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A registered newspaper at the G.P.O. We deliver We Deliver The ONLY Local Newspaper with the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Certification Your Quality Local Newspaper The Biggest Circulation Of ANY North County Newspaper 11th September 2012 • Volume 19, Issue 27 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. • Tel: 8•400•200 • [email protected] FRESH FRUIT, VEGETABLES AND POTATOES AT KEENEST PRICES UNIT 3, MILLFIELD SHOPPING CENTRE Tel: 01 690 4467 Fax: 01 6904410 The great news from the Paralympic Games in London just keeps coming for Swords cyclist, Catherine Walsh and her pilot, Fran Meehan. The duo took bronze in the Women’s Individual Time Trial B at Brands Hatch. This is the second medal this duo has won at the Games. Last Sunday week, Catherine and Fran secured a silver medal in the para-cycling individual B pursuit final at the Velodrome. They clocked a time of 35:29.56 to secure their place on the podium. The Netherlands pairing of Kathrin Goeken and Kim Van Dijk took gold in 35:02.73 with the New Zealand tandem featuring Phillipa Gray and Laura Thompson taking silver with a time of 35:07.68. Despite being World Bronze Medallists in this event, the pair were not treating it as a priority event, and were not confident that the course would suit them. However, after their rest day they were able to put in a massive effort to come away with a Bronze medal. Fran Meehan commented, “We have a really strong team, and I think that’s what has moved us on, we support each other, share our advice, and it means we all improve.” President Michael D Higgins congratulated the Paralympians, when he said, “I want to sincerely congratulate our Team Ireland on their outstanding performance at the London Paralympic Games. This team has won 16 medals, eight gold, three silver, and five bronze; what a remarkable achievement.” “Our Paralympian athletes are inspirational role models for us all. Their courage, commitment and sporting prowess will live long in the hearts and minds of the Irish people. I look forward to meeting them in Áras an Úachtaráin in the near future and to congratulating them in person.” President Higgins also confirmed that he will host a reception for our Olympic athletes in Áras an Uachtaráin on Friday, 21st September. Pictured above Swords lady, Catherine Walsh proudly celebrates her bronze medal with her son Conor Roode, after finishing third in the women's individual B time trial at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. It Just Keeps Getting Better For Catherine With the late surge in fine weather recently after an awful summer, playgrounds across the North County were full of families making the most of the Indian summer. In an effort to main- tain this family centred focus of our parks, the County Council has decided to adopt a smoke free policy in all of our local authority controlled playgrounds. However, the anti- smoking signage has been displayed in only four playgrounds so far, namely Ardgillan Castle, Newbridge Demesne, Malahide Castle and Millennium Park in Dublin 15. The primary aim of the initiative is to discourage people from smoking in a children’s environment, to reduce cigarette litter, e.g butts and cigarette packages thrown on the ground in our parks. The Public Consultation Report revealed that “research was conducted in August 2010, prior to the initiative, to determine levels of second hand smoke in the playground. It also assessed the amount of litter from cigarettes and to gather information from playground users on their smoking behaviour, attitudes to smoke free policies and in particular banning smoking in the playground. This survey of 105 people showed strong support (87 per cent of respondents) for reducing second hand smoke in the playground. The highest number of cigarette butts observed around a single park bench was 27.” Many of the park users, who spoke to the County Leader found that the delay in making all public playgrounds smoke free areas was difficult to understand. At the County Council meeting on Monday 9th July last, the report on the Public Consultation on Tobacco Free Playgrounds was presented to the elected members and adopted. Our local authority was the first in Ireland to formally adopt this as a policy and a council spokesperson told the County Leader , “The next step for us is to erect signage at all our public playgrounds, and to use our website/social media and traditional communication channels to raise awareness of this policy. This will be happening over the coming weeks.” “The signage is in place in our four regional public playgrounds at Millennium Park, Ardgillan Demesne, Newbridge Demesne and Malahide Castle for the moment, and will be rolled out to all of the 50 public playgrounds in Fingal. The Smoke-Free Playgrounds are self- policed,” she said. When the County Leader paid a visit to Newbridge Demesne on a beautiful early autumn evening, the playground was full of families enjoying themselves. There were ‘No Smoking’ signs inside the playground, but a playground user pointed out to us” that there were no signs outside the playground to alert smokers as they approached the playground. She felt that this would constitute adequate signage that smoking was prohibited in the playground.” Noel Costello from Swords uses the playground on a regular basis and was enjoying playing with his granddaughter. “I think it’s a very worthwhile project. Neither I nor any of my family members smoke, and I think it would make a big difference to me if smoking were allowed here.” It’s a great environment and I really enjoy it,” he said. Given that there is no legislation to control smoking in playgrounds and that it is a self policing project, the County Leader spoke to Park Ranger at Newbridge, Ilya Usanov, who said: “If I saw someone smoking, I would approach the person and ask him/her to refrain from smoking. That’s all we can do with the current legislation. If the person became diffi- cult, I would report it to my manager and then, perhaps the Gardai. Some people have approached me about smoking in the play- ground and I have spoken to the persons and the problem was solved without any inci- dents,” he said. Many parents and park users feel that proper signage outside the playgrounds, at the entrance, would be sufficient to deter smokers from lighting up. Speaking at the launch of the second tobacco free public playground at Rivermeade earlier in the year, Dr Nazih Eldin, Head of Health Promotion HSE Dublin North East said, “Parents and adults are the most important role models for children and supporting people not to smoke around chil- dren indoors and outdoors is one of the clearest messages we can give our children.” By Patrick Finnegan Noel Costello from Swords is pictured with his granddaughter, Lauren in the playground at Newbridge Demesne in Donabate. Call For Smoke Free Playgrounds It was yet another wonderful year for our Tidy Towns contestants, as the results of the 2012 competition were released last Monday. In a glittering ceremony at the Helix Theatre, both Skerries and Malahide retained their Gold medals. Skerries, with a score of 306, improved their points by three and were only six points behind the overall winner, Abbeyshrule, Co Longford. Similarly, Malahide, with 293 points improved their score by two points from last year. Lusk, who came third in the county, improved their figure by an impressive five points from last year, with an excellent 277 points. There were good performances by Balscadden, up by five points to 257, with new entrants, Ballyboughal scoring an impressive 255 points. Other areas that bettered last year’s positions included, Swords, with 264 points, up five and Balbriggan, up a very impressive 10 points to 251 points. In fact, Balbriggan won the Dublin Endeavour Award, and Skerries landed the Dublin Regional Award, so well done to the committees there. One of the highlights of the day was the nomination of John Flynn from Lusk Tidy Towns, in the new cate- gory of ‘Tidy Town Heroes’. John was one of 13 volunteers from across Ireland to be nominated. Another good performance was that of Rush who scored an impressive 234 points, up 9 points on last year. See our Special Report in next week’s edition. John Flynn, from Lusk Tidy Towns committee, was one of 13 nominations in the new award of 'Tidy Towns Heroes.' He is pictured at the Helix Theatre after receiving the nomination. North County Towns Do It Again!

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    The great news from the Paralympic Games inLondon just keeps coming for Swords cyclist,Catherine Walsh and her pilot, Fran Meehan. Theduo took bronze in the Womens Individual Time TrialB at Brands Hatch. This is the second medal this duohas won at the Games. Last Sunday week, Catherineand Fran secured a silver medal in the para-cyclingindividual B pursuit final at the Velodrome. Theyclocked a time of 35:29.56 to secure their place onthe podium. The Netherlands pairing of KathrinGoeken and Kim Van Dijk took gold in 35:02.73 withthe New Zealand tandem featuring Phillipa Gray andLaura Thompson taking silver with a time of35:07.68. Despite being World Bronze Medallists inthis event, the pair were not treating it as a priorityevent, and were not confident that the course wouldsuit them. However, after their rest day they wereable to put in a massive effort to come away with aBronze medal. Fran Meehan commented, We have areally strong team, and I think thats what has movedus on, we support each other, share our advice, andit means we all improve.President Michael D Higgins congratulated theParalympians, when he said, I want to sincerelycongratulate our Team Ireland on their outstandingperformance at the London Paralympic Games. Thisteam has won 16 medals, eight gold, three silver, andfive bronze; what a remarkable achievement.Our Paralympian athletes are inspirational rolemodels for us all. Their courage, commitment andsporting prowess will live long in the hearts andminds of the Irish people. I look forward to meetingthem in ras an achtarin in the near future and tocongratulating them in person.President Higgins also confirmed that he will host areception for our Olympic athletes in ras anUachtarin on Friday, 21st September.Pictured above Swords lady, Catherine Walshproudly celebrates her bronze medal with her sonConor Roode, after finishing third in the women'sindividual B time trial at the London 2012Paralympic Games.

    It Just KeepsGetting BetterFor Catherine

    With the late surge in fine weather recentlyafter an awful summer, playgrounds across theNorth County were full of families making themost of the Indian summer. In an effort to main-tain this family centred focus of our parks, theCounty Council has decided to adopt a smokefree policy in all of our local authoritycontrolled playgrounds. However, the anti-smoking signage has been displayed in onlyfour playgrounds so far, namely ArdgillanCastle, Newbridge Demesne, Malahide Castleand Millennium Park in Dublin 15.The primary aim of the initiative is todiscourage people from smoking in a childrensenvironment, to reduce cigarette litter, e.gbutts and cigarette packages thrown on theground in our parks.The Public Consultation Report revealed thatresearch was conducted in August 2010, priorto the initiative, to determine levels ofsecond hand smoke in the playground. It alsoassessed the amount of litter from cigarettesand to gather information from playgroundusers on their smoking behaviour, attitudes tosmoke free policies and in particular banningsmoking in the playground.This survey of 105 peopleshowed strong support (87 percent of respondents) forreducing second hand smoke inthe playground. The highestnumber of cigarette buttsobserved around a single parkbench was 27.Many of the park users, who spoke to theCounty Leader found that the delay in makingall public playgrounds smoke free areas wasdifficult to understand. At the County Councilmeeting on Monday 9th July last, the report on

    the Public Consultation on Tobacco FreePlaygrounds was presented to the electedmembers and adopted.Our local authority was the first in Ireland toformally adopt this as a policy and a council

    spokesperson told theCounty Leader, The next

    step for us is to erect signage at all our publicplaygrounds, and to use our website/socialmedia and traditional communication channelsto raise awareness of this policy. This will behappening over the coming weeks.

    The signage is in place in our four regionalpublic playgrounds at Millennium Park,Ardgillan Demesne, Newbridge Demesne andMalahide Castle for the moment, and will berolled out to all of the 50 public playgrounds inFingal. The Smoke-Free Playgrounds are self-policed, she said.When the County Leader paid a visit toNewbridge Demesne on a beautiful earlyautumn evening, the playground was full offamilies enjoying themselves. There were NoSmoking signs inside the playground, but aplayground user pointed out to us that therewere no signs outside the playground to alertsmokers as they approached the playground.She felt that this would constitute adequate signage that smoking was prohibitedin the playground.Noel Costello from Swords uses the playgroundon a regular basis and was enjoying playingwith his granddaughter. I think its a veryworthwhile project. Neither I nor any of myfamily members smoke, and I think it wouldmake a big difference to me if smoking wereallowed here. Its a great environment and Ireally enjoy it, he said. Given that there is no legislation to controlsmoking in playgrounds and that it is a selfpolicing project, the County Leader spoke toPark Ranger at Newbridge, Ilya Usanov, whosaid: If I saw someone smoking, I wouldapproach the person and ask him/her to refrainfrom smoking. Thats all we can do with thecurrent legislation. If the person became diffi-cult, I would report it to my manager and then,perhaps the Gardai. Some people haveapproached me about smoking in the play-ground and I have spoken to the persons and the problem was solved without any inci-dents, he said.Many parents and park users feel that propersignage outside the playgrounds, at theentrance, would be sufficient to deter smokersfrom lighting up. Speaking at the launch of thesecond tobacco free public playground atRivermeade earlier in the year, Dr Nazih Eldin,Head of Health Promotion HSE Dublin NorthEast said, Parents and adults are the mostimportant role models for children andsupporting people not to smoke around chil-dren indoors and outdoors is one of the clearestmessages we can give our children.

    By Patrick Finnegan

    Noel Costello from Swords ispictured with his granddaughter,Lauren in the playground atNewbridge Demesne in Donabate.

    Call For SmokeFree Playgrounds

    It was yet another wonderful year forour Tidy Towns contestants, as theresults of the 2012 competition werereleased last Monday. In a glitteringceremony at the Helix Theatre, bothSkerries and Malahide retained theirGold medals.Skerries, with a score of 306,improved their points by three andwere only six points behind the overallwinner, Abbeyshrule, Co Longford.Similarly, Malahide, with 293 pointsimproved their score by two pointsfrom last year. Lusk, who came third inthe county, improved their figure by an

    impressive five points from last year,with an excellent 277 points. There were good performances byBalscadden, up by fivepoints to 257, withnew entrants,Ballyboughal scoringan impressive 255points. Other areas that bettered lastyears positions included, Swords,with 264 points, up five andBalbriggan, up a very impressive 10points to 251 points. In fact,Balbriggan won the Dublin EndeavourAward, and Skerries landed the Dublin

    Regional Award, so well done to thecommittees there.One of the highlights of the day was

    the nomination of JohnFlynn from Lusk TidyTowns, in the new cate-gory of Tidy TownHeroes. John was one of

    13 volunteers from across Ireland tobe nominated. Another good performance was that ofRush who scored an impressive 234points, up 9 points on last year.See our Special Report in nextweeks edition.

    John Flynn, from Lusk Tidy Townscommittee, was one of 13 nominations inthe new award of 'Tidy Towns Heroes.'He is pictured at the Helix Theatre afterreceiving the nomination.

    North County Towns Do It Again!

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    Generous Donation ToChernobyl GroupNorth DublinChernobyl ChildrenInternational havekicked off theirfundraising for 2013with a generous dona-tion of 400 from theFingal Farmers Group.Local farmers JimScully and PadraicMcMahon organised aGuess the weight ofthe Bull competition

    to raise the cash andchose North Dublin CCIas their chosen charityto donate the moneyto. Tony Corbally andPadraic McMahonrecently presented thecheque to MargaretMcNulty (AssistantTreasurer North DublinCCI) and two of thegroups visiting chil-dren Vika, and Dasha

    along with their hostdad Peter Rooney.Trina Gilchriest,Chairperson of NorthDublin CCI attendedon the day with hertwo visiting children,Vika and Dasha. Wethoroughly enjoyedthe day and the girlsreally loved the wholeatmosphere going onaround them. It was afantastic day out. Wehad no idea they wereorganising it for us.We are absolutelythrilled both with thekind gesture andsupport for our localorganisation, shesaid.

    Pictured here are L-R (Back Row): Tony Corbally, Peter Rooney and Padraic McMahon. (L-R Front Row): Vika Trukhan and Dasha Krauchanka, both visiting from Belarus withMargaret McNulty Assistant Treasurer North Dublin CCI at the cheque presentation.

    The group hosted 20children this yearlocally with host fami-lies based in Swords,Oldtown and beyond.The summer was agreat success and the

    support of localcommunity and busi-nesses has been over-whelming. We areextremely grateful toall of those whohelped us in anyway

    this year. The childrenhad a fantastic timeand have gone hometo Belarus withfantastic memories oftheir time spent here,she concluded.

    Last weekend was an historic one, when AmericanFootball came to Dublin. The victorious Notre Dame teamheld their post match victory banquet at Clontarf CastleHotel. They were absolutely delighted to be in Ireland,and overwhelmed by the warm Irish welcome theyreceived from everyone. The team members were blownaway by the Castle itself and spend a lot of time takingphotographs to take back to show their friends backhome.Pictured at the hotel is General Manager, Mark Long, withCoach Brian Kelly of Notre Dame.

    Benefit NightIn The BrackenCourt HotelHamlet Lane Celtic F.C.held a FundraisingNight recently in theBracken Court Hotel.Members of the club,their friends and guestscame along on thefundraising night heldfor Temple StreetChildrens Hospital.Volunteers had theirheads shaved and legswaxed in order to raisefunds for the hospital.The event was kindlysponsored by theBarber Room in MillfieldShopping Centre. Everybody in the roomhas been in TempleStreet ChildrensHospital at some stage.We want to give some-thing back and we feelthis will be of some helpto them, said TrevorBarnes on behalf of theclub. The jersey thatwas kindly given toauction by the FAIraised over 200 on thenight. It was definitely asuccessful night. Theteam would like tothank all those whohelped us to raise muchneeded money for avery good cause,concluded Andy Fagan,the club manager.

    Pictured here are from L-R: Trevor Barnes, Ciaran Boylan, Thomas McDonald, AndrewFagan - the Club manager, Nuri Eldawi and Craig Murphy at the recent fundraising nightfor Hamlet F.C in the Bracken Court Hotel.

  • Bubbles LongWalk HomeThe happy smiles on the faces ofthe O Herlihy kids (Anna 12, Luke 4and Kate 2) of Rathbeale Crescentin Swords are because they havebeen reunited with Bubbles, their15 year old family pet. The family were on holidays lastweek with mother Anne Marie,grandmother Marie Smyth andextended family members.Bubbles stayed with friends in theHolywell area. Unfortunately, heescaped through an open frontdoor into an area he didnt know.Grandmother Marie said Bubblesis very much a house dog. Hepotters about the back garden- heis rarely out the front and never outof the estate unless in a car. Thedog sitters searched for Bubblesbut had no joy. The family wereheartbroken on their return on theSunday.

    Luckily, local dog-lover, AdrianneMoore was driving home along theFeltrim Road when she spotted alost looking Jack Russell in themiddle of the road. I had toswerve to avoid him, she said.Adrianne took the dog to Lissenhallvets, but unfortunately Bubbleswasnt chipped or name taggedand the vets said they would holdhim for three days before sendinghim to the pound. Adrianne notifiedthe Gardai and started a Facebookappeal. Her family also put upposters in the area.On Thursday morning, a neighbourspotted the poster and Bubbleswas reunited with his delightedfamily hours before he was due togo to the pound. We wont let himout of our sight again, says Marie.I cant believe he walked so far.Thank God for all the lovely peoplein the area, it really strengthensyour faith in a caring society. Anna(12) declares happily Bubblesmight only be a dog to others, buthes part of our family.

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    The official opening of Balbriggan FumballyExchange will take place on Wednesday,September 26th from 7.30pm - 9.30pm atFumbally Exchange, 10 Railway Street,Balbriggan.

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    The second Fingal Volunteer Expo 2012took place on Thursday 6th September lastin the Pavilions Shopping Centre, Swords.The centre was buzzing with activity, aslocals were eager to know how they couldbecome volunteers.

    See report on page 11

    Volunteer Expo GeneratesGreat Interest

    Crime Prevention StrategyConference In BalbrigganBalbriggan Chamber of Commerce, inconjunction with An Garda Siochana, aredelighted to promote the Crime Reductionand Prevention Strategy Conference whichwill take place on 20th September in theBracken Court Hotel in the town.

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    Millfield Shopping Centre in Balbriggan is setto become a hive of activity on Saturday next,15th September. The reason for this is that thecentre will present its second Fashion Showand a 2,000 cash give-away for utility bills forsome lucky person. See page 17

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    Happy Reunion: Luke and Anna O'Herlihy and their grandmother, Marie Smyth aredelighted to be reunited with their dog, Bubbles at home in Swords.

    Pictured is eight year oldKate Smart fromPortrane, who won the'Lucy Crosbie Shield' forthe third year in a row atMalahide HorticulturalShow. Kate received thehighest points in theChildren's Art and Craftssection. She seemsdestined for a reallybright future. Well done,Kate.

    Disappointing IBALResult For SwordsThe Irish BusinessAgainst Litter (IBAL)results have shown thatSwords has fallen fromthe lofty heights of lastyear, when they werethe second cleanest

    town in Ireland to theircurrent position of 13th.The town was rated asCleaner than EuropeanNormsChairperson of SwordsTidy Towns, Des Bectonwas particularly disap-pointed with the result.He told the CountyLeader, Last year wecame 2nd out of 54, justbehind Trim, where wesecured 10 As out of 10sites. Swords had beendeemed Irelands dirt-iest town in 2005 andthis result was the cata-lyst in resurrecting theTidy Towns committee.

    In IBAL, we haveimproved our positionevery year since. This iswhy this years result isso disappointing for us.Its particularly disheart-ening to see that wemissed out because oftwo privately ownedsites that are out of ourcontrol. said Becton.The report on thesesites was particularlyhard hitting. It said:The two littered siteswere both private carparks at the south sideof the town, whichappeared to be moreconcerned withclamping notices thanthe maintenance of thecar park and the lawshould be enforcedimmediately against theoperators.Tourists landing atDublin Airport are beinggreeted by litteredapproach roads,according to the latestnationwide survey byIrish Business AgainstLitter (IBAL). The study,despite showing contin-uing improvement in thecleanliness of our citiesand towns, revealed theenvirons of our mainairport to be a litterblackspot. While the

    grounds of DublinAirport were found to beimmaculate, the roadssurrounding it werespoiled by dumping,casual litter and allmanner of rubbishaccording to An Taisce.Over 50 per cent of over-seas visitors to thiscountry come throughthe Airport. With thelocal authority admittingto cleaning the roadsonly once a year, IBAL iscalling for adequatecleaning schedules forkey routes used by visi-tors to be made public.

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    Fingal Dublin Chamber After 6 Networking Event6th September 2012 at Rouge Nightclub, Swords

    Siobhan Moore (President Fingal DublinChamber) and Tara Sinnott (Club Manager,Rouge Nightclub)

    Tara Smart and Aoife Brennan fromColortrend in Swords.

    Paddy Lonergan (Bank of Ireland, Swords), Mary Grant (Carnegie Court Hotel),Martina Hilliard (O2 Swords) and David Grant (Carnegie Court Hotel)

    Barry Gargan and Naomi Gargan (both fromAbsolute Office, Swords)

    Helen Cunningham (Carnegie Court Hotel) andMichael Kennedy (Michael Kennedy Insurance)

    Alan Spain (S & S Interiors) and StephenPeppard (Fingal County Council)

    Don Earley (Web Cloud), with Anne MarieElliott (Rouge Nightclub)

    Shane Redmond (Shane Redmond Auctioneers), Lisa Nolan (Rouge Nightclub),Bernard McGowan (BEN Developments) and Vincent Shannon (Vincent ShannonSolicitors, Swords)

    Robbie Knight, Niamh Knight, Mango Knight and Christy Knight (all from Mid-Knight Electrical, Swords)

    Teresa Long and Helen Cunningham(both from Carnegie Court Hotel,Swords)

    Alex McAllister and David Kinna (both fromMcAllister Motors, Airside)

    Padraic Callan (Cregan Accountants), Brian Murphy (Bank ofIreland) and Maurice Cregan (Cregan Accountants).

    Jock Jordan (Gift Voucher Shop), Tara Sinnott (Club Manager, RougeNightclub) and Tony Lambert (CEO Fingal Dublin Chamber)

    Maureen Lambert (Fingal Dublin Chamber), BebhinnMcGahey (Hostess, Rouge Nightclub) and FredaFarrell (Fingal Dublin Chamber)

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    Volunteer ExpoGenerates GreatInterestThe second Fingal Volunteer Expo 2012 tookplace on Thursday 6th September last in thePavilions Shopping Centre, Swords. The centrewas buzzing with activity, as locals were eagerto know how they could become volunteers. Many organisations were represented,including Nifti, the local transport companywhich ferries people to and from hospital.Director Eric Bentley told the County Leader:Nifti was here to recruit volunteer drivers fora community car project. This is a person-alised service for people with mobility prob-

    lems, he said. Other organisations includedRemember Us. Focus Ireland, Irish GuideDogs for the Blind and St Johns Ambulanceservice to name but a few.This event was organised as part of FingalVolunteer Centres wide range of supports itprovides to volunteers and VolunteerInvolving Organisations. Sixteen organisations who are currently recruitingvolunteers in the greater North County areawere on hand to recruit new volunteers tojoin them this Autumn. The Expo was aimed at helping organisationsattract people who are interested in becomingvolunteers, but who may not know exactlywhere or how to go about it and is just one of many services provided free to volunteer involving organisations across theNorth County.

    Pictured at the Totally Terrific Tomato Festival atRolestown Garden Centre on Sunday, 2nd September lastare the Lawless family, Eoin, Emily and parents Ronan andColette from Kilsallaghan, as they proudly display theirtomato entry at the festival.

    Junior Fishing Competition In Gormanston The GormanstonAnglers held theirannual club BBQ dayrecently. The daykicked off with a Juniorcompetition which waswon by Jenny Curtis -well done Jenny! Afterthe competit ion andprize giving, everyone

    The club will be runninga new winter league forall senior members, itruns on the first Sundayof each month. Greatfun was had by all onthe day and the groupare already lookingforward to their nextcompetition.

    joined up at the club-house for some foodand drink with Rayshowing off his cookingskills. The club wouldlike to say a big thanksto Brownes Butchersfor providing theirfantastic burgers andsausages. I f you are

    interested in joining theclub and spendingsome days in a trulywonderful setting downat Dublins largest allyear fishery, the club isopen to new members!

    New Season For ParkinsonsGroup In Portmarnock

    Within the past fewmonths, Portmarnockand DistrictParkinsons Group hasestablished itself as auseful forum to helpthose suffering fromParkinsons Diseaseand their carers andfamilies. It is open toanyone in the widerarea who are in anyway affected by thiscondition. The Autumnseason will commenceon Monday, September17th at 8:00p.m. inNaomh Mearng GAAClubhouse. Contact086 244 7005 forfurther information.The main topic will be

    reports from theconference held in Juneand to outline thecalendar for thefollowing months.

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    EVER THINK OF VOLUNTEERING?

    It is a wonderfulway to give somethingback.

    Siobhan TyrrellT: 01 8198414

    E: [email protected] also check our

    website, www.svp.ie, for further details

    SVP urgently needs volunteers for home visitationwork in the Swords and Lusk areas. If you would like to help contact;

    Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, RichardBruton TD announced the creation of 30 new jobs atMalone Engineering in Ballycoolin Industrial Estate,Dublin 15. These new roles, for which graduates inengineering and health and safety would be particu-larly suitable, will increase the number of staff from15 to 45 in Malone Engineering. Fingal Dublin Chamber President, Siobhan Moorehas warmly welcomed this announcement andcongratulated Stephen Malone on this fantasticachievement. Stephen is a member of the ChamberCouncil and has contributed to the strategic develop-ment of the Chamber in recent years. It is not

    surprising therefore to see him create such a stronggrowth in his company. On behalf of the Chamber Iwish him every success for the future she said. Thecompany provides engineering design, projectmanagement, safety management and turnkeyproject solutions to the pharmaceutical, food anddrink, industrial, educational, healthcare andbanking sectors among others in Ireland, Canada,the UK and the US. Speaking at the announcement,Stephen Malone, CEO Malone Engineering said Thisis tangible evidence of the success of MaloneEngineering over the recent past, in a very difficulttrading environment. If we can produce our pharma-ceuticals, foods, beverages and energy more effi-ciently, we can stimulate demand and growth, ulti-mately creating more jobs.

    Families Enjoy Fun DayAt Junction 4 TurveyThere was no sign of the Back-to-School Blues asfamilies were treated to a fun and exciting day at theofficial opening of Junction 4 Turvey on Saturday 1stSeptember last. The event, which was officiated bystand in Mayor, Gerry McGuire, was held to officiallyopen the service station, which now incorporates aCentra Convenience Store and a Supermacs

    Restaurant as well as Great Gas Fuel. Youngercustomers enjoyed a special visit from Mickey andMinnie Mouse and a bouncy castle, while everyonewas entertained by the amazing stilt walker. Junction4 Service Station enjoys a prime location, just off theM1 Motorway in Turvey Donabate, and now offerseven more value and choice to customers from theNorth County and beyond. Aaron McHale, owner ofJunction 4 Turvey says: We were delighted that somany new and existing customers turned out to cele-brate with us on Saturday. The inclusion of a Centra

    Convenience Store, aswell as a SupermacsRestaurant and Great GasFuel Station is somethingwere very excited aboutbecause we know itmeans motorists will haveeverything they couldneed; from hot and deli-cious meals to last-minutegroceries and essentials.Were confident thatrange of services we nowoffer will ensure thatJunction 4 Turvey remainssuccessful into thefuture.Junction 4 Turvey is open24 hours a day, 365 daysof the year.

    Pictured at the official opening of Junction 4 Turvey on Saturday, 1st September last areCllr Darragh Butler, John Hurley (Great Gas), Grainne MacHale (Junction 4 Turvey), PatMcDonagh (Supermacs), Michael Bannahan (site manager), Acting Mayor, Clr GerryMcGuire) and Austin and Aaron MacHale (Junction 4).

    Chamber Welcomes 30 New Jobs

    Pictured at the Road Safety Awareness Day at Millfield Shopping Centre, Balbriggan on Saturday last are, Peter Carey(Manager, Millfield Centre), Vincent Kavanagh (Citroen Ireland), Eric Bentle (Manager Nifti), Mick McDonagh (Nifti), MickKavanagh (Nifti), Garda Dave Sheeran, Noel Synnott (Nifti) and Garda Sgt, Brendan Walsh.

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    FASHIONFOCUSSaturday 15th Sept. 1.00pm - 4.00pm

    Live DJ Face Painting For Kids Special Offers

    Fashion Show

    Live Draw For 2,000 Utility PrizeGiveaway Competition

    Starts at 2.00pm

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    Vila, Vero Moda, Jack & Jones, Only, Name It& Baby Bump from 2pm - 6pm on Sat 15th.20% off

    Spend 25 in Tesco Clothing Dept. and get 5 offHair and makeup courtesy of Boston Beauty

    Pictured at the Volunteer Expo at the Pavilions ShoppingCentre in Swords on Thursday last, 6th September are,'Remember Us' volunteers, Anne Drumm and Nora Robin,together with Nifti drivers, Mick Kavanagh and MickMcDonagh. Nifti provides the transport requirements for'Remember Us'

    Ballyboughal Pitch And Putt ResultsThe Ladies Cup winner was Sue Browne with a net 49and the runner up was Joan Homan with a net 50, onlythe smallest of margins separating the two leadingladies. Nearest the pin on the 3rd went to MarieDelaney. Many thanks to Ladies Cup sponsors, Bill andPeggy ONeill. Sundays game winner was Billy OBrienwith a net 49, with the runner up, Martin Cullenreturning a net 50.

    Launch Of BattleOf BalbrigganThe two oldest clubs in Balbriggan, ODwyersGAA Club and Balbriggan Rugby Club, will comehead to head in the boxing ring in November.This news of this white collar event waslaunched on Friday last at the Bracken CourtHotel, amid great fanfare. The clubs, from opposite ends of the town, will,for one night only, battle it out in the ring. Thewinners are destined to have bragging rights inthe town for some time to come. Thirty bravesouls (15 from each club, both male and female,aged 18 to 58 will soon commence a six weekintensive training schedule at the BrackenBoxing Club in preparation for the big night.Local businesses can be associated with thishistorical local event and proceeds on the nightwill go towards improving facilities for bothclubs, particularly the youth sections. In addi-tion, both clubs have agreed to donate apercentage of their proceeds to both local andnational charities.

    Crime Prevention StrategyConference In Balbriggan

    B a l b r i g g a n C h a m b e r o fCommerce, in conjunctionwith An Garda Siochana, aredel ighted to promote the

    C r i m e R e d u c t i o n a n dP r e v e n t i o n S t r a t e g yConference which will takeplace on 20th September at

    1 0 . 4 5 a m i n t h e B r a c k e nCourt Hotel in the town. P r e s i d e n t o f B a l b r i g g a nChamber of Commerce, KevinT o l a n t o l d t h e C o u n t yLeader, It is vital that we,as a business community,respond to the increase incriminal activity that affectsu s a l l a n d t h i s e v e n t w i l la l l o w t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t oraise concerns with the localGardai and to ascertain theirr e s p o n s e a s w e l l . C r i m e

    prevention is also importantand the speakers on the daywill discuss this. The eventwill also allow the opportu-

    n i t y t o m e e t w i t h t h e n e w l y a p p o i n t e dS u p e r i n t e n d e n t ,Noel Carolan andt o v o i c e o t h e ri s s u e s w h i c hcurrently affect thebusiness commu-nity, such as trafficm a n a g e m e n tparticularly duringt h e c u r r e n t a n dp r o p o s e d r o a dw o r k s w h i c h t h eCounty Council areundertaking. B a l b r i g g a nC h a m b e r h o p e syou will be able tot a k e t h e t i m e t o

    attend and meet other busi-n e s s p e o p l e f r o m b o t hBalbriggan and neighbouringtowns and see what othertowns have done to tacklet h e s e i s s u e s , h e s a i d .I n s p e c t o r G u s K e a n e w i l lgive an opening address andtopics wil l include, Retai lcrime presentation, Drugs,Crime prevention, Fraud andthis wi l l be fol lowed by aQ u e s t i o n a n d A n s w e rsession.

    Pictured at the launch of the Crime Prevention Strategy Conference, which will take place inthe Bracken Court Hotel on 20th September next are: Luke Moriarty (Proprietor BrackenCourt Hotel), President of Balbriggan Chamber of Commerce, Kevin Tolan, Balbriggan GardaSuperintendent, Noel Carolan and Rory Keogh (General Manager, Bracken Court Hotel)

    ChamberCommitteeMember, NickyCarvin

    ChamberCommitteeMember, DonaghMcGowan

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    North County Living

    The Write SortOf Challenge

    Jennifer McShane has a very active, yet chal-lenging lifestyle. The 25 year old writer and jour-nalist from Swords deals with many challengesas a result of having mild Cerebral Palsy, but iskeen to point out that she doesnt feel this is anegative aspect of her life. It has, she says, hadthe opposite effect. Im a very positive personby nature, so I think having the various chal-lenges (big or small) as I do, simply makes mework harder to achieve my goals.It seemed a natural choice to talk to one of ourown County Leader journalists about her experi-ence in what is said to be an extremely toughindustry to break into before taking into accountanything else. I think at first, I was slightlyconscious of my career choice, given that it canbe a very active job and I wont be running amarathon anytime soon, but ultimately, writingwas the only thing I could ever see myself doing.Ive been working with the County Leader sinceMay last year and all the staff have been nothingbut understanding. It really makes your job somuch easier when youre in such a positive envi-ronment. Im learning all the tricks of the tradefrom them, so I owe them a great deal!Jennifer has had a love of writing from a youngage, going back to her earlyschool days. I was alwayswriting something or other inlittle notebooks, whether itwas short stories or poems.Then in secondary school Ihad a fantastic Englishteacher, Mr Clarke, who wasalways very encouraging.She then went on to studyJournalism in college for fouryears, which she says gaveher a real taste of how inter-esting and tough it was goingto be to succeed once she left.All the lecturers were very encouraging, partic-ularly where I was concerned, but at the sametime, things werent glossed over; you knew youwere going to have to sink or swim to make it.She says its this attitude that she took on boardwhen it came to applying for jobs: The media isvery cut throat as it is and there are fewer jobsout there than there ever have been, so I knew Iwas going to have to work extra hard to make it,but I love a good challenge and never thoughtthat having the mild CP would affect my gettinga job. I really think that my skills should speakfor themselves at this stage. One of hergreatest achievements to date was graduatingwith her honours degree. It wasnt just aboutthe hard work it took to get it. I really owe somuch to my parents for their support while Istudied, I couldnt have done it without them, soI was so happy to receive the degree because ifnothing else, I knew it would make them proud.I did things the hard way, she continues. I

    worked on various internships, free of charge fora year once I left college, just to get my work outthere. Then once I got to working with theCounty Leader and gained my experience, Ifound things got a little easier. Jennifer worksin Print, Online and Digital media and feels thatsuccess stories come from those that are a Jack(or Jill) of all trades Journalist. You have to beable to offer your Editor more than one set ofskills nowadays I think. She says that her CP is a complex thing to tryand explain, as there are so many different typesand no two people are ever effected in the exactsame way. But it is for the most part, met verypositively by those she meets. People areusually very positive about it and any other reac-tion is simply to do with a lack of understanding,so I just dont let it bother me. In the simplestterms, its only my walking and balance that areslightly affected, so it just means my energyruns out quicker than that of the averageperson. The young Journalist clearly has a glass is halffull attitude to life and credits her motherAnnette, in particular with this: My entirefamily and friends are wonderful, but its my

    mother who gave me my posi-tive mentality. She always (andto this day still does), encour-aged me to be myself and hasalways told me that anything Iwant to achieve can be done.Ive always felt that themajority of my achievementsare down to her and firmlybelieve I wouldnt be were I amtoday without the never endingsupport of my family. Family is clearly very importantto Jennifer. She says she getsher love of both writing and

    movie obsession from her dad, Thomas and isequally close to her identical twin sister Lucyand younger brother Thomas Jr. Theyre all likemy support network! My life is made easierthanks to them. Jennifer also regularly attended the CentralRemedial Clinic since she was two years old andcant speak highly enough of all the staff: TheCRC are absolutely fantastic. The entire team isdedicated to helping you in whatever way theycan so that your quality of life can constantly beimproved. As work has taken over I dont attendas much as I used to, but I know theyre alwaysthere if I have any issues. Its a constant teameffort, that requires equal amounts of hard workfrom the parents and staff.Aside from writing, she loves film, music andtravel and is always looking for new challenges.Ill always want to better myself in every aspectof my life, but for the time being, I just want tokeep writing as much as possible.

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    Journalist who deals with having mild Cerebral Palsy.

    Im a very positive person bynature, so I think

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    New Cross CountrySeason In Lusk With the Track and Field season coming to aclose, Lusk Athletic Club are now lookingforward to the new cross country season whichstarts on the 18th September. All interested intaking part in the new season should contact theclub - its a great way to keep fit, meet and makefriends and have fun. Contact the club on0868519306 for further information. It promisesto be a great day out for all so come along andjoin the fun!

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    Calling all Parents ofNorth County DublinHokubu Dojo is the only Karate Club in all North County Dublin thatteach Authentic Traditional Japanese Karate.We run classes to cater for all age groups, from beginners toadvanced, junior to senior. The minimum age is 4 years and there isno maximum. This will give you the opportunity to develop:

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    Oscar Success Brings Happy DaysThe news thatPentecost, a light

    was the crowningmoment of anotherwonderfully successfulyear for Happy DaysSchool of PerformingArts. Director ofPentecost PeterMcDonald said "I'mreally proud ofPentecost and every-one's work on it. I hopethat the nomination willcreate new opportuni-ties for all involved." Aswell as Pentecost,Happy Days studentshave also appeared in

    and encouragingteachers. Happy Daysare now offeringclasses on Saturdays aswell as Fridays in theirvenue in Swords. Allthis in addition tooffering a limitednumber of new placesin their classes inBallyboughal and Lusk.To Give your child theconfident edge as theirmotto goes anddiscover more abouttheir classes for girlsand boys from age 4and up, visitw w w . h a p p y d a y s -drama.ie

    Women's Aid Seeks NorthCounty Volunteers

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    hearted short film, wasnominated for an Oscar

    many other films thisyear, such as the multiaward winning RTEseries Love/Hate,Raw, the TVmini series Titanicand more. All theachievements theyvehad this year has led tolots of interest and anincrease in demand forplaces in the school thatoffers fun-filled classesin Speech and Drama,Dance, Musical Theatreand Singing from fullyqualified, enthusiastic

    Happy Days School of Performing Arts students, Jade Silke Featherston, SineadO'Donovan and Claire Young performing in "From Glee to Broadway."

    North County parents are beingurged to ask children how much timethey have to eat their lunch. TheEPAs Stop Food Waste Programmeis encouraging all parents to do their homework when gettingtheir children ready for back to school. With children now back to school allover the North County, they arecalling on parents to start the schoolyear with a clean slate and rethinkhow to plan and prepare their chil-drens lunches.Throwing away uneaten lunches is awaste of money but luckily, the StopFood Waste programme has puttogether some tips for parents on

    how to avoid food waste when itcomes to school lunches, and savemoney in the process. They suggestthe following tips: Let your kids bepart of the lunch planning process.This will ensure that what youprepare is something they like to eat.Consider making a list of food yourchild likes to eat for lunch. This listcan be kept on the fridge and can beadded to by your child. Small sizedfruit are a great idea as they cut backon waste and pose less of a chal-lenge to small children and take lesstime to eat. Instead of throwing awaydinner leftovers, reuse them forlunches the next day.Pack drinks in reusable containersand send a small amount to school ina reusable container with your childeach day. Finally, before offeringyour child an after school snack,check to see if they have finishedtheir lunch.

    Parents ToConsider School Lunch Boxes

    Wilton Place, Dublin 2.Volunteers receive in-depth training and joina dedicated team ofsupport workers onthe National DomesticViolence Helpline.Women who are over18, and have a warmmanner and are goodlisteners with fluentEnglish and aninterest in women's

    issues are required.Volunteers need tocommit to training overseveral weeks,followed by one fourhour shift per week fora minimum of twoyears. Volunteersreceive regular supportduring their time atWomen's Aid. [email protected] for more information.Applications should bereceived no later than5pm, Monday,September 24th.

    Epilepsy InformationEvening In BalbrigganAn Epilepsy Information Evening will take placeon 2nd October next in Balbriggan LibraryTurret Room from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Thepresentation will be made by BrainwavesGeraldine Dunne. It will include Information on what epilepsy is, seizure and first aid. This course is being funded by Friends of Autism & ADHD.

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    County Dublin Vocational Education Committee

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    Little Sarah Moriarty is escorted to school for the first time at Holywell EducateTogether National School by her parents, Ciaran and Jenny Moriarty

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    CDCFE also run courses in Adult Literacy programmes.

    Pictured is Lisa ODonnell from Skerries, after graduatingat UCD on September 6th last. She graduated from aunique Housing and Community Studies Degree run byRespond! Housing Association.The Bachelor of Social Studies in Housing and CommunityStudies (BSS) is delivered in partnership betweenRespond! Housing Association and University CollegeDublin. It is a four-year, part-time programme designedfor mature students, (23 years and above) who wish toreturn to education. It is the only course of its kind inIreland.

    Well Done Lisa!

    North County Parents Urged To Be VigilantNational charity, theMeningitis Trust, isissuing a warning toNorth County parents, aschildren start back atschool for theautumn/winter months.The end of Septembersees the start of the peakseason for meningitis, sothe charity is urging allparents, students andteachers to be vigilant ofthe signs and symptoms.While children under fiveare most at risk formeningitis, teenagersand students are thesecond most at riskgroup (aged 15 23years). It is estimatedthat 10 per cent of thepopulation carry theorganism which causesmeningitis, but thisincreases to up to 30 per

    cent for teenagers andyoung people.The risk of meningitisincreases during thecolder months, as peoplespend more timeindoors, closer to others;meaning germs arespread more easily.Fighting common infec-tions like colds and fluweakens immunesystems, leaving themmore vulnerable to thedisease. The symptomsof meningitis can includefever with cold handsand feet, vomiting,headache, stiff neck,dislike of bright light,joint or muscle pain, paleblotchy skin, drowsinessand confusion.In babies, a dislike ofbeing handled, anunusual cry, rapid

    breathing and bulgingfontanelle. Both adultsand children may alsohave a rash that does notfade under pressure.Symptoms can appear inany order and some maynot appear at all. Ifconcerned, seek urgentmedical attention.

    Back by popular demand, the Third Age 5k Runis back at Malahide Castle on Saturday, 22ndSeptember. Registration from 10 am, with therace starting at 11am. This year there are specialadditional categories, like prizes for teams withthree family generations. Theres a specialGolden Cone award - anyone can be the recip-ient for doing something memorable on the day.Finally, there are spot prizes too for fancy dressand all families and children are welcome toparticipate in this!All money raised goes to Senior Helpline, thenational phone helpline for older peopleprovided by trained older volunteers. Callersreally value talking to someone their own age,and over 10,000 older people phoned last year.So why not join Dr Eva Orsmond from OperationTransformation to run, jog or walk for SeniorHelp Line, a Third Age programme. Every 10raised allows a volunteer to spend 20 minuteswith another older person who just needssomeone to talk to and to listen.

    Third Age Fun Run At Malahide Castle

    Advertising Feature

    Official Opening OfFumbally ExchangeThe official opening of Balbriggan FumballyExchange wil l take place on Wednesday,September 26th from 7.30pm - 9.30pm atFumbally Exchange, 10 Railway Street,Balbriggan. This is an opportunity to learnabout Fumbally Exchange, which is a not-for-profit organisation designed to foster andhouse start-ups and restructuring businesses.You can see the work of the current residentsand discover how the Fumbally Exchange expe-rience might work for you. There will be guestspeakers at the event, including FumballyExchange founder George Boyle. Refreshmentswill be available in the Brick Room caf. Forfurther information, contact Dorothy FletcherBentley at 087 232 0806

    The recent contro-versy over possiblecuts by the HSE tohome care packagesand home help hours,has sent a shockwaveof fear through thelocal community.Health Minister, JamesReilly has decidedthat the cuts werenever going to happen,however many carersmay have cause toquestion this. Manyresidents rely on thisservice provided by theHSE and are fearful ofany changes to what is

    Concern Over HomeHelp Packages

    regarded as a lifesaving service in manycases. North CountyLeader will examinethe effects that cutswould have on peoplewho rely on theseservices, now or in thefuture. If you havedoubts of fears, wewould like to hear fromyou, whether you are acarer, or a servicereceiver from the HSEWe look forward tohearing your story.Please contactn e w s @ n o r t h -countyleader.ie

    Pictured at the 24th Annual Naul Horticultural Show areMargaret Curtis, with her exhibit 'Any Old Iron' Carnationand Phormiums in a Contemporary Design. with judgeSunniva Sheil from Malahide.

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    No wedding can beeasily plannedwithout the input offr iends, family andthe professionals.From invites, to thevenue, food, cake,flowers and that allimportant dress, i tcan be a load off yourmind if you decide tolet some profes-sionals step in. Hiringa wedding planner isone option,but i f thatsnot for you,you can atleast getsome helpwith specif icaspects ofyour day if youchoose to.Here in theNorth County,there are anumber ofw e d d i n gs p e c i a l i s t sreadily avail-able to help andassist your everyneed. The key tomaking sure yourwedding is as stressfree as possible isdown to the amountof preperation donebefore the big day

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    You are sure to geteverything coveredonce you attend oneand by attending them,you will also be sure tofind out what the differ-ence is in pricesbetween the differentservices on offer.People who are in thebusiness of working atweddings will be sureto be attending most ofthe fairs, having a stallwith their work andinformation on display.There are lots ofcompetitions too, soyou could be one of thelucky ones who winssome sort of prize.Getting married doesnthave to mean breakingthe bank, or getting bigloans. By attendingwedding fairs you are ina position to see exactlyhow much things costand compare services.You are almost guaran-teed to get a lot out ofgoing and can find outwhen they are on andwhat hotels are having

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    30th School Reunion In MalahideIts getting close now. The class of 82 Scoil Iosa,Malahide will hold their 30 year reunion inMalahide Yacht Club, St. Jamess Terrace onFriday, 14th September from eight till late. Thenight will provide a fantastic opportunity to catchup with friends and faces from the past whiledancing to the sounds of the 80s. They wouldlove to see their teachers too! It sounds like anight not to be missed.Tickets are 10 including a meal. For more infor-mation check out their Facebook page or [email protected]

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    Fingal County CouncilNotice is hereby given of substantial changes required toRef. Ref: F12A/0120 which have been lodged with thePlanning Authority. The changes comprise enlarged siteto be minimum 2000sqm, contour map, information on adja-cent caravan park and entrance gate, information on existingseptic tank, information relevant to the proposedsecondary treatment plant to ensure compliance with EPAGuidelines at Balcarrick, Donabate for Cathal BarryThe planning application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, atthe offices of Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main St,Swords, Co. Dublin, during its public opening hours. Asubmission or observation in relation to the application maybe made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment ofthe prescribed fee, 20, within the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by the authority of the applica-tion, and such submissions or observations will be consid-ered by the Planning Authority in making a decision on theapplication. The Planning Authority may grant permissionsubject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grantpermission.

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    Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought for detached dormer dwelling (4bedroom) & associated site works @ Old Fancourt Road,Balbriggan, Co. Dublin for David Mc Garry. The planningapplication may be inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the planning authority during the public openinghours and a submission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to the planning authorityon payment of the prescribed fee (20 euros), within theperiod of 5 weeks, beginning on the date of receipt by FingalCounty Council of the application.

    Fingal County CouncilApplication for full Planning Permission for alterations topreviously approved F09A/0245, permission is sought foralterations to the approved house plans and elevations withno changes proposed to proposed site layout or ancillariesat the Quay, Portrane, Co. Dublin. This application may beinspected/purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy between 9.30am-3.30pm, monday-friday, at the offices of Fingal Co. Co., County Hall, Main St.,Swords, Co. Dublin. A submission or observation in relationto the application may be made in writing on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by Fingal Co.Co. of the application.Signed Josie and Frank English.

    Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought for single storey extension tofront of house providing new porch and extended living roomto 47 Island View , Malahide, Co. Dublin for Applicant: R.Hanson. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased ata fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, atthe offices of the planning authority during its publicopening hours. A submission or observation in relation tothe application may be made in writing to the planningauthority on payment of the prescribed fee, 20, within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application, and such submissions or obser-vations will be considered by the planning authority inmaking a decision on the application. The planning authoritymay grant permission subject to or without conditions, ormay refuse to grant permission.

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