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A registered newspaper at the G.P.O. 30th June 2015 • Volume 22, Issue 23 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. • Tel: 8•400•200 • [email protected]

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Newly elected County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor is pictured with happy children at the Consultation Day for theCounty Council at Applewood Community Centre last Sunday week.

Construction has begun on thecontroversial primary care centresite in Balbriggan, which is set togive the economy in the town amajor boost. The choice of the site three yearsago, was the centre of a controversywhich briefly threatened the newcoalition government. Dr JamesReilly, then Minister for Health,added 15 locations to a list ofcentres to be developed under aGovernment stimulus fund in 2012,including two in his ownconstituency, Balbriggan andSwords. This caused his juniorminister, Roisin Shortall to resign inprotest, accusing the Minister ofplaying ‘stroke politics.”

A spokesperson for the HSEconfirmed that the Primary CareCentre for Balbriggan will be deliv-ered via the operational leasemechanism. The preferred provider

has appointed TownmoreConstruction to complete theconstruction works which

commenced at the end of May. Theconstruction works are due to becomplete in Q3 2016 and it shouldbe operational before end of 2016.Existing Primary Care staffproviding a service to theBalbriggan and North County area,currently located in multiple loca-tions, will be co-located within thenew Primary Care Centre,” thespokesperson said.Regarding the site in Swords, the

spokesperson confirmedthat the HSE did select apreferred provider forSwords Primary CareCentre and PlanningPermission was grantedin March 2014 for the siteselected. “We are awarehowever, that this sitehas recently been sold.

The HSE are now awaiting anupdate from the Preferred Providerregarding this project.”

Construction Underway AtBalbriggan Primary Care Centre

Construction in progress at the site of thenew Primary Healthcare Centre inBalbriggan

A firefighter based at Skerries Fire Station, is oneof only nine drivers in Dublin, and the only onefrom the North County to have been recognised forhis driving skills. The prestigious Royal Societyfor the Prevention of Accidents Gold Award isregarded as the ultimate accolade for safety.Emmet Dillon waschosen to undertake thecourse, as recognition ofhis exceptional skills asa Dublin Fire Brigadedriver. The course is arecognised system ofvehicle control in thetraining of emergencyservice drivers, whichdevelops a methodicalapproach to driving inhazardous conditions. Itincreases safety bygiving the driver moretime to react to difficultand complex situations.By providing informa-tion, advice, resourcesand training, The RoyalSociety For Prevention

of Accidents (RSPA) is actively involved in thepromotion of safety and the prevention of acci-dents in all areas of life - at work, in the home andon the roads, in schools, at leisure and on (or near)water. Emmet was clearly delighted with the award

and the recognition itbrings. In an exclusiveinterview with theCounty Leader, he said:“I was just delighted toget on the course. Itinvolved a week in theO’Brien Institute (OBI)centre in Marino, whichis the training centre forDublin Fire Brigadepersonnel. The courseinvolved four days ofintense driving. Afterthis, there was a twohour test, so I wasdelighted to havepassed. To be the onlydriver from North CountyDublin is a real honour.This is great for the

station and great for Skerries,” said a delightedEmmet. Dublin Fire Brigade drivers develop andmaintain the highest level of safe and competentresponse driving and have ongoing training on theirdriving skills. Fire Brigade drivers drive in a verydefensive manner, with an emphasis on safety forall road users, combined with an urgency of gettingto the destination in the fastest time.The RSPA Gold Awards are presented to driverswho have achieved a very high level of perfor-mance, demonstrating well developed occupationalhealth and safety systems – outstanding control ofrisk and very low level of error, harm or lossSub Officer at Skerries Fire Station, Joe Scully toldthe County Leader: “We’re all very proud of Emmetbecause the standard that he achieved, comingback here, is a very good representation of the firestation that reflects very well on the standard ofpeople we have turning out here at Skerries FireStation. We have very competent drivers who are

trained to a very high standard and they deserve allthe credit that they get.” “It’s very important for usnot to become the next accident. We need to getthere safely and stress-free, and when you have agood driver like Emmet, it makes it much easier forme to do my job,” he said.

Pictured is Sub Officer at Skerries Fire Station, Joe Scullypresenting the Royal Society for the Prevention ofAccidents Gold Award to Skerries Firefighter, EmmetDillon at the fire station last Thursday

RecognitionFor SkerriesFirefighter

By Patrick Finnegan

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Pictured here is Rhianna Cribbin with Ethiopian Airlines crew Selamawit Seyoum andSerkalem Aligaz Kebede.

New Service ForDublin AirportLow cost airlineTransavia, which isowned by Air France-KLM group, has offi-cially launched its newdaily service betweenDublin and Paris-OrlyAirport. “We are delighted toopen a new routebetween Dublin andParis-Orly Airport,”said Transavia’sChief CommercialOfficer Hervé Kozar.“It is a pleasure towelcome Irish peopleon board and offerthem an attractiveprice with a highquality of service toParis,” Mr Kozaradded. “We believevery strongly in theDublin route and wewant to stay and growfurther in the comingmonths.” Dublin AirportManaging Director,Vincent Harrison said

the launch ofTransavia’s newservice would bringsignificant additionalchoice to customers.“We are alwaysdelighted to welcomenew airlines to DublinAirport and I’m sureTransavia’s daily flightfrom Dublin to Paris-Orly will prove very

popular with both Irishand Frenchconsumers,” he added. Transavia’s new dailyParis Orly-Dublinservice is being oper-ated by a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Flightsdepart Paris-Orly at18:20 arriving in Dublinat 19:10 except onSaturdays, whenflights depart Paris-Orly at 6:30 arriving inDublin at 7:20. The

return flight departsDublin at 19:55 arrivingin Paris-Orly at 22:45,except on Saturdays,when flights departDublin at 8:55 arrivingin Paris-Orly at 10:55.Transavia’s new routeto Paris-Orly is one of21 new services beinglaunched at DublinAirport this summer, asthe airport welcomes16 new short-haulservices and five newlong-haul routes.Meanwhile, DublinAirport is delighted to

welcome Ethiopian’snew service fromAddis Ababa toDublin and on to Los

Angeles. This is thefirst time the threecontinents of Africa,Europe and NorthAmerica are directlyconnected with oneairline through DublinAirport.Welcoming the inau-gural flight daa ChiefExecutive, KevinToland said “This is asignificant day forDublin Airport, as wewelcome this exciting

new route betweenAddis Ababa, Dublinand Los Angeles.Ethiopian’s Dublinroute is the only directservice connectingAfrica with Ireland andthe west coast of theUS. “The new servicewill reconnect Dublin

with Los Angeles andbring unrivalled connec-tivity in Africa, openingup opportunities fromits Addis Ababa hub toalmost 50 African desti-nations,”Toland added.Ethiopian Airlinesmoved its Europeanhub to Dublin Airport in

May. Ten transatlanticflights now transitthrough Dublin Airportto destinations in theUnited States andCanada. The flightsstop at Dublin Airportfor refuelling on thewestbound leg of thejourney only.

Dublin Airport has thebest airport WiFi inEurope, according toa major new study.The study found that Dublin Airport had thefastest WiFi download speeds of any Europeanairport and the third fastest in the world, behindSuvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand andChattanooga Airport in the United States.The survey, which was conducted by users of theRotten WiFi app and website, tested and evalu-ated the quality of WiFi services in more than 130airports in 53 countries.The top 10 airports, in terms of the fastestdownload speeds, features five airports inEurope, two in the US and three in Asia.Dublin Airport has offered its customersunlimited free WiFi since September 2012,and was one of the first major Europeanairports with free WiFi. “We are delighted thatour free WiFi product has performed so well inthis global study,” said Dublin AirportManaging Director, Vincent Harrison. “OurWiFi is free, fast and unlimited and this is reallywelcomed by our customers,” Mr Harrisonadded. “Unlike many free WiFi locations, DublinAirport does not require a sign-up or loginprocess and this makes our WiFi easy to use andhugely convenient for our customers,” headded. “Travellers have a lot of time to kill whilewaiting for flights, even if they are on schedule,”said Lina Zaliauskiene of Rotten WiFi. “In suchsituations, public WiFi service could save theday, if it is fast, good quality, and, of course,secure,” she added.

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Minister for Agriculture, Food,and Marine, Simon Coveneyrecently announced a €241mill ion developmentprogramme for the seafoodsector up to 2020. The fundingaims to assist seafood organi-sations, including those in theNorth County, to sustainablygrow their production, addvalue to seafood exports, andcreate employment in coastalcommunities.

It is estimated that theseafood sector is worth in theregion of €850 million annu-ally to the economy, withexports growing by 70 per centsince 2009 to €540 million,with further significant poten-tial in emerging markets. Thegoal of this specialised sectorworkshop series is to supportthe development of manage-ment capabilities within theseafood processing sector,

providing tools and method-ologies to maximise growthpotential at this critical timefor the seafood sector.”It is widely recognised as ahigh-growth area, with theprospect of increasingturnover to €1bn by 2020. Thenew investment package willbe a key element in achievingthat growth. The main activi-ties in the industry arecovered by fishing, f ishfarming, processing, andmarketing. BIM currently esti-mated that over 11,000 peopleare currently employed in thesector.

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The Swords Garda Station was one of three majorprojects that have been undertaken by the SwordsTidy Towns group this year. The other two projectsinclude the revamp of the Holy Well on Well road,which is ongoing, and the Poly Tunnelproject in conjunction withYouthreach in Swords. “We hope tohave both of these projectscompleted by the end of the year,”said Tidy Towns Chairperson, KenDuffy. “None of this would have beenpossible without our hardworkingvolunteers who give up their sparetime every week,” he continued. “Weare lucky to have a professionalpainter, Alain Gelpe, and a profes-sional artist, Matt Cullen on our team.Alain painted the lamp posts and thebench, while Matt took the batteredand rusted Garda crest away for refur-bishment and brought it back as goodas new.”“We would like to thank CommunityGarda, Tom Murphy for all the meet-ings and phone calls he made on our

behalf so that we could move the project forward,”Duffy said. “The project could not have come tofruition without the Swords business community,”he added. “It is through their generous donations

that we were able to purchase everything requiredto finish off the work. A big thank you must go to theCounty Council who will provide funding for theproject through an activities funding grant. Thanksalso to the Community Department and Pat Lane forseeing the social benefit of this project andsupporting it,” he said.Superintendent Ronan Galligan was delighted withthe work undertaken by Swords Tidy Towns group,when he told the County Leader: “The work donehere at Swords Garda Station is absolutely fantastic,with hanging baskets and beautiful plants. There

has been an incredible amount of workdone here and throughout the town. Anumber of volunteers, both young andold, including some young people withwhom we have engaged in the past andwould have been at risk, carried out thiswork. They came in and helped with thisproject and it is a wonderful communityeffort. Swords itself has terrific potentialto look this good. The Tidy Towns havedone a great job and they should be giventhe full support of businesses particularlyalong the main street,” he said. “We have suggested to the CountyCouncil that they might include a benchand cycle rack for the open space at thegarda station in their future plans forSwords. We hope they will follow throughon our suggestion, as it would help tofully utilise the walled space that wouldbe available to the public,” Duffyconcluded.

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Swords Tidy Towns RevampGarda Station

Pictured outside Swords Garda Station are Superintendent Ronan Galligan, Ken Duffy(Chairperson Swords Tidy Towns), Eddie Manning (Co-ordinator, Youthreach) and SwordsCommunity Garda, Tom Murphy

Breakfast In NaulFor Swords PupilsA group of around 40 cyclists, all pupils of Holy FamilyNational School, Swords took part in a cycle to go toNaul for their breakfast recently. The annual trip takesplace during National Cycling Week and is part ofFingal County Council cycle training programme.The training programme takes place during the yearat Holy Family School, where children cycle on a cycletrack in the school yard. After this, they take to theroads of River Valley beside the school. Each class istested in both theory and practice and the bestcyclists win the prize of a cycle to Naul, where theyhave their breakfast, before cycling back to theschool. The children were accompanied by teachersand parents, as well as getting a Garda escort alongthe way. The event organiser is teacher, Mr TommyDuffy and the sponsors are Fingal County Council, aspart of their training programme. Mr. Duffy wished torecognise the efforts of many people who helped tomake this possible, particularly John and DeirdreMonks, Sean Dinan and members of the Gardai,without whom this cycle would not be possible.

Pictured getting ready for the Breakfast Cycle to Naullast Thursday are Holy Family National School, RiverValley pupils, Grace Murray and Holly Monks, withteacher Tommy Duffy

Lourdes Volunteers NeededA local pilgrimage group is seeking volunteersto work in Lourdes with the Hospitalité NotreDame de Lourdes from 6th to 13th September.No previous experience is needed, as fulltraining will be given. Of you feel you wouldlike to volunteer, please contact Liz Byrne at087-1926346

A new group promoting positivemental health awareness wasrecently launched in Donabate.Donabate and Portrane MentalHealth was established topromote positive mental healthand to create awareness of the

voluntary and community organi-sations that can provide supportto individuals and their familiesaffected by mental health issues. Roisin Lowry, HSE Mental HealthPromotion and SuicidePrevention Officer, officially

launched the group last week inSt. Patrick’s Hall Donabate.People gathered in the hall toshow and offer their support forthe much needed attentionrequired in the peninsula formental health. The day

commenced with a dovereleasing ceremony in remem-brance of individuals and theirfamilies who have been affectedby mental health issues. Donabate and Portrane MentalHealth opened doors to all

members of the community andhad involvement from variouslocal agencies including localGP’s, An Garda Síochána andDublin Fire Brigade to mentionbut a few. Information sessionswere provided by Pieta House,Fingal Bereaved by Suicide,Console, Shine, North DublinCommunity Care Services andNorth Dublin Regional Drug &Alcohol Task Force. A variety of holistic therapiesincluding life coaching, mindful-ness, meditation, reiki and yogawere available for individuals to

partake in on the day.The day was filled withgames, activities, facepainting, music anddancing. The supportshown on the day fromall members of thecommunity was over-whelming and the daywas really enjoyable andinformative for all agesgroups, according to thegroup. Donabate andPortrane Mental Healthwould like to extendtheir sincere thanks to allthe local businesses andorganisations who madecontributions to thisfantastic day. Donationsand contributions made

on the day will be used toprovide education sessions tothe community such as Safe-talk,Assist etc, to promote positivemental health within the commu-nity and to reduce stigma in thearea of mental health.

New Group PromotesPositive MentalHealth In Donabate

Pictured here is Roisin Lowry Mental Health and Suicide Resource Officer HSE, SenatorDarragh O’Brien, North Dublin Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force, Ciara Mc GuireCommittee Member, Caroline Kavanagh Committee Member, Councillor Adrian HenchyCommittee Member and Pat Reilly Chairperson of Donabate and Portrane Mental Healthat the launch of the new Donabate Portrane Mental Health group.

New ‘Adopt’ SchemeFor Balbriggan Group Balbriggan Tidy Towns have launched anAdopt–a–Patch scheme and they are looking for volun-teers to take on the care of open areas around thetown. This would include litter removal, dealing withgraffiti, weeding and planting and other light works asrequired in specific areas. Balbriggan Tidy Towns are very pleased with the levelof interest shown in the Adopt a Patch scheme and theexcellent attendance at their launch in the BrackenCourt Hotel in Balbriggan recently. The peopleattending had excellent views on how Balbriggan canbe improved and were very keen to play their part indoing this. “There are now 25 adopted patches whichis a brilliant start point for the expansion of this idea to

more people and more areas in the town,” saidBalbriggan Tidy Towns Chairperson, Joe Troy. “Thereis no closing date for coming on board and thereforethe door is fully open for anyone else who wishes tojoin in. Also there is no long term commitmentrequired and, as they say on those radio advertise-ments, there are no tricky conditions or small print. Wehope that volunteers enjoy and get satisfaction out ofwhat they are doing and also as more people come onboard it will also become a great social activity,” headded. If you can spare a little time on a regular basisto keep your patch clean and litter free, the groupwould like you to come on board. Some of the detailsof the scheme are: large areas will be divided upbetween a number of volunteers, you can nominateyour own patch, the work can be done at a time thatsuits you, gloves, bags, hi-vis vests and litter pickerswill be provided and County Council will collect fullbags from convenient points.

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Shirley Beattie, Alexandra Beattie, HarryBeattie and Diarmuid O'Keeffe

Sophie Walsh, Samantha Bretzer and Julia Spagnoletti

The McSweeney family, Ciaran, Sam, Edel andIsabel Gerry, Shauna and Nicole Martin

Kevin Tolan and his wife Vivienne with their children, Matthew and Elsie Tolan

Colin and Aileen Whitmarsh are pictured with their children Conor, Emmaand Shane

Pictured are the Kinsella-Emerson family of Darren, Kai, Leanne, Carlyand Georgia

Re-enacting the past. Pictured are members of Irish Military Living History dressed assecurity forces from 100 years ago. Included are, Back: Sam Smyth, Brian Doyle, PaulLennox, Cochise Rahamenten, David Smith. Front: David Lougheed and Gerry Lynch

Emer Molloy, Sofia Molloy, Isabelle Molloy, John Molloy and Josh Molloy, with Maurill the calf

Peter and Barbara Dolan are pictured withtheir children Conor, Emma, Charlie andAmanda Dolan

Stephen O'Shea and Evonne O'Shea arepictured with their children, Milo, Darcy andJudy O'Shea

Kevin and Gearoid Heery, with DonieAnderson and Jim Mahon

Pictured are members of the Fingal Old IRASociety, Charles Teeling and Pat Cooney intypical dress from a century ago Michal, Kasia and Szymon Firszt

Christian Cochs and his wife Christina andtheir daughter ValentinaDarragh Lyons, Orla Finnan, Kevin Finnan and Shane Finnan

Brianna Hinchley, Krisztina Barody andTeagan Barody

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On Wednesday June24th, Crosscare, incollaboration with theCounty Counci lDevelopment Office,presented an exhibi-t ion in the Counci lOff ices in Swords.The exhibition, enti-tled “Our Community– Our Lives” wasinspired by the themeof community andfeatured works fromyoung peopleinvolved in a numberof groups operated byS w o r d s / B a l d o y l eYouth Services. In attendance on theevening was the newCounty Mayor,Counci l lor DavidO’Connor, and CountyCounci l ChiefExecutive Paul Reid.The County Mayorpresented certificatesto those youngpeople attending in

recognition of theirgreat work in the

community. He said:“It’s a privilege forme to be here to

launch the OurCommunity – OurLives project. It givesme great insight into

the journey taken bythese young people. Iam very much encour-

aged by their enthu-siasm and energy andhave no doubt thatthey wil l be

tomorrow’s leaders.”The Swords exhibi-tion was organised bywell-known local

artist John Duggan.John has beenworking with YouthServices in Fingal forthree years. “There’sa huge amount ofuntapped talent herein the locality,” saidJohn. “This eventgives us a greatopportunity to showthe public what theseyoung people can do.This programme looksat the many ways inwhich people of al lages use and enjoythe facilities on offerin the North County ingeneral and Swords inparticular, from parksand playgrounds tol ibraries andchurches.” “These young peopleinteract with theirenvironment on adaily basis. It’s greatto see them gettinginvolved in a projectlike this so we can see

how it impacts uponthem.” Paul Reid wasalso impressed by thework put into puttingon this event: “TheNorth County has theyoungest and fastest-

growing population inIreland. We need toengage and connectwith young peopleand the communitiesin which they live. Wehave a great vision for

the future of the NorthCounty and Swords inparticular will featurein this plan. The workhere is of enormousrelevance to us,” headded.

Pictured here is the County Mayor, Councillor David O’Connor with Jack Lynch, ScottMalinn, Josh Gallagher, and Brian Mulvanny at the Crosscare Art Exhibition at County Hallin Swords.

Pictured after the successful golf event at Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links recently, whichwas relayed by Newstalk's Off the Ball radio show, are John Burke (Golf Sales PortmarnockHotel & Golf Links), Conor Deegan (All-Ireland medal winner with Down and notedamateur golfer) and Moira Cassidy (Director of Golf, Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links)

It was a busy week of cycle eventsin schools across the North Countyto celebrate National Bike Week2015. Schools across the localitytook part in BikeWeek eventsthroughout the weekincluding NationalCOW (Cycle onWednesday) Day aspart of this annualevent which is now inits sixth year. Primaryschool children oiledtheir chains andchecked their brakesin preparation forcycling to schoolsafely. As part of theirGreen-Schools TravelProgramme, schoolsundertook a variety ofinitiatives to promotethe bicycle duringBike Week 2015. Two Green Travel Schools thattook part in events were StPatrick’s SNS in Skerries andSwords Educate Together NationalSchool (ETNS) in Applewood.Recently, the cycle parking at St

Patrick’s SNS was bursting to over-flowing with over 150 pupilsmaking the journey to school ontwo wheels. There was a packed

schedule of biking activities in theschool for the day, with Halfordscarrying out bike maintenancesessions for the whole school.Children also took part in cyclesdown to Skerries beach facilitatedby Green-Schools where they had

a cyclists picnic sponsored throughthe Bike Week grant. There wasalso a prize giving with cyclistswinning helmets, some of whichwere sponsored through the bikeweek grant and others sponsoredby Halfords, Swords. Then, children from Swords ETNStook part in a cycle to school daywith nearly 100 bikes arriving toschool on the morning. Cyclists

took part in a day ofbike games and activi-ties facilitated by AnTaisce Green-Schoolsand cyclists weredelighted with abiker’s picnic spon-sored by the BikeWeek grant. Cyclistsalso won very specialgreen cycle helmetswhich were awardedas part of the bikeweek funding. This year’s bike weekinitiatives help toportray cycling in apositive way andencourage people toexperience cycling as

a fun and healthy form of trans-port. Recently, Green-SchoolsTravel’s National WOW Day (Walkon Wednesday/ Weekdays)recorded at least 40,200 studentswalking to school to celebrateNational Walk to School Week.

Pedal Power In LocalSchools For Bike Week

Pictured here are the kids from Swords Educate Together NationalSchool during National Bike Week 2015: Sally Sumola, ChrisinaSuprun, Aine Hegarty, Ivan Sidrov, Dagmara Milczarek, BharatMohan, Matthew Flaherty, Darragh Jones, Aoife Masterson, KellyLyne, Scott Walsh Smyth and Ryan McKay.

Summer Fete In DonabateT h e p a r i s h o fDonabate and Luskwill be holding theirannual Summer Fetea t C h u r c h F i e l d ,D o n a b a t e o nSaturday, 18th July at2 p m . T h i s e a g e r l ya w a i t e d e v e n t w i l linclude pony r ides,b o t t l e s t a l l , f a c ep a i n t i n g m u s i c a lentertainment by StGeorge’s Brass Band,a b o o k s t a l l , c a k esale and chi ldren’sg a m e s , a s w e l l a s

plenty of food on theday. It all promisesto be a great familyfun day out.

By Maurice Newman

Community Art Exhibition In Swords


Balbriggan andDistrict HistoricalSociety are going ontheir annual day tripon Saturday 4th July,to Russborough

House in Blessington. The tour will include aguided tour of thehouse and lunch, thenthose attending canenjoy a sheep dog

demonstration. Therewill also be plenty oftime to do a parklandtour, see the walledgarden or take acarriage r ide.

‘Day Trip’ For Balbriggan Group

Last weekend, the under9’s and under 10’s ofGlebe North FootballClub in Balbrigganparticipated in theFAI/McDonald’s FutureFootball 2015. Otherclubs involved GlenmuirFC, Skerries Town FC andthe home club AlbionRovers FC. The eventwas reserved to kidsunder 8s 9s and 10s,organised from FAI andsponsored fromMcDonald’s.

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An exciting new dining experience awaits resi-dents of Swords, with the opening of a newNepalese restaurant on Main Street in thetown. Sagarmatha Kitchen is due to open tothe public on Wednesday. 1st July at Unit 4Main Street, opposite County Hall and adjacentto Swords Castle. Proprietor, Shiva Thapa is nostranger to the hospitality business, havingserved his time in Singapore and also inDublin. “This is the only Nepalese restaurantoutside of Temple Bar, and it made such senseto open a restaurant in Swords,” he said.“Swords is a real business hub and the peoplehere are warm and friendly. It’s also close tothe airport, which is a great advantage for thetown. The fact that we are located on MainStreet, with a large population will hopefullybring plenty of business. When the opportunityarose to acquire this facility here in Swords, Idid not hesitate to do so,” he said.Sagarmatha Kitchen focuses on Nepalese andSouth Asian cuisine and they provide a home

delivery and take-away service, as well as abeautiful and intimate restaurant facility. “Thefood served is similar to Indian food, but weuse fresh Nepalese spices in our food. A partic-ularly popular Nepalese dish is called Mo Mo,which can be served as a starter or maincourse. The restaurant also has an extensivewine menu. In welcoming Sagarmatha Kitchento Swords, CEO of Fingal Dublin Chamber, TonyLambert said: “Sagarmatha Kitchen is awonderful addition to Swords. We are alwayspushing to have more and more restaurants,eating houses and coffee shops in the towncentre. This is a wonderful new addition to thetown, as there are no other Nepalese restau-rants outside of Temple Bar. This is a greatbonus, not only for Swords, but for the localarea, where people can taste genuine Nepalesecuisine and it adds to the range and choice thatwe have in the town. We wish Shiva everysuccess in his new venture and we lookforward to enjoying good food there,” he said.

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President of Fingal Dublin Chamber, Siobhan Kinsella is pictured congratulating Shiva Thapa, proprietor ofSagarmatha Kitchen Nepalese restaurant on the opening of the restaurant in Swords. Also pictured is Tony Lambert,CEO, Fingal Dublin Chamber

According to thegroup, a must see isthe 3D interactiveexhibit ion of thehistory of the familyincluding amazingimages of their travelsall round the world,and also replicas ofthe Beit Paintings nowheld in the Nationalgallery. “A great dayout is guaranteed at acost of €50 for bus,lunch, tour and 3Dexhibition, sheepdogdemonstration and athree course meal onthe way home. Weleave at 10am fromthe Church Carpark,”explained BalbrigganHistorical SocietyPRO, Bernie Kelly.Please ring Bernie on:0872061594 if youwant to come along.


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Minister Visits North County SchoolsMinister for Education and Skills, JanO’Sullivan paid a whistle-stop tour of theNorth County last week, where she paidvisits to some of the schools in theregion. She visited St Molaga’s NS inBalbriggan, St Michael’s House SpecialSchool in Skerries, before heading toRush, where she visited St Joseph’sSecondary School and Rush NationalSchool. She rounded off her tour byvisiting Holywell Educate Together NS.The Minister was accompanied by localTD, Brendan Ryan (Lab), to view anumber of issues facing schools in theNorth County.

Ryan told the County Leader, “Whilstgreat work has been done in buildingnew schools and replacing prefabs inmany schools in the North County, thereare schools which still require extensionsand or new buildings, in order to copewith population demand. The Ministervisited schools in the North County tosee for herself what is required and toview also, the great work taking place byprincipals and staff on an ongoing basis. When the Minister called to HolywellEducate Together National School, shewas greeted by principal, Maria Boyneand members of the school’s student

council. She was presented with a beau-tiful bouquet of flowers by pupil, TiernanDundon. The school choir sang beauti-fully for a clearly impressed Minister,before she proceeded to visit some ofthe classrooms and speak with the chil-dren. Part of her visit was to discuss theneed to take a new look at the DEISscheme for disadvantaged schools andto open a dialogue for the need for anEducate Together Secondary School forSwords. It was a very interesting andproductive visit following on from aprevious visit the Minister made to thearea in late May.”

Pictured on her visit to Holywell Educate Together National School on Wednesday last,is Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O'Sullivan. She is pictured her with Local TD,Brendan Ryan and Student Council members, Sinead Kennedy, Daniel Mocek, JakubKotlarz, Aimalohi Ugbiyobo, Helena Apetroaei and Tiernan Dundon, who presented theMinister with a beautiful bouquet of flowers

The 6th class students from BalbrigganEducation Together National School, receivednational recognition for their excellent project,which explored the issues facing children inthe developing world. Balbriggan EducationTogether National School students exhibitedtheir project, ‘Irish Aid & The MDGs’, in DublinCastle recently. The students were presentedwith their awards by Minister for ForeignAffairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan TD.Now in its 10th year, the Our World Irish AidAwards are designed to help chi ldren inIreland understand global issues, andIreland’s role in working to meet the United

Nations’ Mil lennium Development Goals(MDGs). These goals focus on fighting hungerand poverty and improving the lives of those inthe world’s poorest countries.Speaking at the national f inal , MinisterFlanagan said: “The Our World Ir ish AidAwards give pupils from all over the NorthCounty and beyond a great opportunity to gain insight into the lives ofchildren in the developing world and conveytheir understanding through projects whichare both creative and educational. I was reallyimpressed with the standard of the projectsexhibited at the national f inal. All of thestudents should be extremely proud of theirachievements.”Over 1,000 primary schools throughout Irelandparticipated in the Our World Irish Aid Awardsto date. Al l entr ies were assessed on their creativity, understanding of the themeand their impact.

New Garda Vehicles For North County“The Dublin MetropolitanNorth region of An GardaSíochána, serving theNorth County, is receivingtwelve Garda cars in2015”, according to localTD, Alan Farrell (FG), whois a member of theOireachtas Committee onJustice, Defence andEquality. “The allocationof the twelve Garda carswill really help the fightagainst crime in localcommunities throughoutthe North County.”“Nine cars have beenissued to the region so farthis year, with three dueto be issued in the comingweeks. In addition to this2015 allocation, €27.5million was invested innew Garda vehiclesbetween 2012 and 2014.”“Our local Gardaí will bereally bolstered by thisinflux of new vehicles,which is part of theGovernment’s compre-hensive plan to fightcrime. As well asincreasing the number ofGarda vehicles, we arebringing more Gardaí outfrom behind the desksand out onto our streets,”said Farrell. “We are alsostrengthening An GardaSíochána for the future byreopening the Gardatraining college in

Templemore. It is great tosee Templemore rejuve-nated again with 300 newstudents entering thecollege between lastSeptember andDecember, with another250 recruits starting theirtraining this year, bringingthe total of new Gardarecruits to 550. “Too

many people have hadtheir homes violated andthe proposed measuresinclude longer sentencesfor repeat offenders. In amove to support thevictims of crime, MinisterFitzgerald is also planningto bring in legislation toallow for implementationof the EU Victims

Directive, and new GardaVictim Support Offices willbe established in everyGarda division. “Withthese practical measuresand far reaching reforms,we are going to showcriminals how seriouslywe are taking the fightagainst crime,” heconcluded.

Pictured here are the students from Balbriggan Educate Together National School at the World Irish Aid Awards.

Sixth class pupils at SwordsEducate Together NationalSchool planted trees last

week, to represent the seedsof Mindfulness that they haveplanted in themselves. Theentire school body practisedMindfulness skills in theschool in the past year. During

this time, the children learnedto meditate to achieve a senseof calm for themselves and to

improve focus and concentra-tion in the classroom and athome. Principal, Karl Breenhas overseen this holisticapproach to education. “Weare trying to promote positive

mental health and we try tostart at the root, rather thantrying to sort out a muchlarger problem later on,” hesaid. The tree planting eventinvolved pupils, with theirmentor, Anne Margaretsinging songs and recitingverses in a very touching and

meaningful way. TheM i n d f u l n e s sprogramme hasbrought children fromdifferent culturestogether and bondedthem as a class.They learned specificMindfulness skills tohelp manage thoughtsand emotions, whilstletting go of fears,anxiety and worrying.The hope is that theywill bring these invalu-able life skills withthem to secondaryschool in Septemberand beyond. With so

much pressure on students toperform, it is vital that theseskills are used to help over-come anxiety and depression,alas all too prevalent inschools today.

Mindful Tree PlantingAt Swords School

Pictured are pupils of Swords Educate Together National School after they planted theMindfulness tree in the school grounds last week

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HOROSCOPES

AQUARIUS Jan 20 - Feb 18It’s easy to say that letting go of the past is aprelude to a wonderful future. But relinquishingelements of your life that are as reassuring asthey’re familiar is quite another matter. Signsindicate not to do anything drastic.

PISCES Feb 19 - Mar 20A rewarding week when dealing with personalrelationships, when intriguing developmentsforce you into action. In fact, you’ll enjoy dealingwith these issues so much that you wonder whyyou delayed for so long.

ARIES Mar 21 - Apr 20Once you begin to discuss problems openly yourealise how willing others are to help youresolve them. In fact, this is what helps you thisweek to tackle dilemmas that you thought you’djust have to live with.

TAURUS Apr 21 - May 20The troubles you had last week, especially in theworkplace, are about to be completely reversed,as those who thought they’d got away with theirmisdemeanours discover that they’ll have to paythe piper after all.

Gemini May 21 - Jun 20With work-related matters things are about toplay into your hands. This so improves yourposition - and your spirits - that you can wellafford to wait until next week, when thosearound you will finally see things your way.

Cancer Jun 21 - Jul 22This is a week when you begin to revitaliseelements of your life that you’d given up on everbeing exciting. And, better yet, you realise howunimportant difficult and interfering people arein the scheme of things.

Leo Jul 23 - Aug 23With all aspects of your life this week, yourmood is grim. Complain if you want. Just keep inmind that, by the time next week, with its spec-tacular planetary activity, is over, you’ll besinging a much happier tune.

Virgo Aug 24 - Sep 22Having laboured over decisions involving work,you’re in no mood for change. However, indica-tions are that these decisions are out of yourhands - but, the disruption may not be as bad asyou first thought.

Libra Sep 23 - Oct 22Don’t be too disheartened if the week seemsslow - as change is coming. So much so, thatwith the week’s far more agreeable planetaryactivity, you’re able to move swiftly to takeadvantage of new prospects on offer.

Scorpio Oct 23 - Nov 22This is a week when you should be philosophicalabout downturns - and keep your own counsel.With next week’s far more salubrious planetaryactivity, you’ll be glad you didn’t say everythingyou were thinking.

Sagittarius Nov 23 - Dec 21However unsettling the outcome of one partic-ular confrontation, finally having all the facts outin the open will come as a relief. Still, youshould handle the situation carefully and slowlyas things are bound to be confused.

Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 19You will be seeking reassurance with a businessmatter. But what you need to do is exercisepatience to bide your time - until you see thestunning opportunities accompanying nextweek’s considerably better planetary activity.

EU Must SolveMigrant IssueMore migrants andrefugees wererescued in theMediterranean lastweek. Heads ofGovernment came toan agreement onresett lement ofmigrants, of whichJuncker declaredhimself sat isf ied,al though the dealwas not perfect. TheEU’s cont inuedreluctance to take

bold and decis ivedecisions to addressthis problem, whichtranscends decades,is surly just not goodenough. Last week saw theport of Calais closedby striking workerswith resulting chaos.Migrants took theiropportunity to steal ar ide on t rucksheading through the

Channel tunnel. Themigrants, once onFrench soil, head forthe port . Concernsare regular lye x p r e s s e dthat ISISmay usemigrantsas am e t h o dto placingt e r r o r i s tagents ands u i c i d ebombers deepwithin Europe. Thesuggest ion is thatthey may unleash aday of mayhem as af i rst str ike, beforeextending their

general crusade intoTurkey. Such anattack, i t issuggested, would actas a warning to the

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major terror istattacks acrossFrance, Kuwait andTunisia with loss ofl i fe and the awak-ening of fear particu-

larly in those commu-nit ies direct lyaffected. Later, President Tusk,speaking for the EUCounci l , said thatNato’s SecretaryGeneral had attendedthe Summit todiscuss the newthreats facing Europeat a t ime of hybr idwarfare, g lobalterrorism and cyber-attacks. He went onto say that Europeansmust invest in theirown defence to dealwith a dramaticallychanged secur i tyenvironment. To doso, the Counci l

decided to helpstrengthen Europe’sdefence industryincluding researchand technology. The EU must step upand present a real-ist ic opt ion toaddress the migrantsalready in Europe.Then they mustcontrol and stop thecause of the flow ofnew migrants. To failto do so will create aclimate where war isinevitable. It is timefor Europe to asserti tself on the worldstage and provide courageousleadership.

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Local Youth Groups are looking forsupport from the people of Dublinfollowing their entry into the IrishCancer Society’s X-HALE YouthAwards. Swords/Baldoyle YouthService, have entered their filmproject into the Awards and will relyon public support via online voting towin one of the top awards.The X-HALE Youth Awards will takeplace on Thursday, 2nd of July in theLighthouse Cinema. Over 41 youthgroups from around the country willattend the Awards to see their entryshowcased on the big screen. X-HALEis an initiative of the Irish CancerSociety, which engages young peopleto address the issue of smoking intheir own communities andencourage their peers not to startsmoking. Swords/Baldoyle YouthService have a film called ‘My TenYear Old Self’ in the senior category.The youth groups involved are callingon the public to support their filmentry as they compete for the OnlineAward which is decided by public

vote. The groups will also competeunder various other categories withwinners selected by an independentjudging panel comprising of peoplefrom the entertainment, film andhealthcare industries. The X-HALEYouth Awards is the culmination ofmonths of hard work by the youthgroups in creating their films fromscratch.Marie-Louise Neary, CancerPrevention Officer at the Irish CancerSociety said: “The film entries fromthe local groups are very strong andeffectively convey some really impor-tant messages around the issue ofsmoking. The youth groups havedeveloped these films themselves -from filming, editing and producing toscriptwriting and acting, they havedelivered impressive results in theform of film projects which will beshowcased at the X-HALE YouthAwards in a few weeks.” “They have raised some tough ques-tions of the tobacco industry andhave sent a clear signal to them thattheir generation will be smoke-free.We would like to wish all the youthgroups involved the best of luckahead of the national event in July. Ifyou want to see your local group winan award then offer them support byvoting for their entry online!” sheadded.

Swords GroupNeeds YourSupport ForYouth Awards

Opening Of Food ProductionUnits In Swords

Minister of State forBusiness andEmployment, Ged Nashtogether with newCounty Mayor, Cllr.David O’Connor, offici-ated at the opening ofthree start-up foodproduction units inDrinan EnterpriseCentre, Swords, onMonday, 22nd June last.Supported and managedby the Fingal LocalEnterprise Office, DrinanEnterprise Centre isalready home to 28start-up businessesproviding more than 100jobs. Since it openedfive years ago, it hasbeen a catalyst fornumerous start-up busi-nesses in the Swordsarea.The launch of thesethree new bespoke food

production units adds tothe already impressiveoffering that the DrinanEnterprise Centre hasavailable for start-upbusinesses.The three food start-upunits have been profes-sionally designed tocomply with all requiredFood Safety Standards.Interest in the food unitshas been strong sincethe recent announce-ment that they would beavailable for occupancyin June, 2015. Openingthe new units, MinisterNash commented “I amdelighted to see theproactive approachFingal County Counciland the Local EnterpriseOffice are taking byfocusing resources onsmall growing food busi-nesses with potential to

grow. Many food busi-nesses start in homekitchens, but need highquality affordable facili-ties if they are toexpand, develop andcreate employment. Iwish Drinan EnterpriseCentre and its new foodtenants the very best inthis new venture.”Paul Reid, ChiefExecutive of FingalCounty Council said,“Fingal is an area rich infood production and thissector plays a huge rolein employment creationin the region. Theopening of these newfood units today rein-forces the commitmentof the County Counciland the Local EnterpriseOffice to support anddevelop the food sectorin the county.”

Pictured cutting the tape at the opening of three start-up food production units atDrinan Enterprise Centre, Swords last week are, Emma Lynch, County Mayor Cllr DavidO’Connor, Minister Ged Nash and Trish Kelly (owner of The Cupcake Store)

Pictured at the Community Consultation and Family Fun Day at Applewood CommunityCentre, Swords last week, are members of the Irish Ballet School, Applewood, AliceHunter, Olivia Byrne and Rachel Malone

Research Reveals Illegal ParkingBehaviour Of Motorists Research by motoringsolutions specialist,easytrip, has revealedthat over 40 per cent ofIrish drivers fromaround the NorthCounty and beyond,have admitted toparking on doubleyellow lines. Otherillegal parking behav-iour included parking ina restricted loadingbay, parking at a busstop and parking in abus lane or clearwayduring restricted hours.The research has alsorevealed that more thanhalf of male driverspreferred to park on-street compared to 33percent femalemotorists. Of thefemale driverssurveyed, two thirdschoose multi-storey carparks with reasons forchoosing so includingconvenience, avoidingbeing clamped, safety

and security and savingmoney compared to on-street. Parking inci-dents are a commonoccurrence with theresearch revealing thatover 40 per cent ofdrivers found their carto be dented orscratched when parked.This was followed bymotorists gettingclamped for parking inthe wrong location anda fifth of thosesurveyed admitting thaton occasion theycouldn’t find wherethey parked their car.On a more positivenote, it seems that weare a generous nationwith 33 per cent ofrespondents statingthat another motoristhad given them theremaining time on theirparking ticket to use. Respondents to thesurvey revealed that themost annoying parking

habits for 82 percent ofmale respondents weredrivers who took uptwo parking spaceswhile 90 per cent ofwomen found thosethat parked too close totheir car as the mostfrustrating. Other irri-tating habits includedparking in a disabledspace – when theyaren’t disabled andparking in a family carspace – when they’renot a parent with child. Respondents were alsoasked to admit whathabits they were guiltyof and blocking theparking aisle whilewaiting for a parkingspace came out in poleposition at 60 per cent.This was followed byadmissions of parkingtoo close to anothercar, taking up twoparking spaces androbbing anotherdriver’s parking space.


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and Portmarnock tothe fore here.As we enjoy the longs t r e t c h i n t h es u m m e r e v e n i n g s ,there are p lenty ofo p p o r t u n i t i e s t oquite l i teral ly have‘fun in the sun’ fort h e w h o l e f a m i l y .

From our wonderfulparks and seeminglyendless manicuredlawns and greens, allyou need do is packthe kids up in the carand wrap up a picnica n d e n j o y t h ewonder fu l weathera n d e n j o y t h e s enatural delights.For children, SummerCamps are ideal forg e t t i n g y o u r l i t t l eones out and aboutand enjoying all thefun that the summercamps wi l l have tooffer . These campscater for most activi-t i e s , f r o m G a e l i cf o o t b a l l , h u r l i n g ,rugby, soccer, tennisto arts and crafts andmusic. All the campsa r o u n d t h e N o r t hC o u n t y a r e aparadise for familieswith young childrena n d m o s t i m p o r -tantly, they’re safeand secure. This iss u c h a s o u r c e o fcomfort for parentst o k n o w t h a t t h e i rc h i l d r e n a r e b e i n gcared for and enter-tained in a safe envi-ronment. For those that enjoyt h e o d d r o u n d o fg o l f , w e l l y o u a r ecertainly in the righta r e a . T h e N o r t hCounty has long beenr e c o g n i s e d a s aparadise for golfers.We are very lucky toh a v e s o m e o f t h ef i n e s t c o u r s e sa n y w h e r e i n t h ecountry. Some of them o s t b e a u t i f u l l ymanicured fairwayssit easily with ruggedlinks territory, givinggolfers an abundanceof choice, in terms ofa n u n f o r g e t t a b l egolfing experience.These courses, someof which have hostedinternational tourna-m e n t s , p r o v i d e as t e r n t e s t f o r t h ebest professionals,

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O’Brien CondemnsSnub Of MS DrugThe Government’s ongoing refusal to make a life-changing drug available to people with MultipleSclerosis is forcing MS sufferers out of work, accordingto local Fianna Fáil Senator, Darragh O’Brien.Senator O’Brien told the Seanad that the Minister forHealth has spent the past 18 monthsignoring pleas from MS sufferersthemselves, who say their standardof living is dramatically reduced,because they do not have access tothe miracle drug Fampyra.“Fampyra is proven to work foraround a third of MS sufferers. Thismeans that the lives of around 3,000people with Multiple Sclerosis in Ireland could bedramatically improved if they had access to it,” theSenator explained. “I have raised this issue repeatedlywith Minister Varadkar and his predecessor sinceFebruary 2014 and yet no attempt whatsoever has beenmade by the Minister or the HSE to make the life-changing drug available. “Fampyra is a mobility drug. Ithelps people with later stage MS to walk and retaincontrol over their bodies, thereby allowing them to stayin work and live independently. The drug is currentlynot available under the drug payment scheme, puttingit out of the reach of thousands of MS sufferers inIreland. As a result, many are confined to a wheelchairand have been forced to give up work,” he continued. “It defies logic that the Government sees no reason to

pursue this issue. It is a fact that many people withMultiple Sclerosis in Ireland will be in a position to stayin work and live independently with the help ofFampyra. Without Fampyra, they are being forced ontosocial welfare. Quite simply the State cannot afford notto act.” “I intend to raise this every single week in the Seanad until the Health Minister finally wakes up and makes Fampyra available in Ireland,” O’Brien concluded.

Pictured here is runner up Patricia Delaney with MaryKennedy [club chairperson] presenting the winner TrishCox with the Charlie Mulvany Memorial Cup atBallyboughal Pitch and Putt Club

New ProductionFrom Malahide ManTo commemorate the centenary of the 1916 EasterRising , a Malahide man has created a show; written,directed and produced it, especially for the occasion.The production, entitled ‘Ireland Rises’ celebratesthe Dublin people of that time.The audience will experience a production never seenbefore this summer. With a cast of just 13, ‘IrelandRises’ is full of well known Irish classic songs alongwith a number of original songs composed bybrothers Billy and Stephen Kilkenny.Set in a public house on Sackville Street Dublin, theaudience will watch as the patrons and staff findthemselves caught in the cross fire, where the sixdays of the rising is condensed in to one night. Scaredand trapped in the public house, each character findsrefuge by telling their individual stories throughmusic, song and dance. Songs includes newlycomposed material - ‘Ireland Rises’ and much lovedIrish classics including the ‘Auld Triangle’.Malahide man, Billy Kilkenny of Plimsoll LineEntertainment wrote, produced, directed and stars in‘Ireland Rises’ and has spent most of his professionalcareer performing Irish music abroad and feels thenew show will give tourists and Irish alike a differentview on the 1916 Rising from what has been read inhistory books.“Ireland Rises will set up residency in the TivoliTheatre this summer with eight shows a week. Wewanted to show audiences from home and abroadwhat an important part of our history the EasterRising was to our nation,” the local man said.

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Onwards And Upwards ForSwords Mens’ ShedIn the last year or so,the phenomenon thatis Mens’ Sheds hasreally taken off, andthey are opening up allover the place.Swords Mens’ Shedshas been operationalsince February 2014,when it was set up as asocial space for men tochat, read thepaper,have a laughand meet new friends.The idea was that itwould be great forretired men orwidowers, who couldcome together andshare stories andprovide a focus in theirlives.The mens’ shed inSwords, which islocated at the RiascCentre in Kinsealy, is adedicated, friendly andwelcoming meetingplace where men cometogether and under-take a variety of mutu-ally agreed activities.

There are 28 membersat present and theyshare their skills and

knowledge, learn newskills and take owner-ship of projects theyhave undertaken.The group meets everyMonday and

Wednesday between10am and 4pm and oneof the men, Ray saidthe group was gratefulto the Riasc Centre and

to the County Councilfor helping them tooperate. “With the helpof the county council,we were able to getspace from the Riasc

Centre, who have beenvery generous to us, aswell as the Council,who helped us to buyour equipment,” hesaid.The group, for themoment are limited toworking on wood-working projects, butthey hope to expand

into more diverseprojects as times goesby. Already there havebeen a number of smalldonations of equip-ment like saws, jigsaws

and bits and pieces,which are greatlyappreciated. The hopeis to eventually get alarger premises wherethe group can diver-sify their skill sets.The principle of themens’ sheds move-ment is that the menthemselves decide onthe direction theirparticular shed oper-ates. The ethos of themens’ sheds is that itis a not-for-profitorganisation. It shouldbe operated like abusiness, withoutbeing a business. It’sall about makingsomething creative.”At present we arelearning new skillsand are confined tomaking things likewindow boxes andbird boxes, which donot require much skill.However, as weprogress, we intend tocreate morespecialised items likejewellery boxes andcigar boxes, which aremore refined andrequire more skill tomake,” said Ray.

Pictured are members of Swords Mens' Sheds, who took time out of their busy scheduleat Riasc Centre, Kinsealy. Included are James McLoughlin, Sean O'Connor, Jimmy Duddy,Frank Keogh, Frank Storey, Ben Mullen, Ray O'Connor and Frank Kinsella Local councillor Justin Sinnott

( N P ) , w a n t s t o s e e a P a i n tScheme in the North County .Sinnott asked the County Councilto consider the introduction of apaint scheme for residents asso-ciations, similar to thescheme operated byD u b l i n C i t y C o u n c i l .Sinnott said that sucha scheme was a goodway to target graffiti,as the scheme involvesp r o v i d i n g p a i n t t oc o m m u n i t i e s t oaddress areas that arec o n t i n u a l l y h i t w i t hgraffiti.The Council respondedby saying the current “Adopt aP a t c h ” s c h e m e w a s t a i l o r e dtowards addressing this. “TheA d o p t a P a t c h ” s c h e m e w a sstarted in 2012 to improve thes e n s e o f c o m m u n i t y a n de n c o u r a g e c i t i z e n s t o t a k eownership of public areas. Anygroup of residents, business orcommunity group members in anarea can propose a site to theCouncil’s Environment Divisionand can agree on a maintenanceprogramme for collecting litter or

painting over graffiti,” the localauthority explained.“Clean-up materials are providedto the group and after the clean-up has taken place, the Council’sOperations Department arrangesf o r t h e b a g s o f l i t t e r t o b ec o l l e c t e d . A s i t s t a n d s , t h escheme is intended to supportCouncil clean-up efforts in areaswith litter or graffiti problemsand is implemented in publ icareas which are in local authorityownership, or where the locala u t h o r i t y i s m a i n t a i n i n g t h e

area. All applications,including applicationsfrom private estates,are considered on acase by case basis,”they added. Sinnott is eager to seeg r a f f i t i a r o u n d t h el o c a l i t y c l e a n e d u pa n d a l s o a s k e d t h eCounci l to make ther e m o v i n g o f g r a f f i t ifrom road and street

signage a priority.The Council agreed to make thisa p r i o r i t y , s a y i n g : “ T h e A r e aEngineer will prioritise any graf-f it i removal on signage whichhas been rendered unreadableand therefore unsafe due to thepresence of the graffiti.”Sinnott was delighted with thisresponse, and added: “I am veryhappy that priority is being givento removing graffiti from essen-tial signs,” he said.

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Young scientists from around the NorthCounty and beyond gathered at UlsterUniversity on Tuesday 23rd June for theSentinus Young Innovators Exhibition – thelargest Science Fair held in Northern Ireland.One of our local schools came out on top,collecting three awards. Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggantriumphed at the event, collecting a numberof top awards, including: Young ScientistOverall Winner, The INTEL Award for SentinusYoung Innovators 2015 and The INTELTeacher of Excellence Award for SentinusYoung Innovators 2015. Under the encouragement of Dr. NiamhMcNally, the girls had been working on their

projects that initially were presented atthe B.T. Young Scientist competition inJanuary.Renuka Chintapalli won the overallbiology prize with her study entitled “Acellular analysis of the effects of garlicextract on cancer cell growth”. Threesecond year students, Hannah Rudden,Anna Sowray and Kelsey Wilson won theYoung Scientist Intermediate Award fortheir project entitled “Are teenage girls,13-15 with minor leg length discrepancymore likely to suffer from sports injuriesthan girls who don’t?” The girls weredelighted with this following their success inScifest earlier this year. Lorna McGuinness

was highly commendedfor her project “What isthe importance of eyeand ear cues in attentionand communication ofrace horses and poniesand do they react in asimilar way to humans?”Khadija Gull and RuthMoore were NorthernIreland Senior runner upwith their study “STEMto STEAM – Is Art theway forward.”The Best Girls projectand overall winner of theNorthern Ireland YoungScientist were twoSecond Year students,

Isobel Martin and Meibh O’Sullivan for theirexcellent study entitled “Can taking picturesactually make it easier to forget.”The Intel Award went to Lauren Murphy for“An Aid for Rehabilitation of clenched fist inMultiple Sclerosis”. Lauren has already wonthe Irish Patents Award at the B.T. YoungScientist for this project. Lauren has beeninvited to attend the Intel ISEF in PhoenixArizona next May. She will be accompaniedby Dr. Niamh McNally who won the SentinusYoung Innovators teacher of excellenceaward. Eddie Fynes, school principal, praisedthat work of Dr. McNally and the girls. He saidtheir determination, talent and commitmentwere crucial. On the day, exhibitions of project work fromprimary, post-primary and further and highereducation students were displayed andjudged by industry experts who volunteertheir time as part of a commitment toprogress the STEM agenda for NorthernIreland.

Balbriggan StudentsTriumph At Science Fair

Meibh O'Sullivan and Isabelle Martin from Loreto Secondary School,Balbriggan are pictured here collecting collect the NI Young ScientistsAward from Jim Stewart Chairman of Sentinus at the Sentinus YoungInnovators Exhibition, incorporating the regional Big Bang UK scienceand engineering fair.

Pictured here is Lauren Murphy from LoretoSecondary School in Balbriggan collecting the IntelAward for her STEM project, an aid for the rehabilita-tion of a clenched fist in Multiple Sclerosis, atSentinus Young Innovators 2015 from Sarah Sexton.

The Fingal Folk Club are holding amid-summer evening featuring aspecial night of American music andsongs on Friday, 3rd July at 8pm. Theline-up will include all the regularartists from the Folk Club includinglocal Balbriggan group ‘The Tulips’,who have a great repertoire of NeilYoung and Bob Dylan songs and anexpected performance of some Elvis

songs following the very successfultribute night last January.The concert starts at 8pm in StPatricks Hall, Ballyboughal, Clubsubscription of €5 includes lightrefreshments, hotdogs and soda] allAmerican night. Artist interested inperforming at the gig can visit thewebsite for more info www.fingal-folkclub.com

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School in Swords lastThursday, when thepupils there were

treated to a feast of icecream, as part of theschool’s fundraisingefforts for DownSyndrome Ireland.The is the first year forthe school to partici-pate in this fundraiserand each pupil wasasked to donate €2 onthe day, or €5 for afamily of three. The icecream was donated byHB and an excitedatmosphere wasevident in the school,which was festoonedwith balloons on the

day. The fact that thesummer holidays camethe following daycertainly added to thegreat atmosphere.The feast took placeoutside in the schoolyard in gloriousweather conditions.The school aredelighted to announcethat an impressive€200 was collected onthe day for the charity.

Show ChoirIn Rush Rush Musical Society’s“Show Choir” takes placeevery Wednesday night inthe Station House, Rush(Former Garda Station).The society welcomesnew members, so if youare interested in joiningthem why not come down on Wednesdaynights at 8pm.

SuccessfulSummer FeteIn SkerriesThe Skerries AnnualSummer Fete tookplace recently andentertainment wasprovided by StPatrick’s Brass & ReedBand and local musi-cians. There was lotsfor the family to do onthe day includingCrafts, Barbecue, FacePainting, FunfairGames, Penalty Shoot-out and more. All in all,it was a great dayenjoyed by all.

Thank YouFrom LocalGroupThe Alzheimer’sSociety want to say abig thank you to all inRush who supportedthe recent CoffeeMorning in aid of theAlzheimer’s Society. Atotal of €870 wasraised for this worthycause.

Water SafetyIn SkerriesSkerries Water SafetyWeek will take place2nd to 8th Augustaround the town andall are encouraged toattend. If you still haveregistration forms,they must be returnedto Skerries CommunityCentre.

BalbrigganHorticulturalShowBalbriggan and DistrictHorticultural Societywill hold their 49thAnnual Rose andSweet Pea Show atArdgillan Castle onSunday, 5th July from2pm to 5.30pm.Admission is free andflowers will beauctioned at the closeof the show.

Local TD Alan Farrell (FG), haswelcomed the high registration ofGPs in the North County for freeunder 6 care. Data released thisweek by the Department ofHealth shows that 79 percent ofGPs in the North County haveregistered for the scheme. “I am delighted that so many GPsin the North County have regis-tered for this scheme. Free under6 GP care which will be hugelybeneficial for children and theirfamilies and is a vital steptowards Universal Health Care,”

Farrell told the County Leader. “Ialso welcome the very high regis-tration of children for thescheme. Over 54,000children have alreadybeen registered for freeGP care which begins onJuly 1st. It is great to seethat parents are regis-tering their children forfree GP care in such highnumbers,” he continued. “In addition to the imple-mentation of free GP care forunder-6s, we are taking another

important step on the road touniversal healthcare. This followsthe recent agreement on free GPcare for over-70s. Thesemeasures will help ensure goodquality primary care for theyoungest and oldest in oursociety.“All children under-6 will benefit

from the new enhancedservice, including age-based preventive checksfocused on health andwellbeing and theprevention of disease.For children diagnosedwith asthma, doctors willcarry out an annualreview of each child

where asthma has been diag-nosed,” he concluded.

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At a recent meeting of the MalahideCommunity Forum, the group explained that asmall fee was required for those who wish totake part in the Malahide Text Alert Scheme. Asmall fee is usually required for schemes suchas this, to keep the project up and running. “The cost of the scheme is €10 per phone

number registered; the registration forms areavailable from Neighbourhood Watch,”explained the community forum. “It wasreported to us that there are approximately 14communities participating in the scheme atpresent and it’s considered to be well worthsigning up for,” they added.Forum members were assured that the dataobtained is only used for the purpose forwhich it was collected and NeighbourhoodWatch do not require any personally identifi-able information.

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Fisherman Dies In Tragic AccidentThe North County has a wonderful seafaring tradition and has some of the finest fishing fleets in thecountry, so the local community here will be saddened to hear about any death at sea, no matter where ithappens. Billy McKinley, a single man in his 50s from Dunfanaghy, Co Donegal, who fell into the oceanfrom his boat and was drowned was described as a man who ‘lived for the sea’. The tragic accidenthappened after he fell overboard six miles from Horn Head recently. The alarm was raised by a friend whowas on board at the time. “Billy lived for the sea and was a very experienced fisherman who had been atsea for more than 30 years,” said a friend of his.


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by the Lions Club. Thisis a charged ticketedevent to raise funds forthe Lions Clubs chari-ties. On the evening ofSaturday, 18th July,there will be mainstreet music on stageat Chapel Lane/MainStreet junction. Theweekend’s festivitieswill culminate onSunday, 19th July withthe Swords 10k roadrace, with almost4,000 participantsinvolved,” the Council

explained.“This year, the “MiniMiler” is also beingintroduced which is arace is aimed at pre-teens and teens. Overthe entire weekend,the following freeevents will run:Exhibition in theChapel of SwordsCastle hosted by WorldWar 1 CommemorationSociety, an “Early BirdFamily Fun” on SwordsMain Street which willinclude street enter-

tainers, face painting,art gallery, mobiletheatre, petting zoo,crazy golf, Swordsgrand prix gocarts anda Swords Archaeofest,puppet shows andhistorical exhibitionsin Swords Castle,”they added. “ACarnival Fun Fair willalso run in SwordsTown Park.” They also added thatthe very successfulFlavours of Fingalevent took place in

Newbridge House inDonabate lastweekend. The eventincluded exhibits forFood, Farm and FamilyFun. New to this year’sevent was a collabora-tion with the FingalVintage Show and anew iKids interactivearea plus a paviliondedicated to cookerydemonstration whichheld the regional finalof the All Ireland CraftButchers Home Cook2015 Competition.

O u t d o o r M o v i e n i g h t s a r e c o m i n g t oDonabate and are set to be a bit hit with thel o c a l p o p u l a t i o n . U s u a l l y t h e s e e v e n t shappen in urban parks and attract largecrowds. However this is changing now andthe Waterside House Hotel in Donabate,hav ing recent ly been taken over by theChoice Hotel Group, is bringing the f irstOutdoor Movie Night to the area. It will beheld on the large sea view terrace over-looking Donabate Beach and Lambay. The concept is the same as the other outdoormovie events, but in this occasion, all visitorscan also avail of the hotel facilities, includinga full bar and BBQ on the night“This is unique to Donabate and Portraneand indeed the larger region of the NorthCounty . A fun and different night’s entertain-ment is guaranteed,” says the event organ-iser. “The location is fabulous and there is nobetter spot than watching your old t imefavourites with this stunning backdrop andbackground sound of the waves crashing in.”The Waterside House Hotel is planning toshow more classics during the summer. Kids’movies include Little Mermaid, Finding Nemoand Wil ly Wonka (the or iginal one). Thea d u l t s c a n b e i n w i t h a t r e a t f o r a v e r ypopular Grease evening, followed by DirtyD a n c i n g i n A u g u s t a n d M a m m a M i a i nSeptember.

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Pictured here is former Republic Of Ireland and Liverpoolstar and ambassador for Myaware charity, Ronnie Whelanwith Marketing Manager of the Pavilions ShoppingCentre, Deirdre King and Centre Director Ian Hunter.Myaware is a charity that supports people with theautoimmune, muscle weakening disease Myasthenia.Ronnie’s daughter was diagnosed with this debilitationdisease. It was only when myasthenia touched his familythat he found out what it was and he is now determinedto raise awareness about the disease and help familiesthroughout Ireland.

Pictured are sixth class pupils of Rush Lusk Educate Together NS, who participated in theschool's sports day last Friday

Pictured are sixth class pupils of Rush Lusk Educate Together NS, who participated in theschool's sports day last Friday

Top Model Launches NewLook SuperValu In SwordsSupervalu at the Pavil ionsShopping Centre, Swords hasjust launched its newlyrevamped store and is nowoffering customers an enhancedshopping experience. The awardwinning store now boasts a stateof the art bakery, stockingspecial ist breads which areinspired from all corners of theglobe. They also pride them-selves in stocking best in seasonfruit and vegetables.The new look store was launchedon Saturday 20th June last byrenowned foodie and top model,Rozanna Purcell, who gave an

inspiring cookery demonstration,which marked the off icialunveiling of the newly revampedSuperValu. Roz dished out hintsand tips to lucky shoppers onhow to make healthy food tastedelicious using the best freshingredients from SuperValu. The team at SuperValu aredelighted to present the stun-ning new-look store, which offerscustomers a completely uniqueand innovating shopping experi-ence. The all new look store hasalso introduced some fantasticwines and craft beers into thetop-of-the-range off licence.

Rozanna Purcell Launches the All New Look SuperValu in Swords Pavilions with acookery demo.

Fingal County CouncilI Mr. Martin Tully intend to apply for OutlinePlanning Permission at Richardstown,Ballyboughill, Co. Dublin.For two storey detached dwelling house withwaste water treatment system and associatedsite works, on a site with the benefit of aSpecial Objective 214 in the FingalDevelopment Plan 2011 to 2017.This planningapplication may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of Fingal CountyCouncil, County Hall, Main St. Swords Co.Dublin during the public opening hours 9-30am15-30pm Monday to Friday and a submission orobservation in relation to the application maybe made to the planning authority in writing onpayment of a fee of €20.00 within the period of5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt byFingal County Council of the application.

Fingal County CouncilWe, Brian & Linda Morrissey, intend to applyfor permission for a development at Corballis,Donabate, Co. Dublin. The development willconsist of demolishing two existing structuresconsisting of a derelict dwelling and a derelictrestaurant and the construction of a two storeydwelling, detached garage and to continue theuse of the existing effluent treatment system &polishing filter to include all associated siteworks. The planning application may beinspected or purchased, at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making a copy, at theoffices of Fingal County Council, PlanningAuthority, Fingal County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, during its publicopening and a submission or observation maybe made to the Planning Authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilVal & Christine Jones intend to make a plan-ning application for Permission at the rear of25 Seabury Park, Malahide, Co. Dublin for asingle storey extension, internal alterationsand all associated site works to previouslyextended dwelling. The Planning Applicationmay be inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the Planning Authorityduring its public opening hours and a submis-sion or observationmay be made to thePlanning Authority inwriting on payment ofthe prescribed feewithin the period of 5weeks beginning onthe date of receipt bythe authority of theapplication.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission issought by Mr JohnCampbell for the erec-tion of two (2) singlestorey pigeon lofts (closed) and associatedground / site works tothe rear of the backgarden at 12 HamptonCove, Balbriggan, Co.Dublin. The PlanningApplication may beinspected or purchasedat a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at theoffices of the PlanningAuthority during itspublic opening hoursand a submission or

observation may be made to the PlanningAuthority in writ ing on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested for a newindoor training facility / 'Futsol' court' to belocated to southeast of existing clubhousealong with al l associated siteworks at :Martello Fields, Bath Road, Balbriggan, Co.Dublin. signed:- The Executive Commitee ofBalbriggan Football ClubThis planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy, at the offices ofFingal County Council, County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Co. Dublin between the hoursof 9.30am – 16.30pm Monday-Friday. A submis-sion or observation in relation to the applica-tion may be made in writing to Fingal CountyCouncil on payment of a fee of €20 within theperiod of five weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt of the application by Fingal CountyCouncil.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested for a newdwellinghouse (revised design & reduced floorarea to that previously permitted underReg.Ref.No.-F09A/0367 ) along with on-sitetreatment system & all associated siteworks. @Drummans, Tobersool, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.Signed :- Martin Caldwell.This planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy, at the offices ofFingal County Council, County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Co. Dublin between the hoursof 9.30am – 16.30pm Monday-Friday. A submis-sion or observation in relation to the applica-tion may be made in writing to Fingal CountyCouncil on payment of a fee of €20 within theperiod of five weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt of the application by Fingal CountyCouncil.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested for newdormer windows at first floor level to frontelevation of existing dwellinghouse & newentrance gates into existing front boundarywall. at:- 43A, St. Patricks Close, Skerries,


Dear Heart of Jesus inthe past I have askedfor many favours, this

time I ask for a veryspecial one(mentionrequest). Take it dear

Heart of Jesus andplace it with your

broken heart whereyour Father sees it.Then in his mercifuleyes it will become

your favour andnot mine. Say for 3

days promisepublication. Never

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DUNNE, Conor (Donabate) - 23rd June 2015,(unexpectedly), cherished son of Louise andthe late Seamus, much loved brother of Orlaand loving boyfriend of Christina. Conor willbe sadly missed by his heartbroken family,aunts, uncles, cousins, extended family and awide circle of friends. Rest in peace

GREEN , Sgt. Patr ick (Pat) - June 25th,2015,(Lusk) (peacefully) at home (late of irishAir Corps. and formerly 2 F.A.R MckeeBarracks, Dublin), deeply regretted by hisloving wife Valerie, son Aaron, daughterErica, mother, sisters, relatives and freinds.Rest in peace

HEWITT (née Fitzgerald) Margaret (Peggie)(Malahide) - June 24th, 2015 (peacefully) inthe loving care of the staff at Cara CareNursing Home, Northwood, Santry, belovedwife of the late Edward, loving mother ofColm and Eamonn and cherished gran to Julie,David and Marc and great gran to Amelia.Sadly missed by her loving family, daighters-in-law Deirde and Pauline, nieces, nephews,relatives and friends. May she rest in peace

HOLT, Eddie (Balcarrig, Donabate) Journalistand retired lecturer, Dublin City University -June 23rd, 2015, following a lengthy battlewith Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), inthe wounderful care of the staff at the MaterPrivate Hospital, beloved husband of Dympnaand loving father of Joe. Sadly missed by hissister Theresa, her husband Michael and theCampbell family, the Cullen family and a widecircle of relatives and friends. May her rest inpeace

McGUIRE, Norah, Skerries, Co. Dublin (late ofClane Co. Kildare, London, Geesala Co. Mayo)23rd June 2015 (suddenly at home). Daughterof the late Bryan and Sarah, sister of the lateSeamus, Mary and Binnie. Sadly missed byher loving family, sisters Rose, Teresa andChristina, sister-in-law Mary, brothers-in-lawJohn and John, nieces, nephews, grandnieces,grandnephews, cousins, relatives and manyfriends. Rest in peace

O’BRIEN, Declan (Lispopple Cross, Swords,Co. Dublin) June 22nd, 2015 (suddenly)Declan, son of the late John, sadly missed byhis loving wife Trudy and his dear childrenKiera, Niamh and Lorcan and belovedgrandson Ciarán, son-in-law Gordon, motherJoan, sister Carmel, brothers-in-law, sisters-in- law, nephews, nieces, relat ives andfriends. May he rest in peace

MORAN , Noel (Rolestown & formerly ofGlencloy Rd. Whitehall) - June 22nd, 2015(peacefully) at home, deeply regretted by hisloving wife Rose, daughters Michelle andLena, sons Noel, Paul and Christopher, theirpartners, grandchildren, great-grandchildren,sister Rita, relatives and friends. Rest inpeace

NUYTTEN, Sam (St. Margaret’s) - June 21st,2015, after a short illness in the loving care ofall at Connolly Hospital, beloved husband ofThérése and dearest father of Marie Thérése,Gaby, Philippe and Nathalie, deeply regrettedby his loving family, daughter-in-law Denise,his adorded grandchildren Benny, Annick andPeter, relatives and friends. Rest in peace

SMITH, Francis, Balbriggan, June 22nd, 2015(former staff of the Coombe Hospital)Peaceful ly at St Francis Hospice. Sadlymissed by neices, nephews, sister-in-law,brother-in-law, extended family, neighboursand friends. Rest in peace

Recent published deathsfrom the North County

Sacred Heart of Jesus,in the past I have askedyou for many favours.

This time I ask for avery special one

(mention it). Take itdear Heart of Jesus

and place it within yourown broken heart,

where your Father seesit. Then in His merciful

eyes it will becomeyour favour and not

mine.Say this prayer for 3

days, promisepublication and favour

will be granted.Never known to fail.

L. O’D.

Miracle Prayer

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There is a star in heavenThat shines so very bright

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Co. Dublin. Signed :- V & ACauldwell.This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices ofFingal County Council, County Hall,Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublinbetween the hours of 9.30am –16.30pm Monday-Friday. A submis-sion or observation in relation tothe application may be made inwriting to Fingal County Council onpayment of a fee of €20 within theperiod of five weeks beginning onthe date of receipt of the applica-tion by Fingal County Council

Fingal County CouncilRetention planning permissionsought by Eric Walsh for a singlestorey extension to the rear at 7New Street, Skerries, Co. Dublin.The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable costof making a copy at the offices ofthe planning authority during itspublic opening hours and submis-sion or observation may be madeto the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee(20Euros) within the period 5weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of thisapplication.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought byDes and Caroline Hurley atBalcarrick, Donabate, Co. Dublinfor revisions to the design ofapproved residential dwelling Reg.Ref. F09A/0666. The proposeddesign revisions will consist of areduction in floor area (to nowprovide for a dwelling of 236 sq.m)which includes alterations to rearand associated elevations with thereconfiguration of internal floorplans to provide for same. Thedevelopment includes all ancillaryand infrastructural site works asgranted under Reg. Ref.F09A/0666. This is a revisionsapplication only to extant planningpermission Reg. Ref.F09A/0666.The planning applica-tion may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public openinghours and a submission or obser-vation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee (€20) within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by the authority ofthis application.

Fingal County CouncilI, Aidan McAvinue intend to applyfor Planning Permission for devel-opment at Flemington, Balbriggan,Co. Dublin.The development will consist of adormer bungalow dwelling withwaste water treatment system andall associated site works. The planning application may beinspected, or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable costof making a copy, at the offices ofthe planning authority during thepublic opening hours of 9:30 –16:30 Monday – Friday at: FingalCounty Council, Fingal County Hall,Main Street, Swords, Fingal, Co.Dublin. A submission or observa-tion in relation to the applicationmay be made to the authority inwriting on payment of a fee€20.00, within the period of 5weeks, beginning on the date of

receipt by Fingal County Council ofthe application, and such submis-sions or observations will beconsidered by the planningauthority in making a decision onthe application. The PlanningAuthority may grant permissionsubject to or without conditions, ormay refuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilTony & Yvonne Murray seek reten-tion planning permission for theretention of rear south west facingwindow to ground floor util ityroom to existing dwelling grantedunder previous planning refer-ences F13A/0194 & F13A/0417 atGleniffe, Coast Road, Portmarnock,Co. Dublin. The PlanningApplication may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the PlanningAuthority during its public openinghours and a submission or obser-vation may be made to thePlanning Authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilI Scott Davis intend to apply forPlanning Permission for a develop-ment at No. 2 Woodford Cottages,Carrickhill Road Lwr., Portmarnock,Co. Dublin. The development willconsist of the sub-division ofexisting site (Circa 1,732sqm),retaining existing single storeydwelling and demolition of existingsingle-storey shed, the provision of1 No. new detached two-storeymono-pitch (with 3 no. rooflights)and two/single-storey flat roof 4bedroom dwelling (circa 156sqm),new single storey detached mono-pitch garage (circa 40sqm), newboundary walls incorporatingvehicular and pedestrian access tonew site (circa 1,172sqm) and allassociated landscaping and siteworks.The Planning Application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of thePlanning Authority during itspublic opening hours and asubmission or observation may bemade to the Planning Authority inwriting on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of theapplication

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought byLesley Donnelly for the construc-tion of 1 no. dormer 3 bed dwelling(to be located to the rear ofexisting dwelling), amendments toexisting vehicular entrance toprovide for a shared entrance,landscaping and all associated sitedevelopment and engineeringworks necessary to facilitate thedevelopment all on a site at 1,Feltrim Road, Streamstown,Malahide, Co. Dublin. The planningapplication may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public openinghours and a submission or obser-vation may be made to the plan-ning authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee (20Euro) within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt bythe authority of this application.

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