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A registered newspaper at the G.P.O. 26th November 2013 • Volume 20, Issue 45 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. • Tel: 8•400•200 • [email protected]

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Lusk Tidy TownsAssociation recentlyunveiled its Christmascard and calendar last Friday, 15th November atMurray’s Top Shop.This is the 19th year the group has created thepopular greeting cards which is quite a milestonefor the group. The guest of honour on the eveningwas Senator Darragh O’Brien (FF), who was onhand to launch the cards and the occasionattracted a good crowd. Chairperson of Lusk TidyTowns, Pat Kelly told the County Leader that shelooks forward to the card launch and enjoyspreparing for it in the busy run up to Christmas:“We’re always delighted to launch our Christmascards,” she said. “And with so many peopleemigrating and living aboard, it is a lovely to have

a reminder of home on their mantelpieces atChristmas.” Local councillor, Ken Farrell (Lab)also said a few words on the day and the eventwas also attended by the local priest. The cards are of Lusk scenes and have been verypopular with people both at home and away. Thisyear, a one page calendar has also beenproduced, which contains a picture of the wellknow Clay Cottage in Lusk, which received a topprize at the recent Cleaner Communities awards.The cards cost €1, with all proceeds going to thelocal group. Cards and the calendar are availablein local shops. “We would just like to thankeveryone involved in making the cards, and allthe local businesses throughout the communityfor donating the lovely spot prizes,” sheconcluded.

Lusk Unveils ChristmasCard and Calendar

Pictured: Lusk Tidy Towns committee launched their new Christmas Card and Calendar at a ceremony at the TopShop in Lusk on Friday, 15th November last. The launch was performed by local senator, Darragh O'Brien. Picturedare, Brian Dennehy (Fianna Fail local election candidate), Eileen O'Donovan, John Flynn, Teresa Kilmurray, Pat Kelly,William O'Connor, Senator Darragh O'Brien, Joe O'Rourke, Nina Flynn and Fr Paul Hampson.

An application for a new Lidl shop is Swords iscurrently on display with the County Councilawaiting submissions prior to approval. If permis-sion is granted, it will be the second Lidl outlet inthe town, following the opening of the first shop onRathbeale Road last year. The proposed new development is planned forDublin Road in Swords, close to Pinnock HillRoundabout. But the factthat it is in close proximityto a residential area, localresidents have safety andtraffic congestion issues,and are up in arms aboutthe proposed new super-market in this area.Local councillor, DarraghButler (FF), told theCounty Leader that he isinundated withcomplaints from locals inthe area, who have verygenuine concerns aboutthe planned developmentgoing ahead.“I have been approachedby residents from DublinRoad, as well as from Carlton Court, who feel thatthe siting of a Lidl supermarket so close to them, willonly add to the already chronic traffic problems onDublin Road. They maintain that it is extremely diffi-

cult to get in and out ofCarlton Court as thingsstand, but it will be

impossible if the Lidl outlet goes ahead,” he said.The residents also maintain that this is an alreadybusy road with regular traffic tailbacks, a school, apetrol station. and is just off the very busy PinnockHill roundabout. They maintain that the fact that

four existing houses andassociated buildings arebeing demolished tomake room for this storeand the 94 car parkingspaces, suggests that thisis a more residential area,and unsuitable for such aventure.”Butler however,welcomes the creation ofnew jobs in the area andthe increased commercialactivity in the town. Healso welcomed the plan-ning application for a newAldi shop at RivervalleyShopping Centre. “A newAldi here will have the

effect of revitalising the entire Rivervalley area, andwhile residents will have the same concernsregarding road safety and increased traffic flow, theoverall benefits are to be welcomed,” he concluded.

By Jennifer McShane@TheCountyLeader

Pictured at Bord Bia’s biennial Food and Drink Awards are Michael Carey (Chairman, Bord Bia), LauraMcDonnell and David Keeling (both from Keelings) winner of the Branding Award and Simon Coveney TD,Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. See story on page 6

Plans For NewLidl StoreCausing Concern

By Patrick Finnegan@TheCountyLeader

Local councillor, Darragh Butler (FF) is pictured besidethe planning notice, at the site of the proposed new Lidlshop on Dublin Road in Swords.

The news that the County Council hasdecided to allow free parking in all towns inthe North County for three Saturdays inDecember has been given a broad welcome.This will apply in all towns in the NorthCounty, where there is a Pay and Displaysystem in operation.The free parking will apply on Saturdays,7th, 14th and 21st December and is expectedto provide a pre Christmas bonanza for local busi-nesses at this crucial trading time. Local councillor,Tom Kelleher (Lab) was delighted with the council’sdecision and told the County Leader that he thinksthis will make a significant difference to hard pressed

retailers, as well as to shoppers., “I welcomethis decision by the council, which will go along way to promoting business, particularlyin Swords, where there is clearly not enoughparking spaces, “ he said.President of Malahide Chamber, TrishMurtagh was thrilled with the news. She toldthe County Leader, “We’re very happy withthis announcement. Last year, we had the

last two Saturdays free and it made a huge impact onfootfall in the village, so with the extra Saturday thisyear, we are expecting a really positive impact onbusiness. It’s a great incentive for shoppers to visitthe village and see what we have to offer,” she said.

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Balbriggan Community PolicingPublic MeetingBalbriggan CommunityPolicing Forum’s lastpublic meeting for2013 will be held onMonday, 2ndDecember at 8pm in

the Hamilton Hall,Town Hall, Balbriggan.Elections forC o m m u n i t yRepresentatives forBalbriggan Community

Policing Forum willalso be held on thenight. The electionswill be run before thestart of the publicmeeting. The public

meeting will give theresidents ofBalbriggan andBalrothery an opportu-nity to come along andbring their issues ofcrime, disorder andanti-social behaviourto the appropriateauthorities. The BalbrigganCommunity PolicingForum aims to directlyaddress issuesrelating to drug andalcohol related crime,anti-social behaviourand safety that exist

within the community.Community participa-tion in this process isvital. Six seats havebeen reserved forcommunity represen-tatives on theBalbriggan CommunityPolicing Forum board.Three of these seatsare now up for elec-tion. Issues that have beenpresented by thepublic, include suchthings as anti-socialbehaviour, burglaries,parking, speeding,

signage problems,drug dealing onestates, drug taking,vandalism to name buta few. The BalbrigganCommunity PolicingForum is an indepen-dent body which aimsto build communitycapacity, develop linksand further enhancec o m m u n i c a t i o nbetween the residentsof Balbriggan, stateagencies, localauthority and AnGarda Siochana.

Pictured are Students from Colaiste Choilm in Swords, who partook in the ShoeboxAppeal on behalf of Team Hope. The big hearted students, predominantly from Class 1L,along with some second and third years, filled shoe boxes with gifts of their own for chil-dren in Eastern Europe, who will receive little or no presents this Christmas. Teacher, MsAoife Lattin co-ordinated the great effort and she commended the students for theircharity in supporting this wonderful cause.

Christmas CarolsIn SwordsSwords BaptistChurch have twoupcoming Christmasevents for all to enjoy.On Sunday 1stDecember in SwordsPavil ions, festivecarols wil l beperformed bymembers of thechurch. They wil linevitably bring somemerriment to yourshopping experienceand wil l be singingfrom 1.30pm to3.30pm, so do

remember to pay theshopping centre avisit that afternoon.Then, on Sunday, 15thDecember the churchwill be hosting theirannual Carol Serviceat the Riasc Centre at6.00pm. Thispromises to be ajoyful celebration ofChristmas throughsong and drama.Coffee and mince pieswil l be served andeverybody is mostwelcome to attend.

Moriarty’s SuperValu in Balbriggan haverecently unveiled a new look store with a RealScratch Bakery. Moriarty’s latest newaddition to the store means bread andcakes are now baked totally fresh eachday. Their mouth-watering range of crustyloaves, whole grain breads, cakes,pastries, and cookies are completelycrafted in-store by two professionalbakers.The fresh bakery can cater for birthdaysand special occasions, with fresh cream cakes,rich fruit cakes, cupcakes, muffins and all sortsof delicious pastries, still warm from the oven.

SuperValu’s dedicated bakers, Michael andRoman are happy to prepare favourite cakesand pastries freshly, in a range of styles andflavours, specially decorated for any occasion. “Everything we do in SuperValu is driven by thedesire to serve our customers better, and repay

the local community for their long-standing support of our family busi-ness”, Luke Moriarty says. Special offers and price promotionsright into the New Year are planned, tocelebrate the new-look Moriarty’sSuperValu, so local shoppers can enjoylow-cost festive celebrations this year.The new-look SuperValu Balbriggan

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endeavours of former pupil, Barry O’Brien to raisefunds for a new school yard. Barry and a number of

friends and supporters, including Michael Hodnett,decided to undertake a full marathon run around theperimeter of the school. The project was called ‘EveryYard Counts’ and it received tremendous support fromthe entire community of Skerries. At around 2.30pm,there were hundreds of schoolchildren, parents andfriends cheering loudly, as Barry and his supporterscrossed the finishing line.Realt na Mara’s motto is ‘Ní Neart Go Chuir le Chéile’,which means Unity is Strength and this was never more

in evidence at the schoolthan on Friday. Deputyprincipal, Bernie NíChionnaith spoke to theCounty Leader about thepride that Barry and hishelpers brought to theschool. “It speaks for itself.The support from thecommunity was extraordi-nary and it reflects thespirit of the Skerriescommunity, whosupported us in theirdroves. This day was allorganised by Barry and theParents’ Association, whodeserve a huge thank you.The good will could be felteverywhere on this historicday,” she said.The funds received willhelp to resurface the

school yard and result in a softer surface, which is saferfor the children to play.

By Patrick Finnegan@TheCountyLeader

Pictured after the great fundraising marathon run at Scoil Realt na Mara in Skerries onFriday, 22nd November are, Bernie Ní Chionnaith (Deputy Principal), Barry O'Brien, withhis daughters, Lucy and Abbey and Michael Hodnett.

The North County is getting welland truly lit up for Christmas.Malahide and Balbriggan turnedon their Christmas lights lastweekend and now the towns ofSwords, Donabate and Rush aregearing up to do the same. The County Council, in conjunc-tion with the Fingal Dublin

Chamber will be turning on theChristmas lights on Thursday28th November, on Main StreetSwords, with the tree locatedoutside Swords Castle. Santawill be visiting from 4:15pm, andfor those attending the turningon of the Christmas Lights andthe festive event, free parking is

available at the Pavilions shop-ping Centre (first two hours free)and at the Seatown Road CarPark. Rush Community Council areswitching on their l ights onSaturday 30th November at 5pm,and Donabate are also turningon their lights on the same dayat 4.30pm. Why not come downwith the family and join in thefestive spirit!

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Four local schoolchildren are aboutto hit the national stage in TheSleeping Beauty at The Helix, havingwon a place on the route to stardomat a special pantoboot camp.Lauryn Mullin andSam Kelly fromSwords, ClodaghFinnegan from Rushand Aisling Pattersonfrom Donabate are setto have theirtheatrical dreamscome true. The localyoungsters wereamong 200 younghopefuls who wereput through theirpaces in order to get apart in the Helix show. Now the chosen onesare all set to shine in a six-week runof The Sleeping Beauty at the Helixstarting on November 29th andfinishing on January 13th. “Being onstage is really, really exciting andwe’ve had so much fun learning allour new dances and songs,” Aisling

told the County Leader. At just nineyears old Aisling, who is in thirdclass at Scoil Phadraic, Donabate, isamong the younger members of thecast. “It’s the best thing ever, we alllove performing and it’s even betterbeing on stage when you see theaudience’s reaction,”Clodagh said.Clodagh, who is in fifth class at RushNational School, is even morethrilled with her fellow actors whoinclude Fair City’s loveable rogueMondo, George McMahon.

The four North County pupils areamong the talented bunch of 44youngsters ranging in age fromseven to 14, who’ll be performingover the six weeks. We’ve no doubtthey will put on a spectacular perfor-mance.

By Jennifer McShane

Pictured here are local pupils Lauryn Mullin (10) and SamKelly (11) from Swords, Clodagh Finnegan (11) from Rushand Aisling Patterson (9) from Donabate, with PrincessAurora and Dame Lola. They will be appearing in TheSleeping Beauty at The Helix Theatre..

Newman Wants Ant-SocialBehaviour Dealt WithLocal Swords based activist, Joe Newman has called on the localpolicing committee and the County Council to tackle the issue of anti-social behaviour in Rivervalley and the greater Swords area. Newmanattended the recent Fingal Joint Policing Committee meeting inDonabate and raised the issue, saying that he had been contacted bya number of concerned residents who wish to see this dealt with assoon as possible. He told the County Leader:“Residents have told me that they have been pestered by teenagerscongregating in the vicinity of their homes during the day and also onFriday and Saturday nights. These teenagers are generally in an intox-icated state, and some have stole bins and used threatening behav-iour towards them,” he said. According to Newman, some residents are “living in fear” because ofthis behaviour and he says a greater effort is needed to combat this.“It is not good enough to simply send a car up now and then, what weneed is a concentrated effort from the Council and Gardai to take

effective action to deter these teenagers from congregating outsidethe homes of residents.”“The Gardaí and County Council promised me at the meeting thatthey will take serious steps to deal with this, and I’ll be following up tomake sure this happens,” Newman concluded.

A public meeting, hosted by the Fingal Joint Policing Committee, for theDonabate, Portrane, Swords, Malahide and Portmarnock areas, washeld in St Patrick's Boys School in Donabate on Wednesday, 20thNovember last. Pictured at the meeting are, Chief Superintendent FrankClerkin, Sergeant Kevin Toner, Swords based community activist, JoeNewman and Superintendent Ronan Galligan.

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Wright Venue in Airside Retail Park in Swords,as well as businesses in Swords and Malahide.The company will invest €800,000 in developingtwo new businesses.The group will open a new premises, the Hogsand Heifers Club at South Quarters in Airside. Itwill also open the Baroque Club, as an extensionto the existing Wright Venue, also located atAirside.The news was given a warm welcome by FingalDublin Chamber. Speaking to the County Leader,Chamber CEO, Tony Lambert said, “I welcomethis announcement of new jobs from one of theoutstanding entrepreneurs in our area, MichaelWright, who recently won the JC Savage‘Business Person of the Year Award’. Michael istotally committed to growing his business withthe creation of these extra jobs, here in theNorth County,” he said.

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Local company, Keelings thefamily owned fresh producebusiness have won the brandaward at the Bórd Bia Foodand Drink Awards at theRoyal Hospital Kilmainhamon Thursday 14th Novemberlast. The Awards, which are heldevery two years, are designedto reward excellence withinthe Ir ish food and drinkindustry. Keelings was oneof nine Irish food companiesrecognised for their achieve-

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Skerries Educate Together National Schoolheld a very large Anti-Bullying event recently.Over 100 pupils and teachers attended fromlocal schools and wider community. Some ofthe students are now proudly known as ‘AntiBullying Ambassadors’ after being involved inthe programme. This event is called the Diana Award Anti-Bul ly ing Ambassador Training, and theprogramme trained the young people to beAnti-Bullying Ambassadors. It gave SkerriesNational School the knowledge, inspirationand practical ideas to make a difference insociety today. Deputy principal, Jean Timminssaid the school was eager to be involved inthe event, so as to empower the students and

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Official Opening Of Malahide ParishThe Most Reverend Dr.Diarmuid Martin,Archbishop of Dublinofficially opened the

new, state-of-the-artSt. Sylvester’s ParishCentre at a ceremonyin Malahide recently.

The formal openingand Mass marked theculmination of tenyears work since the€5.8m projectcommenced in 2003.The Parish Centreoffers new meetingspaces for a variety ofparish and communityactivities. As part ofthis major localproject, the existingchurch facilities wererestored andimproved. The overalldevelopment nowincludes a newsacristy, prayerchapel, mortuarychapel, coffee shop,priest’s residence andcar park.The development wasfortunate to benefitfrom the generosity of

local resident, the lateMicheal Gaffneywhose contribution tothe Centre was the keyto financing the devel-opment. It is fittingthat the refurbishedparish hall within thebuilding complex hasbeen named GaffneyHall in his memory. Speaking about theofficial opening, JoeMc Donnell Chairmanof the Parish Council,told the CountyLeader: “We were alldelighted to see somany years of hardwork and the efforts ofso many celebrated.We look forward to thecommunity ofMalahide enjoying thiswonderful building formany years to come.”

Pictured here are Evie and Lucy Barnes as they awaitedthe arrival of Santa to Swords Pavilions last week.

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J u s t o v e r t w ow e e k s a g o t h eE u r o p e a nPeoples Party elected a newPresident. Mr. Joseph Daulw a s a c o n v i n c i n g w i n n e rwith 112 of the 124 eligiblev o t e r s s u p p o r t i n g h i m .Currently Chairman of theE P P G r o u p i n t h e E UParliament and an impor-tant figure in the operationof parliament, his new taskis to oversee the affairs of73 part ies which operateacross 39 countries. That isjust what he intends to do.On his election he said: “MyPresidency will be based ont h r e e p r i n c i p a l s : u n i t y ,c o n t i n u i t y a n d r e s p o n s i -b i l i t y ” . T h i s w e e k h eannounced that he wouldnot contest the election tothe parliament next May butrather devote himself to thetask of further building theEPP which currently is the

l a r g e s t p a r t y i nEurope. The ques-tion remains, who

will the EPP select at theirconvention due in to be heldi n D u b l i n n e x t M a r c h a st h e i r C o m m o n C a n d i d a t eand nominee for EuropeanCommission President.T h e E u r o p e a n L e f tG r o u p i n g i s s e t t oconfirm the selectionof Alexis Tsipras ast h e i r C o m m o nC a n d i d a t e f o r t h ep o s i t i o n o fCommission Presidentand, who will front theirEuropean wide campaign.T s i p r a s i s c u r r e n t l y t h eleader of the Greek opposi-tion Party Syriza. That partyare opposed to the bailoutp r o g r a m m e f o r t h e i rcountry. His nomination isd u e t o b e r a t i f i e d a t am e e t i n g s c h e d u l e d f o rDecember 13-15th which will

b e h e l d i n M a d r i d . P a u lM u r p h y , t h e s i n g l e I r i s hSocialist MEP is aligned tothis group. Mr Ts ipras isregarded as something of af irebrand and should addJoe Higgins’ style colour tothe European campaign.Fianna Fail is aligned to theLiberal Group and thatGroup has yet to select theirCommon Candidate. There isno clarity as to who that maybe. Some weeks ago there

was speculation that the51 year old Olli Rehn,

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Come along to the ‘Christmas Fun Day’ atArdgillan Castle in Balbriggan on Sunday15th December where there will be plenty offun and activities for all the family to enjoy.

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St Pat’s GAA inDonabate are holdinga Christmas Kids Discoon Saturday, 14th ofDecember in DonabateParish Hall for under10s to 13 year olds. Itwill be held from 8pmto 9.30pm. The cost ofentry is €5, which ispayable on the night.The club would like towish all theirsupporters a veryMerry Christmas.

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Over the last few years, as we allknow, there has been severe cutsmade to every level of public lifeand the legal services has alsocome under the radar. I can tellyou that unfortunately, ourDistrict Courts are at risk of beingclosed whilst under thecuts/austerity radar. So what do our District Courts doand why do we need them?North County Dublin is servicedmainly by District Courts inSwords, Balbriggan andBlanchardstown three districtcourts:Swords District Court – North StreetBalbriggan District Court – Town centreBlanchardstown District CourtThe District Courts deal withwhat are sometimes unfortu-nately referred to as “MinorMatters”.In criminal law, the District Courthas a wide discretion to deal withmost matters and has asentencing power of up to twelvemonths imprisonment. TheDistrict Court cannot deal withsuch as Murder, Rape or highvalue drug charges. With manyother charges, the discretion isnow exclusively with the Directorof Public Prosecutions (DPP) asto whether a charge stays in theDistrict Court, or is prosecuted inthe Circuit Court. It is muchcheaper for the DPP, the Stateand ultimately us, the taxpayerto leave cases in the DistrictCourt. Naturally, the DPP hassought to keep as many of thecases in the District Court aspossible. The accused or theirlegal advisors do not protest tothis policy, as there is a lesserexposure to lengthy prisonsentences.All District Courts deal with civilmatters. Swords and Balbriggandeal with civil matters one day amonth in Swords, usually on thethird day of the month. The Courtis currently limited to deal withclaims less than €6500.00. Thereis legislation in the offing toincrease its monetary jurisdictionup to €15,000.00. The Courtdeals with debt collectionmatters, contract disputes and“minor” tort matters, such asmaterial damage to a car. Theobvious disadvantage is themonetary limit which as stated isabout to be increased.The Court deals with small claimsand has an effective procedure todeal with relatively straightfor-ward matters. Finally, the Court deals withfamily law matters, such as

Guardianship applications,access and maintenancedisputes and domestic violenceapplications.It can be seen that the Courtprovides a wide ranging service.The service is vital because it islocal. If say for instance SwordsDistrict Court were to close, allthe foregoing matters wouldhave to be dealt with in the CityCentre or possiblyBlanchardstown. This causesobvious travel and cost problemsfor claimants and defendantsalike. The lists are long in manycity centre courts and frankly alocal solicitor in Swords wouldnot be inclined to attend thatcourt and if he/she does therewould be greater charging impli-cations.Further, whilst you as the readerI suspect would not have toomuch sympathy for people on theend of criminal summonses, inthe event of a local court closureall persons in the entire of NorthCounty Dublin would have toattend the CCJ in Parkgate Street,Phoenix Park. That causesobvious travel difficulties.However, what if you are theinadvertent and not a guiltyrespondent to a parking fine orsomething similar and you learnthat you have to travel to the CityCentre.It goes without saying the SmallClaims Court and the family lawsessions are vital local services.They need to be local for avariety of reasons. Accessibilityto court is a vital and necessaryright and our local Court and thecourts staff provide an excellentservice.In my view and in conclusionyour local District Court is a vitalnecessity and we should fighthard to keep it.Finally, one of the most inter-esting judgements in the entireof Europe this year was aconsumer test case, McDonagh vRyanair ultimately decided bythe European Courts of Justice infavour of Ms McDonagh and shewas represented by Hennessy &Perrozzi Solicitors. However,importantly the case started itslife in Swords District Court.Swords District Court referredthe matter directly to theEuropean Court of Justice withoutthe need for going through theHigh Court and Supreme Court ofIreland. Accordingly, one of themost important consumer deci-sions in Europe in recent yearswas handled almost entirely bySwords District Court and theirstaff. I rest my case.

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A group from Tomra Food Solutions did a volunteer project through Volunteer Ireland atBalbriggan Community Creche on Saturday 9th November. They did tremendous outdoorwork for the creche.Jean Fay Brady and Sylvester Greally of the Board of Management wish to say thank youto Tomra for their tremendous efforts. Pictured at the project are, Lorraine Dundon, AnnHickey, Paul O'Riordan, George Monks, Graham Smyth, Chris Bligh, Mel Beirne, DarraghO'Cinneide, Tara and Evan Boland and Deirdre Mc Nally (Creche Co Ordinator).

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Christmas Fair In PortmarnockPortmarnock Community School are holding aChristmas Fair in Portmarnock Sports and LeisureCentre on Saturday December 7th from 10.00am-4.00pm. The Fair will be in aid of Action Ireland Trust, sopop along and enjoy the wonderful selection of festivestalls and even take the opportunity to meet Santa.

Balbriggan Book ClubThe Balbriggan Book Club will meet on Thursday28th November in the Bracken Court Hotel from7.00pm. This month’s book is ‘The FinklerQuestion’ by Howard Jacobson. New membersare very welcome.

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Caremark Launches NewChildren’s ServicesCaremark Ireland officially launchedits new Children’s Services onWednesday, 20th November to coin-cide with Universal Children’s Day.The launch took place at Bewley’sHotel Dublin Airport on 20thNovember.The guest speaker was local senator,Darragh O’Brien, who said, “It isessential that children and youngpeople are supported to enable themto participate fully in school, college,work or within their own communi-

ties.” Paul Boucher, ManagingDirector for Caremark Ireland,commented “It is great to be able tolaunch a new service in Ireland forchildren and young people tocomplement existing servicesalready being provided. We firmlybelieve that by working together withspecialist providers and agencies, wecan really improve quality of life forchildren and young people that mayneed support to achieve greatness intheir lives,” he said.

Improve Your Irish In MalahideA new ‘as Gaeilge’ coffee morning has started up in Seomra Tae cafe inMalahide. This is a great chance for anyone who would like to take theopportunity to try out their Irish, and especially for parents and grandpar-ents of school going children.

MCKEVITT, Joan (nee Williams) (Balcarrick, Donabate) –Nov 15, 2013, (peacefully) at Beaumont Hospital, Joan,deeply regretted by her loving husband John and the boysDon, David and Jonathan, daughter-in-law Anne, relativesand friends. Rest in peace.QUINN (nee Moore) (Claremorris and Portmarnock,formerly of Athlone) Esther, wife of the late Sean Quinn –Nov 16, 2013, (peacefully) in the wonderful care of nursesand staff at Rush Nursing Home; sadly missed by her heart-broken daughter Annette and daughter Jean, grandchildrenSophie, Nadia, Adam, Lauren and Gareth, son-in-law,sisters-in-law, neighbours and friends. Rest in peace.ROCK (nee Rooney) (Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan andformerly of Swords) – Nov 20, 2013, at home, Agnes,beloved wife of Mick; sadly missed by her loving husband,children Deborah, Anthony, Stephen and Brian, grandchil-dren, sisters Ann, Marie and Phyllis, nieces, nephews, rela-tives and friends. Rest in peace.MORGAN, Joe (Garristown, Co. Dublin) – Nov 21, 2013,(peacefully) in his 92nd year at Connolly HospitalBlanchardstown; deeply regretted by his daughters Francisand Theresa, son-in-law Jim, relatives and friends. Rest inpeace.WHITE, Phylis (Gormanstown Wood Nursing Home, Co.Meath) – Nov 21, 2013, (peacefully) in the loving care of thenurses and staff at Gormanstown Wood Nursing Home;deeply regretted by her loving husband Bernie, sons Peterand Bernard Óg, Olivia, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law,nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Rest in peace.GILSENAN, Andrew (Hamilton Park Care Home, late of NaulCo. Dublin) – Nov 20, 2013, at Beaumont Hospital, prede-ceased by his wife Maura, daughters Joan, Elaine andgranddaughter Rachel; deeply regretted by his sonAndrew, daughter-in-law, granddaughter, grandsons,sisters, brothers, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces,nephews, relatives and friends. Rest in peace.CROSBY, Thomas (Swords) – Nov 20, 2013, (suddenly)Thomas; deeply regretted by his loving wife Jenny, daugh-ters Tara, Sonia and Melissa, sons-in-law Charlie andDarren, grandchildren Brad, Josh and Meurika, family, rela-tives and friends. Rest in peace. TRAYNOR, Anna (nee Bracken) (peacefully) at St. FrancisHospice, wife of the late Paul Traynor; deeply regretted byher loving children Sandra, Gemma and Paul, grandchil-dren, brothers, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.Rest in peace.BOURKE, David (Portmarnock) – Nov 19, 2013, (unexpect-edly) at his home, beloved husband of the late Maura; willbe very sadly missed by his loving family, his daughterFiona, sons Niall and Kevin, son-in-law Emmet, Niall’spartner Carmen and Kevin’s partner Lynn, grandchildrenAdam, Lorna, Ella Xavi, brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law,sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and manyfriends. Rest in peace.


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Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought by Stephen Tracey on lands atSeamount House (Protected Structure), Seamount Road,Malahide, Co. Dublin. The proposed development will providefor 108 no. residential units comprising of 63 no. duplexes, 34no. semi-detached houses; 11 no. detached houses and asso-ciated car parking. Permission is also sought for 1 no. ESBSubstation, hard and soft landscaping works, conservationalworks to the existing walled garden, foul and surface waterdrainage works, provision of class 1 open space (7.7 ha),surface water attenuation works, boundary treatment works,upgrade works to existing vehicular access from SeamountRoad, provision of pedestrian linkages north & west of thesubject site and all other associated site development works.The planning application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the planning authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (20Euro) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought by R. Murtagh for first floorextension to rear of dwelling at Tower Street, Rush, Co.Dublin. This planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of the planning authority duringits public opening hours and a submission or observation maybe made to the authority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee 20 euro within the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilBrian O’Mahoney intends to apply for permission for a devel-opment at this site: 104 The Strand, Donabate, Co. Dublin thedevelopment shall consist of the building of a single-storeyside and rear extension.The Planning Application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observation may be made to thePlanning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought for revisions to residentialdevelopment previously approved under planning permissionReg Ref; F09A/0518 at sites no.s 59 - 84 inclusive, Sea Brook,Site Fronting Brook Lane, Rush Co Dublin for Carroll EstatesLtd. The revisions will consist of the following; A)Replacement of 2 blocks of 5 X 2 storey, 2 bedroom terracedhouses (sites 67 - 71 inclusive and 80 - 84 inclusive) with 2blocks of 3 X 2 storey, 3 bedroom terraced houses which willincorporate car parking within the curtilage of each house. B)Relocate car parking spaces to houses no.s 59 - 66 inclusiveand 72 - 79 inclusive to within the curtilage of the respectivehouses and the public footpath to be relocated to edge of thepublic road. C) All associated site works. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during its public openinghours A submission or observation in relation to the applica-tion may be made in writing to the Planning Authority onpayment of the prescribed fee of 20 euros within the period of5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority ofthe application.

Fingal County CouncilI Brid Nic Dhonaill seek planning permission at No. 30Ardgillan Lawn, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin for the resumption ofuse of a créche within an existing building as previouslypermitted under planning register reference No. F05A/1177and for the retention of an entrance lobby.The planning application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy atthe offices of the planning authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee(20Euros) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the dateof receipt by the authority of this application

Fingal County CouncilWe Corban and Fiona Cooke seek planning permission at No.1 Beaverbrook, Donabate,Co. Dublin for a single-storeyextension to the side of anexisting dwelling.The planning applicationmay be inspected orpurchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at theoffices of the planningauthority during its publicopening hours and a submis-sion or observation may bemade to the authority inwriting on payment of theprescribed fee (20Euros)within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority ofthis application

Fingal County CouncilI Gareth McQuillan seekplanning permission atFinlieve, North Strand,Skerries, Co. Dublin for a twostorey extension to the rearand side of an existingdwelling, associated siteworks, replacement ofexisting windows and doors,relocation and reconstruc-tion of the roof access lobby,works to boundary andgarden walls, replacement of

existing outbuildings and widening of the existing rear access.The planning application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy atthe offices of the planning authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee(20Euros) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the dateof receipt by the authority of this application

Fingal County CouncilMichael and Laura Housely, Intend to apply for PlanningPermission for amendments to previously approved plans(Ref13B/0010) to allow for, A. Amendments to front,side and rearelevations.B. Amendments to roof profile over approved garage exten-sion to side and all associated works at No 66A TheChantries,Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.The planning application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of Fingal Council Council, County Hall,Swords,CoDublin, during public opening hours.A submission or observation in relation to the application maybe made in writing to the planning authority on payment of aprescribed fee (20 euro) within a period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authority of the application andsuch submissions or observations will be considered by theplanning authority in makinga decision on the application. The planning authority maygrant permission subject to or without conditions, or mayrefuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilPermission for (1) revised dormer type house design to thatpreviously approved under F07A/0230, (2) repositioning ofhouse on site and (3) all associated siteworks at Site 1 SouthShore Road, Rush, Co. Dublin. Signed C. Fynes.This application can be inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during thepublic opening hours of 09.30 -16.30 Mon.-Fri. at the offices ofFingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co.Dublin . A submission or observation in relation to the applica-tion may be made in writing to the Planning Authority onpayment of €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by Fingal County Council of the applicationand such submissions or observations will be considered bythe Planning Authority in making a decision on the applica-tion. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject toor without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought by P & M properties for alter-ations, retention and regularization to previously approvedplanning application, ref.no.F07A/0484 (Planning permissionfor residential development consisting of eight semi-detachedtwo and a half storey 4 bedroom houses, one four bedroomand two three bedroom two storey terraced houses, demolition of one house and ancillary site works and alter-ations to Grant of planning permission (Register ReferenceF06A/0775) to enlarge sites 20-23.) The alterations/regular-izations to include: The retention of 2no. as constructed semi-detached dwellings to the western elevation.The non-construction of the remaining 9no. dwelling units.The retention of the original dwelling on site as constructedunder planning ref. no.F96A/0352 The revision and re-arrangement of the public footpaths, grass verges andboundary treatments and the omission of previously grantedon-street parking provision and associated site worksat Palmer Road, Rush Co. Dublin. The planning applicationmay be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the plan-ning authority during its public opening hours and a submis-sion or observation may be made to the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee (20Euros) within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of thisapplication.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought by Wealth Option TrusteesLtd., for renovation and extension of existing dwelling toinclude: Subdivision of property in to two separate units,Construction of single storey extension to rear of each unit,Complete renovation of interior of dwelling unitsand associated site works at 74 Strand Street, Skerries, Co.Dublin.The planning application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the planning authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee(20Euros) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the dateof receipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County Council Planning Permission soughtfor first floor extension to rearof 6 Boroimhe laurels SwordsCo Dublin for Dermot lynch.This planning application maybe inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy atthe offices of the planningauthority during its publicopening hours and a submis-sion orobservation in relation to theapplication may be made in

writing to the planning Planning Authority on payment of theprescribed fee of 20 euro within the period of 5 weeksbegining on the date of receipt by the authority of this applica-tion Signed Thomas J Finn

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought for the construction of a singlestorey extension with pitched roof to the side and front of theexisting house, new steps to front door, relocation of doubleside gates and associated site works at 11 Forest Fields Road,Rivervalley, Swords, Co. Dublin for Ms. Evelyn JordanThe planning application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observation in relation to the appli-cation may be made in writing to the Planning Authority onpayment of the prescribed fee of €20 within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of thisapplication.

Fingal County CouncilWe Mr. & Mrs. E. Mc Fadden Intend to apply for Permission fordevelopment at this site address 6 Newhaggard Cottages,Lusk, Co. Dublin.The development will consist of proposed single storey exten-sion to the rear of the existing house.The Planning Application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during the public openinghours of 9.30 - 16.30 Monday - Friday at Fingal County Council,Fingal County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin A submission or observation in relation to the Application maybe made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of afee of €20, within the period of 5 weeks, beginning on thedate of receipt by Fingal County Council of the Application,and such submissions or observations will be considered bythe Planning Authority in making a decision on the applica-tion. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject toor without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilRetention Permission is sought by Stephen Tracey for workscarried out for the renovation and repair of the Gate Lodge(Protected Structure) located at Seamount House (ProtectedStructure), Seamount Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin. (Workspreviously approved under Reg. Ref. F09A/0015). The plan-

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Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested for temporary placementand use of a portacabin as meeting room & store (12m x 4mwith flat-roof) to be located to the rear of existing ChurchBuilding - St Georges Church is a protected structure at:- StGeorges Church, Church Street, Balbriggan Co. Dublin.Signed:- The Vestry, St Georges Church.This planning application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at theoffices of Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Co. Dublin between the hours of 9.30am – 16.30pmMonday-Friday. A submission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to Fingal County Council onpayment of a fee of €20 within the period of five weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt of the application by Fingal CountyCouncil.

Fingal County CouncilApplication for full Planning Permission new porch to front ofhouse and new 20 sq.m. of photo voltaic solar panels to roof ofbarn shed in rear garden at, 15 Lambourne Park, Beaverstown,Donabate, Co. DublinThis application may be inspected/purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy between9.30am-3.30pm, monday-friday, at the offices of Fingal Co. Co.,County Hall, Main St., Swords, Co. Dublin. A submission orobservation in relation to the application may be made inwriting on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by Fingal Co.Co. of theapplication. Signed Roger & Helen Lamb

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought for renovation of existing cottage toinclude changes to original elevations, removal of chimney,reconfiguration of layout to create new entrance at side andconstruction of new two storey extension to side & rear , withassociated site works at 11 Connolly Avenue, Malahide, CoDublin by Andrew & Deirdre Lyster. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the planning authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (20Euros) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of this application.

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