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There is great news to report aboutthe condition of little Molly McNally,the brave six year-old Balbriggan girlwho suffers from Stage FourNeuroblastoma, a rare childhoodcancer.Her father, Gerry McNally broke thegood news that Molly had a lot oftests and scans last week andthey all revealed clearresults. “Her CT scan wasvery good and the site ofher primary tumour thatwas removed last year isnow clear and that’s areally important devel-opment. The radio-therapy in St Luke’sworked very well and herbone marrow testsshowed that her bonemarrow was clear,” he said.Her radiation scan, whichwould show up everythingalso came up very good and theonly thing was that there were someinactive cells at the left side of herhead, where there is no blood supply.There was nothing showing up toshow any Neuroblastoma activity,which is what we were praying for,”said a relieved Gerry.He continued: “Going intoimmunotherapy, we won’t be chasingsmall tumours. Neuroblastoma is very

nasty and it’s the type of diseaseyou’re fighting but it’s something youcan’t see sometimes. There could stillbe cells hiding here and there and theimmunotherapy will seek these out.Molly will be getting antibodies whichwill use Mollys immune system toidentify Neuroblastoma cells and kill

them, so we’re hoping that theimmunotherapy will do its job

Gerry confirmed that Mollyis in great form and is backout playing again and sheeven attended her sportsday at BalscaddenNational School lastweek. “We still have sixtough months ahead,but we don’t know whichtrial we are on yet. Her

bone marrow transplantwas a great success and it

went as well as it could. Shegot just one blood transfusion

red cells after the transplant, butshe has made everything herself ,even with the high doses of radio-therapy she received, she still heldher own red and white cells andplatelets. This was hugely importantfor Molly and it’s onwards andupwards with six months left, so wehope that it goes to plan, even thoughwe have a long road ahead of us,”said a confident Gerry.

Molly McNally

Pictured is Enda O'Doherty complete with washing machine on his back, as he is greeted by members of the Irish soccer team, JohnO'Shea, Glenn Whelan and Jonathan Walters during a stop in Malahide on his epic journey to Waterford. See story on page 4

With the sale of Aer Lingus all but done anddusted, the question now is how will thegovernment use the €35m proceeds of thesale. Already there has been a clamour fromTDs across the country, looking for thecompletion of transport infrastructure projectsfor their own areas.

The windfall from the sale is earmarked for aconnectivity fund, which is related to transportor travel projects. With Aer Lingus beingone of the most significant employers inthe North County, there is a strongfeeling that the money should be allo-cated to the proposed light rail system,serving the airport and Swords, thusproviding tangible benefit that the salewas worthwhile to the local economy.The County Leader spoke with leadingpoliticians in the North County to find out ifthere is unanimity among them that the fundsshould be allocated to this vital piece of infra-structure. Government representatives werebroadly in agreement that a world class trans-port system was a good project in which to

plough the money. Opposition politicianscould be accused of playing politics with theissue, while supporting a light rail solution,prioritised other projects instead.There is no doubt that everyone in the NorthCounty, including our public representativeswant a light rail transport system to serve theairport and Swords. However, the level ofdisagreement as to where their priorities lie inthis regard, will come as a surprise and disap-pointment to many.

It is a fact that we are lagging way behind thesouthside, when it comes to the subject ofworld class transport systems, and our ownlocal representatives can’t come to an agreedstance about this vital project.Alan Farrell TD (FG) told the County Leader

that he thought that putt ing the moneytowards a light rail system was a good option.He said, “The mooted connectivity fund isexpressly for the purposes of capital invest-ment in transport related infrastructure on andoff the airport campus, for the benefit of all.”“It can be very readily used in terms of infra-structure around the airport. €335 millionwould go a long way towards an investmentdirectly serving the airport and Swords, which

is a critical piece of infrastructure for theNorth County, l inking into the Luasnetwork serving the city and country as awhole. This kind of connectivity would beof great help to everyone using theairport,” he said.Brendan Ryan (Lab) was also verysupportive of the idea of the fund being

used for transport in the area, when hesaid: “The Minister stated that the fund can beused for infrastructure projects, which wouldbenefit ports and airports and a l ightrail/metro north would fit this criteria.”“He also stated that the total cost of a light railoption would exceed the expected total of theconnectivity fund. So, whilst a connectivity

fund could play some role in part funding sucha project, it would not pay for such a project inits entirety” he concluded. Surprisingly, oppo-sition politicians took a different stance.Deputy Clare Daly (NP) and Senator DarraghO’Brien (FF), while both strongly supportingthe l ight rai l or Metro option, saw the settlement of the pension dispute at the airline as the main area where the moneyshould be spent. Continued on page 17

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Aer Lingus brand ambassador, Graeme McDowell ispictured in the run up to the recent Irish Open. Aer Lingusis proud to continue its long running partnership with theG-Mac Foundation through which it supports theChildren’s Medical & Research Foundation, Our Lady’sChildren’s Hospital, Crumlin. Through its support AerLingus has flown recovering children from all overIreland, who have been patients of our Lady’s Children’sHospital in Crumlin, and their families, to Orlando Floridafor a ‘dream come true’ holiday in the US. Pictured inPortmarnock are Graeme McDowell with Ian Millmore, PJKearney, and Aine Mitchell. Pic:INPHO/Billy Stickland

Ryanair To Appeal Decision On Aer Lingus StakeRyanair has said that it will appeal a ruling from theUK’s competition authority to sell downthe majority of its almost 30 per centstake in Aer Lingus. The UK’s competi-tion watchdog, the Competition and MarketsAuthority (CMA), issued a final ruling ordering thatRyanair sell down its 29.8 per cent stake in its rivalto just five per cent, saying that its stake distortscompetition on routes between the UK and Ireland.However Ryanair, in a statement blasted the deci-sion as “ridiculous” and said that it would appealthe ruling. A Ryanair spokesman said: “The CMAdecision is manifestly wrong and flies in the face ofthe current IAG offer for Aer Lingus. The competitionregulator had already ruled in April that Ryanair’sstake in Aer Lingus gave it too much control over its

Virgin Atlantic Seeks ToSafeguard CompetitionThe head of VirginAtlantic has said theairline will look for

government help tosafeguard competi-tion, if its biggest rival

IAG succeeds in buyingAer Lingus. Chief exec-utive, Craig Kreegermade the comments at the International Air TransportAssociation’s (IATA)annual generalmeeting in Miami,Florida. “We expectthat the transactionwill ultimately reachconclusion, but we’dcertainly love to see ahard look at what kindof remedies might beappropriate to allowcompetitive connec-tivity to Ireland tocontinue to exist,” hesaid. The IATA AGM isa major event in for theglobal aviation sector,and will be held inDublin next year, it hasbeen revealed.IATA is the trade asso-ciation for the world’sairlines and theconvention will attractmore than 1,200 dele-gates and is estimatedto be worth ¤1.6m tothe local economy.

primary rival in Ireland. In February, Ryanair hadrequested that the CMA re-examine itsdecision to require it to sell its stakedown. The CMA ruled that IAG’s bid for

Aer Lingus was an important part in the decision torequire Ryanair to reduce its shareholding.

A Fair Pay rally was held last week outside Minister for Children, Dr James Reilly’s office,to highlight the low wages of early childhood professionals, who support children andparents during this key foundation stage of development. Councillor Darragh Butler,Senator Darragh O'Brien and Robert Troy T.D. (Fianna Fáil Spokesperson for Children)with Mick Kenny (Chairman Carlow Kilkenny ACP) are pictured during the protest.

Etihad Airlines have now decided tosell its 5 per cent stake in Aer Lingus toIAG, as part of a €1.36bn takeover bidfor the national carrier.Chief executive of Etihad,James Hogan, confirmedthe planned sale, andsaid: “We’re keen tomaintain a relationship with IAG andindications are that they’re interestedin doing so too.” In the process, Etihadhas nearly doubled the value of itsoriginal investment in Aer Lingus. Theyspent just over €35 million between

2012 and 2014 for its 26.65m AerLingus shares and selling now at €2.50per share will see Etihad receive over€66.6m for its almost 5 per cent stake. However, it also received a 5 cent pershare dividend from Aer Lingus last month, for a total of €1.3m. The dividend is being included by IAG

in its calculations of theoverall Aer Linguspurchase price.Etihad invested in AerLingus with a view to

using the Irish airline to deepen itspresence in Europe, where it also ownsstakes in airlines such as Air Berlin andAlitalia. Under EU rules, Etihad couldnever own more than 49.9 per cent ofAer Lingus.

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Four members ofSwords/Baldoyle YouthService received GaisceBronze Awards andCertificates at a cere-mony at the centre’sSwords base onThursday last. The fourrecipients of the medalswere Pavels Cvetkovs,Jennifer O’Connor, NiallKelly and VitalijMasalskij, who all hadto undergo demandingdispiplines to get thisfar Aisling Farrelly ofSwords/Baldoyle toldthe County Leader about what wasinvolved in getting the awards. “Fourbronze awards were presented to thefour members, who are also members ofthe local Youthreach and this is the firsttime we’ve had participants receiving aGaisce award in the JETS project, whichstands for Justice Education TrainingSwords, which is a Garda fundedproject,” she said. “The four recipients

had to complete four disciplines,including personal skills, physical recre-ation and volunteering for an hour eachweek for 13 weeks. Then they had topick their favourite discipline and do itfor an additional 13 weeks. On top ofthat, they had to complete a two dayovernight 100 kilometre cycle, whichtook them over rough ground fromMaynooth to Mullingar, along the Royal

Canal Way.” Theirpersonal skill was FoodSafety and HACCPtraining, which is thestandard which allkitchens must havebefore they can work infood preparation. Theirphysical recreation wasone hour in the gymand their volunteeringwas helping SwordsTidy Towns, where theypainted the railings bythe river at the CastleShopping Centre.“We’re very proud of

the four of them and some of them mayadvance to the Gold Award, which isfour times the Bronze Award andinvolves 52 weeks of everything, asopposed to 13 weeks for the Bronzeaward. This is a huge undertaking andthe hope is that they can emulate localman, Thomas McDonagh who received aGold Gaisce Award from PresidentHiggins,” concluded Aisling.

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Dr. James Reilly TD and AlanFarrell TD will represent Fine Gaelin the constituency of DublinFingal in the next GeneralElection. The candidates wereselected by members of the partyat a convention held onWednesday evening lastin the Grand Hotel inMalahide.James Reilly TD is theMinister for Children andYouth Affairs and DeputyLeader of Fine Gael. Hewas first elected as a TDfor Dublin Fingal in 2007and was successfully re-elected in 2011. Prior tobeing appointed Ministerfor Children and YouthAffairs in 2014, MinisterReilly served as Ministerfor Health for three years.Before entering politics,Minister Reilly worked asa GP in the North Countyfor 25 years. He is alsoformer President of the IrishMedical Organisation. “Fine Gaelin Government have proven thatwe can restore our economy andwe face a major challenge inensuring that we are returned toGovernment to continue thatrecovery, not just for the sake ofthe economy but also to repair ourservices and restore our society.It’s imperative that Fine Gael are

part of the next Government toensure this happens. We must wintwo seats in this constituency tomake this happen,” he stated.Alan Farrell TD is a native ofMalahide and still lives there withhis wife and two young children.

Deputy Farrell’s politicalcareer dates back to2004, when he was firstelected onto FingalCounty Council. Duringhis term on the Councilhe served as Mayor ofFingal, as well as DeputyMayor. He was re-electedto the Council again in2009.Deputy Farrell waselected to Dáil Éireann in2011, where he serves onthe Justice, Equality &Defence, Finance, PublicExpenditure & Reformand Public ServiceOversight & Petitions Dáilcommittees.

“I am hugely encouraged that themembers of Fine Gael have onceagain placed their trust in me torepresent the party in the forth-coming General Election,” DeputyFarrell stated. “I will be workingclosely with my Fine Gael runningmate, Minister Reilly, over thecoming months and intend onrunning an exciting and engagingcampaign.”

Bronze Gaisce Awards For Swords Youngsters

Pictured with their Bronze Gaisce medals and certificates are members of Swords/BaldoyleYouth Service Pavels Cvetkovs, Jennifer O’Connor, Vitalij Masalskij and Niall Kelly

Newbridge HouseTo Be RedevelopedAt the recent AGM of Donabate Portrane Community Council,Newbridge House and Farm company secretary, CiaránStaunton and Brid Ryan from the County Council gave apresentation on their proposals for the upgrade ofNewbridge House and Farm in Donabate. The CountyCouncil’s Economic Development Department wishes toprocure new visitor facilities at Newbridge Demesne, to meetcurrent and future demand from visitors to the house andfarm. Newbridge Demesne is an important part of the North

County’s cultural,archaeological, archi-tectural and historicheritage. The proposedworks are designed tohelp realise the poten-tial of this great facilityas a community andvisitor resource, and

ensure – through increased revenue – the economicallysustainable future of the house and farm. The plan is nowopen for public observations, which can be made by June 25th by post to Fingal County Council Economic Development Services. The plans are displayed inDonabate library.

Alan Farrell TD

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Reilly And Farrell SelectedTo Run For Fine Gael

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Purple Flag is the “gold standard” for towncentres at night and is the highest internation-ally recognised award for the evening and night-time economy in Europe. It brings increasedfootfall and strong recognition to the towncentre as a dynamic, safe, clean and fun place tobe at night and is a fantastic tool for promoting aquality evening and night-time economy offeringto local, regional, national and international visi-tors. The Purple Flag area fro Swords will coverMain Street, North Street, the Pavilions

The visit to the Carnegie Court Hotel.Pictured are Robert Collins, Toni Hogan both from Fingal County Council, PaulGeoghegan, Alan Harrington, Hotel Manager, Noeleen McHugh, Fingal CountyCouncil, David Grant, Hotel Proprietor and Tony Labert, CEO Fingal Dublin Chamber

The Visit To EmpireJerry Harrington, manager of Empire (centre) welcomesCllr. Joe Newman, Tony Lambert CEO Fingal DublinChamber, Toni Hogan and Robert Collins, both fromFingal County Council

The Visit To Swords Garda Station.Inspector Noel Eiffe meets with the team and gives them atour of the station while discussing the night time securityissues that relate to Swords.

Visit to Swords Town ParkThe team talk to Park ranger Tommy McDonagh

The Visit To Gourmet Food Parlour.Manager Suzanne Allen talks to the Purple Flag Team

The Visit ToMcDonalds

McDonalds SwordsO p e r a t i o n sManager, FergusMeagher (far right)welcomes RobertCollins, FingalCounty council,Brian Geoghegan,A p p l e g r e e n ,Noeleen McHugh,Fngal CountyCouncil and TonyLambert, FingalDublin Chamber

The Visit To The PoundDavid McGrane, proprietor, welcomes theteam to the pub

The Visit To Wright’s Café BarMichael Wright (centre) was on hand to meet with The PurpleFlag Team

Shopping Centre and Airside Retail and BusinessPark. As part of the process, a self-assessmentof the Purple Flag area was carried out by thePurple Flag Steering Group, consisting of busi-nesses and Fingal County Council. The group met with representatives from:- TheGourmet Food Parlour, Carnegie Court Hotel,Applegreen Garage, Fingal County Council, ThePound, Cab 2000, The Pavilions ShoppingCentre, Essence Bistro, The Old Schoolhouse,McDonald’s, Wright’s Café Bar and The Empire.

The group also met the Gardaí at Swords GardaStation. Some issues were raised and will beaddressed in the future. “The group was veryimpressed with the pride that people who liveand work in Swords have in the area and howwilling they all were to get involved in the PurpleFlag process, recognising that it would increasethe economy of the town”, said Noeleen McHughfrom Fingal County Council. An independentassessment by the Purple Flag Assessor will takeplace in the Autumn.

The Visit To The Old School House.Keith Lawlor (centre) proprietor of the Old School House welcomes the team.

The Visit To Swords PavilionsIan Hunter, Centre Director of Swords Pavilions discusses withthe group the important role that the centre plays to night-timetrade in the town.

The visit to Applegreen, North Street, Swords.Pictured are Toni Hogan and Noleen McHugh from Fingal CountyCouncil, Paul Geoghegan, licensee Applegreen, Robert Collins, FingalCounty Council and Tony Lambert, CEO Fingal Dublin Chamber

Swords Pride for Purple Flag

Riddle Of WashingMachine Man SolvedMotorists in the North County were amazed last Wednesdayat the sight of a man carrying a full sized washing machine onhis back along the main road between Balbriggan andSwords and on to Malahide. The man was accompanied by anumber of people on his journey.

The County Leader investigated, upon receiving a call froma passing motorist and our reporter caught up with theman near Blake’s Cross. It turns out that the man, EndaO’Doherty from Waterford, decided to carry the full sizedwashing machine on his back all the way from Belfast toWaterford to raise funds for Pieta House, the suicideprevention charity. He was on day four of his journey,which brought him through the North County. He washeading to Malahide to meet John O’Shea, captain of theIrish soccer team, who were based there, in preparationfor last Saturday’s match against Scotland. It turns outthat he was a teacher and taught O’Shea at school inWaterfordHe told the County Leader, “I’m the organiser of the PietaHouse challenge and I’m walking from Belfast to

Waterford to raise awareness of mental health issues inIreland, where 10 people per week are taking their ownlives and the Government just brushes it under the carpet.This is a social issue that needs to be addressed. I alsowant to raise funds for Pieta House, who provide freecounselling for people who need it,” he said. “I decided to carry the washing machine, which issymbolic of the huge emotional weight that people carrythroughout their lives. Nobody can see this weight andnobody knows about it. People can hide their problemsfrom friends and workmates. My problem is on my backand it’s very obvious, where my friends know what I’mstruggling with and can help me and share my load,” hesaid. To prove this point, on day two, he became soexhausted that started to hallucinate, such was the impactof the weight he was carrying. He was also suffering fromsevere blistering of his feet. It was a very symbolicmoment for him, which brought home to him the level ofsuffering of people with mental health issues.Our reporter met up with Enda again in Malahide, and trueto his word, three members of the Irish team, John O’Shea,Jonathan Walters and Glenn Whelan turned up to showtheir support for his herculean effort on behalf of thecharity. Founder of Pieta House, Joan Freeman was alsothere to show her support. A great atmosphere was gener-ated in Malahide by a musical group, called Scoops Music,who are following Enda on his epic journey

Jam Packed Weekend ForMalahide Cub Scouts The June Bank Holiday weekend saw two of Malahide Cub packs takepart in the mini Jamboree at the National Campsite in Larch Hill in thefoothills of the Dublin Mountains. This year the theme was “Hero’s onthe Hill” and over fifty Malahide Cub Scouts rose to the challenge. Setting up camp back to back, the Ceadaoin and Tonnta packs settledin for a weekend of fun and adventure among almost one thousandother cubs from all around the country. The camp was opened onFriday night when the Cub Scouts and leaders alike were treated to amonster Fireworks display at the opening ceremony. Over theweekend the cubs participated in many superhero feats whichinvolved Water Activities Scouting Skills and of course Bouncy Castles,one of the highlights were the monster Campfire and Disco on theSaturday night. Speaking in Larch Hill, Cub Scout Leader Anna Hickeysaid that the Malahide Cub Scouts traditionally camp every year oneither the May or June Bank Holiday weekends, usually part of a miniJamboree. The weather is always a concern she added, but we areexperienced campers and the high winds and heavy rain showers onSaturday night were easily coped with. It really is the old Scout mottoof “be prepared” she added. However, special thanks must go to tothe real heroes of the weekend, the Malahide Cub leaders who them-selves gave up their Bank holiday weekend to ensure that the cubshad a wonderful time and also had a great deal of fun themselves.

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Policing Problem In RushHighlightedLocal councillor, Malachy Quinn(SF) has highlighted what he saysis a policing problem in Rush.Speaking to the County Leader,Quinn said: “The town of Rush, atthe last census in 2011,had a population of9,231 but the people ofthe town do not have afully functioning GardaStation, instead Rushmust share its Gardaresources with itsneighbour, Lusk.” “This has been on-going now for threeyears. The deficit in policing is acause of great concern for the resi-dents. There have been numerousoccasions with locals calling theGardaí for assistance, but having towait several hours for such assis-tance,” he said. Quinn added that many of thetown’s elderly residents were atrisk, without a permanent Gardapresence in the area.

“At a recent Joint Policing Forumpublic meeting in Balbriggan, Ijoined with residents from Rush inhighlighting the problems causedby the lack of a Garda presence in

the town since thestation closed there.Many of these areelderly or live alone,and feel that they are atrisk from anti-socialbehaviour without apermanent Garda pres-ence in the town,” hesaid. He continued: “Garda

numbers throughout the NorthCounty are at a low level withreductions in Community Gardaíacross the County being the mostnoticeable. I want to commend thehard work that our Gardaí do.”“I would also encourage everybodyto report any incidents or suspi-cious activity to your local Gardaí,no matter how trivial you may thinkit is,” he concluded.

Cllr. Malachy Quinn

River Valley Pupils In Litter Pick ProjectPupils from the HolyFamily Senior NationalSchool in Rivervalley,Swords participated ina Litter Pick Project intheir local area onWednesday 10th Junelast. The 4th class chil-dren aged 10-11 yearsold did a litter pick inthe vicinity aroundtheir school, churchand Rivervalley shop-ping centre. Theenthusiasm of the chil-dren was fantastic and

they thoroughlyenjoyed being part ofthis project andhelping their localenvironment. The chil-dren are pupils of MrSeamus Lynch andeach pupil was a creditto their school andwere presented withan environmentalcertificate afterwards.The project was organised by GerryWhite, Chairperson of Hilltown

E n v i r o n m e n t a lAwareness Group(HEAG) which is affili-ated toRivervalley/RathingleResidents Associationand Swords TidyTowns.He would like to thankMorgan McStay ofMcDonald’s, Swordswho supported theproject. They been oneof the main sponsorsof HEAG since it foun-dation in April 2001.

Morgan has confirmedthat one ofMcDonald’s objectivesis to work on theground and participatealongside local groupssuch as HEAG in thefuture on such envi-ronmental projects.“It is planned that thisinitiative will beongoing with the localHoly Family SNS inRivervalley and it isintended that differentclasses from the

school will be given anopportunity to partici-pate in similarprojects, to help theirlocal environment overthe school terms.”“The next Litter pickand graffiti removalproject is now plannedfor two weeks time,where we can lookforward to anotherclass from the HolyFamily SNS once againdoing their bit for theenvironment,” he said.

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Will MEPs BiteThe Apple?Last Wednesday in Strasbourg ParliamentPresident Martin Schulz decided to defer thescheduled vote on the Transatlantic TradeInvestment Programme (TTIP). This vote wasto ref ine the guidance to theCommission’s team as they enter thelast phase of negotiations with theirUS counterparts. The four mainparliamentary groups had arrived ata consensus and an agreed votingpact. But its seems that Schulz’sSocialist and Democratic group is sodivided on TTIP that it’s leadershipcannot guarantee delivery of their commit-ment thus forc ing Schulz to defer themoment. TTIP is a complex series of agreementsbetween Europe and the US. There are manysimilar agreements already in place betweenEurope and many of its trading partners. It issupposed to remove trade barriers and havepositive effects through standardisation of

compliance issues. Many opposed to TTIP areconcerned with the implications of theInvestor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)saying this system of arbitration is a step toofar. That if a country decides to implementpolicies in the interest of the wellbeing of itscitizens, which a multinational perceive detri-mental to their interests that the ISDS systemof arbitration may see the country make largepayments in compensation. Those supportivesay that without trade there is no room forgrowth in the labour market, that removing

the unnecessary barriers will be good forall. In the latest move of getting the

message of opposit ion across toMEPs campaigners took to thestreets around parliament handingout apples tagged “DO NOT

SWALLOW: may contain bleach, chlo-rine, GMOs . . .”. This campaign of

opposition runs across the EU and is wellorganised, focused and knows how to get tothe MEPs, particularly those who can bepresided against the value of TTIP. Thedeferral of the vote is an embarrassment andwill certainly throw the schedule of final ratifi-cation by the end of this year into seriousdoubt. Such a t ime frame was at bestextremely ambitious. To get back on trackISDS may have to be dropped.

By Cathal Boland

Pictured here are the Fingal team with members from Rush Men’s Shed, Baldoyle’s Men Shed, Swords Senior Citizensand Skerries.

A local team brought home thetitle of County Award in the Gofor Life National Games Eventin DCU last week. This year,over 300 older people from 24different counties cametogether to participate in a dayof sport and inter-countyfriendly rivalry! The NorthCounty/Fingal sent a team of12 participants from Rush

Men’s Shed, Baldoyle’s Men’sShed, Swords Senior Citizensand Skerries and werecaptained by Seán Murphyfrom Rush Men’s Shed.The 24 counties were dividedinto two different sections andthe Fingal Team topped thetable in section A. Section Ahad teams from Meath, Clare,Mayo, Waterford, Wicklow,

Donegal, Dublin City andLaois. This is a f irst t imesuccess for the Fingal Teamand the County Council SportsOffice.“This event is all about partici-pation and increasing oppor-tunities for older people toenjoy the games, but it was abonus for us to see the teamwin the title” CaitríonaGeraghy, Sports DevelopmentOfficer, Fingal County Councilsaid.

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NeighbourhoodWatch GoingStrong InMalahideAt a recent meeting of theMalahide Community Forum, thegroup gave an update on theirNeighbourhood Watch Scheme.The forum was represented at thejoint police committee meeting. Itwas a well attended meeting,covering other areas of the NorthCounty. Neighbourhood Watchschemes have become a popular

way to attempt to prevent localcrime, with many towns around theNorth County setting up their ownin recent months. At the meeting,Sergeant Cox said crime was downin public order and criminaldamage areas, but had gone up inburglaries and car break-ins. Thereare now 32 Neighbourhood Watchschemes in the Malahide andPortmarnock areas alone, and 16text alert schemes, according tothe Sergeant. He also informedattendees that he has “zero toler-ance for people who go to drink onthe beach and cause problems,”which was well received by theforum.

‘ShowChoir’ In Rush Rush Musical Society’s“Show Choir” takesplace every Wednesdaynight in the StationHouse, Rush (formerGarda Station). Thesociety still have somespaces available forBasses and Tenors so ifyou are interested in joining them, why not come down on Wednesday nightsat 8pm.

It has emerged that 33acute surgical beds atBeaumont Hospital areto be shut down withimmediate effect.The decision will throwthe North DublinHospital into furthercrisis, adding tosurgical waiting liststhat are already amongthe highest in thecountry. Earlier thisweek, it emerged that outpa-tient waiting lists have rocketedten-fold in the space of just ayear.According to Fianna FáilSpokesperson on Dublin,Senator Darragh O’Brien, thislatest decision will have graveconsequences for surgicalpatients at Beaumont.“My understanding is that 33acute surgical beds are to beshut down immediately and theward reconfigured into a care ofthe elderly ward. This ward iscurrently used for patientsundergoing colorectal surgery,

heart surgery,orthopaedic surgeryand gynaecologicalsurgery. Many of thepatients are cancerpatients,” heexplained. “The decision to shutdown this ward at oneof the busiest surgicalhospitals in thecountry is inexplic-able. Beaumont is alreadyunder enormous pressure, withsurgical waiting lists out ofcontrol as it is. Figuresreleased this week by the

National Treatment PurchaseFund show that outpatientwaiting lists have soared byover 1000 per cent since thistime last year. There isabsolutely no doubt that furtherlimiting the hospital’s capacityto take on patients in need ofsurgery will throw the waiting

lists into further chaos,”he continued. “Staff at the hospital aredeeply concerned aboutthe impact of this deci-sion on patientoutcomes. Many of thepatients affected by theward closure aresuffering from cancer,heart conditions andother chronic illnesses.

They cannot afford towait longer for thesurgery that couldsave their lives,”O’Brien said. “Weneed to hear from theMinister for Healthi m m e d i a t e l y .Beaumont Hospital isin crisis. It is danger-ously overcrowded,dangerously under-staffed and under

unsustainable pressure. Livesare at risk. Minister Varadkarneeds to intervene immediatelyand explain to patients what isgoing on,” he concluded.

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EnergyEfficiency ToBe PromotedLocal TD Alan Farrell (FG)has welcomed theannouncement ofxxx664,093 in fundingfor energy efficiencyprojects off Kettles Lane,Feltrim and Rivervalley,Swords.“The North County is tobenefit from xxx250,693in energy efficiencyfunding in 2015. TheBetter EnergyCommunities scheme isdesigned to improveenergy efficiency inpublic buildings, busi-nesses, sports clubs andhomes.“SSE Airtricity are part-nering with the CountyCouncil to providesubstantial energyupgrades to 108 apart-ments and duplexhomes off Kettles Lane,Feltrim. This project willprovide deep energy effi-ciency retrofit upgradesto these properties.Such upgrades willinclude, heatingupgrades, and cavityand loft insulation.Furthermore, thisfunding will also providefor delivery of a majorenergy efficient lightingupgrade to RivervalleyCommunity Centre,”Farrell explained. :The Government hasalso launched a publicconsultation on thedevelopment of Ireland’sfirst National LowCarbon Transition andMitigation Plan. Theconsultation period willrun until Friday 31st July2015 and I would urge allinterest parties in theNorth County to engagewith the consultationprocess,” he added.

Swords Castle will beopen to the publicand tourists al ikenext month,according to theCounty Counci l .When asked aboutthe status of thecastle by local coun-cillor Darragh Butler(FF), the localauthority repl ied:“Init ial ly SwordsCastle wil l havedaytime opening 10-6pm, and this will befacilitated by July 1stand kept underreview until the endof the tourist season.Fingal Tourism willfaci l i tate guidedtours, opening andsupervision in co-operation with FingalCounty Council.”

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AnotherFundraisingPartner ForRemember UsBalbriggan-based Remember UsSpecial Needs group and theirsupporters rocked the night away atthe Wright Venue on Wednesday lastat a Rock ‘n’ Roll Bingo Charity Night.The members and their supportersdanced the night away in betweengames and enjoyed the disco. On thenight, Suzanne Mulvey, PA to MichaelWright said: ”We are delighted tobecome a fundraising partner toRemember Us Special Needs Groupconsidering what a fantastic group itis. Remember Us is working so hardto raise the funds to buy their ownhome and we are committed tohelping them, as a fundraising partnerto achieving that.” Jean Fitzpatrick,from Remember Us said: “We aredelighted that The Wright Venue hascome on board to help us raise the

funds to buy our much needed base.We would really like to thank SuzanneMulvey for all her support and fororganising such a great night and aspecial thanks to Dean Sherry the D.Jfor the night and to all the bar andsecurity staff.” Jean also said a bigthank you to all the volunteers,without whom the club couldn’toperate.” “We are now halfway to ourtarget and we are so grateful to themany community groups and busi-nesses that have already come onboard. We know that, with theircontinued support, we will buy ourown ‘Home’. All donations are grate-fully received,” she added.“It’s a very busy time for RememberUs, with 110 of our members going tothe Quality Hotel in Youghal on 20thJune for a 7-day Family self-cateringRespite Summer Break away with tripsto West Cork Model Railway Village,Keahy Open Farm and Fota WildlifePark planned.” “Our summerprogramme starts on 14th July and willrun for four days and one night eachweek for six weeks ending onSaturday 22nd August with a SummerFete/Family Fun day fundraising eventin Malahide Castle,” she concluded.

Pictured at the Rock 'n' Roll Bingo night for Remember Us at the Wright Venue in Swordslast Wednesday are Remember Us volunteers, Vera Berger, Mary McCoy, SuzanneMulvey (The Wright Venue), Jean Fitzpatrick and Mary Yeats

A New Community Text Alert System has been proposed for Rush followinga meeting with local Garda representatives. In this meeting, a communitytext alert system was offered to Rush as one method to assist with crimeprevention. To kick-start this initiative, the Rush community are calling onresidents, businesses, clubs, housing estates and all interested parties toregister their support by contacting Rush Community Centre on 8439341.

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In an attempt to embrace andcelebrate the vast range ofcultures and languages withinthe school, St.Colmcille’s GNS inSwords held a multi-cultural day on 11thJune last.The corridors of theschool were ablaze withcolour, as many girlsarrived traditionallydressed for a day filledwith fun, events andexperiences.The morning startedwith many childrengiving greetings overthe intercom fromaround the world. Therewas a parade ofcostumes through the school,followed by a chance for eachgirl to explain her outfit and itscultural symbolism. Manycountries were represented in

this parade, as some of thegirls donned beautifullyembellished Saris, Kimonos

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day, with different sections anddisplays set out to representeach continent. The girls gotthe opportunity to soak upmany cultures with games,reading and arts and crafts, inthe hope of broadening theirholistic learning experiences.

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Skerries Library Consultation Process Now OpenGreen Party general electioncandidate for the NorthCounty, Joe O’Brien haswelcomed the opening of theconsultation process on theuse of the €100,000 allocatedby the County Council forimprovements to Skerrieslibrary.O’Brien said he had initiallyproposed the idea of greatercommunity involvement indecisions on how to use thefunds and added that he hasbeen campaigning on theissue since autumn last year. “The people of Skerries havelots of good ideas about howthe library could become aneven better community spaceand these ideas should belistened to. We have a beau-tiful Carnegie library thatcould really be pulling morepeople into the town centre. Ithink priority for the use ofthe funds should be ways toget more people using whatreally is a community space,”he told the County Leader.“While some essential worksneed to be carried out, I

would urge the Council to giveserious consideration toexpanding the space in thelibrary. There is a sizeablepiece of derelict ground at theback of the library that shouldbe brought into play for thecommunity. Skerries library isextraordinarily small for thesize of the town,” hecontinued.“I have no doubt that all theschools in Skerries would bevery interested in using thelibrary more if space allowedand I would encourage theschool principals and indeedthe children to write to CountyCouncil with their ideas.”“The people need to beconsulted much more oftenby both local and centralgovernment across the countywhen its their money that isbeing spent and their commu-nities that are beingimpacted,” O’Brienconcluded. Consultation forms are avail-able at the library and onlineon the County Councilwebsite. Pictured here is Joe O'Brien at Skerries Library.

The Annual IPB Pride ofPlace Competition isabout to kick off inearnest and the NorthCounty will be repre-sented this year by thecommunities ofBallyboughal, Tyrrelstownand the urban neighbour-hood of Mountview-Blakestown. Pride ofplace is an All-Irelandcompetition which show-cases the best in commu-nity achievement on theisland. The competition isorganised by Co-opera-tion Ireland and is open toevery local authority northand south to nominategroups to represent theircounty. In the NorthCounty, Ballyboughalvillage will represent inthe “populations of 300-1000” category. Meetingshave been taking placealready with the maingroups and individuals in

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Pictured at Lusk National School on Tuesday last at the raising of the Green Flag forTravel, are pupils, Eric Ganovski, Sara Ige and Zara Stfford, with teacher Caroline Morrisand County Mayor, Cllr Mags Murray

Ballyboughal. A particularemphasis will be placedon the history of thevillage in the widercontext of the NorthCounty. The judges willvisit Ballyboughal on theafternoon of July 28th.Speaking about this year’sFingal Pride of Place

entries, Chief ExecutivePaul Reid said; “ I’m confi-dent that the threecommunities chosen torepresent Fingal CountyCouncil in this importantcompetition will do usproud. Pride of Place is agreat way of showcasinghow communities work

best in partnership withtheir local authorities andother agencies in theirareas”. Judging in thecompetition takes placeover the days of July 28ndand 29th with the finalstaking place on November14th. The County Councilwill be keeping theircollective fingers crossedfor good weather so thejudging visits can all takeplace in the best possibleof conditions.


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Jennifer McKenna, Crowne Plaza Blanchardstown, Maura Cassidy,DAA and Ian Hunter, Swords Pavilions.

Pat McCann, Chief Executive, Dalata Hotel Group Plc, Lynn Cawley, General Manager MaldronHotel Dublin Airport, Mags Murray, County Mayor, Siobhan Kinsella, President Fingal DublinChamber and Vincent Harrison, Managing Director Dublin Airport

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Deirdre O'Neill, Athena College, Elizabeth Diaz, Dunboyne Castle, LeonieHutch, Dunboyne Castle, Mary McDonald, UPS

Irene Lowry, Nurture Ireland, Jean Fitzpatrick and TinaGrant both from Remember Us

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Ciaran O'Donavan, Clayton Hotel, Sandra Doyle, ClydePoint Hotel and Trevor Smith, Maldron Hotel

Dave McDonald, USEE with GarethConnolly, AIB Santry

Nuala Gallagher King, Fingal Dublin Chamber, GeraldineKing, National Recruitment Federation and Tony Lambert,CEO Fingal Dublin Chamber

Noeleeen McHugh and Ethna Feltenboth from Fingal County Council

Paddy Kilduff, Aer Lingus Ten Pin Bowling Club with DesMullaly, DAA

Padraig Challonen and Angela Dwyerboth from AIB Blanchardstown

Andrea Molloy, Sales and Marketing Manager, MaldronHotel Dublin Airport with Adrian Gallagher

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Paul O'Kane, DAA, Patricia Sandford, Sarah Flood, Patrice Lennon andSeán Sandford

Aideen Kennedy, Carlton Hotel Dublin Airport, Lisa Halligan, Maldron HotelDublin Airport, Declan Meagher and Avrelie Jaffre all from the Carlton HotelDublin Airport

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Pictured here are the winners of the 7-aside tournament - daa Football Club Seniors: L-RBrian Bonny, Thomas Carty, Declan Ryan, Blaine Hart, Akash Choolun. Front Row L-RRobbie Corcoran, Stephen Hanna, Gary O’Hanlon, Aaron Hart and Cillian Hart.

Seven-Aside TournamentAt Dublin Airport DAA Footbal l C lubofficially marked theend of the 2015season with thehosting of the DublinAirport 7-a-side tour-nament at a wind-swept ALSAA sportscomplex lastweekend.The tournament ,which is now heldbiennially, was origi-nally setup in 1971for Aer R iantadepartments and

State Service teamsand has seen manytitanic battles downthrough the years.This year’s tourna-ment broughttogether 15 teamsfrom across thecampus to competewith sides from thefootball club for thebragging r ights ofbeing crowned“ A i r p o r tChampions”.Proceedings got

underway at 11:00amwith three groups off ive teams in around-robin formatwith the winner ofeach group and thebest overall runners-up going through tothe semi-finals. DAAFootball Club’s Over35’s s ide showedsome early promisewith an emphatic 7-0win over theRadisson Blu’s in thefirst game. This was

soon fo l lowed byskilful displays fromthe Maldron,Terminal 2 Facilitiesand DHL. Such wasthe qual i ty of a l lteams compet ing,little separated mostof the games as fourof the opening s ixmatches ended in adraw.The competition finalwas contestedbetween ALSAA andthe DAA Footbal lClub seniors whichended with the hostteam running outwinners of the 2015tournament by 2goals to nil. The manof the match awardfor the f inal wasawarded to GaryO’Hanlon f rom thewinning side.This coming seasonwill be particularlys igni f icant in thehistory of the foot-bal l c lub wi th theintroduct ion of anUnder 19’s team forthe f i rs t t ime. Inpreparation for this,the club would liketo inv i te youngplayers f rom thenorth Dublin area toattend an open dayin the ALSAA onSaturday 4th July.

Unique Project For SwordsThe County Council Heritage Office needs yourmemories and photographs, as part of the FingalCommunity Excavation Project 2015-16. They areputting together an exhibition of photographscalled Swords Castle: My Castle. They are askingpeople to contribute their photos, memories,drawings, newspaper cuttings, events, paintings,brochures, basically anything you have relatingto Swords Castle.The proposal is to make a timeline of all theseimages which will be exhibited in Swords Castlefor everyone to see during Heritage Week 2015(August 22nd-30th). ‘This is part of a uniqueprogramme to re-engage people with SwordsCastle’ said Fingal’s Community Archaeologist,

Christine Baker. ‘If there’s a photo of you in the1970s having a picnic or just enjoying SwordsCastle those are the snapshots we want’.Well-known local historian Bernadette Marks willbe going through the Swords Historical Societyarchives. ‘We have loads of photos of activitiesin the Castle especially since Swords HeritageFestival began in 1987, but we will need tosearch for anything older,’ Christine continued.To be part of this special project, photographscan be emailed to [email protected] orprints can be dropped into the Swords HeritageCentre or ring Christine to arrange collection.All prints, photos and other materials will bescanned and returned safely.

Local councillor, Malachy Quinn(SF) has welcomed the planningpermission application for theconstruction of a 450 pupil post-primary school at St George’sNational School, Balbriggan.The plans include a physicaleducation facility, a special needsunit and support teaching spacesand a phase two extension toaccommodate 300 additional

pupils. “With the growth in theschool-going population in thenorth west of the town in the last10 years, this development ofeducational facilities is longoverdue. The completion of theCastlemill Road in conjunctionwith this project will enhance thearea for its many residents,”Quinn told the County Leader. “School building projects and

infrastructural improvements arethe key to developing our localtowns and villages Sinn Féin havebeen instrumental in calling forsuch investment projects to boostlocal economies, there is a starkneed for companies involved insuch projects to aim for apercentage of local labour to beemployed in such projects,” headded. “The development ofschool projects across the NorthCounty is required if theGovernment’s Spatial Strategy forFingal is to be successful goingforward,” he concluded.

Planning Permission SubmittedFor New Balbriggan School

Fun At The Farm A great day was had by all at Wooly Ward’s Superhero Event last weekend. Lots of children turnedup in their Superhero costumes and the farm was buzzing with excitement. The Superhero Trainingcourse proved to be a great success and everyone received a Superhero certificate. Pony rides,bouncy castles, cookie decorating and the Peter Panimal show were some of the activities enjoyedby all. The next themed event at Wooly Ward’s Farm is Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June – comeand join the team to celebrate Wooly Ward’s 4th birthday party. Magicians, live music and giantgames will all be included in the day.


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Swords Orthodontics, which is locatedon Main Street in Swords, is a shiningexample of a local firm experiencingoutstanding success in the town.Orthodontist, Dr Stephen Murray isextremely proud of his award winningpractice and he spoke to the CountyLeader about the success of his busi-ness and the awards won. “We have aspecialist dentist practice on SwordsMain Street, probably the longestestablished one in the town. We havebeen here since 2003 and this year, wewon the award for Irish Dentistry’sPractice of the Year and we were alsocommended as Irish Dentistry’s BestEmployer, which is a wonderful honourfor us to have won,” he said.The employees at Swords Orthodontics

have just returned from a conference inSan Francisco, where they attended theAmerican Association’s Orthodonticconference, which is the biggest in theworld. This was a great opportunity forour team members to learn, not justabout orthodontics, but to attendlectures there as well.” Dr Murrayconfirmed that the business isbooming and he and the staff are reallylooking forward to the summer ahead.“Swords is a great place for the prac-tice, as it is a nice size, where peoplecan enjoy facilities within walkingdistance. The fact that we are locatedbeside the bank is very handy for us,and our patients can enjoy a coffee inthe restaurant downstairs, while theywait for their appointment,” he said.

Proprietor of Swords Orthodontists, Dr Stephen Murray is pictured being congratulatedon winning the award as Irish Dentistry's Best Practice of the Year, by President ofFingal Dublin Chamber, Siobhan Kinsella. Also pictured is Chamber CEO, Tony Lambert

SummerFete InSwordsThe Parent TeacherAssociation ofHolywell EducateTogether NationalSchool in Swords isholding its SummerFête on Sunday, June21st. All are welcometo this fun day out onthe school grounds.Dublin Fire Brigadeand Kinsealy PetStore will be paying avisit. There will bebouncy castles,games, face paintingand tattoos for thekids. Also there willbe plenty of foodavailable on the day,with a barbecue,cakes, sweets andfresh popcorn. All arewelcome to attendwhat will surely be agreat day out.

Quiz NightIn Swords Local Autism supportgroup Snowflakes, areholding a quiz night onSaturday, June 27thfrom 8.00pm till late inALSAA in Swords. Thecost is €40 for a tableof four and prizesinclude wo tickets tothe group’s ‘SnowBall’ a signed FramedIreland Soccer Jerseyand a 42 inch LED LCDTV.

Pictured here is Malahide pupil Clíona Fitzpatrick withMinister for Arts, Heritage & Gaeltacht, Heather HumphreysTD and James Twohig, Director Ireland Operations of Valero.

Pictured here is winnerSinead Farrell

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Talented Local StudentsWin Art Awards

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Seven students fromaround the NorthCounty were recentlypresented with top

awards in this year’s61st Texaco Children’sArt Competition.Clíona Fitzpatrick (14),

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do the job, there is noharm in adding a littlemore excitement tothe present. Howabout giving your dadan experience he will

never forget like a tripor lesson. Flyinglessons for fathers are

becoming more andmore popular asFather’s Day gifts.Accompanied with afew sessions ofskydiving, theselessons could verywell give him theexperience of a life-t ime. Howeverjumping out of planes,or even simply beingthere might not beeveryone’s cup of tea.If your dad is fond ofwatching the odd bitof golf, well then itmight be a good ideato get him some golflessons, or go on agolfing trip to some ofthe many excellentgolf courses andresorts dotted acrossthe North County.Perhaps a gift voucherfor one of our golfclubs, where he canbuy clubs, golf shoes,or clothing. If moneyis tight, then spendthe night out withyour father on a pub-crawl across yourtown, be warnedthough, this justmight be an experi-ence he won’tremember in themorning.It’s always nice to addsome personaltouches to your gift. Itshows that a lot ofthought and care wasput into choosing theright one. Homemadegifts can make evenbetter presents thanshop-bought ones.Something as simpleas making a photoframe, or creatingyour very own Father’sDay card out of homematerials can mean alot. Another idea is tomake your father adelicious breakfastf irst thing in themorning, fry up somepancakes, pour outthe orange juice,make up the teapotand cook up a fry.Best way to startFather’s Day is with a ful l stomach and the breakfast will setthe mood for the dayto come.If your dad is fond ofhis technology, wellthen get him somegizmos and gadgets.They can be usefuland practical, l ikeshavers and phones orjust cool and funknick-knacks l ike aremote controlledhelicopter or the retrolava-lamp. With theemergence of a newcraze, microbreweries,

which sprang up allover the place in thelast few years. Manywebsites now offerfun microbrewerystarter packs for acheap price. Your dadcan make his ownbeer tailored to hisown taste buds, andshare it with hisfriends and family.For something thatcan be enjoyed by thewhole family, a mealout in one of the finerestaurants, or hotelshere in the NorthCounty will show howmuch he means toyou. You could alsoarrange for a nice tripaway for him withyour mother to one ofthe many fine hotelsdotted around thecountry.You don’t have tospend a fortune to sayjust how much youcare. Think of thesimple things that helikes. A day to watchsports, pig out and dowhatever it is he likes

to do. Remember thatthis is his special day.Things like breakfastin bed, renting his

favourite movie (youwill surely know oneor two of his ‘musthave movies’) and

cooking his favouritedinner may very wellbe simply what thedaddy asked for.


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We asked:“Do you thinkthe sale of

Aer Lingus is good forthe country?”

Q:

No, I prefer to keep it for ourselves. I love Aer Lingusand I don’t want to see it getting lost on us.

I do not really have an opinion because what theywant to do they will do. I have worked with AerLingus for a long time and I think it is really sad tosee it being sold. It would have been nicer if theydidn’t.

Miriam FritschDaniel Chapman

YOURVIEWWith reporter Miriam Fritsch & Daniel Chapman

Definitely not. They screwed the staff. They shouldhave thought about the result before they sold it.They are selling it to one person and nothing is stop-ping them to sell it again a year or two later. Theyhave no obligation to the original contract. I thinkthey should have fixed that before they sold it.

Maria Fagan, Swords

I know that they had a lot of problems and Ryanair isalways against Aer Lingus. Probably that would bebetter for the country. I think it is a good thing. Myonly concern is that they might reduce the staff. Thecabin staff does brilliant work.

No. Why not keep it the way it is? The staff are sonice and I am concerned for the jobs. Ryanair mightwin the competition.

I do not think that it is a good idea. It is the same asalways, the big guys with the big money in theirpockets make decisions and they do not care for thepeople underground. There are a lot of peopledepending on that and they are not guaranteed thesafety of their job.

I think it is good because it gives us a little morecompetition. That’s my hope. I will travel to theStates and I have to pick Aer Lingus, so I would likeit to be slightly cheaper for me. My concern wouldbe the jobs.

Melissa Carey, Swords

Mary Mallin, Swords

Patricia Gaffney, Swords

I am not really sure about it. I suppose there arepluses and minuses. I think it is sad that they areselling it but making it private will give us moreopportunities and it might have an effect on theprices. A more fair competition.

Imelda Doyle, Swords

Veronica Dickson, Malahide

Jill Gooch, Swords

David Lowe, Swords

Carla Pratt, Donabate

Frances Browne, Swords

Yes, I think so. As long as they can keep the priceslow it is competitive I guess.

No. You need to keep something in the country. Theyare selling it in order to make money but in the longrun they won't.

T h e m o s t a w a i t e dseason is here oncea g a i n . I t ’ s a l w a y srefreshing to see thes u n s h i n e t h r o u g hthe windows so earlyi n t h e m o r n i n g ,clothes hung out tod r y i n t h e g a r d e n ,a n d f l o w e r s b l o s -s o m i n g i n t h egarden. The hoursare longer, and thed a y s a r e w a r m e r .N o w m a y b e t h eperfect t ime to gets t a r t e d o n t h a ts u m m e r p r o j e c ty o u ’ v e p u t o f fb e c a u s e t h e d a y sw e r e s h o r t e r a n dc o l d e r . H e r e ’ s t h etime to redecoratey o u r h o u s e , o rchange the design ofyour garden.Y o u m a y b e i n t h em o o d f o r s o m em a j o r r e c o n s t r u c -tion, or possibly justw a n t t o m a k e t h e

house more summerfr iendly. Whateveryou’re thinking of,here are some tips

to hopefully inspireyou to get started. Iti s p o s s i b l e t o

change the look ofy o u r h o m e o n t h eoutside and inside,o n j u s t a s m a l l

budget. Businessesin the North Countyh a v e s o m e g r e a ts u m m e r o f f e r s t og i v e y o u t h e b e s tbargain, and achieveyour summer homeon a small budget. A s t h e s u m m e r ’ sh e r e , t h e r e ’ s n ol o n g e r a n e e d f o rd r a b c o l o u r s a n dh e a v y m a t e r i a l s .H e r e i s a s e a s o nw h e r e y o u rsurroundings shouldbe light and breezyt o r e f l e c t t h e

summer. A populart i p i s t o r e p l a c ethose heavy wintercurtains for lighter,

t h i n n e r o n e s .Embrace the sun, it’sn o t e v e r y d a y w ehave it. In fact, wemost probably spenda third of the year inthe dark and cold, al i t t l e m o r n i n gs u n s h i n e a n d l a t enights can’t harm us.Summer’s all aboutt h e l i g h t c o l o u r s ,and al lowing morelight into the housew i l l b r i n g s u m m e rindoors too. Not onlythis, but it will alsomakes your roomsa p p e a r l a r g e r a n dm o r e s p a c i o u s .Appear ing to havemore space reflectsthe outdoor air andbreeze.T h e l i v i n g r o o mshould be the mostvibrant, lively roomin the house, filledw i t h f a m i l ymembers, so deco-rate your living roomt o r e f l e c t t h i s .There’s no longer aneed for those thick,wooly b lankets oncouches, if you tendt o u s e o n e f o rcomfort, replace theblanket with a nice,

p a s t e l c o l o u r e dthrow. Decorate theroom with colourfulornaments adding as u m m e r y p o p o fcolour. Candles arek e y t o m a k i n gh o u s e s f e e l l i k e ahome. Buy or replacesome candles withsome subtly sweeto n e s , s i m i l a r t os u m m e r f r u i t s .T h e r e ’ s n o t h i n gm o r e r e l a x i n g a n dh o m e l y . T h a n acandlel it room ands u b t l e l i g h t i n g .Colourful candles area great way to addcolour, and comforta l s o . H o w e v e r , b esure to balance outthe colour carefully,w i t h t h e t h e m e o fyour house. I f i t isp r o m i n e n t l y t r a d i -t i o n a l , p a s t e lc o l o u r e d c a n d l e sand ornaments wills u i t b e t t e r . I fhowever, your livingr o o m h a s a m i n i -malist look, stickingt o m a i n l y s h a d e dc o l o u r s , y o u m a yget away with bright,bold colours whicha d d c h a r a c t e r a n dd i m e n s i o n t o y o u rhouse this summer. F o r t h e b a t h r o o m ,r e p l a c e t h e b a t hmats and towels withl i g h t e r c o l o u r s . Alight scented candlealways looks calmingand re lax ing whenl i t . T r y a f r e s hscented one, similart o v a n i l l a o r s e abreeze, these l ightscents always add tot h e t o n e . P e r h a p snow is the time to trysome new bathroomproducts . Now i t ’ssummer, everythingc o m e s t o l i f e ,i n c l u d i n g s c e n t s ,e m b r a c e t h i s b yopting for a differentbody wash, perhapsa scented one. G e t y o u r g a r d e ns u m m e r f r i e n d l y .F r e s h e n t h e l o o k ,just by simply

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p u l l i n g o u t a f e ww e e d s f r o m t h ep a v i n g a n d f l o w e rbeds. Unfortunately,in the summer, thelawn can becomeshigh maintenance,w i t h i t n e e d i n g at r i m e v e r y t w oweeks. However it isa g o o d e x c u s e t ospend some time outin the sun. Sprinkles o m e g r a s s s e e d sonto the lawn, thiswil l layer i t with afresh coat, makingt h e l a w n l o o k awhole lot healthier.T a k e t h i s t i m e t odecide if your lawnrequires level l ing,a n d f o r o t h e r b i ggarden projects, youm a y n e e d s o m eprofessional, locallandscapers. If thereare only small areasthat need levelling,you may be able tojust use sand, andallow the lawn timeto grow through. T h e N o r t h C o u n t yh a s s o m e l o v e l y

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tenance. Dress thetrees in decorative,clay pots, these willmake a great state-ment piece in yourgarden. Use this summer tobegin something weall push to the backo f o u r l i s t s e a c hyear. Grow our ownh e r b s . T h e y ’ r ea l w a y s u s e f u l t om a k e s o m e n i c et a s t e f u l d i s h e s ,perhaps to go withy o u r o w n , h o m e -grown vegetables.Herbs are arguablythe easiest to buy,grow and look after.Y o u c a n p u r c h a s esome seeds at lowcost from your localg a r d e n i n g c e n t r e .Start of f smal l , bylooking after a fewherbs such as rose-m a r y , c h i v e s , a n dt h y m e o n y o u rkitchen window sill.W h e n y o u f e e lprepared to expand,delve into the worldo f s u m m e r a n d

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Simplex CluesAcross1. Days’ periods of work (6).4. Place of carnage (8).9. Those without close friends (6).

10. Cute in appearance (8).12. Challenges to perform (5).13. I lent sire to be irrepressible (9).14. Plants of the lowest group (5).15. Animals destructive to game (6).20. Robberies in America (6).21. Direct a vehicle in course (5).24. Now and then (9).27. Small herring-like fish (5).28. Real tier could hold a merchant (8).29. Make intense (6).30. One of group in northern Ireland (8).31. Solid image (6).

Down1. I fly so I’d become compact (8).2. Want in knowledge generally (8).3. Entrance to grounds (9).5. Masks animal skins (5).6. Directed towards right (5).7. Threw in high fashion (6).8. Processes ore (6).

11. Begs earnestly (6).16. Be little affected by (6).17. Is in tents to be obstinately pressing (9).18. In the last stage of decay (8).19. Appearance to hide reality (8).22. Belonging to the stars (6).23. Of obscene discourse (6).25. Coil a curly figure (5).26. Comes face to face (5).

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10. Writes (8).12. Frock (5).13. Timely (9).14. Impute to (5).15. Tune (6).20. Blazed up (6).21. Great (5).24. Assign (9).27. Swindle (5).28. Obstruction (8).29. Girl (6).30. Walkers (8).31. Hold (6).

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QuickAcross: 1 Lethal; 4 Isolates; 9 Plaice; 10 Composes; 12 Dress; 13 Opportune; 14 Refer; 15 Medley; 20 Flared; 21Super; 24 Attribute; 27 Cheat; 28 Blockade; 29 Maiden; 30 Treaders; 31 Cradle.Down: 1 Lapidary; 2 Trade-off; 3 Ancestral; 5 Stoop; 6 Leper; 7 Tissue; 8 Sussed; 11 Former; 16 Dodges; 17 Easychair; 18 Splendid; 19 Pretence; 22 Gambit; 23 Stroke; 25 Inked; 26 Under.

SimplexAcross:1 Stints; 4 Shambles; 9 Loners; 10 Adorable; 12 Dares; 13 Resilient; 14 Fungi; 15 Vermin; 20 Heists; 21 Steer;24 Sometimes; 27 Sprat; 28 Retailer; 29 Deepen; 30 Loyalist; 31 Statue.Down:1 Solidify; 2 Ignorant; 3 Turnstile; 5 Hides; 6 Moral; 7 Lobbed; 8 Smelts; 11 Craves; 16 Resist; 17 Insistent; 18Decrepit; 19 Pretence; 22 Astral; 23 Smutty; 25 Twirl; 26 Meets.

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AQUARIUS Jan 20 - Feb 18The trick to dealing with perplexing situations isto act swiftly and decisively, yet to expect littlein the way of response. By all indications takecareful note of this advice - and act on it - forwhat takes place this week.

PISCES Feb 19 - Mar 20You frequently spoil those you care about andoften find it difficult to be tough with them. Butas events transpire this week, certain issuessimply cannot be ignored. Also, in all matters,the faster you act the better.

ARIES Mar 21 - Apr 20As the week begins and you face unpleasant -and in some cases unfair - power struggles, youbecome dispirited about getting issuesresolved. In every case, persistance, combinedwith patience, wins the day.

TAURUS Apr 21 - May 20However time-consuming difficulties with othersare, you must explore your options. Initially, thisprovides intriguing insights, but towards theend of the week you will be putting into practisewhat you learnt in the past.

Gemini May 21 - Jun 20Few things are more frustrating than having todeal with unfairly rigid circumstances or inflex-ible individuals. But you soon begin to see thatchange could help you take advantage of as yetundiscovered possibilities.

Cancer Jun 21 - Jul 22Difficult as it may be, try not to take personallywhatever happens earlier in the week. This willenable you to focus on the far more intriguingdevelopments that are indicated in your signs asthe week comes to an end.

Leo Jul 23 - Aug 23You’ve known for some time that you were goingto have to confront certain individuals or situa-tions, but the time never seemed right. Now, notonly is it ideal, but your hand will be forced asthe week progresses.

Virgo Aug 24 - Sep 22If you come to feel this is a week to tidy upmatters from the past, then you won’t minddealing with the issues you face. In fact, you’llbe revealed once circumstances force you toconfront certain situations.

Libra Sep 23 - Oct 22For weeks now you’ve been trying to get closeties or associates to agree to certain plans, butyou’ve been frustrated. Try to be patient, indica-tions are that events later in the week will playright into your hands.

Scorpio Oct 23 - Nov 22You’ve been cornered into making decisions thatreally aren’t your responsibility. And, whateveryou do this week, someone will object. Thatbeing the case, the solution lies in being tough,and call it as you see it.

Sagittarius Nov 23 - Dec 21You’ve been ignoring all doubts or anxieties forsome time. Initially, you hoped you could side-step them. But evasion becomes increasinglydifficult when faced with developments as theweek takes hold.

Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 19You want time to become comfortable with thepotentially life-changing offers that arise aroundThursday, but you’ll have to move swiftly. Anydelay with such decisions, and they could bemade on your behalf.

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Presentation EveningFor Kinsealy Club Kinsealy Boys Football Club held their end ofseason presentation evening recently. Theclub has seen significant growth in recenttimes and the event was very well attendedby the players and their families.The evening began with registrations for the2015/16 season, followed by fun activities forthe children, including face painting, bouncycastles, penalty shootouts, raffles and ofcourse lots of goodies. DJ Don providedmusic and commentary throughout theevening while managers and volunteersensured everyone was having fun. The highlight of the evening was the presen-tation of medals to every player, andtrophies were awarded to a number ofplayers from each team under the headingsof Most Improved Player, Players’ Player andManager’s Player.The children went home happy, but withoutdoubt, exhausted from the excitement,bouncy castles and football fun.Kinsealy Boys Football Club cater for boysand girls from Academy to under 13 and arealways delighted to welcome new players.They train throughout the summer inKinsealy Court from Monday to Thursday.

Ballyboughal Pitch And PutSunday game winner was Bridget Ing Net 48,R/up Patricia Delaney Net 49. Wednesday27hole scramble winners, Martin Cullen, NickSavage, Bridget Ing and Josie Cahill G68.R/up Eddie Madden, Liam O’Rourke andMary Kennedy G70. The club also want to saycongratulations to James ‘Shaybo’ Carroll ofthe Fingal Cave Skerries team who got a holein one on the 17th in the recent game winover Ballyboughal in the Fingal and EastMeath Champ. New members are welcomejoin the club.

Local Fianna Fáil councillor, Adrian Henchy haspraised the members of the Donabate PortranePeninsula for their formation of a new localneeds analysis for the community, t i t led‘Forming The Future.’ “I was delighted to attend,“Forming the Future” - a new local needsanalysis of the peninsula communit ies ofDonabate, Portrane and Corballis – which waslaunched by the County Mayor, Cl lr . MagsMurray,” Henchy told the County Leader. Fundedby the County Council and guided by a localrepresentative, Community Research SteeringGroup, “Forming the Future” is the result of workcompleted in the local community by Community

Works, a Galway based independentresearch team specialising in communitydevelopment research.Commissioned in August 2014,Community Works conducted surveysand interviews with focus groups, resi-dents and community groups, to createa detai led prof i le of the Peninsulacommunity, to list the changes it hasundergone and to suggest the directionsthe community might take in the future.“Also at the launch, there was an excellentpresentation by Pauline Kirby for the olderperson. Pauline is actively involved in working

with older people and she discussed the benefitsof activity training and development . A personcentred approach to keep older people happyand healthy at every stage of life. The launchalso saw a presentation by Des Culleton who isthe group leader of the Foróige group.

Henchy paid tribute to the SteeringCommittee members who have workedextraordinari ly hard for the localcommunity and the invaluable reportled by Chairperson Ray O Rourke, DesCulleton, Catriona Sharkey, Ann Hand,Tom Burke, Jacinta Lowndes, Peg andMiriam Kelly. “I would like to acknowl-edge and thank the committee for theirinvolvement in getting this study towhere it is today and I have no doubt

this research will be an invaluable resource inthe upcoming preparation of the Donabate LocalArea Plan,” Henchy concluded.

Henchy Praises DonabateCommunity Survey

Every year, the President of Swords ICA (Irish CountryWomen's Association) does an Easter Chicken Fundraiserin aid of St. Francis Hospice. This year it raised a veryimpressive €2430.The chickens are all knitted by members of the SwordsSenior Citizens & Swords ICA and once knitted werestuffed and a little Cadbury's Easter egg was placed in thechicken and they sell them in JC's and local shops in thearea. Pictured is Swords ICA President, Doreen McKittrick(left) presenting the cheque to a representative of StFrancis Hospice

Dublin Airport Wins Airport Achievement Awardopportunities to improveperformance andpassenger experiences byworking collaboratively

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Dublin Airport has beennamed the winner of theIrish Aviation Authority‘Airport AchievementAward’. The airport wasrecently presented withthe prestigious award forits outstanding commit-ment to infrastructuralimprovement and theenhancement of thepassenger experience inthe last 12 months.Accepting the award onbehalf of the team, Headof Mechanical andElectrical Systems AssetManagement Paul Beggsaid: “Dublin Airport is ona cultural journey ofdeveloping AssetManagement. Individuallywe are good at what wedo, collectively we have

two major investmentprojects. A €20 millionextension to the apronarea will deliver an addi-tional ten new aircraftparking spaces on thenorthern end of theairfield. This is the largestsingle capital investmentat the airport since theopening of T2.A €14 million project isunderway to expand theshort term parking facili-ties opposite T2. Theproject will deliver anextra 1,400 car parkspaces bringing theoverall number of carparking spaces in the T2multi-storey facility to2,500. The aim of bothprojects is to enhancepassenger experience.

Pictured here is Head of Mechanical and ElectricalSystems Asset Management at Dublin Airport, Paul Begg.

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Continued from page 1Daly said: ”Any monies that arethere should be put into thef a l l i n g s t a n d a r d s o f t h a tpensions scheme. Investmenti n p u b l i c i n f r a s t r u c t u r e i sa l w a y s w e l c o m e a n d M e t r oNorth should be going aheadregardless of the Aer L ingussale, but it should not be at theexpense of Aer Lingus workers.”Senator Darragh O’Brien (FF)also said the priority must be toreimburse the Airport pensionscheme holders. “The MetroNorth project is entirely sepa-rate and it would be extremelycynical of the Government to

l ink i t in any way to the AerLingus sale. This project mustgo ahead regardless. At the veryleast they should return someof the profits to pension schememembers who were forced totake savage cuts to facilitatethe deal,” he concluded.Local Minister James Reilly haschose not to make himself avail-able to comment on this topic. The power of rural politicians isthat they always pull togetherto get facilities and services fortheir regions. The sincere hopeis that our politicians will notuse this issue as a political foot-ball.

Local Politicians DifferOver Aer Lingus Loot

Medals GaloreFor Swords ClubA Taekwon-Do club in Rivervalley in Swordsrecently competed at the 19th Senior and 13thJunior World Taekwon-Do ITF Championships inLido de Jesolo in Italy. There were over 1,000competitors from 52 countries competing at thechampionships.The Taekwon-Do club is coached by Mr.Stephen Cooley. He is also a coach to theNational Team.Ireland sent a team of 39 competitors tocompete at these world championships andfinished 4th in the overall rankings. Of these 39competitors there was a total of 11 competitorswho train in Rivervalley, Swords.The club came home with two individual WorldChampions: Ellen Ince who won Gold in theJunior Female category for the 55kg IndividualSparring, and Luke McGrath who won Gold inthe Junior Male Category for the 56kgIndividual Sparring. They also came home with two individual vice-champions: Maeve Magee who won a Silver forher Junior Female Special Technique and RostikIvanchuk who won Silver in Junior Male for his56kg Individual Sparring. Everybody else representing the Rivervalleyclub took home a medal in some capacity,taking home a mix of Gold, Silver and Bronzemedals which is a terrific achievement for theclub and its members.

Farrell Encourages Travellers To ApplyFor European Health Insurance CardLocal TD, Alan Farrell(FG), has encouragedthose in the NorthCounty who are plan-ning to go on holidayin Europe this summerto apply for aEuropean HealthInsurance Card.“I would encouragepeople in the NorthCounty who are plan-ning to go on holidayto a destination withinEurope to apply for aEuropean HealthInsurance Card fromthe HSE. Generally,European HealthInsurance Cards are

issued by the HSEwithin 10 days of anapplication beingreceived. People whoare ordinarily residentin Ireland are eligibleto apply for aEuropean HealthInsurance Card whichwill then be issued freeof charge,” Farrellsaid. “A European HealthInsurance Card entitlesan Irish resident tohealthcare in thepublic system of anymember state of theEuropean Union or theEuropean Economic

Area, as well as inSwitzerland. Having aEuropean HealthInsurance Card willprovide people withreassurance that theywill be able to accessthe treatment theywould need shouldthey fall ill or becomeinjured while onholiday in a Europeancountry.”“For this reason, aEuropean HealthInsurance Card couldbe seen as a travelnecessity and willprovide people withpeace of mind while

they are on holiday.Application forms canbe obtained from theHSE’s website andsubmitted by post tothe Local Health Office,although medical cardand drug paymentscheme card holderscan submit their appli-

cations online,” hecontinued.“I would also urgethose in the NorthCounty who are plan-ning their summerholidays for this yearto check their pass-ports and ensure theyhave sufficient time toapply for a new pass-port should they findtheir passport hasexpired,” Farrellconcluded.

A record number of passengers trav-elled through Dublin Airport in May. Passenger numbers grew by 13 percent last month, with more than 2.2million passengers travelling throughthe airport. This made it the busiestMay ever in the 75 year history ofDublin Airport.“The latest monthly figures from ACIEurope reported that Dublin Airportpassenger traffic continues to grow ataround three times the Europeanaverage,” said Dublin AirportManaging Director, Vincent Harrison.Almost 1.2 million passengers travelled

to and from continental Europe in May,a 12 per cent increase compared to lastyear. UK traffic recorded a 13 per centincrease, with almost 754,000 passen-gers travelling last month.Passenger volumes to and from NorthAmerica grew by 13 per cent, withalmost 234,000 passengers travellingthis route sector in May.Other international traffic, whichincludes flights to the Middle East,increased by 22 per cent in May, withover 56,000 passengers travellingthese routes during the month.More than 6,000 passengers travelled

on domestic routes last month, whichwas a five per cent decrease on lastyear. Passenger numbers at DublinAirport have increased by 14 per centin the first five months of this year, asalmost nine million passengers usedthe airport. The major increase inpassenger numbers means that DublinAirport has already welcomed morethan 1.1 million extra passengers so farthis year.“The record growth in passengernumbers is good news for the Irisheconomy, as a recent economic impactstudy shows Dublin Airport supportsalmost 100,000 jobs both locally andnationally.“Every one million additional passen-gers at Dublin Airport supports morethan 1,000 extra jobs in the industry,”Harrison added.

Record Passenger MayNumbers At Dublin Airport

Pictured are the St Finian's Swords Under 13 Camogie girls, who completed a remarkable league season with their tenth straight victory, when they beatGood Counsel. The result means the girls finish top of the league and can look forward to Division 1 camogie next season, a fantastic achievement. A lotof the girls also played in Croke Park and Parnell Park last week, representing Holy Family SNS

Pictured here is medal-winner, Peter Dilworth(aged 11 from Skerries),representing EliteTaekwon-Do Academy,Skerries. Elite Taekwon-Do Academy, Skerrieswon a number of medalsat the Master DouglasTaekwon-Do AnnualTournament which washeld in Stepasiderecently.The event featured over200 senior and juniorIrish National Taekwon-Do Association (INTA)members, competing intechnical patterns andsparring.

Fun Run InBalbrigganGet your walking andrunning shoes ready! OnSunday 21st June, theParents Association ofBalbriggan EducateTogether National Schoolare having a 5K Fun Run /Walk. Everyone partici-pating should meet from9.30am (event starts10am) at the back ofMillfield Shopping Centre.The cost is €5 per person,and €8 per family.Everyone welcome.


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Local AirlinesRecognised At AviationIndustry Awards Will ie Walsh, ChiefE x e c u t i v e ,International AirlinesGroup ( IAG) wasannounced as thewinner of theO u t s t a n d i n gContr ibution toAviation award at therecent Aviat ionIndustry Awards. Theawards celebrateexcellence and inno-vation in the aviationindustry. Sponsoredexclusively by theIr ish Aviat ionAuthority (IAA), theevent attracted 650people from over 80companies. Wil l ie Walsh wasrecognised for hismany signif icantachievements to theaviation industry overthe years, includingthe successful recon-f iguration of AerLingus during theglobal aviation down-turn following 9/11;the restructuring ofBritish Airways into aprofitable airline andfor his lead role in themerger of BA withIberia, which created

the InternationalAirlines Group.The Aviation Companyof the Year awardwent to Ryanair(having already beendeclared the winnerof the CustomerService category) fortheir “Always GettingBetter” programme,which was recognisedfor revolutionisingRyanair ’s businessover the last 18months by placingcustomer service as acornerstone to thecompany philosophyand contributing to its€867 mil l ion prof i tlast year. Air Contractors wasdeclared as thewinner of the Aircraft

Operator category forthe introduction ofthe trans-Atlanticservices on behalf ofAer Lingus on theirfleet of three Boeing757 aircraft, helpingAir Contractors tocarry over 400,000passengers during2014. Speaking afterthe ceremony,Eamonn Brennan, IAAChief Executive said,“We’re delighted tosponsor these awardsfor a second consecu-t ive year. Manycongratulations to allof the winning compa-nies, as well as therunners-up formaking the shortlist. Iam part icularlypleased to see duerecognit ion go toRyanair , AirContractors and ofcourse, Willie Walshfor his outstandingcontribution to avia-tion,” he said.

Local counci l lor , Daire Ní Laoi (SF) hasexpressed her delight that her motion callingfor the Government to act to end the deroga-tion on the status of the Irish language in theEU, was passed by the County Council. Speaking afterwards, Cllr Ni Laoi said: “Irish

became a full EU official language in January2007, but a derogation has been in place eversince, so that European institutions are notobliged to provide full translation or interpre-tation services in Irish,” she explained. “Conradh na Gaeilge has said that over 180jobs would be created should the derogationbe lifted, and it would have huge ramifica-tions for the Irish language and for Gaeltachtcommunities. The European Union is morethan willing to facilitate the language as atrue working language, but await the deci-sion of our Government on the matter.”

“This Government does not have a good trackrecord to date in relation to the language, butthis is an opportunity for them to show somecommitment towards our national languageand those who wish to use it. They musthowever act quickly, as if the derogation isnot l ifted now, there will not be anotheropportunity until 2020,” she continued. “TheCouncil will now write to the Governmentcalling on them to write to the Council ofMinisters requesting that the derogation onthe status of Irish in the EU be allowed lapseat the end of 2016,” she concluded.

Passing Of IrishLanguage MotionWelcomed

Pictured at the Fingal Football and Fitness Course Graduation Ceremony was DonalConway Vice President FAI, County Mayor Mags Murray, Felix Gallaher, BlanchardstownArea Partnership, Gavin Sleater, Corduff who graduated and Paul Reid, Chief ExecutiveFingal County Council. The course caters for unemployed people is a follow on from thehugely successful “Project FUTSAL,” a football centred education initiative which ran inCorduff for the past two years.

There will be a fundraiser forRyan Goldup from Lusk inorder to raise funds to helpRyan and his family. Ryan wasrecently paralysed in an acci-dent. Organisers are holding a

Golf Classic on June 19th, inElm Green Golf Club. The costis €200 per team of four (4person Scramble), and the teetimes are 07:30am to 09:30am,11:00am to 12pm, 02:00pm to

04:00pm). To reserve a place,or to offer hole/tee sponsor-ship, please contact: Ian on0876380372. On the day therewill be Goodie Bags, Dinner(beef strogonoff, chicken curry,burgers), Tips from Semi-Pros,great raffle prizes and more.

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North County In FirstPhase Of BroadbandNetworkThe North County isto be inc luded inf i rs t phase of newbroadband network,according to localMinister forChildren, Dr JamesReilly.Minister Rei l lywelcomed the inclu-sion of Balbriggan,Skerr ies , Rush,Swords, Malahideand Portmarnock inthe f i rs t phase ofI re land’s f i rs t 100

per cent fibre-to-the-building broadbandnetwork. Thisnetwork of fersspeeds f rom 200Mbps to 1000 Mbpsto 500,000 premisesin 50 regional towns,revolutionising thebroadband market inIreland. This phase isexpected to be fullyrolled-out by the endof 2018, as part ofthe Government ’sNational BroadbandPlan. “This ensures afast and cost e f f i -c ient ro l l -out toevery county inIreland, reversing thedig i ta l d iv idebetween the capitaland regional towns.We seek to del iverhigh speed broad-band to every home,school and businessin Ireland, regardlessof locat ion. Highspeed broadband isa necessi ty for a l lI r ish homes andbusinesses as weaim to reach fu l lemployment by2018,” stated theMinister.


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Pictured are Sarah Burnby and Lauren Burnby fromSwords, who took part in the VHI Mini Marathon in aid ofthe Irish Cancer Society on Bank Holiday Monday last

Council AnnouncesArtists’ SupportSchemeThe County Council is delighted toannounce the 2015 bursary for profes-sional artists entitled the ‘Artists’Support Scheme’. This strand offunding allows professional artists toavail of up to €4,000 of an awardtowards travel and professional devel-opment opportunities, a residency, ortowards the development of work.The objective of the Artists’ SupportScheme is to support individualprofessional artists from the NorthCounty to develop. The award givesthem time and resources to think,

research, reflect and engage withtheir artistic practice. The award isopen to practising artists at all stagesin their professional careers workingin music, visual art, drama, literatureand dance. To be eligible to apply,applicants must: have been born,have studied, or currently reside inthe North County administrative area.Speaking about the Scheme, DeputyArts Officer, Sarah O’Neill, said: “ In2014, the Council awarded 18bursaries across five art forms. TheCounty Council is proud to providefunding to professional artiststhrough this Scheme, and remainscommitted to supporting the artisticexcellence of local artists.” Theclosing date for receipt of applicationsis 19th July 2015.

BalbrigganStudents JobShadow For A DaySome students from Balbrigganrecently had the opportunity to jobshadow for a day as part of a workplaceinitiative. The IASE’s national JobShadow Day gave five local participantson the Reach programme in NationalLearning Network the chance to jobshadow people in the local Gardastation, The Law Society of Ireland andthe Property Registration Association. All five are currently taking part in theReach programme in National LearningNetwork’s satellite centre in Balbriggan.

It is a flexible rehabilitative trainingcourse for people who have experi-enced social isolation as a result ofmental health issues. One student, JohnKennedy spent the day learning the lawof the land with the local Gardai inBalbriggan. “I had a great time. We hada very entertaining morning at theCourt. We met the Court reporter. Ispent some time with Jim in the publicoffice at the Garda station and I helpedto bag up evidence with Garda BarryGriffen in the detective office,” he said. Job Shadow Day is an initiative organ-ised by the Irish Association ofSupported Employment and the ideabehind it is to encourage integration ofpeople with disabilities with localemployers.

Diabetes Nurse Specialists Amanda Ledwith, based in Beaumont Hospital was recentlypresented with a special Diabetes Footcare Resource to support their work in helpingpeople living with diabetes in the local area to manage the lifelong condition. Theresource was made available thanks to a unique collaboration between healthcarecompany MSD and the Primary Care Diabetes Nurses Network Group. Pictured receivingher Diabetes Footcare Resource is Amanda Ledwith, Beaumont Hospital, with ConorDempsey, MSD.

Monthly Malahide Club DrawThe ‘1000 Club Draw’ was set two years ago to help with costs associated with thedevelopment and maintenance of the of the Pastoral Centre in Malahide and therefurbishment of the church and to alleviate burdens that this places on day to dayparish expenses. Each month it has a draw with four prizes: First prize of €1000,second prize of €500, and third and fourth prizes of €250 each. For the twelfth month of the draw there is a Grand Draw with a first prize of €10,000.For the most part, membership is local and so far all prizes have gone to local people.The monthly draw always brings great excitement for those present and organisershope to organise the monthly draw at a time when more people could convenientlyjoin in the excitement whether or not they are winners.

The HSE recently launched a new service‘Healthmail’, which allows healthcareproviders around the North County andbeyond, to send and receive clinical patientinformation in a secure manner. The initial implementation of Healthmail is forGeneral Practitioners (GPs) and their supportstaff. GPs will be issued with an healthmail.ieemail account, which will allow them tocommunicate patient clinical information withclinicians in primary and secondary care whouse Health Service Executive (HSE) or

Voluntary Hospital email addresses. Healthmail accounts are available to doctorsregistered with the Irish Medical Council,working as a general practitioner andattached to a practice in Ireland. Healthmail is governed by the GeneralPractice Information Technology (GPIT)Group made up of representatives from theHSE, Dept of Health and ICGP. EachHealthmail application is authenticated bythe ICGP to ensure the applicant is a bonafide registered general practitioner.

Speaking at the launch, Minister KathleenLynch said: “Healthmail is a powerfulcommunications tool for local, primary careclinicians. It will allow them to exchange crit-ical clinical information in a secure way forthe benefit of patients. I would like tocongratulate all those involved in getting thisinnovative and timely service off the ground.”The Healthmail service will benefit patientsby improving communications within thehealthcare community in a private and securemanner. Healthmail has been available sinceNovember 2014 and in the first four monthsof the service over 900 GPs have registered.

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Industrial Estate, Glebe North, Balbriggan, Fingal,County Dublin. The proposed development willcomprise of the installation of three (3) low carbonengine generating sets, four (4) battery storageunits, a hardstanding area, fuel storage tanks, anelectrical control building of approximately 14 mlength, 6 m breadth and height of 5 m, associatedsite roads and site works. The site is approximately40m x 80m (0.3ha). The planning application isaccompanied by an Environmental Report(ER).The Planning Application and ER may be inspected,or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, at the offices of the PlanningDepartment Fingal County Council, P.O.174, CountyHall, Swords, Co. Dublin, during its public openinghours. A Submission or Observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to the planningauthority on payment of the prescribed fee withinthe period of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the application, and suchsubmissions or observations will be considered bythe planning authority in making a decision on theapplication. The planning authority may grantpermission subject to or without conditions, or mayrefuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilRetention planning permission for continuation ofuse and minor internal layout alterations is soughtby Willowroe Ltd. (trading as Crystal Clean) atPavilions Shopping Centre Car Park, MalahideRoad, Swords, Co. Dublin of a previously approved(Reg. Ref. F10A/0335) car servicing and valetfacility as follows: (i) 4 no. dual use valet spacesand 2 no. set down spaces; (ii) 3 no. car servicingbays with max capacity 4 cars, 2 no. 'zip pits' forcar servicing and 1 no. general service bay withcustomer viewing platform; (iii) parts store andbunded oil store; (iv) reception area and wc; (v)High pressure hydraulic hose to external bundedmanifold from oil store for refilling; and all ancillarysite works. The Planning Application may beinspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at the offices ofthe Planning Authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observation may bemade to the Planning Authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee within the period of5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought by David and WinnieBosschaert for the change of use of the old part ofBedford House, Church Street, Balbriggan, to resi-dential use.

The Planning Application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of the PlanningAuthority during its public opening hours and asubmission or observation may be made to thePlanning Authority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by the authority of theapplication.

Fingal County CouncilApplication for Retention Planning Permission fordormer at rear and velux windows to front on firstfloor and permission for new single storey exten-sion to rear, garage conversion and new dormer tofirst floor at front of existing house signed AlecMcAlister, Kingarth, Swords Road, Malahide, Co.Dublin.This application may be inspected/purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy between 9.30am-4.30pm, monday-friday, atthe offices of Fingal Co. Co., County Hall, Main St.,Swords, Co. Dublin. A submission or observation inrelation to the application may be made in writingon payment of the prescribed fee within the periodof 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt byFingal Co.Co. of the application.

Fingal County CouncilI Mr. Robin Hayder Tipu intend to apply forPlanning Permission at No. 4 Main St. Swords, Co.Dublin. For change of use of the existing unit from ashop unit to a restaurant, alterations to the frontelevation and signage and associated site works.This planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of FingalCounty Council, County Hall, Main St. Swords Co.Dublin during the public opening hours 9-30am 15-30pm Monday to Friday and a submission or obser-vation in relation to the application may be made tothe planning authority in writing on payment of afee of €20.00 within the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by Fingal County Councilof the application.

Fingal County CouncilI Ann-Marie Ennis apply to Fingal Co. Council for fullplanning permission to continue physiotherapypractise at 16 Chapel Lane, Swords. Developmentconsists of [continued]changed use of 1 groundfloor room to 2 smaller rooms to accommodatephysiotherapy clinic in existing dwelling.The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of the planningauthority during its opening hours. A submission orobservation in relation to the application may bemade in writing to the planning authority onpayment of the prescribed fee within the period of5 weeks beginning on receipt by the planningauthority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilWCS Project Management Ltd intend to make aplanning application for permission for develop-

ment on lands within andadjoining KENURE(Rush) Local Area Planlands in accordance withagreed Phase 1A concep-tual framework/MasterPlan. The total site areaof the application is8.53ha comprising of;(A) Site no 1 - 6.038haplot of land bounded bySea Brook housingdevelopment to thewest, Brook Lane andBrookford housingdevelopment to thesouth and agriculturalfields/Woodland Park tothe north and east; (B)Site no 2 - 0.766ha plotof land bounded by ParkRoad to the east andagricultural fields to thenorth, south and west;(C) Site no 3 - 1.005haplot of land bounded byPark Road to the west,Kenure Lawns to thesouth and agriculturalfields to the north andeast); (D) link roadbetween Brook Lane andPark Road - 0.271ha plotof land bounded by Park

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BOLAND (née Carew) Anastatia (Ann)(Castlelands, Balrothery, Balbriggan, Co.Dublin) peacefully at her home in her 102ndyear. Wife of the late Dr. Vincent Boland. Sadlymissed by her nieces, nephews, Phyllis, grand-nieces, grandnephews, relatves, the carers atAll in Care and neighbours. May She rest inEternal Peace.

BARRY Martin (Wimbletown, Ballyboughal,Lusk, Co. Dublin and of Fingal County Council)May 27th 2015, suddenly Martin, son of the lateNancy ad Billy, sadly missed by his lovingfamily, sisters MArie and Vreda, brothersFrancis, Anthony, Michael and Liam, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, rela-tives and a large circle of friends. Rest in peace.

SMYTH (née Boshell) (Whitehall and formerlyof St. Margarets, Co. Dublin) 9th June, 2015,unexpectedly but peacefully at BeaumontHospital, Margaret (Margo), beloved wife of thelate Bob and mother of the late Aoife. She willbe sadly missed by her loving daughtersSharon, Audrey and Debbie, sons-in-law Tony,John and Michael, grandchildren Oisîn, Ciarán,Niamh, Evan, Keelan, Ross and Éabha, sisterKatie, brothers Kevin and Mike, extendedfamily and her many friends and neighbours.Rest in Peace.

HAMILTON (née Fox) Elizabeth (Malahide,Palmerstown, Ballyboughal and Swords)peacefully surrounded by her loving family inthe wonderful care of the staff at St. FrancisHospice, Raheny. Beloved wife of the late John.Sadly missed by her four daughters June,Sylvia, Teresa and Liz, sons-in-law, grandchil-dren, brothers, sisters and a large circle of rela-tives and friends. Rest in Peace.

MURRAY Stephen (Swords, Co. Dublin) June 8,2015 (suddenly); sadly missed by his lovingmother Karen and father David, sister Rachel,brother Graham, step-dad Niall, girlfriendsLeah, grandmothers, grandfather, aunt Nancy,aunts, uncles, cousins, relatives and a largecircle of friends. Rest in Peace.

MCKERNAN (née Connolly), Molly (Portrane,Co Dublin) - June 8th, 2015 (peacefully), athome; deeply regretted by her loving husbandJohn, sons Terry, Michael and John, daughterJennifer, daughters-in-law Brenda andMargaret, grandchildren Tara, Craig, Ross,Ryan, Josh and Jordan, sister Betty, nieces,nephews, relatives and friends. Rest in peace.

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Fingal County CouncilApplication for Retention Planning Permission fordormer to first floor at rear and permission for newsingle storey extension to rear, garage conversionand new dormer to first floor at front of existinghouse signed Alec McAlister, Kingarth, SwordsRoad, Malahide, Co. Dublin.This application may be inspected/purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy between 9.30am-4.30pm, monday-friday, atthe offices of Fingal Co. Co., County Hall, Main St.,Swords, Co. Dublin. A submission or observation inrelation to the application may be made in writingon payment of the prescribed fee within the periodof 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt byFingal Co.Co. of the application.

Fingal County CouncilTina and Owen Sheehy apply for Permission fordevelopment at 4 Millview Lawns, Millview Road,Malahide, Co. Dublin, consisting of demolition ofside passage lean-to, construction of a single storeyextension to the front of house incorporating a newentrance / porch and conversion of garage, a singlestorey extension to rear of house, widening of frontdriveway, some internal alterations, external insula-tion and re-plastering, and associated site works. The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public opening hours and asubmission or observation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of the prescribedfee (20 Euros) within the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by the authority of thisapplication.

Fingal County CouncilWe, Flexilis Power Limited, intend to apply to FingalCounty Council for Planning Permission at a site inGlebe North, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.The development will consist of a Small ScaleEmbedded Generation facility, in Stephenstown


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Road to south, Brook Lane to north,Brookford Park housing develop-ment to the west and private housesto the east; (E) - 356m of Park Road south from St Maurs

GAA club, Rush, Co. Dublin. Thedevelopment will consist of infra-structural site development worksincluding roads, footpaths, cycle-ways, drains, sewers, watermains,surface water attenuation areas,below ground pumping stat ion(with 2 no above ground controlkiosks) and rising main dischargingto the Channel Road sewer system,below and above ground utilities,landscaping works, boundary treat-ment and all ancillary infrastructureand site development works to facil-itate future housing developmenton the subject lands. The develop-ment also includes demolition ofexisting glasshouses and existingcottage (in ruins - at north sectionof Park Road), widening of approx356m of Park Road (south from StMaurs GAA club), a new sewer alongwidened roadway and for a further110m on Park Road, new vehicularand pedestrian accesses off ParkRoad and the sect ion of theNorth/South Urban Road to beconstructed under this proposeddevelopment, construction of newjunction on Brook Lane (at its inter-section with the proposed North/South Urban Road), decom-missioning and removal of existingtemporary wastewater treatmentplant (on land to east of Sea Brookhousing development) and existingpumping station (near entrance toBrookford housing development)and connecting its existing sewersto the proposed foul sewer systemand al l other s i te developmentworks. The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices ofthe Planning Authority during itspublic opening 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 CouncilI, Leo Tracy, seek planning permis-s ion at 15 The Grange,Ballyboughal, Co. Dublin for theconversion of an existing detacheddomestic garage into a family flat,to include changes to the externalelevations, raising the height of theexisting roof to create an upperfloor and the addition of a dormerwindow. 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 CouncilPlanning permission is sought tobuild new two storey extension torear of existing dwelling with atticconversion to bedroom & en-suiteand new dormer extension to rearwith roof terrace balcony to rear.This application also includes relo-cation of pedestrian entrance torear of site on Callaghan’s Lane,new 1m high garden walls to frontwith pedestrian entrance & pillarsand associated site works at 52Strand Street, Skerries, Co. Dublinfor Greg & Rachel Simons.

The application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the PlanningAuthority during its' public openinghours and a submission or observa-tion may be made to the PlanningAuthority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee within the periodof 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the appli-cation.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought for 1/ Demol i t ion of exist ingglasshouses2/ Construction of new, replace-ment glasshouses, and erection ofre-cycled water storage tanks andassociated site works at Golf RoadNurseries, Golf Road, Rush, Co.Dublin.signed Alan Kelly 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 CouncilPlanning permission is sought byIan Rooney and Siobhan Moore atCourtlough, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin(to side of Rooney family home) foralterations to previously approveddevelopment Reg. Reg. F15A/0105which approved the construction ofa four bedroom dormer dwelling;single storey garage; vehicularentrance; biocycle waste watertreatment system; car parking;SUDS drainage; and all landscapingand associated site engineeringworks. Proposed alterations consistof (i) minor alteration to approvedfenestration; (ii) revised dwellingposition on site; and (iii) associatedalteration of site landscaping. Nochanges are proposed to approvedentrance from the public road orbiocycle waste water treatmentsystem. The Planning Applicationmay be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the officesof the Planning Authority during itspublic opening hours and a submis-sion or observation may be made tothe Planning Authority in writing onpayment of the prescr ibed feewithin the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought for aproposed mews and vehicularentrance to site located at the rearof “Si lverdale” The Mal l , withfrontage and vehicular access fromThe Rise, Malahide, Co. Dublin.Applicant B. McDonagh 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 orobservation in relation to the appli-cation may be made in writing tothe planning authority on paymentof the prescribed fee, €20, withinthe period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authorityof the application, and such submis-s ions or observat ions wi l l beconsidered by the planningauthority in making a decision onthe appl icat ion. The planningauthority may grant permissionsubject to or without conditions, ormay refuse to grant permission.

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