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Minister of State at the De-partment of Health, KathleenLynch, has confirmed that themale and female acute units at StItas will cease operations fromAugust 31.

However, a delay in develop-ing a psychiatric unit at Beau-mont Hospital as an alternativehas caused concern.

Cllr Mchel Mac Donncha(SF) said the issue arose whenSinn Fins health spokesperson,Caoimhghn Caolin TD,asked a question in the Dail.

In her reply, the ministerconfirmed the closure of theunits at St Itas. According toCllr Mac Donncha, this is re-quired by the Mental Health

FEARS have been raised for the future of mental health serv-ices on the Northside as St Itas Hospital in Portrane preparesto close.

Commission due to the condi-tion of the building. The hospitalcannot be registered until refur-bishment works are completed.

The condition of St Itashas for long been of concern butsuccessive governments havefailed to put in place alterna-tives, he said. Now we are toldby the minister that the St Itasunits will close and there is onlya vague assurance that unspeci-fied acute mental health serviceswill be provided for the heavilypopulated North Dublin areaserved by the hospital.

Cllr Mac Donncha said an

alternative psychiatric unit atBeaumont Hospital had been de-layed as a result of the co-loca-tion plan being ditched.

The Minister of State hastold us that the contract for theconstruction of the psychiatricunit at Beaumont has beenawarded and it is hoped con-struction will begin in the lastquarter of 2011, Cllr Mac Don-ncha added. But what happensto people who need to be admit-ted for acute psychiatric care be-tween August 31 and thecompletion of the BeaumontUnit? This further highlights thelack of proper planning and pro-vision for mental healthcare bysuccessive governments in thisState.

In her Dail reply, the Minis-ter said officials and cliniciansfrom North Dublin MentalHealth Services had meetingswith the Mental Health Com-mission regarding a plan to re-furbish part of an existingbuilding at St Itas as an interimsolution pending the completionof the new acute unit at Beau-mont Hospital.

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THE Dublin SPCA carriedout a dramatic rescue when thekitten found itself lost andalone in the central reservationof Irelands busiest motorway.

FearThe frightened cat, named

Freeway by the staff inDSPCA, was spotted by pass-ing motorists frozen with fear ascars hurtled past at 100kmh.

Ambulance driver LisaKemp was dispatched to try tosave the terrified kitty after acall was received by the animalwelfare agency.

However, after arriving at thescene, Ms Kemp quickly re-alised that the speed of the traf-fic would make it impossible toget to the cat on her own. Callswere made to local and nationalmedia urging motorists to slowdown while Lisa waited for thegardai to arrive.

TerrifiedEvery time a car went by, he

flattened his ears, Ms Kemp re-called of those frightening mo-ments. It was obvious he wasabsolutely terrified. My heartwas in my mouth, I couldnt get

Frightened feline Freeway escapes death by a whisker

Ambulance driver Lisa Kemp pictured with Freeway after her or-deal and (left) the terrifying moment when Freeway found herselfalone amidst the speeding traffic on the M50.

A KITTEN named Freeway had a lucky escapewhen she was plucked to safety off the busy M50motorway last week.

to him. The traffic was goingtoo fast and I feared he wouldrun and be hit. I could just vi-sualise it.

We called the gardai andwhile I waited for them to arriveI was just willing Freeway tostay put. The gardai were bril-liant. They stopped the trafficand I ran with the cat basket,grabbed him and ran back.

ExhaustedUtterly exhausted after his

close brush with death, Free-way was later taken by his res-cuer to the DSPCA centre inRathfarnham where he waslater reunited with his gratefulowner.

I really want to thank thegardai and all the media whogot the word out to slowdown, Ms Kemp added.

Without their help who knowshow horrible this could havebeen.

Last year, the DSPCA caredfor over 4,000 animals at itscentre as well as thousandsmore at its mobile clinics. Withno end in sight to the countryseconomic conditions they ex-pect this number to rise.

Orla Aungier, the operationsmanager with Irelands oldestwelfare organisation, said: Weare aware that people are strug-gling, we are struggling finan-cially here as well, but wewould ask people to act with askind a spirit as possible.

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by Jessica MageeIn conversation with North-

side People this week, MrOBeirnes said he hopes to havethe Balbriggan Astronomy Soci-ety up and running this comingSeptember to give Northsidersthe opportunity to enjoy the won-ders of the night sky.

When I approached FingalCounty Council they were veryenthusiastic, but theres a lot ofpaperwork to be done, he said.We will need a venue to holdlectures, health and safety clear-ance, and permission from thelocal authority and the garda tobring people on night field trips,for example.

Mr OBeirnes is currentlygauging local interest in astron-omy through the BalbrigganCommunity website. He hasposted fascinating photos andvideos of galaxy groups, nebulaeand close-ups of lunar landscapeson the site, all taken from the JO9Balbriggan Observatory, whichhe operates from his back garden.

The avid astronomer is nowencouraging locals to submittheir own photos of the night sky,which will be added to the web-site in a bid to generate interestand spread the word of the up-coming club.

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people off the streets of Balbrig-gan and hopefully give them a

A universal treat in store for Balbriggan stargazers AN ASTRONOMER from Balbriggan is planning to establish anon-profit astronomy club to share his passion for stargazing withchildren and adults in his local community. Carl OBeirnes (39) isworking with Fingal County Council in a bid to secure a small localauthority grant to cover the necessary insurance and venue costs.

Carl OBeirnes pictured in the Balbriggan Observatory, which he operates from his back garden.

new interest and direction in lifeby showing them the breathtak-ing views of the night sky, hesaid. Its incredible whats upthere.

The father-of-two, originallyfrom Coolock, says his own in-terest began in early childhood,when he remembers looking upat the stars and wondering whythey moved across the sky.

One of a family of seven, hehad to do a lot of saving before hecould buy his first proper tele-scope at the age of 16, but he saidhe will never forget his first sightof the magical rings of Saturn.

I could not believe it was justsitting there in the eyepiece justunder one billion kilometresaway, he reflected.

Mr OBeirnes now works asan astronomer by night, submit-ting findings of asteroids to theMinor Planet Centre operated byNASA in Massachusetts. Hegives lectures for Astronomy Ire-land, and has presented The Skyat Night TV show with SirPatrick Moore over five times.

During the day, Mr OBeirnesminds his two children Ciara (7)and Luke (5 and a half), whowants to be a scientist when hegrows up.

Hes also grateful for the sup-port of his very understanding

wife Joan, who luckily enoughis interested in astronomy too.

She would come out andhave a look through the telescope,but then she would go back in towatch Coronation Street! helaughs.

Carl OBeirnes works closelywith his friend and fellow as-tronomer Dave Grennan fromRaheny, who recently discoveredan asteroid, which he namedafter his late mother Catherine.

SearchingWe do supernova search-

ing, OBeirnes explained. Wepick different parts of the sky andwork on them. Its fascinating

whats going on up there, its alldeath and destruction. All theplanetary nebulae are stars thathave blown up, and everythingthat we know came from a dyingstar.

Sometimes the BalbrigganObservatory tracks the interna-tional space station, moving at17,500 miles an hour. Othertimes Mr OBeirnes takes astralphotographs of galaxies such asAndromeda, which is so far awaythat its light left the galaxy 65 mil-lion years ago, when dinosaursstill roamed the earth.

Studying the stars doesntseem to make him that worriedabout the health of our own little

a lot of money if they installedsensor-activated street-lights likethey have in the UK, he stated.When Ireland turned off thelights during Earth Hour last

year, it was the equivalent of tak-ing 65,000 cars off the roads, sodimming street lights would be agood place to start savingmoney.

planet, but Mr OBeirnes pointsout that the thousands of aster-oids close to the earth are moreof a concern.

Its only a matter of time be-fore one of those asteroids hit us,but theyre able to tell years in ad-vance, so we will all be alright fora while yet, he said.

While hes trying to set up theBalbriggan Astronomy Society,Mr OBeirnes is also campaign-ing on a separate long term proj-ect to encourage local authoritiesto tackle light pollution and glarefrom Irelands outdated streetlamps.

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by Sonya McLean and Fiona FergusonNiall Fitzsimons (29) of

Cromcastle Road, Kilmore,pleaded guilty to possession ofthe drugs for sale or supply atSeapark Apartments, MountProspect, Clontarf on June 22,2005.

Fitzsimons suffers fromCrohns Disease and also hasleg and arm injuries followingtwo motorbike accidents anumber of years ago, whichpreviously led to an adjourn-ment of his sentence on a num-ber of occasions.

WarrantHe has also had a bench

warrant issued for his arrestafter he failed to appear at acourt sitting and has been re-manded in custody since No-vember last year.

Fitzsimons told Mr GerryOBrien SC, defending, that hehad a motorbike accident in2001 which left his arm partlyparalysed. He had an operationin 2008 and his arm is now in apermanent claw-like form.

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RESIDENTS in Donnycarney came to-gether recently to attend the official open-ing of a new nameplate for their area.

The sign is part of a wonderful transfor-mation of the Donnycarney West area bythe local community association. They haveorganised tree plantings in the area, theplacement of colourful flower planters, whilehanging baskets have been dotted along theMalahide Road and Collins Avenue.

Clontarf ward councillor DeirdreHeney (FF), who unveiled the nameplate,praised the Donnycarney West CommunityAssociation for their hard work.

"It shows a real pride in the community,she said. A strong committee benefits thewhole community."

Chairperson of Donnycarney WestCommunity Association, Jean O'Brien,said: This would not have been possible

but for the contributions from residents andlocal businesses.

The community association has workedreally hard and this year we hope to improveour ratings in the Tidy Towns competition.

"This is a great example of a commu-nity and local traders coming together toimprove the area we both live and work in.We in Donnycarney West can be proud ofour achievements."

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Kilmore man pleads guilty to drug offenceA DRUG addict who held 130,000 cannabis resin forhis drug suppliers has been given a seven and a half yearsentence with the final three and a half years suspended.

Judge Tony Hunt imposed aseven and half year sentencebut suspended the final threeand a half years taking into ac-count Fitzsimonss severe med-ical difficulties. He backdatedthe sentence to last October toreflect time spent in custody.

Sergeant Eric Godfrey toldMs Tara Burns BL, prosecut-ing, that the apartment inMount Prospect was placedunder surveillance following re-ceipt of confidential informa-tion in relation to the storing ofcannabis resin there and the useof a Honda Civic in the distri-bution of the drugs.

On June 22, 2005, two menwere seen leaving the apartmentand travelling in the Civic toEast Wall, where a third man,carrying a red rucksack, gotinto the car.

SearchedGardai stopped the car after

it returned to Clontarf and allthree men were searched. Noth-ing was found on them but anumber of bars of cannabisresin were later found in thebag.

A search of the apartmentrevealed a further 93 bars of thedrug stored in a box.

Sergeant Godfrey told MsBurns that the drugs had a totalstreet value of 130,000.

He said one of the men wasnever charged with the offence,while a second man received afive year sentence with twoyears suspended in July 2006,after he took responsibility forcarrying the bars of cannabis inthe rucksack into the apart-ment.

BlameSergeant Godfrey told Ms

Burns that Fitzsimons said inGarda interview that the drugswere not really his but he wastaking the blame for them.

He said he had owed moneyto his own drug suppliers andhe had agreed to hold thecannabis for them.

Fitzsimons had 23 previousconvictions which were all forroad traffic offences and weredealt with in the District Court.

Sergeant Godfrey agreedwith Mr OBrien that Fitzsi-mons took full responsibility forthe drugs, which he said exon-erated another man he sharedthe apartment with.

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A TOTAL of 35 young peoplefrom disadvantaged Northsidecommunities got a taste of the so-cial and academic side of collegethis summer thanks to a specialprogramme organised by the Na-tional College of Ireland.

Teenagers from Ballymun,Coolock and the inner city took partin the week-long Discover Universityprogramme, aimed at encouragingthem to make the journey to highereducation.

The students attended mini-courses in the NCIs core subjects ofbusiness and computing, and alsoenjoyed a guided visit to the officesof Google, Facebook and Datalex.

Part of the programme involvedthe creation of videos, Facebookpages, surveys and presentations,which were showcased during a spe-cial graduation and BBQ event ear-lier this month.

Ballymun teen, Brian Judge (15),said he had enjoyed getting a feel forwhat college life might be like.

It has been a good experience,giving me an understanding of busi-ness studies and project work, whichwill be useful to me in the future, hetold Northside People.

Jessica Egan (14) from Coolockalso gave a positive report.

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Project Coordinator at the Na-tional College of Ireland, DrJosephine Bleach, said the pro-gramme addressed the challenge ofsupporting and encouraging youngpeople to go on to college after sec-ondary school by working on rele-vant real-world issues.

Many of the young peoplecame through the doors of the NCIand indeed any third level institutionfor the first time in their lives and leftwith the knowledge that third leveleducation was fun, interesting and,most importantly, that it was a veryreal option for them, she said.

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by Jessica MageeDont Feed the Fairies,

written by Swords native EileenGormley, is among the top twoper cent of sales on Amazonsince it was made available fordownloading in May by USpublishing firm Fantasy Island.

A paperback version is dueout in the United States nextyear, and its hoped the bookwill then be distributed to shopson this side of the Atlantic.

Speaking to Northside Peoplethis week, the mother-of-threefrom River Valley described herdebut novel as a sci-fi versionof Twilight without the doom

Swords authors alien novel is a sci-fi hit

Dont Feed the Fairies, writ-ten by Swords native EileenGormley (pictured) is amongthe top two per cent of sales onAmazon since it was madeavailable for downloading inMay by US publishing firm Fan-tasy Island.

A FORMER journalist from the Northside has found un-expected literary success through her first fantasy novelaimed at young adults.

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UnputdownableIts been given five stars by

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The fast-paced, funny readtells the story of Cytolene, abeautiful alien vampire from theplanet Eris, who is stranded onearth after a mission to farmtasty humans goes awry. In-stead of sucking blood, Erisiansget their energy by kissing ortouching humans. Cytolene isready to hitch a ride home froma passing spaceship, until shefalls in love with two hunkybody builders who dont mindthat she is wingless and haspink hair.

DifferentFor Eileen, the subject mat-

ter is a far cry from the freelancejournalism she did for yearsuntil the birth of her third child.She used to write news, featuresand court stories for the EveningHerald, The Irish Independent andThe Irish Times, but says writingabout alien vampires is com-pletely differenta lot more

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The book made it into thequarter finals and then got no-ticed by the US publishers Fan-tasy Island. It was also spottedby best-selling New York authorand illustrator Angela Knight,who offered to draw a cover.

Dont Feed the Fairies isnow Amazons number oneseller in the oddly named In-

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who has already written twomore books in the Cytolene se-ries and is working on a newnovel. Its selling quickly, sopeople are buying it and theyrenot my relatives! I know that be-cause none of them havebrought it, they think of it asthat old Star Trek stuff, shelaughs.

FansEileens three children, aged

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My family and friends arevery supportive, but I think thechildren are watching a lotmore television now than be-fore I started writing, Eileenadded.

She tries to write about1,500 words a day, but alsospends a lot of time on researchto make sure that what happensdoesnt contravene the laws ofphysics.

Surely alien vampires al-ready break a few of thoserules?

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IWA volunteers thanked for supportTHE Irish Wheelchair Association(IWA), based in Clontarf, recentlyreceived a helping hand from volun-teers, aged 15 to 20, as part of thisyears Urban Soul project.

Urban Soul involves young peo-ple who are passionate about socialaction through projects like areaclean-ups, painting over graffiti orrunning community events.

This year the Urban Soul teamkindly agreed to volunteer at the localIWA centre.

Over three days the volunteerssupported the association and itsmembers by cleaning the windows ofthe day centre, holiday centre, gymand administration building on theIWA Clontarf campus.

They also joined members in thecentre activities and participated in agame of wheelchair basketball.

Jack Doyle, IWA volunteer coor-dinator, welcomed the group of vol-

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Volunteering can be an ex-tremely rewarding and positive expe-rience, especially for young people,providing an opportunity to developand build personal and professionalskills, an opportunity to meet newpeople and contribute to the localcommunity.

Mr Doyle pointed out that theEU has designated 2011 as the Euro-pean Year of Volunteering.

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months young people who have con-sidered volunteering in the past willcontact their local voluntary or com-munity organisation and see howthey can assist, he added.

Meanwhile, the IWA continues towelcome volunteers who are avail-able on a regular or one off basis.

The association will accommo-date new volunteers around their per-sonal and work commitments.

The IWA has centres nationallyand would greatly welcome any in-terested volunteers who wish to offertheir time, skills and talents to sup-port those with physical disabilitiesliving in their local area.

If you would like to volunteer forthe Irish Wheelchair Association orwish to learn more about volunteer-ing, please contact Jack Doyle on087-0556965 or email volunteering@iwa.ie

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A NORTHSIDE TD said he iscommitted to ensuring the deliveryof a fitting memorial to writerBram Stoker.

Stoker, who was born at number 15,The Crescent, Clontarf, is widely re-garded as creating undisputedly the mostfamous character in global literary fiction- Dracula.

Deputy Aodhn Rordin (Lab)made his comments as Dublin CityCouncil debated the best location for amemorial.

I would like to reaffirm my commit-ment to delivering a suitable and lastingtribute to Bram Stoker in theMarino/Clontarf area and I look forwardto engaging with residents and local au-thorities on how this can be achieved,said Deputy Rordin.

As a nation, we rightly celebrate theworks and achievements of great literarygiants such as Joyce, Beckett and Yeats.

However, another home-grown liter-ary genius who is often forgotten, BramStoker, created one of the most renownedcharacters in literary history - Dracula.

Therefore, I believe it is our dutythat we honour the memory of Stokerand ensure that we continue to promotethe great works he created.

Deputy Rordin has called for thememorial to be located in the DublinNorth Central constituency.

This would not only be a fitting trib-ute to Bram Stoker, but would also be agreat tourist attraction for the area, headded.

I will continue to work on this issuewith Cllr Jane Horgan-Jones (Lab) andwe hope that a suitable resolution can beachieved for all parties involved.

Commitmentmade to honour Stoker

Northside club reflects on historic season HISTORIC SEASON: Pictured are some of the St Kevins players with the trophies they won on the playing pitches of Dublin.

ST Kevins Boys Club have just com-pleted the most successful season oftheir 53-year history.

Last August a total of 45 teams took to theplaying fields of Dublin and beyond in thepursuit of honours irrespective of the levelthat they were playing at.

Success at St Kevins Boys Club is notonly measured annually by the amount ofcups and medals won but by the participationof as many boys as possible in its teams at allages and grades from Under 7 to adult.

Neil Fox, PRO at St Kevins Boys Club,said: One of the main highlights of our suc-cess last season was the achievement of win-ning the Dublin and District Schoolboys

League (DDSL) Premier Leagues at Under11, 12, 13 and 14 level, a feat never achievedby any other club in the one season.

Included in that success is the addedachievement of our Under 14 team who inprevious season have won at Under 11, 12and 13 level.

Last seasons success is in the past nowand we start the new season hoping to repli-cate some or all of these achievements and welook forward to it.

We are still in the process of recruitingplayers of all ages and standards for this com-ing season, details of pre-season trainingarrangement and managers information canbe accessed from our website www.skbfc.com

or by emailing the club at admin@skbfc.comSt Kevins Boys FC roll of honour: U-8A Sunday League Winners U-8C1 Sunday League Winners U-9A Saturday League WinnersU-10A Sunday League Runners-up andDDSL Condren Cup Runners-up U-10B1 Sunday League Runners-upU-11 Premier DDSL League Winners U-11 Premier SFAI Menton-Seery Cup Win-ners U-11 Premier DDSL Kavanagh Cup Run-ners-upU-11.2 DDSL Major League Runners-upU-12 Premier DDSL League Winners U-12 Premier DDSL Ryan Cup Winners

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These include Dr Eleanor Jones of The Medical Cen-tre, Swords; Active Facilities & Property Management,Dublin 4; Car Medic, County Dublin; Cronin & Co Solic-itors, Donabate; Outhaus Superstore, Santry; RedleafProperty Company, Santry; Start Innovating, Swords;DionX Air Quality Systems, Dublin 3; Specsavers, Swords;and the Carlton Hotel, Blanchardstown.

Ms Moore said: The chamber continues to grow itsmembership through the provision of excellent servicesand events while giving value for money to all members.

The chamber now represents over 350 businesses in aregion that has the fastest growing and youngest popula-tion in the country and warmly welcomes new membersfrom every business sector.

Meanwhile, the chamber has launched its 2011 Cham-

ber Yearbook & Business Directory jointly with the D15Chamber.

The yearbook contains a conclusive directory of Fin-gal Dublin Chamber and D15 Chamber members and ispublished annually and distributed free of charge to everymember.

The Yearbook & Business Directory also contains con-tributions from key decision-makers, as well as informa-tion on many important issues that affect the businesscommunity in Fingal.

Chief executive of Fingal Dublin Chamber, Tony Lam-bert, said they were pleased with the yearbook.

It highlights the range of services and activities thatthe Fingal Dublin Chamber was involved in over the pastyear, he stated.

Fingal Dublin Chamber President Siobhan Moore and chief executive Tony Lambert present Dr Eleanor Jones with hercopy of the yearbook and welcome her as a new chamber member.

Chamber President welcomes new members THE PRESIDENT of Fingal Dublin Chamber, Siobhan Moore, has welcomed a number of newmembers to the chamber.

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THE worlds largest jigsaw was unveiled recently at DublinAirport.

Measuring 18 ft long and 6 ft 4 inches high, it is made up of 32,256pieces.

It took the 5th and 6th class children of Scoil Naomh Isaif inBaltinglass, Co Wicklow, just three weeks to complete, under the guid-ance of their teacher Brian Flood and the help of teachers and parentswho worked relentlessly to ensure it was finished before the schoolholidays.

Siobhan Moore of the Dublin Airport Authority welcomed thechildren, who described as a driven, intelligent, enthusiastic bunch.

Thats exactly the type of people were looking for to work atDublin Airport, so youre great candidates for the future, she said.

The children presented the completed jigsaw entitled Double Re-spectt to DAA as a gift, where it will be displayed in T2 in the com-ing months for all to see.

THE Dublin Guitar Quartet, the OxoBoys Stringband and the Wassa WassaDrum Collective are just some of the di-verse acts lined up for this years North-side Music Festival, which kicks off nextmonth.

Now in its fifth year, the summertimeevent provides a range of free gigs andperformances to suit all tastes, from uplift-ing African percussion to calming classi-cal and from soulful jazz to toe-tappingtrad.

The festival organised by Dublin CityCouncils Arts Office takes place at vari-ous venues across the Northside from Au-gust 1 to 18, including St Annes Park, StCanices Church in Finglas and the SeanOCasey Community Centre in East Wall.

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by Pat ORourkeTenders for the long-

promised affordable housingscheme at the infill site in Bel-camp and Moatview were eval-uated as far back as 2009.

Dublin City Manager JohnTierney said that due to thedownturn in economic circum-

Disappointment over housing scheme DISAPPOINTMENT has been expressed over the post-ponement of a Northside housing scheme.

stances, it was unfortunatelynot possible to proceed with theproposals.

Affordable homes wereproposed in relation to three ofthe four sites at Belcamp

Moatview with Older PersonsUnits proposed for the fourthsite, stated Mr Tierney.

Having regard to the cur-rently prevailing market, it isnot feasible to proceed to con-struct additional affordableunits at this time.

The possibility of proceed-ing with the proposed OlderPersons Units is being kept

under review. However, thefocus of social housing has cur-rently moved from constructionto alternative sources such associal leasing and the RentalAccommodation Scheme.

Consequently, it is unlikelythat funding will be forthcom-ing in the short-term for thisproject.

Dublin North East TD

Tommy Broughan (Lab) saidthere was massive disap-pointment in the area followingthe news of the postponement.

Local residents have beenleft hanging on wondering whatis going to happen to this siteand the critically needed newaffordable and social houses,stated Deputy Broughan.

It is outrageous and totally

unacceptable that Dublin CityCouncil have left formeramenity open spaces inMoatview and Belcamp in anappalling semi-derelict state.

On foot of enquiries byLiam OBrien, chairman of theoutstanding Belcamp EstateSteering Committee, I againcontacted Mr Tierney for an up-date on the infill housing pro-

gramme.The apartment overhang in

the North Fringe is slowly beingaddressed but there is a hugeneed in Dublin North East fornew houses, as distinct fromapartments, for families withyoung children, many of whomwant transfers from high-riseapartment accommodation, headded.

Jewellers work features in exhibition

Clontarf-born Sarajane Lynch is aFashion Design graduate of the LimerickSchool of Art & Design. She previouslyworked as a civil court clerk in NewZealand and Commonwealth Games or-ganiser in Australia before returning homeand completing the highly regarded FSJewellery Manufacturing Course in 2008.She went on to work with David ConwayJewellers and Alan Ardiff Jewellers inDublin but always wanted to learn more.

I always knew I wanted to work indesign, but not necessarily fashion design,said Ms Lynch.

I didnt like the transient nature offashion that something could be in thismonth, thrown away the next.

I prefer the permanent nature of jew-ellery and I love working with metals.

After my time with Conway Jewellersand Alan Ardiff, I came to this course inKilkenny and it has been an amazing jour-ney.

Ms Lynch said her long-term goal is toset up her own jewellery workshop in Ire-land.

I am interested in combining preciousmetals, gemstones and alternative materi-als, she added.

I want to gain further experience injewellery workshops abroad, possibly inCanada and Iceland, to perfect the skills Ihave learned in the last two years.

My aim is to pick up some tricks ofthe trade and bring back something differ-ent.

For further details on the exhibition,visit www.nationalcraftgallery.ie

A NORTHSIDE jewellery makers work is among a treasure trove of Irish pieceson show as part of the Crafts Council of Ireland Jewellery & GoldsmithingCourse Graduate Exhibition, which is taking place in the National Craft Galleryin Kilkenny.

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Players try out for Dublin charityIRISH rugby stars, Jamie Heaslip and Bob Casey, have spokenof their experience during a recent visit to some of GOAL'sprojects in Kolkata, India.

Both men admitted that work-ing for a short spell at one of themany brick kilns dotted around theoutskirts of the city was probablythe toughest manual labour theyhave ever undertaken.

Heaslip and Casey, who areboth patrons of the Dublin basedaid agency, had expressed their de-sire to toil alongside some of thepoor that benefit from GOAL's pro-grammes in an effort to get a betterunderstanding of their plight.

The players shovelled clay,pushed wheelbarrows full of mudand carried and stacked bricks forhours in intense heat at one of the35 brick-making factories.

"In a situation like that, I don'tlike standing by and just watching,"Heaslip explained. "It's just part ofwho I am. Getting stuck in theregave me a sense of realism which Iwouldn't have had unless I got in-volved."

Casey added: "Entire familieswork at the kilns, including youngchildren and women who are eightor nine months pregnant. Theymight make 2,000 bricks in a dayand earn the equivalent of 1.

However, both lads admittedthat the efforts that they put in werenothing compared to what the peo-ple there have to endure on a day-to-day basis.

"I only scraped the tip of theiceberg, really," Heaslip said."Physical labour is physical labour,but it is the conditions at the kilnsthat make it so, so hard.

The two saw how GOAL is pro-

viding families at the kilns with es-sential water and sanitation serv-ices and access to basic healthcareand education.

They also visited some of thecity's dumps, where GOAL is pro-viding essential assistance to fami-

lies forced to scavenge among therubbish for anything they can sellfor food.

"The first thing that hits you atthe dumps is the smell," said Casey."It is so overpowering it makes youwant to gag. You want to put yourt-shirt over your mouth and nosebut you can't because this is wheremany people live. It is their home.

"The week will stay with me forthe rest of my life".

Jamie Heaslip and Bob Casey found that working at one of the many brickkilns in Kolkata was probably the toughest manual labour they have ever un-dertaken.

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ART EXHIBITION: The Friends of StPauls Art Group are holding an artexhibition in the Courthouse, Howth,on Saturday and Sunday, August 27and 28, from 10am to 6pm. A rafflewill take place in aid of St FrancisHospice Raheny. Admission is free.

CHARITY JUMBLE SALE: A charity jum-ble sale will take place on Monday,August 1 (bank holiday) from 9.30amto 4pm at Unit 68 Baldoyle IndustrialEstate. Come along for all the bar-gains including bric-a-brac andhousehold items.

PLAYERS WANTED: Tolka Rovers AFCare looking for players for their Under15 Premier NDSL Sunday side (born1997). If you are interested pleasecontact Ciaran on 087-6386891.

SOCIAL BRIDGE: A Raheny-basedbridge social club has vacancies fornew members. They meet on Mon-days at 8pm. For more informationcontact Brendan on 087-9654005.

DEBATING SOCIETY: Improve your con-fidence and your ability to thinkclearly on your feet. Meet at theTeachers Club, 36 Parnell SquareWest, every second Wednesday from8pm to 10pm. Visit www.pcds.ie forfurther information, phone Helen on6231509 or email info@pcds.ie

VOLUNTEERS: Would you like to trainas a Community Mother in theCoolock area, visit a mother and herbaby once a month to share ideasand information? Volunteers are in-vited to apply to the CommunityMothers Programme. Make a differ-ence in your community and learnnew skills. For more information con-tact Marie on 8482956 and leaveyour name and contact number.

SHORT STORY/POETRY COMPETITIONS:Entries are now being taken for theannual literary competitions in asso-ciation with Swords Heritage Week.Write approximately 1,500 words ona subject of your choice and youcould win cash prizes and a valuabletrophy. There is also a special cate-gory 'What Swords Means to Me' sowhy not get writing. Entries must bein by July 30 and results will be an-nounced during Swords HeritageWeek at the end of August. For fur-ther details phone 8400080 or email:swordsmuseum@gmail.com

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Volunteersaged between 50 and 80 are ur-gently needed to participate in astudy of thinking and memory, takingplace in Beaumont Hospital. Partici-pation involves a two-hour meetingto complete paper and pen tasks. Forfurther information please callCaoimhe OBrien/Brona Wynne on8092963.

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PITCH & PUTT: St Marys Ladies Pitch& Putt Club play every Saturday in In-isfails GAA Club. Meet from 10am to10.15am. New members welcome.Phone Pat on 086-3505384 for moreinformation.

ART GROUP: A new art group for re-tirees and pensioners who are ama-teur artists and interested in paintingen plein air is being organised bySean Quinn from the Raheny area. Aswell as painting outings, it is hopedthe group will organise exhibitionspace and ultimately painting holi-days in Ireland or abroad. PhoneSean on 086-3340353 or email Dubli-nArtclub@gmail.com for more infor-mation. Also, visitwww.DublinArtClub.eu

BADMINTON CLUB: Sheriff YC Bad-minton Club is currently recruitingboth male and female players, andbeginners. They meet at 8pm on Fri-days at 1 Commons Street, IFSC,Dublin 1. All ages are welcome. Getfit and have fun. For more informa-tion, phone Catherine on 086-2730399.

MENS CLUB: The Baldoyle Mens Clubis a newly formed group that meetsevery Tuesday from 7pm till 9pm inBaldoyle Badminton Centre. It is a so-cial club that is actively seeking newmembers. Planned activities includebowling, walks, educational talks,fishing, men's health and advice onlegal matters. For further informa-tion call Monica or Julie at BaldoyleResource Centre on 8326115.

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2011

BROUGHT TO YOU BY DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL

DATE ACT VENUE LOCATION TIME OUTDOOR /INDOOR

MONDAY 1st AUGUST

THE OXO BOYS STRINGBAND & BEOGA

THE RED STABLES ST. ANNES PARK, DUBLIN 3

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THURSDAY 4TH AUGUST

DUBLIN GUITAR QUARTET

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THURSDAY 18TH AUGUST

CELTIC ROSE ST. PAPPANS CHURCH SANTRY, DUBLIN 9

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NORTHSIDE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2011

ADMISSION FREEBooking is required for all indoor concerts Booking information: Artscope 01 5059582 or e-mail: info@artscope.ie

Other general enquiries: Dublin City Council Arts Ofce, The LAB, Foley Street, Dublin 1Tel: 01 222 5455/ 222 7305e-mail: annmarie.lyons@dublincity.iewww.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCuture/ArtsOfce

For outdoor events we advise people to come prepared for all weathers. In the event of heavy rainfall the music performance will be cancelled. All performances can be subject to change or cancellation.

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A report released in 2006 bythe Office of Tobacco Controlrevealed that many 16 to 17-year-olds in Ireland spend, onaverage, just over 20 per weekon alcohol.

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