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INSIDE Volume 7 Issue 3 24th March 2005

Ballymun Concrete News 66 Joseph Plunkett Tower

Ballymun Dublin 11

Telephone 8425174 087 6724107

Email ballymunconcretenews

oceanfreenet Web

wwwirishunsignedcombcn

Ballymun Concrete News 66 Joseph Plunkett Tower Ballymun D11 8425174 087 6724107 ballymunconcretenewsoceanfreenet

Suicide prevention page 7

Page 2

Page 7

PPaaggee 77

Ballymun Town Centre Tel 8421647 Fax 8422952

Volume 7 Issue 3 - 24th March 2005

See inside Dublin City Council Ballymun Four page special 3456

OrsquoDearsquos over 30 years serving the Ballymun community

Special Offers see page 2

DCC

Carbonirsquos Unit 8 Ballymun Town Shopping Centre Tel 01-8425288

bull Freshly cooked sit in meals bull Freshly made sandwiches

and Specially grounded coffee to go

bull Home made cakes OPEN MONDAY TO SATURDAY 8AM TO 6PM

Ending Poverty special report page 2

Womenrsquos European Job Website on Line page 7

Joseph Orsquo Dearsquos meets Ballymunrsquos Needs

A massive crack explosion knocked a mighty 15 storey tower block in Ballymun crashing to the ground on Sunday March 13th as thousands of Ballymun resshyidents looked on from their flats and hundreds of visishytors picked their spot view to witness a dramatic period of Ballymun history

At 1003am Ballymunrsquos famous skyline was changed forever as the destruction of Sean McDermott Tower became the latest in a series of demshyolitions carried out in the

massive euro 25 billion regenshyeration of the area

More than 60 kilogrammes of high-powered explosives cleanly turned the massive housing block into over 8500 tonnes of rubble leaving a massive dust cloud rising safely into the atmosphere

Local Gardai and security personnel very successfulshyly controlled a very tight security 100metre security zone around the implosion area

A ten second countdown began as the crack exploshysives demolition team from Tinnelly and Sons Ltd fired the detonators which safely knocked the legendary tower block to the ground in seconds

Minister for Housing and Urban Renewal Noel Ahern TD who launched the event said the day marked an historic moment in Ballymunrsquos history

ldquoWhen the dust settles the skyline will have changed forever and another stage in

the regeneration of Ballymun will have comshymencedrdquo he stated

ldquoThe sound of it was masshysive all the car alarms everywhere were going off especially to see the historic explosion It was deadly everyone was looking forshyward to it all weekrdquo said Clinton Murray (16) Silloge Road

With the towers fast becomshying a distant memory in the aftermath of the massive implosion Mary O Connor from Silloge Gardens said

ldquoThey were good places to live this is a good place

ldquoMe and my family saw them going up in the late lsquo60s so like everyone else wersquoll be there tomorrow looking to get a piece of it a memento of what Ballymun used to berdquo

When the debris is crushed and reused in the re-buildshying of Ballymun a new hotel will fill the space where Sean McDermott tower block stood

Blasted AwayTower Block

Sean McDermottTower given explosive send-off

Ballymun Exclusive report By Seamus Kelly and Fiachra Orsquo Cionnaith

Photos by Eamonn Elliott and Seamus KellyFLATTENED Crack Demolition Team

From this

Spectators on the ground and flats abovewatch as the tower is demolished

Computerised image of new hotel to be located at implosion site

To this

2 Volume 7 Issue 3 BBaallllyymmuunn CCoonnccrreettee NNeewwss bull 24th March 2005


SPECIAL OFFERS

Announces the launch of The Youth

Support Grant 2005 The Youth Support Grant is available to Youth Groups Schools Community Groups and any other groups or organisations working with young people from Ballymun

Grants will be awarded to groups wishing to carry out prevention and education activities for Ballymun young people aimed at diverting young people away from anti-community activity such as drug misuse crime violence etc The purpose of the activity must be to involve young people in positive healthy and rewarding pro-grammes

physical activity sport education training for young people recreation transport costs arts eg drama video

music dance art purchase of equipment

specific to running the youth activity

purchase of food specific to the youth activity

COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS TO BE RETURNED TO BALLYMUN LOCAL DRUGS TASK FORCE BY 5PM ON FRIDAY 22ND APRIL 2005

LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

Last year awards ranged from euro 250 to euro 2000 The total amount available for this fund is euro 35000

For an application form contact Ballymun Local Drugs Task Force at AXIS or telephone 01

8832142 For advice on completing your application form you can contact Prevention and Education Sub-comshymittee members Larry Dooley DCC on 2225718 Mairin

OrsquoCuireaacuten BRYR on 8625237 or BLDTF on 8832142

The Prevention and Education Subshy

committee of Ballymun Local Drugs Task Force

What can the grant be used for - The grant can be used to work with young people

aged 5 years and upwards - The grant can be used for activities or programmes

involving any of the following

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Ending Poverty is Everyonersquos Business Special report and photos by Seamus Kelly

Ending poverty in Dublin using a multi-agency approach is part of a major Social Inclusion report titled lsquoEveryonersquos Businessrsquo which includes Dublinrsquos North West area was recently launched by An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in Dublinrsquos Civic Centre this month Among the participants in Dublin City Council Civic Offices was the Ballymun RAPID Programme team and co-ordinator Bernie Roe with other Ballymun and multi agency representation from all over the city

Everyonersquos Business compiled by the City Development Board indishycates there is areas in Dublin City suffering from serious disadvantage and strongly urge state agencies to work together and finally end povershyty in Dublin City

In the Dublin North West area which includes Ballymun the target groups are Disadvantaged children and Youth Newborn -18-year old age group including early school leaving

An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern speaking

Bernie Roe RAPID Ballymun at the event with Ballymun Concrete News in background

New Service from O Deas Special Offers Each Month

Check out our Special Offer Section in shop


Tantina Orsquo Brien (6) Supulu Ubah (5) pictured at the event with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern Councillor Sean Kenny Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan (Lab) and City Manager John Fitzgerald

exclusively to the Ballymun Concrete News said ldquoI think the whole launch of this report that the Lord Mayor and I have participated in today is to get whole communities all over Dublin working and coopershyating together working in partnershyshiprdquo stated Mr Ahern

Asking the Taoiseach if funding comshying to Ballymun will really benefit the people the funds are aimed at Mr Ahern replied

ldquoTherersquos huge resources going in and I think what the City Councillor Sean Kenny and his committee Lord Mayor and Central Government what wersquore identifying is there are certain agencies certain areas of the city that are marginalized we still have difficulties in and it is in these

times for us to focus in in a frameshywork where we can deal with it The whole idea is that everybody works togetherrdquo concluded Mr Ahern

The Social Exclusion Report which covers five areas Dublin North West Central North Central South Central and South East commits itself to focus attention and actions and resources towards achieving through multi-agency interventions improved service delivery to the target groups

A statement of commitment on Social Inclusion measures to the target groups is given by Dublin City Council City of Dublin VEC Rathmines Information Centre FAS Department of Social and Family Affairs Garda Siochana CDYSB Community Forum

BBaallllyymmuunn CCoonnccrreettee NNeewwss bull 24th March 2005 Volume 7 Issue 3 3

Dublin City Council News and Information

The Ballymun Area Office is situated in the Ballymun Civic Centre Main Street Ballymun Dublin 9 Telephone 222 5610

The Motor Taxation Office is situated Opening hours are as follows on the Ground Floor Ballymun Civic

Monday ndash Friday 930 am ndash 330 pmCentre Main Street Ballymun (Telephone 222 8253) Motor tax may also be renewed

online This service may be availedThe office deals with both driving

of by logging on to the Motor Taxlicence and motor tax applications

OnLine website at wwwmotortaxie

Graffiti Removal at Shangan Facility Dublin City Council and Ballymun completed in the Shangan Area and Regeneration Limited are undertak- is starting in Coultry shortly ing a programme of environmental enhancements in the Ballymun Area

Graffiti removal has already been

We want to keep these areas graffiti free but we need your co-operation Contact Dublin City Council at 01-222 5600 if you see anybody writing graffiti

Paul Clegg

Assistant Area Manager

I have recently been appointed as Assistant Area Manager for the BallymunWhitehall Area to replace John Timon John is staying on in Ballymun and is now working with BRL

I am looking forward to working with the people of the area and from my experishyence much can be achieved through a combination of local knowledge and techshynical expertise




Ballymun Library

Ballymun Library is situated on Ballymun Road just north of the junction between Glasnevin Avenue and Ballymun Road opposite Stormanstown House Itrsquos open six days a week 1000am-800pm Monday to Thursday and 1000am ndash 500pm on Friday and Saturday

The library is a bright modern buildshying with floor to ceiling windows running along its front and back Itrsquos interior is exceptionally spacious and is divided into two areas an adult library and a childrenrsquos library The exterior of the building is surshy

rounded by grass re-enforcing the sense of space and light There are parking spaces directly in front of the library

The book stock in all subject areas is extensive The fiction collection ranges from classic nineteenth censhytury novels to the latest bestsellers If you want a copy of a book which is not in stock in Ballymun library itrsquos probably somewhere in one of Dublin City Libraries twenty other branch libraries or in its mobile library service When you join Ballymun library you are joining a

citywide network of branches so that you are a member of all Dublin City Public Libraries branch libraries

The online catalogues in each library will show you not only the books etc held locally but also whether a book is currently out on loan If the book you want is available in anothshyer library you can borrow it there or alternatively you can reserve it for a charge of 50c and have it sent to Ballymun and borrow it from there

In addition to books Ballymunrsquos lending stock also includes a Video and DVD collection books on audioshytape and CD and Language Learning courses comprising books and CDs or audiotapes We also lend back issues of our magazine collection We have an extensive refshyerence collection books that canrsquot be borrowed but are always availshyable to consult for information on various subjects

As well as our lending and reference stock we have two language booths and four PCs dedicated to Internet access You can book a 50-minute slot daily if you wish and explore the World Wide Web free of charge

Events in Ballymun Library for March 2005 REGULAR EVENTS

CHILDREN

Mondays Junior Chess Club 400pm-50pm

Tuesdays Toddlersrsquo Paytime 1100am-1200pm

Junior Book Club 400pm-500pm

Thursdays Storytime 1100am-1130am

Saturdays Childrenrsquos Art Class 200pm-330pm

ADULTS

Mondays Ballymun Library U3A Group University of the Third Age An informal learning circle for older people

Meets on alternate Mondays 200pm-400pm

DATES FOR APRIL 4TH AND 18TH APRIL

Ballymun Library Reading Group

Meets first Tuesday of the month 300pm-500pm

DATE FOR APRIL 5TH APRIL

Copy of the monthrsquos book available in library

Discussing Catch 22 by Joseph Heller on 5th April

Ballymun Library Table Quiz

One Monday afternoons a month 200pm-400pm


Ballymun Writersrsquo Group

Meets Mondays 1030am-1230pm

ICA Ballymun Guild Craft Group

Meets Tuesdays 200pm-400pm

Ballymun Ladies Club Painting Group

Meets Wednesdays 1030amshy1230pm

APRIL EVENTS

Children and Adults

Ceol agus Dramaiocht

Music and Drama

Performance by students from Scoil tSeachtar Laoch

Wednesday13th April 630pmshy800pm

ADULTS

Classical Music Evenings

Recordings and Commentary with Kevin Scully

Wednesdays 6th and 20th April 630pm-800pm

Digital Photography Workshops


Booking Essential

With the exception of printing from the Internet photocopying and reserving items of stock all the libraryrsquos services are free of charge

Each month there is a different exhishybition on view and there are also regular programmes of lectures and workshops

A number of groups meet regularly in our lecture room

For children there is a weekly Chess Club Book Club and Art Class and for younger children a Toddlersrsquo Playtime and a Storytime

For adults therersquos a Writersrsquo Group

EXHIBITIONS

Adult Library

Dublin Through the Ages

International Impac Dublin Literary Award Shortlist (Book Display)

Junior Library

Pleasure of Reading

Exhibition by students of Scoil Ciaraacutein Special Needs School for World Book Day (332005)

INFORMATION SERVICES

Citizensrsquo Information Centre (CIC) Thursays and Fridays 1030amshy1230pm

that meets weekly a Reading Group that meets the first Tuesday of every month a U3A (University of the Third Age an informal learning circle for older people) Group that meets every second Monday and a monthly Table Quiz

In addition to these groups there is also in the lecture room a Citizensrsquo Information Centre four times a week a Free Legal Aid Centre twice a week and a Financial Services Centre twice a month The solicitor from Ballymun Community Law Centre holds a drop-in clinic once a month

Tuesdays and Thursday 700pm-800pm

Free Legal Aid Centre (FLAC) Tuesdays and Thursdays 700pm-800pm

Financial Information Services Centre (FISC) 1st and 3rd Tuesday 700pm-800pm (March dates 1st and 15th March)

Ballymun Community Law Centre Outreach Clinic Second Tuesday of the month 1000am-1200pm (March date 8th March)




Dublin City Council Shared Ownership Scheme Did you know that Dublin City Council has a housing scheme which is designed to make it posshysible for people on low to middle incomes who may not otherwise qualify for a mortgage to buy a home of their choice

This is called the Shared Ownership Scheme and herersquos how it works

How do I qualify

You must be in permanent employshyment for at least one year before applying for the Shared Ownership Scheme

Who can apply

(a) Tenants and Tenant Purchasers of local authority dwellings who intend to return their dwelling to the authority

(b) Persons included by a local authorishyty in its latest assessment of housshying needs (housing list) or accepted for inclusion in the next such assessment

(c) Tenants of one year standing in

The property must be located within the administrative area of Dublin City Council

What price range of property can I look at

At present Dublin City Council opershyates on a maximum loan of euro230000 for a property Depending on your financial circumstances you can choose a property up to that price level or subject to verification savings of up to euro38000 may be added to the purchase price However the maximum purchase price for a property is euro250000

Will I need a deposit

Yes you will need to have a minishymum deposit of euro1300 This will be paid to Dublin City Council when you select a dwelling and will go towards paying for your share of the dwelling You should not pay any deposits to the builder estate agent or person selling the property

How does it work accommodation provided by approved housing bodies under the Rental Subsidy Scheme

(d) Persons not in any of the above categories but considered by Dublin City Council to be in need of housing and subject to the followshying income eligibility formula

For a single income household the income in the preceding tax year must not exceed 36800 (An applicant must have worked in permanent employment for at least one year prior to applicashytion)

In the case of a two-income household two and a half times the principle income plus once the subsidiary income in the preshyceding tax year must be less than 92000

One applicant must have worked in permanent employment for at least one year prior to application the other applicant must have worked in permanent employment for at least three months)

What kind of property can I buy

Under the Shared Ownership Scheme you can choose a new or existing property The selection of the dwelling is your choice but the Dublin City Council must be satisshyfied that it is reasonably priced of a suitable size and standard and free from any structural defects New houses must comply with the Department of the Environment guidelines

Under the Shared Ownership Scheme Dublin City Council will (subject to its conditions being met) purchase the house chosen by the applicant The applicant must then acquire a minimum share of 40 of the cost of the house The remaining share will be rented by the applicant from Dublin City Council

Do I rent Dublin City Councilrsquos share forever

No the maximum period you may rent for is 30 years at which stage you must buy Dublin City Councilrsquos share of the property Alternatively it is possible to purchase Dublin City Councilrsquos share of the property in lump sums within the loan period The minimum acceptable lump sum is euro1000

How much will it cost me to buy Dublin City Councilrsquos share

The value of Dublin City Councilrsquos share of the property is adjusted each year Purchases of additional shares may be granted by raising a further share of the mortgage loan or by cash payment

What about legal costs and stamp duty

There is no stamp duty payable on properties bought under the Shared Ownership Scheme However Dublin City Council will charge you euro2400 to cover legal fees outgoshyings and administration costs involved in buying the property This

sum may be added to the mortshygagerental Therefore it does not involve an up-front payment

Do I need a solicitor

You will be required to engage a prishyvate solicitor for the purpose of signing a Family Home Declaration form As all other legal work involved in buying the property will be done by Dublin City Councilrsquos Legal Department there is no need for you to get a solicitor for this However we would advise that that you should obtain some independshyent legal advice about the scheme Likewise we would advise you to have the property independently inspected by your own qualified architectsurveyor

Who is responsible for repairs after purchase

YOU are responsible for all repairs maintenance and service charges if any after purchase

Can I claim tax relief

Yes Tax relief is granted by the Tax Office but implemented by the local authority

Is there any relief on the rental

If the gross income of your houseshyhold for the previous tax year was less than 25500 you will be entitled to an income related subsidy toward the rent which would reduce your repayments

Can I transfer to a full mortgage

Yes you may transfer to a full mortshygage after 3 years subject to our lending criteria and the property being registered in the Land Registry office However if you want to re-mortgage with another lending agency you will be subject to their lending criteria and the property must be registered in the Land Registry Office

Can I sell the house

Yes you will have the same rights to dispose of your property as any other private homeowner

Lending terms and conditions apply

This is a brief summary of the Shared Ownership Scheme If you want to find out if you are eligible for the scheme and more about how it works contact

Ballymun Area Office Ballymun Civic Centre Main Street Ballymun Dublin 9 Tel 222 5610 Web site wwwdublincityie Loans Sales and Grants Section Dublin City Council Upper Ground Floor Block 2 Civic Offices Wood Quay Dublin 8 Tel 222 2197 222 2644 Email loansgrantsdublincityie




Dublin is going greener special embedded electronic chip which records each collection for each address Each bin should be registered without delay Otherwise your waste collection service will be interrupted

Please note that those who qualify for a waiver must also register their bins

How Do I register my bin

Please ring 1850 946 482 (900 am - 500 pm Monday - Friday)

An operator will talk you through the registration process Please quote the 7 digit serial number displayed on the pink label that may be affixed to your bin

Payment for wheeled bins service How do I pay

A quarterly bill will be issued which will consist of

a standing charge (similar to those charged by ESB and telephone companies)

a charge based on the number of times your bin is collected

Wheeled Bins

Bin Type Standing Charge Charge per Collection

Standard Bin (240 litres) euro8000 per year euro500

Small Bin (140 litres) euro6500 per year euro300

How much will I have to pay

This depends on you and the number of times that you present your wheeled bin for collection

Bin Type Every Week Every Second Week Every Third Week

Standard Bin euro34000 euro21000 euro16700

Small Bin euro22100 euro14300 euro11700

The collection charges for the last quarshyter will appear in bills in January 2006

You will receive your first bill in April 2005

An information brochure outlining all the new waste charges is available from

Ballymun Area office Ballymun Civic Centre Main Street Ballymun Tel 222 5610

Waste Collection is changing in your area to benefit the environment

From 1st January 2005 Dublin City Council introduced a new pay by usevolume system for household waste collection services This sysshytem is designed to benefit the envishyronment by encouraging households to reduce reuse and recycle their waste materials and present their bins or bags for collection only when theyre full

Its quite simple the less you throw away the less you will pay You can reduce your bill by recycling more of your household waste Remember Dublin City councils waste charges are still among the lowest in the country We also operate a waiver scheme

How can I go greener

Its easy to get into the habit of going greener You can reduce waste by

Putting your cans newspapers light cardboard magazines junk

mail or milk or juice cartons in your Green bin or Green bag

Using a compost bin available from Dublin City Council at 222 2222

Using your local Bring Centre

Taking your glass waste to your nearest Glass Bank

Bring your bulky household waste to a Recycling Centre

Local Recycling facilites are located at

Dublin City Council Depot Collins Avenue (opposite DCU)

Poppintree Community Centre

Whitehall Colmcille GAA Club

Omni Shopping Centre

for other suggestions on dealing with waste log on to wwwdublinshywasteie

Payment for wastebin service

Wheeled Bins

Wheeled bins have to be registered before 1st January 2005 to ensure collection All wheeled bins have a

Safer Ballymun sets sights on anti-social behaviour

Safer Ballymun is a collaborative working group involving Dublin City Council Ballymun Regeneration Limited the Gardai and the local community

ldquoWe are working to take practical steps to reduce crime and antishysocial behaviour in Ballymunrdquo says Superintendent Karl Hellar ldquoEveryone interested in tackling antishysocial behaviour in Ballymun is welshycome to get involved Itrsquos an examshyple of ldquoniacute neart go cur le cheilerdquo ndash working together we can achieve more in ending anti-social behaviour than the Gardaiacute or any one of us could do on our ownrdquo

Safer Ballymun has already held a number of meetings aimed at reducshying crime and disorder as well as

reducing alcohol and drug abuse in the area and its members are also very concerned with improving estate management

Residents and especially young peoshyple are involved and are being conshysulted as part of the Safer Ballymun process to ensure that the new Ballymun is a safe pleasant place to live work and visit

Ciaran Murray Managing Director of Ballymun Regeneration Ltd says Ballymun is a changing place with new initiatives constantly being testshyed and the best ones adopted ldquoSafer Ballymun is one of these sucshycessful new initiatives that promotes community involvement and we are very supportive of itrdquo


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SERVING THE PEOPLE OF BALLYMUN FOR OVER 30 YEARS

Centre Manager Martin F Griffin

We would like to wish all our customers a Happy Easter

For the best value around in Easter Eggs Cuddly Toys Chocolates Flowers and Greeting Cards ndash you need look no further than your local Town Centre

The website was officially launched by Anne Keating of the Ballymun Womenrsquos Resource Centre The actushyal web page was switched on by Ballymun Job Centre Guidance and Employer Support Officer Jill Colquhoun and West German Project Co-ordinator Margit Althoff The launch was also attended by a numshyber of European partners

Anne Keating of the BWRC said there are many benefits to women using this valuable information tool ldquoThe website will give women more access to career and counselling information on the website This information can be then printed out or put on disk so they have a record of the informationrdquo she said

The website is a must for those women who may have difficulty choosing a profession as the website provides career counselling and advice through their chat rooms with professional advisors According to the Womenrsquos Careers Counselling (WCC) The WCC is a platform for women intending to

return to their jobs or who reorientate themselves job wise and need supshyport or help others doing this

This platform was created as part of an experimental pan-European projshyect within the framework of the European Unions Leonardo da Vinci programme of the Directorate-General for Education and Culture It is being developed and managed by a total of 12 partner organisations covshy

ering the areas of professional trainshying womens networks and online services in eight countries

Country-specific communities exist in France Ireland Sweden and AustriaGermanyUsing this platform is possible at any time and it is completely free The website for women who wish to find out more information is wwwwomens-careersinfo

Acorn a group of mental health sufshyfers based in Balbutcher Lane hosted the special workshop in Poppintree church which included speakers Fr Peter Mc Verry SJ and Clinical psyshychologist Tony Bates

The workshops took the form of peoshyple sharing their own personal views on dealing with suicide and methods of prevention Some brave people in the groups shared their personal experience of attempting to take their own lives This helped to give some insight into the feelings of what a person feels and thinks when attempting to take their own lives

The groups reported back their findshyings to the main group a list of posshysibilities as to how this major issue

can be addressed These results will be published in a newsletter and disshytributed to the people who attended the meeting

For anyone who wishes to contribute

Acorn holds meetings every Thursday evenings at 4 H Balbutcher Lane For further information contact Chairperson Brendan Core at Tel 8625345

Please Note Library Closed Good Friday 25th March

Reopen Wed 30th March 05

Ballymun Public LibraryPublic Notice See regular events on page 4

Ballymun and European Career Website

Report and photo by Seamus Kelly

wwwwomens-careersinfo On Line now

Jill Colquhoun (left) and Margit Althoff logging on to wwwwomen-careersinfo at the Ballymun Job Centre

A Ballymun Job Centre and cross European website to help women in Ballymun and other Europeans identify a career was launched recently in Ballymun

Report and photos by Seamus Kelly

Suicide Prevention Group Meet in Ballymun

St Josephs Church Poppintree was the setting for a workshop on the prevention of suicide this month with over seventy people attending to discuss finding ways of preventing people taking their own lives

Clinical psychologist Tony Bates (l) Brendan CoreAcorn (c) and Sean Noonan co-ordinator Acorn (r)

The accommodation is being providshyed by the Housing Association for Integrated Living Limited (HAIL) in co-operation with Dublin City Council and is for the provision of family type accommodation

This project which is in Phase 1B and 2B of the Ballymun Regeneration Scheme consists of a mixture of houses and apartments - 2 and 3 bed units mainly and a Day Centre which will include a kitchen dining area

sitting room games room office staff room plus toilets This facility will house the LINX project - a drop in centre for vulnerable people many of whom will be housed by HAIL

The scheme is completed and 37 of the 39 units are tenanted at present while the remaining 2 units will be occupied very shortly

The Capital Loan and Subsidy Scheme was introduced in 1991 to

encourage voluntary housing bodies (such as the Housing Association for Integrated Living Limited (HAIL) to provide family type accommodation particularly to meet the needs of low-income families

Under the Capital Loan and Subsidy Scheme loan charges and repayshyments incurred in providing dwellings are recouped via the Department of the Environment and Local Government

A total of euro 527908 supplementary funding for a mixture houses apartments and Day Centre project at Coultry Road Ballymun was approved recently by Minister Noel AhernTD

Over euro half million for Coultry Housing Scheme announced

ndash


House of Fun Review and photo by Seamus Kelly

A laugh a minute describes the funniest comedy event to hit the Ballymun axis theatre to a packed house last month Titled lsquoHouse of Funrsquo local and celebrity comedians had

lines halfway through his act it seemed to blend in with his routine After some promptshying he got into his stride doing a fantastic routine on Christy Dignam of Aslan

Ballymun comedians Dean Scurry Gary Orsquo Brien Eric LalorWillie White with Dave MacSavage (at back) in axis

the audience in tears of laughter with their own blend of comedy including some strong over 18 material

The evening was kick stared by local comedian and comshypare Dean Scurry whorsquos type of wit was honest straight to the bone no holding back wisecracks about private parts of the anatomy sex and general material and had the audience captivated

Next up was another local 18 year old Gary Orsquo Brien whorsquos comedy routine was unusual for a young man who radiatshyed years of experience although like Dean had just completed a workshop on comedy with Des Bishop

While local comedian Eric Lalor genuinely forgot his

Direct from Navan comedian Tommy Nicholson stole the show by connecting with the audience using a Navan style of comedy although was quite mad went down a bomb

Local comedian Willie White really delivered to the audience with his excellent punch lines and confidence

Star guest of the evening was celebrity comedian Dave MacSavage To be honest he was so billed up I was expecting much better but a very disappointing performshyance

The Ballymun comedians received some coaching in various workshops with Des Bishop and it paid off You catch them again live in axis 10th April Book Early

Ballymun Concrete News March Exclusive

National Memory Grove Ballymun to remember the 7 signatories in National Memory Grove The seven towers of McDonagh and Ceannt propose a new vision for Ballymun were named For 40 years Ballymun Ireland by creating their after the seven signato- has held the memory of text in collaboration with ries of the 1916 the seven signatories in the artist for a plaque to Proclamation to com- the names of these tow- accompany their oak memorate the 50th ers To create a new tree anniversary of the home for their memory This text will state their Rising artist Jochen Gerz is reason for subscribing to

Artist Jochen Gerz with Pat Cooke Director at Kilmainham Gaol

Pat Cooke Director of inviting people to sub- the National Memory Kilmainham Gaol and scribe to a National Grove and why they the Pearse Museum said Memory Grove admire recall know or ldquoIn 1966 the seven tow- identify with the signatoshyers of Ballymun were This new oak woodland ries of the Proclamation invested with a powerful in memory of the seven of Independence This symbolic resonance signatories will be a unique invitation to con-when each was named unique place for present tribute to a project of after a Signatory of the and future generations to national significance is 1916 Proclamation reflect on the past and to limited to 400 people They crystallised forge a new future and will create an inspirshyIrelandrsquos embrace of ing place for private and modernity and The National Memory public contemporary progressrdquo Grove will provide peo- memory Pearse and McDermott ple from across the gen- To subscribe contact towers have already erations in Ireland today telephone 01 8832110 been demolished and with the opportunity to or email nationalmemoshywill soon by followed by claim their history and to rygrovehotmailcom



SPECIAL OFFERS

Announces the launch of The Youth

Support Grant 2005 The Youth Support Grant is available to Youth Groups Schools Community Groups and any other groups or organisations working with young people from Ballymun

Grants will be awarded to groups wishing to carry out prevention and education activities for Ballymun young people aimed at diverting young people away from anti-community activity such as drug misuse crime violence etc The purpose of the activity must be to involve young people in positive healthy and rewarding pro-grammes

physical activity sport education training for young people recreation transport costs arts eg drama video

music dance art purchase of equipment

specific to running the youth activity

purchase of food specific to the youth activity

COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS TO BE RETURNED TO BALLYMUN LOCAL DRUGS TASK FORCE BY 5PM ON FRIDAY 22ND APRIL 2005

LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

Last year awards ranged from euro 250 to euro 2000 The total amount available for this fund is euro 35000

For an application form contact Ballymun Local Drugs Task Force at AXIS or telephone 01

8832142 For advice on completing your application form you can contact Prevention and Education Sub-comshymittee members Larry Dooley DCC on 2225718 Mairin

OrsquoCuireaacuten BRYR on 8625237 or BLDTF on 8832142

The Prevention and Education Subshy

committee of Ballymun Local Drugs Task Force

What can the grant be used for - The grant can be used to work with young people

aged 5 years and upwards - The grant can be used for activities or programmes

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Ending Poverty is Everyonersquos Business Special report and photos by Seamus Kelly

Ending poverty in Dublin using a multi-agency approach is part of a major Social Inclusion report titled lsquoEveryonersquos Businessrsquo which includes Dublinrsquos North West area was recently launched by An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in Dublinrsquos Civic Centre this month Among the participants in Dublin City Council Civic Offices was the Ballymun RAPID Programme team and co-ordinator Bernie Roe with other Ballymun and multi agency representation from all over the city

Everyonersquos Business compiled by the City Development Board indishycates there is areas in Dublin City suffering from serious disadvantage and strongly urge state agencies to work together and finally end povershyty in Dublin City

In the Dublin North West area which includes Ballymun the target groups are Disadvantaged children and Youth Newborn -18-year old age group including early school leaving

An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern speaking

Bernie Roe RAPID Ballymun at the event with Ballymun Concrete News in background

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Tantina Orsquo Brien (6) Supulu Ubah (5) pictured at the event with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern Councillor Sean Kenny Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan (Lab) and City Manager John Fitzgerald

exclusively to the Ballymun Concrete News said ldquoI think the whole launch of this report that the Lord Mayor and I have participated in today is to get whole communities all over Dublin working and coopershyating together working in partnershyshiprdquo stated Mr Ahern

Asking the Taoiseach if funding comshying to Ballymun will really benefit the people the funds are aimed at Mr Ahern replied

ldquoTherersquos huge resources going in and I think what the City Councillor Sean Kenny and his committee Lord Mayor and Central Government what wersquore identifying is there are certain agencies certain areas of the city that are marginalized we still have difficulties in and it is in these

times for us to focus in in a frameshywork where we can deal with it The whole idea is that everybody works togetherrdquo concluded Mr Ahern

The Social Exclusion Report which covers five areas Dublin North West Central North Central South Central and South East commits itself to focus attention and actions and resources towards achieving through multi-agency interventions improved service delivery to the target groups

A statement of commitment on Social Inclusion measures to the target groups is given by Dublin City Council City of Dublin VEC Rathmines Information Centre FAS Department of Social and Family Affairs Garda Siochana CDYSB Community Forum












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