Northside People (West) June 11th 2014

Jack Gleeson

A TRUE Northside hero was presented with a lifetimeachievement accolade at the Pride of Ireland Awards lastweek.

Fr Peter McVerry was pre-sented with his award by AnTaoiseach, Enda Kenny, at a glit-tering ceremony shown on TV3.

Although he grew up inNewry, Co Down, Fr McVerryworked in Ballymun and theNorth Inner City from the mid-70s where he first came intocontact with young peoplesleeping on the streets.

“We started working withyoung people and opened ayouth club and a craft centreand then I came across a kidsleeping on the street aged

nine-years-old,” he said.“We decided we better add

a hostel to the services wewere already running for youngpeople so we opened a smallhostel down in the inner city forsix boys, as it was all boys then,there were no girls on thestreets in the 1970s.”

Over the next four decadesthe campaigning priest foughton behalf of young vulnerable,homeless people in Dublin. Lastyear alone the Trust set up inhis name helped a staggering6,300 youngsters.

Speaking during a pre-recorded segment at lastweek’s televised ceremony heexplained why he continuesworking with the homeless so-cially disadvantaged youth.

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“That would be my faith as aChristian and if I’m not workingto make that dignity a reality inthe lives of people whose dig-nity has been taken away or un-dermined by the way they’retreated in society, then my faithis just simply empty words orhypocrisy.”

CEO of the Peter McVerryTrust, Pat Doyle, said his bossthoroughly deserved the IrishMirror backed Lifetime Award.

“It’s absolutely fitting forsomeone like Peter to get a life-time award because that’s whatmakes him different to others;he spends his whole life doingthis,” he explained.

“We really are in the pres-ence of somebody special andit’s great to see him finally beingcontd on page 2.

Our herofor life

Back with a bangASLAN came back to the live circuitwith two banging gigs at theOlympia at the end of last month,and they’re promising fans thatthere’s more to come.

Dublin’s favourite band have been

rocking for the past four decades but itlooked like the gig was literally up whenlead singer Christy Dignam was diag-nosed with cancer in February 2013.

However, less than 18 months laterthey were thrilling fans again at twosold-out shows, something guitarist Billy

McGuinness thought would never hap-pen.

“If you go back to a year and a halfago, we never thought we’d be doingthis,” he said last week during an inter-view on FM 104’s Strawberry Alarm Clock.contd on page 2.

■ Aslan celebrate their return to the Olympia. Photo by Patrick O’Leary

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Our hero for lifecontd from page 1recognised, and in doing sowe’re also recognising some ofthe most vulnerable, most ex-cluded people. He’s a real herofor lots of us.”

Mark Simpson is one ofthose helped by Fr McVerry andthe Trust and he was quick topraise the charitable priest.

“I’m 30-years-old now and

if Peter hadn’t been around formany, many years I don’t thinkI’d be here right now,” he said.

“Peter helped me in somany ways, he looks after me ifI’m stuck for something. He’sstill helping me now this manyyears down the line.”

The Peter McVerry Trust wasofficially established in 1983. Itnow runs 11 hostels, over 100

Back with a bangcontd from page 1

“They sold out in seven minutes. That hasnever happened for Aslan before so I thinkpeople are just genuinely delighted to seeChristy back on stage.

“I always wondered what way Aslan wouldstop because we’d been through everything.We’ve broken up over drugs, we got back to-gether, we’ve been through a plane crash; youname it, we’ve been through it and whenChristy was diagnosed I though ‘s**t, this is it.Cancer is finally going to stop Aslan.’

“And that’s why stepping out on stage inthe Olympia was just phenomenal. Not just forus, but for Christy’s family, the year they’ve had– Catherine, Kiera, the whole lot of them – andthe year that Christy’s had, because Christyknows nothing but music, and for that to begrabbed away from him…

“But the whole team, Smoky our soundman, our roadies, all getting back togetheragain after a year and a half was just veryemotional.”

Christy admitted the reality of being backstill hasn’t really sunk in and he spoke abouthow his cancer has affected his health and at-titude.

“I thought the Olympia would do it but I stilldon’t feel that we’re back yet,” he said. “Yousee I’m not back yet. I’m still giving bloods andall that carry on so I’m not back yet to my fullhealth.

“I’m just glad to be walking to be honest. Inever thought I’d be alive now. I got six monthsto live eight months ago but I’m still here.

“I got a lot of letters of support and it reallymeant a lot. I know that sounds clichéd but itreally, really did. When I was really low it wasgreat to know that that support and love wasout there.”

The battling singer also told how cancerhad changed his outlook on life.

“It gives you a perspective on life whereyou can cut out the crap,” he explained. “You

don’t need to tolerate crap anymore becauseyou see time as such a precious thing so youcan focus easier.

“It [cancer] took my confidence. I got weak.At one point I flat-lined.

“I was trying to sing but I couldn’t becauseI was so weak. It’s a horrible feeling if you’re asinger and you can’t sing. I never thought we’dbe back.”

Christy has been overwhelmed by supportfrom family, friends, fans and fellow artists likeBono who dropped up for a chat, despite thecharismatic singers not always seeing eye-to-eye.

“We had a bit of a beef years ago but thepapers made more of it than it actually was,”he said. “He was lovely. He brought me up apoetry book by Seamus Heaney. It was just nicefor him to come up.

“I like him. He’s very down to earth. He did-n’t bring any biscuits though. He ate my bis-cuits. He owes me biscuits.”

Both Christy and Billy are determined tokeep going with Aslan for as long as possible.

“We want to keep writing and putting outrecords,” said Billy.

Christy added: “It’s what we do. When youlove something like that it’s just very hard notto do it. And as soon as you feel able to do it,you want to do it again.

“For the foreseeable future we’ll be doingit gig to gig. I don’t think we’ll ever get back tothe way we were gigging before because itwas getting ridiculous. We were playing toomuch.”

● Aslan’s latest single, ‘I Need A Little Time’,which was first performed on the Late LateShow before the Olympia gigs, was releasedlast Friday and is available for download oniTunes. The band’s next gig is at INEC in theGleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry on Satur-day, July 26.

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An Taoiseach Enda Kennypraised Fr McVerry before pre-senting him with his award.

“I suppose it’s with sometrepidation that any politicianshould speak about a manwhose idiom has always beenall about giving,” he said.

“Fr Peter McVerry, doesn’tpreach the Gospel, he lives theGospel.

“I believe that Fr McVerryand his goodness is, and alwaysmust be, written in the heart of

Dublin.”Fr McVerry, who lived in Bal-

lymun for decades, thanked AnTaoiseach and said he “verymuch” appreciated the awardand dedicated it to staff at theTrust.

“We’ve 200 paid staff andvolunteers and they provide theservice to homeless people onthe ground,” he said.

“This really is an award tothem for all the very dedicatedwork that they have done intrying to improve the lives ofhomeless people.”

■ An Taoiseach Enda Kenny presents the Pride of Ireland Lifetime Award to Fr Peter McVerry.

BEFORE Aslan’s show onSaturday, May 31, ChristyDignam handed over aguitar won by music fanDavid Byrne in an eBaycharity auction.

The guitar was signed byartists who performed and

contributed to the ‘A Night forChristy’ tribute gig last yearand it was auctioned to raisemoney for Christy’s cancertreatment.

The guitar was signed by:Bono; The Edge; Paul Brady;Glen Hansard; DamienDempsey; Guggi; Finbar Furey;

Kodaline; Mark Feehily;Bressie; Liam Ó Maonlai;Danny O’Reilly; Horslips; RyanSheridan; Mary Black; DonMescall; Tom Dunne; JerryFish; Steve Wall; Paul Walsh;The Riptide Movement; Jed-ward; and Gavin James.

Guitar presentation■ Christy pictured presenting the guitar to David Byrne. PHOTO BY DARAGH OWENS.

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Argos staff support Hartstown Alzheimer's centreSTAFF from Argos in Blanchardstown took time out last month to sup-port the Alzheimer's Failte Day Care Centre in Hartstown.

The local Argos workers helpedstaff and clients at the centre to gettheir garden and outdoor furnitureready for the summer. The Alzheimer'sFailte centre provides care to those liv-ing with dementia and their families.

Since March 2013, Argos Blanchard-stown has raised e2,200 for theAlzheimer's Society of Ireland andspecifically, the Failte Centre.

Richard Whelan, Argos Blanchard-stown Store Manager said staff weremore than happy to help.

“A great day was had by all ourstaff helping the Failte Day Care Centreget their garden ready for the sum-mer,” he said.

“Argos are delighted to support thisworthwhile cause and it is great for usto see the facilities and local peoplethat are benefiting from our fund rais-ing.” ■ Argos staff pictured during their day helping out at the Failte Centre.

Jobs double at firm in Blanchardstown Jack Gleeson

A TOP agri-food software firm in Dublin 15 is set to almost doubleits workforce over the next 18 months.

Blanchardstown based EmydexTechnology will create 20 new full-time jobs following a major deal withthe Meat Corporation (MeatCo) ofNamibia in Africa.

The meat processing and market-ing organisation works on behalf ofNamibian farmers and the two-yeare300,000 contract will involve sixseparate MeatCo sites in the Sub-Sa-haran country.

It’s a welcome anniversary pres-ent for Emydex, which already em-ploys 22 staff, as the company iscelebrating its ten year anniversarythis year.

The software firm was set-upwith the support of the Fingal LocalEnterprise Office and company devel-opment continues to be supported bythe Department of Jobs through En-terprise Ireland both here and over-seas.

Emydex develops and exportsfactory floor data capture, productionreporting and traceability softwaresystems to leading meat and foodprocessing companies around theworld.

Working in Ireland, the UK, Franceand now Africa, the company’s im-pressive client list already includesKepak, Dawn Meats, Dunbia, MoyPark and the Kerry Group.

Recruitment for the new jobsstarts immediately and the companyis welcoming applications from soft-ware programmers in the area. Min-ister for Jobs, Enterprise andInnovation, Richard Bruton, wel-comed the news.

“ICT is a sector which we havespecifically targeted as part of our Ac-tion Plan for Jobs, and in recent yearswe have seen significant growth inthis area,” he said.

“The announcement that Emy-dex, an Irish-owned company whichhas grown with the support of theFingal Local Enterprise Office and En-terprise Ireland, is expanding furtherand creating 20 additional jobs is agreat boost.

“I congratulate them on this proj-ect and wish them every success forthe future.”

CEO of Emydex Technology, DavidMcMahon, said the company is ben-efitting from export-led growth in the

Agri-food sector.“Thanks to the solid growth in

Irish food exports, there is a corre-sponding growth in demand for moresophisticated and robust softwaresystems for production management,reporting and traceability,” he ex-plained.

“Responding to this growing de-mand, we will be doubling our work-force over the next 18 months,recruiting 20 highly skilled softwareprogrammers to work in our threemain operating divisions in Dublin.

“Alongside the country’s reputa-tion for high quality food processing,Ireland is also becoming betterknown for its food processing soft-ware capabilities.”

Originally founded in 2004 byRedmond Burke, now a Non-Execu-tive Director, and James Grennan,Emydex’s Product Director, the com-pany received feasibility and employ-ment grants from the Fingal LocalEnterprise Office and more recently,continues to be supported by Enter-prise Ireland.

Oisin Geoghegan, Head of Enter-prise at the Fingal Local Enterprise Of-fice, said: “The business communityin this region is growing in confi-dence, innovation and is betterequipped to explore new opportuni-ties both at home and abroad thanever before.

“The story behind Emydex Tech-nology’s success demonstrates thelong-term benefits of supporting abusiness during its crucial start-upphase.

“On-going investment and sup-port for start-ups and growing busi-nesses strengthens the localeconomy, leading to genuine job cre-ation and overall economic growth.”

The new software programming,team leader and support positionswill be based at Emydex Technology’sBlanchardstown headquarters inNorthwest Business Park.

Of the new specialist roles an-nounced, ten will be hired immedi-ately, with the remaining ten to berecruited over the next 18 months.Further information about the recruit-ment campaign for the new roles isavailable at www.emydex.com.

■ JOB BOOST: Pictured at the jobs announcement are (l to r): OisinGeoghegan (Fingal Local Enterprise Office), James Grennan (Emy-dex Technology), Dave McMahon (Emydex Technology) and PaulReid (County Manager, Fingal County Council).


A FREE recycling day for electrical goods is taking placein Ballymun on June 14.

Organised by WEEE Ireland in association with Dublin CityCouncil the collection will take place at the Library Car Park from10am-4pm.

Anything in the home with a battery or a plug can be recy-cled at the collection. Waste collection specialists from WEEEIreland will be there on the day to help send toasters, vacuumcleaners, fridges and every other electrical item imaginable toa better place.

WEEE Ireland is also reminding locals who can’t make theevent that they can bring waste batteries back to any retail out-let that sells similar ones in Dublin.

For further information on future recycling events, or to findyour nearest civic amenity site, log on to WEEE Ireland’s websiteat www.recyclefree.ie.

Aer Lingus muck in at Ballymun projectJack Gleeson

OVER 100 Aer Lingus employees are being thanked afterdedicating a day to help Global Action Plan (GAP) Irelandoverhaul the local ‘Muck and Magic’ community garden inBallymun.

The renovation project sawthe Aer Lingus crew, local resi-dents and community groupsdig deep to revamp the gardenspace. Work on the day in-cluded, making the communitygarden wheelchair accessiblewith new pathways and creat-ing an outdoor classroom spacefor local schools that features acanopy made from recycled

boat sails from Dun Laoghaire.In addition, the team cre-

ated a new composting area,raised beds, built a new shedand fencing throughout the gar-den.

The garden was trans-formed with coordination assis-tance from Denis O’Reilly fromevent management company‘Difference Days’. The organisa-tion’s ethos is to help compa-

nies give something back totheir community, making a realdifference to the lives of every-one involved.

”It is inspirational to see an-other team of volunteers makea real difference to the lives ofa community in one singleday,” O’Reilly said.

“The meaningful impact thisproject has made to the Aer Lin-gus volunteers and the Muck &Magic gardening communitywas captured on the enormoussmiles on their faces throughoutthe renovation project.”

Máire Hurley, project coordi-nator with GAP Ireland, de-scribed the transformation ofthe community garden as “adream come true for the resi-dent gardeners, volunteers andthe community”.

“To be able to access allareas of the garden with firmwheelchair accessible path,maximises the hidden gemswithin the garden and allowsresidents and volunteers tospend time enjoying nature atits best,” she continued.

“We could never havehoped to achieve this level oftransformation in such a shortspace of time and it reallydemonstrates ‘people power’and how working together canachieve such a wonderful re-sult.

“It’s the ‘magic’ with the

muck and some sweat thrownin!”

The community garden isopen throughout the year with

over 1,400 users and visitors at-tending annually to participatein various activities, includingfood production, biodiversity

enhancement and compostingprojects.

The garden revamp wasfilmed by the TV3 ‘Renovation

Nation’ programme, which willbe aired in the Autumn. Theevent was funded by BallymunRegeneration Limited (BRL).

■ Aer Lingus staff members Sheelagh Morris, Conal Shipman and Aubrey Johnston working on the garden in Ballymun.PHOTO BY DARREN KINSELLA.

Free recycling dayset for Ballymun

Dubs do deal with NACJack Gleeson

THE Dubs will be teaming up with the National Aquatic Centre (NAC)again this year to help the boys in blue prepare for a crack at retain-ing their All-Ireland crown.

The senior football team first offi-cially partnered with the NAC inDublin 15 for the 2013 championshipand last week it was confirmed thatthe deal will continue this year.

Under the deal, the Dublin seniorfootballers have access to all the wa-ters of the Dublin 15 centre, includingIreland’s international 50 metre com-petition pool, reserved 25 metrepools for recovery work and individ-ual and group access to ToneZoneGym and AquaZone Water Park.

The NAC will also give access toits other venues on the NationalSports Campus for any training re-quirements of the Dublin team, in-

cluding Morton Stadium in Santry.NAC say the partnership is in-

tended to be a long term deal withthe Dubs team and it covers all seniormatches including the O’Byrne Cup,the National League and the Cham-pionship.

This year there’ll be a similararrangement with the Dublin under21 footballers who went on to winthe Leinster and All-Ireland titles in2014.

CEO of the NAC, David Conway,said they were delighted to welcomeback the Dubs panel to the centre.

“We’ve worked closely with themsince January and we look forward to

playing a part in their preparations fortheir Championship defence for thesummer ahead,” he said.

“We were delighted to help Jimand his team lift their second Na-tional League title in a row. Again thisshows the excellent world class facil-ity and service we offer at the Centreand on the Campus.”

Dubs manager, Jim Gavin, saidthe lads were looking forward togrowing the successful partnershipwith the NAC team.

“The NAC is a worldwide recog-nised state-of-the-art sports facilitythat will enhance our preparation andalso assist in our post match and in-jury recovery programmes,” he said.

“Used correctly, aquatic therapy isa marvellous tool in a non-weight-bearing environment as part an ac-tive recovery strategy, and ourcoaching staff will find excellent fa-cilities here at the NAC.”


■ GAME ON: CEO of the NAC, David Conway, pictured with the Dubs at the centre.

Sofa firm DFS gets comfy with Gaisce

BLANCHARDSTOWN based sofa retailers DFS has teamed upwith President's Award providers Gaisce to increase partic-ipation in the programme for young people aged 15 to 25.

Gaisce is the most presti-gious award available forteenagers and young adultsand DFS hopes the new part-nership can help encouragehundreds more participants totake the Gaisce challenge.

The partnership waslaunched by GAA hero andGaisce Board Member, DonalÓg Cusack and TV3's Lisa Can-non with the help of youngGaisce participants includingGrant Tucker and Lisa Hether-ston of DFS Blanchardstown inTicknock on the Dublin Moun-tains.

DFS HR Director AndrewStephenson explained why thefurniture giants had got in-volved with Gaisce.

“DFS is a company with astrong Corporate Responsibilityethos,” he said.

“We partner with the Dukeof Edinburgh Award, the BritishHeart Foundation and Childrenin Need in the UK. It is only fit-ting that we extend our philan-thropic tradition to Ireland.

“As a Gaisce Gold partnerwe look forward to workingclosely with the charity to helpyoung people have a better

chance in life.”Gaisce CEO Anna Coyle be-

lieves the partnership willmake a “real and genuine dif-ference” to the lives of hun-dreds of young Irish people.

“We are thrilled to haveDFS as a Gold Partner and lookforward to working together,”she said.

Gaisce's goal is to con-tribute to the development ofall young people through theachievement of personal chal-lenges. Currently there are over20,000 new applicants to theaward programme each year.Over 300,000 young peoplehave benefitted from theaward over the past 27 years.


Model homes for disabled opened in ClonsillaJack Gleeson

MINISTER of State Kathleen Lynch has officially opened twohouses that will provide dementia care to people with in-tellectual disability at St Josephs, the Clonsilla campus ofthe Daughters of Charity.

The Willow View andMeadow View houses will hostinnovative programming ap-proaches that are person-cen-tred and supportive of clients’strengths rather than just re-sponding to their needs.

The Daughters of CharityDisability Support Service re-ceived the 2014 Specialist CareCentre of the Year and BuildingProject of the Year at the IrishHealthcare Centre Awards forWillow View and Meadow View.

Minister Lynch said thehouses showed Ireland wasleading the way in demonstrat-ing how high quality environ-mental design is responsive tothe need in providing servicesfor the intellectualy disabled.

“These residences, whichrepresent national and interna-tional best care practice and ex-emplary environmental design,will serve as a model for all de-mentia care initiatives in Ire-land,” she continued.

“They are not just aboutnew construction and interiordesign, they also include inno-vative programming ap-proaches and the work here forpeople with an intellectual dis-ability has enormous potentialto influence the strategies that

will be considered and imple-mented for all persons with de-mentia.”

Trinity College is working

with the Daughters of Charity tohelp ensure ground-breakingresearch gets translated andimplemented as practices atWillow View and Meadow View.

Professor Mary McCarronsaid the houses were about of-fering individuals with an intel-lectual disability and dementiachoices, excellence in care and

innovation in environmentalsupports.

“I am so pleased to be partof implementing the realisationof what we know from researchto be the most evidence-basedapproaches to care but I amalso thrilled to have helped en-sure Willow View and MeadowView House is genuinely a peo-

ple’s home,” she added.“The design promotes

meaningful opportunities forcommunication, yet facilitatespersonal space and personalenjoyment. The building is wel-coming to family and commu-nity, provides dignity at end oflife, and expresses care forstaff.”

One family member ex-pressed her delight and satis-faction at services provided atWillow View and Meadow View.

“I had sleepless nights atthe thought of my sister mov-ing into care, nightmares at thethought of the move, howwrong I was,” the family mem-ber said.

“I could never have imag-ined that there was a place likethis, it’s like coming into a newworld. I know she is so safe, sohappy, so well cared for, it’s abeautiful home, the staff arewonderful. The last day I washere she was cooking rice crispybuns. It’s just a dream comethrough.”

■ SOFA SO GOOD: Relaxing in style up the Dublin Mountains at the launch of the DFSGaisce partnership are Donal Óg Cusack, Dawn Lonergan, Anna Coyle, Peadar ÓLamhna, Lisa Hetherston, Grant Tucker and Marion Irwin-Gowran.

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A YOUNG student fromDublin 15 did his schoolproud in the finals of theMATHletes Challenge 2014and won himself a scholar-ship at a prestigious sum-mer camp.

Luke McMahon of ScoilMhuire Snr in Blakestown was afinalist in the competition that’sdesigned to improve the stan-dard of Ireland’s math studentsand will now attend a residen-tial summer camp in Con-nemara at Kylemore Abbeylater this month.

He was one of 3,000 stu-dents from 5th and 6th class inthe junior cycle and 1st, 2ndand 3rd years in the senior cycle

who took part in the MATHletesChallenge.

And Luke was one of only150 who qualified for the Na-tional Finals, having comethrough as a top performer inthe Provincial Finals.

MATHletes uses the globalleader in free online STEM (Sci-ence, Technology, Engineeringand Maths) education - theKhan Academy – and it’s hopedit will revolutionise the wayMaths is taught in Ireland.

Launched last FebruaryMATHletes is the brainchild ofCork based tech entrepreneurSean O’Sullivan of SOSventuresand Department of Educationand Skills Junior Minister Ciaran

Cannon.“Ireland is languishing in

the middle of the Europeanpack when it comes to the STEMsubjects,” said O’Sullivan.

“The introduction of theKhan Academy to Irish studentsthrough the MATHletes Chal-lenge is just one part of anoverall strategy to improve thestandard of Irish students inmaths.

“By developing a strongerfoundation in maths, Irish stu-dents will be well-equippedwith key skills that are requiredto take up jobs in export-ledhigh-tech that are so desper-ately looking for talent.”

■ Luke McMahon of ScoilMhuire Snr pictured withSponsor ofMathletes Séan O'Sullivanand Director of ConnemaraMaths Acad-emy, AengusO'Connor.

Luke’s a winner inthe numbers game

A LEADING charity is plead-ing with Northsiders todonate unwanted items toits charity shops on LowerLiffey Street and CapelStreet as stock is runningdangerously low.

Gorta’s shops rely totallyon public donations to survivebut is struggling to keep themstocked.

“We all have clothes orbooks at home that we don'tparticularly need or want sowhat we're doing is asking for

you to donate that unwanteditem to Gorta,” said NationalRetail Manager, MaggieDwyer.

“These unwanted itemsare incredibly important andvaluable to us as it means wecan keep our shops going andmost importantly, keep fund-ing our work overseas.”

“In this challenging andcompetitive climate, it is nowmore important than ever forus to receive merchandise do-nations. Any items donated,

no matter how big or small,are hugely appreciated.

“Even unwearable clothescan be donated as we have avery successful recycling pro-gramme.

“Our Dublin shops acceptmost things such as CDs,DVDs, books, clothes, jew-ellery and household goods.The only things we cannottake, due to health and safetyreasons, are toys and electri-cal goods.

All profits from the shops

go to Gorta’s work overseasand donations help the charitycontinue its work eliminatinghunger and creating prosper-ity in communities in Africa.

“Please look honestly atthose things piling up in yourhouse and see if you reallyneed them, because Gortacertainly does,” Dwyer contin-ued.

Items can be delivered toGorta’s shops at 32 Lower Lif-fey Street and 136 CapelStreet, Dublin 1.

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Ballymun Area summer projects 2014 Dublin City Council is delighted to bring you details of thefantastic summer projects organised by communitygroups here in the Ballymun area. Summer Projects are allabout fun. Participants will be treated to a host of excitingactivities including bus trips, sports, arts and crafts, fun andgames and much, much more. The projects aresupported by your local Community Development Teamhere at Dublin City Council and we hope you enjoy the“Fun in the sun in the Mun”. You might also want to visitour state of the arts leisure facilities. So why not popinto Ballymun Leisure Centre and cool down in one of thetwo swimming pools or work out in the gym.

Tionscadail Samhraidh 2014 Is mór ag Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath na sonraíar cheithre Thionscadal Samhraidh spreagúil, edgraithe aggrúpaí pobail anseo I mBaile Munna a chur I láthair duit. Is í aidhmna dTionscadal Samhraidh ná go mbainfear taitneamh astu agus beidh turais bus, spóirt, ealaíon agusceardaíocht, sult agus cluichí agus I bhfad níos mó, ar faildóibh siúd a ghlacann páirt uirtear na dTionscadal I láthairle tacaíocht ó Fhoireann Forbartha Pobail de chuid naComahirle Cathrach anseo I mBaile Munna. “Bainingí taitneamh as an spraoi faoin ngrian i”.

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■ GREEN TEAM: Trinity Comprehensive School has been awarded its first Green Flag for Litter andWaste reduction. Pictured with the flag are Principal Mr O’Dowd with vice principals, teachers andstudents. Representatives of the school were presented with the flag at a special ceremony on May22 in the Helix.

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BOOKS: Ballymun Book Exchangeruns on the first Thursday of everymonth in Ballymun Civic Centre be-tween 9.30am and 1pm. The nextexchange takes place on Thursday,July 3rd. The idea is to bring a bookand exchange it for another, free ofcharge. The aim is to help and en-courage more people to read. Formore information, or to make bookdonations, contact the EducationSection of Ballymun Whitehall AreaPartnership on 01-8423612 or [email protected].

DISABLED: The BlanchardstownCentre for Independent Living (BCIL)helps people with disabilities toachieve independent living, and fullparticipation in society as equal citi-

zens. They are looking for people toavail of our services in the Dublin 15area. BCIL is also looking for peopleto volunteer 2-3 hours of their timefor its connect service to supportwith disabilities. For details call Aselon 01-8270609 or email [email protected]

MASS: A mass celebrating the33rd anniversary of the apparitionsof Our Lady in Medugorje will beheld in the Church of Our Lady Helpof Christians, Navan Road, Dublin 7on Wednesday June 25 at 7.30 pm.Celebrants will be Fr John ChisholmCSSP and Fr Michael Duffy OFM. Themass will include Rosary, Mass, Ado-ration and Benediction and Glas Mirawill perform Choir duties. The church

is on bus routes 37, 38, 39, 70 and122

OVER 50s CLUB: Bohemian Foot-ball Club hold an over-50s club everySunday night in the bar of the clubin Dalymount Park, Phibsboro. Itstarts at 8pm and includes music,sing-along and laughter. All wel-come. For more information contact086-8740323.

BINGO: There is bingo everyMonday night in the Parochial Hallon Church Street beside the JollyTopper pub in Finglas. Doors open at8pm and eyes down at 8.30pm. Allwelcome with tea and coffee on thenight.

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Caroline Kilkenny is known for her uber-feminine occasionwear and some of herdesigns work brilliantly as bridesmaid dresses as well as wedding guest dresses!

Short dresses are soaring in popularity and the pretty Jen Prom Dress, e260 (available in coral and powder blue)is ideal for bridesmaids of any age or body shape with its flattering prom skirt.

Whether you’re planning to carry orcatch a bouquet over the summer

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Diet SOS – Life changing tips for long-term weight loss successby Lisa Fitzpatrick.

Kyle Books has launched Lisa Fitzpatrick’s second bookDiet SOS. In Diet SOS Lisa documents her journey from herheaviest, a size 20 and 15 stone, to now. She was desperatelyunhappy, but hid her body and discomfort behind layers ofclothes, carefully styled hair, impeccable make-up and dis-tracting shoes.

Now four stone healthier for more than 10 years, sheshares the secrets and delicious recipes that helped with herown weight loss, so that you, too, can win the battle of thebulge! Diet SOS is available to purchase from all good bookstores now. Photo by Brian McEvoy

Remington Frizz Therapy Ionic Hair Brush(RRP €29.99).

Frizz Free in a Flash! To help you on your quest for smooth, sleek andshiny hair, Remington has created the clever Frizz Therapy Ionic Hair Brush.

This is the ideal solution for frizzy hair and will keep frizz at bay withthe flick of a switch. Simply switch-on to activate the ionic generator thatreleases ions for anti-static protection and the bristles are infused withanti-frizz conditioners to ensure super smooth results.

At a more affordable price than competing ion brushes, it is the idealsolution for those with frizz prone hair and is simple to use. Before usemake sure hair is clean and dry, flick the switch to turn on the ion genera-tor and brush hair as normal. Remington products are available from inde-pendent Irish electrical retailers.

Lennon Courtney Box Pleat skirt €180This beautifully designed skirt is the perfect marriage of flat-tering vintage form and contemporary styling. All the detailinghas been designed for flattering the female form, accentuating

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sure the most flattering fit onall women wanting to max-imise their natural waists. Itis comfortable, stylish andultimately very hard work-ing. The pastel colourmakes it very versatileallowing you to createmultiple outfits bymatching it with nu-merous colours youalready have in yourwardrobe.

iclothing.com Sarina Cut In NeckPrinted Skater Dress €40

Step out in style in this fit and flared dress,ideal for all those summer occasions you havecoming up. Fitting perfectly to your waist toshow off your figure, the flared out skirt is amust-have for giving your outfit that femi-nine edge and perfect summer look. Greatfor working this seasons skater style andmaking sure you stand out for all the rightreasons.

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Sport is the antidote toanti-social behaviour

Tony McCullagh

WITH the 2014 World Cup about to get underway, we arereminded of the important role that sport can play in thedevelopment of young people.

There may be a few notableexceptions, but in general soc-cer stars are extremely positiverole models for our kids. Today'sgeneration of top-tier playersmay be over-pampered and ex-cessively paid (to put it mildly)but they do give our youngsterssomething to aspire to.

Only a tiny minority ofyoung footballers reach thedizzy heights of success en-joyed by Ronaldo, Van Persie orMessi. But so what? We shouldencourage them to chase theirdreams.

Last week I noticed a bunchof teenagers loitering in a chil-dren's playground. Like anygroup of young lads hangingaround, they looked moremenacing than they actuallywere.

A Garda patrol car hap-pened to be in the park at thetime. It slowed down as it ap-proached the playground butthe teens defiantly stood their

ground. Realising there wasnothing sinister going on, thegardaí drove off.

This particular playgroundhas been vandalised by mind-less thugs on numerous occa-sions. Expensive equipment hasbeen set on fire and the surfacehas been badly damaged, cost-ing the local authority tens ofthousands of euro to repair it.

There was nothing to sug-gest that this particular group ofteenagers had engaged in suchreckless behaviour. While theywere largely harmless, theiruse of foul language in front ofpre-school children made theatmosphere threatening anduncomfortable for parents.

The teens were a pitifulsight, really; sitting on swingsand hanging out of the climb-ing frame like a bunch of five-year-olds. If boredom was acrime, these guys would havebeen guilty as charged.

It was a bank holiday week-

end and they had absolutelynothing to do but sit in a chil-dren's playground. Just a fewmetres away was an all-weather football pitch withgoalposts and basketball hoops.There were enough of themthere to organise a five-a-sidematch but they chose instead todo nothing.

Boredom can be extremelydangerous when it comes toteenagers. Kids from decentfamilies can do stupid, out-of-character things when they arebored, from abusing alcohol tosmoking a joint to shooting upheroin. A chaotic lifestyle oftenstarts with anti-social behavioursuch as vandalism and graffitiand quickly moves on to joyrid-ing and more serious forms ofcriminality.

Teenage boys, in particular,are more prone to disaster iftheir hormonal angst and en-ergy is not channelled in a pos-itive way. Early interventionthrough sport is the best way todivert them away from a pathpaved with misery. Be it soccer,boxing or Gaelic Football, thereare clubs in every community inIreland full of dedicated volun-teers who can help steer your

teen in the right direction andmake them believe in them-selves.

Participating in team sportsengenders a sense of cama-raderie and instills confidencein young people. It promotes

good health, making thosewho want to achieve sportingsuccess less likely to smoke ordrink.

In a world of Facebook,Twitter and Snapchat, it forcesour youth to socialise and inter-

act with actual people insteadof virtual friends.

With secondary schoolsnow closed (except for examstudents), parents should en-sure that their teenagers arekept occupied by taking up a

sport or joining a summercamp. Don't let boredom winand potentially destroy yourchild's life. You can read all the DublinPeople blogs at dublinpeople.blogspot.ie

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The new i10 is small but versatileSeán Creedon

A FEW weeks back when writing about the huge Hyundaiix35 I said that Hyundai could claim to be Ireland’s fastestgrowing car brand.

No doubt some of thatsuccess must also be due tothe Korean company’s smallercars like the new i10, which Idrove last week.

This is the smallest car inthe Hyundai range, but some-how I feel that using a small‘i’ and the number 10 to-gether doesn’t make forstrong branding. I do wishthey would use names likeSanta Fe and Veloster, whichare other cars in the Hyundairange.

But that’s the name theyare using and we have to livewith it. Really it’s no problem‘living with’ this neat city car.It would be a great second carfor a family, but if your familycannot afford a second caryou could make do with thei10 on its own.

It’s a super mini and willbe competing with the likesof the Nissan Micra, Ford Ka,VW Up! and its cousin the KiaPicanto. It has the same 1.0petrol engine as the Picanto.

Last week I had to pay avisit to my local recycling cen-

tre. Although the boot is verysmall, by leaving down theback seat I was able to packin a fair bit of ‘rubbish’ andget good value for my e15fee at the recycling centre.

I drove a white versionand in the motoring world itcertainly seems like ‘white isthe new black.’ Peugeot saidthat white is also popular fortheir new 308.

As I mentioned previouslyin these pages I don’t likewhite cars in Ireland, butmaybe we are graduallyadapting towards Europeantraditions.

White outside and thank-fully not too much black in-side. In fact the interior wasvery bright thanks to severaltouches of blue on the dash,seats and doors.

The front seats are com-fortable enough, while in theback you could just aboutsqueeze in three adults, butI’m sure it would be muchmore comfortable with twopeople in the back.

The controls on the dash

are well laid out and easy touse. Overall the dash didn’tfeel too plastic.

I also had to make a rea-sonably long motorway jour-ney last week, but thankfullythe road noise was not badfor such a small car.

But I suppose it’s bestsuited to urban driving; theengine is frugal and it’s soeasy to park. You only get 66horse power, but it certainlycan move when you workyour way through the five-speed gearbox.

At the front there are at-tractive LED lights while theback of the car might remindyou of the Toyota Yaris. Asmentioned earlier the boot issmall, but underneath there isa ‘mini’ spare wheel.

So if you want a neat citycar for just under e12k, thenlook no further than the i10.Prices start at e11,995 forthe Classic version, while theDeluxe version that I drovewill cost you e13,495. Thereis also an automatic version.Only available in petrol andthe road tax of e190 is highfor such a small car. ■ This is the smallest car in the Hyundai range.

11 JUNE 2014 • NORTHSIDE PEOPLE WEST15MOTORING

This is the second year of theinitiative that gives 26 membersof the public and six commercialorganisations the opportunity totrial an electric car for up to fourmonths each.

The 32 new ecar ambassa-dors who will take part in theGreat Electric Drive were se-lected from more than 20,000applicants from all over Ireland.

The ambassadors were an-nounced at an event held inDublin that was attended byMinister for Communications,Energy & Natural Resources, PatRabbitte.

Minister Rabbitte said: “Theelectrification of transport is akey component of Ireland’semissions reduction strategyand reducing our dependencyon imported fuels. I am de-lighted Ireland continues to leadthe way in this area and wel-come the very strong responseto ESB’s Great Electric Drive fromthe general public.”

Over the course of the GreatElectric Drive, the ambassadorswill drive a wide range of elec-tric vehicles and get first-hand

Renault leads the way in great GreatElectric DriveRENAULT brands are leading the way in the ESB’s Great Elec-tric Drive.

■ Pictured here is ecar ambassador Amanda Meehan from Clondalkin, Dublin. Photo by Robbie Reynolds

experience of the benefits ofelectric driving. The electric ve-hicles are being provided bymajor car companies and in-cludes the Renault Zoe, the Re-nault Twizy and the RenaultKangoo ZE commercial van.

They will join the BMW i3,Citroen C-Zero, Mitsubishi iMiev,Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-inHybrid, Nissan Euro LEAF andNissan e-NV200 commercialvan.

The participants have a widevariety of commuting patternsand daily routines. They willshare their experiences on theESB ecars blog throughout theirecar trial. Six organisations havealso been selected as commer-cial ecar ambassadors, including:Inland Fisheries Ireland; ParcelZone (Dublin); Verve, the LiveAgency; the Spelt Bakery(Kilkenny); Cork City FireBrigade; and Mercury Engineer-ing. All will drive an electriccommercial vehicle during thetrial.

John McSweeney, head of In-novation, ESB said: “We are de-lighted to have 32 new

ambassadors to take part in thesecond Great Electric Drive. Wehave chosen people from allover the country and all walks oflife. People in Ireland are reallystarting to realise the benefits ofelectric cars and their suitabilityfor everyone, no matter whattheir driving patterns are.”

He added: “This year our aimis for the ambassadors to drive atotal of 150,000 kilometres intheir ecars, which is 50,000 kilo-metres more than last year. Thiswill deliver a combined savingof almost €20,000 in fuel costsfor the ambassadors and savingsof up to 15 tonnes of CO2. Thehigh performance and range ca-pabilities of the latest electricvehicle models should reallyhelp the ambassadors achievethese goals.”

Each ecar ambassador willhave a charge point installed intheir home or workplace andwill also be able to access a na-tionwide network of publiccharge points that have beenrolled out by ESB across thecountry. This includes the instal-lation of fast chargers along themain inter urban routes, whichis being co-funded by the EU

TEN-T programme. Cross bordercompatibility will allow electricvehicle drivers access the publiccharging infrastructure in North-

ern Ireland. The EU Green Transport Bill is

supporting low emission vehi-cles usage to reduce transport

carbon emissions at home andacross Europe. In September, ESBwill be undertaking a cross Euro-pean drive from Cork to Brussels

using charging infrastructure infour countries and demonstrat-ing the rapidly developing capa-bilities of electric vehicles.

Take the HondaChallenge for 142

HONDA will be showcasing their 142 range with a Honda Challengetest drive event in dealerships nationwide this June.

Honda are setting out to demon-strate that their award-winningEarth Dreams Technology can offergreat savings to Irish buyers on theirannual motoring costs.

The new 1.6 i-DTEC diesel withEarth Dreams Technology found inthe updated Civic, new Civic Tourerand popular CR-V is winning overIrish drivers with an industry leadingblend of driving pleasure and in-credible real-world fuel economy.

Since the introduction of EarthDreams Technology, Honda havewon many awards and competitionsfor the incredible real-world fuel

economy on offer, and the purposeof the Honda Challenge event is toshow drivers just how much theycould save by upgrading to a Honda.

What Car? magazine recentlynamed the Civic the most fuel-effi-cient car tested in their stringentTrue Economy tests, while the CR-Valso topped the same chart for SUVs.

Trusted motoring advice siteHonest John recently named theCivic the winner of their 2014 real-world economy award based on ac-tual economy data from over 50,000motorists.

The Civic also finished first in

■ The Honda Challenge is taking place now at Honda Dealershipsnationwide. Visit www.honda.ie to book a test drive or contact yourlocal dealer.

class in a recent MPG Marathon com-petition with an incredible result of3.3l/100km (85mpg). In addition,both Civic and CR-V returned highlyimpressive results on a Titanic Chal-lenge between Cobh and Belfast withFleet Car.

Speaking at the launch of HondaChallenge, Adrian Cole, Managing Di-rector of Universal Honda Ltd, com-mented: “When we introduced ournew generation of diesel engines weknew we had class-leading cars onpaper, however it has been the real-world performance of these cars thathas been nothing short of astonish-ing.”

He continued: “Feedback fromour customers has been so encourag-ing, we regularly hear from driverswho are not just matching the officialfigures, but exceeding them on aregular basis.

“They are telling us that theystand to save hundreds of euro eachyear in fuel costs and the HondaChallenge is our way of getting thatmessage out to other Irish drivers.

“We are challenging drivers allover Ireland to come and try out ourmodels to see how fuel efficientlythey can drive. We truly believe thatthere is nothing on the market tochallenge our cars for real-world fueleconomy and driving pleasure.”

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No need to fret in my oldie goldie■ Skoda Ireland has launched an online competition looking for high mileage Skodas.

Seán Creedon IF YOU ever want to appreciate how much cars have im-proved in recent years, why not drive a car that’s say tenyears old at least.

Last week I drove a 2002Skoda Octavia which has over513,000 miles on the clock andapart from having an interiorthat was a bit scruffy, it wasperfect to drive.

Skoda Ireland has launchedan online competition lookingfor high mileage Skodas. Theidea was inspired by this Clare-registered 02 Octavia whichcame to Skoda’s attention lastyear they were contacted onFacebook by a young mannamed Robert Sullivan.

Robert was looking to partcompany with a 1.9 TDI, 90bhpAmbiente Octavia that was inhis family’s possession for 11years. Skoda took it in, gave ita service, a fine tune and com-plete valet. It passed its NCT atthe first attempt and is now theveteran of Skoda’s press fleet.This car currently has 513,000miles on the clock and theCzech company is wondering ifthat high figure can be beatenin Ireland.

The interior of my 12 year-

old gold-coloured Octavia was abit scruffy as the car was appar-ently used a taxi in Clare formany years. However, thenumber plate is from Tarrant’sgarage in Banteer, North Cork.

I got a bit worried when Inoticed a mini rosary beadswrapped around the rear viewmirror, but there was no needto worry, or to pray.

The diesel engine was a bitharsh in the morning and therewas a fair bit of smoke, but itwas fine on the road. Obviouslyyou miss little things like cen-tral locking; it’s great to be ableto walk away from a car andjust zap the alarm. The dashwas very basic and you didn’tget a warning sound if you did-n’t put on your seat belt, but Ithink at this stage we are nowwell used to ‘belting up.’

To enter the competition,Skoda drivers should uploadphotos of their car to: face-book.com/skodaireland. Carsmust be taxed, insured, havean NCT cert and be road legal.

Each picture submitted withover 124,000 miles on theclock will receive a speciallycommissioned Skoda High MileClub T-shirt and the overall win-ner will be rewarded with atravel prize. Each entrant mustsubmit a photo of the odome-ter and also a photo of theSkoda vehicle.

Ray Leddy, Skoda Ireland’sHead of marketing said: “Thiscompetition was inspired bythe 2002 Octavia which hadover 500,000 miles on it whenit came to our attention; sincethen many more people havebeen sending in pictures oftheir high mileage. We see thisas a testament to the reliabilityand longevity of Skoda vehi-cles. It’s a bit of fun and wewant to encourage Skoda driv-ers to get involved.’’

Normally when I leave backa new car I am worried that itmight have picked up a fewscratches from parking tooclose to other motorists in vari-ous car parks. But no worriesleaving back the 02 Skoda as italready had a few decentscratches along the doors.

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Volvo Car Ireland has introduced new VolvoOcean Race editions to its already successfulV40 Cross Country, V60 and XC60 ranges.

Volvo customers can now order this new trimlevel in a range of engine types, transmissiontypes and in conjunction with AWD for XC60 ver-

sions.The Volvo Ocean Race editions benefit from

low C02 emissions, low annual road tax and classleading safety features as well as unique featuresall linked to the sporty Volvo Ocean Race.

There are also number new options and pack-ages available in conjunction with the new VolvoOcean Race trim level.

“This is a unique trim level that celebratesVolvo’s involvement in sailing,” said Volvo Car Ire-land MD, Adrian Yeates.

“As in previous years, we will have VolvoOcean Race variants for a number of our carlines.The aim of the Ocean race variants is to serve asa tool to promote Volvo’s involvement in sailingand in particular the Volvo Ocean Race before racestarts this year.

“They show Volvo’s investment and long termcommitment for the boat race event. While theevent is on, it will create awareness and interestfor the Volvo Ocean Race Editions and bring thespirit of the race to the road.”

A range of Volvo Ocean Race editions will beon display during Volvo Cork Week 2014. Theevent is taking place between July 5 and 11 atone of the world’s oldest yacht clubs, the RoyalCork Yacht Club based in Crosshaven, Co Cork.

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Keeping everybody happy in the Seat AlhambraSeán Creedon

IT MAY be hard to believe that that the engine in themassive Seat Alhambra, which I drove last week,was the same as the one in the sporty Golf GTD thatI drove the previous week.

■ What you, the prospective customer, really needs to know is that this is a massive seven-seater people carrier with plenty of room and very flexible seats.

But that’s the way it is withthe VW group, where technolo-gies are shared. The Alhambrais built on the same platform asthe VW Sharan, but the 2.0-litrediesel engine they put into theGolf GTD was more powerful,with 184 brake horse power,compared to the Alhambra one,which had only 140 bhp.

Hold on, this may be get-ting a bit too technical. Whatyou, the prospective customer,really needs to know is thatthis is a massive seven-seaterpeople carrier with plenty ofroom and very flexible seats.

Admittedly I didn’t findmuch use for the third row ofseats, which would be ideal foryoung children, but the extraspace was useful for shoppingand for trips to the recyclingcentre.

This is the second edition ofthe Alhambra which made itsdebut in 1996. At present it’sthe largest car in the Seatrange and has been a goodseller over the past 18 years.Many people claim it’s the bestcar that Seat has built. It’s

named after the Alhambra ofGranada, a famous monumentin Spain, but is built in Portugal.An SE version has just beenlaunched in Ireland.

The flexible middle row ofseats should keep everybodyhappy. A car fanatic I showedthe Alhambra to was very im-pressed with the air condition-ing for back seat passengers.He also said that if you didn’thave five children then why notbring the in-laws out for a Sun-day drive, but I said we wantedto keep everybody happy.

Access to the third row ofseats is via two sliding doors,which are really handy in shop-ping centres as you won’t findyourself apologising to fellowshoppers for scratching theirdoors. There is no luggagespace if you have to use thethird row of seats and no roomfor a spare wheel, just a repairkit - but the kits do work as Ifound out recently.

Inside there is plenty of legand head room. The only thingthat looked a bit plastic in anotherwise solid car was the sun

glasses holder near the wind-screen. It’s a very long motorand you will appreciate the re-versing sensors when parking.

Prices start at €38,995, but

the automatic version withstart/stop technology which Idrove, will cost you €45,255,which is a lot of money. You willalso have to consider residual

values. Road tax is €390 and it’scertainly an economical car.

Overall I thought the Al-hambra was very comfortable; Iliked the high driving position

and if you need a car that isspacious, practical and reliable Iwould recommend a test drive.If you cannot afford to buy anew one right now, the Alham-

bra would be an ideal car torent if you were planning ondoing a bit of touring with thefamily and in-laws around Ire-land this summer.

For a limited period only, se-lected models will come with €500free fuel, a 3.9 per cent APR low-cost finance option or a 6.9 per centPeugeot Passport PCP offer.

All Peugeot passenger carsenjoy a five year warranty, as stan-dard.

The stylish Peugeot 208, IrishSmall Car of the Year 2013, and thepopular new Peugeot 2008 compactcrossover, Irish Small Car of the Year2014, are available up to the end ofJuly from as little as €159 and€209 per month, thanks to thelow-cost Peugeot Passport PCP solu-tion.

They also come with €500 freefuel, plus five year warranty.

The new Peugeot 308, recentlycrowned European Car of the Year2014, is now available from €245per month with 3.9 per cent APRlow-cost finance, plus five year war-ranty.

Sure to enhance the existingaward-winning range, a number ofimportant new Peugeot models willarrive this summer. The chic new108 is a compact mini with a 3-door

and 5-door hatchback, or a convert-ible body-style to choose from.

It offers customers the chanceto personalise their car thanks to anextensive range of themes, trims,ambiances, colours and optionsavailable. Engines include a 1.0 litre68bhp petrol (CO2 from 88g/km)and Peugeot’s new 1.2 PureTech82bhp petrol unit (CO2 from99g/km). The new Peugeot 108 ar-rives this July. Prices and equipmentwill be announced in June.

The new Peugeot 308 SW hasbeen completely restyled, to reveala modern and refined estate carwith a low, classy and sporty allure.Featuring the same innovative i-Cockpit as the hatchback versionand indeed the same stylish frontface, Peugeot engineers and de-signers have conceived an estatewith exemplary road holding, spa-ciousness and class leading per-formance. An award-winner evenbefore launch, it shares the presti-gious European Car of the Year 2014accolade with its hatchback sisterand was awarded the maximumfive star Euro NCAP safety rating. It

arrives in Ireland this July fitted witha range of Peugeot’s latest genera-tion Euro 6 petrol and diesel en-gines, including the class-leadingnew BlueHDi 1.6 litre 120bhp ver-sion with a six-speed manual gear-box, which has a combined fuelconsumption of only 3.2 l/100kmand CO2 emissions of 85g/km.Standard equipment and prices willbe announced in June.

The versatile, new PeugeotBoxer van arrives this summer.Boasting a resolutely modern de-sign, new comfort and safety equip-ment, new 2.2 HDi engines, lowrunning costs and superb fuel econ-omy, much attention was paid toimprove durability and noise reduc-tion. Prices and specifications willbe released closer to launch, in July.

For further details on the Peu-geot Sensation Days offers, or toregister your interest in the newPeugeot models, simply call intoyour local Peugeot Dealer or logonto www.peugeot.ie. Terms and con-ditions apply.

■ The Peugeot 208 comes with 5-year warranty, Peugeot Passport PCP finance at €159 per monthand €500 free fuel.

WITH the new 142-registration plate on the way this July, Peugeot has announced details of its Sum-mer Sensation Days offers, in a bid to give customers the best possible motoring value this summer.

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■ No 8 Rachel Brennan (Player of the Match) pictured with Dublin captain No 11 Sarah Fagan after the Dubs’ triumph over Meath in the Lein-ster Under 14 Championship Final. PHOTO: MARTINA MCGILLOWAY/GAAPICS.COM. Copyright of GAApics.com Photography 2014

■ Dublin captain Sarah Fagan lifts the Leinster Championship Cup after Dublin defeated Meath 3-14 to 4-7 in the Leinster Under 14 Champi-onship Final at Clane GAA Grounds. PHOTO: MARTINA MCGILLOWAY/GAAPICS.COM. Copyright of GAApics.com Photography 2014

■ Pictured is Caoimhe O'Connor who scored 2-5 forDublin in their victory over Meath in the LeinsterUnder 14 Championship Final at Clane. PHOTO: MARTINA MCGILLOWAY/GAAPICS.COM. Copy-right of GAApics.com Photography 2014

■ Dublin captain Sarah Fagan pictured in action in theDubs’ triumph over Meath in the Leinster Under 14Championship Final.PHOTO: MARTINA MCGILLOWAY/GAAPICS.COM. Copy-right of GAApics.com Photography 2014

■ Robert Burnett, from Craobh Chiarain, scored a brilliant point from this shot against Round Towers in a recentmatch between the teams.

■ SVJ Karate Club inFairview is delightedto announce that twoof its adult studentswere recently con-ferred with blackbelts by Japan’s in-structor SenseiNobuaki Kanazawa,6th Dan, Chief In-structor to SKIF. JackMolony and DermotGrant (pictured) havebeen training withthe club for over fiveyears and completedtheir grading at thestart of May at anevent in Cork. Theclub is now recruitingnew members to itsbase in St Joseph’sCBS Primary School.See the Facebookpage at www.face-book.com/svjkarate,phone 089-4179931or [email protected] formore information.

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THE Gaelic Players’Association (GPA) hasannounced the launch of anew campaign that focuseson the emotional healthand wellbeing of countyplayers.

The aim of the ‘We WearMore Than Our CountyColours’, campaign is toencourage and normaliseconversations betweenplayers around the moreemotional aspects of theirlives and to help themdevelop effective copingmechanisms for timeswhen things are not goingso well.

The campaign features avisually compelling shortfilm highlighting the manyissues that can often triggeremotional reactions forplayers. It aims toencourage players to lookout for each other, torecognise signs of distressand to encourageintervention through

Campaign focuses on GAA players’ emotional health

■ Pictured at the launch of the GPA2s Emotional Health &Well Being Campaign was Dublin footballer Jonny Cooper.PHOTO: RAMSEY CARDY/SPORTSFILE

conversation and support.Issues such as retirement,

relationship break-ups,depression, stress, financialdifficulties, addictionproblems, performance andanxiety all feature in ‘WeWear More’.

The theme ‘We WearMore Than our CountyColours’ – refers to the factthat behind the often high

profile public persona of acounty player, the individualwears more than the jerseyand is frequently vulnerableto emotional distress.

Strong athletic identity, acharacteristic of many elitefootballers and hurlersdespite their amateur status,can lead to a playerstruggling to cope withtransition, serious injury or

to engage in conversationsabout emotional wellbeingthat this can have a positiveimpact on communities all

over Ireland.For more information on

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simply managing their dualcareer.

‘We Wear More’ will helpraise self-awareness amongthe playing body andprepare players for themany adverse situationswhich may arise during theircareers.

GPA chief executiveDessie Farrell said the GPAhas a long-standingcommitment to promotinggood mental health bothinternally within itsmembership and in societyin general.

“Our nationwide personalcoaching programme, ourcounselling programme andconfidential members’helpline continue to providecritical support for players,”said Mr Farrell.

“However, we felt that itwas important at thisjuncture to focus on acampaign tailoredspecifically for countyplayers, identifying thevarious issues that cantrigger strong emotionalreactions for these youngmen.

“We are acutely consciousof the vulnerability of thisparticular demographic interms of suicide and believethat a focussed, internalapproach would helpencourage players to talkmore openly to each otherand to identify teammateswho may be in difficulty.”

The GPA believes that byencouraging county players

THE Department ofHealth/HSE NationalMen’s Health PolicyImplementation Group ishelping to launch a new,free, 32-page ‘ManManual’ which has beenproduced by the Men’sHealth Forum in Ireland(MHFI).

The booklet, titled‘Challenges and Choices’,poses a series of simple,practical challenges to Irishmen in an effort toradically improve theirhealth.

Its launch coincides withMen’s Health Week, whichwill run from Monday, June9 until Sunday, June 15.

It is celebrated in mostEuropean countries, as wellas in the USA, Australia,New Zealand and anumber of other placesworldwide.

The theme for Men’sHealth Week 2014 on theisland of Ireland is:‘Challenges, Choices andCelebrations’.

The manual beinglaunched has been writtenby internationallyacclaimed men’s healthauthor Dr Ian Banks(President of the European

Man Manual launched

■ The Men's Health Policy Implementation Group pictured with the Man Manual.

Men’s Health Forum, andresident of Northern Ireland).

It is based upon the highlysuccessful series of ‘HaynesManuals for Men’ developedby Dr Banks. Thesepublications use the widelyrecognised Haynes CarWorkshop Manual format(which many men arealready familiar with) topromote health messages ina straightforward, step-by-

step, humorous and commonsense way. Indeed, in theopening pages of thismanual, Dr Banks tells hisreaders: ‘WARNING ...Reading this manual canseriously improve yourhealth!’

Finian Murray, Men’sHealth Development Officerfor the Health ServiceExecutive, member of theDepartment of Health/HSE

National Men’s Health PolicyImplementation Group, andcontributor to the Irish ManManual), said: “Evidenceclearly shows that there aremany challenges to be facedwhen seeking to improvemen’s health.

“However, it alsohighlights that men’s healthcan be improved insignificant ways - if menmake the right choices.

“Men need support,encouragement andopportunities to succeed.This manual provides theinformation and the tools.Men’s Health Week offers theopportunity to make achange.”

Information on how toaccess copies of the bookletcan be found online at:www.mhfi.org/mhw/mhw-2014.html#Challenges

11 JUNE 2014 • NORTHSIDE PEOPLE WEST23NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES

From the ArchivesWe take a look back at extracts from old newspapers to see what was

in the news this month from years gone by

The Nation, June 17th, 1948

Sunday Independent, June 18th, 1938

Cross Street and Balbriggan Street, Skerries, c. 1920. The photographer has caught everybody’s attention. At that time, Skerries had many attractive thatched cottages andsome can be seen at the street junction • Photo and caption from ‘Images of Ireland’, North Dublin, by Derek Stanley. Published by Gill & Macmillan/The History Press

CURRAGHIRISH SWEEPSTAKES

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Together, Ireland’s Little Heroes will travel 24,901 miles ina bid to raise e200,000 for Barnardos. Mums, dads,grandparents, parenting groups, schools and crèches canregister their Little Heroes for this fun sponsored walk now atwww.barnardos.ie/bigtoddle Last year toddlers from Dublintoddled 5,416 miles.

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A Big Toddle can be held anywhere at anytime duringJune.

Students given tips onhow to avoid exam stressAS second-level students all over the countrycram in some last minute studying for theLeaving and Junior Certificate exams whichstarted on Wednesday (June 4), therepresentative body for community pharmacistshas warned that stress can cause an increase in anumber of minor ailments among students.

According to the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU),these include stomach upsets, diarrhoea andheadaches. Certain conditions such as asthma,sinusitis and allergic reactions can also beaggravated by stress.

Bernard Duggan, a pharmacist and HonoraryTreasurer of the IPU, said exam time can be astressful time for students.

“The last thing a student needs is the addedpressure of dealing with uncomfortable symptomsfrom minor conditions, which can be verydistracting and upsetting,” said Mr Duggan.

“Exam stress can manifest itself in the body in a

number of ways, so we encourage students ortheir parents to ask their pharmacist about anyhealth concerns they have.”

Pharmacists have issued some practical tips tohelp students minimise some of the symptomsthat can be associated with minor ailments atexam time. These include:

•Stay Healthy - Eat regular, well-balanced,healthy meals. If necessary, supplement your dietwith a multi vitamin to prevent getting run down.

•Headache: Drink plenty of water to avoiddehydration. Study in a well-ventilated room andtake regular breaks.

•Stomach upsets: Try to eat well. Eat smallamounts regularly and avoid junk and spicy foods.A glass of milk or peppermint tea can help settlean upset stomach.

•Eczema: Keep the skin well moisturised withointments and lotions specifically for skin witheczema. Avoid products with a high alcohol

content as these can irritate sensitive skin. Studyin a well-ventilated room to avoid the skinbecoming too dry.

•Asthma: Be extra careful in using inhalerscorrectly. Preventative inhalers should be usedregularly. Carry an inhaler with you at all times soit can be used during an exam if required.

•Hay Fever: If you suffer with hay fever, keepdoors and windows closed when studying andavoid going outdoors when the pollen count is atits highest. Students who need to takeantihistamines should make sure to take tabletsthat don’t cause drowsiness.

•Insomnia: Make sure to get enough sleep – anover-tired brain cannot function properly! Avoidproducts containing caffeine. Take some lightexercise or a bath or shower in order to relaxbefore bedtime. Don’t study in bed, as the brainwill become over stimulated. Set aside a period forrelaxing during the study schedule.

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However, this unanimity islacking in the type of contractpeople will considerregardless of whether itmeets the above criteria ornot.

Permanent roles are seenas the most desirable option,while many people arereticent to consider temporaryassignments or ‘temp jobs’(which operate on a week toweek basis and are paidthrough agency).

It’s not impossible tounderstand this perspectivefrom someone in permanentemployment as taking up atemp position does entail aloss of job security, but whywould someone without a joband looking for work turndown an opportunity thatsuits their skills, experienceand salary expectations?

Some reasons for theaversion to temping are fullyunderstandable. For instance,

a common problem duringthe last few years was therestrictive nature of the termsof many mortgage protectionschemes.

By paying all or part of apolicyholders’ mortgage inthe event of redundancy,these schemes provided a fallback to many people duringthe recession.

However, the terms oftenrestricted people from takingemployment contracts shorterthan six months.

I never understood(despite phoning thecompanies myself) why aninsurer wouldn’t want aclaimant taking work, butfaced with the prospect oflosing mortgage payments Idid understand refusal of thehomeowner to countenancetemp assignments.

Another reason whypeople were and are put offtaking temp work is a social

How TEMPting are short term work assignments?Cormac Spencer

CANDIDATES searching for a new job are usually prettyunited in terms of what they are looking for – as high asalary as possible (naturally), something which interestsand motivates them and which offers a good work lifebalance in terms of hours, commute and holidays.

welfare system which I feel isinflexible in its approach tosupporting those attracted toshort term work.

Most social welfare officesrequire that people notifythem in advance of anassignment, as well aspresenting themselves inperson upon completion to fillin forms and answerquestions necessary for therecommencement of benefits.There is sometimes a delay inthe resumption of paymentsas details are processedmeaning a gap in incomeresults. Rather thanencouraging work, thissystem often disincentivisespeople from taking up shortterm employment.

While there are drawbacksto temping, the pros mostlyvastly outweigh the cons. Forpeople looking to enter or re-enter the workforce, it allowsthem to gain recentexperience and enhance theirskills making them a moreattractive prospect to futureemployers.

It also provides a greatopportunity for those lookingto transition to a new industryto gain experience in theirpreferred field.

Employers know that theimmediate nature of tempassignments mean theirchoice of candidates is limited

and are therefore more opento hiring capable people whomay not be the perfect matchon paper.

Whereas the same CV putforward for a permanent rolemay be rejected, timeconstraints offer candidates afoot in the door which can beleveraged to gain futureopportunities in the industry.Time and time again I seecandidates offered permanentjobs on the back of asuccessful temp assignment.

By making themselvesinvaluable during their timewith a company tempsnegate the need foremployers to go through atime consuming interview

■ Some reasons for the aversion to temping are fully understandable.

process when permanentvacancies arrive.

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There are barriers totemping. The rigidity of thesocial welfare system isturning people off tempingand can lead to an increase inlong term unemployment forthose discouraged from takingshort term assignments andunable to find permanentwork.

Policy should ensure that itis as easy as possible foremployers to hire and forcandidates to take upemployment. It’s also truethat job security is not aselling point of temp work,but for those seekingemployment I would argue itis a calculated risk worthtaking.

A rising job market is oftensignalled by an increase intemp jobs offered byemployers optimistic aboutthe future and taking a tempassignment doesn’t stop yousearching for permanent roles.

Why not open yourself upto the possibilities, gainexperience, learn newsystems, and get some moneyin your back pocket while youare at it?

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Savills say expenditure on homeimprovements has increasedsharply over the last 15 monthsand outlets in big retail parks arebenefiting most.

The company say year-on-year,furniture and lighting sales haverisen in each of the last eightmonths, and turnover increased by18.4 per cent in the year to March.

The dramatic upturn is beingdriven by an surge in housing re-pairs and improvements.

Economist and Director of Re-search at Savills, Dr John McCart-ney, says CSO estimates indicate ■ Furniture sales are on the increase

that capital expenditure onhome improvements has beentrending sharply upwards sincethe middle of last year.

“This is encouraging cus-tomers back into retail parksand has contributed to a dra-matic recovery in furniture storesales,” he continued.

Furniture store sales fell by 47per cent between May 2007and October 2012 and the sec-tor was amongst the hardest hitby the economic downturn.

However, over the last 12months furniture and lightingstores have been the best per-formers in the retail market,with overall sales up by over 18per cent. DIY stores – another

segment that suffered duringthe crash – have also seen astrong recovery with sales up5.3 per cent in the year.

Dr McCartney believes otherfactors that have contributed tothe dramatic recovery in furni-ture sales include a 34 per centrecovery in housing transactionsand a general improvement inconsumer confidence.

“A sustained improvement insentiment appears to havegiven consumers the confidenceto finally begin contemplatingthe purchase of bigger-ticketitems,” he added. “Indeed thisexplanation is consistent with a31 per cent increase in motorsales in the last 12 months.”

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Ceol na MunWed 18th June, 8pmAxis Ballymun €5The best of Ballymun and beyond, featuring LadLane among many others.

The Rolling Wavesfeaturing Seán ÓgMcKenna on banjoThurs 19th June, 8pmBallymun Civic Centre €8 / €5

Céilí MórFri 20th June, 8pm, Ballymun Youthreach€5 (tickets on door)

Banjo MasterclassSat 21st June, 3.30 - 5.30pmaxis Ballymun €10.00With Seán Óg McKenna

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axis• Bodhrán with Aimee Farrell-Courtney• Flute with Eamonn De BarraBeginners 2.30 - 3.30pmAdvanced 3.30 - 5.30pm

Setanta• Uileann Pipes with Néillidh Ó Maolagáin• Beginners 2.30 - 3.30pm• Advanced 3.30 - 5.30pmFiddle with Colm KeaneBeginners 11am – 12pmAdvanced 12 - 2pm

Dónal Lunny,Máirtín O’Connorand Róisín ElsaftySat 21st June, 8pm. axis Ballymun €15 / €12Recently Musical Director of House Band for “Céil-iúradh” in the Royal Albert Hall, Dónal Lunny hasbeen at the heart of the great traditional revivalsince the ‘70’s as a founding member of Planxty,Bothy Band and Moving Hearts. He will be joinedin this special concert by Róisín Elsafty, one of Ire-land’s foremost traditional singers and Máirtín O’-Connor on accordion, whose remarkable careerhas seen him as a member of many of traditionalmusic’s leading groups including: Midnight Well,De Dannan, The Boys of the Lough and Skylark.

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