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last week’s decision to relocate the Rotunda to connolly hospital in blanchardstown has given fresh hope to campaigners calling for the new children’s hospital to be built there too.

The Rotunda move to Blanchardstown

is part of a Department of Health plan to partner the city’s maternity hospitals with adult acute hospitals.

It follows the Government’s decision to develop the new children’s hospital at the St James’s campus and the need to have a maternity hospital on that site.

However, the St James’s Children’s Hospital plan still has to go before An

Bord Pleanala, and campaigners calling for it to be built in Blanchardstown believe it could be rejected.

The children’s hospital was originally earmarked to be built on the site of the Mater but that plan was scuppered after it was turned down by the planning board on grounds of scale and density.

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How I found my sisterJack Gleeson

the incredible story of how a local man met his biological sister after 40 years of living separate lives is to be featured on tV3’s ‘adoption stories’ series this thursday (July 9).

Paul Little, from Ashtown, had no idea for the first 27 years of his life that he was adopted. However, one day he got a phone call out of the blue and learned that he had a sister – and she wanted to meet him.

Paul Littlefrom

Ashtown

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Those in favour of building it in Dublin 15 say Connolly has several advantages over St James’s, including 89 acres of State owned land on the adjoining National Sports Campus.

An assessment of a proposal put forward by Connolly Hospital and Fingal County Council after the Mater site was ruled out found virtually no weaknesses in the plan.

The assessment was contained in the Dolphin Report – a review of all proposals for the new children’s hospital - that also highlighted several concerns about the St James’s Hospital proposal, which was eventually chosen.

The report found that St James’s best met the criteria for the children’s hospital from a clinical and academic perspective. However, it also noted that the 89 acre site proposed by Connolly Hospital had practically limitless scope for future expansion and that access by car was excellent.

Jonathan Irwin, CEO and founder of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation, says last week’s confirmation of the Rotunda to Connolly move presented a major opportunity that couldn’t be disregarded.

“The powers-that-be simply cannot ignore how this makes Connolly a far superior location, making tri-location a reality in terms of maternity, children and adult services and specialties in one campus,” he continued.

“Furthermore, there is no scientific evidence to back up repeated claims that the clinical outcomes for the children would be much improved if the children’s hospital is built next to James’s, or next to any adult hospital for that matter.”

Irwin, whose comments are endorsed by the New Children’s Hospital Alliance group of health professionals and parents, said

that the lodgment of planning permission for St James’s shouldn’t mean it was a ‘done deal’.

“We want to give our children the best possible chance of survival and the best medical attention, and ruling out the need to ambulance them from one site to another will save lives,” he added.

Under current plans Connolly Hospital will be one of two ‘satellite centres’ for the new children’s hospital but Irwin believes this can be easily changed.

“Blanchardstown is already deemed a satellite site, so why not just switch this satellite status with St James’s?” he asked.

Local councilor, David McGuinness (Ind), described news that the Rotunda was moving to Connolly as “excellent’ and added his voice to calls to reconsider the Dublin 15 site for the children’s hospital.

“This confirms the need to review the children’s hospital location given Blanchardstown holding public confidence on this topic,” he said.

“Connolly would have lost out because it didn’t have a maternity hospital and I just think if St James’s doesn’t get the planning permission it’s game on again for Connolly Hospital.

“It’s not that I hope the project is stalled, but I actually think the people of this country don’t believe St James’s is the appropriate site for the children’s hospital.”

Local residents living close to St James’s have raised objections to locating the children’s hospital there. At a meeting last month organised by the New Children’s Hospital Alliance, representatives from local groups expressed fears over a dramatic increase in traffic congestion, parking problems and pollution in the area as well as subsidence in homes close to the site.

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How I found my sisterBORN in 1967, Northsider Paul Little was adopted by a couple who already had two adopted daughters.

He grew up in Ashtown, close to the Phoenix Park, and never suspected he was adopted be-cause people used to remark on how much he looked like his sis-ter and mother.

It was only when he was apply-ing for a job and needed a copy of his long-form birth certificate that he found out - at the age of 27.

He put the fact that he had been adopted well and truly at the back of his mind for years and it was never something he was in-terested in actively investigating.

However, he submitted his de-tails to the National Contact Pref-erence Register in 2007, which is an incentive by the Adoption Board and various adoption support groups, designed to fa-cilitate reuniting natural parents and the children they have given up for adoption.

One day Paul was on his way to a wedding when he got a call from the HSE. A social worker rang to tell him he had been matched with a sibling. He couldn’t believe it.

He had given a little thought to what his mother might have gone through as a single mother in 1967, but it never occurred to him he might have a sibling - a sister who wanted to meet him.

That sister was Maggie Lyng, born in 1974 and adopted by a couple who also adopted a baby boy. She had a wonderful, happy childhood in Trim, Co Meath, and was very close to her family.

As soon as she turned 18, she wanted to get information about her adoption. Maggie found the whole process incredibly frustrat-ing as she wasn’t able to obtain any significant information about her birth mother, other than she had brown hair and came from Meath, so she gave up looking for a while.

However, in 2012, Maggie be-came seriously ill and was given five possible diagnoses, three of which were cancer. This time, when she went back to the agen-cy, she didn’t just want medical information, she had to have it.

Eventually, she was told her natural mother had been treated for breast cancer and was diabet-ic. And later Maggie learned she had a brother who had been born before her.

Paul and Maggie met for the first time in 2013 and recognised each other immediately. Paul says: “It was like looking at my-self in drag!”

After meeting each other, Paul and Maggie now both wanted to meet their birth mother so their social worker arranged a meet-ing, which finally gave the pair closure and some of the answers they had been longing for.

• Adoption Stories can be seen this Thursday (July 9) at 8.30pm

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Local cricket club honours ParnellLOCAL cricket club, Phoenix Park Taverners, paid a recent visit to Wicklow for a special match to remember the birth of Charles Stewart Parnell.

The Phoenix Park based club took on a Parnell XI, mostly made up of Ashford cricket club players, on a sunny Saturday af-ternoon, for the honour of being the first winners of the Katherine O’Shea cup.

You might be wondering what the connection is between cricket and Parnell but before he became one of the greatest political lead-ers in Irish history, cricket was Parnell’s favourite pastime and his farther John Parnell founded Ireland’s first cricket club, Phoe-nix Cricket Club, in 1830.

The recent match took place at Parnell’s birthplace and ances-tral home, Avondale House and Forest Park in Co Wicklow, which is now under the custodianship of State forestry company, Coillte.

The final result saw Ashford Cricket Club, playing as Parnell XI, win the Katherine O’Shea cup.

The final score was Phoenix Cricket club for 109 for 5 off 21 against 111 for 3 off 18.

Ashford Cricket Club have said they hope to make the match an annual event to commenorate Charles Stewart Parnell.

Pictured are members of Ashford and Phoenix Park Taverners Cricket Clubs, with Carl Convery opening the batting for Phoenix. PHOTO BY MARK HARRISON

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Free travel for kidsTHE National Transport Authority (NTA) has some good news for families looking to enjoy a few days out over the coming weeks.

From now until July 19 all child Leap Card holders can jump on all Dublin Bus, Luas, DART and commuter rail services in Dublin’s ‘Short Hop Zone’ for free.

The deal extends to Bus Éireann services where Leap Card validators are available, which includes Swords Express and Ashbourne Connect.

The free travel promotion is designed to encourage families and children to use public transport for leisure activities during the school holidays.

“This is the second year for our summertime ‘Kids Go Free’ promotion,” said Anne Graham of NTA.

“In 2014, we had a great response, and with even more operators on board this year, and with Leap Card available in more parts of Ireland, we’re confident that this year will be even stronger.”

Dubs asked to share their storyDUBLIN City Public Libraries are asking born and bred Dubs, as well as those who have made the capital their home, to share the story of their start in the city.

It’s all part of a digital storytelling project called ‘Dublin: a Great Place to Start’ and those who want to take part can apply for a place on a free training course that’ll bring their story to life.

Dublin City Public Libraries is celebrating

130 years this year and there are some big plans currently underway for the future. The Central Library in the ILAC Centre has become too small so a new library building will be cre-ated at Parnell Square.

It will be linked with the renowned Dublin City Gallery - The Hugh Lane. The new City Library will anchor and embrace new and existing cultural facilities on the Square, all connected by a new civic plaza.

The Dublin: a Great Place to Start digital

storytelling project is designed to offer an ex-citing, creative way to take part in celebrating the diversity and excitement of what will be the Parnell Square Cultural Quarter.

Successful applicants to the project will have their story filmed for the Parnell Square Cultur-al Quarter website at www.parnellsquare.ie.

Stories can be about any aspect of making a start in the Dublin area, such as beginning life in the Rotunda Hospital, which is now set to move to Dublin 15.

The new City Library will serve the 1.2 million population of the Greater Dublin Area and attract an estimated 3,000 visitors a day.▪

Perry good week for local councillorIT’S been a good week for local Councillor, Cieran Perry (Ind), who recently announced that he’ll be running as a candidate in the hotly contested Dublin Central constituency in the upcoming gen-eral election.

Last week Cllr Perry was nomi-nated and elected as Deputy Lord Mayor for the next year and if that wasn’t enough reason to celebrate, he also received a BA from Trinity College.

Cllr Perry holds down a full time job and raises a family, while spending his spare time on various campaigns including Anti Water Charges and Save Moore Street.

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Comment: Tony McCullagh, Dublin People group editor

Galway is a fantastic city but accommodation can be overpriced during peak season. STOCK PHOTO▪

Staycations need to be affordable

I’VE just returned from a highly enjoyable staycation in the west of Ireland.

You often hear it said that there’s no country better than Ireland when we get the weather and this was certainly our experience when we visited Galway on a short family break.

Tourism is starting to recover after some turbulent years. There was a drop in foreign visitors in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, followed by a worldwide recession from 2008 – something of a perfect storm for the hospitality sector.

During the economic

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downturn there were incredible bargains to be found when it came to hotel packages. Those willing to take midweek or off-season offers were richly rewarded, with dinners and spa treatments thrown in free gratis.

Going on my recent experience, however, good staycation deals are becoming far more elusive, particularly since the schools closed for summer.

While the standard of our hotel was superb and the service was flawless, our three-night stay was simply overpriced

(and yes, I did shop around in advance). When we added the cost of eating out each evening, we reckoned we could have jetted off to sunnier climes on a late package deal for a similar amount.

We really need to take a long, hard look at our rip-off culture which is rampant across the tourism sector. One example is the unscrupulous hotels that hike up their room rates when major concerts or sporting events come to town.

On the Aran Islands last week, a mini bus driver quoted me €30 for a round trip no longer than 10km. Even haggling was ineffective and he eventually had to take no for an answer.

Last month I was charged €85 by Iarnrod Eireann for a return train journey to Cork (it would have been even extra for first class!).

I’ve flown to the UK and back for less!

We should be rightly proud of Ireland’s popularity as a tourism destination. Let’s just be careful we don’t get too greedy and make staycations the least viable holiday option.

We really need to take a long, hard

look at our rip-off culture which is rampant across the tourism sector.

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Big jobs boost as local firm expandsJack Gleeson

A LOCALLY based insurance company has announced a major ex-pansion that’ll create 100 new jobs in Dublin 15.

Blue Insurance, which offers cover on cars, homes, holidays, pets, gadgets and more, will be bringing the jobs on stream over the next 18-24 months as part of a significant move into the per-sonal lines and international in-surance market.

The company will be employ-ing the new staff across numer-ous departments including call centre customer services, IT de-velopment, junior management and administration in their Dub-lin 15 office.

The Irish owned company, formed in October 2003, has 160,000 existing Irish custom-ers and over 200,000 in the UK across its 14 brands, which in-clude Multitrip.com, gadgetinsur-ance.com, carhireexcess.com and petinsurance.ie.

Speaking at the jobs announce-ment last Friday (July 3) Manag-ing Director, Ciaran Mulligan, said the new jobs would facilitate the company’s rapid growth and ex-pansions plans in the insurance market over the coming years.

“These new jobs will help our existing business as well as our new unique personal lines prod-ucts and will drive further Inter-national expansion in the UK, Australian, UAE and US Markets,” he continued.

“The jobs will assist us with our commitment to deliver value, quality and innovation to all our customers for many years to come. We strongly believe that innovative Irish owned compa-nies such as Blue Insurance can make an important contribution towards achieving the goals set

out in the Government’s IFS2020 strategy as recently announced by Minister of State Simon Har-ris.”

Blue Insurance’s expansion is being supported by Enterprise Ireland. Minister for Business and Employment at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innova-tion, Ged Nash, said the company was setting a good example to Irish firms.

“Blue Insurance is a great ex-ample of how innovative Irish businesses can compete and suc-ceed in the most competitive in-ternational markets,” he added.

Minister for Health and local TD, Leo Varadkar, described Blue Insurance as a real Irish success story, both locally in Blanchards-town, and nationally.

“This is clearly an innovative company that identified a niche in the market and made a suc-cess of it,” he said. “Ireland’s future economic recovery will be built on the backbone of SMEs

like Blue Insurance.”Tánaiste and Labour TD for

Dublin West, Joan Burton, said the jobs news was good for Dub-lin West and the Irish insurance market.

“Blue Insurance is an indige-nous company that is competing and winning in the most competi-tive and sophisticated online in-surance market globally, the UK,” she said.

“It is a young company that rewards its employees for imagi-native thinking. It has shown its ability to be innovative, and to respond rapidly to changing mar-ket needs.

“Under Ciaran Mulligan’s lead-ership, and with the strong team he has around him, the potential for this company is enormous.”

Blue Insurance recently launched a unique two-year car and home insurance product which it believes will transform the market in Ireland.

The company has won many

prestigious awards over the years including ‘Best Travel Insurance Provider’ from the Travel Trade and ‘Best Travel Insurance Prod-uct’ by the Irish Travel Media.

Both Ciaran Mulligan and Rowan Devereux, who originally founded the company, were final-

ists in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year in 2011 and winners of the 2012 Travel Industry Entrepre-neur of the Year.

Blue Insurance has also won the ‘Deloitte Best Managed Com-pany’s Award’ for the past three years running.

Pictured at the jobs announcement at Blue Insurance, Blanchardstown, were (l-r): Kevin Sherry (Enterprise Ireland), Simon Harris (Minster for State, Department of Finance), Leo Varadkar (Minister for Health), Ged Nash (Super Junior Minster of State for Business & Employment), Ciaran Mulligan (Managing Director Blue Insurance). PHOTO BY DARREN KINSILLA

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Ballymun study finds family programme a huge success

Just over 98 per cent agreed or strongly agreed the programme had helped improve family relationships while 94.3 per cent agreed it helped their family get on better.

Encouragingly, 88.6 per cent agreed SFP had helped reduce family conflict and that the programme was more likely to change behaviours and attitudes towards drugs than alcohol.

All respondents thought SFP had a positive impact on the community.

The seven year follow up study was led by independent researcher, Sandra Roe, and carried out to help understand the impact of SFP on family and community life.

The study was launched by local TD, John Lyons (Lab), who commended the families and agencies involved and described the programme as a “win-win” for families, agencies, schools and the wider community.

The Ballymun Strengthening Families Programme (SFP) is an evidence based, family skills programme for all family members including parents, caregivers and their teenagers or young children.

The programme originated in the USA and has been adapted in local communities worldwide.

Ballymun Local Drugs Task Force manage and fund the programme and local agencies and schools have worked together to bring it to families since 2008.

Evidence has shown that the SFP reduces family conflicts and improves communication, organization and parenting skills – and this is confirmed by the results of the follow-up study in Ballymun.

Overall, 53 families were consulted for the study, which accounts for 45.6 per cent of all families who have graduated from the Ballymun SFP.

Key findings included that 96 per cent of respondents felt the programme made a difference in their lives. Better communication was the most common impact on families followed by improved relationships.

A total of 97 per cent of parents thought their parenting skills improved as a result of taking part in the programme, and 100 per cent of teens agreed with them. Parents were most likely to still use communication skills and teenagers most likely to use listening skills learned on the programme.

Jack Gleeson

A FOLLOW-UP study to determine the impact of a family pro-gramme in Ballymun on locals who graduated from it seven years ago has found lots of positive long term effects.

Pictured at the launch of the study results were: (l-r): Marie Lawless, BLDATF; Cliodhna Mahony, BLDATF; John Lyons TD; Sandra Roe, Researcher; Roisin Byrne, BLDATF; and Mary Fitzpatrick, SFP Parent Advocate.

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Local talent on show in BlanchardstownOVER 50 children auditioned for a special talent competition at The Blanchardstown Centre recently to find Ireland’s newest dou-ble act

The competition is aimed at promoting new Irish savoury snack, Tuckatoos, and The Blan-chardstown Centre was the first of six shopping centres that’ll be visited by a special roadshow to celebrate its launch.

The event was open to chil-dren and teens aged 8 to 14 and

Tuckatoos say they hope to find Ireland’s Little Ant & Dec.

The Tuckatoos Studio went live at Blanchardstown on June 27 for young wannabe presenters who got to experience what’s it’s like to be in a real TV studio.

Two double acts will be short-listed from each location and will

go on to a final public vote later this summer on the Tuckatoos Facebook page. The victorious double act will win a VIP trip to London where they will see the world’s biggest boyband, which includes a certain young blonde guy from Mullingar. To join the fun or to find out more about Tuckatoos visit www.tuckatoos.ie or go to Facebook www.face-book.com/tuckatoos, Twitter or Instagram @Tuckatoos.

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PayPal and eBay scheme to benefit local charitiesDUBLIN 15 based PayPal and eBay announced last week that nine local charities will receive funding totalling over €33,000 from the eBay Inc GIVE Founda-tion.

The nine benefiting charities were all nominated by employees of PayPal and eBay from their Blanchardstown, Ballycoolin and Dundalk offices, and their grant allocation was determined by the results of a vote carried out in the two hi-tech firms.

Both PayPal and eBay have a strong history of engaging with and supporting the communities where they operate.

Louise Phelan, Vice President of Global Operations for Europe, the Middle East and Africa with PayPal, said that giving back to local communities was a source of pride for both companies.

“So far this year, we have do-nated over €88,000 to 22 Irish charities,” she said.

“PayPal and eBay teammates have been busy taking part in our

official volunteer programmes. It’s all part of our corporate so-cial responsibility strategy which is our commitment to making the world a better place by enabling growth, enabling greener com-merce and powering giving.

“Each of our chosen charities does hugely important work, and I am delighted that, as a com-pany, we can offer financial sup-port of this scale to such worthy causes.”

Hazel Mitchell, Site Direc-tor, eBay, said, PayPal and eBay teammates in both Dublin and Dundalk worked hard to support local charities, through volun-teering, donations, and partici-pating in the many fundraising activities that are held at com-pany offices.

“I‘m delighted that the eBay Inc GIVE Foundation can provide additional support to another nine Irish charities,”she added.

“I’m immensely proud of the amazing community spirit shown by our teammates in Dublin and Dundalk.”

Pictured at the announcement at PayPal are (l-r) Helena Morgan, Corporate Development Manager, Children’s Fund for Health; Eugene O’Reilly, eBay GIVE Team; Hazel Mitchell, Site Director, eBay; Louise Phelan, Vice President of Global Operations EMEA, PayPal; Gillian Geraghty, PayPal GIVE Team; Tommy Garvey, PayPal GIVE Team; and Ciara Hughes, eBay GIVE Team.

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Garda cars for West Dublin on their wayWEST Dublin is to get two new Garda vehicles on top of 12 al-ready brought in earlier this year local TD and Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, has confirmed.

The Minister also said the Government would be beefing up garda resources over the coming months.

There’ll be new legislation to allow for implementation of the EU Victims Directive and new victim support offices in every Garda division.

Speaking about the new Garda cars Minister Varadkar said: “This will really help our fight against crime.

“Local Gardaí will really ben-efit from these new vehicles, which are part of the Govern-ment’s comprehensive plan to fight crime.

“As well as increasing the number of Garda vehicles, we are bringing more gardaí out from behind the desks and out onto our streets.”


Lottery funding boost for CoolmineJack Gleeson

A DRUG treatment centre in Dublin West got a welcome cash boost last week in the form of a €32,000 National Lottery Fund allocation from the Department of Health.

The windfall will allow Coolmine Therapeutic Community to complete upgrade works, including the replacement of essential safety equipment in the men’s residential rehabilitation centre at Coolmine Lodge.

Chairman of Coolmine Therapeutic Community, Alan Connolly, said it was appreciated that the allocation was only possible as a result of the support from the people of Ireland for the National Lottery.

“The funds allow us to complete these much needed works to ensure the safety of the facility for our residents, staff and families,” he said.

“The demand for our services continues to grow and last year, 147 men availed of the residential therapy at Coolmine Lodge.

“Seventy two of these clients progressed to ‘Step Down’ and aftercare and 17 graduated from the therapy. Eleven clients availed of the methadone detox and 73 per cent completed this therapy.”

Coolmine Therapeutic Community helps over 1,250 people every year as well as families, to overcome addiction.

The €32,000 grant was one of three National Lottery funding allocations in Dublin 15. Blanchardstown Centre for

Independent Living is to receive €20,000 to expand its transport service, while Blanchardstown Traveller Development Group will get €20,000 to purchase a mobile unit for outreach services.

The once-off grants are made available through the Department of Health’s National Lottery Discretionary fund to provide health-related services.

News of the funding was announced by local TD and Minister for Health Leo Varadkar.

“I hope this funding will make a real difference to the groups, to their staff members and volunteers, and of course to their clients,” he said.

A second round of grants under the fund will be announced in November. Minister pays

tribute to local project helping with recovery MINISTER for Health, Leo Varadkar, paid a visit to Coolmine Ther-apeutic Community last week to help launch an innovative crea-tive project that’s helping clients recover from addictions.

The Typecast project was initi-ated and led by Create, the na-tional development agency for collaborative arts, in partnership with the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland (DCCoI) and Coolmine Therapeutic Community. It’s funded by Léargas through the Grundtvig Programme.

Coolmine clients involved with the project worked on a series of sculptures over a 12 week period under the guidance of a talented ceramic artist who provided ad-vice and assistance on design, working with clay, artwork and concepts.

Minister Varadkar congratu-lated the clients on their achieve-ments and said the innovative collaboration between various agencies had not only identified the creativity of the clients, but it had also made a valuable contri-bution to their recovery.

“By complementing the excel-

lent therapy provided by Cool-mine Therapeutic Community, Create and the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland have given these clients a tangible oppor-tunity to identify their talents in a workplace environment, away from addiction and its conse-quence” he said. “I hope other agencies will emulate this collab-orative approach in the delivery of their services.”

The project is based on the ‘Typecast’ approach, which was instigated by Portraits of Recov-ery in partnership with the Brit-ish Ceramic Biennial as a pilot project in 2012.

It centres on the use of clay as a medium, material and process, offering an opportunity for art-ists to work collaboratively with a community in recovery to ex-plore ideas that may stem from the groups’ experience.

“The clients put their trust in

me and in the art process, even when I challenged them to move beyond their comfort zone,” said ceramic artist Kathleen Moroney who guided the project.

“Through repetition and time, and the simple act of churning out clay cars, we created a space of trust, where complex personal narratives eventually unravelled and were translated into ceramic compositions rich in metaphor.”

Pauline McKeown, CEO of Coolmine Therapeutic Commu-nity, said that recovering com-munities tend to be invisible but Typecast helped to take down barriers.

“By making recovery ‘visible’ through this project via access to cultural opportunity, it provides a voice, control over identity and representation. It also helps overcome psychological access barriers to inclusivity and can de-construct stigma,” she said.

“We believe that this project has made a valuable contribu-tion in helping to return to a drug-free life.”

CREATIVE TYPES: (l to r top) Ceramic artist, Kathleen Moroney; Alan Connolly, Chairman of Coolmine Therapeutic Community; Pauline McKeown, CEO of Coolmine Therapeutic Community; and Brian McGee, Acting CEO of the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland. (l-r bottom) Kristian Dalgarno, Typecast Project; Leo Varadkar, Minister for Health; Kathrina Wynne, Typecast Project; and Sammy Jo Tyndall, Typecast Project.

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Staff donate time to inner city project

“Their volunteers came into our community and revamped the grounds of Lourdes Church, inside and out, and also Shel-tered Housing and Independent Living in Killarney Court.

“Both have been on our ‘redo’ list for a long time now, and the devotion Aon has shown this community is just immeasur-able.

“Staff at HOPE are already re-ceiving great feedback from the locals, especially from former Lord Mayor, Christy Burke, at how delighted they are to see this work being done.”

In addition to volunteering their time and skills to HOPE the Aon employees also fundraised for the organisation, with final donations currently still being counted.

“I am humbled to see the pas-sion and dedication of my col-leagues year after year, working together in support of our local community,” said Richard End-ersen, Chief Executive Officer of Aon Risk Solutions.

“Our Global Service Day is an excellent opportunity for Aon volunteers in Ireland to make a difference in the lives of many, and we continue our commit-ment to empowering human possibilities.

“In Dublin, we are delighted to be working with HOPE, an or-ganisation who for over 15 years have battled substance abuse in inner city Dublin through educa-tion and advocacy, right around the corner from our offices.”

This year marked the fifth annual Aon Global Service Day. Aon volunteers in more than 40 countries worked with more than 250 charities and spent more than 31,000 hours, making their communities a better place.

Over 80 staff members from Aon’s office on James Joyce Street, Dublin 1, volunteered with HOPE (Hands On Peer Edu-cation), which supports local residents who have been affected or harmed by drug abuse or alco-holism in the area.

HOPE is a small community project established in 2003 that’s designed to work with locals negatively impacted by addiction issues.

Through education, preven-tion programmes and advocacy services, it facilitates young people and adults in the area in remaining free from substance abuse and achieving an improved lifestyle.

The Aon volunteer team worked in shifts, to paint and clean the residents’ community facility area in the Killarney Court Complex on Sean McDermott Street, Dublin 1.

They also undertook jobs such as cleaning, gardening, decorat-ing and much more in the local Our Lady of Lourdes Church.

Aon was supported in their efforts by partners, Accent So-lutions, which contributed all cleaning materials and loaned its expertise on the day; Brady’s Home Care, which supplied dis-counted paint and equipment; and Dublin City Council, which provided gardening supplies and access to high pressure water in the Church yard.

Lord Mayor of Dublin City, Christy Burke, also visited the volunteers in the afternoon.

“We at HOPE could not thank Aon enough for choosing us as their charity this year,” said HOPE manager, Irene Crawley.

“The valuable support and encouragement Aon’s volunteer team have given us knows no bounds.

STAFF from Aon Ireland offices in Dublin took part in a recent lo-cal volunteering initiative in the North Inner City as part of its Global Service Day initiative.

HELPING HANDS: Pictured are Aon Ireland employees Declan Robinson, Jennifer Mulready, Katalin Szaller,

Kevin Hughes and Claire Fitzgerald helping out at HOPE.

PHOTO BY JASON CLARKE PHOTOGRAPHY.

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Reclaiming Dublin city

the city best – are able to write what they know about underused spaces and make suggestions on possible uses.

They can be fenced brown-fields that could function as parks, buildings in ruins that need refurbishment, or even flat roofs that are spacious enough to accommodate some activities.

Reusing Dublin’s goals also

Such spaces include aban-doned buildings that have been boarded up and put up for sale, dilapidated ones that have been forgotten by their owners and different sized vacant or under-used spaces.

Dubliners may have wondered about the possibilities for such places, or even thought about practical solutions that could im-prove these spaces.

With that in mind, gathering up as much information as pos-sible on underused spaces is judged to be very helpful, in the sense of offering a quick way, for example, for community groups to find a desirable spot to carry out their activities in the city.

Keeping beehives, storing any-thing in particular or growing vegetables are all concepts that have been much talked about in Europe, not only for its purposes of sustainability per se, but for its social interaction factor that brings neighbourhoods together.

Reusing Dublin is now at-tempting to map these under-used and vacant spaces to create a database and to make it public to assist in the reuse of vacant spaces.

The Reusing Dublin website serves as a platform that func-tions by crowdsourcing, meaning interested people and especially Dubliners – the ones who know

DUBLIN has accumulated many underused sites throughout the years and these days the chances of encountering one while wandering in the city is highly likely.

Vacant sites on North King Street▪

The Reusing Dublin team on Grangegorman Lower▪A site in Arbour Hill is examined by the Reusing Dublin team▪

Davi Lopes of Reusing Dublin explains how the city’s vacant spaces can be reclaimed for public use

include reaching out to prop-erty owners to participate in this quest, adding more pins to the reuse map and hence more op-portunities.

This will also attract people to engage in various events held by the organisation’s team, such as the recent ‘Recycling Dublin’ cy-cle that was carried out on June 20.

The event gathered as many people as possible mounted on their bikes on a mission to cycle throughout the city and discover more unused sites to be added to the website.

It was a great experience in all regards, and equally important to update the information from existing entries on Dublin 7 ar-eas.

The project has started this year and has been broadening its access via the social networks, on Twitter, Facebook and Insta-gram.

Reusing Dublin is an experi-mental research project that is part of a wider EU FP7 project called TURAS (Transitioning to-wards Urban Resilience and Sus-tainability).

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alcohol awareness campaign is launchedAN alcohol awareness campaign which aims to support Dublin adults who may be concerned about their alcohol use, has been launched.

Through its campaign, Boots Ireland will be raising awareness of alcohol use and helping com-munities to understand the risks of exceeding limits by offering advice and support.

Boots aims to help people un-derstand their drinking habits and how to stay within safe lim-its.

Susan O’Dwyer, Boots Pharma-cist, said alcohol dependence and abuse remains a major public health concern in Ireland.

“Boots Ireland is committed to offering support to those affected by alcohol,” said Ms O’Dwyer.

“This alcohol awareness cam-paign is aimed at encouraging

adults to understand their drink-ing behaviour and to support them to take proactive steps to look after their health by adopt-ing less harmful behaviours where appropriate.

“We continue to strive to en-sure that individuals concerned about their drinking habits can have access to additional support within their community.”

Dr Hugh Gallagher, an alcohol addiction specialist, said: “Drink-ing alcohol at levels above the recommended limits is associ-ated with the development of diseases including liver disease, heart disease and cancer.

“Brief interventions can be

very effective for many people and it is encouraging to see that organisations such as Boots Ire-

land are supporting adults in Dublin and across Ireland to un-derstand their drinking behav-

iour and offering support to help them manage drinking if it has become a concern for them.”

The Boots Alcohol Awareness Campaign aims to help the pub-lic understand what a standard drink is and what constitutes low risk drinking such as adhering to guidance on low risk weekly lim-its, avoiding binge drinking, as well as understanding what steps can be taken to help manage more harmful behaviours.

The Boots team in Dublin is available to go through a risk as-sessment that is designed to help adults to understand their drink-ing.

These risk assessments can take place in a private consulta-tion room and pharmacists are available for a private conversa-tion if required.

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Network event for IBDsufferers THE Irish Society of Crohns and Colitis Disease (ISCC) and the Crohns Colitis Ire-land Youth Network (CCIYN) are hosting their annual summer BBQ in the Gibson Hotel this Saturday, July 11.

In a series of ‘Let’s Talk’ themed Mini-Huddles, this is a fun informal event where members and non-members aged 16-30-ish living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) are given the chance to meet and chat.

You are invited to join these groups for some com-plimentary summer mock-tails, lunch and fun. There will also be guest speakers on the day. Visit www.iscc.ie for further details.

Dementia study publishedIF key risk factors for demen-tia, such as low levels of educa-tion and unhealthy lifestyles, had been addressed through public policy initiatives there could be more than 1,000 few-er people living with dementia in Ireland today.

That’s according to a new re-port commissioned by the Alzhe-imer Society of Ireland and au-thored by the Institute of Public Health Ireland (IPH).

The ASI report is entitled ‘Brain Health and Dementia Prevention in Ireland.

It calls for the concept of ‘brain health’ to be used to inform Gov-ernment policies geared at mini-mising early school leaving and promoting a healthy lifestyle which, is it believed, could prove significant in reducing dementia risk at population level.

Research has shown that a low level of education is associated with increased dementia risk in later life. Increased levels of education can not only delay the early symptoms of dementia, but may also slow down the develop-ment of the condition.

While acknowledging that not all dementia can be prevented, the paper generated population risk factors for later life dementia using the estimated 2011 demen-tia prevalence rate for Ireland and prevalence of risk factors measured in the SLÁN (Survey on

Lifestyle and Attitudes to Nutri-tion) report.

The IPH estimated what a 10pc reduction in the seven known risk factors could have meant for prevalence of dementia in Ire-land based on 2011 data, taking into account that these risk fac-tors tend to cluster together.

The seven risk factors are low education, diabetes, smoking, depression, physical inactivity, midlife obesity, and high blood

Research has shown that a low level of education is associated with increased dementia risk in later life. PIC POSED ▪

pressure.Broken down, the study esti-

mates that low levels of educa-tion was a potential factor for 18pc of dementia prevalence in Ireland in 2011.

The study has prompted urgent calls from the Alzheimer Society of Ireland for dementia preven-tion to be integrated into nation-al public health programmes now alongside other major non -com-municable diseases (NCD)

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travel appsBy Tam Hanna

TRAVEL planning can take quite a lot of work. Here are 10 apps that will take the hassle out of the whole process, from finding the first inspiration on choos-ing where to travel, to booking tickets to get there, finding ac-commodation and things to do, and getting around once you arrive.

INSPIRATION

TroverBefore a holiday begins (and

as soon as a holiday is over) those with wanderlust will love to spend time with Trover - the ‘visu-al bucket list’ app that allows you to plan, share, and contribute to a community of like-minded trav-ellers and holidaymakers.

FinderyBilled as the ‘treasure map of

your life’ Findery, created by the founder of Flickr, connects you with other travellers who have been to the same place as you in the form of location-specific notes. In your home city, or in a foreign city, get inspired by fa-mous or personal moments eve-rywhere around you.

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GoEuroThe GoEuro app is the com-

plete package for getting around Europe. It connects to air, bus, and rail providers across the con-tent, and allows users to navigate hundreds of provider websites in six languages and four curren-cies. Useful for research as well as booking tickets, this app will make travelling easier, more flex-ible, and more affordable than buying a Eurail pass. You can find more info here:

www.goeuro.com/apps/

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SkyscannerWith a focus on finding cheap

flights, SkyScanner helps custom-ers search hundreds of airlines for the best deal - and its unique graphs and fuzzy search make searching for flights fun.

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Booking.comOnce you know where you’re

going, the first thing you need to decide is where you will stay. Booking.com’s mobile app is just as streamlined as the website - and allows you to search, filter, and book hotels or hostels quick-ly and easily.

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Free Euro health card could be lifesaverDUBLIN holidaymakers who don’t apply for the European Health Insurance card (EHIc) are being warned that they face the pos-sibility of being turned away from hospitals overseas.

Allianz Global Assistance is ad-vising Dubs to apply for the free health card now, before they start packing for their summer holi-days.

The card enables European citi-zens to access hospital and health care services when travelling to any other EU country, as well as Iceland, Norway, Lichtenstein and Switzerland.

With the EHIC, holiday-makers who become ill or suffer an injury

while away, are entitled to treat-ment within the public system of that country, although it isn’t meant to be a substitute for travel insurance.

Applying for the card should be an essential part of the summer holiday checklist, according to the Sandyford-based travel insurance assistance company.

Meanwhile, the EU Publication Office has launched a new help-ful app, outlining all the informa-

tion about the EHIC in a portable guide. The free app is available in 25 different languages and in-cludes general information about the card, emergency phone num-bers, covered treatments and costs, how to claim reimburse-ment and who to contact in the case of losing the card. Through the new app, travellers know what to expect when using the card in countries with different health-care systems, according to Roland Hesse, General Manager with Alli-anz Global Assistance in Ireland.

“Applying for the free European Health Insurance Card should be

on everyone’s holiday checklist this summer, especially with the new portable guide available as an app,” he said.

“It’s also important to remem-ber that the EHIC doesn’t cover travel costs or guarantee free services in every European coun-try, so parents should check that they have the correct level of travel insurance in place for their families too, before they hit the airports and ports over the sum-mer holidays.”

Hesse added: “Falling ill or needing emergency support abroad can prove very costly.

Travellers need to be aware of the risks they face, whether that’s de-layed or cancelled flights, lost lug-gage or something more serious such as an accident or illness.

“Having adequate travel in-surance cover provides financial support, as well as expert advice when you need it most.”

The EHIC, which is free of charge, is available to all Irish residents and online application is available through the HSE website or at a Local Health Office.

The new app can be download-ed for IOS, Android and Window Phones.

Roland Hesse of Allianz Global Assistance in Ireland.▪

AirbnbIf you’re looking for alterna-

tive accommodation and perhaps want to stay somewhere more authentic than a hotel, the Air-bnb app is slick, fast, and full of inspiring locations to stay you may never have thought of.

AcTIVITIES

GetYourGuideGetYourGuide is fast growing

as the go-to app for activities and tours and often grants its users special perks like skipping lines or upgrades that you wouldn’t be able to find on your own.

YelpYelp suggests places to eat

based on your location, cuisine preference and budget, and lets you browse the experiences of other users who’ve blazed the trail before you.

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CityMaps2GoCityMaps2Go lets you save

comprehensive, detailed street maps of a place, lets you book-mark and annotate the maps, and gives you guides and destination suggestions, all without requiring an internet connection

Wi-Fi FinderOperating in 144 countries

worldwide, this app will let you find a Wi-Fi hotspot in almost any place that has it. Finding pub-lic Wi-Fi makes it easy to send emails, share photos, look up directions, or check reservations on the go - without having to go back to your hotel.

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Free festival at Merrion SquareIRELAND’S biggest summer festival, Laya Healthcare’s City Spectacular, will take place in Merrion Square from July 10-12.The festival is the highlight of the international street perform-ance calendar. This year’s line up includes weight-lift-ing American strongwoman, Mama Lou, Austral-ian sword-swallower and extreme performance artist, The Space Cowboy, Argentinian football freestyler, Victor Rubilar, and British female contortionist, Bendy Em, who can fit her whole body into a 16-inch see-through box. Entry to this family friendly festival is free of charge. Laya healthcare will once again bring their ever-popular Kid’s Court to the family-loving festival, but this time it is even messier, meaner and more mischievous than ever! Children can put their parents on trial, who may be sentenced to a custard-pie-in-the-face or a bucket of iced water thrown as punishment.For the full programme of fun activities, visit www.cityspectacular.com.

Art exhibition in Raheny THERE is lots of talent in the Raheny Active Re-tirement Art Group.If you would like to view their latest pieces of work, you can enjoy an exhibition of their paint-ings which is taking place at Raheny Library throughout July.

Smithfield picnic

A free event series called Smithfield Summer Picnics aims to get more people using Smith-field Square as a com-munity and recreational space.The picnics are aimed at young people age 16-30 and families with children living in and around Smithfield and Stoneybatter. Each picnic will consist of a calendar of free workshops, live music and games, with at least two activities per week.The picnics take place every Sunday until Septem-ber 27 from 12noon to 3pm.Everyone in the area is being encouraged to bring

a picnic, join in and enjoy Smithfield Square on Sundays this summer!

Aquathlon season gets underway

GET ready for the second event in this summer’s Pulse Aquathlon season, which has returned to North Bull Wall for the summer. Each year over 150 participants take to the waters for a 750m swim parallel to the Bull Wall in the calm waters of Dublin Bay fol-

lowed by a 5km run along Dollymount Strand.For beginners this is the perfect opportunity to get a first taste of a multi-sport event. For the more experienced, it’s a great opportunity to achieve that elusive personal best.Race 2 of the series will take place this Thursday, July 9. Participants can register on www.pulsetri.com.Registration closes at 6.45am on the night and the race starts at 7.30pm approximately.The cost is €15 for an individual adult entry, €20 for a relay entry, and €10 for a Junior entry (aged 16–19 years as of December 31 2015).For more information, visit www.pulsetri.com

Test your knowledge at local quiz

QUIZ enthusiasts may be interested in drop-ping along to a quiz night which is taking place this Friday, July 10, at St Paul’s Football

Club, Gracefield Road, Artane. The start time is 8.30pm. A table of four costs €24. There will be sandwich-es at the interval thanks to the local Centra store. Our Lady of the Universe Lourdes Group is hold-ing the fundraising quiz night, to send a cancer patient to Lourdes.

Sing Along Frozen

Join the cast of one of the top animated films of all time and sing-along to the hit soundtrack, including the Oscar-winning song ‘Let It Go’.To celebrate the summer holidays heating up, Axis Ballymun is cooling down with its first film

treat of the season.Just follow the music and join in, in true sing-along tradition. Sing-along Frozen is the perfect opportunity for all fans to dress up, ‘Let it Go’ and sing their hearts out with Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Olaf, Prince Hans and the mystical trolls.And Dame ‘Aunty’ Stuffy will be there to ensure everyone is up on their feet singing!It’s all happening on Wednesday, July 8, at 11am. Tickets cost €3. Call Axis on 01-8832100, visit www.axis-ballymun.ie or email [email protected].

Aunty Stuffy’s Big Summer Blowout

If the Frozen singalong is too tame well straight off the back of her first sell out show, Aunt Stuffy is back on Friday night for a summer sizzler than will have over 18s sweating... in a good way.Join Stuffy & her amazing cast for another Aunty Stuffy’s Big Summer Blowout and a fun-filled night of song, comedy, dance & crazy antics. Swimwear optional.The show starts at 8pm on July 10 and lasts for two hours. Tickets cost €15 or €12 with concessions. Call Axis on 01-8832100, visit www.axis-ballymun.ie or email [email protected].

Patchwork workshops

Looking for a summer hobby? Adult patchwork workshops are taking place at 3pm on Thursdays

in the Botanic Gardens beginning on July 9.Join experts from the Irish Patchwork Society in this beginners workshop, which will give an intro-duction to simple patchwork techniques.Participants will get the opportunity to work on a small piece of handwork. This workshop is for Grown Ups only. Admission free but booking essential. Email [email protected] or call 01-8570909 for details.

Dublin’s lost fashion history

The Lost Fashion History of Dublin Tours are a unique series of tours which explore Dublin’s styl-ish past. Fashion historian, Ruth Griffin of the Rua Ruth blog, brings visitors on a saunter through the centuries to discover the style of the different quarters of Dublin. Find out more about the places where our most important fashion designers lived and worked, our trend-setting residents and the histories behind the city’s premier shopping streets, Geor-gian Squares, rag-trade and textile districts. The tour on Saturday, July 11, is based around South William Street. Tickets cost €12 and details can be found online at www.ruaruth.com.

BBQ music fair

Celebrate summer at The Séamus Ennis Arts Centre’s family BBQ, complete with live music and a massive display of records for you to browse through. Or, if you have a gem of a record gather-ing dust in the attic, see if you can trade it for cash or other unique records at this perfect day out. There’s live music in the centre’s new court-yard, The Piper’s Garden, from 2pm and the fun starts from 11am. Admission free. Charge applies for BBQ food. The Séamus Ennis Arts Centre is in Naul Fingal, Co Dublin. Details online at www.tseac.ie.

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a picnic, join in and enjoy Smithfield Square on Sundays this summer!

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Dublin’s lost fashion history

The Lost Fashion History of Dublin Tours are a unique series of tours which explore Dublin’s stylish past. Fashion historian, Ruth Griffin of the Rua

Each year over 150 participants take to the waters for a 750m swim parallel to the Bull

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Celebrate summer at The Séamus Ennis Arts Centre’s family BBQ, complete with live music and a massive display of records for you to browse through. Or, if you have a gem of a record gathering dust in the attic, see if you can trade it for cash or other unique records at this perfect day

es at the interval thanks to the local Centra store.

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By Ciara McGowan

Microchipping your dog is really important, and we can’t stress that enough!

It’s a quick and simple proc-ess that is relatively painless for your dog, and can save a lot of heartbreak if your beloved pet was to become lost.

A microchip is the size of a grain of rice, and is implanted by a vet or vet nurse using a specially designed needle.

It takes the same amount of time as it would for your dog to get one of its vaccinations.

After the microchip is im-planted, the owner then regis-ters his or her details on a Gov-ernment approved database, such as Fido (www.fido.ie).

Each chip has its own unique code, under which the owner’s details will be saved on the database. If your dog is found straying, and brought to a vet practice, animal rescue or local pound – it will be scanned by the official and if microchipped, the details can be looked up and hopefully the dog will be reunit-ed quickly with it’s owner.

In 2015, the Government an-nounced that from March 31, 2016, all dogs in Ireland must be microchipped.

From September 1, all pup-pies must be microchipped and registered with a Government approved database by the time

they reach 12 weeks old, or be-fore they are moved from their birth home.

It will be illegal to buy or take ownership of a pup that is not microchipped and registered, and that does not have a certifi-cate to prove this.

You must inform a Govern-ment approved database when you buy, sell, take ownership or transfer ownership of a dog.

If you already have a dog, and you’re wondering how this new law might affect you, you’ll need to make sure that the dog is microchipped and registered on a Government approved da-tabase by March 31, 2016.

The database to which you register your dog will provide you with a certificate to prove the dog is microchipped and registered.

You must keep your contact details up to date! This is so im-portant.

And don’t forget to notify the database of any change of ad-dress or phone number.

Dogs Trust is excited to be

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supporting a Nationwide Micro-chipping awareness campaign and will be running microchip-ping promotions during the month of September both at their Rehoming Centre in Dublin

11 and also through a network of participating vets around Ire-land.

Make sure to keep an eye on their website www.dogstrust.ie for updates on this campaign.

From September1, all

puppies must be microchipped and registered with a Government approved database by the time they reach 12 weeks old, or before they are moved from their birth home.

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Dogs Trust is based in Finglas, just off exit 5 on the M50. Map and directions can be found on their website at www.dogstrust.ie. You can also pop up for a visit. Dogs Trust is open six days a week from 12-4pm. The centre is closed all day Tuesday. You can also find Dogs Trust on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dogstrustireland or Twitter @DogsTrust_IE.

Dublin People Newspaper Group has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for over 200 lost and abandoned dogs.

Our Dog of the Week this week is Polly - a three-year-old Staffordshire Bull Ter-rier Crossbreed. Polly has been at Dogs Trust for a while now and will require lots of TLC (Time Love and Commitment) from her new owners.

She is a big puppy and really has no idea of her own strength so she is seek-ing a home with older children. Polly has a lot of tricks and loves to learn, she is super bright and knows all the basics including ‘paw’ and ‘roll over’.

If you think you could offer Polly a loving home, where you will have a real interest in continuing her training, call Dogs Trust on 01-8791000 or pop into the centre.

ing a home with older children. Polly has Dixie


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By Edel Cox of The Beauty Dial (www.thebeautydial.ie)

As the summer sun starts to shine and shorts and strappy tops take over your wardrobe, treat your skin to Moroccan Rose Gold Glow Perfect Dry Oil. REN’s newest Moroccan Rose product will leave your skin deeply hydrated with a subtle glow. Blended with precious Rose Damascene oil harvested in the Atlas Mountains, Moroccan Rose Gold Glow Perfect Dry Oil is the key to divinely soft, nourished, glowing and healthy skin. Your skin is not the only thing exposed to the summer sun’s rays. Hydrate and protect your hair with REN’s distinctive 100 per cent naturally derived actives from Moroccan Argan Oil and Rosa Damascene Oil. Light up your summer look with a subtle glossy sheen from Moroccan Rose Gold Glow Perfect Dry Oil.

The Lucy Nagle AW15 collection is pure cashmere with a raspberry, grey, black and crimson colour palette. New to the collection are luxurious Cashmere Lounge Pants in plain grey and also with a star emblem which is seen throughout the collection. Lucy Nagle collections are stocked in Brown Thomas Dublin, Cork and Limerick and BT2, selected boutiques and online on www.lucynagle.com. Lucy’s collection of elegant, yet comfortable clothing will suit women of all ages. It features a selection of cardigans and sweaters, made with the finest cashmere from inner Mongolia and manufactured in Scotland. It’s a versatile range with a mix of casual and dressy pieces. Prices range from €165 to €350.PHOTOS by Kieran Harnett

With Bastille Day swiftly approaching (July 14), we’ve got our eyes on all things French. Ensure that your eyes have that certain ‘Je ne sais quoi’ with these richly pigmented and varied eye-shadows. The NYX Love in Paris palette range each feature nine luxurious shades that combine perfectly to create an effortlessly chic, sophisticated look. The three palettes - Madelines and Macaroons, Parisian chic and Love Affair With Louis - are the epitome of French glamour and beauty. NYX Parisian chic palette combines shimmery copper and bronze tones with neutral matte taupes and beiges in order to achieve Parisian perfection. Available in selected pharmacies nationwide.

The look of the ‘90s is back and it’s conquering the catwalks. Designers

are creating a fashion flashback with linear cuts and high-tech materials like

neoprene. Black and white, the messengers of luxury, are combined with clear colours

such as bright pink and orange. Silver with a mirror glaze provides a cool twist and sets innovative

highlights. The Limited Edition ‘Sense of Simplicity’ by Catrice brings the look of the ‘90s to the here and now. Available in Penneys stores from July to September 2015, these beauty products emphasise the fashion trend of the season with must-haves like the Bouncy Eyeshadows with a metallic finish; the Cream to Powder Blush for a matt look; as well as nail polishes with a semi-matt latex or mirror finish. This pink cream to powder blush can be applied with your finger or a brush.


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Remembering Mother Jones

MAY 1 was International Workers’ Day. By coincidence, it also marked the birthday of a forgotten Irish hero, Mary Harris Jones. Originally from Cork, Mary Harris would become known to the world as “the most dan-gerous woman in America”.

Born into a tenant farming family in 1837, Mary Harris’s formative years would shape the rest of her life.

Like the rest of their class the Harris family were struck by the devastating ef-fects of the great famine in Ireland and to survive they were forced to emigrate to Canada.

In 1859, Mary moved to the USA and began working as a teacher in Michi-gan. Sometime later, while working in Memphis Tennessee, Mary met George E Jones, an organiser with the Interna-

tional Moulders and Foundry Workers of North America, and the couple were married in 1861. Mary Harris became Mary Harris Jones.

Now married, Mary gave up her job as a school teacher and instead opened a dress shop in Memphis.

Over the next few years as Mary and George settled into family life, they had four children, three girls and one boy. Unfortunately, their happiness was not to last.

Memphis was struck by a Yellow Fever epidemic in 1867. Tragically, Mary Jones was forced to watch powerlessly as the disease first claimed her husband and then her four children.

Devastated by the loss of her fam-ily, Mary moved to Chicago where she opened a new dress shop and tried to get on with her life.

The world, however, had other things in store for Mary Harris Jones and disas-ter touched her life again.

The Great Fire of Chicago began on Sunday, October 8, 1871 and burned for two days. Mary Harris Jones lost her new shop, her home and all of her posses-sions to its flames.

Instead of giving up, Mary got back on her feet and decided to dedicate the rest of her life to the struggle for working class liberation.

Mary joined the Knights of Labour and began to encourage local workers to

fight for justice. She organised workers to strike to demand their rights. With the demise of the Knights of Labour, Mary joined the Socialist Party of America and became a trade union organiser with the United Mine Workers.

Mary became prominent not only for travelling around the country organising workers to strike, but also for organising the wives and children of strikers to dem-onstrate on their behalf.

Mary organised whole communities in support of workers’ rights. Mary was by now known as ‘Mother Jones’, a title of respect, honouring how she treated all the working class as her children and re-ferred to strikers as “her boys”.

In 1902, at her trial for breaking an injunction banning a miners’ meeting, Mother Jones was described as “the most dangerous woman in America”.

As a union organiser, Mother Jones was a tireless champion of the fight for socialism and a fearless leader, defiantly confronting bosses, strike breakers and the police.

In 1905, Mother Jones became a found-ing member of the Industrial Workers of the World, a new trade union that sought to organise all workers regardless of their profession into one big union under the slogan “an injury to one is an injury to all”.

Remaining an active trade union or-ganiser right into the 1920s, Mother

Jones was determined that only death would stop her, ‘If they want to hang me, let them. And on the Scaffold I will shout freedom for the Working Class”.

Old age finally caught up with this remarkable Irish heroine at the age of 93. Mother Jones died on November 30 1930.

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ry afford Dublin the compliment of playing sweepers or dropping men back.

However, Dublin’s record against teams that play ultra-de-fensive leaves a lot to be desired and that’s the BIG ques-tion the Dubs will have to answer before they look lovingly at Sam.

W h a t Westmeath need to do is play to the best of their ability and hope Dub-lin have an off day. They should not com-pete for Dublin’s kick-outs and play both midfielders and wing forwards in defence.

Only Kerry have attacked Clux-ton’s kicks-outs with success, and Dublin beat them both times, so don’t bother trying.

Each defender should mark their own man tight and I would double mark Connolly and Bro-gan with the two other players back marking any space Dublin

try to create. This should reduce Dublin’s

scoring rate and may frustrate them. They need to keep the score as tight as possible and hit Dublin on the counter attack.

If Westmeath stay concentrated and

focused for the 70 plus min-

utes they have a slim chance, but surely a loss by a small e n o u g h

m a r g i n wouldn’t dent

the confidence they have built up

as they will still have another game to play this year

in the qualifiers.What Dublin need to do is stop

their own backs soloing the ball at half pace through the middle of the field.

This is especially true if West-meath don’t compete for Clux-ton’s kick-outs and park the bus.

They need to move the ball fast from defence to the for-wards and support with numbers

from behind the play. The key will be to get the ball

to Diarmuid Connolly as often and early as possible especially when he is in the free role during the game, and also to Bernard Brogan who is playing like God at the moment and is injury free for the first time in a number of years.

These two players are the genesis of most Dublin scoring attempts and are on fire at the moment. Between them, they scored 4-6 against Kildare from play.

The Dublin fullback line is sus-pect to the long diagonal ball to a target man and this may cost them later in the year and West-meath should try this approach.

When the championship gets serious on the bank holiday in August I worry for Dublin when they get to face the top ultra-de-fensive teams, as I haven’t seen a Plan B this year at all.

Dublin are more compact than last year but have struggled against this defensive approach this year in the league games against Tyrone, Derry and Mona-ghan.

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Dublin’s Diarmuid Connolly watches his penalty go past substitute Kildare goalkeper Colin Heeney in the Leinster semi-final. PHOTOS: RAMSAY CARDY/SPORTSFILE

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Will Westmeath park the bus against rampant Dubs?

Vinnie Murphy

WESTMEATH, with a surprise and brilliant comeback win against our old enemy Meath, will have enjoyed the last week or so, basking in the warmth

the limelight their win has giv-en and rightly so.

However, in the Leinster final this Sunday against the Dubs they will be entering a place where all Leinster teams have been for most of the last dec-ade, and very few have survived the scoring machine that Dublin have become.

How they react to the win against Meath and how they ap-proach the formidable record Dublin have will be key for them.

Will they play the naïve and at-tractive way they have played so far or will they go ultra-defensive

and take a chance on the Dubs having an off day?

To me, playing the naïve game will do serious damage to any im-provement and confidence built up in their three wins to date.

Westmeath are a young team and the more experience they get at this level the better. How-ever, a hammering such as Dub-lin gave Longford and Kildare will only set them back further than square one.

The scars on the Kildare play-ers are there for everyone to see. Therefore, only a fool would send a team out against Dublin and make it a shootout, as even Ker-

Only a fool would send a team out

against Dublin and make it a shootout


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Mick O’Grady, Kildare, in action against Cian O’Sullivan, Dublin, at Croke Park. ▪

The sure sign Dublin are in trouble is when you see their de-fenders carrying the ball with no pace or intent through the mid-dle into a packed forward area.

The stats will tell you Dublin have struggled in, or lost most of the games like Donegal last year in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Dublin have won their first two games in the championship by an average of 23 points, and West-meath theirs by seven.

If Westmeath don’t park the bus I take Dublin to win by 16

points plus and to score at least five goals.

Even if they do park the bus it won’t be enough and a double-digit loss awaits them.

I just hope Westmeath can put it up to the Dubs for a little longer than Kildare and Longford did.

•Vinnie Murphy won an All-Ireland medal with Dublin in 1995. He also has five Leinster senior medals to his name and was an All-Star in 1992.

Ciaran Kilkenny, Dublin, in action against Kevin Murnaghan, Kildare, during the Leinster semi-final.

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Bernard Brogan, pictured scoring here against Kildare, will be among the players most feared by the Westmeath defence. PHOTO: RAMSAY CARDY/SPORTSFILE ▪

DUBLIN will be bidding for their 54th Leinster title when they take on Westmeath at Croke Park this Sunday, July 12.

Westmeath will go into the de-cider full of confidence following their sensational semi-final vic-

tory over Meath at Croke Park.Tom Cribben’s side looked

down and out against the Royal County and when they trailed by 10 points at one stage, appeared to be heading

back to the Midlands with a heavy defeat.

However, in the game of the season so far in the All-Ireland series,

they rallied brilliantly and pulled off a stunning vic-

tory.

Despite that win though, West-meath are still not expected to get anywhere near Jim Gavin’s men who have been racking up the scores for fun, and inflicted heavy defeats on Longford and Kildare in the previous rounds.

Westmeath’s last meeting with Dublin in the Leinster Champion-ship was in the quarter-final in 2013 and ended in a 1-22 to 0-9 defeat.

A similar scoreline this time out wouldn’t surprise too many.

As a spectacle it would be great if the boys in maroon can

keep pace with the swashbuck-ling Metropolitans for as much of the match as possible, and is something that would go down well with the neutrals.

Westmeath’s one and only Leinster title was in 2004 when they defeated Laois after a re-play.

The Lake County would love to add to that one triumph with a win over Dublin at headquarters, and rekindle memories of when the late Kerry legend Páidi O Sé guided them to the Delaney Cup.

Here’s hoping for a quality game of open football whatever the outcome!

Cathal McNally, Kildare, in action against Jack McCaffrey (left) and Cian O’Sullivan, Dublin, during the Leinster semi-final. PHOTO: RAMSAY CARDY/SPORTSFILE

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Dublin are massive favourites to claim yet another title

In the game of the season so

far in the All-Ireland series, they rallied brilliantly and pulled off a stunning victory.


‘LEVI’S Gift’ tells the story of Lena, a woman in her mid-forties, and her daughter Mattie who has just given birth to a stillborn son.

Following Mattie’s spiral into depression, Lena brings her from their home in America to Italy in an attempt to re-kin-dle in her daughter the sense of family and identity she lost after the death of her child.

Against the backdrop of Rome and its surrounding countryside, Lena opens up for the first time to Mattie about her past. Twenty years ago, as a young woman grieving for her father, Lena travelled to Italy and befriended a young nun, Agata.

While visiting Agata in a picturesque seminary in the Roman coun-

tryside, Lena met Levi, a seminarian, and a

passionate relation-ship blossomed. But Levi’s wish to be a priest could not be contained and, in tragic circumstanc-

es, Lena ran from the seminary, leaving Levi

behind.Lena started a new

family with her college boy-friend Damien and daughter Mattie, and vowed to forget her summer in the seminary. Now, finally, when Le-na’s friend Ruth offers to brings them to that very seminary for her son’s ordination, Lena knows the time has come to confront her past. She tells her daughter about her love for Levi

and how it has never faded even after all these years.

She attempts to explain to Mattie the choices she made in bringing her up, including leaving Mattie’s father Damien. Lena hopes these revelations will help Mattie trust her again and provide a route to coping with her lost child. But Mattie is locked in her own past, abandoned by the father of her child and grieving for her baby. When Ruth’s other son, Si-mon, who was Mattie’s childhood sweetheart, complicates matters in Rome, past mistakes of both mother and daughter collide.

Ultimately, the music, beauty and sacredness of the seminary is not enough to contain its secrets and Lena must choose between protecting Levi, the man she has always loved, and giving her daughter a chance for a future.

This story is about forbidden love, loss and, above all, a moth-er and daughter encountering the past together in a desperate attempt to find a future.

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Maria Dickenson, MD at Dubray, said: “One of the things that’s really special about the company is the huge passion every one of our staff has for reading.

“We really pride ourselves on the book knowledge we offer our customers, whether they’re coming in to buy something for themselves, for friends or for family. And the diversity of our knowledge is really highlighted in the amazing range of titles we have here – from classics to crime and everything in between.”

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ was a particular favourite, with excitement building for Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’, which will be on their bookshelves from July 14.

The list includes books for readers of all ages, from childhood classic ‘Winnie the Pooh’ to teen favourite ‘The Fault in Our Stars’, while featured classics include ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ by Alexandre Dumas and Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’. The oldest book on the list is nearly 2,000 years-old, ‘The Campaigns of Alexander’, with recent publications like ‘The Miniaturist’ and contemporary favourite ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ also making an appearance.

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and how it has never faded even after all these years.

She attempts to explain to Mattie the choices she made in bringing her up, including leaving Mattie’s father Damien. Lena hopes these revelations will help Mattie trust her again and provide a route to coping with her lost child. But Mattie is locked in her own past, abandoned by the father of her child and grieving for her baby. When Ruth’s other son, Si-mon, who was Mattie’s childhood sweetheart, complicates matters in Rome, past mistakes of both mother and

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Painting the exterior of your property is something most home enthusiasts can tackle themselves and it’s also the easiest and most affordable way to instantly give your home a complete new look.

Ideally, painting outside should be done in the spring or the summer, so with kids currently off school, now might be the perfect time to get the job done.

Exterior paintwork should be renewed every five years or so, both to keep the house looking fresh and to provide protection from the elements.

As with all home improvement

projects the key to a good job is preparation and while with exterior painting it can be a bit laborious it’s particularly important.

Before you begin you’ve got to make sure your surfaces are ready for the paint and that means sanding, scraping and stripping.

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and then gloss. Use a wire brush to prepare the walls. If you’re painting an older house that has been painted over, it’s possible some of the older paint layers may contain lead. If so avoid aggressive sanding, scraping and other methods that create dust.

Fill in, repair and smooth any surfaces that are to be painted.

Once the surfaces are prepared you’re ready to get the brushes out and start painting.

Before you start to paint try to divide the job into sections. At this time of year the weather

is changeable and you may find you have to take forced breaks. Having the work divided into sections will make it easier for you to keep track of where you are with the job.

Avoid paining in windy weather as dust may be blown against

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is recommended. When using masonry paint, splashes need to be cleaned off frames using a damp cloth (or a cloth dampened with white spirit for oil-based paints).

To protect guttering and drainpipes from paint splashes use a piece of newspaper or card to provide a shield, stippling firmly behind it and moving it as you progress.

Using a roller will save time but the kind of rough or textured surfaces often found on exterior walls can wear the sleeves out very quickly so keep a couple of spares handy.

A roller with a long shaggy pile is always best for textured surfaces and a long handled roller extension will reduce the amount of time spent up a ladder.

Sweep the roller back and forwards across the surface, varying directions to ensure an even coverage. Use an appropriately sized roller for window and door frames and to paint behind drainpipes.

Painting the exterior is hard work but it’s essential maintenance that has the added benefits of adding value to your property and making your home more welcoming for any unexpected guests or visitors.

As with all home improvement

projects the key to a good job is preparation and while with exterior painting it can be a bit laborious, it’s particularly important.

Choosing the right colours:Put a bit of thought into your colour scheme. Bright pink may seem like a great idea and perhaps even look great on its own. But maybe it might look a bit silly when surrounded by homes with more conservative colour schemes. Here’s a few tips to keep in mind:

• Have a look at colours already in use on the outside of your home. Brickwork, tiles, landscapes and shrubbery can all help create ideas.

• Take some photographs and show your friends and work col-leagues. OK, so you risk being a bore but maybe they might have some inspiring ideas.

• Have a look around the neighbourhood. Maybe you can modify an already existing scheme.

• Keep an eye out when commuting to work. You might just see an idea in another neighbourhood that suits your home.

• Consider the advantages and disadvantages of dark and light colours. Darker colours can help disguise damaged brick-work.

• When you make your final decision discuss it with friends and neighbours before you buy the paint. It might just save you from making an expensive mistake.

• Get advice from your local DIY store. They can advise on suit-able types of paint.

• Use tones to compliment your scheme. Lighter or darker paint on windows, fences and walls can add texture to the overall look.

uneven surfaces.First up is the undercoat. A

good tip is to use an undercoat with a tint of colour. OK, so your house looks like it has measles for a while but you’ll find it easy to keep track of where you’ve already painted.

Always begin at the top of the house and work down painting from right to left (or left to right if you are left-handed).

For maximum control, hold the brush so that it balances on

your hand at the point where the handle meets the brush. Place your fingertips on the metal tip and use your wrist to guide the brush. The paint will flow more smoothly from the brush.

Apply the paint with vertical strokes crossed with horizontal ones and use a stippling action to dab the paint into rough surfaces.

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For more information on the exhibition including details on how to enter and information on grants for participating schools, log onto www.btyoungscientist

Over that time, participating Dublin students have returned home with a total of 247 awards, which confirms the high calibre of entries submitted across the county each year.

BT unveiled the statistics as it called on students across Dublin to submit an entry to the 2016 BT Young Scientist & Technology Ex-hibition. Now in its 52nd year, the exhibition is synonymous with offering young people a platform from which they can explore and discover the world they live in through the subjects of technol-ogy, social and behavioural sci-ence, biological and ecological science or chemical, physical and mathematical science.

Many participants of the ex-hibition have gone on to achieve great success in their careers, both at home and across the globe. Students can enter either as an individual or a group (of

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Blue Star award for Blackrock schoolTHERE was great excitement at St Augustine’s in Blackrock last month when Minister for European Affairs, Dara Murphy, pre-sented the school with a Blue Star award.

Several participating schools from across Ireland will be awarded the Blue Star in this the fourth year of an EU awareness programme that seeks to foster better understanding and knowl-edge of the European Union and how it affects the lives of Irish primary pupils and their com-munities.

Speaking in Blackrock Minister Murphy said: “I am delighted to present the Blue Star award to the students and teachers from St Augustine’s in Blackrock and to raise the Blue Star flag at the school.

“This is St Augustine’s first year participating in the Blue Star programme and it is won-derful to see that pupils and staff have embraced it with such en-thusiasm and success.

“It is vitally important that we cultivate an interest in and un-

derstanding of European history, culture and the EU institutions among Irish people.

The first step is getting chil-dren involved and I believe that the Blue Star programme pro-vides an excellent resource for this.

“I have visited and met with many of the schools involved, and I have been very impressed with the creativity they demon-strated as they engaged with the Blue Star programme.”

The objectives of the pro-gramme, which has been running since 2011, are to foster better understanding and knowledge, among Irish primary pupils, of how the European Union affects our lives, through participation in classroom projects and activi-ties.

The Blue Star programme in-troduces participants – pupils,

teachers, parents and the wider community – to the EU, and ex-plains what it means and how it works.

It has already been rolled out to over 400 schools and the in-tention is to increase this number over the coming years.

“It’s wonderful to see Irish children getting to know Europe – the history, the culture and the community of nations that Ire-land is a part of,” added Minister Murphy.

“To appreciate the differ-ences and similarities between our country and our European neighbours, and to gain some un-derstanding into the mechanisms and institutions that make up our modern day European Union, will give Irish children an educational edge.

“The Blue Star programme is an excellent resource for our teachers and our children and I hope to see even more schools across the country getting in-volved next year.”

Have fun, be active and try some athletics this summerTHE Forest Feast Athlet-ics Summer Camps arrive in Santry this month for the sum-mer, offering children a great chance to try out a whole range of fun athletics activities such as Sprinting, Javelin, Hurdles, Shot putt, Long Jump, Walks, and Relays.

Santry will host two weeks of

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Camps are open to children aged 6-12 and are priced at €50 with a ten euro discount for a second child. The Morton Stadi-um camps run from 10am to 2pm with the first camp beginning on

July 13 and the second on August 10.

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Barriers to employment are costing our economyCormac Spencer

‘Disabled’, ‘differently abled’, ‘people with disabilities’ - I’m not at all clear which is the best term to use to describe a large part of our population.

I would argue that differently abled recognises that ‘differently abled’ people aren’t lacking, but simply have different circum-stances.

What is clear is that the skills many of the over 600,000 differ-ently abled people in Ireland have are not being utilised to the ben-efit of our economy and country and that should change.

A recent US survey, carried out by the University of New Hamp-shire for the Kessler Foundation, cited transportation, lack of train-ing and employers’ preconcep-tions about an inability to per-form as problems facing people with disabilities.

Events like the Special Olympics have confronted some of these preconceptions.

Watch someone run a 100-me-tres in 10.62 seconds and tell me they can’t perform.

Those games have shown that differently abled people don’t

need a lot of handholding to suc-ceed.

In the same way as the Special Olympics changed perceptions of differently abled people as ath-letes, we need a change in the perception of this group as em-ployees.

I’m not saying that all of the 600,000 people mentioned above are discriminated against individually, but it is true, as the Kessler Foundation discovered, that employers can be somewhat reluctant to hire differently abled people for many reasons.

It may simply be something they aren’t used to, or they may feel they are unable to facilitate someone who is differently abled without incurring additional costs. Some schemes do exist to support the employment of differently abled people. Employers can avail of the Workplace Equipment Ad-aptation Grant (WEAG) which of-fers €6,500 to adapt a workplace,

and disability awareness training grants among others while can-didates can take advantage of job coaching, personal readers (for the visually impaired) and sign language interpreters (for the hearing impaired). However, one glaring problem is that these supports are often completely unknown by employers and can-didates alike.

By making a clear commitment to easing the process of hiring dif-ferently abled people, and edu-cating employers and candidates alike in relation to the supports

available the Government can aid in altering preconceived notions.

All differently abled people need to perform is a little sup-port as is the case with all new employees. Employers should be clear that the support won’t cost them.

Last month the Government announced it was devising a new employment strategy for people with disabilities.

It admits that current supports are not adequate and that more should be done to encourage higher workforce participation.

One Government source was quoted as saying: “This is an issue of justice not charity”. It’s hard to argue with that and what’s more:

it’s an issue of making sure the best people are working for our country no matter what their cir-cumstances.

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