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20th March 2012 • Volume 19, Issue 10 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. • ISDN 8139966 • Tel: 8•400•200

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The widely held belief that Swords andthe North County region is now gener-ally regarded as one of the most desir-able places to set up business, has beengiven a major boost. The recent flurry of activity by foreign compa-nies to invest here has provided a verywelcome boost for the local economy.Michael Greene, Commercial Director withlocal estate agents, Shane Redmond,confirmed to the County Leader, that therewas a lot of interest among large multinational companies in locating in Swords.“Tesco have a planning application for asupermarket and retail outlets, as well as amedical centre, cafe and restaurant over twofloors.” This will be located on the HolywellRelief Road. The floor space covers 5,309 sqmetres, with car parking space for 299 cars. This news has generated a welter of excite-ment and is certain to inject much needed lifeinto that part of the town. “The employment

potential in building such a project, willensure that many skilled, but unemployedtrades people in the region will, at last, beable to ply their skills locally,” said Greene.Another project that is generating excitementin the town is the proposed building of a newApplegreen Service Station on North Street.The expected throughput of traffic here, isviewed by many as a vital injection of life tothis end of the town. Much needed footfallhere will be very welcomed by businesses,who may have felt isolated from the hustleand bustle of Main Street. The imminent opening of Lidl on RathbealeRoad in the next few weeks, has beenfollowed by news that German retail giants,Aldi are considering moving to Swords.According to Greene, “Aldi are looking atseveral sites in Swords. This is all good newsfor the town and environs and the creation ofconstruction and long terms jobs is to be

welcomed. The more businesses that areattracted to Swords, the more appealing thetown is for residents and visitors alike,” heconcluded.The prospect of these vital projects coming tofruition will remind many of the Celtic Tigerera, with the welcome return of the ‘BreakfastRoll Man’ in his high viz vest and hard hat. Itwill also go a long way to stopping the hatefulhaemorrhage of local workers making theshort trip to Dublin Airport, in search of workin the four corners of the globe. It would appear that the excellent roadnetwork in the area and the proximity ofSwords to vital centres, such as city andDublin Airport are, at last, bearing fruit. Thedesirability of Swords and the North Countyarea in general, as a place to set up business,has never been in doubt. This just copperfastens this belief. Fingal Dublin Chamber CEO, Tony Lambertgave a guarded welcome to the news. He

said,” Swords is obviously an attractive placefor investment and is a magnet for variousretail groups, who want to locate in the area.The Chamber welcomes any investment thatprovides commercial facilities and createsjobs.” However, he issued a note of cautionwhen he spoke about proper planning beingin place. “What we don’t want to happen isthat by overdevelopment, the retailing fabricof the area is damaged. We read about theseeveryday in the newspapers. Drogheda is aparticular case in point here,” he said. The fact that large multi national companiesare prepared to invest vast sums of moneyinto our area, is true testament that the NorthCounty region is, indeed, open for business.Many believe that the advent of theseprojects is destined to provide a trigger pointin reviving the local economy, which hasalready seen modest growth in the past fewmonths and hopefully will spark the flame ofthe greater, national recovery.

By Patrick Finnegan

St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations

Companies QueuingTo Invest In Swords

Young Anna Knowles from Balbriggan had her face painted by Carly Moffitt for St Patrick's Day atMillfield Shopping Centre in Balbriggan.

Rince Naomh Brid, Swords, performed a very special St Patrick's Day routine at the Pavilions Shopping Centre, Swords.Pictured here are: Aoife O'Reilly, Aine Fagan, Rachel Bohan, Claire Connell, Kate Fagan, Tara Sherlock and Ciara McAteer.

See our photographic display of the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations across the North County in next week’s edition!

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Be An Escort At The RoseOf Tralee

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Aware has been chosen as the TescoCharity of the Year 2012 and 2013 andmoney raised will go to fund Aware'ssecondary schools depression aware-ness programme,‘Beat the Blues’.

There was a distinctly ‘green feel’ to thePavilions Shopping Centre in Swords,last Thursday and Friday, 15th and 16thMarch, where local firms displayed theirproduce and provided free samples tocustomers.

Love Irish At The Pavilions

Tesco Aims To Beat The Blues

A challenge has been laid down to theyoung men from all around the NorthCounty to come forward and prove ifthey are man enough to be an Escort atthe 2012 Rose of Tralee InternationalFestival.

The official opening celebration of thenewly redeveloped Dinghy SailingCentre at Malahide Yacht Club tookplace on the 11th March last.

New Facility Opened AtMalahide Yacht Club

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Two friends have raised around €1,000 for the IrishCancer Society following a hugely successful CharityBall held in Swords recently.The event, held in the Swords Manor Inn, was organ-ised by locals, Thomas Boveridge and Grace McGrath,who put a great deal of work in to ensure the night ranas smoothly as possible. The well attended Ball turnedout to be a great night with a charitable raffle raisingfurther funds. The pair were extremely grateful to all inattendance, thanking the Star pub for providing food,the Manor Inn for hosting the night, and Dave Reynoldsfor providing the music. They also acknowledged thegenerosity of friends and family for their donations.”We’d just like to thank everyone for coming out andfor generously donating to such a great cause,” theysaid. All proceeds from the evening will go towardsimproving the lives of those affected by cancer.

Charity Ball In Swords

Pictured here are localsThomas Boveridge andGrace McGrath who held avery successful CharityNight in Swords recently,all in aid of the IrishCancer Society.

Rush Garda Stationwil l c lose on Apr i l29th, but the Rushcommunity had achance to have theirquestions answeredon the c losure at ameeting in St. Maur’sGAA Club last week.Gardai f rom Rush,Lusk and Balbrigganand local deputy,Brendan Ryan (Lab)attended the meetingtoo, along with localresidents, the RushCommunity Counci land Rush Scoutgroup.

Ryan acknowledgedthat cuts have to bemade but that theclosure was regret-table: “The loss of astation is a bad devel-opment and we wishit wasn’t happening,”he said. InspectorDeclan Yates f romBalbr iggan GardaStat ion said theclosure was nonnegotiable, but reas-sured the communityof Rush that there willbe “no loss of serviceto the people of

Rush.” All of the RushGardai will be re-allo-cated to otherstations in the districtand Inspector Yatessaid his preferencewould be to sendthem to Lusk orSkerr ies. Somewanted an explana-tion as to why Rushwas one of thechosen stat ions.“Rush needs morepolicing after hours,not less,” concludedEamonn Pr ice f romRush CommunityCouncil.”

Pictured here are L-R: Sargeant Brendan Walsh, Inspector Declan Yates, InspectorKieran Houlihan and Karl McManus at the recent meeting regarding the closure of RushGarda Station.

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Jennifer Reid had a special Birthday celebration in the Old Schoolhouse in Swords recently as sheturned 21. She is pictured here with her friends and family from L-R: Roisin and Bridget Connelly,Gerard, Margaret and Jennifer Reid (Birthday girl) and Fionnuala and Sinead Heaney.

Pictured here enjoying some 30th Birthday cele-brations in the Old Boro in Swords are L-R: LuicaszSowinski, Claire Dwyer, Sarah Allen, Gerry

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Sandra Craven (second right) was joined by herfriends Mary-Ann May, Laura Mc Donnell, andMaria Nugent for her Birthday celebrations in the

Old Boro in Swords recently.

Gerry Pimlott (right) recently had his Retirnment Party in the OldSchoolhouse in Swords. He was joined by his family L-R: Danielle, Graham,Tracey and Sandra Pimlott who all made sure he had a fantastic night.

Twins Sonya (left) and Gillian Timmons (right) were out inFowlers in Malahide recently to mark their 30th Birthday.They are pictured here with Yvonne Mc Govern.

Darren Jackson (right) turned 30 recently and went to the OldBoro in Swords to mark the occasion. He is pictured here withLaura Jackson and Deirdre and Dermot O’Neill.

Pictured here, enjoying some 31st Birthday celebrations in Duffy's inMalahide recently are L-R: Eva Campion, James O’Dowd, Enda Dowling,Ciaran Hanley (Birthday Boy), Suzy Fynes and Aine Stokes.

Mary Maguire (second right) had afantastic night recently when she cele-brated her 50th Birthday in Duffy's in

Malahide. She is joined here with Niamh Murphy,Liz Lalor, Miriam Byrne and Ger Conroy.

Pictured here enjoying a Girls Night Outin Wrights in Malahide are L-R: JackyGray and Denise Boyle.

Jake Rossiter recently celebrated his 21st Birthdayin the Carnegie Court Hotel in Swords. He ispictured here with his friend Liam Whelan.


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Clarion Hotel, Dublin Airport - Saturday 10th March

Sean Sheehy, Andrea Molloy and Club President Greg LanganClub President Greg Langan with his wifeMoira.

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North County GolfThe ancient game of Golfhas long been viewed asthe preserve of the richand privileged thatsmacked of elitism. It

was played by middle-aged men and womenin private clubsaround the country.This image had asemblance of truth

about it up to about30 years ago, but in

the intervening time,golf has changed out ofall proportions to becomeone of the most sought-after leisure activitiesaround. In this time, golfcourses have sprung upall over the place and thegame reached a peak inpopularity among most

people. It suddenlybecame affordable.However, not all peoplewere drawn to golf.Teenagers seemed to beimmune to the attractionsof this great game. It wasconsidered as ‘fuddyduddy’ and not ‘sexy’ tobe seen carrying golfclubs around. Footballand other traditionalsports were seen as thepopular pursuits. Thiswas all about to change ina dramatic way. Thetremendous success ofIrish golfers, includingPadraig Harrington,Darren Clarke andGraeme McDowell, allMajor winners propelledIreland to the forefront of

world golf. Their contribu-tion to successful RyderCup teams has beenimmeasurable.Enter a certain Irishman,Rory McIlroy and now youhave a completelydifferent scenario. Thenew World Number 1 hasgiven golf the impetus itso badly needed. Thisaffable 22 year old wasabout to send golf intoorbit. Now, young boysand girls regard it as sexyto play golf and to beseen to play. Young girls

see him as a pin-up andyoung boys view him as arole model to be copied.Similarly the youngCavan twins, Lisa andLeona Maguire haveadded glamour to thegame, particularly foryoung girls.To cater for this newdemand for golf, we areextremely fortunate herein the North County, tohave an abundance ofexcellent golf courses,ranging from the finestlinks and parklandcourses to be foundanywhere. Moreover, golfhas now become highlyaffordable, with clubsvying for new members,

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Local Recycle Days A Great SuccessThe EuropeanRecycl ing Plat formand County Councilheld two successfulopen days in Rushand Balbr igganr e c e n t l y .Householders wereent i t led to br ingbatteries and wasteelectr ical and elec-tronic equipment(WEEE) free of chargefor recycling. Dozens of residentsbrought their old orbroken f r idges,washing machines,f luorescent tubes,microwaves, stereos,TVs and al l otherunwanted electricalequipment to the

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APPLICATIONSPLANNING Next Issue:

Tuesday,27th MarchDEADLINE FOR PLANNING : 23RD MAR

Fingal County CouncilI Aoife Murphy am applying for partialremoval of side, rear boundary wall.Construction of ground floor side andrear extension with 2No. velux rooflights over. Proposed new pedestriangate in side boundary wall to reargarden. Proposed build up of hip inroof at attic level to dutch hip withwindow in wall at attic level also 1 veluxroof light in front slope of roof anddormer roof and window in rear slopeof roof all to create attic room at 25Holywell Villas, Swords, Co. Dublin.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 in relation to the applica-tion may be made to the authority inwriting on payment of the prescribedfee (20 euros)within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the authority of the application

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought by David Wrigley& Dr Carol Mooney-Wrigley to 1)demolish existing single storey exten-sion to rear (16.7sqm) and replace witha new single storey extension(33.6sqm), 2) demolish roof overexisting garage and construct new flatroof over new ramped passageway toparish centre car park (granted underreg ref: 09A/0374) located to rear ofthe site, & 3) carry out modifications tothe front entrance for improved acces-sibility, all of the above together withall other associated site works at No1Railway Avenue, Malahide, Co DublinThe planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices of FingalCounty Council (Swords) during itspublic opening hours. A submission orobservation in relation to the applica-tion may be made in writing to theplanning authority on payment of theprescribed fee within a period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the authority of the application, andsuch submissions or observations willbe considered by the planningauthority in making a decision on theapplication. The planning authoritymay grant permission subject to orwithout conditions, or may refuse togrant permission.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought by R.Carroll for a one and a half storeydormer style dwelling at Blackhills,Balbriggan Co. Dublin. This planning

application 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 20 eurowithin the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authorityof this application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought for theconstruction of a single storey exten-sion to the south of the existing GardenCentre to accommodate a new CoffeeShop, Kitchen, Toilets, Display Areaand associated site works at Jone'sGarden Centre, Hearse Rd. Donabate,Co. Dublin for Carl and John Jones. 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 (9.30-16.30 Monday toFriday). A submission or observationmay be made to the authority in writingon payment of the prescribed fee (€20)within the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authorityof this application

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought for thechange of use of the existing 16bedroom, Bed and Breakfast in 2blocks, to a 12 bedroom high supportresidential care unit and independentliving unit with associated facilities, thedemolition of the existing kitchen,swimming pool and storage shed tothe north and west of the existingbuilding, the fitting of new wastewatertreatment plant and percolation areaand all internal alterations and associ-ated site works at Carriage House,Lusk, Co. Dublin for The Health ServiceExecutive. The planning applicationmay be inspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during its publicopening hours (9.30-16.30 Monday toFriday). A submission or observationmay be made to the authority in writingon payment of the prescribed fee (€20)within the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authorityof this application

Fingal County CouncilWe, William & Lorraine Mullen, havesubmitted “Additional Information” inrelation to a planning application fordevelopment at Beaverstown Road,Donabate, Co. Dublin, planning appli-

cation ref: F11A/0337.The development will consist of thedemolition of an existing two storeydwelling and outbuilding, the construc-tion of a new two storey detachedreplacement dwelling, the demolitionand replacement of the existingentrance walls to increase the width ofthe entrance and the provision of allassociated site works.The significant further information andrevised plans as furnished to thePlanning Authority are available forinspection or purchase at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices of thePlanning Authority during office hours.A submission or observation in relationto the significant further informationand revised plans may be made inwriting to the Planning Authority onpayment of the prescribed fee (€20.00)within the period of two weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by thePlanning Authority of the newspapernotice and site notice.

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought the trustees of StSylvesters GAA Club to construct a newhurling wall together with associatedlighting, fencing, and surfacing, and allother associated site works all at a sitelocated to the rear of existing hockeypitch at Broomfield, Malahide, CoDublinThe planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices of FingalCounty Council (Swords) during itspublic opening hours. A submission orobservation in relation to the applica-tion may be made in writing to theplanning authority on payment of theprescribed fee within a period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the authority of the application, andsuch submissions or observations willbe considered by the planningauthority in making a decision on theapplication. The planning authoritymay grant permission subject to orwithout conditions, or may refuse togrant permission.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission sought for a.Change of use from office/workshop topurpose built crèche/Montessorifacility. b. Widening of existing accessgates & provision of new vehicularaccess to south eastern boundary. c.Associated set down parking area tofront & staff parking to rear. d. 2 No.new advertising signs to front & allassociated site works at premisesknown as Tech, House, Main Street,

Ballyboughal, Co. Dublin forLuke & Fiona O’Reilly. The planning application maybe inspected or purchased ata fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of FingalCounty Council during itspublic opening hours. Asubmission or observation inrelation to the applicationmay be made in writing to theplanning authority onpayment of a prescribed fee(20 euro) within a period of 5weeks beginning on the dateof receipt by the authority ofthe application and suchsubmissions or observationswill be considered by theplanning authority in makinga decision on the application.The planning authority maygrant permission subject to orwithout conditions, or may refuse to grantpermission.

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Last Weeks published deathsfrom the North County

REIDY (nee Smith)(Portmarnock, Co.Dublin) – Bridget(Bridie); belovedmother of the lateCiarán; deepy mournedby her loving husbandWillie, daughtersSinéad, Yvonne,Myriam and Lorraine,sons-in-law Jonathan,Matthew and Shane,grandchildren Samuel,Benjamin andGracie,sisters,brothers, relatives andfriends.

REILLY (Naul Village,Naul, Co. Dublin) –Séamus; belovedhusband of and bestfriend of Margaret (neeCasey Hughes),beloved husband of thelate Navaneth; deeplyregretted by his lovingsons James and Pádraig(P.J.), daughters Annaand Della, brotherEamonn and sistersSheila and Anna, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, brothers-in-law,sisters-in-law, grand-children, stepsons,stepdaughters, nieces,nephews, relatives andfriends.

LYNCH (nee McKenna)(“Little Auburn”,Malahide) – Sally;deeply regretted by herhusband Matt, childrenEimear, Una, Garrettand Kevin, sister Nancy,daughters-in-law Sarahand Yasmin, sons-in-law Robert andMichael, grandchildren,relatives and manyfriends.

CLARKE (London andRush, Co. Dublin) –Joseph; pre-deceasedby his brothers Alec,Gerard and Malachy;deeply regretted by hissister AmeliaMcGuinness, nephewMatthew, nieces Emerand Nuala, sister-in-law, relatives andfriends.

DEMPSEY (The Burrow,Portrane) – Kit; deeplyregretted by his lovingwife Nancy, son Neil,daughter Mary, son-in-law Bruce, daughter-in-law Mairead, grandchil-dren Clare, Fionn,Ronan, Aoife and Sally,relatives and friends.

KING (Skidoo,Ballyboughal) –Jeremiah F. (Jerry);loving and supportivehusband and father to

his wife Heather, sonNiall and daughterLaragh; deeply regrettedby his loving family, son-in-law Andrew,daughter-in-law Mindy,brother-in-law Tony,sister-in-law Eileen, rela-tives and all his friendsand colleagues in theMotor Industry.

McQUAID (nee Mooney)(Sutton) – Trish (Pat)(late of Ballymun HealthCentre), beloved wife ofDavid, daughter of Monaand the late Dermot; willbe sadly missed by hersisters Angela, Joyce andJill, brothers-in-law,sister-in-law, nieces andnephews Sinéad,Jennifer, Kate, Caroline,Tom, Alison, Ben andRachel, grandnephewsConor, Ciarán and Seán,relatives and friends.

JONES (Rush, Co.Dublin) – Colm; sadlymissed by his loving wifePatsy, son PJ, daughterJackie, son-in-law Liam,daughter-in-law Deirdre,grandchildren Siobhan,Philip, Colm, Jamie,Aoife, Niamh andPatrick, brothers, sisters,brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, extended familyand friends.

RYAN (Loughshinny, Co.Dublin) – Francis; son ofthe late Frank and Mollyand brother of the lateStevie and May; sadlymissed by his sister Ann,brother Billy, brother-in-law, sister-in-law,nephews, nieces, grand-nephews, grandnieces,relatives, neighboursand friends.

McNALLY (Skerries, Co.Dublin) – John (Jack);sadly missed by hisloving family, wife andbest friend Lelia, chil-dren Mary, John, Pauland Edel, sisters Paulineand Betty, adored sevengrandchildren, daugh-ters-in-law, sons-in-law,extended family andlarge circle of friends.

SHERIDAN (nee Kane)(Glassmore Park,Swords) – Eileen;beloved wife of the lateStephen and mother ofthe Stephen Jnr.; deeplyregretted by her lovingsons Christy and Ken,daughters Nuala, Valerieand Bernadette, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law,grandchildren, relativesand friends.

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