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Student GrantsThe recent decision of Clare County Councilto attempt to withhold third level studentgrants from people who have not paid their Household Charges, has caused division locally.This decision was backed by Minister forEducation, Ruair i Quinn, who said heexpected other counci ls to fol low ClareCounty Council’s decision to send letters to third-level grant applicants asking them to submit proof they have paid the Household Charge.The County Leader contacted our localauthority to see if they had plans to followthe Clare example, they said they would notbe following their example. Local Fine Gaeldeputy, Alan Farrell, accepted the Council’s

decision, but still agreed with Minister Quinnand the attempt by Clare County Council tolink the household charges with studentgrants. He told the County Leader, “I think that thestance adopted byClare County Council isthe correct approachto people who do notpay legit imate statetaxes. If I were not taxcompliant, I could nottake my seat in DailEireann. Similarly, if acompany wishes to wina tender to undertakework for a stateagency, it must be fullytax compliant, beforewinning the contract.”Farrell also believesthat this should applyacross the board toanyone seeking assis-tance from the publicpurse and help shouldonly be given topeople who have paidtheir legitimate taxesin full.A furious, IndependentTD, Clare Daly took theopposite point of viewand told the County

Leader, “It has now been established that nolocal authority can withdraw grants. We havenoted that some government departments arenow making reference to household chargesand are seeking information about whetherthe household charge has been paid or not.This letter is being put together in a way tofool residents that if they are not paid, yourentitlement will be affected,” she said.Daly continued: “It is absolutely scandalousContinued on page 17

Former Colaiste Choilm,Swords students, EoinHoward and Cahal Flynnhave made history, Eoin(left) will be playing forDublin minor hurlersagainst Tipperary in thereplayed All-IrelandHurling final next Sunday,while Cahal who plays forBallyboughal, was part ofthe winning Dublin foot-ball squad, whichdefeated Meath in lastSunday's All IrelandMinor football final.See story on page 7

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Thirty seven scouts and leadersfrom Portmarnock scouts spentten fantastic fun filled days on theIsle of Man during their recentannual camp.They spent two days exploring theIsland Heritage and another dayhiking around Snaefell Mountain,the highest point on the island.During the camp 12 scouts headedoff on the Millennium Way – a fortykilometre route over the moun-tains from North of the Island toCastletown in the South, and hikedover 26kms as part of their BronzeGaisce- Presidents Award. They brought tents with them andovenighted on the hills. The maingroup had great fun at theVenture Centre where theye x p e r i e n c e da b s e i l i n g ,

kayaking, archery, climbing,survival skills, rifle shooting,assault course and a host of otheractivities. The scouts of camp wereawarded to Peter O’Brien andLauren Grouse.There was also a very specialevent on this evening, Tuesday25th in Dublin Castle. One of theyoung leaders has successfullycompleted the Gold GaiscePresident’s award and will bepresented with an award by thepresident. Its not often a personget to that achievement and hiswill be the first in Portmarnock forover 25 years, which is fantastic.

Well done to all the membersfor all their hard work.

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This summer, the three RNLIlifeboat stations in Dublinlaunched a total of 37 times. DunLaoghaire launched 18 times,Howth launched 12 times andSkerries a total of seven times.The RNLI charity saves lives at sea.It’s volunteers provide a 24-hoursearch and rescue service aroundthe North County and beyond. As itdepends on voluntary donationsand legacies to maintain its rescueservice, this invaluable servicewould not exist without the tirelessefforts of all its volunteers anddonators. Back in August, Skerries RNLIlaunched to reports of a yachtdrifting on to rocks in the vicinity ofSkerries islands. The lifeboatquickly located a 26ft yacht withtwo people onboard. The yachtwas taken under tow by thelifeboat and brought safely toSkerries harbour.The charity’s volunteer crew

members were involved in manydifferent types of call outs to arange of casualties.Both locally and nationwide manyof the launches were due to peoplegetting caught out by the tide,problems with their vessel’sengine or machinery, and anincreasing range of leisure marineactivities. However there werealso a number of tragedies andmany of the RNLI’s lifeboat crewswere involved in searching formissing loved ones or in bringingthem home.Speaking to the County Leader,Owen Medland, RNLI TrainingDivisional Inspector said: “This hasbeen another busy summer for theRNLI despite the unpredictableweather. There have been somestories of incredible bravery andalso some stories of devastatingloss. In all cases our lifeboatvolunteers have shown extremeprofessionalism and commitment.”

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Foróige VolunteersNeeded In Swords Volunteers arerequired to assist inthe running of aForóige youth initiativefor young people inthe Swords area.Foróige is the largestyouth developmentorganisation in thecountry. There arecurrently 75 ForóigeClubs and youth cafésin Dublin. Foróigeprovides a socialoutlet for youngpeople aged 12 andover. Activities arebased on themembers’ interestsand needs. Club members get tolearn and develop avariety of new skillsand talents. Clubs arevery much rooted in

local community.Without the support oflocal volunteers, suchinitiatives cannothappen. Contact BryanGavin, Regional YouthOfficer on 0868519639

for further details. Volunteers must beaged 18 or over andhave an interest inhelping young peopleachieve for themselvesand reach their poten-tial. Volunteering is agreat way of gettinginvolved in your localcommunity and doingsomething positivewith your spare time.

Flower Arranging In ArdgillanFlower Arranging with Chelsea Silver MedalWinner Christopher White, will take place atArdgillan Castle every Thursday for six weeksfrom 10.30am-12.30. Classes will start on Thursday 27th September. Everybodywelcome. For more information or to book,contact: 01 8492212.

Donabate Needle CraftersA Knit ‘n’ Natter group meet every Tuesday in theDonabate Portrane Community Centre from 10am to 12 noon. A fee of €5 is charged to covercosts. Everyone welcome to knit and have anatter!

Get A Kick Start At RuskAnd Lusk Karate ClubNow that the summermonths are gone,people start to look forevening classes forthemselves and for theirkids. Rush & LuskKarate Club have comeup with a way ofproviding an activitythat the whole family

can participate intogether. The clubactively encourageswhole families to join,that means not just thekids, but parents aswell. Karate can bestarted at any age andcurrent fitness levels arenot a barrier to getting

involved. Karate trainingprovides something forall the family. Adultslooking to get active willappreciate the improvedfitness and flexibilitythat comes from regulartraining. Childrenbenefit from discipline,improved concentration,confidence and co-ordi-nation. The clubwelcomes new membersat any time of the yearwith classes takingplace every Monday andWednesday eveningfrom 8pm until 9pm atRush AFC Clubhouse.

Irish Classes In BalbrigganIrish classes will begin atBalbriggan Library on26th September from6pm until 8pm. There arenot many places left, so ifyou want to be part of theclasses, call to the libraryas soon as possible.

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Local councillors, Tom O’Leary (FG) and CiaranByrne (Lab) have welcomed the announcement ofa new primary care centre for Balbriggan by theMinister for Health James Reilly TD.

Alan Leetch Memorial DayBlows The Lights Out

Announcement OfBalbriggan Primary CareCentre Welcomed

Ballyboughal man, Cian Delaney flew out lastFriday, 21st September to Nancy in France torepresent Ireland in the World DuathlonChampionship. The event, a 10km run,followed by a 40km bike run, is rounded offwith a gruelling 5km run, took place onSunday last.

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Ballyboughal’s Cian Unlucky In France

Feeling Blue InColaiste ChoilmStudents and staff of Colaiste Choilm inSwords were all in blue last Friday, 21stSeptember. But no need to worry, it was all byway of celebrating an historic occasion for theschool. Two recent graduates are involved inAll-Ireland action with the Dublin minor foot-ball and hurling teams.

See story on page 5

The Alan Leetch Memorial Family Fun Day was heldat Fingallians GAA grounds recently. The AlanLeetch fund was set-up after the death of theirfriend, brother, and son Alan Leetch. It was truly amomentous day with in excess of €60,000 beingraised. See page 14

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WelcomingReception ForCatherineMcInerney Saunders were delighted to bethe official Chartered Accountants forParalympics Ireland this year. They offeredtheir services free of charge for a three yearperiod and were fully supportivethroughout the event. It was in recognition of this support thatencouraged Swords lady and Paralympicheroine, Catherine Walsh to call toMcInerney Saunders offices recently to

show the staff and partners her Silver andBronze medals. The firm arranged a verywarm reception for Catherine to commendher on her marvellous achievements. Neal Morrison of McInerney Saunders saidthat, for him, the Paralympic Games wasabout elite sport – he did not see athleteswith disabilities – it was their abilities thathe was inspired by – ability to win, to breakworld records and to achieve personalbests.He told the County Leader: “It is difficult toconvey in words the feeling and emotion ofwatching all the athletes triumph as theydid. ”McInerney Saunders congratulatesCatherine, her fellow athletes and all thesupport personnel of Team Ireland andwishes them continued success.”

Local Paralympic cyclist, Catherine Walsh paid a visit to McInerney Saunders Chartered Accountants office in Swords lastWednesday. McInerney Saunders acted as official Chartered Accountants to Paralympics Ireland and Catherine dropped in toshow off her silver and bronze medals. Pictured are staff members, Agatha Miros, Anne-Marie Coughlan, Fiach O'Shea, DarraghHenry, Thomas Anthony, Owen Sheehy, Cathal Saunders, Donagh Waters, Susan McKittrick, Catherine Walsh, Neal Morrison, RuthBrereton and Deirdre Healy.

A Quiz Night was held in the Milestone in Balbriggan, as part of Balbriggan Safety Week.Proceeds from the quiz were donated to Balbriggan Meals on Wheels. Pictured at theevent are Zoe Nelson (Quizmaster), Louise Butler (Balbriggan Community PolicingForum), Sean Crossan (Adjudicator) and Meals on Wheels members, Helen Davis, ColetteBrangan and Margaret O'Brien.

Bank Closure Greatly Affects Rush CommunityLocal independent T.D.Clare Daly has called onA.I.B to withdraw its deci-sion to close the branchat Rush. She warns thisdecision will take theheart out of Community of

Rush unless a U-turn ismade.Speaking about theclosure, she told theCounty Leader: said,“Having considered theresearch undertaken by

the Chamber ofCommerce in Rush, it isclear beyond any doubtthat this Community isbeing worst effected byfar out of all of thebranches pinpointed forclosure. Eight thousandpeople in Rush will beeffected if this decisiongoes ahead. This issimply unacceptable.”“To imagine that citizensin Rush, including manyelderly citizens who can’tdrive, would be forced tomake the journey toBalbriggan and Skerries,in order to carry out theirbanking transactions is anoutrage,” she continued. “I fully support the call ofthe Rush Chamber ofCommerce to the seniorexecutives in A.I.B toreverse this decision andto meet with the commu-nity and elected represen-tatives in advance of theOctober 26th deadline, sothat we can ensure that itis reversed. No othercommunity is affected inthis way. We have tomake a stand in thatregard.”

Exhibition InBallyboughal An art exhibition byPortmarnock artist,Rhóda Uí Chonaire,takes place in theGrange Gallery,Ballyboughal, every dayduring September from10am - 5pm. The exhibi-tion entitled ‘Súil Siar -Samhlacha: Simulacra’,includes work in oils andacrylics, and featuresportraits, still lives andlandscapes.

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T he much anticipated FingalEnterprise Week is just aroundthe corner. This year’s event is

expected to be bigger and betterthan ever. The week will be crammedwith opportunities for businessesand aspiring entrepreneurs and mostevents are free of charge.Fingal County Enterprise Board hasjoined forces with some of the world’smost respected technology compa-nies and social media brands forFingal Enterprise Week.Representatives from IBM, Paypal,Sage, Facebook, Apple, Realex

Payments and LinkedIn will bemeeting small business owners andaspiring entrepreneurs at three freeevents.On Monday, October 1st, the curtain-raiser for Fingal Enterprise Week isthe ‘Working in a Digital Age’ morningworkshop at the Carlton Hotel, DublinAirport. Key experts will bediscussing new media, new chal-lenges and best practices for smallbusinesses.Then there is the eagerly awaitedFood Forum on Tuesday, October 2nd,which is being hosted by Keelings atFood Central in St. Margaret’s. The

theme of the Food Forum is ‘Growth,Innovation and Collaboration in theFood Industry’, and is expected to beone of the biggest events of the week.Group Managing Director of Keelings,Caroline Keeling will be sharing thegroup’s ‘keys to success with foodproducers and suppliers, giving a‘behind-the-scenes’ look at the FoodCentral facilities. This event is opento anyone involved in the foodgrowth, production, transport,wholesale and retailing sector.On Wednesday, October 3rd one ofthe highlights of the day will be the

‘Business Start Up Bootcamp,’ whichis a full day bootcamp (from 9am-5pm) designed for start ups andaspiring entrepreneurs. The cost is€25 per participant (including lunch)and takes place in the Hilton Hotel inDublin Airport. Next up is the National 50+Enterprise Day on Friday, October5th. Aimed at anyone aged 50 andover, the initiative may boost thenumber of ‘senior entrepreneurs’ inIreland by increasing the number ofnew companies set up by people inthat age group. The CountyEnterprise Board is hosting a day-

long conference inBlanchardstown under the themeof ‘Succeeding In Your Start-Up.’Building on the success ofprevious workshops for seniorentrepreneurs. There are four entrepreneurs andcompanies shortlisted for theFingal Enterprise Award. They are Darragh Richardsonfrom Agile Networks, Tom Keoghfrom Keogh’s Crisps, John Ahernefrom Golfgraffix, and AdrianMcGreevy from Amphibia Sport.Agile Networks Ltd. is aspecialist provider of ITnetworking solutions in Ireland.The company was set up byDarragh and FrancoiseRichardson, designs, builds andsupports complex networksbased on technically-led engi-neering excellence.Keoghs Crisps Ltd. was incorpo-rated less than 12 months ago(November 2011) on the Keoghfamily farm at Oldtown. Keoghshas already won prestigiousawards including the ‘FoodStart Up Company of the YearAward’ and two ‘Great TasteGold’ awards from the Guild ofFine Food.Golfgraffix Ltd. is the brainchild ofself-confessed golf fanatic andcomputer geek, John Aherne and hasbeen in operation since 2010. Itoffers web users the ability to playvarious golf courses at home.Amphibia Sport designs innovativesports equipment. Its main features,including a waterproof pouch andchanging mat have been incorpo-rated into the new smaller “Evo Bag”which is targeted at more main-stream sports, including the gym andswimming.Speaking about the Enterprise week,Manager of Bank of Ireland Swords,Paddy Lonergan said, ”Bank ofIreland is delighted to sponsor FingalEnterprise Week. They provide greatsupport to businesses in the areaand we are very happy to be associ-ated with such a prestigious event.” On the opening day, 1st October, apanel of successful exporters will beoffering advice to aspiring exportersat the ‘I ’ve Been There! AnEntrepreneur Led Exporting

Workshop’, which takes place at theBracken Court Hotel in Balbrigganwith free entry.Experienced entrepreneurs andexporters at the evening eventinclude Celine Hayes English from Couveture,a premium desserts manufacturer,Patrick Doyle from WH Scott Lifting,manufacturers of heavy lifting equip-ment and cargo control products andPhilip Gaffney from O’ Gowna,designers of Irish craft and giftware.Colm MacFhionnlaioch from thePotential Exporters Division ofEnterprise Ireland and Chris Gordon,Chairman of the Irish Export Co-Operative will also be on hand tooutline the assistance on offer tothose companies planning to breakinto new export markets. The work-shop runs from 6pm to 9pm.On the final day, October 5th, ‘MyBiggest Challenges’ workshop withthree successful entrepreneurs takesplace at the Marine Hotel at Sutton

Cross. Nicola Byrne from 11890,Michael Dawson from the Gift VoucherShop and Tom Keogh from Keogh’sCrisps will all be revealing how theyovercame their biggest challenges.Chaired by Sarah Carey from Newstalk,the event runs from 8am to 10.30am,with free continental breakfast andfree entry.Oisin Geoghegan, CEO with FingalCounty Enterprise Board said;“Through Fingal Enterprise Week,we’re encouraging aspiring exporters,as well as up-and-coming entrepre-neurs, to take the opportunity oflearning from those who have gonebefore. By gaining valuable insights,top tips and words of wisdom, poten-tial exporters and entrepreneurs canpotentially avoid making costlymistakes and increase their chance ofsuccess.”The winner of Fingal Enterprise Awards2012 will go forward to the NationalEnterprise Awards in November.

How the on-line era is changing your business. 9.00am - 12.00pm Carlton Hotel,Dublin Airport.

Best Practice Marketing and Finance. 2.00pm - 5.00pm IBM Blanchardstown, Dublin 15.

I’ve Been There! An Entrepreneur Led Exporting Workshop.6.00pm - 9.00pm Bracken Court Hotel,

Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.

Business Briefing over Breakfast with Fingal Dublin Chamber7.30am - 9.00am Grand Hotel,

Malahide.Exploring opportunities for your business among ageing consumers.

2.00pm - 5.00pm Fingal County Council Chamber, County Hall, Swords.

Growth, Innovation and Collaboration in the Food industry.6.00pm - 9.00pm Keelings / Food Central,

St. Margarets, Co. Dublin.

An energetic one day adventure for start-ups and aspiring entrepreneurs.9.00am - 5.00pm Hilton Hotel,

Dublin Airport.One to one business mentoring for new entrepreneurs.

6.00pm - 9.00pm Various.

Speed Networking Event 6.00pm - 9.00pm Roganstown House Hotel, Swords.

How to get your business message to the outside world.9.00am - 12.00pm Radisson Hotel,

Dublin Airport.Reduce the tax you pay and improve your cashflow.

9.00am - 12.30pm Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15.

Management Masterclass with Paypal

3.00pm - 5.30pm Paypal, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15.

Business pitching competition at LINC 6.00pm - 9.00pm Linc, Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15.

Succeeding in Your Start-Up 9.00am - 5.00pm Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15.

3 Entrepreneurs tell you how they overcame their biggest business challenges.8.00am - 10.30am Marine Hotel, Sutton.

Paddy Lonergan, Manager of Bank of Ireland, Swords (centre), is pictured with the four FingalEnterprise Awards finalists, John Aherne from Golfgraffix, Tom Keogh from Keogh's Crisps,Darragh Richardson from Agile Networks and Adrian McGreevy from Amphibia Sport.

PsychiatricSoft Toys HitThe ShopsA German toy maker hasunveiled a controversialnew range of animalswhich all have psychi-atric illnesses. The toys– suffering from every-thing from bipolardisorder to acutedepression – come withtheir own medicalhistory, a referral letterand a treatment plan.‘Patients’ from theParaplush toy companyinclude Dub the turtlewith severe depression,Sly the snake who sufferfrom terrifying hallucina-tions, Dolly the sheepwith a multiple person-ality disorder and a croc-odile with an irrationalfear of water.

GERMANYWacky WorldBalbriggan Railway

History Presentation Balbriggan and District Historical Society’s nextpresentation is entitled ‘The Coming of theRailway to Balbriggan’ and will be presented bythe renowned author and railway historian,Brian Mac Aongusa. It takes place onWednesday, 26th September at 8pm in theTown Hall, Balbriggan. Brian is an authority onIreland’s railways and has contributed to manytelevision programmes, including ‘Bóithre

Iarainn’ and ‘IarnródUladh’, both for TG4,and also the Irish leg ofthe BBC’s very popularseries, ‘Great BritishRailway Journeys’which was presentedby Michael Portillo.Among the books thathe has written are‘Broken Rails: Crashesand Sabotage on IrishRailways’ and ‘TheHarcourt Street Line:Back on Track’. All arewelcome to attend.

Join YouthTheatreGroupThere are still a coupleof places available in theMillbank Youth Theatre(MYTH) earlier slot from7pm - 8.15 p.m. Age 12 -15 year olds. If you areinterested pleasecontact MillbankTheatre on 8437475.

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Ballyboughal’s CianUnlucky In FranceBallyboughal man, Cian Delaney flew out lastFriday, 21st September to Nancy in France torepresent Ireland in the World DuathlonChampionship. The event, which comprises a10km run, followed by a 40km bike run, isrounded off with a gruelling 5km run, took placeon Sunday last. Cian ran a great race and waswell in contention.

Unfortunately, he hada mishap on the bike,when the chain cameoff and he lost almost aminute, putting himout of contention.T h e C o u n t y L e a d e rspoke to him, prior toleaving for the eventa n d h e e x p l a i n e dwhat is involved int h i s e v e n t . “ I ’ mc o m p e t i n g i n t h eW o r l d A g e G r o u pChampionship in the30-34 year old cate-g o r y . L a s t y e a r i nSpain, I won a bronzemedal in the 25-29year old category.” Ibecame interested int h e e v e n t w h e n Ip l a y e d f o o t b a l l f o rB a l l y b o u g h a l , Ir e a l i s e d t h a t I w a sg o o d a t r u n n i n g . Istarted taking it ups e r i o u s l y a b o u t ay e a r a g o . ” T h ec y c l i n g e v e n t i s ap a r t i c u l a r l y s t r o n gevent for Cian and hei s a m e m b e r o fS t a m u l l e n C y c l i n gClub. He won a fewLeinster medals withthem. “I had a bad crash on

The seminar will beconducted by threewell known andsuccessful businesspeople, called ‘The3Authors’ and aremade up of TedCorcoran, CiaraConlon and RachelKil leen. They arebusiness experts, whohave published booksthat help businesspeople to succeed.Ted Corcoran told theCounty Leader ," M a n y b u s i n e s speople feel depleted.They simply don'thave enoughresources or time tothink. We all wantgreater success and

satisfaction from ourwork. We all needmore time to devoteto the activities thatwe really enjoy -leisure, family andfriends. We all needto grow our customerbase and to build rela-tionships for the longterm.The 3Authors arebusiness experts, whohave published booksthat help businesspeople to succeed.Our approach ispurely practical andthis is what we talkabout:Ted Corcoran, authorof The LeadershipBus continued, "The

idea behind theseminar is that it isgenerally acceptedthat business is at thebottom of the cycle atthe moment; there-fore the only is to goup. This seminar willgive you some tips onhow to move forwardand wil l kick-startbusinesses that needthe motivation andtips on how to getgoing again," he said.Corcoran served asInternational presi-dent of ToastmastersInternational in2003/04, a worldwideorganisation of some300,000 members in120 countries, which

is the leading organi-sation in communica-tion and leadershiptraining in the world.He is the owner of"Ted Corcoran &Associates" based inDublin. His presentation willinclude what distin-guishes successfulpeople from the rest.What do they do orhow do they act to

make them so? "In mypresentation, I talkabout ten habits thatsuccessful peopleemploy to achievetheir goals," he said.Strong demand isanticipated for thisseminar. The cost is€100. Register atwww.tinyurl.com/rebootyourbusiness toensure that you get aticket.

t h e b i k e a b o u t 7w e e k s a g o , b u t I ’ mback racing again andI feel really fresh, dueto my injury lay-off.”Cian is aware of the

s i z e o f t h e t a s kconfronting him, butp r o m i s e d t h a t h ewould give it his allin the event. “I’ll bec o m p e t i t i v e a n dconfident of giving ag o o d a c c o u n t o fmyself. Cian’s entiref a m i l y w e r e i nF r a n c e t o s u p p o r th i m a n d t h i s g a v eh i m g r e a t e n c o u r -agement to do well.

Cian Delaney is pictured as he gets ready for his lasttraining session prior to leaving for France to competein the World Duathlon Championships.

Business SeminarDesigned To RebootYour BusinessHow do successful business people flourish in turbulent times?A seminar entitled 'Reboot your Business' will reveal all. Theseminar, which takes place on Friday, 12th October at Bewley's HotelDublin Airport from 9.30am until 1pm, is set to provide the answersto people whose businesses are stuck in a log jam. Find out how youcan be more successful, spend your time more productively and havemore loyal customers.

Business expert, Ted Corcoran is pictured getting readyfor the upcomig seminar, 'Reboot your Business'

Foróige Comes To LoughshinnyForóige needs your help tostart a much needed youthinitiative for young peoplein the Loughshinny area.Foróige bel ieve in thedevelopment and potentialof young people. Foróigeclubs provide a spacewhere young people cansocial ise safely and getinvolved in a variety ofactivities. Volunteers are akey component to ensuringthe success of such clubs.There are currently over

600 clubs and cafesthroughout the country.Loughshinny could be next!An information evening willtake place in LoughshinnyCommunity Centre onWednesday 26thSeptember at 8pm foranyone interested infinding out about Foróigeand how to get involved.Further information avail-able from Bryan Gavin,Regional Youth Off icer0868519639.

The Rush Autumn Craft Fairwil l take place onSeptember 30th at the GAAComplex St Maurs from11am to 5pm. This is thebiggest non-commercialcraft fair in the NorthCounty and will host up to50 stalls with differentcrafts such as jewellery,woodwork, cards, hand-made fashion items,

flowers, embroidery andsewing, glass art, designerknitwear, beauty products,baking, jams chutneys andpreserves, sweets, toys,paintings, photography andmuch more. Everybodywelcome. All profits fromstall rental will go to theHospice and the Jack & JillFoundation.

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MAUREEN REECE (Visitor, Derby England): Yeah, it was a very good lift. I hope theycan do it again.

SINÉAD HUGHES (Swords): Yeah I think Ireland did get a lift fromthe Olympics and the Paralympics.Definitely yes.

TOM FEEHILY (Rush): Yeah, I think it was a big boost. You know,it’s like a big football match, we need toget together. Yeah, it was a big boost.

FRANK REDMOND (Swords): Of course it did. And everyone admired theathletes that went to the Paralympics.Whether they get home with a medal ornot, simply participating is a marvellousachievement for them and for our country.

GERALDINE SHERIDAN (Swords):I think the Paralympics should have gotmore television coverage, advertisementsor something. They performed marvel-lously well at the Paralympics but theydidn’t get enough coverage. That’s all Ihave to say.

PABLO RODRIGUEZ (Swords): I didn’t really follow the Paralympics, butyeah, I think it was a big lift though it didn't get enough coverage.

CLELIA HINOST (Dublin City Centre): We did so well at the Paralympics but Ithink the coverage could have been a bitbetter during the games, because theOlympics got a lot of coverage and theParalympics were mainly mentionedduring the news on TV and in the news-paper. But generally speaking I'd say wewere very pleased about how we did.

STEPHEN KEELING (Malahide): Yes it did, I thought the boxing at theOlympics was great, fantastic. I didn’t paythat much attention to the Paralympics,but we did very very well and it was a goodlift, yes.

...AND THEWINNER IS!

Announcement Of BalbrigganPrimary Care Centre WelcomedLocal councillor, Tom O’Leary (FG) haswelcomed the announcement of a new primarycare centre for Balbriggan by the Minister forHealth James Reilly TD.

“The HSE has signedan agreement tolease with theproposers of thisexcellent new primarycare centre forBalbriggan and I aminformed, as part ofthat agreement thatplanning permissionis expected to belodged to the CountyCouncil next month,”said O’Leary.“I know that thisprimary care centre inBalbriggan has beena priority for myselfand Minister Rei l lyfor some time.”O’Leary cont inued,“The exist ing HSEHealth Centre whichhas served the peoplefor a long time is in adilapidated conditionfor some time and thepeople of Balbriggandeserve a newmodern state of theart pr imary carecentre with moderndiagnostic facilitiesavailable locally tothe people inBalbriggan. I under-stand the local GPsare broadlysupport ive of thisproject and lookforward to the newfaci l i ty becomingavai lable to theirpatients as soon aspossible,” heconcluded.Meanwhi le, C l l r .C iaran Byrne (Lab)

says that data ond i s a d v a n t a g esupports the inclusionof Balbriggan on theDepartment ofHealth’s Primary CareCentre Priority list.Byrne said that “partsof the media hassought to portrayMinister of StateShortall as opposedto the inclusion ofBalbriggan. In fact, in

her Dail speech, shewas merely insistingthat Minister forHealth, Dr JamesReilly TD, publish thewritten rationale forsuch an inclusion inthe priority list, in theinterests of politicaltransparency and fair-ness.“Furthermore, in herspeech on Friday atthe launch ofCommunitySafety Week inBalbriggan, MinisterShortal l acknowl-edged the need for aprimary heath care inthe town.

“Her concern hasbeen to ensure thatthe provis ion ofessentialservices and facilitiesacross the country isfa i r and does notrevert to the kind ofstroke politics prac-tised in this countryfor decades that leddirectly to the crashof the Celtic Tiger,”said Byrne.He went on to saythat the datas u p p o r t i n gBalbr iggan’s inclu-sion in the priority listactual ly exists .“Three years ago,dur ing my term asChairman of theFingal LeaderPartnership, weundertook additionalresearch that conclu-s ively showed thatthe level of disadvan-tage in Balbr igganwas higher thanGovernment statisticssuggested. FormerMinister Pat Careywas so convinced bythis additional infor-mation that, at a timeof severe cutbacks,he made extra fundsavailable for servicesfor the unemployed inthe town.”Byrne cont inues,“Current data showsthat the situation hasdeter iorated s incethen. So, as there is adirect correlat ionbetween disadvan-tage and poor healthin the population, theargument for aprimary health carecentre in Balbrigganis therefore valid.”

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MICHAEL KECWUEY (Swords): Yeah I think it did. We got great coverageon the London Olympics. Any time weperform well in sports it gives the countrya bit of a lift. And at the end of the day weneed a positive lift, you know. And that’sprobably the only good news we have.

DERMOT GERAGHTY (Swords): I didn’t watch the Paralympics but as forthe Olympics, we definitely got a lift fromit. It really brought the country up. That’sall, I am more of a football fan!

O’Brien Selected AsGreen Candidate

Last Thursday, 20th September, the BrackenCourt Hotel in Balbriggan saw the rebirth ofthe Green Party in the North County. Theselection convention for the local electioncandidate for the Balbriggan Ward (which alsoincludes Skerries, Rush, Lusk and much ofrural North County), saw no less than fourcandidates vying for the position. After an evening of passionate speeches andhard questioning,Skerries man JoeO’Brien (35) wassuccessful. O’Briencurrently works as aPolicy Officer withthe NGO CrosscareMigrant Projectwhich works withIrish emigrants,returning Irishemigrants and newimmigrants toIreland. Afterwards, he said,“The Green Party inthe North County is on the road back. Afterlearning from difficult local and general elec-tions, we are now stronger and wiser. We haveregrouped and renewed and now we start thefight to show the people of the area that theGreen message is more important than ever.” He continued, “I believe it is vital we have aGreen perspective on the Council to overseeand monitor issues like sewage treatment,water quality, planning and how the naturalresources of the North County are protected.The development of a monster sewage plantin particular makes the need for the Greenrepresentation on the Council particularlypressing.” “We need to show that the Green way is at thesame time the most immediate and best longterm way of giving something back,” heconcluded.

Pictured here is Kerri McDonnell from Swords withboyfriend, Jamie Matthews Crampton from Leeds. Kerriattended her debs recently.

Joe O’Brien

Anna Robinson from Skerries was the winner of the€2,000 Utility Bill prize, which was presented byMillfield Shopping Centre, Balbriggan. Anna, who ispictured here with Millfied Centre Manager, PeterCarey was thrilled with her win. "I'm absolutelydelighted. I was shocked and thrilled to hear that Ihad won. I hardly ever win anything and this is abrilliant bonus leading up to Christmas." Anna is aregular shopper at Millfield and spoke of the freeparking and 24 hour shopping as a real bonus andhad great praise for the friendly staff there.

Though the games have been and gone,Ireland and indeed the North County,has much to be proud of as our athletes did tremendously well

during the Olympic and Paralympic games, surpassing everyone'sexpectations. The County Leader went out and about recently to getthe opinion of our locals. We asked them if they felt the country got aboost from the games. Here is what they had to say:

By Pierre Vandevelde

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Feeling Blue InColaiste ChoilmStudents and staff of Colaiste Choilm in Swordswere all in blue last Friday, 21st September. Butno need to worry, it was all by way of cele-brating an historic occasion for the school.They wore their blue Dublin jerseys to celebratethe fact that two recently graduated studentshave achieved great success on the GAA fields.Cahal Flynn and Eoin Howard are on the Dublinminor football and minor hurling panels respec-tively. Cahal, who plays for Ballyboughal, repre-

sented Dublin minor footballers in last Sunday’sepic encounter with neighbours, Meath, whileEoin, from Whitehall Colmcille, will be on dutyagainst Tipperary in the replayed hurling finalon Sunday. Both lads paid a trip back to theschool on Friday last, amid great excitementfrom their former colleagues.Teacher and coach, Sinead Hynes said theschool was giddy with excitement. “The lads inthe school are thrilled to see familiar facestaking centre stage at Croke Park and they are acredit to the school. Everyone was glued to thetelly to see Cahal and the same will happenagain on Sunday for Eoin. We’re so proud ofboth of them,” she said.

Pictured at the Coffee Morning at Rolestown Hall last Thursday, in aid of St FrancisHospice, which was hosted by Rolestown ICA are, Maureen Sherry, Eithne Moore, AnnO'Meara and Geraldine Canny. All proceeds from the morning go to St Francis Hospice.This is the 20th year that ICA Rolestown has hosted this event.

Local lady, SheilaMorris from Malahideis involved in a brandnew Breast CancerCampaign called ‘Getthe Girls.’ Sheila is oneof the founders of ‘GetThe Girls.’ She hasbeen involved infundraising for breastcancer research in theNorth County for sometime. She got involvedas she was personallytouched by cancerseveral years ago. Hersister passed awayfrom leukaemia 47years ago and as a

Malahide Woman InvolvedIn Cancer Campaign

AnimalAccomplicesSpring RooFrom ZooA kangaroo has escapedfrom a German zoo –with helps from hisaccomplices, a fox and awild boar. Three kanga-roos originally got out oftheir enclosure after ahelpful fox dug a holenext to the fence. Two ofthree were then able toescape the park entirelythrough another holedug by a wild boarunder the exteriorboundary. Vets hadmanaged to snare oneof the pair after a longchase. The other onehad managed to stayone hop ahead ofauthorities.

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result she was drivento support the IrishCancer Society andfundraise to do her bit.A few of the ladies onher fundraising teamhave suffered frombreast cancer, so thereis a great local effortto get involved. The campaign waslaunched as part ofthe Irish CancerSociety. It asks womenaround the NorthCounty and beyond todo their bit for breastcancer research thisOctober.

The Irish CancerSociety is calling onevery woman inIreland to cometogether and ‘Get theGirls’ during Octoberto combat breastcancer. At the launchof its new campaignrecently, the IrishCancer Society sent arallying call to allwomen to help reachthe next ground-breaking breast cancerdiscovery by raisingfunds for vital breastcancer research inIreland.

This is a fun way forwomen to get togetherand raise money forbreast cancerresearch. There are somany ways to takepart: you can ‘Get theGirls’ round with agirly movie night orcome dine with medinner party, ‘Get theGirls’ dancing with asponsored dance off,‘Get the Girls’ volun-teering selling pinkribbons on October5th, Get the Girlsbaking with a cakesale at work or Get theGirls running with afun run - every activitycounts!

Update On NewMental HealthUnits InPortrane Deputy Brendan Ryan (LAB)placed a Parliamentary Questionto the Minister for Health inwhich he asked the posit ionregarding the proposal to movethe Central Mental Hospital inDundrum to Portrane in NorthCounty. He also asked the stagethe proposal is at and if there areany t imescales on how theproposal is progressing.Ryan told the County Leader: “Iwas informed by the Minister ofState that the Infrastructural andCapital Programme 2012 - 2016

includes capital funding for theReconfiguration of the NationalForensic Mental Health Services.This will include the replacementof the Central Mental Hospital(CMH), the development of a 10bed Intel lectual Disabi l i tyForensic Mental Health Unit, a 10bed Chi ld and AdolescentForensic Mental Health Unit, aswell as four regional IntensiveCare Rehabilitation Units. It isplanned to build the new CMH,the Intellectual Disability and theChild and Adolescent ForensicMental Health Units at Portrane.”“The design team has recentlybeen appointed and commencedwork on the project. I t isexpected that construction willcommence in 2014 and take twoyears to complete,” heconcluded.

Big Win InSkerriesSkerries Zingo drawhad a big winnerrecently when PatKenny picked up acheque for €3,100from Fergal Lynchfrom Skerries Harpsf u n d r a i s i n gCommittee. The drawfor the Zingo takesplace every Thursdaynight in variousvenues in Skerries.Envelopes cost €2and can be boughtfrom Gary Holland, or you can now enteron line at sker-riesharps.ie. Jackpotnow stands at €1,100.

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Playing It Safe In BalbrigganBalbriggan CommunityPolicing Forum heldthe BalbrigganCommunity SafetyWeek for the secondyear. The event wasofficially opened byMinister of State atthe Department ofHealth, RoisinShortall.The colourful eventwas held at StGeorge’s Square onFriday last, 21stSeptember. TheSquare was awashwith colour andatmosphere, as fami-lies gathered to seesafety demonstrationsfrom local emergency

units. Present werethe Garda Band, whoentertained the large

gathering, Alsopresent were the CivilDefence, Skerries

RNLI, Nifti, The CoastGuard, Dublin FireBrigade, who weredelighted to show offtheir skills tomesmerised locals.The local Farmers’Market was alsopresent and the sceneresembled somethingfrom the continent.The week kicked offwith a public meetingin the Town Hall,Balbriggan on Monday17th of Septemberlast. The event wasattended by the newAn Garda SiochanaBalbriggan AreaSuperintendent NoelCarolan, InspectorDeclan Yeats, LouiseEdmonds and BrianMurray from theCounty Council andchaired by LouiseButler from theB a l b r i g g a nCommunity PolicingForum. This was followed by awell attended event inBracken Court Hotel,

Balbriggan onThursday 20thSeptember, which washosted by An GardaSiochana and assistedby BalbrigganChamber ofCommerce, to raiseawareness of crimeissues that affect thebusiness community.It provided an oppor-tunity for the recentlyappointed superinten-dent for BalbrigganDistrict, Noel Carolanto meet the Businesscommunity and hekindly offered hisassistance in any areaand at any time. Detective InspectorGus Keane who organ-ised the event thenintroduced thespecialist speakers.Important advice inrelation to CrimePrevention and FraudDetection werepresented to the atten-dees. This was the firstmeeting of its kind totake place in the NorthCounty region andKevin Tolan, Presidentof Balbriggan Chamberof Commerce statedthat he was “pleasedthat direct efforts werebeing made by AnGarda Siochana tobring better communi-cation between TheBusiness Communityand the authorities.” “The Chamber ofCommerce have alsoagreed to work withAn Garda Siochana insetting up a ‘text alertscheme’ forBalbriggan similar tothe successful schemein operation inLetterkenny. Overall avery worthwhile eventthat can only be goodfor Balbriggan and bad

for the criminals,” hesaid.A series of local eventswere held and localswere encouraged tovisit the Garda stationto see how the gardaicarry out their work.This was very popularwith locals, particu-larly kids, whowitnessed a car beingcut open to rescuepeople trapped inside.A helicopter rescuingpeople also proved tobe very popular. all inall, a very informativeand interesting weekwas had by all.

By Patrick Finnegan

Miinister of State at the Department of Health, Roisin Shortall cuts the ribbon at the offi-cial opening of Balbriggan Safety Week on Friday last, 21st September.

Pictured at the official opening of Balbriggan Safety Week on Friday last, 21st Septemberare Tom Daly and Adrian Sutton from Dublin Fire Brigade at the back, with Skerries RNLImembers, Linda Russell, AJ Hughes and Ronnie Horan.

Pictured at the Nifti stand at the official opening of Balbriggan Safety Week on Fridaylast, 21st September are Eric Bentley (Manager, Nifti), Acting Cathaoirleach, MonicaHarford, Mick Kavanagh (Nifti) and Balbriggan Town Clerk, Brian Murray.

Pupils from Gaelscoil Bhaile Brigin in Balbriggan get some safety tips from the CivilDefence at the official opening of Balbriggan Safety Week.

Minister of State, Roisin Shorthall gets some tips fromacting Cathaoirlech of Balbriggan Town Council, MonicaHarford at the opening of Balbriggan Safety Week

Upcoming Action Ireland Golf ClassicA Charity Golf Classic inaid of Action IrelandTrust will be held at theaward winningMontgomerie Course atCarton House,Maynooth onWednesday, 3rdOctober next. There willbe a shotgun start at10am. It comprises of a4 ball and the cost is€500 per team, toinclude a BBQ at the9th hole and a prize giving dinner in

the clubhouse later, as well as numerousother prizes.Each February, ActionIreland Trust, with thesupport of PortmarnockCommunity Schoolsends more than 60people, including tran-sition year students,parents, teachers andfriends with a crosssection of skills in

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Exhibition InMalahideCatherine Lawlor’sSchool of Art is holdingits 10th annual art exhi-bition in MalahideTennis Club on Saturdayand Sunday, September29th and 30th in aid ofthe children’s medicaland research foundationat Our Lady’s Hospitalfor Sick Children,Crumlin. All arewelcome.

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Clean Sweep For BalscaddenOn Thursday 20thSeptember last, the37th communitybased anti- l i ttercompetition, FingalCleaner Communities

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ance of residentialand business areasaround the county.It ’s similar to, butseparate from theTidy Towns

Competit ion. Theoverall prize wasawarded to theBalscadden DistrictCommunity Councilfor their excellentwork within theirVillage. Other notableprizes given on thenight were: BestPresented ThatchedCottage for “ClayCottage” in Lusk, BestPresented Town whichagain went to Lusk,Best PresentedCommunity Centregiven to Balscaddenand Best Example OfSpecial CommunityEffort which went toSeabury Tidy DistrictsGroup in Malahide. Many communitygroups fromthroughout the North

County participated inthis year’s event.There were over 100entrants across al lcategories, whichrange from Best FrontGarden to the GreenBusiness Award. Atotal of 35 prizes wereawarded on the night,which is an increaseof six prizes on lastyear due to theextremely high stan-dard of entries. County Mayor, Cllr .Cian O’Callaghan,commented: “TheCleaner Communitiesawards fosters greatcommunity spir it .Householders whomay not know eachother have turned outto take part in clean-ups in their local

areas having beenencouraged by theirlocal t idy townscommunities. We owea great deal of grati-tude to those peoplewho encourage therest of us to takepride in our surround-ings.”

Pictured with his award for best Thatched Cottage is Anthony Rogan from Lusk. Anthonyis pictured here with County Mayor, Cian O'Callaghan and PJ Howell (County Council)

The overall prize at the recent Fingal Cleaner Communities Awards 2012 was awarded tothe Balscadden District Community Council for their excellent work within their Village.Pictured here L-R are: County Mayor, Cian O' Callaghan, Maria Cannon, Nick Halligan andDirector Of Services PJ Howell.

Pictured here after receiving the award for best example of Special Community Effort fromCounty Major, Cllr. Cian O'Callaghan are Michael O'Neill, Philip Lynch and Jacinta Cumiskeyfrom Seabury Tidy Districts Group in Malahide and Director Of Services PJ Howell.

Lusk won the award for the Best Presented Town at the recent Cleaner CommunitiesAwards ceremony at County Hall on Thursday last, 20th September. Pictured are CountyMayor, Cian O'Callaghan, Nina Flynn, Pat Kelly, Teresa Kilmurray and PJ Howell from theCounty Council.

Great Start For Applewood Community CentreFaces were painted,castles bounced andmagic tricks wereperformed all to the

delight of childrenfrom Swords andbeyond. The localcommunity centre in

Applewood was theplace to be as it heldits first ever Family FunDay recently.Applewood CommunityCentre is only monthsold but has alreadywoven itself into thefabric of the localcommunity. The largeattendance on the daywas solid proof of this.

Amid the obligatoryface painting andbouncy castles, therewas a whole host ofentertainment and funprovided by localgroups who came toadd music and danceto the occasion. Thegood people at theCommunity Centrehave publicly thankedall the groups involvedin making the day sucha roaring success.

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Emma Byrne, Emma Curran, Laura Cummins and AmyMorgan from Loreto College, Swords show their JuniorCert results.

Pictured are Neil Butler and David Caffrey afterreceiving their Junior Certificate Results fromColaiste Choilm in Swords.

Sean Mok and ChristopherCambell receiving their JuniorCertificate Results from ColaisteChoilm in Swords.

Amy Keirnan, BalbrigganCommunity School

Pictured receiving their JuniorCertificate Results are LukasMedvedevas, Nazariy Lasiy andMicheal O'Sullivan from FingalCommunity College in Swords.

Lauren Clarke and Hannah Byrne fromMalahide Community School arepictured with their Junior Cert results.

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Hayley O'Rourke, Aine Butterly, Alex McKenna andGillian Keane after receiving their Junior CertificateResults from Fingal Community College in Swords.

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Maree McLoughlin, Linda Okolo, Nicole Corcoran and Lorna Seagrave,from Loreto College, Swords are happy with their Junior Cert results.

Pictured receiving their JuniorCertificate Results are MeganMcKeown and Jodie Morrisfrom Fingal CommunityCollege in Swords.

Pictured receiving their JuniorCertificate Results are CiaranHegarty and Oisin Moule fromColaiste Choilm in Swords.

Pictured are Malahide Community School students, IanMangan, Paul Devanney, Tiernan Allen, Cian Copeland andChris Lambert, as they receive their Junior Cert results.

Nikki Harford andMelissa Gogginsfrom MalahideCommunity Schoolare in happy mood,having receivedtheir Junior Certresults.

Pictured are Malahide CommunitySchool students, Eimear Nicholl,Catherine Breen and Rachel King asthey receive their Junior Cert results.

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Pictured here are 2ndWood Technology Yearstudents from BalbrigganCommunity College withtheir Nesting Boxes, withMr Boylan, Mr Pierce,Niall Martin fromNationwide and cameraman Ronan Hand whenthe Nationwide crewvisited the school.

The Emmaus Retreatcentre, will host avariety of courses andworkshops over thenext couple of weeks. Courses will include,Cosmology Scienceand God on 13thOctober with AnthonyMark McDonnell,Release the InnerWriter with SteveNoble on 6th and 7thOctober. This retreat isfor writers of all kinds. "Grow your OwnVegetables and Fruitwith a Difference" ison 13th October.Michael Fox is facili-tating this one dayworkshop. Silk Painting ForBeginners starts on3rd October, withWatercolour paintingfor beginners andstarters taking placeon 29th September.Livingwheel Coachingand Recovery "FromMotivation toTransformation" is on30th September. If youneed to change some-thing in your life , "TheLivingwheel" canassist you in identi-fying those very issuesthat are a source ofdisturbance in your lifeand ‘Making The Mostof Your Potential’ willbe on 30th September.

For nearly 20 yearswoodwork students atthe college have madenesting boxes forBirdwatch Ireland . Eachyear another batch is

It's thanks to the pupilsat BalbrigganCommunity College thatthe Roseate tern popu-lation on Rockabill is insuch rude good health .

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whichwill be screenedon Friday September28th at 7pm, broughtthree students toRockabill this year tosee just how the boxes

have helped the terns.Nationwide presenterAnn Cassin, herself anative of Balbriggan,came over to Rockabillin July to see the chickstake their first flight.

The TV programme willfeature the students ofBalbriggan CommunityCollege making a newhousing estate for theterns which has beennamed "Halpo's

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The new energy effi-cient steel lamps withno overhead wiresadd a very moderntouch to an area ofgreat historic value."They also noted thefloral displays andstated, "All yearround planting notonly provides colourfor the year and anatural wildlifehabitat, but cuts downon costs andresources associatedwith annual planters.Planting can help toenhance the builtenvironment by soft-ening the edges and

added colour to anarea to present themat their best. Theplanting of one treespecies on approachroads can be veryeffective," they noted.Chairman of the TidyTowns committee, JoeTroy was delightedwith the positiveattention that thetown is receiving. Hesaid, "The lovely floraldisplay is maintainedby the Town Council,who employ acontractor to maintainit. This has greatlyimproved the appear-ance of the town,which is now full oflife. It's our secondyear to receive theEndeavour Award forthe County and greatthanks must go to ourtireless volunteers,who worked rightthrough the wintermonths to get jobsdone and carry outplanting at the righttime." Troy paidtribute to other agen-cies whose help wasinvaluable. "Weworked very well withthe Town Council andwe have a commoninterest in improving

the town. Theyprovided us withplants and trees,which we were verypleased to receive."He also stressed thatthis is only the begin-ning of a longprocess. "We stil lhave a lot to do andwe'd l ike a greaterrole from CountyCouncil managementin achievingimprovements inBalbriggan. We wishCiaran Wiseman, oneof our long term

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aged some retailersand landlords to getinvolved in a colour co-ordinated paintscheme, which hasbeen rolled out in thepast 18 months.”concluded Murphy.Balbriggan Town Clerk,Brian Murray was alsofulsome in his praise ofthe Tidy Townscommittee. He said,"I'm delighted with thegreat result achievedby Balbriggan TidyTowns. On behalf of theTown Council, I'd liketo congratulate thecommittee and assurethem of our continuingsupport in their futureefforts. The TownCouncil is proud oftheir contribution tothe improved appear-

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weather. Rainy, sunny, cold, unstable.Just like home, really. Which is nice ina way as I actually like this type ofclimate and am reminded of home. I’m used to travelling around by myselffor significant periods of time. I enjoy

discovering new places, different waysto live and meeting new people. I alsolove learning new languages andimproving old ones. I have been herefor three weeks and I have alreadymade good friends, which of coursemakes my experience that much moreenjoyable.I have mostly explored the city centreof Dublin but I definitely will see muchmore around as weeks go by. It’s alsomy first week working at the CountyLeader. So far, I have a feeling that itwill be a great experience.

“My name is PierreVandevelde. I’m 27 yearsold and I come from theFrench-speaking part ofBelgium. I have just starteda ten-weeks internship withthe North County Leader. ”

PortmarnockStudent GetsInto The SwingOf ThingsA Portmarnock student hascompleted a golfing marathon byplaying five courses on theDonabate peninsula in one day.Conor Bradshaw is a 15-year-oldstudent at Portmarnock CommunitySchool and a talented golfer. NextFebruary, he will join a number oftransition year students from theschool on their now annual trip toLesotho to help the charity ActionIreland Trust. In order to do that,each student has to raise cash forthe charity and Conor came up withthe fundraising idea of playing allfive golf courses on the DonabatePeninsula in one day and askedpeople to sponsor him to take onthe challenge. On the appointedday, the young Portmarnockstudent started bright and early at6am on the first course of five at

Beaverstown Golf Club andmanaged to complete the course in78 strokes. Then it was on to TheIsland Golf Club where hecompleted the 18 holes in 81strokes before heading off toCorballis and the best score of theday of 72 strokes. After a shortbreak, Conor played Balcarrick GolfClub in 77 strokes and finally, heplayed Donabate Golf Club, the clubof which he is a proud member, andhe got around that familiar coursein 73 strokes. Conor’s dad Paulcaddied for the first four golfcourses and played alongsideConor on their home course. TheCaptain of Donabate Golf Club,Michael Galvin, walked the last fewholes with Conor with a number ofsupporters who were there to cheerhim on as he narrowly missed abirdie putt on the 18th to completean exhausting day. Conor hasraised in the region of €2,000 forAction Ireland Trust for his efforts.The trust is an organisation helpingthe poor of Lesotho in Africa wherepeople are suffering with highlevels of HIV Aids and TB.

The London 2012 Olympics maybe over but for hundreds ofNorth County schoolchildreninterested in athletics, theiryear is only beginning.Last year 33 schools andapproximately 1200 studentstook part and this year, theorganisers are hoping for more!

Schools from all over the NorthCounty can choose to enter oneof two leagues in Balheary Parkin Swords. Schools can enter amaximum of 50 pupils, bothboys and girls (who’ll race sepa-rately) from 3rd – 6th class withrace distances ranging fromapproximately 250 – 550 metres

depending on the age group.There will be three race meetsin the respective venue beforethe Finals Day in May 2013. Niall Mc Guirk, Senior SportsDevelopment Officer for theCounty Council was eager topoint out that “ This league isaimed at creating a fun environ-ment for children to becomephysically active, to develop aninterest in the sport and tohopefully get involved with theirlocal athletics club.”

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Alan Leetch Memorial Day Blows The Lights OutThe Alan LeetchMemorial Family Fun Daywas held at FingalliansGAA grounds recently.The Alan Leetch fund wasset-up after the death oftheir friend, brother, andson Alan Leetch, nick-named Screech. He tookhis life at the end ofMarch of this year. Thecommittee wanted tobring to light, theproblem of suicide inIreland. This committee

aims to raise money andbring awareness of thisproblem in order to helppeople see that it’s notthe only way out. TheEvent will now becomean annual thing.It was truly a momentousday with in excess of€60,000 being raised.Money will being given toPieta House, Console,Fingal Bereaved bySuicide Support Serviceand the Irish Men’s

Group. Everything thatwas involved andeveryone involved alloffered their services forfree, the community ofSwords and everyoneconnected to Alan Leetchreally came together toshow their love andsupport.There were lots of activi-ties during the day,including a 5-aside soccertournament, a Cake Sale,tea and coffee, BBQ,

plant sale, Petting farmfor free given from WoolyWards Farm and lots ofentertainment during theday from the Trad Band.Evening activitiesincluded a Race Night,Play your cards right, aswell as an auction whichincluded a painting byCaoimhe King of AlanLeetch, boxing glovessigned my BernardDunne, Billy Walsh,Paddy Barnes, MichaelConlan, Darren O’Neilland Kenny Egan. There

was also a fully signedLeinster jersey and a villafor a week.The committee wouldalso like to thankeveryone who donatedfrom cupcakes to a villa inPortugal. It was an over-whelming day of acommunity comingtogether and reallyshowing how much theycared about Alan and alsohow much they supportsuicide awareness.

The Alan Leetch Memorial Family Fun Day took place at Fingallians GAA Club. Friends and family who participated in acharity football match are: Ian Doran, Ray Mc Menamin, Donal Farrell, Ian Mc Cormack, Keith Green, David Killeen,Stephen Cahill, Mark Gibson, Ciaran O' Heafa, Chris Dent, Sean Mulligan, Ian Gleeson, Back row: Cian Kelleher, RossaKelleher, Domnall Creamer, Stephen Mackay, Stephen Lunney, Paul Flynn, Fiona Leetch, Stephen Mynes, Colette Leetch,Edwin Sweeney, Eamonn Creamer, Bren Mc Guirk, David McKittrck, Karl Connelly and Stephen O'Brien.


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at the award’s night which washeld in Skerries Sailing club thatevening. Catering was provided byAisling Smith with the help ofothers, including Clodagh Zomer. Agreat day and night was had by all.Winners on the day included, RobCarr in the Men’s singles, AnniePurcell in the Ladies A Singles,Lynda Kennedy in the Ladies APlate and Ailise Furlong winningthe Ladies B Singles.Other winners included, Adriennein the Ladies B Plate, Rob Carr andLiam Timmons in the Men’sDoubles Mixed Doubles. Rob Carrwas successful again in the mixeddoubles where he teamed up withLeon Gilbride, while the Ladies ADoubles was won by Ciara Conlonand Liz Neilon.

Pictured here is Lilian White and Ailise Furlong whorecently took part in the annual championship finals dayin Skerries Lawn Tennis Club.

Pictured here are from L-R: Noel Corolan - the new Balbriggan Area Superintendent,Louise Butler from the Balbriggan Community Policing Forum and Brian Murray from theTown Council at the recent Balbriggan Policing Forum Meeting.

Find YourRush RootsA committee is currently beingformed to establish a Rush OpenOrganisation for Transition Status(ROOTS). The transition organisa-tion geographically closest toRush is the Transition TownPortrane Donabate (TTDP), whichhas been very successful since itwas set up two years ago. It is a small group, which hasmanaged to make a big impactwith projects such as: a popularthriving farmer’s market held inDonabate every Saturday, a G Day’event promoted and televised byTG4, which succeeded in turningthe area into a mini Gaeltacht for

one day, a series of free trainingcourses in food preparation andmarketing, a cycle group whichorganises weekly cycling trips plusmuch more. The TTDP groupcurrently have many more excitingprojects planned and ROOTSwould like to emulate some of thissuccess. ROOTS will be formally launchedat a public meeting to be held inRush Community Centre close tothe Christmas season. Eventhough it’s a few months away,locals are encouraged to get theirthinking caps on early and bringup any issues they may have atthe meeting.The meeting will beaddressed by Trevor Sargent ofthe Green Party and by SeanGibbons of TTDP. More informa-tion will be available in the comingweeks.

North County Youngsters Urged To RecycleThe EuropeanRecycling Platform,(ERP) is call ing onyoung bright sparksin the North Countyto Get Recycling!The ERP, Ireland’sonly pan-Europeancompliance schemefor electrical and elec-tronic waste andbattery recycling, has

teamed up with EarlyChildhood Ireland,which represents pre-schools and daycarecentres nationwide topromote battery andelectrical waste recy-cling amongst childrenin their pre-schoolyears.Early ChildhoodIreland members in

the North County arebeing asked to getcollecting usedbatteries and fill upthe ERP battery recy-cling boxes providedto their facility. ERPwill be collecting thefull boxes throughoutthe year and eachparticipating facilitywill be in with a

chance to win an ERPRecycling Party withface painters, balloonmodellers and more.They will also win atrophy and a bookvoucher to the value of€250. For more infor-mation, please log onto www.earlychild-hoodireland.ie/ERP.ERP has also worked

with Early ChildhoodIreland to develop aneducational pack thatwill be distributed toits member childcarefacilities in the NorthCounty. The packcontains fun activitiesto educate childrenabout the importanceof battery and elec-trical waste recyclingin a fun and engagingmanner. This competi-t ion is part of anongoing commitmentfrom ERP and EarlyChildhood Ireland toput recycling andsustainability at theheart of the pre-school educationalagenda.

Farrell WelcomesChildren’sReferendum VoteLocal TD Alan Farrell(FG), has welcomed arecent announcementby An Taoiseach, EndaKenny, that theChildren’s Referendumwill be held on aSaturday. The poll willtake place onSaturday, 10thNovember. He told the CountyLeader: “Earlier thisyear I introduced a Bill in the Dáil to legislate forweekend voting, on the basis that it will haveless impact on public services, our schools, and

would allow for students and those workingaway from home to engage in the democraticprocess. The decision to hold the referendumon a Saturday will ensure that the maximumnumber of people across the North County willhave the opportunity to have their voicesheard.” “This is a referendum that will protectthe rights of the most vulnerable group insociety; our children. It is appropriate that wedo not exclude any group from this democraticprocess,” he continued. “I believe it is appro-priate for this referendum in particular to beheld on a Saturday as it reduces the disruptionto our children’s education on polling day,where normally more than 1,200 schools aroundthe country are required to close to act aspolling stations, meaning parents must makealternative childcare arrangements.” “It alsoallows for our young students who are attendingcollege away from home to engage in the demo-cratic process on such a vital issue affectingyoung people,” he concluded.

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Meals OnWheels DriversNeededVolunteer drivers areurgently needed to delivermeals in the Swords areaaround mid-day. It wouldtake up no more than anhour of your time and canbe done on a fortnightlybasis. All help is greatlyappreciated. Please callJoan on: 0876963813 formore information, if youcan help with this invalu-able service to thecommunity.


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PISCES Feb 19 - Mar 20A week to tackle awkward issues. In some cases,you’ve already raised these, in others guilt orworry have prevented you from acting. Now youcan address them, but circumstances are likelyto acquire a tough stance.

ARIES Mar 21 - Apr 20While this week’s dramas stimulate your coura-geous streak, others are rattled by suddenchanges in arrangements involving business.You will have to deal with swift changes, whilesoothing numerous upsets.

TAURUS Apr 21 - May 20There’s little you can do to halt the quibblesover finances or decision-making triggered thisweek. What you can do, however, is to takeadvantage of the resulting forthright mood toaddress these - and other issues.

Gemini May 21 - Jun 20Until you examine the facts in the cold light ofday, it is only then that you accept that you can’tdo everything this week, and focus on the rele-vant and important activities - and leave foranother day all the remaining ones.

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Racing Rewards In SwordsThe County Council presented three local Athleticsclubs with cheques for €6,150 each at a specialceremony in County Hall Swords on Thursday 14thSeptember last. The donations, made by theDublin Race Series, were to recognise the stew-arding assistance provided by their members at theinaugural Fingal 10k road race hosted in Swordsthis summer.

Organisers of the Fingal Film Festival, whichheld a successful inaugural event this year,are back at their desks and preparing for next year. They have promised it will bebigger and better.

Over 4,000 athletesparticipated in the run,making it the 2nd bestattended event of its kindin Ireland this year. “I was lucky to be a spec-tator at this year's eventand it was fantastic tosee Swords Main Streetfilled with over 4000athletes," said CountyMayor, Cllr. CianO’Callaghan. “The

Fingal 10K would nothave been possiblewithout the support ofthe three Senior AthleticClubs and their volun-teers. I would like tothank them on behalf ofthe County Council,” theMayor added.Joe Evans, Head coach ofFingallians Athletics Clubsaid that his clubmembers, “were

delighted to be involvedin the first ever Fingal 10Kand the cheque will gotowards our future youthcoaching development.”“I would like to thank theCouncil and the DublinRace Series for theopportunity and all ourmembers are alreadylooking forward to nextyear’s race,” he said. Thecouncil hopes to developits support for events ofthis kind in 2013 andplans are already in placeto support the 2nd Fingal10K, an evening 5 milerand a “Run, walk orcrawl” family fun eventnext year.

Due to take place nextMay, the festival willfeature a combinationof workshops andequipment presenta-tions. They also plan tohost a classical filmsection, Q&A screen-

Do you want to feelg o o d a n d g e t afitness boost? If so,the Feel Good FitnessBoostcamp based inA i r s i d e E n t e r p r i s eBusiness Centre inSwords is just rightfor you.T h i s i n f o r m a t i v eevent will help eachi n d i v i d u a l c h a n g et h e i r l i f e s t y l et h r o u g h m i n d a n db o d y w e l l b e i n g .During the feel GoodFitness Boostcamp,t h e t e a m w i l l h e l py o u i m p r o v e y o u rability to live a betterq u a l i t y o f l i f et h r o u g h i m p r o v e dm i n d s e t , n u t r i t i o nand exercise. Someof the other factorsthey will be lookingat are:Personal power, atti-tude and discoveringhow you can become

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ings and a specialsection in the festivaltimetable for youth film-makers to showcasetheir work. They willalso be launching ashort film heritage andculture section.

Managing Director LizKenny said: “This yearwe attracted film-makers in their thou-sands to the event asthe Film Festival hasnow found its feet. Aftera wonderful year oflearning, our 2012festival was a hugesuccess. The 2013festival schedule isguaranteed to whet theappetite of both estab-lished and aspiring film-makers alike.” Furtherdetails are availablefrom their website.

Pictured here are members of Fingallians Athletic Club Swords with local councillors,Eugene Coppinger, Darragh Butler and acting County Mayor, Cllr Tom Kelleher afterreceiving their cheque for over €6000 for their participation in the Fingal 10k Races.

Pictured here from L-R are: Paul Duignan, George Lynch, Jimmy Desay, Joe Newman(President), Bobby Roche and Harold Hainsworth at Joe Newman’s Golf day atBeaverstown Golf Club recently.

Following the award winningproduction of 'Sweeney Todd'last year , Malahide Musical andDramatic Society are pleased toannounce that the 2013 showwill be: ‘Crazy for You.’Featuring the music of GeorgeGershwin and famil iar songssuch as 'I've Got Rhythm ' and 'Shall we Dance" the group are

very exc i ted about th is one.M . M . D . S . a r e d e l i g h t e d t owelcome back Lynda O’Neill asdirector, Graham Walsh as them u s i c a l d i r e c t o r a n d S o n y aDunne Johnson as choreogra-pher. The show will take placeduring the February mid termbreak 2013. The group would like to particu-rarly encourage new membersto come along to rehearsals andget involved this year, if you’venot participated before. Keepan eye on their Facebook pagefor further updates.

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Strictly Come Dancing To Aid Swords SchoolS t r i c t l y C o m e D a n c i n g , t h epopular reality TV show was backon our screens last weekend.Fans of the show can see localscompeting in a version of theshow at the CityNorth Hotel onNovember 16th in aid ofG a e l s c o i l B h r a i n B o r o i m h e ,Swords. Twenty four brave soulshave signed up to train for theevent which will involve couplescompeting in various forms ofdance. Local celebrity judges will

provide commentary and judgethe competition. It will also bepossible for friends and family tovote. There will be a raffle andopening and interval acts on thenight.Excitement is building and theparents ’ commit tee hopes toraise a significant sum to helpthe school. It will be a unforget-table n ight of g lamour, g l i tz ,sequins, but most of all one thatshould not be missed!

Flying TurtleShell –Shocked ByCruel StuntAnimal protectionofficials in the US areinvestigating after aturtle was attachedto helium balloonsand launched intothe air. The turtlewas spotted duct-taped and danglingfrom balloons caughtin a eucalyptus tree.Just as crews wereabout to rescue theturtle, the wind blewit out of the treedown to the ground.The turtle was unhurtbut witnesses saidthey were shockedby the cruel stunt.

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School Campaign InBalbriggan Balbriggan ET2L are campaigning is to get a2nd Level Educate Together in Balbriggan. Inthe last few month, they have collected 1300kids names from parents who are showing aninterest in getting such a school for Balbriggan.As result of their hard work, Ruari Quinn hasrecognised their significant expression ofinterest and said that more decision will bemade for Balbriggan in the near future. In orderto be successful in getting another school forBalbriggan, they need to get more parents onboard. Check out their Facebook page wherethey will be posting regular updates.

MalahideGirlGuidesMalahide Girl Guidesmeetings have nowresumed after theSummer break.Cygnets (5.15 -6.15pm), Brigins(6.25pm-7.50pm) andGuides (7.55pm-9.25pm) will meet onThursday September27th and Rangers willmeet on SundaySeptember 30th.Leaders will be in touchwith girls on the

CommunityGames Needs YouNorth County children have a great record ofsuccess in the Dublin Community Games andto continue this success story, the Gamescommittee are now looking for volunteers. Allgood things must come to an end, and that iswhat will happen, as a number of longstanding members are set to retire at thisyear’s annual general meeting. A number of the existing committee are step-ping down at this year’s AGM, after manyyears of dedicated involvement and DublinCommunity Games would like to extend theirthanks and gratitude to them.Dublin Community Games needs your helpnow. They need new volunteers to join thecounty committee to help run the extensiveprogramme of competitions on offer. IfCommunity Games is to remain active, and

growing, around the city and county, thenthese vacancies need to be filled; if not, thenthey will have no choice but to reduce thenumber of activities available in 2013. This islikely to affect the performances of our localathletes in the process.Adult Volunteer members play an active rolein organising all these activities. The socialaspect is tremendously important and manyvolunteers have found the Community Gamesan ideal way to meet, make new friends andhave a laugh. Other benefits of volunteeringinclude: giving something back to yourcommunity, Encouraging young people toparticipate in sport and cultural activities;Foster community spirit; Develop new skillsand advance your own abilities and skills;Enjoy a sense of achievement and satisfactionknowing your are making a difference.The AGM takes place on Tuesday, 2nd Octoberat 7.30pm in Carmichael House, Dublin 7.Open to all and everyone is welcome.

Vantastic AroundThe North CountyVantastic, in association with the countycouncil and the Fingal Senior Citizens’ Forum,is offering a free door-to-door transport serviceto residents over 65 years in the Portmarnock,Baldoyle and surrounding areas to healthappointments. The North County pilot healthroute will run till December. Early booking isrequired as places are limited. For further infor-mation, contact Vantastic on freephone 1800-242703.

New Malahide Initiative Needs Your VotesParkrun is a voluntaryorganisation, which isin the process ofbeing set up atMalahide Castle. The group organisesweekly, 5km t imed

runs in public parks,free of charge forpeople interested ingetting fit, but whomight not be involvedin other kinds ofactivity. It also caters

for more seriousrunners. The bar isset deliberately low,with no costs whatso-ever, to encourage alltypes. They alsoprovide a free

web page,www.parkrun.com forall participants. The group has beenshort- l isted forfunding from theCoca-Cola Thank Youfund and need thepeople of Malahide tovote for them. If theysucceed in obtainingthe funding, this willreal ly help them toget up and running.The voting closes atthe end of September.Further informationand details on how tovote is available bycalling 086-2316465.Organiser, MichaelMcMahon told theCounty Leader, “If weget funding then i twill be used to startmore events in otherparks as well.” So, goget voting for thisworthwhile cause.

More SpeakingSuccess ForSwords LadySwords lady Martina Ross hasovercome yet another small hurdlein her life. Following her interviewwith the County Leader , sherecently gave another talk aboutovercoming her stammer for theICA in Swords.“They were so welcoming and

interested in what I had to say,that it went very well indeed,” shesaid. “I would like to thankDoreen the President of the ICAand all it’s members for allowingme to speak.”She attributes her success onceagain to the McGuire Programme.“I could not have done this twoyears ago before I did theprogramme. I now have the confi-dence to seek out more speakingsituations like the ICA, which isreally wonderful.”

Continued from page 1that a young person’saccess to third leveleducation could poten-tially be affected by adecision of someoneelse in the house, who

hasn’t paid . They arenot liable, so theycannot be affected.Daly differed fromFarrell’s assessment ofwhat constitutes a tax.“This is a charge, not a

tax. This is a technicalpoint and non-payment will not affecta person’s ability toget a Tax ComplianceCertificate. Peoplehave already paid fortheir services throughgeneral taxation,which includes theright to education andgrants. It’s a principledopposition to an unfaircharge,” sheconcluded.

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Bicycle BanFor WomenAbolishedNorth Korea has lifted along-standing ban onwomen from riding bicy-cles in urban areas. KimJong II imposed therepressive measure inthe 1990s after thedaughter of one of hisgenerals was killedriding a bike downtown.Those caught violatingthe order were fined upto £25. The Daily NKnews website quotes asource as saying: “ThisAugust, approval forwomen to ride bicycleswas handed down bythe state.”

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waiting list over thenext few weeks, oncethe number of availableplaces has been estab-lished. Please see theirFacebook page forregular updates.

Guests were broughtby coach fromMalahide, to seeDublin's most famousplay 'The Plough andthe Stars', by SeanO'Casey and producedby the Abbey Theatreon SaturdaySeptember 15th last.Refreshments wereserved back in theClub after the trip tothe theatre, along withsome entertainment.Malahide Credit UnionManager, VivienneKeavey told theCounty Leader:“Malahide CreditUnion is delighted tosupport this wonderfulinitiative originallyestablished and imple-mented through theefforts of formerPresident Mary

Malahide CreditUnion SponsorsLocal InitiativeFollowing a successful trip to Croke Park inMarch this year, St Sylvesters GAA Clubarranged another GAA Social In i t iat iveventure – this time to the theatre – with helpfrom Malahide Credit Union.

McAleese and herhusband, Martin. As astalwart communityorganisation, webelieve it is vital toensure that theseinitiatives arebolstered andpromoted in order toprovide much neededoutlets and services to

those who may nototherwise have accessto them in the localcommunity. By allaccounts, it was afantastic day for allconcerned.”“St Sylvester’s GAAClub is delighted toreceive the support ofthis local Credit Unionfor our latest venture.This spirit of crosscommunity support isat the heart of the GAASocial Initiative and itmakes these outingsmore affordable andattracts greaterinvolvement,” addedBrendan Banniganfrom St Sylvesters GAAClub.

Ballyboughal PitchAnd Putt News

The George McDonnell Memorial Cup secondgame away to Julianstown was played lastweekend. The winners were Frank Hughes andMaura Lynch, with a net 46, with the runners up,Mick Daly and Ann McDonnell on net 50.The Sunday game winner was Vince Walker witha net 48 and the runner up was Ronnie Delaney,with a net 50. Congratulations to AnthonyParkinson with a hole in one on the 10th. Thenext game in the McDonnell Cup was away toLaytown Saturday, 29th September at 3pm.

The North County will host a community meeting inadvance of The Gathering Ireland 2013, the nationaltourism initiative launched earlier this year by AnTaoiseach Enda Kenny. A special Community Meetingwill take place in County Hall, Swords on Thursday, 27thSeptember at 7pm. All are welcome to attend themeeting which will offer an opportunity for local peopleto learn more about ‘The Gathering’ and how they canbe involved. Anyone with ideas can share them onlineafter the meeting. They will also be able to access toolsand supports online to help them to organise their own

Gatherings. Jim Miley, Project Director of The GatheringIreland 2013, said: “The Gathering Ireland 2013 is apeople’s project. It’s all about you, your family, yourneighbours, your sports club, your college, your place ofwork – in fact, whatever community or group you belongto – I know the people of the North County have a greatspirit and some wonderful suggestions for Gatherings.We’re looking forward to hearing all of your ideas.”Thursday’s meeting has been organised by the FingalGathering Steering Committee, led by local GatheringCo-ordinator, Noeleen McHugh. She said, “By callingthis meeting, we’re asking everyone in the area to getinvolved in the Gathering in 2013. Projects, alreadyunderway throughout Ireland include, clan gatherings,genealogical projects, school reunions, twin-town visitsand an outreach initiative where local communities willcontact people who have left the country.

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Fashion Lives At Swords PavilionsSwords Pavilions isshaping up to be theShopping Centre tobe seen in on 29thand 30th September. They are making thef i n a l p r e p a r a t i o n sf o r t h e i r A u t u m nWeekend of Fashion.With fashion showsd a i l y a t 1 p m , 2 p m3pm and 4pm on thelower level featuringt h e l a t e s tAutumn/Winter 2012trends. And how ist h i s f o r a r e a l l i f eC i n d e r e l l a s t o r y ?Swords Pavilions isinviting shoppers to

c o m e s e e w h e t h e rthe glass slipper isfor them. Shoppersw i l l b e i n v i t e d t om a k e t h e i r w a y t o“ T h e T h r o n e ” b yt h e i r v e r y o w nP r i n c e C h a r m i n g ,s i t u a t e d n e a rNandos. There wil lbe a wall filled withb o x e s o f s h o e s .Shoppers will comein, pick a box and sit

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t h e s e a r e u p f o rgrabs also. For thoseshoppers who aren’ti n t o s h o e s , t h e r ewill also be a chancet o e n j o y p a m p e rz o n e s , f e a t u r i n gL ’ O r e a l , B e n e f i t ,Elizabeth Arden andFaces. Top Stylist, CourtneyS m i t h w i l l b e o nh a n d s h a r i n g h e rt i p s t o s u i t a l lb u d g e t s a n d a g e sw i t h h e r F a s h i o n

Wardrobe sessions.She will be locatedon the upper mall (inf r o n t o f D u n n e sStores) from 12pm to5pm both days. Tipsa n d t r i c k s h a i r -s t y l i n g w i l l b ep r o v i d e d b y P e t e rMark on the upperlevel. There will belots of g ive-awayso v e r t h e w e e k e n dalso. It sounds like aweekend not to bemissed!

Swords Lady InFashion FinalEdel Toal from Swords is one of only 20 contes-tants to reach the finals of a fashion competi-tion. Edel, who is the only finalist in the NorthCounty area, beat a staggering 6,000 applicantsto reach the final stages of the SimplyBe.iecontest and, if she wins, she’ll become aspokesperson and model for the clothing line. Speaking to the County Leader, Edel says shewas completely shocked when she got a call-back as she wasn’t even aware she was enteredinto the competition to begin with. “Myhusband entered me in as a surprise when hesaw the advertisment on television, as hethought I’d be a really good candidate.”“I would never have thought of doing anythinglike this before, but I just went for the interviewwith them anyway, just to see,” she continued.“They really promote a very healthy body imageand made me feel totally at ease when I wentin.” She says she was delighted to get into thefinals and regardless of the outcome, is happyto be involved. The winner will be announced inOctober.

Pictured here is Edel Toal from Swords, one of the 20finalists to be competing in the ‘Simply Be Curvy 2013’competition.

Real LifeSleepingBeautiesAn art installation inKiev features five real-life sleeping beautieswho have to marry aman who kisses them ifthey open their eyes.The women are to lie'sleeping' for three daysin the National ArtMuseum of Ukraine. Asthey sleep, men surveyand kiss the women,trying to wake them. Ifthe sleeping beautiesopen their eyes, bothman and woman arecontractually obliged totie the knot.Requirements for bothmen and women are thesame: they must be over18, single, and have asincere desire to getmarried.

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Awards Night In BalbrigganBalbriggan TownCouncil will host itsAnnual Awards Nighton October 18th in theBracken Court Hotel.The purpose of the

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to nominate someonewho is a good neigh-bour, someone whoserves in a voluntarycapacity or someonewho has representedthe community withdistinction.


There are believed to be 250,000 people with diabetes in Ireland and one third of these are thought to be undiagnosed .

Too many being needlessly'de-feeted' by Diabetes

Canada's national newspaper, the Globeand Mail, dedicated an entire front page toan art icle by reporter Christ ine Blatchfordwhich highlighted the fact that that 70% ofamputations due to diabetic complicationsneed never have taken place i f HBOT hadbeen used to treat them.

The article said, "Since 2001, there havebeen four randomised, controlled clinical tri-als of HBOT on diabet ic ulcers - the goldstandard in evidence-based medicine. Al lstudies found either markedly fewer amputa-tions with patients who received HBOT com-pared to those who didn't , or enormouslyimproved healing."

The ar t icle quoted Dr. Garey o f Utah'sLakeview Hospital saying sadly, "Part of it ispol i t ics; part of i t is that doctors are notexposed to it in residency and what they'renot exposed to, they're leery of. I run intotha t when I lecture a t the univers i ty . . . Ia lways rep ly, “How many of the 39,000articles have you read?"

He said that in his six years of hyperbaricmedicine, he has treated "dozens of peoplewho were told they need amputation, and wewere able to save their l imbs." Given thatmost diabetics facing amputation are older,Dr Garey said, saving their legs "is a tremen-dous quality-of -life issue.

Diabetic Ulcers and Amputations

The New York Times (August 20,2007) reported 'Although the healthimplications of diabetes are clear,researchers are still struggling tounderstand many of the aspects ofthe disease. One question beingasked is why most people with type2 diabetes are overweight or obese,when most overweight or obesepeople are not diabetics?

The fat cells themselves mayoffer a clue. These cells releasetriglycerides and free fatty acids intothe blood, which may decreasecells ability to respond to insulin,thereby increasing the body’sdemand for the hormone.Paradoxically, another hormone,adiponectin, is also made by fatcells, and this hormone makes cellsmore responsive to insulin.

According to Dr. C. Ronald Kahn,a diabetes researcher and professorof medicine at Harvard MedicalSchool, the fatter you are, the lessadiponectin your fat cells produce.Therefore, one way obesity mightincrease your risk of developing dia-betes is by an increased release offatty acids, combined with a declinein adiponectin, which would lead tomore insulin resistance. If yourbody’s demand for insulin cannot bemet, diabetes eventually sets in.

Diabetic foot wounds are one ofthe major complications of diabetesand an excellent example of thetype of complicated wound whichcan be treated with hyperbaric oxy-gen. It is well known that many dia-betics suffer circulatory disordersthat create inadequate levels ofoxygen to support wound healing.Diabetic wounds present a majorproblem for modern health care.The foot is the most common site ofinfection in the diabetic. For diabeticpatients, foot problems remain thenumber one reason for hospitaladmission..

The therapeutic use of oxygenunder pressure is known as hyper-baric oxygen therapy (HBOT) andhas been used to assist woundhealing for almost 40 years. HBOThas several specific biologicalactions which can enhance thehealing processes:

• Oxygen used under pressure(hyperbaric oxygen) can assistwound healing.

• can be used successfully inhypoxic or ischemic wounds suchas diabetic, venous stasis ulcers,failing grafts and flaps, necrotisingsoft tissue infections and refractoryosteomyelitis.

• In wound healing, hypoxia is

an insufficient supply of oxygenwhich prevents normal healing pro-cesses. HBOT provides the oxygenneeded to stimulate and supportwound healing.

• HBOT is able to combat clinicalinfection such as gas gangrene byacting directly on anaerobic bacte-ria, enhancing leukocyte andmacrophage activity and potentiat-ing the effects of antibiotics.

• HBOT is a safe non-invasive,non-toxic therapy.

Hypoxia (lack of oxygen) can bedefined as an insufficient supply ofoxygen to allow the healing processto proceed at a normal rate. In atypical wound care treatment,hyperbaric oxygen is capable ofproviding tissue oxygen levels ofgreater than 11 times normal val-ues. Most chronic wounds arehypoxic and HBO provides the oxy-gen needed to stimulate and sup-port wound healing.

In properly selected patientswith hyperbaric oxygen treatmentthe success rate is high and thereare few absolute contraindications.HBOT in properly selected cases,has been effective in preventingamputations, speeding up healing ofchronic ulcers and fistulae, savingthreatened skin flaps and permittedsurgery that would not have beenpossible without it. This in turnresults in improved quality of life forpatients. The incidence of amputa-

tion in diabetics remains unaccept-ably high: 6 per 1,000 patients.Diabetics account for 50 - 70 per-cent of all amputations performedeach year.

10% of those surgeries resultedin the loss of a foot, 35% involvedthe loss of a lower leg, and 30%resulted in the loss of the kneejoint. Ipsilateral or higher amputa-tion occurs in 24% of cases.

Diabetic amputees also experi-ence other difficulties. Only 50% ofthe patients survive more than 3years after the amputation (USAsurvey data). Although many indi-viduals who lose limbs traumatical-ly can expect to be rehabilitated tofull activity, only 40 - 50% of elderlyamputees can expect to enjoysuch a successful outcome. Theduration of hospitalisation for treat-ment of diabetic foot infectionsaverages 22-36 days.

Amputation offers a poor solu-tion. Patients pay high personalcosts when limbs are lost. When anamputation occurs, patients gener-ally remain hospitalised for 40 daysand to maximise walking ability orpotential, patients may need anadditional 6-9 months of rehabilita-tion. Many elderly diabeticamputees remain bound towheelchairs for the rest of theirlives because they lack sufficientenergy, balance, and strength towalk.

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Nicole Hamilton and Alicia Lally arepictured with their Junior Cert resultsat Loreto College, Swords

Evan Mooney and Cal McGrattan fromMalahide Community School arepictured with their Junior Cert results.

Malahide Community School students, Conor Matthews,Shane Desmond, Dylan Kenny and Nicholas Kidd arepictured with their Junior Cert results.

Emma Byrne, Emily McCarthy and EmmaJackson from Loreto College, Swords arepictured with their Junior Cert results.

Aisling Brennan and Cian Wallnuttfrom Malahide Community School,with their Junior Cert results.

Pictured receiving their Junior Certificate Results are JamesCarrol, Ian Daly, Dylan Kirwan, Vlad Sakums and ChristianBurke from Fingal Community College in Swords.

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Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought for the change of useof the existing 16 bedroom, Bed and Breakfast in 2blocks, to a 8 bedroom high support residential careunit with associated facilities including group roomsand activity rooms, the demolition of the existingkitchen, swimming pool and storage shed to thenorth and west of the existing building, the fitting ofnew wastewater treatment plant and percolationarea and all internal alterations and associated siteworks at Carraige House, Lusk, Co. Dublin for TheHealth Service Executive.The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public opening hours (9.30-16.30 Monday to Friday).A submission or observation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of the prescribedfee (€20) within the period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authority of this applica-tion

Fingal County CouncilI,Darren Bently intend to apply for PlanningPermission for A. 1 ∏ storey detached dormer bungalow,B. Detached double garage,C.Waste water treatment system,D.All associated site works on site atWimbletown,Ballyboughal, Co Dublin.The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of Fingal CoCouncil during public opening hours. A submissionor observation in relation to the application may bemade in writing to the planning authority onpayment of a prescribed fee (20 euro) within aperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the authority of the application and such submis-sions or observations will be considered by theplanning authority in making a decision on theapplication. The planning authority may grantpermission subject to or without conditions, or mayrefuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilI, Michael and Laura Housely. Intend to apply forplanning Permission for, A.two storey extension to side.B.all associated site works at No 66AThe Chantries,Balbriggan Co Dublin.The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of Fingal CoCouncil during public opening hours.A submission or observation in relation to the appli-cation may be made in writing to the planningauthority on payment of a prescribed fee (20 euro)within a period of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the application and suchsubmissions or observations will be considered bythe planning authority in making a decision on theapplication. The planningauthority may grantpermission subject to orwithout conditions, ormay refuse to grantpermission.

Fingal County CouncilI, Caroline Brennan,intend to apply forPlanning Permission fordevelopment at Corduff,Lusk, Co. Dublin.The development willconsist of a two storeydwelling, detacheddomestic garage, sharedentrance, waste watertreatment system, andall associated site works.The planning applicationmay be inspected, orpurchased at a fee notexceeding the reason-able cost of making acopy, at the offices of theplanning authorityduring the public

opening hours of 9:30 – 16:30 Monday – Friday at:Fingal County Council, Fingal County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin. A submission orobservation in relation to the application may bemade to the authority in writing on payment of a fee€20.00, within the period of 5 weeks, beginning onthe date of receipt by Fingal County Council of theapplication, and such submissions or observationswill be considered by the planning authority inmaking a decision on the application. The PlanningAuthority may grant permission subject to orwithout conditions, or may refuse to grant permis-sion.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought for the demolition ofthe existing dwellings and associated buildings, theconstruction of 8no. semi detached houses and 1no.detached house consisting of 6no. two and halfstorey houses and 3no. two storey houses, newaccess road to the north east parallel to the DrynamRoad, 18no. car parking spaces, 415sqmt. of publicopen space, and associated site works includingpiped and other services, ramps, footpaths, railings,landscaping and boundary treatment, on a 0.409hectares site at Drynam Green, Feltrim, Swords, Co.Dublin and bounded to the north east by DrynamRoad for PDK Behan.The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public opening hours (9.30-16.30 Monday to Friday).A submission or observation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of the prescribedfee (€20) within the period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authority of this applica-tion.

Fingal County CouncilI Peter Dennis intend to apply for retention permis-sion for development at Airside Motor Park, Airside,Swords, Co. Dublin. The development will consist ofRetention permission for temporary car sales area &office for a three year period & all ancillary & associ-ated siteworks. The Planning Application may beinspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at the offices ofthe Planning Authority during the public openinghours of 9.30 - 16.30 Monday – Friday at: FingalCounty Council, Fingal County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin. A submission or obser-vation in relation to the Application may be made inwriting to the Planning Authority on payment of afee of €20, within the period of 5 weeks, beginningon the date of receipt by Fingal County Council ofthe Application, and such submissions or observa-tions will be considered by the Planning Authority inmaking a decision on the application. The PlanningAuthority may grant permission subject to orwithout conditions, or may refuse to grant permis-sion. Signed Peter Dennis

Attention Home Owners, Architects & Builders

Fingal County Council Planning Application Adverts are

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APPLICATIONSFamily Notices

Enda McGuinnessof Sherlock Park, Skerries

5th Anniversary on 29th September

They say that time is a great healerbut this I do not believe,when we meet again

then I will believeLove you always

from your loving wife Sheila~~~~~~~~

Dear DadThinking of you daily,

miss the laughs & banterbut the memories of our laughter & banter

together keep me goingLove & miss you always

Stephen and Deirdre and family~~~~~~~~

Five years ago you closed your eyes,without saying goodbyeyou looked so peaceful,

we were very shocked it was so sudden.I think about you daily,

I know you are close and watch over us allLove & Miss YouMarie & Family

~~~~~~~~Five years have gone but you live on forever

Don and family~~~~~~~~

Life is tough without you Dad,I miss you everyday,

But I know we’ll be together again,When we fly where eagles soar

Stephen, Linda and Family~~~~~~~~

I know how much you loved us dad as much as we loved you,If the sun could rise and dry our

eyes of tears that fall for you.We miss you dad every day,

your laugh and the joy you'd bringand all the memories that we hold is such a

precious thing.Stephanie, Brendan and family

~~~~~~~~One of life’s true gentlemenThose we love don’t go awayThey walk beside us everyday

Unseen, unheard but always near,So loved, so missed, so dear.

Pascal, Sharon and family

Recent published deaths from the North County

HUGHES (nee Bright) (Donabate) - Sept. 15, 2012(peacefully) at the Hermitage Clinic, Mary Florence(Flo); sadly missed by her loving husband Kiernan,nieces, nephew, relatives, friends and neighbours.

GLEESON (nee Duffy) (Swords) - Sept. 16, 2012(Suddenly), at Beaumont Hospital, Christina(Chrissie), beloved wife of the late Patrick; deeplyregretted by her loving daughter Mary, son James,Brother John, sisters Eithne and Kathleen, son-in-law,daughter-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren,relatives and friends.

CARRAGHER, Paul (Swords, Co. Dublin and formerlyof Whitehall) - Sept.17, 2012, (Suddenly), belovedson of Mary and Joe and dear brother of Breda,Aisling, and Geraldine; Very sadly missed by hisloving family and Shelly Menton, uncles, aunts,nieces, nephews, brother-in-law, cousins, relativesand friends.

Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked you formany favours. This time, I ask you for a very specialone. Take it Dear Heart of Jesus and place it within

your broken heart, where your father sees it. Then inhis merciful eyes it will become your favour and not

mine. Say this prayer for 3 days. Promise publicationand favour will be granted no matter how impossible.

Never known to fail.S McC

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