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Local council lor,Duncan Smith (Lab) isup in arms with the Council over the amountof redundant poles that are dotted aroundSwords and Donabate and is calling on thelocal authority to have them removed as amatter of urgency. These are poles that wereused once, but they have nothing on them andare no longer in use.Smith spoke to the County Leader about howthese ‘unsightly’ poles are having an adverseeffect on the local Tidy Towns groups in thearea, who are working tirelessly to make surethe locality is spic and span for the upcomingcompetition. He said, “I put a motion downasking for the removal of just one pole perweek for the duration of this council term, inorder to get rid of these superfluous poles,which served a purpose at one stage, but notany more. The Council returned saying thatthey would try to get rid of the poles, but theystopped short of committing to one perweek,” said Smith.“We agreed to this in good faith and it is nowup to me to send them a list of all the derelict

poles in Swords and I haveengaged the services of the local

Tidy Towns and residents’organisations for thispurpose. I havecounted 62 myselfpredominantly inSwords andDonabate, but thereare more f igurescoming in from therural areas ofRolestown and StMargaret’s as well .While this is not ahuge issue, i t isimportant that if thepoles are redundant,the Council needs touse them or losethem.” “It’s our job ascouncillors to makesure that our areasare kept as clean aspossible, and I havejust sent in my firstlist, the progress ofwhich I will be moni-toring closely,” heconcluded.

Use Them…Or Lose Them

Cllr Duncan Smith is pictured beside one of the redundantpoles adjacent to the Estuary Roundabout in Swords

A father-of-four has been cleared of murdering anotherman with a baseball bat on Main Street in Swords on10th October 2013.An eye-witness in court described the fight, as some-thing akin to a scene from Star Wars, when theaccused, Jooda Akanbi (39) from Ashton Avenue,Applewood, Swords hit his fellow Nigerian, TaiwoJamani (45) with a baseball bat in broad daylight. Atwo-week trial at the Central Criminal Court heard thata fight had broken out between the two men withbaseball bats on Swords Main Street. The trial heardthat the two men had fallen out the previous year, andno longer saw each other. However, on 10th October2013 their paths crossed with tragic consequences.The court heard that Mr Akanbi drove his car downMain Street, passing Mr Jamani along the way. Mr

Akanbi pulled into the nearest car parking space andproceeded to open the boot of his car. He testified thatwe went to the boot of the car to get documents heneeded for a meeting. Mr Jamani then crossed theroad to the accused, where a shouting match tookplace between the two, and each man took a baseballbat out of the boot of the car. Mr Akanbi testified thatthe deceased was the first to raise his hand, punchingthe accused on the jaw, before grabbing a bat. MrAkanbi said that it was only then that he took the batout of the car. Mr Jamani suffered blunt force traumaand died from his injuries on 13th November. A jury of five women and seven men found Mr Akanbinot guilty

‘‘Star Wars’ Accused ClearedOf Murder In Swords

Swords Man's Social Media Campaign For CharityA Swords man, whosegirlfriend of eightyears sadly passedaway as a result ofCystic Fibrosis (CF),has embarked upon asocial mediafundraising campaignto fund research intothe deadly disease.Keith O'Neill, a nativeof River Valley, butnow living inApplewood told theCounty Leader aboutthe new'fund raisinginitiative. He said, "Mygirlfriend. Elaine

Galwey suffered fromCystic Fibrosis and shepassed away in Aprilof last year at the ageof 31 Since then, her

family and I havebeen active with

various fundraisingactivities for CF. LastJune, we took part inthe 'Hell and Back'cross country runoutside Bray, which is12 kilometre obstaclecourse. I got 40 peopleto join me and weraised about€12.500.""We used thatmoney to donateto Cystic FibrosisHelp Source,

which deals withresearch and it goestowards Elaine's teamthat were looking afterher at Beaumont,where ProfessorMcElvanney is one ofthe top experts on CFin Ireland. We donated

the money to him andhis team," saidKeith. Contd. on page 2

Scoil Moibhi at Milverton in Skerries is one of seven schools in theNorth County to benefit from the Summer Works Scheme. Thisscheme will improve a number of school buildings across the NorthDublin area. Scoil Moibhi, Milverton, Skerries is set to receivefunding for a classroom and a learning support room which is greatnews for the development of the education system in the NorthCounty.Local man and Minister for Children, Dr James Reilly was particularly

pleased that Milverton NS was chosen, as it has a particular placeclose to his heart. The Minister paid a visit to the school on Fridaylast, where he met with pupils from 3rd and 4th classes and theirteacher, deputy principal, Ms Whitty. He took time to speak to 3rdand 4th class pupils at the school and he explained to them thatMilverton is a very special school, because it was the only school inthe area thatContinued on page 6

Minister’s Delight At Funding For Milverton School

Minister for Children, Dr James Reilly is pictured giving the thumbs up with 3rd and 4th class students from Scoil Moibhí, Milverton in Skerries duringhis visit to the school on Friday last

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Excitement Ahead Of SiliconValley Technology SummitThe County Council,Fingal Dublin Chamberof Commerce, Dublin City Universityand the Institute of TechnologyBlanchardstown, willhost the 7th annualIr ish TechnologyLeadership Group(ITLG) Silicon ValleyGlobal TechnologySummit on the 25thand 26th May. Ethna Felten, TheCounty Council ’sDirector of EconomicD e v e l o p m e n tServices, commented

that “The CountyCouncil is committedto supporting busi-ness and the County’sproven track record ofsuccess continues toattract foreign directinvestment anddomestic investmentalike. The NorthCounty has al l therequirements for busi-ness success and hasa world-class telecom-munications networkand the County has ayoung, highlyeducated, well trainedworkforce,” she said.

The Fingal area will bethe focus of a globaltechnology spotlight,while delegates fromthe global tech sector,including Intel, DELL,Arvato and Disney,among others areattending eventsthroughout thecounty. The event willbe moderated byForbes journalist andtechnology analyst,

Paul Noglows, and theagenda will focus onkey tech trends suchas Big Data and Cloud,the ‘ Internet ofThings’ and wearabletechnology, theAgTech revolution aswell as looking to thecritical ingredients ofthe technology boom– education, invest-ment and entrepre-neurship. Paul Reid, ChiefExecutive, FingalCounty Council said,“The County Council isdelighted to partnerwith the ITLG andothers to welcome theSilicon Valley delega-tion of global busi-ness and technologyleaders to Fingal thisyear and we lookforward to workingclosely with ITLGleaders to promotethis region in bothIreland and the USA.”

Ten ambitious professionals, including ShaneHamill from Malahide were appointed as OriginGreen Ambassadors in 2013 and have sincecompleted placements with more than 20 globalindustry leaders. Over the past 18 months, the 10Origin Green Ambassadors have developed anexpertise in food sustainability through industryplacements in international companies. Shane Hamill from Malahide is currently onplacement at the World Bank where he has beenimpressed with the recognition Ireland is gettingamongst global thought leaders on climatechange and agriculture. “The World Bankbelieves that improving agricultural performanceis an indispensable tool for ending globalpoverty and hunger as well as boosting sharedprosperity. Juergen Voegele, senior director ofthe World Bank’s Agriculture Global Practicerecently spoke about the challenge of feeding upto 9 billion people by 2050, noting that “Irelandhas shown us one way it can be done,” he said.

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The Government’s decision to sell it’s stake in AerLingus to IAG may be weeks away, according toMinister for Transport, Paschal Donohoe. Thiscomes as the airline reported a loss of €48 millionduring the first three month of this year. In themeantime, Aer Lingus’ bidder, IAG reported a quar-terly profit for the first time, helped by lower fuelcosts and an improvement in performance acrossit’s three airlines. IAG , which is in the process ofacquiring Aer Lingus, reported an underlying oper-ating profit of €25 for the year ended on 31st March.This compares with a loss of €150 million made lastyear and an analyst forecast loss of €3 million. Fuelcosts were down by 11 per cent, which IAG claim washelped by more efficient aircraft. Meanwhile AerLingus chief, Stephen Kavanagh reiterated theairline’s support for for the IAG takeover, saying thatit would deliver “significant benefits for all AerLingus stakeholders,” he said. The airline reportedthat it’s revenue rose by 7.9 per cent to €280 millionin the first three months o this year, spurred on by astrong performance in it’s long-haul business,whereas it’s short-haul business remains chal-lenging. Kavanagh also revealed that he’ll unveilnew cost-cutting measures later this year.

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Continued from page 1The great news is that Professor McElvanney hasdecided to set up a scholarship under Elaine'sname, which has pleased Keith no end. "We didn'tknow what they were going to do with the money,but it was brilliant to know that he was setting upthis scholarship under her name, "The ElaineGalwey Scholarship." Keith has decided to continuewith the gruelling 'Hell and Back' run this year, andElaine sister, Suzanne came up with this socialmedia campaign, similar to the Ice Bucket chal-lenge, which caught the imagination of people allover the world last year. "It's called 'Slurp for CF'which involves getting a drink, any kind, be it tea.water or beer. The idea is that you take a big loudslurp from your drink and then you nominate asmany people to take the slurp and then text Slurp to50300, which donates €2 to Cystic Fibrosis HopeSource. We're hoping to raise as much awarenessand funds as possible." said Keith.

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Local MinisterHappy With Drop InUnemployment FiguresLocal Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, DrJames Reilly recently welcomed the news that thenumber of young people on the live register hasdropped by 20.1 per cent since March 2014. “This is very encouraging and as Minister forChildren and Youth Affairs it is great to see thatour country is moving in the right direction andopportunities are opening up for our youngpeople around the North County and beyond,”Reilly said. “The Live Register has dropped to 10per cent from a high of 15.1 per cent,” heexplained. “The government is committed tocreating 40,000 new jobs in 2015 and toachieving full employment by 2018. This, Ibelieve will give hope to families around thelocality who have had to deal with emigrationdue to employment needs over the past numberof years,” Reilly added.

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Swords Students CrownedBond Trader Champions

Students from Loreto Secondary School inSwords recently scooped the top prize in amajor banking competition. They fended off stiff competition from 200students from across Leinster to claim firstplace in the Bank of Ireland Bond Trader chal-lenge. Held in the Aviva Stadium, students inteams of five took part in the Bond TraderChallenge, responding to real market scenariosand making decisions on how to manage theirown bond portfolio. The Loreto team of AiméeO’Toole, Laura Sludds, Nicola Kelly, KathrynAnderson and Sarah Gerrard swept all beforethem, winning the Bond Trader evening. The Loreto students took home a selection ofprizes, including the Bond Trader WinnersTrophy, a signed Leinster jersey for the school,iPads and Leinster jerseys for the team. Teacher, Aoife O’Reilly a past pupil herself,told the County Leader that it was a very toughcompetition and the girls were brilliant in howthey coped with each question, which relatedto a real-life situation,” she said.

The students were given a different scenario todeal with and some were very tough. Whenchallenged to predict how markets would reactto a surprise cut in the European Central Bankinterest rates, the girls from Loreto Swordscorrectly predicted that the price of long-datedbonds would increase and stock marketswould receive a boost.In another difficult scenario, the teams werechallenged to place shares after news thatviolent protests had erupted in Saudi Arabia,with the government putting tanks on thestreets. Once again, the Loreto girls did well byfleeing to safety and dumped shares in favourof long-dated bonds, seen as a refuge ineconomic turmoil.School principal, Peter McNamara was veryproud of the girls, saying they were a credit totheir families and to the school. “They camefrom nowhere to win the event, having beenplaced fourth at one stage, but they came outwith a tremendous last round to win the day,”he said.

Pictured are the Loreto College Swords team, which won the recent Bond Trader competition with the trophy. Includedare, Aimée O'Toole, Laura Sludds, Nicola Kelly, Kathryn Anderson and Sarah Gerrard, with their teacher, Ms O'Reilly

Following last week’s front pagearticle on the regeneration ofSwords town, more positive newshas emerged on this front. In whatshould help with the CountyCouncil’s efforts to inject a newlease of life into our local townsand villages, a package ofmeasures aimed at doing just thisis set to be announced by theGovernment shortly. Campaignersand retailers have claimed overrecent years that many townsacross the North County are“dying on their feet” due to acombination of high commercialrates, parking charges and out-of-town retail parks. An €80 million

fund for urban renewal projectsbeing finalised by the Departmentof the Environment will seek totackle the problem by supportingtargeted developments likely toboost the economy of towns andcities. In addition, new legislation– the Urban Regeneration andHousing Bill – will include a long-promised vacant sites levy toincentivise property owners todevelop under-utilised sites. Athird element of the packageinvolves the removal of obstaclesto a “living city” tax incentivescheme for the renovation ofbuildings constructed 100 or moreyears ago. This announcement

comes at an apt time, particularlyfor Swords as the local authoritycontinue to press ahead with theirplans to develop a CulturalQuarter around the main streetand castle in the town. Whencontacted, the County Councilsaid they said they would beapplying for the scheme, if theywere eligible to: “If any of theidentified projects in the SwordsCultural Quarter Masterplan areeligible and if Swords is a desig-nated town, application will bemade by Fingal County Council to the department for fundingunder the scheme,” the localauthority said.

Scheme Announced To Help Regenerate Our Local Towns Ducks OffAt FingalCommunityCollegeFingal Community College inSwords held their second annualDuck Race, run by the school’sParents Council, which is hopedwill provide much-needed funds forsporting equipment for the school.The duck race, which was attendedby the entire school, took place onthe Ward River at Balheary Park,where the ducks were set afloat byCounty Mayor, Cllr Mags Murrayand Chairperson of the Parents’Council, Caroline McFadden. Schoolprincipal, Sharon McGrath told theCounty Leader about the benefits that the duckrace brings to the school. “The entire schoolcommunity comes together for this vitalfundraising initiative, which will provide much-needed sports facilities. It involves the entireschool community, including teachers, staff andstudents, and as we expand, the need for morefacilities becomes greater. Local businesses inthe area have been very generous in providingspot prizes,” she said. Ducks cost €5 each and

the hope is that approximately €3,000 will beraised which would make a significant differenceto the school. The first ten ducks from each heatwent into the final and there were three spotprizes in each heat. Finally, with excitementreaching fever pitch, the ducks were set off,some going backwards, until a clear winneremerged. A total of more than 500 ducks weresold, with pupil, Sean Ralph being presentedwith a voucher for selling the most ducks.

Pictured at the Duck Race at Balheary Park, Swords in aid of FingalCommunity College sports fund are School principal, Sharon McGrath, CountyMayor, Cllr Mags Murray and Caroline McFadden, Chairperson of the Parents'Council

Fly Fishing For A Good CauseIt was a great day at the Wavin Lake recently as the Gormanston & District Anglers held a fly fishing competi-tion for members and non-members in aid of Friends of Autism and ADHD. Friends of Autism and ADHD is anorganisation started by parents and carers of children and their primary aim is to provide informationsupport and training to families of those who may need it and arrange assessments for children with Autismand ADHD. There was some great fishing and fantastic conditions on the day, with lots of prizes given out.

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David Diaz (centre front row) is pictured with members of his family, afterhe made his Confirmation at St McCullins Church, Lusk

Zoe Lawlor from Lusk NS is pictured withMatthew Lawlor and Shauna Lawlor, aftermaking her Confirmation at St McCullinsChurch, Lusk

Jaia Kavanagh (left) made her Confirmation at StMcCullin's Church, Lusk. She is pictured here with hersister Jaz and father, Peter Kavanagh

Adam Fee (at front) from Lusk NS made his Confirmationat St McCullin's Church, Lusk. He is pictured here withPaula Fee, Stephen Fee, Alan Fee, baby Sadie Fee, SarahFee and Sascha Fee

Sorcha Cuevas (centre) from Lusk NS made her Confirmationat St McCullin's Church, Lusk. She is pictured here with hergrandmother, Cernie Dunne and her mother, Aoibhe Cuevas

Joseph McCormack (centre) from Lusk NSmade his Confirmation at St McCullin's Church,Lusk. He is pictured here with his parents,Aoife and Michael McCormack

Aidan Gaffney (4th from left) from Lusk NS made his Confirmation at StMcCullin's Church, Lusk. He is pictured here with Brendan Gaffney, KatieHalpin, Ciara Gaffney, Liam Halpin and Geraldine Halpin

Pictured after making their Confirmations at StMcCullin's Church, Lusk are Aoife Fee and Amber Peters

Pictured after making his Confirmation at StMcCullin's Church, Lusk is Josh Carroll (right), withhis father, Warren Carroll

Pictured after making their Confirmations at St McCullin's Church,Lusk are Sean McBride, Yann Botena, Ciaran O'Toole and SeanUduehi, from Lusk NS

Georgia McMahon (second left) is pictured after makingher Confirmation at St McCullin's Church, Lusk. She ispictured with her mother, Donna McMahon, her fatherKevin McMahon, Betty McMahon and her sister, MeganMcMahon (front)

Ciana Down from Lusk NS is picturedwith her teacher, Colin Lynch aftermaking her Confirmation at StMcCullins Church, Lusk

Pictured after making their Confirmations at St McCullin's Church,Lusk are Robbie Weldon, Jamie Preston and Reece Byrne

Pictured after making her Confirmation at StMcCullin's Church, Lusk is Aisling Sharkey (frontright), with her parents, Sinead and John Sharkey andher brother, Eoin Sharkey

Jamie Preston (centre) is pictured with his parents, Debbie andDavid Preston after he made his Confirmation at St McCullinsChurch, Lusk

Reece Byrne (at front) from Lusk NS made his Confirmation atSt McCullin's Church, Lusk. He is pictured here with hismother, Seijel Byrne, sister Tegan Byrne and father, Pat Byrne

Mark Hanratty (centre) from Lusk NS made his Confirmation at St McCullin'sChurch, Lusk. He is pictured here with Colin Lynch and Philip Hanratty

Pictured after making their Confirmations at StMcCullin's Church, Lusk are Kate Cronin and HollyMcCarney

Karli Nolan from Lusk NS made herConfirmation at St McCullin's Church, Lusk.She is pictured here with her father, SeanNolan

Pictured after making his Confirmation at StMcCullin's Church, Lusk is Yaroslav Hrabas,with his mother Oksana Hrabas


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Teenage campaigners from a number of localsecondary schools joined students fromacross the country at a conference of youngcampaigners for abetter world lastweek. The representatives,from PortmarnockCommunity Schooland Lusk CommunityCollege, joinedstudents from morethan 20 Irish post-primaries, andreceived the first ever‘Global and CitizenPassports’ in recogni-tion of their work. The presentationswere made at theannual schoolsconference ‘TheWorld We Want’,which took place atThe Aviva Stadium.Three hundredc a m p a i g n i n gstudents gathered atthe event, whichprovided them with aplatform to spell outtheir hopes anddreams for a betterworld.The students in Lusk received their award forwork they had undertaken on climate change.In Portmarnock the students undertook a

global citizens mapping the future project.The Minister for Development and Trade, SeanSherlock presented the awards, as part of an

initiative by WorldWise Global Schools torecognise the work of schools in developmenteducation and global justice.

LLocal Students Honoured At Conference

Pictured here is Portmarnock student Colin McAndrew and teacher Niall Fitzgerald withtheir award presented by Minister for Trade and Development, Sean Sherlock.

Work Underway To ImproveWater Quality At Rush BeachFollowing last week’sarticle in the CountyLeader detailing thatRush failed to meetthe water standards ofthe EnvironmentalProtection Agency(EPA), work is said tobe underway toaddress the waterproblems. These havebeen caused byhistoric under invest-ment at Waste WaterTreatment facilities inRush.Major works are saidto be planned for a

new system which willcollect and transfer theflows to the newWastewater TreatmentPlant at Portrane. Thescheme involvesextensive pipelinesand new pumpingstations. This news will come asa relief to local resi-dents and visitingtourists, who are eagerto see the waterquality restored.Despite the water’spoor quality, it doesnot mean the water is

unsafe to swim in.Should the water bedeemed unfit for useby the public, theCounty Counciol willbe required to makethis known. These works are at anearly stage yet, withwork commencing onthe overall design.Construction isexpected to take placein 2016. The project to improveRush’s water qualityshould hopefully meanit can be restored to its

‘blue flag’ status, atitle which has beenawarded to many ofour North Countybeaches over theyears.

BalbrigganSummerfestOn The WayB a l b r i g g a nSummerfest is takingplace again this yearfrom Saturday, 23rdMay to Sunday, 31stMay. This will be thesixth annualSummerfest andorganisers are hoping,with public support, tobuild on the fantasticsuccess of the last fiveyears to collectivelymake it the biggestand best one yet. Thecommittee would liketo invite you to getinvolved this year inwhatever capacity youcan.

Help NeededBy BalbrigganTidy Towns If you’d like to seeimprovements aroundBalbriggan, the localTidy Towns groupmeets every Saturdayat 11am on the beachand are always lookingfor volunteers. Bags,gloves, tools, litter-pickers are availableshould you wish tohelp this hardworkinggroup. Everyone iswelcome to comealong and help out sodon’t be shy, getinvolved for the goodof the town.


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Information Evening OnCentenary Celebration In Swords The County Council willhost two Informationsessions for peopleinterested in the Fingal2016 CentenaryProgramme and in howto get involved in thedevelopment anddelivery of commemora-tive events at a locallevel. The sessions willbe held from 7pm to9pm on Thursday, 7thMay in the CarnegieCourt Hotel, Swords Ireland 2016 is a year-long programme ofactivity, in whicheveryone is invited toparticipate, to commem-orate the events of the

these events in ourlocality in 2016.” Hecontinued “I would liketo invite all interestedgroups and individualsto join us in developingthis programme. There isa wealth of imagination,energy and vision avail-able to us in Fingal and Iwant to encourageeveryone to get involvedin their own way so wecan make Fingal 2016 atruly memorable event.”Following a shortpresentation on theFingal 2016 CentenaryProgramme, participantswill be invited to partakein workshops to shareideas, projects andinitiatives of localinterest. People inter-ested in participatingshould [email protected]

1916 Rising, to reflect onour achievements as ademocratic state overthe last 100 years and tolook towards Ireland’sfuture. Speaking at theannouncement of thelocal meetings, PaulReid, Chief Executive ofthe County Council said,“I am delighted for theCouncil to take the leadin developing a compre-hensive CentenaryProgramme. The peopleof the North Countyplayed a unique andsignificant role in the1916 Rising and it isimportant that we high-light and commemorate

Old age comes to all ofus if we are lucky enoughto survive infancy,puberty, marriage and allthe other traumatic anddramatic events whichcan occur whilst travel-ling the pathway of life.Old age is a terminalillness, just like any otherlife threatening illness,but it is only in recentyears that this fact hasbeen recognised andtreated as a Specialitysubject, in its own right,by the medical profes-sion. This has not

always been the caseand we are just fortunateto live in an era where oldage is treated with thedignity and respect itdeserves, at least fromthe Medical and Nursingprofessions.Last weekend, the eighthCongress of the WorldAssociation ofGerontology andGeriatrics was held inDublin. The Taoiseach,Enda Kenny opened theConference and gave avery moving, thoughtprovoking and insightful

welcome address to thedelegates present.Perhaps he is alsopreparing for old age!! Itis very heartening for allprofessionals engaged inthe lifelong specialistCare of Older People inour community, to berecognised and valuedfor the service theyprovide. Many olderpeople still have acultural fear of nursinghomes which dates backto the 19th and early partof the last century, whenthe County Homes were

a tragic feature of abjectpoverty and consequentlack of even basic humancare on the Irish land-

scape. Nowadays, theNursing Homes industryin Ireland is one of themost highly regulated ofall industries in thecountry and as a result,the majority of CareCentres are of a very highstandard in terms ofnursing care, appearanceand comfort. Statisticsshow that less than 4.5per cent of the Irishpopulation aged 65 yearsand over are living inNursing Homes. Olderpeople who live inNursing Homes arepeople, who because oftheir advanced mentaland physical condition,are unable to live athome. Neither are theysuitable to live in theacute hospital setting,once their acute medicalcondition has beentreated. Home isalmost always thepreferred option for mostpeople and if all nursingcare needs are met,together with generousdaily care input by thefamily involved is avail-able, home is also thebest outcome for theolder person. Care in thecommunity, withoutgenerous and committedinput from the family canbe disastrous for theolder person. It is also afact that older people,once they settle in anursing home love thenursing care, security,dignity and kindnessthey experience. It isalso a fact that familieswho experience thisspecial care and atten-tion, shown unremit-tingly to their loved ones,also sincerely appreciateit. Most people over theage of 75 do not want toleave their home whenthey are no longer able totake care of themselves.Many see it as a loss oftheir independence andan invasion of privacy.This leaves their childrenwith the question of howto take care of their lovedones. Old people mightfall, forget to take theirmedicine or simply needassistance in their dailyroutine. Luckily there area number of optionswhich are available, so

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Pictured here is David Finnegan from Swords with hisgirlfriend, Valerie Saunders. David was comissionedinto the Air Corps on 24th April and received his wingsthat day also.

Continued from page 1recognised that hisson, Jamie, who hasautism, was nodifferent to anyoneelse.He said, “This is agreat school and I cantestify to that, which isvery close to my heart,as my son, Jamie gothis first chance atmainstream schoolhere, when lots ofother schools were notso enthusiastic aboutaccepting him. There’sa great tradition andethos of acceptanceand inclusion here andI cannot think of amore worthy school toreceive funding tofurther expand thegreat teaching thatgoes on here,” he said.He also recognised thewonderful opportunitythat will accrue to theconstruction industry,as a result of theSummer Worksscheme, as an impor-tant boost for the

construction sectorand job creation. “Thiswill be great for thelocal people involvedin construction,including tradesmen,builders providers andfor many young fami-

lies here in NorthCounty Dublin, whichhas the youngestpopulation in theentire country and it’sa great vote of confi-dence for the area,” heconcluded.

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It seems that the Greek FinanceMinister, Yanis Varoufakis reallyupset his Eurozone colleagues as hecontinued to express his anger attheir lack of flexibility and hisgeneral dismissal of the austeritysolutions, promoted by those“bailing out” his country. Inresponse, Greek Prime MinisterAlexis Tsipras began calling EUleaders personally and moved thenegotiations lead from Varoufakis toDeputy Foreign Minister EuclidTsakalotosin, in an apparent move toease tensions as his country desper-ately struggles to survive the crisis.His Foreign Minister suggested thatGermany seems to wish to “make anexample” of a Left Wing Government,which is not following the establish-ment line. He went so far as to warnthat if a solution is not found, theextreme Right in the form of Golden

Dawn is waiting in the wings. Itseems that while the Governmentstill has the support of the Greekpeople who have shown in opinionpolls that they want a solution foundwith the bond holders. The view onthe street seems to be “stay in butget a deal”. It will be difficult forTsipras to achieve this as he appearsbound by his election promises. Thequestion now asked is: has the ECBbegun preparing for a Greek exitfrom the Euro and EU? All sourcessay no, the EU and ECB would neverresort to such indirect blackmail.Notwithstanding, it must bedisturbing for Greeks that the Italiandaily La Stampa report that Plan B isunder discussion by the ECB andGermany. Under this plan, TsiprasGovernment would be replaced by atechnocratic cabinet which wouldallow Greece to default withoutleaving the Eurozone. EU Economicand Monetary Affairs CommissionerPierre Moscovici told El País, “Withor without Varoufakis, Greece’sproblem remains the same: Athensmust present a conclusive list ofreforms, and quickly. There’s no timeto waste.”

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Pavilions HandsOver ChequeTo Jack & JillFoundationA cheque for a whop-ping €28,620 waspresented to Jack & JillFoundation on behalf ofthe Pavilions ShoppingCentre, Swords lastweek. Jack & Jill wasone of the shoppingcentre’s main charitiesfor the past year, andCEO and founder,Jonathan Irwin waspresent at the Pavilionslast week, to collect thecheque from CentreDirector, Ian Hunter.Presenting the chequeon behalf of SwordsPavilions, Ian Huntersaid, “We got linked inwith Jack & JillFoundation becauseone of our securityguards at the time had a

child who usedthe respitesupport fromJack & Jill.Unfortunatelythe childpassed away,but we felt itwas such aworthy causeand we could see thebenefits locally. Theteam here have done atremendous job interms of organisingWhite Collar boxing,which raised €8,000,Strictly Come Dancingwhich raised over€10,000 and otherfundraising events havebrought the total to justover €28,000 and weare delighted to be a

part of making a differ-ence to the charity,” hesaid.Speaking to the CountyLeader, Jonathan Irwinwas clearly moved bythe size of the chequeand the generosity ofeveryone at the centre,who participated invarious events over thepast year. He said,“What an effort byeveryone who took part

in the events. I have 293children under my wingat the moment all overIreland, and this chequeprovides an additional1,800 hours of nursing,which is hugely signifi-cant. I have to raise €3million every year andthis is an enormouscontribution from justone group and it ismuch appreciated,” hesaid.

Picture is Jonathan Irwin (left), CEO and founder of Jack & JillFoundation as he receives a cheque for €28,620.11 from Ian Hunter,Centre Manager, Pavilions Shopping Centre, Swords.

Call For ReinstatementOf Swords CommunityPolicing Forum Swords councillor, Paul Mulville (NP) has calledfor the Swords Community Policing Forum to bereinstated. Mulville stated, “I’ve received manyrepresentations regarding policing issues in theSwords, Portrane and Donabate areas. The localcommunity policing forum was a good start inbuilding links between the localcommunity and An Garda Síochána,and in helping to address localpolicing issues.”He continued, “Before the communitypolicing forum was scrapped, it held anumber of useful public meetingsaround Swords. Indeed it was hopedthat the scheme, which included theBalbriggan Community Policing

Forum, would have been extended toallow a Donabate Portrane CommunityPolicing Forum be set up. TheCommunity Policing Forum staff had beenworking on this when it was wound up,due to lack of funds.” “I am now callingon Minister for Justice and Equality,Frances Fitzgerald, TD, to put in placefunding to allow the Swords andBalbriggan Community Policing be re-

established, and the Donabate Portrane CommunityPolicing Forum to be set up,” he concluded.

Cllr. Mulville

Market In MalahideSt Sylvester’s GAA Club have opened a new ‘Sylvester’s MarketMalahide’ in their clubhouse on Church Road. All funds generated fromthe stallholders go directly to supporting the activities of the club, sothey are asking all to come along every Saturday from 1.30 to 6pm.There are lots of stalls selling a range of merchandise to choose from,starting with clothes, accessories, crafts, cakes and confectionery andhand-made sauces, relishes, jams and oils. All are welcome.

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Local TD Brendan Ryanwas selected last weekas the Labour Party’sGeneral Election candi-date for Dublin Fingal.In a selection conventionin Skerries Harps newclubhouse, Ryan wasproposed by Cllr DuncanSmith and seconded byLabour Fingal ChairGeoff McEvoy. He wasselected unopposed tocontest the seat he firstwon in 2011.“I am looking forward tothe next year andmaking my case to thepeople of the NorthCounty. I have alwayscanvassed regularly andI can see the tide begin-ning to turn. As the economic recovery takes hold,people are beginning to look forward withimproved confidence. That said, there are still

many challenges to face and to defeat,” Ryan toldthe County Leader.“Many people are still struggling to make endsmeet and these are the people I have been repre-senting in my time as a public representative. Oneof the major challenges is the housing crisis and Ihave been working as Chair of the Labour

Committee on Housing,working to provide solu-tions to this crisis. Weare starting to seehouses being built andregulations regardingdiscrimination in therental market changeand this is because ofLabour. I want tocontinue that work,” headded. Local Labour councillor,Duncan Smith, who willbe Ryan’s Director ofElections said: “It hasbeen an honour to workwith Brendan since hebecame TD and see atfirst hand his dedicationto he people of the NorthCounty. No other publicrepresentative works as

hard to find real solutions for ordinary people. I amlooking forward to taking the campaign to thedoors with our Labour activists over the next year.”

Pictured here is local councillor Duncan Smith and TDBrendan Ryan

Poetry Collection Published In Aid Of RNLI The RNLI havepublished a poetryanthology to raisefunds for the organi-

sation. ‘The Sea’features poems fromsome of Ireland’sfinest poets. The first

poem is entitled ‘InThe Beginning 1’, andwas written byPresident Michael D.

Higgins. PresidentHiggins is joined bywell known poets FredJohnston, SeamusCashman, PatrickDeeley, Elaine Feeney,Knute Skinner,Eleanor Hooker, JohnMee, George Harding,Breda Wall Ryan,Gene Barry, TerryMcDonagh, LizQuirke, and manymore. Complied bySteve Moore, thetheme of the sea isexpertly dissectedand explored. Eachpoet expresses them-selves with theirunique style based onthe sea theme. Thepoetry collection alsocontains some stun-ning photographs ofour beautiful coast-line and of the bravecrews of The RNLI. Allproceeds from TheSea anthology will godirectly to The RNLI,and it will be availablefor purchase thismonth at a price of €10.

Ryan Is Labour’sGeneral ElectionCandidate


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Local Minister JamesReilly, would like tourge residents of theNorth County, who aretravelling abroad thissummer to check theirpassports prior to theirdeparture dates. “It is important toensure that your pass-port is not past thedate of expiry. This is abusy time of year forthe passport office soit is important to allowtime for your passportto be processed,” heexplained. “Using the PassportExpress Service is thequickest way of gettinga new passport, withprocessing timescurrently at ten tofifteen working days.”Those applying for anew passport canobtain applicationforms from their localpost office.

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RyanairHas IsraelIn ItsSightsRyanair is in the processof resuming talks inIsrael to operate flightsbetween Europeanairports and Tel Aviv. Thecompany plans to offerround-trip tickets for aslittle as €140.Ryanair’s deputy directorof route developmentsaid, “We want our flagin the state of Israel andwe will offer new desti-nations and new oppor-tunities. The low costairline dropped aprevious plan to fly toIsrael last year.

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Balbriggan Girl FliesFlag For IrelandSeventeen year oldBalbriggan girl, HannahHawkshaw, will be flyingthe flag for Ireland nextweekend, Saturday May9th, in the Final of theGibraltar InternationalSong Festival competition.Over 700 songs wereentered and Hannah willbe performing her ownsong called ‘Efron Style’,which was produced by

Andrew Bannister ofEberhart Productions.Hannah is well known inNorth County Dublin asthe face behindwww.hannahsfashion-blog.com, but singingand song writing has beensomething that has beena big part of her life from avery young age. She hascompeted in many localtalent contests over theyear’s and was last yearschampion of the national‘Teenstars’ competition.She has a catalogue ofsongs that she plans tobring to life over thecoming months and yearsand plans to release herfirst single, titled ‘EfronStyle’ after the songcompetition. She has alsorecently completed theshoot of her first evermusic video. We wish herthe very best of luck in thefestival.

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With a background in care, Linda McDaid owner of Bubbles Too Creche,came into childcare almost by accident. Having left her job with a securitycompany, Linda started to look after her friend’s children and found that hercaring personality, combined with her love of children was ideally suited tothe role. That was 17 years ago and Linda has gone from strength to strengthever since. Trained to one of the highest levels of Vtec childcare, level 6,Linda decided over ten years ago, to start her own business, a business thatwould make a difference to families and most importantly the children themselves. Choosing a location was an important factor and Linda decidedthat, due to its close proximity to the M1 motorway, Feltrim would suitcommuting parents perfectly. The ethos of the crèche is that all childrenshould be treated equally and with dignity and all of the activities are linkedto Aistear, the early childhood curriculum framework.Linda participates in CETS, ECCE and FAS schemes that provide qualifyingparents with various options for subsidised childcare.With Bubbles Too Creche, your little ones really couldn’t be in safer hands.

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Minister To VoiceDonabate Residents’Concerns To HSELocal TD Alan Farrell (FG) raised his oppositionto construction vehicles using the bridge into,and out of Donabate for the construction of theNational Forensic Mental Hospital on thegrounds of St. Ita’s Hospital in Portranewith the Minister for Health, LeoVaradkar in Dáil Éireann.“I am strongly opposed to construction

vehicles using the bridge into, and out ofDonabate village. Should these vehiclesbe allowed to use this route, they willpass nearby schools, residential areas,and sports centres and clubs. I believethat this proposal may inadvertently put thesafety of local residents and children at risk,”Farrell explained. Farrell pointed out the irony that the route theHSE construction project is proposed to take,could, through increasing risk to residents, actu-

ally end up with somebody in the care of theHSE as a result of the construction processitself. In response to Farrell’s concerns, MinisterVaradkar said: “I can very much understand theconcerns about HGVs in the village and theimpact on the bridge during what is a verysubstantial construction period. Obviously Ican’t interfere with the planning process nowthat it is before An Bord Pleanála, but I have

discussed the matter with the ChiefExecutive of the County Council and Icertainly will discuss it further with theHSE once the decision is made by AnBord Pleanála, so the impact on residentsin Donabate can be minimised and anysafety concerns allayed.”Farrell continued “I have urged MinisterVaradkar to impress upon the HSE theconcerns of local residents, both in terms

of safety and the potential damage to road infra-structure in the area. I am pleased that MinisterVaradkar has taken these concerns on board,especially given that the HSE did not allowthese concerns to inform their plans during theconsultation process,” Farrell added.

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Last weekend, Lusk Twinning Association entertained a group of twenty visitors from their twin town of Thorigné-Fouillard in Brittany, France. One of the events which took place during the visit was the unveiling of a plaque at LuskParish Centre, where an ornamental Sycamore tree was planted in 2013 to mark the 20th anniversary of the twinning.This photograph was taken just after the unveiling and shows a group of Lusk people with their French guests. The Luskcommittee entertained their guests with a weekend of cultural and social events.

For the tenth year in a row, theseaside town of Skerries, will hostthe final stage of the famous Rásrace, which will finish on Sunday,24th May. With less than threeweeks to go, the excitement isalready building for the event,which will come to its conclusionhere in the North County.Locals came out in their thousandslast year, lining the streets as theycheered on the riders for the finalfew kilometres of the gruelling

eight day race and Rás organiserTony Campbell is confident he willsee similar crowds this year.“It’s the ten year anniversary forSkerries as host of the final stageand it’s a real credit to the town andtheir committee to be able to hostIreland’s only UCI ranked race forthat long - and do it so well everyyear. The reception the riders gethere every year is nothing short ofspectacular,” he said. “I alwayshave foreign riders come up to me

every year and say that in theircareer it’s the best finish they’veever experienced, anywhere in theworld.” “It’s always a thrilling finalein Skerries. Despite a lot of tiredlegs, riders will be giving everythingto get that yellow jersey comeSunday. The Swords Cycling Club,the Skerries CommunityAssociation, the Chamber ofCommerce and others always put inamazing work each year to ensurea wonderful end to the race so theriders can expect an incrediblereception as they make their way into the town,” he added. The eightday International cycling road racetakes place from May 17th, and willfinish in Skerries on the 24th.

Skerries Set For 10thAnniversary Of Rás Finale

Stars And Strips For Local ClubsTennis clubs around the North County recently ran a Spring and Autumn team tournament called the Starsand Stripes for U12s and U14s. The U12s Cup and Shield final was held last week. The U12 Shield and Cupsemi finals and finals for Northside Stars and Stripes tennis tournament took place on Saturday, 18th Aprilin Portmarnock and Castleknock. Portmarnock and Malahide teams had a very exciting Shield semi finalthat ended in a draw. To decide on the winner, Malahide (Cian Hurst and Romy Clyne) played againstPortmarnock (Cian Madden and Ciara Whyte) in a championship tie break. Malahide won 10 to 8 and wenton to play Sutton in the final. A very good Sutton team won the Shield.

Classic Motor ShowReturns To Malahide Families and fans of classic and vintage carsaround the North County will be in for a realtreat on 17th May. Around 100 cars will be ondisplay in the Malahide Classic and VintageMotor Show, now an annual fixture in theclassic and vintage calendar. The Show is a charity fundraiser organised byMalahide Lions Club and will take place at theGrand Hotel in Malahide on Sunday, 17th May

opening to the public at noon. This is the fourth running of the event whichnow attracts car lovers and families from acrossthe localityEntrance to the event will cost €5 per adult or€10 for the entire family with all proceedsgoing to St. Francis Hospice in Raheny andother charitable causes.There will be motoring nostalgia and music formum and dad. For the kids there’s a magicshow and play area. It promises to be a greatevent for families and motor enthusiasts alikeand all in a good cause.


This week we asked “Ifyou or a family memberfell ill at home how confident would you beabout getting a hospitalbed?”

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I would not be confident. The hospitals are sopacked. There are no beds for everybody. It is a badsituation. I am quite elderly myself now and I amjust keeping my fingers crossed that I can keepgoing.

I don't think I would because all hospitals are full.

Miriam Fritsch

YOURVIEWWith reporter Miriam Fritsch

Well, from what I hear on the television and with thewaiting lists I wouldn't imagine it would be great.

Marie Kenny, Swords

No not really. I was in hospital recently and theysent me home then because there was no hope ofgetting a bed.

I would be very confident. I have gone through themedical system myself. I got good treatment. I haveprivate insurance as well. Once you get into thesystem they look after you very well.

Yes. For two reasons: I have private health insuranceand also under the public system I would be quiteconfident about getting a bed depending on what theillness was, whether it requires diagnoses andwaiting lists. Basically once you have private insur-ance I would be quite confident.

Well, the way things are at the moment I wouldn'tsay so. It is really gone very bad. So no, I wouldn’tbe confident.

Miriam Dowdall, Donabate

Audrey Reilly, Swords

Betty Burns, Swords

I never had experience with Irish hospitals. I paymy private insurance. I think I would be okay

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I imagine I would get a trolley first. I wouldn’t thinkyou would walk straight into a bed. I wouldn’t feelthat confident about getting a bed.

No, I wouldn’t. My wife is sick on a regular basis.We have been there in the emergency room for at least two days on a chair before we even got a trolley. I have no confidence in getting a bed at all.

Yes, I visited the hospital a few times in the last fewyears and I was extremely well looked after. I reallythink they are working under terrible pressure but Ifeel I would get a bed if I needed a bed. The bedsituation is problematic, but the staff are excellentand I do think that they would do the best to get mea bed if I needed it.

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Fingal Dublin Chamber President, Siobhan Kinsella is pictured congratulating StephenTrimble from XL Delicatessen on Main Street, Swords on the success of his business,Also pictured is CEO of Fingal Dublin Chamber, Tony Lambert (left)

XL Delicatessen, which is locatedon Main Street in Swords ismaking a real di f ference topeople visiting the area who arelooking for qual i ty food toconsume on the premises or totake away. The shop, whichopened in November 2012 isoperated by Christy Trimble andhis son, Stephen.The County Leader spoke toStephen about the progressmade by the company and plansfor the future. He said, “We setup two years ago last November.Our number one seller is ourchicken f i l let rol l which isproving to be very popular. Withthe two schools in the immediatevicinity, we are targeting whole-some, decent and affordablefood for chi ldren, as well asother businesses in the area. Werecently renovated the place andwe had a look at what wassel l ing and we came to theconclusion that the food was ournumber one seller. We noticed atlunchtime that all our seatingwas taken and we needed toprovide extra seating,” saidStephen.He sees exciting times ahead forXL and there will be four seaterbooths coming on-stream, andhe is targeting early morning

passers-by for special breakfastdeals. “Between 6.30am and8.30am you can have yoursausage roll and coffee, or coffeeand a sandwich for peoplelooking for something to graband go before work. We providea dai ly lunch consist ing ofchicken and bacon, with ourhome-made stuffing, potatoesand vegetables. We also serveroast beef, roast ham and a fullcafe menu with steak sand-wiches and burgers is taking offand doing well. All our food isvery reasonably priced and is ofthe highest quality. We’re tryingto ger the word out that we arenot just a sandwich bar or a take-away, but that you can also getgood wholesome food at anaffordable price. We also dopasta specials, which are provingto be very popular with many ofour customers,” he said.CEO of Fingal Dublin Chamber,Tony Lambert was full of praisefor XL when he said, “TheChamber is delighted to supportSMEs who run their own busi-nesses in these difficult times.XL are to be applauded foropening up a convenience shopand for providing a qual i tyservice for people visit ingSwords Main Street,” he said.

Malahide Lions Club arehaving a fundraiser onThursday, 14th of May inthe rugby club inMalahide in aid ofBalbriggan groupRemember Us. TheGarda Band will beplaying and thesupporting act on thenight will be the choirfrom Oliver Plunkett’sSchool who will enter-tain guests at theinterval. All funds raisedwill go towards theBalbriggan group. Thecost of the tickets are€15 each or €30 for afamily ticket. All supportis greatly appreciated.

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The Lusk ICA group arealways keen towelcome newmembers. Theirmeeting will be held onthe first Wednesday ofeach month at 8.30pmin Lusk Scout Den.

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Dublin City University (DCU) has jumped to 75thplace, up 17 places, in the global top 100 list ofthird-level colleges, that are less than 50 yearsold. DCU, which is the youngest third-levelcollege in Dublin, is the university of choice forlarge numbers of students from North CountyDublin who pursue degree courses, has moved upfrom 92nd place, in a rankings of new generationcolleges, with the potential to challengecenturies-old institutions. DCU is one of twocolleges in the Republic to make it into the UK-based Times Higher Education (THE) Top 100Under 50 2015. The other is Dublin Institute ofTechnology (DIT), which is ranked 94th.Rankings editor, Phil Baty attributed DCU’simproved placing to how it was viewed interna-tionally and how well it was rated by employers.DCU president, Professor Brian MacCraith wasdelighted with the new list and said their perfor-mance “reflected a sustained commitment toteaching excellence, focussing research onpressing world problems and engagement withcommunity and industry, both nationally andglobally.”

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Befriending VolunteersNeededCharity group ALONE are currently recruitingBefriending Volunteers across the North Countyand beyond. Interested in visiting an isolatedolder person in your area? Please contact6791302 for more information.


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The pupi ls of LuskCommunity College recentlyraised funds to donate to theBalbr iggan Guide Dogsgroup. Tom O’Nei l l ofBalbr iggan Guide Dogsexplained how this cameabout.“We are often asked to doschool ta lks and we arealways happy to do them.However, recently we werecontacted by LuskCommunity School to see ifwe could come and collect acheque for guide dogs,” he

said. The CSPE (Civic, SocialEnvironmental andProtection) class with thesupport of their teacherEimear Joyce chose I r ishguide dogs as their charity ofthe year, and raised just over€231 for the local group.“When we were approachedto col lect the cheque, wealso went up and did a 40minute talk with thestudents. They were really alovely bunch of lads andgir ls , and i t was a mostenjoyable visit. Thanks all

for the cheque,” he added. The local guide dogs groupalso took part in NationalGuide Dog Day on Friday lastand Tesco in Rush andBalbriggan got behind thegroup and al lowed volun-teers to sell their NationalEmblem badge on the day. Pictured here are pupils fromthe The C.S.P.E. class in LuskCommunity School with theirteacher E imear Joyce,presenting a cheque to TomO'Neill of Balbriggan GuideDogs.

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On Saturday 9th of May, at 2pm inthe Donabate Portrane CommunityCentre (DPCC), a new local needsanalysis of the communities ofDonabate, Portrane and Corballiswill be launched by County Mayor,Mags Murray. Funded by the County Council andguided by a local, communityresearch steering group, the surveyis the result of work completed inthe local community by CommunityWorks, a Galway based indepen-dent research team specialising incommunity development research. Commissioned in August 2014,Community Works conductedsurveys and interviews with focusgroups, residents and communitygroups to create a detailed profileof the Peninsula community. It wasdone to list the changes it hasundergone and to suggest thedirections the community mighttake in the future.Chairperson of the Steering Group,and local resident Ray O’Rourkesaid: “This analysis originallybegan with the idea of researchingthe local community’s perceptionof the Donabate PortraneCommunity and Leisure Centre.”

“Amongst other findings, ‘Formingthe Future’ identifies specificdeficits within the areas of youthfacilities, especially of a non-sporting nature; sports facilities,with reference to the All WeatherPitch; and cultural and entertain-ment facilities to include a dedi-cated space for art and drama.Residents also felt that a securitystrategy for the area needs to bedevised and implemented. It wasfelt issues of isolation and trans-port for local senior citizens needto recognised and addressed,” heexplained.“To help implement the recommen-dations of Forming the Future, theCounty Council have graciouslyagreed to fund a small grantsscheme open to all local groups,details of which will be announcedat the launch day. I wouldencourage one or two representa-tives from all local groups, nomatter how small, to attend thelaunch and obtain applicationdetails for this grant scheme,” headded. “On behalf of the Steering Group, Iwould like to thank Fingal CountyCouncil especially local CommunityOfficers Sinead Wiley and AnnMulligan for their tireless efforts,Jacinta Lowndes, General Manager,DPCC and of course, residents ofthe local community.”

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Pictured at Vila Fashion Shop's second anniversary celebra-tion evening at the Pavilions Shopping Centre, Swords are SueGriffiths (Advertising Sales Manager, North County Leader)and Tara O'Brien (PR Marketing Manager, Best Seller)

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Pictured at Vila Fashion Shop's second anniversary cele-bration evening at the Pavilions Shopping Centre, Swordsare DJ, Shane Jordan who provided the musical entertain-ment and Vila staff member, Shauna Murphy

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Sue Griffiths (Advertising Sales Manager, North CountyLeader) is pictured with Fiona Byrne, proprietor of Vila,Pavilions Shopping Centre

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towards this veryworthy cause. There isstill a long way to goto reach the €600ktarget and to assist inthe fundraising efforts,a Charity Fun Cycle willtake place onSaturday, 23rd May.The cycle will consistof two options 40kmand 70km and willstart at BalbrigganRetail Park.Afterwards there willbe a BBQ and lots ofspot prizes. Everyoneis welcome to comealong, and all supportis so appreciated.

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Ballyboughal GFCwill present it’s Endof the JuvenileSeason fancy dresswith an 80s/90stheme at KettlesCounty House Hotel,Rolestown onSunday, 31st May at8pm. Tickets cost€20 and returntransport will beprovided free ofcharge fromO’Connor’s in thevillage. This event isconfined to over 18sand the evening willinclude finger food,a best dressedcompetition and araffle.

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O’KEEFFE, Brendan (Drynam Raod,Swords) - April 29th, 2015 (peace-fully), at Beaumont Hospital aftera long illness. Sadly missed by hisloving sister Florrie, brothers Des,Raymond and Tommy, sisters-in-law Mary and Kathleen, nieces,nephews, relatives and friends.May he rest in peace

KELLETT, Kenneth (Ken) (late ofHampton Cove, Balbriggan andBailieborough, Co. Cavan) April28th 2015, (suddenly) Kenneth(Ken) loving husband of Olive andloving dad of Muriel. Sadly missedby his loving wife, daughter, son-in-law Mick, grandchildrenGemma, Darragh and Ava,brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law,sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces,extended family and friends. MayKen Rest in Peace

GARLAND (née Moran),Bernadette, Tonlegee Road andlate of Little Forest, Swords, April29th 2015, peacefully surroundedby her loving family, Bernadette(Bernie), beloved wife and bestfriend of Michael and lovingmother of Martin and Mary, verysadly missed by her loving family,daughter-in-law Ann, grandchil-dren Hannah, David, and Matthew,brother Brendan, sisters Peg (Kay)and Alice, nieces, nephews, rela-tives, friends and neighbours. Restin Peace

CARROLL, Jimmy (Philip James)(Rathcoole and late of Portrane) -April 29th 2015, (suddenly andpeacefully), at Beaumont Hospital,beloved husband for 60 years ofNuala. Deeply regretted by hisloving wife, son Seamus, daugh-ters Monica, Aine and Nuala, nieceDelrea, daughter-in-law, sons-in-law, grandchildren, friend joy,relatives and friends. Rest in Peace

ROCHE , Agnes (née Moore)(Malahide, Co. Dublin and formerlyof Inchicore) 24th April 2015(suddenly) at home after a longillness. Loving wife of the lateTony and mother of the lateGerard. Agnes will be very sadlymissed by her daughter Caroline,sons Tony and Fergus, son anddaughter-in-law, grandchildren,great-grandchild, sisters Mona,Pat and Rita, brothers Seán andBilly, nieces and nephews,extended family and her dearfriend Rita. Rest in Peace

Walshe, Maura (nee O’Reilly)Portmarnock, Co. Dublin andformerly of Ballinagh, Co. Cavan,27th April 2015 at home. Maurawill be very sadly missed by herloving husband Michael, sonsMichael, Tom and John, daughtersCriona and Anne Marie, sons-in-law David and Kevin, daughters-in-law Sheree and Bernie, grandchil-dren John, Declan, sisters-in-law,brothers-in-law, extended familyand friends. Rest in Peace

MCKINLEY , Simon, Naul, Co.Dublin and late of Rush. Tragicallypassed away while pursuing hispassion. April 25th 2015. Loving

husband of Deirde and father of 11month old Rory. will be saslymissed by his family, parentsPeter and Margaret, sister Chloe,extended family, relatives, motorsport family and friends. Rest inPeace

Hughes (Rush, Co. Dublin and lateof Balheary, Swords andTechnicon) April 26th 2015,(peacefully) Tony, Sadly missed byhis loving wife Julie, childrenDeirde, Ken and Paul, son-in-law,daughters-in-law, grandchildrenMaitiú, Hannah, Daniel andOdhran, brothers, sisters,extended family and friends. MayTony rest in peace

GAFFNEY , Francis (The Gulf)(Hamilton Terrace, Balbriggan,Dublin) Peacefully at his homesurrounded by his loving family.Sadly missed by his partnerBernie, sons Francis and Ross,daughters Mary, Teresa andSarah, brother Vincent, sisterRena, nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-grandnephews,aunts, uncles, relatives andfriends. May he rest in peace

DEMPSEY, Brendan (Rush, Co.Dublin) April 27th, 2015 (peace-fully) Brendan loving husband ofMonica, sadly missed by his lovingwife, sons Tony, Mark, Peter,Thomas and Bernard, daughters-in-law Laura and Orla, grandchil-dren Killian, Liam, Bonnie, Chloeand Alanna, brothers, sisters,extended family and friends. MayBrendan Rest in Peace

GUILDEA, Jack (Patrick), SkerriesCo. Dublin and late of the Grange,23rd of april 2015, peacefully inthe wounderful care of the staff atHamilton Park Nursing Home,surrounded by his loving family.Jack (Patrick), sadly missed by hisloving family, wife, Catherine,daughters, Suzanne, Thelma,Vivianne, Stephanie, Catherineand Audrey, grandchildren, Josh,Jayke, Megan, Jack, Maisie,Hermione, Matilda and Billy,nieces, nephews, relatives and alarge circle of friends. Rest inPeace

WESTON, Mary (Portrane) - April30th, 2015 (peacefully), at RahenyNursing Home, sadly missed byher loving sister Thomasena,sisters-in-law Bridie and Gladys,nieces, nephews, relatives andfriends. Rest in Peace

O’CALLAGHAN, Robert (Robbie)(peacefully) (Bremore, Balbriggan,Dublin and Ballymoe, Galway) inRenmore Hospice surrounded byhis loving friends and family.Predeceased by his perantsBreffini and Esther Callaghan.Sadly missed by his dear friendsCarmel and Bernie, his brothersand sisters Declan, Collette,Paddy, Angela, John, Chris, Denise,Cecilia and Sinéad, sisters-in-law,brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews,relatives and friends. May He Restin Peace

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New Maritime SafetyStrategy Launched Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, PaschalDonohoe, TD, has launched a new Maritime SafetyStrategy 2015 – 2019, the theme of which is ‘MakeTime for Maritime Safety.’The new strategy was developed and aims to assistour coastal communities in reducing the number offatalities at sea. With a great seafaring tradition inthe North County, this news will be warmlywelcomed here.“Although the average annual number of marineincident-related fatalities, at 11, is low, livescontinue to be lost on the water, despite regulation,inspections and training. Perhaps not surprisingly,most incidents happen in the fishing and recre-ational sectors. What is striking, however, is thefact that 99 per cent of maritime fatalities are male,with an average age of 44, and that fatalities in themaritime sector are potentially avoidable,” said theMinister. He continued, “There is broad agreement in thesector that to reduce fatalities, the focus needs tobe on changing culture and personal behaviourrather than on more regulation. While this Strategy

primarily identifies actions that the Department,through the Irish Maritime Administration (IMA) willtake, the important roles of individuals, families,friends and sectorial organisations are also high-lighted.”“The 33 actions outlined in the report are groupedunder five over-arching strategic objectives;Information and Communication, Search andRescue Operations, Standards, Enforcement, Dataand Evaluation. They are centred on promotingpersonal responsibility for maritime safety,improving search and rescue, and implementingpreventative measures, including a robust inspec-tion and regulatory framework, and an enhancedenforcement regime. “This strategy sets out in a very straightforwardway, what individuals, families, friends and localcommunities can do to ensure safety when takingto the water. This includes proper planning, oper-ating on a safety first basis, always telling some-body where you are going and when you expect tobe back, wearing suitable clothing and alwayswearing lifejackets and buoyancy aids. I urge everyone involved in the sector to pay closeheed to the strategy’s contents so that together wecan reduce, and eventually eliminate, needlessfatalities at sea,” he concluded.

As parents, it is very importantto know that your daughtersare safe on a night out withfriends, and that they are fullyaware that danger lurks every-where.According to experts, alcohol isthe number one ‘date rape’drug in Ireland. There arecases of sexual predatorsusing other drugs, but it is farmore common to secretly give‘double shots’ of alcohol toincapacitate vulnerablewomen.

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Fingal County CouncilI, Brendan Harpur intend to apply forPermission for Retention at 4 BrookfieldPark, Rush, Co.Dublin.The development consists of front entrancedoor, front & side windows, brick walls &sills all to pre-existing single storey openporch, to form an enclosed porch at front ofexisting two storey dwelling.This 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 (€20) within the period offive weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPermission for a revised and screenedbalcony (from that previously proposed andomitted by way of condition 2 underF14B/0283) and associated minor modifica-tions to previously approved part 2-storeypart single-storey extension to the rear(East side) of existing 2-storey dwelling at‘Woodview’, Skerries Road, Rush, Co.Dublin. Signed: V. Conlon. This applicationcan be inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of Fingal County Council,County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co.Dublin. Mon.-Fri. between 9.30-15.30(Through Lunch) and a submission or obser-vation in relation to the application may bemade in writing to Fingal County Council onpayment of the prescribed fee within the

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Fingal County CouncilPermission for a new detached pitched roofgarage to the north side of existing dormerdwelling and associated site works at ‘TheOaks’, Milverton, Skerries, Co. Dublin.Signed: N. & J. Duggan. This application canbe inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of Fingal County Council,County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co.Dublin. Mon.-Fri. between 9.30-15.30(Through Lunch) and a submission or obser-vation in relation to the application may bemade in writing to Fingal County Council onpayment of the prescribed fee within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilI Dermot McEvoy intend to apply for fullplanning permission for Extension to frontand side of existing dwelling house atLoughshinny, Fingal, Co. Dublin. Extensionto include minor internal alterations and allassociated site development works.The Planning Application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during 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.

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Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested for a newtwo-storey extension to the rear of existingdwellinghouse along with internal alterations& associated siteworks at no.48, Rosepark,Balrothery, Co. Dublin. Signed :- Gary &Joanne ArnoldThis planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy, at the offices ofFingal County Council, County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Co. Dublin between the hoursof 9.30am – 16.30pm Monday-Friday. Asubmission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to FingalCounty Council on payment of a fee of €20within the period of five weeks beginning onthe date of receipt of the application by FingalCounty Council.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested for a newtwo-storey extension to the rear of existingdwellinghouse along with internal alterations& associated siteworks at no.26, WestbrookLawn, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. Signed :- Philip& Jacqui RooneyThis planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy, at the offices ofFingal County Council, County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Co. Dublin between the hoursof 9.30am – 16.30pm Monday-Friday. Asubmission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to FingalCounty Council on payment of a fee of €20within the period of five weeks beginning onthe date of receipt of the application by FingalCounty Council.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested for a newindoor training facility / 'Futsol' court' to belocated to southeast of existing clubhousealong with all associated siteworks at :Martello Fields, Bath Road, Balbriggan, Co.Dublin. signed:- The Executive Commitee ofBalbriggan Football ClubThis planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy, at the offices ofFingal County Council, County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Co. Dublin between the hoursof 9.30am – 16.30pm Monday-Friday. Asubmission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to FingalCounty Council on payment of a fee of €20within the period of five weeks beginning onthe date of receipt of the application by FingalCounty Council.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested for a) reten-tion of site entrance & partially constructeddwellinghouse (upto and including groundfloor slab -previously permitted under reg. ref.no. F05A/0821) b)permission for completion oftwo-storey dwellinghouse & siteworksincluding previously approved biocycle waste-water treatment system @ Drummans,Tobersool, Co. Dublin. Signed:- Alan HanlonThis planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy, at the offices ofFingal County Council, County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Co. Dublin between the hoursof 9.30am – 16.30pm Monday-Friday. Asubmission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to FingalCounty Council on payment of a fee of €20within the period of five weeks beginning onthe date of receipt of the application by FingalCounty Council.

Fingal County CouncilWe, Flexilis Power Limited, intend to apply toFingal County Council for Planning Permissionat a site in Glebe North, Balbriggan, Co.Dublin.The development will consist of a Small ScaleEmbedded Generation facility, inStephenstown Industrial Estate, Glebe North,Balbriggan, Fingal, County Dublin. Theproposed development will comprise of theinstallation of three (3) low carbon enginegenerating sets, four (4) battery storage units,a hardstanding area, fuel storage tanks, anelectrical control building of approximately 14m length, 6 m breadth and height of 5 m, asso-ciated site roads and site works. The site isapproximately 40m x 80m (0.3ha). The plan-ning application is accompanied by anEnvironmental Report(ER).The Planning Application and ER may beinspected, or purchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making a copy, at theoffices of the Planning Department FingalCounty Council, P.O.174, County Hall, Swords,Co. Dublin, during its public opening hours. A Submission or Observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to theplanning authority on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority 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, ormay refuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilI, Valerie Booker, intend to apply to FingalCounty Council for permission for developmentat 56, St. Margaret’s Road, Malahide, Co.Dublin. The development will consist of therenovation and extension of the existingdwelling home to provide for a 4-bedroomfamily home. The Planning Application may be inspected, orpurchased, at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices of thePlanning Authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observation may bemade to the Planning Authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the application.

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