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16th October 2012 • Volume 19, Issue 32 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. • Tel: 8•400•200 • info@northcountyleader.ie

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The Go AheadA decision to grant permission has been issuedby the County Council for a new replacementschool at St Oliver Plunkett School on GroveRoad in Malahide. This decision comes after a12 year wait and is set to bring joy and relief tochildren and parents alike. St Oliver Plunkett’s School is one of the largestPrimary Schools in the country. The existingschool caters for about 900 pupils and 66 staff

members and many of the buildings are in apoor state of repair. Approximately one-third ofthe school classrooms are housed in prefabri-cated, temporary accommodation. It is consid-ered that the current facilities and standardsare not suitable for a modern learning environ-ment, as the classrooms and other support

areas do not comply withDepartment of Educationand Skills minimum sizesor specifications.The new school will be astate of the art facilitywhere everyone will behoused in one ultramodern school.In al l , there wil l be 35mainstream classrooms, aSports Hall, with wheel-chair accessibil i tythroughout, in full compli-ance with Department ofEducation standards, aswell as on-site parking for60 cars. I t is nowproposed to replace all ofthe existing separatebuildings, except for themuch admired original

Boyd Barrett school building, which will beretained and be used for community use.The new replacement school will be 5,484square metres in size ; however it is not envis-aged that the number of pupils will increase asa result of the new replacement school. It isenvisaged that the existing school will continueto function, while the new school is beingconstructed. The building works will have to bephased to faci l i tate the existing schoolremaining in-situ during the works and also tominimise disruption to neighbouring proper-ties.Newly appointed School Principal, ClaireO’Connor was understandably elated at thenews. She told the County Leader, “This is thefirst major hurdle to be overcome. This school

is the centre of the community in Malahide. Wehave so many generations here and we stillretain our small town feeling. Children andparents alike are fed up of putting up withsecond rate portacabins that are no longer fitfor purpose. We’re looking forward to the newpurpose built school, which these childrendeserve.”She went on to emphasise the struggle theschool had to reach where they are today, “Weare finally reaching our dream after 12 years oftrying. There were endless rounds of meetingsand planning and setbacks along the way. Wecan now look forward to our dream comingthrough, We have a superb parents’ committeeand staff and now our dream is about to berealised,” she said.

By Patrick Finnegan

The recent decision by Fingal Countycouncillors to pass a motion insupport for same sex marriages, hasbeen given a broad welcome byhuman rights organisations and isdeemed by many to be highly laud-able. However, many local activists thathave spoken to the County Leader,are amazed by the fact that the localcouncillors have become embroilledin a national issue and are wonderingwhy they don’t leave such a debate toTDs who are elected to legislate onnational issues. Many believe theywould be better suited to dealing withlocal problems, like holding officialsin the council accountable for the

state of our roads, pathways andother infrastructural business, forwhich they were elected.A furious Joe Newman, thewell known Swordsactivist, contacted theCounty Leader and criti-cised the councillors forspending time discussingnational issues, while localproblems, for which theywere elected are beingneglected. He said, “I have beenforced to be in regular contact withthe local authority over the state ofroads, speed ramps and footpaths,where safety is a real concern. I havehighlighted many potential safety

flash points and have had to notifythe council about them, due to thelack of activity of local councillors.

This is something i shouldnot have to do,” he said.Newman also criticised thefact that voluntary organisa-tions like Tidy Townsshould have to highlightproblems to councillors.“Councillors are elected tohold the local authority

accountable and they need to keeptheir eyes on the ball and not worryabout issues that have nothing to dowith them.” Others have remarkedthat junkets were undertaken bycouncillors to far flung places in

search of investment in the NorthCounty at a cost to the local authorityand wonder why such actions werenot undertaken by government minis-ters (whose job it is), at the expenseof the national exchequer.Councillor Darragh Butler(FF) said that occasionallyissues will arise that are notdirectly related to our imme-diate vicinity and that theyare dealt with by thechamber. “It’s important thatwe still have an input intonational issues, but maybewe need to limit the timespent on them. It’s a chance for us tohave a say, but this opportunity only

arises after the Headed Items, whichare generally main council issueshave been dealt with,” he said. Local residents have regularly usedthis newspaper to appeal to thecouncil to carry out vital repair workon roads, pathways and other infra-structure that has fallen into disre-pair. Immediately after the announce-ment of the winners of the Tidy Towns

competition, committeemembers from Skerries TidyTowns group approachedthe County Leaderappealing for support fromsenior management of theCounty Council, whichwould mean that Skerriescould be a real contender in

the national competition. Surely thelocal councillors should take note andproceed accordingly.

Councillors Need To Concentrate On Local IssuesClaire O'Connor, principal of St Oliver Plunkett School in Malahide is delighted withthe great news. Inset: An artist’s impression of the new school.

Molly Murray celebrated her 102nd bithday in Lusk Community Unit on Sunday last, 14th October. Molly is pictured hereenjoying the party with her daughters, Marie Murray, Eleanor Conlan and her son, Stephen Murray. See story on page 13

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Gormanston AnglersHost Winter CompetitionGormanston andDistrict Anglers hostedtheir first successfulWinter competition ofthe season recently.Terry Keeley fromMarino won first prizefor his three fishlanded. Terry received a€50 Christmas vouchersponsored by Browne’sButchers in Balbriggan

from Committeemember John Curtis. There are fourremaining Wintercompetition datesrunning from Novemberthis year until February2013. The dates andtimes for thesecontests, which aresubject to change, areas follows: Sunday 4th

of November from10am to 1pm, Sunday2nd of December from10am to 12.30pm,Sunday 6th of January(2013) from 10am to12.30pm and Sunday3rd of February (2013)from 10am to 12.30pm.Only competing anglerscan fish the lake duringthe duration of eachcompetition. The group continuesto go from strength tostrength. Committeemember, Aidan Currinwon the club’s ‘Angler

Pictured here is Gormanston & District Anglers ClubChairman, Ray Mooney presenting an award to AidanCurrin who was Angler of the Year 2012.

Senior Citizens TeaDance In Portmarnock

Senior Citizens from all over the North Countydescended on Naomh Mearnog GAAClubhouse in Portmarnock on Thursday 4thOctober last. The occasion was an AfternoonTea Dance which was enjoyed by over 150senior citizens and featured a visit from CountyMayor, Cian O’Callaghan (Lab). The band,Cameo, played some old-time rock and rollmusic and had everyone out on the floor.The Tea Dance has been running for threeyears at various locations around Dublin.Senior Citizens groups from Balbriggan,Ballyboughal, Donabate, Skerries,Portmarnock, Malahide and Baldoyle, amongmany others were in attendance. Speaking to the County Leader, Jim Collier,PRO of Fingal Senior Citizens Forum, advisedthat the “intention of the event was togenerate communication and participationbetween senior groups around the NorthCounty”. Membership of the Fingal SeniorCitizens clubs totals over 2,800 and groups regularly organise meet-ups as well as take part in computer, language and fitness classes.

By Celine Quinn

Pictured are Christina and George McNally from Lusk, whocelebrated their 46th wedding anniversary during theirholiday with members of Lusk Active Retirement Associationin The Castlecourt Hotel, Westport, Co Mayo. The 28members from Lusk enjoyed their three days filled with activ-ities including Historical Talks and Walks, a trip to Knock,coastal tours, dancing every night and fabulous food.

Pictured at Senior Citizens Afternoon Tea Party at Naomh Mearnog GAA Clubhouse areSheila Cullen, Eugene Moore, Treasa Byrne, Jim Collier, Kay O'Byrne, Chris Reilly, FrancesRice, Louise Edmonds and Hazel Abdulla.

of the Year’ competi-tion that ran earlierthis year. He waspresented with histrophy and prize andwas delighted with thewin.

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On Saturday 6th October, 40 Transition Yearstudents from Malahide Community Schoolembarked on a social justice campaign bytaking part in the Dublin Simon CommunityFun Run. They presented the cheque to theSimon Community on Wednesday, 10thOctober last.

Molly Celebrates Her102nd Birthday In Style

Malahide Students InSimon Fun Run

The recent Tidy Towns adjudicator’s judge-ment on graffiti in the grounds of MalahideCastle has provoked local councillor,Anthony Lavin (FG), to seek the help of thelocal authority.

Lavin Appeals For Council Help

Portmarnock Lady Launches First Novel Lesley McKeever from Portmarnocklaunched her first novel, 'Positivity Echoesin Love and Light Volume 1' on Friday,October 5th last at Portmarnock Hotel andGolf Links. The novel is inspired by herFacebook page, which offers spiritual andhealing energy.

See story on page 4

See story on page 12

There were great celebrations and a verylively party at Lusk Community Unit onSunday last, 14th October. The reason for allthe excitement was that resident, MollyMurray was celebrating her 102nd birthday.

See story on page 13

See page 7

Lonergan VisitsPortmarnock School

The Parents’ Association of PortmarnockCommunity School organised a visit and a talkfrom John Lonergan onThursday 4th Octoberlast. The formerGovernor of MountjoyPrison has beenacclaimed for his recentRTE programme, Backto School: JohnLonergan’s SchoolPrinciples.In his presentation, hespoke about parenting;the challenges and therewards. He remarkedthat he learned a lotabout life working inthe prison system andhow he had seen whathappened with manypeople who left theeducation system early. He is also a strongsupporter of children’s rights and the upcomingReferendum on November 10th. The school has been very busy lately. Prior to

his visit, they held a very successful Open Nightwhich gave the opportunity for prospectivestudents and their parents to meet schoolteachers and support staff, as well as to ask anyquestions about school policies and facilities. The Open Night included a large display byTransition Year students on their upcomingLesotho Project which takes place in February2013. The project is now in its seventh year and

will see 30 students from the school travel toLesotho, a country in Southern Africa, for twoweeks to share skills and knowledge in educa-tion, primary healthcare and construction.

By Celine Quinn

John Lonergan (3rd from left) recently paid a visit to Portmarnock Community School. Heis pictured here with L-R: Marcella Ryan (Treasurer), Ciara Freaney (ViceChairperson),Patrick O'Riordain (Principal), Valeria Cullen Herbert (PTA member) andJacqueline Derby (Secretary).

The recent spell of nice autumnal weather brought fami-lies and couples to the parks and villages of the NorthCounty. This particular couple, who are obviously verykeen on each other, caught the attention of our photogra-pher, as they strolled hand in hand through Swords Park.Unfortunately, he was unable to get their names andwhere they are from. So, if anybody out there knows whothey are, please contact us as soon as possible.

WHO ARE THESE?

Balbriggan Senior CitizensBalbriggan Senior Citizens Group invite all seniorcitizens over the age of 60 to drop-in to theSenior Citizens Hall, High Street, any weekdaymorning from 10.00 a.m. – 12 Noon for a chat,cup of tea, read the papers, watch television orenjoy any of the activities taking place in thecentre. Balbriggan Senior Citizens Group weeklyBingo sessions take place on Tuesdays in theSenior Citizens Hall at 8.30 p.m. You do not haveto be a senior citizen to attend the Bingo.

Swords Folk GroupSwords Folk Group now sing at the new Saturdayevening 6.30 pm Vigil Mass in St Colmcille’sChurch on three Saturdays a month. They areeagerly recruiting musicians and singers to comeand join in song. Contact Zita at 087 6240608 ormeet the group after Mass.

Meals On WheelsVolunteers NeededVolunteer drivers are urgently needed todeliver meals in the Swords area aroundmid-day. It would take up no more than anhour of your time and can be done on afortnightly basis. All help is greatly appre-ciated. Please call Joan on: 0876963813 formore information, if you can help with thisinvaluable service to the community.

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Pictured here are Keith Jackson and Denis Bot from FingalCommunity College, getting some surfing tips during arecent two day adventure holiday in Delphi, Co Mayo.

Pictured here are the staff and residents of Rush Nursing Home. On Friday, October 12th last, the residents and staff had a dress in pink day in support ofBreast Cancer awareness. Everyone who participated donated five euros for the privelege of dressing in pink for the day. The proceeds went towards a veryworthy cause and all involved looked great on the day.

Fred and Patricia King are pictured having a great time atPeacock’s in River Valley recently.

Lavin Appeals For Council HelpThe recent Tidy Towns adjudicator’s judge-ment on graffiti in the grounds of MalahideC a s t l e h a s p r o v o k e d l o c a l c o u n c i l l o r ,Anthony Lavin (FG), to seek the help of thelocal authority.

Lavin appealed to theCounty Manager toremove al l graff i t if rom and aroundM a l a h i d eDemesne,in viewof the

comments received byMalahide Tidy Townsin this year’s report,in a question raisedby him at the recentHowth/ MalahideArea Committeemeeting. Lavin was not pleasedwith some areas of

Malahide, which hefeels could

have beenhelped bymore effortfrom thel o c a la u t h o r i t y .He told theC o u n t yL e a d e r ,“MalahideCastle wasmentionedby theadjudica-tors for

graff i t i ina r e a s .

M a l a h i d eGreen was leftwith patches ofwild grass.These areas arethe responsi-bi l i ty of the

Council. It’s not fairon the Tidy Townscommittee, as theyhave l imitedresources and thelocal authority hasresponsibi l i ty as aproperty owner inMalahide to look aftertheir propert ieshere."Lavin plans to quiz thecounci l about theirplans in this respect.“I have a series ofquestions andmotions asking theCouncil to help us toget back to where weused to be. The TidyTowns committeeneed their help. TheCouncil are alreadydoing good work inthe renovation ofM a l a h i d eC a s t l e / B o t a n i cGarden, as well astheir involvement inthe Casino project.These are positive,”he said.“A moderate sumcould make al l thedif ference toMalahide,” he said.He also al luded tocompetit ion in theregion and the bene-fits that accrue fromthis. “There should bea healthy r ivalrybetween Malahideand Skerries and therising tide will lift allboats and al l areasand committees willbenefit as a result,”he concluded.

Recently, a LeavingCert class in FingalCommunity Collegehad the opportunityto take part in a twoday adventure holidayin Delphi, Co Mayo. Itwas a chance to tryout many act ivit iesand enjoy the delightsof the countryside. Following a very earlywake up cal l onThursday, thestudents were kittedout in wetsuits, buoy-ancy aids and helmetsto scramble their wayup through the DephiValley mountain rivercourse. Then thegroup had the oppor-tunity for somesurfing. The studentsgave it their all andsome even managedto catch the r ightwave and get to anupright position ontheir boards. Thehighl ight for many

A stress control course is now running inMalahide, hosted by clinical psychologists, Dr.Mark Harrold and Dr. Alison Rooney. It istaking place in the Grand Hotel every Mondayuntil October 22nd from 8.30pm to 10pm.Notes and relaxation CDs will be provided tothose attending. The format of the classesinvolves lecture-style presentations and there

is no requirement for people attending tospeak or actively participate - just listen andtake home notes to practice each week whatthey have learned in the class. This courseuses a cognitive-behavioural therapymodel which has been proven in researchto be extremely effective in enablingpeople to recognise, understand, manage

and prevent stress. The course empha-sises that stress is a normal, often neces-sary part of all our lives. “We decided toprovide this course in an attempt to makeour contribution to the community inwhich we both live, especially as we wereaware of the increase in stress experi-enced by people as a result of financialworries related to the current economicdownturn,” said Dr Rooney.

was the night t imeforest walk where thestudents walked inthe pitch dark insilence holding onto arope. Many shoeswere, unfortunatelylost in the muckypuddles, but great fun

was had by al l .F inal ly, on the lastday was the greatestchal lenge yet, asstudents cl imbed a25m moving ladder,cal led the Jacob'sLadder. It was a testof courage, balancea n d t e a m w o r k .K e i t h J a c k s o nmanaged to get tot h e t o p f o l l o w e dv e r y c l o s e l y b yKarolina Stasik andBeth Gimes.

By Patrick Finnegan

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Swords Students

Ladies Night ForBalbriggan Group

New Boxing Initiative ForBalbriggan Children

Residents from Balbriggan had a great night ofmusic and fun on the 6th of October last in theBracken Court Hotel, when Balbriggan CancerSupport Group held a Ladies Night. The hosts and their guests had a great night ofentertainment while raising funds for a worthycause. The Ladies Night featuring a DJ, karaokeshow and various support acts was a greatsuccess. Attendees paid €10 for a ticket with allproceeds going towards support for the group.“The Ladies Night was a great event and everyonereally enjoyed it. We all had a few hours of fun andgreat entertainment. We would like to say a hugethanks to all people involved and to all those whoare constantly offering us their much neededsupport.” said the members. BCSG is open everyMonday, Wednesday and Saturday from 10.30 amto 1.00 pm and it offers free access to informationand support to all people affected by cancer andthose who care for them.

Pictured here are from L-R: Grainne, Trisha, Eithne, Margaret, Cora and Tina fromBalbriggan Cancer Support Group at the recent Ladies Night in the Bracken CourtHotel.

School children ofBalbriggan have beeninvited to get involvedin the CountyCouncil's SchoolsBoxing Programme.The initiative, which isco-ordinated byFingal's Sports Office,

supported by the IrishSports Council andlinked in with BrackenBoxing Club, aims tointroduce third to sixthclass pupils to the sportthrough non-contact,skills based fun activi-ties. Fully qualified IABA

coaches from bothclubs will complete thesix-week introduction toboxing programme inlocal schools, which willbe followed by apresentation night inthe respective clubs.This will give both

students and theirparents a chance to seewhat goes on inside aboxing club and meetall the coaches. Speaking to the CountyLeader, Niall Mc Guirk,Senior SportsDevelopment Officer,said: "We're delightedto have boxing takingplace in local primaryschools. It's a fantasticopportunity for kids to

try out the sport. Theprogramme has been amajor factor in theintroduction of femaleboxers to BrackenBoxing Club for thevery first time in theirhistory, and with thesuccess of Katie Taylorand Irish male boxersin the LondonOlympics, I can onlysee numbersincreasing.”

Stress Control Course In Malahide

Local councillor, Anthony Lavin ispictured beside the ESB Substation in the grounds ofMalahide Castle. The Tidy Townsjudges commented on graffiti inthe Castle grounds in their report.

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Last weekend was a very busyone for the Balbriggan Branchof Irish Guide Dogs for theBlind who had two days offundraising events. There wasa pub fundraising collection onSaturday evening, followed onSunday by a church gatecollection at the local parishes.Both fundraising events weremeant to support the IrishGuide Dogs for the Blind andfamilies of children withautism.

Two of the volunteers, PeggyRellis and Aidan Smith spentan entire morning in front ofthe St. Peter and Paul’sCatholic Church in Balbrigganand they were very enthusi-astic about the feedback.“People in Balbriggan are verygenerous and fully open whenit comes to supporting a greatcause such as the Irish GuideDogs for the Blind. Part of the

money we raised today willhelp the families of childrenwith autism,” said PeggyRellis.“This weekend was a greatsuccess. Huge thanks toeveryone who is supportingthis great cause,” sheconcluded. Locals are welcometo continue to offer theirsupport to the Guide Dogs.Christmas Cards and Calendarsare now available from all theusual outlets in Balbriggan,and all proceeds from thesewill also go towards the group.

Collection For Guide Dogs Group In BalbrigganBy Roxana Neag

Pictured here are Aidan Smith and Peggy Rellis, two ofthe volunteers who raised funds for the Irish Guide Dogsfor the Blind in Balbriggan.

More Good News For PavilionsThe Pavilions Shopping Centre in Swords was delighted to welcomeanother store to it’s centre recently: Schuh. This is the ideal store forthose who are looking to find the perfect pair of shoes. Schuh is a very straightforward shoe store; it aims to provide individualhigh fashion footwear, from boot to brogue. With 47 women’s shoe brandsand 63 men’s shoe brands, Schuh operates a keen pricing policy alongwith outstanding buying of colours and variety, leading to a great range ofchoice and sizes in women’s, men’s and kids shoes. Schuh’s first Irishstore was opened in Dublin in 1997 and Schuh now has seven more shopsin Ireland - and its online store even accepts Laser!They’re about all kinds of shoes. Whether you’re a quirky kid or love tokeep up with what’s new and hot, a sneaker freak or a sharp kinda guy, adedicated wearer of flats or never seen in anything less than a 6 inch heelor a mix of all of the above, if you love shoes, Schuh has something foryou.Pictured outside the new Schuh shop at the Pavilions Shopping Centre are Emma Walsh,(Deputy Manager, Schuh), Ian Hunter (Centre Director, Pavilions) and Deirdre King(Advertising Manager, Pavilions)

Thursday 4th October last, saw the launch of the publication of ‘Islands,Coast and Quarries: The Geological Heritage of Fingal’ by the CountyMayor in the White Sands Hotel Portmarnock. The book, by MatthewParkes, Aaron Clarke and Sarah Gatley, explores the North County’sgeological heritage using data gathered during a 2007 audit of 21 sitesof geological and landscape importance from around the North County.Illustrated with contemporary photography, it presents some of thefascinating stories told by the rocks and fossils in these special places.In concise and non-technical language, it provides the reader with aninsight into the forces that have created the landscape.The book is an Action of the Fingal Heritage Plan 2011 – 2017, and willhopefully open readers’ eyes to the wonders that are right on theirdoorstep. Copies can be got for free by contacting the County Council.Pictured here is the County Mayor, Cllr Cian O’ Callaghan with Matthew Parkes, one ofthe authors of the recently launched 'Islands, Coast and Quarries: The GeologicalHeritage of Fingal' book.

Geological Heritage Book Launched

New Driving Licence System For JanuaryThe Road SafetyAuthority (RSA) will beprocessing new drivinglicence applicationsfrom next year. This

will remove the func-tion from the localauthorities, Cllr TomO’Leary (FG) hasstated.

“This decision comeson foot of a review andthe new system will beoperational fromJanuary 2013,” he

continued. “A newplastic card licencewill also be issued tonew applicants fromthis date. This willhopefully reduce theincidents of fraud, and

will also be easier fordrivers to carry theirlicences in theirwallets.”The Road SafetyAuthority (CommercialV e h i c l eRoadworthiness) Act2012, enacted earlierthis year, provides forthe RSA to be thenational authority fordriver licensing.“Work is welladvanced onpreparing for the tran-sition to the newsystem. There will be aperiod of transition forpart of 2013, duringwhich the local author-ities will continue toperform some driverlicensing functions onbehalf of the RSA.After that, the RSA willhave full responsibilityfor providing the driverlicence service,” heconcluded.

Bog StandardBeach ProtestProtesters dressed inbowler hats and blacksuits to stage a sit-in ontoilets on an Australianbeach. Titled ‘TheCoalition of theConstipated’, the bizarreprotest was over thelack of public toilets.Twelve protesterscarried their own toiletsdown to the beach,placing them in a line,before dropping theirtrousers and sitting.Surreal artist AndrewBaines came up withthis idea, and will nowpaint the scene for anexhibition in January2013.

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Open Day At Swords School Colaiste Choilm Boys Secondary School in Swordsheld their annual open night recently. The opennight gives 5th class and 6th class pupils an oppor-tunity to explore the secondary school beforemaking their choice whether to attend in one ortwo years time. The pupils could explore theschool by getting guided tours around the schoolby current junior and senior students and also byplaying games in the Sports hall such as a PenaltyShootout and Basketball Free-throw competitions.Ms Hynes, Sports Teacher in the school describedthe night as “An overall successful night and agreat opportunity for the parents to see that its notjust studying and reading books, but you can alsolearn from being active in sports, which the schoolfacilitates.”

Update On NewMental HealthUnits In Portrane Local T.D. Brendan Ryan (Lab)placed a Parliamentary Question tothe Minister for Health recently. Heasked the Minister of Health aboutthe position regarding the proposal to move the Central Mental Hospital inDundrum to Portrane. Ryan told the County Leader: “Iwas informed by the Minister ofState that the Infrastructural andCapital Programme 2012 - 2016includes capital funding for the

Reconfiguration of the NationalForensic Mental Health Services.This will include the replacementof the Central Mental Hospital(CMH), the development of a 10-bed Intellectual Disability ForensicMental Health Unit, a 10-bed Childand Adolescent Forensic MentalHealth Unit. It is planned to buildthe new CMH, the IntellectualDisability and the Child andAdolescent Forensic Mental HealthUnits at Portrane.”“The design team has recentlybeen appointed and commencedwork on the project. It is expectedthat construction will commence in2014 and take two years tocomplete,” he concluded.

Donabate Festival To Become Annual EventFollowing the successof this year’s recent‘Flavours of Fingal’festival, it is hoped thefestival will become anannual event. CllrDarragh Butler (FF)congratulated allinvolved on theDonabate event andbased on its success,asked the Council tomake it a yearly occur-rence. The Councilresponded: “It ishoped that the event

will become an annualevent and members ofthe organisingcommittee arecurrently exploringmethods of funding theshow next year . It ishoped to make a deci-sion on the 2013 showby the end ofNovember.”The event wasattended by around18,000 people over thetwo days. The exitsurveys showed that

most people attendingthe show were veryhappy with the eventand the fullprogramme of activi-ties. Some sugges-tions and recommen-dations were made forfuture events aroundcarparking andsignage. When asked ifthey would attend theshow again next year100 per cent of thosewho took part in thesurvey said yes.

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PortmarnockLady LaunchesFirst Novel

Lesley McKeever from Portmarnocklaunched her first novel, ‘PositivityEchoes in Love and Light Volume 1’on Friday, October 5th last atPortmarnock Hotel and Golf Links.The novel is inspired by herFacebook page, which offers spiri-tual and healing energy.The 34 year old, who now lives inSwords with her young daughterMadison, was inspired to write thebook following the success of this‘Sharing Positive Words’ page.Since it was launched, her pagehas received a tremendous reactionfrom the general public.

Speaking to the County Leader,Lesley said: “I wrote every positiveword that came to me on tinypieces of paper and popped theminto a hat. The idea is that peoplewho join the group ask me for oneof these words. I would hold themin my thoughts and pick out aword. Then I cleansed all the wordswithin the hat. Simple as that!” “This event took on a wonderfulenergy all of its own and peoplestarted asking for meanings/ affir-mations as to what the wordsmeant for them,” she continued.“This was my real inspiration forwriting the novel.” Prior to her writing, she immersedherself in meditation, reading spiri-tual books and teachings, ReikiLevel one and two. As she grew inself confidence, she went fromkeeping her spiritual thoughts toherself to putting them on paper,which in turn inspired her book.

By Celine Quinn

Pictured at the launch of her new book, 'Positivity Echoesin Love and Light Volume 1' is local author Lesley McKeever, with holistic healer Joy Elaina, at PortmarnockHotel and Golf Links

Jill O Mara from Donabate had apleasant surprise recently whenthe 98fm Thunder Team called toher home at 8am. Jill was joinedby her school friends, Aisling andNadine Patterson. She was soexcited when she learned thatshe was to be interviwed live onair by the 98fm Morning Show.She spoke about her plans forHalloween, her dog, Charlie'sbirthday before singing 98fmMonkey song, accompanied byAisling and Nadine. All three girlswere then driven in the ThunderTeam cars to Scoil Padraig Cailiniin Donabate to the amazement oftheir classmates. Pictured withthe 98fm Thunder Team areNadine Patterson, Jill O'Mara andAisling Patterson.

Balbriggan Allotment Open DayThe BalbrigganAllotment Association(BAA) is calling forvolunteers to comealong to the AllotmentOpen Day onSaturday 20th Octoberfrom 10am - 3pmwhere you can sign upfor an allotment andgroups of friends orneighbours canregister for adjacentallotments.BAA secured funding

from Fingal RuralLEADER Programme forthe development of theallotment scheme inBalbriggan which isconditional on a volun-teer time contributionof 500 hours in thedevelopment of thescheme.Works on the allotmentscheme, located at thejunction of KnocknaginLane and the old N1just north of

Balbriggan, beganduring August 2012,and the sheme isalmost complete, withsome small jobs suchas installing theboundary fencingbetween the allot-ments, building thedemonstration allot-ment, painting themain gate and finishingthe pig rearing arearemaining. It’s hopedthat these works will

be finished by theOpen Day.Once the scheme iscompleted, the allot-ments will be allocatedimmediately andholders can startpreparing for wintersowing.Caitriona Redmond,well-known foodblogger and memberof the BalbrigganAllotment Associationsaid told the CountyLeader: “There are somany reasons why nowis such a good time to

sign up for an allot-ment - locally grownseasonal food,sustainable living, re-learning traditionalfarming and cookingskills not to mentionthe economic andemployment situationmany people and fami-lies now find them-selves in. Allotmentholders are a sociablebunch, willing to helpother holders, pass ontips and teach skills sothere’s also a goodsocial element to it.”

Local Initiatives RaiseMental HealthAwarenessThe Fingal Youth Wellbeing Initiative was set uplast year with the aim of raising awareness ofmental health and reducing the stigma aroundmental illness for young people.As part of last week’s World Mental HealthWeek, the project ran some initiatives to raiseawareness of mental health and provideresources, advice and training to help allmembers of the community to look after theirmental health. Some of the events included aSamaritan’s ‘Feet on the Street’ in the Pavilions,Swords and Free Indian Head Massage inMillfield Shopping Centre in Balbriggan and theASIST (Suicide Intervention) Tune-UP, which washeld in the Grand Hotel in Malahide.The goal of the project was to ensure that youngpeople have access to a range of youth mentalhealth supports that are easily accessible andavailable in their own community.

Pictured having a night out at the Millennium pub, Swords recently are Barbara Scanlan,Carol O'Driscoll, Linda Dolan, Gina Steele and Lisa Ring.

Local Foróige Clubs Need Your SupportForóige clubs provide aspace where youngpeople can socialisesafely and get involved

in a variety of activi-ties. Volunteers are akey component toensuring the successof such clubs. Thereare currently over 600clubs and cafesthroughout the countryand Loughshinny couldbe next with your help.An information eveningfor the project hasalready taken place inL o u g h s h i n n yCommunity Centre butyou can still get onboard with the project by contactingBryan Gavin, Regional Youth Officeron 0868519639.

Volunteers are alsorequired to assist inthe running of aForóige youth initiativefor young people inSkerries.Without the support oflocal volunteers, suchinitiatives cannothappen. Volunteersmust be aged 18 orover and have aninterest in helpingyoung people achievefor themselves andreach their potential.Volunteering withForóige is a great wayof getting involved inyour local communityand doing somethingpositive with yourspare time.

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Tom Grogan (Swords)“You just cannot do that these days. You cannot trust anybody.My eldest is three years old, I would never let my children outunsupervised.”

In light of recent tragic events which have unfoldedaround five year old April Jones in the small ruraltown of Machynlleth in Wales, the County Leaderspoke to local residents to ask;

“Would you consider Ireland asafe place for children to play outdoors unsupervised?”

Q:

Nadine Flood (Donaghmede)“No, I have a four year old girl. I wouldn’t let

her play 250 ft away from the house, I wouldn'tlet her out on the road unsupervised whatsoever. And definitely

not a very young girl late in the evening. You need to watch out fortraffic dangers as well as strangers and everything else.”

Anna Schaffer (Swords)“It depends, I always keep an eye on my child. I am from Franceoriginally, it’s no different to Ireland, I think you need to becareful no matter what country you live in.”

Agnes Zurawel (River Valley)“Yes I allow my children to play in the cul de

sac, we live in a very quiet area. I have never had anyproblems, I think it’s safe for children to be outside here.”

Lisa Carroll (Lusk)“I let my daughter play outside the house but she wouldn’t goany further than that. Myself and my neighbour, who has children also, will always be keeping an eye out for them. You just don’t know who could come by, and really after hearingwhat happened to that little girl in Wales,you have to be extra cautious.”

Patricia Meade (Swords)“I think children are reasonably safe once the Mammies

are watching them. It is better to be safe than sorry.God help the poor little angel April Jones in Wales.”

Dorota Stefaniak (Applewood)“I live in Applewood, it’s quiet there, but there is no playground.It’s very dangerous with the traffic for children who are playingaround on the street.”

Rose O’Haire (Swords)“It is ok for children to be unsupervised within a

limited area, in a place like this street, wherepeople are around generally but not necessarily standing watching overthe children. I think the poor April Jones story is a different sort of case.”

Brendan O’Connor (Baldoyle)“I wouldn’t let a child outdoors alone. I have plenty of nieces andnephews of a young age. It’s very unsafe out there. I think Irelandhas changed over the years, it has becomeless safe since the time I was growing up.”

Emily Ward (Rush)“Ireland and Wales are very similar - where I come from in Wales is

close to Machynlleth and it is pretty much the same as Rush where I amliving now. It is sad that children now cannot go out and play by them-

selves. When we were young all the kids used to go out and have waterfights, play football or go down to the park.”.

Ethel Lawless (Swords)“I reared my children in Ireland and I had no problems whatsoever. It is up to the parents to make sure they are keeping watch over theirchildren - where they go and what they do. Children, especially at ayoung age, have to be supervised if they areout late in the evening in particular. We haveto hope this doesn’t happen in Ireland.”

David Sorensen (Balbriggan)“I think children should be outdoors far more. I am a retired teacher and I’ve

noticed people are becoming so worried about the safety of their children thatthey are restricting play activities. Kids are not being given the chance to play

outdoors, to engage with ‘safe danger’ and be able to test their boundaries.Of course you have to have a safe environment, like a park, and you know

where the limits are. Many research papers saying that children should learnhow to play safely - how to judge jumping off a wall or climbing a tree.”

Pierre Vandevelde Celine Quinn

YOURVIEWWith reporters Celine Quinn and Pierre Vandevelde

Opening Of SwordsCastle Expected Swords Castle may be opened to the public fortours and other events in a matter of months.Approval was recently received to progress withthe next phase of itsrestoration project.Ministerial approvalhas been received bythe County Council forthe restoration of thegate arch entrance fromBridge Street. The local authority saidit hopes to carry outthese works over thenext few months. Whenthese works arecompleted, it will be possible to open the castleto the public for tours and possibly other events,

according to the council. However, there is noword on progressing what Cllr Darragh Butler(FF) called “the long-awaited removal of thederelict buildings blocking the view of thecastle.” Earlier this year, the County Counciloutlined its plans for the castle, saying that itwas to be restored as part of a local traininginitiative with Fás. Cllr Butler has said he seesthe opening-up of Swords Castle to tourists askey to Swords playing its part in the 1,000thanniversary of the Battle of Clontarf in 2014 andexploiting the town’s links with Brian Boru. He has previously urged the council to takeadvantage of the upcoming anniversary andimprove some of the town’s important heritagesites in readiness for 2014. The council havealready said that the main impediment toopening Swords Castle is the restoration of theentry arch. With this new commitment to carryout those works over the next few months, there is renewed hope that the castle can be atthe centre of tourist activity in the town ofSwords at last.

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Over €1,000 was raised forAware, Tesco’s Charity of theYear, by Tesco Extra, Millfield,Balbriggan following theirrecent fun run. Over 55 staffmembers and customers tookpart in the 5km or 10km FunRun around Balbrigganrecently, each donating €20 thecharity to get involved. All the participants enjoyedrefreshments in the storecanteen after the run and agreat day was had by all.Speaking to the County Leaderabout the event, Lisa McAvoy,Charity of the Year champion,

Tesco Extra Balbriggan, said:“We would like to thank all theteam and our customers whogot involved in the Fun Run. Itwas a fantastic day and we aredelighted to have raised somuch for Aware, our Charity ofthe Year.”Aware is the national organisa-tion providing information,support and education arounddepression, a condition whichaffects more than 450,000people in Ireland (one in ten) atany one time. Funds raisedduring the partnership in 2012will go towards Beat the Blues,

Aware’s free secondary schoolsprogramme which helps createa better understanding ofissues amongst pupils,teachers and parents. Depression affects manyteenagers throughout the NorthCounty and funds raisedthrough the Tesco Charity of theYear partnership will enableAware to deliver Beat the Bluesto approximately 16,000 addi-tional teenagers this year. Thecharity was chosen as Tesco’sCharity of the Year for 2012 and2013 earlier this year. Since itsinception in 2001, the TescoCharity of the Year Programmehas donated over €10 million toeight Irish charities.

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New Production ForPortmarnock SocietyPortmarnock Musical &Dramatic Society aredelighted to announcethat their Autumn playthis year is “AnInspector Calls” byJ.B.Priestley. This will bestaged in thePortmarnock Sports &Leisure Centre onNovember 7th to 10th, at8:00 pm each evening.Admission is €12 withconcessions at €10. The Birling family arerich, pampered andcomplacent. It is 1912,and the shadow of the

impending war has yetto fall across their lives.As they sit down todinner one night, cele-brating the engagementof the eldest child,Sheila, to prosperousbusiness man Gerald, aknock at the doorannounces the arrival ofa visitor who will changetheir lives forever. Thevisitor is a policeinspector, whoannounces he is investi-gating the suspiciousdeath of a youngwoman. As he questionseach member of thefamily, years of secretsand lies are revealed,and the family soon findthemselves wonderingwho the mysteriousinspector really is – andhow he knows so muchabout them. All arewelcome to attend theproduction.

Malahide ladies, Mary Shannon and Eileen Rushe, fromTalbot Road organise a Coffee Morning every year onbehalf of St Francis Hospice. They alternate the eventbetween their homes. This year's event raised a veryimpressive Euro 450 on the day, with more still coming in.Mary and Eileen are pictured here during the fundraiser.

Christmas MusicalEvening In MalahideA Christmas musical evening with mulled winefollowed by a four-course meal, will take placein the Grand Hotel on Friday, November 30th,starting at 7 pm. Why not take a table for yourfamily and friends or just buy a ticket tosupport your new parish centre? The cost is€65 per ticket. Tickets are available in theParish Office.

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KnittingClasses InBalbrigganHave you ever wanted tomaster the skills of knit-ting and crochet. If so,then help may be at hand.Adult knitting and crochetclass are being held everyTuesday at BalbrigganLibrary at 7.30pm.Materials are providedand no experience isnecessary. Contact thelibrary for details.

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German Celebrations At Balbriggan SchoolThe staff and studentsof BalbrigganCommunity College(BCC) recently cele-brated Germany’snational holiday byblanket bombing theschool with colourfullypresented informationand useful expres-sions. Signs “aufDeutsch” were placedaround the school.There was a Germanrelated inter-depart-mental co-operation, aknowledge shareamongst staff andstudents whichincluded History,Geography, Science,Music, Art, practicalsubjects and more.The German depart-m e n t t e a mcomposed a short

catchy marching songand it was sung andrecorded with gusto bythe students.Balbriggan is part-nered with St. Wendelin Germany.Balbriggan CommunityCollege has alanguage assistantworking with themnamed CaterinaWagmann. She wentto school in St.Wendel, is studying tobecome a second levelteacher in Germanyand is currentlyteaching in Balbrigganas a result of theconnection betweenthe two towns. Theschool would like tothank the BalbrigganTown Council and theCounty Council, who

Balbriggan Community College recently celebrated Germany's national holiday at theschool. Balbriggan is twinned with St Wendel in Germany. Caterina Wagmann from StWendel is the school's German language assistant and she is pictured, in her nationalcostume, with some of the students.

have been tremen-dously supportive ofthe venture.A group of exchange

students and theirteachers recentlyarrived at the school.They were hosted bymany wonderful fami-lies in Balbriggan.

They attended schoolfor the duration oftheir visit and enjoyedthe many activities and sights the area hasto offer.

The first Green Flag was raised at St.Nicholas of Myra, Kinsealy, by CountyMayor Cian O’Callaghan on Wednesday10th October in front of the entireschool. The Flag was awarded for theschool’s achievements on Litter andWaste by Green-Schools Ireland.Green-Schools Ireland is operated andco-ordinated by An Taisce in partner-ship with local authorities throughoutthe country. Once a school is awardedthe initial Green Flag, it is then renewedevery two years and can be built uponby integrating aspects of the themes ofEnergy, Water, Travel, Biodiversity,Citizenship and Climate Change oversubsequent years.Before hoisting the flag up high over thenational school, Mayor O’Callaghan

made a short speech congratulating thestudents, teachers and parents for theircontribution to the achievement. Hehoped that there would be more Flagson the way for the school. Finally, heannounced to a great cheer, thatPrincipal Fahy was giving all thestudents the evening off homework!Speaking to Mairead McGee,Chairperson of the Parents’ Association,she advised the County Leader that“the idea of the event was to educateyoung children about recycling and theenvironment. Also, to create an understanding about the importance on conserving usage ofwater and energy.”

Flag Ceremony for Green Students in Kinsealy

Back Row: Cian O'Callaghan (County Mayor), Alan Newson (Applegreen), Brendan Fahy(Principal), Abbey Murphy (Swords), Front Row: Sean Judge (Kinsealy), Zoe O’Regan(Kinsealy), Caoimhe Burke (Coolock), Ebun Fambegbe (Belcamp), Emily Power (Swords) AineFagan (Kinsealy)

By Celine Quinn

Local Children CalledTo ‘Doodle 4 Google’Children across the North County are once againbeing challenged to get doodling for this year’sDoodle 4 Google competition.This year, Google is hoping to inspire the nextgeneration of great Irish inventors with thetheme “My Invention”. The winning doodle willbe seen by millions of Internet users when itappears on the Google Ireland homepageGoogle.ie for a day in April 2013.For the first time the winning student willreceive a scholarship of €5,000 to go towardstheir college studies. The winning teacher andstudent will also receive a Chromebook laptopeach and their school will receive a €10,000technology grant. The five class group winnersand their teachers will also receiveChromebooks.John Herlihy, Head of Google Ireland said, “AtGoogle we are always trying to encourage youngpeople from around the North County to be ascreative and inventive as possible and I’m reallylooking forward to seeing how they interpretthis year’s theme.”The 75 finalists will then be displayed on theDoodle 4 Google website and the general publicwill vote for their favourite doodle. The top fivedoodles, one from each class group, will then bejudged by the official Google doodle team, whowill select the overall winner. The deadline forentries is December 10th.

IrishLanguageGroup ForFingalliansGAAIf you play forFingallians GAA andhave always wanted toimprove your conver-sation skills asGaelige, here’s yourchance! FingalliansGAA have recentlystarted up an IrishL a n g u a g eConversation Group forall levels in the club-house everyWednesday at 9pm.For more informationphone Liam on:0863814422. This isthe perfect opportunityto practise your Irishand have fun too!

Boy’s BigSleep AfterEating Gran’sPot CookiesA three-year-old boyslept for three days afteraccidentally eating hisgrandmother’s cannabiscookies. His grand-mother has cancer andhad a doctor’s recom-mendation for mari-juana to treat her painand help her sleep. Theboy ate the cookies afterfinding them hidden in agarage refrigerator. Theboy’s family called anambulance when hedidn’t wake up aftersleeping for 16 hours.The grandmother claimsshe’s not going to makethose cookies everagain.

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National College Of Healthcare EducationBroadmeadow Hall, Applewood Village, Swords, Co. Dublin • info@nche.ie • www.nche.ie • Tel: 8107582

The college, which was set up in 2010 byFrancis Whelan, CEO, of the NationalCollege of Healthcare Education andHelena Moore, Director of Care, is part ofBroadmeadow Healthcare Management.It is a FETAC accredited college, whichprovides training to professionals inNursing Care for the elderly. The collegealso provides training in order to up-skill existing staff in nursing homes to FETAC level 5, as required under HIQA regulations.Francis Whelan said, "We are promotingthe career opportunities in elderly care.With Ireland's over 65 population set todouble by 2026, people are now livinglonger, but with greater dependencies,like cancer, diabetes, cardio vascular andrespiratory diseases. All will require ahigh standard of nursing and care assis-tant skills. The World HealthOrganisation has highlighted the globalshortage of care assistants and, alongwith Trinity College Dublin's study ofIreland's ageing population, have indi-cated that there are great opportunitiesin the categories of nursing homes andhome care provision. Our lecturers comefrom a clinical background," he said.The National College of HealthcareEducation's highly accredited courseshave been tailored by their highly skilledclinical tutors to ensure the students'training needs meet the highest stan-dards in the healthcare industry.Practical and work experience is also

available for students at the associatedfacility at Kilbrew Recuperation andNursing Care, with further opportunitiesto develop skills and awareness in elderabuse, challenging behaviour, dementiaand all key aspects of career develop-ment, to meet the rigourous standards ofHIQA The College provides training in theareas of Clinical Governance, NursingCare, Facility Management and a wholehost of opportunities for professionals inthe healthcare field. Their team ofprofessionally trained tutors at theCollege have the necessary qualifica-tions and experience required to ensurethat candidates receive only the highestquality training available in the healthcare sector. Many of the graduates have been glowingin their tributes to the FETAC programmeand they have spoken about how theyhave been empowered by it, as individualsand as team members, working in the careof the older persons' settings. All wouldrecommend anybody wishing to pursue acareer in the care of the elderly, to partici-pate in the NCHE's FETAC programme.Helena Moore is the College Director andManager and has taken an interest in thedesign and management processes asso-ciated with setting up and managing newand existing nursing care facilities. She iscommitted to enhancing the experience ofall those involved in the provision of carefrom providers to recipients.

A CARER FOR LIFEThe recently established National College of Healthcare Education(NCHE), which is located at Broadmeadow Hall, Applewood Villagein Swords, are launching their new range of healthcare courses.They are now enrolling for their autumn and winter semesters.

Director of Care, Helena Moore (centre back row), is pictured with some of the recent award winners from the NationalCollege of Healthcare Education.

The National College of Health Care Educationwas established primarily to provide the higheststandards of vocational education under theFETAC model for persons engaged in providingcare to people in acute and extended care and inthe person’s own home settings. The programmes delivered by the NCHE havebeen designed to provide an insight for thelearners into the world of the older person withcomplex needs, including providing care forpersons suffering from Cardio Vascular disease,CVA’s , Oncology, Palliative Care Support,Cognitive impairment such as Alzheimer’sDisease, Parkinson Disease and Dementia andthe frail elderly.The role of the care assistant has changed in thelast number of years. With the drive to keeppeople in their homes for longer, the need forcompetent and skilled care providers becomesmore vital. Competence is achieved throughappropriate training and clinical exposure tocircumstance in a controlled environment withsupport and the opportunity to effectively prac-tice theory based concepts and skills. The responsibilities of a care assistant vary,depending on their client but typically theyinclude:• Building up relationships with clients in order to

gain an awareness of their practical and socialneeds.

• Working with the client and other professionalsto develop a care plan for the client. Aidingclients with daily personal care such aswashing, dressing and feeding themselves.

• Carrying out everyday tasks for the client suchas shopping, cooking or other domestic duties.

• Helping people with mobilisation. Assistingwith client's general comfort. Organising andsupporting clients during recreational activities.

• Helping clients with administrative tasks suchas paying bills, managing budgets, letter oremail writing.

• Escorting clients to a destination (e.g. hospitalappointments, social gatherings, etc)

• Supporting residents in palliative care to clientswho are terminally ill.

• Working with the families of the client,answering questions and helping them adapt totheir caring responsibilities.

Care assistants need to have excellent interper-sonal skills and the ability to work with all kindsof people in situations which can be stressful oremotionally draining. More specifically theyshould have:• A friendly approach and the ability to put clients

at ease, whatever their physical or social needs • The ability to be tactful and sensitive at all

times • A good sense of humour • Respect for the client and their families • A high level of patience as shifts can be long

and often stressful • A good knowledge of basic health care and

hygiene standards • Excellent communication skills • The ability to deal with aggressive or anxious

clients • A responsible and flexible attitude to clients

and the job • Manual dexterity and a certain level of physical

strength • Good stamina • The ability to stay calm under pressure • A commitment to the job, the client and their

families • The ability to think quickly and solve problems

as they arrive to provide care.

As this outline indicated the need for an under-standing of the concepts associated withproviding care is very important. We in NCHE

through our experience of working withclient/residents with a diversity of medical condi-tions have listened carefully to the families ,residents/clients receiving care and the careassistants providing care as they expressed theirneed for a greater person centered approach tothe provision of care and from the Health CareAssistance view point how to identify and providefor resident’s needs. The nature of the role meansthat Health Care Assistants often work nights,weekends and shifts, and part-time working isreadily available. This ensures that appropriatecare is available to the residents/clients as andwhen it is required. This is a demanding rolewhich requires strength of character whentending to the personal care and hygienerequirements of the patients. Sensitivity and theability to treat patients with the utmost respectat all times is a high priority. Some of the morefrail patients will need considerable support,including transferring them in and out of beds orchairs so patient moving and handling skills arean important factor. However, perhaps one ofthe most important characteristics of a HealthCare Assistant is a lively and enthusiasticpersonality that enables them to bring some funinto the lives of their residents/clients.Some people enter the health care industry as aresult of previous voluntary experience in a caringcapacity and many choose to take this further byqualifying as a nurse. Health Care Assistants arerequired to complete a number of trainingcourses to ensure that they are skilled in allaspects of the role. These include health andsafety, manual handling, hygiene and personalcare, dealing with Behaviours that Challenge. Thereflections provided by care assistants also iden-tify the self empowerment that education hasgiven them. The ability to see a career path hasdrawn a great number of participants to take upFETAC courses with NCHE. As part of the courserequirement, a number of work experience hoursmust be completed in a supervised environment.This requirement can be met by NCHE as it linkswith other sponsoring care providers.

Being a care assistant is a rewarding and qualitydriven occupation. Opportunity for advancementis available by up skilling by means of vocationaland their level certificate course leading todiploma and degree qualifications. Learners canalso apply to be considered for nursing andsocial care courses if they so wish, as both lifeand work experience form part of the interviewand assessment process.In 2009, The Standards for Designated Centre ofOlder People was launched. These standardsprovide a framework of operators of registeredcentre of the provision of care for older peopleStandards state 24.2 All newly recruited carestaff and those in post less than one yearcommence training to FETAC Level 5 or equiva-lent within two years of taking up employment.Long standing care staff have their competency and skills assessed to determinetheir need for further training and suitablearrangements are put in place to meet their iden-tified training needs. 24.3 There is a staff training and developmentprogramme that maintains the skills of the work-force and ensures staff: meet the changingneeds of residents, fulfill the aims and philoso-phies of the residential care setting, understandand adhere to the policies and procedures of the residential care setting and those of theirregulatory body are suitably competent to carryout their role. Through our educational programmes and expe-rience in working in the field, we in NCHE providethe environment that is most appropriate for thetraining of persons wish to commence on acareer in care provision.

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““I did FETAC Level 5 at NCHE and didmany courses before coming to Kilbrew.I wouldn't have been able to work withAlzheimers residents without FETAC.The college demands that you do a lotof work experience. The FETAC coursegave me the hands-on experience and foundation stones to build a careerfocusing on providing care and activitiesfor elderly persons.

Bernie ThorntonActivities Co-ordinator “

“The theory on the course at NCHE wasvery helpful and the hands-on experi-ence was really essential. It gave me ahunger for further education. Thedementia course has benefited me incarrying out my day to day duties, by providing me with information,knowledge and the skill sets necessary to further my career.

Sharon BrutonCare Assistant

““I had no relevant courses done beforecoming here, so I did a work basedlearning programme with the NCHE.Doing FETAC was very interesting andmade me want to learn more and to useit as a pathway to my career in nursing.The Dementia Course is very helpfulbecause you can communicate with theperson with dementia, as they commu-nicate.

Christina GallagherCare Assistant

““I did a number of FETAC Level 5modules at NCHE from the healthcaresupport award. The work experiencehas helped me to know the kind of job I was getting into. It has given me thisknowledge of how to communicate witholder people and also to understandtheir needs. The Dementia course hasbeen invaluable to me and has helpedme to understand them more.

Olaithan FaladeCare Assistant

““I was working for a pharmaceuticalmanufacturing company before comingto do FETAC Level 5 course at NCHE.The course provided a great insight intoa different career path and it is veryrewarding work. I'm also doing theStirling University Dementia StudyCourse for Home Care staff. I now seethe person instead of the disease andmy interaction with them is at a totallydifferent level and my ability to commu-nicate has been enhanced through theFETAC and Dementia courses.

Eleanor WisemanCare Assistant

HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT TRAININGFETAC Level 5 Leading To Major Award in Healthcare Support

Welcome to National College of Healthcare Educationtraining plan which details the FETAC programme andmodules that are delivered leading to your achievement of aMajor Award in Healthcare Support at Level 5.From December 2012 as a condition of your ability to work inany HSE facility as a Healthcare Assistant, it will be manda-

tory that you must have a major award in FETAC Level 5. Thismust be in process by January 2012 and be substantiallycomplete in 2012.To achieve a Major Award at FETAC Level 5 you mustcomplete 5 Mandatory modules and 3 Elective modules.Detailed below are the modules we are inviting you complete.

CARE SKILLS - Duration: 4 DaysThis programme is designed to meet the needs of people workingor planning to work in a care setting and is a mandatory modulefor the FETAC Level 5 Healthcare Support Certificate (MajorAward). This programme aims to equip the carer with the skillsand knowledge to care for clients in a safe and hygienic environ-ment.The module covers: understanding client care needs, communica-tion skills, using equipment in a safe and correct manner, skills toassist a client/ patient with activities of living and documentationof care.As part of the course candidates must complete 240 hours ofwork experience. Prior to any placements candidates must have completed thefollowing within the last 2 years:• Irish Heart Foundation Heart Saver CPR certificate• Patient Manual Handling• Garda Vetting

CARE SUPPORT - Duration: 4 DaysThis module delivers the knowledge that underpins the supportby care staff to all patients, enabling them to avail of theresources within the multi-disciplinary team in the position of acarer.As part of the course, candidates must obtain 3 weeks work expe-rience. Prior to any placements candidates must have completed thefollowing within the last 2 years:• Irish Heart Foundation Heart Saver CPR certificate• Patient Manual Handling• Garda Vetting

COMMUNICATION - Duration: 3 DaysThis module is a vital part of your FETAC Major Award and extendsbeyond vocational needs, recognising that the acquisition ofcommunication skills is essential to personal, social and profes-sional development and fulfilment.This module is classroom based and uses different methods ofassessment from role play, simulated situations and presenta-tions, to group work and discussions.

SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK - Duration: 5 DaysThis module is designed to provide candidates with the skills andknowledge to promote and maintain safety and health in theirworking environment. Candidates will be able to apply the princi-ples and procedures of safety and health through an under-standing of hazard identification and the risk assessmentprocess.This course will provide the candidate with the most modernapproach to safety and health, focusing on how to include safetyand health into management systems as well as how to manageand control common hazards and risk management.Candidates will become very familiar with the Safety Health andWelfare at work Act 2005 and associated regulations.

WORK EXPERIENCE - Duration: 5 DaysThis module is designed to meet the needs of candidates under-taking a wide range of Level 5 further education and trainingcourses. Work experience is a planned experiential learningactivity and it is an integral part of the education process. Itinvolves candidates preparing and planning for work, workingunder direction in a specific vocational area, and reviewing andevaluating that work.Work experience enables candidates to develop the three units ofplanning and preparation, experience and review and evaluation,This work experience should be viewed as an integrated package.The work experience is delivered over a minimum 15 day period ofwork and candidates must hold a current certificate in CPR andPatient Manual Handling.

PRACTICAL HOMECARE SKILLS - Duration: 5 DaysThis programme is suitable for all care staff working in the fieldof care and elder care, and is especially appropriate as a basisfor caring for anyone in their own home. This module will ensurethe candidate acquires the skills necessary for the provision ofthe basic care requirements by an individual in a variety of caresettings.This module will also enable the candidate to acquire theknowledge of how to create a safe environment for the personin their care. It is a minimum standard required for candidatesworking in the Homecare and Community care sectors. Theelements of this course include:• Communication and listening skills• Personal care• Pressure Care• Nutrition• Infection control (including hand hygiene)• Patient moving and handling• Dementia awareness and ageing process

CARE OF THE OLDER PERSON - Duration: 4 DaysThis programme is designed to equip candidates with the skillsand knowledge to provide care for the older person in a varietyof settings. This module will enhance your career prospects andcould lead to employment in nursing homes, day care facilitiesor in a homecare setting.The module comprises of four units:• Ageing process• Working with the older person• Caring for the older person• Care settingsCandidates will complete a minimum of 20 hours work experi-ence caring for the older person during the programme. Prior to any placements candidates must have completed thefollowing within the last 2 years:• Irish Heart Foundation Heart Saver CPR certificate• Patient Manual Handling

PALLIATIVE CARE APPROACH - Duration: 4 DaysThis module is designed to equip the candidate with the knowl-edge and skill of a palliative care approach, required to enablethem to care for a person diagnosed with a life-limiting illness inthe last days of a person's life. This module assists candidateswith the skills to care for the person's family and friends in anunderstanding manner. Specifically candidates will be enabledto:• Provide holistic care for persons diagnosed with a life limitingillness in the last days of their life• Communicate effectively with persons with a life-limitingillness• Enhance the quality of life for the person with a life-limitingillness• Recognise and respect the uniqueness of each person'sapproach to death and work effectively as part of the health-care team

INFECTION CONTROL - Duration: 4 DaysThe course will cover the management of Infection Preventionand Control in Health Care settings. The application of StandardPrecautions in infection control in the prevention in the healthcare setting with emphasis on the identification of the infectionprocess, the prevention of cross infection and the role of vacci-nations in the prevention of disease.

The AIMThe aim is for the learner to understand how infections occur,what the role of the healthcare worker is in terms of preventionand management of infections.

MANDATORY MODULES ELECTIVE MODULES (3 TO BE SELECTED)

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ARIES Mar 21 - Apr 20As the week begins and you face unpleasant -and in some cases unfair - power struggles, youbecome dispirited about getting issuesresolved. In every case, persistance, combinedwith patience, wins the day.

TAURUS Apr 21 - May 20However time-consuming difficulties with othersare, you must explore your options. Initially, thisprovides intriguing insights, but towards theend of the week you will be putting into practisewhat you learnt in the past.

Gemini May 21 - Jun 20Few things are more frustrating than having todeal with unfairly rigid circumstances or inflex-ible individuals. But you soon begin to see thatchange could help you take advantage of as yetundiscovered possibilities.

Cancer Jun 21 - Jul 22Difficult as it may be, try not to take personallywhatever happens earlier in the week. This willenable you to focus on the far more intriguingdevelopments that are indicated in your signs asthe week comes to an end.

Leo Jul 23 - Aug 23You’ve known for some time that you were goingto have to confront certain individuals or situa-tions, but the time never seemed right. Now, notonly is it ideal, but your hand will be forced asthe week progresses.

Virgo Aug 24 - Sep 22If you come to feel this is a week to tidy upmatters from the past, then you won’t minddealing with the issues you face. In fact, you’llbe revealed once circumstances force you toconfront certain situations.

Libra Sep 23 - Oct 22For weeks now you’ve been trying to get closeties or associates to agree to certain plans, butyou’ve been frustrated. Try to be patient, indica-tions are that events later in the week will playright into your hands.

Scorpio Oct 23 - Nov 22You’ve been cornered into making decisions thatreally aren’t your responsibility. And, whateveryou do this week, someone will object. Thatbeing the case, the solution lies in being tough,and call it as you see it.

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On Saturday 6th October, 40Transition Year students fromMalahide Community Schoolembarked on a social justicecampaign by taking part in theDublin Simon Community Fun Run.The students had a fantastic timeon the beautiful sunny day in thePhoenix Park. They painted theirfaces and donned SimonCommunity t-shirts for the 5 milerun, and each participant wasawarded with a medal. Founded in 1969, the Dublin SimonCommunity works to prevent andaddress homelessness in Dublin.More than 3,000 participants tookpart on the day in the annual SimonFun Run, now in its 29th year.Malahide Community School TY

students raised €2000 for thecharity in their local community.Deborah Kennedy, SimonFundraising Administrator, metwith TY students at the school tothank them for their contributionand was presented with a cheque. Speaking to the County Leader, TYteacher and organiser, HelenaCarroll, advised that participating inthe campaign “had a huge effect onstudents. The idea was to givethem an understanding of theimportance of giving back tosociety, to open their eyes, and tocreate an awareness of socialissues in Ireland. To show ourstudents that not everybody is thesame, or comes from the samebackground”.This is the third time that MalahideCommunity School has participatedin the Simon Fun Run. Last year,the students also fundraised topurchase 90 sleeping bags for theSimon Community to help thosewho are sleeping rough on Dublinstreets.

Pictured at the handover of the cheque to the Dublin Simon Community by pupils fromMalahide Community School Transition Year recently are, Brian McManus (TY Co-ordi-nator), Helena Carroll (TY Teacher) and Transition Year students, Ailish Fitzsimons andAoife O'Flynn, Deborah Kennedy (Dublin Simon Community) and Gerry MacFadden(Transition Year Head)

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DAA Raise FundsFor BarretstownOne of the most gruellingfundraising events for the DAA’sCharity of the Year has beencompleted by over 90 people whocycled from Dublin to BarretstownCamp to raise thousands for thechildren’s charity. Cycling either a 100km returnjourney or 50km one-way for thebeginners, it is thought the eventwill end up raising between €8,000and €10,000 for Barretstown. TheDAA’s mobility manager IvorMaleady and the Dublin AirportWheelers are behind the eventwhich saw DAA workers mounttheir bikes and pedal from Dublinto Barretstown and back. When the cyclists reachedBarretstown, they were treated tosome much needed refreshments

before being shown around theremarkable facility that brings alittle fun into the lives of childrenwith serious and life-threateningconditions. The organisers said thatfundraising is crucial forBarretstown, who raise 97 per centof their income from charitabledonations. The money raised byDAA workers this year in allmanner of charity events for thecamp will be put to good use.Soon it was time for the ‘wheelers’to get back on their bikes andhead back to Dublin. The eventwould not be possible without thesupport and sponsorship frommany local companies. The eventwas in its second year and thereare firm plans to renew themarathon cycle next year andmake it an annual event in supportof the DAA Charity of the Year.

Good News For North County SchoolsMinister for Education,Ruairi Quinn, haswelcomed thesuccessful completionof six new schoolbuildings under the“Rapid Programme”.This round of theProgramme includestwo in the North

County. One is inBalbriggan andanother in Swords,and an extension foranother school inSwords.A new 16-classroomschool and communityfacility will beprovided for Scoil

Chormaic CommunityNational School,Balbriggan, and a new24-classroom school,community faci l i tyand Special NeedsUnit will be providedat Holywell EducateTogether NationalSchool, Swords.

Thornleigh EducateTogether NationalSchool in Swords willget a 10-classroomextension and generalpurpose hall. This willmean that the schoolwill now have 18 class-rooms.Developed in 2007,the Programmeprovides an innovativeresponse to the need

to deliver schoolsquickly in areas expe-riencing rapid popula-tion growth, wherethere is no existingschool or where theexisting provision is

unable to meetdemand. The buildingworks were tenderedin August 2011 andc o n s t r u c t i o ncommenced lastJanuary.

Keith Howley from Flemington Park, Balbriggan recently received a Professional Diplomain Education at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. Keith is pictured here withhis brother Aaron, mother, Delores and father, Eugene

Urgent Appeal FromCommunity GamesThe Dublin Community Games has issued anurgent appeal for volunteers to help in 2013. A number of long standing members haverecently retired, after many years of dedicatedinvolvement. However, the organisation badlyneeds volunteers now to join the countycommittee to help run the extensiveprogramme of competitions on offer. If the Community Games are to remain activeand experience growth around the NorthCounty, these vacancies need to be filled.Unfortunately, if this does not happen, thenumber of activities available in 2013 may bereduced. Speaking to the County Leader , BrianMacManus, chairperson, said: “2012 has beena successful, yet challenging year for us, as westruggled to stage our full programme ofevents. We will not be able to stage the new2013 programme without the help of newvolunteers.”Catering for young people aged 6–16 years in aprogramme with a strong emphasis firmlyplaced on fun, participation and creatingcommunity spirit, the Community Gamesprovides over 55 sporting and cultural activi-ties. If you’re over 16, there is a youthprogramme on offer also, where you can helpat local events and develop new skills whileencouraging youth participation in the commu-nity.

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Gear Up ForSwordsSafety WeekSwords Community Policing Forum isholding its third Community SafetyWeek from Saturday 20th to Thursday25th of October 2012 and there will bea series of free events to highlight themany aspects of community safety.The aim of the week is to promote themany aspects of community safetyamong the local residents of Swords. Itis hoped that people will be moremindful of safety within their owncommunities, especially regardingsubstance misuse. It is being run inpartnership with An Garda SiochanaSwords.It is hoped that more people willbecome aware of the services ofSwords Community Policing Forumand that people will have a greater

understanding of how this can assistthe local community of Swords. Events organised throughout the weekaim to provide people with informa-tion and support surrounding anumber of community safety issuesincluding substance misuse and FirstAid. There will also be a showcase oflocal agencies and organisationsworking within the Swords area thatwill provide information and supporton a wide range of issues including,health, home safety, road safety,benefits and entitlements, substancemisuse, mental health and muchmore. A general substance misuseawareness information session is alsoavailable for any member of thecommunity interested in gaining moreinformation about substance and druguse. There will also be a very informa-tive workshop specifically forparents/guardians to support them indealing with the issues of drugs andalcohol in the family, entitled ‘Don’tLose the Head;’ developed byCrosscare.

Pictured at the fundraiser lunch at Malahide Rugby Club in aid of Muliple Myeloma at theColeman Byrne Unit at Beaumont Hospital are fundraising organiser, Gina McHugh,Nichola Sharkey, Dee Barry and Emma Kearns.

Ladies ClubMembers meet everyTuesday upstairs in theSenior Citizens Centre at8.30pm. Activitesinclude: trips to thetheatre, musical shows,talks on topics of interestand activities partici-pating in Federation ofWomen’s Clubs competi-tions. New members arealways welcome.

Spooky Fun At Balbriggan LibraryAs we are nearing the spookiest day of the year,Balbriggan Library are getting into the spirit ofthings. They will have Storytelling with Wandathe Witch and a fancy dress competition on 26thOctober at 3 o’clock. All ages are welcome, comealong and enjoy the fun!

Pictured enjoying a friends' night out Peacocks in Swords recently are Jane Kenny, ColmCooper, Ciara Ní Bhruacháil and Geraldine Cooper.

Paralympic champion Catherine Walsh, from Swords, who won two medals for cycling inthe recent Paralympics in London came to visit Scoil an Duinnínigh in Kinsealy onTuesday, October 9th last. She spoke to the children, showed them her medals,answered their questions and encouraged them to participate in sport. Pictured herewith Catherine are: Ciara Nic Cormaic, Liam Breathnach (her nephew - he is in Rang 3 andhad asked his aunt to visit the school) and Sophie Ní Chonchúr.

Sharlet Nally (centre) celebrated her 50th birthday with a party in the Millennium pub inRiver Valley recently. She is pictured here with Michelle Farrelly and John Nally.

Special FundraiserIn Malahide

Gina O’Dea fromMalahide recently organ-ised her secondfundraiser lunch forMultiple Myeloma (TheColeman-Byrne Unit,CKB) in BeaumontHospital, where she hasbeen receiving treatmentfor this condition over thelast 15 years. This special charity eventwas held on Friday,October 12th last inMalahide Rugby Club.There was a huge turnouton the day, with over 150people coming out toenjoy an afternoon ofgood food, live music,spot prizes and raffles -all of which were kindlydonated by local busi-nesses. Attendees werealso treated to a specialMC for the day in the form

of Irish actor ConorMullen. The afternoonwas a great success andGina and the rest of theorganisers would like tothank everyone forcoming along and offeringtheir support on the day.

Successful Charity Day For Swords BusinessEmployees of StreamGlobal Services, basedin Swords, are cele-brating the hugesuccess of a recentcharity day. The event,was the culmination ofhard work and dedi-cated planning by theR & R committeeseeking to raise moneyfor the benefit of theBeaumont HospitalFoundation. The totalraised across bothbusiness campusesreached an impressive

€2250 from the sale ofraffle tickets and dona-tions. There was avariety of fun eventsand services on offer,including some bravevolunteers offeringtheir legs to be waxedfor an event nick-named ‘Wax to theMax’ - some tears weredisguised well by thevolunteers as theyplayed their part inthis one! An employeeauction saw someroles within the work-

place swap as seniormembers took ordersfrom the winningbidders. There werealso some fantasticprizes on offer. Therewas a fantastic, livelyatmosphere in thebusy workplace asemployees embracedthe spirit of the day.

Molly CelebratesHer 102ndBirthday In StyleThere were great celebrations and a very livelyparty at Lusk Community Unit on Sunday last,14th October. The reason for all the excitementwas that resident, Molly Murray was celebratingher 102nd birthday.Molly, who is a North County lady through andthrough, was born in 1910, when the Titanic wasmerely a project. She was born Molly McGee fromthe Commons in Lusk and was one of 10 children,eight girls (three of whom went on to be Loretonuns) and two boys, Her mother was MargaretTroy from Hilltown in Swords. . Molly married JackMurray from Donabate and they spent their entiremarried life in Corballis, Donabate. They hadeight children, namely Paul, John, Stephen, Noel,Carmel, Eleanor, Anne and Marie.Her daughters, Eleanor and Marie and son,Stephen were at the party on Sunday, as well asher grandchildren and great grandchildren andher many friends, both in the Unit and from else-where. They all created a great atmosphere,particularly when ‘Irish Molly’, her signature songwas played. Molly revelled in the atmosphere.Her daughter, Eleanor was full of praise for thecare her mother receives at Lusk Community Unit.“The Unit is absolutely fantastic. My mother isspoiled rotten here. There’s so much to do hereand she’s always the centre of attention.Everyone loves her and the staff are outstandingand they deserve all the praise in the world.It was abundantly clear from the reception shereceived, that Molly is a very special lady and heryouthful outlook, great sense of humour andwarm personality ensure that she will alwayshold a special place in the hearts of her familyand her many friends.

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North County Livingby Jennifer McShane

For The Love Of Rush

Peter Smullen is a man who dearly loves his home-town. Having spent his entire life in Rush, he hasnothing but praise for the town and its people. Inour second instalment of our Tidy Towns series,Peter, as Vice-Chairman of the group, sat down totell us a little more about himself, his love of Rushand his work with Tidy Towns.If you live in Rush, chances are, you’ve met Peter.He is a true activist for all things concerning thevibrant seaside town. He eats, sleeps and breathesits community life. A member of the Rush Chamberof Commerce, Rush Community Council and theTidy Towns, Peter is involved in almost everyaspect of town business and takes his responsibili-ties very seriously.He has endless enthusiasm when it comes to Rushand truly takes pride in the place he has calledhome for as long as he can remember. "I just thinkRush is a truly beautiful place to live and want tosee it looking it's absolute best. When you loveyour home town as much as I do, you are easilymotivated; I just wanted to get stuck in!"A well known face around Rush, he devotes themajority of his time to the community and can'tpraise the residents enough. "The town has awarm and friendly atmosphere which is enhancedby the kindness of its locals." He says though his professional life revolvesaround committee business andcommunity goings on, he verymuch loves his family life and isdevoted to his wife Rachel andtheir two children, Peader,seven and Dervla, six. He saysboth himself and his wife arekeen to pass on their set ofvalues to them. "It's very impor-tant to us to make our childrenaware and appreciate the senseof community that makes Rushsuch a wonderful place to live,even down to the small thingslike picking up your litter - wewant them to appreciate it asmuch as we did and still do." His wife Rachel wasalso brought up in the town and equally adores herhome. "I think it definitely helps that we both feelthe same about our home. We hope the kids growto love it as much as we do."Aside from his work with the local community,Peter is a self-employed landscaper. This helps, hesays, when it comes to visualising what needs tobe done in terms of the Tidy Towns work. He hasbeen running his own business for the past 18years and prior to this he was involved in farmingand horticulture around the area. It was this workthat then inspired his love of landscaping. From hiswork, he has developed a keen eye for detail andnotices even the smallest change around the town."If anything changes, I usually spot it first."Though he is very much a homebird, he enjoystravelling. "I've travelled all over; to the USA, partsof Europe, Singapore and something has alwaysbrought me back home." With no plans to leaveRush for the foreseeable future, he jokes that he'dhave to be carried out kicking and screaming

before packing up: "The only way I see myselfleaving here is in a box," he says, laughing. Though he clearly devotes his time to the commu-nity for the joy of it (he "doesn't consider itwork"), he leaves little time for other hobbies.When I asked about how he spent the little sparetime he had, he said usually there was only oneplace to find him: "I spend most of my time incommittee meetings, so that's where you'll findme!"As a resident of the town at the height of theboom, I ask him if he finds many attitudes changedas a result af the recession: "Priorities were just alittle different during the boom. I think everyonedefinitely has more time to devote to the town nowthat things move to a different pace. It's definitelybecome more family orientated. "I think it's agreat thing for communities to come together. Itdoesn't cost people anything and is a fantastic wayto get to know your neighbours," he replied.It's the second year that Rush have entered the

Tidy Towns competition after a decade longabsence, and this year, they went up by an impres-sive nine points. Peter can't praise the commit-tee's efforts enough." All the volunteers are justfantastic. Rush is a town that's very spread out, sothere is a lot of work to be done. Those who sogenerously give up their time have a great get-up-

and-go attitude which getsthings finished. All the help weget really makes a difference, it'sa team effort. I think visitors geta sense of how close we are as acommunity, and this is alwaysevident at the large turnouts atour festivals. " He eagerly mentions the recentsuccessful Rush Harbourfestival, which he said was heldfor local residents, more thananything else. " The festivalreally showed off the area toabsolute perfection; it's a beau-tiful seaside town and we

wanted the events to enhance this and bringeveryone together." They succeeded in doing justthat as the festival saw an even larger turnout thisyear, something of an achievement for such a newevent. He says the various committees in Rush allhave solid foundations and are united in theirmission to make Rush the best place it can be."This is very important to me. Each committee,whether it be the Chamber of Commerce or theCommunity Council, all have the right amounts ofwisdom combined with youth, which keeps theideas fresh ensures the town is always evolving. Ilike to change things around and make sure wekeep growing as a community." Peter is clearly a very busy man, but he relishesbeing right at the centre of it all. He says trying toexplain his love for the town is quite simple. "It allwent back to when I was young; even as I wasgrowing up, I could never see myself l ivinganywhere else. I've travelled all around the worldand no matter where I was, I always wanted tocome home. "

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Pictured here are Irish International Stephen Kelly and Ian Hunter (Centre Director)Swords Pavilions in conjunction with the FAI who are delighted to launch the Road to Rioafter-school programme.

Have you ever worked atDublin Airport? If so, youare probably very familiarwith the term ‘BreakupDay’. This year the Clarion HotelDublin Airport has plansalready underway and areactively encouragingfriends old and new tomake a date in your diaryfor Friday December 21st -many familiar faces will bethere on the night. Miss itand its likely people willbe looking for you.Over the past 40 years ofthe hotels lifespan, manyCounty Leader readershave worked at the Airportand have frequented the

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including a bottle of winein Kudos Restaurant. Entries can be sent toAndrea Molloy, ClarionHotel Dublin Airport.Winner will be announcedin the County Leader onthe first week inDecember.

MalahideScrabble ClubMalahide Scrabble Clubmeets on the secondWednesday of every month inMalahide Library from 6.30 to8.15 pm. Their next meeting ison Wednesday, October 24th.If you enjoy Scrabble andwould like to play in a relaxedand fun environment thenplease come along. All arewelcome. Please bringScrabble boards and dictio-naries along if you have them.

Swords Lions ClubSwords Lions Club is all about members givingsomething back to their community. Its motto is ‘WeServe’. The group meets on the second Monday ofeach month, at 8pm in the Clarion Airport Hotel.New members are most welcome. If you are inter-ested in joining or would like more details pleasecontact Maurice Kealy on 086 8305917 or MarionConnelly on 087 9687903.

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Adverts must be supplied by email toplanning@northcountyleader.ieor by visiting:www.northcountyleader.ie/planningyou can also post your advert on a disk toNorth County Leader, Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin

Fingal County CouncilFor the development at this site address: 5 TheNurseries, Forest Rd, Swords, Co. Dublin. Thedevelopment will consist of conversion ofexisting attic space to storage room with newdormer extension to side (housing the stairwell).Upward facing velux style window on extensionand two number roof lights to rear of existiondwelling.The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, at the offices of FingalCounty Council, Fingal County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Co. Dublin. From 9.30am to4.30pm.Monday to Friday. A submission or observationin relation to the application may be made inwriting to the planning authority on payment ofa fee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by the planningauthority of the application and such submis-sions or observations will be considered by theplanning authority in making a decision on theapplication. The Planning Authority may grantpermission subject to or without conditions, ormay refuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilI, The Minister for Education & Skills intend toapply for retention planning permission atHolywell Educate Together National School,Holywell, Feltrim Road, Swords, Co. Dublin. The development consists of retention ofexternal elevation alterations, comprising ofmodifications to external windows and rooflights to previously approved planning permis-sion ref. F11A/0246. The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the office of thePlanning Authority during the public openinghours of 9.30am – 15.30pm Monday – Friday atFingal County Council, Fingal County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Co. Dublin. A submission or observation may be made to thePlanning Authority in writing on receipt of theprescribed fee (20 Euros), within a period of 5weeks, beginning on the date of receipt byFingal County Council of this application

Fingal County CouncilOrganon Ireland Ltd intends on applying forretention planning permission for 2 No. carparks with 92 (52 and 40) car parking spaces onlands to the South of the site at Drynam Road,Swords, Co. Dublin. This planning applicationmay be inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making a copyat the offices of the planning authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to the authority inwriting on payment of the prescribed fee(20euros) within the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by the authority ofthis application.

Fingal County CouncilI Cathal Barry intend to apply for planning permis-sion for modifications to previously approveddevelopment Reg. Ref. No. F12A/0120 atBalcarrick, Donabate, County Dublin. The devel-opment will consist of changes to the fenestrationincorporating revised window style and velux rooflights with plaster finish. The planning applica-tion may be inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy,at the offices of Fingal County Council, FingalCounty Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin.From 9.30am to4.30pm. Monday to Friday. Asubmission or observation in relation to the appli-cation may be made in writing to the planningauthority on payment of a fee of €20 within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the planning authority of the applica-tion and such submissions or observations will beconsidered by the planning authority in making adecision on the application. The PlanningAuthority may grant permission subject to orwithout conditions, or may refuse to grantpermission.

Fingal County CouncilI, Helen Smith, intend to apply for planningpermission for development at this site atLispopple, Swords, Co. Dublin. The developmentwill consist of the provision of a new part one andtwo storey dwelling with garage and first floorterrace, provision of new entrance, on site wastewater treatment system and all associated siteworks.The planning application may be inspected, orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, at the offices of the plan-ning authority during its public opening hoursand a submission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made to the authority inwriting on payment of the prescribed fee [€20]within the period of 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilWe, Patrick Sherry and Elena Hutchens intend toapply for planning permission for development atthis site at South Shore Road, Rush, Co. Dublin.The development will consist of amendments tohouse No.1 of the existing Granted Permission[reg ref F07A/0230], including; significantredesign of two storey house, increase of floorarea, redesign of site entrance, provision of firstfloor balcony to rear and side, provision of cargarage, amendments to drainage and all associ-ated site works.The planning application may be inspected, orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, at the offices of the plan-ning authority during its public opening hoursand a submission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made to the authority inwriting on payment of the prescribed fee [€20]within the period of 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by the authority of the application.

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Recent published deaths from the North County

AHERNE (Swords, Co. Dublin andformerly of Coolock) October 7th 2012unexpectedly, John (LJ) belovedhusband of Betty and much lovedfather of Janice and Leanne. Verysadly missed by his heartbrokenfamily, parents Lian and Hazel,brothers Robert and Colm, sisterCarol, extended family and friends.

KEOGH, (nee Conroy) of Brookhill,Claremorris and Sutton, Dublin,Philomena.

CORDIAL (nee O'Sullivan) (Sutton andformerly Kilbonane, Beaufort, Co.Kerry) (October 4, 2012), peacefully,after a short illness courageouslyborne, surrounded by her lovingfamily and friends in the wonderfulcare of the staff in Bon SecoursHospital. Eileen, beloved wife of thelate Tim. Deeply regretted and sadlymissed by her loving sisters, Sr. Lelia(Knock) and Mary Agnes, nieces,nephews, relatives, neighbours andfriends.

MONKS (nee McDowell) (Lusk) -Oct.6, 2012 (peacefully) after a longillness, at Beaumont Hospital, Annie,wife of the late Jack; deeply regrettedby her loving sons, daughters, son-in-law, grand-children, great-grandchil-dren, brothers, sister, relatives andfriends.

KEANE (nee Cully) Sutton, Dublin 13,October 7th 2012, peacefully, in thegentle care of the Mater PrivateHospital, Rose Patricia, beloved wifeof the late Frank and wonderfulmother to Frank, Annmarie, Brendaand Barry. Sadly missed by her lovingfamily, daughters-in-law Sylvia and

Danielle, son-in-law Michael, brothersJoseph and Frank, sisters-in-law,grandchildren, nieces, nephews,cousins, relatives and friends.

O'BRIEN, Dr. Patrick Finbar (Fin) M.B.,B.Ch., B.A.O., M.R.C. Psych. (lateRMS, St. Loman's Hospital, Mullingar)died peacefully in his 98th yearsurrounded by his family on Oct. 4th.2012, loving husband and friend ofJoan who predeceased him. Muchloved father of Patricia, Ursula andKevin, father-in-law to Ian andCatherine and wonderful grandfatherto Ian, Sian, Caoimhe, Darragh, Fionnand Conor.

HUTCHINSON, Angela (nee Duffy)(Sutton and formerly of Howth) - Oct.11, 2012, (peacefully), in the excep-tional and tender loving care of Staffat Bon Secours Hospital, devoted andmuch loved mother of Karl, Denise,Keith James and the late Alice; will bevery sadly missed by her lovingfamily, daughters-in-law Katya,Bernie and Roisin, grand-childrenEllen, Alex, Ben, Dylan, Tadhg andGrainne, brothers, sisters, extendedfamily and friends.

MURPHY (Skerries and late of Rush,Co. Dublin) Oct 11th 2012, (peacefully)at Beaumont Hospital, surrounded byhis loving family. Seamus belovedhusband of the late Mary and lovingdad of Eileen, Catriona, Fiona andMichaela. Deeply regretted by hisloving family, sons in law, grandchil-dren, great grandson, brothers,sisters, brothers in law, sisters in law,nephews, nieces, relatives andfriends.

Family Notices

Sean

As I grew so did youWhen I was young youwere a pain and boldAs time went by more

dignified, more gracious,more regal but not old

Fond memories were madeOf bullseyes, whiskey and

the scrap tradeYour deaf ear was a

nuisance for allExcept for those who were

only smallWhen last we met you

asked about those that aredear

Despite lying there in fearWe wish we had seen you

more,But sometimes they would

not open the doorYou made no trespass for

which we must forgiveAll that we ask is that you

could have gone on andlive

Have fun with granfighting in the ever after

You’ll always be cited as agreat grandfather.

Eric BentleyA Grandson of

Sean Skelly RIP

Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I haveasked you for many favours. This

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merciful eyes it will become yourfavour and not mine. Say this prayerfor 3 days. Promise publication and

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IV

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Miracle PrayerDear Heart of Jesus in the past I have

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Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I haveasked you for many favours. This

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