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Gun club criticises doctors firearms proposalA NORTHSIDE gun club owner has hit out at a proposal bydoctors calling on the Department of Justice to cease issuinggun licences until medical checks for applicants are completed.

tors arguing that any improve-ment in public protection shouldbe welcomed.

However, Liam Flynn, fromthe Courtlough ShootingGrounds in Balbriggan, believes

the proposal is unnecessary andunjustified.

As per the firearm licenceapplication which was changedin 2009, any individual seekinga licence must have two charac-ter references, provide proof ofcompetence - which is what wedo here - as well as providing abrief medical history and theirdoctors details.

But what happens in some

cases is that those issuing the li-cence ring the doctor who citesconfidentiality.

Mr Flynn set up CourtloughShooting Grounds 15 years agowith his father Richard. Both areformer members of the Irishshooting team with the latterrepresenting Ireland in theOlympics. Their 23-acre facilityprovides tuition to novices andexperienced shooters.

Mr Flynn believes there is nojustification for medical checksto be carried out prior to the is-suing of firearm licences.

Having researched the sta-tistics, it seems that just five percent of firearms are used in sui-cide, he stated.

Also, guns arent readilyavailable in Ireland. Prior to thenew legislation that came in2009, the number of firearms in

the country, which was then200,000, was significantly re-duced as everyone had to reap-ply for their licence.

Mr Flynn believes the vastmajority of those who keepfirearms do so for sporting rea-sons.

I honestly dont know whyanyone would have a gun if notusing it for a sporting purpose,he added.

You have to be a memberof a gun club to get a licence andIm honestly not aware of any-one with a firearm who woulduse it for any other purpose.

Dr Ken Egan, one of thedoctors who proposed the GunMotion at the IMOs annualgeneral meeting, said the motionwas about protecting the publicand reducing the incidence ofguns being used for self-harm.

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A CRECHE in Edenmore is planning a bumper childrens partyover the next few weeks to celebrate its EuroMillions win.

Thirty-two members of staffat the Garden of Eden Commu-nity Childcare Centre want toshare some of the fruits of their115,658 prize money with alltheir young clients.

A bouncy castle and face-painters are just some of thetreats that will be laid on for thechildrens fun day when theweather gets warmer at the endof May.

Bernie McMullen, a child-care worker at the centre, said itsonly right that the 87 childrenwho attend the creche get to joinin the EuroMillions celebrations.

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Each employee puts in 2 aweek, half for the Irish Lottoand half for the EuroMillions,and Bernie explained that thegroup has won something eversince they started.

We won 8 the first week,9 the second week, the thirdweek we won a scratch card,and then we hit the big timewith 115,658, she stated.

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The firearm certificate application form is nine pages with onesmall section on brief medical history, with one question for the ap-plicant, Dr Egan told Northside People.

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There should be precise medical guidelines for issuing gun li-cences.

To be eligible to hold a firearms certificate, a person must also beover 16-years-of-age, and in the judgement of a Garda Superintend-ent be of good character, sound mind and have a valid reason forhaving a gun.

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each take home a little over 3,600. The winning ticket, which was purchased at Centra in

Edenmore Shopping Centre, was only two numbers away fromscooping the jackpot prize of over 43 million, which went toa ticket-holder in Spain.

However, Bernie is confident that the Garden of Edengroup will strike gold again soon.

The week after our big win, we won 74 again, shestated. Its great, especially in a recession.

Bernie and the rest of the staff have yet to decide how theywill spend their individual winnings, but a good staff night outis definitely on the cards.

Bernie said she plans to use her prize money to pay a fewbills and maybe take a weeks holiday with her partner later inthe summer.

Manager of the crche, Emma Lynch, said she would alsolove a holiday, but only if she can find the time to take one.

In the meantime, one of our staff, Sarah Ruth, is turning21 this weekend, so all of us will be sure to head out to Swordsfor that and help her celebrate, added Emma.

President Mary McAleese recently paid a special visit tothe Garden of Eden to officially open their new purpose-builtcentre.

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GARDAI are continuing toinvestigate an incident inDonaghmede last week inwhich a number of childrenwere hospitalised aftercoming into contact withwhat is believed to be ec-stasy tablets.

Last Wednesday after-noon (May 4), the childrenfound the tablets in a ciga-rette box on a green space atKillary Grove.

Its believed one of thechildren swallowed one ofthe tablets and was kept inTemple Street ChildrensHospital overnight.

The remainder of thechildren were released fromhospital later that evening.

A spokesperson for theGarda Press Office toldNorthside People: Followingthe discovery of a numberof tablets in a green area atKillary Grove, Don-aghmede, at approximately3pm on Wednesday (May4), a number of childrenwere taken to hospital forobservation.

The incident is beinginvestigated by gardai atCoolock. The investigationis ongoing and currentlythere are no arrests.

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Leinster supporters Ross Bowden (left), and Garry Craig, from Artane, pictured at the Heineken Cupsemi-final between Leinster and Toulouse at the Aviva Stadium. Dublin City Council has no plans toshow the final on a big screen in the city centre. PHOTO: STEPHEN McCARTHY/SPORTSFILE

Rugby final request kicked to touchDUBLIN City Council said it has no plans to show theHeineken Cup Final on a big screen in the city centre.

I believe Dublin CityCouncil should examine thepossibility of organising ascreening of the match on a bigscreen in a city centre street, sothat many more thousands ofsupporters will be able to enjoythe atmosphere of the event,Deputy Rordin told North-side People.

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Dublin City Council hasno plans to put a big screen upin the city centre during this ex-tremely busy period.

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Benny Gilsenan, owner ofBennys Newsagents on EmmetPlace, beside Croke Park, wasreacting to statistics released bythe Irish Tobacco Manufactur-ers Advisory Committee(ITMAC) identifying Dublin asa major nationwide blackspotfor the illegal cigarette trade.

The research, carried out byITMAC, shows that 52.2 mil-lion cigarettes were seized byCustoms throughout Dublinlast year, with a value of 17.4million to the Irish economy.

The figure is second only tothe border counties of Louthand Armagh, where just under70 million counterfeit cigaretteswere intercepted.

Mr Gilsenan, a foundingmember of the group RetailersAgainst Smuggling, suspectsthat the black market trade incigarettes is on the rise as crim-inals get wise to checks beingmounted by customs officials.

Theyre splitting their loadinto different containers, as thechances of several trucks get-ting inspected consecutively arevery slim, he told NorthsidePeople.

Instead of putting 1 mil-lion euro worth of cigarettesinto one lorry, theyre putting amillion cigarettes into four orfive containers.

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guaranteed of getting at least 75per cent of their consignmentthrough every time.

Mr Gilsenan, who openedhis shop in Dublin 40 years ago,also expressed concern that newlegislation introduced last yearaimed at cracking down on cig-arette smugglers is not being ad-equately enforced.

The bill, passed last April,increased the fine from 1,200to over 126,000, he stated.

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be disproportionately low. Theaverage fine secured for ciga-rette smuggling last year was519.

The maximum finehanded out to date was 5,200in Cork last week, and the judgewas the first one to speak outand say that we have to hit thesepeople hard. But thats still avery small fine for someone sell-ing even a suitcase of cigarettes.

Im not in favour of jail.That only costs the taxpayer.

We have to hurt them in thepocket, whether theyre smug-gling 200 cigarettes, 2,000 ortwo million.

Dublin saw the highestamount of prosecutions for ille-gal cigarette crime in 2010, with26 people prosecuted for smug-gling and four people for sellingillegal cigarettes.

A spokesperson for ITMACwarned that the billion euro lostto the Irish economy from ciga-rette smuggling is being chan-nelled into serious organisedcrime, including the hard drugtrade.

This money has not disap-peared down a black hole. Itsfuelling criminal gangs across

the country who are making 3million a week from illegal cig-arettes, the ITMAC spokesper-son said.

Mr Gilsenan, who has neverbeen afraid to speak out againstorganised crime, claims that atleast 80 per cent of illegal ciga-rette sales are coming throughbig time international criminalswho are also involved in coun-terfeit DVDs and clothing, fuellaundering and Class A drugs.

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Young Fine Gaels InternationalSecretary, Colm Lauder, from Clon-tarf, will now sit on the board of theYouth of the European PeoplesParty (YEPP).

Mr Lauder said he was delightedwith the opportunity to hold one ofthe most significant youth politicalpositions in Europe.

It is crucial for Ireland to have astrong and competent voice withinEuropes most powerful politicalyouth organisation, he stated.

We are facing a challenging ne-gotiating period with our Europeancolleagues through this difficult fiscalenvironment and need to be wellplaced to ensure Irelands interestsare fought for at every Europeanlevel.

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ARTANE Whitehall ward councillor Larry OToole (SF) has welcomed theannouncement of Dublin City Council's Community Grants Scheme 2011.

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This year the final stage onceagain finishes in Skerries, with anotoriously aggressive final day(May 29) of racing expected asthe battle to hold onto the yellowjersey reaches its climax.

Last year saw huge numberscheering the riders at the finishand Rs organiser, Dermot Dig-nam, is hoping to see similarcrowds.

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took full responsibility for theweapon. He told gardai he hadbeen given it to hold a coupleof weeks previously and he hidit in the bathroom.

He said that his girlfriendknew nothing about the gun.He was keeping it until he re-ceived a phone call.

DrugsGibson told gardai that he

had been taking drugs since hewas 16-years-old but he hadbeen trying to give them up atthe time. I still slip some-times, he told gardai.

He told gardai he was infear of the people he was hold-ing the gun for and worriedabout his girlfriends safety andthat of their baby.

Garda Fitzgerald told MrNaidoo that he was satisfiedthat Fitzgeralds fear was gen-uine.

Ms Caroline Biggs SC, de-fending, said Gibson has co-op-erated fully with gardai andentered a guilty plea. She saidhe was a cannabis user but wastrying to address this. Sheadded he was not employed buttook work wherever it wasavailable.

There will be an eclectic mix of antiques and vintage on offerat the Clontarf Castle Antiques Fair this Sunday, May 15.PHOTO: ROSS WALDRON

CLONTARF Castle Hotel is the venue for Dublin's biggestSunday fair, which takes place every two months.

Fair organiser Joan Murray, who has been running the fairsat this venue for 15 years, maintains that 2011 looks like beingone of the busiest years ever, with more traders taking stands,and the public taking a keen interest in finding bargains and de-manding value for money.

No longer do young couples insist on having everythingbrand new when setting up home, and more and more are turn-ing to events such as the Clontarf Antiques Fair to find basicitems such as crockery and cutlery, and even that very specialitem, the engagement ring.

With vintage fashion all the rage, the fair has now added anumber of traders in vintage clothing and fashion accessoriessuch as handbags.

The next fair runs from 11am till 6pm on Sunday, May 15.With over 40 exhibitors, there will be plenty of variety to suit allinterests. Admission is 3.50.

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MINISTER for Sport Leo Varad-kar has vowed to offer his fullbacking to Cricket Irelands ef-forts to overturn their removalfrom the next Cricket World Cup.

Following Irelands success inthe World Cup in India, there wasmajor disappointment when theInternational Cricket Council(ICC) announced that only 10countries would contest the nextWorld Cup in 2015 and minnowssuch as Ireland would be excluded.

I fully support the efforts ofCricket Ireland and the other non-Test countries to persuade the ICCBoard to reverse their decision,said Minister Varadkar.

My offices are available to as-sist the associate nations in theircampaign to have this decision re-versed.

A World Cup restricted to 10teams is not a World Cup at all.

And the decision made by theICC does not reflect the values of asport that aims to be a gentlemansgame. To coin another phrase, itsjust not cricket.

Minister Varadkar said non-Test nations such as Ireland haveplayed a major part in World Cups,not just by their talent and skill,but also by their commitment, pas-sion and love of the game.

It is difficult to see how thebest interests of the game can beserved by not allowing countriessuch as Ireland a chance to com-pete at the highest level, headded.

This closed shop approachcannot be good for the game.

THE Leinster Cricket Union, inpartnership with Fingal CountyCouncil, recently held coachingcourses for 24 teachers from schoolsin the Fingal areas.

Reinhardt Strydom (Fingalcricket development officer) andStephen Moreton (Cricket Irelandcoach education officer) delivered thetraining.

Cricket for Teachers ran for fourhours and explained the basic rules,how the game works and fun cricketgames for PE.

Teachers arriving with little to noknowledge of cricket left understand-ing the game better, had fun, learnedto bat and bowl and were given lotsof new ideas for their PE sessions.

Niall McGuirk, senior sports de-velopment officer with Fingal CountyCouncil, speaking on the teachertraining courses, said: "The council iscommitted to developing sport inFingal and cricket is a major part ofthat plan.

This programme gives teachersthe basic skills of the game and en-ables them to pass on what they havelearned to their students through funand active games."

Dublin 15 recently welcomedtheir first cricket pitch at PorterstownPark, which is the home of CloneeCricket Club and features an artificialcricket crease. The grounds will beshared with Metro St Brigid's Athlet-ics Club.

If your school would like moreinformation on cricket coaching forteachers or any information oncricket, contact Reinhardt Strydom(Fingal cricket development officer)on 087-9823402 or emailstrydom@live.com

Fingal teacherspass cricket test

Minister in WorldCup ban vow

area, he stated. It was therefore fitting that the

cricket club in Malahide Demesnehad been chosen as the location forIrelands new international cricketfacility.

Meanwhile, Fingal County

Council is continuing to promoteand encourage participation in sportacross all ages and communities.

The sports office provides a num-ber of development officers, withReinhardt Strydom the currentCricket Development Officer (co-

funded by Fingal County Counciland Leinster Cricket).

Any schools, clubs, groups or or-ganisations who would like to learnmore about cricket should contactReinhardt on 087-9823402 or emailstrydom@live.com.

A SOD-TURNING ceremony for anew international cricket facilitytook place in north county Dublinlast Thursday week (April 28).

Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Ken Far-rell, Norman Adams, President ofMalahide Cricket Club and WarrenDeutrom, chief executive of CricketIreland, performed the ceremony atMalahide Cricket Club, based inMalahide Demesne.

BoostThe event follows Irelands re-

cent exploits in the Cricket WorldCup and provides a further boost forthe sport domestically.

In recent years Irelands interna-tional cricket teams successes haveincreased the general publics inter-est in the sport and new clubs arenow beginning to form and develop.

CompetitionsThe new facility will provide a

suitable location to host interna-tional matches and provide a venuefor the public to see these excitingcompetitions.

The sod-turning event marks thestart of the site works, which willeventually lead to the completion ofthe facility.

Mayor Farrell said FingalCounty Council was greatly lookingforward to working with MalahideCricket Club and Cricket Ireland onthe development of this facility.

PopularThe sport of cricket has a long

association with Fingal with someof the oldest and longest establishedclubs based in North Dublin and thesport is very popular in the Fingal

Sod turned on Malahide sports facility

BOOST: Ireland cricket international John Mooney, North County Cricket Club, and Marianne Herbert, MalahideCricket Club, pictured at the sod-turning ceremony for Ireland's new international cricket facility at Malahide CricketClub, Malahide Demesne. PHOTO: BRIAN LAWLESS/SPORTSFILE

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Jessica Lou (19), from Swords,along with other student fashion de-signers from art colleges around thecountry, was asked by Gillette toshowcase her talent.

This year fashion design studentswere asked to choose from three of thelatest Gillette Venus razors and advisedto create a show-stopping dress thatGillette Venus Ambassador and Holly-wood star Jennifer Lopez might wear.

They were advised that the dream

CUTTING EDGE: Fashion design student Jessica Lou pictured at Griffith College working on her dress for the Gillette VenusDress of Your Dreams Final.

Swords student has designs on successA NORTH county Dublin student fashion designer has beennamed as one of the four finalists in the 2011 Gillette Venus Dressof Your Dreams Competition.

dress should show off the beauty of awomans legs and incorporate thecolour scheme of the chosen razor.

Jessica moved to Dublin fromHong Kong five years ago and is inthe final year of her fashion degreecourse at Griffith College Dublin.

She is inspired by the work ofAlexander McQueen because of hiscreative, imaginative, forward-lookingand symbolic designs.

Jessicas dress design combines

materials like geometrical leatherpieces, soft silk, over 2,500 Swarovskicrystals and torn fabrics.

Gillette Venus has given all four fi-nalists a bursary to create their dressfrom the sketches and swatches ofmaterial submitted. The overall win-ner will be chosen by May 17.

The winner will not only have theopportunity to launch their fashioncareer, but will win a cash prize, ap-pear on national television and havetheir dress modelled in a nationalphotocall by a top model, amongstother possible media opportunities.

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OXFAM Ireland has launched TRAILTREKKER 2011, anambitious team challenge involving a non-stop 100km or50km trek through the Mourne Mountains to Carlingford.

This walk is tough but whether you choose the 100km orthe 50km trek the experience promises to be exhilarating.

Taking place on September 10-11, the Oxfam TRAIL-TREKKER trail is a specially designed route that starts inNewcastle, County Down, before traversing the MourneMountains, the Ring of Gullion and the Cooley Peninsulaand finishing in the medieval village of Carlingford.

This cross-border route encompasses some of Irelandsmost stunning landscapes and is steeped in Irish mythology.

For more details about signing up for TRAILTREKKER2011, text TREK to 51500, call 6350406 or visit www.ox-famireland.org/TRAILTREKKER

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Local students pictured at one of the skipathons in Colaiste Dhulaigh, held to raise funds for DomSavio Youth Club. PHOTO: CIARAN RYNNE

Dom Savio club features

in documentaryA TWO-PART documentary based on a Coolock clubthat provides a vital social outlet for people with dis-abilities is to be broadcast on local radio.

A Life Line will be broad-cast on NEAR 90fm (90.3fm)on Thursday, May 12 andThursday, May 19 at 6.30pmboth evenings.

The 30-minute documen-taries will focus on the DomSavio Youth Club, which hasbeen catering for people withdisabilities in the Coolock/Kil-more area since 1988.

Run entirely on a voluntarybasis, the club is largely depend-ent on funding from their al-ready hard-pressed community.

Each year Colaiste Dhu-laigh Secondary School inCoolock, with the support ofthe boxing fraternity, runs an

annual skipathon to raise fundsfor the club.

The funds generated by thisevent are crucial for the contin-ued success of the club.

These documentaries willexplore the relationship be-tween the Dom Savio YouthClub and Colaiste Dhulaighand give an insight into how dif-ferent parts of the same com-munity can lean on each otherin times of need.

The Broadcasting Authorityof Ireland (BAI) Sound & Vi-sion Fund is funding the docu-mentaries, which are alsoavailable for live streaming atwww.near.ie

Thousandaire show for Malahide

MALAHIDE Community School is bringing the hugely pop-ular Who wants to be a Thousandaire? show to the GrandHotel in Malahide on May 18.

This show has attracted large audiences all over Ireland overthe past seven years and is fast becoming the most popularsource of fundraising for schools and clubs.

Contestants are drawn from ticket sales and each contest-ant will play for 1,000. The show is fully computerised with50/50, Ask the Audience and a video linked Phone a Friend.

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The schools charities are the Ross Nugent Foundation, theLaura Brennan Charitable Trust, the Parkinsons Associationof Ireland and the Light of Massai.

Sandra OReilly, who is involved in organising the event,said: We have been in contact with several others groups whoran Who wants to be a Thousandaire? shows around the coun-try with great success.

We are all looking forward to a great night on May 18 asthe show is really hi-tech and offers a superb nights entertain-ment.

The show is timed to start at 8pm and we would encouragepeople to come early to ensure a seat.

We would also like to say a particular word of thanks toour major sponsors, S, Axa Insurance Malahide, One for All,Dolans Master Butchers, McCabes Pharmacy, EurosparMalahide, Cruzzo Restaurant and to all of those who havetaken out advertising at the show.

We have several surprise celebrities coming along on thenight with items for the auction so a great night will be had byall.

There is still some large screen digital advertising spaceavailable for the show, email sandraor@eircom.net for furtherinformation.

Meanwhile, tickets for Who wants to be a Thousandaire?are available from any member of the fundraising committee,any of the major sponsors, Malahide Community School or atthe door on the night.

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SPORTING TOUCH: Omni Park Shopping Centre has announcedjersey sponsorship of the Under 12 team at St Kevins Boys FC.The Whitehall-based club wish to sincerely thank Omni ParkShopping Centre for its continued support of St Kevins. Picturedis Ailish Brangan, manager of Omni Park SC, with a St KevinsBoys FC jersey.

With league titles and rele-gation candidates still to be de-termined in each of the sixdivisions, it made for a nerve-wracking final round of

Chess clubs make all the right movesA TOTAL of 400 players assembled at the TeachersClub in the city centre recently for the final round of theLeinster Chess Leagues.

matches where every half pointhad to be fought for.

In Division 1, where teamscompete for the much covetedArmstrong Cup and the pres-

tige of being crowned Champi-ons of Leinster, Gonzaga Col-lege were best placed of theDublin teams finishing as run-ners-up to the eventual winnersKilkenny by a narrow 1.5 pointmargin.

In Division 2, the Drum-condra-based Elm MountChess Clubs team won the Hei-denfeld Trophy by a margin offour points from Celbridge whoalso gained promotion to thetop division for next season.

As a result of their win, ElmMount will have two teams inDivision 1 for the fourth time inseven seasons.

Rathmines Chess Club keptthe flag flying for the Southsidein Division 3, where their twoteams in that league both gotpromoted to Division 2, withthe Rathmines B team taking

first place and capturing theEnnis Shield Trophy by just onepoint over their club rivals.

Naomh Barrog, from theNorthside, took the honours inDivision 4, winning the OHan-lon Cup by a convincing seven-point margin from nearest rivalsKilkenny.

Cavan and Bray GreystonesChess Clubs took the two pro-motion slots in Division 5,while Inchicores second placedfinish in Division 6 saw thempromoted to Division 5 for thenew season.

Overall, the league seasondemonstrated yet again the con-tinuing strength of Dublin-basedteams who are set to be in chal-lenging positions in all of the Le-inster Chess Unions leagues forthe foreseeable future.

Meanwhile, the Leinster

WINNERS: Elm Mount Chess Clubs Heidenfeld Trophy winningteam, back row, from left to right, Pat Fitzsimons (captain), TerryCreighton, Tomas Bajcar, Front row from left to right, Alan Mac-Donagh, John Loughran, Sean Murphy and Oliver Dunne.

Chess Union is taking a numberof initiatives to foster the devel-opment of chess amongst chil-dren and now have juniortournaments and leagues for

younger players. A new tournament where

teams of junior players can com-pete for the Mick Germaine Cupwill take place at the Teachers

Club on Saturday, May 28. Thetournament is open to both cluband school teams.

More details can be obtainedat www.leinsterchess.com

WHITEHALL WONDERS: Pictured is the Whitehall Colmcilles Under 11 team that won theHumphrey Memorial Cup Final earlier this year. The club is aiming for a place in the GuinnessWorld Records.

GAA club aiming to be record breakersA NORTHSIDE GAA club has a Guinnessworld record in its sights.

This Sunday, May 22, Whitehall Colmcilleswill be attempting to have the most players par-ticipating in a Gaelic football exhibition match.

Every player in the club is invited to play,from juvenile up to senior level (including men-tors, parents and members of the Gaelic forMothers initiative).

The players will be rotated every 15 minutes,

starting with the youngest members who willthen be replaced by the players from the nextage group.

The event will take place at the clubs L nagClub Fun Day in Cloghran from 2pm.

On the day, the club is planning to havesome of the Dublin senior football team andminor hurlers in attendance to sign autographsand to avail of photo opportunities. Bring yourboots!

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by Jessie Magee

Dubliner stars in new Punky cartoonAN Irish-made cartoon beginning on RTjr this week is setto break new ground as the worlds first ever animated TVseries featuring a lead character with Down Syndrome.

Punky, produced by Mon-ster Animation, tells the story ofa cute and funny six-year-oldgirl who lives with her familyand her dog Rufus. She lovesmusic and dancing and havingfun - in fact shes just like anyother child, except that she hap-pens to have a disability.

The character of Punky isvoiced by Aime Richardson, a29-year-old disability advocateand musician from Killiney whoherself has Down Syndrome.

In conversation with North-side People this week, Aime ex-plained that Punkys disability isnot the central focus of the series.

Punky is first and foremosta unique child, a lovely, brightlittle girl, she said. Down Syn-drome is something that she hasbut she gets on with her life anddoesnt really think about it.

Producer Gerard ORourkefrom Monster Animationagrees that Punky is very mucha mainstream animation series,aimed at the pre-school market.People prefer entertainment toeducation, and that goes formainstream TV slots also, hesaid. We didnt want to make

Aime Richardson voices the character of Punky (left) in the new TV series.

without a disability what its liketo have Down Syndrome, andthat its not all bad.

Aime says she would love todo more voiceover jobs, if shecan find the time in between herother busy roles as a disabilitycampaigner and musician.

A member of Down Syn-drome Irelands National Advi-sory Committee, she helps to runawareness campaigns and organ-ise events for people with disabil-ities.

She is also the first personwith a disability to be repre-sented on the European Disabil-ity Forum. Because its atEuropean level theres quite abroad range of issues we dis-cuss, she explained. I wouldhave input on things like access,employment rights and educa-tion.

Before beginning work onPunky last summer, Aimetaught art classes to children,having qualified in childcarethrough a two-year FETACcourse in the Bray Institute.

A talented musician whoplays the tin whistle, flute,bodhrn and harp, Aime hasalso recorded a demo CD of tra-ditional Irish music.

In the meantime she hasbeen kept busy dealing with thegrowing number of media re-quests for interviews and articles.

Its great being chased by allthese journalists, she laughed.The attention from the media isa lot of fun!

a series to be shown on the slotbefore Mass on Sunday morningthat would be recognised as theshow for special needs. Wewanted Punky to pop up in themiddle of Thomas the Tank En-gine, Peppa Pig and Dora theExplorer. Punky tells us in theopening sequence that she hasDown Syndrome, but thats theonly time its mentioned. Forkids watching the programme,Punky does everything that theydo, and to them she is normal.

The programme, which willbe broadcast for 20 episodes onweekdays from this week, has al-ready garnered strong interestfrom the UK and Australia.

Meanwhile, Monster Anima-tion has begun recording a sec-ond series in Irish, which will beshown on RTjr over the sum-mer.

Aime, who is also the voiceof Punky as Gaeilge, said it wasa a bit of a mouthful to getaround the Irish, but that sheshaving great craic recording thesecond series of the show.

She added that it felt strangeat first to be playing a six-year-old, but that she quickly got usedto speaking in Punkys high littlevoice.

Punky has become a bigpart of me, she said. I can seethe world through her eyes andremember what life is like for achild of her age. She communi-cates very well with the peoplearound her, and I think the seriesgets across to children with or

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MULTICULTURAL MASS: A Multi-cultural Mass will take place onMay 15 (Vocation Sunday) at12noon at the Church of OurLady of Consolation, Donnycar-ney. This annual mass is acolourful and joyful celebrationof shared faith. All are wel-come. Refreshments will beprovided after the Mass. If youcan wear national/culturaldress and bring some snackfood from your country (includ-ing Ireland) to share after Mass it would be a great help.

JOMAC SHOW: This years annualJomac Show will take place atthe auditorium of the SacredHeart Residence, Sybil Hill, Ra-heny, on Sunday, May 29 at3pm. For ticket details phone8333759. Early reservations areadvised.

FAMILY FUN DAY: Scoil Ui ChonaillGAA Club is holding a Family FunDay on Saturday, June 4 from 2-6pm at its grounds located at 95Clontarf Road. Activities includeface painting, wheel of fortune,nail painting, cake stand, pan-cakes, fun games for the kidsand music.

FUNDRAISING GIG: A fundraisinggig called Collision is takingplace at the Academy 2 on May27 in aid of the Irish Society forthe Prevention of Cruelty toChildren (ISPCC). Pedro&co, Co-cophone and The Problematicsare the three bands playing.Tickets are sold through Ticket-master and cost 10 each.

JOMAC DINNER PARTY: The an-nual Jomac Productions end-of-season dinner party will beheld on Saturday, July 2, at theRegency Hotel, Whitehall. Alimited number of places willbe available but early bookingis advised. For details phone8333759.

SAFETY FORUM: The next meet-ing for Edenmore Safety Forumis Wednesday, May 18 at 7pmin St Monicas Youth Centre,Edenmore. The objectives ofthe safety forum are: to ensuregood communications betweenthe local community, the citycouncil and An Garda Siochna;to improve public safety; toprevent crime; and to identifycontributory factors to crimeand anti-social behaviour.

THE SEAFARER: Rush DramaticSociety presents The Seafarer

MANOR HOUSE REUNION: The Manor House Class of 81 30-year reunion will take place on Sat-urday, September 3, at the Grand Hotel Malahide at 8pm. The cost is 30. For more informationemail Ruth at ManorHouse81@gmail.com Pictured are Senior Prefects at Manor House 1980/81,(from l-r): Anna Kelly, Joan Casey, Niamh McClean, Edwina OToole, Emer Ingoldsby, FionnualaSmith, Catherine Dolan, Sharon Alexander and Ruth Patterson.

Pictured (from l-r) are Shane Little,Gary O'Brien, Vicky Grainger and CodyWalsh who will be vying for the title ofYoung Social Innovators 2011 at the10th Young Social Innovators Showcaseand Awards which are taking place atthe Citywest Convention Centre thisweek. This year some 5,500 youngpeople aged 15-18 participated inYoung Social Innovators (YSI), Irelandslargest youth civic action programme.They undertook 350 projects on a widerange of local, national and interna-tional issues to identify and imple-ment solutions to issues that mostconcern them. PHOTO: DEREK SPEIRS

at the Millbank Theatre in Rushuntil May 28 (Wednesdays toSaturdays inclusive) at 8.30pmnightly. PJ Matthews directsone of Conor McPhersons mostpopular plays, an engagingdrama with plenty of comicmoments. For bookings phone8437475 or email man-ager@millbanktheatre.com

HORTICULTURE TALK: Dublin FiveHorticultural Society's next talk,Streptocarpus, by Susan Harri-son, will take place at 8pm onThursday, May 12 in the ArtaneBeaumont Family RecreationCentre, Kilmore Road. Admis-sion is 4 and all are welcome.Phone 087-2423020 for furtherdetails.

AUDITIONS: Have you got whatit takes to become Fingalsnewest star? As part of thisyears Balbriggan Summerfest,a Fingals Got Talent competi-tion is taking place. Open audi-tions will take place onSaturday, May 14, in theBracken Court Hotel, Balbrig-gan. Doors open at 11am andauditions will continue until5pm with a short break from1pm to 2pm for lunch. A parentor legal guardian must accom-pany all applicants under theage of 18. The competition isopen to any person who is nota professional performer.Twelve acts will be chosen forthe final in the Bracken CourtHotel on Saturday, June 4.

PLANT SALE: Malahide Commu-nity School Parents' Associationis holding its annual Plant Saleon Saturday and Sunday, May14 and 15, in aid of schoolfunds. It will be held in theschool canteen from 10am to4.30pm each day. This is anideal opportunity to buy sum-mer bedding plants, shrubs,herbs and much more. Tea/cof-fee and home baking available,as well as great raffle prizes.For further information contactJoanne Lee on 087-2451712.

FASHION SALE: Do you have alarge selection of clothes inyour wardrobe that you neverwear? The Great Fashion Sale istaking place at St Finians GAAHall, Rivervalley, Swords, onSaturday, May 14, from 11-4pm. For 20 you can hire arail for the day (book in ad-vance) to sell off or swapclothes, bags shoes and acces-sories. All the organisers ask is

that you be reasonable withthe prices charged and that theitems whether vintage, highstreet or boutique, be in goodcondition. Anything not sold onthe day will be donated tocharity. To book a rail emailGertone80@hotmail.com orphone 087-6035932 or 087-6326623.

TALK: The Irish Fuchsia &Pelargonium Society is hostinga talk, Get the best from yourFuchsias, by Nick Egan, onThursday, May 19, at 8pm at StBrigids Resource Centre, HowthRoad, Killester. Admission is 3and all are welcome. PlantSwap will also take place onthe night bring one plant ormore and swap.

BLOOMS DAY BRUNCH: ABlooms Day brunch will takeplace in the beautiful Aquarestaurant on the West Pier inHowth on Thursday, June 16 at11am. In addition to a tradi-tional Blooms Day breakfast,there will be readings fromUlysses and prizes for the best-dressed man and lady in tradi-tional clothing. The lunch is inaid of the RNLI, an institutionwith close connections toHowth, as does James Joyce -he proposed to Nora Barnaclein Howth. For further informa-tion phone Jackie Revell on086-3152074.

CAR BOOT SALE: A car boot salewill take place at All Saints'Church on the Howth Road inRaheny village from 10am to3pm on Saturday, May 14 in aidof the Church Roof RestorationFund. Cars cost 15 and vans20. Gate opens at 8.30am(entrance through church gate).Refreshments will be available.Enquiries to 087-6301634.

GOLF CLASSIC: Former SportingFingal player Conan Byrne ishosting a fundraising Golf Clas-sic in aid of his Zambian Mis-sion at Swords Open GolfCourse on Friday, May 27. Ateam of four costs 200 and tosponsor a hole costs 100. Theprice includes 18 holes of golfat Swords Open, goody bag onarrival, food at the ninth hole,finger food in a local bar after-wards and spot prizes through-out the day. If you wish tosupport or take part in thisevent, contact Conan on 086-6031389 or email conan_byrne@yahoo.co.uk

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This includes long-term, short-term,respite and Special foster care.

The significance of fostering for childrenand the care that foster families can offerthem is enormous, providing warm, safe andsecure home environments for children andyoung people. Foster carers are the servicesgreatest asset.

The process has been empowering aswe have developed further awareness notonly of ourself but also of each other andour family - foster carer

The Fostering Service is comprised oftwo teams - Lisdeel Fostering and Time-Wise.

Lisdeel Fostering provides long-term,short-term, respite foster care for children ofall ages and TimeWise offers Special FosterCare for young people aged between 11-18years.

Lisdeel staff provide intensive trainingfor foster carers before receiving a child intotheir home and ongoing placement support.

I find working with the fostering teamvery interesting. They are helpful, reliableand understanding. They are very good lis-teners which is the most important thing forme - foster carer.

TimeWise is a Special Foster Care Serv-

ice that offers young people aged 11-18 yearswrap around care and aims to supportthem in all areas of their life.

A partnership between the Daughters ofCharity Child & Family Service and theHealth Service Executive, TimeWise isbased on a model called MultidimensionalTreatment Foster Care (MTFC).

The programme helps young people de-velop better relationships and life skills withthe objective to improve outcomes for themso that they can return home or, where thisis not possible, to long-term foster place-ments.

This is achieved by foster carers workingin collaboration with the TimeWise team.

Together they work with the young per-son for a defined period of time (generallythe young person is placed with the trainedMTFC foster carers for a 9-12 month pe-riod) to achieve better outcomes for theyoung person so they can return home whenpossible.

The Fostering Service is currently seek-ing foster carers to provide Long-Term,Short-Term, Respite and Special Foster Car-ers. For more information see advertisementon page 27.

TimeWise seeks fostercarers for programme

THE Daughters of Charity Child & Family Fostering Service provides a range of fos-ter care options for children and young people in response to their individual needs.

SKILFUL: Pictured receiving his award from John Conroy, senior brand manager ofCrown Paints, was finalist Scott Murphy from Swords. PHOTO: LEON FARRELL/PHOTOCALL IRELAND

Northsiders show their skills in competition IT was celebrations all the way at the 54th annual DIT National Skills Competitionfor Swords man Scott Murphy, from Swords, and Mark Kiernan, from Finglas asboth were named in the top five finalists in the Painting and Decorating category ofthis prestigious competition, sponsored by Crown Paints.

The annual competition has been running since 1956 and this year was held in theMansion House. Over 60 apprentices and students from different disciplines all aroundIreland compete in the awards for the National title in their respective skill area.

The awards were held following an intensive three-day event where finalists com-peted in 12 different skill categories, which alongside painting and decorating includedaircraft maintenance, bricklaying, heavy vehicle mechanics, cookery, plumbing, restau-rant service and sheet-metalwork.

John Conroy, senior brand manager at Crown Paints, presented Scott and Markwith their awards.

Crown Paints is delighted to continue supporting the National Skills Competitionand the individuals who portray such an exceptional level of skill and aptitude in theirchosen fields, said Mr Conroy.

We believe it is important to nurture homegrown talent and congratulate all en-trants on their outstanding achievements.

The winners from each category are now entitled to try out for the WorldSkillsCompetition, which will be held at ExCel in London in October.

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RAHENY singer Iris Wade has re-turned from a volunteering tripwith the Haven Partnership toHaiti.

The trip involved a week ofbuilding houses in Gonaives, thethird largest city on the island.

Iris travelled alongside a team of350 Irish volunteers who had eachsuccessfully raised 6,000 to par-ticipate in building 80 houses aspart of this years April Build itWeek project.

CholeraThe trip was initially planned

for October 2010. However, due toa cholera outbreak, which killed4,500 people, it was postponed untilApril due to health and safety con-cerns.

Iris, who raised the moneythrough gigs, donations and a seriesof fundraising initiatives, thankedfriends across Dublin for their sup-port.

DevastationThe trip was a life changing ex-

perience and the devastation acrossHaiti a year on is still beyond com-prehension, said Iris.

We may not have changed theworld but the houses built make aworld of change to the families in-volved in the project.

I am very grateful to have been

A JOB WELL DONE: Catherine Queally, from Limerick, rugby commentatorGeorge Hook and Raheny singer Iris Wade pictured during their participation inthe Build it Week project.

Local singer returns from Haiti project

a part of the build and would like tothank everyone who gave their sup-port and generous donations.

EarthquakeIn January 2010 an earthquake

devastated the city of Port auPrince with approximately threemillion people, one-third of Haiti'spopulation, affected.

Aside from the building project,the trip involved a visit to the regionand some of the families affected bythe disaster, and culminated withthe handover of the 80 houses tothe local beneficiaries.

The Haven Partnership is cur-rently recruiting for their OctoberBuild it Week and those interestedin signing up can contact 6815440.

Whats on in

Raheny Country MarketEvery FridayJohnson Hall, All Saints Church 10.30am 12.00Home made produce cakes, bread, jamsetc.Gluten free baking 1st Friday of the monthKnitwear, Jewellery, crafted glass hand-made cards. Also fruit and veg in season.

Language exchangeEvery MondayRaheny Library 6.30pmSpanish/English Conversation ExchangeEvery TuesdayRaheny Library 6.30pmFrench/English Conversation ExchangeEvery WednesdayRaheny Library 6.30pm - Irish Conversa-tion Group

Citizen Advice1st Tues every monthRaheny Library, Howth Rd, 11am - 2pmCitizens Information stand

Volunteering Ireland InformationStand1st Wed every monthVolunteering - Raheny Library, 3 5pm

Farmers Market

Saturdays & selected SundaysFarmers MarketRed Stables, St Annes Park, 9am - 5pmArt and Crafts, fruit & veg, baked goods,coffee shopBealtaine ExhibitionMonth of May, DailyRaheny LibraryArt exhibition by residents of NazarethHouse, St Clares Day Centre, BrymoreHouse, Howth Lodge Nursing Home

Grow It YourselfThurs 19th MayRaheny Library, 6.30pmA talk and workshop about growing yourown food, by the Grow It Yourself group

Donaghmede DashSunday 22ndFr Collins Park, 3.00pm5k race

AXA Mini marathonThurs 26thRaheny Shamrocks, 7.30pm4 mile road race

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vey 17.4 per cent said they hadmade the miserable mistake ofmixing up their flights times,subsequently missing theirflight.

Other common passengererrors reported to the AA duringtheir Travel Insurance poll in-cluded: Accidentally parking in theshort-term car park Accidentally going to thewrong terminal Failing to hear their flightbeing called Underestimating how long itwould take them to reach theirboarding gate Accidentally waiting at thewrong boarding gate Falling asleep at the boardinggate Forgetting their suitcase keys Arriving to collect their hirecar without their drivers license.

Airports can be stressfulenvironment and as many as6.4 per cent of those polled inour survey admitted to havingyelled at flight check in atten-dants in the heat of the mo-ment, says Farrell.

With high volumes of trav-ellers expected to pass throughDublin and Shannon airportsthis summer weve preparedthe following airport stress bust-ing tips to help your journey goas smoothly as possible. Review your flight details afew days in advance Dont leave the house with-out checking everyone has theirpassports Dont mistake the short termcar park for a long-term one. Aweek at short term prices atDublin Airport could cost you280!Allow enough time to catch

the shuttle from the long termcar park Double check your departureterminal. Several airlines nowdepart from T2 at Dublin airportso dont be caught out Arrive early regardless ofwhether youve checked in on-line Follow EU Aviation SecurityRegulations concerning yourhand luggage Give yourself plenty of timeto get to your boarding gate Stay alert, listening to an-nouncements and paying atten-tion to departure informationright up until you board yourflight

AA Travel Insurance are of-fering free cover when twoadults purchase their travel in-surance online. Visit aatravelin-surance.ie

THOMAS Cook Ireland haslaunched a new range ofactivity-based holidays de-signed to tempt familiesout of their sun loungersthis summer.

The company say itsBeachplus breaks feature ahost of sports in exotic desti-nations and primarily stayingat four-star resorts.

Daily activities includedinghy sailing, kite surfing,yachting and mountain biking.A trained team of sportingprofessionals will ease guestsinto learning about the activ-ity of their choice.

Among the destinationsfeatured in Beachplus is Club

Phokaia, overlooking theturquoise waters of MersinakiBay, near the picturesque fish-ing area of Foca in Turkey.

Another beautifully tran-quil location is Club Teos onthe Aegean coastline. Loversof Greece should appreciateThe Retreat in Sivota, on atree-covered hillside leadingdown to the Ionian Sea, or thePortomyrina Palace on the is-land of Lemnos, with viewstowards Mount Athos.

Alongside professional tu-ition, breakfast and lunch eachday as well as four eveningmeals per week are includedin the package.

Daily childrens clubs arealso available to stimulate the

minds of younger familymembers. Activities arearranged from ages rangingfrom 2-17. For selected sum-mer months, children go freein locations including Lesvos inGreece.

Lots of people are lookingfor more from their sun holi-day than just lounging on thebeach, says Brian Nevin ofThomas Cook.

Beachplus allows them totake up exciting activities inthe most appealing of sur-roundings.

Beachplus features atotal of nine destinations in

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Families start to go active Mountain biking at Club Phokaia in Turkey

Passengers grounded by human errorTHOUSANDS of Irish passengersunintentionally scupper theirown travel plans each year ac-cording to a new survey fromAA Travel Insurance.

Forgetting passports, mix-ing up flight times and evenbooking the wrong plane aresome of the reasons given forruined holiday plans.

While travel insuranceproviders like AA provide coverfor missed departures for a hostof reasons, for example yourvehicle breaking down on routeto the airport, flights misseddue to human error are not in-sured against. says John Far-rell, commercial director AAInsurance.

A total of 12.4 per cent ofrespondents to the AA TravelInsurance poll said they havehad the heart sinking experi-ence of realising at the airportthat they had forgotten theirpassport.

An embarrassed 14.5 percent of the polls male partici-pants compared with 9.3 percent of females indicated theyhad made the frustrating mis-take at some juncture.

Not only should passen-gers check they have theirpassport, they should check itsin date and that theyve pickedup the right one, continuesFarrell.

One unfortunate respon-dent volunteered that he hadaccidentally scooped up hiswifes passport, causing him tomiss his flight.

Of the 7,100 people polledin the AA Travel Insurance sur-

Passengers have missedflights through falling asleepat the boarding gate

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We deliver a very specialised and unique model of foster care for young people between the ages of 11 18.

TimeWise Fostering are looking for people to become full time foster carers. Please get in touch if you would like to care for a young person full time, staying with you in your home for a period of between 9 and 12 months.

THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY CHILD & FAMILY FOSTERING SERVICE WISHES TO RECRUIT FOSTER CARERS

Can you make a difference to a Childs Life?The Daughters of Charity Child & Family Service - Fostering Service - TimeWise and Lisdeel Offers a wide range of foster care for Children and Young People. We are looking for committed families to provide:

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We welcome enquiries from families, couples, and single people with or without children.

If you feel you have the ability to become one of our foster carers, please give Erin a call now on 01 842 45 25, or log onto www.timewisefostering.ie.

Lisdeel Fostering provides a range of foster care to children of all ages, from babies up to teens. We are currently looking for foster carers for long / short term and respite. If you would like to be part of building positive futures for children we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please contact Moira at 01 8625195. We welcome enquiries from families, couples, and single people with or without children.

David is a 12 year old boy who enjoys computer games, model making, arts & crafts, athletics

and loves the outdoors. He is an energetic and active boy with an avid curiosity for life. Contact with his family is very important to him.

David will need active, energised, patient foster carers; good

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A spare bedroom is essential.

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Michael is a shy, 15 year old boy who enjoys music, photography, horse

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Michael will need creative and committed foster carers who can

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