Northside People (East) November 19th 2014

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Illegal car signs warning issued

signs right across the Greater Dublin area and in his constituency.

“I have already put my concerns to Minister for Justice, Frances Fitzgerald, and she has informed me about the in-ter-agency response to dealing with these signs,” Deputy Broughan told Northside People. “I welcome the re-newed commitment by the authorities, including Dublin City Council and An Garda Síochána, to address the issue.

“One of the key problems with the widespread nature of the signs ap-pears to be the use of disposable mobile phones.”

Deputy Broughan said the use of these phones – also known as ‘burners’ - which are not registered, makes it difficult to trace any individual involved in alleged illegal activity of this kind.

“This is an issue I will be raising in Dáil Éireann in the coming weeks,” he added.

“Obviously, there are also very seri-ous issues about the protection of con-sumers and workers in the legitimate car sales business in the ongoing prolif-eration of these signs.”

In a statement to Northside People,the city council pointed out that the signs are illegal and also pose a safety risk to motorists.

It is also urging car owners who are thinking of selling or disposing of their vehicles through the advertisements to reconsider.

Dublin City Council’s Litter Prevention Officer, Bernie Lillis, said: “Cash for Car signs have blighted the streets of Dublin over the last number of years.

“Our Waste Management Department take these signs down on site and will continue to do so.

“We are also passing these phone numbers on to the gardaí and have been liaising with them on the possibility of disconnecting the phone numbers in question.”

Dublin City Council is strongly ad-vising motorists not to respond to the

signs, stating that: •The signs are illegal and, under the

Litter Pollution Act 1999, are subject to a fine of €150 each or €4,000 if convicted in court.

•The signs are a distraction to motor-ists and as a result pose a safety risk to road users.

•Motorists also need to be aware that they have a responsibility to ensure that change of ownership is done correctly in order that any charges, fines or penalty points are attributed to the rightful own-er. Motorists should contact their local Motor Tax office for advice on this.

Ms Lillis said the warning was part of a multi inter-agency approach between Dublin’s four local authorities and the gardai.

Tommy Broughan, an Independent TD for Dublin Bay North, said he remains concerned about the prevalence of the

Pat O’Rourke

DUBLIN City Council has issued a warning about the proliferation of ‘Cash for Cars’ signs in the capital after revealing that over 5,000 of them have been re-moved from the capital’s streets over the past 18 months.

GET DOODLING: Lucy Hodgins (10), from Raheny, pictured at the launch of this year’s Doodle 4 Google creative art competition. Google is calling on children across the country to grab their pens, pencils, crayons and paintbrushes and get doodling. This year’s theme is ‘My Perfect Day’. The winning student will receive a €5,000 scholarship towards their third-level studies and will have their Doodle displayed on the google.ie home page for thousands to see. A technology grant of €10,000 will also be presented to the winning Doodler’s school. Further information is available at www.google.ie/doodle4google/ PHOTO: MARC O’SULLIVAN

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The ‘Let’s Talk About Drugs’ media awards are launched

help students research and un-derstand various issues relat-ing to drug and alcohol use in Irish society.

The prizes for 2015 include iPad Minis and a cash award of €2,000 for the overal winner.

The competition is sup-ported by the Department of Health, the HSE, COSC, the Ana Liffey Drug Project, Healthy Ireland and Drugs.ie - Ireland’s National Drug and Alcohol in-formation and support web-site.

Speaking at the launch, Di-rector of the Ana Liffey Drug Project, Tony Duffin, explained some of the competition’s ben-efits.

“This competition offers participants the opportunity to creatively use digital tools to present issues relating to drug and alcohol use from their own perspective,” he said.

“The awards are a great op-portunity to recognise and reward young people who are passionate about using digital content to relay their message.

“I am looking forward to see-ing what messages are high-lighted by the many entrants and I wish everyone the best of luck!”

Minister Varadkar said he was delighted to launch the 2015 awards. “These awards give young people an oppor-tunity to discuss issues around alcohol and drugs through a range of media,” he said.

“Targeting young people with prevention in mind, and highlighting the dangers of substance abuse, are some of the most important things we can do.”

To enter, students are asked to create a short video, an audio clip, a news article or a poster on either the effects of alcohol on the family or the effects of drugs on mental health.

The age categories for en-tering are 12-14; 15-17; 18-21 and 22-25.

Winners from the four age categories will receive an iPad Mini and the overall winner will

The annual drugs awareness competition, which was offi-

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THE effects of alcohol on the family and drugs on mental health are the two themes that will take centre stage for the 2015 ‘Let’s Talk About Drugs’ National Youth Media Awards it was revealed last week.

get the cash prize of €2,000. Winners will also have their work published on drugs.ie.

The closing date for entries is February 16 2015 and the

awards ceremony will take place in April 2015. For full competition details, examples of previous winners visit drugs.ie/awards

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ForumL: DÁIL ÉIREANN, Sitting Time: 21:00 (9 o’clock), Sitting Date: 11/11/2014Deputy Finian McGrath: I welcome the opportu-nity to contribute to the debate on the Social Wel-fare Bill 2014. I also welcome the positive aspects of the legislation. This is an important debate as we are dealing directly with people’s lives, incomes and ability to survive. We must look carefully to the future and ensure all promised pensions are secure. It is important that we do not let down or ignore any legislative protection for deferred pen-sion scheme members, particularly senior deferred members of the Irish airlines superannuation, IAS, scheme. I totally support the IAS scheme pension-ers. I will not stand by and let what is happening happen. It is a grave injustice against the deferred IAS scheme pensioners. I urge the Government to think again and row back on the grave injustice. All the pensioners want is parity of treatment.

I will give examples of real cases because we are talking about social welfare and pensions. These issues highlight the grave injustice that has been perpetrated on the IAS scheme pensioners. A con-stituent of mine wrote to me today and stated:

We are well aware you are under pressure with the issue of the Irish Water Board but this is not my concern. My concern is far more critical and will have far longer and more savage repercussions for as long as I live. This will be a bigger headache for you than the Water Board if you do not act to introduce [and support an] amendment.

Incidentally, I support it. My correspondence also states:

I worked for 36.5 years with Aer Rianta/DAA, leaving in April 2010

with a proposed pension deferred of €35,640 due on 1st Oct 2016. I was led to believe that my pension would be UN-coordinated (Page 4 of my DAA Letter of Offer 2010) with my State OAP under the scheme rules. Which means I could have ex-

pected [in the region of] €35,640+€11,487=€47,127.[However,] DAA 2010 letter of offer proposed

that at NRD €35,640+€11,487=€47,127.Effect of coordination, €35.640-

€11,487=€24,153.Restructured pension will now reduce to

€19,419.Coordination will apply from NRD normal retir-

ing date of 1st Oct 2016 despite the State OAP not applying until 25th July 2017.

10 months on an income of €19,419 a huge drop from what I signed

up for in 2010. I’m sure the Dept who looked over and approved all financial dealings of DAA were aware of the offer being made.

Please also note that a) on my death, my spouse will be expected to live on 50% of my proposed sav-agely reduced pension and b) while civil servants and active employees of Aer Lingus and the DAA will be entitled to jobseekers’ benefit until they reach State pension age at 66, 67 or 68, my pension will have the State pension proportion deducted from the date I will receive my first IASS payment.

The correspondence urges me to vote in favour of the amendment and right

a glaring wrong. The constituent refers to his family:

Will you have me and my family in your thoughts next January

when the Aer Lingus share price takes off and shareholders not even resident in this country make a fortune at the expense of the Deferred Members? Will you be one of the Members of this Oireachtas who stood by and let this happen?

I raise this tonight because I fully support the IAS scheme pensioners.

There are many living across my constituency of Dublin North-Central and across the north side. I plead with the Government to have some common sense and end this grave injustice.

The Bill proposes a number of changes to a range of social welfare

payments and requirements, including changes to the habitual residence condition and the family income supplement. It seeks to transpose certain provisions of Directive 2010/41/EU and also pro-poses amendments to the Pensions Act 1990 in respect of notifying members of a defined benefit pension scheme whereby scheme benefits are be-ing restructured under section 50 of the 1990 Act. That is essentially what the legislation is about. I mentioned pensions because they are referred to in the Bill. It reminds me of another constituent who wrote to me yesterday. He stated:

When I left Aer Lingus after 44 years of serv-ice, it was on the basis that my pension would be €44,682 PA. I was informed by the Trustees that this figure has been revised down to €26,411. As I’m classed as a Deferred Pensioner I nave no rep-resentation at all to challenge this savage cut. This reduction is over 40%.

This is a grave injustice. This gentleman pleads with me to support him. It is important that I high-light this in this important debate. We are talking about social welfare and the welfare of our constit-uents, including pensioners.

Having already asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and Minister for Social Protection, I now ask the Minister of State, whom I know listens to sensible proposals and un-derstands a grave injustice when it is made known to him, to do his best to resolve the issue arising from the proposed cut of 60% to the pension en-titlements of deferred members by the trustees of the IAS scheme by amending the Pensions Act 2009 in order to regroup deferred pensioners with pensioners in payment, as was the case up to 2009, through provisions of the Social Welfare and Pen-sions (No. 2) Act 2013. Will the Minister for Trans-port, Tourism and Sport sign the ministerial order

and enforce the requirement in the 2014 legislation?I welcome this opportunity and urge the Minister of

State to listen to the IAS scheme pensioners. They deserve justice and are entitled not to have their rate cut by 60%. They deserve to be looked after in the future.

Finian Mc Grath T.D. (IND) (Dublin Bay North)Dáil Éireann, Leinster HouseKildare Street, Dublin 2Tel: 618 30 31 / 39 42 Fax: 618 49 93Email: [email protected]. finianmcgrath.ieConstituency Office Tel: 851 1530


Tony McCullagh

A DISGRUNTLED nation has finally found its voice, it seems.

Other countries must have marvelled at our apparent tolerance for the brutal austerity measures imposed on us since the IMF/EU bailout in 2010. It’s ironic that this bubbling discontentment only boiled over after the Government unveiled what they widely termed a “neutral” budget.

Once again we were being assured that the worst was over (the late Brian Lenihan rued the day he uttered those words in the Dáil). While all the economic barometers such as housing and employment were starting to head in the right direction, the cumulative effects of punitive taxes eventually took their toll.

I find it interesting that it was the is-

sue of water charges that got people out on the streets in their tens of thousands and not the imposition of property tax a couple of years ago. Whatever about the rather spurious case for landing us with yet another household bill dressed up as some sort of water conservation measure, there is something particu-larly immoral about taxing the family home in the teeth of the worst property crash in modern history.

It beggars belief that people strad-dled with massive mortgage debt – particularly those in negative equity – should be expected to pay a tax on their ‘asset’. Let’s not forget that the deposits we had to find to get on the property ladder was after-tax income. Our monthly mortgage payments are also after-tax income.

Property tax is a bitter pill to swallow for those who had to pay ridiculous sums in stamp duty during the Celtic

Tiger years. It’s extraordinary that we allowed ourselves to be bullied by the Government into accepting property tax. Why weren’t we on the streets then? What’s going to happen when house values inevitably rise and we have to recalculate our LPT liability after 2016?

The Government’s jittery reaction to the water charges protests shows that Fine Gael and Labour have finally grasped the political reality of the situ-ation. The recent poll showing Sinn Féin to be the most popular party in the country will have further concentrated minds in Government Buildings - and this at a time when Gerry Adams is em-broiled in the Mairia Cahill controversy.

We will have a new Government by 2016 but will regime change make any difference to our lives? Recent history will have taught us not to hold our breath. Expect the next Government to blame the old one for all our ills.

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Jamie’s star continues to shine brightly

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Jamie Finn (16), from Swords, was named captain of the Ireland Under 17s that travelled to Ser-bia last month for the UEFA WU17 Championships Qualifying Round Group 4.

In their three games, Ireland defeated Lithuania and Romania (both 2-0) and drew 1-1 with the hosts.

Jamie, a defender who plays her club football with Shelbourne’s La-dies’ team, scored the second goal in the win over Lithuania,

Ireland topped the group and the draw for the Elite Round of the competition will take place this week.

A NORTHSIDE teen is continu-ing to make waves with the Irish women’s team after producing some very good performances in the international arena.

Jamie’s success should come as no surprise given that she started playing football at the age of five with her local team, Swords Manor Boys.

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Jamie captained the Ireland Schools’ team at the age of 14, which came second in an interpro-vincial tournament involving Scot-land, England and Wales.

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Alex’s wristbands to help her support bereaved children Jack Gleeson

A LOCAL girl’s brave decision to open up about losing her father to suicide is set to benefit chil-dren who have suffered a similar loss.

Last August Alex Morgan, from Santry, told about her experience in a YouTube video and she hoped it would encourage parents to be honest with their chil-dren when it came to discussing suicide.

The ten-year-old’s father, Andy Mor-gan, took his own life on New Year’s Eve 2010, devastating her, as well as sister Leanne (19), brother Charlie (8) and mum Joanne Featherstone.

Family and friends set up a founda-tion in Andy’s name to raise awareness of suicide and mental health and fund-raise for support organisations.

After Alex was widely praised on social media sites for her honesty and bravery in the video, the Andy Morgan Foundation decided to produce pink wristbands with the #isup-portalex hashtag.

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Local schools reel in film awards‘The Fish who Cried Shark’ by

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awards respectively at the 10th annual FÍS Children’s Film Festi-val. A total of 24 primary schools across Ireland were awarded for filmmaking excellence in a wide variety of categories including

TWO Northside primary schools proved they were the ‘reel’ deal when they won awards for excellence in filmmaking in a children’s festival.

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Remembering Ernest Shackleton

Shackleton lived briefly in Dublin, while his father studied medicine at Trinity College, be-fore settling in London.

As a child Shackleton ‘con-sumed books’, firing his im-agination. Reading sparked his sense of adventure, the defining characteristic of his life. Though clearly intelligent, school bored him and at 16, Shackleton left school and went to sea.

Shackleton joined the Mer-chant Navy as a ‘before the mast’ with the North West Ship-ping Company. Over the next four years, Shackleton became an experienced sailor travelling to the four corners of the world.

Shackleton was at home on the sea and by 1898 he qualified as a Master Mariner. This meant he was qualified to command a British ship anywhere in the world.

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ONE hundred and forty years ago, the legendary polar ex-plorer Ernest Shackleton, was born in Athy, County Kildare.

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While working on a British troop ship, ‘The Tintagel Castle’ during the Boer War, Shackleton became friends with Lieutenant Cedric Longstaff. This friendship was to change his life.

Longstaff’s father, L.W. Long-staff was the key financial back-er behind the National Antarctic Expedition.

The thirst for adventure Shackleton had developed as a child had only grown stronger as he got older. Shackleton used his friendship with Cedric Longstaff to ensure he secured a position on the expedition.

At an interview, Shackleton impressed those organising the adventure and he was soon ap-pointed as Third Officer on the Expeditions ship, ‘The Discov-ery’. Shackleton, the explorer was born.

The North Antarctic Expedi-tion, popularly known as the Discovery Expedition, departed from London on July 31 1901, under the command of Captain Robert F. Scott.

As Third Officer, Shackleton’s duties were listed as being ‘in charge of seawater analysis. Ward room caterer. In charge of holds, stores and provisions. The expedition reached Antarctica on January 8, 1902. During the expedition Shackleton proved himself as a capable explorer. He took part in an experimental balloon flight and also edited a newspaper, ‘The South Polar Times’.

Shackleton was part of the three-man team, along with Captain Scott and Edward Wil-son that set a new farthest south record, reaching 82*17’ on a journey which became an epic test of endurance. Shackleton’s health had suffered greatly on this mission and Scott decided to send him home on the relief ship, ‘Morning’ in January 1903. A decision Shackleton resented.

In 1908, Shackleton organ-

ised a new expedition for the South Pole on board the Nimrod, which reached Antarctica on January 21, 1908. From a base camp at Cape Royds, Shackleton embarked on the famous ‘Great Southern Journey’ during which he again set a new farthest south record of 88*’23’, just 112 miles from the south pole.

Once again his survival skills were put to the test, as the re-turn journey became a race

against starvation. Other important achieve-

ments on this mission included the approximate location of the magnetic pole, the first ascent of Mount Erebus, and the first re-corded sighting and human trav-el on the South Polar Plateau.

Shackleton returned to Europe as a hero and was in constant demand as a public speaker. He published his account of the ex-pedition under the title ‘Heart of

the Antarctic’. When questioned by his wife

about whether he had been dis-appointed not to reach the South Pole, Shackleton the great survi-vor, characteristically respond-ed: ‘a live donkey is better than a dead lion, isn’t it?’

However, it is for the ‘En-durance Expedition 1914’, that Shackleton is best known. Part 2 of Shackleton’s story will feature in Northside People next week.


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NoticeboardHOWTH MASS: A mass for lives lost at sea will take place on Satur-day, November 22 at 3pm in the Sea Angling Centre, West Pier, Howth. All are welcome. There will be a stairlift available for those who require one.

TALK: Howth Peninsula Herit-age Society is presenting a talk by Pat Murphy entitled ‘The story of the Asgard’, at Howth Angling Centre, West Pier, on Tuesday No-vember 25 at 8pm. Admission for non-members is €5.

RUSHCHRISTMAS FAIR: The Rush Christmas Craft Fair will take place on November 30 at the GAA Complex, St Maurs in Rush, from 11am to 5pm. The fair will host 50 stalls with different crafts such as jewellery, cards, handmade fashion items, can-dles, embroidery and sewing, glass art, designer knitwear, beauty products, baking, jams chutneys and preserves, sweets, toys, paintings, photography and much more. Everybody welcome. All profits from stall rental will go to the Hospice and the Jack & Jill Foundation. You can also follow on facebook – Rush Craft Fair.

PORTMARNOCKSHOW: Portmarnock Musical

and Dramatic Society present VIVA LAS VEGAS a Las Vegas Spec-tacular, at Portmarnock Sports and Leisure Centre on Friday and Saturday, November 28 and 29 at 8pm. The show will feature songs and big musical numbers from Las Vegas headliners from the past 40 years including legends like Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Frankie Vally and the Four Sea-sons and the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis Presley. Tickets cost €15 and are available. Phone Noeleen on 087-7641502.

CHRISTMAS SHOW: The Port-marnock Singers’ Christmas Show will take place on Sun-day, December 7 at St Anne’s Church, Portmarnock at 8pm. Tickets cost €15 and are avail-able from members or from Megan (086-0250892) or Aine (087-6385560).

COOLOCKMEN’S SHED: Would you like

to be part of a group again? Are you looking for something to do? Would you like to share interests and find common interests with other local men? Members are be-ing sought for a Men’s Shed that is being set up in the CLONSHAUGH/MOATvIEW/PRI-ORSWOOD area. All men are welcome to attend. For more information contact Ciaran on

THE WAIT IS OVER: Pictured is a proud St Patrick’s Athletic quartet celebrating the team’s first FAI Cup win in 53 years: Liam Buckley, manager; Frank Kinsella, director; Paul Kinane, director; and Anthony Delaney, club secretary. The Super Saints last won the cup in 1961 when they beat Drumcondra 2-1 at Dalymount Park.

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086-8150799 or Maureen on 01-8486458.

CHRISTMAS MARKET: Dublin City Council’s community develop-ment team and Parnell’s GAA Club are holding a Christmas Market/Fair at the club in Coolock Village on Sunday, December 7 from 11am to 6pm. Stalls will include art & crafts, jewellery, homebakes, cards, and decorations to name but a few. The award winning

North Dublin Community Gospel Choir will perform at the light-ing of the Christmas tree at 5pm. There will be a Shoe Box collection for winter woollies to support the Simon Community Homeless.

CLONTARF ANNUAL MASS: The annual Mass for deceased members and staff of Clontarf Bus Garage will take place in the garage on Sunday,

November 23 at 11am. All are welcome to attend.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT: DIT Conservatory of Music & Drama present a Christmas Concert fea-turing seasonal carols and read-ings with excerpts from Handel’s Messiah on Wednesday, Decem-ber 3 in the Church of St John the Baptist, Seafield Road West, at 7.30pm. Admission is €10. Book-ings and information are available

at 087-9091561.FLORAL ARRANGEMENT:

Clontarf Gardening Society will host a Christmas Floral Ar-rangement Demonstration by Margaret Quinn A.O.I.F.A , in the Community Centre to the rear of St John the Baptist Church, Seafield Road, on Thursday, No-vember 27 at 8pm. Admission is €10, tea and home made cake included. Flower arrangements will be raffled. All are welcome.

BALDOYLE CHRISTMAS FAIR: A Christmas

Fair will take place at St Mary’s Secondary School, Baldoyle, on Sunday, November 30 from 12noon to 6pm. All the goods on sale are excellent quality from professional vendors. Santa will be there for the kids, and singing duo ‘In Harmony’ will help those in attendance get in the festive mood with their Christmas Car-ols. There will be fantastic raffle prizes also.

MALAHIDE SALES: The St vincent De Paul shop in Malahide village is hold-ing a Christmas Decoration Sale and a Clothes Sale on Thurs-day, November 20 from 11am to 6pm. Also, on Thursday, No-vember 27, it is holding a new stock/designer sale from 11am to 6pm.


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DRAMA: Riverside Drama Cir-cle presents two One Act Plays: ‘Sitting on One Buttock’ by Breda Nathan and ‘Erica and Me’ by Alan Robinson in Naomh Barrog GAA Club, Kilbarrack Road on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-day, November 24, 25 and 26 at 8.30pm. Admission is €10 or €8 for groups of 10 or more. Tickets available at the door or contact Nellie at 01-8476807 or Sharon at 087-2030321 for group book-ings.

SWORDSIRISH: Fingallians GAA Club hosts an Irish language conver-sation group every Wednesday in their clubhouse at the Estu-ary Roundabout, Swords, at 9pm. This is a free service for people who would like to prac-tice their Irish or learn some more. People with all stand-ards of Irish, from those with only a cúpla focail to the dao-ine líofa (fluent), are welcome. Further information can be had from Liam at 086-3814422.

INFORMATION EVENING: Anam Cara is hosting a Bereavement In-formation Evening in Applewood Community Centre, Swords, on Wednesday, November 19 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. This event gives parents an opportunity to hear an experienced bereave-ment professional talk about the many challenges families have to face into after the death of

their son or daughter. Anam Cara needs to confirm numbers for room set up. RSVP to [email protected] before November 17 or call 01-4045378.

BAYSIDESINGING: Do you like to sing? Are you free on Wednesday evenings? Sing away the winter blues with the Third Day Cho-rale in Bayside Church every Wednesday at 7.45pm. They sing a wide variety of music from classical to pop and folk, musicals to opera and Ontario choruses. Visit

www.thirddaychorale.com email [email protected] or phone Maura on 087-9016430 for more information.

BALBRIGGANGARDENING TALK: Balbriggan & District Horticultural Society is holding a talk – The Origins of Gardening by Chris Heavey – on Thursday, November 20 at 8.30pm in the Scouts’ Den, Balbriggan.

CLONSHAUGHSPORTS CLUB: Dean Swift

Sports Club, located in Belcamp Park, is a not-for-profit organisa-tion that encourages families and clubs in the community to use its recreational facilities. These include a 9-hole pitch and putt course, all-weather astro pitch and three tennis courts. The pitch and putt course and tennis courts

Societies welcome.KARATE: SVJ Karate Club in Fairview is recruiting new mem-bers to its club in St Joseph’s CBS Primary School. The club accepts children and adult be-ginners and experienced mem-bers from eight-years-of-age to over 80. It is operated on a not-for-profit basis. Training is held on Monday and Thursday evenings. See www.facebook.com/svjkarate or contact 089-4179931 or email [email protected]

BEAUMONTSUPPORT GROUP: A support

group for people in recovery from prescription meds’ abuse meets in the Beaumont area on Mon-day evenings to share and help each other through their experi-ences. For further information, call 086-0515831 or visit People in Recovery from Prescription Meds’ Abuse on Facebook.

CLARE HALLYOUTH CLUB: A club for people aged 12 and over has opened in the Ayrfield/Clare Hall area. Foroige Youth Club runs every Monday from 8pm to 9.30pm in Ayrfield Community Centre. It’s a great place to meet up with friends and get involved in lots of activities such as games, art, music, drama, discos, movie

nights, quiz nights and lots more. Drop in any Monday at 8pm.

GLASNEVINPITCH & PUTT: New members

are welcome to OLV Pitch & Putt Club, male and female. They play every Sunday at 11am. Contact Pat on 086-8882853 or Ann on 086-3640663 for more informa-tion. Venue: The Brock Inn, Ash-bourne Road.

BADMINTON: Fairplay Bad-minton Club is looking for new members. All levels welcome – beginners/improvers/League standard. They play Tuesdays and Thursdays at St Vincent’s CBS, Harts Corner, Glasnevin from 8pm to 10pm. The cost is €5 per night. For further de-tails phone Catherine on 086-2730399 or Fionnuala on 087-2826790.

ACTIVE RETIREMENT: Glasnevin Village Active Retirement Asso-ciation is seeking new members aged over 50 from Glasnevin and surrounding areas. Activities in-clude dancing, table tennis, bowls, bridge, movement to music and crafts. Also outings, holidays and other social events are organised. For more information phone 089-04506150 from 5–7pm or call into the Parish Centre, Our Lady of Do-lours Church, Glasnevin, on Mon-days from 10.30am to 11.30am.

are FREE to use. The only require-ment is a refundable €5 deposit for use of equipment. For more information contact 01-8482283 or email [email protected]

DONAGHMEDE COUNSELLING: TARGET Coun-selling Service, based at Holy Trinity School Donaghmede, offers confidential one-to-one non-directive counselling. Ap-pointments are available from Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 1.30pm and 5pm to 9pm. Phone 01-8670279 for more informa-tion. Childcare is available for Monday to Friday mornings. Appointment only by arrange-ment with receptionist.

COFFEE MORNING: A Coffee Morning ‘as Gaeilge’ will take place every Saturday at 10.30am in Kay’s Kitchen, Donaghmede Shopping Centre. Everybody is welcome especially those with not much Irish.

SANTRYWOODTURNING: The East Central Chapter of the Irish Woodturners’ Guild extends a welcome to anyone interested in finding out more about this popular craft. The group meet monthly at a venue on Lorcan Avenue, Santry, where demon-strations of woodturning are

given by noted turners. If you would like to know more about the group’s activities, you can attend one of its meetings as a visitor, free of charge. For more information, phone Chris Hayes on 01-8422525 or visit www.eastcentralchapter.com

VOLUNTEERS: Foróige is seek-ing people interested in getting involved as a volunteer with a new youth group for 10-12 year olds in the Santry area. The club will run on a Tuesday evening from 7-8pm in Santry Community Resource Centre, Coolock Lane. Volunteers must be aged 18 and over and have an interest in working with young people. Fur-ther information available from Bryan Gavin at 086-8519639 or email [email protected]

DARNDALEBREASTFEEDING: Prepar-ing for Life’s Bosom Buddies Breastfeeding Support Group takes place every Tuesday from 12noon to 1pm in the Bell Build-ing, Darndale. All are welcome including toddlers, siblings and friends. For more information, call Melanie on 01-8771509.

FAIRVIEWPITCH & PUTT: Fairview CY

Pitch & Putt Club is seeking new members. Contact Nancy on 01-8331845 for more information.


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Dogs Trust is based in Finglas, just off Exit 5 on the M50. Map and directions can be found on their website at www.dogstrust.ie. You can also pop up for a visit. Dogs Trust is open six days a week from 12-4pm. The centre is closed all day Tuesday. You can also find Dogs Trust on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dogstrustireland or Twitter @DogsTrust_IE. You can support Dogs Trust by purchasing your Christmas cards from their website or from the reception at the centre. They are available right now, with all funds raised going towards the centre.

The Dog of the Week is Tighe, a four-year-old male Crossbreed. What a handsome young man Tighe is!

Sadly, he is really struggling living in a kennel environment so we really hope to find him his forever home really soon.

He would love his adopters to be active and to have a real interest in developing his basic training and socialisation skills.

All his carers think he will make a perfect house pet for the right family!

If you think that might just be you, call 01-8791000 or pop into the Dogs Trust centre.

With the Winter quickly approaching, Dogs Trust are happy to accept any old bedding, towels or duvets that you may be looking to get rid of.

Treats and toys are always welcome too!

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Dublin People newspaper Group has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for unwanted and abandoned dogs.

CHEERS: animals to benefit from this month’s wine fair in the Westbury

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DSPCA to benefit from winter wine fair

Guests will be tasting over 100 of the best white, red, sparkling and fortified wines available in Ireland today. Proceeds from the annual fair always go to a good cause and this year the benefici-aries will be the DSPCA. “This time round we are delighted to be sup-porting the DSPCA, whose work is much needed and deserves all of the funding that they can get,” a spokesperson for Corkscrew said.

The fair takes place in the Westbury from 12.30-5.30pm.

Tickets cost €25 and are avail-able online from www.thecork-screw.ie

THE Corkscrew Winter Wine Fair in the Westbury Hotel lat-er this month will be support-ing the DSPCA.

Moving home tips for puss and pooch

home together with your pet. • Settling in - While the new

home will look and feel differ-ent, the familiar smells of your

belongings will help your pet ad-just quickly. And in no time at all, you’ll be moved in and it will feel just like home.

Pets add an extra dimension to moving but there are ways to minimise the stress levels for both you and your animals.

Follow these tips to help you plan your move successfully.

• Microchipping - All pet own-ers should microchip their cats and dogs, especially before plan-ning a move. It doesn’t matter how long the distance, an animal can easily get confused in the chaos of the move and then be-come lost. If the unthinkable happens, be sure to contact local animal shelters close to both the old and new homes.

• Name tags - Update your cat or dog’s collar with its name, your new home information and a phone number that will stay active even after the moving pe-riod.

• Food and medications - Don’t pack your dog’s or cat’s food and medications until you’re ready to get into the car to make the move. Be sure to have at least an extra week of both in supply, just in case you can’t find things when unpacking.

• Practice moving - If you’ve never travelled with your pet before the move, start taking it on short rides. You may discover your cat gets motion sickness, or that your dog prefers to ride with a training harness rather than in-side a pet carrier. Knowing how your pet reacts could help deter-

mine whether any medications are needed.

• Emergencies - Make a list of emergency vet clinics in towns along your route so you have information in case you need to make a sudden stop for your pet.

• Seating - On moving day, be sure to keep your pet in your car or in the cab of the moving truck. Never put a pet in the back of a removal van because it could be-come injured or sick. Have plenty of food and water available and consider not feeding your pet for a couple of hours before you de-part to avoid an upset stomach.

• Packing - While packing the removal van, keep your pet in a small room in the house so it doesn’t become overwhelmed by the commotion. A bathroom or closet works well. Put a note on the door advising friends or mov-ers to not open the door for the protection of your pet.

• Rest stops - During rest stops along your route, be sure to keep your pet leashed or in a pet car-rier and keep it in a well-venti-lated area. Schedule rest stops every two hours. Don’t leave your pet in a closed vehicle for any amount of tim.

• Arrival – When you arrive at your new home, put your pet in a small room while the unpacking gets sorted. Once the van is un-loaded, you can explore your new

MOVinG home isn’t just stressful for us humans, it’s also a trauma for pets.

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Difference between state pensionsQuestion:i am approaching pension age short-ly and would like to know about the different pensions i may qualify for.

Answer:There are a number of different pen-

sions which the State provides.State Pension Contributory - this

pension is paid to people that have been working all or part of their life. It is a PRSI based payment and you will receive a weekly income depending on your contributions.

State Pension Non-Contributory - this payment is paid to people who do not qualify for the contributory State pension or people who do qualify for the contributory State pension but at a reduced rate. The non-contribu-tory pension may be more financially beneficial for the person. It is a means tested payment as it is not based on your PRSI contributions.

Widow’s Pension Contributory (Wid-ow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Part-ner’s (Contributory) Pension is a week-ly payment to the husband, wife or civil partner of a deceased person.

This payment was formerly called the Widow’s/Widower’s (Contributory)

Pension. Either you or your deceased spouse

or civil partner must have enough so-cial insurance contributions (PRSI).

To qualify you must, of course, be a widow, widower or surviving civil part-ner and you must not be cohabiting with another person.

If you are divorced and you would have been entitled to a Widow’s, Wid-ower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Con-tributory) Pension had you remained married, you keep your entitlement to the Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Contributory) Pension).

Widow’s Pension Non-Contributory - this pension is a means-tested payment payable to a widow, widower or surviv-ing civil partner who does not qualify for a contributory widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s payment.

This payment was formerly called the Widow’s/Widower’s (Non-Contribu-tory) Pension).

It is a payment for widows, widowers or surviving civil partners who do not have dependent children.

People with dependent children should apply for the One-Parent Fam-ily Payment.

You transfer to State Pension (Non-

Contributory) when you reach 66-years-of-age.

This pension is taxable but you are unlikely to pay tax if it is your only in-come.

There are a number of different pensions which the State provides.▪

Know Your Rights has been compiled by northside Citizens’ information service which provides a free and confidential service to the public. the centre is based at Bunratty Road, Coolock. Phone 0761 07 8190. information is also available online at citizensinformation.ie and national Helpline at 0761 07 4000.


From the ArchivesWe take a look back at extracts from old newspapers to

see what was in the news this month from years gone by

Irish Press 9th Nov. 1933

Freeman’s Journal 30th Nov 1841

Irish Press 9th Nov. 1954Irish Press 19th Nov. 1938

Freeman’s Journal 16th Nov. 1810

Freeman’s Journal 9th Nov 1860


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Diana Ephraim, St Canice’s Girls’ School, Finglas, in action against Kiara Ni Ainle, Gaelscoil Bhrian Boroimhe, Swords, right, during the Sciath na Laoch final at the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Finals held recently at Croke Park. PHOTO: PAT MURPHY/SPORTSFILE

▪Brian Hayes, Hollypark Boys’ National School, in action against

Mark Kavanagh, Pope John Paul’s, during the Corn Kitterick Final at the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Finals held recently at Croke Park. PHOTO: PIARAS O MIDHEACH/ SPORTSFILE

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MAXOL auto24 Sutton has been announced as official sponsor of Mid Sutton Football Club. They will provide brand new kits for the Under 13 team who play in the NDSL. Pictured at the announcement were (from l-r): Maxol Group Brand Development Manager, Fergal Harrington, Mid Sutton Football Club supporter Ardle MacMahon and Mid Sutton Under 13 player Zachar Dybskyy. PHOTO: PETER HOULIHAN

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Fionnuala Britton pictured with young athletes, from athletics clubs, including North East Runners AC, at the launch of the GloHealth National Cross Country Championships. PHOTO: OLIVER McVEIGH/SPORTSFILE

▪Pictured are the Under 14 GAA footballers at St Mary’s Secondary School, Baldoyle, who recorded a

fine win recently against local rivals Manor House, Raheny, at St Anne’s Park. ▪

Pictured are members of the Irish Amputee Football team who will make history on November 30 when they travel to Mexico to take part in the Amputee Football World Cup. During the eight-day tournament, the Irish team will compete against the elite of the sport, including current World Champions Uzbechistan and past winners Great Britain. ▪


Caroline Keeling, chief executive of Keelings Fruit, has been announced as the winner of the Pantene Business Award at the Irish Tatler Women of the Year Awards 2014. Caroline (centre) is pictured with Bianca Morris of Pantene (left) and Jessie Collins, editor of Irish Tatler. PHOTO: PAUL SHERWOOD © 2014

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President of Duffy’s Pub Golf Society, Bobby Lawless (left), and Eamon Lee pictured at the Ray Curran Memorial Golf Outing in Malahide.

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Maura and Paddy Collins pictured at the Ray Curran Memorial Golf Outing in Malahide. ▪

Enrique Curran (left) pictured with Maurice Ward and President of Duffy’s Pub Golf Society, Bobby Lawless, at the Ray Curran Memorial Golf Outing in Malahide.

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Pictured at the Ray Curran Memorial Golf Outing in Malahide, were President of Duffy’s Pub Golf Society, Bobby Lawless, and Liam Kelly. The society was established in 1989 and welcomes new members.

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Sinead Goldrick, Dublin, is presented with her TG4 Ladies’ Football All-Star Award by Pat Quill, President of the Ladies’ Gaelic Football Association, in the company of Pól O Gallchóir, left, Ceannsaí, TG4, at the TG4 Ladies’ Football All-Star Awards in the Citywest Hotel. PHOTO: BRENDAN MORAN/ SPORTSFILE

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Sinead Aherne, St Sylvester’s Malahide, is presented with her TG4 Ladies’ Football All-Star Award by Pat Quill, President of the Ladies’ Gaelic Football Association, in the company of Pól O Gallchóir, left, Ceannsaí, TG4 at the TG4 Ladies’ Football All-Star Awards in the Citywest Hotel. PHOTO: BRENDAN MORAN/SPORTSFILE

▪Máirtin Mac Cónán, originally from the Burren in County Clare and now living in Baldoyle, pictured

celebrating his 90th birthday in Baldoyle Church Hall with family members and friends from the Coffee Morning group.

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By Robin Blackmore

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like a limb. (6)

Down 2. The metered Greek goddess of fertility. (7)3. A person known for taking advantage of others. (4)4. Takes samples of several dishes. (6)5. Rectangle with four equal sides. (6)6. Smell like Magillicuddy.. (4)7. Sharply exact and accurate. (7)8. An acknowledgement of appreciation. (6)9. The upward route on a mountain. (6)14. Seaside places. (7)16. Device for finding aircraft. (5)18. One of God’s attendants. (5)20. Add a parent. (3)21. Essential for writing. (3)23. Not feeling secure, anxious. (6)24. Leaning like a damaged ship. (7)26. Part of a cake. (7)27. Stand up against someone or something. (6)28. A down-market violin. (6)29. A period of ten years. (6)33. The lowest female singing voice. (4)34. A mark made by dirt. (4)

PANEL ONE CrossworD The shaded squares spell out an area of Dublin

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topaz jobs on the wayCONVENIENCE and fuel retailer To-paz has announced that it will create 110 new jobs between two major new service stations opening in North Dub-lin and County Laois in January.

The two stations are being developed at a cost of €10 million.

In addition to the full-time jobs being created, an additional 200 people are employed on the development of the sites which will include service stations, restaurants and shops. One of the sta-tions is located at Junction 3, adjacent to where the M50 meets the M1 at Clon-shaugh in North County Dublin.

Paul Candon, Marketing and Corporate Services Director at Topaz, said the new

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“Topaz is in job creation and expan-sion mode and we are constantly looking at sites with good potential – particularly near motorways,” said Mr Candon.

“These new sites will provide services to approximately 50,000 motorists using the two motorways each day.”

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A Resource Efficiency Seminar for the Food Industry, led by the Green Business Programme in conjunction with Bord Bia and Origin Green, will take place on November 18 in the Gibson Hotel in Dublin.

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Seasonal workers are given advice on their rightsJOBSEEKERS who avail of tempo-rary seasonal work for up to eight weeks over the Christmas season have been reassured that their so-cial welfare payments will be imme-diately reinstated when the period of employment ends.

A customer who is getting either Jobseeker’s Benefit or Jobseeker’s Allowance and who receives an offer of temporary employment is advised to contact their local Intreo Centre or social welfare office with the details of the work that they are undertak-ing. Their Jobseeker’s Allowance or Benefit will be suspended rather than closed. Similarly, they should contact their local Intreo Centre or social wel-fare office as soon as the employment finishes and their payment will be re-instated immediately.

Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection, Kevin Humphreys, said jobseekers who are offered tem-porary seasonal work should not be concerned about delays in reinstating their Jobseeker’s payment when the period of employment ends.

“The Department of Social Protec-tion provides employers with a free recruitment service to help them fill vacancies in their businesses,” said Minister Humphreys.

“I would urge employers who have vacancies for temporary work over the Christmas period to contact their local Department of Social Protection Intreo Centre or local office and staff will make every effort to help them to find suitable people to fill their vacan-cies.”

In addition to the Department’s free recruitment service, employers who have full-time vacancies will also get information about JobsPlus, the wage subsidy scheme, through which the State pays cash grants over two years to businesses that hire jobseek-ers who have been out of work for 12 months or more.

Minister Humphreys added: “Job-sPlus is a support from my Depart-ment which is proving to be extremely successful and is available to all em-ployers, regardless of the size of the company, who employ people who have been unemployed for 12 months or more.

“The incentive provides two levels of payment: €7,500 over two years to the employer for each person recruit-ed who has been unemployed for more than 12 months and €10,000 over two years to the employer for each person recruited who has been unemployed for more than 24 months.”

Employers can get a list of the De-partment of Social Welfare local of-fices and schemes on www.welfare.ie

Local company announces new jobsTHERE was further good news on the jobs front recently when a leading Irish IT professional services compa-ny announced the creation of 30 new high-skilled jobs.

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and In-novation, Richard Bruton, made the an-nouncement during a visit to Ammeon’s Dublin city centre offices.

The company, which will begin filling the 30 new positions immediately, is looking for both experienced IT profes-sionals and graduates to fill a variety of high-value IT roles including software development, test automation and De-vOps. Full details are available on www.ammeon.com.

The company, which specialises in IT-based transformation projects, currently employs 140 people and has been grow-ing rapidly in recent years.

Turnover has been increasing by 25 per cent year-on-year since 2009 and revenues for 2014 are expected to reach €10.5 million.

Clients include a number of mobile and fixed line operators in Ireland and the UK, Irish semi-state organisations and global network equipment providers.

Ammeon has been supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and In-novation through Enterprise Ireland.

Minister Bruton said: “At the heart of our Action Plan for Jobs is creating a

powerful engine of Irish enterprise. “Through Enterprise Ireland, we are

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manufacturing companies across the country – to start-up, grow, win markets and create jobs. Ammeon is a highly in-novative technology company which is selling its services in Ireland and over-seas, growing rapidly and creating high-skilled jobs.”

Fred Jones, chief executive of Ammeon, said they were delighted to announce the creation of 30 new high-skilled roles.

“We are looking for both experienced IT professionals and graduates for these challenging and rewarding roles,” he stated.

Speaking about the announcement, Julie Sinnamon, chief executive of En-terprise Ireland, said they have been working with Ammeon since its start up in 2003.

“It is great to see the growth the com-pany has enjoyed in global markets,” said Ms Sinnamon. “They have gone from strength to strength and include many world-leading telecommunications com-panies in their client base.

“We will continue to work with Amme-on, and other similar fast-growth com-panies, to support their international growth and drive export sales, optimis-ing the number of jobs created here.”

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among those in the running for the title. The chairman of the IMWA, Austin Shinnors, said eve-rything from exciting city cars and family saloons packed with tech-nology, to luxury/sport models and some cutting edge alternative fuel models will be there on the 2015 field of runners.

The voting members of the Irish Motoring Writers’ Association

A field of 39 candidates have been selected for the prestigious awards that will be held at a gala event in The Marker Hotel, Grand Canal Square, Dublin, on Friday, November 28.

The Alfa Romeo 4C, Audi S1, BMW i3, Citroen Grand C4 Picas-so, Skoda Octavia RS, SsangYong Rexton, SsangYong Rodius, Subaru Impreza, Toyota Aygo and the Volkswagen Golf SV are

FOR anyone considering a new car with the 151 registration next year, the choices of the Irish Motoring Writers’ Association (IMWA) at the upcoming Continental Irish Car of the Year award ceremony will prove a good guide.

New A6 in time for January deliveryAUDI Ireland has announced details of the new generation Audi A6 range which was re-cently unveiled at the Paris Mo-tor show.

The A6 has been refreshed with new engine configurations, transmissions, headlights and tail lights and upgraded infotainment systems.

It will arrive in Ireland this month, in time for January 2015 delivery. The new generation A6 will be available with a choice of seven powerful yet highly effi-cient engines.

The two petrol and five diesel units offer power outputs ranging from 150PS to 320PS, and com-ply with stringent EU6 emissions legislation. Two ‘Ultra’ 2.0TDI ver-sions are offered – the TDI 150 and TDI 190 with 109g and 110g respectively providing customers with supreme driving enjoyment along with segment leading effi-ciency. Audi Ultra is the umbrella term Audi use for all efficiency technologies and sustainability. It can be particularly showcased by a CO₂ champion in each range which proudly wears the ‘Ultra’ badging. The top of the range en-gine, the 4.0-litre TFSI, is availa-ble in the Audi S6. It now delivers 450PS of power and uses innova-tive COD (cylinder on demand) technology to emit just 214g CO.

The 3.0 TDI 320HP BiTurbo is mated to an eight speed tiptronic transmission. All other engine variants are linked to either a newly designed six speed man-ual gearbox that is particularly lightweight and low-friction, or a seven speed S-Tronic twin-clutch transmission which replaces the familiar eight-speed multitronic box. S-Tronic can be specified on all engines for a premium of only €2,300 enabling customers to

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With the introduction of the refreshed A6, Audi Ireland has comprehensively improved the car’s already generous standard equipment. Xenon lights, MMI navigation, acoustic glass and an anti-glare interior mirror are now standard in all SE versions and above. The existing SE and S Line versions will be complemented by a new SE Business line for the first time. Upgrades feature electric front seats, fine grain ash wood inlays, four zone climate control, MMI Navigation plus and 18” 10 spoke alloy wheels. S Line models are upgraded for 2015 also with the addition of full LED headlights offering 5,500 kelvins of lighting – levels similar to daylight.

assess each vehicle, attributing points on the basis of criteria rang-ing from innovation and safety, to space, comfort, build quality, driv-ing quality and value for money.

“It has been heartening to see the uplift in car sales across the country this year and we can only hope that it is heralding a more general improvement in the coun-try’s economic outlook,” said Tom

Dennigan of Continental Tyres Ire-land, Irish Car of the Year sponsor.

“For anyone in that increasing number of motorists who is con-sidering a new car with the 151 registration, the choices of the IMWA car jury will be a good guide in drawing up a list of ‘must try’ cars.” Last year the Continental Irish Car of the Year title went to the Citroen C4 Picasso while the

van accolade was won by the Mer-cedes-Benz Sprinter.

Meanwhile, dealerships across the city are bracing themselves for high demand for new cars in Janu-ary 2015. As consumer confidence gradually returns to the economy, those who have been putting off the purchase of a new car in recent years will now be encouraged to make the move.

Confirmation of Audi’s ‘Vors-prung durch Technik’ ethos comes with the introduction of a new technology package. Featuring MMI Navigation plus, Audi Con-nect, Bose surround sound, head up display and reverse camera it reinforces the A6 as a technical tour de force. The sporty, sophis-ticated exterior is echoed in the car’s spacious interior. The colour palette has been revised and now offers additional colour options to complement existing black S Line upholsteries.

The new Audi A6 is available to order now and will begin arriv-ing at dealerships in November. Its entry price in Ireland will be €44,750 OTR and will be avail-able on PCP through Audi Finance from €429 per month.

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I remember our school prin-cipal and his wife, who was also a teacher in the school, had a car where the doors opened forward. I think it was a Ford, but it certainly was a reliable car. Many the snowy morning we hoped that the teachers wouldn’t make it up the big hill from their home in the village to our rural school, but I think only once, in really heavy snow, did they fail to make it.

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I SUPPOSE every new car should have some item that makes it stand out from the pack. In the case of Opel’s Meriva, it’s the rear flex doors, which open forward and they brought me back in time to my national school days.

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best days of our life, but I had a good time last week in the re-vamped Meriva. And my family enjoyed the high seated posi-tion and of course the novelty of using the rear-facing back doors, which open out to an 80 degrees angle.

The rear-facing doors can still be found in Rolls Royce cars and London cabs and they pro-vide more space to load baby seats and provide more space for elderly people to access and egress.

The Meriva has certainly im-pressed in Germany where a medical association that sets orthopedic standards for car seats were so impressed that they have given their prestig-ious certification to the car.

The Meriva has recently got a discreet mid-life facelift with new touches to the front grille,

bumper and headlight design. And most importantly, a new 1.6-diesel CDTi engine, which was very lively and very frugal.

Externally the car hasn’t changed much, but there are a few new touches inside. The interior is brightened up by a full-length sun roof and unlike the Cactus I had the previous week, that was a screen I could open and close to determine the amount of sunlight that was allowed into the cabin.

The cabin is well laid out and there are plenty of cubby holes to hold your phone, glasses, note books, pens, etc. Every-thing is ‘Flex’ in the Meriva: FlexDoors, FlexSpace to adjust the back seats and FlexRail to carry two bikes. The latter will cost you an extra €863.

The boot is a decent size and if you need to carry any bulky

items there is plenty of space when you leave down the back seats. However, there’s no room in that spacious boot for a spare wheel.

I don’t think you will find many people who like the elec-tronic handbrake over the tra-

ditional hand brake. But I must say that the elec-

tronic version in the Meriva was very good and you left the car happy in the knowledge that the handbrake had engaged when you flicked the button near the gear lever.

Prices start at €18,995 for the 1.4 version, while the 1.6 diesel I drove starts at €21,495. Road tax is €200.

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Maths students Khan do betterMATHS workshops are taking place at two locations in Dublin to show teachers how millions of students are getting to grips with maths through a free on-line resource.

The Khan Academy is gaining huge popularity in Ireland, with a tenfold increase in teachers us-ing it as part of their class activi-ties in the past year.

Globally, it has more than 10 million users a month with over four million maths problems solved each day and high-profile advocates such as Bill Gates and Minister David Cameron.

The Khan Academy’s highly an-ticipated MATHletes Challenge, registration for which opens in December, will spark healthy ri-valry among students, schools and counties across Ireland in the New Year. In preparation for the challenge and to provide practi-cal training on how teachers can use the Khan Academy, the work-shops will take place at Blackrock

Education Centre, on Tuesday, November 25 and in Dublin West Education Centre, on Monday, December 1.

The workshops will feature qualified tutors providing invalu-able peer-to-peer tips to primary and secondary school teachers.

Entrepreneur, inventor and in-vestor Sean O’Sullivan, who has donated €6.6 million to the Khan Academy, believes the workshops are ideal for teachers who want to upskill and improve their stu-dents’ confidence, competence and engagement in maths.

“Our goal is to replace Ireland’s recent lacklustre performance on international maths ratings with world-class talented STEM gradu-ates to meet the needs of the cur-rent and future jobs market,” he said. “Ireland is already becom-ing a global leader in developing innovative Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) education initiatives.

“The MATHletes Challenge has become the premier maths com-

petition on the Irish school calen-dar and is already a global model for Khan Academy innovation.

“Over 300 teachers, 3,000 students, and 10 per cent of Irish schools competed last spring in the pilot year of the MATHletes Challenge, which created unprec-edented excitement, buzz and a competitive spirit about maths that rivals all-Ireland GAA Cham-pionships.”

Following the official launch of the MATHletes Challenge in January, participating Education Centres will also host free Khan Academy ‘maths clubs’ for stu-dents during the competition.

These clubs have already proven tremendously successful in Galway, where earlier this year over 200 students attended the oversubscribed sessions every Saturday.

For more information about the free introductory workshops to the Khan Academy visit http://Mathletes.ie

Trinity event opensA MENTORING programme involving more that 1,200 students has been launched this week.

The Trinity Access 21 pro-gramme aims to support the development of a ‘college-go-ing culture’ in schools with lower than average higher education progression rates.

Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, will open the event. Trinity Access 21 patron, David Puttnam and his son Sacha Puttnam, will also perform a spirited selection of songs from their ‘Puttnam Plays Puttnam’ repertoire as part of the launch.

Connecting 1,200 sec-ond-year students from 11 Dublin area schools, with 320 volunteer mentors drawn from the Trinity Access Programmes (TAP) alumni and supporters’ network, the event marks the beginning of a three-year long mentor-ing relationship focused on developing college awareness and empowering students in their choices to participate in third-level education.

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Vision health conference is held in Croke ParkWORLD-RENOWNED leaders in vision health met at Croke Park recently to share their insights into the global fight against blindness and discuss their incredible success in restoring patients’ eyesight. Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, officially opened Retina Conference 2014, organised by Fighting Blindness.

Minister Varadkar thanked the vision experts for their commit-ment and dedication to finding a cure for blindness.

Fighting Blindness, a patient-led charity, brought leading scientists, researchers, clinicians and pa-tients together for the 15th annual conference to discuss developments in the field of eye health, and highlight the exciting treatments, clinical trials and technologies that are bringing experts closer to finding a cure for blindness.

The charity hopes the conference and the associated engage-ment with policy makers and other stakeholders will encourage and attract future clinical trials to Ireland and provide people with sight loss access to emerging therapies.

Speaking at the event, Minister Varadkar said: “This is an excit-ing time for the vision health community, especially patients and families who are affected by sight loss.

“The innovative and pioneering work presented is incredibly important and gives hope to the 224,000 people affected by sight loss in Ireland, and to future generations affected by genetic eye disease.”

Minister Varadkar added: “It’s really encouraging to hear about the huge progress being made in treating blindness, thanks to the dedication of those working in research and vision health, and the commitment of organisations like Fighting Blindness.”

Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, shows his support for the fight against blindness at the Retina 2014 Conference. PHOTO: Conor McCabe Photography

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Palliative care website launchedA WEBSITE has been launched for parents of children with life-limiting illness.

At the launch of the first all-Ireland website dedicated to palliative care for children, par-ents were encouraged to find out more about it and the benefits the approach can bring to both child and family. The site is avail-able at www.cypph.com

The Children and Young People Palliative Care (CYPPC) website was developed by the All-Ireland Institute of Hospice and Pallia-tive Care (AIIHPC).

AIIHPC director Paddie Blaney said: “The palliative care com-munity, both in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland, recognised the need for a ‘go to’ point that parents, carers and the general public could access to get independent information on a topic which is difficult to talk about or gather information on.

“The website includes photos, stories and quotes about real children and parents who are or have availed of palliative care services.”

Kevin has Motivation for life changeKEVIN O’Donoghue reached a desperate point in his life last year when his health was causing him problems on a daily basis.

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Kevin took Gaviscon on a daily basis and was going to his GP regularly.

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Local community reflects on major 2014 successes

as no surprise though, as the vil-lage benefits not only from en-joying an ideal location, but it’s also backboned by an excellent community spirit and a number of hard working local groups.

There was further good news for the community in Raheny during the summer when An Taoiseach Enda Kenny paid a visit to officially open a new Day Hospital in the area.

The Beaumont Hospital Foun-dation (BHF) funded the pur-pose-built medical facility at St Joseph’s Hospital, with an in-vestment of €2.1 million in donor funds.

The facility, which is part of the Beaumont Hospital Campus, provides specialist care for the elderly living in the hospital’s catchment area.

Indeed the year could not have got off to a better start when, in January at the RDS, Paul Clarke, a student at St Paul’s College, was crowned the overall winner of the BT Young Scientist & Tech-nology Exhibition.

Later in the year, Paul and his college were celebrating again when he won second prize at the European Union Contest for Young (EUCYS) Scientists in War-saw.

Paul wasn’t the only local to represent Raheny on the Euro-pean stage, however.

Raheny United’s Ladies’ team represented Ireland in the Wom-en’s UEFA Champions League and reached the last 32 of this

prestigious competition. While the ladies may have

been disappointed not to ad-vance further following their exploits in the earlier rounds, they managed to finish the year on a high with another double on the domestic front – Women’s League of Ireland champions and FAI Cup winners.

The latter trophy was gar-nered earlier this month at the Aviva when the ladies defeated UCD Waves 2-1 after extra time.

Raheny Tidy Village Group also had cause to celebrate when they won a number of awards for their hard work in keeping the village in pristine condition.

These accolades should come

AS we move into the last few months of 2014, locals in Raheny can reflect on a very good year for their tight-knit community.

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There are a number of ingre-dients that go into making a community special.

These include quality schools and businesses, voluntary groups working for the greater good of the area, sporting organ-isations providing a recreational outlet for youngsters and adults, a wide range of educational fa-cilities, vital transport links and that good old fashioned commu-nity spirit where people continue to look out for one another.

There is no doubt that Raheny possesses all these ingredients in abundance.

With all that it has going for it, is it any wonder that Raheny is one of the most desirable places in which to live on the North-side. Location, location, location springs to mind!

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Countdown to Christmas begins

this time of year.There is great pride in Raheny,

which older residents will remem-ber as being just a tiny village on the outskirts of Dublin.

Those residents would be quick to point out that the Raheny of that era is certainly a far cry from the thriving business community that exists today.

Local residents now enjoy a wealth of shops and businesses, offering everything from a loaf of bread to a full range of financial services.

There is no doubt that Ra-heny has come a long way and Christmas is an opportune time for business owners to thank their loyal customers who have supported them throughout the

year.It’s also an ideal opportunity

for residents to shop local and avail of the many services on of-fer, and at the same time, keep employment levels up in the area.

While there have been many changes in Raheny over the years, this popular area has managed to retain its traditional village feel.

It continues to grow in popular-ity, not only as a successful busi-ness centre but also as a highly desirable residential area.

•Visit Santa’s Grotto at Raheny Scouts’ Den on Friday, November 28 from 6pm to 8pm. There will be presents for all the children. Raheny Business Association (RBA) is sponsoring this event.

IT’S almost that time of year again. Can you believe it?

After another very good sum-mer and pleasant autumn, the dark nights, cold winter morn-ings, and of course, Christmas, has crept up on us once more.

Where did those 12 months go you may ask yourself while flying about the place trying to get a present and cross another dearly loved family member off your lengthy shopping list?

There is so much to do, so much to plan for and you just wish you had a few extra hours in the day and maybe an extra day in the week to keep pace.

Thankfully, local businesses and services are on our doorstep to make life easier at this hectic

time of year and indeed, where we would we be without them.

Yes, the Christmas rush is well and truly on and there is great excitement in the air. Towns and villages across the Northside are busy preparing for this important time of year to ensure that no stone is left unturned in their bid to make this the perfect festive season. There is nothing like the build-up to Christmas to cushion us against a cold, dark winter and in close-knit communities such as Raheny, there is always a great buzz around the place.

Raheny’s popularity continues to grow, and this is in no small measure to the excellent commu-nity spirit that exists there. This is borne out even more around

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acknowledging in a meaningful manner the hundreds of hours of voluntary work done by people in communities all over Dublin.

“It recognises the work done by individuals, residents and businesses in this city to create vibrant, visible and viable com-munities,” said Ms Lillis.

Raheny Tidy Village Group has

RAHENY Tidy Village Group is reflecting on a fantastic year for the village.

At the SuperValu Tidy Towns Awards, the group was thrilled to win the Irish Planning Institute - Urban and Rural Village Award.

Raheny then went on to achieve great success at the Dub-lin City Neighbourhood Awards organised by Dublin City Council.

The Tidy Village Group won Best Urban Village, and the St Anne’s Allotments Group scooped the prize for Best Allotments/Community Garden.

Seamus Griffith and Dennis Cronin won merit awards for their sterling work on behalf of the Tidy Village Group, and a special prize was awarded to Barney Crossan for his years of dedication and hard work in making Rathmore Park the gem it is today.

There were also prizes for Rathmore Park and Merit Awards for Tullys Pharmacy, All Saints

Pictured at the recent awards night were (from l-r): Cllr Larry O’Toole (SF), Cllr Sean Haughey (FF), Cllr Deirdre Heney (FF), Con Clarke, coordinator, Raheny Tidy Village Group, Denis Cronin, Rose Daly Raheny Tidy Village Group, Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Christy Burke, Seamus Griffith, chairman of Raheny Tidy Village Group, Linda Spelman, honorary secretary of Raheny Tidy Village Group, Pat Crimmins, Raheny Tidy Village Group, and Elaine Mulvenny, Dublin City Council North Central Area assistant manager.

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Memorial Garden and St Assam’s. At the recent City Neighbourhood Awards, Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Christy Burke, said: “This is an indication of the flourishing community spirit that is alive in Dublin.“

Bernie Lillis who organised the awards on behalf of Dublin City Council, said they were all about

also had the great honour of be-ing nominated by Dublin City Council to represent Dublin in the IPB Pride of Place Awards 2014.

The all-island competition, sponsored by Co-Operation Ire-land and IPB, recognises the work of community groups throughout Ireland.

The judging panel visited Ra-heny in August, attending a pres-entation in the library and meet-ing members of the Tidy Village Group and the community.

The judges then took a tour of the village commenting on points of interest. The winners will be announced shortly.

Raheny’s success in 2014 is due to the fantastic work of the Tidy Village Group, particularly Seamus Griffith (chairperson), Dennis Cronin (vice-chairperson), Con Clarke (coordinator) and Lin-da Spellman (secretary).

Thanks are due to a number of local organisations including community groups, residents’ groups, church groups, heritage groups, sporting and scouting organisations, Raheny Business Association, Raheny Library and Dublin City Council North Central Area.

You are guaranteed a warm welcome in the beautiful village of Raheny. ▪

Raheny Tidy Village Group sweeps up more awards

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If you’ve survived 10 years in business, and most of them were during the recession, you must be doing a lot right. That’s certainly the case at the ever-popular River Café, located in Raheny Shopping Centre, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month.

The River Café opened its doors in November 2004 and over the last decade has been serving the locals in Raheny and surrounding areas with great distinction. Over that time, its service and range of quality foods and beverages has just got better and better. At River Café, they don’t rest on their laurels – a complete refurbishment including a new menu has seen to that. And indeed, isn’t it very positive to hear that 95% of the food

sold at the River Café is made from scratch on site, with only the remaining 5% purchased from outside.

The catering menu provides great value and all the items are made to the customer’s specifications. A lot of the ingredients used are grown in Helen’s (owner and chef) allotment in Malahide. For example, on day last week they had an orange, yellow and red tomato salad that was grown in Helen’s allotment.

A range of the River Café’s mouthwatering dishes is also available for sale at Supervalu Raheny, Killester and Talbot Street. Also on the varied menu every day are homemade scones, brown bread, chutney, jams, marmalade, salads and lunch specials.

So the next time, you’re in the beautiful village of Raheny, drop

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ST ANNE’S PARK - the jewel in Raheny’s crown

national Residential Studio. The provision of these studios

was part of Dublin City Council’s Arts Service Plan 2006-2009, in response to the critical lack of working spaces for artists work-ing in Dublin today.

One of the biggest successes at St Anne’s in recent years has been the introduction of the Al-lotments Project by Dublin City Council. Those involved in the project were celebrating recently when the Allotment Garden won Best Allotment/Community Gar-den at the Dublin City Neighbour-hoods Award competition 2014.

A lot of hard work went into winning the award, with local enthusiasts tending to the gar-den and members’ needs in all weathers.

The two-acre site, which was originally used by the Guinness family to grow their own fruit and vegetables, has been divided up into plots of about 64 square metres, with smaller plots of 30 square metres running around the perimeter.

Demand for the allotments is

They might also recall with fondness, enjoying fantastic summer days out rambling and playing sports around the lush acreage that is undoubtedly the jewel in Raheny’s crown, and in-deed the whole city’s.

Quite simply, St Anne’s Park is a wonderful attraction for locals and visitors alike.

All year round walkers, jog-gers, and sportspeople use the marvellous facilities at the park.

The Red Stables, which is among these facilities, is locat-ed in the 300 acres of beautiful parkland in St Anne’s.

The Red Stables houses art-ists’ day studios, an Irish Artists’ Residential Studio and an Inter-

IF you mention Raheny to people from other parts of Dublin, St Anne’s Park would probably feature early in the conversation.

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St Anne’s Park , Raheny, is a fabulous amenity for locals and visitors.▪

extremely high and people are very enthusiastic about grow-ing their own food, especially in the current economic situation. Volunteers are always needed to keep the success of the project going.

One of Raheny’s biggest advan-

tages is its location, just a couple of miles from the city centre and on the DART line.

The DART, which was intro-duced in 1984, enables locals and visitors to access amenities with ease. Let’s be honest: most of us would like to have a beach

on our doorstep, especially in the summer. Raheny residents are fortunate in this respect, given the area’s close proximity to Dol-lymount Beach and Bull Island.

The area is also very well served by community groups and sports clubs.

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Education in Raheny

Manor House School, located on Watermill Road, is a Catholic Post-Primary school for girls in Raheny.

The school prides itself on achieving a record of academic excellence while promoting an ethos of care and concern for others.

St Paul’s College is a Catholic secondary school for boys, under the trusteeship of the Vincentian Fathers – priests of St Vincent de Paul.

St Paul’s is overseen by a Board of Management comprising rep-resentatives of the trustees, parents and teaching staff, and directed by a Principal, assisted by a Deputy Principal.

St Paul’s College is a medium sized school of 600 pupils. The school follows the Irish Junior Certificate and Leaving Certifi-cate (ordinary and vocational)

programmes, and achieves above-average results at all lev-els.

The school has grounds of over 18 acres, including its own all-weather synthetic grass pitches along with ordinary grass playing fields, all of which it also rents to sports groups and private par-ties.

St Paul’s has a strong track record in sports, notably in schools rugby but also in soccer, Gaelic football, hurling, basket-ball, golf and athletics.

Scoil Assaim is a senior boys’ school in Raheny.

Archbishop John Charles Mc-Quaid opened the school in Feb-ruary 1958. In 2008, it celebrated its 50th anniversary.

St Eithne’s Girls’ National School and Scoil Aine are also close by to cater for the needs of this growing community.

RAHENY is well served by its local schools, which include St Paul’s College, Manor House Secondary School and Scoil Assaim.

Pictured in the centre of the village is the Marie Elizabeth Hayes Cross, which is dedicated to the memory of the missionary, from Raheny, who died in India in 1908 of pneumonia. She was just 33. PHOTO: DARREN KINSELLA

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RAHENY NOTICEBOARD CHRISTMAS FAIR: A Christmas Fair and Sale of Work will take place at the Lit-tle Sisters of the Poor, Sybil Hill, Ra-heny, on Saturday, November 22 from 10.30am to 3.30pm. Admission is €1. Bric-a-brac/Crafts/Bottle Stall/Tom-bola/Cakes/Monster Raffle

SANTA’S GROTTO: Visit Santa’s Grotto in Raheny Scouts’ Den on Friday, Novem-ber 28 from 6pm to 8pm. There will be presents for all the children, a chocolate fountain, choc marsmallows and carol singing, and mulled wine for the adults.

Raheny Business Association (RBA) is sponsoring this event. LADYBIRDS: Raheny Ladybirds meet every Saturday from 12.45 to 1.45pm in the Hall at All Saints’ Church, Howth Road, Raheny. All girls aged 5-7 years old are welcome to come along. There will be games, music and song, indoor and outdoor activities and arts and crafts. Text or call Andrea on 087-6301634 with any questions, or if you require further information.

POKER CLASSIC: A Poker Classic takes

place every Thursday and Sunday night at 9pm in Cara Hall, Raheny, opposite the Garda station. All are welcome.KARATE FOR ALL: St Paul’s Karate Club is open to new members of all abilities for its classes on Monday and Thursday evenings. Adults and children (over seven years) are invited to come down for a trial class. Classes commence at 6.30pm at St Paul’s College, Sybil Hill. Phone or text Tom at 087-2389159 or Andy at 086-8189584 for further infor-mation or visit www.dublinkarate.com

COFFEE MORNING: A Coffee Morning ‘as Gaeilge’ will take place every Wednes-day at 10.30am in the River Café, Raheny. Everybody is welcome especially those with not much Irish.CYGNETS: Raheny Girl Guides are re-cruiting new members for their young-est section, the Cygnets. They meet from 6pm-7pm on Wednesdays in the Cara Hall, Raheny. If your daughter is aged between 5-6yrs and is interested in becoming a member, drop down for an application form. Activities include

crafts, day trips, singing, games and much more. For further information contact 086-2072219 or email [email protected]

FOLKGROUP: Raheny Folkgroup meet upstairs in the church in Raheny, beside the DART station, at 8pm every Tuesday and sing at the 6pm mass every second Saturday. If you like to sing and or can play an instrument, you are welcome to join. If you are 17-years-of-age or over and wish to join contact 087-3347695 or email [email protected]

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Dream teamSPORT is very important in a large area like Raheny, with local clubs consistently doing great work to foster young tal-ents.

Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club has become synonymous with the area and continues to have a huge membership.

Indeed, the prestigious Ra-heny 5-Mile race has become one of the biggest events in the athletics calendar every year.

Pat and Dick Hooper, two of Ireland’s most celebrated ath-letes, have been instrumental in promoting the race over the years.

Raheny GAA Club is another sporting institution in the area

that boasts a high membership and excellent facilities.

The club has a large club-house located next to the Garda Station in the village. It was built in 1981 and has been extensively modernised and extended in re-cent years. It is now equipped with a bar, hall, dressing rooms and a grand hall for the special occasions like birthday parties and other functions.

Meanwhile successes con-tinue to be recorded on the field for the the club’s many teams.

The Under 15 hurlers/foot-ballers are now being called the ‘Dream Team’. They hit the ground running this year, not only winning the Division 2 League but also taking the

Championship as well. The play-ers put in a tremendous amount of hard work, and praise must also be afforded to Dave Geary and his management team.

Separately, a group compris-ing five players - John Ryan, Kevin Welsh, Fergal Smyth, Col-lie Donegan and Dave McGrath - made history at the club this year when they walked away with silverware for Raheny, playing and winning in the ‘C’ Championship in both codes.

•Raheny GAA Club would like to wish all its dancers the very best of luck for the upcoming fundraiser ‘Strictly Come Danc-ing’, which takes place on Satur-day, November 29 at the Wright Venue in Swords.

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Athletics star Mick is nominated for award

MICK Clohissey, from Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club, has made the shortlist of nominations for the 2014 National Athletics Awards, which will take place on November 26 in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin.

Clohissey has been nominated for the Endurance Athlete of the Year award based on his spec-tacular performances throughout 2014.

The local star proved his versa-tility winning national titles on the road, track and cross country. He won the national half marathon ti-tle, the 10,000m title on the track and the prestigious 12k Inter Club Cross Country title.

Fionnuala Britton, Brendan Boyce and Paul Pollock join Clohis-sey in the Endurance category.

The National Athletics Awards are being held in association with GloHealth and Emerald Crystal,

The awards ceremony is a cel-ebration of the many successes of Irish athletes during 2014 and it also commemorates the excep-tional volunteer base which is the bedrock of the sport.

Raheny features in race series challengeLAST week, details of the Lord Mayor’s 5 Alive Challenge 2015 were announced with Raheny featuring in two of the five races.

The schedule is as follows:• January 1: Liffey Valley Tom Brennan Memo-

rial 5k, Phoenix Park• January 25: AXA Raheny 5 Mile• February 7: Garda Cross Country 2 Mile/4

Mile, Phoenix Park• March 15: Metro St Brigid’s KBI St Patrick’s

5k, Dawson Street• April 4: Dublin City Council 2 Mile/4 Mile, St

Anne’s Park, Raheny. Since 2013, the Lord Mayor’s 5 Alive Challenge

has supported and encouraged over 350 people to get more physically active.

Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Christy Burke is calling on the people of Dublin city aged 16 and upwards to take part in this great personal chal-lenge.

To encourage beginners to take part, Dublin City Council’s Sport and Recreation section will offer support through Meet & Train groups and provide information on local Park Runs.

To register for the Lord Mayor’s 5 Alive Chal-lenge 2015 log onto http://bit.ly/5alive2015 Reg-istration closes on Friday, November 28 at 4pm.

Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

The onus will be on the participant to register for each individual race – further details will be provided upon registration.

Lord Mayor Burke said: “The Lord Mayor’s Challenges in 2013 and 2014 brought new groups of people to some of the great road races held around Dublin.

“A lot of previous participants have gone on to join their local athletics clubs and have started a regular active and healthy regime.

“This year I am particularly encouraging those who may not have done any 5k races before to take up the challenge.

“You can walk, jog or run and watch your fit-ness levels improve through the races.”

The Lord Mayor added: “I look forward to see-ing the 5 Alive Challengers on New Year’s Day to kick start all our new year’s resolutions. Thank you to the athletics clubs and BHAA for their as-sistance with the Race Series.”

The Lord Mayor has recruited some race ambassadors for the five races to encourage participants along the route, including Olympic Boxing Gold medallist Michael Carruth who will take part in three of the races.

All members of the Lord Mayor’s team will receive a high quality dry fit t-shirt prior to com-mencement of the first race and a medallion and invitation to a reception on completion of all five races.

Mick Clohissey, Raheny Shamrock AC, on the way to winning the Senior Men’s 12000m at the Woodies DIY Inter Club & Juvenile Relay Cross Country Championships of Ireland at Dundalk Institute of Technology. PHOTO: MATT BROWNE/SPORTSFILE

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On completion of a major under-taking in November 2003, Raheny United opened a new clubhouse complete with six dressing rooms, referee’s room, showers, a play-ers’ lounge and function room.

The function room is available for hire for birthday parties, an-niversaries, christenings, work parties, communions, confirma-tions and funeral receptions. The club currently offers FREE room hire and has packages to include Balloons, DJ and catering if you require or you can provide your own.

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In 1983, players from Dunseedy United and their families built the original clubhouse on a com-pletely voluntary basis, making it a club for the community, built by the community.

At that time Dunseedy had no schoolboy section whilst Raheny Boys, 100 yards away, had a thriv-ing schoolboy section but no sen-ior section so a perfect marriage was on the cards and the two clubs joined forces to create Raheny United.

Today, Raheny United boasts an Academy for five and six-year-olds currently catering for 60 boys and girls; 16 schoolboy teams; three senior men’s teams; two Over 35 teams; and of course, its hugely successful Ladies’ Senior team

who are current League of Ireland Champions and won the Women’s FAI Cup for the third year in a row earlier this month in the Aviva Sta-dium.

The Ladies also played in the Women’s UEFA Champions League this season, getting through to the last 32 of the competition which was another fantastic achieve-ment.

The role of honour for the sen-ior sides include: winners of the Leinster Junior Shield, runners-up in the Cullen Cup and winners of the AUL Division 3 Sunday league.

The Over 35s, who compete in the Amateur League, have also won league titles and cups over the years as have various teams in the schoolboys/girls’ section.

RAHENY United was founded in 1994 following an amalgamation between Raheny Boys and Dunseedy United.

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Raheny United relies heavily on local community support. Whether it is the players, parents, friends and family or local businesses – all are welcome to the club. New players, no matter what age, are always welcome and non-mem-bers are always welcome to pop in for a tea, coffee, drink or a game of pool!

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St Francis Hospice - providingspecial care for those in need

service that there is such a huge measure of goodwill towards the Hospice from people all over the Northside.

Hardly a day goes by when there isn’t some fundraiser or other being held for the Hospice, and the type of fundraisers are getting more and more imagina-tive.

One of the biggest fundrais-ers that takes place for Hospices nationally, and which includes St Francis, is Ireland’s Biggest Cof-fee Morning. This major event takes place on a chosen day eve-ry September.

People are urged to get out their cups and saucers for this one particular day and raise much-needed funds.

Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morn-

It provides specialist palliative care to patients living in north Dublin city and county and sup-ported over 1,200 patients in 2013 alone.

Hospice or palliative care is for patients and their families at the stage in a serious illness where the focus has switched from treatment aimed at cure to ensuring quality of life.

From humble beginnings, St Francis Hospice now offers a wide range of support services to patients, their families and carers - without financial cost to patients.

It is because of this fantastic

ST FRANCIS Hospice has been an integral part of the Raheny community since 1988.

Family and friends of the late Greg O’Toole hand over a cheque for €13,335 to St Francis Hospice.▪

Taoiseach Enda Kenny pictured at the official opening of the new day hospital at St Joseph’s Hospital in Raheny in June. FILE PHOTO: DARREN KINSELLA▪

DRESSED TO IMPRESS: The Beaumont Hospital Foundation recently held a Jog for Joe’s 5K event in St Anne’s Park to raise funds for St Joseph’s Hospital in Raheny for Elderly Care Services. Pictured at the event were some of the locals who took part.

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ing has become an institution since it first started brewing 22 years ago.

Over 15 million cups of Bew-ley’s coffee have been enjoyed and an estimated €30 million raised for hospice care nation-wide in this period.

This year’s event was held on

September 18 with people in workplaces, homes and local or-ganisations taking part.

All money raised locally stays locally and goes directly back to fund local Hospice care services.

Speaking at the launch of the most recent Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning event, Dee Kin-

nane, a spokesperson for St Fran-cis Hospice, said: “Maintaining our services currently costs €2.8 million annually and this is raised through fundraising and fund-ing from the HSE.” Meanwhile, a sponsored cycle from Galway to Dublin took place recently in memory of the late Greg O’Toole,

and to raise funds for St Francis.A local group comprising Mr

O’Toole’s family and friends would like to thank all those who gave generously, and Omni Shop-ping Centre in Santry and North-side Shopping Centre in Coolock for supporting them with the cycle.


Raheny Business Association a major asset to community

have gone into making things happen can never be taken for granted.

Past achievements include: •Flowers at all the businesses

in the core village which has spread to Hilltop centre, St As-sam’s shops and The Cedars.

Raheny boasts one of the best in the business (no pun intend-ed!).

In 1988, the year Dublin cel-ebrated its Millennium, the Ra-heny Business Association (RBA) was established by a group of lo-cal business people.

It was a time of recession in Ireland when our biggest export was our educated, young people.

The founding committee had a vision – ‘To Make Raheny a Better Place to Live and Work’.

The efforts put in over the past 26 years have certainly paid divi-dends.

Raheny is a wonderful oasis just three miles from the city centre and has so much going for it including excellent schools, St Anne’s Park, Bull Island Reserve, the beach, the DART, sports clubs and associations, and scouts and guides.

In October 2013, the RBA cele-brated its 25th anniversary at the conference centre in St Francis

Hospice, in conjunction with the Raheny Business Awards.

The RBA’s founding committee of six comprised Pearse Adams, Adams Pharmacy, Maura Phelan (deceased) Phelan & Co Account-ants, Denis Feeney, AIB, Anne-Marie Smith, AM Secretarial Services, Declan Gahan, Gahan Meats, and Dick Hooper, Perma-nent TSB.

On the night a scroll of honour thanked the chairpersons and committee members who gave their time and skills over the 25 years.

The Association continues to prosper which is a tribute to the many business people who have given their time and effort over the years on the committees.

It proves that nothing suc-ceeds better than people work-ing together to achieve a com-mon goal.

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Paul’s Young Scientist triumph celebrated by Raheny college

Business teacher at St Paul’s, Celine McGuinness, said Paul’s achievement would never be forgotten at the college.

“This plaque will serve as an inspiration for all future pupils who grace the hallowed corri-dors of Paul’s alma mater,” said Ms McGuinness.

The entire school came on board to celebrate Paul’s win with teachers and students from the school’s art and music de-partments kept very busy lead-ing up to the event.

Paul will sit his Leaving Certif-icate exams in 2015, after which he plans to go on to study pure mathematics at Cambridge Uni-versity.

Meanwhile, the 51st BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibi-tion is set to break new records, with 2,077 project ideas sub-mitted in October by 4,616 stu-dents.

And letters have been winging their way to schools across the island to break the news about which students have qualified for the exhibition, which takes place at the RDS from January

7-10.Research conducted recently

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A life of entrepreneurship was selected ahead of holding the Presidency of the United States with Barack Obama at 19 per cent and the life of a pop star with Miley Cyrus receiving only 13 per cent of votes.

Colm O’Neill, chief executive of BT Ireland, said: “2014 has been a great year for the exhi-bition.

“We reached the 50th mile-stone, and saw both our 2013 and 2014 winners continue our run of international success with prizes in European and interna-tional competitions.

“We’ve now hit a new record with the 51st exhibition, re-ceiving more entries than ever before and giving an unprec-edented number of students an

Paul Clarke beat off thousands of entries from all over the coun-try to win the prestigious prize at the much-celebrated event in the RDS.

Paul took home the top award for his project entitled ‘Contri-butions to cyclic graph theory’.

As part of his prize, he was selected to represent Ireland at the 26th European Union Young Scientist competition which took place in September.

In that competition, Paul came joint second for the same project that won him the nation-al prize.

Local Senator Feargal Quinn paid a special visit to St Paul’s

to pay tribute to the young stu-dent and to perform the official unveiling of a specially commis-sioned plaque to commemorate Paul’s achievement.

The permanent plaque in the school bears the motto ‘Gestis Censere’ – ‘By your deeds you will be judged’.

Paul’s parents, Des and Anne, his close relatives, teaching and secretarial staff, members of the Vincentian community and the school’s board of management attended the ceremony.

Speaking during the celebra-tions, Senator Quinn said Paul was a credit to his family, the school and the entire nation.

LAST month, St Paul’s College, Raheny, held a special ceremony to honour the fantastic achievement of one of its students winning the overall 2014 BT Young Scientist & Technology Award.

Senator Fergal Quinn pictured at St Paul’s College, Raheny, last month with the 2014 BT Young Scientist & Technology Award winner Paul Clarke and his parents Des and Anne. FILE PHOTO: DARREN KINSELLA

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opportunity to be recognised and rewarded for their talent.” Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan, said: “As Ireland continues to establish itself as a world-leader in technology and science, the importance of an

event like this cannot be under-estimated.

“I would like to take this op-portunity to commend everyone involved in this unique and re-markable event in the Irish edu-cation calendar.”

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A: It’s clear you have your finger on the fashion pulse. Green is making a serious comeback, not only on the fashion catwalks but also on the interior décor scene.

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This was real food delivered at an unimaginable scale and re-sulted in 22,000 very satisfied customers and 400 very happy food producers (well, over 35,000 Waterford blaas were consumed, 2,000 kilos of Irish farmhouse cheese and 9,000 pots of yo-ghurt). Standing in the lunch area, my overwhelming feeling was that I was very proud indeed to be Irish as I watched people from around the world enjoying our food. And why wouldn’t they enjoy it?

My plate of lunch included cheese from Toonsbridge and Ar-dsallagh, Tipperary Hereford beef, venison and wild boar, pickled cu-cumbers from Ballymaloe, Irish Lamb Stew – not exactly standard conference fare.

Bottom line – Web Summit brings over 22,000 people to Ire-land from over 100 countries, in-cluding over 1,000 journalists and 200 giants of the web world and we’ve sent them home with an in-credibly favourable opinion of our food. Hats off to Margaret Jeffares and Rory O’Connell from Ballyma-loe for an awe-inspiring job.

Things To Do This Week – VenTilaTion in The Poly-Tunnel anD greenhouse

As the cold weather and lower light conditions draw in, it’s im-portant to close up the doors of your greenhouse or polytunnel to keep the heat in there as much as possible. However, try and give the polytunnel/greenhouse a good airing on fine dry days. Open up the doors and let air circulate - this will help to stop disease developing, particularly downy mildew which can be a big issue in the winter months.

On days where you do open up the doors make sure to close them again at night to retain whatever heat is in there.

The scale of the event, its ambi-tion and its stratospheric growth were simply staggering to behold. Reverting to type, my main inter-est was in the food so the fact that attendees were so well fed while there really blew my mind.

The summit has the not incon-siderable challenge of providing lunch for 22,000 people for the three days. It would be tempting, I’m sure, to take the easy option – focus on the quantity and the

logistics of such an undertaking, rather than on the quality.

But to their great credit (and perhaps down to Paddy Cos-grave’s farm upbringing), Web Summit went another route by re-cruiting Good Food Ireland to take on the job.

The organisation brought together 400 of its members - food producers (bakers, farmers, cheese makers, craft brewers and more) and chefs from Ireland’s

By Michael Kelly of Grow it Yourself (GIY) Ireland

as a (barely) reformed former iT geek, i was delighted to get an invite to be involved in the recent Web summit in Dublin (on the library stage in a panel discussion on crowdfunding with Paul o’hara from Change X and Mark little from storyful).

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There’s an old saying about winter seed sowing: “One for the Mouse, One for the Crow, One to Rot and One to Grow”.

It hints at the fact that sowing seeds at this time of the year can be a hit and miss affair, so you should sow some extra ones in case of some mishaps. This ap-plies particularly for overwinter-ing bean and pea seeds.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSDEAR sacred heart of Jesus in the past I have asked for many favours I ask you for this very special one. Take it dear heart of Jesus and place it within your broken heart where your holy father sees it then in his merciful eyes it will become your favour not mine. Say this prayer for 3 days promise publication and favours will be granted never known to fail. Promise to publish. Many thanks for favours received and about to be received. ST & PM 0874105364

PRAYERSDEAR Sacred Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked for many favours I ask you for this very special one. Take it Dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your broken heart, where your Holy Father sees it then in his merciful eyes it will

become your favour and not mine. Say this prayer for 3 days promise publication and favours will be granted never known to fail. Promise to publish, many thanks for favours received and about to be received. Publication promised. SK

DEAR Heart of Jesus, in the past I have asked for many favours I ask you for this very special one. Take it dear heart of Jesus and place it within your broken heart where your Holy Father sees it then in his merciful eyes it will become your favour and not mine. Say this prayer for 3 days promise publication and favours will be granted, never known to fail. Promise to publish many thanks for favours received and about to be received Publication promised. Susan

O GREAT St. Joseph of Cupertino,obtained from God that you should be asked at examination the only proposition you knew.Obtain from me that i may succeed like you in the examination for which i am preparing.I promise in return, to make you know and cause you to be invoked.MD

DEAR Sacred Heart of Jesus and St Padre Pio, in the past I have asked you for many favours. This time I ask for this special favour (mention here). Take it Dear Sacred Heart of Jesus and place it within your broken heart where your Father sees it, in his merciful eyes, and it will become your favour not mine. Amen. Say this prayer for 3 days. Promise publication and favour will be granted. Never known to fail.DM

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