North County Leader - 13th October 2015

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13th October 2015 • Volume 22, Issue 36 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. EirCode: K67 P5W4.

• Tel: 01 8•400•200 • [email protected] • www.northcountyleader.ieThis year’s Fingal Enterprise Week ran from 5th to 9thOctober and it was the most successful and biggest one todate. It was packed with opportunities for aspiring localentrepreneurs to network and boost their businesses, localbusinesses and start-ups from across the region made theirway to numerous events. More than 1,600 entrepreneursattended 30 dynamic business events, workshops andnetworking opportunities, along with mentoring clinicswhich all took place during the week. Pictured at the ‘Fit for Business’ seminar, which took placeat Malahide Rugby Club, as part of Enterprise Week, areOisin Geoghegan (Head of Local Enterprise), Claire Keohane(Irish Rugby 7s player), County Mayor, David O’Connor,Dublin GAA star and entrepreneur, Bernard Brogan, PaulReid (Chief Executive Fingal County Council) and celebrityTrainer and entrepreneur, Karl Henry.See more pictures of Enterprise Week on pages 10, 11 and 12

All parties agree that the provision of social housingin the North County is of critical importance.However, the proposal by the County Council to build25 social housing units, 21 houses and four apart-ments off Rathbeale Road in Swords, is causingconcern for local residents from a safety perspective.The site, which is owned by Fingal County Council, islocated on an area of 1.21 hectares to the west ofSwords.

It is bounded by the R125 Rathbeale Road to the westand the private housing estate of Bunbury GateAvenue to the east. Residents from this estate arevery concerned that the site is unsafe for peopleaccessing it and also for motorists approachingSwords from Ashbourne. The proposed entrance andexit to the development consists of a hair pin bend atthe top of an incline and at the entrance and turn-inpoint of a right hand bend.The County Leader spoke with a group of BunburyGate residents, who outlined their concerns.Spokesperson, Martin Blake said, “The site as itstands at the moment is unsuitable for developmentand a lot of remediation work is needed, in order toget it to a condition where it is suitable to buildhouses. Nobody is against social housing being builthere, as we all recognise the need for them. Theaccess is completely unacceptable and unsafe in itspresent state. We have already highlighted our issuesto the County council,” he said.The residents say that there is no line of vision fortraffic leaving the new estate onto the busy R125 from

Swords to Ashbourne. Similarly, the junction will beextremely hazardous to traffic travelling towardsSwords, which is coming out of a severe dip in theroad, with little or no visibility of the potential hazardof traffic accessing the R125 in front of them. In poorweather and road conditions the effect will increaseexponentially resulting in a risk of a vehicular colli-sion, or a vehicle colliding with the existing boundarywall with Bunbury Gate Avenue,” they claim.Martin Blake continued, “The turn into the estate will

be a main road. It means that two roads will berunning parallel, which is only divided by a hedge.The Council are calling a building regulation called‘Permeability’ where they don’t want to build aboundary. Instead, they want to open it all up. We’resaying that if they do that, it’s unsafe, as there willbe two busy roads side by side, with childrenroaming around in a dangerous setting. “We need aboundary wall, similar to the one planned for at thesocial housing scheme in Balrothery, where a

planner there recommended a boundary wall, 2.2 metres high to get rid of any safety hazards. Thekey issue for us is that the access is unsuitable andunsafe. If they go ahead with the plan, the Councilwill fail in their duty of care, and we feel there will bea serious road accident there,” he said.Local councillor, Joe Newman (NP) who wascontacted by the residents said, “I’m fully supportiveof top quality, well managed social housing units.Regarding the safety issues, I made representationson behalf of the residents to the Council at a localarea meeting last Thursday. I receivedsome assurances that the safetyissues at the Rathbeale Road sitewould be dealt with. A number ofother councillors and I have asked formanagement to come back with somemore information regarding the layout, before we can fully endorse theproject going ahead. As regards theboundary issues that the residents have requested,the Council have given assurance that they willprovide fencing arrangements to create theboundary.”“I have also raised concerns about the lack of foot-paths for children trying to access the nearby schoolsin the area, which needs to be addressed,” he said.The County Leader contacted the County Council,who replied regarding concern at the position ofestate entrance from a traffic safety point of view andabout claims that the entrance breaches TO 48 ofCounty Development Plan. (access off nationalprimary routes).The Council said, “The position is that shown on theMooretown/Oldtown Local Area plan. It is the devel-opment of an existing entrance, rather than a brandnew entrance. TO48 refers to National Roads, whileTO49 applies to regional roads, including RathbealeRoad. Both TO48 and TO49 refer to individualaccesses, not new junctions. The urban area isextending along the Rathbeale Road and the newjunction is acceptable,” the statement concluded.

Pictured at the Rathbeale Road entrance to the proposed site for 25 social housing units, are concerned Bunbury Gateresidents, Robert Cope, Martin Blake, Siana Harte, Ken Foley and Clara Coffey. They are concerned that the entrancewill cause a major traffic hazard to people accessing the site

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Final Call For T1 FlightInformation BoardThe large fl ight information board in thedepartures area at Dublin Airport’s Terminal 1is being removed over the next four weeks. Itwill be replaced with 15 flight informationscreens - three to the side of each check-inisland.The change is part of an overall programmeto modernise Terminal 1, which is more than4 0 y e a r s o l d , a n d i m p r o v e t h e o v e r a l lp a s s e n g e r e x p e r i e n c e . A s p a r t o f t h i sprogramme, ticket desks have been removedin T1 to create more light and space in thedepartures area and a new wooden fascia hasbeen installed in departures. The flight infor-mation board in T1 has been in place since2005 and had become a symbol of DublinAirport over the past 10 years.D u b l i n A i r p o r t s p o k e s w o m a n , S i o b h a nO’Donnell said, “We’ll be sorry to see the bigboard go, but the way in which passengersavail of information has changed dramaticallyover the past decade and we have to movewith the times. A decade ago, many passen-gers had rather limited access to information

when they arrived at the airport, and every-body availed of traditional check-in proce-dures. Now many passengers have boardingcards on their mobile phones and go straightto security screening,” she said.“Replacing the existing flight informationboard with a series of more modern flighti n f o r m a t i o n d i s p l a y s c r e e n s l o c a t e dthroughout the departures area will improvethe overall look of the departures area inTerminal 1. Work will begin at 10.00pm eache v e n i n g a n d w i l l e n d a t 4 . 0 0 a m e v e r ym o r n i n g , t o a l l o w f o r t h e f i r s t w a v e o fdeparting passengers,” she concluded.

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The Catherine Lawlor School of Art 13th Annual Art Exhibition was held recently in aid of the Irish Osteoporosis Society.The exhibition was a great success and it raised €2,800 for the charity. Catherine would like to thank all those whoattended and supported the exhibition, artist John Kirwan, those who donated raffle prizes, all the students who exhib-ited their paintings and a special thanks to the committee members and helpers who worked so hard organising andhelping throughout the weekend. Pictured at the exhibition are, Michele O'Brien (Irish Osteoporosis Society),Catherine Lawlor, Professor Moira O'Brien (Irish Osteoporosis Society) and artist John Kirwan.

The award winning Celtic Choristers malevoice choir will be performing at the SwordsMen’s Shed first musical fund raising eveningat the Riasc Centre, Swords, on Saturday 7thNovember at 8pm. This evening of music and song, is the brainchild of local “shedder” Sean O’Connor. Thenight promises to be a cracker, the audiencewill be treated to the Choir’s diverse range ofmodern, popular, spiritual, classical songs, aswell as Irish/Welsh hymns.Sean, from Malahide joined Swords Men’sShed earlier this year, and being a member ofthe Celtic Choristers choir, he decided to bringtogether his great interests in music andsinging with his membership of Swords Men’sShed. “It just seemed natural to me that weshould have an entertaining musical eveningas a fund raising event. This will raise vitalfunds to develop our Shed and so enable us tosupport our growing membership of men with

time on their hands, many of whom are retiredor unemployed. The choir has performed at Áras anUachtaráin, National Concert Hall, RoyalHospital, Kilmainham and regularly supportsocial, charitable, religious and corporateevents in Dublin and beyond. The Choir’s resi-dent accompanist, Lina Buterina-Kiva, hailsfrom the Ukraine and is a well-establishedconcert pianist and teacher, performingregular solo concerts in prestigious venuessuch as the National Concert Hall. Love ofsinging, camaraderie and fun are the commonthemes enjoyed by the Choir, and these areimparted enthusiastically to their audiences.Swords Men’s Shed are delighted to havesecured sponsorship for the event from theDublin Airport Authority and Members FirstCredit Union and are also grateful to the RIASCCentre and Fingal County Council for theirsupport.

There is outrage locally, as Our Lady ofLourdes Hospital in Drogheda wasforced to close its doors after severeovercrowding in its A&E Departmentlast week. The Lourdes is the hospital ofchoice for many residents of the NorthCounty and the most accessiblehospital in the event of an emergencyfor many local residents. The news has caused widespread angeramongst the Irish Nurses and MidwivesAssociation (INMO), who say the A&Edepartment could not cope with thenumber of patients on trolleys whowere waiting for a bed. The INMO claimthere were 71 patients on trolleys,describing the situation as “unreal”,with not even room for people to stand.This included 48 in the emergencydepartment, 17 on trolleys in themedical assessment unit and six morewithin the hospital. It has called for theHSE to activate its major disaster plandue to the overcrowding.The HSE have since disputed the

INMO’s claims saying there was only 48patients on trolleys. The INMO say theappalling situation forced staff in thehospital’s A&E to go off-call for emer-gencies from midnight on Thursdaynight last. Although it is understood thedepartment has since resumed itsnormal service.The news of the hospital’s A&E closurehas angered Sinn Fein leader and LouthTD, Gerry Adams who claimed the situa-tion was a “humanitarian and healthcrisis which is placing patient safety atserious risk, despite the hard work anddiligence of staff, this happens everyweek.” The hospital has since released a state-ment saying: ”The hospital went off callto ensure safety of staff and patientswith 48 on trolleys and not the higherreported number claimed. It ismanaging pressures and using all itshospitals to assist ones under pressure,with Cavan, Beaumont andBlanchardstown within the group.”

A nationwide initiative which was launched by the Taoiseach, will see every primary school in the country receiving a national flag to mark the centenaryof the 1916 Easter Rising. On Friday 2nd October, Johnny Tyndall, principal of Scoil Moibhi National School, Milverton, Skerries was presented with theirflag by an Officer and Senior NCO of the defence forces. Pictured at the presentation are members of the defence forces, with teachers and pupils of theschool. Pic: Roisin Macken

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Sewage Project For Rush WellAdvanced - ReillyMinister James Reilly(FG) has announced thatpreparations for a newsewage project for Rushis well underway. Theproject will connect all ofthe Rush area into theRegional SewerageScheme for Portrane,Donabate, Rush and

Lusk. Its main purpose isto stop the flow of rawsewage into the sea atRush beach.Reilly said, “Irish Wateris ready to put theproject out to tender inthe next two weeks. Ihave been speaking toIrish Water looking for

updates about this andthey told me that thedevelopment of thiscontract is at anadvanced stage. Thecontractors have beenpre-qualified and thefinal tender documentsare ready to be issued.This is an incredibly

important project and,given the time-criticalnature, it is likely thatIrish Water will have tocommence a CompulsoryPurchase Order processin the coming weeks.’’He continued, “They arestill expecting thecontract to be awardedin Summer 2016 asplanned. This project inRush will include theconstruction of threenew pumping stations, in

addition to an estimatedsix kilometres of associ-ated sewers. Theconstruction project willlink the Rush catchmentarea to the WastewaterTreatment Plant, whichopened in 2013,” heconcluded.

Credit UnionPresents ChequeTo NurtureProgressive Credit Union (PCU) have given outover €100,000 in sponsorship in 2015 and theylook forward to working with more worthy and

devoted groups in 2016 and in the future. Thecredit union is an amalgamation ofBalbriggan, Skerries, Donabate andHowth/Sutton Credit Unions.Manager, Brian Howard told the CountyLeader, “We receive a vast amount of sponsor-ship requests throughout the financial yearfrom a wide variety of clubs and charities andwe try to provide all sponsorship with a viewto benefiting the community. Nurture whosenew national head office in Skerries was

supported by PCUwith a donation of€15,000. Nurture is acharity that supportswomen, partners andfamily memberssurrounding concep-tion, pregnancy andchildbirth.Irene Lowry CEO ofNurture: said,” Myselfand the team areextremely grateful tothe Progressive CreditUnion for such awonderful opportu-nity to support localpeople on the groundwith a No Wait Listpolicy.”

Pictured is Irene Lowry, CEO of Nurture receiving a cheque for €15,000 from BrianHoward, Manager of Progressive Credit Union

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Laura Warren, Ella Warren and Kelli Warren

Baby Ella Warren isn't too sure about the SamMaguire, as she is pictured with her sister,Kelli and Paul Flynn

Paddy Hughes and Con Dalton are pictured holding Sam aloft, with Dublin stars,Darren Daly, Paddy Andrews and Paul Flynn

Amanda, Ray and Adam ShawDerek Mackey, Jason Mackey and Jack Corrigan are pictured with footballers, Darren Dalyand Paul Flynn, with all four trophies that Dublin won this year

Darren Daly, Maksim Webb and Paul FlynnLorraine and Sean Beresford

Pictured with the Sam Maguire Cup are Kate, Gavin and HannahMolphy, with Dubs stars, Darren Daly, Paddy Andrews and Paul Flynn

Kelli Warren holds the Sam aloft in the companyof Paul Flynn

Vinny McCormack, Andrew Madden, Jack McCormack, EibhlinWilliams and Jessie McCormack

Brian Keenan and Louise McEvoy arepictured with 'Sam'

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Pictured are Dublin footballers, Darren Daly andPaddy Andrews, Joe Savage and Paul Flynn withthe Sam Maguire Cup

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County Council Scoops TopSafety AwardAt the 24th AnnualOccupational SafetyAwards, which were held

in Galway on the 2ndOctober, Fingal CountyCouncil’s HR teamachieved the ‘LocalAuthority/ CouncilAward’ in the BusinessCategory Awards.In addition, the Councilalso achieved a‘Consistent High AchieverAward’ for obtaining adistinction or higher ineach of the last five yearsof entering the competi-tion.The All IrelandOccupational SafetyAwards were establishednationally in 1992, with20 entries and havegrown to become

Ireland’s premier safetyawards. The awards trulybecame an all-Irelandaffair when the NorthernIreland Safety Group

joined forces with theNational Irish SafetyOrganisation in 1995. Todate over one thousandnine hundred entrieshave been received.County Mayor, Cllr. DavidO’Connor, was verypleased with theannouncement and sent

his congratulations to thestaff of the CountyCouncil, “whose contri-bution to worker safetyculminated in thesuccess of achieving twoawards. Well done to all.”Paul Reid, Chief Executiveof Fingal County Councilstated: “Worker safetyand health is of para-mount importance toFingal County Council.Combating the causes ofworkplace accidents,ensuring compliance withsafety law and fosteringthe commitment tocontinual improvement ofour safety managementsystems ensure not onlyworker safety and health,but allow us to deliver amore effective service toour customers and citi-zens of the region.”

New Italian RestaurantOpens In Swords

A new Italian restaurant has opened recently on Main Street inSwords, which is providing an authentic Italian dining experience forpeople in Swords and further afield. The new restaurant, which is called Fratelli’s is located next door toCab 2000. It is the newest addition to the ever-increasing number ofquality eating establishments that are opening in Swords. The co-owners are Geo Feraru and Aoife Kane and they are very excited atbringing traditional Italian and Sicilian cuisine to the people ofSwords. Aoife explained that choosing Swords as the location for the newrestaurant was very easy to do. She said, “When Geo found out thatthis place was available, he immediately knew that it was the idealplace for the restaurant. We know that there is a very large populationin the area, in the fastest growing county in Ireland.,” she said.Geo said, “We will be serving traditional home-made Italian food fromSicily and northern Italy and we will be sourcing much of our food locally and also from some Italian suppliers. We will alsospecialise in fresh home-made pasta and using the world famous Irishbeef,” he said.Fratelli’s will also provide quick lunches for business people, wherediners, who are usually constrained by time issues, will be guaranteeda lunch in between three and four minutes. They will also provide an‘Early Bird’ menu for early evening diners.

On congratulating Geo and Aoife on theimpending opening of Fratelli’s, President ofFingal Dublin Chamber, Siobhan Kinsella said,“The Chamber is delighted to welcome thisnew high quality Italian restaurant to theincreasing thriving hospitality and tourismoffering of Swords, which is fast becoming afood tourism destination,” she said.

Pictured is President of Fingal Dublin Chamber, Siobhan Kinsella congratulating GeoFeraru and Aoife Kane on the opening of their new Italian restaurant, Fratelli's on MainStreet, Swords

Local Sinn Féin generalelection candidate,Louise O’Reilly has criti-cised the three govern-ment TDs in the area,for their failure to takem e a n i n g f u lsteps toaddress theh o u s i n gproblem in theNorth County.With 1300 children inDublin nowhomeless it is shocking to seethat there are 37 vacantproperties in this area.O’Reilly said: “It is hardto believe that in thepast year there hasbeen just under €1million cut from therefurbishment budget,while homelessnessspirals out of control.There is a housing emer-gency in North CountyDublin and the inactionof this government is nothing short ofshameful,” she said.

“Local authorities needMinister Kelly to supportthem to tackle the deep-ening crisis of home-lessness - the first stepin this must be to refur-

bish the 37existing vacanth o m e s .Families aredesperate andthey need to behoused now -they cannotwait and thisg o v e r n m e n tneed to take allnecessary steps

to house them.”She said, “This govern-ment is talking aboutgiving children iPads forschool, but children andfamilies need homesnot empty promises.“It is hard to believethat 37 properties arelying idle, while childrenare homeless in theconstituency of theMinister for Childrenand Youth Affairs,” sheconcluded.

O’Reilly BlastsGovernment TDs OverVacant Houses

Balbriggan/North County Dublin Branch ofIrish Guide Dogs for the Blind are holdingtheir Annual General Meeting on Wednesday,14th October at the Bracken Court Hotel,Balbriggan. It starts at 8.00 pm and the guests p e a k e r w i l l b e L e n L l o y d , F u n d r a i s i n gManager, Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind inCork.On the night the branch will be launching theChristmas cards for 2015 and the 2016 calen-dars. They will be available for purchase, oryou can take some to sell on behalf of thebranch. Further information call 085 766 3107or email [email protected].

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Member FirstCelebrates Credit Union DayOn October 15, 2015, Member First Credit Unionwill join with 56,000 credit unions around theworld to mark International Credit Union (ICU)Day and the role that financial cooperatives playin improving the communities they serve and thelives of their members the world over. Thisyear’s theme, “People Helping People,” encap-sulates the long-standing credit union philos-ophy. This theme honours credit unions’ constant driveto positively impact their communities to betterserve their members. Just like Member First, allcredit unions share a common goal to offeraccess to affordable financial services to all theirmembers and provide even the most financiallydisadvantaged the tools and the opportunities tobe financially self-sufficient. Stellar member service, competitive interestrates and democratic control are just some of themany benefits of being a Member First CreditUnion member. Their branches are deeply rootedwhere their members live, work and play.Investing a lot of time, energy and money toenhance the quality of life for everyone has beena hallmark of the organisation since its incep-tion. In 2015, they donated over €130,000 tolocal community projects. This International Credit Union Day, MemberFirst Credit Union want to remind all theirmembers that they are here to help them and toencourage everyone who is not yet a member toconsider joining and experience the benefits ofthe Credit Union difference.

Local councillor, Keith Redmond has decided toleave Fine Gael and has joined new party, RenuaIreland last week.Redmond, who was elected as aFine Gael councillor to FingalCounty Council in 2014 is a prac-tising dentist in Sutton and livesin Malahide. However, whencontacted by the County Leaderon plans to run for his new partyin the General Election, he wasnon committed. He said,“Everything has happened so fast that I have nothad time to think about it.” When asked if hewould run if asked, he said he was equally vagueand was reluctant to go into any detail.Commenting on his decision to join RenuaIreland, he said, ‘‘It was quite difficult, I have

many friends in Fine Gael and there are manymembers of the party that I sincerely respect. Ihave, however, found it increasingly difficult tosupport a party which appears to be drifting everfurther away from the radical reforming agendathat it put to the people in 2011’’.Redmond also said his decision to join the newparty was strongly influenced by their Flat Taxpolicy.‘’This was the fork in the political road I needed.Flat tax for me means that at last Ireland has theopportunity to have a real debate about radicaltax reform that will transform the lives ofworking people. It allows me to believe thatthere is a purpose in political activity again’’.Renua Ireland party leader, Lucinda Creightonwelcomed the arrival of Redmond when she said,‘‘Developing strong Renua Ireland representa-tion on local authorities is a key political priorityfor us. Renua intends to prioritise real reform oflocal government in our election manifesto aspart of our core value of focusing on that schoolof political reform that changes people’s lives intheory rather than practice.,” she said.


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Local Fianna Fail general election candidate,Lorraine Clifford-Lee has called for the immediateupgrading of Swords and Balbriggan court-houses.She said she is disappointed that the capital planannounced recently ignored the work that isrequired on North County court facilities. She alsocalled for a strict timeline for the construction of anew Family Law Courtcomplex on Hammond Lanein the city centre.“Our court facilities in NorthCounty Dublin are notequipped to deal with thelevel of demand, due to anincrease in cases and anexpanding population,” shesaid. “Swords andBalbriggan courthouses arequickly becoming unsuitablein terms of both space and facilities. The cost of abasic upgrade and expansion would be minimaland yet the Capital Plan makes no mention of theworks needed at our local courthouses,” sheadded. She said that particular facilities arerequired in courthouses to provide privacy to thefamilies involved in difficult cases. A basic expan-sion could provide much needed meeting areasfor solicitors and judges to meet with children andfamilies in private.“I am calling on our three local Government TDsJames Reilly, Alan Farrell and Brendan Ryan toexplain why our local courthouses were ignored intheir new Capital Plan. I am also calling on themto explain the lack of detail in the plan on when anew Family Law and Children’s Court complex inthe city centre will be built. It is only right that weprovide an appropriate environment for familiesto go through these legal proceedings,” sheconcluded.

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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis patients Joan Doyle andSwords resident, Matt Cullen are pictured during WorldIdiopulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Week at an open informa-tion session hosted by the Irish Lung Fibrosis Association(ILFA) at Leinster House to celebrate the announcementof its new national charter in patient care.

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Ballyboughal PitchAnd PuttThe George McDonnell Cup fourth round, whichwas played in Bellewstown was won by MartinCullen with a net 51 from runner-up EddieMadden with a net 54. Congratulations to Martinon this back to back wins and also on having ahole in one on the 16th.Sunday game pairs scramble winners wereJimmy Browne and Liam O’Rourke with net 42,Runners-up were John Fitzpatrick and StevenRowe.The final of the McDonnell Cup will take place athome on Saturday, 24th October with a tee timeof 3pm, to be followed by the end of yearpresentation night out to Airport View Hotel,Blakes Cross with a four course dinner at 8pm.For enquiries on attending the night out contactthe secretary on 085-1743748.

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build up an unsus-tainable demand foradditional spending. The slower thanexpected Eurozonerecovery will cause prob-lems across Europe. Thesemay have an adverse effect on the approachtaken to deal with the refugee migrant crisis. Therate of inflow of migrants into the larger memberstates may be seen as a drain on limitedresources. Should this be exploited by sectoralinterests, the job of providing accommodation tothese vulnerable people may become very diffi-cult.Some weeks ago we wrote of the potentialdanger to Angela Merkel’s ongoing leadership. Arecent poll now shows that a slight majority ofher fellow citizens believe that Germany isunable to cope with the current flow of refugees.This is a sharp reversal to the 57 per cent whoonly two weeks ago thought that their countrycould manage. Senior members of Merkel’s partyare calling for her to acknowledge thatGermany’s capacity has limits. Others areseeking the closure of the country’s borders withAustria. This mood change is also reflected withthe Dutch Justice Minister calling for actionagainst non-EU countries who allow refugeeswho pass through their country to gain access to the EU. The UK, which is outside the Eurozone,is also pushing a tough line against failed asylumseekers.A combination of poor economic performanceand the continued flow of refugees may see anunpleasant shift in voter intentions.Austria’s capital Vienna has seen a huge flow ofrefugees over recent months. The city’s citizensresponded generously. Now the mood has

changed. A citycontrolled by theSocial Democrats sincethe war has begun tolook elsewhere forleadership. TheFreedom Party hascalled for a fence tokeep migrants out andcampaign on sloganssuch as “We do notwant to become aminority in our owncountry.”It is vitally importantthat the Heads ofGovernment show realleadership. They mustdrive economicrecovery and notpermit another slump.They must also act toaddress the cause ofthe refugee crisis,while ensuring that therefugees are properlyaccommodated andlooked after across theEU without discrimination.

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The Fingal Local Enterprise Office (LEO) hasreported that this year’s Fingal Enterpriseweek was the most successful and biggestEnterprise Week to date. Crammed withopportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs tonetwork and boost their businesses, localbusinesses and start-ups from across theregion made their way to numerous events.Over 1,600 local businesses and entrepre-neurs attending 30 dynamic businessevents, workshops and networking oppor-tunities, along with mentoring clinicswhich took place all last week.Fingal Enterprise Week ran from Monday5th to Friday 9th October throughout thecounty.Chief Executive of Fingal County Council,Paul Reid was upbeat in his assessment:“Fingal Enterprise Week attracted hugeinterest among business owners,managers and aspiring entrepreneurs who

came out in their droves to attend morethan 30 events. It was a hugely successfulweek and a great result for our LocalEnterprise Office. I was delighted to attendmany of the events and by all accounts, thefeedback that I have received fromeveryone attending has been very positive.Fingal Enterprise Week has created atangible and positive impact on our busi-ness community and this will help toenable our local businesses to work moreeffectively and exploit more opportuni-ties,” he said.Oisin Geoghegan, Head of Enterprise said,“I am very pleased that businessesthroughout Fingal bought in to FingalEnterprise Week more than ever before.Entrepreneurs are continually looking foropportunities to grow and opportunities tonetwork and learn. Owner/managerssupport each other, they work co-opera-tively with each other and they inherentlylike to see each other succeed. In FingalLocal Enterprise Office we have a role toplay to ensure that our business commu-nity is provided with a supportive environ-ment in which they can network, exploreopportunities and one in which they canlearn how to run their businesses moreeffectively,” he said.

Pictured at the Student Enterprise Programme launch atthe Riasc Centre, Swords are students from ColaisteChoilm, Swords. Cianan Markey, Jack Dolan, Alex Coyleand Val Adedokun

Pictured at the Twitter for Business seminar at theRiasc Centre, Swords on Wednesday, 7th October areJames Joyce and Eric Chaloner (Riasc Centre)

Pictured at the Fingal Enterprising WomenNetwork at Roganstown Hotel and CountryClub on Tuesday, 6th October are Jeud Ennis(Sportsworks) and Helen Creegan Walsh

Pictured at the Twitter for Business seminar atthe Riasc Centre, Swords on Wednesday, 7thOctober are Florine Zimmermann (Transpoco)and Sandra Walsh

Pictured at the Student Enterprise Programme launch at theRiasc Centre, Swords are students from PortmarnockCommunity School. Included are, Lauren Butler, Lucia Martin,Adam Al-Ja,afreh, Maria Ruiz, Brendan Fitzsimons and LauraMyers

Sharon Johnston (Sharon Johnston InteriorDesign) from Skerries and Mary Ward(Wooly Ward’s Farm) from Oldtown arepictured at the Fingal Enterprising WomenNetwork at Roganstown Hotel and CountryClub on Tuesday, 6th October

Pictured at the Twitter for Business seminar at the Riasc Centre, Swords onWednesday, 7th October are Fingal LEO staff members, Liz Besseling, AnneDonaldson, Rowena Dunne and Maria Doran

Pictured are Oisin Geoghegan (Head of Enterprise, Fingal County Council), CountyMayor, Cllr David O’Connor, Paul Reid (Chief Executive, Fingal County Council)and Brendan Ryan, TD at the Dublin Food Chain event as part of Fingal EnterpriseWeek at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Northwood

Pictured at the 'Fit for Business' Enterprise event at Malahide Rugby Club on Thursday are,Oisin Geoghegan (Head of Local Enterprise), Anne Donaldson (Fingal LEO) and MichaelKennedy (Michael Kennedy Insurance)

Danielle Sweeney (Safety Solutions), Sharon Cole (Cole Marketing) andChristina Parrott (Love it Mary, Skerries) are pictured at the FingalEnterprising Women Network at Roganstown Hotel and Country Club onTuesday, 6th October

Caroline Farrell (Tax Consultancy) and CatherineHardiman (CSS Signs) are pictured at the Twitter forBusiness seminar at the Riasc Centre, Swords onWednesday, 7th October

Pictured at the Facebook for Business seminar at theRiasc Centre, Swords are, Alison White (White'sLaundry) and Niamh Brown

Ann McGee from Portmarnock and BronaghConlon are pictured at the Fingal EnterprisingWomen Network at Roganstown Hotel andCountry Club on Tuesday, 6th October


The week commenced with a bang withFingal Start-Up Day that saw some 150start-ups and aspiring entrepreneurslearning from experts on business ideatesting, business planning, accessingfinance, working smartly and using newtechnology in business. Another 150+ business leaders networkedin Malahide Rugby Club on Thursdayevening and were advised on how to get“Fit for Business” whilst listening to astellar sporting panel, including BernardBrogan, Dublin All-Ireland winning GAAstar and entrepreneur); Karl Henry(celebrity personal trainer) and ClaireKeohane (Ireland Ladies Rugby squad). Another highlight of the week was thelargest food mentoring event ever inIreland in the Crowne Plaza Northwood,where over 150 attendees listened to foodindustry experts, Tom Keogh of Keogh’s

Crisps; Padraic Og Gallagher of Gallagher’sBoxty House and Greg Grouse from FreshSupermarkets. These innovators in thefood sector in Ireland shared their experi-ences on how to best succeed in the foodsector both in Ireland and abroad. Guestsalso benefited from group mentoring withthe speakers and a host of other well-known food experts.Other events included over 160 femaleentrepreneurs attending the inaugural new“Fingal Enterprising Women” Network inRoganstown Hotel. Seven different socialmedia and digital marketing seminars wereheld in various locations attracted over 400participants.Another highlight was the launch of theStudent Enterprise Awards hosted by2FM’s Rick O’Shea on Friday in Riasc,Swords, featuring some 250 aspiring entre-preneurs from schools throughout Fingal.There were three different Chamber events(Fingal Dublin Chamber, Howth SuttonBaldoyle Chamber, Balbriggan Chamber)with numerous participants fromthroughout Fingal.Business Ideas workshops were held inlibraries in Rush and Blanchardstown, forpeople who wish to seek out good busi-ness ideas. Pictured at the Facebook for Business seminar at the Riasc Centre, Swords on

Tuesday. 6th October are, Patrick Duffy, Noel Davidson (QED Ignite Academy andseminar presenter) and Mark Masterson (Anchor Life and Pensions)

Pictured at the Fingal Enterprising Women Network, which was held atRoganstown Hotel and Country Club on Tuesday, 6th October are Anne McGee(McGee Pharma), Bronagh Conlon (Food and Drink Solutions), Alison Comyn (UTVIreland and MC) and Claire Reynolds (Vodafone)

Pictured at the Facebook for Business seminar at the Riasc Centre, Swords onTuesday. 6th October are, Jason Nizzetto (Applegreen), Amo Sayed (PWGroup) and Summer Creighton (PW Group)

Pictured at the Student Enterprise Programme launch at the Riasc Centre, Swords arestudents from Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan. Included are, Holly Hernon, EliseWalsh, Adrianna Costin, Shauna Healy, Sarah Ryan, Ciara Murray, Niamh Kirby and OrlaThompson

Pictured at the Fingal Enterprising Women Network, which was held atRoganstown Hotel and Country Club on Tuesday, 6th October are EmmaMaclean (Maclean Cleaning),Dominicka Ciesielczuk (Virtual City) and KateMaclean (Maclean Cleaning)

Pictured at the Twitter for Business seminar atthe Riasc Centre, Swords on Wednesday, 7thOctober are Lisa O'Brien and Leona Savage (bothfrom Light Wave Beauty Clinic)

Sandra Harris and Siobhan Finnie arepictured at the launch of Fingal EnterprisingWomen Network at Roganstown Hotel andCountry Club on Tuesday, 6th October

Carol McNally and Aideen McGinn (both from Water Babies)attended the Twitter for Business seminar at the Riasc Centre,Swords on Wednesday, 7th October

Pictured at the Fingal Enterprising Women Network, which was held at Roganstown Hoteland Country Club on Tuesday, 6th October are Ursula Boland (Garyb WheelchairAccessories), Freda Farrell (Fingal Dublin Chamber) and Susan McKittrick (McInerneySaunders)

Pictured at the 'Fit for Business' Enterprise event at Malahide Rugby Clubon Thursday are, Tony Lambert (CEO Fingal Dublin Chamber), Karen Devine(WhiteLight Consulting) and Cllr Joe Newman

Pictured at the 'Fit for Business' Enterprise event at Malahide Rugby Club on Thursdayare, Oisin Geoghegan (Head of Local Enterprise), Dublin GAA star, Bernard Brogan, CountyMayor, Cllr David O'Connor and Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, Paul Reid

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As part of Fingal Enterprise Week2015, The Rotary Club of DublinFingal opened their doors to host'Learning From Experience' ABusiness Networking Lunch. Youngentrepreneurs and business ownersattended the event to hear theexperiences of some of the moreestablished business owners whoare Rotary Club members.Head of Local Enterprise OisinGeoghegan (left) is welcomed byRotary Club of Dublin FingalPresident Michael Kennedy

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Volunteers Needed For NaulYouth ClubForóige is opening a Junior Youth Club in Naul foryoung people aged 10-12 years. This will be agreat addition to the local area and will follow inthe footsteps of the Naul Foróige club for teenswhich has been running successfully for over ayear now. If you are interested in finding out howyou can help get the Junior Club started, comealong to the Seamus Ennis Centre on Wednesday14th October at 8pm.

Balbriggan Rugby Club’s90th AnniversaryThis season, Balbriggan RFC celebrates its 90thanniversary. One of the major events to cele-brate that event is the Gala Ball taking place inthe Bracken Court Hotel on Friday, 27th ofNovember. For more information or to book yourticket, contact [email protected]

Anam Cara InformationEvening In ApplewoodAnam Cara, the national organisation thatprovides support services to bereaved parentsand families, are hosting a BereavementInformation Evening in Applewood CommunityCentre on Wednesday 21st October from7:30pm to 9:30pm. This event gives parents anopportunity to hear an experienced bereave-ment professional talk about the many chal-lenges families may face after the death oftheir son or daughter.This event is open to all bereaved parents,regardless of the age of their child or thecircumstances of their death and is providedfree of charge to parents. There will be time onthe evening for questions and to talk with otherbereaved parents.Guest speaker, Patricia Wilson has over twentyyears’ experience in the field of counsellingand psychotherapy. She is an accredited clin-ical supervisor, tutor and facilitator and is asenior tutor on the Irish Hospice Foundation’spost graduate course on Children and Lossaccredited by the Royal College of Surgeons inIreland.

New Members For LuskChurch ChoirLusk Church Choir is looking for new members.The group meets every Monday night for practiceat 8.20pm in the church.

Bracken Boxing ClubBracken Boxing Club, Balbriggan’s premierboxing club is open for boys and girls from theage of ten years. Training takes place every weekon Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from6.45pm to 8.30pm. Head guards and gloves are provided. For further information contact the club.

Free ComputerClasses ForBeginners InBalbrigganAge Action is currently offering free beginnercomputer classes for over 55 year olds inBalbriggan. The classes are suitable for olderpeople who have little or no computer experi-ence and aim to introduce them to the basicsof computers, internet and email. Courses aretaking place at the Balbriggan Library and aretaught by volunteers on a one-to-one basis.Classes start on Wednesday the 14th ofOctober and will run once a week from10.30am to 12.30pm and will end on the 4th ofNovember. For further information, contact 01 475 6989

Historical Talk In RushLoughshinny & Rush Historical Society areproud to present a talk entitled,“The MaritimeAspect of the 1916 Rising” presented by Dr.Edward Bourke, The talk will take place at TheStrand Bar, Rush on Thursday, 22nd October at8pm. All are welcome.


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The magificentachievement ofSkerries Tidy Townsgroup has been recog-nised by the entirelocal community. Theadjudicators werefulsome in their praisefor the way the townwas presented andwere impressed withnew additions, such asFloraville Park andSkerries Harps GAAClub, which they saybring additional qualityto the built infrastruc-ture of the town. They also commentedon Skerries Gardastation being one ofthe most impressivestations seen by themduring the course of his year’s adjudicating and‘its marvellous front garden contributing well tothe streetscape’. The pavement refurbishmenton Thomas Hand Street makes a big improve-ment to that street and Convent Lane is verynicely done with tarmac and new yellow roadmarkings. They said, “Skerries Mill is a relatively new attrac-tion to the area and its well managed and serves anice cuppa and has some very historical artefacts.The public library housed in the old Carnegiebuilding is a fine community amenity and the newWC on the South Strand is as one would expect amodern and well kept facility. It is good to be ableto report that all public buildings had gooddisability access.” “Skerries has a strong sporting tradition and theexcellent Community Centre has a number of allweather pitches that cater for the needs of thegreater Skerries area. The standard of landscapingand planting arrangements both public, withinprivate gardens and at the front of commercialpremises was very good. The work being under-taken in this category has certainly enhanced thetown and its environs immensely.” “There were many other very colourful and wellkept private gardens The adjudicator felt that bothFloraville Park and the Community Centre had veryfine planting arrangements that are all year round.The adjudicator was very impressed with FloravillePark and its features including the interpretationof Skerries association with the sea.”“Adopt a Beach” programme are to becommended, so far the total number of partici-pants is very impressive and hopefully this willexpand even more in the years ahead. Skerries isspoilt for choice when it comes to natural wildlifehabitats and the adjudicator visited a number ofthese including the Kybe Pond where there wasvery accessible viewing area and a very fineinformation board depicting the type of birdsthat can be viewed. The adjuicators also congratulated SkerriesCommunity College on completing a very muchneeded research survey project on BeachAwareness. “The Adopt a Patch or Area idea hastaken off with great gusto this year among theTidy Towns fraternity and Skerries is one of anumber of centres that the adjudicator has comeacross that has taken this idea on board sincelast year,” they noted.President of Skerries Chamber, Martin Scullycongratulated Skerries Tidy Towns on theirwonderful achievement. He said, “The tirelesstidy towns volunteers and committee membersneed to be congratulated on their excellentwork. These are the true unsung heroes for theamount of work they do over the year, with thesame faces turning up. All of the Chambermembers are delighted that the FloravilleGarden project was received so well by thejudges and we hope that it played some small

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Over six hundred 6thclass pupils from 22North County schoolswill complete 25.2miles over 8 weeks,training 4 times a weekin their school, beforecompleting the last mileat the SSE AirtricityDublin Marathon on26th of October. It is allpart of TheK i D S M A R A T H O NProgramme.This the first time theCounty Council andDublin Marathon havebeen involved in aprogramme of this type,and it is the firstprogramme of its kindin the country. Thepupils are supplied witha workbook, whichhighlights the benefitsof sport and is used asboth a training guideand learning tool foruse in the classroom.The KiDSMARATHONProgramme is anathletic programmedeveloped by NewZealand Olympian, RodDixon to encouragechildren to embracehealthy, activelifestyles. He not onlyimplemented theprogramme in his nativeNew Zealand, but hehas tens of thousandsof children taking partacross the United

States. A chancemeeting between Rodand Neil Kennedy(Dublin Marathon)paved the way for theprogramme to come toIreland.Neil said “I was blownaway by Rod’s

K i D S M A R A T H O NProgramme and I knewit would be somethingthat would work inIreland. I’m delightedthat, with the help ofthe County CouncilSports Office, we wereable to get this pilot

programme up andrunning in so manyschools.”The local authority, inconjunction with DublinMarathon, developed aworkbook for eachpupil taking part. Theidea of the workbook isto inform pupils aboutthe marathon, learnabout the benefits ofsport and record theirtraining on a dailybasis.

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WEEE Ireland are calling on all primary andsecondary schools in the North County to do their bitfor Ireland and help to hit the European BatteryRecycling target of 45 per cent take back in 2016.WEEE Pledge 2 is a WEEE Ireland owned initiativethat helps encourage more battery recycling withschool children and their families at the heart of thecommunities around the country. Every singlebattery recycled in schools, through the WEEEPledge 2 programme, goes towards a monetarydonation from WEEE Ireland to LauraLynn, Ireland’s

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Children’s Hospice. LauraLynn provides palliativecare and support for children with life-limiting condi-tions and their families. Speaking about the launchConor Leonard, WEEE Ireland Collections Manager,said,” We are only in October and already hundredsof primary and secondary schools have signed up toWEEE Pledge 2. WEEE Ireland is dedicated tospreading awareness and the importance of batteryrecycling in Ireland at a grass roots level. Byeducating school children we are aiming to start alegacy of battery recycling to be continued for gener-ations to come. This year’s campaign is especiallyimportant as not alone will participants have thechance to help raise much needed funds forLauraLynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice, they willalso assist Ireland in hitting a vital EU target.”

Local TD Alan Farrell (FG) has said the investment of €210 million into digitaltechnologies in schools will benefit primary, special and second-level schoolsacross the North County. “I am delighted that €1210 million will be invested intodigital technologies in schools over the next five years as part of theGovernment’s Digital Strategy for schools, “ Farrell said. “The purpose of allo-cating this level of multi-annual funding to our schools is to ensure all studentscan develop the technological skills that will become essential in the yearsahead,” he said. The Digital Strategy for schools further aims to integrate digitalskills into both the curriculum and assessments and to develop opportunities forLeaving Cert students to take an in-depth ICT course. The ICT skills will becomepart of teacher education and ongoing training for teachers, while digital contentwill be provided to schools. Farrell explained that the key to the Digital Strategywill be the promotion of safe and responsible use of the internet and socialmedia. In particular, its aims to prevent students from cyber-bullying. “Eachschool in the North County will benefit from this investment in digital technology.It will undoubtedly assist students throughout the locality by better equippingthem with skills which are often required in the 21st century workforce,” heconcluded.

Pictured are Conall Fynnes, Jodie Scott, Amy Dooley and Mona Gorman from St Brendan'sNational School, Loughshinny, as they try out the Kids Marathon Programme run by theCounty Council and Dublin Marathon.

Investment In DigitalTechnology In Local Schools

Following the WorldMental Health Day on10th of October last, theUnion of Students inIreland (USI) havereleased new surveyresults which show that73.1 per cent of studentsin the locality andbeyond said the highcost of college causesthem anxiety or stress.The study also foundthat 72 per cent ofstudents are strugglingfinancially to stay incollege. “This is analarming percentage of

students who are expe-riencing depression andanxiety because of thehigh cost of college,”USI president KevinDonoghue said.“€11,000 a year for acollege course, or€33,000 to €77,000 fora degree is an enormouscost for a young person.We are calling on thegovernment to raisegrants, reduce the regis-tration fee of €3,000and address the studentaccommodation crisis.This will improve the

mental health ofstudents by reducingthe anxiety and depres-sion rates caused by thecost of education.” JillO’Herlihy from MentalHealth Ireland said,“Financial strugglesaffect everybody, espe-cially students. We needto be mindful that whenthese issues arise, weact upon it instead ofsweeping them underthe carpet. The mostimportant thing toreview is how you’rehandling this stress, tomake sure everythingelse in your life reducesit, such as sleeping foreight hours, eatinghealthy and exercising,”she concluded.

High Costs Of CollegeCauses Anxiety AndStress

A public talk entitled,‘Coping with Loss’ willtake place onWednesday, 14th ofOctober at 8pm at theClayton Hotel, DublinAirport, (formerlyBewleys Airport Hotel).The talk will be given byBrid Carroll, Counsellorand Psychotherapist.

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BOURKE, Peg (Balbriggan) (peacefully), threemonths short of her 100th birthday. Rest inPeace.

DOYLE, Angela (nee Kirk) (Lusk) October 8th2015 (peacefully) at Beaumont Hospital; sadlymissed by her loving daughter Susan, sonsAidan and Bernard, daughters-in-law Sandraand Audrey, grandchildren Samantha, Katie,Jamie and Senan, great-granchild Robyn, rela-tives and friends. Rest in peace.

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HUNT, Anthony (Tony) (Swords) Oct 3, 2015(peacefully) at Beaumont Hospital. Belovedhusband of the late Joan, and dear father ofKevin and Linda; he will be sadly missed by hisloving family, son-in-law, grandchildren,brother, sister, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law,relatives and neighbours and friends. Rest inpeace.

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Fingal County CouncilWe Eoghan O’Tuama & SiobhanCorbett intend to apply for permis-sion for development at this site At 20 Coopers Wood, Kinsealy Lane,Malahide, Co. Dublin The develop-ment will consist/consists of Theconstruct ion of a s ingle storyconservatory to the rear of existingtwo story semi detached house andall associated site works The plan-ning application may be inspected,or purchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of the PlanningAuthority during its public openinghours and a submission or observa-tion in relation to the applicationmay be made to the authority inwrit ing on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the appli-cation.

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought for a detached2 storey dwelling with widenedexisting entrance & associated siteworks on site to side of existinghouse @ 64 Selskar Road, Skerries,Co. Dublin for C. & K. Copeland. Theplanning applicat ion may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during the publicopening hours and a submission orobservation in relation to the appli-cation may be made in writing tothe planning authority on paymentof the prescribed fee (20 euros),within the period of 5 weeks, begin-ning on the date of receipt by FingalCounty Council of the application.

Fingal County CouncilI Festus and Catherine Aneke, seekplanning permission at 16 MarteloWalk, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin foralternation to the side boundarywall to include new door to the

garden area.The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during its publicopening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee (20Euros) withinthe period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authorityof this application

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission sought byJosephine O'Connor for a singlestorey detached dwelling in theexisting side garden at MeadowCourt, Millview Road, Malahide.The development consists of theremoval of a single storey utilityroom to the side of the existing twostorey house, Meadow Court, the relocation of the existing side

garden vehicular entrance and allassociated works. The planningapplication may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public openinghours and a submission or observa-tion may be made to the PlanningAuthority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee (€20) within aperiod of 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by Fingal CountyCouncil of this application

Fingal County CouncilWe Niamh and Colm Mythen, seekplanning permission at WoodbineCottage, Hearse Rd, Donabate, Co.Dublin for the following works to aprotected structure: The construc-tion of a part single storey / parttwo storey extension to the rear;The fitting of new windows to theforge and cottage and the construc-tion of additional window openingsin the cottage; for the creation of a

new site entrance and access road;for the construction of a new propri-etary waste water system and for allrequired siteworks.The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during its publicopening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee (20Euros) withinthe period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authorityof this application

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought by the Boardof Management of Scoil MoibhiNational School to construct asingle storey permanent schoolbuilding of circa 285 sqm to the rearof the exist ing school bui ldingconsist ing of: 2 c lassrooms, 1staffroom, 1 resource room, 1 officeand WC facilities, at Scoil Moibhi,Milverton, Skerries, Co Dublin.The Planning Application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of thePlanning Authority during its publicopening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to thePlanning Authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilI Niall Redmond intend to apply forplanning permission to convert theexisting attic space for storage use,construct a dormer window to theside and all associated site works at42 Daleview Road, Swords Co.Dublin.This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of theplanning Authority during its publicopening hours and that a submis-sion or observation in relation tothe Application may be made inwriting to the Planning Authority onpayment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeks, begin-ning on the date of receipt by FingalCounty Council of the Application

Fingal County CouncilPermission sought to build new twostorey,two bedroom house togetherwith off street car parking for twocars, to rear of 18 CherryGarth,Riverval ley, Swords, Co.Dublin., and to make alterations tothe exist ing porch area of thehouse, and move existing front doorto side of No.18 to side. For MsTherese Gubbins.This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during its publicopening hours Monday to Friday. Asubmission or observation in rela-tion to the application may be madein writing to the planning authorityon payment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeks, begin-ning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application andsuch submissions or observationswill be considered by the planningauthority in making a decision onthe applicat ion. The planningauthority may grant permissionsubject to or wiyhout conditions, ormay refuse to grant permission.

Attention Home Owners, Architects & Builders

Fingal County Council Planning Application Adverts are

FREENorth County Leader, Your No.1 Local Newspaper

are happy to announce that we are now accepting Planning Application Adverts for the following areas:

Balbriggan, Balrothery, Skerries, Lusk, Rush, Loughshinny,Ballyboughal, Naul, Portrane, Donabate, Swords, Kinsealy,

Malahide and PortmarnockAdverts must be supplied by email [email protected] by visiting:www.northcountyleader.ie/planningyou can also post your advert on a disk toNorth County Leader, Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin

Architects based outside our distribution area can pick up the paperfrom our offices or at pick-up points listed on page 2.

Alternatively we can post a copy of the paper at a charge of €10


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North County Leader - 13th October 2015