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Little Molly McNally, the bravesix year old Balbriggan girl, iscontinuing to charm people allover the North County. Molly,who has stage fourNeuroblastoma, a rare child-hood cancer, is having treat-ment at Crumlin Hospital.Molly is a mascot for the DublinLadies football team, and localgirl Lyndsey Davey fromSkerries, who plays for theDublin senior team, raisedfunds for the loveable littleBalbriggan girl at an eventrecently.The Kube is a fundraiser forSkerries Harps GAA club. Theyare raising money for the newclubhouse that is currentlybeing built. A total of 41 contes-tants took part on the night atCityNorth Hotel, Gormanston.Once all contestants raisedtheir entry fee, they could picka charity to donate theremainder of their sponsorshipmoney. Also, the prize fund of

€3,000 went to your chosencharity. Darren Bailey won onthe night, and his chosencharity was Pieta House.Lyndsey told the CountyLeader, “I play Gaelic for theDublin senior ladies and Mollywas our mascot for the All-Ireland final against Cork. Aweek before the final, we learntthat Molly was going to be ourmascot and that is when I foundout about her battle withneuroblastoma. Molly and herfamily came to visit the teamthe week of the final, and shewas presented with a Dublinjersey and pink boots.” “After the final, I was asked totake part in The Kube. When Ifound that I could donate mysponsorship money, the MollyMcNally Miracle Trust was myfirst choice. Thanks to thegenerous donations from myfriends and family, I managedto raised over €1,100 for Molly,”said a delighted Lyndsey.

Dubs Star LyndseyFundraises For Molly

In a quirky twist, this subsidyalso applies to rural resi-dents, many of whom are notcustomers of Irish Water,including those on groupwater schemes. They will getthe €100 water subsidy - butit will be September 2015before it is paid.The new payment will bepaid out on a one-off basis,rather than on a quarterlysystem as previously envis-aged, the Department ofSocial Protection hasconfirmed. This payment isnot means tested, and allhouseholders will be able toapply for it on their primary

residence - including thoseon group water schemes, orwith private supplies - aslong as they register withIrish Water.Swords councillor, AnneDevitt (NP), who lives in ruralNorth County Dublin, wasgobsmacked at the news.She told the County Leader,“Irish Water are chargingpeople for water coming inand water going out. If youdon’t have water coming in,you don’t pay, and the sameapplies if you don’t havewater going out (waste-water). “If you have only oneof them, you pay half. Thecharge currently stands at€160 for one person for both

water in and water out. Idon’t have water out, as Ihave a bio cycle system. Thismeans that I will only becharged €80. However, thisnew conservation grantmeans I will pay €80, and

they will give me back€100 - a profit of €20 fornothing. I find that anonsense,” she said.“Some of my neighbourshave their own water,both in and out, throughhaving a well, and aseptic tank, or bio cycle

system. That means thatthese people will not bepaying for water, but aslong as they registerwith Irish Water, theywill get a nice cheque for€100 next September.All of us in the rural areahave always known thatwe had to pay for theprivilege of living in arural area, and acceptedthat we had to pay forwater services. Thequestion I ask is why,and it just goes to showthe nonsense of this,and the notion of givingmoney back to willingpayers, is disgraceful.I’m actually upset by it,”she said. However, she concededthat it makes noeconomic sense for ruralpeople not to registerwith Irish Water, and toavail of this unlikelybonanza.

Pictured: Dublin Ladies GAA star Lyndsey Davey from Skerries, who raised funds atthe Kube fundraiser for the Molly McNally Miracle Trust, is pictured with little Mollyand her father, Gerry McNally

Rural residents of the North County are set to benefit from abonanza from Irish Water, whether they are customers ornot. This unlikely windfall comes about as a result of IrishWater’s decision to grant a conservation subsidy of €100 toeach household in the country, as long as they register withIrish Water by 2nd February.

Cllr Anne Devitt is pictured at the biocycle system in her back garden nearRolestown. She is not a full customer ofIrish Water, yet she will receive a chequepayment from the company

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New Purpose For Phone Boxes SoughtLocal councillor, Darragh Butler (FF), hasexpressed his concern over the disused SmartTelephone kiosks on Swords Main Street andDublin Road. At a recent Council meeting, thecouncillor asked the Chief Executive, Paul Reid,for an update with regards to the removal of thedisused kiosks. A Council spokesperson confirmed that,owners, Westont Ltd have been in contact withFingal County Council Operations Departmentin relation to the unused Smart Telecom phonekiosks and associated structures at a number oflocations across the county.The Council also confirmed they are currently innegotiations with Dublin City Council and otherlocal councils, with a view to repurposing theunits into more suitable services, including freeWiFi. “We hope to roll this out to all areas laterin the year,” the Council said. “We will send anengineer out to look at the units in Swords andclean them up as much as possible.

“If this question is passed, a further letter willissue requesting an update on these kiosks andwhen a reply is received, the members for theElectoral Area will be notified,” the Councilexplained.Butler welcomed the decision of the localauthority in trying to find a new purpose forthese eyesores. He told the County Leader, “Itis great to hear that the County Council are innegotiations with Dublin City Council and otherlocal Councils, with a view to repurposing theold Smart telephone kiosks in Swords intosomething more suitable, incorporating a freeWiFi service.”“Along with Swords Tidy Towns, we have beentrying to get something done with thesedisused kiosks, as they are a real eyesore andreally do take away from our town centre,” hesaid. The local authority have confirmed toButler that they hope toContinued on page 15

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Concerns have been expressed over apotentially dangerous wall outside theold soccer club, Lusk. The wall in ques-tion has been knocked over and wasreferenced by the Tidy Town inspectorsin their report about the location. Now,local councillor, Ken Farrell (Lab), hasvoiced his own concerns. At the recentCouncil meeting held on the 13thNovember, the Councillor asked forcontact to be made with the relevantlandowner and for the wall to be

removed. The Council responded bysaying the wall is on private property,and although knocked over, would notbe considered dangerous. However,they concluded: “A planning notice waserected on the 4/11/2014 for permissionto demolish the existing clubhouse byStation Construction Ltd. TheInspectorate Division will make thedeveloper aware of the Councillor`sconcerns and request that the walldebris be removed.”

Farrell Concerned Over Club Entrance In Lusk

Swords Senior Citizens handed over more than 80 boxes of goodies to Team Hope, aspart of their Christmas Shoe Box Appeal for children in Africa. Pictured are Helen Clarke,Maura Deeley, Teresa Woods, Josie Collins, Charlene Pigott (Team Hope), Rose Clarke, JoHannigan and Eileen Power

Love In A Box

News FromSkerriesHarps GAAClubCongratulations tomember Lyndsey Daveyon winning her All-Starfootball Award recently.This is Lyndsey’s secondAll-Star Award. The club’sAGM takes place onThursday, 20th Novemberat 8.30pm. All membersrequested to attend thisimportant meeting.

With Christmas nowonly a few weeksaway, the Team HopeChristmas ShoeboxAppeal has been gath-ering momentum.Swords Senior Citizenshave been busyworking harder thanever to get their boxesready to send to thosewho are most in needthis Christmas. Team Hope are nowsending their boxes tomore countries thanever in Africa - somuch so that there isnow a waiting list ofcountries looking forshoeboxes. Childrenin orphanages inEastern Europe love toreceive these preciousboxes, as they often

have no mother orfather around them, sothey are receiving thegift of pure love in abox. In a truly heart

warming gesture, thelocal senior citizensgroup (who have beensupporting thisshoebox appeal forover a decade), filledover 80 boxes anddonated a cheque of€400 to the annualappeal, which will helpmake Christmas ahappier time for poorchildren in Africa thisyear. Charlene Pigott,a Team Hope volunteerfor Dublin North, cameto collect the boxesand told the County

Leader: “This is awonderful gesturefrom the SwordsSenior Citizens, andthey have been sosupportive of theshoebox appeal. Manyof them grew up in thewar years and didwithout, so they iden-tify with this children,and Christmas forthem begins withdoing these shoe-boxes,” she said.

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What’s TheStory InSkerries ‘What’s the Story,’ acollection of stories bylocal writers, is onsale for €10 in SkerriesBookshop and SkerriesMills. All profits go toFocus Ireland.

The late Donal Killian’sannual harvest fareTractor Run is goingahead in Naul,just as he wished.This year, theTractor Run is inaid of the IRFUCharitable Trust,a fund set up forseverely injuredplayers, whichwas very close toDonal’s heart.It will take place onSunday 30th Novemberat 12 noon and registra-tion is in Clann MhuireGAA pitch, by kind

Tractor Run InMemory Of Donal

permission of the club.Refreshments will beserved on the day, and a

BBQ is providedfor all drivers.After the routearound Naul,D a m a s t o w n ,G a r r i s t o w n ,O l d t o w n ,Cloughertown,Naul, a balladsession will beheld in Killian’s

pub, where a Monsterraffle will take place.Tickets for the raffle areavailable in Killian’s Bar,Reilly’s Daybreak and

from any committeemember.It was Donal’s intentionto have had it earlier on,but given the circum-stances surrounding hisdeath, the committeedecided that they wouldcontinue on with thesuccess story that hecreated three years ago.As usual, the energeticBarney Greene, will beat the helm. Due tohealth and safetyrestrictions, there willbe no persons underseven years old allowedto go in the Tractor Runas a passenger. Thecommittee hope to seeas many there, aspossible, to help makethis a fantastic day, inmemory of Donal.

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Last Tuesday, 18th November was a day toremember for the students and staff of StJoseph’s Secondary School in Rush. Theoccasion was the presentation of the‘School of Distinction Award 2013 – 2014from ‘College For Every Student’ and TrinityCollege.

They received a School of Distinction Awardfrom the Provost of Trinity College Dublin, Dr.Patrick Prendergast. The school alsowelcomed Supreme Court Judge, Mr JusticeFrank Clarke and Dr Oran Doyle, Head of theSchool of Law, Trinity College. The school is involved in the upcomingCollege Awareness Week. The Provost wasinvited to talk about his own college experi-

ence and how he got to where he is today,and to emphasise that it’s not all aboutgetting high points, but about making theright decisions, which begins in first year. Principal Patricia Hayden told the CountyLeader, “This is a very important day for ourschool, because we are the first schooloutside of America, and therefore the firstschool in Ireland to receive a School ofDistinction Award. We are very proud of thisachievement. The award recognises thehuge commitment of the staff and the posi-tive, ‘can do’ culture of our school.”She continued, “St Joseph’s has a reputationfor being progressive and forward thinking,and our students are very honoured to havethe support and interest of the Provost, alsoMr Justice Clarke and Dr Oran Doyle. We are

glad to report that Trinity College believesthis network has great potential to supportSt Joseph’s and students in the years tocome, and that it will continue to grow. JudgeFrank Clarke has been very involved inencouraging people from all walks of life tolook towards a career in law, either at thebar, or as a solicitor and try to aspire tobecoming a judge.”“We have worked very hard to achieve thisday. Our pupils are highly motivated. Wewere the pilot school for College awarenessWeek last year, and we have literally devisedthe template and it’s great to get the recogni-tion that the teachers and studentsdeserve,” she concluded. Following the presentations at St Joseph’s,the Provost and the Second Year studentdeparted for a large mentoring showcase inthe Convention Centre in the city, which is a‘prelude’ to College Awareness Week.

Prestigious Award For Rush School

Pictured on the occasion of visit to St Joseph's Secondary School, Rush, by the Provostof Trinity College, Dr Patrick Prendergast, where he presented a School of Distinctionaward are, Jack Cummins, Richard St Lawrence, Paulina Pryczkowska, Darren Martin,Trinity College Provost, Dr Patrick Prendergast, Ellen Thorp, School Principal PatriciaHayden and Gerry McGuill (from Ceist)

By Patrick Finnegan

Significant ConcernsOver Swiftway ProposalThe combined residents associationsof both Glen Ellan and SandfordWood in Swords, representingapproximately 500 houses, have verysignificant concerns pertaining to thecurrent proposal for the Swiftway BRTsystem.

The new Swiftway Bus is proposed torun from Applewood CommunityCentre, down the Glen Ellan Road andinto City Centre.They claim that the controversial newbus service that is proposed to runthrough their community, will have amajor impact on their quality of life.Representative of the residents asso-ciation, Donal Cassidy told theCounty Leader, “Residents have puttogether concerns regarding thecurrent proposal for the routing of the

Swiftway BRT system through theirarea. It will jeopardise the safety ofour children, pedestrians and cyclistsand reduce Glen Ellan Park Greenarea by up to eight metres for a newSwiftway Bus stop.”Residents also claim that it willpedestrianise Jugback Lane and willlead to the removal of the Skate Parkon Balheary Road. Grass verges andtrees will also be removed on GlenEllan Road, as well as reducing carparking spaces at local schools.

They also claim that major trafficproblems will arise through thereplacement of all roundaboutsalong the Swords route, with widerjunctions and traffic signals that willprioritise the Swiftway bus, leading tomajor traffic implications for cars trav-elling, on what is already a verycongested route. The removal ofpedestrian bridges along the routewill significantly impact on pedestriansafety and ability to access otherparts of Swords. Cassidy is appealingto all local residents to make submis-sions.directly to the NTA before 5pm onFriday 28th November athttp://www.nationaltransport.ie/consultations/public-consultation-on-swiftway-bus-rapid-transit-swordsair-port-to-city-centre, or by post to: BRTConsultation, NTA, Dún Scéine,

Harcourt Lane, Dublin 2He believes that theincreased volumes andregularity of the BRT vehi-cles using the Glen EllanRoad, will result in childrenbeing unable to walk safelyacross to their local shops,playground and all weatherfacility. He also empha-sised that the constructionof such a roadway will

inevitably constitute anincreased risk to the safety of chil-dren playing in the area. “I am opposed to the construction ofthe BRT system as outlined in thecurrent proposal, unless all of theabove issues that will seriously affectour area are adequately dealt with.There are alternatives, which do notinvolve destroying local amenities,placing children and families at risk,along with causing significant disrup-tion and ongoing problems for ourlocal community,” he said.

By Patrick Finnegan

Pictured at the ‘Remember Us’ Christmas collection at the Pavilions Shopping CentreSwords, are Anne Drumm, Dolores Brady Byrne, Daniel Brady Byrne, Maria LaceyMurtagh, Sarah Murtagh and Shane Caffrey


This week, the parliament meets inStrasbourg, and members will beaddressed by Pope Francis. When aPontiff last visited the Parliament some26 years ago, the then Northern IrelandMEP, Ian Paisley protested,denouncing John Paul ll as theAntichrist. On this occasion, humanist organ-isations have written to MartinSchultz, the Parliament’sPresident, stating that it is inap-propriate for a religious leader tobe invited to address a secularparliament. The address by thePope will be watched withinterest, as he sets out the church’svision of Europe’s role for the twenty firstcentury. Some level of protest is

expected, which results in height-ened security controlling thepublic’s access to the

Parliament. Ten days ago a toplessprotest against thevisit was staged at theVatican by Feman, a Parisbased feminist organisation.They originated in Ukraine andappear to have a few hundredactivists with a larger followingon social media. Juncker’s trou-bles arising from the alleged tax

avoidance schemes, which operatedduring the period when he wasLuxembourg’s Prime Minister continue.

He now faces a motion of censure tabledby the far-right, Europe of Freedom andDirect Democracy group, comprisedmainly of UKIP and Italy’s Five Star

Movement. They are joined byFrance’s Marine Le Pen, other

far-right and non-aligned MEPsmaking up the 76 signaturesrequired to sponsor the peti-tion. The far-left GUE group,

of which Sinn Fein and LukeMing Flanagan are members,

failed in their attempt to attractsufficient numbers for their motion.

The two groups’ combined total fall wellshort of the number required to pass theresolution, so it is difficult to see howthere is any real prospect of the motionattaining sufficient votes to be adopted.But the issue seems likely to continue tocause Juncker problems over the imme-diate future.

By Cathal Boland

We asked, “Is Roy Keanebecoming a liability forthe Irish Football Team?

Peter Gargan, SwordsNo, I think he’s just being hounded by the press.

He’s speaking his mind and the press are publishingit, that’s not fair.

John Cunningham, SwordsI’ve always thought he was a liability since he ranaway in Saipan - he always has been.

Ray Savage, SwordsNo, he speaks his mind, he speaks the truth. Martin

O’Neill has known Roy Keane for years, and heknows Roy Keane is committed to the cause.

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Mark McNulty, UKI think he is probably, yes. I think his personality is

too dominating, Martin O’Neill should be the one inthe spotlight.

Alan Byrne, SwordsNo, I think it’s just gone a bit over the top - he’s goodfor the team, but I think people are just trying to geton top, more than him being the boss.

Gerry Ryan, SwordsHe is a liability, he was the best player that everplayed in Ireland, I can say that, but as a coach andas a person, he has no manners.

Noel Harper, Balbriggan Not in the least, he’s worth everything that he does,

i think so.

Daryll Howe, SwordsI don’t know much about football, but I’d say no,

stick with Roy Keane.

Robert Walsh, SwordsOverall no, his coaching makes up for anything hesays, Martin O’Neill knew what he was lettinghimself in for.

Thomas Cahill, SwordsHe’s experienced and dedicated - he’s not a liability,

no, but he needs to learn to keep his mouth shut.

William Bolger, SwordsNo, he voices his own opinion. He is just a personthat speaks out when the rest of them don’t, but itwon’t interfere with the team - even the managerhas backed him.

Frank Collins, DonaghmedeNo I wouldn’t think so, with the experience that hehas, I think he’s an asset. I know he’s had a lot ofissues as well, but for the football, I think he’sgood for it.

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Pictured here is James Doyle from Malahide, who wasrecently elected as the Ógra Fianna Fail Dublin Organiser.

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Pope To Visit Parliament

James Doyle fromMalahide has beennewly elected as theFianna Fáil (FF), ÓgraDublin Organiser.North County membersof Ógra FF were instrong attendance atthe organisation’sNational YouthConference held lastweek in Clane, Co.Kildare. The conference

saw over 400 peoplefrom across Irelandgather to discuss anddebate issues relevantto young people and toformulate new policiesfor the youth sector. Newly elected DublinOrganiser, James Doylefrom Malahide,commented followingthe conference: “Lastweek marked an impor-

tant milestone for Ógra,as we continue with ourpreparations for thenext General Election.Dublin members spokeof the issues affectingyoung peoplethroughout the capitalregion. Strong delega-tions were present fromacross the capital andrepresented all walksof life.”

“In particular, we high-lighted the unsustain-able level of youth

unemployment inDublin and put forwardsuggestions to helpaddress the crisis. Wealso discussed youthmental health and thesocial pressures thatyoung people face ingrowing up in today’ssociety,” he explained.“One thing that wasprevalent over theweekend is the recog-nition that the govern-ment is not doingenough to engage withyoung people acrossthe locality to addressthe concerns that theyhave. Ógra membersare looking forward toworking closely withthe FF parliamentaryparty over the comingmonths. We will beputting forwardproposals for inclusionin the Fianna FáilGeneral Election mani-festo aimed ataddressing the issuesaffecting young peoplearound the NorthCounty and beyond,”he concluded.

Skerries RNLIChristmasCardsThe annual sale of RNLIChristmas cards and giltshas now commenced andwill take place at SkerriesLifeboat Station eachSunday until 13thDecember, from 11.00amto 1.00pm. Tickets for awonderful raffle prize willalso be available at thestall (the artist HughFitzgerald Ryan has verykindly offered to paint apicture of the winner’schoosing). Please comealong and support thisvery worthwhile cause.

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Over 70 peopleattended the SwordsSenior Citizen Centre’sannual EcumenicalMemorial Service onThursday last toremember and pray forthe club’s deceasedmembers and friends. Of the event, EileenPower, Chairperson ofthe Senior CitizenCentre said, “We getthe Canon and the localPriest to come to usand we do a little

service, and ourmembers take part in it.We have a bit of music,and afterwards we havea cup of tea and a gath-ering for all themembers.”Many people were inattendance at thissignificant event, whichhas taken place for overten years.” Fr. MichaelCarey and CanonRobert Deane wereinvited to preside overthe service and it was

certainly a touchingand heartfelt memo-rial, with manymembers comingforwards to say prayersand readings. Therewas a deep sense ofunity and supportamong the senior citi-zens, as they collec-tively partook in hymnsand liturgy. It provideda much needed time ofreflection and grati-tude for the lives ofpassed loved ones.

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Gala Chamber Awards Presentation EveningOver 400 people celebrated BusinessExcellence and Corporate Responsibility at theFingal Business Excellence & CorporateResponsibility Gala Awards Evening. The eventwas held in the Crowne Plaza DublinNorthwood. This was the twelfth Annual Fingal BusinessExcellence Awards and these awards are ahallmark of excellence for all businesses in thearea. The Chamber Awards recognise andcongratulate the business leaders who driveinnovative business processes, product devel-opment, enterprise, sustainability and overallbusiness success across all sectors.Guests included County Mayor, Cllr MagsMurray, Minister James Reilly T.D., FingalCounty Council Chief Executive, Paul Reid,Director of Economic Development, EthnaFelten, Senator Darragh O’Brien, Cllr AnneDevitt, Chambers Ireland CEO, Ian Talbot,Representatives from the Arab Irish Chamber,South Dublin Chamber, Dun LaoghaireRathdown Chamber, ITLG and Ireland-Gatewayto Europe.Speaking on the night, Siobhan Kinsella,

President, Fingal Dublin Chamber said,“Tonight we celebrate both tenacity and excel-lence in our business community and Icongratulate each and every one of the compa-nies for their success in reaching the GalaAwards Presentation Evening. I know SpotCheck, our independent judges had huge chal-lenges this year as a result of the calibre of thesubmissions,” she said.There were 22 award winners in total on thenight, with Louise Phelan of PayPal, the recip-ient of the JC Savage Fingal Business Person ofthe Year Excellence Award 2014.Chamber Chief Executive, Tony Lambertcommented in his speech: “Tonight we hostanother great gathering of business peopleand their staff for what continues to be thelargest business event the Chamber organiseseach year. Over the past few years, the busi-nesses in Fingal have been working hard tokeep themselves afloat and I think the hardwork is finally beginning to pay off. There isgrowth in the local economy again and themessage is we have survived and the only wayis up,” he said.

Local councillor, Paul Mulville (NP), has expressedhis concerns over pedestrian safety in Donabate,particularly around the traffic on Turvey Avenue. Atthe recent Council meeting held last week, he askedthe Chief Executive to give consideration to theprovision of a pedestrian crossing and followed upon the progress of a potential footpath on TurveyAvenue. Given the speed of traffic on Turvey Avenue,the councillor felt it important for pedestrians tohave the facility to cross from the railway station

side of the road, to Donabate Square, safely.Unfortunately, in their response, the Council said a2014 application to facilitate this crossing wasunsuccessful. “Funding was not granted but Fingalwill be reapplying for funding for this scheme againfor 2015,” the Council confirmed. The matter of afootpath on Turvey Avenue was previously raised inthe July Area Committee. The plans would allow forbetter and safe pedestrian access for residents ofBeverton estate to Donabate village and the railwaystation. The Council noted a source of funding wasyet to be identified for the project, and the landacquisition issues are yet to be resolved. However,they concluded: “It is hoped to progress land acqui-sition discussions in the coming weeks.”

Mulville Concerned OverSafety In Donabate

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Pictured at the Swords Senior Citizens annual Service of Remembrance for deceased members,are Rev Canon Robert Deane, Patricia Stephenson, Fr Michael Carey and Eileen Power

Service Of Remembrance In Swords

Headstrong (National Centre forYouth Mental Health) andJigsaw North Fingal areproviding a free day-long work-shop on youth mental health.The workshop will be hosted inthe Parish Hall, Donabate from9.30am – 4pm on Tuesday,December 2nd. Lunch and acertificate of attendance will beprovided on the day. The

training is for adults and volun-teers from any professionalbackground who work withyoung people aged 12-25. Thetraining will be a valuableopportunity for those who wishto understand and recognise thesigns of mental health distressin young people, whilst gaininginsight into the factors thatcontribute to positive mental

health. Jigsaw’s aims are tonormalise and reduce thestigma around the whole notionof mental health. For anyonewho works or volunteers withyoung people, this day longinteractive workshop exploresthe issues impacting youngpeople’s mental health and willhelp to familiarise attendeeswith the warning signs of mentalhealth difficulties. All those whowork with young people aroundthe North County and who maybe interested in taking part arewelcome to attend.

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Balbriggan. He told theCounty Leader, “Weare pleased toannounce the arrival ofParcel Motel toMillfield, in conjunctionwith Nightline. This isthe first one of it’s kindin Balbriggan, and itwill provide a valuablefacility for the people ofthe locality,” he said.With over 80 locationsacross Ireland, ParcelMotel from Nightline ischeaper, faster, andmore convenient,meaning you can’treally go wrong whenshopping online.

FundraiserFor CricketClubBalbriggan Cricket Clubare holding a generalknowledge Table Quiz at8:00pm on Friday, 28thNovember at MilestoneInn, Balbriggan. Tables offour are just €10 and allproceeds go towardBalbriggan Cricket Club’snew outdoor facilities.


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Pictured at the cheque handover by Bank of Ireland Swords staff to the local Senior Citizens, as a result of the Cake Saleon Silver Surfer Day at the bank, are Brian Howley (Bank of Ireland), Patricia Stephenson, Treasa Byrne, DoreenMcKittrick, Eileen Power, Anita Canavan (Bank of Ireland) and Joan O'Sullivan (Bank of Ireland), with Colaiste Choilmstudents Jithan James, Andy Shehu, Matthew Ng, Peter Byrne, Aaron O'Neill, Sean O'Brien and Philip Daly

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A cheque presentationtook place at Bank ofIreland, Swords onWednesday last. It wasthe result of a cake sale,which took place at thebank recently, as part ofSilver Surfer Day , whichproved to be an

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of students from ColaisteChoilm, Swords, andBank of Ireland staff.The students areinvolved in a schoolbank, where Bank ofIreland staff help themwith the running of theschool bank. In return,

the students showed thesenior citizens how to dobanking on line and howto use the online serviceand self service at thebank. They also helpedwith registering them onthe day. It all formed partof an information day,which also included thecake sale, with theproceeds going to thesenior citizens. Bank ofIreland staff baked cakesand businesses in thearea, including JCs andCentra donated cakes,which were sold by thesenior citizens on theday. Bank of Ireland staffprovided tea and coffee.A total of €300 wasraised, and the chequewas presented to thedelighted pensioners, bybank staff in Swords onWednesday last.Bank of Ireland’s BrianHowley told the CountyLeader, “The impact ofthe students in helpingthe senior citizens to geta better grasp of tech-nology was excellent.They have a great, posi-tive attitude, which isencouraged greatly bytheir Business Studiesteacher, Karl Foster andthey are a credit to theirschool,” he said.


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Balbriggan councillor,Tony Murphy haswelcomed the comple-tion of an excitingpromotional initiativefor Balbriggan.The initiative,which wasintroduced atthe CountyCouncil LocalArea meetingrecently, is asnap shot videoof Balbriggan’sa t t r i b u t e sdesigned to attractforeign direct invest-

The Links Crèche andMontessori, which islocated at AbingtonWood, Malahide, andit’s director DeirdreKelly are accused ofbreaking the ChildcareAct and pre-schoolservices regulations.The prosecution wastaken by Tusla, the Childand Family agency, as aresult of the RTE docu-mentary ‘Breach ofTrust’. A row haserupted, when defencelawyers insisted thatthey still needed to befurnished with, whatthey describe as vitalevidence, which theprosecution maintainthey do not rely on. Theproducers of theprogramme providedTusla with 40 hours ofsecretly filmed footage,which forms the majorpart of the prosecutioncase. These 40 hours ofevidence have sincebeen returned However,Defence counsel, CaraWalsh maintains thatthe key witness in thecase mentioned in herevidence, that 200 hoursof footage was filmedsecretly. Ms Walshasked for an order forthe remaining 160 hoursto be returned, addingthat, without this, thedefendant would beprejudiced. Thisevidence was describedby the defence counselas ‘vital’.Ms Walsh said that thestar witness hadreported to the RTEinvestigations unit, andshe wanted that docu-mentation, as well asgarda statements to bemade available.

Local Crèche SeeksVital TV Footage

Thank YouFrom SeniorCitizens InLusk George Bentley, onbehalf of all involvedwith the Lusk SeniorCitizens Poker Classic,would like to thankeveryone for theirsupport during theirevent held on the 7thNovember. The PokerClassic was a greatsuccess and raised €816on the night, and wouldnot have been possiblewithout all those whoattended, made food anddonated prizes. Specialthanks is to go to LuskGAA for the use of theirclub, Rush Credit Union,Mulligan Contractorsand Carroll Produce fortheir donations.

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A local crèche, whichwas at the centre of anRTE investigation forallegedly breaking childprotection laws, hasdemanded the return ofvideo footage, suppos-edly held by a prosecu-tion witness.

ment into the town.This project was under-taken by a localcompany, FletcherBentley based inFumbally Exchange,

Railway Streetin Balbriggan’sC r e a t i v eQuarter.Murphy said,“This is the firsttime thatBalbriggan willbe presented toforeign compa-

nies considering estab-lishing a base in

Ireland. It is a projectthat has been a year inthe making, andthanks to the supportof the Council,Balbriggan Chamber ofCommerce and localcreative talent, has

been brought tocompletion on timeand within budget,” hesaid. Murphy concluded bysaying, “I am delightedto have been part ofthis exciting process.”

Cllr. Murphy



The newly formed Balbriggan Community LiaisonCommittee have expressed their intention tocontinue the Balbriggan Town Awards. The TownAwards, which were traditionally hosted byBalbriggan Town Council, have been a greatsuccess over the years and have had the supportof the wider community.The Balbriggan Community Liaison Committeecomprises local community and business repre-sentative groups working together with electedmembers of the Balbriggan. They are supportedby the County Council, to provide a forum, where

local issues are regularly raised and reviewed. The Balbriggan Town Awards provide an idealopportunity for the community in Balbriggan, tonominate people who deserve recognition of theirachievements in the areas of Community,Business, Sport, Art and Culture. The Awards are aimed at recognising people whohave represented the community on a local,national or international scale, people whoprovide support to others on a voluntary basis,charitable works, artistic or sporting achievementor business success. The Balbriggan Town Awards 2014 will take placein the Bracken Court Hotel on Wednesday 10thDecember at 7 30 pm. Nominations received will be judged by anIndependent judging panel.

Balbriggan TownAwards To Continue

The Island Golf Club Invites applications to tender for the provision of the following services:

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The County Councilhave decided a place-ment of a tourist officeat Martello Tower,Skerries would beunsuitable due to thelack of facilities andfootfall in the area. Theannouncement came inresponse to a questionfrom J.P. Browne (FG), atthe latest Council meeting, whoasked for an update on the feasi-bility study of the project fromthe July meeting.The Council explained that theydid consider the presence ofservices at the location anddecided the main footfall oftourists to Skerries is locatedwell away at Skerries Mills - aserious limitation to proceeding

with a Tourist Office.On the matter ofMartello Tower’s condi-tion, the Councilobserved the overalltower is quite stable,although parts are invery poor structuralcondition. “In particularany future re-use willrequire an intervention

to secure the upper floor whichis exposed toweather and waterdamage.” “To further explorewhat type of inter-vention is required,we would first need ameasured survey toarrive at quantities,and a view of

required minimal supports tosecure the structure, along withestimates of the overall cost,”the Council said.“No provisions are yet made invarious budgets and it is esti-mated that this would be asignificant outlay. A feasibilitystudy is being carried out on thetower, to identify the costs ofrestoring the tower and it’spotential uses” the Councilcontinued. “It is hoped tocomplete this study in early 2015and a report will be brought tothe Balbriggan/Swords AreaCommittee,” they concluded.

Tourism Office ForSkerries Still Undecided

Cllr. Browne

Christmas ConcertIn Malahide There will be a Candlelight Christmas Concert,with Jennifer Snow and guests in aid of StSylvester’s Parish in Malahide. The concert willtake place on Friday, 5th December at 8pm.Tickets are now on sale in the Malahide ParishOffice. Tickets are €20 and include mulled wineand canapés.

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There was a momentous occasion on Friday last,as Balbriggan Toastmasters celebrated the offi-cial launch of their newly formed group at theirCharter Dinner in the Bracken Court Hotel inBalbriggan.Balbriggan Toastmasters will be headed by itspresident, Patricia O’Reilly. The group currentlyhas around 20 members; the exact amountneeded before a new toastmasters group can beofficially chartered. The event was well attended, given the atro-cious weather conditions on the night, withalmost 30 guests from various Toastmastersgroups around the North County on hand tooffer their support. Speaking on the night wasformer Toastmasters International President andDistinguished Toastmasters Member (DTM), TedCorcoran. “We were delighted to come togetherto celebrate the occasion,” said Joe Bishop, anofficial sponsor of the Balbriggan Toastmastersand a member of Swords Toastmasters for thepast 18 years. “It is traditional to mark thecharter of a new group with a dinner for the newmembers, and we had a great night, which wasenjoyed by all,” he said.

Official Charter DinnerFor BalbrigganToastmasters

Pictured are Joyce Stone, Michael Kiernan, Kate Gough and BernadetteFarrell (all from Balbriggan Toastmasters)

Ted Corcoran (Fingal Toastmasters andformer International President), with JoeBishop (Swords Toastmasters)

Bernadette Farrell and Lisa Hamill (both BalbrigganToastmasters)

Vincent Smith Snr and Vincent Smith Jnr (both DroghedaToastmasters)

Sue McKinney (Drogheda Toastmasters) with PatriciaO'Reilly and Jo Fagan (both from BalbrigganToastmasters)

John Burns (Div C Governor IE Temple Bar), John Brangan(Swords Toastmasters) and Alfred Woods (DroghedaToastmasters)

Ann Gibson and Bernadette Mulvey (both from FingalToastmasters)

John O'Flynn (Fingal Toastmasters) and Ted Corcoran(Fingal Toastmasters and former Inernational President)


Haven Pharmacy Hickey’s was awarded thecoveted title after achieving the highest scoresin Mystery Shopper audits, which looked at allaspects of the pharmacy experience includingapplication of Haven branding, level ofcustomer service and execution of Haven TopFive promotions.

Commenting on the win principal pharmacist,Jason Doherty said: “We are all delighted withthis win but it really couldn’t have happenedwithout our customers. They have driven us to

become better pharmacists and betterretailers. They have allowed us to innovate, toimprove our service, evolve our overall offeringso this award really does belong to them. Ilook forward to celebrating our success withthem over the coming weeks.

“We are very proud of our new brand andeverything our co-operative has achieved insuch a short space of time. Thanks to ourcustomers we have more than exceeded allexpectations!”

The Haven Pharmacy awards were held forthe f irst t ime this year, fol lowing thesuccessful roll-out of the brand across thecountry, since the first Haven Pharmacyopened its doors in December 2013.

Regular health checks, patient informationand consultation, literature and health inter-ventions form a major part of the overallbrand offer and the co-operative is planningto introduce more health screenings in phar-macy and regular health talks. “We wantHaven Pharmacy to be synonymous withexpert care locally delivered - no matterwhere you are in the country” says Jason.

One of the biggest attractions of the newgroup is the Haven Hot Spots and HavenTop Five, a range of competitive product

offers and promotions, which appear asregular features throughout all pharmacies inthe group and are already becoming a firmfavourite with pharmacy customers lookingfor both value and choice.

Haven Pharmacy is now the leading, fastestgrowing independent co-operative phar-macy group in Ireland– and one of thelargest dispensers of medicines in Ireland.They are the only pharmacy group createdby pharmacists, owned by pharmacists andled by pharmacists. There are fifty pharma-cies in the group, over 100 pharmacists andover 300 staff.

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Continued from page 1roll this out later in the year and inthe meantime, the units in Swordswill be cleaned up as muchas possible.Butler continued, “It wouldbe great to see them turnedinto something moremodern and more useful.Free WiFi would be great forthe Main Street and town.With the renewed concen-tration on Swords Castleand the proposed cultural quarterof Swords, I would love to seesome sort of tourism element builtinto the double unit outside theCouncil office, and in front of the

Castle. An on-screen tourisminformation terminal would begreat, or even something people

could stand around andchat, whilst they chargetheir phone for free, modernuses like that would begreat. “Free WiFi and moremodern technological usesreplacing these old dilapi-dated units, will give theMain Street a real boost,especially with more busi-

nesses starting to come back toSwords Main Street. Tying thisinto the rejuvenation of SwordsCastle, could be an extra elementto this,” he concluded.

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Nursing Home CrisisIn North CountyThere has been a major increase in thenumber of older people on Fair Dealwaiting lists for a nursing home placing,under the scheme in the North County.This is according to a local senator, whoclaims the number of older peoplewaiting has jumped from 57 to 224, anincrease of over 290 per cent in the 12months to September 2014 over all ofthe whole country. The Dáil will vote ona Fianna Fáil motion this week on theGovernment’’s handling of the Fair Dealcrisis. In the past year, there’s been afourfold increase in the total number ofolder people waiting for a nursing homebed under the scheme. Senator DarraghO’Brien (FF) told the County Leader :“We now have more than 2,000 olderpeople languishing on the Fair Dealwaiting lists for a place in a nursinghome under the scheme, 224 of whichare waiting in North County Dublinalone. It is outrageous that theGovernment has let this crisis get thisfar. These are elderly people who need

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3 It is estimated that 400.000people become sick each yearfrom eating tainted Christmasleftovers.

4 Hot cockles was a populargame at Christmas in medievaltimes. It was a game in which theother players took turn strikingthe blindfolded player, who hadto guess the name of the persondelivering each blow.

5 At Christmas,Ukrainians prepare atraditional twelve-course meal with eachcourse dedicated to one of Christ’s apostles.

6 In some parts of the world,banana trees are decorated atChristmas time, due to theunavailability of the originalChristmas tree.

7 The movie “How theGrinch stole Christmas”features more than52,000 Christmas lights,about 8,200 Christmasornaments, and nearly2,000 candy canes.

8 For a few days aroundChristmas 2010, UKBurger King Restaurantsoffered a “Sprout SurpriseWhopper”. It was a classicBurger King Whopperwith Brussels sprouts andEmmental cheese.

10 There is a special actin Britain that actuallymakes it mandatory to goto church on Christmasday. Additionally, novehicle of any kind is tobe used to get toChristmas service.

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9 Due to internationaltimes zones, our modernSanta actually has 31hours to deliver presentsto all the children of theworld. He would need totravel between houses in2/10.000 seconds, whichmeans he would need to accelerate 12.11 millionmiles per second on each stop. The force of hisacceleration would reduce him to ‘chunky salsa’.

It’s important that whenwe do retreat to ourhomes this winter, theyare as cosy, energy effi-cient and safe aspossible - ready toprotect us from theextreme winter weather.Remembering to turn offelectric fires or blanketsand distinguish candlesor open flames couldsave your life or homethis winter, but there afew more things you

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Bathrooms are probablyone of the easiest roomsto make a big improve-ment on without greatcost. Newly paintedwalls will dramaticallylift the mood of theroom, but re-groutingand replacing taps and

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The phrase may be‘Spring Clean’, butwinter is actually theperfect time to getorganised. Once Springhits, you’ll want tospend your timeoutdoors enjoying theimproved weather, notsifting through piles ofclutter. It’s important tobe ready for Christmastoo, especially if youhave children. Inevitably,toys and games will begained over the holi-days, so clearing out ordonating unwanted orunused toys in the buildup to Christmas will giveyou extra room once ithits. Devote a little timeeach week to tacklingone area of a room andwork until you’ve got itexactly how you want it.Don’t attempt to tacklethe whole house atonce, take small stepsand you’ll be able to seethe improvementsyou’re making in notime.

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Job CreationRemains A PriorityLocal TD, Alan Farrell (FG) has said that the live registerfigures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO)recently, show that the country’s economic recovery isfirmly on track. “The unemployment rate now stands at 11 per cent incomparison to this time last year when it was 12.4 percent,” he explained to the CountyLeader. “The seasonally adjustedfigures from the CSO removed3,500 people from the live registerin the month of October, bringingthe unemployment level downfrom 11.1 per cent in September to11 per cent now, the lowest ratesince 2009.” “As the unemployment level continues to drop,consumer confidence increases and the business envi-ronment improves, the opportunities for people toreturn to work will continue to grow, which will be posi-tive news for many people throughout the North Countywho are eager to return to work,” Farrell continued. “While we still have a long way to go to ensure theimpact of the economic recovery is felt in every home inthe North County, and throughout the country, the factthat the live register and unemployment figures arereducing consistently makes it clear that we are movingin the right direction.” “However, far too many peoplearound the locality and beyond are still out of work andare still struggling to get by. We must continue to focuson supporting indigenous businesses, and creatingnew jobs to get people back to work,” he concluded.

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Airport PensionSaga Heats UpMembers of the joint AerLingus/Dublin AirportAuthority pensionscheme, includingpensioners, will have theirpension benefits cut from1st January as part of measures to address a €750mdeficit in the scheme.However, SIPTU is to set hold a crucial meeting withDAA management, ahead of a crucial staff ballot onpension proposals at the company. Up to now, theunion has refused to recommend a yes vote toworkers on a proposal that will see their pensionscut, and replaced by a defined contribution scheme.Plans are to freeze the joint DAA/Aer Lingus pensionfund, and time is running out, as the existing IASSdefined benefit scheme will be frozen on 31December.A key stumbling block is that Aer Lingus workers willreceive lump sums into their new pension funds thatare double the amount to be received by equivalentDAA workers. This, along with the failure to reachagreement with airport police and airport fireservice, is threatening to scupper any deal. However,DAA emphasises that the proposals from the twocompanies for future pension arrangements aredifferent, and reflect different business priorities.Aer Lingus have already voted to accept the LabourCourt proposals for their portion of the samepension fund, and will hold an EGM on 10thDecember at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Dublin Airportto seek the approval of it’s shareholders for theproposed solution to address the deficit in thepension scheme. Both the Government and Ryanair,as shareholders are entitled to vote. In the mean-time, legal threats from both pensioners anddeferred pensioners may hold up the December 31stdeadline. Under the proposals, all retirees from AerLingus, the DAA and the SAA will see their pensionscut by up to 20 per cent, in line with legislation intro-duced last year. A spokesperson for the deferredmembers said they believed their pensions would becut by an average of 50 per cent, compared to whatthey were expecting from the scheme. Neither theynor retirees were included in negotiations onaddressing the deficit, as they were not workers.

Ryanair SoaringRyanair will hold an extraordinary generalmeeting on Friday, 28t November. Earlier thismonth, the airline reported that it’s net profit forthe first half of the year was up by 32 per cent, to€795 million. The company has confirmed that ithas signed a new agreement for 200 new Boeingaircraft, subject to approval at the EGM.


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Those organising the 1000 Club Draw in Malahidehave decided to run it again this coming year. Theorganisers would like to express their thanks to allwho supported it last year and look forward to yoursupport again for this coming year. Letters askingpeople to renew their membership for this comingyear have gone out in recent weeks. There is also an

appeal going out for new members to join the draw.New members can join up to the first weekend inDecember. They hope many more people willconsider joining the draw which is being organised tohelp with the debt on the Parish Pastoral Centre inMalahide. The parish would like to say a special wordof thanks for the long hours and hard work of dedica-tion and commitment on the part of the organisingcommittee in keeping it going throughout the yearand organising it again for this coming year.

Club Draw In Malahide

Unwanted ChristmasGifts NeededBalbriggan Meals on Wheels are calling peopleto please donate any unwanted presents,Christmas decorations and Toys/Gifts, in goodcondition for their Christmas fundraiser, whichwill take place at the end of November. Pleasedrop all donations into the Meals on WheelsKitchen on Hampton Street between 10:00am -1:00pm Monday to Saturday. All support isgreatly appreciated.

T h e r e w i l l b e aP a r i s h C h r i s t m a sFair In Malahide onSunday, December7th in the GaffneyH a l l i n M a l a h i d e( P a r i s h P a s t o r a lC e n t r e ) , f r o m1 0 . 3 0 a m t o 5 p m .T h e r e w i l l b e aselection of prod-ucts on offer at the

Parish Christmas FairIn Malahide

M a l a h i d e M u s i c a land Dramatic Societya r e d e l i g h t e d t oannounce the returno f t h e M a l a h i d e ’ sGot Talent competi-tion. The society areinto their fourth yearof holding this eventand they are real lyl o o k i n g f o r w a r d t od i s c o v e r i n g n e wtalent next year.The Grand Final willbe taking place in theB a l l r o o m o f t h eG r a n d H o t e l ,Malahide on the 1stFebruary 2015.A s t h i s e v e n t h a sb e c o m e m o r e a n dmore popular eachy e a r , t h e y w i l l b eh o l d i n g a u d i t i o n so v e r t w o d a y s -S a t u r d a y , 2 9 t hN o v e m b e r a n dS a t u r d a y , 6 t hD e c e m b e r i nMalahide CommunitySchool. To secure anaudition slot, please

email [email protected]. Audition slots will begiven out on a f irstc o m e f i r s t s e r v e dbasis, but they willt r y t h e i r b e s t t oaccommodate every-body. Auditions areo p e n t o a n y b o d yaged between 9 and15. There is a non-refundable fee of €5to audition and a €10qualification fee forthe grand final.

Malahide’s GotTalent Is Back

s t a l l s , i n c l u d i n gh o m e m a d e j a m s ,c h u t n e y s , c a k e s ,f r e s h f r u i t a n dvegetables, mulledwine and lots, lotsmore. Santa will bevisiting too. M o r e v o l u n t e e r sare needed to helpa t t h e e v e n t ,contact the ParishOffice.


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

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Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought byCrescent Park Properties Ltd. onlands south of the 'Garrai Linn'development currently underconstruction (Reg. Ref. F13A/0322)and adjacent to the Ringforthousing estate at Darcystown,Balrothery, Co. Dublin. The devel-opment will consist the construc-tion of 42 no. two storey dwellings(12 no. semi-detached threebedroom and 30 no. four bedroomdetached houses) forming Phase 2of the Garrai Linn development, anew vehicular access from theDarcystown Road serving 7 no.four bedroom detached dwellings,vehicular and pedestrian connec-tion to Garrai Linn, internal roads,footpaths, public open space,landscaping, boundary treat-ments, street lighting, SUDSdrainage, piped and otherservices, ESB substations and allother ancillary site developmentworks necessary to facilitate thedevelopment. The planning appli-cation may be inspected orpurchased a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copyat the offices of the planningauthority (Fingal County Council,County Hall, Main Street, Swords,Co. Dublin) during its publicopening hours (9.30-16.30Monday to Friday). A submissionor observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writingto the Planning authority onpayment of the prescribed fee(€20.00) within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of theapplication. The PlanningAuthority may grant permissionsubject to or without conditions, ormay refuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought toconstruct 2 no. 2 storey dwellingsover basement on a split level sitewith 2 new entrances onto thepublic road and connect intoexisting public services with asso-ciated site works and landscaping

all located at Kilrock Road, Howth,Co. Dublin for Neal Ruxton.The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable costof making a copy at the offices ofthe planning authority during thepublic opening hours of 9.30 -16.30 Monday - Friday at FingalCounty Council, Fingal County Hall,Main Street, Swords, Fingal, Co.Dublin.A submission or observation inrelation to the application may bemade in writing to the planningauthority on payment of theprescribed fee of €20, within theperiod of 5 weeks, beginning onthe date of receipt by FingalCounty Council of the application,and such submissions or observa-tions will be considered by theplanning authority in making adecision on the application. Theplanning authority may grantpermission subject to or withoutconditions, or may refuse to grantpermission.

Fingal County CouncilI Mr. Ciaran Fahey intend to applyfor Planning Permission At BaskinLane, Kinsealy, Co. Dublin. Toconstruct detached DormerBungalow with pitched roof finishand waste water treatmentsystem, soil polishing filter perEPA COP. 2009 soak way systemand new vehicular entrance offBaskin Lane and associated siteworks. This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable costof making a copy at the offices ofFingal County Council, County Hall,Main St. Swords Co. Dublin duringthe public opening hours 9-30am15-30pm Monday to Friday and asubmission or observation in rela-tion to the application may bemade to the planning authority inwriting on payment of a fee of€20.00 within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by Fingal County Council ofthe application.

MCCLEAN Leo (The Bower,Balbriggan, Co. Dublin) on the 18thof November 2014 (peacefully) inGran Canaria. Deeply regretted byhis loving wife Mary, sons Aengus,Brian and Donard, daughter MaryCruise, daughters-in-law, son-in-law, grandchildren, sistersRosemary, Carmel and Oliver,brother Mark, sisters-in-law,brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces,relatives and friends. May he rest inpeace

DUNNE Michael (Formerly of GriffithDrive and Elm Mount Ave.)Peacefully at home surrounded byhis loving family. Beloved husbandof Linda and cherished father ofLee, Nicola and Jonathan. Michealwill be sadly missed and remem-bered with love by his wife, chil-dren, grandchildren Tara, his sonspartner Ire, son-in-law Robbie,sisters, brothers, sisters-in-law,brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews,extended family, neighbours andfriends. May he rest in peace

CASEY Patrick Skerries Co. Dublin,( late of the Blackhil ls) 15thNovember 2014. Peacefully, atHamilton Park Nursing Hame.Paddy (Patrick), husband of the lateAnnie, (Nee Murphy). Sadly missedby his loving son Martin, grand-daughter, Anna, sister, Bridie,brothers Michael and Tommy,nieces, nephews, relatives andmany friends. Rest in peace

GREENE, Peter (Flash) (Slought,England and formerly of SeatownVillas, Swords) Nov. 1, 2014. Fatherof the late Sean, deeply regrettedby his loving wife Nora, daughtersTrish and Kathleen, sons-in-lawDave, grandchildren, brothers,sisters, family, relatives andfriends. Rest in peace

O’HARA , Terry (Donabate, Co.Dublin) November 19th, 2014(suddenly) at Beaumont Hospital,deeply regretted by his loving wifeRita, sisters Trish, Maureen andCatherine, brother’s-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relativesand friends. Rest in peace.

FOGARTY (née Kilbane) Ursula(Swords, Co. Dublin) November19th, 2014, (peacefully) surroundedby her loving family, at theBlackrock Clinic; deeply regrettedby her loving husband Brian,daughters Martina, Christina,Naomi and Katie, sons Julien andPhilip, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, brother, sisters,relatives and friends. Rest in peace.

Recent publisheddeaths from theNorth County

Malahide Camera Club secured a very creditable thirdplace at the recent Irish Photographic Federation NationalShield 2014. Pictured is Peter Barriscale (ChairpersonMalahide Camera Club) being presented with third placeaward from Michael O’Sullivan (President IrishPhotographic Federation)

CreativeWriting InDonabateLibrary There is CreativeWriting in DonabateLibrary every Saturdaymorning at 11am. TheCreative WritingMeetup is for adults towork on their creativewriting and to discusswhat you are workingon in an informalfriendly atmosphere.This is a fun andrelaxed way to meetup with like mindedpeople for a chatabout writing and liter-ature. All welcome.

Smith Wants Swords ResidentsTo Have Say On SwiftwayLocal councillor, DuncanSmith (Lab), is calling onSwords residents to havetheir say on the proposedSwiftway Bus RapidTransit route which iscurrently on publicdisplay. Smith told theCounty Leader: “I amcalling on residents inSwords, particularly thoseliving in estates off theGlen Ellan Road, likemyself, and those living inestates adjacent to theSwords dual carriageway,to have a look at the BusRapid Transit proposals,which currently are on

display in the CountyCouncil offices or on theSwiftway website.” “Thisproposal, if it goes aheadwill have a massiveimpact onSwords and willalter the trans-portation systemand the layout ofour dualcarriageway andadjoining roadsand estates. Forexample; the currentproposal would see awidening of the Glen EllanRoad encroaching onsome estates, TheBalheary Park would beinfringed by the new roadlayout and the skateparkwould have to be relo-cated, all roundabouts onthe Swords dualcarriageway would beremoved and replacedwith signalised junctions,pedestrian accesseswould be opened toestates adjacent to the

dual carriageway, thePavilions roundaboutwould become a four roadjunction with the FeltrimRd exit onto the dual

c a r r i a g e w a ybeing totallyaltered,” heexplained. “Thisis a big proposaland it is vital weall have our sayon the route. Inmy canvassing in

recent weeks it hasbecome very noticeablethat awareness of theproposal is still very low. Iam very concerned by thislevel of awareness, as ifthe proposal goes ahead,it will have a major impacton our town. We need tohave our say! Please takea couple of minutes toview the proposals on andsend your thoughts to theNational TransportAuthority The closing dateis 28 November 2014,”Smith concluded.

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Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission sought by RichardLawson at Channel Road, Rush Co.Dublin. Planning Reference No.F14A/0367Significant further information/revisedplans, in relation to the application havebeen furnished to the Planning Authority,and are available for inspection orpurchase at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy, at theoffice of the authority during its publicopening hours. That submissions or observations in rela-tion to the further information/revisedplans may be made in writing onpayment of a prescribed fee, no laterthan 2 weeks after receipt of the news-paper notice and site notice with theplanning authority.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission sought by DaraHarford at Channel Road, Rush Co.Dublin. Planning Reference No.F14A/0354Significant further information/revisedplans, in relation to the application havebeen furnished to the Planning Authority,and are available for inspection orpurchase at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy, at theoffice of the authority during its publicopening hours. That submissions orobservations in relation to the furtherinformation/revised plans may be madein writing on payment of a prescribed fee,no later than 2 weeks after receipt of thenewspaper notice and site notice withthe planning authority.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested for anew single- storey extension to the northside of existing two-storey dwelling-house along with associated siteworks at

No.1, Westbrook Green, Balbriggan, Co.Dublin. Signed:- Nengmin WuThis planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices of FingalCounty Council, County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Co. Dublin between thehours of 9.30am – 16.30pm Monday-Friday. A submission or observation inrelation to the application may be madein writing to Fingal County Council onpayment of a fee of €20 within theperiod of five weeks beginning on thedate of receipt of the application byFingal County Council.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested for anew bungalow (140sq/m) with propri-etary wastewater treatment system &percolation area along with all associ-ated siteworks including forming a newvehicular entrance onto roadway atDermotstown, Ring Commons,Naul, Co.Dublin. Signed :- Sarah Evers.This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices of FingalCounty Council, County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Co. Dublin between thehours of 9.30am – 16.30pm Monday-Friday. A submission or observation inrelation to the application may be madein writing to Fingal County Council onpayment of a fee of €20 within theperiod of five weeks beginning on thedate of receipt of the application byFingal County Council.

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