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Dublin Fire Brigade representatives havewarned that the threat of industrial action hasincreased following the news that the HSE is totake over the running of its ambulance service.At present, ambulance services for North Countyresidents are provided by Dublin Fire Brigade,through Swords Fire Station, and the HSE fromit’s base at Lissenhall, Swords. Dublin CityCouncil runs the fire brigade on behalf of all fourDublin local authorities, and it’s Chief Executive,Owen Keegan announced the HSE’s NationalAmbulance Service (NAS) will now be respon-sible for all emergency calls in the Dublin

region, including theNorth County.The NationalAmbulance Service,which is based inTallaght, currentlyshares call outs withDublin Fire Brigade inTara Street.The system was criti-cised as having “ineffi-

ciencies” and “poor co-ordination” by a HIQAreport published last December.The decision was criticised by local TD, ClareDaly (ULA), who told the County Leader, “I am

totally opposed to MinisterVaradkar’s idea of bringing the DublinFire Brigade Ambulance service intothe HSE. Considering the chaotic situ-ation that the HSE is famous for,anybody would wonder as to why theMinister would consider such a disas-trous move.” She continued, “It is clear that HSEmismanagement has been respon-sible for most of the problems in theambulance service. One such examplefrom my constituency here in NorthCounty Dublin, was when a HSEambulance driver informed me howthey received a new ambulance,

which had 70,000miles on the clock. Healso told me how sixcrew members turnedup for a shift, with onlytwo ambulances avail-able for work.” “Thetruth of the matter isthat Dublin FireBrigade, which covers40 per cent of nationalcalls on seven per centof the national budget,has the best response times in the country. Inmy opinion it would be absolutely mad totransfer any amount of the Dublin Fire Brigade

Ambulance service tothe black hole that isthe HSE,” she claimed.SIPTU sector organiser,Brendan O’Brien alsospoke to the CountyLeader and said thethreat of industrialaction has nowincreased, with news ofthe HSE ambulancetakeover. He said that

firefighters are trained to work interchangeablyin ambulance or fire tender duties. Continued on page 21

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The news about little MollyMcNally, who had her bone marrowtransplant operation recently atCrumlin Children’s Hospital, is verypromising. Such is her progress,that there is a possibility that thecourageous little six year oldBalbriggan girl may be releasedfrom hospital later this week.Her father, Gerry spoke to theCounty Leader and he was veryupbeat about Molly’s progresssince her operation. “She’s doingwell, but it’s a slow process. Yes,there was a very difficult period

which lasted a few days, butthankfully, Molly showedextraordinary courageduring this time,” hesaid.“Because Molly had somuch of the cancerstarting off, and withthe intense round ofchemo, it was difficult toget stem cells from her.Eventually, they went intothe bone marrow and tookthem from there, before themarrow was even growing

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they then banked them inbags. This effectively washer transplant. WithMolly’s stem cells comingfrom the marrow, theytend to be slower, whichresults it a longer

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experience. It was nothing asdramatic as a heart transplant or

kidney transplant. What itamounted to was two bags takenout of the blood bank, with millionsof cells, which were infused intoher line. The whole thing took just28 minutes,” he said. “Emma and Inever got ahead of ourselves, andwe just take each day as it comes.The hospital have moved Molly outof the transplant unit, but she isstill in isolation. She’s doing reallywell and her counts are coming up.Last Friday was her 41st day inisolation, and it’s starting to get toher a little and she just wants toget home, and we hope that will belater this week, all going well,”concluded Gerry.

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Pictured at the Pyjama Day at Bright Stars creche in Swords on Friday last are, RyanLeggett Condon, Nathan Condon and Sean Barrett

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The HSE’s unilateral decision to strip Dublin FireBrigade of its role in Dublin’s ambulance service,has been described as a ‘disastrous move’ by localTD, Clare Daly. The decision was announced by theHSE without any discussion or consultation withDublin Fire Brigade, and is one that is likely to haveimplications for the general public, according toSIPTU sector organiser, Brendan O’Brien.

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Bereavement Talk Bethany BereavementSupport Group. Will holda talk entitledBereavement and Youby Anne Dempsey in theMalahide Parish Centretoday, Tuesday March10th at 7.30pm. All

welcome and admissionis free. This talk will lookat exploring the personalnature of bereavement.Also new volunteers areneeded to join the groupfor a 10 week trainingsession.

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Balbriggan StudentsParticipate InSustainable EnergyCompetitionStudents in Balbriggan are once again gearingup to make their mark in the One Good Ideacompetition. The competition is run by theSustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI),in which students team up to run a campaignthat will raise awareness about this issue andhopefully encourage people to make smallchanges to their life that will greatly benefit theenvironment. The top 50 teams have beenselected and campaigns for this year’s competi-tion are well under way. The ‘Smarticles’ team from Loreto, Balbrigganare one such team hoping their One Good Ideawill be successful in securing them a spot in thefinal of the competition. Smarticles is an infusionof art into becoming environmentally smart and

Pictured here are students from Loreto Balbrigganworking on their 'One Good Idea' project.

New Project ForMalahide Tidy TownsMalahide Tidy Towns are hard at work for thisyear’s competition. Their latest project is anamazing planter for the railway bridge in MalahideVillage. This is a big project as the plantermeasures 10.8 meters in length! The group havebeen given the green light by the County Counciland production is underway. This project will makea stunning display as you drive through the village.They will be having it professionally planted toinsure maximum impact throughout the year. “Weplan on having the planter installed for St Patrick’sday. As I’m sure you are aware these large projectsdon’t come cheap and we are looking for sponsor-ship to cover the costs. If you are interested insponsoring this project, please contact us on 086-8097123,” said Malahide Tidy Towns Chairperson,Gerry Rafferty.

tries to show people how to turn potential wasteinto useful and decorative products. They believethat this idea of up-cycling will be effective inreducing the nearly three million tonnes of wastethat is dumped in Ireland alone annually and thusimproving people’s energy efficiency. They’vealso been creating and running lessons forstudents, to teach them about the various topicsassociated with climate change and energy effi-ciency. “Our Smarticles team aims to promoteawareness by introducing an infusion of art intomaking teenagers environmentally smart. Byrunning workshops and lessons, we hope topromote creativity and encourage students tolearn more about this important topic,” said teammember Renuka Chintapalli.

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Dream ComeTrue For NiamhLast Saturday was a very special day for little NiamhRafferty from River Valley in Swords, who was chosento lead out the Dublin footballers in their match againstTyrone at Croke Park.Five year old Niamh attends St John’s Oncology ward inCrumlin Hospital with a brain tumour. Her mother Karentold the County Leader, “She is now 18 months into hertreatment and she is progressing well and is verybubbly. She has MRI scans every three months and wehave to monitor things regularly. The tumour, which isstable, is a bilateral optic glyoma, which means itaffects the optic nerve, which could lead to permanentblindness. It also means that the tumour could pop upon any nerve around her body. They are benigntumours, for which we are thankful. However thetumour in her brain is affecting her eyesight, hence thechemo,” said Karen. She continued, “James Devlin fromthe local St Finian’s GAA club approached us with theidea to put her forward to lead out the Dubs. We weredelighted with this great gesture from James. She andher brother, Liam (4) are members of St Finian’s GAAnursery section, and they never miss a Saturday withthe group. Indeed James has described them as two of

the best players in the nursery section. Both Niamh andLiam, who are great supporters of the Dubs lovenothing more than donning their sky blue jerseys andcheering on the Dubs. Her proud parents, Karen andMicheál said that Niamh took to her task with greatgusto, as she led her heroes out on to the pitch.

Pictured are Niamh Rafferty and her brother, Liam fromRiver Valley, Swords. Niamh was chosen to lead out theDublin footballers against Tyrone at Croke Park lastSaturday evening

Daffodil DayCoffeeMorningSheila, Dorothy andtheir team of dedicatedvolunteers will beholding their ninthannual Daffodil Daycoffee morning in aid ofthe Irish CancerSociety, to be held thisyear in NautilusRestaurant Malahide onThursday, 19th Marchfrom 10am to 2pm. Onthe morning, they alsohost a very successfulraffle, all prizes gener-ously donated by localbusinesses. You canhelp by donating yourtime; donating a prizefor the raffle or bysimply popping in onthe morning to enjoy acoffee. Your continuedsupport is greatlyappreciated.

Planning permission has beengranted for the construction of anew Lidl Supermarket, to belocated on Dublin Road inSwords, beside the Pinnock Hillroundabout.Confirmation was received fromthe Planning and StrategicInfrastructure Department ofFingal County Councilthat they have grantedpermission to planningapplication F14A/0492. This includes theconstruction of a twostorey, licenseddiscount food store withancillary off-licensesales, measuring 2,491sq.m; the provision of 2 no.building mounted and 1 no. freestanding internally illuminatedsigns, 2 no. wall mounted exter-nally illuminated billboard postersigns; a single storey café of 108

sq.m. and two storey medicalcentre of 343 sq.m.It also includes the provision ofexternal and undercroft (partiallyenclosed street level) car parkingand cycle parking; the provisionof a vehicular and pedestrianaccess via the Dublin Road, andthe provision of boundary treat-

ments, retaining wall,hard and soft land-scaping, lighting,connections todrainage and waterservices and allother ancillary siteand associatedworks, including

demolition of four existinghouses and associated build-ings, all on a site of 0.89hectares.The planners and the councilpointed out, “It should be notedthat valid objectors, applicants or

prescribed bodies may appeal toAn Bord Pleanala against thedecision or any conditionsattached to the Council’s deci-sion within four weeks, begin-ning on the date of the Council’sdecision. Interested parties areadvised to consult An BordPleanala to ascertain if an appealhas been lodged by the appli-cant.” Local councillor, DarraghButler (FF) is very concernedabout the developments. He toldthe County Leader, “Residentsfrom Carlton Court and theDublin Road had asked to raisetheir concerns with regard to thisplanning application. Firstly, thatit was so close to the Pinnock Hillroundabout and the significanttraffic management and safetyconcerns that this raises, andsecondly, that there are alreadyregular traffic backlogs on theDublin Road that make itextremely difficult to get in andout of Carlton Court as thingsstand.” “With another discountstore (rumoured to be Aldi)getting permission on theSeatown Road, you will nowhave a discount store on almostevery entrance / exit to Swords,”he concluded.

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Pictured at the Purple Flag Kickstart Workshop for Swords Town Centre and Airside are, TonyLambert( CEO Fingal Dublin Chamber), Ethna Felten (Director of Services, Fingal CountyCouncil), Carmen Cronin (Manager, Purple Flag Ireland), County Mayor, Mags Murray, CllrKieran Dennison and Paul Reid (Chief Executive, Fingal County Council)

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A two year term agreement has been signedwith the County Council and Greenstar tooperate the Council‘s Civic Recycling Centres inEstuary (Swords) and Coolmine. The two recycling centres are the largest civicamenity sites in the North County with over180,000 visitors each year. The Centres providehouseholds in the North County area withopportunities to recycle and recover theirwaste. The sites accept a diverse variety ofmaterial from households ranging from house-hold recyclables to hazardous waste andspecialist materials, such as gypsum. PaulReid, Chief Executive of the County Councilsaid: ‘‘We congratulate Greenstar on winningthis contract following a public procurementprocess. Their Material Recovery Facility inMillenium Park in Ballycoolin is ideally locatedto service our two recycling centres inBlanchardstown and Swords and we lookforward to working with them.” Greenstar isproviding a range of specialist equipment, binsand signage designed for the specific require-ments of the two Recycling Centres.

Mark Keough, Chief Executive Officer of Greenstar andPaul Reid, Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, arepictured at the civic amenity site at Estuary (Swords)

Major Concerns For Patient SafetyThe Trolley Watchfigures, showing thenumber of patients ontrolleys in emergencydepartments andcorridors in our hospi-tals, consistently showBeaumont Hospitaland Our Lady ofLourdes, Drogheda, asamong the highest inthe entire country.These figures areproduced by the IrishNurses and MidwivesAssociation (INMO)

and the fact that bothhospitals are used asthe first point of call formany North Countyresidents, is alarming.However, the wors-ening conditions atBeaumont hospital hadbeen highlighted lastDecember by a senioremergency departmentdoctor, who alertedsenior management atthe hospital, as well asHSE chief, TonyO’Brien. This came well

in advance of the recentcrisis in trolley figures,which escalated torecord numbers.The doctor describedthe conditions atBeaumont as the equiv-alent of ‘healthcareGuantanamo’ - a refer-ence to the infamousdetention centre inCuba. In his letter, thedoctor, who did notwish to be named,expressed his concernfor patient safety and

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This year, the County Council will open the old Balleally landfillsite near Lusk as a public amenity, with the 125 acre site beingdesignated as ‘Green Infrastructure’ in the counties DevelopmentPlan. Artisan Army was set up to establish a national sustain-ability project for Ireland and is currently engaging with theCounty Council on a proposal to develop some, or all of the siteas a community food forest with an educational focus on sustain-ability. The group plans to announce updates on the progress ofthe issue in the coming weeks.

Community ‘Food Forest’ For Lusk?A talk will be held in Fingal LocalStudies and Archives, ClonmelHouse, Forster Way in Swords onWednesday 11th March 2015 at7.30pm. The talk will be given bylocal historian and author, TomReilly and is called ‘Cromwell wasFramed’. Admission is free butbooking is advisable at 01-8704495.

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Local Minister OpensNew Youth ServiceComputer RoomA brand new state of the art computer room at SwordsBaldoyle Youth Service, located off Chapel Lane inSwords, was officially opened by Minister for Childrenand Youth Affairs, Dr James Reilly on Thursday last. Theevent was attended by a large gathering of serviceusers and also by representatives from thelocal Gardai. Manager of Swords BaldoyleYouth Service, Michael Daly was under-standably very excited by the addition ofthe new computer room, and he told theCounty Leader, “This new computer roomwas funded through the Department ofJustice’s (IYJS) Irish Youth Justice Service.They funded us through a European SocialFund grant, with which we were able tobuy state of the art Apple iMac computers. “We intend to use this new room for theyoungsters to explore computers in alltheir capacity and learn as much aspossible. This is also a great chance for usto showcase our services to the Minister,”he said.Minister Reilly met all of the staff andmany of the youths, as they impressed himwith their skills on the new computers. The

minister said, after officially opening the new facility,“Interactive computers are the way forward and hownew skills can be learned. I know you have a newprinter, which will allow you to develop photographicskills. I want to acknowledge the fantastic volunteerismthat there is in this wonderful service, and all of thepeople who give their time for free to help youngerpeople, like yourselves to make sure you have a safeplace to learn new skills. One of the things that hasimpressed me most since becoming Minister forChildren, is the phenomenal volunteerism and enthu-siasm to be involved with young people,” he said.

Pictured at the official opening of the compter room at Swords BaldoyleYouth Service are, Adam Donohue, Jordan Moran, Adam Stuart, MinisterJames Reilly and Jack Davis


A Swords woman working forTrócaire has paid tribute tothe mothers of Syriathis Mother’s Day.Mother’s Day onSunday, March 15thmarks the fourthanniversary of theSyrian conflict.Meabh Smith, whocomes from Swords,said that it is animportant day toremember themillions of innocentSyrian people caughtup in the conflict.She also thankedpeople from theNorth County fortheir continuedsupport as Trócaire

responds to the crisis in Syriaby providing assistance to

people affected. Trócaire hassupported 93,000 Syrianswith humanitarian assistanceto date. “The war in Syria hasleft over twice the populationof Ireland in urgent need ofhumanitarian assistance. Five

million children havehad to flee theirhomes. Mothers inSyria are raising theirchildren in almostimpossible circum-stances, many of themliving in tents andother temporaryaccommodation withno access to basicinfrastructure,” shesaid. “I would like to thankthe local people fortheir ongoing supportfor Trócaire’s work,not only in Syria butaround the world,”she added.

Swords Woman Pays TributeTo Syrian Mothers

Trocaire worker, Meabh Smith, from Swords is pictured herewith Ambika Paraja (9) from the Jhilligoan community inEast India.

New PRO For BalbrigganHistorical SocietyLong-serving PRO for Balbriggan & District HistoricalSociety, Kilian Harford has stepped down from his position.His replacement as PRO for the society is Bernie Kelly, whotold the County Leader about some of the hectic schedulethe society faces. “Already this year, we were delighted tobe associated with the excellent play, Michael Collins’Messenger by Paddy Boyle, which was performed for thefirst time, by Balbriggan Dramatic Society, last month. I amsure all who were there really enjoyed it. Our regularmonthly talks will be starting back on Wednesday, 25thMarch at 8pm in the Town Hall Balbriggan, with a presenta-tion by Gary Branigan about Holy Wells. More informationon upcoming events will be posted later.”

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Students from Fingal Community College, Swords are pictured checking out their float for the Swords St Patrick's Dayparade with Michael McEnery from Virgoe McEnery Landscaping, who has kindly given the school the use of two of histrucks for the parade

Snow Joke For Donabate CaptainsA large gathering ofmembers and friendsjoined with PresidentPat McNeil at DonabateGolf Club on Sunday 1stMarch last to welcomethe incoming CaptainBrendan Fetherston andLady Captain Evelyn

Galvin as theyperformed the tradi-tional Drive In cere-mony. The two captainsare long servingmembers of DonabateGolf Club and arelooking forward to amost exciting year in

2015. Due to thewintery weather condi-tions over the weekend,the golf course wascovered in a blanket ofsnow, but this didn’tdeter eager onlookersand golfers who cameto attend the event. Thelocal club had to cancelthe golf for the day dueto the snow, but theCaptain’s Drive went fullsteam ahead, despitethe weather. Present onthe day was the mostrenowned member ofthe club Mary McKennaOBE whose playingachievements includeeight Irish titles andnine Curtis Cup appear-ances versus the USA.In recent years Marycaptained the CurtisCup team on two occa-sions and has justcompleted a two yearperiod as President ofthe ILGU. She wasinstrumental inDonabate Golf Clubhosting the Girls

Home InternationalTournament in 2014which involved teamsfrom Ireland, England,Scotland and Wales.This event was anoutstanding success.The club is planning tocelebrate this specialyear with a program ofevents. The Captainsare eagerly anticipatinga great year forDonabate Golf Club in2015 for all themembers and the manyvisitors they hope tojoin with them in thisyear of celebration.

Pictured getting ready to drive in are the new captains ofDonabate Golf Club, Brendan Fetherston and EvelynGalvin. The drives in took place on Sunday, 1st March insnowy conditions

Mulville WantsDonabate RailToilets ReopenedPaul Mulville, Independent coun-cillor for the Swords electoral area,has called for Irish Rail to see senseand immediately re-open the toiletin Donabate Railway Station.“Irish Rail has made the announce-ment that they will close the railwaystation toilets in Donabate, as wellas Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush andLusk, and other stations in theDublin commuter belt as part of acost-cutting exercise. However, it istotally unacceptable as localcommuters, who already suffered arecent fare-increase last Winter, willbe left to face the inconvenience ofthe company’s short-sighted deci-

sion,” Mulville told the CountyLeader. “Delays to the service arealso increasing, and on top of allthis, the toilets in Donabate wereonly refurbished a short number ofyears ago. Furthermore, the peopleof Donabate Portrane have a partic-ular high usage of the train to get towork, about 1,100 at the lastcensus,” he added.“On a normal day, it is absolutely

essential that toilets are available instations to railway commuters.Older people, parents with youngchildren, and people with illness areparticular in need of toilet facilities.But with overcrowding and delaysoccurring more frequently, it is clearthat this decision must be reversedand the toilets in Donabate, andother North County stations, beimmediately re-opened,” he said.

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Every mum deservesto be thoroughlyspoilt every once in awhile and what betterday than Mother’sDay to do this. Themain lady in your lifeought to be to shownjust how much shemeans to you andyour family, so takeMother’s Day thisyear as the perfectopportunity to treatyour mum to the V.I.Ptreatment. Indulgeher with a trip to thehairdressers, ormaybe take her outfor a delicious dinnerat one of NorthCounty’s restaurants.Whichever way youchose to celebratethe occasion, be sureto make your mumfeel like the luckiestlady in the NorthCounty.

Delicious MothersDay Dinner

Taking your motherout for a scrumptiousmeal is an excellentway of paying herback for a l l thosehome cooked dinnersshe’s provided youwith throughout theyears. Head down toone of North County’soutstanding restau-rants, to wine anddine your mum withno expense spared.Be sure to ask yourmum in the weekrunning up to the daywhat her ideal mealout would be, or whather favourite restau-rant is and ensureyou book a table assoon as you possibleto prevent disap-pointment. If you fancy treatingyour mother in a morecomfortable andinformal environ-ment, why not cookher up a hearty home-made meal. Make ita l l about her andprepare a feastinvolving al l of hermost loved food

items. However, i fyour cooking ski l lsleave a lot to bedesired, there aremany excellent foodshops around theNorth County whichcan of fer youwonderful Mother’sDay meal deals, foryou to serve up athome. Most of themeal deals involveseveral courses at aterrific price, so heatthe oven up andpresent your mumwith a taste sensationthis year.

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Handmade gifts andcards are a lovely wayof giving your mothersomething she cantreasure forever. Thethought and effort putin to such gifts andcards wil l go downbri l l iantly with thespecial lady and willreal ly demonstratehow grateful you arefor everything she’sprovided you with inyour life. Involve yourlittle ones in making acreative card for theirgrandmother to addthat extra sentimentaltouch. Purchase somepretty card in variouspastel shades, pots ofglitter and differentcoloured paints andlet your kid’s imagina-tions run wild.

Give Her A New Look

Every busy mamdeserves to put herfeet up and be lookedafter for a change. Sobooking yours in toone of North County’sbrilliant hairdressersto have her everybeauty need cateredfor could be theperfect gift this year.Allow her to relax andunwind whilst beingpampered from headto foot by the salonslovely staff. She’llcome out feeling amillion dollars, withouta care in the world.Maybe this year youcould whisk your mumaway to one of NorthCounty’s spa retreatsand help melt all herworries away with afacial followed by a fullbody massage. Thiscould be a good oppor-tunity for you to catchup, relax and enjoysome quality timetogether.

Take Her Away

Use Mother’s Dayweekend as a chanceto bring your mum andwhole family togetherfor some quality timeover the weekend.Whisk them all away toone of North County’sbeautiful hotels in astunning scenic spot

for a fabulous weekendgetaway all together.Take a walk along oneof North County’scoastline on MotheringSunday and pop in toone of the wonderfulrestaurants for afantastic, family lunch.This weekend breakcould be a lovelychance for your motherto spend some timewith her children andg r a n d c h i l d r e ntogether, enjoying eachothers company in aspectacular, seasidesetting.

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Nothing says I love youlike a huge bunch ofbeautiful flowers, sothis year splash out andget her an extra largearray of speciallyselected blooms fromone of North County’sfirst-class florists. Pickeach individual flowerwith your mum in mindand add a personalisedtag telling her howmuch she means to you.You could even buy acute matching vase soshe can immediatelydisplay them in herhome when shereceives them. You could even giveflower arranging a goyourself and buy aselection of flowers tobe decorated withribbon and variouspieces of pretty foliage.This may be an enjoy-able activity for all thefamily to get involved in,so include your childrenand have them decidethe best way to presentthe chosen flowers.


NewmanDisappointed AtCouncil ResponseLocal councillor, Joe Newman (NP)recently submitted a motion to theCouncil asking for funding to be putaside for a stretch of road leading fromthe roundabout at Forest Boulevarddown as far as Loreto College in RiverValley.He also asked for a survey to be under-taken on this road, which according toNewman, about one-third of the roadlooks like it has subsided, with cracksplentiful, causing hazardous conditionfor motorists, cyclists and pedestrianstrying to cross the road. Newman,however was disappointed with theresponse from the council to hismotion, and has demanded a morepositive response be forthcoming fromthe local authority to this particulararea. He told the County Leader, “Thereare quite a number of holes and cracksdotted all along this stretch of road,which requires immediate attention.The report I received back from thecouncil was a generic type of report,which was non-committal. I’m lookingfor more urgency and I’m disappointedthat it wasn’t given the attention itdeserved,” he said. An angry Newmancontinued, “I felt I was being dismissedby comments that the damage was was

being caused by utility companies,while what I see here, this is clearly notthe case. As an elected representativefor this area, I respond to requests andcomplaints from the people whoelected me on their behalf, and I will notbe sidelined in a dismissive mannerover this, or any other issues whichaffect the quality of life of residents,” hesaid.

Cllr Joe Newman is pictured at one of thedangerous parts of the road in RiverValley, which is of concern to cyclists,pedestrians crossing the road andmotorists alike

Lusk Pilgrimage To Lough DergLusk Parish one day pilgrimage to Lough Derg, the Sanctuary of St Patrick. Pettigo,County Donegal, will take place on Saturday, 23rd May. Pilgrims will arrive between9:15am and 10:00am for registration. Opening Prayers will begin on the Island at10:20am. Tea/coffee will be served on arrival and a light lunch of soup and sand-wiches served at lunch time. The pilgrimage allows for pilgrims to take part in stationsaround the basilica, (traditional station beds are not accessible on One Day retreats)Reconciliation, reflection time and concludes with Mass. Shoes are worn at all times.The cost is €40 plus transport. Please give your details to the parish office on8438421 as soon as possible.

The County Council’sSummer Project FundingProgramme 2015 waslaunched by the Mayor ofFingal, Cllr Mags Murray,and its Chief Executive PaulReid on Wednesday 4thMarch last. This event provided SummerProject organisations withinformation about thesupports that Fingal CountyCouncil can offer to groupswithin the community andvoluntary sector. Principal Community Officer,

Ms Pat Queenan said: “Lastyear 42 groups and almost4,000 children and youngpeople benefited fromxxx60,000 provided by thisfund. This year we haveincreased the funding toxx72,000 and are seeking toincrease the amount ofsummer project groupssupported. Projects canapply for funding of up to¤2,000 each.” County Mayor, Mags Murrayadded: “It is a great oppor-tunity for groups to meet up

and to share ideas of what isworking well in theirSummer Projects and to findout what Fingal’s commu-

nity, arts, sports, librariesand heritage sites have tooffer in terms of activities foryoung people.”

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Pictured here at the launch of Fingal County Council's Summer ProjectFunding Programme are County Mayor Mags Murray and Fingal ChiefExecutive Paul Reid.

Four months after the death of Australiancricketer Phillip Hughes, Cricket Ireland allrounder and local man John Mooney and hisfather-in-law have come up with a uniqueinvention. Mooney, originally fromBalrothery, got the idea for his invention,which is effectively an adjustable rear grille,used for additional protection for the back ofthe head and neck, due to another incidentinvolving his cousin in a club match earlierlast year. But the horrible footage emanatingfrom the Sheffield Shield match at the SCG in November, made him decide he could waitno longer.“I played in a club game last year where mycousin got hit in a similar area. So thethought had been in my mind beforehand,but when I saw Phil Hughes getting hit I was

adamant I was going to do something,”Mooney explained. “I bat quite low down inthe Irish team and I bat at the death where I

have to take on the short ball pretty muchevery time and get hit on the head quite a lot. “So we got talking, and with a few coathangers one evening we designed the guard.Then we got a local man who works withsteel to make us up a couple of prototypesand basically that’s where it came from. Ittook us about a month to get a workingproduct made that fitted the helmet perfectlyand was comfortable to wear while training.We had a tour to Dubai in January where I firststarted using it, and from the first day I put iton, there was no impingement on any shot Iplayed, and I haven’t taken it off my helmetsince,” he said. Mooney is calling it the ‘gorget’. “It’s exactlythe same as the grille of the helmet, you don’tnotice it much,” he said. For now Mooney is the only man able to wearthe gorget, as it has not yet been fully testedor certified for use. But the process by whichsuch certification will arrive is in motion, andhe is hopeful it will be ready in time for the2015 English season.

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From the 1970s Renaissance, SportsGlam and Mid- Century Modern to BloomBoom, Victorian Values and MonasticZen, Spring/Summer 2015 encompassessomething for every woman. BrownThomas Fashion Director Shelly Corkerysaid: ”It’s a sophisticated and elegantseason with the over-riding theme offemininity.” Delicate sunshine hues for gowns, kalei-doscopic prints and an abundance offlowing white cotton are amongst thelooks that will carry you like a springbreeze into the fashion season ahead.Beauty for the season is all aboutglowing, glossy, sun-kissed skin,enhancing your features. Pictured hereis model Louise, wearing a Self PortraitDress at €265.

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Following the success of his plain tobacco pack-aging legislation last week, Children’s Minister,Dr James Reilly is bracing himself for a series ofchallenges, which may end up in the courts.The new legislation has cleared all stages of theDáil and Seanad and is expected to be sent tothe President, to be signed into law before StPatrick’s Day.Major tobacco companiesare gearing up for a realfight, and have vowed tobring Dr Reilly and currentMinister for Heath, LeoVaradkar before the courts,in an attempt to have thelegislation overturned. Thetobacco firms claim that thenew legislation is aninfringement of their intel-lectual property rights.Ireland is now the secondcountry in the world, after Australia, to introduceplain packaging laws. However, a total of 10 EUcountries have lodged objections to the plans tointroduce standardised tobacco packaging,including Hungary, Poland, Spain, Italy andPortugal.The Bill, however has been widely welcomed bygroups, such as the Irish Cancer Society, theIrish Heart Foundation and the Irish AsthmaSociety.A determined Dr Reilly said, “What we havedone is potentially huge and we are giving thelead to the EU, by introducing legislation here.

We are nowremoving the finaladvertising bill-board for tobacco,which forces thetobacco companiesto show moreclarity that smokingkills, and kills in a multitude of ways,” he said. It is expected that the new products will be inthe shops by 2017.

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Pictured here is local TD Alan Farrell with StephenMcConnell, Manager of Permanent TSB Malahide

Farrell Opens NewPermanent TSBBranch In Malahide

Local TD Alan Farrell(FG) recently openedthe new Permanent TSBbranch in Malahide.“I was delighted to offi-cially open the newPermanent TSB branchin Malahide with itsmanager Stephen

McConnell. The branchhas brought new jobsto the village and I amsure that, as they getbusier, the potential exists formore jobs to becreated,” he said. “With consumer confi-

dence increasing andunemployment levelsfalling, it is clear thatour economic condi-tions are improving.The opening of a newlocal bank will benefitconsumers by providingthem with more choice,and through increasingcompetition, assistcustomers in getting the best deal fortheir needs.

“I am certain thatPermanent TSB willhave a bright future inMalahide. I would liketo wish StephenMcConnell, and all ofthe staff in theMalahide branch, thevery best for theirfuture in the village,”Farrell concluded.

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St. Patrick’s Day is aday for a l l th ingsIr ish. I t is when wecelebrate our nationalday and let our hairdown in celebration.This is an age oldtradition at venues allover the country.Exci t ing, fun-f i l ledcelebrations are setto hi t the NorthCounty and I relandthis weekend with StPatr ick’s Dayapproaching andpromising to bebigger and betterthan ever . Thiswonderful, patrioticoccasion is a terrificchance for you to joinin with parades,throw parties or headdown to your localpub. Whatever you’replanning for theweekend’s events, besure you make it a StPatr ick’s Day toremember and the wecan help you out withthese suggestions toget you inspired thisyear. Already we can seebunting and f lagsdecorating the streetsof our area.

St Peter & Paul’s in Balbriggan celebrated WorldBook Day in style on Thursday, March 5th last.There were lots of exciting activities taking placethroughout the week to mark this special day.Pupils were invited to dress up as their favouritebook character on Thursday. There was afantastic response to this competition and theschool thoroughly enjoyed seeing all thewonderful costumes again this year.It was a very difficult decision, but David in Mrs.Cleary’s 1st class was deemed the overall winneras Paddington Bear. Katelyn in Ms. O’Brien’s2nd class received best runner-up prize as theCat in the Hat. There were also new books,certificates and tokens for the most inventiveand imaginative book characters in each class.The whole school downed tools and enjoyedDEAR - ‘Drop Everything and Read’ at 11am.Pupils were encouraged to bring in theirfavourite book from home. A school writing

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We wrote a couple of weeksago of Sinn Féin’s MEP LiadhNí R iada’s cr i t ic ism ofCommission Pres identJuncker’s plan for StrategicInvestment. We now hearthat the President and hisCommission colleagues arenot h i t t ing the mark inGermany. There, dissatisfac-tion with Juncker’s generaleconomic policies is furtherfuelled by his drive to makethe Commission the primarypolicy making centre withinthe EU. But this is, one might say,what people voted for, it is ifone fo l lows the “LeadCandidate” conceptpromoted by all during theEuropean Elections last year.Juncker is pushing the policyhe set out at that time. Onewhich Merkel by herendorsement of him is alsocommitted to. Sinn Féin’s colleague, theGreek PM Alexis Tsipras isstill causing problems. The

crisis is far from over andGermany isdispleased atJuncker’s concilia-tory at t i tudetowards theGreek PM’sattempts tosquare the circle. Some pol i t ic iansfrom across the unionare making comment whichsuggests that the phrasingof the next bailout agree-ment may be such as toallow Tsipras some seriousface saving. This would notimprove the re lat ionshipbetween Juncker and Merkel,as she is a lso mi f fed byrecent concessions made bythe Commission to someEuro member statesallowing them an extensionon fiscal target deadlines.Perhaps Juncker is playing along game and sees Ní Riadaand her friends as the next

strong leaders in Europe. Ifso, he’ll have to be preparedto sacr i f ice t radi t ionalbudget autocracy.In Europe as elsewhere, thebaby gets thrown out withthe bath water. No I’m notstar t ing on th is nat ion’sfavourite subject, rather I’m

on about mobi le phoneroaming charges.

Brian Hayes (FG) isf r u s t r a t e dfollowing the deci-s ion of theEuropean Council

to move the datefor the abolition of

these charges to2018. Brian says “Last

year the EuropeanParliament voted to abolishroaming charges at the endof 2015. It is unacceptablethat EU c i t izens wi l l nowhave to cont inue payingroaming charges for afurther 3 years. I would alsobe interested in hearing therationale for this from theIrish Government and howthis came about?” So wouldwe a l l and I ’m sure thatwhen Hayes next gets a oneto one with his old buddyNoonan, he will be back toexplain it all to us.

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Ballyboughal Pitch And PuttThe first club major of 2015, the O’Connor Cup willtake place on St Patrick’s Day at 2.30pm. The Lottobonus ball is now available, with guaranteedwinners on the sheet every month. New prospectivemembers are welcome to come along and check outthe club with a view to joining for the new 2015,season which kicks off on 15th March. For more infocheck out www.ballyboughalptchandputt.com

Balbriggan Group SeeksFemale MembersO’Dwyers GAA Club in Balbriggan are lookingfor players for their U13’s girls football team –this is a great chance for young players to getinvolved in Gaelic football as part of a team. Ifyou are interested in playing or know anybodywho is, please get in touch by contactingGareth Darcy on 087 7523032.


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Parades are plannedfor Swords, Rush,Skerries, Lusk andBalbriggan and manyareas will have excitingentertainment plannedfor families. Traditionalparades are an incred-ibly popular way ofcelebrating St Patrick’sDay all throughout theNorth County, Irelandand the world. They’rea way for us to stand

proud and createexcitement amongstthe community, whilstshowcasing the talentsand achievements ofthe nation. The paradesare also a way ofwelcoming othercultures to join in themerriment of the dayand to pay homage tothe Irish culture. Therewill be many paradeshappening all over theNorth County, so throwon something green,grab your friends andfamily and head down

to one this year.Parades and commu-nity events are an idealway for people to cometogether and showtheir pride in theirareas. One communitywill always try to out-perform their neigh-bouring town or village,and this lends itself tofriendly competition,which can only benefitthe entire communityof the North County.It’s wonderful to seefamilies out and aboutenjoying local enter-tainment. Many restau-rants will provideexcellent value forfamilies and pubs willalso provide music andlively entertainment onthe day. It’s well worthsupporting our localbusinesses on the day.Many local venues willhave special deals, sokeep an eye out forwhat’s happening inyour area on StPatrick’s Day.If you won’t be able toattend this year’sparade, be sure to tunein and watch them onthe television, accom-panied by a bowl ofgreen dyed popcornand a traditional Irishmeal.

Head Out For The Day

Many of the NorthCounty’s pubs and barswill be holding excitingSt Patrick’s Day events,so why not pop downto one, enjoy the craic

and get involved intraditional Irish songsthat will inevitably besung throughout theday. Your local pub willundoubtedly be filledwith St Patrick’s Daycelebrators and joiningthem is a lovely way toinvolve yourself in

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fiercely protectedcustom passed downfrom generation togeneration. Many of theparades around theNorth County willinclude Irish danceperformers, so get prac-tising and maybe getinvolved on the side-lines! It’s a huge tradition todress up in green attireon St Patrick’s Day,whether it be one itemsuch as a novelty hat oreven go all out anddress as a leprechaunfor the day. You couldeven wear a full greensuit and don a sham-

during the day. Pack itfull of carrots, potatoes,root vegetables andplenty of beef stock forthe ultimate tastesensation. You couldeven make a largerbatch, add mince beefand cover with mashedpotato for a tastyShepard’s pie in thedays following. For the sweet toothedamong you, baking up ayummy St Patrick’s Daythemed dessert is theperfect excuse toindulge while you cele-brate. Maybe givegreen spongedcupcakes a go,complete with Irishcream, icing on the top.If you’re feeling moreadventurous, a stoutand chocolate spongecould be the dessert foryou, so serve withcream and tuck in. Allthese ingredients canbe sourced from yourlocal supermarket,ensuring that you havethe highest quality (andthe yummiest!) food onthe day.

Irish Traditions

It’s important to keepthe Irish traditions aliveand there are manyavenues you can godown to do so. If you’rehoping to really get into the traditional swingof things, you couldgive Irish dancing a go.Irish dancing goes tothe very heart of theIrish heritage and is a

rock badge or 2 toreally get in to the StPatrick’s Day spirit. Pickup some orange, greenand white face paint foryour little ones (ofwhich there will beplenty on sale aroundthe North County in therun up to the big day) topaint Irish flags on eachothers faces and headout to one of NorthCounty’s brilliantparades.

St Patrick’s DayParty

This year, why notthrow a St Patrick’s Dayparty to commemoratethe occasion. Send outInvites decorated withshamrocks, welcomingyour nearest anddearest to join you incelebrating the day.Decorate your homewith shamrockgarlands and involveeveryone in St Patrick’s

Day games and activi-ties such as Irishdancing and paintingstencils of shamrocksand Irish flags on to StPatrick’s Day T-shirts,to be worn during theparty. Make yourfriends and familygreen with envy at yourculinary skills and cookup a couple of Irishthemed treats to serveup to them. This couldinclude the all Irishdish of corned beef andcabbage to be servedin small dishes so yourguests can enjoy themstanding. Then toreally impress them,create a treat for theeyes and the tastebuds with a mint greencheesecake and sham-rock shaped short-bread biscuits. To washit all down, poureveryone a greenshamrock shake,coloured with greenfood dye and made

delicious with a touchof vanilla extract. Once the party hasfinished send everyonehome with lucky bagsfilled with gold choco-late coins and happy StPatrick’s Day cards. With all this wonderfulentertainment at ourfingertips, all we needis reasonable weatherto really have a great

time. Above all, enjoythe day and keep safe.St Patrick’s Day is a dayfor celebration, and aswe’ve just seen, there’sno shortage of topclass family fun to beenjoyed. So whereveryou decide to go on thisgreat day, let’s justcelebrate and enjoy theday. After all, it’s whatwe’re renowned for.

St. Patrick’s Day 2014: Fergus and Sinead O'Neill from Swords pictured with their sonsEoin and Conor enjoying the atmosphere on the day.

St. Patrick’s Day 2014: Cathryn and Meg Curran-Tietjenssoak up the atmosphere in Swords.


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Pictured are the group of new counsellors, who graduated from Fingal Counselling Service at a ceremony held at BASE,Brackenstown in Swords. Front row: Lorraine Canning, Jackie McGuinness, Trish Bermingham, Michelle McLoughlin,Samantha Whelan and Joan Balfe. Back row: Laura McNamara, Deirdre Arnold, Fiona Hecker, Conor Igoe, Edel Hannigan,Denise Cummins and Helen Hughes. Missing from photo is Gerard Talbot

Pictured is new graduate, Conor Igoe with Fr PaulThornton (PP St Cronan's Church, Brackenstown) andDionne Madden (Chairperson, Fingal Counselling Service)

Trish Bermingham is pictured with her husband, Frankand daughter, Jodie after her graduation

Pictured at the graduation ceremony for new counsellors of Fingal CounsellingService at BASE Brackenstown are, Front row: Miread Marron (Founder member,Fingal Counselling Service), Rita Stanford, Josephine Murphy, Babs Boyle and MaryForde (Founder member, Fingal Counselling Service). Back row: Colm Earley,Dionne Madden ((Chairperson, Fingal Counselling Service) and Peter Ledden

Pictured are graduates, Fiona Heckerand Edel Hannigan

Joan Balfe is pictured after her graduation, with Suzanne Balfe,Breda Gosling and Louise Balfe

Denise Cummins is pictured after her graduationwith her daughters, Josceline Flanagan andNadine Flanagan

Pictured are Fingal Counselling Service staff members, Trish Curtis, Maureen McGarvey, Eileen Courtney, JosephineMurphy, Philomena Keely and Mairead Marron

Pictured are Fingal Counselling Service staff members,Mary Forde, Mary Kenneally, Dionne Madden (Chairperson)and Babs Boyle

Lorraine Cannning is pictured after her graduation, withJenny and Shane Cannning

Graduation of New Counsellorsat B.A.S.E Brackenstown

Charity Night ForBalbriggan GroupA charity black tie ball was held in HomeNightclub in Balbriggan recently with allproceeds raised on the night going toBalbriggan Cancer Support Group. PeterRooney and David O’Hara then called intoBalbriggan Cancer Support Group to presentthem with a cheque from the proceeds ofthe night, €5,000. The team plan to makethis an annual event and would like to thankall the sponsors and everyone who boughttickets for the night. If you would be inter-ested in helping out don’t be shy in getting in touch with Peter by [email protected] BalbrigganCancer Support Group would like to thankPeter and David and everyone involved forsuch a generous donation. “Your supportmeans we can do so much more,” said thecancer support group.

Local Commemoration Plans DiscussedThe Minister for Arts,Her i tage and theGaeltacht, HeatherHumphreys TD,recent ly met wi thCounty Mayor MagsMurray, and EithneMallin of the CountyCounci l to d iscussthe Government ’splans for I re land2016. A workshop of countyco-ordinators wasalso held wi th theIreland 2016 ProjectTeam, to fac i l i tatethe development ofplans at local level tocommemorate the1916 Rising. “Ireland 2016 is theGovernment’s initia-tive to commemoratethe 1916 Ris ing, toconsider our achieve-ments over the last100 years, and to ask

ourselves what wewant to achieve inthe next 100.Community involve-

ment in the commem-orations will enableas many people aspossible across theNorth County to getinvolved so thec o m m e m o r a t i o n sleave a last ing

legacy,” said MinisterHumphreys. “The co-operat ion of LocalAuthorities is essen-

t ia l to ensure thatevents and initiativesare developed at alocal level. I want thecommemorations toextend right acrossthe country . Everycounty wi l l have

some l ink to theRising, but it’s also achance for localpeople to look backand consider whatlife was like in 1916,”she cont inued. “ Iwas very pleased tomeet wi th MagsMurray and E i thneMallin to discuss thevarious elements ofI re land 2016. Themeeting focussed onprogress ing thecounty plans acrossthe country. There isa huge amount ofenthusiasm out therefor Ireland 2016 and Iwant to harness thatenthusiasm. “Theinvolvement of LocalAuthor i t ies is oneelement of what willbe a rich programmeof events ,” theminister concluded.

Pictured here is the Minister for Arts, Heritage and theGaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, with Mayor MagsMurray and Ms Eithne Mallin of Fingal County Council.

L o c a l s a r o u n d t h e N o r t hC o u n t y h a v e a c h a n c e t owelcome St. Patrick as hea r r i v e s o n t h e s h o r e s o fSkerries (again!), this timevia row boat. St. Patrick willbe returning to his historicr o o t s a n d r e v i s i t i n g t h efootprint he once made onSkerries harbour, all those

y e a r s a g o o n M a r c h 1 7 t hduring the St Patrick’s Dayfestivities in Skerries. R e t r a c e t h e s t e p s o f S t .Patrick and follow the foot-p r i n t s a l o n g S t P a t r i c k ’ sWay on Skerries harbour tothe original! Then watch theannual St. Patrick’s paradea l o n g t h e m a i n s t r e e t o f

Skerries and join in on themany free family activitiesplanned throughout the day.T o p o f f a s p e c i a l S t .Patr ick’s Day by taking ajourney out to St. Patrick’sI s l a n d w i t h S k e r r i e s S e aTours (weather permitting)for the ultimate St. Patrick’sD a y o u t . I t a l l k i c k s o f faround 1.30pm in Skerrieson March 17th.

‘St Patrick’ To Visit Skerries

A total of 15 new counsellors have successfullygraduated from a three and half year longcourse at B.A.S.E. in Brackenstown, Swords. The15 graduates of the Humanistic CounsellingDiploma now bring the total number of graduatecounsellors working for community based,Fingal Counselling Service to 37. The Counselling Service provides confidentialcounselling to couples and individuals in a safeenvironment, where clients are supported andhelped while they are working through their

difficulties. Fingal Counselling Service is a multi-faceted service. They provide counselling on awide range of issues to adults over the age ofeighteen. As a community based organisation,they are best placed to respond to the needs ofthe community. Where a need is identified theywill provide appropriate training for their coun-sellors. For example, the counsellors haverecently completed training on DomesticViolence, Family Therapy and Relationships. Inresponse to a rise in the number of suicide inthe area they have commissioned a diplomacourse in suicideology. In addition to attendingin-house training, they also engage in contin-uous professional development.

Graduation Of NewCounsellors In Swords

Volunteers Needed In DonabateForóige is currently recruitingvolunteers for a new Foróigejuniors club for young peopleaged 10-12 in the Donabatearea. The junior club will beactivity based and will be a greatway for young people to getinvolved in a positive social

outlet with their peers.Volunteers should have aninterest in working with youngpeople and be willing to helpthem develop their skills andtalents. A meeting takes place onWednesday 11th March at 8pm inDonabate Portrane Community

Centre for anyone interested infinding out about the club andwhat is involved in volunteering.If you have an hour to spare andwould be interested in findingout more please contact BryanGavin, Regional Youth Officer at0868519639.

Malahide Camera Club are hosting their second successivephotographic exhibition in the Parish Centre, Malahide,commencing on Friday 20th, March. Malahide Camera Clubhas developed from its small beginnings twenty years ago in1995 into one of the most active camera clubs in Ireland. Theclub meets every Thursday night in the Grand Hotel, Malahide.The club has over one hundred members, many of whom havereceived prestigious awards at home and abroad for the excel-lence of their artistic abilities. The club hosted the IrishPhotographic Federation’s National Shield Competition inMalahide for the past two years, bringing to Malahide manyeminent photographers and speakers from all over the NorthCounty and beyond. Their guest speakers at the opening nightlater this month will be David and Philip Fields, sons of ArthurFields, the “Man on the Bridge.” Arthur was a photographer for50 years, photographing people on O’Connell Bridge andrecording social history through his lens in the process. A totalof 145 images will be exhibited, displaying a variety of themes,celebrating, in moments captured on camera, an eclectic range of human and environmental experiences that willdelight viewers.

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Busy Times For Skerries GroupThe Skerries-basedStand By MeCommunity group wishto say thanks to allwho worked to maketheir recent Mr & Mrsa great evening’sentertainment. “Thank

you to Patrick andSharon Bentley whosurprised us withconcert tickets to Lordof the Dance for thework we do. It’s allabout people comingtogether and commu-

nity and most of all itis all about fun,” saidAnne from the group. The members are alsoorganising a three dayPilgrimage to Knockfrom 31st March to 3rdApril. There will be a

coach to Heustonstation and shuttlebus to Knock HouseHotel. Half board willbe €205 for threenight stay( lunch notincluded). ReturnFriday morning bytrain and coach toSkerries. Train is freefor over 65’s who havea travel pass. But allages are welcome.Please contact Anne ifyou are interested on01 8494715.

Charity CoffeeMorning InMalahide There will be a CharityCoffee Morning at St.Sylvester’s ParishCentre in Malahide onthe 24th of April. Thecharity coffee morningis in aid of Nurture.Feel free to bake (orbuy) a cake to bringalong and enjoy sometea/coffee, chats,raffles and more!

Knitting And Crochet Group InBalbrigganCalling all knitters (including complete beginners).The Balbriggan Knitting Group meets in the libraryevery Tuesday evening from 7pm to 8pm. Bringyour needles/hooks and wool, or you can get adviceon what to buy. All adults are welcome.

Ladies Bowling In SkerriesAn on-going Monday morning competition forLadies in the Skerries bowling club has recentlystarted. Sign in each Monday before 10.45am(entry fee per session costs just €1.00 in theclubhouse in Skerries.


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Saucy MusicalComes To RushNiamh Carroll, wellknown to Millbankaudiences makes herdebut with RushMusical Society as MsMona, the proprietorof the infamous‘Chicken Ranch’ in thesocieties production ofthe classic comedy

“The Best LittleWhorehouse in Texas,”which runs from March19th to 28th. Shay Griffin, who willbe remembered for hisportrayal as MackSennett in ‘Mack &Mabel’ makes awelcome return to RMS

in the role of Sheriff EdEarl Dodd. BarryKavanagh plays thecomically corruptGovernor, with veteranRMS comedian, GaryFinnegan playing thepart of TV watchdogMelvin P Thorpe,alongside a wonderfulRush line up.

The Broadwaymusical made famouson screen by DollyParton and BurtReynolds is full of foot

tapping tunes, fancywomen, high steppingroutines, comedy and acollection of meltingballads. This highoctane musical tellsthe story of Miss MonaStangley and her“Chicken Ranch”, themost famous “house ofill-repute” in all ofTexas. The oldestestablishment of theoldest profession isknown to governors,senators, mayors andeven victorious collegefootball teams.Never in the history ofthe Rush Musicalsociety have therebeen so many mensigning up to take partin a production, just toget into Ms Mona’sChicken Ranch’!!The show runs for ninenights in The MillbankTheatre fromThursday 19th -Saturday, 28th ofM a r c h ( e x c l u d i n gMonday the 23rd).

Balbriggan Cancer SupportGroup Seeks VolunteersBalbriggan Cancer Support arelooking for volunteers for two oftheir big sporting events which aretaking place in March and April2015. These events wil l seeathletes converge on Balbrigganto take part in two great sportingevents and they want to ensurethat they get the real Balbrigganwelcome and hospital ity thatBalbriggan has to offer.The first event is the BalbrigganCancer Support Group 10k/Halfmarathon, which is taking place onTuesday, 17th March (St Patrick’sDay) and starts at 8:45am.Volunteers are vital to ensure thatthis event runs smoothly andensure that all athletes taking part

in this event have a great experi-ence. The second event is theStephen Roche 3 County (80 km)and 2 County (50 km) Challenge. Afirst for Balbriggan, this event willtake place on Sunday, 12th April2015 and will see cyclists fromacross the country descend onBalbriggan to take part in thischallenge with Ir ish cycl inglegend, Stephen Roche leadingthe race. Once again, volunteersplay a vital role in ensuring thesmooth running of this event, afirst for Balbriggan Cancer SupportGroup. I f you’re interested involunteering for either events,please contact the group on 018410116.

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This week we asked: “Doyou think there should bemore dog fouling disposalbins in the area?”

Q:

Yeah, I come down here a lot and I just find it veryhard to find any bin. I can only think about one inthe River Valley Park.

There are not enough. People have to carry the bags, and itis a good walk in the park to find a bin. They start throwingthem in the bushes and you can see the bags hanging intrees. So yes, at least two more bins are needed.

Eva Breitwieser

YOURVIEWWith reporter Eva Breitwieser

Yes, definitely! There are only two in the RiverValley park and not very well placed. I think that isone of the reasons why people throw their bags inthe bushes.

John Fallon, Swords

I don’t think so. There is only one, that I knowabout. I don’t see a lot of them. But I would defi-nitely say we could use at least one or two more.

There aren’t enough. It should be cleaner, to behonest. I walk regularly and the dog fouling is every-where. People who don't pick up their dog's dirtshould be prosecuted

Well, I would say there could be a least two more. Tobe honest I don’t have a dog, but I see a lot of peoplecarrying the bags.

Not enough at all! I wish there were more, becauseyou have to carry the bag for such a long time.

Marie Duignan, Swords

Mary Doyle, Swords

Roisin Murphy, Swords

When you need need one, there wouldn't be anyto be seen. There should be more, at least one onthe main street.

Angela Hyde, Swords

Anita Breslin, Swords

Ellen Bright, Swords

Denise O'Toole, Swords

Brendan Martin, Swords,

Mary Holmes, Swords

Definitely, yes! I just walked down the park there inBalheary. There is not only one bin in it! There couldat least be more bins in the parks, they are needed.

Marie Nimmo, Swords

Actually, in Swords there isn’t any bin I can think of.But even in the parks around Swords there aren’tenough. There is only one bin that I know and youend up in carrying the bag home with you. Thereshould be one bin at the entrance to every park.

Yes, because there are no bins down here and it isridiculous. We all bring bags with us, but there isno bin to put the stuff into. It is very annoying.

On Friday, March 6th the students of LoretoBalbriggan held a fundraising day for theirLoreto sister school in Rumbek, SouthSudan. Over 1200 students and 90 staffmembers participated in the festivities. The

theme of the daywas“wrap up forRumbek”, witheach studentwearing the scarfof her year group.

The whole school community united in theultimate goal of providing an education fortheir fellow students in South Sudan. Fromthe bright neon green worn by the First

Years, right up to the more understated blueof the Sixth Years, students from differentyear groups combined colourfully for theirofficial school photograph - each out-posturing and out-posing one another in allof the colours of the rainbow. The real fun,as students admitted, was being as creativewith their scarves as possible. Some worethe scarves as headbands, some as beltsand some as waistcoats. Organisers of theevent Ms. Ní Ghreacháin, Ms. Finneran andMs. McHugh told how everyone seemedgenuinely happy to group together to raisefunds for a much needed cause: a schoolbuilding project in Rumbek, Sudan, foundedand funded by the Loreto Order. TheRumbek School was established in 2005 andhas now grown to a school of 180 studentsand 10 staff. This is the 10th anniversary ofthe fundraising event by Loreto Balbriggan.Mr. Fynes, the Principal, praised the effortsof all the Loreto Balbriggan students butwanted to thank, in particular, the Fifth YearSenior Prefects for all their hard work.The day’s festivities culminated with ateacher run which provided much entertain-ment for the students. At the end of RumbekDay, the generosity of students and staffproved that friendship and charity continuesto grow, even through the longest ofdistance.

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Pictured at the fundraising day at Loreto School, Balbriggan are students, Stephanie Olaiya,Emma Morkeliunaite, Emily O'Sullivan, Emma Power, Alessandra Grosariu, Ona Keegan, MagdaAlfonso, Jodi Carey, Jade Freeman, Gillian Farrelly, Roisin Daly, Amy Whearity, Sophie Weldon,Emma Kleiser-Byrne, Clodagh Gillen, Megan Scully and Mia Coyne

Swords entrepreneurs won two out of threecategories at the recent presentation of the“2015 David Manley Emerging EntrepreneurAwards” Sarah Davis-Goff of Tramp Press,who was born in Donabate and who movedto Swords when her family was 14, won theEmerging Arts Entrepreneur category alongwith her business partner, Lisa Coen.Tramp Press is an independent publisher setup to change the landscape of what Irishpublishing is capable of accomplishing, andin so doing, brings great new writing toreaders. Tramp Press’s first two titles, ’Flight’by Oona Frawley and ’Dubliners 100’ byThomas Morris were both nominated for the2014 Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards.Dubliners 100 won ‘Best Irish-PublishedBook’. Sarah said, “By supporting excellentwriting, we can allow authors to flourishwithout the obligation to be accepted by theincreasingly conservative market. We workhard to market and promote our titles butbelieve that sales have been strong becauseof the quality of the work, and because of ourreputation for independent thinking.”Stephen Cluskey of wheelchairtaxi.ie, alsofrom Swords won the Emerging SocialEntrepreneur category. He said, “As a wheel-chair user of 12 years, I have always struggledto find suitable transport. I was stranded inDublin city centre one night until 6am afterspending four hours trying to get suitabletransport. Eventually I had to call my parentsto get out of bed and travel in to provide aservice which should already be there.” “A wheelchair taxi driver also damaged thespoke on the wheelchair one night and I hadto spend three days in bed while this gotfixed because drivers are not given anytraining when they receive their licence.These are the very real problems wheelchairusers face on a daily basis. So I foundedwheelchairtaxi.ie as a response to thatproblem. Nothing like it currently existsanywhere in the world,” he saidSarah and Stephen were presented with theirCertificates at the awards ceremony lastweek and both won €1,000 in cash.

Double Success ForSwords Entrepreneurs

Pictured here are Claire Lord, Mason Hayes & Curran (hosts of the event), Dr. Chris Horn, chair of thepanel of judges, Stephen Cluskey, Emerging Social Entrepreneur, Eugene Bent, Dublin Chamber ofCommerce (sponsor), Emma Manley, guest speaker and Brian Casey, Ulster Bank (awards sponsor).

Pictured here are Lisa Coen and Sarah Davis-Goff of Tramp Press, Dr. Chris Horn and Emma Manley.

Dublin’s North Pharmacy Technicians Graduate:Pictured (Back Row) Gillian Cawley, Children’sUniversity Hospital,Temple Street; Grainne Gillespie,Hickey’s Pharmacy, Phibsboro; BarbaraMieczkowska, McCabe’s Pharmacy, Swords; IvanaUseinovski Walsh, Hickey’s Pharmacy, Ongar; LisaMaria Butler, Sutton Cross Pharmacy and NataliaGasior, Boots, Millfield Shopping Centre, Balbriggan.(Front Row) Aileen Farinas, Hickey’s Pharmacy,Phibsboro; Maria Strungaru, McCabe’s Pharmacy,Forrest Road, Swords; Nicola Shannon, McCartan’sPharmacy, Bayside, Sutton; Kelly Dowdall, AdrianDunne Pharmacy, Balbriggan who graduated with aLevel 3 NVQ Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills(QCF) at a graduation ceremony held in the RoyalHospital Kilmainham in Dublin with Kathy Maher,President, Irish Pharmacy Union and Eddie Connors,Regional Development Manager Europe, Edexcel.Pharmacy technicians provide a vital supporting roleto pharmacists in the delivery of a high-quality front-line healthcare service in the community.


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paramedics, will seekapproval from theorganisation’s munic-ipal workers’ divisionto hold a ballot onindustrial action. Theindications are thatthis is l ikely to besanctioned, accordingto a Unionspokesperson.A review of the ambu-lance service wasordered last year,following a longrunning disputebetween Dublin CityCouncil and the HSE.The HSE pays the citycouncil €10 million ayear for the firebrigade’s 12 ambu-lances that cover thecentral Dublin area.But the HSE, whichcovers Tallaght and CoDublin, believes itcould provide theservice for less cost asfire brigade staff arepaid more that theirambulance workers.For its part, Dublin CityCouncil claimed theHSE payment does notcover its costs. MrKeegan said agree-ment had beenreached between thefour Dublin localauthorities and theHSE that the NationalAmbulance Servicewould take over ambu-lance calls in theDublin region.He said this was inrecognition of theurgent need identifiedby HIQA for ‘greatercooperation to ensurea “seamless, respon-sive and safe” ambu-lance service and safepre-hospital emer-gency care.’

lance call and dispatchfunction. We believethat by doing this,delays are being builtinto the service, whichare likely to haveimplications for thegeneral public, whorely on the service.” “This work is beingtaken away withoutdiscussion or consulta-tion with the recog-nised trade unions,which is deemed to bea clear breach of thenational and localagreements, and weare now left with nochoice but to ballot ourmembers for industrialaction,” he said.Impact Trade Union,said that it’s members,who work as firefighter

Continued from page 1“Anything that inter-feres with that inter-feres with our serviceto the public,” he said.“The concern we haveis that the proposalplans to remove DublinFire Brigade’s ambu-

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Judging DayApproaches ForEnterprising TeensThe Fingal Local Enterprise Office (LEO) hasannounced the judging panels for the biggestregional student enterprise event in the country –the Fingal Student Enterprise Awards on Thursday,March 12th. The final countdown is underway for‘Judgement Day’, which will see student entrepre-neurs from twenty secondary schools and eightprimary schools around the North Countycompete for a share of the €15,000 prize fund.High calibre judging panels have been announcedby the LEO, and the eight judges will be visitingthe exhibition displays and interviewing the 300student entrepreneurs before making their finaldecisions. The North County is one of the few counties thatrun both a primary school and secondary schoolprogramme every year, enabling younger studentsto explore the world of business, and learn a widerange of entrepreneurial skill-sets. The judgingpanel for primary schools includes Irish Timesbusiness journalist, Pamela Newenham and theRTE Dragons’ Den pitch coach, Catherine Moonanfrom Communication Matters. For secondaryschools, Una Cahalan of Enterprise Ireland, KarenDevine of Whitelight Consulting and Paul

Murgatroyd from the BASE Enterprise Centre havebeen unveiled as the three judges for the juniorand intermediate categories. Finally, the seniorcategory will be judged by Agnes Doyle from AgnesDoyle and Associates, John Byrne, from SAOLBusiness Partners and Phyllis Donohoe of theLocal Enterprise Office Kildare. The overall winnersof the senior category will win an educational tripto Barcelona, while the winners and runners-up ofthe other categories will be awarded glass trophiesand gift vouchers. All schools competing at theMarch 12th County Final will also receive a €200enterprise grant, presented by Oisin Geoghegan,Head of Enterprise with the County Council. Hesaid: “Our hard-working judging panel will beassessing the student-run enterprises on a numberof different areas, such as innovation, marketresearch, sales, planning and finance. By getting‘hands-on’ experience of running their own busi-

Pictured are some local students at the launch of lastyear's annual Fingal Student Enterprise AwardsProgramme with organisers, Fingal Local Enterprise Office.This years awards take place on Thursday, March 12th.

nesses, Fingal’s young students get the opportu-nity to learn important lessons about entrepreneur-ship, fostering the next generation of businessleaders,” he concluded.The three category winners at second level will goon to represent their county on 22nd April at theNational Finals of the Student Enterprise Awards inCroke Park.

The Transition Year students from LoretoBalbriggan are gearing up to celebrate quite amilestone as they prepare to showcase their20th musical production. The year group willbe showcasing their 20th Annual Musical‘Singin In The Rain’ from 24th March to 27thMarch. All are welcome to attend what is sureto be a fantastic show.

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The Naul Gardeningand Flower ClubSpring Flower Show inconjuction with AOIFAinter club and FlowerArranger of the Yearelimination heat, willtake place on Sundaythe 29th of March inthe Clann Mhuire GAAHall in Naul. It willtake place on theSaturday at 7.30pm to10.00pm and Sundayfrom 8.00am to12.30pm. It is open tothe public from3.30pm to 6.00pm.Admission is €3.

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Donabate Portrane Coastal Pathway reopenedlast week having been closed in January whenan inspection by the Council’s Senior ExecutiveEngineer considered the path unsafe after partof an embankment fell away. Over the pastmonth the Council looked at a number ofoptions before deciding on the safest way toaddress the problem. They secured agreementfrom the adjoining landowner to carry out workon a section of land further back from the areawhere the embankment had fallen away, toallow rerouting of a section of the footpathmaking it safe for the public to use. TheCouncil’s Operations Department would like toacknowledge the help and co-operation of thelandowner concerned and the great work ofCouncil staff realigning this very popular andscenic coastal walkway so that it could bereopened to the public.

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Fingal County CouncilNotice is hereby given that Brenda Reynoldsintends to apply for planning permission fordevelopment at 48 Forest Grove, Hilltown,Swords, Dublin. The development will consistof the construction of an extension to sideand rear of dwelling. The planning applicationmay be inspected, or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of the planning authorityduring its public opening hours and that asubmission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made to the authority inwriting on payment of the prescribed fee(€20.00) within the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by the authority ofthe application.

Fingal County CouncilWe Thomas & Carmel Farrell intend to applyfor permission for development at this site 49St. Patricks Close, Skerries, Co. Dublin. The development will consist of 1. Removal ofexisting side garage and rear conservatory. 2.The construction of a single storey flat roofside extension to incorporate a utility & storeroom. 3 The Construction of a two storey pitched tiled roof rear extension to existingdwelling to incorporate a kitchen / lounge atground floor and a bedroom with ensuite atfirst floor. 3 General upgrade and internalremodel l ing of exist ing dwell ing to suitproposed layoutsincluding a new WC at ground floor. 4 Theconstruction of a single storey one bedroomfamily apartment to the rear of the applicationsite to be connected to the existing dwellingvia the proposed extensions.All structural drainage and associated siteworks to be implemented. The PlanningApplication may be inspected or purchased ata fee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of the PlanningAuthority during its public opening hours anda submission or observation may be made tothe Planning Authority in writing on paymentof the prescribed fee within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought by Ian Rooneyand Siobhan Moore at Court lough,Balbriggan, Co. Dublin (to side of Rooneyfamily home) for the construction of a fourbedroom dormer dwell ing; single storeygarage; vehicular entrance; biocycle wastewater treatment system; car parking; SUDSdrainage; and all landscaping and associatedsite engineer ing works. The PlanningApplication may be inspected or purchased ata fee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of the PlanningAuthority during its public opening hours anda submission or observation may be made tothe Planning Authority in writing on paymentof the prescribed fee within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilOutline planning permission is sought byUltan Rei l ly on lands at Portrane Road,Ballalease North, Donabate, Co. Dublin, for aproposed two storey residential dwelling, newvehicular entrance off Portrane Road, land-scaping and associated site works. The plan-ning appl icat ion may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices ofthe planning authority during i ts publ icopening hours and a submission or observa-tion may be made to the authority in writingon payment of the prescribed fee (€20) withinthe period of 5 weeks beginning on the dateof receipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought by CirclewoodLtd for a nursing home development on a(4.507ha) s i te of a previously approvednursing home (Reg Ref; F09A/0551) at TheCross, Featherbed Lane (L1315), Blackland,Loughshinny, Skerries, Co. Dublin. The devel-opment will consist of the construction of atwo storey, 123 bedroom nursing home(5,983m2 gross internal floor area) incorpo-rating communal spaces, treatment rooms,

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Malahide and PortmarnockAdverts must be supplied by email [email protected] by visiting:www.northcountyleader.ie/planningyou can also post your advert on a disk toNorth County Leader, Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin

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CLARKE, Christopher (Bremore Castle,Balbriggan and formerly St. Brendan’s Ave,Coolock.) Peacefully surrounded by his familyand staff with loving care at Gormanston WoodNH. Beloved husband of the late Eva Clarke,dearly loved father of Frances, Linda, Jim, Davidand Lorna. Sadly missed by his loving family,sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, Gerry, David,Jerry, Anne and Barbara, his fourteen wonderfulgrandchildren and great-grandchildren, brotherDes, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, relativesand his second family in Gormanston Woods.May he rest in peace

CANNING (née Murray) Mary, March 1st 2015,Skerries, Co. Dublin, peacefully at BeaumontHospital, Mary, wife of the late Hugh, sadlymissed by her loving children, Peter, Mick,Brendan, Gerard, Paul, adored grandchildren,Jake, Hugh, Sadhbh and Laoiseach, daughters-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and a largecircle of friends. Rest in peace

CAROLAN (née O’Brien) Elizabeth (Swords, Co.Dublin) - Feb 27th, 2015 (suddenly) deeplyregretted by her loving husband Micheál, sonsPaul and Declan, their partners Carolyn andJacqueline, granddaughters Alanna andHannah, brothers, sisters, relatives and friends.Rest in peace

KELLY, Peter (Pinewood Green Rd., Balbriggan,Co. Dublin) Peacefully in St. Lukes Hospital.Sadly missed by his loving sons Peter and Paul,grandchildren Callum and Jayden, daughter-in-law Wendy, sisters Kay, Patricia, Deirdre andMarie, brothers Patrick, John, Paul and Martin,sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces,nephews, relatives and friends. May he rest inpeace

WORMALD, John Roger (Malahide, Co. Dublin)2nd March 2015 (peacefully) after a shortillness bravely fought. Loving husband ofCatherine ( Bernadette) and father of Jonathan,Robert, Richard and the late Sarah. He will bedeeply missed by his family, daughter-in-lawLorraine, granddaughter Lucy and all thosewho were privileged to have crossed paths withhim. Rest in peace

MAC CANA (MCCANN) (Née Murphy) Maria, -Feb 28th, 2015 (Malahide, Co. Dublin) (peace-fully), in the wonderful care of the staff in theBon Secours Hospital, Glasnevin, surroundedby her loving family, Predeceased by hersisters Eileen and Colette, beloved wife of Endaand dear mother of Gerald, Ciarán and Colette.Sadly missed by her daughters-in-law Patriciaand Lesley, sons-in-law Denis, adored grand-children Nathan, Éanna, Rónan, Ciara, Kate,Laoishe, Saoirse and Oísin, her brothersMichael and Thomas, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives, kind neigh-bours and wide circle of friends. Rest in peace

SEYMOUR , David (Malahide, Co. Dublin)(Formerly Irish Biscuits). Peacefully. Belovedhusband of Margot and loving father toStephen and Andrew. Sadly missed by hisloving family, brother Geoffrey, sister Gillian,sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchildren, extended family andfriends. Rest in peace

TOLAN, Richard (Formerly of Skerries, Co.Dublin .) Reposing at his Residence inCahermoneen, Tralee on Sunday from 5pm to8pm. Reposing at Lannon’s Funeral Home,Skerries, Dublin on Monday from 5 to 7pm.Requiem Mass on Tuesday at 10 am in St.Patrick’s Church, Skerries, Dublin. Intermentafterwards in Holmpatrick Cemetery. May herest in peace

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dining rooms, k i tchen, sanitaryaccommodation, staff accommoda-tion, ancillary service and adminis-tration rooms. The development willalso consist of the construction of adetached electr ical sub-stat ion(21m2 floor area), closing of existingagricultural access and creating newgated vehicular/pedestrian and agri-cultural accesses off FeatherbedLane (L1315), 41 surface car parkingspaces (incl 3 dedicated disabledparking spaces) and 28 bicycleparking spaces, temporary on-sitewaste water treatment plant andpercolat ion area, surface waterdrainage including attenuat ionworks, hard and soft landscapingand associated site developmentworks.The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of thePlanning Authority during its publicopening hours.A submission or observation in rela-tion to the application may be madein writing to the Planning Authorityon payment of the prescribed fee of€20 within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt bythe authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought byShaun Cox on lands at No. 11 St.Patr icks Terrace, New Road,Ballalease, Donabate, Co. Dublin, forthe demolition of the side extensionto No. 11 St. Patricks Terrace andrear shed, the construction of a splitlevel detached residential dwelling,repositioning of existing vehicularentrance and a new vehicularentrance of f New Road to serveproposed dwelling, associated revi-sions to existing boundary wall alongNew Road and new internalboundary wall, landscaping, and allassociated site developments works.The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during its publicopening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee (€20) within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by the authority ofthis application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought byDes and Caroline Hurley for dwelling,detached garage and waste watertreatment system at Balcarr ick,Donabate, Co. Dublin. This planningapplicat ion may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy atthe offices of the planning authorityduring its public opening hours and asubmission or observation may bemade to the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee 20euro within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt bythe authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilI, Leo Tracy, seek retention planningpermission at 15 The Grange,Ballyboughal, Co. Dublin for theretention of an existing detacheddomestic garage within the groundsof an existing dwelling. The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during its publicopening hours and a submission or

observation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee (20Euros) withinthe period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authorityof this application

Fingal County CouncilI Rory O Byrne, seek planningpermission at 11 Sherlock Terrace,Skerr ies, Co. Dubl in for s inglestorey extensions to the side andrear of an existing dwelling, withadditional rooflights and for alter-ations to the front boundary wall /entrance area. The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during its publicopening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee (20Euros) withinthe period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authorityof this application

Fingal County CouncilRetent ion planning permissionsought by Neil Lennon for fenestra-tion and dormer modifications at 5BHoar Rock, Skerries, Co. Dublin. Theplanning appl icat ion may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during its publicopening hours and submission orobservation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee (20Euros) withinthe period 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authorityof this application.

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