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Neil Fetherston

RESIDENTS have been urged to keep an eye on theirelderly neighbours after con artists appeared to tar-get specific areas across the Southside recently.

A number of calls werereceived by Southside Peo-ple regarding several inci-dents whereby older peoplewere taken in by gangs thathad offered to do gardeningwork for exorbitant rates.

While this can be an on-going problem, according togardai, the issue promptedreaders to alert us to the factthat several elderly peoplehad been taken in by theconmen, particularly in theChurchtown area.

One female caller told ushow her neighbour hadagreed to have her front andback garden mowed fore800.

“She was just blatantlyripped off,” this caller told us.“It was obvious what wasafter happening. I only no-ticed after they left her frontgarden half done and I askedthis woman how much shehad paid.

“Not only had theycharged her an astronomical

amount of money she had ofcourse already paid them be-fore they had even finishedthe work.”

Another caller, referringto the same area, claimed adifferent elderly person hadagreed a price but when shetold the gang that she didn’thave the money in the housethey tried to pressure herinto going to an ATM.

“At the last minute shegot cold feet and called oneof her relatives who agreedto come down to the house,”this caller told us.

“As soon as she toldthese guys her daughter wason her way down they disap-peared.”

Gardai said it was difficultfor them to pursue rogueworkers through the courts ifsomeone has agreed to payfor work, as it then becomesa civil matter but they urgedpeople to to be on the alert.

"Unfortunately this hap-pens throughout the city and

elsewhere of course, and wewould ask people to keep aneye out for suspicious activityand to alert us as quickly asthey can,” a Gardaspokesperson said.

“The community gardaiare very active on the groundand they can help keep aneye out for this sort of activ-ity if they are told about it.”

The Garda also directedreaders to their website(www.garda.ie) where it hasspecific advice regarding‘scams'.

“Be alert to con artists,” itsuggests. “Don’t fall for any-thing that sounds too good tobe true.

“Be wary of bogus tradespeople calling to your doorand advising you that yourroof needs to be repaired,gutters are blocked and needto be cleared, trees need tobe felled etc.”

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■ MARY HELPS LAUNCH ORGAN DONOR AWARENESS WEEK: The national launch of Organ Donor AwarenessWeek 2014 (running until April 5) took place last week. The event marked the record number of organ transplantslast year, 294, which was credited to the generosity of 86 deceased donors and medical advancements in Ireland.During the life saving awareness weeklong campaign Irish Kidney Association volunteers will be distributingorgan donor cards and selling forget-me-not flowers throughout the country with all proceeds going to free patientaid and services. For organ donor cards Freetext DONOR to 50050.

Pictured with Mary Kennedy, ambassador for Organ Donor Awareness 2014 are students from Eureka Second-ary School, winners of the 2013 Young Social Innovators, whose education pack including a DVD will be rolled outto secondary schools during Organ Donor Awareness Week. PICTURE CONOR MCCABE PHOTOGRAPHY

■ 2014 Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards finalist Aimee Concannon, from Dalkey,is pictured with Republic of Ireland Football Manager, Martin O’Neill and AndreaMcBride, Vice President of Pramerica Systems Ireland Ltd. Photo by Paul McGuckin.

Aimee’s selflessshoeboxes earn

her an award Neil Fetherston

A SIXTH-YEAR student at Loreto Abbey, Dalkey has been ho-noured at the 2014 Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards.

Republic of Ireland footballmanager Martin O’Neill praisedthe volunteering efforts ofAimee Concannon (17), fromDalkey, who alongside 19 otherPramerica Spirit of Communityfinalists received e500 and anengraved silver medallion fortheir work.

“We need to celebrate ouryoung people today to inspirethem into being leaders of to-morrow,” Martin said. “Wesalute Aimee and the other fi-nalists in this programme forhelping those in need.”

The Pramerica Spirit of Com-munity Awards programme ismodeled on the PrudentialSpirit of Community Awards,which was created in 1995 inthe United States.

Since then, nearly 375,000young Americans have partici-pated in the programme andmore than 130,000 have wonawards.

Many notable Americans,including former PresidentJimmy Carter, former Secretary

of State Madeleine Albright,former First Lady Laura Bush,and former US Senator and as-tronaut John Glenn have partic-ipated in the programme.

Aimee won her award fordistributing shoeboxes filledwith essentials to the homelesson Christmas Eve.

She fundraises, seeks spon-sorships, promotes her cam-paign in the media and evendonates her own money to fill20 shoeboxes, which containfood, clothing, toothpaste, tis-sues, stamps, writing paper,bandages and sweets.

“It wouldn’t be Christmaswithout it,” says Aimee, whoprepares the shoeboxes anddistributes them in Dublin CityCentre with her mum.

“It’s less about the boxesand more about the fact thatsomeone cares about thehomeless and that they havesomeone to talk to even for afew minutes on Christmas.”

Aimee’s story was featuredon TV3’s ‘Unsung Heroes at

Christmas’.Elaine Crowley, producer of

the show, said: “While many ofus may walk past without giv-ing a second thought to or aglance toward the many home-less people on the streets ofDublin, Aimee showed compas-sion.

“The shoeboxes she distrib-utes not only provide essentialitems, they give hope to thosealone on the streets.”

The senior managing direc-tor of Pramerica Systems Ire-land Ltd, Caroline Faulkner,described the evening as one ofjoyous momentum.

“The stars tonight were our20 finalists,” she said. “Theyhave awed and amazed us, theorganisers, their families andteachers and indeed each other.

“Congratulations to Aimeewho has shown tremendousmaturity in being an outstand-ing volunteer.”

The awards are held in part-nership with the National Asso-ciation of Principals and DeputyPrincipals and the GeneralTeaching Council for NorthernIreland.

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Businesses urged to support employment weekTHE Irish Association for Supported Employment(IASE) is calling on businesses across Dublin to sup-port the seventh annual National Supported Employ-ment Week, that takes place from Monday 7 toSunday, April 13.

Job Shadow Day (Wednes-day, April 9) will be the highpoint of the week when hun-dreds of people with disabili-ties take the opportunity toshadow a workplace mentor ashe or she goes about their nor-mal working day.

Last year, over 460 individ-uals with a disability shadowedat 439 employment sites inIreland, with 27 securing a per-manent job placement as a di-rect result.

Following on from its suc-cess in Ireland, National Sup-ported Employment Week is

set to rollout in Europe, with 12countries already committed totake part in 2015.

Many high profile individu-als participated in Job ShadowDay last year including MinisterJoan Burton and Today FM pre-senter Ray D’Arcy.

Commenting on her experi-ence of the Job Shadow initia-tive, Minister Burton said: “Ihave participated in the IASE’sJob Shadow Day since 2011 andI worked with Austin in 2011,James in 2012 and with Aidanlast year,” she said.

“It's been a privilege for me

to be a part of such a worth-while initiative.

“The experience has em-phasised for me the excellentwork of the IASE, whose corebelief is that people with dis-abilities including those withsignificant disabilities shouldhave an equal opportunity tohave a job.”

She added: “I share thatbelief and I would encourageemployers with a suitable va-cancy to hire a person with adisability, which will enablethat person to participate morefully in the labour market andin society.”

Greg Barry, the chairman ofthe IASE said that almost 3,000Job Shadowing placementshave taken place since the ini-tiative commenced in 2008, re-

sulting in 86 job placements. “It has proved an ex-

tremely positive campaign inraising awareness among thebusiness sector and the gen-eral public on an aspect of theircommunity about which manywere relatively uninformed,”he said. “Job Shadow high-lights the potential contributionof people with disabilities toeconomic activity. This assistsin the process of openingdoors, removing barriers,changing attitudes, percep-tions, and promoting inclu-sion.”

Employers and job seekersinterested in participating inJob Shadow Day 2014 are in-vited to register their interestat www.iase.ie.

■ Ray Alwright, from Ringsend, who is supported by Carmona Services, St John of God, quickly got the hang of pullingthe perfect pint on Job Shadow Day 2013 at the Porter House Pub, Nassau Street with barman Tamas Csizmadia.

2 APRIL 2014 • SOUTHSIDE PEOPLE3NEWS

A SPECIAL Trust has beenset up to help raise vitalfunds for a Dublin womanwho has an extremely rareform of cancer.

The Caring For Caroline Med-ical Trust was officially launchedthis week to offer support toCaroline Fagan-Heyenga (32),who suffers from Metastatic Fol-licular Thyroid Carcinoma.

Caroline is a remarkable andinspirational woman. At the ageof nine she was diagnosed withFollicular Thyroid Carcinoma. Forover 21 years she fought tu-mour after tumour and at vari-ous points managed to stabilisethe disease.

Throughout her battle Caro-line has always led a positiveand active life. She married thelove of her life, John Heyenga,and has two beautiful childrenKatie (3) and Claire (2).

In late 2012, she was facedwith another hurdle when shediscovered her cancer had pro-gressed. It had aggressivelyspread from her lungs to otherparts of her body including herribs and kidneys.

In January 2013, Caroline

began treatment once again.After an extremely tough yearher options have become lim-ited having tried all traditional

and experimental medicaltreatments available in Ireland.

Caroline’s best hopes lie inthe cutting edge medical treat-

ments available in the UnitedStates, and the Trust was set upto raise funds for this treatment.

Actor Stephen Rea andbroadcaster Jenny Buckley offi-cially launched the Trust whichhas already received supportfrom Irish rugby stars includingRob Kearney, Mike Ross, DaveKearney and Paddy Jackson.

Beyonce’s dancers evenrecorded a video to show theirsupport for the Trust while theywere in Dublin recently.

The Trust is currently in-volved in many fundraising ac-tivities including groupparticipation in the FloraWomen’s Mini Marathon, theConnemarathon, the Spar GreatIreland Run and many moreevents will be taking placethroughout the year.

Caroline’s brothers and herhusband’s sisters are involved inthe Trust.

“The treatment Caroline hashad in Ireland over the yearshas been amazing,” her brotherRichard told Southside People.We have been based at St Vin-cent’s Hospital Private and theteam there have been ab-solutely superb.

“However, because Carolinehas such a rare cancer, the levelof drugs and therapy can only

go so far and this avenue hasbeen exhausted.

“To give Caroline the bestpossible chance of survival, wehad no other choice but to pur-sue treatment in America.

“Caroline has to go to theStates once every two monthsor sometimes once a month,hence the reason why we hadto set up the Trust to fund thehuge expense involved.”

Caroline received treatment

in America as recently as twoweeks ago, and Richard saidshe has become a beacon forpeople who have a rare cancer,especially young people.

“She is a role model,” headded. “We are getting peoplewho have been diagnosed witha rare cancer that want tospeak to her to hear her story.

“I really feel for the familieswho have a loved one that hasbeen diagnosed with a rare

cancer and we know what theyare going through.”

Help is now urgentlyneeded to raise funds for Caro-line as she continues her bravebattle, and donations can beaccepted through www.caringforcaroline.org.

You can also follow us themon Facebook: Caring For Caroline or Twitter: @Caring4Caroline

■ Caroline Fagan-Heyenga and her husband John picturedwith their two beautiful children Katie (3) and Claire (2).

■ GREAT CAUSE: Pictured are actor Stephen Rea and presenter Jenny Buckley, officiallylaunching the Caring for Caroline Medical Trust. PHOTO: LEON FARRELL/PHOTOCALLIRELAND

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■ Parents who smoke in cars when their children are passengers need a short, sharp shockto change their irresponsible behaviour. PIC POSED BY MODEL

But she was smoking andthere were two young childrensitting in the back, one of them ina baby seat. A rear window mayor may not have been open acouple of inches.

I caught her eye momentarilyand she extended a single digitgesture in my direction. She knewwhat I was getting at. In fairness,I had been far from subtle and itprobably wasn't any of my busi-ness. After all, even though shewas inflicting her secondhandsmoke on two innocent kids, shewasn't breaking any laws.

Had we confronted one an-other, I'm certain she would havequestioned my right to judge herparenting skills. I had no reasonto doubt that her children werethe centre of her universe; thatshe adored them and providedfor most of their needs. So did Iconsider her to be a bad parentfor smoking in a car with chil-dren? The truth is I did.

Predictably, smokers' groupForest Eireann last week rejected

Proper enforcement needed to protect children from smoking in carsTony McCullagh

I ONCE pulled up alongside a car at traffic lights, glancedover at the driver next to me and shook my head disap-provingly. She hadn't engaged in any reckless behaviourper se. There was no sudden braking, swerving, lack of in-dicating or speeding involved.

a call by the Royal College ofPhysicians of Ireland for a ban onsmoking in cars with children.

Their spokesperson John Mal-lon said: "We don't condonesmoking in cars with children be-cause it's inconsiderate at best.People shouldn't do it and by andlarge they don't.

"The overwhelming majorityof parents who smoke wouldn'tdream of lighting up in a car car-rying a child so why do we needa law that will have almost noimpact? It's heavy-handed andextremely patronising."

He added: "We urge the Gov-ernment to focus on education,not legislation. That's the matureway to change people's behav-iour."

Unfortunately, self-regulationdoesn't work well in this country.Even where smoking bans are inplace - such as within the campusof Beaumont Hospital - I haveseen them blatantly breached bypatients and visitors, despite thebest efforts of staff and manage-

ment.The only thing that works in

Ireland is proper enforcement.Imagine trying to introduce a vol-untary ban on smoking in theworkplace in this country? One ofthe few things we can be gratefulto Fianna Fail for is the introduc-tion and policing of the smokingban in pubs, which came into ef-fect 10 years ago. It was one ofthose rare occasions when Irelandled the way by seeing throughsuch a progressive health meas-ure. Many other countries havesince followed our lead.

The workplace ban has re-portedly saved thousands of lives,reduced the level of heart attacksand led to a marked decline inthe number of people smoking.Savvy publicans rose to the chal-lenge by reinventing themselvesas a thriving food business. Fam-ilies can now enjoy a quality mealin their local pub without expos-ing their children to the risks as-sociated with passive smoking.Those who still want to smokecan put on their jacket and headout to the beer garden.

The Minister for Health, JamesReilly, has now promised that leg-islation will be published withinweeks to deal with the issue ofsmoking in cars when childrenare present. He noted that while

gardai would be able to enforcethe issue, they probably wouldn'thave to due to peer pressure fromother motorists. With respect, Ihave to disagree with MinisterReilly on such a naive assump-tion. If the disapproving looks ofresponsible parents was enoughof a deterrent, we wouldn't needlegislation in the first place.

Parents who smoke in carswhen their children are passen-gers need a short, sharp shock tochange their irresponsible behav-iour. A combination of penaltypoints and hefty fines will be re-quired to show them the error oftheir ways. But legislation willonly be effective if proper Gardaresources are provided to enforcethe measure - just look at theamount of drivers you still seeusing their mobile phones behindthe wheel on a daily basis.

This Government once againhas a golden opportunity to beprogressive when it comes to re-ducing the impact of smoking onpublic health. Politicians will needto pull out all the stops to get themeasure through urgently be-cause this time the protection ofour children is involved.*You can read all the DublinPeople blogs at dublinpeople.blogspot.ie

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IRISH Rail has confirmed that electronic cigarettes are nowbanned from all its DART and train services.

The company says it madethe decision following com-plaints from passengers, eventhough there’s no evidence thedevices cause any harm to any-body standing close to thoseusing them.

“The policy has only re-cently been introduced andwe’re doing posters up at themoment to let passengersknow,” said spokesperson JaneCregan.

“The posters will be dis-played around stations andwe’ll also have announcementson board telling passengersthat the use of electronic ciga-rettes or any smoking devices isnot permitted on our services.

“We had a lot of feedbackfrom passengers who didn’t likepeople ‘vaping’ or using e-cig-arettes beside them. Theyweren’t happy with the smellwith what was coming out ofthem.

“Also, there’s still unan-swered questions about whatcomes out of these devices sowe just made the decision thatwe don’t permit it on any of ourservices or at any stationsunder cover.”

Last week it was reportedthat sales of electronic ciga-rettes or e-cigs soared bynearly 500 per cent in the lastyear, while sales of regular cig-arettes fell by four per cent.

Electronic cigarettes delivera nicotine hit without the tarand cancer-causing chemicalsof conventional cigarettes.

However, critics say moreresearch needs to be carriedout on the devices before theycan be considered totally safe.

In Ireland the Departmentof Health has been examininghow to regulate them and theEU has included new rules de-signed to ensure their safetyand quality in its new Tobacco

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THE Lord Mayor of Dublin, Oisín Quinn, unveiled a park bench andplanted a tree in Herbert Park last week at a special ceremony to com-memorate the late councillor, Joe Doyle.

Cllr Doyle was first elected toDublin City Council for the Pembrokearea in 1979.

He went on to serve as a DáilDeputy and Senator and held the of-fice of Lord Mayor of Dublin from1998-1999.

ONE of the best known cinemas in Dublin has goneon sale with a price tag in excess of e3.5 million.

The Odeon Stillorgan is being offered for sale as aninvestment through property consultants, Savills.

Stillorgan was home to Ireland’s first Ormonde Cin-ema, which opened in 1954.

The original cinema was subsequently demolishedin the late 1970s and replaced in the early 1980s by theexisting Stillorgan Plaza.

In 2011, the Ormonde Cinema was fully refurbishedand reopened as a UCI Cinema, and later as the Odeon.

Dessie Kilkenny of Savills Investment, who is han-dling the sale, said the Odeon was one of Ireland’s mostestablished cinemas.

“The leisure investment market has been an inter-esting sector of late with both speculative and specialistinvestors seeking opportunities,” he said. “We expect agood level of interest for this particular investmentproperty given the long unexpired lease term and theattractive net initial yield on offer.”

The property comprises a total of seven screens thatcan accommodate up to 842 cinema goers at any onetime.

This is the second high profile cinema investmentsale to come to the market in recent months followingthe sale of the Cineworld on Parnell Street to a UK groupfor in excess of e23 million.

His family, friends and colleaguesjoined the Lord Mayor to rememberand celebrate his life and 25 years’service as a public representative.

“Former Lord Mayor of Dublin,Joe Doyle, was a committed publicrepresentative in Dublin City Council,

Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann,”the current Lord Mayor said.

“ The people of Dublin South Easthave very fond memories of Joe’s in-tegrity, compassion and commit-ment in achieving what he believedwas best for the people he repre-sented.

“It gives me great pleasure tounveil this park bench in beautifulHerbert Park in the heart of the areawhich he represented in public lifefor 25 unbroken years.”

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AS many as 300 short-term jobs will be created by the mas-sive e40 million announced for the Liberties last week.

The Minister for Communica-tions, Energy and Natural Re-sources, Pat Rabbitte, revealeddetails of the new property de-velopment at The Digital Hubthat will result in the creation ofan additional 10,650 square feetof enterprise office space as wellas a housing development for470 students on Bonham Streetin Dublin 8.

“The property investmentannounced today is excellentnews, both for The Digital Huband the wider Liberties,” theminister said. “And I look forwardto seeing the renewed energythat both young students anddigital entrepreneurs will bringto the area.”

It is expected that the newenterprise office space and stu-dent accommodation develop-ment secured by the Digital HubDevelopment Agency (DHDA)will create up to 300 constructionjobs in the short-term.

The Digital Hub is an interna-tional centre of excellence forgrowing digital enterprises. It iscurrently home to 70 scaling dig-ital companies, employing al-most 900 people.

Since the project’s inception,

170 companies have progressedthrough the enterprise cluster atThe Digital Hub, including somenow well-established names.

Edel Flynn, Chief ExecutiveOfficer of the DHDA, said the Dig-ital Hub campus already enjoyedhigh occupancy.

“So it is great that new officespace will be available soon tocater for the ongoing demandwe experience from growingdigital enterprises,” Ms Flynnsaid. “The refurbishment willpreserve the Grainstore buildinginto the future and will providedigital companies with the op-portunity to locate their officespace in a unique setting.

“We look forward to welcom-ing more companies into our vi-brant cluster of over 70enterprises."

Knightsbridge Student Hous-ing Ltd will invest substantially inthe development that will resultin a new look Grainstore buildingand high quality student accom-modation.

Bob Crompton, the CEO ofKnightsbridge, said: “Althoughwe have a strong presence infour European markets, this de-velopment is our first entry into

the Irish higher education sector,so it is a really exciting move forus.

“Our aim is to provide high-quality, service-led student ac-commodation, and we believeDublin 8 provides a perfect loca-tion for that.”

Mr Crompton added: “Itmakes good sense to locate stu-dent housing close to a projectsuch as The Digital Hub, wheregrowing enterprises are con-stantly on the lookout for newtalent.”

Deputy Catherine Byrne (FG)welcomed the announcement.

“This is a very significant an-nouncement from the DigitalHub Development Agency(DHDA) that will not only resultin hundreds of local jobs in theshort-term, but the extra officespace being provided will alsohelp the Hub to attract further in-vestment in the years ahead,”she said.

“The Digital Hub has ce-mented its reputation for actingas a superb environment for in-novation and enterprise to flour-ish.

“A number of firms whichhad their origins in the Hub havegone on to bigger and betterthings, and this additional officespace will allow it to accommo-date more growing companies.”

■ The Minister for Communications, Energy and NaturalResources, Pat Rabbitte, is pictured with Edel Flynn, CEOof the Digital Hub Development Agency and Bob Cromp-ton CEO of Knightsbridge Student Housing Ltd at the an-nouncement of the e40 million investment in the Liberties.Photo by Marc O'Sullivan

OVER e130,000 has been allocated totackle litter and graffiti across DunLaoghaire Rathdown.

The e138,050 will go to fund anti-litter,anti-graffiti and public area enhancement ini-tiatives.

Cllr Richard Humphreys (Lab) said thefunding would contribute significantly to thecleanup and upkeep of public areas.

“Graffiti tagging and littering are majorproblems in many areas in our county andneed to be tackled firmly,” he said.

“I would encourage residents’ associationsand community groups to work with the coun-cil to help clean up their own areas.

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When Aslan lost ChristyWhen it was revealed last year

that Christy Dignam was fighting can-cer, it once again threw the band intoturmoil – professionally and person-ally. The latest crisis was by far themost serious to hit the band yet. Thiswasn’t just about taking the band offthe road – it was a matter of life anddeath.

Aslan fans are rejoicing at thenews that the band is now preparingfor a comeback gig at the OlympiaTheatre on May 31, with a new singlealso imminent. At the height ofChristy’s health battle last year, somefeared they would never see the bandplay live together again, let alone goback into a recording studio.

But history has shown that youcan never write-off Aslan.

On joining Northside People inJanuary 1989, one of my first acts wasto introduce a music page into thepaper to connect with our youngerreaders. Within weeks I had landedmy first scoop in the form of an exclu-sive interview with the remainingmembers of Aslan.

Fans of the Finglas band wereshocked in 1988 when, at the peak of

ASLAN are the musical equivalentof Lazarus. It’s hard to think of aband that has faced down so manyobstacles over the years – andlived to tell the tale.

■ NOW: Members of Aslan pictured outside the Gresham Hotel, where they announced they will be playing

a comeback show at the Olympia Theatre on May 31. PHOTO: DARREN KINSELLA

■ COMEBACK: Christy pictured with daughter Keira at their leg-

endary South Band Show in Finglas in 1993.

PHOTOS: DARREN KINSELLA

■ AFTER THE SPLIT: new singer Eamon Doyle with Tony McGuinness

and Billy McGuiness, pictured in 1989.

their success, Dignam split from theband due to his well-publicised battlewith heroin addiction. The remainingmembers of the band attempted tocarry on without him, recruitingsinger Eamon Doyle.

I interviewed the 'new' Aslan inearly 1989 ahead of a comebackshow in the SFX. When we met intheir management office near theHa'penny Bridge, they were full ofenthusiasm and praise for Eamon,who certainly looked the part of rock

singer. However, it was hard to believe

that they could carry on withoutChristy Dignam who was such an in-tegral part of Aslan's sound. In theirheart of hearts, somehow I don'tthink even they believed it wouldwork.

The band trundled on for a whilebefore splitting, going on to gig asThe Precious Stones, while Christyformed Dignam and Goff.

Aslan eventually reunited with

Dignam in 1993 for what was sup-posed to be a one-off appearance inFinglas. That now legendary SouthBand Show made them all realisethat they still had the magic whenthey played together. Shortly afterthat, hit single 'Crazy World' led theband on the road to years of success.

As the band enters another newphase in 2014, we can only marvel attheir resilience. The Olympia gig willbe their most triumphant comebackyet.

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John Mooney (19), whowas dressed in a distinctiveblue tracksuit, was arrested athis home 15 minutes after thebreak in.

The homeowner’s mobilephone and camera were recov-ered but Mooney refused to tellgardai what he had done withtwo laptops and a wallet.

Mooney, of Thomas CourtBawn, pleaded guilty at DublinCircuit Criminal Court to bur-glary at Hanbury Lane, Dublin8, on June 21, 2013.

He has 54 previous convic-tions, beginning at 12 yearsold, including 13 previous forburglary, four for trespass,seven for theft as well chargesof possessing and handlingstolen property.

A BURGLAR who was identified after an eagle -eyed Gardarecognised the clothes he was wearing when he signed inat a Garda station earlier that day has been given a fouryear sentence.

Fiona Ferguson

He was on bail for nineother offences at the time ofthe burglary. Those offenceshave since been dealt with inthe District Court and the sen-tences are finished.

Judge Patrick McCartan saidthat despite his young ageMooney was “a committedthief” who had been referredto the Probation Service on 10occasions by the courts withoutsuccess.

Judge McCartan noted thaton one occasion Mooney hadused his attendance at aYouthreach premises to “case”the building that he later brokeinto, resulting in him losing hisplace there.

He said Mooney had tolearn there was “a very definite

outcome for criminal behav-iour” and imposed a four-yearsentence but suspended thefinal year on conditions “to testhim to see if he can stay out oftrouble.”

Nicola Cox BL, defending,said the offence had been op-portunistic with Mooney notic-ing an open window as hepassed by.

Ms Cox said drugs were amajor factor in his offendingbehaviour as he was stealing tofeed his habit.

She said he has been doingwell since he went into custodyin September 2013 and is at-tending school there.

She outlined a letter to thecourt in which Mooney apolo-gised for the offence and saidhe wished to get his life backon track.

She said he managed tostay off drugs apart from onerelapse at Christmas time.

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‘Saved From Doom – Uncovering TheDramatic Story Of English Quaker James HTuke’ recalls how the banker who, in the1880s, came to the rescue of over 9,000impoverished Irish people.

Through his ‘Assisted EmigrationScheme’, which became known as the‘Tuke Fund’ that lasted from 1882 to1884, Tuke deliberately helped the poor-est of the Irish poor by giving them thechoice of emigration, by paying all theircosts and keeping whole families to-gether.

In the documentary Christine Kinealy,the Director of Ireland’s Great Hunger In-

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Locals urged to snap up photo opportunitySOUTHSIDERS are being urged to snap up theopportunity to take part in a fundraising eventfor the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cru-elty to Children (ISPCC).

The Irish Professional Photographers’ Association(IPPA) National Portrait Day took place on Saturday,March 29.

Sponsored by Canon Ireland, the event kicked offa week long campaign celebrating top professionalportrait photography with all proceeds going to theISPCC.

Until April 5, members of the public can have theirprofessional portrait taken for e25 in various studiosin Dublin who are giving their time for free. One hun-dred per cent of all monies go directly to the ISPCC.

The event, which was formerly known as HappyFaces is organised annually by the IPPA in aid of a cho-sen charity. Now in its eighth year, the campaignraised over e60,000 for charity in 2013 and it is hopedthat this amount can be topped this year.

Whether you want to add some genuine qualityportraits to the family album or perhaps get that per-fect shot of yourself, it’s an ideal time to take advan-tage of this fantastic offer for a worthy cause.

Chairman of the campaign, multi award winningprofessional photographer, Brendan Lyon from Clon-tarf, said he was delighted to be working with CanonIreland on the event.

“This is a unique opportunity for the public to ex-perience excellence in portraiture at studios nation-wide,” said Mr Lyon.

“I, and many members of the IPPA look forward towelcoming people into our studios and locations overthe week and I would urge everyone in Dublin to getbehind this event.

“All IPPA members are professional, qualified andinsured photographers, so members of the public canbe assured of a quality portrait, a photograph that yousimply cannot take yourself at home using a point andshoot camera or a mobile phone.”

For further information, visit www.nationalportrait-day.ie

RNLI in Mayday call for volunteers

■ IN THE FRAME: Lord Mayor of Dublin, Oisin Quinn, pictured at the launch of National Portrait Day with top IPPAphotographers (from l-r): Owen O'Connor, Nicola Webster, Geraldine O'Driscoll (Stepaside) and Tanya Crosbie.PHOTO: BRENDAN LYON/IPPA

THE RNLI is issuing its own call forhelp for its forthcoming nationalfundraising event.

The charity is calling on people toshow their support for ‘Mayday’ (May 1-5) by volunteering to help with streetcollections and a range of other fundrais-ing events, which will be taking placeacross Ireland during the five days.

The RNLI is asking people to give justa couple of hours of their time – maybeto get involved with a street collectionor to help run an event.

Events will have a ‘welly’ theme, ina nod to the iconic yellow willies, an es-sential piece of kit worn by the charity’svolunteer lifeboat crewmembers. Wellywalks and ‘Wear your wellies to work’are just two examples.

Last year, RNLI lifeboat crews fromIreland’s 44 lifeboat stations launched1,087 times, rescuing 1,278 people.They are on-call 24/7, every day of theyear, ready to respond to emergenciesat sea.

Pauline McGann, RNLI CommunityFundraising Manager for Leinster, said:“Last year we raised over e114,000 andwe’re hoping we can exceed that thisyear, with people’s help.

“We’re encouraging anyone who canspare some time to help us to get intouch.

“We have some fun events planned,so hopefully people will enjoy them-selves while also doing their bit to sup-port this lifesaving charity.”

Anyone interested in getting in-volved can sign up to volunteer atwww.rnli.org/Mayday or call 01-8951837.

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Getting into their strideTake for instance one of

the most successful sportsevents in the country – themuch-loved Flora Women’sMini-Marathon.

It’s hard to believe that it’s12 months since Mna nahEireann were dusting downtheir trainers and filling theirwater bottles before embark-ing on a tough trainingregime in preparation for thebig day. This year’s FloraWomen’s Mini Marathon willtake place on Bank HolidayMonday, June 2.

The incentive to go train-ing is much greater when youget the lovely spring weatherwe’ve been experiencing andyou know we’re once moreon the cusp of the brightevenings.

Memories of the drearyshort days of winter can fi-nally be put to the back ofour minds as we look forwardin anticipation of the brightevenings, longer days andhopefully, a bit of mildweather to heat up thebones.

One of the best times ofthe year is that Saturday intoSunday morning when theclock goes forward one hour.

This year summertime be-gins on Saturday March 29 sothe countdown is well andtruly on.

And look around you andyou’ll see the difference inpeople’s moods when thoseevenings take a good longstretch. We’re more energeticthat’s for sure. We’re outwalking, running, keeping fit,doing the garden and visiting

Women gearing up for 32nd MarathonONE thing you noticeabout getting older isthat major annual eventsseem to come aroundthat much quicker.

people we haven’t seen sincewe went into hibernation atthe onset of winter.

You’ll notice around thistime of year the amount ofrunners pounding our streetsand parks, and in particularwomen. That can only meanone thing: training for themuch-celebrated Women’sMini Marathon has begun inearnest.

There are few greaterfeelings in sport than beingon the starting line for a race.

The surge of adrenalincoursing through your veins,the anticipation, the limber-

ing up in front of the tape,the clock above you waitingto record your every step, thenervous glances at your fel-low competitors, the checkingof your watch, and finally, thedeafening sound of the gun.You’re off and there’s no turn-ing back.

Around 40,000 womenfrom all corners of the countrywill experience this magicalfeeling and rush of endor-phins on June 2 when theytoe the line for the 32nd an-nual Flora Women’s MiniMarathon.

The hugely popular 10kevent has come a long waysince its inception in 1983when it was formally knownas the Dublin Women’s MiniMarathon.

Over these years approxi-mately 850,000 women haveentered the event – the 2010Flora Women’s Mini Marathonattracted a field of 40,397.

Over the last threedecades, numerous charitieshave been the biggest win-ners with the ladies raisingthousands of euro (and

ier.And the major plus for

training in the bright nights asopposed to the dark ones, isthat you can train in publicparks again and away fromthe madness of Dublin traffic.

Also, as any runner willtell you: it’s much easier onthe joints if you run on grassrather than concrete.

It’s also much easier to getthe motivation to train whenyou are in a group and that’swhere the Meet and TrainGroups come in.

As this event grew bigger,these groups were set upspecifically to help womentrain for the mini marathon.

They hold regular groupruns and give advice on howto prepare for the big event.

They also organise a seriesof smaller, shorter racesthroughout the year which in-cludes road races and cross-country races. These groupscan be found at locations allover the country.

So roll on June 2 whenIrish women will be running,jogging and walking aroundthe course, hoping that theirhard work on the trainingfields over the last fewmonths yields rich dividendsfor themselves and their cho-sen charities.

For this year’s FloraWomen's Mini Marathon Youcan enter online or by postalentry. To keep updated on allthe latest information andnews you can also join onwww.facebook.com/Flo-raWomensMiniMarathon

Best of luck ladies andenjoy the day!

pounds back in the day!) fortheir chosen ones.

Since the event began,millions of euro has beenraised for Irish charities, mak-ing it the biggest single daycharity event to be held inthis country.

There is hardly a charity inthe country that won’t be rep-resented on June 2, and espe-cially in these challengingtimes economically, they relyon the women’s unstintingsupport more than ever.

The Flora Women’s MiniMarathon has quite simplybecome the largest all-women’s event of its kind inthe world and the biggestcharity event in Ireland.

Of course, a lot of prepara-tion must go into the eventfrom the huge team of organ-isers and the runners, withmany having started theirtraining after Christmas.

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THERE are times when you may find it difficult to stay motivated for training for the bigevent due to pressures such as work and family commitments. However, help is al-

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Set a goal:Have a goal and a reason for running the Flora Women’s Mini Marathon – be it foryourself, your family, in memory of someone else or to get fitter – but make it acompelling reason as this is what will get you out of bed on a cold morning!

Train with a friend:Find a friend or family member to train with you. You are much more likely tomake a training session if you’vescheduled it with someone else.Training with a friend is morefun too and the time passesquicker. Joining a club is an-other fantastic way of ensur-

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much needed camaraderie, advice and mo-tivation. Alternatively you can join an onlinesupport group such as the Flora Women’sMini Marathon 2014 Facebook commu-nity.

Find inspiration:Music is such an inspirational tool –listening to songs that remind you ofgood times while walking, jogging orrunning will lift your spirits and moti-vate you. Another idea is to watch in-spirational movies such as the classicfilm ‘Chariots of Fire’.

Reward yourself along the way:You're going to have highs and lows, but if

you enjoy the journey and celebrate suc-cesses you will feel you are achieving some-thing. Rewards can be a huge motivator -when you do succeed, make sure to dosomething nice for yourself - treat yourself toa family day out, some new clothes, or per-haps a day off training. Remember, qualityrest is as essential as active training.

Manage your time:Balancing family, work and other life commit-ments along with training for the Flora Women’sMini Marathon can be tough so it is really impor-tant to manage and plan your time effectively. Finda good time for training that will work for you andyour family stick to it - be it first thing in the morn-ing, after you have dropped off the kids or later on inthe evening.

Cope positively with training lapses:We all have bad days so don’t give yourself too hard atime if you’ve missed some training days. Ignore the baddays and focus on your next training day. Try to focus onhow great you will feel when you cross the finishing linethis June bank holiday Monday!

Get your whole family involved:Why not try and get the whole family involved in some as-pects of light training. Bring the kids for a cycle in the park,play ‘hide and seek’ with them in the garden or go for a nicewalk with your mum, sister or nana for a catch up. Meal-times can also be a good way of incorporating training-friendly healthy recipes for the whole family to enjoy.Check out the delicious range of heart healthy recipesfrom Flora.

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Hard-singing, hard-loving,hard-drinking, and hard-work-ing, she is a throwback to thoseshe grew up listening to includ-ing Nina Simone, Tina Turner,Joe Cocker, Big Mama Thornton,and Bessie Smith.

“People have been tellingme I’ve sounded like Janis Joplinsince I was five years old,” theactress and singer reveals. “Mymom was a little wary of intro-ducing me to her at an earlyage. Maybe she wanted to keepme away from sex, drugs androck ‘n’ roll as long as possible.”

If that was the case, hermum failed miserably, becauseRennison, who learned from acousin that her name was ‘NoSinner’ spelled backwards, isnow the singer of a raucous rockband with guitarist Eric Camp-bell, drummer Ian Browne andbassist Bradley Ferguson.

No Sinner’s music is aboutthe clash between the sacredand the profane, the preacherand the devil, the sins of Satur-day night at the local wateringhole being washed away in theredemption of Sunday morning

in church - in short, the verycontradiction at the heart ofrock ’n’ roll.

On returning to her home-town of Vancouver, Colleenstarted writing with ParkerBossley (formerly of Hot HotHeat) and joined up with futureband members Campbell andBrowne, for a weekly Thursdaynight residency at Guilt andCompany, a new club in theGastown district.

“I honed my chops, mystage confidence, my style andversatility,” explains Colleen. “Ialso learned to play with othermusicians.”

Known for appearing in a T-shirt and cut-off jean shorts,Rennison’s larger-than-life,whiskey-swigging, last of thered-hot blues mamas is no act,even though it takes the stageto fully come alive.

“I may have started actingfirst, but music was always firstand foremost to me,” she ex-plains. “Acting accesses a totallydifferent part of my creativity. Itwould be an absolute blessingto be able to do both. Right

Warning! This is no actCOLLEEN Rennison (25) who plays the Workmans Club onMay 21 has been described as a force of nature, a post mod-ern blues belter and queen of soul.

now, music is my priority.”With her in-your-face stage

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“And as long as you keepmaking music that people wantto listen to, how could you gowrong? Colossal success wouldbe nice, but right now we’re justconcentrating on the qualityand, hopefully, the rest will fallinto place.”

■ No Sinner are at The Workmans Club on May 21. Tick-ets are e14 including booking fee available from Ticket-master online and outlets nationwide.

HAILING from Glasgow, the AmazingSnakeheads - Dale Barclay, WilliamCoombe and Jordan Hutchison - look likethey sound.

The poise is part bike gang, part all-sea-sons barfly, all pomade, shades, denim,leather and signet rings.

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’n’roll channelled through every sinew in hisbody.

“I genuinely don’t know where the musiccomes from,” says Dale. “How I play music -live or in the studio - it is what it is and I strug-gle to know where it comes from.

“There's been a lot of things written aboutthe band, people say we're angry and thingslike that - but to me it's just us.

“There's a hell of a lot of joy in the music.It might not be apparent but on a good night,I’m experiencing absolute joy when I playmusic.”

The Amazing Snakeheads never reallyformed as such – their conception seeminglymore preordained than planned.

Dale and William had been mates sincechildhood and Jordan was Dale’s neighbourwho became a close friend.

While they each played music, they neverreally harboured ambitions to play in bands –the prospect of aiming high and missing wasalmost enough to put the trio off even trying.

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■ The Amazing Snakeheads play April20 with tickets (e15) on sale now.

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THE Metropolitan Opera is transmit-ting Puccini’s famous opera La Bo-hème live by satellite from the stageof the Met in New York to IMC DunLaoghaire, IMC Santry, Screen Cinema,The Light House Cinema, Swan Cin-ema and the Odeon in Stillorgan onSaturday, April 5 at 6pm.

La Bohème is one of the world’s mostenduringly popular operas and it is easy tosee why.

A perennially fresh story of young lovein the bohemian student life of Paris, it con-tains some of opera’s most beloved arias,

and deeply emotional music by one of thegreatest of all composers for the stage.

La Bohème is the most-performed operain Met History, and has received over 1,200performances since its first at the house in1900, only four years after it was first heardin Italy.

This famous Met production by the greatcinema and stage director Franco Zeferelli islegendary for its cinematic visual and dra-matic sweep.

Conducted by Stefano Ranzani, the pro-duction has an exciting young cast playingthe central roles including Italian tenor Vit-

torio Grigolo as Rodolfo and Romanian so-prano Anita Hartig who makes her Metdebut playing the role of Mimi.

Other cast members include SusannaPhilips who sings the flirtatious Musetta andMassimo Cavalletti who plays Marcello.

With tickets at a small fraction of thecost of going to the event itself, this mag-nificent performance also has great valueticket prices for families, and half-price stu-dent and children’s tickets in most venues.

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DUBLIN band The Eskies are releasing thebrand new single 'Fever' on Friday, April4.

They're playing The Button Factory on thesame date in a bid to raise the funds to maketheir album.

You pay into the gig as much as you wish,which in turn will hopefully amount to whatthey need for the album. Doors are at 7.30pmand for those who rock up to the venue on thenight they'll get to spin the wheel which willdecide how much they pay in.

Having been cast out, blacklisted, rejectedand ejected from gentlemen's clubs far andwide, the five dejected cast asides joined forces

in what was to be their own celebration.Purveyors of music that meanders from sea

soaked waltz to Italian tarantella, and fromchain gang holler to rag time finger snap, theEskies have brought their own unique brand offolk noir/gypsy jazz/ and swaggering stagespectacle to ballrooms and booze houses thelength and breadth of the country.

Although the plucky quintet fall more nat-urally into the guise of boisterous guests as op-posed to gracious hosts, they do occasionallythrow their own recital or musicale and on April4 they will once again be doing just that.

You can purchase tickets for The Button Fac-tory spectacle on www.theeskies.com/tickets.html

The Eskies feel the fever■ The Eskies will play the gracious hosts on April 4.

THE Drifters have added ashow in the Olympia The-atre as part of their cur-rent tour.

Fans can expect a set listloaded with 60 years of mas-sive hits such as Up On TheRoof, Stand By Me, Be MyBaby, Under The Boardwalk,and Save The Last Dance ForMe.

The Drifters have seenmassive chart success acrossthe world with over 114 mil-lion album sales and 214 mil-lion single sales, with a vastcatalogue of hits, the mostrecent in 2011 through SonyMusic with ‘Up On The Roof:The Greatest Hits’.

This led in 2012 to thefirst Gold Disc Awards in over35 years to some of the for-mer recording artists on theBell/Arista label; Joe Blunt,Clyde Brown and ButchLeake. It also became the firstGold Disc for the current lineup, and two former membersof the lineup, Steve V King

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■The Teresian School’s Senior 1 Hockey team won the 2014 Leinster School GirlsSenior 1 League by beating Holy Child Killiney 2-1 recently.

■Ava (7) and Sarah (9) Mitchell from Mount Merrion, along with Lola the dog, arepictured at the start of the Get Ahead for Headstrong 5K Family Fun Run in thePhoenix Park. The girls joined over 100 O2 and Headstrong staff members and theirfamilies who gathered for the event and raise funds for Headstrong, the NationalCentre for Youth Mental Health.

■ Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt, rising Connacht star Craig Ronaldson, UlsterBank rugby ambassador Alan Quinlan and Irish rugby player Fergus McFadden arepictured at Lansdowne FC to announce the return of the Ulster Bank League Awards.Photo by Matt Browne

■ David O’Caoimh (20), from Killiney, managed to achieve an impressive sixth placeat the Wakeboard World Cup which was held in Mandurah, Australia.

■ FAI Junior Cup Ambassador Ray Houghton and John Quinlan, Managing Director, General Insurance, AvivaIreland, at the quarter-final draw for the FAI Junior Cup with club captains, James Walsh, St Michaels FC, MarkKeane, Carew Park FC, Dean Carpenter, Collinstown FC, Ger Cheevers, NUI Galway FC, Dave Doyle, Sheriff YC,Kenneth Roche, Liffey Wanderers FC, Stephen McNamara, Ballynanty Rovers FC, and Paul Danagher, GeraldinesFC. Photo by Paul Mohan

■ Personal trainer Karl Henry pushes team Irish Cancer Society to their limits as they get into gear for this yearsFlora Women’s Mini Marathon. If you think you can take on the challenge and join 40,000 women for the singlebiggest all female event in the world sign up for team Irish Cancer Society on 1850606060

■ Marie Keating Foundation Ambassador Glenda Gilson is pictured with Theresa Byrne, Julie McCall and YvonneJoye at the launch of the charity’s Women’s Mini Marathon recruitment drive. Log on to www.mariekeating.ie tosign up.


Southsider's Concern runs in the blood

■ Marissa Ryan was in Ethiopia to examine Concern’s programmes that help build the resilience of local peopleto emergencies like drought and food insecurity.

Marissa Ryan was inEthiopia to examine Concern’sprogrammes that help buildthe resilience of local people toemergencies like drought andfood insecurity.

The programme is fundedover a four year period by IrishAid.

“Drought and erratic rainfallare recurrent problems in thecountry, and we are workingwith communities so that theywill be better prepared thenext time an emergency hits,”Marissa explained.

“When I was in Chad I wasengaged in similar work. Itsounds common sense, but itis very important that we buildthe capacity of local communi-ties so that people are able toprotect themselves when dis-asters strike both now and inthe future.

“In both countries thereare high levels of malnutrition,especially among young chil-dren. So it’s very importantthat we break the cycle of ex-treme poverty that traps peo-ple in a fight for survival fromone disaster to the next.”

Marissa explained that this

is achieved through providingsustainable interventions suchas infant and young child feed-ing programmes, malaria erad-ication, provision of cleanwater and the distribution ofassets such as sheep, goats,seeds and tools.

“We also run women’smicro-finance cooperatives,engage communities in beekeeping and tree planting andtrain the health service,” sheadded. “When people improvetheir livelihoods, they are bet-ter able to survive the hungerseason and adapt to cope withthe pressures of populationgrowth and climate change”.

Marissa's work with Con-cern follows a family traditionof involvement in charity work.

Her mother, Mary Lawlor, isCEO of Front Line Defenders,which is a Non-GovernmentalOrganisation that supportshuman right defenders whoare at risk.

Her aunt, Sister RobertaRyan, a member of the Colum-ban Congregation, works inPakistan helping people withHIV and Aids, street childrenand flood victims.

Neil Fetherston

A SOUTHSIDER who works for Concern Worldwide has re-turned to Stillorgan where she has spoken of her experi-ences in Ethiopia and Chad.

ST COLUMCILLE’S Hospital, Loughlin-stown has become a smoke-freezone.

Smoking is now not permitted any-where on the hospital grounds includingentrances, doorways, walkways, internalroads, car parks, cars and bicycle shelters.

The policy applies to all staff, patients,visitors, contractors and anyone who en-ters the hospital buildings and grounds ina bid to ensure a healthier, safer andcleaner environment.

Professor Donal O’Shea, Clinical Directorsaid: “Introducing the Smoke Free Campuspolicy in St Columcille’s Hospital providesan environment that promotes health andsupports those who want to stop smoking.

“The facts are indisputable when itcomes to the health gains, giving up smok-ing greatly improves the chances of pa-tients recovery, which is the aim of beingin hospital.

“Research shows that non smokers orthose who quit smoking before and aftersurgery have much better wound healingand recover faster.”

It follows the introduction of similar ini-tiatives that have been introduced in otherlarge hospital campuses in Dublin includ-ing St Vincent’s and Connolly Hospitals.

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■ The Dublin People Newspaper Group has teamed upwith Dogs Trust to help find homes for unwanted andabandoned dogs. Our Dog of the Week is Barry, a five-year-old Labrador cross.

Barry has just recently arrived at Dogs Trust. He is abeautiful big boy with bundles of personality andcharisma. He loves to be the centre of attention and justadores playing with his tennis balls. He tries to fit as manyas he can in his mouth!!

He will make a super addition to any family and willbring so much joy and happiness. If you think you canoffer Barry a forever home, contact Dogs Trust on 01-8791000.

They are based in Finglas, just off exit 5 on the M50.Map and directions can be found on their websitewww.dogstrust.ie. You can also find them on Facebookwww.facebook.com/dogstrustireland or Twitter@DogsTrust_IE

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TWO of Ireland’s Six Nations Championship winning stars,Martin Moore and Jordi Murphy, have joined forces withtop model Nicola Hughes to help formally launch the in-augural Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Ani-mals (DSPCA) ‘Claws & Paws’ Black Tie Ball.

The ball takes place on Saturday, May 17, in the ShelbourneHotel.

The Leinster forwards and Nicola are pictured alongsidesome of their furry friends in the DSPCA’s shelter on MountVenus Road in Rathfarnham.

Since going on sale last month, over 240 tickets have al-ready been snapped up for the ‘Claws & Paws Ball ‘for Ireland’soldest and largest animal welfare charity.

Since its inception in 1840, the DSPCA has helped to success-fully care for and re-home over 500,000 animals.

On the night there will be live music from ‘80s tribute actDELOREAN, a silent auction with some incredible prizes and lotsmore. Tickets for the ‘DSPCA Claws & Paws’ Black Tie Ball coste100 and are selling fast from www.dspca.ie

It’s hard to know what to do,and when to do it. After all, petssometimes turn-up after havingsome outdoor adventure we’llnever know about. Here’s whatthe DSPCA advise.

• Contact the DSPCA by email-ing [email protected] with all yourpets details and pictures of yourpet. Also contact other welfaregroup as they may have your dogor cat. Some groups, including theDSPCA, keep a Lost & Found Bookso give your details to them.

• For dogs contact the localDog Wardens, and remember youonly have five working days toclaim your lost dog.

• Contact all your local vets in-cluding UCD Emergency Hospital,to see if anyone has brought it inor has put up a notice saying theyhave found a dog or cat matchingthe description of the one youhave lost.

• Put up posters in local vets,post offices, shops, Garda stations,at bus stops, etc. Put up signs onyour regular walk route in case thedog has taken itself for a walk –other dog walkers may have seen

Finding a lost petLOSING a pet is a traumaticexperience. It starts with therealisation that pooch orpuss hasn’t been seen for anunusually long time and asthe hours pass it becomes agut-wrenching worry.

it as well.• Talk to your local Travelling

community to see if they haveheard anything and if they wouldbe willing to put up some of yourposters.

• Advertise in your local oreven national newspaper.

• Place an ad in the lost andfound section of websites likewww.irishanimals.com, lostand-

foundpets.ie, petsireland.invi-sionzone.com and IrishDogs.ie.

• Post a photo and descriptionto Facebook and ask your friendsto share. ‘Lor’s lost dogs page’ isa great Facebook page for lostand found dogs.

• Talk to local Lollypop Ladiesand kids as they see and hear alot.

• Check your local shops, post

offices etc to see if someone hasput up a notice saying they havefound a dog or cat matching thedescription of the one you havelost.

• Contact the Local Garda Sta-tion leaving your name, phonenumber and a description of yourpet.

• As a last resort, contactDublin City Council or Fingal

Council as they remove dead an-imals from the roads. Your petcould have been involved in afatal car accident, but at leastyou’ll know.

• If you find your pet pleaseremember to contact all the or-ganisations and people you havetold so they can take down allposters and signs.

Rugby starshelp launch ball

■ Nuala OXSheaXs sweet Sunny strikes a pose onthe sofa on his first birthday

■ Poor Maggie the Labradoodle is pictured recov-

ering after being hit by a car. Get well soon Mag-

gie.

■ Monkstown, Dun Laoghaire,might be a fair distance fromBavaria but that doesnXt stopMiniature Wirehaired Dachs-hund, Lady Joy, from support-ing her mammy StephanieFlaherty-Klapp's dreams of aChampions League final withBayern Munich!

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■ Kelly back in the saddle.

■ Cllr Richard Humphreys at Glenalbyn pool.

A YOUNG Dubliner has been able to get back to her hobbyof horse riding after a serious spinal condition was success-fully treated.

Kelly Loveridge (16) was anormal teenage girl until theage of 14, when she was diag-nosed with a severe curve in herspine.

Kelly was passionate abouthorses and she loved spendingher time riding, however, the di-agnosis shattered her dreamsand left her in excruciating pain.

The condition also left herfacing major spinal fusion sur-gery until she discovered an ex-ercise routine that has drasticallychanged her prognosis.

Kelly had always been veryfit and active throughout her lifeand she was passionate abouthorses, until her mother startedto notice that her shoulder bladewas protruding on one side.

Kelly had also started gettingtired far quicker than normal andwas complaining of aches andpains in her back. Riding teach-ers had noticed her lack of en-ergy and were worried thatsomething serious was goingon.

They had also noticed thather posture was getting worseand that she was struggling tosit up properly when she wasriding.

Kelly’s mother made anemergency appointment to seethe family GP who immediatelygave them a devastating diag-

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DUN Laoghaire Rathdown County Council’s adoption of the capital budget will includee10 million for a rebuild of Glenalbyn Swimming Pool in Stillorgan.

Cllr Richard Humphreys (Lab) said the adoption of the capital budget was a crucial break-through for the future of the popular facility.

“This ensures that the pool will be rebuilt to a high standard as a facility for the benefit ofthe area into the long term,” Cllr Humphreys said.

“The provision in the capital budget comes on foot of a motion I drafted and jointly proposedat the January Council meeting calling for provision in the capital budget for a re-build.

“I am glad that the motion was unanimously passed and that the council has now also passedthe capital budget which will secure the future of the pool and leisure facility.”

Capital budget includes e10 million for swimming pool

nosis.Kelly was told that she had a

condition called scoliosis, whichmeans curvature of the spine.The GP believed that her condi-tion was particularly severe andthe family was told that theywould be referred to see an or-thopedic surgeon.

“Scoliosis destroyed myworld,” Kelly said. “I have al-ways been so passionate aboutriding, getting up on a horse andgiving absolutely everything tobe out on the fields, but when Istarted feeling tired and gettingpain down my back, it was reallyhard to stay motivated.

“I struggled to keep up withall my lessons and I lost loads ofconfidence. Everyone around mewas really worried and it washard because I felt like I was let-ting everyone down and being ahassle.”

When the Loveridge familyreturned home they decided todo a bit of their own researchinto the treatment of scoliosisbut the more they read themore alarmed they became.

They discovered that scolio-sis was a progressive conditionand that it needed to be treatedas soon as possible to preventany further damage.

Scoliosis causes the spine toexcessively curve sideways. The

condition affects more than fourper cent of the population and ifleft un-treated can lead to fatalheart and lung problems.

Current treatment in thiscountry is to wait until the curvebecomes so severe that the onlyoption left is to operate. Themajor operation is an incrediblyrisky procedure that involvesmetal rods being inserted eitherside of the spine, before thespine is fused solid.

However, Kelly's family dis-covered Scoliosis SOS, which wasfounded and run by ErikaMaude, who has scoliosis her-self.

Since it opened more thanseven years ago the clinic hasbrought relief to hundreds ofsufferers.

Kelly was booked onto afour-week treatment course andher whole family was over-whelmed with the results thatshe achieved.

“I feel like I have been re-born,” Kelly said. “It’s incrediblethe results I have.

“My back looks amazing andI have my energy back. My con-fidence has soared and I am soexcited about getting back toriding and really focusing on get-ting to university in two years’time. I know I am young but Iknow what I want and I knowthat I will just need to go outand get it.”

See www.scoliosisSOS.comfor more information.


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PAUL and Nessa Duffy operate aregistered Autogas conversioncentre and filling station ontheir premises near the well-known Harbour Bar in Bray.

They are now providing a gas-powered courtesy car for customersconverting their cars from petrol toautogas.

Nessa said: “Because we are awell-known LP Gas distributor in thelocal area, once petrol costs began torise, we started to receive a steadystream of enquiries from peoplelooking for fuel for their gas-pow-ered cars.

“There were also many inter-ested in finding out about convertingtheir petrol cars to Autogas. It wasdue to this demand that we decidedto set up our own Autogas conver-sion and filling centre at our prem-ises here in Bray last year and it’sbeen doing very well since then.

“We currently offer Flogas auto-gas for 0.85c a litre, compared topetrol which is averaging e1.58c alitre.

“Most of our conversion cus-tomers are heavy petrol users liketaxi drivers, who have seen the ben-efits of switching to autogas in termsof fuel costs.

“A conversion usually takes acouple of days but they don’t wantto be off the road for that length oftime so the gas-powered courtesycar is the ideal solution. We onlybook in one customer at a time so itis always available.”

Converting a taxi costs betweene900 and e1,500 and the averageprice for a 4 cylinder engine ise1,000, including VAT.

Taxi drivers have reported re-couping this cost in a matter of

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months.Dublin taxi driver John Martin re-

cently converted his 2.4 HyundaiSonata from petrol to autogas.

John said: “I now get 250km one28 of Autogas whereas before-hand I would be spending e50.That’s a saving of 44 per cent for me,so I’m delighted. There’s also beenno change in performance or han-dling at all.”

Paul Duffy warned that anyoneinterested in converting their carshould check that those doing thework are fully certified to do so.

Paul added: “As a registered Au-togas conversion centre and outletwith the Irish LP Gas Association, itmeans that we are fully insured tocarry out conversions.

“If your car is not fitted with thecorrect car kit by an experienced me-chanic, it can damage the engine, in-

crease gas consumption, causepower loss and even affect your carinsurance as many insurers need agarage certificate.”

Harbour Trading Company wasset up in Bray over 30 years ago. Itdistributes Flogas bottled for bothdomestic and commercial customersto a wide Flogas dealer networkthroughout the east coast.

It also supplies gas cookers, Flo-gas superser heaters, patio heatersand other products.

The added value of LP Gas as anautomotive fuel is that it generatesconsiderably fewer emissions thanother fossil fuels, contributing to theprotection of the environment andhuman health while also helping tomitigate the threat of climatechange. It's also cheaper than dieseland petrol.

■ Bray model Holly Keating is pictured at the launch of the HarbourTrading Company’s new courtesy car service for Autogas customers.

Honda CR-V is top SUV in ‘What Car?’ test

■ This is the second win for Honda in the tests.

This is the second win for Honda in the tests,with the Honda Civic recently being named as themost economical car tested by the magazine lastyear overall.

The unique fuel economy tests conducted byWhat Car? are unlike the official government figuresin that they are generated from real-world driving.

Official fuel consumption figures are generatedin laboratories which do not consider the impact oftraffic, weather and other real-world factors whichinfluence fuel consumption.

Where the What Car? tests differ is that theyemploy similar scientific techniques for measuringeconomy, but do so on the open road and in real,every day driving conditions.

The What Car? test begins with an urban routeat speeds below 25kmh, the test then continues toan extra-urban route including dual-carriagewayand motorway driving, before concluding with afinal urban route.

At the end of the test, the average fuel con-sumption on the test route is calculated from themeasured CO2 emissions.

However, the volume of traffic inevitably varies,so this economy figure is just a starting point. Sen-sors attached to the car’s electronic systems recordthe road speed, exhaust manifold pressure and

throttle position throughout the test, while otherequipment measures the altitude, humidity and airpressure at each given moment. These variables allhave to be factored in before calculating a car’s truefuel economy.

Emmet Kavanagh, Marketing Manager at Uni-versal Honda said: “We’re delighted that CR-V hasbecome the latest Honda model to top the WhatCar? economy tests as they confirm that our new1.6 i-DTEC diesel engine is a real-world leader in fueleconomy.

“To have topped such a stringent test from suchan influential publication is a very important acco-lade for us. While the CR-V already leads the classon official figures, it’s the results from real-worlddriving where the CR-V is a true winner.”

The Honda CR-V 1.6 i-DTEC offers a class-leadingcombination of fuel economy and performance – of-fering a powerful 120PS, while emitting only 119g/km of CO2 for annual road tax from e200.

The engine is the first to be launched in Europeunder Honda’s flagship Earth Dreams Technologyenvironmental programme; offering customers anoutstanding balance of high fuel economy, lowemissions and dynamic performance.

The Honda CR-V range starts from e31,995 andis available from Honda Dealerships nationwide.

THE infuential motoring consumer magazine ‘What Car?’ has compiled a list of the most eco-nomical SUVs in their rigorous ‘True MPG’ Road Tests, and the most fuel efficient SUV whichthey have tested is the Honda CR-V 1.6 i-DTEC diesel.

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The Fiat 500L MPW has a funky look

The 500L MPW is not as big and asawkward looking as the Multipla, butit does have a funky look to it.

Fiat may be doing well worldwide,but in this part of the world they arereally struggling for sales.

However, the Italian company hasdone well with their Fiat 500 and nowthey seem to building on that successby introducing a Multi Purpose Wagon(MPW) version, which might be theone to boost Irish sales.

It’s a seven-seater, but most own-ers probably won’t have much use forthe third row of small seats. If you douse all seven seats there is no luggagespace, but no doubt small children willlove the third row seats and the feel-ing that they are temporarily ‘out ofthe way’ of their parents.

Externally it certainly has a quirkylook to it; the front is a bit like a Miniand the huge headlamps seem to besmiling at you as you approach. It cer-tainly catches the eye in car parks andshopping centres and several peopleapproached me to ask the same ques-tion: ‘what’s the name of that car youare driving?

When you sit in it’s so bright andcheerful, it would give you a lift on adull Monday morning. The panoramicsun roof really brightens up the inte-rior and with a high driving positionyou will appreciate the views aroundIreland as the scenery is gradually

AT first glance the new Fiat 500L MPW reminded me a bit of the SkodaYeti or maybe the old Fiat Multipla; you may remember it, the onewith the three front seats. Let’s just say it wasn’t pretty, but I know afew people who did like it.

■ Externally the Fiat 500L MPW certainly has a quirky look to it.

Over 20,000 apply to takepart in Great Electric Drive

■ The Talbot family from County Dublin and Dermot McArdle,Head of ecars, helped launch the search for ambassadors to trialan electric vehicle for a four month period during 2014/2015.

OVER 20,000 applications havebeen received for ESB’s GreatElectric Drive, which offerspeople and commercial busi-nesses the chance to join anew team of ecar ambassadorsand trial an electric vehicle.

The number of applications hasalmost doubled in comparison tothe first Great Electric Drive, high-lighting the increased interest inelectric vehicles and their merits fordrivers in Ireland.

Last month, ESB launched thesearch for 24 ecar ambassadors,asking people from a wide varietyof ages, lifestyles, occupations andcommuting patterns, as well ascommercial businesses to get in-volved in this year’s trial.

Applications have now closedand the response has been over-whelming, with over 20,000 appli-

cations from people and businessesfrom all over Ireland.

The highest number of applica-tions came from Leinster (excludingDublin) at just under 30 per cent re-flecting high interest in electric ve-hicles from people in the commuterbelt counties.

This was followed by Dublinand Munster each at 25 per centand Connacht/Ulster at 20 per cent.

The majority of those who ap-plied said that their intended usefor the ecar was commuting towork, with over half stating thattheir average daily commute is lessthan 50kms. The cost savings ofdriving an electric car was also citedas a major reason for applying.

The selected ecar ambassadorswill trial a selection of electric ve-hicles from BMW, Citroen, Mit-subishi, Nissan and Renault.

turning green.On the dash the controls are well

laid out and easy to use. The dash isdominated by a neat five-inch touch-screen infotainment system. The frontseats were not really comfortable ona long journey and I think they wouldbe best suited to someone with asmaller posterior! There is also somefancy writing on the front and back

seats which was difficult to make itout, but it does add to the funky look.I also liked the aircraft type hand-brake.

It’s not the fastest car around andit will take you over 15 seconds to getfrom zero to 100km/h. If you are notusing the third row of seats there isdecent boot space. And there is a‘mini’ spare wheel, but if you do geta puncture it’s definitely going to bea dirty job, as the spare is located un-derneath the car.

I drove a minimal grey version,but it’s available in seven differentcolours and there are nine bicolour

combinations. You may have seen agreen version in a television ad re-cently which featured a bridal partymaking a quick costume change enroute to a wedding. The yellowTrekking version is also very popular.Prices start at e23,550, while the 1.3diesel version I drove will cost youe25,550. Available in Pop Star andLounge versions.

As a nation we are slow to changeour attitudes to car manufacturers, butI couldn’t find any flaws in this un-usual looking Fiat and if you are look-ing for a seven-seater city car, it’sdefinitely worth a test drive.

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2 APRIL 2014 • SOUTHSIDE PEOPLE23NOTICEBOARD

■ GETTING CREATIVE! Minister Kathleen Lynch is pictured with Age & Opportunity's Creative Exchanges programmegraduates and facilitators in IMMA, Kilmainham.

CABINTEELYGOLF FUNDRAISER: THE StBrigid's Parish Golf Classic FundRaiser will take place on May15 in Charlesland Golf Club. Su-pervised Study continues in StBrigid's every Saturday andSunday from 10am-1pm andfrom 2-5pm. Easter Study willtake place from Tuesday, April2 to Friday, April 25.

CITYSINGING: The Songwriter Clubwill be held on Friday, April 4from 7pm in 5 Gardiner Rowjust off Parnell Square,

Dublin 1. The idea behindthe club is to bring songwrit-ers together every couple ofmonths to chat about allsorts of songwriting stuff,share ideas, set up collabo-rating groups and also tohave fun getting to knoweach other. Contact TheSongwriter Club page or Fri-day Arts at No 5 page all onFacebook.

SHANKILLBOOKS: On Saturday, April 5,the April First Saturday BookSale in aid of the Shankill OldFolks Association and Meals on

Wheels takes place between10am and 1pm in the ShankillOld Folks Association Centre,Lower Road, Shankill. Dona-tions of books, other thanschool/test books, appreciated.

BRAYTOYS: A Toy/Model Collec-tors’ Fair takes place on Sun-day, April 6 from 10am to2.30pm in Bray WheelersClubhouse, Schools Road.

FOXROCKPAST PUPILS: St Brigids BoysSchool, Mart Lane, Foxrock is

celebrating its 100th anniver-sary this year and several par-ents are helping to make it agreat occasion. They are look-ing to get as many past pupilsand parents back to the schoolin the coming months so thatthey can all share stories aboutour experiences. See www.stbrigids.ie/about/school-history

DUNDRUMFLOWERS: Dundrum FlowerClub is having a flower ar-ranging demonstration onTuesday, April 8 in GortMuire, Ballinteer Road at7.45pm.

LECTURE: On Wednesday, April2 Anne Butler will present herlecture 'Wicklow Through theArtist's Eye’ at 8pm to theRathmichael Historical Societyin Rathmichael NationalSchool, Stonebridge Road,Shankill.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS: SpecialOlympics Ireland urgently re-quires volunteers to helpwith its national collectionday on Friday, April 11. Allfunds raised go directly to-wards delivering a sportsprogramme for people withan intellectual disability inIreland. To get involved inyour area contact Emma Hor-gan on 01-8912005.

CHOIR: A choir on FrederickStreet is looking for newmembers. You don't need toknow sheet music. Practiceevery Tuesday between 8-10pm with tea and coffee in-cluded. Contact Phil on087-2161182 or Martha on087-9315890.

STILLORGANDEMENTIA: Are you worriedabout your memory and youjust want to talk? Living Wellwith Dementia provides freedrop-in clinics for peopleconcerned about their ownmemory or a loved one’smemory. A health-care pro-fessional is available to pro-vide confidential andpositive support and guid-ance. The monthly clinics are

held in St Thomas Commu-nity Centre, Foster’s Avenue,Stillorgan from 2.30pm-4.30pm on the third Tuesdayof every month. For more in-formation contact Siobhan orBridget on 01-706 0100 orvisit www.livingwellwithde-mentia .ie

DALKEYHIKING: The Trekkers are basedin the Glenageary/ Dalkeyareas and seeking to attractnew people who love the out-doors and seek healthy exer-cise in the open air. They walkevery Saturday throughout theyear and the walks vary from4 to 8 hour, depending onlevel and the terrain involved.For further information contactOwen McKeown on 087-6860736 or view the websitewww.trekkers.ie

DUN LAOGHAIREENTERPRISE INFORMATION:The Enterprise & Employ-ment Team in SouthsidePartnership DLR announceare continuing their freemonthly Enterprise Informa-tion Sessions for the unem-ployed living in the DunLaoghaire Rathdown areaand in receipt of a social pro-tection payment. Those par-ticipating on CommunityEmployment or Tús workplacement programmes arealso welcome to attend. Theyrun from 10am-12pm inSouthside Partnership DLR

offices, The Old Post Office, 7Rock Hill, Main Street Black-rock. To book your place con-tact Esther McGearty on01-7060100 or email es-ther.mcgearty@ sspship.ie

HOMELESS: The Dining Room isan inter-church venture, aimedat serving the homeless, ad-dressing food poverty and iso-lation in the Dun Laoghairearea. Food and friendship is of-fered weekly by voluntaryteams on Monday, Tuesdaysand Thursdays, in the Hall ofChrist Church, Park Road from12 noon to 2pm. For further in-formation [email protected].

YOUTH SERVICE: A free andconfidential informationservice for young peopleaged 15-25 and their parentson a wide range of topicsand student grants, rights,entitlements and what’s onis available in CrosscareYouth Service, Boylan Centre,Sussex Street, Dun Laoghairefrom Monday to Friday from1.30-5pm. Tel 01-2844085.

THEATRE: Boolabus Youth The-atre is recruiting new mem-bers. The theatre is free to joinand is open to all teenagersaged from 14 to 18 years. Theymeet every Saturday in Cross-care Youth Service, Boylan Cen-tre, Sussex Street, Dun Laogh -aire from 12-2pm. All wel-come. Tel/text/mail/ Lorraineon (01)2844085 - 0979401189- lobriencrosscare.ie


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THE BOOK:Memorials of the Easter Rising by Ray Bateson

New book is a timely work of fiction

MEMORIALS of the EasterRising is a record of all themajor monuments, memori-als and plaques dedicated toindividuals, buildings andevents associated with theEaster Rising.

It also includes murals, sometemporary art installations, quirkyitems and exhibitions.

Although the Rising tookplace almost exclusively in Dublin,there are examples of memorialsin every county in Ireland as wellas in Europe, Australia, Americaand South America.

They represent all sides in theconflict as well as civilians, al-though the vast majority are con-nected to the Irish Volunteers.

The first permanent memori-als commemorated the Britishsoldiers and policemen who died.Although the Easter Rising was asignificant event for the Irish, ittook place during the Great War,and for the British it was a minorskirmish.

There are a few memorialsdedicated to individual British sol-diers, such as the one erected tothe memory of Lieutenant Pin-field in St Patrick's Cathedral.

A plaque in the Church of theSacred Heart in Roscommon com-memorates Lieutenant GeraldNeilan of the Royal DublinFusiliers who was shot dead onthe quays on Easter Monday.

There is, however, no monu-ment dedicated specifically forthose soldiers who died duringthe Rising. Their names arerecorded in Ireland and Englandon war memorials in towns andcities and in schools and universi-ties where they were educated.

Members of the Royal IrishConstabulary and the Dublin Met-ropolitan Police who were killedwere commemorated by the IrishPolice and Constabulary Recogni-tion Fund which erected Celticcrosses over most of their graves.

In the immediate aftermathof the Rising, The O’Rahilly's sis-ter, Aine, went around the ceme-teries of Dublin identifying and

marking the graves of Volunteerskilled in the fight.

It was 1929 before the re-cently formed National GravesAssociation erected their firstmemorial over the graves of 16Volunteers in Glasnevin Ceme-tery.

Since then, in every decade,many communities and old com-rades’ associations throughoutthe country have erected memo-rials to national and local heroeswho took part in the Rising.

The most commemorated in-dividual is Patrick Pearse fol-lowed by James Connolly, RogerCasement, Thomas MacDonaghand Sean MacDermott. The me-morials range from street andbuilding names to murals, busts,statues, plaques and grave-stones. Almost all of the mem-bers of the Irish Volunteers andIrish Citizen Army who werekilled during the Rising have hadtheir graves marked.

Although over half of the fa-talities were civilians, but thereare very few memorials to any ofthem and most of their graves

are unmarked. The most promi-nent civilian killed during the Ris-ing was Francis SheehySkeffington who was executedon the orders of Major BowenColthurst at Portobello (nowCathal Brugha) Barracks.

A plaque at the entrancecommemorates the event andinside the barracks there is an ex-hibition and display area leadingto the execution yard which hasbeen recently opened to thepublic.

Last year, the author in con-junction with John McCann,Deansgrange Cemetery markedthe graves of civilians killed inthe Rising and who were buriedin the cemetery.

More permanent memorialswill be erected over their gravesbefore the centenary.

The accompanying text inMemorials of the Easter Rising istaken mostly from witness state-ments and provides an historicalbackground for the memorialsand the book is illustrated withover 600 photographs.

BLANCHARDSTOWN author and pub-lisher, Ray Bateson, has been promot-ing cemetery heritage for over 15 yearsby way of guided tours, exhibitions,talks, publications and websites.

He is the founder of DeadIreland, a not forprofit organisation, which is a member of theAssociation of Significant Cemeteries in Eu-rope.

His books include Dead and Buried inDublin on notable graves in the Dublin area;and The End featuring the graves of over 400Irish writers in Ireland, Europe and elsewhere.

He is presently working on a series ofbooks on all the dead of the Easter Rising.

The first volume They Died by Pearse’sSide was based on all the Volunteers whodied or were killed in action; The Rising DeadRIC & DMP focussed on the police that died;and the last two volumes, to be publishedshortly, will document the civilian and BritishArmy deaths.

THE AUTHOR:

I Live by the Gun is a new work of contemporary fic-tion, that addresses issues of human rights in the con-text of family, tradition, modernisation, social change.

From the pen of Joy C Agwu comes a timely work of fiction,dealing with the problems that arise when traditional societiesand patriarchies are confronted with demands for modernisation.

I Live by the Gun is Joy’s third published work and her firstfull-length novel. Set in modern-day Nigeria, it tells the story of afamily torn apart by conflicting ideas and loyalties, as they per-tain to social and family relations.

When Edward, a successful, caring family man is gunneddown by violent criminals, he leaves behind a widow with twoyoung children.

They continue to enjoy the support of Edward’s wider familycircle after his death. Turmoil enters their ranks however, whenRobert, Edward’s older brother, announces his intention to moveinto the family home of his late brother, citing local traditions.

Robert’s own family, from whom he is estranged, oppose hisbid. His father also strongly warns against this course, "Lesttragedy and pestilence befall you." He advises Robert that, "Anytradition that does not add value to our lives has to be thrownaway."

In I Live by the Gun, Joy C Agwu continues her preoccupationwith themes of family, faith, community and the ties that bind,which are much in evidence in her previous work.

With I Live by the Gun, however, she takes these themes astep further however, championing the cause of individual au-tonomy, which is invariably threatened when society perceives itto be a threat to its own values and traditions.

This thoughtful and considered account can be read as an af-firmation of human rights, as they pertain to women and chil-dren in particular, weighed down by the expectations of 'cultureand traditions'.

Such claims, when invoked in an anachronistic sort way,often serve as a pretext to impose conditions of servitude uponpeople.

I Live by the Gun by Joy C Agwu is published by The Manu-script Publisher, in print and e-book editions, which are availableto buy online as well as in all good bookshops. Further informa-tion is available from the website of The Manuscript Publisherand from the author’s official website.

Joe Sweeney has a dread of flying, and has neverhad a holiday abroad. To please his dear wifeSarah, Joe agrees to his first foreign holiday at theage of 47.

He soon settles into the swing of things, and one daymeets someone from his past, or so he thinks.

However, this person denies ever knowing Joe, much toSarah's amusement.

The dogged Joe is positive that he has not made aneasy mistake, and speculates that this man might havesomething to hide.

When they eventually return home, Joe simply cannotlet the matter rest. He becomes obsessed with his en-counter, and vows to get to the bottom of it.

With his family life disintegrating around him, Joe setsoff in pursuit of this chap. What he does not realise is thatthis person and his own past are somehow linked.

Joe is about to open a can of worms from his past.There can be no going back. Joe is on a collision coursewith both this man, and a mind-blowing discovery.

Joy C Agwu is a Nigerian-born author who currently resides inIreland. Previous books published include The Echo of a Trou-bled Soul and The Future is Greater, which are available to buyand browse online from the official website - JoyAgwu.com

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A brief synopsis of ‘An IncredibleChain of Events’

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

• Priests in overcoats and top hats were stopped by soldiers and asked to produce their papers. They were under suspicion as rebel sympathisersPhoto and caption from ‘Images of Ireland’, Central Dublin, by Derek Stanley. Published by Gill & Macmillan/The History Press

2 APRIL 2014 • SOUTHSIDE PEOPLE26 NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES

Irish Press, April 19th, 1966

Irish Press, April 9th, 1973

Freeman’s Journal, April 29th, 1852

Irish Independent, April 28th, 1939

■ Philomena Lee (right), the woman who inspired the Oscar-nominated film 'Philomena', is picturedwith Patricia Grant at her exclusive appearance at HMV Dundrum where she met with fans andsigned copies of the DVD. Photo by Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland

■ Brian O'Driscoll, Cllr Ruairí McGinley, Fr Peter McVerry and the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr OisínQuinn pictured as Brian and Peter are awarded the Freedom of the City in the Mansion house.

■ Pictured at the Institute of Guidance Counsellors (IGC) Annual Conference in the Royal Marine,Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, are Mary Mitchell O'Connor TD; Gerry Flynn, President of the IGC; Ger Murphyof the IGC and Charlie McCanalogue TD, the Fianna Fail spokesperson on Education. Photo byPatrick Bolger Photography

■ MUM OF THE YEAR: Last year’s Celeb Mum of the Year, Anna Daly, ispictured with 2013 Mum of the Year Joan Egan at the launch of theWoman’s Way & Lidl Mum of the Year Awards 2014. Now in their 11thyear the awards give children, spouses or family members the opportu-nity to recognise and reward the fantastic work mums do for their fami-lies. Photo by Paul Sherwood

■ Students at the Institute of Technology Tallaght who staged a bake sale fundraiser recently are pic-tured above.


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■ Dr Declan Long, Janet McLean, Cristin Leach Hugher and Don-ald Teskey are pictured at the launch of the inaugural HennessyPortrait Prize which is open to artists working across all media.Artists are invited to visit www.nationalgallery.ie. All submis-sions must be made online and the deadline for entries is Thurs-day, July 31 at 5pm. Photo by Maxwells

■ Almost 100 leading Irish indigenous companies havebeen recognised for outstanding levels of business per-formance at the 2014 Deloitte Best Managed CompaniesAwards. Pictured at the awards are Kevin Sheehan of De-loitte and Joe Doyle, the MD of Donnybrook Fair.

SHORT BREAKS WITH HOTELS.COM

Kate Hopcraft

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Homecoming Scotland 2014,which is a Scottish Governmentinitiative, runs until December 31throughout the country when vis-itors from around the world areinvited to join in a celebration ofthe nation’s food and drink, ac-tive pursuits, cultural heritage na-ture and ancestral heritage.

We visited the Borders areaand stayed at the 12th centuryTraquair House on the banks ofthe river Tweed. Traquair, whichhas its own brewery and smallCatholic chapel, was used as ahunting lodge by Kings andQueens of Scotland.

It is Scotland’s oldest contin-

Q: My friends and I want toget away for a long week-end and have decided to flyover to London and spendthree days in the city.

We are working with abudget but are still hopingto see some of the main at-tractions and experienceLondon’s night life.

Any recommendationsyou have on things to doand places to stay would begreat!

A: London is the perfect destina-tion for a quick and fun-filledweekend away. With a wealth ofhistoric attractions throughoutthe city, paired with the fashion,entertainment and culture, Lon-don is a hub of activity and hassomething for all tastes andpreferences.

The London Eye is one of themost-visited attractions in theEnglish capital and is a greatplace to begin your trip. Thegiant Ferris wheel on the SouthBank of the river Thames willallow you to get your bearingsand take in the expanse of thecity.

The 32 capsules take peoplehigh up over the London skylineand offer unforgettable views ofmore than 55 of London’s mostfamous landmarks.

The trip around takes ap-proximately 30 minutes andcosts £29.50 for an adult, but iswell worth the cost.

A visit to London would notbe complete without a trip toBuckingham Palace. The Londonresidence of Queen Elizabeth II isone of the few working palacesleft in the world today.

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SCOTLAND will welcome the world during HomecomingScotland 2014, providing a year-long programme of eventsalongside the Ryder Cup and Commonwealth Games.

ually habited house, has been vis-ited by 27 kings down throughthe centuries and Mary Queen ofScots also lived there at onestage.

Traquair, which is located nearthe picturesque towns of Innerlei-then and Peebles, is naturally fullof royal artefacts from the past,but there are only three bed-rooms for guests.

It would be ideal for holiday-makers who want to get awayfrom it all or indeed it might besuitable for honeymooning cou-ples, who will find Cupid’s Gardenbehind the east wing of thehouse. And of course there arestories of a ghost and while it wasdark in February, there were noghostly sightings when we vis-ited.

Scotland was regarded as abarren, inhospitable place beforeSir Walter Scott wrote his famousnovels. The Image of Scotlandthroughout the world today owesmuch to Scott, who lived at Ab-botsford, near Melrose. Over £14

million has been spent restoringAbbotsford and building a dis-creet visitors’ centre adjacent tothe house.

If you are into fish and fishingthen check out the Teviot Smok-ery and Water Gardens nearKelso.

There you can become a fish-erman for a day and Ken Roth-

well and his staff will smoke yourcatch for you and post it home ifnecessary. Or you can simplybrowse in the shop or enjoy ameal in the welcoming restau-rant, which is only a few milesoutside Kelso and its famousracecourse.

The Dawyck Botanic Gardensis home to one of Scotland’s

For more information log onto:• www.visitscotland.com

• www.homecomingscotland.com• www.visitscottishborders.com • www.traquair.co.uk

• www.scottsabbotsford.com• www.teviotgamefaresmokery.co.uk • www.rbge.org.uk■ If you are into fish and fishing then check out the Teviot

Smokery and Water Gardens near Kelso.

It’s all coming home to Scotland’s Borders

■ The 12th century Traquair House on the banks of the river Tweed.

During the summer months,visitors can take a tour throughthe 19 state rooms, which are atthe heart of the palace and dec-orated with numerous beautifulpaintings from the Royal Collec-tion, including works by Rem-brandt and Rubens.

The changing of the Queen’sGuard at the palace is also wellworth seeing and takes placedaily at 11.30am.

London is home to some ofthe world’s best museums in-cluding the National History Mu-seum, the National Gallery, theVictoria and Albert Museum andthe Science Museum.

Contemporary art loversflock to the Tate Modern on bankof the Thames. This restoredpower station is home to nu-merous exhibitions and includeswork from artists from across theglobe including Pollock, Warhol,Picasso and Rothko.

For some retail therapy, Ox-ford Street is the destination forall your high street needs. With

every name you can think of,you will not be disappointedand are sure to find what youare looking for.

For the more vintage in-clined, the streets of Camdenare lined with small boutiqueand retro stores. Brick Lane isanother of the city’s best-keptsecrets.

An afternoon wandering thecobbled streets of Covent Gar-den should be another stop onyour list.

After a full day of sightsee-ing and shopping, London is fullof mouth-watering restaurantswith all types of cuisine cateredfor.

Mestizo in Camden servesup amazing Mexican food at ex-tremely reasonable prices in arelaxed lounge-style venue.Beers and cocktails are alsogreat!

Honest Burgers in KingsCross is a great find and serves

up an impeccable burger. If youare feeling more oriental, thenewly established Sticks ‘n’Sushi in Covent Garden offerstraditional Japanese dining inthe heart of London.

Where to stay:The following hotels can bebooked on Hotels.com. Allprices are subject to availability.

The Waldorf Hilton (*****) The luxurious Waldorf Hilton isneighboured by the city’s beau-tiful Covent Garden area. Thehotel features a 24-hour fitnesscentre and indoor swimmingpool. Wi-Fi is also complemen-tary throughout. From €310 perroom, per night.

Shaftesbury MetropolisLondon (****)Ideally located in the SussexGardens, this stylish London

hotel is within walking distanceof Paddington Station making iteasily accessible to the entirecity. Oxford Street and MarbleArch are in close proximity withguestrooms featuring 32-inchplasma screen TV and free Wi-Fi. From €94 per room, pernight.

Pembridge Palace Hotel(***) Within minutes of Hyde Parkand Kensington Palace and Gar-dens, the Pembridge Palaceprovides the perfect location fora weekend stay in London. Thehotel offers guests complimen-tary continental breakfast andWi-Fi and satellite television inall guestrooms. From €53 perroom, per night.

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finest tree collections, includingsome of Britain’s oldest and tallesttrees.

In Hawick they have erecteda statute to the world’s most fa-mous Rugby Union commentatorBill McClaren, who died just overfour years ago.

The Commonwealth Gamesrun from July 23-August 3, theRyder Cup at Gleneagles fromSeptember 23-28 and the MTV Eu-rope Music awards in Glasgow onNovember 9. Then there is a fa-mous battle to be commemo-rated as it’s the 700th anniversaryof Bannockburn which will be cel-ebrated on June 28, 29 and 30.

So there is plenty to see anddo in Scotland, but if you want toexperience an area that might re-mind you of Ireland, then theScottish Borders is the place foryou. To fully appreciate the Bor-ders area you will need a car.

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Samaritans launch new number

SAMARITANS Ireland has launched a new free to call number for peoplewho are struggling to cope.

■ Torlach Denihan, IBEC; Kathleen Lynch Minister of Statewith responsibility for Mental Health; Catherine Brogan,Executive Director of Samaritans Ireland; Emer Costelloe MEP;and Majella Canty, Samaritans Cork, pictured at theSamaritansH launch of a new free call number for thosestruggling to cope. PHOTO: MARC O'SULLIVAN

The number (116 123) will makeit possible for people to access theservice round the clock, every singleday of the year, free of charge.

The new free to call number hasbeen made possible by apartnership between Samaritansand the telecommunicationsindustry.

The six largest telecomsproviders - BT Ireland, eircom Group,O2, Three, UPC and Vodafone Ireland– have committed to a two-yearfunding programme for the number.

Catherine Brogan, executivedirector of Samaritans Ireland,described it as a really positive stepto see the industry coming togetherto help vulnerable people in thisway.

“We hope that knowing the callis free of charge will encouragemore people who need us tocontact Samaritans, in particularsome of the most vulnerable groupsin society,” said Ms Brogan.

“eircom has always generouslysupported Samaritans’ lo-callhelpline. The fact that the five otherlargest telecoms providers havejoined with eircom to support ournew free to call number isgroundbreaking.”

In 2007, the EuropeanCommission decided to reservenumbers beginning with 116 forservices of social value that would

be common across all EU memberstates. The number 116 123 hasbeen given for all 24-houremotional support helplines.ComReg awarded Samaritans the116 123 number as it is the onlyorganisation in Ireland alreadymeeting and exceeding all of theminimum standards for theseservices.

Speaking at the launch of thefree to call number, TorlachDenihan, Director of Ibec’sTelecommunications and InternetFederation (TIF), said the industrywas very pleased to assistSamaritans in its vital work.

“There is a very uniquerelationship between Samaritansand our sector and this partnershipis a further development thatrecognises this decades old link,”said Mr Denihan. “It is also a goodexample of corporate socialresponsibility.

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planningnoticeDUBLIN CITY COUNCILI, Tom Horan wish to apply forplanning permission for 2terraced two storey dwellingswith off street car parking andassociated site works on siteto side of 1 Lough ConnTerrace, Ballyfermot, Dublin10. This planning applicationmay be inspected orpurchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable costof making a copy, at theoffices of the PlanningAuthority during its publicopening hours and asubmission or observation inrelation to the application maybe made to the authority inwriting on the payment of theprescribed fee within theperiod of five weeksbeginning on the date ofreceipt by the Authority of theapplication.

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planningnoticeDUN LAOGHAIRERATHDOWN COUNTYCOUNCILPlanning Permission issought for alterations andextensions to existingsingle storey semi-detached dwellingcomprisinga) Construction of a new49.4 sq.m. single storeyFamily Flat extension tothe rear, b) InternalAlterations, and,c) All associated site works.The proposed works resultin an increase in habitablefloor area from 69.3 sq.m.to 118.7 sq.m. at 3Farrenboley Cottages,Dundrum, Dublin 14 by Mr.& Mrs. S. Phelan. Theplanning application maybe inspected or purchasedfor a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of makinga copy, at the offices of thePlanning Authority, MarineRoad, Dún Laoghaire, Co.Dublin, during its publicopening hours of Mondayto Friday from 10am -4pm. A submission orobservation in relation tothe application may bemade in writing to thePlanning Authority, onpayment of a fee of e20within 5 weeks of receiptof the application by thePlanning Authority andsuch submissions orobservations will beconsidered by the PlanningAuthority in making adecision on the application.The Planning Authoritymay grant permissionsubject to or withoutconditions or may refuse togrant permission.


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We, Conor and Fiona Riordanintend to apply for Fullplanning Permission fordevelopment at this site No. 2Merlyn Drive, Ballsbridge,Dublin 4. The developmentwill consist of extension andrenovation of existing twostorey dwelling with atticspace converted. Houseextension to include: 1) Demolition of existing frontporch & canopy, single storeyadjoining side Garage area &kitchen. 2) Construction ofnew 2 storey extension to theside and rear of existingdwelling with new roof-light. 3) Construction of single storeyfront porch. 4) Construction of2 number new front baywindows. 5) Join proposedattic space to existing atticspace. 6) Widening of theexisting entrance gate to allowfor pedestrian and vehicleentrance with new footpathdishing. 7) Construction ofnew side entrance withfootpath dishing new wallsand piers and new entrancegates. 8) Demolition of900mm existing boundarywalls and construction of new1200mm boundary walls withplaster finish. This planningapplication may be inspectedor purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable costof making a copy, at theoffices of the PlanningAuthority during its publicopening hours and asubmission or observation inrelation to the application maybe made to the authority inwriting on the payment of theprescribed fee within theperiod of five weeksbeginning on the date ofreceipt by the Authority of theapplication.

planningnoticeDUBLIN CITY COUNCILMichael Kavanagh is applyingfor planning permission for asingle storeyextension to the front ofdwelling; a single storey anda two storey extension to therear of dwelling; an extensionto the side of the main roofto link in with a proposednew adjoining dwelling (thesubject of a separateplanning application) and aproposed new vehicularentrance at 2 Derry Park,Crumlin, Dublin 12. Thisplanning application may beinspected or purchased at afee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of thePlanning Authority during itspublic opening hours and asubmission or observation inrelation to the applicationmay be made to the authorityin writing on the payment ofthe prescribed fee within theperiod of five weeksbeginning on the date ofreceipt by the Authority ofthe application.

planningnoticeDUN LAOGHAIRERATHDOWN COUNTYCOUNCILI Anthony Kelly, herebyapply for planningpermission to construct astorey and a half typedwelling and off streetparking at 84 LambayClose, Loughlinstown,County Dublin. The planning applicationmay be inspected orpurchased for a fee notexceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, atthe offices of the PlanningAuthority, Marine Road,Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin,during its public openinghours of Monday to Fridayfrom 10am - 4pm. Asubmission or observationin relation to theapplication may be madein writing to the PlanningAuthority, on payment of afee of e20 within 5 weeksof receipt of the applicationby the Planning Authorityand such submissions orobservations will beconsidered by the PlanningAuthority in making adecision on the application.The Planning Authoritymay grant permissionsubject to or withoutconditions or may refuse togrant permission.Signed : Anthony Kelly.


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planningnoticeDUN LAOGHAIRERATHDOWN COUNTYCOUNCILI Kevin Scotton intend toapply for retentionpermission for works at 81Windsor Drive, Monkstown,Co. Dublin. The worksconsist of alterations to thefront garden including thewidening of the entranceand the resurfacing of thedriveway, alterations to anexisting front porchincluding the constructionof a roof shelter, thereplacement of a windowand door on the frontelevation to a largewindow, the constructionof a pitched roof over anoriginal flat roof to the sideof the house and theconstruction of tworooflights to the side of thedwelling. The planningapplication may beinspected or purchased fora fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of makinga copy, at the offices of thePlanning Authority, MarineRoad, Dún Laoghaire, Co.Dublin, during its publicopening hours of Mondayto Friday from 10am -4pm. A submission orobservation in relation tothe application may bemade in writing to thePlanning Authority, onpayment of a fee of e20within 5 weeks of receiptof the application by thePlanning Authority andsuch submissions orobservations will beconsidered by the PlanningAuthority in making adecision on the application.The Planning Authoritymay grant permissionsubject to or withoutconditions or may refuse togrant permission.


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planningnoticeDUN LAOGHAIRERATHDOWN COUNTYCOUNCILWe, R & C Murphy intend toapply for: Permission fordevelopment at this site:18 Woodbine Avenue,Blackrock, Co. Dublin. Thedevelopment will consistof: New two-storeyextension to rear of house,5m x 5m with extendedmain roof over and allfinishes to match existing;new one-storey extensionto rear in between newtwo-storey extension andboundary with No. 20Woodbine Avenue, alsoextending 5m in length,with sloping standing seamcomposite roof over;lowering of new extendedground floor level to rear,with associated site works;new two-storey extensionto side of existing house1.225m wide, set back 4mfrom front wall of houseand running length ofextended house, withextension of main roofover to match existing; onnew side gable wall,omission of 3 No. windows,repositioning of 2 No.windows and addition of 1No. window to matchexisting windows;repositioning of entrancedoor to front façade ofhouse with insertion ofnew window above tomatch existing; removal ofwindow shutters at front ofbuilding, partial wideningof 1st floor bedroomwindow at front of house;widening of vehicularentrance gate to 3.5mwide and new paving andlandscaping to area atfront; all services toconnect to existing and allfinishes to match existing.The planning applicationmay be inspected orpurchased for a fee notexceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, atthe offices of the PlanningAuthority, Marine Road,Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin,during its public openinghours of Monday to Fridayfrom 10am - 4pm. Asubmission or observationin relation to theapplication may be madein writing to the PlanningAuthority, on payment of afee of e20 within 5 weeksof receipt of the applicationby the Planning Authorityand such submissions orobservations will beconsidered by the PlanningAuthority in making adecision on the application.The Planning Authoritymay grant permissionsubject to or withoutconditions or may refuse togrant permission.


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EST 1972

Approved House rewiring to highest standard.Immersion heaters, timers, Cookers, Security Lighting, Showers Supplied.Free Estimates • Fully InsuredNew Fuse Boards to replace old & upgrade • All Work Guaranteed

Tel: Office 2806592 - 087 2663750 (Southside Only)

! EXTENSIONS/NEW BUILDS! RENOVATIONS ! CARPENTRY! INSULATIONS ! ROOFING REPAIRSAll Building Work Guaranteed ! Fully Insured

Phone: 01-2812799 or 086 8584781Email: [email protected]

Three Castles Construction

To Advertise in our Classified Section

Call Keith on 8162913 or Mary on 8162903

PLEASE CONSIDERADOPTING AN ANIMALRATHER THAN BUYING!Contact Dogs in Distress on 087-0962966 or 086-0713619

www.dogsindistress.org

southsideClassifieds3 EASY WAYS TO PLACE AN AD ...Tel: 01 8621611 ...Fax: 01 8621625 ...Email: [email protected]

D.I.Y

GREAT RATESCall Office 01 – 8460828

Mobile: 0872272841 or 0872020234

SOLUTIONS DUBLINHOME SOLUTIONS:TV's, Curtain Poles, Mirrors hung,Flat Packs Assembled, Gutters & Windows Cleaned & RepairedRemovals / Collections & House Moves andMuch More..

BUSINESS SOLUTIONS:Web Design, PaintingAnd Much More..

BEAUTY SOLUTIONS:Mobile HairdressersAnd Much More..

www.diysolutionsireland.com

WHY PAY SKY/UPC? GO BILL FREESoarview / Freesat / Combi Box installs

Satellite Dish & Aerial install/alignment Multiroom TV / Extra TV points / Digieye

"UNBEATABLE RATES"

COMPLETE AUDIO VISUAL SERVICEHang Your TV * Get The Modern look & Gain More Space

Free Bracket with all TV Screens T&C 's apply

ALSO FULL ELECTRICAL SERVICE: extra lights, sockets and rewires

SAVE UP TO 80% on your lighting bill by switching to

Energy Saving Led lighting !!!

CUSTOM TV.IEBILL FREE TV FROM

WWW.CUSTOMTV.IE

Tel: Keith 087-2944986

Free Estimates••••

Fully Insured••••

10 Year Guarantee

Side Gates from !99

Supplied, Fitted & stained withRonseal 5yr wood stain

40" wide x 7ft high

GATES

Pressure treatedgates from !150

Stira Stairs -supplied andfitted from only !185

Bill’s

Tel: 085 284 3980or 01 - 557 13 99

PAINTING &DECORATING

ON A BUDGET ???Full exterior painted, GET 1 internal room FREEHall, Stairs, Landing, GET 1 internal room FREE

Living Room/Bedroom painted...... get FREE Feature Wall

FEATURE WALLSWallpapered or Painted

Call Karl: 087 620 6684professional decorator over 40 yrs in business

BLACKROCK HOMEMAINTENANCE

FULLY INSURED/REG CONTRACTOR/GUARANTEED✓ PLUMBING: BATHROOMS/SHOWERS /REPAIRS✓ CARPENTRY: FLOORS , DOORS & KITCHENS✓ ROOFING: NEW / REPAIRS / STORM DAMAGE✓ DECORATING: INTERIOR & EXTERIOR✓ PLASTERING: INTERIOR / EXTERIOR/DRY LINING✓ HOME INSULATION: WALLS , ATTICS, GRANT APPROVED

Approved by National Guild ofMaster Craftsmen IRE

Contact: Noel Byrne087-2037559 • 01-2889905

Web:www.noel1bhm.com• Email:[email protected]

We can fix your Door Locks, Handles,Hinges, Letter Plates, Patio Wheels,Lock Handles.

All electricalwork done

on completion

Contact Eugene Ryan at 0877724952 Email: [email protected]

ECSSA Registered DOMESTIC AND COMERCIAL CONTRACTORS• House rewires from €2900• Extra power and lighting points from €40• Low energy instalations• All areas of electrical work covered• No job too small - Fully insured

ELECTRICALCONTRACTORSRPS 25 Donard Rd,

Drimnagh

www.rps-electrical.com

DomesticInterior & Exterior

Keen Rates Call now for Free Estimate

Tel:Darren 087 7426405


2 APRIL 2014 • SOUTHSIDE PEOPLE39HOME SERVICES

G. DAVIS HOME FUEL'SHome Delivery - Stockists of all Fuel's

COAL, LOGS, BRIQUETTE'S, GAS & TURF

ALL AREA'S COVERED, SAME DAY DELIVERY 6 DAY'S A WEEK, ORDERS BY 12PM VERY COMPETITIVE PRICES Tel: 087 2577017

3-2-1 Deal: 3 bags of smokelesscoal 40kg bags, 2 bags of logs, 1 bag of turf

€66

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

FREE CONSULTATIONS

PLANNING APPLICATIONS & DRAWINGS PREPARED ONE OFF HOUSES

DOMESTIC EXTENSIONS

087 - 3211807

It is recommended by your gas supplier & boiler manufacturer that yourboiler should beserviced regularly by a Qualified Service Engineer

Tel: 086 809 1780

€69Special offer

By law it is an offence for anyperson to carryout domesticgas works unless he/she is a

registered gas installer

REPLACEMENT BOILERS & HEATING INSTALLATIONSTime is ticking so get your boiler serviced

BY QUALIFIED SERVICE ENGINEERS8 BREAKDOWNS 8 REPAIRS 8 SERVICING 8 PUMPS & FLUES

8 CYLINDERS 8 BURNERS ETC~~~ FAST FRIENDLY EFFICIENT SERVICE~~~

€69Special offer

BOILER SERVICINGfrom

from

PROFESSIONALPAINTER

& DECORATORAll aspects covered

Interior, exterior,wallpapering.

Reasonable rates, Very clean.

Tel: Brendan on086 8752341

PRO. DEC.GRAHAM STACEY

www.facebook.com/pro.dec.painterTel: 086 065 8920

Professional Painter & Decorator

Full QualifiedInterior/ExteriorOvr 20 Years Exp.First Class Work

PAINTING & DECORATINGFast, Reliable, Clean, Neat and Very Reasonable. Call Neil for free estimate on 087 6302660 or 01 5328800

View my work on: www.chromadecor.ie

mila printand design

087-2438652087-9272973

[email protected]

Office Pack500 Letterheads 500 DL Compliment slips 500 Business cardor1000 Letterheads 1000 DL Compliment slips 1000 Business card

A4 letterheads, DL compliment Slips, both printed full colour, 1 side on 120gsm laser compatible. Business cards printed full colour, 2 sides on 350gsm silk and matt laminated. Terms and conditions apply.Offer available for a limited time only

500

Office Pack

€219+ VAT

1000

Office Pack

€249+ VAT

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