North County Leader - 4th March 2013

Local Swords woman and Paralympic champion,Catherine Walsh, has decided to call it a day andretire from competitive Paralympic sports, afterexcelling in her field for almost two decades. Sheintends to retire in order to focus more on herfamily life, but she says she’ll be continuing herinvolvement with Paralympics Ireland in the future.This local sports heroine and multi Olympic medal

winner, is one of the North County’s mostsuccessful athletics, having competed in six consec-utive Paralympic Games during her vast sportingcareer. Catherine, who is visually impaired, is a trueveteran of the Paralympics, and has representedIreland at the games since 1992. She has achieved so many outstanding accomplish-ments throughout her sporting career (though sheremains hugely modest about her success), and herskill and dedication right from the very start meantthat she was destined for great things. She firstcompeted as a track and field athlete in fourParalympic Games between 1992 and 2004, thenwent on to win a bronze in the Pentathlon in Sydney2000.It was in 2007 she transferred to tandem cycling andcompeted in the Beijing Paralympic Games.

Following from this, in 2009 she returned to thepodium winning silver at the 2009 UCI Track WorldChampionships. Then, in 2011, with her new sightedpilot, Fran Meehan, they won a bronze medal atboth UCI World Championships that year. Theyfollowed this up with gold in the Individual Pursuitat the UCI Track World Championships in 2012, inthe lead up to the London Olympics.This Paralympic cyclist, who works as a physiother-apist at Lusk Community Centre, said that one of hermany standout moments was her double win in the2012 London Paralympic Games. Speaking exclu-sively to the County Leader she said “It was such abrilliant moment for us, to win the first everParalympic cycling medal for Ireland”. “We werevery proud.”Indeed in 2012, she had much reason to be proud,as her fantastic success at the London ParalympicGames with her pilot Fran, overjoyed the NorthCounty, and ensured that we were right up therewith the best in the world. The winning pair went forglory, and won two Paralympic medals, and madehistory by securing Ireland’s first ever Paralympiccycling medal. They won silver in the IndividualPursuit on the Track, and then won a bronze medalin the time trial.

Catherine said that she was very happy with herdecision to retire. “It came from a combination offactors, one being that for some health issues I feltthat I wasn’t going to be able to achieve a GoldMedal in the 2016 Olympics, which was what Iwanted to achieve. I soon realised that this wasn’tgoing to be achievable, and that combined with thefact that my kids are getting older, and I want to bearound for them, made me come to my decision toretire from the competitive side of things. But, I’vehad a good run and I’m more than happy with every-thing that I have achieved.”She went on to say that she won’t be giving upcycling completely, as she intends to coach locallyand wants to stay involved with the IrishParalympics. “I hope to always be associated withParalympics Ireland,” she continued. “People willstill see me out on the bike, as I hope to do somelocal coaching to help the sportsmen and women,who are hoping to move up the ranks in the sport,and will be involved in the Hibernian Track Cyclewith Fingallians in May.” To mark the occasion, Paralympics Ireland CEO,Liam Harbison (who was also Chef de Mission forthe 2012 London Games), had some lovely words tosay about Catherine. “Catherine has had awonderful Paralympic career that many can onlydream of, like competing at six consecutive Gamesis a massive achievement in itself,” he told theCounty Leader. “To then medal at two Games indifferent disciplines sets her apart, and is testamentto her enormous talent and unrivalled work ethic.She is a tremendous role model for any aspiringathlete; driven, hardworking, committed, and one ofthe fiercest competitors around.” Many will agree that this Swords lady will be sorelymissed in the field of Paralympic sports, but she canretire, full in the knowledge that she has been atruly outstanding athletic, and one that the NorthCounty has been privileged to call their own.

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Minister for the Environment,Community and LocalGovernment, Phil Hogan, haswelcomed the publication ofthe PyriteRemediation Schemeand the announce-ment that its onlineapplication system isnow accepting appli-cations from home-owners around theNorth Countyaffected by pyritedamage.This will come as welcomenews to local homeownerswho have been affected bypyrite. Local TD, Alan Farrell(FG) who is personally affectedby this issue and other localcouncillors have spoken out

numerous times about theneed for the pyrite issue to bedealt with, so this latestannouncement is a welcome

step forward. “I am delighted toannounce that thePyrite ResolutionBoard has publishedthe PyriteRemediation Schemewhich will providethe framework forthe assessment ofapplications and the

carrying out of works todwellings affected by pyritedamage,” Minister Hogan toldthe County Leader, adding“affected homeowners cansubmit applications under thescheme which I hope will

mark the beginning of the endof the hardship and stressthat so many have had toendure for too long.” “Having seen the dreadfulsituations that the localpeople have had to live with, Iwas determined to put inplace the necessary structuresthat would deliver reasonableand sustainable solutions forthose homeowners who haveno other practicable optionsfor redress.”“The Pyrite Resolution Boardis ready to begin the assess-ment of applications and isanxious to facil itate thecommencement of remedia-tion works at the earliestpossible opportunity,” heconcluded.

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Pictured here is Paralympic Champion Catherine Walsh, from Swords, with her pilot Francine Meehan, celebrating theirbronze medal win after finishing third in the women's individual B time trial in the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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Swords man, Tom Carroll can berightly called a true hero of thecommunity. Tom has selflesslydevoted his Monday nights, tofundraising for the St FrancisHospice, where he has been thequiz master in the Estuary Pub inSwords, every Monday night, withall proceeds going to the charity. The quiz has been going on everyMonday night for the past 14 yearsat the Estuary Pub in Swords, andfor two years previously in theHarp Bar. In all that time, a stag-gering €150,000 has been raisedfor the popular charity.Tom spoke to the County Leaderabout how the idea came to him.“My mother was in the care of theSt Francis Hospice, and I startedthe quiz in Harp Bar in Swordsaround 1998 and then came hereto the Estuary in 2000, when theHarp closed down. We have raisedover €150,000 in that time.Strangely enough, it was on theeight anniversary of my mother’sdeath at the hospice, that wereached the €100,000 mark.”“Many of the people who are heretonight, are people who havesupported the quiz, right from the

beginning. Some of them trans-ferred to here, when the Harpclosed down. We’re here 50Mondays in the year for the past16 years.” “It’s all down to theloyal supporters of the quiz, whocome here in all weathers. All I dois just ask the questions,” saidTom in a self effacing way. “While Imight be the conduit throughwhich it comes about, if it wasn’tfor these people and theirgenerosity, we would never haveraised that amount of money”. Ethel McKenna, CEO of St FrancisHospice, had nothing but theheight of praise for the selflessactions of Tom and the people whosupport the charity. She told theCounty Leader, “We are so deeplygrateful to Tom for his hugely loyalcommitment and support of St.Francis Hospice over the years.Tom and his supporters havehelped to create funds, so thatpatients and families will experi-ence compassionate caring at adeep physical, spiritual andemotional level when they are inmost need of support in theirlives,” she said.

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Tom Carroll is pictured in full flight inthe Estuary Pub in Swords, as he posesthe questions in his fun quiz, just ashe's done for the past 16 years.

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Malahide Community School was cele-brating last week, with the news thattwo of its students have made it intothe Leinster f inals of the Macedebating competition. Third year students, James Griffin andJack O’Brien are part of a group of 80out of 300 competitors, who havemade it into the f inals, havingcompeted in a series of debatingcompetitions throughout the Leinsterregion since last September. They are members of the Scoil Iosa

Debating Society that was relaunchedlast September, as part of the school’scommitment to developing the oralcommunication skills of students.Commenting on the recent success ofthe students, their teacher Ms. Conatysaid, “It’s a wonderful achievementfor James and Jack, but our congratu-lations also goes to all of the studentsinvolved in the Scoil Iosa DebatingSociety. It is only for the commitmentof students to the debating societythat opportunities and achievementslike this have become a possibility.”She continued, “No matter whathappens in the Leinster finals, Jamesand Jack have done the school proudbecause they have put Scoil Iosa onthe debating map again and in doingso we hope that it will encourage

more students to get involved indebating.” James and Jack wil lcompete in the Leinster f inals onMarch 22nd in Coláiste na hInse inBettystown, Co. Meath.

BalbrigganCommunity CouncilReady For ActionA new BalbrigganCommunity Council wasset up recently,following on from thesuccessful ‘Save ourLibrary Campaign’. Withthe abolition of theTown Councilhappening on the 23rdMay, the group felt itwas necessary to havean alternative in placeand ready to take upthe reins. At the firstmeeting in earlyJanuary, 65 candidatesput their names forwardand after meeting with

each and every one asteering committee of15 was formed, withmany of the remainingcandidates serving onsub committees.The committee is nonpolitical and no one isinvolved with any polit-ical party. “The aim ofthe Council will be toimprove our town andhinterland in order toattract investment,tourism and to make ita better place to liveand raise children,” aCommunity Council

spokesperson said.“We will be keeping aclose eye on any futureplanning for the town.There is a wealth ofideas out there formaking the town amore attractive place,one of which is toimprove our town

centre.” “We will beworking with all thelocal groups and busi-nesses in the town, andthe County Council toensure that any plansfor the town and itsenvirons are for thegood of Balbriggan. Weare currently set up as a

steering committee togive us time to famil-iarise ourselves withthe wealth of groupsout there, and we’resure that the outgoingTown Council will beable to give us a lot of advice from their ownexperiences.”

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Pictured here are James Griffin and JackO'Brien from Malahide Community School whoreached the Leinster Finals of the MACEdebating competition.


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Swords resident, Paddy Behanhad a 76th birthday to rememberlast week, when he and his wife,Margaret were invited byPresident Higgins to celebrate theevent at Aras an Uachtaran.Paddy, who has a long associationwith the Labour Party, has beenfirm friends with the President formany years. Paddy was recog-nised four years ago, by then LordMayor, Emer Costello, for his civicand cultural contribution to thecommunity of the North Inner City.Paddy said that President Higginshad a cake ready for the occasion,and made a presentation of abook of poems and a history ofAras an Uachtaran. Margaret waspresented with an engraved letteropener. Paddy and Margaret arepictured at their home in Swords,with their mementoes of the visit.

Sinn Féin’s Dublin EUc a n d i d a t e , L y n nBoylan hosted ameeting in Balbrigganlast Tuesday. Themeeting was called tohighlight mortgagedistress and householddebt in the NorthCounty area, and wasaimed at discussing afairer approach to theissues.Attending the meetingwith Lynn Boylan

were, Mary LouMcDonald T.D. andvice-president of Sinn

Féin; Malachy Quinn,Sinn Féin Local Electioncandidate for

Balbriggan; StephenCurtis, FinancialAdvisor and a PersonalInsolvency Practitioner,and David Hall, Directorof the Irish MortgageHolders Organisation.The meeting wasopened by Mary LouMcDonald, who gave asummary of the currentstressful situationmany find themselvesin, and outlined SinnFéin’s approach.Malachy Quinn gave alocal viewpoint, whileStephen Curtis andDavid Hall gave asummary of how finan-cial institutions aredealing with membersof the public experi-encing difficulties andthe options available tothe public. At the endof the evening therewas a Question andAnswer session ,withsome valuable contri-butions from those inattendance. The panelresponded to all ques-tions before themeeting came to anend. All in all, those inattendance appearedsatisfied, with a bene-ficial evening’s discus-sion.

Pictured at the Sinn Fein public meeting in the Milestone Pub, Balbriggan to discussmortgage distress and household debt are, David Hall (Irish Mortgage HoldersAssociation), Stephen Curtis (Personal Insolvency Practicioner), Lynn Boylan (Sinn FeinEU election candidate), Malachy Quinn (Sinn Fein candidate for Balbriggan Ward) andMary Lou McDonald (Sinn Fein Deputy President).

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Vehicular Access In Portrane Should Be Extinguished Local councillor, GerryMcGuire (Lab) iscalling on the CountyCouncil to extinguishthe vehicular right ofway, at the end of theBurrow Road, inPortrane, where itborders the estuary.This request has comeabout in response tothe concerns of localresidents, who are

worried about on-going anti-socialbehaviour and illegaldumping in the area.McGuire told theCounty Leader ,“Residents here wantthe vehicular right ofway to this lanewayended and I haveasked the Council toinitiate a procedure forclosing it off to vehi-

cles. However, wewant it kept open forpedestrians, who canaccess the estuaryfrom here. There aregroups of youth whoare coming down hereat night in cars, whopartake in a lot of anti-social behaviour, andare also dumpingmaterial in the area,from their cars. This,along with the noiselevels is, as you canimagine, causingimmense annoyanceand distress for resi-dents.”“Locals in the imme-diate area are drivingthis request to havevehicles banned fromthe area, but I believethere is widespreadsupport for this tohappen. The notice ofclosure has gone outon public display, anddepending on theresponse, we can acton it,” he concluded.

Local councillor, Gerry McGuire is pictured at the end ofBurrow Road in Portrane, which he feels needs to beclosed off to traffic.

Labour party candidate for theSwords electoral area, Duncan Smith,has just launched his e lect ioncampaign, and vows to inject new lifeinto the local political system.He spoke to the County Leader aboutchanges he feels need to beaddressed. “I bought my house in theCastleview area of Swords in 2008about two months before theeconomy went bust. The vulnerability I felt atthat time prompted me to join the Labour Party. Iwas always a strong Labour supporter and since

then, I’ve become more active in the Party. I’veseen up close how communities, and particularlythe newer ones with young families have to fightfor basic services, like playgrounds and commu-nity centres. Everything is a struggle and a fightand this should not be the case,” he said. Smithfirmly believes that there is a need for a strongleft of centre voice in the community. There’salready a strong left of centre vote in Swords andI feel we need new, strong candidates on the left,who are inspired by the current economic diffi-culties we have experienced, and I think we needthat voice to be heard at Council level,” he said.

He laid out his plans fo the community, ifhe gets the nod in May. “If I get elected,there will be no harder working councillorthan me. I have the necessary hardworking ethic and degree of integrity tobenefit the people of Swords. I would notbe found wanting.”Smith is passionate about communitymatters in the area, and he stressed thatthe community is where we put our kids to

school and raise our families. “I will be a strongvoice for these people in the Council chamber”he concluded.

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Brendan Hyland lives in the lovely seaside town ofMornington, Co Meath on Golf Link Road, but badlyneeded his garden to be upgraded, and didn’t knowquite how to go about it.“We looked around in our own area to see if there wasany company that we liked, that could do the job for us,but there was nobody suitable. We decided to lookfurther afield and Virgoe McEnery was one of thecompanies that caught our attention. At first we thoughtthat they were too big to deal with our problem,because Virgoe McEnery deals with shopping centresand housing estates, and that a relatively small job, likeours, would be of no interest to them. However, nothingcould have been further from the truth,” said Brendan.“Michael McEnery came to meet us and confirmed that he was happy to take on the project. We went throughwhat we wanted and Michael came up with some other suggestions that we would never have thought of. Hesaid that there was no problem in carrying out our requirements. Our garden was very wet and they put in adrainage system that was tailored specifically to our garden, and that subsequently has proven very successfulafter a very wet winter.”Michael and his workers could not have been more helpful, and nothing was toomuch for them. We had a plain wall all around the back, and we had decided thatwe would get it plastered and painted at some time in the future. However,Michael said that they would do this themselves, and they did a fantastic job.”Brendan was full of praise for the professionalism of Michael and his workforce.“You couldn’t ask for better. They were lovely people and they made you feel atease immediately. They are the sort of people that you could fully trust around

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Swords Pupils CelebrateAwareness DayPupils at the Holy FamilyNational Schools inSwords turned up forclass on Monday 24thFebruary last, in their GirlGuide uniforms!Principal, David O’Keeffehad given permission tothe girls, who aremembers of River Valleyand Rathingle Guides,Brownies and Ladybirds,to wear their uniforms aspart of A-WEAR-NESSDay, which is linked toWorld Thinking Day, whenthe 12,000 members of

IGG join over 10 millionGirl Guides and GirlScouts around the worldin taking action on globalissues. By wearing theirIrish Girl Guides (IGG)uniforms with pride, thegirls raised the profile ofthe organisation, andmade the most of theopportunity to talk withtheir friends and class-mates about how theybenefit from their involve-ment in Guiding. DistrictCommissioner and GuideLeader, Breda

Cunningham, said, “Girlslearn and develop somany life-skills through arange of indoor andoutdoor activities andchallenges, which helpsthem develop their self-esteem and, through awide range of social,health and global themes,they develop into respon-sible citizens in their localcommunities. School prin-cipal, David O’Keeffe, saidhe was always happy tofacilitate IGG meetings inthe school and to allow

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“We’re always happy tosupport the organisationin any way we can.”

Pictured are Rebecca Ellis, Amy Bayley and Ciara O’Malley giving the thumbs up for A-WEAR-NESS Day, when two dozen Guides, Brownies and Ladybirds turned up for schoolat Holy Family National School, Swords in their Girl Guide uniforms.

New Outdoor CraftMarket For Balbriggan Balbriggan Creative Quarter are delighted toannounce their first Railway Street Craft Marketwhich will take place on St. Patricks Day, 17th March2014 from 12-4pm. The market will have an excitingmix of local crafts, up-cycled goods, live music andfamily entertainment. A centerpiece of the marketwill be a photographic exhibition, titled Back to TheFuture and will highlight old photos from theBenton/Curtis Collection and new photos of thetown taken by local photographers, Kasia Wasiakand Robert Patynski.

The County Council are calling forexpressions of interest from experi-enced business people to beappointed to the Evaluation andApprovals Committee of the newFingal LEO (Local Enterprise Office).All projects being considered forfinancial support by LEOs, will beevaluated by an Evaluation andApprovals Committee and theCouncil are, encouraging experi-enced business people to share theirexpertise on a pro bono basis.Ethna Felton, Director of EconomicDevelopment Services at the CountyCouncil explained, “The Fingal LocalEnterprise Office will combine theexisting resources of the FingalCounty Enterprise Board and theCouncil’s Economic DevelopmentUnit to deliver integrated servicesthrough a first-stop shop to micro

and small businesses,” she said. Thenew LEO is due to begin operationsin April, when the current ChiefExecutive at the County EnterpriseBoard, Oisín Geoghegan, willtransfer to take up the role of Headof Office.Commenting on the call for experi-enced business people to comeforward to the new structure,Geoghegan told the County Leader:“ We expect that the rich expertisewithin it will be reflected in thisimportant Committee, helping tostimulate enterprise in the regionand continued growth in the future.”Expressions of interest for nomina-tions to the Evaluation and ApprovalCommittee of the Fingal LocalEnterprise Office should be sent bye-mail to [email protected] nolater than Friday 14th March 2014.

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Michael Russell, Swords“Yes. Very much so because of all the skulduggery going on now.”

In light of the ongoing Garda whistle blower controversy, we asked people, “Is a Commission ofInquiry needed at this point, to get to the truth?”Q:

Diane Simms, Donabate“Well what kind of inquiry, because I’m not into tribunals, they cost a

massive amount of money. I think absolutely it should be investigatedwhat happened, because that Garda was hung out to dry.”

James McMahon, Monaghan “I absolutely think an inquiry is needed. There’s too much trans-parency, there’s too much off loading, there’s too much kicking thecan down the road. They need to address the issue full on and have alocal and transparent inquiry, so that we can see what the issues are.”

Jane Fitzcurtis, Swords“It definitely would have been needed if there was going to be an

inquiry. They need to out whoever was doing wrong.”

Eddie Bank, Swords“I don’t think so at this point, because it is costing us a shed load ofmoney, and what will we get out of it?”

Pauline O’Rourke, Swords“Yes. It’s all to do with the lies that were told, the cover ups. The peopleneed an inquiry.”

Richard Parish, Swords“Yes, I definitely think so.”

John Cumiskey, Swords“At this point probably not, because there’s not enough to be known.

Whether I think they need to down the line, yes probably”

Edwin Sweeney, Swords“Definitely needed. I think the government are hiding a lot of stuff.Alan Shatter, Enda Kenny, there’s a lot of corruption.”

Derek Bourne, Swords“Yes, definitely yes. Because they’re just being ignored. I think there’s

more to it than just penalty points and it needs to come out. Thereseems to be a massive cover up at the moment.”

Margaret Casey, Swords“I couldn’t really tell you, There’s too many problems going on.”

Mick Coffey, Rush“Yes. There’s too much behind closed door stuff going on at the

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Rita Fitzsimons, Swords“I think there’s too much going on behind the scenes that we’re notbeing told about, so an inquiry is definately needed.”

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Proposed MalahideDevelopment StillCausing ConcernA proposed development of new housesacross from Malahide Community School, isstill causing concern for a school and localcouncillor. In the latest news of theproject, it seems the County Councilare unlikely to provide a new foot-path opposite this development ofnew houses across from MalahideCommunity School, despite a BordPleanála inspector pointing to safetyissues for pedestrians in the area ifthe development went ahead. AnBord Pleanála granted planning permissionfor a development on Seamount Road oppo-site the school, but it’s own inspector hadsome safety concerns about how pedes-trians would navigate the area, according tolocal Counci l lor Judy Dunne (Lab) at arecent area meeting. Dunne quoted the

inspector, who recommended refusal of theplanning permission, saying: “The proposalwould generate appreciable addit ionalnumbers of northbound pedestrians, whichwould lead to conflict and the inherentlyhazardous overspill of pedestrians on to theadjoining carriageway.”“Public safety would thereby be endan-gered and the promotion of walking, as a

preferred mode of transport, which isin accordance with the objectives ofthe Council development Plan 2011-2017 and the advice of the DesignManual for Urban Roads and Streets,would be thwarted,” she continued.But a new footpath along the easternside of the R124, requested by theschool and backed by Dunne, was

effectively dismissed by the Council. Theyresponded by saying: “The provision of thisfootpath would require a significant amountof works to be carried out, including landacquisition, and he costs are likely to bequite considerable. It should be noted thata source of funding is not currently avail-able for this project. she concluded”

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Local man, Adrian Henchy launched his 2014 LocalElection campaign, as a Fianna Fail candidate in theSwords Ward last week. At a well-attendedcampaign launch in Keelings in Donabate, Henchyoutlined his priorities for the communities ofDonabate, Portrane and Swords, Seatown and Lissenhall whichincluded, investing in and supporting local business and investing insports and recreational facilities for young people, among other issues. Born and raised in Portrane, schooled in Swords and living in Donabate,Henchy has deep roots in the area with a long, active involvement in thecommunity. From managing St Patrick’s senior football team, coachingkids and adults in Portrane Hockey Club, being an active board memberof Donabate Portrane Community Centre and a figure in securing the all-weather pitch in Donabate, it certainly appears that working hard tocontribute to his community is already a part of his day job. When askedwhat sets him apart from other local election candidates, he told theCounty Leader: “Do you want career politicians who give timely sound-bites or generic blurbs on the current hot topics, or do you want some-body who is visibly active and involved within the community that canreally champion your priorities effectively? I firmly believe that you mustput yourself out there, to do your very best for the community and ‘no’or ‘sorry, can’t do’ is never a good enough answer for the people yourepresent.” He was quick to acknowledge the huge support he hasreceived so far. “The response from people at the doors and on theground has been great. I am getting unbeliev-able support and goodwill from people, from allareas and from all kinds of community organi-sations. People in the community have reallystepped up to support my campaign andtogether, we really believe we can start puttingthe community first for a change,” heconcluded.


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Students from FingalCommunity College inSwords are currentlyLeinster’s best placedschool and first placenationally in a new All-Ireland maths competi-tion. The local secondaryschool are among theearly pace setters in theMathletes Challenge2014. In the MathletesChallenge, students willcompete in county andprovincial finals, with topscorers advancing to thenational finals, which arescheduled to take placein early May. The brain-child of Sean O’Sullivan,the event is supportedby the Department ofEducation and Skills andnational educationcentres across thecountry. “There is a realsense of momentum

behind the competition,with thousands morestudents expected tosign up over the comingweeks,” he said. Some€20,000 in prizes andthe title of MathletesChallenge Champion2014 are up for grabs.Mathletes will seestudents in each countycompeting online andface-to-face in county

and provincial finals,with top scorersadvancing to thenational finals, which arescheduled to take placein early May.

Murphy Up In Arms

Local election candi-date for Balbriggan,Tony Murphy (NP)wants to challenge theCounty Councilregarding the closureof a section of the NaulRoad in Balbriggan,allegedly without anappropriate RoadClosure Licence beingin place. “I have beencontacted by numerousresidents of Balbrigganregarding the unduetraffic congestion expe-rienced by them overthe past month by theunofficial road closureon the Naul Road atMillfield ShoppingCentre.” Murphy, whois running as an inde-pendent candidate in

the local elections on23rd May, told theCounty Leader “Itseems incredible thatthe County Council haveproceeded with thework without theclosure licence being inplace and a propertraffic safety plan beingimplemented,” Murphycontinued. “There areinadequate controls inplace to preventmotorists accessing thisunsafe work site.”According to Murphy,

there are currently twoelectrical poles sittingin the middle of theroad, preventingcompletion of theproject. “It is difficult tounderstand why theCounty Council couldnot co-ordinate theworks with other rele-vant parties in order tocomplete the job in atimely manner and notcause such inconve-nience to the people ofBalbriggan,” Murphyconcluded.

Tony Murphy (NP), standing on part of the recently closed Naul road in Balbriggan.

Pictured here are two second year students from FingalCommunity College in Swords, Colman Shek and AlinaZaharuka, taking part in the Mathletes Challenge 2014.

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Pictured here is Oisin Geoghegan,Councillor Gerry McGuire, and Martin MacEntee, with students from LoretoSecondary School, Balbriggan, Castleknock Community College and Scoil Choilm CNS, Porterstown at the launch of thethirteenth annual Fingal Student Enterprise Awards Programme in Swords Castle.

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A record number of the North County’s enter-prising students will take centre stage at theStudent Enterprise Awards County Finals,which takes place in the Crowne Plaza Hotel,Blanchardstown on Thursday, 13th March. Co-ordinated by the Fingal County EnterpriseBoard, a record number of students from 22secondary schools and nine primary schoolsthroughout the North County have registeredin the 2013/2014 programme, starting-up andmanaging their own micro enterprises.At the core of the programme for thesecondary school students is, not only plan-ning a start-up enterprise, but also managing areal live business; learning to trade andgenerate an income during the school year.More than 580 student businesses wereestablished throughout the local region since

September 2013. This year’s student enter-prises aim to repeat the success of Fingal,when they schools won more prizes than anyother county in Ireland. Awards were won inall three categories, including: Junior,Intermediate and Senior including SkerriesCommunity College, and Colaiste Choilm inSwords. Speaking ahead of the County Final,Oisin Geoghegan, CEO of the CountyEnterprise Board told the County Leader: “Weare proud to have the biggest and I believe themost successful Student Enterpriseprogramme in the country. It is fantastic to seeour youngest citizens confidently embracingentrepreneurship and we aim to cultivate thisas much as possible, by providing the neces-sary support and encouragement for enter-prise through our school system.”

Is The EU Ready ToBe A World Player?This week, the EPPElection Congress willbe held in theConference Centre herein Dublin. Here they will select their front runnerfor the position of Commission President. Theleading contenders are former Prime Minister ofLuxembourg, Jean-Claude Juncker, FrenchEU Commissioner, Michel Barnier andformer Latvian Premier, ValdisDombrovskis. The winner of thiscontest is l ikely to becomeCommission President as the EPP isthe dominant party across Europe. Whoever becomes President here willhave a lot to deal with. The events ofthe last couple of weeks in the Ukraineraise the whole question of an EU foreign policy.Does one exist and if not should there be one?The British politician Lady Ashton, was appointedas the High Representative of the Commission,responsible for Foreign Affairs and Security,following the passing of the Lisbon Treaty. On her

appointment, most held out little hope that shecould make the EU a respected player on theworld stage. She turned out to be an effectivenegotiator in the many difficult situations whichhave dominated the world stage in recent years.So much so that the U.S. House ofRepresentatives have made her a joint nominatefor the Nobel Peace prize for her work with Serbiaand Kosovo in improving the relationshipbetween both. In recent weeks, her attention istaken up with Ukraine and the complexity ofproblems which it has thrown up. It is anticipated

that the Labour Peer will not have herappointment renewed after the elections.

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The twenty eight countries which the unionis comprised of are very different in many ways. Ifthe EU is to become a main player in the field offoreign affairs, it must not only have a commonpolicy which all the states support, it must alsohave an experienced capable politician to frontfor it in difficult situations.

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Local election candidate for Balbriggan, Cathal Boland (NP) is pictured with protestorsover the threatened closure of local post offices in the area.

Local TD, Alan Farrell is pictured speaking to party delegates about proposal for a directlyelected Mayor for Dublin, at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis at the RDS on Saturday last.

Dublin Airport HostsStory Wall ExhibitionYou’ve heard of PinkFloyd’s version but DublinAirport is host to its ownimpressive wall thanks to anew and interesting exhibi-tion currently on display inTerminal 1. The impressive‘Story Wall’, located on theMezzanine level in T1, wascreated by 22 wood artistsfrom all over the globe whocame together in June 2013at Glenn Lucas’sWoodturning Study Centrein Bagenalstown, CoCarlow. The artists -including carvers, turners,furniture makers and

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An exciting new Football partic-ipation programme is plannedfor a number of venues in theNorth County through theFAI/County Council and its part-nership with Swords Pavilions.Following on the success of“Road to Poland”, “Road toRio” is a new programme calledFAI Street Skillz. It is based onstreet games such as headsand volleys, World Cup, threeand in, football tennis, futsaland it’s like. It has beendevised to ensure participantscan enjoy their football with anexciting twist. Ten lucky partici-

pants from each venue will thenattend a Street Skillz fun day inSwords Pavilions later on in theyear. Ian Hunter, CentreDirector of Swords Pavilionstold the County Leader: “Weare delighted to continue oursupport of FAI/FCC with thedevelopment of the new StreetSkillz programme throughoutthe North County. It is afantastic opportunity for theyounger kids of the area tolearn new skills in an environ-ment that encourages them togive it a go, no matter theircurrent skill level. We are also

delighted that the programmewill hold a fun day in at thecentre latter in the year to cele-brate the skills learnt.”Also commenting on theprogram, Paul Keogh FAI/County Council Developmentofficer added: “This newFAI/FCC Street Skillz programhas the potential to be hugelysuccessful. The support fromSwords Pavilions has to beacknowledged and theircontinued support will meanwe can deliver our programmesin more areas in the NorthCounty.”

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Hilarious New ProductionBy Balbriggan DramaticSocietyThis year, Balbriggan Dramatic Society willb e h o l d i n g t h e i r a n n u a l p r o d u c t i o n ,“Canaries” in the Bracken Court Hotel, fromWednesday, 5th March through to Saturday,8th March.‘Canaries’ by Bernard Farrell is set in the1980’s and is about a group of couples andcharacters who are away for a break in theCanary Islands and looking forward to plentyof socialising and partying, but things don’talways go to plan due to secrets, assump-tions and lots of crossed wires.Most of the holidaymakers are from Dublin.Marie and Tommy, a couple from Ringsendwho are accompanied by her retired fatherwho is always out to make a buck. Marie willd o a n y t h i n g t o f i t i n w i t h t h e c o l o u r f u l c h a r a c t e r s , R i c h a r d a n d J a n e f r o mPortmarnock that like to show all the friendshow to party. Also in the group is Fergus, ayoung man from Dublin who is accompaniedby his very new love interest, Madelene.Gunther and Erica, a loved up couple fromGermany and Gunther takes every opportu-

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Pictured at rehearsals are the cast of Balbriggan DramaticSociety, as they prepare for their upcoming play, Canaries. Thecast includes Grainne Maguire, Greg Casey, Katrina Mooney,Kevin Lenihan, Sean Carey, Brian Howard, Marguerite OBrien,Ann Marie Maher, Derek Kenny, Mick Cassin, Sarah LeechWalls and Yvonne Healy.

A new Crime Writing Festival,p r e s e n t e d b y S o m e t h i n gW i c k e d , w i l l k i c k o f f i nMalahide, on 13th March,with a free workshop frombest-selling author, LouisePhillips. Like an elusive trailo f c r i m e s c e n e e v i d e n c e ,

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To celebrate St Patrick’s Day, SwordsP a v i l i o n s h a v e a h o s t o f a c t i v i t i e shappening from 2pm to 5pm. Join in withthei r res ident Trad Band who wi l l beplaying all the favourites in the mall. Theywill have Irish dancing from both AndreaBehan School of Irish Dance and RosalineGoodman Irish Dancing School. Make sureyou don’t miss out on your free Souvenirphoto to take home with you.

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The Late NightSoccer Programmereturned toBalbriggan last weekat Glebe NorthFootbal l C lub inBalbr iggan. TheLeague is organisedin conjunction withthe FAI and an GardaSíochána for

teenagers and youngadults and is open tomale and femaleparticipants from 13 -15 years and 16 - 21years. The teams willbattle it out over thenext four weeks towin the coveted prizeof a tr ip to a gamewith the Garda/FAI.

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Byrne WantsElection PostersRestricted AlongGiro d’Italia Route Local councillor, Ciaran Byrne(Lab), has tabled a motion for theupcoming Balbriggan Swords AreaCommittee meeting, seekinga ban on election postersalong the route of Girod’Italia to facilitate clearsignage for the event.“The reason is simple. TheGiro d’Italia on May 11th is ahuge tourism opportunityfor the North County as therace passes through. Apartfrom the confusion that streetslined with hundreds of postersmight have on foreign cyclists

trying to follow a marked route, thetelevised images of our townsgoing to 165 countries would bebetter along the streets, without acacophony of garish posters,” hetold the County Leader.“My specific proposal for Skerriescan be extended to other towns, ifthere is a willingness among otherareas throughout the North County

to adopt the idea. If agreedat the Area Committee, I willpropose the idea at the nextfull Council meeting,” Byrnecontinued.He also put the proposal onthe agenda for discussion atthe Skerries Town LiaisonCommittee meeting, whichproposes that the poster ban

be extended in Skerries, in partic-ular, to include the period up to theRAS on May 25th.

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According to three local FiannaFail representatives, sportsclubs in around the NorthCounty, which have a licensedbar on site, would see theircommercial rates reduced,under a new law beingproposed by Fianna Fáil.Malahide councillor, EoghanO’Brien told the County Leaderabout the proposed new law: “We areproposing a change in the law whichcovers the valuation of propertybecause at the moment, sports clubsaround the locality are being charged

commercial rates on dressingrooms and sports halls, as wellas their bar.”“Under the ‘ValuationBill 2014’ clubs will onlybe liable to be chargedrates on the part of theirproperty which islicensed to sell alcohol.This will free up extra

money for cash strapped clubsto invest in their facilities,” hesaid.Swords based councillor, DarraghButler, also agreed with this:

“Commercial rates can be a hugeburden for many local clubs and I thinknow is the time to redefine how thoserates are applied. I think people canunderstand why clubs would beexpected to pay rates on a licensedpremises, but those rates should not

be applied to dressing roomsor a sports hall, it should belimited to the bar itself.”Meanwhile. local senator,Darragh O’Brien, is also urgingthe Government to accept theBill, describing it as “acommon sense proposal.” Hesaid: “This would be a hugeboost for clubs in the NorthCounty and allow them to rein-

vest the money saved in facilities fortheir community.”

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Local candidate for theBalbriggan Ward, MalachyQuinn (SF), hasexpressed his concernin relation to thepossible relocation ofpost offices inBalbriggan and Rush.Subsequently, Quinnsaid that he was incontact with anemployee of An Postwho stated that AnPost were in negotiations withTesco’s Supermarkets to relo-cate post offices in Tesco’s

stores throughout the country. Speaking on the issue Quinn

told the CountyLeader: “The postoffice network is at theheart of the fabric ofour local communitiesin Balbriggan andRush. Therefore itshould been seen as avital part of thecampaign to retain thepost offices on our

main streets and to hold ourlocal communities together.”He continued: ”The closure of

schools, Garda stations andlocal businesses has resultedin a reduction in infrastructureand identity for our communi-ties. The loss of these services,coupled with emigration, hasmeant that the heart has beenripped out of many mainstreets within our communi-ties.”“There are many areas in theBalbriggan Ward that rely onaccess to their local post officeto carry out many of the func-tions of daily life. These areoften parts of the constituencythat have very poor broadbandconnection and do not havethe ability to utilise onlineservices, so they would be hitvery badly if their post officewas to be relocated,” heconcluded.

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Pictured at the launch of the DAA's Wellness event are, Yvonne Mulholland EventOrganiser), Dr Ciara Kelly and Siobhan O’Donnell (DAA).

Exciting TimesAt BalbrigganCricket Club Balbriggan Cricket Clubare in the process ofinstalling new practicefacilities at their club, andare very excited about thenew full time coach theywill have on board (for thefirst time!) this comingseason. They are activelyseeking new members ofall ages to join theirgrowing club. At present,the club has three seniorteams competing atvarious levels, four juniorteams, two U11 teams andan U13 and U15 team,which will all be coachedby the full time club coachalong with other veryexperienced club coaches.


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Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is being sought for Change of use of 55sq.m. two-storey Dental Surgery / Residential building to Officeuse (with new Entrance door from St. Margaret's Road) at Rearof 7 Castle Terrace (a Protected Structure.) The planning appli-cation may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of FingalCounty Council during its public opening hours and a submis-sion or observation in relation to the application may be madeto the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt bythe authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought by NOKAQ Investments Ltd. onlands located south of the Martello Tower, Balscadden Road,Howth, Co. Dublin. The proposed development will consist ofthe demolition of the disused sports building (c. 640sq.m) andthe provision of 23 no. residential units comprising 13 no. 4 bed2.5 storey houses; 4 no. 3 bed 2.5 storey houses; 3 no. 3 bedapartment units; and 3 no. 2 bed apartment units with associ-ated car parking spaces. Permission is also sought for 1 no.commercial kiosk unit; hard and soft landscaping works;upgrade works to the existing vehicular access to BalscaddenRoad; and all other associated site development works. Thescheme also provides for a pedestrian link from Abbey Street toBalscadden Road. The planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of the planning authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission or observation may bemade to the planning authority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (20 Euro) within the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought for two bedroom dormer typedwellingwith waste water treatment system and all associated sitedevelopment work at South Shore Road, Rush, Co. Dublin forJoy Byrne. This planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy at the offices of the Planning Authority during the publicopening hours of 9.30am and 15.30pm Monday to Friday atFingal County Council, Fingal County Hall, Main Street, Swords,Fingal, Co. Dublin. A submission or observation in relation tothe application may be made in writing to Fingal County Councilon payment of 20 euros within the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the Authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission sought for granny flat extension andextension to existing dormer type dwelling at Carnhill,Loughshinney, Skerries, Co Dublin for C Branagan.This planning application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during the public openinghours of 9.30am and 15.30pm Monday to Friday at FingalCounty Council, Fingal County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Fingal,Co Dublin. A submission or observation in relation to the appli-cation may be made in writing to Fingal CountyCouncil on payment of 20 euros within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the applica-tion.

Fingal County CouncilWe, Matthew & Susan Sheeran apply for permission toconstruct a single storey garage to existing house at 4 ArdgillenClose, Balbriggan, Co Dublin. The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the office of the planning authorityduring its public opening hours and a submission or observa-tion may be made to the authority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (20 Euros) within the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought for dormer type dwelling house withvehicular access from existing family home access, withOakstown waste water treatment unit and polishing filter withall site ancillary works and landscaping at Westown,NaulCounty Dublin for S. Guildea.This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecoast of making a copy at the offices of the planning authorityCounty Hall, Main Street Swords County Dublin during its publicopening hours (9.30-15.30Monday to Friday ). Asubmission or observation inrelation to the applicationmay be made in writing tothe planning authority onpayment of the prescribedfee (€20) within the period offive weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by theauthority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought fordormer type dwelling housewith vehicular access fromexisting family home access,oakstown waste water treat-ment unit and polishing filterwith all site ancillary worksand landscaping at WestownNaul County Dublin forS.Guildea.This planningapplication may be inspectedor purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at theoffices of the planningauthority County hall,Main Street Swords CountyDublin during its public

opening hours (9.30 - 15.30 Monday to Friday).A submission orobservation in relation the application may be made in writingto the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee(€20) within the period of five weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilBrendan Langan intends to apply for permission for a replac-ment development at this site no 23 channel road rush codublin.the development will consist of the demolition of existingdwelling and to be replaced by a new dormer bungalow,and allassociated site works.the planning application may beinspected or purchased between the hours of 9.30 and 15.30Monday-Friday at Fingal County Council, Fingal County Hall,Main Street Swords, Co Dublin. A submission or observation inrelation to the appication may be made in writing to the plan-ning authority on payment of a fee of 20.00 euro.within theperiod of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by fingalcounty council of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought to construct three, two story houses,complete with individual vehicular access and ancillary siteworks at Skerries Rd, Rush for Miriam Bruton. The planningapplication may be inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the officesof Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main St, Swords, Co.Dublin, during its public opening hours. A submission orobservation in relation to the application may be made inwriting to the PlanningAuthority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application, and such submissions or observa-tions will be considered by the Planning Authority in making adecision on the application. The Planning Authority may grantpermission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse togrant permission.

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought to extend to the front and the rear, to raiseand convert the roof to include attic level accommodation withdormer window to front and rear facades and to carry outinternal alterations and renovations of existing house at 11South Strand, Skerries for Valerie & Neil O'Keeffe. THISBUILDING IS LOCATED WITHIN AN ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVA-TION AREA. The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy, at the offices of Fingal County Council, County Hall, MainSt, Swords, Co. Dublin, during its public opening hours. Asubmission or observation in relation to the application may bemade in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of theprescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authority of the application, and suchsubmissions or observations will be considered by the PlanningAuthority in making a decision on the application. The PlanningAuthority may grant permission subject to or withoutconditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilWe, Armstrong Machinery Ltd., intend to apply for PlanningPermission for development at The Five Roads, Lusk, Co.Dublin. The development will consist of an Agriculturalmachinery shelter. The planning application may be inspected,or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices of the planning authority duringthe public opening hours of 9:30 – 16:30 Monday – Friday at:Fingal County Council, Fingal County Hall, Main Street, Swords,Fingal, Co. Dublin. A submission or observation in relation tothe application may be made to the authority in writing onpayment of a fee ¤20.00, within the period of 5 weeks, begin-ning on the date of receipt by Fingal County Council of the appli-cation, and such submissions or observations will be consid-ered by the planning authority in making a decision on theapplication. The Planning Authority may grant permissionsubject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permis-sion.

Fingal County CouncilRetention planning permission and planning permission issought by Andona Holdings Ltd. at Forrest Great, Cloghran,Swords, Co. Dublin. Retention planning permission is soughtfor the existing structure and change of use of same to provide

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O’CONNOR, Tadhg (Balbriggan) – Feb 22, 2014, hewill be sadly missed by his loving wife Grainne, chil-dren Niamh and Diarmuid, parents Stephanie andJohn Joe, brothers Colm, Kerry, Finbar and Enda,sister Eimear, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, mother-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Rest inpeace.

WOLFE, Harvey (Skerries and formerly of Malahide)(suddenly) – Feb 21, 2014, beloved son of Jack andPaddy (Patricia) brother of John, Peter, Ken and Lynn,sadly missed by his loving mother, father, brothers,sister, sisters-in-law, brother-in-law, aunts, nephews,many cousins, relatives and a large circle of friends.Rest in peace.

KEANE, Dolly (Brigid) (nee Caulfield) (Swords)(peacefully) sadly missed by her loving daughterCarmel, son-in-law Declan, her sister Mary, herbrother Nick, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, niece,nephews and friends. Rest in peace.

KINNA, Pamela (nee Hayes), (Donabate), February26th, 2014, peacefully at home in the company of herloving family; beloved wife of Paul and devotedmother to Emily, Charlie and George. She will besadly missed by her family, father Paddy, sistersLinda and Elaine, brother David, father and mother-in-law Kevin and Anne, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and her wonderfulycaring circle of friends. Rest in Peace.

DIGNAM, Nuala, (Malahide), February 26th 2014,(peacefully), at Beaumont Hospital, Nuala; sadlymissed by her loving sister Emer, brother Conor,sister-in-law Eileen, nieces Jacqueline and Sinead,nephews Brian and Neil, their spouses Ian andRobert, Gillian and Sarah, grandnephews Jamie, Jackand Josh, extended family and friends. Rest in peace.

ENNIS, Jimmy (Andrew), (Portmarnock), February26th, 2014, (peacefully), surrounded by his lovingfamily and in the loving care of the staff at SwordsNursing Home, beloved husband of Betty; sadlymissed by his loving family, his sons Paul, Mark andJames, his daughter Lisa, son-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren Joy, Ava, Lennon and Molly, sisterOlive, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces,nephews, relatives, neighbours and many friends.Rest in peace.

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Fingal Development Plan 2011-2017 which seeks to“provide for helicopter maintenance and heli-facili-ties, of a scale and intensity appropriate to thesite’s rural location and having regard to the IrishAviation Authority’s operational and safety issues”.Retention planning permission is also sought forthe existing site entrance from the R108 and plan-ning permission is sought for the upgrade of thisentrance through the removal of the existing lowlevel stone wall and realignment of existing fencealong the R108. Planning permission is also soughtfor a waste water treatment system, landscaping(site markings) and all ancillary works necessary tofacilitate the development. The planning applica-tion may be inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy atthe offices of the planning authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission or observa-tion may be made to the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee (€20) within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilNotice is hereby given that Cormac Robinsonintends to apply for planning permission for devel-opment at no. 25 Ardcian Park, Mooretown,Swords, Co. Dublin. The development will consistof the conversion of attic for storage purposes witha dormer window to the side roof slope and 1 rooflight to the front roof slope and 1 roof light to therear roof slope.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 that a submission or observation in rela-tion to the application may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of the prescribedfee (€20.00) within the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by the authority of theapplication.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission sought for The construction ofnew single storey extensions to the front of theexisting house. Plus all associated site works.All at 25 Brookdale Road, Swords, Co. Dublin.Signed Noel O’Dwyer and Imelda KavanaghThis 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) within the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authority of this appli-cation.

Fingal County CouncilWe William & Amanda Gillooley intend to apply forPermission permission for development at LimeKiln Avenue, Balgriffin, Co. Dublin. The develop-ment will consist of an extension to the rear of theexisting private dwelling, the replacement of the

existing septic tank with a treatment plant andassociated site works. This planning applicationmay be inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making a copyat the offices of the planning authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission or obser-vation in relation to the application may be madeto the 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 thisapplication

Fingal County CouncilWe Matt and Catherine McMahon intend to applyto Fingal County Council for planning permissionfor a single 2 bedroom dwelling house and associ-ated works to the rear of 7 The Rise, Malahide,Co.Dublin. The proposed house is a modestdetached house including 2 car park spacesprovided to the front with a entrance way onto theexisting lane-way which provides the associatedand ancillary services.This planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of the plan-ning authority during its public opening hours anda submission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made to the authority inwriting on payment of the prescribed fee withinthe period of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of this application


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