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DRIVING FOR SUCCESSDRIVING FOR SUCCESS

Local home owners around the North County willbe horrified to learn of the paltry returns their localauthority will receive this year from their LocalProperty Tax (LPT) submissions.

A recent survey conducted by Dublin City Council’sfinance department, has now focused the spotlightback onto delays in implementing a Governmentpledge, which originally promised that 80 per centof property tax revenues collected from the NorthCounty, would be put back into the local authoritywhere the properties were based, and used to

improve and aid services and facilities throughoutthe local towns. This survey showed that the North County wasallocated a mere €1.66 per person in returns, viathe local government fund for 2014 (which ismainly comprised of property tax receipts and isdistributed to authorities from a central pool), thelowest in comparison to any other area in thesurvey. This lowly figure was a stark contrast to thelikes of the figures per head in Monaghan andLeitrim, which were €169.43, and €260.47 respec-tively. So, for example, as a result of a North County

family of four who paid €495 for 2014 (for a housevalued say between €250k to €300k), their localcouncil would have only got back a mere €6.64 forthat family, when they should have got back 80 percent of this and received €396.Environment Minister Phil Hogan has defended the

delay into implementing this policy, and saidthat this was being done to ensure that nolocal authority was “worse off” as a result ofthe financial changes arising from thetransition of water services from thecouncils to Irish Water. But this halfhearted excuse doesn’t float theboat of one local Fianna Fail coun-cillor in particular, and certainlywon’t be of any comfort to thosewho have paid hundreds for theirproperties, under what now seems

to have been false pretences. Hogan has already put back the start datefor 80 per cent of the tax take to remainlocal by a year, until 2015, however,despite this local councillor Darragh Butler (FF),remains extremely sceptical. “The North Countyhas definitely been given the short straw. Whyshould we believe that things will change nextyear, if there has already been a back track on thispromise?,” he told the County Leader.“Local homeowners will now feel cheated,” hecontinued, angrily. “When the Government intro-duced the Property Tax last year, they promisedthat 80 per cent of the overall tax amounts raised

in the North County would remain here, and thatwas a comfort to those having to dish out largeamounts for their properties. This promise hasquickly been broken with the farcical set-up of IrishWater used as an excuse, which is just not goodenough.” Butler went on to say that insult has been added toinjury as “the North County already has one of thehighest payment rates in the country, and we now

find out that we were allocated less than€2 per person, which is another blow.”“Instead of the funds being divided up foreach area, the money was simply throwninto one big pot, resulting in the NorthCounty losing out,” he added. According toButler, the North County was allocatedsuch a small amount per head as a result ofthe population figures. “The Governmentmost likely divided out the returnsaccording to population, and as the NorthCounty is so largely populated, thisresulted in the tiny return that each house-hold was given.”

“Not only are North County residents paying moredue to higher house prices here than around thecountry, we are still subsidising the rest of thecountry from what was supposed to be a local tax,”he concluded. Homeowners who will be shocked to see how littlethe local authority will receive, will no doubt be leftwondering if they can place any faith in Hogan’shalf-hearted promise that the LPT returns will beback on next year, because all we have to go on

By Jennifer McShane

Cllr. Butler

Young Matthew Walshrecently had a 10thbirthday to remember,when he was invited tocelebrate his special dayat Swords Fire Station. Matthew, who lives inBalbriggan with hisparents, Avril and Gary,has a very rare geneticdisorder causing severedevelopmental delay andepilepsy. He attendsBaldoyle Special NationalSchool.His mother explainedMatthew’s love of fireengines and how the invi-tation to Swords FireStation was very specialfor him. She said,“Although he goesthrough a lot, he is a veryhappy little boy. Heseems to have a keeninterest in fire trucks, andwhen Santa arrived atMillfield shopping centreon a fire truck last year,Matthew had no interest

in him, he just wanted tolook around the truckand have his photo takenwith the “fireman”driver,” said Avril.She continued, “Myfriend, Al McGee kindlyput in a request for a visitto the station for abirthday treat forMatthew, and what alovely warm welcome wereceived from the StationOfficer and D watch.Although he couldn’tcommunicate it verbally,I knew by Matthew’s faceand sounds, that he wasdelighted to have a rideon the truck, to spray thewater from the hose andhe loved the specialattention he got with thecake and wonderfulpresents,” said Avril.Firefighter, Ian Lawlessspoke about howhonoured everyone wasto have Matthew at the

station on his specialday. “It was a great plea-sure and honour to bepart of Matthew’sbirthday celebration andto show him around thefire station, as I knowfrom speaking to hisparents he reallyenjoyed his day. He wasbowled over by the occa-sion and we had a cakefor him, as well as a toyfire engine, which meant

a lot to him. The lightsand siren on the toy firetruck went down a treat,”said Ian.“I’d just like to say a huge

thank you from Matthewfor taking the time tomake his day so special.I’m so grateful as it wasvery special for me also.

Being 10 is a huge mile-stone for Matthew and Ihave lovely photos andmemories of it,” said adelighted Avril.

Pictured at Matthew Walsh's special 10th birthday party at Swords Fire Station are, FireOfficers, Paul McEvoy, Kieron Bissett, Ken Clarke, Ian Lawless, Maria Partridge andstation officer, Colm Egan, with Matthew and his mother, Avril.

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Ryanair To Operate New RoutesAt Dublin AirportDublin Airport Authority(DAA) welcomes therecent announcement byRyanair that it will operateseven new routes andincrease frequencies on21 existing services atDublin Airport this winter.Ryanair will operate newwinter services to

Bucharest, Cologne,Lisbon, Marrakesh, Nice,and Prague. It has alsoindicated that it will addcapacity to a range ofexisting services to Britainand continental Europefor the winter season.“We are delighted thatRyanair is expanding its

winter schedule at DublinAirport,” said DublinAirport ManagingDirector, Vincent Harrison.“These seven new winterroutes and the increasedfrequencies on 21 existingRyanair services, providethe travelling public withgreater choice in terms ofroutes served and alsothe number of flightoptions that are availableto them.”Ryanair’s expansion forthe winter season willcontribute to additionalpassenger growth atDublin Airport this year,according to Harrison.“Dublin Airport hasalready had a very strongstart to the year, withpassenger numbers upnine per cent for the firsttwo months – which is

equivalent to about200,000 extra passen-gers. These additionalRyanair services will helpunderpin that growth andhopefully carry it into2015.”

Dublin Airport will alsowelcome 16 new servicesfor this summer, with newlong-haul and short-haulroutes due to beginshortly. “We’ll have newshort-haul routes from

Ryanair, Air Lingus andLuxair and significantincreases in capacity onexisting routes fromcustomers such as CityJet,Lufthansa, and TurkishAirlines,” he added.Passenger numbers atDublin Airport increasedby almost six per cent to20.2 million last year,which was significantlyahead of the Europeanaverage.

Local VolunteersNeeded ForRNLI’s MaydayThe RNLI is issuing its own call forhelp, appealing for volunteers fromaround the North County to help with‘Mayday’ – the charity’s forthcomingnational fundraising event in Ireland– which will be takingplace from 1st to the5th May this year.The charity is callingon people to showtheir support, by volun-teering to help withstreet collections and arange of other fundraising events,which will be taking place across thelocality during the five days.The charity is asking if people cangive just a couple of hours of theirtime – maybe to get involved with astreet collection or to help run anevent. Events will have a ‘welly’

theme, in a nod to the iconic yellowwellies – an essential piece of kit –worn by the charity’s volunteerlifeboat crew members. Welly walksand ‘Wear your wellies to work’ arejust two examples. Pauline McGann,RNLI Community FundraisingManager told the County Leader:“We’re now hoping people willrespond to our call for help, by volun-teering a bit of their time to help run

some of the greatevents we haveplanned for the fivedays spanning theMayday Bank Holidayweekend. We’reencouraging anyonewho can spare some

time to help us to get in touch.”All money raised through Maydayfundraising events throughout theNorth County will support the RNLI’swork in Ireland – it will be used tofund crew training, buy new crew kit,or contribute towards the runningcosts of a lifeboat station.

Daffodil Day In Rush The town of Rush willbe celebrating DaffodilDay on Friday, March28th. There will be aCoffee Morning in theMillbank Theatre from9am to 12pm andDaffodil emblems willbe availablethroughout Rushduring the day. Therewill also be a

Children’s Art Displayin Rush Library and asponsored walk will

take place on Sunday,30th March in RushSailing Club at 3pm.

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Floraville GardenUnderway In SkerriesWork has commenced on the much anticipatedFloraville Garden, which is situated on Strand Street inSkerries. The new garden is expected to prove a valu-able asset to the people of the lovely seaside town.Local councillor, Ciaran Byrne (Lab) spoke to theCounty Leader about how the garden came to fruition.“About two years ago, I was contacted by Martin Scullyand Ollie Grimes from the local Chamber of Commerce,about this piece of land beside the library, which waslocally known as the Floraville. It had become derelict. Idiscovered that it was in Council ownership and putdown a motion at the Council, seeking their support fora project to renovate this land and to bring it into publicuse, as a garden for the people of the town.” TheCouncil granted a six year lease to the Chamber on the

land, which was the first step on the road, because inorder to apply for funding, they needed a lease of atleast six years. He then explained, “Subsequently, theFingal Leader Partnership received an application fromthe Chamber seeking funding for the project. TheChamber deserves great credit for this,” said Byrne.The garden will feature aspects of community life inSkerries, including the harbour wall, as well as coloursof sporting clubs in the town. The garden is expected tobe completed by June this year. President of SkerriesChamber, Martin Scully told the County Leader, “Wecan’t thank Ciaran Byrne enough for his efforts, andalso the selfless voluntary work of so many locals, whorowed in with us in the beginning, when we had nofunding. Donations began arriving at my shop, and wehad professional people volunteering their services.The board of Skerries Credit Union were so supportiveof us, they were like a wind at our backs and it trulyreflects the generosity of Skerries people,” he said.

Pictured at the Floraville Garden site in Skerries, which is under construction are, Mick Dwyer(Electrician), Warren Conway (Builder), Ollie Grimes (Chamber member), Martin Scully (ChamberPresident), Councillor Ciaran Byrne, Paul Sexton (Engineer) and Derek Byrne (Architect).

Pictured here are the members of the Velocity Racing team from St Joseph'sSecondary School in Rush: Alex Russell, Emmet Sinclair, Niall Leahy and KrystianZawadzki.

Rush StudentsReach FormulaOne FinalsSt Joseph’s Secondary School inRush are taking part in the F1(Formula One) In Schools competi-tion. The team,‘Velocity Racing’ aftermuch dedication and hard work,have made it to the National Finals ofthe competition, which take place onMay 2nd in Dublin Castle. EmmetSinclair, the Marketing,Communications and ResourcesManager of Velocity Racing, told theCounty Leader about hard work thatthe students had put in to theproject:“The competition has inspiredstudents to use it to learn aboutphysics, aerodynamics, manufac-turing, branding, marketing, leader-ship and many more talents that willhelp them in later life. The aim of the

competition is to design a car that isas aerodynamic as possible and thento race them against otherschools,” he explained. “Alongsidethe car, the team must acquiresponsorship from companies whichhelps us develop our presentationskills. Using that money we thenhave to buy all the items needed tobring our stand up to the level of theother teams.”The school itself is new to thecompetition, only joining last year.This year our team, called VelocityRacing, consisted of Alex Russell,Emmet Sinclair, Niall Leahy andKrystian Zawadzki. .“Our team worked very welltogether and progressed to theNational Finals,” Emmet continued.This is a huge achievement for usbecause we are the first team fromour school to have made it this far.”We hope that we will progress evenfurther to the International Finals,which are in Abu Dhabi this year.”

Family Fun Day In LuskThere will be a Family Fun Day in the GAA Club in Lusk on 27th April in aid of theRainbow Arch Club. The day will have 5-a-side football tournaments and outdooractivities such as Climbing Wall, Archery and Zorb balls, Face Painting, BalloonModelling and more. There will also be Burgers and Ice Cream served on the day.The fun kicks off at 12 to 5pm, and football is at 2pm. If you want to put a team in,please contact Geraldine 0876291679.

According to the CountyCouncil, Swords BoxingClub is to secure accom-modation in Sluagh Hall,adjacent to FingalliansGAA Club in Swords.Following the purchase ofthe Sluagh Hall from theDepartment of Defenceby the County Council,local TD Clare Daly (ULA)told the County Leaderthat she wanted to seethe local club securingthe proposed accommo-dation: “It is absolutelyessential that this facilityis made available to theSwords Boxing Club as

New Home For SwordsBoxing Club

was originally intended.”She continued, “In recentcorrespondence withboth the County Counciland Minister Varadkar’sDepartment, it hasbeen stated thatthe Council iswilling to meetwith the IrishAmateur BoxingAssociation andthe SwordsBoxing Club inorder to secureuse of that premises forboxing.” “Boxing is a growing anddeveloping sport in

Swords for both boys andparticularly in relation togirls. There is an urgentrequirement for thisfacility to be made avail-able to the Boxing Club,”she added. The idea ofsharing the hall withFingallians by a partition

and separateentrance is a prac-tical solutionwhich meets theneeds of the club. Iam very hopefulthat discussionswill successfullyconclude over thenext period in

order to ensure a sepa-rate lease for thispremises and for this crit-ical sporting club inSwords.”

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Has theE u r o p e a nUnion overplayed its hand? It seems thatwhen soft encouragementwas given to those inUkraine, who favouredcloser ties with the EU, noend game was considered.The Ukraine governmentfell and was replaced withoutelections. Russia reacted andso Ukraine is divided. It was clearfrom the start of the street proteststhat there was a clear divide withinUkraine, as to the direction that thecountry should take. It seems thewestern part wants close ties withEurope, while the east and Crimeasee their future with Russia.The protesters won their street battlebut at the cost of splitting their

country. The old saying “if you don’tknow where you are going you willend up somewhere else” seems toexplain the current situation. Itseems that an expectation was that,just as the Berlin Wall came down in1989, Russia would not react. Butthese are different times and Putinhas a very different view of the rolethat Russia is entitled to play inworld affairs. For most of us here in Ireland, we areside line players but for some it’s

much more real. This came verystarkly across to me when

purchasing my Sundaypapers. As I paid, the assis-tant spoke to me of herfears for her native Poland

and what was going tohappen in the region. Since

then I’ve been engaged in anumber of such conversations withmembers of the emigrant communitywho originally hail from states whichonce formed part of the SovietUnion. A resolution to the crisis must befound quickly. It must be one whichrecognises the views of the citizens,while providing protection to theintegrity of Russia’s neighbours.

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Innovative AppLaunced BySwords Taxi FirmSwords based taxi company, Cab 2000 haverecently launched a new “Tap and Go” App,which will provide a more streamlined service fortheir customers. Proprietor of Cab 2000, AnthonyKelly spoke to the County Leader and explainedthe advantages associated with the new App.“Traditionally, people contacted taxis by phone,but with new technology, we have our own app,where the customer can download the app on totheir phone and it will show our customers wheretheir pick-up point is and they can see exactlywhere the driver is before they book the car. Thecustomer can also track the car to see how long itwill be before the taxi arrives to pick them up,”he said. “Another feature of the app is that youwill be sent a photo of your driver, as well asinformation about the car. Updates are availableby text, to ensure an excellent service is providedfor customers, who can also make pre-bookingswith the app,” he said.There is also a credit card facility on the app,where customers can avail of this service, if theyso wish. Kelly continued, “Being a localcompany, employing local drivers and staff forthe past 20 years, we hope that people willcontinue to support us, with this new tech-

nology. Where this new technology comes intoit’s own is that is completely customer friendly.However, we are still happy to receive calls frompeople, who may feel more reassured by tradi-tional means of booking a cab. We are delightedto be able to provide this upgraded service forour customers,” he concluded.

Pictured is the proprietor of Cab 2000, Anthony Kelly.

Nine hundred pupils fromacross the North County,including pupils in GarristownNational School andBalscadden National School,recently wrapped up their firstever entrepreneurial adventure.Pupils from fifth and sixth classnow know the meaning ofmarketing, design, brainstorms,accounting and the all-impor-tant quest for profit! Localentrepreneurs, John Tuohy ofNightline and Michael Dawson,of the One 4 All Group are NorthDublin City and County Partnersfor the Junior EntrepreneurProgramme (JEP). Each pupil

had to come up with a projectidea, form groups and presentan idea at ‘Meet the Dragons’.Once the big idea is chosenthey then develop it, market itand sell it. Project ideas acrossthe North County have beendiverse. The pupils atGarristown National Schoolspotted a gap in the market andstarted selling tea and coffee toparents waiting to pick up chil-dren at the school gates. Theirteacher, Neal Billings, foundJEP encouraged the develop-ment of his pupil’s mathemat-ical skills. “The childrendesigned surveys, collected

and recorded data and repre-sented it using graphs. Theyalso now understand theconcept of money and how aprofit and loss sheet works,“he said. In Balscadden National School,teacher Isobel Donnelly alsofound the programmepresented an exciting and newway of advancing the corecurriculum subjects, and shetold the County Leader: “We’vebeen brushing up on ourmental arithmetic and calcu-lator skills for our project andwe’ve been integrating it withgaeilge with a real shop set upin the class,” she explained.The pupils are conversing asshopkeeper and customer asgaeilge. The programme is verycomplementary to thecurriculum.”

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Pictured at the Captains' Drive-In at Hollywood Lakes Golf Club on St Patrick's Day lastare, Lady captain Marie Christie, Vice-captain Seán Smyth, Lady Vice-captain, AnnHallinan, Captain Robert Keogh and Club President, Geoff Peat.

It was Captains' Drive-In Day at Hollywood Lakes GolfClub on St Patrick's Day, 17th March last. Pictured areLady Captain, Marie Christie and Captain, Robert Keogh,as they arrive at the clubhouse in appropriate attire.

Byrne Welcomes Blue Flag Application Local councillor CiaranByrne (Lab), haswelcomed the applicationby the County Council forBlue Flag status for fourbeaches in Skerries,Portrane, Donabate andPortmarnock.“The Water ServicesDepartment of theCouncil, collaboratingwith great work by volun-teer community groupssuch as “Adopt a Beach inSkerries and Rush cantake real credit for thequality of the beachesaround the North County,which the most recentscientific data for 2013illustrate.”There are ten beaches inthe County Counciladministrative area thatare monitored for waterquality. They are FrontStrand Beach atBalbriggan, South Beachat Skerries, LoughshinnyBeach, South Beach at

Rush, the Brook Beach atPortrane, BalcarrickBeach at Donabate,Malahide Beach, VelvetStrand Beach atPortmarnock, BurrowBeach at Sutton, andClaremont Beach atHowth.According to the CountyCouncil, all of the beacheslisted above, with theexception of Malahide are

identified as ‘BathingWaters’ for the purposesof the Bathing WaterQuality Regulations 2008.Malahide has not beenidentified as bathingwater since 2012 due tosafety concerns.Blue Flags are awardedby An Taisce to beachesthat meet a range ofcriteria including environ-mental education and

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Golf Classic InMalahideThe Annual Parish GolfClassic will take place onFriday, 9th May atMalahide Golf Club.Shotgun starts at 9amand 2pm.

Book Talk In LuskFurther meetings todiscuss the book PopeFrancis and the Joy of theGospel will take place onTuesday, 8th and 15thApril at 7.30pm in theParish Centre in Lusk (OldSchool opposite Church).Copies of the book areavailable from Veritasbookshop or can be down-loaded from the Vaticanwebsite.


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Swords Man’sGreat Run ForChildren’sHospicePaul McGurrell, a firefighter basedin Swords Fire Station, has decidedto take on one of the biggest chal-langes of his life. Paul will take partin the infamous Marathon desSables (MDS) in Morocco in April.He participated in his first DublinMarathon in 2006, and this is whatstarted his fascinationwith running.Paul told the CountyLeader, “On 4th April, Iwill travel to Moroccofor the marathon. TheMDS is a 250 km footrace over 6 days,through the SaharaDesert. Along withextremely harsh terrainand temperatures thatcan reach 50 degreescentigrade, it has theadded difficulty ofbeing a self sufficientrace. This means thatall competitors mustcarry everything theyneed on their backsapart from shelter,which will be at least 10 kgs inweight. - not for the faint hearted!!He is undertaking this event for avery special charity. “I will berunning for the Laura LynnFoundation, which is the only chil-dren’s hospice in this country. We

all know times are tough right now,but it is nothing compared to thetimes facing those under the careof Laura Lynn. I will look after allcosts incurred by myself on thisventure. I was eager to know wheremoney collected for this charitywent, and Lura Lynn presented mewith a shopping list, which they calltheir wish list. They have given methe power to choose whatever Iwish from that list. I have decidedto choose a bed hoist, which costs€11,000.” “At the moment, I have managed tocollect €8,000, so I’m hopeful ofreaching my target. My colleague

here, Ian Lawless has been a greatsupport in handling my facebookpage, called running fire fighter.People can donate at the PavilionsShopping Centre on Saturday, 29thMarch, where the fire brigade willbe there all day.

Firefighter, Paul McGurrell, is pictured at Swords FireStation, with the back pack, which he will have to carrywith him on his ultra marathon in Morocco next month.

Pictured here are pupils from Scoil Phadraic Cailini, Donabate Winners of the FingalStudents Enterprise Awards for Primary Schools with Joe Harford (chairman FingalCounty Enterprise Board), County Mayor, Cllr Kieran Dennison, Oisin Geoghegan (CEO/FEB ) and Cllr. Gerry McGuire.

Local Schools To Receive ImprovementsMinister James Reillyhas welcomed theannouncement that fiveschools in the NorthCounty are to receivefunding under the 2014Summer WorksScheme. “I am delighted that fiveschools in the NorthCounty are to receivefunding for buildingmaintenance andimprovement worksunder the 2014 SummerWorks Scheme. Theschools listed for grantsare: Corduff NationalSchool, St Margaret’sNational School, HolyFamily Senior NationalSchool, St Joseph’sSecondary School inRush and St Finian’s inSwords,” he said. Reilly explained thatthese funds would be

used to help each localschool improve theirschool building: “Thescheme is used byschools to improve andupgrade existing schoolbuildings. The firstround of funding willallow schools to carryout small and mediumscale building worksacross three categoriesof projects - Gas,Electrical andMechanical. The fivelocal schools receivingfunding from thescheme will result inmany students bene-fiting from the workscarried out.”“A second round of thescheme will beannounced in thecoming weeks and willcover other types ofschool building

improvement works.Applications arecurrently beingassessed for thissecond round offunding,” he continued.

“This scheme is alsogood for job creation,supporting 2,160 directand 430 indirect localconstruction jobs acrossthe North County andbeyond.” “It is crucialthat we continue to

maintain and moderniseour local school build-ings. Our childrendeserve the bestpossible environment inwhich to learn andflourish,” Reillyconcluded.

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Louise Butler, Naul“My favourite is Jamelia. I saw an episode where there were two atro-cious acts and she was the only judge who seemed to know the actswere desperate to go through.”

We asked local people which judgefrom The Voice Ireland is yourfavourite and why?

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Edel Sheehan, Oldtown“Jamelia. I really really like her she’s just so straight and says

it exactly how it is.”

Gabrielle Moore, Garristown “Kian, because he’s very good. He’s just a nice person, he’s very fair.”

Martina Ross, Swords“Delores is my favourite, she says it exactly how she sees it.”

Margaret Giles, Swords “Delores, I do think she’s very good.”

Claire Carroll, Drogheda“Kian. He came across really well in the jungle so that’s what made melike him a bit more. He’s very down to earth.”

Hilary Debeny, Dundrum“I love Jamelia because she’s so out there and she’s got an opinion. Ilove that girl, she’s so feisty and brilliant. I cannot stand Delores, shedoes my head in. it’s all about her all the time, she just tries to be so

cool.”

Carol Barrett, Navan“I really love Delores. It’s just her whole nature and she’s so down toearth. She tries to point them in the right direction, she’s just so nice

to the acts.”

Maureen McGrane, Swords.“I like Kian. He’s very honest and fair.”

Maureen Murphy, Swords“I’d be in favour of Kian, I really like his personality, he’s very fair. Or

maybe even Bressie.”

Monica McManus, Ballytore“Maybe Bressie because I can’t stand Kian. I don’t like Delores and Idon’t like Jamelia either so it’s got to be Bressie.”

Frank Kelly, Donabate. “I would say Jamelia. There’s just something about her, she’s a very

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Greg Mark, Swords“I would say Jamelia, she’s very genuine and just very good.”

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Historical Society LaunchesNew Programme Of TalksBalbriggan & DistrictHistorical Society aredelighted to announce anew and excitingprogramme of talks for2014. Chairman BrianHowley told the CountyLeader about theexciting programme ofevents they haveplanned for this year:“We are delighted tohave secured theservices of some excel-lent speakers – startingwith the local – our ownJim Walsh telling thehistory of our muchloved Carnegie library –the subject of such anamount of controversyearlier in the year,” hesaid.“Then we turn to thenational interest andwhat can be morenational that the Battleof Clontarf and thedemise of Brian Boru –this time we have theeminent Professor ofHistory at NUI MaynoothProf Colm Lennon. Weare delighted that he hasfound time in a busydiary this year to sharehis research on thismonumental event inIrish history.”He continued: “Then wemove to something alittle different but veryworthwhile and inter-esting – ‘Uses ofPhotography in Ireland,

1839-1900’ by Dr. PeaderSlattery. Again an expertin his field this willprovide a unique insightinto a topic held dear bythe Irish and localpublic.” “We aredelighted to launch thisnew programme ofevents and welcomeeach and everyone tojoin us for some veryinformative evenings,”he concluded.

Seniors SocialClub InMalahideThe St Sylvester’s SocialClub for seniors meetsevery Wednesdayat 2.15pm in theparish centre inMalahide. There will besingsongs, board gamesand speakers!! All arewelcome to attend.


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The much anticipated walkway/cycleway across theMalahide estuary, which will start at Malahide Castleand culminate at Newbridge House in Donabate, iswidely regarded as a very welcome development fortourism in the area. However, the proposed develop-ment is a source of concern for a number of localfarmers in the Donabate area.

Swords local election candidate, Michael Collins (NP),who is a native of Donabate, was contacted byconcerned local farmers, who are angry that the newwalkway will cross their land and are fearful for thesafety of their animals. Collins contacted the CountyLeader and explained the dilemma that faces thefarmers. The new walkway is planned to go through theland of three local farmers, Jack Sheehan, Francis Handand Ivan Keeling, who are set to face compulsorypurchase demands on parts of their farm holdings. Collins proposes that the walkway, upon reaching theDonabate side of the causeway should then proceedalong the northern side of the Malahide Estuary to theend of the Kilcrea Road. It should then proceed directlyalong this estuary into Swords, linking up with theexisting walkway to Malahide, thereby making acomplete loop.The advantage of opening the entire estuary as apedestrian and cycleway track, will prove a majorattraction for residents of both Swords and Malahide.“While Francis and Ivan are both affected by the plans,the impact on Jack’s land will effectively mean his farm

will be divided in two. Thewalkway will go very closeto his house and willgreatly affect his privacy.Also, if he has cattle onone side and wants tolocate them on the otherside, what is he to do?.There’s also the issue ofsecurity and the danger ofcattle eating litter that hasbeen discarded, and thelikes,” he said.The three men have alllodged objections with the Local Authority. JackSheehan spoke about how the proposed developmentwill affect him. “My privacy will be taken away. This is avery quiet area and another concern we all have is thatwe have hay in summer, and the possibility of someonesetting fire to it is a real worry for us,” he said. Another problem for the local authority, according tothe farmers, is that some of the area is to be built on aflood plane, which will necessitate much of it to be builton stilts. Once the routecrosses Jack Sheehan’sland, the water will be amajor problem. “TheCouncil will have to usepile drivers, and dig deepat that,” they maintain.Another potential

problem surrounds the sluice gate, which keeps therising tide at bay. In severe weather, this sluice gatecan be dislodged, meaning that up to 100 acres can beflooded. Collins and the farmers believe that thecycleway/walkway is a good idea, but needs to belocated in a more appropriate location, where thepublic can enjoy their walk and cycle, but not at theexpense of families who have farmed for generations,in a peaceful, secure rural area.

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Balscadden officially launched theirvery own Text Alert scheme recentlyin the Old School in Balscadden.Attending the launch was theChairman of the Committee respon-sible for its introduction to the area,Aidan Staunton, Superintendent, NoelCarolan, District Officer, Balbrigganand Sergeant Kathy O’Neil l f romBalbriggan station and who is alsoText Alert co-ordinator for the area. Speaking at the launch, AidanStaunton said that the campaign to

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Green Action Day In BalbrigganSt. Molaga’s NationalSchool in Balbrigganrecently held an actionday in their school hallto raise awareness of

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doubling dividendpayments to members.Manager of SwordsCredit Union, FionaCunningham spoke tothe County Leaderabout the impact thatcombining both creditunions will have onmembers. “Over twoyears ago, theGovernment set up theCredit UnionCommission to look atrestructuring creditunions in Ireland. Withincreased regulation,as well as services thatmembers are lookingfor, you need to beable to provide forthese. Swords CreditUnion are ISO 27001certified, making themone of the only creditunions in the country

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Independent Candidate in theupcoming elect ions, Just inSinnott, has proposed the estab-lishment of a new Council lorsCommunity Fund. He told theCounty Leader about hisproposed scheme. “May’s local elections willsee the number ofCouncillors elected in theNorth County increasefrom 24 to 40. Theincrease is due to thepopulat ion increasingrapidly over the course ofthe last decade, however it isunderstandable that people inSwords are asking why they aregetting more politicians while atthe same t ime cut backs arebeing made to vital services. Toaddress this imbalance I amproposing the establishment of anew community fund called: TheCounty Councillors Community

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The second of two new play-grounds in Swords is now officiallyopen to the public. After months offundraising and hard work, thesecond of two new playgrounds,the Thornleigh Playground inApplewood is now open for use.Member of the local Swords NeedsPlaygrounds group, Marica Killisaid, “We hope that the localcommunity will take ownership fortheir new playground and help tolook after it for many years to comeas it was so desperately needed,”she said. “The playground is justwaiting on benches and litter binsto be fitted and these should be inplace in the next few weeks, but if

there are any litter issues, we’reasking people to please contact theCounty Council Parks Division.”“We hope that everyone using theplayground will show respect toother users and the equipment, butshould anyone experience any antisocial behaviour, then please callSwords Gardai with details anddescriptions,” she said.Local councillor, Darragh Butler(FF) is delighted with the new play-ground and paid tribute to Maricaand the hard working committee ofSwords Needs Playgrounds. Hesaid, “It’s brill iant to see thesecond Swords playground openedat Thornleigh so quickly. WhenMarica and the committee came tome and planning permission wasgranted, we never expected themoney to be collected so quickly.This is a wonderful facility for chil-dren in the area. Rubbish bins,which are badly needed, will be putin shortly,” he said.

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Councillor Darragh Butler (FF) is pictured at the new playground at Thornleigh in Swords,with local resident Geraldine Gowen and her daughter, Eve.

Employee volunteers from the healthcare company, Abbott took part in the DiscoverScience Zone at the ‘Big Day Out’ event at Merrion Square for the St. Patrick’s Festival.The Abbott volunteers demonstrated family friendly experiments to children and theirparents at the event. Pictured here are Abbott volunteer, Nuno Pires (left), with Natalie and Declan Keenanfrom Garristown and their daughters Georgia (6) and Jenny (9).

Following the successful launch ofthe new Malahide Castle complex,the council ’s parks division wasasked what plans there are to makesimilar investments and improve-ments to other local tourism assets,including Swords Castle.The parks divisions reply was that“‘Conservation Management Plansare currently being prepared forseveral heritage properties owneda n d m a n a g e d b y t h e C o u n t yCouncil, including Swords Castle.However, Green Party candidate forSwords electoral area, Ken Duffy isurging the local authori ty to bemore forthcoming in their commit-ment to the project. He told the

County Leader, “I have a number ofq u e s t i o n s f o r t h e C o u n c i l ,including, what is the timeline forthe Conservation Management Planfor Swords Castle. I alsowant to know what thebudget is to be set aside,and if Swords Castle willb e o n t h e P r i o r i t y o fFuture Capital InvestmentList.”Duffy, who is passionateabout the development ofthe castle added, “Swordsc a n ’ t a f f o r d t o w a i tanother 18 years. The developmentand completion of Swords Castlewould have immediate economic

tourism value to the businesses andresidents of Swords, the capitaltown. I believe the completion ofworks at Swords Castle should be amatter of urgency and must not beallowed to continue as a piecemealpro ject , l ike i t has for so manyyears.”He continued, “Works carried out

so far at the castle haveb e e n o u t s t a n d i n g a n d Iwould ask that the Councilsomehow find the neces-s a r y f u n d s n e e d e d t ocomplete this vital project.Swords Castle is by far ourmost under used asset, it’spotent ial to create jobsw i t h t o u r i s m f o o t f a l l i senormous. Swords is tired

of being overlooked, always thebridesmaid and never the bride,” heconcluded.

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Judging of entries in this year’s 60th TexacoChildren’s Art Competition has commenced.Going for judging are entries received from twoNorth County students – a still life study by 17-year old El len Dack, a pupil at MalahideCommunity School and a work entitled ‘AfricanSunset’ by 15-year old Lauren Tarpey, a pupil atPortmarnock Community School.Winners will be announced in mid-April afterwhich the top twenty-one prizewinning entrieswill be placed on exhibition at the Hugh LaneGallery on Dublin’s Parnell Square where theywill be seen alongside works by such renownedfigures as Francis Bacon, William Orpen, Jack B.Yeats and Louis le Brocquy.

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Student designer, Deirdre O’Brien fromMalahide has reached the semi-final ofVodafone DIT Fashion Show which istaking place today, Tuesday 25th March.at Smock Alley in Dublin.The Malahide lady, who studies at TheGrafton Academy, is one of 16 shortlistedstudent designers who has made itthrough to the semi-final of the StudentDesigner section of the Vodafone DITFashion Show 2014 and, if successful,she will go through to the final at theVodafone DIT Fashion Show 2014 in VicarStreet Dublin on Thursday, April 3rd.

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Pictured here is student designer DeirdreO'Brien from Malahide with DIT studentmodel Klara Stejskalova (who will wearDeirdre’s design) in semi-final of VodafoneDIT Fashion Show, taking place at SmockAlley Dublin on Tuesday 25th March.

Skerries Theatre Group’snext production will bethe comedy ‘A HealthyGrave’ by Simon Brett.The production will be onin the Little Theatre inSkerries fromWednesday, 26th Marchto Saturday, 5th Aprilstarting at 8.15pm.This charming, gentleand poignant playfeatures Hilary andRobert Travers, a retiredchildless couple whowere prominent acade-mics in their careers, nowfaced withspending their timetogether living quietly intheir cottage in theCotswolds. Once the lifeand soul of the univer-sity, Robert is now

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each one knows aboutthe other’s secret; butthey play along with thisin a most interestingway.After many yearsdirecting (The Weir, TheImportance of BeingEarnest, Molly Sweeney)Mary Cauldwell makes awelcome return to thestage as Hilary. Herhusband in the play isveteran actor Colm ÓMaolmhuire (mostrecently seen as FatherJack in Dancing atLughnasa).The Director is SkerriesTheatre Group stalwartÁine McGuinness, whohas acted in many playsover the years andwhose previous directingexperience includes AlanAyckbourn’s Confusions(Drinking Companion).

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Pictured here are actors Mary Cauldwell and ColmO’Maolmhuire who will perform in the production of ‚”Healthy Grave” in Skerries.

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AJK Motors, Golf Road, Rush,Co.Dublin is delighted to announcethat we have successfully achievedthe new “Certified Steel Standard”(CSS) for professional bodyshops inIreland.

CSS is a national accreditation mark,which offers consumers assurancethat structural vehicle body repairshave been carried out to the highestpossible standard.

Setup by the SIMI (Society of theIrish Motor Industry) the new stan-dard was established because of theincreasing complexity of the makeupof cars and the level of expertise that is required torepair them.

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Pictured here is local councillor Darragh Butler (FF),canvassing with Dublin City Councillor Mary Fitzpatrickand Aoibheann Mahon at J.C.'s Supermarket, Swordsrecently. Butler is seeking re-election to the CountyCouncil and Mary is Fianna Fáil's Dublin candidate for theEuropean elections.

New Public AreaEnhancement SchemeFor Local AuthorityThe Minister for Environment, Community, and LocalGovernment, Mr. Phil Hogan T.D., recently announcedthat €2.975 million would be provided to localauthorities for a dedicated Public Area Enhancementscheme for the busy summer tourist season. He toldthe County Leader: “2014 has been a challengingyear so far for local authorities in terms of managingtheir public spaces due to the exceptionallyinclement weather conditions we have experiencedand I know that towns across the North County andbeyond will be hoping for another very successfultourist season this year, following on from thesuccess of Gathering Ireland in 2013.” “This addi-

tional, once-off fund is being provided to supportlocal authorities’ efforts to prepare and maintain theirpublic areas in an effort to maximise the economicbenefits that can flow from increased visitors to theirtowns, cities and counties,” he explained. TheMinister suggested that examples of work that mightbe undertaken, could include additional support forcommunity groups involved in the SuperValu TidyTowns competition, improvement works to localpublic parks and recreational walking areas, cleaningand tidying of older graveyards or the cleaning andmaking safe of derelict buildings.The funding has been allocated to all city and CountyCouncils on a proportional basis and the Ministerasked that, “wherever possible, local authoritiesshould undertake work in co-operation with commu-nity-based groups.” All work undertaken should beadditional to work already planned and must also besupplemented with 25 per cent matching fundingfrom the local authority.

North County HotelsOn Top Green ListingIreland’s top ten Green Hotels, as verified byThe Green Hospitality Programme, includestwo from the North County.Fourth place in the competition went toBewley’s Hotel, Dublin Airport. This hotel is acommitted Green Hospitality Member since2010 and certified by the Green HospitalityProgramme. It scored highly in the C02 andwater categories and is fully committed to theGreen Hospitality Programme.In 8th place was the Carlton Hotel, DublinAirport. This hotel is a committed GreenHospitality Member since 2008 and holds theGreen Hospitality Silver Award. DeclanMeagher, General Manager of the CarltonHotel; Dublin Airport told the County Leader,“Carlton Hotel Dublin Airport is delighted to beawarded the accolade of Ireland’s 8thGreenest Hotel 2013. The team at the hotelhave worked continuously to minimise thehotel’s impact on the environment, through afocused and measured approach to energy,water and waste management processes,whilst retaining our focus on delivering aquality sustainable hospitality product to ourclients. The hotel aims to continue thismeasured approached to environmentalmanagement in 2014 and beyond”,” he said.Coming out on top was The Westport WoodsHotel, Westport, Co. Mayo.

Bargains At Vincent’s In MalahideVincent’s shop in Malahide is having a Designer Saleday on Saturday 29th March. Doors will open at 12noon. Every item of clothing added that day will bebrand new, plus there will be a huge variety of newitems from perfumes to toys, glassware to books.Everyone is welcome.

Lend A Hand To SpecialOlympics IrelandSpecial OlympicsIreland’s annualCollection Day, will takeplace throughout Irelandon Friday, 11th April, 2013.Volunteers will be neededthroughout the NorthCounty and beyond tolook after collectionpoints. The Collection Day is thebiggest annualfundraising event in aid ofSpecial Olympics Ireland.The money raised on theday will be used to ensurethat Special OlympicsIreland can continue torealise its promise ofoffering people with anintellectual disability theopportunity to participatein sport in their area.Liz Callery, RegionalDirector Special OlympicsEastern Region, told theCounty Leader “This isour biggest annualfundraising event so it ishugely important to us.If you have a few hours tospare on Friday, 11th Aprilnext please help us byjoining one of our collec-tion teams at a locationnear you. You don’t evenneed to be a registered

volunteer, so please letyour family and friendsknow too. Every dona-tion we receive on April11th will help us tocontinue to change thelives of people with anintellectual disability.With your help, we can allgive our athletes awinning chance,” shesaid.

Coffee Morning In SkerriesSkerries are celebrating the 10th Anniversary oftheir Daffodil Day Coffee morning on Friday,March 28th from 9.15am to 12.30pm in SkerriesRugby Club. This event would not happenwithout the faithful support of the locality, andthe organisers look forward to seeing you there.Raffle prizes and donations are most welcome.


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Motorists Urged ToWear SeatbeltsAn analysis of road fatality statistics has revealedthat almost one in five vehicle occupants killed in2013 were not wearing their seatbelt at the time ofthe collision, meaning that as many as 21 lives couldpotentially have been saved if they hadbeen wearing their seatbelt.This was announced at the launch of theRoad Safety Authority (RSA) and An GardaSíochána’s recent St Patrick’s WeekendRoad Safety Campaign.Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport,Mr Leo Varadkar TD told the CountyLeader, “A lot of progress has been madeover the last decade, but too many peopleare still putting themselves at risk, and thesafety of others, by not buckling up in thecar. The Government’s Road Safety Strategy has seta target for full compliance on seatbelt wearing by2020, but there is every reason to meet that targetsooner. Wearing a seatbelt is one of the easiest

ways to ensure that you, and everyone in your car,stays safe if you crash. So buckle up, and make sureeveryone else in your car does the same.”“Our message is simple – make smart choices abouthow you use the roads: never ever drink or drugdrive, don’t speed and make sure you and yourpassengers are wearing your seatbelts before youset off on a journey, no matter how short,” hecontinued.

Assistant Commissioner John Twomey, AnGarda Síochána said: “In recent years, wehave seen a marked change in how peopleuse the roads but unfortunately, peoplecontinue to take risks by not ensuring thatthey and their passengers are properlyrestrained in a vehicle.”An RSA observational study of seatbeltwearing rates conducted in 2013 among20,000 car users found that 94 percent ofdrivers, 93 per cent of front passengers and89 per cent of rear passengers were

observed wearing their seatbelts. Women werefound to be more compliant than men with 97 percent of female drivers belting up compared to 92per cent of male drivers.

Balbriggan based charity,Remember Us, are looking forsome brave women to stepforward and run the Women’sMini-Marathon for this greatlocal cause. Remember Usare looking for as many ladiesas possible to participate inthe Women’s Mini-Marathonto raise much needed fundsin aid of the group.The race takes place on BankHoliday Monday, June 2nd so

there’s plenty of time to getfit for the big day. Aspokesperson for RememberUs told the County Leader:“Start asking your family andfriends to participate on ourbehalf. Any female over 16 iseligible. We have started ourwalk and jog mornings andevenings to get us all fit forthe event. They take placeevery Tuesday evening7.30pm and every Thursday

morning 10.30am. Themeeting point is the churchcar park in Balbriggan forboth sessions.”Online and postal entry forthe event is now open andthose participating will needto register online or get anentry form. Remember Us willalso be providing club t-shirtsand transport on June 2 totake all who are participatingto and from the event.So come on ladies dust offthose runners and go alongand get fit, have some funand make new friends whileraising much needed fundsfor this vital group.

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BYRNE Stephen (Donabate) March 19, 2014 (peacefully), athome; sadly missed by his loving wife Suzanne, son Ryan,mam Eileen, dad Paddy, brothers, sisters, mother-in-law,father-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, relatives andfriends. Rest in peace.

GRAHAM (nee Bennett) (Bealinstown, Swords) March 16,2014, (peacefully), at St. Francis Hospice, Raheny, Ann;deeply regretted by her loving husband Sean, daughter Aine,sons John and Mark, brothers, sisters, mother-in-law,brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relativesand friends. Rest in peace.

HARFORD (formerly Warren, nee Tighe) (St. Margaret’s andlate of Old Street, Malahide) - March 17, 2014, (peacefully), atthe mater Hospital, Ellen, beloved mother of the late Peter;deeply regretted by her beloved husband Eamonn, son,daughters, family, relatives amd friends. Rest in peace.

MCGUIGAN (The Burrow, Portrane) - March 17, 2014, (peace-fully), at home, Patrick; deeply regretted by his loving wifeCecelia, daughter Aine, son-in-law Robert, grandchildrenMurron and Cara, relatives and friends. Rest in peace.

DOYLE (Skerries) 15th March 2014 (peacefully) at Beaumonthospital in the wonderful care of the staff at St. Clare’s Ward,surrounded by his loving family, Peter, sadly missed by hisloving wife, Eileen, daughters, Aileen and Valerie, sonDeclan, sister, Marie, brother, Liam, and his 5 grandchildren,daughter-in-law, son-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives andfriends. Rest in peace.

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Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought for theconstruction of a ground and first floorextension to the south ,west, and east ofthe existing house to accommodate 2 no.bedrooms, bathroom, sitting room, diningroom, garage, lobby and associated ancil-lary site works at 29A Seatown Villas,Swords, Co. Dublin, for Mr. Daniel DeJongThe planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission orobservation in relation to the applicationmay be made in writing to the PlanningAuthority on payment of the prescribed feeof €20 within the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by the authorityof this application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested for alter-ations & extensions to existing dwelling-house along with associated siteworks toinclude upgrading of existing septic tank &percolation area. at ‘Longhouse’, Balgaddy,Ringcommons, Naul, Co. Dublin. Signed :-Paul & Ann KimmageThis planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy, at theoffices of Fingal County Council, CountyHall, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublinbetween the hours of 9.30am – 16.30pmMonday-Friday. A submission or observa-tion in relation to the application may bemade in writing to Fingal County Council onpayment of a fee of €20 within the periodof five weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt of the application by Fingal CountyCouncil

Fingal County CouncilI John Spollen am seeking planning permis-sion at 'St.Patricks' Strand Road,Portmarnock, Co.Dublin. The developmentwill consist of a new dormer to side ofexisting roof, previously approved as part ofplanning ref. 11B/0105. The planning appli-cation may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of the planningauthority during public opening hours and asubmission or observation may be made tothe authority in writing on payment ofprescribed fee(€20) within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt bythe authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilI, Sean Coyne, intend to apply for fullPlanning Permission to erect a two storydwelling (81.22 sq. m.), and vehicularaccess within the boundaries of 55Craoibhin Park, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.ThisPlanning Application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority, during thepublic opening hours at: Fingal CountyCouncil, Fingal County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Fingal, Co. DublinA submission or observation in relation tothe application may be made in writing tothe planning authority, on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by FingalCounty Council, of the Application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is being sought forChange of Use of 55 sq.m. two-storeyDental Surgery / Residential building toOffice use (with new entrance door from St.Margaret's Road) at Rear of 7 CastleTerrace, Malahide, Co. Dublin (a ProtectedStructure) for M. Concannon. The PlanningApplication may be inspected or purchasedat a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost

of making a copy at the offices of thePlanning Authority during its publicopening hours and a submission or obser-vation may be made to the PlanningAuthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilWe, Tom & Emer Garland intend to apply forplanning permission at 21 The Avenue,Skerries Rock, Skerries, Co. Dublin.The development will consist of theconstruction a single storey extension tothe rear, a single storey extension to theside at the family room, a single storeyextension to the front porch and rear utility,provision of rooflights over the new exten-sions, provision of solar panels to the mainroof, minor internal and external alter-ations, all to the existing two storeydwelling house. The planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to the PlanningAuthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission sought by Jane Landy& David Cooke for a single storey extensionto the rear at 56 Holmpatrick, Skerries , Co.Dublin. The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the planning authorityduring its public opening hours andsubmission or observation may be made tothe authority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (20Euros) within the period 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt bythe authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilI, Dr Marcus De Brun, intend to apply forplanning permission for an amendment tothe previously approved applicationF10A/0360 at 6A Main Street, Rush, CoDublin. The amendment is for the change ofuse of 27 sq m of first floor records storageto an additional consulting room. All otheraspects remain unchanged. The planningapplication may be inspected or purchasedat a fee not exceeding the reasonable costof making a copy at the offices of the plan-ning authority during its public opening

hours and a submissionor observation may bemade to the authority inwriting on payment ofthe prescribed fee(20Euros) within theperiod of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date ofreceipt by the authorityof this application.

Fingal County CouncilWe Matt and Catherine McMahon intend toapply to Fingal County Council for planningpermission for a single 2 bedroom dwellinghouse and associated works to the rear of 7the Rise, Malahide, Co. Dublin. Theproposed house is a modest detachedhouse including 2 car park spaces providedto the front with a entrance way onto theexisting lane-way which provides the asso-ciated and ancillary services. The planningapplication may be inspected or purchasedat a fee not exceeding the reasonable costof making a copy at the offices of the plan-ning authority during its public openinghours and a submission may be made tothe authority in writing on payment if theprescribed fee within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application

Fingal County CouncilWe William and Amanda Gillooley intend toapply to Fingal County Council for planningpermission for development at Lime KilnLane, Balgriffin, Co. Dublin. The develop-ment will consist of the removal of theexisting flat roof extensions to the rear ofthe property and the replacement with anew extension to the rear of the existingprivate dwelling, the replacement of theexisting septic tank with a treatment plantand associated site works. The planningapplication may be inspected or purchasedat a fee not exceeding the reasonable costof making a copy at the offices of the plan-ning authority during its public openinghours and a submission may be made tothe authority in writing on payment if theprescribed fee within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application

Fingal County CouncilWe Gwen and Kevin Spicer intend to applyto Fingal County Council for planningpermission for development at 76Drumnigh Wood, Old Portmarnock, Co.Dublin. The development will consist of theextension and conversion of the existinggarage to the side of the main dwelling anda change of use to allow for a granny flatand associated site works. The planningapplication may be inspected or purchasedat a fee not exceeding the reasonable costof making a copy at the offices of the plan-ning authority during its public openinghours and a submission may be made tothe authority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application

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