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21st February 2012 • Volume 19, Issue 06 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. • ISDN 8139966 • Tel: 8•400•200

Pictured at the announcement of the upcoming Dublin and International Employment and Advice Fair are: SiobhanMoore (President Fingal Dublin Chamber), Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, Tony Lambert (CEO FingalDublin Chamber) and Joe Gavin (Manager, Blanchardstown Centre).

Local TD Clare Daly (SP) hascalled on the North County’sthree government TDs to‘intervene and force a review’with regard to cutbacks topublic opening hours andservices at the station. Theappeal comes, following thegovernment’s outlining of theservices redeployment whichmeans that, from March, thestation’s public office will be closed between 10pm and 6am. Speaking to the CountyLeader, Daly hit out at thedowngrade, statingthat: “The Ministeris claiming that thedecision to cut theopening hours inthe station is notabout cost savings,but rather aboutimproving thedeployment ofgarda resources.This is nonsense.She went on toallege,”Everyone knows thatthere are less gardai on thestreets than ever before.”It is the latest broadside to beaimed at the North County’sthree government TDs,following recent criticism fromSenator Darragh O’Brien (FF) -who claimed that “the silencefrom Fine Gael and Labour onthis issue is extraordinary.” Following up on this, theCounty Leader contacted ourregion’s three governmentrepresentatives - Alan Farrell(FG), Minister James Reilly and

Brendan Ryan (Lab). Inresponding to O’Brien’s criti-cism, Farrell, who is based inMalahide said: “Ireiterate mysurprise thatSenator O’Brien hasappeared to haveforgotten his roleand the role of hisparty in the failedmanagement of ourpublic services andtherefore shoulddirect criticism a bitcloser to home. I have engaged

fully with theMinister for Justiceand Sergeant Coxfrom MalahideGarda Station and Ican confirm on theirbehalf that thismeasure will notresult in the reduc-tion of manpower orGarda services toMalahide.”

In a letter obtained by theCounty Leader,Sergeant in Charge,Austin Cox high-lights thatmanpower alloca-tion will not beaffected, whileservices will remainthe same. However,the letter continuesthat “in addition,the non-emergencyphone lines at Malahide will bediverted to Coolock GardaStation who will dispatchMalahide Garda Units to non-

emergency calls.” Daly hasrebuffed this response,describing it as the packagingof government spin. “The pointis that this public office (inMalahide), that was available

before all this, willnow provide a lesserservice to thecommunity.”Deputy BrendanRyan (Lab) statedthat: “The Gardaíwill continue topatrol Malahide andthe surroundingareas between thehours of 10pm and

6am. In essence, the onlydifference will be that thegarda deployed on desk dutiesfrom 10pm to 6am will be rede-ployed on active patrolling toaugment the current policingof the Malahide sub-district,” he said.He continued, “It is theresponsibility of all publicrepresentatives to ensure themessage gets out that theGardaí will continue to patrol

Malahide. I havefound some of thequotes attributedto some publicr e p r e s e n t a t i v e squite reckless,insofar as they inferthat Malahide willbe without anyGarda service what-soever during thesehours. This is notthe case,” he

concluded.Minister Reilly was unavailablefor comment at the time ofpublication.

Great News ForLocal JobseekersGood news may be on the horizon for unemployedpeople in the North County, who felt they were destinedto seek employment in far flung places like Australiaand Canada.This news comes about as a result of an Employmentand Advice Fair that is taking place in BlanchardstownCentre on Thursday, 1st March and Friday, 2nd Marchnext. The fair is in association with the BlanchardstownCentre and Fingal Dublin Chamber. Participants willinclude Irish, EU and International employers, who willbe able to provide job information and advice oncareers, both at home and abroad. An example of the types of jobs on offer will include acompany from Norway who are looking for car andtruck mechanics, plumbers and pipe fitters. Companieslike Symantec, IBM, Hewlett Packard, Penneys, theCarlton Hotel Group and other key companies will berepresented at the fair. Nifast will provide trainingopportunities and Flexsource Solutions will also havejobs on offer. Typical job opportunities will be for

teachers, engineers, technical support etc. Over 50stands have already been taken and will include infor-mation stands offering employment opportunities,training and advice. A total of 17 countries from acrossEurope will have jobs on offer to suit the local work-force.Fingal Dublin Chamber CEO, Tony Lambert said: “TheChamber is delighted to support this majorEmployment and Advice Fair. It is imperative in thecurrent economic climate to provide job seekers andemployers the opportunity to come together for theirmutual benefit. One of the main aims of the Chamber isto create an economic climate, where everyone bene-fits. We are delighted to be involved in this excitingproject,” he concluded.Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton said: “Ourpartners in this local, national and international JobsFair are the Fingal Dublin Chamber and theBlanchardstown Centre and I very much appreciatetheir support with this venture. Information about all ofthe services of the Department of Social Protection willbe available to jobseekers and former FÁS staff, whoare now part of my Department, will be there to help inany way they can. A CV clinic will be conductedthroughout the event which will help people developtheir CV’s to the standard which is demanded byemployers.”

Furore OverMalahideGarda Station

By Kieran DunneA war of words has broken out between North Countypoliticians in a dispute over the significance of the govern-ment’s downgrading of services provided by MalahideGarda Station.

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2012” includes a plan todissolve the County andCity Enterprise Boards.

This announcement hascaused some concernamong many clients and

affiliated organisations ofthe local Fingal CountyEnterprise Board. CEO,Oisin Geoghegan said,”Since the news broke, wehave received a largenumber of enquiries frombusinesses and entrepre-neurs seeking clarificationas to how this decisionmay affect them.”“On behalf of the Board ofDirectors, I would like toshare with you what weknow and to assure you ofour continued commit-ment to the provision ofthe highest level ofservice. I also wish toconfirm that we are openfor business.”The Government hasannounced a re-focusingof enterprise supportstructures which calls forthe establishment ofLocal Enterprise Offices(One Stop Shops) in eachLocal Authority area. Theintention is that theCounty and CityEnterprise Boards willmigrate into this new

structure. As yet there isvery little detail onmatters such as reportingresponsibilities, levels ofautonomy, advisory struc-tures and staffing levels.There has been nomention of changes in therange of services thatCounty and CityEnterprise Boards

provide, by way of busi-ness supports and thebudget line available.He continued, “We feelstrongly that the rolecurrently undertaken byour Board of Directors andEvaluation Committee, allon a voluntary basis andproviding much guidanceand direction, must bebrought into any newsystem.”

“The real challenge willbe to avoid creatinglabyrinthine structureswhich quite frankly do notdeliver a quality service toclients and are not an effi-cient use of limitedresources. The newapproach needs to elimi-nate duplication, reducered tape and introducesynergies into thenational enterprisesupport structure,” he said.An upbeat Geogheganconcluded: “In thisregion, I have no doubtthat the outcome to thischange can besuccessful, and bysuccess I mean betterservice, greater co-ordi-nation and joined upthinking. It is our inten-tion to embrace thischange and facilitate amove forward to anexciting future whereentrepreneurs get theright support and condi-tions to create and growbusinesses that will inturn create the jobs of thefuture for our families andcitizens.”

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The Variety Club of Ireland, the children's charity, held fundraising days at the PavilionsShopping Centre, Swords on St Valentine's Day and the following day. Their campaignwas called "Have a Heart" and was supported by TV personality, Brian Ormond. They soldhearts to the public. All funds went to help sick, disabled and disadvantaged children.Deirdre King, Advertising and Promotions Manager at the Pavilions said that the Centrewas delighted to be associated with he charity. Pictured are: Sally Ann Shaw (VarietyClub), Karl Bowe, Deirdre King (Pavilions Shopping Centre), Ian Hunter (Centre Director,Pavilions Shopping Centre), Brian Ormond and Karen Murtagh (Variety Club).

Donabate TreesRemoved ForSafety ReasonsThe decision by the County Council toremove 60 poplar trees from thePortrane Road in Donabate has beenmet with concern by some local resi-dents. They fear that they will have nosay in what is planted in their place.The tall trees, which were located alongthe Portrane Road, outside theCommunity Centre, provided a prome-nade aspect to that part of the villageand residents that this newspaperspoke to said they were particularlyattractive. The sight ofcouncil workersremoving them caused astir among some resi-dents. Locals, MaraisRoux and HubertHiggins were disap-pointed to see themtaken away, butaccepted that they hadto go, due to health andsafety reasons. Bothmen were concernedthat there would not bea public consultationprocess, where localscould have an input intoreplacements for thefelled trees.However, a spokesperson for theCounty Council explained why the treeshad to go. “The trees in question wereassessed by Fergus O’Carroll, ParksSuperintendent, a highly qualified andexperienced arboriculturist last year,following a serious incident where oneof the trees fell on a car, the occupantsof which were a mother and her twoyoung children. The trees were found tobe in a condition that presented a

serious risk to users of the road and thecommunity centre, credit unionbuilding and adjoining housing devel-opment.The statement continued: “The treesare vulnerable to winds from the northor east. Also the removal of highproportion of the roots has left thetrees unable to access adequate waterand resulted in the trees being moreprone to die back and limb loss.”The statement also confirmed thatDonabate residents will be kept fully upto date with any future tree planting inthe area, “Senior staff from theCouncil’s Parks Department havealready begun discussions with thelocal Tidy Towns group and members of

the Community Council about thereplanting of appropriate species in linewith the Council’s Tree Strategy.” TidyTowns Chairperson, Blaithin O’Donnelltold the County Leader that they are“happy with the council’s commitmentand have a good working relationshipwith the Parks Department and lookforward to working with them on thereplacement trees. Safety is our toppriority,” she explained.

Pictured at the site where up to 60 trees are in the processof being cut down on the Portrane Road in Donabate areHubert Higgins (Donabate and Portrane CommunityCouncil) and resident, Marais Roux. This photo is takenright outside St Michael's House.

More Success For Balbriggan Tidy TownsBalbriggan Tidy Townsteam have had a thirdsuccessive Saturday ofplanting. Last week theteam were out again, thistime planting 300Pyracantha bushes upagainst a wall prone tograffiti. It is hoped thisfamously thorny specieswill put a stop to thisterrible scourge of sense-less vandalism. A team of approximately12 Tidy towns membersand local residentsworked systematically toplant a hedge that willproduce wonderfulfoliage and glowing redflowers later in thegrowing season. Again

thanks are due toBalbriggan Town counciland in particular TownClerk Brian Murray for thesupport given to thissignificant plantingproject.

On the previous Saturdaymorning Balbriggan TidyTowns were out with theresidents of Tara Court toplant 420 white-thornslips. Approximately 20enthusiastic volunteersplanted the white-thornslips, which were fundedby Balbriggan TownCouncil. While not verynoticeable at themoment, in years to come

these white-thorn slipswill grow to form anattractive hedge aroundthis open area, often usedfor children’s footballtraining and games, withseasonal floweringproviding some much needed colour tothe area.With the planting of 500Yew bushes at the Gardastation on the firstSaturday of February, thatbrings the total number ofplants to over a 1000planted so far this month.Planting has been under-taken by the Tidy Townsvolunteers, Green Partyvolunteers and manylocal residents.

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Swords Lady Is World ChampionSwords lady, Catherine Walsh hasbecome the first Irish person towin the UCI Paracycling TrackWorld Championships in thewomen’s tandem competition over 3 kilometres. She won thePursuit event in Los Angeles onFebruary 9th last.Catherine, who is partially sighted,won the coveted title with herpilot, Francine (Fran) Meehan fromTullamore. In an exclusive inter-view with the County Leader ,Catherine was overwhelmed by hervictory. “I’m really thrilled aboutthe win and it’s only sinking innow,” she said. Catherine wonsilver two years ago and bronzelast year. “I knew we were good,having had podium finishes in thepast two years. “This event wasthe final qualifying event for the LondonParalympics. “For good measure, she also wonbronze in the tandem sprint race.In the tandem event, a visually impaired athletepartners a fully sighted rider, (the pilot). Tandemracing is fast and furious, given the double poweroutput, and is an exciting spectator sport. ThePursuit is a 3km race against the clock, with thequalifying test being all important, as only the top 4riders get to race for medals - the top two race forthe gold medal. Catherine and Fran achieved a timeof 3.37. She spoke of how she became involved in

cycling. “I had a long history ofrunning, and after the birth of mysecond child, I took up cycling, witha view to competing in triathlons.Then in 2007, I started cycling ontandem and got really hooked on it.I’m with Fran now for the past twoyears and we have a great under-standing.” Catherine works as aphysiotherapist in Lusk CommunityUnit, and said that she trains up toseven days a week. “We train in thegym and on the road and thecommitment is huge.” She knowsthat this level of commitment isrequired if she is to take the goldmedal back to Swords. “GreatBritain and New Zealand are excep-tionally strong at this event, andhave a long history of success,particularly as they can train in

velodromes. We have to travel to Majorca to avail ofsimilar training facilities. We spent 10 days thereprior to the World Championship and it seems tohave paid off,” she said. Catherine, who has livedall of her life in Swords is married to Wally and hastwo children, Alison (8) and Conor (5), both ofwhom attend St Colmcille’s National School. Theywere very excited for me,” she said proudly. “Beforethe world championship, I would not have been tooconfident of Olympic success, but now as worldchampion, anything can happen. It’s all on the day,”said a confident Catherine.

World champion Paracyclist,Catherine Walsh proudly displaysthe world championship goldmedal and the bronze she won forthe women's tandem sprint.

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Valentine’s Day At Home And Abroad Last Tuesday, I noticedthat love was definitelyin the air in Dublin.Valentine’s Day aroundthe North County seemsto be a very special dayas it’s meant to be spentwith your loved ones anduses gifts and cards toshow how much youcare.As I come from Finland,where Valentine’s Day istranslated as ‘Friend’sDay’, this seems a littlestrange. It’s all veryromantic but also socommercial as every-thing around here istrying to make you buyand pay to make yourpartner feel special andloved. It’s slightly similarin Finland, we definitelyhave cute decorationsaround our snow-filledstreets, but instead offinding your Valentine,it’s mainly aboutspending the day withyour best friends orremembering them withtraditional post cards orcute messages. Not toomuch fuss, just athoughtful token. I have also spentValentine’s Day on theother side of the world,in Sydney, Australia andit’s celebrated in a verysimilar way. Everyone’sin a rush getting a gift tosurprise their partners.Pretty much the onlydifference in Valentine’sDay celebrationsbetween here andAustralia is the weather.Here in Dublin (whereI’ve noticed it rains a lot!)couples want to cosy uptogether on the couch,whereas in sunnySydney they might dothe same by the beach.

Pictured here enjoying the Valentine's Day festivities inthe Pavilions Shopping Centre are Eimear Noctor and BenThompson from Swords. They have been seeing eachother for seven months now. Ben organised a surprise forEimear for Valentine’s Day but unfortunately we didn’tget to see what it was!

Pictured here are Dimitri Lerko, from Estonia, and IlonaGourileva, from Russia. The couple have been dating for threeyears and live in Balbriggan. They spent their Valentine's Daygoing to cinema and having a romantic meal out.

Pictured here are Lorcan Preston and Molly MacDonald,from Donabate who have been going out for one year.This young couple celebrated Valentine's Day by going tothe cinema together.

Pictured here are Eric and Annalyn Lemmens who wereenjoying a stroll around the Pavilions Shopping Centre inSwords on Valentine's Day. They have been married forseven years. Annalyn was expecting a lovely surprise fromhusband Eric. We hope she wasn’t disappointed!

Pictured here are Laura and Alan Sammut, from Malta,who celebrated Valentine's Day in Ireland and took in allthe festivities in Swords. They’ve been together for 11years and planned to celebrate the day by enjoying atraditional dinner with family.

Pictured here are Pawel and Justyna Rusinscy, who areoriginally from Poland but living now in Waterside inMalahide. They’ve been a couple for seven years andthey went out for a romantic dinner on Valentine’s Day.

“My name is Sanelma Mäkelä I’ma 20 year old student fromFinland and have travelled tomany different countriesincluding Australia, which I livedin for over a year before comingto Ireland. I’m really enjoying myvisit so far and am doing aninternship with the North CountyLeader for the next six weeks.”

In this day and age ofausterity and lack of jobs,it is more important thanever to continue workingand try to make endsmeet. Luckily there is anEarly Childhood Care andEducation (ECCE)Scheme in operation tohelp parents, who wishto go back to work. Thisis a government schemewhich provides a freeyear of early childhoodcare and education forchildren of pre-schoolage. The upper age limitcan be extended in somecases.The State pays a capita-tion fee to participatingplayschools and daycareservices. In return, theyprovide a pre-schoolservice free of charge toall children within thequalifying

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Trustees MustBe Fully TrainedMany workers are not clear about how theirpensions are working for them, and howthey can access information regarding theirperformance. Likewise, some employerswho generally act as Trustees for thecompany pension scheme may not be awareof the new regulations imposed on them bythe Pensions Board. The Pensions Act makesit obligatory now for employers to informemployees about what’s happening inPension schemes and to provide profes-sional training every two years for thepersons acting as Trustees of the pensionscheme. Swords based Insurance Broker,Michael Kennedy, has warned local localemployers, “The Pensions Board can callinto any company and demand to seepension records and confirm, for example,that money that has been deducted from

members wages has been paid over to aninsurance company. If there are any irregu-larities, an on the spot fine can be imposedby the Pensions Board. A number of highprofile court cases have been taken by thePensions Board already.” Every companypension policy must have trustees, who areresponsible for the management of thescheme and to oversee that things are doneproperly. It is now the law that all employersmust provide training for peoplein organisations who aretrustees. In many companies,this will be the directors whohave a legal responsibility to gettrained up every two years. Inthe past, enforcement of therules was at times lax andaccountability was question-able. However, this has allchanged under the newPensions Act, where trustees are now undervery stringent regulations. Kennedy believesthat a special legal expenses insurance

policy should be taken out for people actingas trustees. “Because trustees are carryingout legal functions, they have legal responsi-bilities and should take advise about avail-able insurance coverage against legalexpenses, that could be incurred, if they aresued by employees etc. This can happenbecause of non-compliance with the rulesand regulations.” Pension trustees shouldprovide a yearly update on the investment

strategies and keepemployees fully informed.This obligation is now put inlegislation. The new regula-tions came into force on 1stFebruary this year The trainingis provided by specialist firmsor can be done on-line, bycompleting the E LearningCourse from the PensionsBoard. The importance of this

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Malahide Bridge Club Celebrates 25 Years Malahide Bridge Clubcelebrated 25 years inexistence in their purposebuilt bridge clubhouse inBroomfield Malahide onFriday, 10th February last. The occasion was cele-brated with a champagnereception and, of course,some bridge. All 14 pastPresidents were there, aswell as current President,Catherine Byrne. MaryKelly-Rogers, thePresident of the IrishBridge Union, opened thecelebrations and presidedover the prize giving.Successes over the yearsinclude the hosting of theAll-Ireland pairs champi-onships, the Moylan Cup.This tournament hosts

teams from all over theNorth County and theisland of Ireland.Malahide also proudlyboasts the biggest bridge

club in Ireland with over500 members. These members will begreatly appreciated whenIreland hosts theEuropean Bridge champi-

onships in Citywest inJune this year. Their current success isthanks to a lot of hardwork by their membersover the years. In partic-ular, past President WillieKehoe played a huge rolein securing a permanenthome for the club. Notonly did his work servethe club, it has alsoserved Malahide.

Mary encouraged newpeople to take up thesport saying “Bridge istherapeutic, inexpensive,peaceful and scientificallyproven to help preventAlzheimer’s.” Catherinewould like to thank all themembers for theircommitment and hardwork over the years. Wewish them all the best forthe next 25 years.

President of Malahide Regional Bridge Club, Catherine Byrne is pictured with Past Presidents and members who gathered at the clubhouse to celebrate the club's 25th anniversary.

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North County Livingby Patrick Finnegan

Addicted To Life

There are times in our lives when a particularincident or event can have such an effect onus, that it changes our lives forever. If we arelucky, the lessons we learn will stay with usand we can learn from them. DarrenCummins, from Swords, is a young man withan extraordinary story to tell. A bizarre inci-dent involving his mother, had such aprofound affect on him that he decided toutterly change his life. His story will resonatewith parents who have children locked intothe despair of drug addiction, as well as drugusers, who will identify with his story. Twenty six year old Darren, from Forest Courtspent most of his teenage years in a haze ofhash and cocaine addiction, oblivious to mostof what was going on around him. Two yearsago, at Christmas time, in the depth of themost severe winter in decades, his life wasabout to change. Darren and his friends werein the middle of a drug fuelled party in hishouse, when his mother, Lorraine, slippedand fell on the ice outside her house and wasbadly injured. Her cries for help wereanswered by one of Darren’s friends.Darren takes up the storyhere. "I heard one of mymates calling me that mymother was injured andneeded help. I rushed out totry and pick her up, but I wasso spaced out that I had norecollection of the event."The full truth of whathappened dawned on him inthe morning. "I woke up andmy clothes were covered inblood. I thought I had beenattacked or been in a fight,"he said. When I realised that it was mymother''s blood on my clothes, I was horri-fied. She could have been dying and I was inno state to help her. I immediately went intoher room to speak to her."This had such a profound effect on him andhe immediately set out to change his lifeforever. “I told my mother that I’m 25 yearsold now and need to turn my life around, or itwill go belly up on me. My ma introduced meto some lads who were fundraising forLifeline, a drug rehabilitation centre inDrogheda. They said they would try for a bedfor me. I was there within a week and stayedthere for a total of five and a half weeks. Ipartook in all the chores and hard work,determined to get myself on the right road.This was when my life turned around,” saidDarren.He became acutely aware of his situation. Heis one of the lucky ones, who can identify the

warning signs and act on them. “The momentI left Lifeline, I joined a gym in Airside inSwords. The feeling of horror that I feltinitially at not being able to help my mothernever waned and stayed with me. It becamemy focus. A light was switched on in me and itstayed on."He had never previously been involved insport to any degree, and decided to take upthe rapidly growing sport of kick boxing. Hedecided to focus on getting his health back,so much so that he dedicated much of hisspare time to his new pastime. “I was doingMuay Thai kick boxing in Swords, and am nowperforming Primal Kick boxing in a gym inKilbarrack. “I hope to go on and get into K1,which is the professional end of Muay Thai,which merges the two disciplines together.”Darren won the ISKA Kick Boxing Belt in the64 Kg weight category. "I was Irish championat after only two fights. It was a vacant titleand Chris Boyle and Damien Crowther, mycoaches put me forward when they saw theamount of effort I was putting in and I waslucky enough to win.”

His mother, Lorraine isimmensely proud of her sonand how he has been so loyalto his word. "The day we hadthe conversation, I said hewill have to do it himself, andI'm so proud of him. Bothsets of grandparents, auntsand uncles, brother andsister are all behind him andare thrilled with hisprogress," she said. He nowwants to work with kids whohave gone down the road of

drug addiction, but he needs Garda clearanceto do this. "The relevant files have been sentaway to enable this to happen," saidLorraine. Darren is very active with theCommunity Games, and helps out at theNational finals in Athlone and the Dublinfinals in Santry every year. This prestigious belt now entitles Darren togo forward for the European title. "Hopefully,I can bring back the European title toSwords." Darren is due to fight in a charityevent in Swords on 16th March, and shouldhe win, his winnings will go to Lifeline inDrogheda. His actions since that fateful nightin the snow, two years ago, is set to provideinspiration to other drug abusers and also to parents,who can only hope and pray that their lovedones can summon up the courage and forti-tude to surmount the high hurdle of drugabuse in a fashion similar to Darren.

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young dancers whoperformed for thecrowd. Charity administratorand event coordinatorDenise Alford wasdelighted with the eventand said “the atmos-phere was amazing andeveryone had a brilliantnight.” She would liketo say a special thankyou to those whosupport the Gala yearafter year and “ to thankall of the local busi-nesses who give sogenerously to us.” The

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Fingal County Council Planning Permission is sought for the change of use ofthe existing 16 bedroom, Bed and Breakfastin 2 blocks, to a 12 bedroom high supportresidential care unit and independent livingunit with associated facilities, the demolitionof the existing kitchen, swimming pool andstorage shed to the north and west of theexisting building, the fitting of new waste-water treatment plant and percolation areaand all internal alterations and associatedsite works at Carriage House, Lusk, Co.Dublin for The Health Service Executive. Theplanning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices ofthe planning authority during its publicopening hours (9.30-16.30 Monday toFriday). A submission or observation may bemade to the authority in writing on paymentof the prescribed fee (€20) within the periodof 5 weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the authority of this application

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought for part 2 storey/partsingle storey extension to side (east) ofexisting dwelling & single storey garage toside of proposed extension @ 1Gainsborough Court, Malahide, Co. Dublinfor Xavier Berrell. The planning applicationmay be inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the planning authorityduring the public opening hours and asubmission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to theplanning authority on payment of theprescribed fee (20 euros), within the periodof 5 weeks, beginning on the date of receiptby Fingal County Council of the application.

Fingal County CouncilI , Fergal O’Connor, intend to apply forpermission for a development at No. 25Dublin Street, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. Theapplication is for permission to erect anadvertising sign to the side of the property,to include all associated site works. Theplanning application may be inspected orpurchased, at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy, at theoffices of Fingal County Council, PlanningAuthority, Planning Section, County Hall,Swords Co. Dublin between 9:30am and15:30pm Monday to Friday. A submission orobservation in relation to the applicationmay be made in writing to the PlanningAuthority on payment of a fee of €20.00within the period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the Planning Authorityof the Application.

Fingal County CouncilI, JOSEPH WILLIAM MOONEY intend to applyfor: Permission For development at this siteaddress: 9 Meakstown Cottages, DubberCross, St. Margarets, Dublin 11.The development will consist / consists of:To demolish substandard extension at rearand build new rear extension with 3bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen and dining;new front porch, 2 bay windows and newdriveway and parking at front.The Planning Application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during thepublic opening house of 9.30 – 16.30Monday – Friday at:Fingal County Council, Fingal County Hall,Main Street, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin(to inspect Planning Applications on all

lands except those lands to the west of theN2)Fingal County Council, Grove Road,Blanchardstown, Fingal, Dublin 15 (toinspect Planning Applications on all landswest of the N2)A submission or observation in relation tothe Application may be made in writing tothe Planning Authority on payment of a feeof €20, within the period of 5 weeks, begin-ning on the date of receipt by Fingal CountyCouncil of the Application, and such submis-sions or observations will be considered bythe Planning Authority in making a decisionon the application. The Planning Authoritymay grant permission subject to or withoutconditions, or may refuse to grant permis-sion.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought by DonalO’Flynn at Blackwood Lane, Malahide, Co.Dublin for a purpose built assisted disabledliving 3 no. bedroom single storey dwelling(including carer’s accommodation, disabledtoilet with hoist and disabled hallway),waste-water treatment system, vehicularaccess from Blackwood Lane, landscapingand all associated site works. The planningapplication may be inspected or purchasedat a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of the planningauthority (County Hall, Main Street, Swords,Co. Dublin) during its public opening hours(9.30-16.30 Monday to Friday). A submissionor observation in relation to the applicationmay be made in writing to the Planningauthority on payment of the prescribed fee(€20) within the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authority of theapplication.

Fingal County CouncilTo Fingal County Council, I AilbheMcDonnell, intend to apply for permissionfor development at 3 Windsor Terrace,Church Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin which isa protected structure. The development willconsist of a change of use of some rooms inthe basement level of the existing familyhome from residential to a Montessorifacility. The application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices ofthe Planning Authority during its' publicopening hours and a submission or observa-tion may be made to the Planning Authorityin writing on payment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authority of theapplication.

Fingal County CouncilI Garrett Rooney intend to apply for Outlineplanning permission at Drishogue, Oldtown,Co.Dublin. The development will consist of adormer style bungalow, wastewater treat-ment plant, percolation area, new siteentrance and associated site works. The Planning Application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during thepublic opening hours of 9.30 - 16.30 Monday– Friday at Fingal County Council, FingalCounty Hall, Main Street, Swords, Fingal, Co.Dublin. A submission or observation in rela-tion to the Application may be made inwriting to the Planning Authority on paymentof a fee of €20, within the period of 5 weeks,beginning on the date of receipt by FingalCounty Council of the Application, and suchsubmissions or observations will be consid-

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Fingal County CouncilPermission to demolish existing 2 no.dwellings and for construction of 1 no. part2-storey, part single-storey dwelling in lieuand all associated siteworks at ‘Beechcrest’,Tower Street, Rush, Co. Dublin. Signed F.Kelly. This application can be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices ofFingal County Council, County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Co. Dublin. Mon.-Fri.between 9.30-15.30 (Through Lunch) and asubmission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to FingalCounty Council on payment of the prescribedfee within the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authority of theapplication.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested for NewTwo-Bedroom Townhouse with vehicularaccess to existing roadway and all associ-ated siteworks. At:- Rear of No.89,Drogheda Street, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin..Signed:- Eoin GrimesThis planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy, at theoffices of Fingal County Council, County Hall,Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin between thehours of 9.30am – 15.30pm Monday-Friday.A submission or observation in relation tothe application may be made in writing toFingal County Council on payment of a fee of€20 within the period of five weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt of the applicationby Fingal County Council.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested for NewTwo-Bedroom Townhouse with vehicularaccess to existing roadway and all associ-ated siteworks. At:- Rear of No.81, DroghedaStreet, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.. Signed:-Hugh CumiskyThis planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy, at theoffices of Fingal County Council, County Hall,Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin between thehours of 9.30am – 15.30pm Monday-Friday.A submission or observation in relation tothe application may be made in writing toFingal County Council on payment of a fee of€20 within the period of five weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt of the applicationby Fingal County Council.

Fingal County CouncilRobbie & Erica Masterson seeks planningpermission to redevelop existing dwellingand add new storey and half extension toroadside gable to form new front of dwellingfronting onto existing vehicular access andpublic road at Common lane ,Great Common,Lusk , Co Dublin . The planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theplanning authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observation maybe made to the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee (€20 euros)within the period of 5 weeks, beginning onthe date of receipt by the authority of thisapplication.

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PLANNINGLast Weeks published deathsfrom the North County

BUTTERLY(Rush, Co. Dublin)Queenie (Alice), lovingwife of the late Tom;sadly missed by herloving sons Williamand Thomas, daughterJean, daughters-in-lawAnne and Linda, son-in-law Eddie, grand-children Paula,Graham, Jonathan andEmmet, extendedfamily and large circleof friends.

BONO(Malahide)Robina Bowler (neeDaniels, born Derry,Oct 31, 1919), missedterribly by her familyand friends.

McNALLY(Malahide)Leo (retired Captain),beloved husband ofBeatrice and adoredfather of Janet, Paula,Lisa and Davina;deeply regretted by hisloving wife, daughters,sons-in-law, grandchil-dren, sister Helen,nieces, nephews, rela-tives and large circle offriends.

McFADDEN(Gormanston)Joan; deeply regretted byher loving daughters Ann,Susan and Sara, brotherNorman, sons-in-law,brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, grandchildren,nephews, nieces and alarge circle of friends.

VECCHIO(Swords)Pietro; beloved husband ofthe late Bruna and dearfather of Pio, Fiore,Antoinette, Joanna, Anna,Marisa and Francis; sadlymissed by his loving sonsand daughters, togetherwith his partner Maureenand her family Jason andLaura, sons-in-law, daugh-ters-in-law, grandchildren,great-grandchildren,sisters, nieces, nephews,relatives and friends.

MURPHY(Seatown, Swords)Maura; beloved wife of thelate Tony; deeply regrettedby her loving sons, daugh-ters, brother, sisters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law,grandchildren, great-gran-children, relatives andfriends.

FITZMAURICE(Sutton)James; beloved husband ofMarian, loving father ofEoghan, Niall, and Aoifeand beloved brother of thelate Bríde; sadly missed byhis heartbroken family,brothers Sean, Brendan,Michael, Eamonn, Jody andGerry, sisters Christina andAnn, brothers-in-law,sisters-in-law, nieces,nephews, relatives neigh-bours and friends.

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Replace fuse board from . . . . . . . . . . .€250Replace T90 Shower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .€330Frost Watcher & Attic Light . . . . . . . . . .€160T90 Showers Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . .€580Replace Immersion elements . . . . . . . .€150Immersion time clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . .€110Storage Heating Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . .€60Install bathroom fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .€110

Gas Boiler Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .€60Oil Boiler Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .€80

CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS €40 WITH ANY GAS/OIL SERVICE

Repair & Install Gas Appliances Upgrade Heating controls

GAS, OIL & ELECTRICAL SERVICES

SPECIAL OFFER GAS & OIL SERVICES

FAST FRIENDLY SERVICE086 797 3421 • 01 8479030

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SD Silverdome ElectricalDomestic & Commercial Electrical Contractors

• House Wiring/Rewiring Specialists• Shower Installations• Energy Lightning, Extra Sockets,• Fuse Board Replacement• Spotlights

FULLY INSUREDFREE QUOTATONS

864 15003A Century Business Pk, St.Margarets Rd,

Finglas, Dublin 11

Mobile: 086 255 58 43 fax: 8641577 www.silverdome.ie • email:[email protected]

Fingal InteriorComplete Painting

& Decorating Service• Interior

• Exterior

• No Job too Big or small

• Fully Insured

Beat the Rush, call Today!!!

0863959714or 690 3713

20% Discount on all exterior work done by end of February

SPECIAL OFFER

Kevin McGillThe Burrow, Portrane, Co Dublin

Phone: 086-8146641

Free to Air Satellite TV special

For all your TV & Satellite Needs

from €179NO MONTHLY BILLS!

RTE Aerial’s Price on Application,Area Dependent

• RTE & Saorview Digital Aerials• Extra T.V. Points • Foreign T.V Systems

• Fully Insured • Audio Systems • Foreign Sports Stations • CCTV

• Telephone Points • Intercom Systems • Multi-Room • No Job Too Small / Too Big

Aerial & Satellite T.V Services

Electric ShowersSupplied and fitted

Contact Ronan for free quotation:

085 1424306

Supplied & FittedOld Showers Replaced

No Fuss, No MessSpecialist

in:

In the business for over 20 years

FULLY INSURED

Pumped Electric Showers

THE SIDE GATE MANServing North Dublin 7 Day Fitting Service

087 [email protected]

8.30am to 8pm • 7 days a week

Supplied & Fitted from €199

We specialise in pressuretreated gates which are

resistant to: Dry Rot,Woodworm,

and Expansion.(on average a pressuretreated gate will last up to two times longer than

non-pressurised)

Get your gates fromjust €10 a week

FINANCE AVAILABLE

Contact Peter on:086 8486273 • 01 4423459

Member of the NationalGuild of Master Craftsmen

KEEP THEWINTER OUT!

Swords BuildingContractors Ltd

• Extensions10x20 - €22,000 +VAT10x12 - €14,000 +VAT

• Renovations • Sunrooms• One Off Housing• Garage Conversions• Conservatory Conversions• Full Architectural Service• Planning Applications

SPECIAL OFFER ON PORCHESWe will pay your VAT on extensions*

* Terms and conditions apply

Tree FellingTree Reducing & Shaping Cypress Hedge MaintenanceStump GrindingOn Site ChippingTree Planting & Advice

Fully Insured Professional ServiceSERVICING NORTH COUNTY

DUBLIN & SURROUNDING AREAS

Please Phone8085925/

or 087 9920160www.morrisseytreeservices.com

Morrissey Tree Service

Man With a Van

• Moving House• Furniture • Warehouse Collections• Covering All Area’s• Available 24hrs• Reasonable Rates For A Friendly Fast ServiceCall Ross: 086 846 8322

Tony: 086 6670597

BALDOYLESKIP HIRE

Visit our website @

www.baldoyleskiphire.ieCall 8324996 or 086 8283155

available at very competitive pricesCOVERING ALL NORTHSIDE AND FINGAL AREAS

SAME DAY COLLECTION AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

SKIPS DELIVERED WITHIN HOURS OF BOOKING

12 cubic yards, Standard, Midi, Mini skips

Tel/Fax: 01 840 7674 Mobile: 087 687 6143www.vmce.ie

FAIRWAYS, BALHEARY, SWORDS, CO. DUBLIN

• Paving • Fencing • Design • Garden Clean up

• Power CleaningFully Registered CompanyCovering all of NorthCounty DublinTel: Dominic8417129Mobile:086 2345954

• Gas & Oil Installation• Bathroom Re-fits• Boiler Maintenance• Underfloor heating specialist• Solar Panels Supplied & Fitted• Heating Systems Power Flushed• Make Your System More Efficient

- Future-proof your property with system zoning, energy controls & high efficiency condensing gas boilers

Duffy Plumbing& Heating Ltd.

* grants available

Registered Gas Installer

01- 8071354 • [email protected]

Fingal EngineeringTreen Hill, Lusk

The Automated

Gates Peoplewww.fingalengineering.com

WOODEN SPLINTER

CARPENTRY

SERVICE

Call Now

087 7457839

• Floors • Doors • Kitchens • Wardrobes and more…BEST QUOTES AROUND!


BRAKE PADS from €58 Fitted incl VAT

Your Vehicle not listed?Then why not ring with your details and check out our amazing prices.

CAR SERVICING from €79

Open: Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am -5pm

Balheary Road, Swords, Co. Dublin • Tel: 890 11 22

- Swords - Tel: 890•11•22

FAMILY OWNED

IRISH BUSINESS

SUPPORTINGIRISH JOBS

TIMING BELTSfrom €100

CLUTCHESfrom €250

WHEEL ALIGNMENT

3D Alignment

from

BACKBOXES€29.99

from

All work carried out by our team of fully qualified mechanics

€30BEST EXHAUSTPRICES IN TOWN TYRES

from €39

SPECIALS

VW Passat Timing Belt Fitted €370 incl VAT

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