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22nd September 2015 • Volume 22, Issue 33 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. EirCode: K67 P5W4. • Tel: 01 8•400•200 • [email protected] • www.northcountyleader.ie

Pictured at the “Up For The Match” celebrations at St. Finian’s GAA club ahead of last weekend’s All Ireland Finalbetween Dublin and Kerry were at Liam O'Shea, Jason Carey, Ciara Gorman, Doireann McManus and Daniel Foster. See picture special on page 18

Fianna Fáil have published plans aimed at revi-talising village and town centres across theNorth County. This comes hot on the heels ofparty leader, Micheál Martin meeting withDublin Chamber last week.

The proposals, with which local senator, DarraghO’Brien is in full agreement, include radicalsteps to boost economic and social activity intowns and villages like Malahide, Swords,Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush and Lusk.They include reducing commercial ratesfor new village based businesses andthose in key areas, and a commercialrates surcharge of 15 per cent on out-of-town shopping centres.“This surcharge at out-of-town centres isnot about parking - it’s a commercialrates charge on the development itself.This will help to level the playing field wherecompetition is concerned. So there is no impacton customers,” claimed O’Brien.They also propose a 90 minutes free parking inlocal villages and disincentives to prevent land-

lords from leaving units vacant or renderingthem unrentable.The measures are aimed at supporting localbusinesses to allow them to compete with largeout-of-town shopping centres, and encouragingpeople to shop and socialise in local villages.The County Leader spoke to some of the stake-holders, including the County Council and localchambers of commerce to find out if the planwas viable.The County Council appeared to slam the door

firmly on the Fianna Fail proposal in rela-tion to rates. A spokesperson said, “TheMembers have a reserved function underthe LG Reform Act 2014 to decide on thelevel of rates refunds that apply tocommercial rated properties that arevacant. At present, a 100 per cent refundapplies if the standard conditions aremet (vacant when rate is made, available

for letting etc.). A 50 per cent refund applies forexample in the city and balance of rates arepayable, if properties are vacant.”The statement continued, “Rates are assessedon the basis of the valuation of properties as

determined by the Commissioner of Valuationand on the “rate” as determined by the Membersat the Annual Budget Meeting. It should benoted that only one rate for the County can bemade. Both issues, including that of freeparking, will form part of the budgetary process.The Annual Budget Meeting is scheduled for the3rd November.’CEO of Fingal Dublin Chamber, Tony Lambertwas less than enthusiastic about the proposals,He said, “Now that we are starting to seeincreased activity in our area, the County Councilshould encourage this further by ensuring thatthere are no increased charges for businesses.We need to encourage businesses to createmore jobs and this cannot be done if there areincreased overheads. Let us build on the growththat’s happening and encourage local people toeat and shop locally,” he said.President of Skerries Chamber, Martin Scullysaid, ”As regards rates, we have been looking for

a reduction for years, and I agree with it.However, I am not in favour of putting asurcharge on other businesses, just becausethey happen to be located in a shopping centre.Rates are high enough, without raising themeven further,” he said. Scully agreed that 90minutes free parking is a good idea, which isample time to get shopping done. Continued on page 21

Local Scout leader, ChristyMcCann was elected Chief Scout ofScouting Ireland at an generalmeeting of Scouting Ireland in theRDS last weekend. Almost onethousand delegates attended theNational Council, a large propor-tion of whom were Youth dele-gates. Upon his election, Christywas invested as Chief Scout byoutgoing Chief Scout Michael JohnShinnick, by reaffirming his ScoutPromise along with all the dele-gates present.Christy McCann who lives inPortrane, has been a lifelongmember of the Scout Movementwith over forty years working withyoung people and is associatedwith 46th Dublin Trinity ScoutGroup in Donaghmede. In the past

he has held numerous offices inThe Scout Association of Ireland asDistrict Commissioner andNational Commissioner Scouts.Since the formation of ScoutingIreland in 2004, Christy has beenProvincial Commissioner in theNorth Eastern Province of ScoutingIreland, Camp Chief of the NationalJamboree held in Punchestown in2008 and more recently asInternational Commissioner ofScouting Ireland and has repre-sented the Association at manyfunctions abroad, including therecent World Scout Jamboree inJapan.The new Chief Scout takes thehelm at Scouting Ireland, thecountry’s largest youth organisa-tion with over 50,000 youth

members and 12,000 adult volun-teers at an extremely challengingstage in its development. Apartfrom the day to day running of theorganisation he will oversee theGovernance project to ensure theorganisation is fully compliantwith the New Charities Act alongwith new lobbying legislationwhich will require his attention.Scouting Ireland is also committedto running a National Jamboree inIreland in 2018 and to sending asubstantial national contingent tothe World Scout jamboree inVirginia USA in 2019. And as if thatwas not enough, Ireland iscommitted to hosting the WorldRover Scout Moot 2021. So, itlooks like he has quite a large jobahead of him.

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Skerries RNLI recentlyresponded to reportsof a car submerged onGormanston beachfollowing a 999 call tothe Coast Guard.Shortly before 2.30pmSkerries RNLI weretasked by Dublin CoastGuard to investigate asubmerged car onGormanston beachafter they received a999 call from aconcerned member ofthe public.The lifeboat, with JoeMay at the Helm andcrewed by A.J Hughes,Laura Boylan and Ian

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Guildea , launchedand made their waydirectly to Gormanstonbeach. Conditions atthe time were rela-tively calm with forcethree westerly winds.After arriving onscene, the crewlocated the car andwere able to confirmthat it was unoccu-pied. As a precautionDublin Coast Guardrescue helicopter R116carried out a sweepingsearch of the coastlinewhile the l ifeboatcarried out a search ofthe immediate area.

Pictured here is County Mayor David O’Connor, Oisin Geoghegan, Head of LEO, BettyBoardman, Ayesha Thomson and CEO of the County Council, Paul Reid at the opening ofthe Business and Employment Centre last week.

A new Libraries Support ingBusiness and Employment Centreopened in BlanchardstownLibrary last week. County Mayor, David O’Connorwas delighted to open the centreand felt it “represented a localone-stop-shop of information forthe general public interested inemployment, business and enter-prise information”. The development of the Centrecame about through a pi lotproject of 12 local authorities,one of which was Fingal CountyCouncil, in collaboration with theLibraries Division of the LocalGovernment Management Agency(LGMA). An important element of

the pilot project is the collabora-t ion with stakeholders whosupport employment and busi-ness within the North County.Chief Executive of the CountyCouncil, Paul Reid said: “This hasalways been a role for Fingallibraries and I was pleased tonote the up-coming CareerConnection Event and Idea’sGenerations Workshops betweenFingal l ibrar ies, the LocalEmployment Centre (LES) and theLocal Enterprise Office (LEO).”The services of the centre are to provide, business, job seeking and career advancementinformation: books, newspapers,journals, onl ine resources. Other services include organising events for jobseekers, employment workshops.For general public interested inbusiness, SMEs and start-ups:workshops, courses andnetworking opportunities.

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A record 2.6 millionpassengers passedthrough Dubl inAirport last month,making it the busiestAugust ever in theai rport ’s h istory .Traffic increased by15 per cent compared

to this time last year,as a l l segments ofthe market increased.Passenger volumesto and f rom cont i -nental Europeincreased by 12 percent , wi th over 1 .4mil l ion passengerstravel l ing toEuropean dest ina-t ions dur ing themonth. A lmost823,000 passengerstravelled to UK desti-nations in August, anincrease of 18 percent compared to lastyear . Transat lant ictraffic increased by23 per cent wi thalmost 319,000passengers travellingon flights to and fromNorth Amer ica lastmonth. Traf f ic toother internat ional

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Skerries Coast Guardunit also conducted asearch of the shore-line. Nothing wasfound and Gardaí laterconfirmed that the carhad been reported asabandoned. Speakingafter the call out, GerryCanning, LifeboatPress Officer forSkerries RNLI said:“This was a positiveoutcome as it turnedout nobody was indanger. The memberof the public did theright thing by dialling999 and asking for theCoast Guard.”

Council To HoldMemorabilia Day The County Council are invitingmembers of the public to attend their1916 Memorabilia Day with any arte-facts, treasured items or stories theyhave relating to 1916. The event will beheld on Saturday 26th September inthe Grand Hotel Malahide from 12pmto 4pm. As part of their 2016Centenary Programme, the CountyCouncil wants to record material bycreating a digital image of it onMemorabilia Day. This will help tobuild a visual history of the role of theordinary men and women of Fingal inthe fight for Irish freedom. Theresulting digital repository will provide

a greater understanding of what thisperiod in Irish history meant to ordi-nary families in Fingal. ,Experts will beon hand to digitally photograph allitems presented on the day and therewill be an opportunity to talk withlocal and family history experts, histo-rians, a genealogist, archivist, localstudies librarian, a bookseller and aprofessional valuer. ‘A TerribleBeauty’, a docudrama which takes aunique look at the events of EasterWeek 1916 in Dublin, will be screenedat 12.30pm and again at 2pm. Anotherfeature of Memorabilia Day will be thepresence of re-enactors in militarycostumes from the period. For furtherinformation and to book a time slot to have material digitised onMemorabilia Day see: fingal.ie/events.

Renowned Historian To Visit RoganstownWell-known historian, Dr Diarmaid Ferriter is coming to Roganstown Hotel andCountry Club, on 23rd September at 8 pm, at the invitation of Rowlestown OldtownHistorical Association and Fingal Old IRA Commemorative Society. He will be having abroad look at how to interpret the whole revolutionary period using new sources.With his broad base of knowledge, his down to earth approach to history, you may besure that it will be a most entertaining and engaging evening. Admission is by ticketcosting €10. There is a huge interest in the theme and in the night, so if you want aticket, get in touch with either Una at 0876365711 or Noel at 8436298.

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The annual Jim Quigley Award forVolunteer of the Year allows theSkerries Community Association (SCA)to acknowledge a local volunteer (orgroup of volunteers) and give themwell-deserved recognition for theirwork.This year, the award went to KayColeman of Skerries Chamber ofCommerce. Kay was presented withthe award at the SCA annual generalmeeting in Skerries Community Centre(Little Theatre) on 11th September last.Kay has made a huge contribution toSkerries over the years.In his introduction to Kay’s work, GeoffMcEvoy, chair of the SCA, stressed herlong involvement with SkerriesChamber of Commerce and mentionedhow Kay is instrumental every year inarranging the Christmas lights and theSt Patrick’s Day parade.He said: “This award is a long overdueacknowledgement from her friends,colleagues and community.” He readout excerpts from the many emailsthe SCA had received on behalf of Kay inthe process of finding the right personfor the 2015 Award.Martin Scully, President of the SkerriesChamber of Commerce, commented:“For the past 20 years, Kay has been amajor part of the Skerries Chamber ofCommerce. She has worked tirelesslythrough all projects, always with her

love of Skerries as her driving force. Weat the chamber can’t think of a moredeserving candidate for this award.,” hesaid.Kay stressed her love for Skerries andher joy in seeing so many improve-ments in our town over the years,through the efforts of local people.She joins a long list of previous winnersof this prestigious award, which is givenin honour of Jim Quigley, a long-timechampion of community development.The annual award is a very fitting way tohonour him.

Kay Is Skerries Volunteer of the Year

Geoff McEvoy, chairperson of SkerriesCommunity Association is picturedpresenting Kay Coleman with her awardas Volunteer of the Year at the recentSkerries Community Association AGM.

High Praise For Dublin Airport Fire ServiceMinister for Transport,Tourism and Sport,Paschal Donohoe haspersonally commendedDublin Airport’s fire-fighters for their great

work in tackling a recentblaze at the airport.The blaze, which brokeout on the roof of Hangar3, was contained byairport fire fighters within

the hour. All staff wereevacuated immediatelyand there were noinjuries. Dublin Airportfire crew have a responsetime of less than three

minutes to incidents onthe airfield and trainconstantly to deal withsuch emergencies. The Minister congratu-lated Airport Fire Servicemembers when he metthem at an event inDublin recently to markNational FrontlineServices Day. Dublin Airport Chief FireOfficer, Gerry Keogh saidhe was delighted with thewords of praise fromMinister Donohoe. “Itwas uplifting for theAirport Fire Service teamto be personally recog-

nised and congratulatedby the Minister. We trainconstantly for when ourexpertise might berequired. Thankfully thefire was contained

quickly and, most impor-tantly there were noinjuries,” he added. National FrontlineServices Day gives recog-nition, mutual support

and respect to servicepersonnel worldwide andalso helps to educate thegeneral public to theoverall ethos thatgoverns the emergency

and security services.The event is also used tohighlight and promoteunderstanding and co-operation between indi-viduals and services.Dublin Airport’s emer-gency fire services wereone of over a thousandemergency serviceworkers from around thecountry who marched tohighlight the importanceof their work.Members of Ambulanceand Fire Services, RNLIand Civil Defence and AnGarda Síochána from 18separate groups alsotook part in the secondannual National FrontlineServices Day parade.

The official opening ofPortmarnock Scout and GuideCentre will take place at 3pmon 26th September. Theopening will be performed byDr James Reilly T.D. Minister forChildren and Youth Affairs,assisted by Senator Jillian VanTurnhout, member of the JointOireachtas Committee onHealth and Children. The ChiefScout of Scouting Ireland andthe Chief Commissioner of theIrish Girl Guides will also beattending.The state of the art facilitywhich is located in a woodlandsetting, on Blackwood LanePortmarnock, is the culmina-tion of many years of hard workto provide a home for scoutingand guiding in Portmarnock.The new “Den” will cater for

the needs of over 240 youngpeople in the area. This projectis a shining example of bothyouth organisations (Irish GirlGuides andScouting Ireland )c o l l a b o r a t i n g ,working in tandemwith the CountyCouncil and thewider communityto deliver a topclass youth facilitynot just forPortmarnock butfor thesurrounding area. In keeping withthe “celebratorytheme” of theoccasion, formeryouth membersand leaders

together with the local commu-nity in general, have beeninvited to attend the opening.This opening will mark a signifi-

cant moment for the local scoutgroup, who have beenfundraising constantly andworking with the local authorityto raise funds for the build andopening of the new scout den.

New Portmarnock Scout Den To Officially Open

Minister Paschal Donohoe at Trinity College with Dublin Airport fire personnel, JohnPower (Police), Mick Gurley, Gareth Byrne, Brendan Roche, Mick Bracken, Ray Craven,Turlough Dooley and Jim Moore.

Pictured are Malahide friends, who got together to organise a Cake Sale at MalahideParish Centre on Friday last, in aid of migrants stranded in Calais. Included are, EimearCarey (with her son Siún), Fionnuala Fogarty (with daughter Sophie), Grainne Brady(with daughter Isabel), Heather Lamont (with daughter Isabel), Suzi Santos (withdaughter Maria) and Sarah O'Brien (with daughter Amy). The event raised an impres-sive €1,350 for the cause.

Cakes For Calais In Malahide

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Sinead Kenny, Michelle Charlesworth, Senator Darragh O'Brienand Eimear Manning Michael Dawson with Senator Darragh O'Brien

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‘Enterprising Women’ In Focus For Fingal Enterprise WeekThe Fingal LocalEnterprise Office (LEO)has announced that anew business network,aimed to encourageand stimulate femaleentrepreneurs will belaunched as part ofFingal EnterpriseWeek, which is runningfrom 5th to 9thOctober throughoutthe Fingal region. Thebusiness network is anew structure,whereby femalemembers will have anopportunity to hearfrom expert speakersat quarterly networkmeetings which will beheld locally. Womenwho are currentlyrunning their own

businesses are eligibleto attend as well as“aspiring” femaleentrepreneurs.Speaking on the ratio-nale for establishingthis new network,Head of Fingal LEOOisin Geogheganreferred to the tradi-tionally low levels ofbusiness ownership bywomen. “While therehas been progressover the last number ofyears, the reality isthat women are stillunder-represented inbusiness circles andthis arises for a varietyof reasons. Byproviding a focus forfemale business rolemodels and a

supportive and encour-aging networking envi-ronment for femaleentrepreneurs, we aimto tackle the under-representation ofwomen in business,”he said. Previously the FingalCounty EnterpriseBoard had run aWomen in BusinessNetwork but this waswound down at theend of 2013. “We arenow looking at a newmodel and a freshapproach”, continuedGeoghegan. “Theprevious ‘Women inBusiness’ Network hadserved its purposevery well, but time andthings have moved on.

You need to also focusstrongly on socialmedia and adopting a multi-facetedapproach to your busi-

ness network whichwill greatly enhanceyour prospects forsuccess,” he added. The ‘FingalEnterprising Women’Network will offer an

opportunity for femaleentrepreneurs andbusiness leaders tomeet their peers, makenew business contacts,promote their businessand learn from oneanother in a friendlyand supportive envi-ronment. The Fingal EnterprisingWomen Network willlaunch during FingalEnterprise Week at theRoganstown Hotel andCountry Club. Hostedby UTV Ireland’s AlisonComyn, the event willfeature a dynamicpanel discussion withClaire Reynolds, Headof Small Business atVodafone, Ann McGeefounder of McGee

Pharma and foodentrepreneur BronaghConlon, where they willshare their wealth ofexpertise and knowl-edge from their busi-ness experiences.Attendance at the inau-gural Network meetingfor ‘Fingal EnterprisingWomen’ is completely

free of charge to localfemale businesses andaspiring entrepreneurs.The Local EnterpriseOffice has alsoconfirmed that fivelucky participants willeach win an overnighthotel with dinner andbreakfast provided, aswell as free entry intothe ‘National Women’sEnterprise Day,’ inGalway Bay Hotel on

the 21st/22nd ofOctober! Valued atover €200 each, thepackage is only opento Fingal based busi-nesses headed up by afemale entrepreneur.To book a place at the‘Fingal EnterprisingWomen’ networkmeeting, or any of the30 major businessevents, visit fingalen-terpriseweek.ie.

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Gala OpeningOf NurtureHeadquartersIn SkerriesOn Thursday, 17th September last, charity,Nurture opened its headquarters in Skerries. Thegrand opening, was attended by a large gatheringof specially invited guests, as well as Skerriesresidents. The official opening was performed by acting County Mayor and local man, Cllr JP Browne. Guests and well wishers gathered to wish CEO,Irene Lowry and her staff well for the future. Shethanked Progressive Credit Union for theirgenerous sponsorship, and Progressive CUmanager, Brian Howard presented a cheque for€15,000 to the charity on the night.Thanks to this vital funding, the charity was able

to open its first official public premise. Theyprovide walk-in support service, with affordableand accessible counselling and a no-wait listpolicy surrounding the area of conception, preg-nancy and childbirth issues to women, partnersand family members. CEO of Nurture, Irene Lowry, is delighted to haveopened the National Headquarters at 4A, ThomasHand Street, Skerries. “Nurture can provide theseservices due to their 27 counsellors across Irelandunder the Nurture banner,” she explained to theCounty Leader. “Not only do they provide one-to-one counselling, but also support groups andwrap around support services.”If you are in need of any of their services thatNurture provides, call 8430930.

Great Success AtMalahide RegattaMalahide Yacht Club(MYC)’s annual DinghyRegatta, sponsored byThe Grand Hotel, attracted

an entry of 76 boatsacross seven class divi-sions, with entries fromneighbouring clubs aswell as from DunLaoghaire. MYC sailorswon five divisions andaccounted for 20 prizes intotal.Race Officer Alan Johnsprovided three back-to-back races in moderatesouth-easterly breezesand the local winnerswere Tim Noone (Laserfull rig), Colm Roche(Laser Radial), KingsleyLong (Topaz), AndrewChristofides (Kona) andAndrew Coyle & CormacBuckley (420). Laser radial class winnerColm Roche waspresented with a prizefrom the MYCCommodore GrahamSmith and the sponsor,Matt Ryan of The GrandHotel afterwards.

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Pictured at the official opening of Nurtures National Headquarters at Thomas HandStreet, Skerries on Thursday last, are Siobhan O'Keeffe (Social Entrepreneurs Ireland),Acting County Mayor, Cllr JP Browne, Irene Lowry (CEO Nurture), Paula Forrest (NationalOffice for Suicide Prevention), Tony Lambert (CEO Fingal Dublin Chamber) and BrianHoward (Manager, Progressive Building Society, Balbriggan, who presented Nurture witha cheque for €15,000)

Local TD, Alan Farrell (FG) hasannounced that PortmarnockSports and Leisure Centre (PSLC)is to receive €300,000. Thisfunding comes under the LocalAuthority Swimming PoolProgramme energy efficiencyupgrade and enhanced disabledaccess initiative 2015. The alloca-tion was announced by theMinister of State for Tourism andSport, Michael Ring TD.Farrell said, “I am delighted thatPortmarnock Sports and LeisureCentre will receive €300,000which will assist them in terms ofimproving energy efficiency oftheir swimming pool, and there-fore reducing their energy costswhile also enhancing access fordisabled swimmers.”“Portmarnock Sports and LeisureCentre swimming pool is one of 16pools nationwide to receive

funding under this programme in2015 and this investment in theswimming facil it ies inPortmarnock will be great newsfor both those who those involvedin the PSLC and all swimmers inthe area.” He continued,“Swimming is a beneficial activityboth in terms of recreation andexercise. Such facil it ies areimportant to local communitiesparticularly as they providepeople of all ages and abilitieswith a place where they can learnto swim and exercise at all timesof the year, regardless of weatherconditions.” “This investment is positive, as itwill assist in making these facili-ties more accessible to those witha disability while also facilitatinga reduction in the energy costsrelated to maintaining thisamenity,” concluded Farrell.

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Do you thinkIreland is doingenough for themigrants?

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I think so. I don’t like the idea that Germany is dictating what we do, because there are severalcountries in Europe, and Germany seems to bedeciding most things. I think we have been quite tolerant for such a small country.

I think they have improved in the last couple ofweeks, but initially I think they are very slow toreact. Hopefully they will be able to help.

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The Irish people are a little bit slow. I think they wantto help, but they don’t get any directions from thegovernment about how they can help.

Maria Donnelly - Malahide

No, I don’t. I think that we could do a lot more. I thinkthat people have a lot of ideas that we have to lookafter. The migrants are in desperate need, so I thinkthat we need to reach out to them a little bit more.

I do. Maybe more than enough. I think it is prettywell looked after. If we take 4,000 migrants fromSyria, multiply that by ten, that makes 40,000. It’s asmall country with a small economy, that’s morethan enough.

I don’t know really, it seems to be up in the air. Theydon’t make concrete decisions.

I think they are trying their best, we all try to pulltogether. So yes, I think they do what they can.

Declan Braniff - Ashbourne

Mary Brillard - Swords

Mary Gannon – Kinsealy

No, nobody is doing enough for the migrants.We’re doing too much talking and not enoughaction.

Patricia Deery – Swords

Deborah Butler – Swords

Anna O’Moore – Swords

David Kennedy - Finglas

Treasa Byrne – Malahide

Pat Day – Kerry

No, I don’t think they are doing enough for themigrants. A country that is steeped in the history ofbeing migrants ourselves, I think we could be doingmore. They are coming from a war country and theIrish people think they’re getting muslims coming in totake over the country and it’s just not true. These areyoung families coming from war zones.

I don’t know. I think we are doing our best, butwe’re very slow.

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Swords Bank Looks To The Future

Newly appointed manager at theS w o r d s b r a n c h o f A I B , G e rHeskin is del ighted with thecustomer reaction to the newQuickbanking initiative, whiche n a b l e s c u s t o m e r s t o t a k econtrol of their own bankingr e q u i r e m e n t s a t s p e c i a l l ydesigned self service units. Thisrequired the branch to be fittedout and Ger, who took over asbranch manager last May, ispleased with the reaction thusfar She said, “Our customersare loving the new look and ourconcentration is to have morestaff on the floor, in order togive more attention and time toour customers.”“This is a whole new focus onmeeting and greeting and beingavailable to our customers. Wealso have an advertising featureh e r e i n t h e b a n k , u s i n g o u rd i g i t a l s c r e e n s , w h e r e o u rcustomers can advertise theirbusinesses on the premises,which is a modern version ofw h a t w a s o u r s h o w c a s i n g ,which we had here in the past.This is a much more modern andu p t o d a t e f e a t u r e , w h i c h i sproving to be very successful,”she said.The Quickbanking initiative is

b e i n g r o l l e d o u t i n a l l A I Bbranches on a phased basis andS w o r d s i s o n e o f t h e f i r s tb r a n c h e s . G e r s a i d , “ T h i s i sprobably one of the more basicpackages in terms of what ’sh a p p e n i n g , w i t h i t a l ldepending on the size of thebranch and the facilities avail-able to enhance the branch. Allour branches will be, what wecall, refreshed. Quickbanking isthe model to bring us into thefuture, but we st i l l have ourtel ler opt ions. The customernow has more choice,” she said.Tony Lambert , CEO of F ingalDubl in Chamber sa id, “ I amdelighted to congratulate GerHeskin on recently taking up thepost of Manager in AIB Swords.Ger is no stranger to the Swordsbranch, as she worked here anumber of years ago. As witheverything else in Swords, AIBhave improved their premisesa n d c r e a t e d a f a n t a s t i c n e wlayout to make banking easierfor their customers. This willa d d g r e a t l y t o t h e i m a g e o fSwords as a progressive towns u p p o r t i n g a n d p r o v i d i n g awonderful range and qual i ty of services for the people of the area.”

CEO of Fingal Dublin Chamber, Tony Lambert is pictured congratulating Ger Heskin,Manager of Swords branch of AIB on the improved customer facilities at the bank

Local TD and memberof the OireachtasJustice, Defence andEquality Committee,Alan Farrell (FG), haswelcomed confir-mation from theMinister forJustice andEquality that500 newGardaí are tobe recruited nextyear.“I am delighted that

500 new Gardaí will berecruited next year, inaddition to the 400recruits who havealready entered theGarda Training Collegethis year, and the 150who will enter by year’send. Minister Fitzgeraldmade thisannouncementfollowing thepassing outceremony for 94recruits who willnow bestationed inc o m m u n i t i e sacross thecountry,” Farrellexplained.“The on-going recruit-

ment which began lastyear, and will continuenext year, is of theutmost importance in

terms of deterring crimein our local communi-ties. In addition to this,we must continue toprovide the hard-

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duties. In this regard,12 new Garda vehiclesare being provided tothe Dublin MetropolitanNorth Region whichserves the NorthCounty,” he added.“I will continue to workclosely with theMinister for Justice andEquality, Frances

Fitzgerald TD, toensure thesystem of on-going recruit-ment for AnGarda Síochánawill continueand to ensurelocal communi-ties in the North

County, and across thecountry, are madesafer, both in terms ofGarda resources, andnew legislation totackle repeat burglars,”Farrell concluded.

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DAA has joined forceswith MasterlinkLogistics, RetailExcellence Ireland,Topaz and TurkishAirlines to supportGOAL’s SyrianEmergency Appeal. Thegeneral public areinvited to help thisappeal by donatingspecific essential items– new only - to any ofthe participating Topazservice stations.The items required areblankets and quilts (anysize), bed sheets, pillowcovers, quilt covers,warm jackets (adultsand children’s), water-proof boots (adults andchildren’s), thermalsocks, hats, scarves andgloves, underwear sets,sleeping bags andplastic floor carpets.

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Local Girl Guide LeadersAdopt New ProgrammeGuide leaders in the North County are joining Irish GirlGuides (IGG) leaders across the country in adopting a newprogramme, that will see girls and young womenfrom age 5-30 grow in confidence, resilience and emotional well-being as they learn essentiallife skills.IGG Chief Commissioner Helen Concannon, wholives in Skerries and is a former leader of RiverValley Guides in Swords, said the newprogramme was built on the strong foundationsof previous IGG programmes and provided a clearmap for leaders to help girls along their guidingjourney. “Girls can join IGG at any time, so theJourney Programme is designed to meet theneeds of both the girls who start at the age offive, as well as those who jump on board alongthe way,” she said. “IGG is a real movement – moving with the timesand updating our programme to be relevant tothe girls and young women of today. We lookforward to seeing what paths our current youngmembers will take in the future, thanks to all thatthey will learn by undertaking the JourneyProgramme,” she added. The Journey Programme includes 119 interest badges thatgirls can earn. Topics covered are wide-ranging, includingeverything from cultural diversity, healthy mind and disability

awareness to independent living skills, voting, science inves-tigator and community action.Launching the Journey Programme, Minister for Educationand Skills Jan O’Sullivan said it was an “impressive”programme that encompassed an outstanding range of activ-ities, challenges and badges. “Today’s Girl Guides are set tobecome the trailblazers of tomorrow, no matter what paths in

life they choose to pursue,” she said. “The programme,which is based on 15 national outcomes, will allow each girlto achieve her best and to develop to her full potential.”

Pictured at the launch of Irish Girl Guides’ Journey Programme are from left: HelenConcannon, Irish Girl Guides’ Chief Commissioner from Skerries, Minister for Educationand Skills Jan O’Sullivan, Captain of the Ireland Women’s Rugby Team Niamh Briggsand Senator Jillian van Turnhout

Skerries Girl LeadsOut “Jackies”Dublin ladies GAA team will compete in the All-IrelandSenior final on Sunday next against an imperious Corkteam, who have dominated this competition for morethan a decade.The Dublin team, known as the Jackies, are captainedby Skerries girl, Lyndsey Davey, who is hoping tobecome the second Skerries Harps player to lead

Dublin to All-Ireland glory in four years, thus emulatingthe achievement of her clubmate, Bryan Cullen, wholed the Dubs to the All-Ireland in 2011.A confident Lyndsey spoke to the County Leader, andwas very upbeat about the team’s chances ofdethroning the champions on Sunday. She said, “I’mlooking forward to being back in an All-Ireland finalagain. Cork are a very experienced team and they willbe very tough to beat, but we’re confident of emulatingthe men and bringing the All-Ireland back to Dublin. Itwould be brilliant for my club, Skerries Harps to havetwo All-Ireland winning captains,” said Lyndsey. Lyndsey Davey

Rolestown ICA held their annual Coffee Morning on Thursday last, with all proceed goingto St Francis Hospice. Pictured at the Coffee Morning are ICA members, Betty Kenny,Elizabeth Kelly (President), Doreen O'Brien, Bríd Clarke, Eithne Moore, Bernie Byrne,Marie Scahill and Cecilia O'Brien (Vice-president and PRO)


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TV presenter Laura Whitmore officially launched the annualISPCC Brown Thomas Fashion Show in Ballsbridge recently. Themuch-anticipated event is now in its 15th year, and has raisedalmost €900,000 to date for the ISPCC. Laura Whitmore iswearing Peter Pilotto.

Ultra-busy and connectedaround the clock, women aresleeping less and less andincreasingly poorly. Lancôme isnow reinventing night carewith one ambition: to restorethe wonder of waking up,making it a moment of plea-sure to look forward to withenthusiasm. Visionnaire Nuit Beauty SleepPerfector (€74), Lancôme’snew beauty product, acts whileyou sleep to transform the lookand feel of skin on waking.Inspired by sleeping packs, thelatest cosmetics trend fromAsia, its unique and surprisinggel-in-oil formula reduces thesigns of tiredness in real time.Enveloping yet lightweight,nourishing yet extremely fresh,it capitalises on the skin’scapacity for recovery and repairduring the night to offer restedfeatures and smoother, moreelastic and radiant skin fromthe moment you wake. In 2011, Lancôme created a realbreakthrough with Visionnaire,and paved the way for a class

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Swords Team Returns FromHumanitarian Mission

A contingent representingSwords-based banana importersFyffes and members of the inter-national children’s aid organisa-tion UNICEF has recently returnedfrom a fact-finding mission toSouth Sudan, to assess the extentof polio in that country and theadministration of a vaccinationprogramme being funded byFyffes. The campaign to immuniseas many young children aspossible, age five years and underwill follow similar lines to lastyear when, with backing from thelocal company, UNICEF adminis-tered polio vaccinations to overone mill ion young children inNigeria with the result that the

deadly virus has since been effec-tively eradicated in that country.The campaign in South Sudanforms part of UNICEF’s goal toeradicate polio worldwide by2018. It will target young childrenaffected by the ongoing conflict,focusing on those living in remoteareas and in known poliohotspots.Following the visit, Peter Power,Executive Director, UNICEF Irelandsaid: “Every year, about 29,000children under the age of five dieevery day mostly frompreventable causes. With Fyffes’support an estimated 250,000children in South Sudan alone willbe immunised against polio.”

Pictured here is Fyffes Ireland (based in Swords) Managing Director Gerry Cunninghamon a visit to South Sudan to assess the extent of polio in that country and the adminis-tration by UNICEF of a vaccination programme being funded by Fyffes.

This review is about the book“The Lure of Far-Away Places”by Norman Freeman from2015. It is a collection of inde-pendent and true short storieson adventures and facts afloatand ashore, supported byFreeman’s unique writingstyle. Although the title issomehow deceptive, as it isnot a guidebook, but anec-dotes of events atsea and informativestories aboutseafaring, it is quiteinteresting, becauseit does not fulfilexpectations butsurprises thereader with non-typical stories thatoffer a pleasantalternative to aplain guidebook.It is a perfect mix of funny,romantic, sad and memorableevents and facts about thehistory of seafaring, biogra-phies of people connected to

the sea, or the like.This mixture ofexperiences anddata keeps thereader curious,because you neverknow what iscoming next. Mostinteresting is the final chapterabout Freeman’s experienceswith seafaring, because it

gives the book apersonal char-acter and youcan see that heknows the matter.Freeman’s writingstyle is veryd e s c r i p t i v e ,convincing andpicturesque, whichgives the readerthe opportunity toget the atmosphere

of the stories. His knowledgeabout the maritime matter andhis full-fledged vocabulary ofseafaring, which he gainedwith his experiences as a

marine radio officer,are very impressiveand contribute to hisamazing style.However, I personallyprefer reading a novel,where I get invited intoa foreign world, get toknow about the lives ofthe characters and feelwhat they feel, soreading these shortstories can eventually

get a little disappointing, as Icannot connect with thepeople, because the storiesare just too short.Nevertheless, I really enjoyedthese funny and inspiringstories, with their charm andtheir interesting facts aboutseafaring, and, as the subjectmatter was rather unfamiliar tome, I really appreciated thediversion. Conclusively, I canrecommend this book tothose, who are interested inseamens’ yarns and in storiesof real-life events at sea and tothose who do not feel comfort-able with long stories. It is avery interesting, enjoyable anddiverting book, with anecdotesand facts afloat and ashore.

By Christine Loska

Swords PoetTo Feature InNationalCompetitionSwords-based poetVerona Pentony willhave one of her poems,entitled ‘The Farmer’featured in theupcoming ‘Poems forthe Ploughing’ competition at theNational PloughingC h a m p i o n s h i p s .Pentony was delightedto be among the top sixpoems (and the onlyfemale) to be in thecontest. “What can I say, it’squite something to bethe only female, theonly living Poet listedbeneath five giants,”she said. Poems will be display inthe Kildare and Leighlintent (R 26 – 444) at theNational PloughingChampionships (onbetween the 22nd to the24th September). andvisitors will have thechance to vote for theirfavourite. Poems willbe read daily at varioustimes during each day.The peoples’ choice of‘Poem for thePloughing’ will beannounced at 2.30pmon the final day of thechampionships. Pentonyis featured amongesteemed poets such asSeamus Heaney.

AAs part of the 1916 Commemoration, RushLibrary is hosting a talk by Mike Moylan.The title of the talk is “The 1916 Experiencefor Women and Civilians”. The talk takesplace in Rush Library on Wednesday, 30thSeptember at 6.30pm. All welcome. To booka p lace , p lease r ing Rush L ibrary a t8708414.

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There will be a Snow White and the SevenDwarfs and a Bosco puppet show between 2pmand 4pm on Sunday, October 11th at theMillbank Theatre, Rush. Tickets are €10 andbookings can be made by contacting the theatre.

Puppet Show In Rush

Lusk School AGM Lusk National School Parents Association will behaving their A.G.M on Tuesday, 13th October at8.00pm in Lusk National School.

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Prizegiving Day At Loreto SwordsLast Tuesday was prizegiving day at Loreto College, Swords, where the outstanding achieve-ments of the students were recognised. Principal, Peter McNamara told the County Leader,“Approximately one sixth of the students here have been acknowledged. This is all aboutcelebrating leadership in so many areas on various committees and academic achieve-ments. We believe in the strength, power and leadership qualities of the young girls in theschool and we want to continue the Loreto journey that is ongoing for the past 400 years.”He also wished last year’s sixth years every success as they spread their wings in work or incollege. “We hope their roles in the school will help to inspire future students at the school. Iwould like to wish our teacher, Sorcha Furlong all the best, when she lines out for Dublin inthe ladies All-Ireland final against Cork next Sunday. I would also like to acknowledge thecontribution of our staff over the past year in organising all the extra curricular activities inthe school,” he concluded.

Pictured at Loreto College Swords are DeputyHead Girl, Kathryn Anderson and Head Girl, EmmaO'Neill with Vice-principal, Sharon Gunn andPrincipal, Peter McNamara

Pictured are the Leadership Committee at Loreto College Swords, with principal. Peter McNamara and vice-principal, Sharon Gunn

Shannon Murtagh from Loreto CollegeSwords was voted Dublin Under 16GAA Footballer of the Year. Shannon ispictured her with her award, withLoreto teacher and Dublin senior ladiesstar, Sorcha Furlong.

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Taking place from 9thSeptember until 9thOctober, ‘Special Willsmonth 2015’ will seeparticipating solicitorsoffering will consulta-tions around the NorthCounty to peopleconsidering making awill or amending anexisting one. Thecampaign encouragespeople to avail ofexpert, impartial andindependent advice onthe importance ofmaking a will, whilealso asking people toconsider leaving a giftto charity. In conjunc-tion with solicitorsacross the NorthCounty, the CitizensInformation Service hasnegotiated a specialreduced rate for willswritten during thismonth . Fingal CitizensInformation Service hasoffices in Swords,Skerries, Balbrigganand Malahide, whereinformation packs areavailable. The importance ofmaking a will cannot beover emphasised. A willis probably one of themost important docu-

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Sean Imasuen, Toyosi Raufu and Dennie Atsagbede are pictured after receiving theirJunior Cert results at St Finian's Community College, Swords

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Benefits of Junior Entrepreneur ProgrammeThe Junior EntrepreneurProgramme (JEP) is theonly national programmethat promotes entrepre-neurship at primaryschool level. Last year,the JEP programme wasrolled out to more than10,000 primary schoolchildren throughout theNorth County and beyond,and this year the numberssigning up for JEP areexpected to increasesignificantly. Manyschools around thelocality in Swords,Garristown, and Suttontook part in theprogramme in 2014, withgreat success. “Thislatest research showshow much children canbenefit from JEP.Introducing children toentrepreneurship andcreating a ‘can do’ culturefrom an early age not onlyhelps with self esteemand personal develop-ment, but it also enablesstudents to better under-stand subject choices andmake career decisions atsecondary school level,”said Jerry Kennelly, co-founder of the JuniorEntrepreneur Programme.The JEP Survey showedthat 87 per cent ofteachers saw an increasein confidence in childrenparticipating in the JuniorEntrepreneur Programme(JEP). Teachers surveyedagreed that children’scommunications andpresentation skills bene-fited enormously from thefree programme, while lifeskills such as decisionmaking and teamworkwere greatly enhanced inprimary school children asa direct result.The JEP businesses, set

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Pictured after collecting their results from ArdgillanCommunity College in Balbriggan were RobertKwietniewski and Sophie Cody Guildea Delighted with there results at Skerries Community

College are Ian Byran and Stephen Lawless

Alex Philbin celebrated her Leaving Certificate results withher brother and proud parents in Donabate CommunityCollege.

Pictured are Fingal Community College, Swords students,Danielle Daly and Saoirse Barker after receiving theirLeaving Cert results.

Gavin Smyth, Gareth Horne and Aidan Smyth receivedtheir Leaving Cert results at Coláiste Choilm, Swords

Pictured are St Finian's Community College, Swordsstudents. Kim McGauran, Toni Knight, Rachel Kay andKatie d'Ettorre after receiving their Leaving Cert results

Pictured here are Eoghan Purtell and Richard St Lawrencepicking up there results at St. Joseph’s Secondary Schoolin Rush

Maria Mongey collected her results from Loreto CollegeBalbriggan, she is pictured her with her mother JacintaDonfield

Pictured here are Keena McGavisk and Glen Cumminspicking up their results at Skerries Community CollegeKeena McGavisk and Glen Cummins

Pictured here are Cillian Kilternan and Peter Robinsonpicking up there results at St. Joseph’s Secondary Schoolin Rush

Conor Coates, Ryan Davis, David Morrin and Nick O'Brienfrom Portmarnock Community School are pictured herereceiving their Leaving Cert results.

Colm Boran, Sean Dolan, Ben Lawless, Christopher Lynchand Danny Mullign Tndley from Malahide CommunityCollege are pictured here receiving their Leaving Certresults.

Nikita Sohats, Jodie Morris and Karen Dardis from FingalCommunity School are pictured after receiving theirLeaving Cert results.

Sarah Fisher was delighted to receive her LeavingCertificate results in Donabate Community College.

Ciaran Maguire, Louis Kane and James McLoughlinreceived their Leaving Cert results at Coláiste Choilm,Swords

Emma White and Erika Byrne pictured after collecting theirLeaving Cert results from Balbriggan Community College

Pictured here are Kevin Peelo, Jack Finlay, Declan Peeloand Laura Connoly from Portmarnock Community Schoolreceiving their Leaving Cert results.

Cathal Haughey, Ciaran McNamara and Stephen Bradlyfrom Malahide Community School are pictured herereceiving their Leaving Cert results.

Fiona Hewson and Siobhan McCarthy received theirLeaving Cert results at Loreto College Swords

Alice O'Neill (right) collected her Leaving Cert results fromLoreto School, Balbriggan. She is picture here with hersister Tess.

Ciara Murray and Gemma Judge from St. Mary’sSecondary School Baldoyle are pictured here receivingtheir Leaving Cert results.

Pictured are St Finian's Community College, Swordsstudents, Adrian Toma, Volodymyr Bunyak and ThandoPhiri after receiving their Leaving Cert results

Pictured here are Don Van Vliet and Jonathan Diebolespicking up their results at Skerries Community College

Padraig McGuiness and Eoghan Conroy are delighted withtheir results at St. Joseph’s Secondary School in Rush


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Donabate Students Celebrate Junior Certificate ResultsThe students of DonabateCommunity Collegerecently marked anothersuccessful year of JuniorCertificate results with alarge reception. Parentsand teachers joinedstudents to celebrate theirachievements, as Mr.Creevey and Ms. NíBhrolcháin presentedeach student with theirrespective envelopes.Any nerves evident in themain hall quickly dissi-pated as students learnedof their fabulous achieve-ments and were eager toshare with, not only theirparents and teachers, but

also their fellow peers.What marked this year asspecial, according to theschool, was the size of thegathering with so manyparents joining their sonsand daughters for thisimportant milestone intheir second level educa-tion. “From a staff’sperspective, it waswonderful to hear the kindwords of gratitude from somany parents to staff andindeed from the studentsthemselves. The ThirdYear class of 2014-15succeeded across allsubject areas and are tobe commended for their

hard work, not only in therun up to the exams, buttheir consistent diligentapproach to study fromFirst Year,” said theschool.The staff would also liketo say a warm congratula-tions to Adam Bourke whoreceived 11 As in hisresults and shared hissuperb results with hismum. “This is a wonderfulachievement and a testa-ment to Adam’s hard workover the last three years.The Junior Certificatemarks an important mile-stone in the lives of our

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This feature serves toalleviate some of thatseason associatedstress and offer somepractical tips to helpmake the run up tothis Chr istmassmooth sa i l ing forresidents around theNorth County.There are manyreasons to suggestthat now is theperfect t ime to getplanning for thatfestive party, whichisn’ t too far away.Whether it be an endof year work party ora friendly festive get-together there aremany reasons thatOctober is the monthto get the ball rollingputt ing deta i ls inplace.

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Find out what kind ofbudget you have, andthis wi l l determinemany of your options,such as what kind ofvenue you canchoose, to how muchyou can set aside forfood, and so on. Askabout the budget andstick to it. So manyplaces around theNorth County of fertrue value for money,so be sure to look atall the options beforemaking your choice.

Independent councillor, PaulMulville has asked the ChiefExecutive if he will havesignage erected at the twoends of the Portrane cliff-walk to remind cyclists andpedestrians to be aware ofeach other’s safety. Thelocal councillor said thatsignage should be put atthe area in question as alarge number use the popularamenity.

The Council responded by sayingthat appropriate signage could beput up in the coming weeks.“A number of ‘Share with Care’ and‘Shared Pathway’ signs that wouldbe suitable are available. Thedesign of these signs would have

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Local Film FestivalAlmost HereFingal Film Festival hasannounced itsschedule for 2015,which kicks off 25th -27th September atM o v i e s @ S w o r d s ,Pavilions ShoppingCentre in Swords. Withthe final films selectedand a host of greatworkshops lined up,the festival team areready for action, withless than a week left togo. The organisers atthe local Film Festivalare delighted toannounce the line-upfor this year’sprogramme aftermonths of planning.”The final films selectedfrom the schedule areincredible, we hadthree times the

amount of filmssubmitted last yearand the shortlistinghas been very tough.We are being quitespecific in our 2015schedule layout,making the festivalmore accessible forpeople who just wantto see a good film,”said Creative Director,Dave Byrne.“The final selection offilms are from all overthe world. We had ahuge response interna-tionally, and thewealth of talentamongst IrishIndependents this yearhas been inspiring,although this made ourdecision-making a lotmore difficult,” he

said. Workshops at thefestival this year willbe hosted by a teamfrom TreehouseRepublic AnimationWorkshop CEOStephen Fagan,running on 25thSeptember from 10amto 1pm. The festivalcommittee are alsoproud to announce, on26th September from10am –1pm SoundSupervisor NiallBradyfrom ScreenScene and SteveFlanagan fromArdmore Sound will runthis year’s SoundDesign workshopbased on the casestudy ‘Glassland.’The County Council arethe main sponsor ofthe festival for thefourth year running andit’s all kicking off onthe 25th September.

O’Brien Demands Fair BudgetLocal senator, Darragh O’Brien(FF), has said the upcomingBudget must involve a significanteasing of the burden on olderpeople around the North County.

O’Brien has carried out ananalysis which shows thatpensioners from around the NorthCounty and beyond havebeen hit with cuts and taxincreases to the tune of€1,200 a year under thisGovernment.“What we have seen underFine Gael and Labour is asustained attack on olderpeople and people withdisabilities. Pensionershave been hit particularlyhard by a range of cuts to supportsand tax increases and it’s causinghuge stress for many of them,”O’Brien said.“My analysis of measures intro-

duced by Fine Gael and Laboursince 2011 shows that pensionershave taken an annual hit of €1,200a year on average. The fuelallowance has been cut, free elec-tricity and gas units have been

reduced, the telephone allowancehas been scrapped,” he explained.“Many local famil ies are alsohurting from cuts to the respitecare grant. On top of these cuts arange of new stealth taxes have hitolder people making it hard forthem to get from week to week.

“I have spoken to manyolder people locally whoare seriously strugglingto make ends meet.Some are extremelyworried that they won’tbe able to heat theirhomes over the winter.Others have lost theirmedical cards and cannotafford their medical bills.

Others are struggling to copewith living in their own homesfol lowing cuts to a range ofdisability supports,” O’Brien said.“Older citizens deserve dignityand respect for their years ofwork and sacrifice. It is unaccept-able that they have borne thebrunt of cuts in every budgetintroduced under thisGovernment,” he concluded.

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You may well wince at seeing festive productsappearing on supermarket shelves the momentyou return from your Summer holiday orhearing Christmas jingles playing merrily onthe radio just as the leaves start to fall from thetrees.


TAKE IT IN YOURSTRIDE

Take your time witht h e i m p r o v e m e n t sto your home as thea u t u m n h a s j u s tstarted and there’sp l e n t y o f t i m e t o

g e t t h i n g s d o n e .K e e p r e f e r r i n g t oy o u r l i s t a n d m a r koff things you havecompleted and keepc h e c k i n g t o s e ew h a t n e e d s y o u rattention next. Coalf i r e s a r e m a k i n g a

c o m e b a c k ( t h e s eare especially goodfor the cold wintermonths ahead) andt h e r e i s n o t h i n gmore relaxing thansitting in front of ano p e n f i r e a n drelaxing.

ROOM BY ROOM

Whatever room youf e e l n e e d s y o u rattention first is thep l a c e y o u w a n t t ostart. Let’s say it ’sthe bedroom, in thatcase there are smallimprovements thatwill make your rooml o o k l i k e a n e wb o u d o i r . N e wcurtains and blindsare a start, to makethe window a beau-tiful feature in yourb e d r o o m a n d y o uc a n s t i l l h a v e t h a tm i n i m a l l o o k . Y o umay need to opt forheavier curtains asw e g o i n t o w i n t e r ,but the room needn’tlook drab and heavyeven so. If you havea s m a l l b e d r o o m ,minimal ism is veryimportant and thereare lots of tricks andways to ensure all ofyour essentials arewell out of the way.Under bed storageboxes and bags are ag r e a t w a y t o s t o r esome of your things.You should also takea d v a n t a g e o f y o u r

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BATHROOM

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Libra Sep 23 - Oct 22Forget about grand gestures this week. Instead,focus on the numerous uninteresting details andfrustrating issues that arise, and you eliminatethem. A week simply to get through - but takenote for the future.

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T h e c o l d e r s e a s o nd e f i n i t e l y b r i n g speople together, somake sure your livingr o o m i s v e r ywelcoming to family

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BEDROOM

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DECORATION

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GARDEN

A neatly kept garden isthe first impression avisitor gets of yourhouse. This firstimpression is lastingand if your garden isnot kept up to scratch,it’s unlikely that yourhome will be anybetter. Now is theperfect time to starttidying up yourgarden, whichshouldn’t be in toobad a shape, as wehad an averagesummer. If however,your garden needs a

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while they stay in unsuitable condi-tions in hotel rooms with no facilitiesto cook a simple dinner. “It has beenestimated that the cost of puttingone person in a hotel for a month is€3,000,” he explained. “I am calling on the Chief Executiveof the County Counci l to write toMinister Alan Kelly for more fundingin this year’s budget to be released

so we can be serious about this homelesscr is is and to tack le i t head on,” Lynamconcluded.

Lynam Has Motion Passed On Homelessness

Fingal County Council,along with the threeother Dublin localauthorities, togetherhave opened aModular HousingD e m o n s t r a t i o nProject. The newprefabricated homeswill be used in aneffort to combat theincreasing homeless-ness problem. There are six modularunits, all of which aretwo bedroom units,contain kitchen /living room space,storage facilities andbathrooms. All of theunits are designed toaccommodate familyliving.There are no detailsavailable about whereor when the units willbe constructed in theNorth County.If the proposed use ofmodular homes isagreed andsupported, the fourDublin local authori-ties will engage withall relevant stake-holders and withCentral Government,to consider procure-ment and provision at

a scale required toeffectively addressfamily homelessnessin Dublin.According to AliGrehan, City Architect,with Dublin CityCouncil, “the localauthorities do notpropose that modularhousing replaces tradi-tional forms ofhousing, rather that itwould work in tandemwith the local authoritydelivery of socialhousing options, ashousing supplybecomes available (inline with the SocialHousing Strategy2020). There is aconsiderable trackrecord across Europeand the USA of systembuilt housing deliv-ering well designedhomes affordably,quickly and suitablefor different contexts.”

Pictured is one of the new prefab units, which may help tosolve the homeless crisis in North County Dublin

Prefab Housing May BeSolution To HomelessProblem

LocalSwimmersUpdateThe County Councilhas advised anyonewho wishes to swimon any of our localbeaches in the comingweeks that thebathing season is nowover, and the lifeguardservice has ceased onall beaches. Shouldyou enter the water,please take extra care.

LuskChurchChoir Lusk Church Choir arelooking for newmembers. If you enjoysinging, why not comealong to their weeklyMonday night choirpractice in the Church at8.20 pm.

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Cool Response To Fianna Fáil ProposalsContd. from page 1Any more than thatwould not be good, aswe need a rotation ofcars in order toencourage shopping -not cars clogging upparking space. Thereshould also be free off-street parking for staff,who should not bepenalised for cominginto work.”President of MalahideChamber, Barry Gibneywas of a similar view tothat of Scully. He said, “Iagree with much of whatDarragh O’Brien issuggesting. “The idea ofreducing commercialrates is a good idea, asthe council increased

them during reces-sionary times. A 20 percent reduction would bea great incentive. I thinkthe 90 minutes freeparking is a good idea,as it would encourageshopping, and we mightend up with less shopsbeing closed down. Afterall, out of town shoppingcentres offer freeparking to theircustomers,” he said.Chris Harmon, speakingon behalf of BalbrigganChamber of Commercewelcomed the proposalto see 90 minutes freeparking in town centres,to enable people to shopand to conduct business.He said, “On-street

parking is a very bigissue in town centres.This is the root problemthat shops and busi-nesses face, not only inthe North County, butnationwide. We don’twant to see tenants inout of town shoppingcentres being penalised,but the on-street parkingproblem needs to beresolved before anythingcan happen,” he said.O’Brien explained,“Villages like my ownlocal village of Malahidehave been the heart ofcommunities in NorthCounty Dublin fordecades. Despitehaving so much to offerin terms of shopping,restaurants and ameni-ties, our villages aresuffering due to changesin shopping trends andout-of-town shoppingcentres.”“Sadly it is becomingincreasingly difficult forlocal businesses tocompete with largecentres for a variety ofreasons. That is why Ihave set out radicalproposals to addresssome of the problems, toreverse the sense ofdecline and bring back the vibrancy of ourlocal villages,” he said.“For our local villages tosurvive and grow, it musthave a clear vision forthe future and a concreteframework for growth.We need strong teams ofcommunity leaders thatare working together todrive that growth andbring jobs back to ourvillage centres.

Migrant CrisisThreatens EU UnityThere will be an EU Leaderssummit called by CouncilPresident Donald Tusk to focus onthe escalating migrant crisis.

Recently the interior ministers metto consider again theCommission’s proposed manda-tory quotas which looks todistribute some 120,000asylum seekers aroundthe member states.Last week, theParliament agreedwith the proposals,yet many nationalgovernments arerejecting the package.In response to this insularapproach the German ForeignMinister is quoted as saying “If allelse fails, we should seriouslyconsider applying the instrumentof majority decision”. This may

force agreement by the Council tothe Proposal but at what cost tounity within the Union? There appears to be fractureswithin the German establishmentin respect of the policy they arepursuing. Last week saw theresignation for personal reasonsof the head of the Migration andRefugees Federal Office. Criticssay that this is the alarm signalthat all is not well and is the resultof adopting the policy of “It will bealright on the night”. We inIreland know only too well howthings can go badly wrong when

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Real imaginative lead-ership is required toappropriately accom-modate and inte-grate the vastnumbers who seek

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remember 1956 and theinflow of refugees from

Hungary will, I’m sure questionthe failure of the Hungarians toshow similar compassion to thatshown to their countrymen then.

By Cathal Boland

Reunion Night In LuskA reunion night with music will be held in Round Towers GAA Club in Luskfor Kelly Park past and present residents on Saturday, 10th October at8.30pm as Kelly Park was 40 years old last year. Further information fromEmma Jane Kavanagh on 087-9592171.

1916 CourseIn Skerries)There will be a tenweek course on 1916to be held in Skerriescommencing 26thSeptember. Full detailscan be gotten bytexting to 0879549700or [email protected]

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EARLY, Seamus (Kinsealy, Dublin/ Oldtown,Dublin). Suddenly, at home, Thursday 17thSeptember. Rest in peace.

KELLY (née Arthur) Margaret, (AshgroveCottage, The Grallagh, Oldtown, Dublin)(peacefully) in the Matter Hospitalsurroundedby her devoted family. Sadly missed by herheartbroken husband Brendan, her loving chil-dren Odette, Joseph and Simone, son-in-lawSteve, Michelle, sisters Mary, Carmel andCatherine, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law,nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Mayshe rest in eternal peace.

MCCANN (Née Buggle) Mary (Donabate, Co.Dublin) September 15, 2015 (peacefully), atBeaumont Hospital, beloved wife of the lateWilliam; sadly missed by her loving sonsMaxie, Vincent and Art, daughter Finola, sisterNuala, daughters-in-law, grandchildren,sisters-in-law, relatives and friends. Rest inPeace.

SHIELDS Frederick (Freddie) (Moylaragh Road,Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, formerly of St. Joseph’sPark, Dundalk) Suddenly after a long illness,bourne with dignity, in Beaumont Hospital.Predeceased by his two sons Tommy andFreddie, als0 his sister Mary Tuite (recentlydeceased). Sadly missed by his loving wifePhyllis, daughter Ellen, grandson Thomas,sisters Margaret, Briege, Doreen andBernadette, brothers Thomas, Patrick, Gerardand Brendan, son-in-law Derek, sisters-in-law,brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives,neighbours and friends. May he rest in peace.

HANNIGAN (née Cullen), Harriet Elizabeth(Betty) (Surgalstown, Co. Dublin) - September13th, 2015 (peacefully), after a short illness, atJames Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown,beloved wife of the late Liam; sadly missed byher brothers, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and goodneighbours. Rest in Peace.

HEFFERNAN, Thomas Francis (Portmarnock, Co.Dublin) 12th September 2015 (peacefully)surrounded by his loving family in thewonderful care of the staff in Tara WinthropNursing Home. Loving husband of Myra andfather of Gary, Mark, Leslie and Geoffrey. Hewill be very sadly missed by his family, daugh-ters-in-law, grandchildren, brother Dessie,nieces and nephews, extended family andfriends. Rest in Peace.

HUGHES John (Skerries, Co. Dublin) September12th, 2015 (unexpectedly) at home, John, son ofthe late Marie and Patrick, sadly missed by hisloving family, son Seán, brother Eamon, sisterSusan, relatives and a large circle of friends.Rest in peace.

MCKEOWN James (Georges Square,Balbriggan, Co. Dublin) Peacefully at his homeunder the loving care of Fingal Carers andBalbriggan Medical Centre. Sadly missed by hisloving wife Billie (Ethel), sons James, David andIan, daughters Laura, Joyce, Wendy andJennifer, grandchildren, great-grandchild,daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, relatives andfriends. Rest in peace.

MCFADDEN (née Murphy) Mary (Malahide, Co.Dublin) September 14, 2015 (peacefully) after ashort illness at Beaumont Hospital, belovedwife of the late Henry, sadly missed by herloving sons James, Stephen and John, daugh-ters Elizabeth and Catherine, son-in-law,daughters-in-law, grandchildren, brother,sister, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law,nephews, nieces, relatives and friends. Rest inpeace.

Recent published deathsfrom the North County

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Jesus, in the past Ihave asked you formany favours. Thistime I ask for a very

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publication andfavour will be

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O’DONNELL Francis (Frank) (Minister’s Road,Lusk, Co. Dublin) Peacefully at St. FrancisHospice, Raheny. Beloved husband of the lateBernadette. Sadly missed by his loving daugh-ters Lisa, Valerie, Irene and Sandra, sons-in-lawNyck, Seth, Phil and Ed, grandchildren Ben,Ruby, Steven, Lorna and her husband, Onur,great-grandchildren Leyla and Taylan, sisterTheresa, brother-in-law Phil, nieces andnephews, relatives and friends. Rest in peace.

DONNELLY, Michael (Mick) (Skerries, Co.Dublin) September 13th 2015 (peacefully) at St.Francis hospice Raheny, surrounded by hisloving family, beloved husband of Pam, fatherof Yvonne, Avril, Karen and Jenny, deeplyregretted by his wife, daughters, grandchildrenElla, Alex, Ruby, Jamie and Faye, son-in-law andpartners, James, Darrin, Michael and Eoin,brothers Kevin (Ken) and Dermot, sisterSiobhan, extended family and friends. Rest inpeace.

PYNE Neil (Bremore, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin)The death has occured of Neil Pyne, late ofBremore, Balbriggan, peacefully at The MaterHospital. Sadly missed by his loving parentsNed and Brenda, brother Damien and sisterCaitríona, girlfriend Justine, sister-in-law Marie,brother-in-law Karl, nieces Muireann and Laura,nephews Hugh and Ruaidhrí, extended family,neighbours and friends. Rest in peace.

LINDSAY Edward (Ned) (Balrickard Hill,Ringcommins, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin) peace-fully, at Blanchardstown Hospital. Sadly missedby his loving sisters Kathleen and Anna, nieces,nephews, extended family, neighbours andfriends. May he rest in eternal rest.

Fingal County CouncilI, Patrick Whelan, intend to apply for planningpermission to construct a dwelling at BarrackLane, at the rear of Sion House, Main Street,Rush, County Dublin. The development willconsist of the construction of a two storey 4bedroom dwelling measuring 130sq.m withgated entrance & 2 parking spaces togetherwith ancillary site works associated with theproposals. The Planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during thepublic opening hours of 9.30-16.30 Monday-Friday at Fingal County Council, Fingal CountyHall, Main Street, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin. Asubmission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to thePlanning Authority on payment of a fee of €20,within the period of 5 weeks, beginning on thedate of receipt by Fingal County Council of theapplication and such submissions or observa-tions will be considered by the PlanningAuthority in making a decision on the applica-tion. The Planning Authority may grant permis-sion subject to or without conditions, or mayrefuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought for the demolition of no.85 Main Street Swords to provide for access totemporary car park to rere of numbers 85&87Main Street Swords for W. Mcgrane. The plan-ning application may be inspected or purchasedat a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of Fingal CountyCouncil, County Hall, Main Street Swords,County Dublin. A submission or observation inrelation to the application may be made inwriting to the planning authority on payment ofthe prescribed fee ( 20 euro ) within a period offive weeks, beginning on the date of receipt byFingal County Council of the application, andsuch submissions or observations will beconsidered by the planning authority in makinga decision on the application. The planningauthority may grant permission subject to orwithout conditions, or may refuse to grantpermission

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought for (i) new 1st floorbalcony to front of existing dwelling, (ii) thereplacement of existing 2 No. 1st floor windowsto doors to front of existing dwelling & (iii) thereplacement of existing 2 No. veluxs with 1 No.larger velux to front of existing dwelling @ “TheBeaches”, South Strand, Skerries, Co. Dublin forLoretto Lacey. The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the planning authority during thepublic opening hours and a submission orobservation in relation to the application may bemade in writing to the planning authority onpayment of the prescribed fee (20 euros), withinthe period of 5 weeks, beginning on the date ofreceipt by Fingal County Council of the applica-tion.

Fingal County CouncilDeclan Burke seeks planning permission fordevelopment at 28 Upper Main Street, Rush co.Dublin. The development will consist of changeof use of restaurant area at ground floor intonew pizzeria takeaway and related works, withnew detached cold room built at rear. Thepizzeria takeaway is proposed at side of theexisting takeaway at same address. The plan-ning application may be inspected or purchasedat a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking 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 theprescribed fee (20Euros) within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought for change of useof existing single storey building from PostalSorting Office to Muslim Prayer, Cultural andCommunity centre, minor changes to internallayout and external elevations and all associ-ated site works at site of old An Post SortingOffice, The Green (off Rathbeale Road), Swords,Co Dublin for Mr Tariq Salahuddin.

The planning applica-tion may be inspectedor purchased at a feenot exceeding thereasonable cost ofmaking a copy at theoffices of the PlanningAuthority during itspublic opening hours A submission or obser-vation in relation tothe application may bemade in writing to thePlanning Authority onpayment of theprescribed fee of 20euros within theperiod of 5 weeksbeginning on the dateof receipt by theauthority of the appli-cation.

Fingal County CouncilWe, Square FootProperty Ltd intend toapply for PlanningPermission for a sitelocated at MountfieldLawns, Malahide, Co.Dublin. The develop-ment will consist of theprovision of 3 no.dwelling units,consisting of 2 no. 4bedroom two storyplus attic as a semi-

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detached unit and 1 no. 4 bedroomtwo story plus attic detached unit.The development also consists ofthe provision of 6 no. on siteparking spaces and all associatedsite works. The PlanningApplication 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 obser-vation may be made to thePlanning Authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt bythe authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought to re-instatelapsed planning permission Reg.Ref: F08B/0274 to allow comple-tion of first floor extension grantedto the side of the existing housewhich includes alterations to theexisting roof at 22 Newtownparks,Skerries, for Noel & Ann MulvihillThe planning application may beinspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable costof making a copy, at the offices ofFingal County Council, CountyHall, Main St, Swords, Co. Dublin,during its public opening hours.A submission or observation inrelation to the application may bemade in writing to the PlanningAuthority on payment of theprescribed fee, €20, within theperiod of5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of theapplication, and such submissionsor observations will be consideredby the Planning Authority inmaking a decision on the applica-tion.The Planning Authority may grantpermission subject to or withoutconditions, or may refuse to grantpermission.

Fingal County CouncilWe, Charles and PattaravadeeBrown, intend to apply forRetention Permission andPlanning Permission for develop-ment at 20 Auburn Grove,Malahide, Co. Dublin. TheRetention Permission relates tothe single storey rear extension,existing att ic conversion tostorage area and associatedrooflights, Planning Permissionrelates to installation of proposedwindows to side of existingdwelling, proposed 2 storey exten-sion to rear and single storey torear and side, construction of frontporch, demolit ion of part ofexisting single storey extension torear and bay window on side,including all ancillary develop-ment site works under currentplanning register reference no.F15B/0174. Significant Further Informationincluding revised plans and eleva-tions to include the omission of 1no. proposed first floor window onthe north eastern elevation andreconfiguration of the internallayout, including revised planningadvertisement, as appropriate, inrelation to the application has orhave been furnished to thePlanning Authority, and is or areavailable for inspection orpurchase at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making acopy, at the off ices of theauthority during office hours, andA submission or observation inrelation to the further information

or revised plans may be made inwriting to the Planning Authorityon payment of the prescribed fee.Submission or observations to besent to the Planning Authoritywithin two weeks of receipt by thePlanning Authority of the news-paper notice and site notice or inthe case of a planning applicationaccompanied by an EnvironmentalImpact Statement (E.I.S.), within 5weeks of receipt of such notices bythe Planning Authority.

Signed: James Shanley &Associates, Navan.(086)3825694.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requestedfor alterations & extension toexisting cottage (revised design topreviously approved applicationref.no.F09B/0342 - note:-permis-sion extended upto 31st March2018) along with all associatedsiteworks at : Gerrardstown,Ballyboughal, Co. Dublin. Signed:- Stefan McMullanThis planning application may beinspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable costof making a copy, at the offices ofFingal County Council, County Hall,Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublinbetween the hours of 9.30am –16.30pm Monday-Friday. Asubmission or observation in rela-tion to the application may bemade in writing to Fingal CountyCouncil on payment of a fee of€20 within the period of f iveweeks beginning on the date ofreceipt of the application by FingalCounty Council

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requestedfor a new dwellinghouse (reviseddesign & reduced floor area tothat previously permitted underReg.Ref.No.-F09A/0367 but whichhas since expired duration ) alongwith on-site treatment system &all associated siteworks. @Drummans, Tobersool, Balbriggan,Co. Dublin. Signed :- MartinCaldwell.This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable costof making a copy, at the offices ofFingal County Council, County Hall,Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublinbetween the hours of 9.30am –16.30pm Monday-Friday. Asubmission or observation in rela-tion to the application may bemade in writing to Fingal CountyCouncil on payment of a fee of€20 within the period of f iveweeks beginning on the date ofreceipt of the application by FingalCounty Council.

Fingal County CouncilFeatherbed Farm Ltd seeks plan-ning permission for the erection ofa detached 567sqm agriculturalcladded shed (7.2m in height) tothe west of the existing detachedbuilding and associated works allon lands at Featherbed Lane,Ballykea, Lusk, Co. Dublin. This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable costof making a copy at the offices ofthe planning authority during itspublic opening hours and asubmission or observation may bemade to the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee(20euros) within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of thisapplication.

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