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A number of North County schoolshave declared their support for arecent petition set up by theSociety of Saint Vincent de Paul(SVP), which has highlighted theneed for a cut in book coststhrough a national book rentalscheme.The petition was set up with thehope of gaining awareness on thecrippling costs of buying schoolbooks for families. It is hoped that

the campaign will attract the signa-tures of parents and teachers alikewith the view to convincingMinister for Education, RuairiQuinn, to establish the muchneeded rental scheme.So far, primary and secondaryschools from Swords, Malahide,Donabate, Lusk, Skerries and Continued on page 10

Chamber Meets Water ChiefThe serious situationwith water supplies isevident throughout theentire North Countyarea, with some placesmore affected thanothers. The situation inMalahide is no different.As a result, Malahide

Chamber of Commerceis in constant contactwith the local authorityin respect of its ongoingwater problems. A delegation, led byDerek Fowler with BarryGibney and DaveGorman met with council

officials and sought abetter form of contactwhen issues arise fromwater shortages, or anyother form of interrup-tion that may affect theirability to operate busi-nesses correctly.A Chamberspokesperson said,“During the meeting, anattempt was made tohave water ratesreduced to businessesthat were adverselyaffected by waterrelated problems lastDecember. Thesecompanies suffered aserious loss of revenuewhile still incurringcosts, directly fromwater being turned offand will obviously stillbe affected goingforward. However, thishopeful request would

not be considered.” On amore positive note, theChamber have beenassured that “all worksto improve the Malahidewater system are inplace. They will have, bythe end of next year, anextended capacity to thereservoir. This shoulddouble in size, whilealso renewing pipelinesfrom this facility to thetown. Other options areto supply water directlyto the town, should anyfuture problems arisethat restrict the mainsupply.” The councilhave committed toupgrading their tele-phone system to includea better live service overthe week-end periodswhen disruption takesplace. Continued on page 10

Special Needs CutsTo Affect North CountyDeputy Clare Daly (SP) has expressed her dismayat the “absolute ludicrous” thought of special needassistant cutbacks this September. This follows anannouncement on the need to cap services, madeby the Government recently.The cutbacks would mean a number of specialneed assistants across the North County losingtheir jobs, following on from a decision made bythe previous government in lieu with the EU/IMFdeal. A total of 227 posts need to be cleared nation-wide.Speaking to the County Leader, Daly spoke of herdisgust at what she described as a ‘sinister deci-sion by the government’: She said, “This is a line inthe sand issue, there’s no way children are going tobe made scapegoats in an economic crisis that hadnothing to do with them. It’s absolutely not on.Parents in some instances don’t even know if theirchildren are going to be able to go to schoolbecause of this decision. They need the care to beable to do that,” she concluded . The news will come as a shock to much of the NorthCounty with workers and parents now waitinganxiously on a decision while school principals facethe bleak prospect of not knowing what staffinglevels they will have this September.

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Steven Sting, Sean Tierney, Adam Stewart and Luke McCann are pictured playing airhockey at the Father's Day celebrations in the Pavilions Shopping Centre in Swords. Pic: JR

Congratulations to Siobhéal Nic Eochaidh who was crownedDublin Rose 2011 at the regional final in Citywest onSaturday. Sibhéal will go on to represent Dublin at theInternational Rose of Tralee Festival in August. She is aformer student of Coláiste Chillain, Clondalkin and has justcompleted her degree in Media Studies and an Nua-Ghaeilgein NUI Maynooth. She hopes to do a Masters in Irish inMaynooth next year. She is also a self-taught hip hop dancerwhich was her talent in both the semi-final and the final ofthe Dublin Rose of Tralee.

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Remember Us Special Needs Group inBalbriggan have been granted €15,000 by theMinister for Health, Dr James Reilly TD from hisDepartment's 2011 allocation of NationalLottery funds.Families will benefit greatly from the Respitebreaks. The grant will be used to provide twofamily respite breakaways in 2011. The firstFamily Respite break took place in late May tothe Share Holiday Village in Co. Fermanagh fortwo nights, where 60 people, includingmembers and their families had the opportunityto participate in various water sport, Arts andCrafts, drama, wall climbing, archery and so

much more while on the break.The second is been planned for the mid-termbreak in November for three nights to theCarlton Shearwater Hotel, Ballinasloe, Co.Galway. It's anticipated that 180 people willparticipate in this trip based on last year'ssuccessful trip there. The breaks develop friend-ships between families and gives a muchneeded respite break to all who attend. It alsoallows less privileged families to experienceactivities they would otherwise not have theopportunity to experience due to economic andpersonal circumstances. Families are encour-aged to go as a whole, making it a personaldevelopment programme for the family as aunit. It gives so many families an opportunity tohave a break in a friendly atmosphere wherethey can feel comfortable and at ease becausethey are with so many people who are in asimilar situation to themselves. It gives theparents /carers an opportunity to meet andshare information in an informal setting.

Swords Lions Club have recently elected a new presi-dent. Mr Michael Clince has the honour of filling thisrole and is looking forward to working with the club.Speaking to the County Leader about the presidency,David O’Callaghan from the Lions Club said: “SwordsLions Club is very active in supporting the local commu-nity and Michael will continue to bring the club forwardin this regard. The club’s ambition is to continue toincrease membership through fundraising initiatives.”“I am looking forward to working with Michael and therest of the club members in the future.” he concluded.

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Malahide Cricket Clubrecently hosted a galadinner to celebrate it's150th anniversary. Theclub was establishedback in 1861 in Malahideand continues onstrongly today.The club is made up offive men's teams, twoladies teams, a boy’sand girl’s team fromunder nine and under 19and a taverners team.They run cricket initia-tives for children fromsix years of age andprovide cricket coachingin local primary andsecondary schools. Theyalso run fun cricketcamps during the Easterand Summer holidays. The Cricket Club is alarge part of theMalahide social scene;hosting BBQs, livemusic, coffee morningsand fun evenings for itsmembers. To celebratethe 150th anniversary,the club has startedworks to transform their

cricket pitch into aInternational sizedcricket pitch, enablingthe club and CricketIreland to hostInternational matches inMalahide. The newvenue will have thecapacity to hold

between 10,000 and12,000 spectators forcricket matches. Theoutfield ground workscommence in July thisyear and will finish inSeptember. All goingwell the club should beable to hostInternational cricketfrom next year.

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Pictured at the Malahide Cricket Club’s 150th Anniversary is committee member,Damien Ryan, Club President, Norman Adams with his wife, Patience Adams,committee members, Adele Spence, Evelyn Harman, Honorary Secretary, HowardAskew and committee member, Martin Guerin. Pic: JR

Looking ForSummer Fun? Summer camps will berunning at SkerriesCommunity Centre from11-15th July and from 8-12th August that aresure to be packed full ofentertainment duringthe summer season. Thecamps will have allsports, arts and craftsand much much more.For more informationcontact: 8490888.

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Malahide DuoSkydiving For Charity

Malahide residents, Simon Honan and CoreyMcNeilly are planning on doing a skydive for theBarretstown Charity. They are currently raisingmoney for the skydive and are hoping to do it atthe end of July. They then hope to presentBarretstown with a cheque for the money raised attheir picnic in August.Simon from Millview and Corey from Seaburydecided to do the skydive for Barretstown as thecompany they work for are sponsoring them forthe year. When asked why a skydive and will theybe scared, their reply is, “What’s scarier? Havingcancer as a child or jumping from a plane”. Whileneither have skydived before, they are bothlooking forward to it and raising money for aworthy cause. They are planning on paying for theskydive themselves, so all money raised goesstraight to the charity. At the moment they are

fundraising through facebook and by word ofmouth. They have also set up a page onJustGiving.com and if anyone would like to donatethey can do so at www.justgiving.com/corey-mcneilly. All donations through the site, which isfully secure, go straight to Barretstown.

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Pictured are the two Malahide lads who will perform askydive for the Barretstown Children's charity. From left,Corey Mcneilly and Simon Honan. Pic: TO’K

BalbrigganTownBloomingLovelyAs we get ever closer to thejudging of the Tidy Towns, theBalbriggan town andcommittee are working as hard

as ever to get the town lookingpicture perfect for the competi-tion. The Balbriggan FlowerBox Scheme is a new initiativebetween Balbriggan TownCouncil, Balbriggan Chamberof Commerce and local traderswith the support of BloomingBaskets. The aim is to furtherimprove the appearance ofbuildings in the town centre bycreating a co-ordinated floral

display. Window boxes andhanging baskets are beingprovided outside participatingproperties in the town centre.The boxes and baskets arewatered by an automatedwatering system which issupplied by the Town Council.We’re certain that all thetown’s hard work will pay offand that the town will be in fullbloom in time for the judging.

Donabate/Portrane Residents Face Lengthy DelaysIt has emerged that it will be at least another five years before partsof Portrane and Donabate see much needed improvements to itsmainland sewerage. According to the County Council no funding isavailable this year to see the vital project completed: “it will takeapproximately five years to complete the whole project,” said arepresentative from the Council. Despite an extensive proposedsewerage improvement scheme underway, it seems Donabate TownCentre and its surrounding areas will be a longwhile awaiting results.

Father and son, Joe and Aaron Kenny pictured at theFather's Day celebrations in The Pavilions ShoppingCentre in Swords. Pic: JR

VolunteersNeededVolunteer drivers areurgently needed todeliver meals in theSwords area aroundmid-day. It would takeup no more than an hourof your time and can bedone on a fortnightlybasis. All help is greatlyappreciated. Please callJoan on: 0876963813 formore information, if youcan help with this invalu-able service to thecommunity.

SnippetSeniorCitizens Trip The Balbriggan SeniorCitizens annual outingwill take place toAthlone on Sunday July10th. The bus will departSaints Peter and Paul’sChurch Car Park at 9am.All senior citizens over66 are welcome to comealong. The cost is €15.As spaces are limited,persons wishing totravel should submittheir names as soon aspossible by contacting:8412745.

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Deputy Clare Daly (SP)has hit out at both theCouncil and theGovernment for the axingof the Park Ranger facilityfrom both the WardRivervalley Park and theSwords Town Park. Deputy Daly said, “Thereis no doubt that therecruitment embargo andthe cutbacks in govern-ment funding haveplaced councils in impos-sible positions. The ParksDepartment in particular,

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has lost a lot of staffthrough retirement, thesepositions have not beenreplaced, significantly

increasing the workloadon those remaining. Localcommunities should notbe left like this. It is justnot good enough.” She continued, “Theproblem in Swords isbeing made worse by theabsolute affront that ourtown is the only onewhich is losing its ParkRangers. The regionalparks in Malahide,Skerries, Donabate andso on, are being covered.Why is Swords beingsingled out? Why do wenot deserve our parks tobe properly cared for?This is really shortsighted. Only lastweekend there was

damage done to the play-ground in the Valleywhich necessitated a bigclean up later, putting theCouncil to extra expense. Having Park Rangers inplace is much more effi-cient and really helps tohave these importantamenities maintained forthe benefit of all. I ampublicly appealing to theCouncil to reverse thisdecision, before the Parkis allowed deteriorate,which will end up costingmore in the long run. Withless money around,people need to have thebenefits of local parks andamenities during thesummer months.”

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The discovery of human remains by Eirgrid workers has thrown up a number ofpossibilities about their origin. A total of three skulls with other bones werefound in a field close to the edge of the Rogerstown Estuary in Rush duringexcavation work last week.Rush resident and local historian, Kevin Thorp, who has studied ancient burialgrounds in the area, feels that the remains may date back 5,000 years to theBronze Age. He said, “an eyewitness who saw the remains said he thought theywere pretty brown and crumbly, which points to them being very old indeed,maybe up to five to six thousand years old. We know that people lived here atthat time as not only have heaps of shells called kitchen middens been found inthe area in the past but at least two chieftain’s burials were discovered in fieldsvery nearby,” he said.Thorp continued, “It is possible that these remains are of Norse origin, but thearchaeologists will pinpoint pretty accurately whether they are or not. Thereare a number of possibilities here. If there are any vestiges of clothes in thisgrave, they are likely to be some victims from the Tayleur disaster of 2IstJanuary 1854, when an emigrant ship sailing to Melbourne sank off Lambaydrowning over 300 people, mostly women and children. If they were victims ofthe Tayleur tragedy, its possible that the reason they were not buried inWhitestown cemetery was because they were of unknown provenance andcould not be buried in a Catholic graveyard in case they had not been baptised.

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Rush historian, Kevin Thorp is pictured at the site where human remains were unearthed

Gaeltacht Week InBalbrigganStarting on the 4th of July next, Balbriggan YouthService, in conjunction with Foras na Gaeilge willbe hosting a Gaeltacht styled week enablinglocal youths to develop their command ofconversational Irish and embrace Irish culture -all while having fun. ‘Gaeltacht Sa Bhrigin’ is partof Balbriggan Youth Service’s SummerProgramme and is aimed at local young peoplewho would love to sample the ‘Gaeltacht’ experi-ence. The week will be crammed with activities,classes and excursions all at a really low price!Places are now available for young people aged14-15 living in Balbriggan. After the great successof last year’s programme, demand is expected tobe huge, so sign up now by contacting SeniorYouth Officer, Derval Cumiskey on 086-7710790.Volunteers are an integral part of the success ofBalbriggan Youth Service so they welcome theinvolvement of volunteers who are interested inbecoming involved in the project.

Pictured are four sophisticated Swords girls on a night out in The Old Boro recently.Sandra Durkan, Fiona Eighan, Susan Eighan and Irene Eighan. Pic: EMcQ

Malahide CastleProject To Create 200 Jobs

Around 200 jobs will be created atMalahide Castle following the deci-sion by the government to earmark€6.5 million for construction plans.Included will be a new CraftCourtyard and Botanical Gardens.A new visitor centre, craft andtourism related shops, a restaurantand wheelchair access to the castlewill create a total of 200 jobs in thelong run, with 100 of those comingduring the construction period.Local councillor, Peter Coyle (Lab)has welcomed the decision to

earmark the money for the project,citing the positive outcome of jobcreation in the area. Speaking tothe County Leader, he said: “Iwelcome the fact the CastleDemesne will now be put to use interms of job creation. It’s greatnews economically for the area asit is a positive development,following all the talk of job losseslately. It is also good to see a topcraft/restaurant business comingto the area as that will also attractplenty of locals,” he concluded.Initial stages of work have alreadygotten under way with contractuallabour to begin in autumn. Thecastle will close for the project tocommence towards the end ofAugust and it is hoped that workwill be complete in time for nextsummer.

By Kieran Dunne

A new support group forthose affected byRaynaud’s andScleroderma has beenset up by Balbrigganlocal, Meadhbh Cleary.She realised that therewas no support networkin place for those inneed of it. Raynaud’s is a condi-tion in which the circu-lation of blood to thefingers and toes isconstricted in responseto cold or stress. Itcauses pain and numb-ness and is usually mildbut can become debili-tating. It’s estimated to

affect over 10 per centof the population. SomeRaynaud’s suffers maybe affected by asecondary diseasecalled Scleroderma,which is a chronicdisease of the immunesystem, blood vesselsand connective tissue.Meadhbh is a suffer ofboth. She realised theneed for a supportgroup after she couldn’tget any further informa-tion from her doctor onliving with Scleroderma.The group, organised

through The IrishRaynaud’s andScleroderma Society, isstill new, but so far hasmet four times and theresponse has beengood. It is the firstDublin Support groupfor the society and isclearly needed, withone member travellingfrom Dundalk to Swordsto go to the meetings.They are hoping tomeet up every month,inviting experts such asnurses, make up artist,podiatrists to come andtalk to the group. Thegroup is not only opento suffers of Raynaud’sand Scleroderma, buttheir families, friendsand those needingadvice or help with thediseases.

Pictured at the meeting in the Carnegie Court in Swords is Irish Renaud's and Sclerodermasecretary, Mary McDaid, Meadhbh Cleary and Society chairperson, Irene Burgan. Pic: JR

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Locals who were shopping at JC's in Swords last weekend will have noticed that TheRotary Club of Dublin Fingal were fundraising for the local branch of St. Vincent De Paul(and other Rotary charities). Pictured above are Greg Langan and Dave Murray of DublinFingal Rotary with Barry Savage (centre) of JC's Supermarket.President of Dublin Fingal Rotary Club, Gerry Fitzmaurice thanked the management andstaff at JC's Supermarket for their support and for once again making the supermarketavailable to the Rotary Club. He went on to say a special “thank you” to the local shop-pers at JC’s who always give generously to Rotary causes.

Chamber To HostGarden Party Fingal Dublin Chamber are delighted tobe hosting a special roof top GardenParty in the Wright Venue in Swords onThursday, 30th June 2011 from 5:30 p.m.Chamber President, Siobhan Moore wasparticularly pleased to have the Ministerfor Health, Dr James Reilly T.D. as theGuest of Honour at the Garden Party.“This is Minister Reilly’s first Chamberevent to attend since taking upMinisterial Office and we are lookingforward to meeting the Minister andhearing first hand the Government’splans to get our economy moving again,”she said. The Chambers have organised this informal social evening formembers to meet and network with their colleagues from other busi-nesses. Chamber members and guests will be enjoying complimentarydrinks, some nice finger food and of course plenty of networking with themany other business women and men who will be there enjoying thesocial side of business. This event is another one of many events to behosted jointly by the Fingal Dublin Chamber and D15 Chamber in thecoming months as we work to create more business opportunities for allour Members.

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Malahide Town Damage Is “Infuriating”Head of the TidyTowns committee inMalahide, GerryRafferty hasexpressed his outrageover the recent graffitidamage that hasappeared all overMalahide town.Speaking to theCC o u n t y L e a d e r, hesaid he is appealing toeveryone to be extravigilant and aware ofthe damage that isbeing done: “It’s anabsolute disgrace tosee the criminaldamage that’s beingdone. The graff it itakes around ten

hours to get off and asa result is costing tensof thousands worth ofdamage.”“We had such a greatresult in Ireland’s BestKept Towns competi-t ion recently but itwas here that thejudges noted that ourgraffiti was the worstout of the towns. Thejudges recommendedthat the personsresponsible forcausing this criminaldamage should bepursued with vigourand dealt with,” hecontinued.He also spoke of allthe extra time that isfreely been given upby volunteers to tryand repair thedamage. “All ourvolunteers are alreadygiving up so much oftheir free time withTidy Towns and to

have to spend somuch time trying theclean up this damage

is infuriating.Sergeant Austin Coxhas already beenaround to schools inthe area to warn thatthe perpetrators will

be caught. I ful lyintend to see with thesupport of thecommittee that thiscriminal damage isstopped for good.”

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Andrea Scott Stafford, Bernie Tamfey and Scott Archbold are pictured inThe Lord Mayors at the going away party. They are emigrating toMelbourne in Australia together. JR

Tim Flanagan is pictured at his 60th birthday with his wide Alice andchildren Ciara, Deirdre, Connor and Cáit Flanagan in The OldSchoolhouse in Swords recently. JR

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Nuvoci are pictured at their halfItalian, half French family get-together in The Old Boro in Swordsrecently. JR

A meet up for the Equestrian Interpros the National InterProvincial Championships, took place in the CarnegieCourt in Swords recently. Colleges from all over Ireland

compete against each other in show jumping and dressage.Pictured at the gathering are Peter O'Donnell, Alison Crawford,Hannah Patchitt and Gary Flynn. JR

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Gemma McKew, Orla Murnane, Donna Surario, Therese Joyce,Yvonne McCabe, Elaine McCabe, Roslyn McDonald and Sharon

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Children and teachersfrom HolmpatrickNational School inSkerries spent a wholeday wearing pyjamasin class instead of theirclothes. The event hasbeen organised forcharity and it was aspecial day foreveryone. A veryimpressive total of€385 was collected onthe day. “It's good forthe kids to be involvedand understand how tofundraise money for

different charities. It'salso fun and enjoy-ment for every child tocome to school inpyjamas,” saidteacher, Linda Kells.“They are learning thatdonating money whichis important. Theyreally learn to make ad i f f e r e n c e , ”commented RuthLangan, teacher of 1stand 2nd class. The kids enjoyed their

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made a helpful gesturefor people in need.Each class had a dona-tion box on teacher'sdesk and all amountswere finally submittedto the school manage-

ment team to becounted and then sentto the beneficiaries.The money wil lsupport the researchactivities of the IrishCancer Society.

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The County Council willno longer be involved inrefuse collection fromearly next year. Thenews comes hot on theheels of a process ofevaluation by anoutside agency, whichdeemed the Council’sBin collection service as‘not viable’. Thisapparent inability of thelocal authority to affordto continue this service

now opens the way forprivate companies tofully take over refusecollection in the region.This trend has been repli-cated all over the countryand now only Dublin CityCouncil are the soleremaining local authorityto continue providing bincollection in their areaHappily, there will be no

job losses as a result andthe 55 staff involved inthe refuse collectionservice will be rede-ployed to other divisionswithin the localauthority. Former CountyMayor, Ken Farrell toldthe County Leader, “TheCouncil needs to reach80 per cent collectionrate to make it viable. Atthe moment, they areonly achieving 55 - 60

per cent, which ismaking the processunsustainable. Anotherreason forwarded byFarrell is that “thewaiver system meantthat the local authoritywas placed in an unevencompetitive situationwith private companiesin the bin collectionbusiness.” He alsoexpressed his sadnessat the passing of asystem that has been inoperation for over 50years.

Boxing IsBack AtPortmarnockThe Portmarnock BoxingClub is back in action,with training everyMonday at 7.30pm inPortmarnock AdventureClub Hall. The clubcaters for both male andfemales from tenupwards who are inter-ested in learning theOlympic Sport ofamateur boxing,improving generalfitness and health andgaining confidence. Lotsof fun is sure to be hadso come along and jointhe fun.

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Continued from page 1Portmarnock have backed the scheme in the NorthCounty, with some even forwarding on supportemails to parents. Speaking to the County Leader, Principal MiriamDowdall of St Helen’s JNS, Portmarnock said: “It issomething we would definitely back, we haveintroduced our own system on a smaller scalewhere we would recycle books back in to it yearly.Anything that cuts down costs for parents is most welcome.”SVP believes that the scheme would help everyfamily in the North County as it would reduce thehuge amounts spent on buying these books. It hasattracted thousands of signatures so far withnumbers growing every day.Audrey Deane, Social Policy & Justice Officer forSVP said: “We’re delighted how it’s going, so far,we have thousands of signatures and we spokewith the Minister for Education who has agreedthat something needs to be done urgently.”“More and more people have been coming to us oflate as it is the time of year when book lists aresent out. Families are being put in a situation ofanxiety and hardship wondering where they’regoing to get this money from when it could all beso avoidable.” It is understood that Minister Quinnhas contacted school book publishers on the situ-ation and is currently awaiting a response.

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Tidy Towns FeverHits RushThe Tidy Towns competition has made a “huge differ-ence” to Rush according to Tidy Towns committeemember Louise O’Loughlin. Speaking to the CountyLeader recently, Louise said that the resurrection of theTidy Towns has been fantastic for the town: “The effortsput in by everyone involved have just been brilliant,”she said. “It’s our first time entering the Tidy Townscontest in 10 years and the difference compared to lastyear has been huge. So whether we win or not, justbeing involved has given Rush a boost and it’s great tosee the town looking so well.” Louise says one of thebest things about being involved in Tidy Towns hasbeen the community efforts: “There has been a hugefocus on a community effort this year which is fantasticto see. Everyone is really involved and we have peopleout every week doing the clean ups. It wouldn’t bepossible without the whole community’s input.”

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The first and foremoststep is to select theplant properly. It isvery important thatthe plant you choosefor your garden mustcomplement nature aswell. This means thatit can adapt itselfproperly in heat,dryness and summer.Another importantpoint to remember isthat before you selecta plant you mustcheck the conditionsof your garden as welllike the pH of the soilor the amount ofsunlight your gardenreceives.

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Loreto Secondary School in Balbriggan recently held their annual Ceol Loreto concert. The school students performed in amusical concert, acting, singing and dancing their hearts out. Pictured at the concert rehearsal are performers, Kelsey McCarthy,Abbey O'Byrne, Kenzie Mason, Andrada Pop, Niamh O'Reilly, Anna O'Keefe, Mia O'Rourke and Mimi Ajaegbo. Pic: JR

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Spruce It Up With FlowersI say this time and time again, but one of the easiestand most cost effective ways to make an impact iswith the addition of fresh flowers. I recommendfresh cut, brightly coloured flowers either from yourown garden (if you happen to be so lucky) or fromthe local florist. Place them in a light and under-stated vase; avoid heavy, dark or bulky vases andlet the flowers take centre stage. Placement shouldbe casual and on table/counter tops to ensure theflowers are always visible. Consider the foyer,kitchen, bedroom and bathroom as prime locations.

Paint Is All AroundThinking of painting? Well now would be theideal time to get those paint brushes out. Youhave the perfect excuse to go bright, light andcheery and get colours to compliment yourbreezy summer humour. A bright paint instantlytransforms the light in a room and can makewhat may be like a small room seem big andairy. It will give your room and your mood amuch-needed lift. Try mixing in different colourschemes such as greens, blues and whites toliven up a room and bring a feel of the ocean intoyour home. It may not be as good as the beachbut it’s a start.

I meet Robbie Corr, Sports Officerwith Prosper Fingal at their trainingcentre on Seatown Road in Swords. It

was a day of celebration for five athletesfrom the service as they prepare to travelto Athens to represent Ireland at theSpecial Olympics World Summer Games.“Our athletes have overcome majorobstacles in life and have battled hardagainst stiff competition to achieve thishonour,” he comments proudly, amidstgreat warmth and much slaggingbetween Robbie and the team members. A keen sportsman, Robbie believes participation inphysical activity is invaluable in terms of personalwell being. “We're influencing people's lives atProsper by having them train three times a week.We work on all aspects of life, not just going out andbouncing a ball. I give dietary and nutritional advicetoo, even though I know I could do with it myself,”he laughs. The success of the sports programme atProsper is evidenced by the fact that almost half ofthe 240 service users across North County Dublinparticipate in it. As Robbie points out, “this is instark contrast to the three per cent of the generalpopulation who exercise regularly.”Robbie's love of sport goes back to his teenageyears when he played soccer for Loughshinny, astrong Intermediate team at the time. As a talentedfootballer, when he left school he lived many youngboy's dream and completed a FAS soccer coachingcourse, run in conjunction with the FootballAssociation of Ireland. “I got to play lots of football

and in the process earn coaching badges,” Robbiesays “but on finishing the course I realised that Iwas a good player but not a great player.” However, one of the course facilitators, Fran Butlerbelieved Robbie had 'the potential and flair to be acoach' and encouraged him to apply to Camp USAas a sports counsellor. He subsequently spentfour hot summers in New Jersey buildingup vital experience teaching variousdifferent sports. While enjoyingevery minute of his time in theStates, in 1998 he decided itwas time to settle in Irelandand “start looking at acareer.” Having returned home, heundertook a course in HealthStudies at the NationalCollege of Education in DorsetStreet in 1999 to complementhis coaching experience. “Itwas part-time, so I workedduring the day on building sitesand at night time went tocollege.” On completing thecourse, Robbie began working inthe Iveagh Fitness Centre

teaching aerobics, gym work and personal training.After a year there he was approached by MarianBrowne then with the County Council to run the gymin Skerries Community Centre. Living in Laytownwith his family, this position was ideal for Robbie.

A few years later, Marian also askedRobbie about the possibility ofProsper Fingal service userscoming to the gym for a workoutevery week and he thought it agreat idea. “They started to comedown every Friday afternoon and Iwould teach aerobics and show

them how to use the gym equip-ment.” Eventually, having built up a

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care assistant in thetraining centre, whichwas based inPiercetown at the time.

“It was great! I had my sports training and now I waslearning about all types of disability.” Robbie was eventually appointed sports co-ordi-nator of Prosper Fingal in 2006 just as a consciousdecision was made to invest more time and energyinto their sporting programme. Relishing this opportunity, Robbie approachedConan Byrne of Sporting Fingal with a view to estab-lishing an eleven a-side club team for players withintellectual disability. While Sporting Fingal has nowceased to exist, the team established by Robbie withthe assistance of Conan and Richie Dunne fromSpecial Olympics has gone from strength tostrength. “There are now 23 athletes playing soccerand, as it's a club team, it's run very differently tothe Prosper service which is good for the guysbecause it gives them another experience.” “Across all our sports, there's great camaraderie

among the athletes and the stronger ones watch outfor the weaker ones which is brilliant for teammorale.” One of Prosper Fingal's goals is thefostering of independence and Robbie explains thatall service users travel to training venues indepen-dently, “whether it's soccer training in Skerries orswimming in ALSAA.” While sport encourages the integration of Prosper'sservice users, other pursuits which facilitate sociali-sation, such as trips to the cinema or going out fordinner are organised by the recreation officerSinead, and staff member Ciara, and Robbie enjoysgetting involved in these activities too.While his role at Prosper Fingal keeps him extremelybusy, Robbie also makes plenty of time for hisyoung family, six year old Seán and three year oldRuby. “Seán waits for me to come home at night totell him a bedtime story,” he laughs. “I also do a bitof 'DJ’ing' in my spare time for the fun of it. My wife,Victoria is very patient and deserves a gold star!” With the Special Olympics beginning on 25th June,Robbie is looking forward to joining the athletes forthe opening ceremony and being there to cheerthem on as they battle it out in their chosen sport.He believes that everyone involved will have a 'lifeexperience to treasure forever' and has urged allathletes to 'come home with a smile.' The SpecialOlympics World Summer Games runs from 25th Juneto 4th July and we wish all athletes taking part 'thebest of luck.'

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Anyone who happened to come across one ofthe balloons and get in touch with the club wasgiven one hundred euros for their trouble.The winning balloon was found in Co. Mayo andthe prize winner was awarded €300. All of thefunds raised will be going towards a brand newBall Wall for the club, which is one of the threeprojects that the club is trying to facilitate atthe moment. The balloons were given 28 daysto travel and could still be floating around now,so if you happen to catch one, get in touch withthe club.

The children of Holmpatrick National School in Skerries wanted to show to their dadshow special they are. There are so many ways to say to your father how much you careabout him, but nothing compares with a handmade gift.The teachers helped them out, by guiding the kids in a workshop dedicated to Father'sDay. Over 50 girls and boys spent a few hours on creating special gifts for their dads.Handmade cards were carefully drawn or painted and each piece had a really personaltouch. Pictured proudly displaying their gifts are, L-R Georgia Nelson, Emmet Trant,Naoise Ensor, Aaron Allen. Pic: RN

River ValleyTeddy BearPicnicRiver Valley andRathingle ResidentsAssociation will hostthis year’s Teddy BearPicnic at FingalliansGAA club on Tuesday,July 12, with a fun dayout promised to allwho attend.The picnic will takeplace between 1.45pmand 5.15pm with thoseinterested asked tomeet at the RiverValley Community andDevelopment Centre.Children are asked tobring their own teddybear and a cost of €5will apply, with themoney going back intothe ResidentsAssociation funding.

MalahideMusical SocietyWins AwardsMalahide Musical Society had beennominated for three awards at therecent annual A.I.M.S. (Associationof Irish Musical Societies) awardceremony. They were for BestOverall Show, Best ChoralPerformance and Dave Latham(who played the Pirate King) forbest comedic performanceMarissa Magner (PRO) had somevery good news to report from the

ceremony and said, “ I amdelighted to say that after an actionpacked weekend in Killarney,Malahide Musical and DramaticSociety were successful in winningtwo of the three awards for whichwe were nominated. Dave Lathamwho played “The Pirate King” in“The New Pirates of Penzance” wonhis award for best comedian.Members of the society werethrilled to pick up the award for“Best Chorus” as well. It was afantastic achievement to even benominated for these awards andwe are over the moon to win two,”a delighted Marissa said.

Skerries Sea ScoutsSummer BBQOn Saturday 9th July, all junior sailors fromthe Skerries Sea scouts will sail fromSkerries to Barnaghera. The depart timefrom Skerries Harbour is 1.30pm andparents are invited to join the Summerbarbecue that will take place on BarnagheraBeach afterwards. The cost is €5 for aburger with a soft drink at the barbecue.Don’t forget to bring your own sweets andtreats as well. It is sure to be a fantastic dayout so if you’re a Junior Sailor come alongand join the fun.

Go Bananas At Malahide Summer CampYour little ones will go bananas for this new free summer camp inMalahide. The ‘Going Bananas’ free camp, for 4-8 year olds, is hosted byMalahide’s Presbyterian Church from Monday the 8th to Friday the 12th ofAugust. Join the Supa Scuba search, enjoy puppet stories, games andcrafts galore and much more. With so much to do, your little ones will bekept entertained all summer long. For more information please visit:www.enjoymalahide.com

SwordsCeltic AnnualCampSwords Celtic FC willhold their annualcamp from 5th Julyuntil 8th July. Theevent will take placebetween 10am and3pm and is for chil-dren aged seven andup. It will includecoaching by qualifiedcoaches and compe-titions. The cost is€55 per child. Forfurther information,call 086-3857245.

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Newly elected County Mayor, Cllr Gerry McGuire (Lab) ispictured after his election at a ceremony in County Hall,Swords last Friday.

Footballers Wanted In BalbrigganAre you a football fan or looking to play for thefirst t ime? If so, you’re in luck becauseCastlemill United Football Club in Balbriggan, islooking for new players, 17 years-of-age andupwards, for the 2011/2012 season. Whateveryour playing or fitness level, you’re invited toattend the club’s training sessions. This is aperfect opportunity to get fit, have fun, meetnew people and get involved with a club estab-lished in the community. For further informationcontact Brian on 086-3736561.

Lusk Tidy Towns In Great ShapeLusk Tidy Towns isnow celebrating 31years of work for thecompetition. It hasdeveloped from beinga village to a town inthe last nine years,which means extrawork of litter picking,planting, paintingand general tidyingup, which the hardworking committeeare delighted to dowith wholeheartedsupport fromeveryone. The shopsare to be congratu-lated for their lovelyhanging baskets andthe community forthe great care theytake in keeping their

gardens in greatshape.Tidy Towns secretary,Pat Kelly told theCounty Leader , “Aphotographic collec-tion of Lusk and the

people involved in theTidy Towns is beingmade as a DVD andour charming ‘ClayCottage’ on the DublinRoad took first prizelast year in the Cleaner

Community Awardsand is featured on theDVD. Judging for ourown local Tidy Towncompetition takesplace next month forthe Best BusinessPremises and BestGarden Frontage,”she said.

Pictured are the volunteers and members of Lusk Tidy Towns, getting ready to clean upthe village recently. Back row L-R, Theresa Kilmurray, Anthony Mason, WilliamO’Connor, Tony Rogan, Front Row L-R, Danny Dunne, Caroline Keane, Nina Flynn, SusanRobinson, Julie Griffin, Raymond O’Connell, Eileen O’Donovan and Pat Kelly. Pic: JR

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on Saturday the 2nd ofJuly. If you are inter-ested in enrolling yourchild this Septembercome along to chat withthe teachers and have alook around the schooland large outdoor playarea. The schoolopened in 2004 andhas run successfullysince then. All of theteachers are fully quali-fied and have first aidtraining so you can restassured your child is insafe hands.There is anextensive curriculum

for all children, arts andcrafts and much more.Free ECCE places arealso available thisSeptember. For moreinformation or registra-tion call 086 2650065.

CommunityMeetingThere will be aCommunity Festivalmeeting in the KinsealyInn on Tuesday, July5th at 7.30pm. AllMelrose/Kinsealy resi-dents are invited toattend.

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Saturday ExperimentFor BalbrigganFarmers’ Market The hugely successful Balbriggan Fish andFarmers’ Market is celebrating its secondanniversary, with a special Market to be heldon Saturday, 2nd July in Balbriggan to markthe occasion. This Saturday market is a onceoff event and will take place from 10am until4pm.Michael Grimes of the Balbriggan Market toldthe County Leader , “We want to see ifSaturday brings an improvement in numbers. Itpromises to be a fun filled day, with lots offamily activities. The market is usually held onFridays, but to mark the 2011 Year of Craft,which takes place on 2nd July, it was decidedto hold the market then as a once off to coin-cide with this. The Craft Fair will take place inthe Town Hall on Saturday and is open tobeginners and professionals alike. Arts andCrafts, including ceramics, photography,crochet, knitwear, ancient crafts as well aspottery will be featured. There will also be ademonstration of willow basket weaving onthe day,” he said.There will also be a mobile animal farm whichproved to be a great success at Christmas aswell as other family activities which are sure toattract people to the marketThe very best in both organic and conventionallocal produce, which is sourced from Rush,Lusk, Skerries and the general hinterland ofBalbriggan, will also be featured. There will bea new organic meat supplier coming all theway from Co. Offaly. To add an internationaldimension to the market, there will be foodproviders from as far afield as Sicily, bringingtheir own colour and atmosphere to themarket. The market will revert to the normaltime on Fridays thereafter.

Club NeedsPlayers One of North County’sleading rugby clubs islooking for new playersahead of the newseason which is fastapproaching. Swords RFC have madethe appeal in a bid tocontinue on from lastyear’s success, a majorpart of which was downto new additions.All ages and grades arewelcome, with the clubcatering for everyone.So if you’re a highlycompetitive person witha passion for rugby orjust a beginner lookingto try out a new sport,you are encouraged todrop down to the Alsaacomplex, to have a go.

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New Guidelines ForDementia CarersHome Instead SeniorCare, has published anew guide to helpfamily care giverscare for loved oneswith dementia athome. Ent i t led,‘Dementia Care atHome: A Guide forFamily Caregivers’ ,the publ icat ionexplains some of thebasic facts about thedif ferent forms ofdementia and looksat practical ways ofdealing with some ofthe common issues

associated withdementia.“The home caresector in I reland isexpected to care foran increasing numberof older people as aresult of the recentfunding crisis for theFair Deal Scheme,”says Tara Shortal l ,Managing Director ofHome Instead SeniorCare in Swords.Similarly, Minister forHealth, James ReillyTD said: “We will belooking at providingmore home carepackages to avoid theneed for people to gointo long term care.”Home care is a verypersonal type of care.

A caregiver providescare that matches theneeds of the person. For a free copy of thenew guide call HomeInstead Senior Care inSwords on (01) 895 -0010.

HorticulturalShow In RushRush and DistrictHorticultural Society willhold its 64th Annual Sowon Saturday, 9th July inSt Maur’s GAA Clubhousefrom 2pm until 5pm.Entries will be acceptedon Friday, 8th July from6pm until 9pm and onSaturday, 9th Julybetween 8.30am and10.30am. Admission is€2, with children free.

The Tall Ships are returning to Waterford. An anticipated500,000 people will enjoy up to 50 of the world’s most beau-tiful tall ships when they visit Waterford from 30th June until2nd July. Waterford is a city with a rich maritime tradition,dating back almost 11 centuries, when the first Vikings sailedup the Suir. Visitors to the festival are guaranteed to be morefriendly. This will coincide with the city being filled with non-stop, free entertainment. The ships will be open to visitorsfrom 10am to 4pm, from Thursday to Saturday. The magnifi-cent tall ships will depart Waterford on Sunday morning, 3rdJuly, as they head down river to the mouth of the Suir for thestart of the race. Excellent vantage points will be accessiblealong the coast at Passage East and Dunmore East.

Opportunity ForLocal Brain BoxesIf you think you can spell andhave a good grip of the Englishlanguage, RTÉ is making a newseries of its brain-teasing quizshow ‘Watch your Language’ inJu ly . They are looking forcontestants aged 10 to 12 who

are good at spelling and who likeword games and puzzles. Totake part you must be in, or havejust f inished primary school.Teams of three contestants canbe made up of schoolmates ormembers of local clubs. Clickhttp://www.rte.ie/trte/watchy-ourlanguage to watch the lastseries.

Summer Opening Hours At Balbriggan LibraryPlease note that Balbriggan Library will close at lunchtime from 1 – 2 p.m.on Fridays and Saturdays during July and August.Normal opening hours, with lunchtime opening, will resume in September.Justin Ahern, a member of the library staff is carrying out research as partof his college thesis, regarding the self-service machines recently installedin Balbriggan library.

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BYRNE(Swords)Adrienne; deeplyregretted by herloving parentsStephen andRosaleen, sistersCiara and Sinead,grandmother,brother-in-law,aunts, uncles,cousins, relatives andfriends.

O’CONNOR(Garristown)Nancy; wife of thelate Paddy, sadlymissed by her lovingsons, daughters,sisters, sons-in-law,daughters-in-law,grandchildren, great-grandchildren, rela-tives and friends.

HOBSON (nee Cassidy)(Swords)Elaine (Elizabeth);beloved wife of thelate Geoffrey, deeplyregretted by herloving family Keith,Orla and Freddie,daughters-in-lawJean and Mandy,son-in-law Alan,grandchildrenNaomi, Andrew,Eoin, Leaha, Fionn,Oisin, Mea andKyle, brothers Tomand David, sistersValma, Maria, Anneand Jackie,brothers-in-law,sisters-in-law, hermany nephews,nieces, relatives andfriends.

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Fingal County CouncilJustin McMahon seeks planning permis-sion for a dormer dwelling with on sitewaste water treatment unit and percola-tion area and with access from existing siteentrance to mobile home onto public roadon site at Bettyville, Ballyboughal,Co.Dublin.The planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theplanning authority Fingal County Council,Fingal county hall, Main St, Swords, CoDublin during its public opening hours anda submission or observation may be madein writing on payment of the prescribed feeof €20) within the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by the planningauthority of this application

Fingal County CouncilDate: 21st June 2011 ‘I, Mark O’Leary, intend to apply for plan-ning permission at 36 Shenick Ave,Skerries, Co Dublin. The development will consist of a newporch and living room extension to thefront with bay window, pitched roof andentrance door and associated site works. The planning application may be inspectedor purchased at the offices of the PlanningAuthority during its public opening hours,and a submission or observation in rela-tion to the application may be made inwriting to the Planning Authority onpayment of the prescribed fee (€20.00)within the period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the PlanningAuthority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought forconstruction of new dwelling house, wastewater treatment system, percolation area,and associated site works at

Spout Road, Rush, Co. Dublin.signed Paul KellyThe planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the planning authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to the authorityin writing on payment of the prescribed fee(20Euros) within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought forconstruction of new single storey exten-sion to rear of existing dwelling,internalalterations to dwellingand associated site works at Rivendell,South Shore Road, Rush, Co. Dublin.signed Patrick MageeThe planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the planning authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to the authorityin writing on payment of the prescribed fee(20Euros) within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission sought for Change OfUse of premises from retail and office useto Fresh Food Takeaway Outlet at WorldChoice Premises, No. 2 Ross Terrace, NewStreet, Malahide, Co. Dublin. Applicants: R.& J. Beshoff Fresh Fish Ltd. This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public opening hoursand a submission or observation in rela-

tion to the application may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (€20.00) within the periodof five weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission sought for detacheddwelling and associated site works on siteto rear of existing dwelling at ‘Oak View’,Dublin Rd., Balbriggan, Co.Dublin withaccess via existing entrance from newrelief road. Applicant: Michael Kenny. This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public opening hoursand a submission or observation in rela-tion to the application may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (€20.00) within the periodof five weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought by T. & C.Kelly for the construction of a two storeydwelling of 587m2 floor area on a site of3.9 hectares bounded to the north westby the R122 at Grallagh, Garristown, Co.Dublin. The proposed development willalso include: 1. Detached two storeyGarage consisting of ,Office, Gym, GamesRoom & Plant Room with total floor areaof 177m2. 2. Farm yard complex,consisting of Stables 220m2; Farm Office68.7m2; Machinery Store 264m2; CattleShed 499m2. 3. Proprietary waste watertreatment plant and percolation area. 4.Attenuation pond. 5. Walled garden,,paddocks and general landscaping. 6.upgrade existing farm access to vehicularaccess and access road. 7. All associatedsite development works.The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public opening hoursand a submission or observation may bemade to the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee (20 Euros)within the period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authority of thisapplication.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought by GerardMcLeod at 'Willsboro', Killeek, St.Margaret's, Co. Dublin for a new twostorey dwelling including comprehensivenoise insulation, new vehicular entrance,biocycle waste-water treatment unit,landscaping and all associated siteworks on a site of 0.55 hectares. The siteforms part of a larger equestrian land-holding 'Willsboro', to which the

proposed dwelling is functionally related.The planning application may beinspected or purchased a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy at the offices of the planningauthority (County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Co. Dublin) during its publicopening hours (9.30-16.30 Monday toFriday). A submission or observation inrelation to the application may be madein writing to the Planning authority onpayment of the prescribed fee (€20)within the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authority ofthe application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested for anew single-storey Dwellinghouse(140sq/m) along with new Biocyclewastewater treatment system and allassociated siteworks. At:- RacecourseCommons, Lusk, , Co. Dublin.. Signed:-Mark Dennis.This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy, at the offices of Fingal CountyCouncil, County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Co. Dublin between the hours of9.30am – 15.30pm Monday-Friday. Asubmission or observation in relation tothe application may be made in writing toFingal County Council on payment of afee of €20 within the period of five weeksbeginning on the date of receipt of theapplication by Fingal County Council.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested fora)Single-Storey Extension to the frontand b) Single-Storey Extension to therear of existing two-storey dwelling-house and all associated siteworks. At:-No.7, Fulham Street, Balbriggan , Co.Dublin.. Signed:- Yohan & Rachel Davis.This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy, at the offices of Fingal CountyCouncil, County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Co. Dublin between the hours of9.30am – 15.30pm Monday-Friday. Asubmission or observation in relation tothe application may be made in writing toFingal County Council on payment of afee of €20 within the period of five weeksbeginning on the date of receipt of theapplication by Fingal County Council.

Fingal County CouncilMarie McGlone is seeking Permission forone single “Two Story domestic dwellingwith biocycle unitAt Moon Lone Lane Naul County DublinThe Planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public opening hoursand a submission or observation may bemade to the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee (20 Euros)within the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authority ofthe application.

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before 5.30pm every Thursday, in order for the application toappear in the following issue of North County Leader.A receipt will be issued when your planning notice is received.Please retain this receipt as proof of submission.

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Local Guide Dog owners Tom and Breege O'Neill of Balbrigganwith their Guide Dogs Sarge and Unice met An Taoiseach EndaKenny on Monday 13th June The Taoiseach Enda Kenny T.D.officially opened Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind's €5 millionredeveloped facility at their National Headquarters andTraining Centre on Model Farm Road Cork as they celebratedtheir 35th anniversary.Mr Kenny was joined by a number of special guests, manyvolunteers, clients, staff and a huge number of dogs some intraining and some old hands at the job of guiding a blindperson or assisting a child with Autism. The Taoiseach said:“This major redevelopment testifies to the commitment, hardwork and generosity which have been the hallmark of theorganisation since its foundation 35 years ago."The redevelopment, which commenced in 2008, was aimed atimproving the overall quality of the facility for clients intraining as well as to increase the organisation capacity to trainadditional clients and dogs.

Swords Manor MiniSoccer LeaguesThe annual Swords Manor Mini Soccer leagues gotunder way last Saturday, June 18, with two weeks of funfilled action in store for the sporting enthusiast. Theleagues will take place over the course of two weeks,with four to 17 year olds showcasing their footballingtalents for their favourite teams, such as Man United,Chelsea and Liverpool. The leagues are broken up in toage groups and represent different league andInternational sides. Parents are also encouraged toattend and can even indulge in some BBQ cuisine served up by generous SMFC volunteers. TheStreet Leagues are taking place on home turf atBrackenstown Road.

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