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Crimestoppers appeal for information into dad’s deathNeil Fetherstonhaugh

CRIMESTOPPERS has launched an appeal for information in rela-tion to the discovery of the remains of Mark Burke on July 31 last year.

Mark was 37 and from Sandy-ford in Dublin 18.

He was a father to six children, ranging in age from nine to 18.

He was well known around Dun Laoghaire and was known to fre-quent the pier. He was also known to visit the environs around the Holy Cross Church in Dundrum.

The last confirmed sighting of Mark was on George’s Street in Dun Laoghaire on Monday, July 28 at approximately 2.30pm.

It is not known where Mark went from there. His remains were later found in Thornton’s Recycling Plant in Ballyfermot on the night of Thursday, July 31.

Gardaí are appealing for in-formation from anyone who may have seen Mark between Monday, July 28, 2014 and the discovery of his remains on Thursday, July 31, 2014.

In particular they would like to

talk to people from the Dundrum and Dun Laoghaire areas.

Last week, Detective Inspec-tor Colm O’Malley of Clondalkin Garda Station said they were anx-ious to speak to anyone who has information in relation to Mark’s death and the subsequent discov-ery of his remains.

“We believe that there are per-sons out there that have informa-tion that would be beneficial to the case,” he said. “Did you see Mark between Monday, July 28 and when his remains were found

on Thursday, July 31?“Did you see or hear anything

between July 28 and July 31 that you suspect, in any way, may re-late to Mark’s movements?

“Even the smallest piece of

information, which may seem insignificant, might help with the investigation.”

The Irish Crimestoppers Trust (www.crimestoppers.ie) was set up in 1998 to provide a confi-dential means for every citizen to report crime, without fear of recrimination, by calling a free phone confidential number (1800250025).

The Crimestoppers model is a well tried and well developed model in many countries.

The Crimestoppers concept is simple - the call is free, there is no need to give one’s name, the phone is answered by specially trained gardaí, and a cash reward may be paid in certain cases.

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The Thornton’s Recycling Plant in Ballyfermot where tragic dad Mark Burke (left) was found. PHOTO BY DARREN KINSELLA▪

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There will be a fantastic fes-tival atmosphere across the wa-terfront and Dun Laoghaire as four sailing clubs, 400 boats and 2,500 competitors come together for the biennial event.

The Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club, the Royal Irish Yacht Club, the Royal St George Yacht Club and the National Yacht Club Set will be hosting an exciting four days of racing in Dublin Bay over the course of the event.

The bay and surrounding area will be a hive of activity for the sixth staging of this regatta and there will be plenty of action out on the water across 29 different classes racing on eight different race course areas.

The quality of sailing will be extremely high with some of the country’s top class sailors taking part, including Olympian Annal-

ise Murphy and Dave Cullen who will skipper CheckMate XV in the IRC II class, which was the over-all winner in the 2013 Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta.

There are boats travelling from all over the country as well as a large number from overseas and they will be fighting it out for the top position in their classes across the four days.

Boats taking part in a previous Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta that will feature Annalise Murphy (left) this year. Photo by David Branigan/Oceansport▪

Sixth Dun Laoghaire Regatta sails into townNeil Fetherstonhaugh

IRELAND’S biggest sailing event, the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, is breezing into town from Thursday, July 9 to 12.

There will also be lots of en-tertainment for those on land including live music from the Hit Machine Drummers, St Maur’s Pipe Band and one of Ireland’s best family entertainers, the Great Gazpacho.

Organisers say the entertain-ment will be spread out along the waterfront to ensure everyone is kept amused at all times.

There will also be great days out for all the family with the

delicious People’s Park Market offering some of the best market food available in Dublin while the addition of the popular FunFair Euroshow on Harbour Road will be sure to entertain the children.

Tim Goodbody, 2015 Volvo Dún Laoghaire Regatta Chairman, said: “We are really looking for-ward to kicking off our festivities on July 9 and welcoming all our 2,500 participants, both Irish and international.

“We have been working to-wards this event ever since the last one finished in 2013 and we have no doubt that this year will be just as successful.”

Adrian Yeates, Managing Di-rector, Volvo Car Ireland, add-ed: “It is wonderful to see Dun Laoghaire and Dublin Bay light up over an exciting four days of racing.

“We wish all participants the very best of luck.”

New Garda Youth Diversion Project for Kilmainham

KILMAINHAM is set to be one of 10 new locations for the extension of the Garda Youth Diversion Project, it was re-vealed recently.

Deputy Catherine Byrne (FG) said this was really good news for the local community.

“I have been working with the people of Kilmainham, In-chicore and the wider Dublin 8 area on matters of crime pre-vention,” Deputy Byrne said.

“Minister Fitzgerald has now announced that €2.8 mil-lion is to be allocated from Dormant Accounts Disburse-ment Scheme to expand Garda Youth Diversion Services in communities across the coun-try, with Kilmainham being one of the locations.”

The Kilmainham Garda dis-trict includes Inchicore, Rialto, and the canals area.

“It is great to see these local communities benefit,” Deputy Byrne added.

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LAST Friday marked the 19th anniversary of the murder of journalist Veronica Guerin, callously shot dead in her car while stopped at traffic lights on the Naas Road on June 26, 1996.

It may be stretching it to describe it as a ‘JFK moment’ but for those in my profession it was nothing less than that.

I was with a group of journalists in Dublin Airport, en route to Brussels on a press trip, when news of Veronica’s death broke. Some of them had

known her personally and were understandably devastated to learn of the brutal murder of a colleague.

Much has been written about the impact of Veronica Guerin’s killing in the intervening two decades. There have been countless articles, numerous books and no less than two big screen movie versions of the fearless reporter’s life and death.

In the face of widespread public revulsion, politicians were forced to up their game in the State’s war against criminality, using new tools like the Criminal Assets Bureau to bring the gangster underworld to heel – with some notable results.

The despised criminal John Gilligan, who was linked to her killing but acquitted in court, must now know something of the fear that Veronica felt in those final moments, having himself been at the receiving end of an assassination attempt.

Not that Veronica would have taken any joy in this – the attack on Gilligan only served to prove that the threat posed to society by drug gangs was as prevalent

as ever.Today, feuding between rival

criminals still results in violence and death – sometimes at the expense of innocent victims. It continues to present the authorities with their biggest challenge since ‘The Troubles’.

Journalism remains a high-risk profession, both at home and abroad. But since Veronica’s death, there is less complacency within the profession.

In this country, many threats to press freedom exist, with media outlets regularly forced to run the gauntlet of career-shattering libel actions. But no threat is greater than that faced by Veronica Guerin on that sunny June afternoon in 1996.

We are still haunted by it.

Tony McCullagh Dublin People group editor

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HEARTBREAKING: Veronica Guerin’s husband, Graham Turley, and son, Cathal, pictured after her funeral at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Church, Dublin Airport, in 1996. PHOTO BY FRANK SCALZO▪

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THE DSPCA has been inun-dated with lost cats and dogs at the moment and they are asking for help to try and reunite them with their owners.

The DSPCA, founded in 1840, is Ireland’s oldest and largest animal charity.

“We currently have over 250 dogs and cats in our care so if you recognise one of them or would like to give a home to a deserving animal please contact us,” spokes-person Gillian Bird says.

If you recognise any of these lost pets email [email protected]. To adopt an animal email [email protected] or drop up to their head-quarters on the Mount Venus Road, Rathfarnham, from 11am to 4pm, Monday to Sunday.

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Retirees enjoy Dundrum day

we believe in living life to the full,” said Hugh McGauran, Owner and Managing Director of Home Instead Senior Care in Nutgrove.

“The Marigold Festival saw peo-ple who are young at heart come together and celebrate a day of health and wellness. We are de-lighted to be working with Active Retirement Ireland to bring this fun-packed, yet informative day to retirees neighbouring counties and look forward to next year’s event.”

Deirdre Patel of Active Retire-ment Ireland, added: “Dublin has a vibrant community of retired and semi-retired people and we are delighted to host this very special festival. I hope every person who attended, no matter what their age, enjoyed the day but learned something new that could help to transform their life in some small or major way.

“The Marigold Festival is a cel-ebration of life giving local sen-iors the chance to enjoy a fun day out, showcasing the fact that a full, active life is possible no mat-ter what your age.”

Neil Fetherstonhaugh

RETIREES in Dublin recently attended the Marigold Festival in Airfield, Dundrum hosted by Active Retirement Ireland and local organisation, Home In-stead Senior Care.

The event shares the latest in-sights into how to live a healthy and active life no matter what age you are.

Retired RTÉ broadcaster Anne Doyle served as the ambassador for the festival. The renowned journalist, presenter and news-reader retired in 2011 and her support of the Marigold Festival is a reminder that even though our lifestyle may change in our older years, there is still plenty of opportunity to live a fun, full and active life.

Dementia care specialist, Mol-ly Carpenter, was also on hand to discuss dementia care at home and the recent publication of Confidence to Care, a resource for family caregivers providing Alzheimer’s disease and other

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Man jailed after chase

Green almost collided with a car at a junction and forced an elderly lady, who was crossing the road with her dog, to jump out of the way. He and a male front seat passenger abandoned the vehicle at a cul-de-sac on Bayside Square North. Green tried to hide from gardaí but was located in bushes and arrested.

Garda Bolger agreed with Pi-eter Le Vert BL, defending, that his client didn’t give any trouble once he had been caught and had entered an early guilty plea.

Mr Le Vert submitted to Judge Martin Nolan that his client had been an “outstanding” footballer in his youth but made a “wrong decision” when he left his team at 18-years-of-age.

Christopher Green (32), a fa-ther-of-six of Thornton Heights, Inchicore, reversed a Nissan Almera at speed out of a housing estate and caused a pedestrian Garda to jump out of the way.

A Garda in a patrol car was also forced to get out of the way as Green did a handbrake turn and drove off at speed.

Green pleaded guilty at Dub-lin Circuit Criminal Court to two counts of reckless endangerment and dangerous driving at Wood-bine Park, Raheny, on September

12, 2014. He has 49 previous convic-

tions, including one from North-ern Ireland for possessing an of-fensive weapon.

Garda Donal Bolger said he had been on patrol in the area when Green and two other male pe-destrians fled as he approached in his car. He told Maurice Coffey BL, prosecuting, that he spotted Green driving the Nissan Almera a short while later as he and col-leagues searched the area for the three men.

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A DUBLIN man has been jailed for three years for dangerous driv-ing and endangering life when he led gardaí on a high speed car chase around the north of the city last year.

DENISE O’Connor, the co-pre-senter of RTE1’s successful ‘Design Doctors’ programme was at the launch of City Tiles & Bathrooms’ new look show-room at the Red Cow Retail Centre in Ballymount.

City Tiles has hired six new staff and invested €100,000 in expand-ing and renovating its existing premises at Ballymount in re-sponse to the upsurge in the con-struction and renovation sector in Dublin and Leinster.

‘Design Doctor’ Denise O’Connor is an architect and co-director of Optimise Design, an architecture and interior design consultancy in Dublin.

Denise said: “Selecting the right sanitary ware and finishes for your bathroom or en-suite can seem quite daunting. There is so much choice it’s easy to get bam-boozled.

“The new City Tiles & Bath-rooms showroom is a pleasure to navigate, showcasing a wide range of products without being overwhelming and their incredibly knowledgeable staff are on hand to help you.”

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‘Design Doctor’ Denise O’Connor at the launch of City Tiles & Bathrooms’ new look showroom at the Red Cow Retail Centre in Ballymount.

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its trade centre and established a commercial division at Ballymount to service architects, interior de-signers and commercial fit-out companies.

Director Pat Roche said: “Re-cent reports have indicated that residential, retail and commercial building in the private sector are the biggest growth areas in 2015. We’ve seen this first-hand and that is why we have also invested in ad-

ditional experienced specification staff to manage that demand.”

City Tiles & Bathrooms is cele-brating its new look and expanded showroom with a 50 per cent off summer sale across all its entire range that includes sanitary ware, ceramic tiles, accessories and much more. The Ballymount show-room now has over 50 bathroom settings, free parking and Sunday opening.

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Free gala concert for city’s Christ Church CathedralOVER 100 young people from five American and Canadian choirs are travelling to Dublin to perform a special free concert in the prestigious Christ Church Cathedral on Friday, July 3 from 8pm under the direction of renowned Professor of Music Rollo Dil-worth.

Presented by KI Concerts, this special event is free to attend with donations to children’s char-ity, the Musical Youth Foundation welcomed. All funds raised on the night will help to fund the organi-sation’s free music education pro-grammes for vulnerable young people in Ireland.

The concert will feature indi-vidual performances from the Augusta Children’s Chorale (Geor-gia, USA), Ecole Secondaire Neelin High School (Manitoba, Canada), Forest Ridge School of the Sacred

Heart (Washington, USA), Texas Youth Chorale (USA) and Voices in the Laurel (North Caroline, USA) before a special grand-finale performance featuring over 100 voices from all five choirs. The event promises to be a truly spe-cial occasion and a fantastic op-portunity to enjoy the ambience of one of the world’s most beauti-ful venues.

Rollo A Dilworth is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities and Music Education at the North Park University School

of Music in Chicago, Illinois. He also serves as director of the Mu-sic Institute of Chicago Children’s Choir.

The children’s charity is dedi-cated to improving the lives of dis-advantaged children in Ireland by providing opportunities for them to succeed and excel through the proven power of music education.

It was established in 2009 by Dublin City Soul Festival Founder Chris Maher. It operates a series of ‘guitars for kids’ programmes In Ireland, providing over 100 children with instruments, weekly lessons, practice sessions and specialist music workshops.

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“It is important that the Gov-ernment supports their valuable work.

“I want to thank my colleague and party leader, Joan Burton, for giving this scheme the green light because it will ensure that carers get much-needed support in the community.”

Deputy Maloney explained that the purpose of the new scheme is to upskill carers.

“This will help them to provide the best care possible, to reduce their risk of injury, and help them cope with the emotional and psy-chological aspects of their role.

“Eligible groups should ap-ply to get their share of funding when the application process gets underway on July 1.

“It will run for three weeks.”Pobal works with various

stakeholders to improve out-comes for people experiencing disadvantage. Full details on the online application process are available from Pobal’s website on www.pobal.ie

ELIGIBLE groups across the Southside have been urged to apply for a new €1 million funding scheme that has been announced for home carers.

Tánaiste and Social Protection Minister Joan Burton announced that her department was provid-ing the €1 million support and training fund.

The money, which will come from the Dormant Accounts Fund, was confirmed in conjunc-tion with National Carers’ Week.

Labour TD Éamonn Maloney said he welcomed the allocation of new funding for the scheme.

“It will help fund projects that provide training, information and related support services for home carers,” he said.

“Home carers play a vital

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Success for TJ O’Mahony’s at the Octabuild AwardsTJ O’MAHONY’S struck gold at the prestigious Octabuild 2015 Awards held in the Mansion house.

The Ballymount store won Best Builder’s Merchants and DIY Store in the awards.

TJ O’Mahony’s fought off stiff competition amongst 26 other Dublin entrants to finally win this much coveted award.

Judging is based on ‘readinesss for business’ customer service, management and premises, and product range.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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County Dublin tennis tournament to take place this coming weekendHUNTERS Estate Agent has announced its title sponsorship of the esteemed Tennis Championship of County Dublin, which takes place in Carrickmines Lawn Tennis Club, from July 4 to 11.

The championship, which is steeped in history, began in 1891 in Lucan, before moving to Landsdowne for a brief period. The championship later moved to Carrickmines in 1908 where it has remained for the past 107 years.

Rowena Quinn, Managing Part-ner of Hunters Estate Agents, said: “We are delighted to be supporting the Hunters Champi-onship of County Dublin.

“The championship is one of Dublin’s most highly regarded tennis classics and we look for-ward to a great week of tennis.

“On behalf of all at Hunters, I would like to take this opportu-nity to wish all players the very best of luck.”

“This is a very special event in the Irish Tennis Calendar and it is a great pleasure to have Hunters as our main sponsor again this year,” added Graham Sedgwick, Tournament Director.

“Many thanks to Rowena and her team for the great support and let’s hope for another suc-cessful tournament in July.”

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Imelda Loughnane, Lady Captain; Rowena Quinn, Managing Partner, Hunters Estate Agent; Graham Sedgwick, Tournament Director and Jean Manual Lejuele, Men’s Captain at the launch of the tennis competition.▪

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with finger food fund-raising event will be held for Our La-dy’s Hospice & Care Services, Harold’s Cross and Blackrock at the Garda Boat Club, Island-bridge, Dublin 8 on Thursday, July 9 at 8pm.

DONNYBROOKTOUR: A Donnybrook Cemetery

Tour takes place on Saturday, July 4 at 3pm. All welcome and it is free. Details from 0868150325.

RATHMINESTENNIS: Stratford Tennis

Club, Grosvenor Square, Rath-mines welcomes new mem-bers. This is a friendly com-munity tennis club. See www.stratfordtennis.ie for more information.

BOWLS: Come along and enjoy a free afternoon of Lawn Bowls at Leinster Bowling Club. They are always looking for new members to join. All ages welcome. Contact one of the club members, Eu-gene on 0866009240 or Anne on 0876411539 to find out more.

ACTIVE: The Rathmines Ac-tive Retirement Association is inviting locals to join them. They meet between 2-4.30pm

every Thursday in St Mary’s Community Centre, Rath-mines.

SHANKILLSUMMER CAMP: The Shankill

GAA Club Annual Summer Camp

2015 runs from Monday, July 6 to Friday, July 10, from 10am to 2. Cost is €50 for non members,

€40 for members, €5 reduction per sibling. There will be hurling, football, camogie, rounders and lots more fun for boys and girls aged from five to 12. Registration forms are available from the Club Academy, download from website or on the day. Email: [email protected] 086- 3215087.

JULY 4: Celebrate American Independence Day on Satur-day, July 4 by visiting the July First Saturday Book Sale which will take place in the Shankill Old Folks Centre, Lower Road, Shankill, from 10am to 1pm. Make a point of calling in as you never know what you might find. There will be a great se-lection of reading material at bargain prices. Donations of books, other than school/text books, appreciated and ac-cepted on the day.

SUPPORT: A non-denomina-tional support network for sepa-rated, divorced and re-married people has been set up within the St Anne’s Parish Community in Shankill. All are welcome to contact by text 0873814213 or by email at [email protected]. They meet the second Tues-day of every month from 8pm— 9.30pm in the Resource Centre.

All communications will be guar-anteed complete confidential and everyone will be warmly wel-comed.

INCHICORE SHOWS: The Showtime Ex-

press 2015 takes place from July 1 to 4 at Arusmhuire Hall, Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore. For ticket bookings tel 086-8627739.

PRAYERS: The Oblate Church of Mary Immaculate Inchicore, St Padre Pio Prayer Meetings continue on the first Thursday of each month at 7pm Mass.

LOUGHLINSTOWN ARTS: The Loughlinstown

Art Class is looking for new adult members. They meet on Wednesdays from 8 to 10pm. Tel Patricia on 01-2808158.

LUCANSALE: Lucan Presbyterian

Church hosts a car boot sale at The Lucan Centre, Primrose Lane, Lucan on Saturday, July 18 and August 22 from 10am - 2 pm.

CAR BOOT SALE: There is a car boot sale in St Joseph’s Col-lege Car Park, in Lucan, on the third Sunday of the month. The next sale is on July 19.

Dalkey Rowing Club has thanked everyone who helped with the fundraising that enabled them to buy a new boast.The club said it could not have been done without the support of the local community and businesses and they paid a special tribute to Terence Keogh who built the boat in Rockfort Avenue, Dalkey.The naming of the boat took place at the Tramyard Café, Dalkey where Father Declan Gallagher blessed the new vessel. Members of the public are invited to come down and give the new boat ‘Coliemore’ a go. For more information see https://www.facebook.com/dalkeyrowing

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THIS was the opening question in the afternoon from our instructor, Conor, on our one day clinic in the Dave Pelz Short Game School of Golf, based in the wonderful surrounds of Killeen Castle near Dunsany in County Meath.

I had been lucky enough to play the Jack Nicklaus signature course in Killeen Castle on a number of occasions and I would rank it in my top 10 courses in Ireland. I had promised myself each time that I would put myself down for the Dave Pelz clinic but had never got around to it until now.

The day starts at 9am with an introduction to the Dave Pelz ap-proach to the short game. It is all about understanding the impor-tance of the short game (defined as anywhere within 100 yards of the green) and learning techniques to improve your chipping, pitch-ing, bunker shots and putting. As Conor outlined the timetable for the day, the sunshine was flowing in through the large windows of the training centre which revealed a wonderful practice area of pris-tine greens, beautifully prepared bunkers and a range with target nets and pyramids of golf balls all begging to be hit.

Numbers are restricted to a maximum of six participants to ensure that each person gets plenty of attention from the in-structor. Soon we were out beside the green being walked through the mechanics of the chip shot and how to use different clubs to get the low trajectory, controlled

shot that allows you to get a ball from just off the green to travel the appropriate distance and end up close to the target. Then it was our turn and initially we made hard work of it for the poor green keeper whose responsibility it was to retrieve the mishits. But gradu-ally more and more of the balls ended up close to the target area and he had less walking to do.

Then it was over to the range to learn the technique required to hit a 20 yard pitch shot and con-sistently land it close to the pin. Conor was very good at assessing each participant’s strengths and weaknesses and then pointing out the changes needed to im-prove the results. A little competi-tion started to see who could get five in a row into the nets which helped with the concentration. One lesson I took from the day was that practice can be fun but to properly assess your progress you really need to be practicing with someone who can watch your ac-tions and give feedback as you go.

Next it was into the bunkers and with sand flying we spent an hour honing the technique required to

successfully get the ball out of the trap close to the flag. Again some good training aids and new concepts for us ensured that we all made progress on this shot in a short timeframe.

After a fine lunch in the main clubhouse (included in the price) we returned refreshed and ready for further instruction but at the same time wondering how could we spend three hours just put-ting. How wrong we were – the time flew past and it was probably the best part of the day. Just be-ing reminded that 40 per cent of all shots played in a round of golf are putts and seeing that none of us had ever had a putting les-son was enough to convince us that what we were about to learn would have the biggest impact on our game.

Conor began by observing us hitting about 30 putts from various distances and then we re-turned indoors for a theory, setup and mechanics session. This was followed by exercises to improve our ability to consistently hit a ball in a dead straight line for three feet, which is a lot harder than it sounds. Back outside we worked on distance control from 30 feet, both up and down hill, and finally used a very clever device to test and improve the mechanics of our putting strokes.

After a final wrap up session we proceeded on our separate ways. Each of us had taken a lot from the day and it was up to us now to put it into practice and indeed to practice what we had learned outside of competitive golf. Some-thing all amateur golfers need to do more of.

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Long Term Illness SchemeQuestion:What is the long-term Illness Scheme?

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tions can get free drugs, medicines and medical and surgical appliances for the treatment of that condition. These are provided under the Long Term Illness Scheme which is administered by the Health Service Executive (HSE) under Section 59 of the Health Act 1970.

The Long Term Illness Scheme does not depend on your income or other circumstances. You may also be eligible for a medical card or GP visit card, depending on your circumstances.

The medical conditions that qualify under the Long Term Illness Scheme are: •Mental handicap •Mental illness (for people under 16 only) •Diabetes insipidus •Diabetes mellitus •Haemo-philia •Cerebral palsy •Phenylketonuria •Epilepsy •Cystic fibrosis •Multiple scle-rosis •Spina bifida •Muscular dystro-phies •Hydrocephalus •Parkinsonism •Acute leukaemia •Conditions arising from use of Thalidomide

If you qualify, you will get a long-term illness book. This book lists the

drugs and medicines for the treat-ment of your condition, which will be provided to you free of charge through your pharmacist.

You do not have to pay a prescrip-tion charge for drugs covered by your long-term illness book. Other drugs and medicines not related to the speci-fied condition must be paid for in the normal way. If your doctor or occupa-tional therapist prescribes a medical or surgical appliance, it will be supplied to you from your local health office.

Non-medical cardholders, non-GP visit cardholders and conditions not covered under Long Term Illness

If you have neither a medical card, nor a GP visit card nor a medical condition listed above, you can use the Drugs Payment Scheme to limit your expenses on prescription drugs.

Northside Citizens’ Information Service, which provides a free and confidential service to the public, compiles the Know Your Rights column. The centre is based on Bun-ratty Road, Coolock. Phone 0761 07 8190. Information is also available online at citizensinformation.ie and National Helpline @ 0761 07 4000.

gP Visit Card for the under sixesQuestion:Will my child be eligible for the new free GP Visit Card for Under sixes?

Answer:From July 1 2015, children under the

age of six are entitled to free visits to a GP who is taking part in the scheme.

Children can be registered from June 15, 2015, to get a GP visit card for chil-dren under six.

In addition to free GP visits, the card covers specific assessments at age two and five and care for children with asth-ma.

These assessments are preventive checks that include charting age, weight and height and taking appropriate fol-low-up action.

The asthma checks assess your child’s asthma and involve a review of medica-tions, including ensuring that your child is using inhalers correctly.

A written plan will be given to you to help you manage your child’s asthma.

The initial check takes place when asthma is diagnosed in a child over two-years-of-age, followed by another check in the following three months and then annually until the child reaches the age of six.

All children under six who live in Ire-land or who intend to live in Ireland for at least one year are eligible.

Your child will be included in this scheme until the end of the month of

your child’s sixth birthday. The date the card is valid until is shown on the card. You will be notified approximately three months before it is due to expire.

If your child’s sixth birthday occurs in July 2015, you can register your child and he/she will be eligible until the end of that month.

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Dubs reign supreme in the Under 21 final THE talent in Gaelic games in the capital has never been stronger it would seem, with the Dublin Ladies’ Under 21 team the latest side in blue to get their hands on silverware.

Dublin defeated Cork 0-14 to 1-8 to win the Aisling McGing Under 21 All Ireland Final for the second year in a row. Naul star Carla Rowe, who captained the Dublin team, scored six points on the day.

Niamh Rickard, Dublin and Fingallians GAA Club, Swords, lifts her 18-month-old cousin Shay Sheridan in celebration after the game. ALL PHOTOS: CODY GLENN/SPORTSFILE

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Carla Rowe, Dublin, in action against Shauna Kelly, Cork.▪

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Leah Caffrey, Dublin, in action against Jennifer Barry, Cork.▪

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Since opening her class at St Alphonsus and Columba Church Hall in Killiney five months ago, Caitriona Lynch’s Slimming World group have enjoyed aston-ishing success.

Local businesses are now sup-porting the group’s aims with healthy eating a priority.

Elaine Kinsella, owner of Café Solo, is herself a member and has lost over one and half stone.

“We now prepare our food in the restaurant using the healthy fat-free methods I learned in group,” she says.

“We remove all visible fat and bake or grill. We also use the ‘fry lite’ products. Fellow members often drop in for a coffee, chat and healthy snack.”

Deerings Butchers also play their part in ensuring that deli-cious 98 per cent fat-free mince is available, as well as chicken, and turkey products which keeps everyone on track when cooking delicious Slimming World recip-ies.

Manager of Super Valu Kil-liney, Justin Gill, asked for a list of all the items his Slimming World customers would need and they can now be found in the store.

Looks like Killiney is the place to be when it comes to ensuring that you stay on track when it comes to healthy eating!

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

Our Dog of the Week is Finn, a six-year-old male crossbreed. Finn is a beautiful boy who has spent quite a bit of time at the Rehoming Centre now and requires lots of TLC (Time Love and Commit-ment) from his new owners.

He absolutely loves being engaged with the Dogs Trust training team and enjoys human com-pany and play in a nice quiet adult home where he receives all of the canine attention.

He’s a great eater and loves nothing more than a nice clean and tidy living environment to chill out in. One look into this gorgeous boy’s sparkling eyes and you’ll be smitten.

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balanced to meet a standard dog’s needs (that is, a dog with no medical conditions or requirements).

These may seem quite expensive but due to the high nutritional content, you feed your dog a lot less than you would think and so it lasts longer. There is also the benefit that it doesn’t spoil soon after opening and if the correct kibble size is chosen, it helps to maintain your dog’s

dental health too!Your local pet shop will

also stock a selection of dried food, and they will be happy to advise you of what product will best suit your dog.

Please note, if you are concerned about any aspect of your dog’s diet, don’t hesitate to have a chat with your vet. They will always be happy to advise you on the best course of action for your own particular dog.

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DO YOU know how important water is to your dog? They can lose all of their body fat and half of their protein supplies and still survive, but a dog losing even 10 per cent of its water can be fatal.

Always make sure your dog has access to plenty of fresh, clean water, especially during the summer months when they’ll be perspiring more than usual.

When it comes to feeding dogs, it’s crucial that their food has a high level of digestible protein. Most complete dog foods will have high levels of protein, but you can supplement this with things like raw or slightly cooked red or white meat, fish and cooked eggs.

Fats, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins are the other necessary components of your dog’s food.

So we know that our dogs need these things, but how do you choose a food, and how do you know how much to feed them?

Well, it’s always good to have a chat with your vet about these things because different factors will affect how these questions are answered.

You should ideally feed your dog the best quality food you can afford, and how much you give your dog daily will depend on their breed, age, size, any current medical conditions and how much exercise they get.

Obviously a larger breed dog that gets walked for a couple of hours a day is going to need more food to meet its energy requirements than a smaller breed that walks for a half hour, twice a day.

The two most popular types of food for dogs are wet food (canned) or dried food (kibble). Dried food really is the better option for your dog.

Wet food is convenient as it’s sold more readily at supermarkets and convenience shops, but they are often very high in fat and have poor quality protein.

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Cooking demonstration with chef Stephen Taylor Winter

Bauknecht at Dominic Smith Electrical in Dundrum is hosting a cooking demonstration with award-winning Cordon Bleu Chef Stephen Taylor Winter on Saturday, July 4 from 11am – 1pm at the Village Centre, Main Street, Dundrum. Stephen Taylor Winter is known for his international cuisine and understanding of flavours. Stephen has cooked for four senior members of the British Royal family, members of European and International Royal Houses and senior figures in the financial and banking world.

Big Doggie Day For Tymon Park

The Bark in the Park sponsored dog walk will be packed with doggies at Tymon Park on Sunday, July 12.

At least 200 owners and their dogs are expected to turn out for the family fun

day in Tallaght.The Irish Blue

Cross aims to raise considerable funds for the 27,000 treatments, tests and procedures required annually for pets of needy owners through the various summertime, fun-packed dog-walk events.

The 4km sponsored dog walk takes in the picturesque

surroundings of beautiful Tymon Park. It starts and finishes up near the playground inside the Wellington Lane entrance. Participants are advised to arrive between 2 and 2.30pm to register for a prompt 3pm start. There will be much-coveted prizes in competitions for ‘Dog with the Best Bark’, ‘Dog with the Happiest Smile’, ‘Dog with the Shiniest Coat’ and ‘Dog with the Waggiest Tail’. Last year, the four Bark in the Park events took in €16,500, which is vital income that goes directly towards veterinary work. Register for a sponsorship card at www.barkinthepark.ie, or come along early to the event and register on the day and make a donation.

Mamma Mia!

The worldwide smash hit musical is back and running at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre until July 4. The cast including Sara Poyzer as Donna

Sheridan, Shobna Gulati (Sunita in Coronation Street/Anita in Dinnerladies) as Tanya, Sue Devaney (Jane in Dinnerladies/Liz Harker in Casualty) as Rosie and Niamh Perry as Sophie star in Judy Craymer’s ingenious vision of the story-telling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs with an enchanting tale of family and friendship unfolding on a Greek island paradise. To date, it has been seen by over 54 million people worldwide, in 49 productions in 17 different languages. Photo by Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

gardens and to pick-up inspiration and tips. The gardens are chosen for their wonderful settings and creative ideas and vary from big to small and

modern to traditional. Full details are available at: http://olh.ie/fundraising/calendar-of-events/hospice-open-garden-trail/

The new generation marches on.... ‘Ireland Rises’

Next year will see the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising, one of Ireland’s most poignant points in history. To commemorate, Plimsoll Line Entertainment has created a show ‘Ireland Rises’ which celebrates the Dublin people of that time. It will run in the Tivoli Theatre until August 31 with matinee and evening shows at weekends. Tickets are €24.50. There are pre theatre dinner and ticket packages available from €49.50. Tickets on sale now at www.tivoli.ie and irelandrises.com or call the box office on (01) 4544472.

Laya Healthcare’s City Spectacular

Little and big kids from across the country are counting down the days to Ireland’s biggest free summer festival, Laya Healthcare’s City Spectacular running from July 10 to 12 in Merrion Square. There will be free workshops in art, music and theatre; a kid’s court where children put their parents on trial; zany live science shows and experiments; lego modelling and Happy Yoga. Fit Kidz classes will also be among the highlights.

Barretstown hosts annual Open Day

Barretstown is hosting its annual Open Day on Sunday, July 25 from 12pm to 4pm in Barretstown Castle and everyone is invited. The day will be packed with serious fun activities including crazy golf, canoeing, bouncy castles, pony treks, petting farm, balloon making, face painting and much more with

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The Irish Chamber Orchestra is touring countrywide in July with a special stop-off on Saturday, July 18 at Monkstown Parish Church, Dun Laoghaire. Under the leadership of the very virtuosic Katherine Hunka, the Irish Chamber Orchestra has toured with great success across Europe, Australia, South Korea, China, Singapore and the US. The orchestra collaborates with some of the world’s finest musicians and excels in a diverse repertoire ranging from classical to modern day masterpieces and new commissions. Tickets are on 01- 231 2929 or www.paviliontheatre.ie and are priced €20/€18.

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great competitions and prizes. Special guests, boyband Taken will also be performing. There will be a suggested donation upon entry of just €20 per car. The Open Day is sponsored by Brady Family Ham.

The Hospice WalksHouses across the Southside open

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Rumours that Chris Martin and Kylie Minogue are dating are flying around. It’s all after the pair were spotted taking a stroll together through London.

It follows her gig at Hyde Park earlier this month.The pair were seen walking arm in arm, sparking rumours of a

romance.

I’m not sure whether music fans will want to hear this but Hilary Duff is back on the music scene with her first new album in eight years, ‘Breathe In. Breathe Out’.

As a single mother to three-year-old son, Luca, she says her album is very personal.

Let’s just hope it’s better than the last one!

Uber cool new Pixar animation, ‘Inside Out’, has had its UK premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

The movie follows young Riley as she’s uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco.

We get a glimpse of her emotions, which are represented as characters inside her mind.

Amy Poehler voices the emotion ‘Joy’. No better woman.

Paloma Faith may replace Rita Ora on ‘The Voice UK’ judg-ing panel. She was first offered the job in 2012 but turned it down. Rita left the show to join the ‘X Factor’ judging panel following a massive deal with music guru Simon Cowell.

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And last but not least, Seth MacFarlane thinks the Ted sequel is going to be even better than the first movie.

He returns with Mark Wahlberg for ‘Ted 2’, which follows on from the 2012 original. Seth, who both created the idea and voic-es Ted, says it’s going to be a good one.

Let’s hope it is or he can get stuffed! Jimmy Carr brings outrageous new show to Olympia TheatreDUE to the success of last year’s sold out Irish tour, Jimmy Carr will bring his brand new show, ‘Funny Business’, around the country this December.

Jimmy will stop off for gigs in Cork, Kerry, Galway and Mayo be-fore finishing up at his favourite Dublin theatre, the Olympia.

Jimmy’s been described as “the hardest working man in

comedy”. Which, let’s face facts, is not that impressive.

It’s like being the ‘Tallest Dwarf’ or the ‘Healthiest Glaswe-gian’.

But live comedy is what Jimmy does best. His stand-up achieve-ments to date include a British Comedy Award for ‘Best Live Stand-Up Tour’ and a Perrier Award nomination. On stage, he’s even funnier and even more out-

rageous and ‘Funny Business’, his brand new stand-up show, is sure to continue in that vein.

Over 1.5 million people have now seen Jimmy perform live and his new tour will see him play over 200 dates between April 2014 and December 2015.

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Hermitage Green are Live at LeopardstownHermitage Green play the Bulmers Live at Leopardstown series next Thursday (July 9).

Following seven years of at-tracting some of the biggest names of Irish and international talent, Bulmers Live at Leopard-stown again delivers on its repu-tation for being a fantastic night out.

Following on from Hermitage Green are The High Kings (July 16), Damien Dempsey (July 23), The Stunning (August 6) and The Human League (August 13).

Tickets are €15. For more in-formation visit www.bulmerslive-atleopardstown.com

Hermitage Green started out as a spontaneous jam session between friends but soon devel-oped in to a strong acoustic outfit with an original sound for which the band have credited their con-trasting musical tastes.

Over the last year they have continued their relentless tour-ing schedule around the globe in-

cluding sellout tours in New York, London, Vancouver, Czech Repub-lic and a nationwide trek around Ireland.

We caught up with Dan Murphy from Hermitage Green.

1. Best gig you’ve been to in Dublin?

Iron Maiden, RDS, 2005. Mari-lyn Manson supported and came onstage on stilts wearing a mini skirt. More lasers than the Euro-vision song contest!

2. Most Memorable moment in Dublin?

I went to see the metal band Tool in the Point in 2006. I got in a fist fight with my brother and this other guy over a signed drum skin that the drummer threw out into the crowd during the last song. My brother now has one half of said skin framed on his

wall. I think the other guy was ar-rested with the other half still in his hands.

3. Most ‘want to forget’ mo-ment in Dublin?

See above.4. First album you bought

and last album you bought?The first was ‘Travelling With-

out Moving’ by Jamiroquai (on tape) and last was the new Catfish and the Bottlemen album

5. When you’re not playing music, what else do you do?

I run a travel company called Global Village Tours. We send people to North Korea and be-

yond. And everyone in the band is into sport. I’m a boxer and Barry and Darragh were professional athletes before they were old (rugby and athletics).

6. Who are your influences?Phillip Henry is the reason I

took up dobro and harmonica, and he also got me into Indian music. I love the complexity and aggression of metal music. Can’t wait for Little Green Cars’ new album.

7. If you weren’t playing with your fellow band mates, who would make up your ideal band?

The B Sharps with Marty Moris-sey as the soprano.

8. Any tips on life?Question absolutely every-

thing.9. First person you’d invite to

your party?Genghis Khan.10. Last person you’d invite

to your party?Kanye West. .

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MERCIER Press has an-nounced the publication of a practical guide that will prove a godsend to families across Ireland and beyond.

Niamh O’Reilly’s book, ‘No Fuss Baby and Toddler Sleep’, does exactly what it says on the tin by providing sensible, straightforward advice without jargon or mystery that every parent, guard-ian or carer can implement to help child - and family – sleep.

With more than 200 babies born each day in Ireland, it makes for a lot of exhausted, harassed and emotion-ally drained parents wandering around trying to make sense of the world they find themselves in.

Be it perplexed first-timers or over-extended second or third timers, any issues that disrupt a child’s rest have a knock on effect on the entire family and can seem intractable.

Niamh O’Reilly combines the practi-cality of Mary Poppins, the humour of Mrs Doubtfire and the magic of Nanny McPhee to bring the family back from the brink of total sleep deprivation – and ease the daily toil for Mum or Dad.

Through her work with hundreds of

families, Ireland’s leading sleep

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to helping babies and children learn

to gently put them-selves to sleep without

endless nights of crying or making parents feel that they are abandoning their baby.

As an expert in all aspects of children’s sleep habits, her book helps establish an age-appropriate sleep schedule, teaches your baby to self-settle and encour-ages your baby to sleep for longer periods.

It also deals with issues such as early waking, man-aging short naps, as well as behavioural and dietary factors.

What makes this book unique is Niamh’s belief that parents know their children best and that with her help they can achieve better sleep for the whole family.

About the authorNIAMH O’Reilly has spent over 15 years working in childcare and has a wealth of experience with babies and toddlers. She ran her own childcare facility for seven years before becoming a special ‘sleep doctor’ - as Tom Dunne described her - for the many children who have difficulties settling and getting good rest. Niamh also, on occasion, writes for newspapers and magazines on chil-dren’s sleeping and other behavioural issues. Niamh is currently the ‘Sleep Expert’ with Herfamily.ie, Ireland’s web-site for practical, positive parenting.

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Friendship and betrayal are explored in thrilling new novel‘THE Organised Criminal’ by established novelist Jarlath Gregory is a thrilling Celtic noir novel of male friendship, family betrayal and economic corruption.

The novel delves into the world of a family smuggling business in Jarlath’s native Crossmaglen in Co Ar-magh.

Headed up by the unrepentant Frank O’Reilly, Jay O’ Reilly is the reluctant son who left Armagh in search of an honest life.

He is lured back home for his cousin’s funeral where he is tempted by the lucrative lifestyle

he once turned his back on. Inte-gral to this tale of family antics is the friendship between Jay and his friend, who happens to be gay.

This is a dynamic that Jarlath has explored in two previously published gay-themed novels, ‘Snapshots’ and ‘GAAY - One Hundred Ways to Love a Beauti-ful Loser’.

Gregory’s wry wit questions

the ethics, conscience and loy-alty of Jay, his family and his friends.

Spiked with black humour throughout, Jay’s feelings of loneliness, displacement, dissat-isfaction and even hatred shows that a job is never just a job.

It becomes a story of fear, family ties, male friendship and power.

As Jay contemplates the job, he reacquaints himself with the place and the family he left, only to find that it is exactly as hard, cold and unwelcoming as he re-

membered.The anxieties and troubles

of Northern Ireland frame Jay’s story.

When the truth behind his fa-ther’s offer is finally revealed, Jay faces a primal struggle be-tween familial bonds and moral obligations.

With gleaming praise for ‘The Organised Criminal’ from both Keith Ridgeway and Jamie O’Neill, readers will find Gregory’s prose to be intelligent, relevant and possessing a page-turning mag-netism.


Retrace the quirky horrors and romance of picturesque Rouen

My husband and I would like to visit Normandy.Is there a particular area you’d recommend?

Normandy is known for its picturesque coastline and in-teresting history. With a 360-mile coastline of beaches and cliffs, some of which were

World War II landing points, the region combines quaint market towns, lush farmlands and historical sights.

Home to many museums, galleries and the Gothic Cathedral of Notre Dame, immortalised by French Impressionist Claude Monet, the city of Rouen is par-ticularly culture-rich and a fascinating place to visit.

The third largest port town in France, Rouen is a perfect choice for a short break away. Often referred to as the City of a Hundred Spires, William the Con-queror and Joan of Arc both died in the city making it very well known as one of Europe’s historical centres.

A great city to visit with a wealth of shops, restaurants, museums and gal-leries, Rouen is also ideal for leisurely exploration with four miles of restored medieval cobbled streets, half-timbered houses and interesting shops.

The shopping streets have a great, relaxed atmosphere as the roads are pedestrianised and visitors can stroll at their own pace, stopping to browse the stalls or enjoy a coffee and pastry along the way.

If you have an interest in history, then Rouen is the destination for you. The market square where Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake and the stone tower where she was held prisoner still exist and can be taken in whilst enjoying a drink in one of the market bars.

French writer, Flaubert, is partly re-sponsible for putting Rouen on the map as his 1860s romance novel, ‘Madame Bovary’, was set in the city. Relive the romance like she did by taking a horse-drawn carriage around the city streets at dusk.

On the outskirts of the city you will find the must-see ancient monuments and ruins dating back to the 1500s. Rouen’s Cathedral is one of France’s old-

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By travel expert Carolina Annand

Worried about MERS? Here’s what travellers need to knowrePorts of Mers have appeared in Irish newspapers recently but is it something Irish holidaymakers need to be concerned about?

There have been over 150 recent cases of MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) reported in South Korea and one in China following an outbreak last month.

MERS is a corona virus from the same family as SARS (Severe Acute Respira-tory Syndrome). It is usually fatal for ap-proximately three to four patients out of every 10.

The virus is believed to have entered the human population by dromedary

camels in Saudi Arabia, where it was first reported in 2012.

At present there is no cure or vaccine for this deadly illness. Typical symptoms of MERS include having a cough, fever

and shortness of breath. Digestive prob-lems, such as nausea, vomiting and diar-rhoea, may also occur.

The Korean Health Ministry has re-ported that all those who died from MERS got the virus in hospital and were already being treated for another seri-ous ailment.

The disease is typically contracted by those caring for or living with infected patients. To limit the spread of the virus, two hospitals, over 2,000 schools and 19 universities have been closed. More than 5,200 individuals are also in quarantine in South Korea.

Because the spread of the illness has been confined to health facilities

and those who have died have suffered from an underlying condition, fears for a wider outbreak in society are lessened. The number of new cases being reported daily has also decreased.

Officials are encouraging people to go about their daily lives as normal.

Dublin based Tropical Medical Bureau advises those travelling to South Korea to follow standard precautions at all times, such as regular hand washing and avoiding contact with people who are sick, as well as reducing the exposure of risk to air-borne diseases.

You should be vigilant and seek medi-cal assistance immediately if you suspect you have any symptoms.

Dr Graham Fry, medical director at Tropical Medical Bureau, said: “There’s no need to overreact if you have plans to visit South Korea in the future.

“Check the news for daily updates on MERS and the spread of the outbreak. Those in South Korea right now should be extra careful when it comes to per-sonal hygiene and stay far away from known infected areas.

“If you have returned from South Ko-rea within the last two weeks and devel-op symptoms, go to your doctor straight away.”

For further information contact the Tropical Medical Bureau on 1850 487674 or visit www.tmb.ie

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FIFTH class students from St Patrick’s NS, Glencullen, and sixth class pupils from Balbriggan Education Together National School have received na-tional recognition for their excellent projects.

The projects were entered into the Our World Irish Aid Awards and explored is-sues facing children in the developing world.

The St Patrick’s students’ project was ‘Caring For Our World’ and the Balbrig-

gan Education Together students work was entitled ‘Irish Aid and the MDGs’.

The projects were exhibited in Dublin Castle on June 16 during the awards cer-emony and the inaugural prize of the Our World Irish Aid Award of Distinction was presented to the St Patrick’s students and their teacher, Kathleen Byrne, by Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan.

Now in its 10th year, the Our World Irish Aid Awards are designed to help children in Ireland understand global

issues, and Ireland’s role in working to meet the United Nations’ Millennium De-velopment Goals (MDGs).

These goals focus on fighting hunger and poverty and improving the lives of those in the world’s poorest countries.

Speaking at the national final, Minis-ter Flanagan said: “The Our World Irish Aid Awards give pupils from all over Ire-land a great opportunity to gain insight into the lives of children in the develop-ing world and convey their understand-ing through projects which are both crea-

tive and educational.“Great progress has been made in

meeting the eight Millennium Develop-ment goals since they were agreed in 2000. Working with our partners in de-veloping countries and at the UN and EU, Ireland has contributed to this progress, which has included halving the number of people living in poverty, reducing mal-nutrition and dramatically increasing the number of children at school.

“While we must redouble our efforts in the years ahead, we can all be proud of

these achievements.“I was really impressed with the stand-

ard of the projects exhibited at the na-tional final. All of the students should be extremely proud of their achievements.”

Over 1,000 primary schools through-out Ireland have participated in the Our World Irish Aid Awards to date. All entries were assessed on their creativity, under-standing of the theme and their impact.

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positioned to deliver real value for Irish motorists. It is impor-tant that consumers are aware of what their car finance is costing them so that they can make the best purchasing decisions.”

Volkswagen will be offering customers more for their money on 152 orders with a range of additional extras, including free styling and technology packs and competitive finance offers includ-ing PCP from 1.9 per cent from Volkswagen Bank. Most models will also offer a lower APR when you opt for a higher grade mod-el.

For the 152 plate, Volkswagen is reintroducing what has been a hugely popular offer of a lower APR to consumers who opt for one of their higher specification models.

The research was commis-sioned by Ireland’s most popu-lar car marque, Volkswagen, who questioned consumers on how they feel about motoring finance.

Looking at the demographics of who is borrowing to finance their motoring needs, 25–44-year-olds are most likely to have a car loan (20 per cent) com-pared to a national average of 17 per cent and just 12 per cent of 18–24-year-olds.

While car financing is most common between 25 and 54-year-olds, once motorists reach 55 years of age, borrowing to fi-nance a car drops to just 15 per

cent. Most car loans (51 per cent) are for values of between €7,000 and €17,000. Just eight per cent of consumers borrow more than €20,000.

Volkswagen Group Ireland CEO, Lars Himmer, said: “As the leading car brand in Ireland we understand how consumers feel about motoring and we have put in place innovative finance solu-tions so that Irish consumers can get more car for their money.

“Competitive options, such as PCP from Volkswagen Bank, have kept the Irish motor industry alive through difficult times and now that the economy, and the market, is recovering we are well

MORE than a quarter (27 per cent) of consumers in Ireland who have a car loan have no idea what interest rate they are paying on their motoring finance, according to research released recently.

Volkswagen Group Ireland CEO, Lars Himmer, is pictured with Volkswagen Ambassador, Catherine Fulvio, at Volkswagen Headquarters in Liffey Valley. PHOTO BY JASON CLARKE PHOTOGRAPHY▪

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Cost effective special effectsWANT to add some special effects to your home?

No, we’re not talking about installing strobe lighting to your living room or adding a musical flush tone to the lavatory.

How about if we told you all you need is a sponge, some old rags and a tin of paint to add some special effects to a mundane decorating job.

Decorating paint techniques are popular but you don’t need to be a master tradesman to use the basics in your own home.

If you’re considering a painting

job here’s some basic special effect techniques that can brighten up the job. Experiment and have fun - after all, you can always paint over it again if you don’t like the end result.

COLOUR WASHINGColour washing is a versatile

technique worth mastering because it can be painted onto bare wood, furniture and walls. The effect is achieved by brushing on the glaze (translucent top coat). Once the glaze is applied,

using a cloth gently moving in a criss-cross motion to produce an even paint effect.

To begin, give the walls two coats of the base colour.

For the glaze, mix two parts paint with one part water and give the paint a good stir.

Always start at the top of the wall and work down. Using a wide brush, apply the paint to the wall in a wide criss-cross movement. Work on about four square feet at a time.

Work your way around the room. By the time you have covered each wall, the first wall

should be dry.

WOODWASHINGThis is similar to colour

washing and is ideal for wood. Use an oil-based paint for this technique and mix the glaze with two parts of paint and one part white spirit. A tablespoon of linseed oil will give you longer drying time.

Prepare the surface making sure it is clean, sound and dry. On untreated bare or stripped wood apply your woodwash using the following steps.

Give the paint a good stir before you start. Brush on the base coat and immediately wipe off with a lint-free cloth. When dry, repeat with a second coat.

The paint will enhance the grain of the wood and give subtle colours.

Woodwash can also be used as a decorative effect over existing satinwood, gloss or eggshell paint.

Over these surfaces, lightly

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sand along the grain of the wood and dust off. This provides adhesion for the woodwash. Apply by brush and use a graining tool or dragging brush to achieve grain effect. Wine corks can be used to create knots.

SPONGING Sponging is simplicity itself

but gives a very professional effect. All you need is a sea sponge, a tin of emulsion and a couple of hours.You can sponge on furniture, walls and woodwork.

Apply a base colour and let it dry. It is best to use vinyl soft sheen or silk emulsion.

Dip your sponge into the glazer you are using as a top coat. Use a sea sponge rather than a synthetic one. It is important not to overload the sponge with paint as this can spoil the dappled texture.

Remove any excess by dabbing the sponge on paper. This way you can also decide how strong an effect you wish to create: the greater the pressure on the sponge, the more clear the mark.

Concentrate on the whole wall rather than segments. Dab the sponge randomly over

the surface and keep a steady pressure.

Step back from the surface regularly to survey the whole wall and check for areas you have missed or which need more sponging. Wipe stray paint from the skirting or woodwork with a soft damp rag.

Rinse the sponge regularly so it doesn’t clog up and the textured effect is kept consistent.

If you do go wrong, wipe the paint off immediately with a damp cloth and start again. Don’t wait until the top coat is dry.

RAGGING Don’t lose the rag on a painting

job. An old piece of cloth can be as useful to the home decorator as expensive brushes.

Rags are used to rub colour into the grain of wood, to mottle backgrounds and to create pattern when rag rolling walls. The effect is created in the same way as sponging except that rags are used instead of sponges.

The result gives a bolder, more swirling design than the effect created using a sponge.

Work on one wall at a time. Apply the base coat using vinyl soft sheen or silk emulsion. If the surface you are ragging is

wooden the best paint to use as a basecoat is satinwood or gloss.

Scrunch a rag up in your hand and loosely bunch it. While the glaze is still wet roll the bunched ragging cloth rapidly across the surface in a roughly random or ‘S’ shape.

To ensure your ragging effect remains uniform, replace the rag when it becomes clogged up. Dispose of rags carefully because they are highly flammable.

Experiment with rags of cheesecloth, chamois leather or plain cotton as each creates its own unique effect. Make sure the cloth is lint free.

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Grow it Yourself: tips for the garden

Want a butternut squash in May? Your local supermarket probably has one for sale, though it was most probably grown in Ghana and spent weeks in the back of a container lorry.

For all its technological wizard-ry, there is a terrifying blandness about the modern food chain, with its continuous, year-round supply of mediocre, uniform pro-duce.

The veggie patch, on the other hand, is a place where thankfully, the seasons still hold sway in all their riotous glory. Seasonality is not without its frustrations of course (it involves a lot of waiting for one thing – particularly this year), but at least it brings diver-sity and variety in its wake.

Vegetables were never de-signed to be available all year round - the wax and wane of the seasons is part of their nature. And of course, nature knows best when it comes to deciding which

producing a sweetcorn cob from your own garden and of course nothing beats the taste either - the sugars in the cob start to turn to starch as soon the cob is picked so the saying goes that one should run from the veggie patch to the kitchen and get it into the pot quickly!

We’re a little bit off harvest-ing cobs yet, so for the moment we are focussed on providing the plants with the best growing en-vironment.

Watering sweetcorn plants is important, particularly while plants are getting established and then later when the kernels are swelling.

Not so much watering is re-quired while plants are growing - mulch around plants to maintain moisture (or it can be planted through mypex from the start). Keep area around the base of plants weed free and earth up which will keep them steady in high winds.

Michael Kelly is a freelance journalist, author of ‘Grow, Cook, Eat’ and founder of GIY.

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A SUPERMARKET is a place where there are no seasons. You can buy any vegetable you want at any time of the year.

trogen in the soil. Give pumpkins plenty of water and apply a high-potash liquid feed.

Continue successional sowings and use quick maturing varieties for autumn use - Swiss chard, let-tuce, rocket, salad onions, rad-ish, turnips, peas, French Beans (dwarf), carrots.

Sow for winter use - spring cabbage, Hungry Gap kale, pars-ley, perpetual spinach, chicory and coriander. Plant strawberries now beans, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, courgette and auber-gine, marrows, beetroot, globe artichokes.

Continue to harvest new pota-toes, calabrese, cauliflower, cab-bage, spinach, carrots, turnips, shallots, garlic, radish, spring onions, salad crops, strawberries, raspberries, tayberries, currents (black, red and white), gooseber-ries, loganberries, peas, broad beans.

Ask yourself – do you really need to go to the supermarket?!

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Nothing beats the ‘GIYjoy’ of

foods we should eat at particular times of the year – the starchy root crops to warm the soul in winter, and the water-filled lus-cious fruit to quench and nourish us in the summer.

Eating seasonally means eat-ing nutritious, healthy food right when our bodies need it.

Summer is truly a time of plen-ty for GIYers - a time when we perhaps start to struggle to keep up with the output of the veggie patch. Though the work is hard, we can also take time to enjoy the fruits of our labour.

Savour the taste of produce that is organic, local and season-al. Celebrate its diversity

If you grew a crazy-shaped carrot or a metre-long courgette, congratulate yourself on hav-ing produced something utterly unique, which your supermarket wouldn’t even let inside the door!

THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH -

JULYAny ground that has finished

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Continue to water and feed plants and practice good weed

control. Earth up brassicas such as Brussels sprouts - these plants will grow tall and require a good deal of support.

Net plants to keep butterflies and the cabbage moth away.

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Get some window privacyJulia Gray

YOUR home is a sanctuary from the outside world, so you cer-tainly don’t want the outside world looking in. But how do you get the balance between privacy, letting the light in and allowing the family to see what’s going on in the neigh-bourhood.

If you want something less fussy than net curtains - and these days most of us do - how about frosted window film? This film is sticky on one side and gives a smart, contemporary fin-ish both inside and out.

Frosted film works well on sash windows when confined to the lower window, but if you don’t have sashes, you can just frost the lower part of the glass, leaving some unobscured.

Another option is having a design, such as rows of cut-out circles or squares, incorporated into the film, which makes it

Frosted film works well on sash windows

when confined to the lower window

more interesting and allows you to see out (and people outside to see in) just a little.

However, patterned film is more expensive and harder to fit.

Blinds are another popular and obvious solution to privacy problems. Although quite costly, bottom-up blinds are the best ones to use.

These are roller blinds that go up from the window sill, rather than down from the top of the window, so you can cover as much of the glass as you want.

Go for a sheer fabric and you’ll be able to see out, but not the other way round (unless the light’s on).

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The minister also issued an open competitive call to fund managers to signal their interest in establish-ing funds.

The funding has been provided by the Department of Jobs through Enterprise Ireland.

The launch of this call is a key measure under the Action Plan for Jobs programme to support Irish start-ups and complements the other funding initiatives that have been established by Government.

In 2014, Enterprise Ireland cli-ent companies created 19,705 new jobs.

Start-ups that are supported now will underpin increased job creation in the future.

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Funds that can demonstrate an ability to raise capital and support company growth are invited to make a submission under this call.

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The HSE as a Provider of residential care and associated community support services for the Elderly in Community Health Area 6 is seeking the following staff to support the provision of

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Dún Laoghaire RathdownCounty CouncilPlanning permission is soughtfor construction of timbercanopy and timber cladding tobottom of full height windowson existing front elevation andassociated works at 14AWeston Grove, Churchtown,Dublin 8 by Eric and MarySonnenstuhl. The planningapplication may be inspectedor purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at theoffices of the PlanningAuthority, County Hall, DúnLaoghaire during its publicopening hours. Asubmission/observation maybe made on payment of €20within a period of 5 weeksfrom the date the applicationis received by the planningauthority.


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We David & Norrie (Nee Hughes) Mullins of Cluen House, Bansha, Tipperary, hereby give notice that we have applied to the Minister for Transport, under Section 67 of the Mercantile Marine Act 1955 in respect of our ship “Willem IV ” (previously registered in 2008 on to the Dutch Ships Registry - Official Number 30655) to change her name to “Oscar Wilde ” and to register the boat in the said new name at the port of Dublin.

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Dun Laoghaire RathdownCounty CouncilWe, Brian Farrelly and LouiseRingrose, intend to apply forplanning permission fordevelopment consisting ofsubdivision of site to constructa 3 bedroom 2 storey familydwelling to the rear of theexisting house with newaccess road to side ofexisting house andassociated site works at 19Glenamuck Cottages,Carrickmines, Dublin 18. Theplanning application may beinspected or purchased for afee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of thePlanning Authority, MarineRoad, Dún Laoghaire, Co.Dublin, during its publicopening hours of Monday toFriday from 10am - 4pm. Asubmission or observation inrelation to the application maybe made in writing to thePlanning Authority, onpayment of a fee of €20 within5 weeks of receipt of theapplication by the PlanningAuthority and suchsubmissions or observationswill be considered by thePlanning Authority in makinga decision on the application.The Planning Authority maygrant permission subject to orwithout conditions or mayrefuse to grant permission.

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Dublin City CouncilWe, The U. Fu’ CoffeeCompany Ltd, are applyingfor Retention Permission fordevelopment located at 80Aungier Street, Dublin 2,which is a ProtectedStructure. This developmentshall consist of (I) TheRetention of the metalscreens and canopy fom theprivate landing to thepremises plus (II) TheRetention of the tables andchairs from the privatelanding to the front. ThePlanning Application may beinspected, or purchased at afee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making acopy, at The Offices Of ThePlanning Authority, DublinCity Council, Wood Quay,Dublin 8. During its publicopening hours. A submissionor observation in relation tothe application may be madeto the Authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date ofreceipt by the Authority of theapplication.

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Dún Laoghaire RathdownCounty CouncilWe, Brian and HelenMcDonald, wish to apply forretention planning permissionfor an entire two storeyextension with dormer roof,dormer roof window to frontand two roof windows to rear,all as constructed to the rearof existing two storey dwellingand all associated siteworksat 51 St. Fintan's Villas,Deansgrange, Co. Dublin.Planning permission for a twostorey extension waspreviously granted underplanning ref. D14B/0100. Theapplication may be inspectedor purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, at theoffices of the PlanningAuthority, County Hall, DúnLaoghaire, during its publicopening hours. A submissionor observation in relation tothe application may be madein writing to the PlanningAuthority on payment of theprescribed fee, €20, within theperiod of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by theauthority of the application,and such submissions orobservations will beconsidered by the PlanningAuthority in making a decisionon the application.

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Dun Laoghaire RathdownCounty CouncilFergus Flanagan DesignerArchitects on Behalf of Davidand Philomena Barrett, intendto apply for Permission fordevelopment at No.7Delbrook Manor, BallinteerRoad, Dublin 16. Thedevelopment will consist ofthe construction of 1.Proposed new Door to theside of the dwelling withfrosted glazing. 2. Permissionto widen existing vehicularentrance and all associatedsite works. The planningapplication may be inspectedor purchased for a fee notexceeding a reasonable costof making a copy, at theoffices of the PlanningAuthority, Marine Road, DunLaoghaire, Co. Dublin duringits public opening hours ofMonday to Friday from10:00am to 4:00pm. Asubmission or observation inrelation to the application maybe made in writing to thePlanning Authority, onpayment of a fee of €20 within5 weeks of receipt of theapplication by the PlanningAuthority and suchsubmissions or observationswill be considered by thePlanning Authority in makinga decision on the application.The Planning Authority maygrant permission subject to orwithout conditions or mayrefuse to grant permission.

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Dublin City CouncilApplication for retentionplanning permission for veluxroof windows to front at 32,Pigeon House Road,Ringsend signed DaveRodgers. The planningapplication may be inspected,or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, at theoffices of Dublin City Councilduring its public openinghours and a submission orobservation in relation to theapplication may be made tothe authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of theapplication.

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Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County CouncilI, Ms Mary Holland, make application for planning permission at28 Longford Terrace, Monkstown, Co Dublin. This is a protectedstructure. The development will consist of external and internalconservation works and renovations of the existing singledwelling unit and existing separate basement apartment at No 28Longford Terrace. In the basement apartment allow for removalof 20th century partition to hall and structural work required tobasement walls and ceiling. An original supporting wall hadpreviously been removed without adequate strengtheningcausing deflection in floors throughout. Allow for new floor slaband allow for conservation and structural support of originalvaulted coal bunkers to rear for store and boiler and reopening oforiginal external door to cellars. Allow for new basement externaland internal doors. Allow for repair and conservation of alloriginal windows. Allow for external works to lower externalground level to original level below internal floor level. Allow forinternal renovation and allow for removal of one window to rearnew bathroom to allow for new door to rear yard. Allow for newpaving to front basement area and allow for new garden gate toside basement garden. Allow for bin store. Allow for conservationand extensive repair to roof with blue Bangor slates. All originalslates to be retained. Allow for conservation of original ladderaccess to roof and new roof light in lieu of existing roof light foraccess. Allow for solar panels to inner valley. Allow for new trocalflat roof to flat roof of rear return. Allow for conservation andrepair of all chimneys and side pediments to eng detail. Allow forfull conservation and repair to side elevation (note this is end ofterrace) and treatment of all wet and dry rot. Allow for structuralstrengthening and repair to all floors and retention of all floorjoists where possible note wet and dry rot. Allow forreinstatement of bedroom partition on top floor to reinstatebedroom. Allow for renovations of all bathrooms and bedrooms.Allow for new en-suite to top floor front large bedroom. Allow forreinstatement of arched detail on first floor on half landing andnew hardwood glazed screen. Allow for opening up of small roomon ground floor and new screen to eng detail to allow forbathroom to comply with part M. Allow for removal of w.c to rearground floor and allow for new double doors to rear garden. Allowfor alteration of tripartite window to rear to allow for new 1m widedoor and new steps and foldable ramp to allow access tokitchen. Allow for new opening to side garden boundary andfoldable ramp to allow access in compliance with Part M. Allowfor removal of five sycamore trees which are overgrown and aredamaging historical fabric. Allow for extensive repair to boundarystone wall caused by tree. Allow for new landscaping and newpatio to rear and removal of oil tank and boiler and asbestos incompliance with regulations. The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority,County Hall, Dun Laoghaire during its public opening hours. Asubmission /observation may be made on payment of €20 withina period of 5 weeks from the date the application is received bythe planning authority.

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Dun Laoghaire RathdownCounty CouncilWe, Topaz Energy GroupLimited, are applying to DunLaoghaire Rathdown CountyCouncil for full planningpermission for the following:(a) change of use of unitadjoining existing garageshop from training room tocafé with new ope connectingboth spaces. Proposed caféwill consist of barista café andfood preparation area withancillary seating area, and (b)revised shop front and allassociated site developmentworks at Topaz ServiceStation, Taney Road,Goatstown, Dublin 14. Theplanning application may beinspected or purchased at afee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of thePlanning Authority, CountyHall, Dún Laoghaire during itspublic opening hours. Asubmission/observation maybe made on payment of €20within a period of 5 weeksfrom the date the applicationis received by the planningauthority.

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Dún Laoghaire RathdownCounty CouncilPermission is sought for Rearparapet and roof higher thaneaves on exempteddevelopment rear groundfloor extension, New windowsand alterations to existing toside, rooflights to sides,Demolition of chimney stacksand shed to side, widening ofexisting vehicular entrance toroad at 70 TrimlestonGardens, Booterstown, CoDublin by Germaine and JohnStaunton. The planningapplication may be inspectedor purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at theoffices of the PlanningAuthority, County Hall, DúnLaoghaire during its publicopening hours. Asubmission/observation maybe made on payment of €20within a period of 5 weeksfrom the date the applicationis received by the planningauthority.

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Dun Laoghaire RathdownCounty CouncilPlanning permission is soughtfor demolition of existingextensions and outbuildingsand provision of a two storyextension to provide groundfloor toilet and kitchen andfirst floor bathroom andbedroom at No. 14Sallynoggin Villas, UpperGlenageary Road, DunLaoghaire, Co. Dublin by Mrand Mrs Niall Trehy. Theplanning application may beinspected or purchased at afee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of thePlanning Authority, CountyHall, Dun Laoghaire during itspublic opening hours. Asubmission/observation maybe made on payment of €20within a period of 5 weeksfrom the date the applicationis received by the planningauthority.

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Dún Laoghaire RathdownCounty CouncilPermission is sought for a)demolition/removal of existingcurved bay window and flatroof over and b) constructionof new bay window andseparate glazed porch atground floor level with pitchedtiled roof/canopy over to frontof existing dwelling at 51Grange Court, Rathfarnham,Dublin 16 by Mr. & Mrs. R.Dollard. The application maybe inspected or purchased ata fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of thePlanning Authority during its'public opening hours. Asubmission or observationmay be made to the PlanningAuthority in writing onpayment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of theapplication.

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Dublin City CouncilNoel McCabe intends to applyfor Planning Permission at 25Strand Street, Irishtown,Dublin 4. The developmentwill consist of the demolitionof the single storey kitchen tothe rear, raising the existingfront pitched roof to include 2velux windows, constructionof a flat roofed dormerwindow in the existing rearpitched roof, enlarging theexisting front window, internalalterations to provide a newopen plan ground floor livingarea and a new stairs to 2attic bedrooms, along withassociated site and drainageworks. The planningapplication may be inspected,or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, at theoffices of Dublin City Councilduring its public openinghours and that a submissionor observation in relation tothe application may be madeto the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of theapplication.

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From the Archives

We take a look back at extracts from old newspapers to see what was in

the news this month from years gone by

Photo and caption from ‘Images of Ireland’, North Dublin, by Derek Stanley. Published by Gill & Macmillan/The History Press▪

Freeman’s Journal 13th July 1839▪


Irish Independent 12th July 1915▪


Documents

Southside People July 1st 2015