid Act. However, Irelandhas specifically reserved its position notto extend its obligation beyond the fore-going. There has been considerabledebate amongst commentators and caselaw as to whether we are obliged toextend legal aid.In any event, Ireland does provide legalaid in the following circumstances;The Mental Health Legal Aid SchemeThe Coroners Court Legal Aid SchemeRefugee legal Aid SchemeGarda Station Legal Advice SchemeCivil mattersThe Legal Aid Board tends to providelegal aid and legal advice in thefollowing areas mainly:Judicial separation, Divorce,Maintenance, Domestic violence,Custody of and access to children,Problems relating to hire-purchaseagreements, Contract disputes The Board can give legal advice in mostareas. It is prohibited from providinglegal aid in the following categories ofcases:Defamation claims (i.e., where aperson's reputation has been damagedas a result of libel or slander), Landdisputes (i.e., disputes concerning rightsand interests in or over land), Civilmatters covered by the small claimsprocedure, Licensing (publicans'licenses), Conveyancing (i.e., the legaltransfer of a property from one party toanother), Election petitions, Claimsmade in a representative, fiduciary orofficial capacity (see note below), Claimsbrought by a person on behalf of a groupof persons to establish a precedent on aparticular point of law ("test cases"),Any other group or representative action("class actions").The offices near you are;(a) Law Centre, Units 6-8BlanchardstownBusiness Centre, Clonsilla Road, Dublin15. (b) Law Centre, Tower ShoppingCentre, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, Tel: (01)4576011 (c) Law Centre, 44-49 MainStreet, Finglas, Dublin 11, Tel: (01)

8640314.Therefore, there is a considerable bodyof law that if, due to financial circum-stances, it is simply not open to thepublic to bring or launch a legal action.The lacuna or the unfairness of this situ-ation has been filled somewhat by thesetting up in 1972 by a group of studentsof Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC).These have grown to become vitalorganisations in communities. We arelucky enough to have one on ourdoorstep run by Andrew McCann andtheir address is Swords CICUnit 26, The Plaza, Main Street, Swords,Fingal, Co. Dublin Tel: 0761 07 7510 Fax:01 8409714. FLAC have consistently campaigned overthe years to develop access to justice toall especially those in marginalisedcommunities. The situation or injustice isalso somewhat tempered by fair mindedsolicitors who often take cases on thebasis of either “no foal no fee” or indeed“pro bono”. This practice has been, inmy view outrageously criticised byconcerted interests, however but forthese solicitors and indeed FLAC, accessto justice for many would be unattain-able.As for the gentleman with the prospec-tive case against the state, unfortunatelyit appears we are a long way offproviding a circumstance for him tolaunch such an action.I will leave the last word to FLAC;“While the right to civil legal aid is recog-nised in Ireland, there is still much to bedone to realise that right. The currentscheme of civil legal aid is narrowlyfocused, poorly resourced and excludesmany who should be entitled. To beeffective in the vindication of basic rightswhich are guaranteed in law, legal aidprovision must be constructed from theperspective of those people and commu-nities who need it to access justice.If implemented, FLAC’s blueprint woulddeliver civil legal aid in a way whichwould respect and protect the humanrights of those who are otherwise at riskof being denied access to justice. Theelements of the blueprint are practical,possible, and are in line with Irish Stateobligations in national and internationallaw.The right of access to justice and to civillegal aid is often not recognised.Organisations and communitiesconcerned with human rights must bevigilant to ensure that the right isprotected and promoted. FLAC includesamongst these, the Irish government, theLegal Aid Board and non-governmentalorganisations which work in the commu-nity and to advance human rights. FLAC,a human rights organisation which isdedicated to the realisation of equalaccess to justice for all, will work, inconjunction with all other interestedparties,to make the blueprint a reality.What you can do to help:• Seek law reform. The means test mustbe reformed. No area of law should beexcluded.• Press Government for resources so thatan effective legal aid service is available.• Ensure that community groups, groupsworking with vulnerable and margin-alised groups and those working toadvance human rights are aware of theexistence of the Legal Aid Board and theextent of its services.• Lobby for changes in the regulations toensure that financial eligibility is calcu-lated at levels which are realistic.• Tell FLAC – the Free Legal AdviceCentres – of unfairness or hardshipcaused by the denial of civil legal aid, orof inadequacies in the service.”

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PortmarnockSingers The PortmarnockSingers are invitingany soprano, tenor orbass to join theirgroup. They meet at7.50pm atPortmarnock ParishCentre every Mondayand they sing a widevariety of music fromclassical to gospel,pop and jazz.

Class Reunionin BalrotheryThe Loreto Class of1988 are 25 years outof school and haveorganised a schoolreunion to commemo-rate this anniversary.The event will takeplace on Saturday,23rd November in theBalrothery Inn andpromises to be a goodnight, with drinks andlight entertainment.For more informationemail Sara at [email protected].

CitizensInformationCentres NeedVolunteersIf you have a few hoursspare each week andwould like to play anactive role in your localcommunity, then youmay well want to help atyour local CitizensInformation Centre,which is always lookingfor new volunteers. Allyou have to do is simplycall into your local officeto register your interest.

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Nowadays, in a time of unprecedented choicefor shoppers, it is heartening to find that manypeople are beginning to revert to their localarea to do their shopping. Community involve-ment and the all important personal touch andtraditional retailing values are regarded asreasons for this.This is certainly true in the case of Boylan Butchers,who are celebrating their first year in business in Rush,having opened to the public on 19th November 2012.The shop, which is conveniently located on MainStreet, beside Eurospar, has already earned a reputa-tion as the place to go for the finest quality meat ataffordable prices, all served up in a friendly andconvivial atmosphere. Even though Boylan Butchers isonly one year in business, it is clear that they havemade quite an impact on shoppers during this time.Boylan Butchers is under the management ofbrothers, David and Tommy Boylan, who are locals tothe core. They were reared here, at Rogerstown Laneand know the people and the neighbourhood inti-mately. Between them, they have 46 years experiencein the butchery business, having served apprentice-ships and having worked in numerous butchers’outlets along the way. David says, “We are one of theonly butchers who seam bone our own beef. All of ourbeef is Irish and is locally sourced and is 21 day aged.We just hang the beef, because the longer it hangs,the more mature and tender it becomes and theflavour is enhanced, making the taste irresistible. Byhanging the meat on the bone, it matures because itgets black on the outside, which means you knowexactly when it is ready for use. We like to display ourmeat at the counter and the customer can clearly seethe quality of the product on display.”“This is the first shop we have opened and localpeople have been very supportive of us. We have hadgreat feedback, which we appreciate. We also supplylocal businesses with their meat requirements. One ofour customers is the Harbour Bar, which won theaward for Best Traditional Bar Food 2013, so that’s areal boost for our business. We also supply Pasta Pizzain Skerries with beef and chicken, so we’re very happyto be associated with these companies. All of ourpoultry products are supplied by Manor Farm throughDC Poultry and all of our eggs come from just downthe road, in Counties Meath and Louth.

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“We have a ChristmasSavings Club available toour customers and youcan find us on Facebookunder ‘Boylan FamilyButchers’ for regularspecial offers.”There is little doubt thatBoylan Butchers brings anew freshness to thisthriving area and Davidand Tommy’s professionalapproach to customersatisfaction is somethingthat has been sadlymissing in many otherretail outlets across thesector. This, allied to topquality produce, as well as

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Similarly, our beef, bacon,lamb and pork productsare all supplied by Irishproducers. The meatcomes, literally, from theabattoir to the shop, toensure that ourcustomers have thefreshest meat possible.This is very important tous.Traceability is also veryimportant at BoylanButchers. “We must knowwhere our meat comesfrom, and who killed it”.It’s not just quality steaksthat Boylan Butchersspecialise in. Their stirfries are renownedaround the town for theirflavour, where they usethree different sauces forboth beef and chickenand occasionally, turkey.The company also catersfor the needs of peoplewho are health consciousand also, ones that areweight conscious andthey provide meat that is suitable for slimmers, aswell as products for coeliacs. It is abundantly clearthat customer service, choice and the finest meat andpoultry products available, and value for money arevery important to David and Tommy. Nothing is toomuch, and even the most discerning shoppers comeaway satisfied. The level of service and value formoney brings shoppersback time and time again,as they avail of the manyspecial offers, which areavailable on a regularbasis.Cleanliness is of theutmost importance toboth David and Tommy.“We spend two to threehours every day scrub-bing the fridge and cabi-nets and ensuring thateverything is ship shape.When people see a cleanshop, they know exactlywhat they are getting.From the word go, we’vehad the health inspectorin and everything is always done in accordance withher specifications,” said David.David and Tommy are acutely aware that there aremany people in the locality with young families, andthey try their best to facilitate them. “Nowadays, itcan be hard to make ends meet, and we providefamily packs, where wecan provide top qualitymeat and poultry at verygood prices. Our policyis to look after ourcustomers, when theycome in. With this inmind, we carry specialson a regular basis,which is a great help.They appreciate thepersonal touch theyreceive here,” saidDavid.To further emphasisethis point, BoylanButchers go that extramile in making sure theirvalued customers arewell provided for. Theystay open until 6.30pmin the evenings to facili-tate people who are latehome from work, or whomay have been delayedalong the way. On top ofthis, they provide adelivery service, wherecustomers can phone in

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North County Livingby Jennifer McShane

A Truly SpecialCause

This week’s North County Living candidate, MattEnglish, is truly dedicated to his job. As the CEOof Special Olympics Ireland, he has seen first-hand how those who participate in the now worldfamous games, can have their lives completelychanged, in the most positive way possible. For those that aren’t fully familiar with exactlywhat Special Olympics Ireland are all about, Mattsummed it up to the County Leader very nicely.“Special Olympics Ireland is a sports organisa-tion providing a year round programme of sportstraining and competition for people with an intel-lectual disability. Through sport, athletesdevelop both physically and emotionally, theymake new friends, realise their dreams, andknow they can fit in. Special Olympics enablesathletes to achieve and win not only in sport, butin life too.”The Special Olympics Ireland World Games are ahuge event, with 1,500 Special Olympics athletesset to participate from the North County andevery corner of Ireland in the three-day residen-tial Games, which encompass 13 varied sportscompetitions. Competitions will be held in thefollowing sports: Athletics, Golf, AquaticsGymnastics, Badminton, Kayaking, BasketballTenpin Bowling, Bocce, TableTennis, Equestrian, Pitch andPutt and Football. The gamestake place on the 12 -15th June2014, and an amazing 11,000participants will be involvedoverall. Special OlympicsIreland was first set up in1978, and started out inspecial schools beforebecoming the renowned eventthat it is today. Matt says they are busypreparing for the worldgames, which he says will seemany athletes from around the North Countyparticipate. “The emphasis of the SpecialOlympics in Ireland has always been on the localcommunity,” he explained. “Our vision is to builda programme, so that every person with alearning disability has the opportunity in theirlocal community, to get involved in high qualitysport activities, and I really think that’s whatwe’re building upon year after year. We aim toprovide a sport of choice to those with intellec-tual disabilities within local communities.”And indeed, the local communities around theNorth County have various places that athletescan train in order to participate including: theFingal Gallopers Special Olympics Club inSwords, the Fingal All Stars Special OlympicsClub in Skerries and the Malahide United SpecialOlympics Club, among others. Anyone keen toget involved in training in a specific sport in theSpecial Olympics can approach these clubs orvisit their website for the full details. “What we also love to see, and hope to see more of in

the future is community based clubs developing new sports.” Matt, who lives in Ashbourne and hails originallyfrom Wexford, has been involved with the SpecialOlympics for a number of years; he was ChiefFinancial Officer before he became CEO, and it’sevidently clear that his role is much more than ajob. “First and foremost, I’ve always had a hugelove of sport,” he said. “And when you’re a fan ofsport, the Special Olympics are really quitesomething to behold. It’s incredible to watch allthese dedicated athletics come together andparticipate in such a major sporting event.”Matt’s involvement in the games were spawnedfrom a personal level. “My brother John had anintellectual disability, and I was very aware as hewas growing up, there wasn’t much in Irelandinitially for those with intellectual disability.Thankfully, things have really progressed for thebetter, and when he participated in the games, Isaw how much it meant for him to win, and thepositive affect it had on him.” He goes on to sayhow incredible it is to witness the life changingeffect the games have on the athletes. “We knowthe games profoundly changes their lives andthat of their families. The olympics are a huge

outlet for them in so manyaspects. The games are a veryimportant part of their sociallife as well, as they are gettingout and interacting with somany different people.” “The strength of the SpecialOlympics l ies in what’shappening at community leveland the involvement of localparticipants,” he continued.“And with the amount of excel-lent facil it ies and venuescurrently in the North County,I’ve no doubt that we’ll see

many local athletics taking part in the worldgames next year.” He goes on to mention aparticular highlight of the history of the SpecialOlympics. “For me it was the 2003 WorldGames that were held in Croke Park. It was thefirst time that the games were held outside theUSA, and was a really big deal for us andIreland. You could really see the sense of spiritand how everyone really embraced the games.It changed how Irish people might havedecided to see the event, and they saw theability, rather than the disability, which was fantastic.”In terms of future plans, all eyes are nowgearing towards the world games next year,and as the Special Olympics funding has beendrastically cut by the Government, Matt saysthe challenges they face will be tough, butthey’ll continue to work towards making thegames bigger and better than ever, to ensure itcontinues to bring as much joy as possible toall involved with Special Olympics Ireland.

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Recognition Night ForSkerries Tidy Towns Skerries Tidy Towns heldits local awards onThursday last, 7thNovember in Joe May’s pub on the harbour. As usual,this event attracted a large gathering and marked theend of a long, successful season for the Tidy Townscommittee. The local Tidy Towns group won threeawards this year: the County award, the Regional awardand the Gold Medal award.They also presented aspecial award to SkerriesGarda Station for all thework they do in keepingthe station to such a highstandard year after year. Allthe work of keeping thegarden and window boxeswas undertaken by theGardai in their free time.Chairperson of thecommittee, Anne Doyletold the County Leader:“This achievement was aconcerted effort of all thevolunteers from the manygroups around the town

from: Adopt-A-Beach, Adopt-A-Patch, the variousgroups such as the Thursday Club, the Allotments,Sustainable Skerries, and the Council workers whokeep the town litter free, and are ever ready to helpSkerries Tidy Towns. Over 800 towns and villagesentered the National competition and again this year,Skerries was up there, a mere seven points behind theoverall winner.”She had nothing but praise for the people who volun-teer their help to the tidy town cause each year.“However hard our committee works, it would beimpossible to achieve these results without their help,”she concluded.

Pictured here is Maeve McGann, Ciara Palmer with her artwork and Skerries Tidy TownsChairperson, Ann Doyle at the recent award presentation night.

Pictured at the grand opening of The Cradle Bistro, Rush last Saturday were proprietors,husband and wife team, Helen and Cho.

Balbriggan School Celebrates Human Rights MonthA great day was had byall at Bracken EducateTogether NationalSchool, Balbrigganrecently, when the chil-dren celebrated theactivities which hadtaken place last monthfor Human RightsMonth. During October, thechildren learned aboutthe declaration ofhuman rights. Theylooked at how somepeople in other coun-tries are deprived ofsome of their basichuman rights and theeffects this has on theirwell being. They alsochallenged somecommon stereotypesby questioning their

own perceptions ofindividuals and groups.The culmination of allthe children’s hardwork on human rightswas the Freedom ofExpression day, wherethe children wereencouraged to dressup in national orfestive costume on theday to raise money andawareness for Trocaire.The events of themonth were organisedwith the help of theteachers, staff, EthicalCore Curriculum co-ordinator, SueO’Sullivan and acommittee of teachersincluding, AlisonMcGreavy, AislingCronin, Maeve Foley,

PortmarnockSeeks ChessPlayersPortmarnock ChessClub is looking toattract new members,so if you are a chesswhizz or simply inter-ested in learning,then you would bemost welcome. Thereare meetings everyThursday evening atNaomh Mearnog GAAclub with juniors at7.30pm and adults at8.30pm.

the Principal of BrackenETNS told the CountyLeader: “I am veryproud of the enthu-siasm shown by thechildren during thisimportant awarenesscampaign on humanrights.”

Niamh Byrne and UnaNolan.Speaking about theevent, Marian Griffin,

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Top Irish model, Nadia Forde has recentlylaunched her hotly anticipated CalendarClub 2014 Calendar.

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Some bright designers of thef u t u r e f r o m M a l a h i d eCommunity School recentlyhelped to launch this year’s‘ J u n k K o u t u r e ’ r e c y c l i n gfashion competition.The Malahide students wereamong the f inalists in thecompetit ion last year andhave kicked off the searchfor this year’s ‘trashionistas’who have the task of turningtrash into fashion.The Al l - I reland secondaryschool competition proudlysupported by Bank of Irelanda n d E u r o p e a n R e c y c l i n g

Platform (ERP) was launchedwith the help of studentsfrom Malahide CommunitySchool and Colaiste Bhridea l o n g w i t h t o p m o d e lR o s a n n a D a v i s o n a n d aselection of fellow finalistsfrom last year’s competition.Students showcased theirentries and gave Rosannasome model l ing t ips thathelped them to make it tothe Grand Final catwalk inM a y o f t h i s y e a r , g i v i n gfuture entrants a taster ofwhat to expect f rom JunkKouture 2014. ‘Knotical’ was

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Santa Is Coming ToPavilionsSanta will arrive instyle to take up resi-dence in his WinterPavilion on Sunday,November 17th at 1pm. Cheer on Santa and

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from The SleepingBeauty (The Helix).Sing-along with GerryO’Connor and hisbrass band as he leadsthe parade. ShayByrne (Emcee) will bethere to welcomeSanta to his WinterPavilion. There will beface painters, balloonmodellers and lots offun. Enjoy a visit withSanta which includes agift for €5.

Calendar GirlsAt MillbankRush Dramatic Society presents Tim Firth’s,‘Calendar Girls’ opening on November 13th andrunning for four weeks, until 7th December fromWednesday to Saturday, nightly from 8.30pm.Based on a true story, a group of working classBritish housewives become overnight celebritiesby posing for a nude calendar, to raise money for anew leukaemia unit. Best friends Chris and Annie,both members of their local Women’s Institute inYorkshire, take action, after Annie’s husband,John, succumbs to leukaemia. Featuring the usualactivities of gardening and baking, asphotographed by the young amateur Lawrence,the WI Group produces something completelynovel – a tastefully nude calendar. Despite thedisapproval of the Institute’s leader, Marie, thecalendar quickly becomes a best-seller, earning£500,000; leading the ladies to unwanted fame.Rush Dramatic Society has also produced its own“Calendar Girls” 2014 Calendar. At a cost of €7.00each, they can be purchased at the MillbankTheatre. All proceeds go to St Francis Hospice.

Hilarious Comedy By Malahide GroupMalahide Drama group Stage 2 are putting on Bookworms, a play byBernard Farrell in the Helix, directed by Jean Goslin. The group is the firstamateur group to put on this production.This play is a sharp and hilarious examination of contemporary Irelandthrough a local Book Club. This hilarious play takes place on 14th, 15thand 16th November at 8.15pm and tickets cost €15.

Local Chamber Choir Seeks New MembersFingal Chamber Choir is currently looking for new members to join. Theymeet on Mondays from 7.30pm-9.30pm in Balbriggan. If you are inter-ested call 0872909536. It is an auditioned choir and some sight singingability is necessary.


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Text Alert SchemeLaunched In Naul There was a largeturnout for the launch ofthe Naul CommunityText Alert Schemerecently. Twelve monthsago a committee wasset up headed by JohnDuff and the schemehas been a greatsuccess with over 300people signed up todate. Inspector Declan

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Pictured at the Night at the Pavilions on Wednesday, 6th Novemberlast are model Glenda Gilson, with Lauren Kelly and Kayleigh Loy fromSwords

Pictured at the at Night at the Pavilions on Wednesday, 6th Novemberlast are, model Glenda Gilson, with Deirdre King, Marketing Manager,Pavilions Shopping Centre and Ian Hunter, Centre Director.

Night At Pavilions Balbriggan Race 2014On 17th March 2014, Balbriggan will be hosting a half marathon and a 10k runor walk covering an undulating course through the coastal town andsurrounding North County countryside. Now is the time to sign up, start trainingand make 2014 the year to achieve a high level of fitness. This year, six hundredathletes took part, which is over four times the amount of 2012. You can registerfor this event online.

Rush Residents OutragedOver VandalismLocal residents in Rush were outraged to discover that vandals haddrawn graffiti over the Harbour Park toilets murals painted in the localtown over the bank holiday weekend. A member of Rush Tidy Townscommittee, Majella McHugh and a local artist involved in the paintingof the murals, Laura Colgan got in touch with the County Leader toexplain how distressed members of the community were about theissue. “We were outraged to see the vandalism done to the murals over thebank holiday weekend, we worked hard to get agreement with theCounty Council and felt that they were a welcome addition to thetown,” Majella said. “We hope that by drawing attention to this mind-less and selfish act, people might remember if they saw anything andlet us know and maybe we can catch who did this.” Artist Laura Colgan echoed this sentiment, saying: “I was equallydevastated to find that someone had done graffiti on the mural. Localresidents did the undercoat and I had help with the mural itself fromLyndsey Balfe and Aoife Coyle. Every single bit of it was done volun-tarily, including members of Rush Tidy Towns who sourced the paintand fought very hard for the murals to be allowed in the first place.”“Unfortunately, this has dampened the town spirit,” she continued.“Currently we are looking into getting CCTV footage to find the perpe-trators. Many hours of volunteer work was tarnished by their thought-less, foolish behaviour, the culprits clearly have no respect for theircommunity,” she said angrily.

Local Group Needs Homes For KittensFingal S.P.C.A are an animal rescue charity that have dedicated fiveyears of voluntary service to the North County area, and are looking toplace some of their adorable kittens in local homes. This year has beenparticularly busy for the charity, due to the favourable weather we hadover the summer, as this resulted in more irresponsible people takingoff, leaving the country and abandoning animals unloved and uncaredfor. The consistently warm temperatures also meant that there was anotable rise in the survival rate of these neglected animals. The charityare happy to say that they responded to every single call to rescue andhave been able to keep the breeding of wild cats under control.However, volunteers of the charity have the ongoing task of taming thekittens so they’re ready to be taken into permanent, loving homes. Ifyou’re able to take on the rewarding task of housing one or more ofthese kittens until they find a permanent home, your help would begreatly appreciated. Please call 8436477. Any donations would also bevery welcome.


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MILLINGTON, Vincent (Swords) – Oct 31, 2013, (peacefully)at Beaumont Hospital, Vincent (Vinnie) former Captain ofHollywood Lakes Golf Club 2011, beloved husband of Denise; sadly missed by his loving wife, children Caroline, Derekand Trevor, son-in-law Richie, daughters-in-law Jann andLorraine, grandchildren Clodagh, Ciara, Heather and Daragh,brothers John, Dennis and Peter, sisters Bernadette andMargaret, nieces, nephews, relatives and a wide circle offriends and neighbours. Rest in peace.

KIELY, John (Naul) – Nov 2, 2013, (peacefully) at GormanstonWood Nursing Home, johnny, husband of the late Phyllis, willbe sadly missed by his daughters Catriona and Ann, sonSean, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sons-in-law,daughters-in-law, sisters, brother, relatives and friends. Restin peace.

O’ROURKE, Patricia (Malahide) – Nov 3, 2013, (peacefully) atBeaumont Hoapital, Patricia ; deeply regretted by her lovinghusband John, daughters Karen, Suzanne, Linda and Rachel,their partners, grandchildren, brother, sisters, aunts, uncles,relatives and friends. Rest in peace.

LALOR, Liam (Malahide) – Oct 31, 2013, beloved husband ofEileen and adored father of Simon, Claire and Erik, deeplyregretted by his loving wife, sons, daughter, brothers Oliver(London), Brendan (Roscrea) sisters Cora Healy (Carlow),Annette Ballantyne (Sligo), Patricia Neavyn (Leixlip) andAntoinette Wade (Sligo) daughters-in-law Zuzi and Elaine,brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relativesand friends. Rest in peace.

GREANEY, Anne (nee Rooney) (Malahide) – Oct 31, 2013,(peacefully) after a short illness bravely borne, loving motherof the late Sinead, she will be sadly missed by her belovedhusband John, children David and Fiona, her brother Noel,sister Mary, family, friends and neighbours. Rest in peace.

CASEY, Thomas (Tom) (Balbriggan) – Nov 3, 2013, (peace-fully) deeply regretted by his family, brothers, sister, rela-tives and his very good neighbours and friends in Derry. Restin peace.

MAHER, Teresa (Lusk) – Nov 5, 2013, (peacefully). Rest inpeace.

HUGHES, James (Jen) (Lusk) – Nov 6, 2013, deeply regrettedby his loving wife Kathleen, son Pat, daughter-in-law Roisin,grandchildren Amy, James and Matthew, nephew Niall andwife Margie and family, extended family and friends. Rest inpeace.

CULLEN, Margaret (Peggy) (Howth) – Nov 6, 2013, (peace-fully) in the loving and excellent care of the nurses and staffof Howth Hill Lodge Nursing Home, Margaret late of Barnhill,Howth, deeply regretted and will be very sadly missed by herloving nephews, nieces, grand-nephews, grand-nieces,extended family, friends and neighbours. Rest in peace.

Recent published deathsfrom the North County

Family Notices

BARRYMichael (Mick) Barry

1st Anniversary Away From Home

Late of Swords & Limerick

Our thoughts are always with you,Our memories never fade,

We treasure all the years we shared,And all the love you gave.

We'll always love and miss you,With every passing day,

The longing just to see you,Will never go away.

Sadly missed by your wife Elizabeth,daughter Sarah, son-in-law Rob,

grandson Cillian and all your familyand friends

Fingal County CouncilI, Cormac Bowers, am applying forPlanning Permission for the demolitionof an existing single storey extension(circa 17.44sq/m), to the rear (south-east facing) elevation and for theconstruction of a new single storeyextension to the front (north-westfacing), and 2 storey extension to therear (south-east facing) and side (south-west facing) elevations, total floor areacirca 72.6sq/m, including all associatedelevational changes and site develop-ment works, all to the existing dwellingat No.66 St. Marnocks Avenue,Portmarnock, Co. Dublin.This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of thePlanning Authority during its' publicopening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to thePlanning Authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the dateof receipt by the authority of the applica-tion.

Fingal County CouncilWe, Tony & Jacky Fagan, intend to seekplanning permission for a 3 beds 2storey detached dwelling house to thegable side of no 1 Seaview Park, facingboth onto Seaview Park and onto theside road with its front door, vehicularaccess & 2 car parking spaces off thepartially landscaped footpath at theside. Site preparation include removingno 1’s domestic garage & part of rearconservatory to its gable side, remodel-ling and dividing the land withrebuilt/new low & high level capped &rendered garden walls accordingly andwith all site work associated with theapplication at no 1 Seaview Park,Portrane, Co. Dublin. The Planning appli-cation may be inspected or purchased ata fee not exceeding the reasonable costof making a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during its publicopening hours and a submission obser-vation in relation to the application maybe made to the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee of 20 eurowithin the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authority ofthe application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought by Mr.Shane Riordan at Ballymadrough,Donabate, Co. Dublin for a single storeydetached dwelling, a new vehicularentrance, Biocycle treatment system,landscaping and all ancillary worksnecessary to facilitate the development.The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of the plan-ning authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observationmay be made to the authority in writingon payment of the prescribed fee (€20)within the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authority ofthis application.

Fingal County CouncilI Brid Nic Dhonaill seek planningpermission for the resumption of use ofa crèche within an existing building aspreviously permitted under planningregister reference No. F05A/1177.The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of the plan-ning authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observationmay be made to the authority in writingon payment of the prescribed fee(20Euros) within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application

Fingal County CouncilI, David Condron wish to apply forPlanning Permission for an attic conver-sion for storage use, including dormerwindow to the side and associatedworks at 41 Glen Ellan Gardens, Swords,County Dublin. The Planning Applicationmay be inspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable cost of

making a copy at the offices of thePlanning Authority during its publicopening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to thePlanning Authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee within theperiod of 5 weeks begining on the dateof receipt by the Authority of the applica-tion.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission sought by FergalO’Hanrahan at 6 Colmcille’s Drive,Swords, Co. Dublin for construction of1st floor extension to side, single storeyextension to front, widening of drivewayentrance and Retention Permission ofpartial garage conversion and singlestorey extension to rear. The planningapplication may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the planning authority duringits public opening hours and submissionor observation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (20Euros) within theperiod 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of this applica-tion.

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought to retain widenedfront door, sunroom, porch and gardenshed to the rear of 54 Quay St, Skerriesfor Mary & Cecil Bartley. THE PROPERTYIS LOCATED WITHIN AN AREA OF ARCHI-TECTURAL CONSERVATIONThe planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices of FingalCounty Council, County Hall, Main St,Swords, Co. Dublin, during its publicopening hours. A submission or obser-vation in relation to the application maybe made in writing to the PlanningAuthority on payment of the prescribedfee, ¤20, within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application, and suchsubmissions or observations will beconsidered by the Planning Authority inmaking a decision on the application.The Planning Authority may grantpermission subject to or without condi-tions, or may refuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought to construct a newvehicular entrance with wing walls andgate at Woodview, Skerries Rd, Rush,Co. Dublin for Siobhain McGuinnessThe planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices of FingalCounty Council, County Hall, Main St,Swords, Co. Dublin, during its publicopening hours. A submission or obser-vation in relation to the application maybe made in writing to the PlanningAuthority on payment of the prescribedfee, €20, within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application, and suchsubmissions or observations will beconsidered by the Planning Authority inmaking a decision on the application.The Planning Authority may grantpermission subject to or without condi-tions, or may refuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought to construct asecondary treatment plant with percola-tion area and ancillary site works toserve an existing house at Woodview,Skerries Rd, Rush, Co. Dublin forSiobhain McGuinnessThe planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices of FingalCounty Council, County Hall, Main St,Swords, Co. Dublin, during its publicopening hours. A submission or obser-vation in relation to the application maybe made in writing to the PlanningAuthority on payment of the prescribedfee, €20, within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application, and suchsubmissions or observations will beconsidered by the Planning Authority inmaking a decision on the application.

The Planning Authority maygrant permission subject to orwithout conditions, or mayrefuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is

requested for a new single-storey exten-sion to the east side of existing detachedbungalow along with associated site-works at 88 Clonard Street, Balbriggan,Co. Dublin. Signed:- Eileen RichardsonThis planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices of FingalCounty Council, County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Co. Dublin between thehours of 9.30am – 16.30pm Monday-Friday. A submission or observation inrelation to the application may be madein writing to Fingal County Council onpayment of a fee of €20 within theperiod of five weeks beginning on thedate of receipt of the application byFingal County Council.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested foralterations & extensions to existingdwellinghouse along with new waste-water treatment system and associatedsiteworks at ‘Longhouse’, Balgaddy,Ringcommons, Naul, Co. Dublin. Signed:- Paul & Ann KimmageThis planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices of FingalCounty Council, County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Co. Dublin between thehours of 9.30am – 16.30pm Monday-Friday. A submission or observation inrelation to the application may be madein writing to Fingal County Council onpayment of a fee of €20 within theperiod of five weeks beginning on thedate of receipt of the application byFingal County Council

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought by P & Mproperties for alterations, retention andregularization to previously approvedplanning application, ref.no.F07A/0484(Planning permission for residentialdevelopment consisting of eight semi-detached two and a half storey 4bedroom houses, one four bedroomand two three bedroom two storeyterraced houses, demolition of onehouse and ancillary site works andalterations to Grant of planning permis-sion (Register Reference F06A/0775) toenlarge sites 20-23.) Thealterations/regularizations to include:The retention of 2no. as constructedsemi-detached dwellings to the westernelevation. The non-construction of theremaining 9no. dwelling units. Theretention of the original dwelling on siteas constructed under planning ref.no.F96A/0352 The revision and re-arrangement of the public footpaths,grass verges and boundary treatmentsand the omission of previously grantedon-street parking provision and associ-ated site works at Palmer Road, RushCo. Dublin.The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of the plan-ning authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observationmay be made to the authority in writingon payment of the prescribed fee(20Euros) within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought byWealth Option Trustees Ltd., for renova-tion and extension of existing dwellingto include: Subdivision of property in totwo separate units, Construction ofsingle storey extension to rear of eachunit, Complete renovation of interior ofdwelling units and associated siteworks at 74 Strand Street, Skerries, Co.Dublin.The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of the plan-ning authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observationmay be made to the authority in writingon payment of the prescribed fee(20Euros) within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application.

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