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Terenure Village Market to light up Christmas TreeTERENURE Village Market (TVM) is hosting a bumper Christmas market in conjunc-tion with this year’s ‘Lighting of the Christmas Tree’ event on Saturday, December 5.

TVM will be moving the market from the usual Bushy Park venue to the main car

park in the village (where the glass recycling takes place). Trading hours will extend from 11am to 6pm.

TVM has teamed up with Dublin City Council to provide a packed family day of entertain-ment that will see local talent take to the stage throughout the day. Santa Claus will arrive

at 4.30pm to officially ‘switch on the lights’ while a snow queen on stilts along with a face painter will be busy enter-taining younger visitors.

There will be hundreds of goodie bags for children and mulled wine, non-alcoholic re-freshments and festive nibbles at the Evergreen Club.

A total of 50 stalls will show-case hot food, artisan produce and a wide variety of craft.

Terenure Village Market is a sub group of the Terenure 2030 volunteer community project, which was set up to help to promote Terenure Village as a vibrant centre of the local community.

Havin’ a cuppa for charityPICTURED are some of the girls at the Mount Merrion Commu-nity ‘Have a Cuppa for Daisy-house’ fundraising event that raised nearly €2,000.

The fundraising events that were held across the country took place on behalf of the Dub-lin homeless women’s charity, Daisyhouse.

Daisyhouse Ambassador, the RTE broadcaster Claire Byrne, said the work that Daisyhouse does in supporting women is unique.

“It breaks the cycle of home-lessness and violence and em-powers them to move on to in-dependent living,” she said. “The ‘Have a Cuppa for Daisyhouse’ campaign will raise much needed funds to enable Daisyhouse to continue to support these brave and powerful women.”

Orla Gilroy, Daisyhouse CEO, said they had 26 years’ experi-ence working with and support-ing homeless women.

“The women who come to us have many complex needs hav-ing typically endured years of trauma,” she said. “They need time to heal and providing a safe space is only part of what is re-quired to help them move for-

ward with their lives. A support-ive and tailored approach to their individual needs empowers them to improve their lives and leave homelessness behind.

“The cost of a support pro-gramme for one woman for

one month is €853.86 and the aim of this campaign is to gener-ate as much income as possible to allow us to dramatically in-crease the number of women to whom we can offer the pro-gramme.”

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Reindeer Run will raise funds for RNLIThe RNLI kick-started its fes-tive season last week with the launch of the charity’s popular Reindeer Run, which will return to Marlay Park in Rathfarnham on Sunday, De-cember 6.

The well-established event raises funds to help volunteer crews at Skerries, Howth and Dun Laoghaire lifeboat stations to continue to save lives at sea.

TV presenter, author and ad-venturess Teena Gates, will be present on the day to start the run and lead the participants in the popular ‘Rookie the Rein-deer Warm-Up’.

Speaking at the launch for the Dublin Reindeer Run Tee-na said: “I am thrilled to once again be supporting the RNLI Reindeer Run in Marlay Park.

“Having been involved with this event for a few years now I would urge people to sign up and help raise funds for a great charity that is close to my heart.

“The RNLI has been saving lives at sea off the Dublin coast for generations. Their volun-teer lifeboat crews are ordinary men and women who do ex-

traordinary things to save lives and prevent disaster.

“None of us in Dublin live very far from the sea and we never know when we or someone we love will need their help, so here is a wonderful way to sup-port them. Get signed up and come over to Marlay Park and spread a little Christmas cheer

for the lifeboats.”Last year, RNLI lifeboats in

Dublin launched 137 times, bringing 185 people to safety.

“Winter months are when RNLI volunteer crews face some of the most challenging call-outs,” David Branigan from Dun Laoghaire RNLI said. “Crew training is vital for the job of

Pictured ahead of the RNLI Reindeer Run in Marlay Park on Sunday, December 6 are ( from left) Rookie the RNLI Reindeer, TV presenter, author and adventuress Teena Gates, Dun Laoghaire crew member David Branigan, Dublin participant Brian Murphy and Dun Laoghaire RNLI crew member Rob Landers.

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COMMENT: Tony McCullagh, Dublin People group editor

WHILE this is very much a Malahide story, there are lessons to be learned for every community from the Christ-mas Kingdom controversy.

There was plenty of high dudgeon on the national airwaves last week as objectors lined up to talk to Joe on RTÉ’s ‘Liveline’. Being the skilled arbitrator of matters of national importance that he is, Duffy played a blinder in keeping the item balanced and fair to all parties.

So let’s recap on what the kerfuffle was all about. The organisers of Christ-mas Kingdom had received permission to operate on the public green near the marina on various dates between No-

vember 20 and January 3. It was hailed as the biggest event of its kind ever to be staged in Malahide.

Highlights will include Polar Express and vintage carousel rides; it will feature real reindeer and donkeys; a Christmas food and gift market; an ice rink; and, of course, Santa and Mrs Claus will be there to meet all the children.

It may sound like a perfect festive day out for the family but not everyone was happy, particularly some of the resi-dents who live in the immediate vicinity. They raised legitimate issues about the suitability of the location of Christmas Kingdom, citing traffic, parking and ac-cess concerns.

They also questioned why the nearby Malahide Castle Demesne could not have been chosen to host the event instead of an already busy part of the village, right on their doorsteps.

But some of those objecting raised fears about the event attracting an anti-social element to the town. To me, this sounded like a dubious argument given that Christmas Kingdom will mainly ap-peal to families with young children and is unlikely to attract trouble-makers.

The temporary loss of the public green was another bone of contention as it meant local kids would not be able to play football there for the duration of the event. Again, this was somewhat

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SNOW QUEEN: Rosanna Davison pictured at the announcement of Christmas Kingdom. PHOTO: GARETH CHANEY COLLINS▪

stretching credulity. Unlike some socially deprived parts of Dublin, Malahide is blessed with an abundance of amenities, sporting and otherwise. Not having a green for a few weeks isn’t going to have that much of an impact on the health and wellbeing of children.

While there may well have been a genuine case to be made for relocating the Christmas Kingdom on parking and traffic grounds, any sympathy I had for

the objectors started to wane as soon as I heard some of the more irrational fears.

It is of course vital that residential communities have the right to raise valid objections to any event or development. But to win public support, they need to ensure that they stick to the core issues.

At the time of going to press, the final location of Christmas Kingdom was still unclear. However, the event’s director,

Andre Jenkinson, said he understood that a petition with 500 signatures in favour of Malahide retaining Christmas Kingdom had been sent to the council and they had been inundated with mes-sages of support on social media.

He added: “The last thing we wanted to do was cause any upset, especially with an event that is designed to only bring magic, fun and Christmas sparkle for children.”

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A SOUTHSIDE family joined RTÉ Radio 1 broadcaster Joe Duffy at a photocall last week to an-nounce the Gift of Life Santa Dash taking place in December.

The family fun run, which aims to promote organ donation, will see hundreds of Santas dashing around the Curragh Racecourse on Sunday, December 13.

Organised by Irish Fit with the Irish Kidney Association (IKA) as the nominated charity partner, par-ticipants will be encouraged to take part in the event while dressed as Santa.

Joining Joe for the launch were Ruth Brennan with her mother Ann from Stepaside, and her son Dar-ragh O’Haire (7).

Darragh received a kidney trans-plant in February 2013 thanks to the generosity of a family of a de-ceased donor.

Twins Aimee and Annie Murphy (both 5) from Rathnew, County Wicklow were also there with their parents Kevin and Ann Marie. Kevin donated a kidney to Aimee in February 2014.

Also taking part in the photocall

was four-year-old Tadhg McElroy from Bray who underwent a kidney transplant in April last year.

She was joined by kidney donor mother Clidhna Costello.

Other Santas happy to support the event were James Reynolds, from Tallaght, who received a de-ceased donor kidney transplant in 2009 and Alison Honner from Co Laois who received a kidney trans-plant thanks to her donor sister Melissa in 2013.

Joe said: “It is wonderful to be part of this event and to meet all the transplant recipients who have embraced their good health and renewed life thanks to organ dona-tion.”

The Gift of Life Santa Dash on December 13 offers people a fun way to get together and kick start the Christmas festivities while sup-porting a very worthy cause.

It is also very timely at the be-ginning of the festive season when families come together, which is an ideal opportunity to discuss organ donation and let loved ones know your wishes.

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AN INDEPENDENT report into the decision to locate the new national children’s hospital on a campus shared with St James’s Hospital has found that there will be a wide range of benefits for the local community.

The Ernest Young (EY) study was commissioned by a Communi-ty Benefits Oversight Group, which was established by the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) and the Children’s Hospital Group (CHG), to see how the €650 million investment could be maximised in the short, me-dium and long term for the local community.

The EY ‘Harnessing the Poten-tial’ report found that there are a wide range of areas in which the local community will benefit.

As well as 2,000 construction and 300 jobs in services that will be created during the construction phase, a total of 3,700 national

children’s hospital employees will join 4,000 St James’s Hospital em-ployees on the growing medical campus – bringing more employ-ment and expenditure into the area.

The report found that visitors and patients will also create lo-cal demand, while education and training supports will be tailored to help people in the area acquire skills that will be required by the hospital.

The report also suggests resi-dents in Dublin 8 and some ar-eas of Dublin 12 will benefit from a focused approach to create a ‘healthy community’.

The planning application for the new children’s hospital was submitted to An Bord Pleanála in August 2015 and a decision is ex-pected from February 2016.

The new children’s hospital is the largest and most significant capital investment project ever undertaken in healthcare in Ire-land.

It will bring together the three

existing children’s hospitals; Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crum-lin, Temple Street Children’s Uni-versity Hospital, and the National Children’s Hospital at Tallaght Hospital.

The hospital will be co-located on one campus with St James’s Hospital and in time, tri-located with the Coombe maternity hos-

pital.It is envisaged that the new

children’s hospital will be a world-class facility providing secondary paediatric services for the greater Dublin area, and specialist serv-ices for the country as a whole.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Críona Ní Dhálaigh said the new hospital will be a significant in-

vestment for the children of Ire-land and an opportunity for the people of Dublin.

“This is the largest health infra-structure investment in the history of the State,” she said.

“This first report, by EY, is a hugely promising demonstration of what can be achieved by this wide cohort of stakeholders. I look

forward to supporting the imple-mentation of this plan.”

The Minister for Health, Leo Var-adkar, added: “The new children’s hospital is the biggest investment in a healthcare project in the his-tory of the State. It will bring huge benefits for sick children and teen-agers. But I want to ensure that the local community also benefits.

“This is a once-in-a-life time opportunity for the Dublin 8 com-munity and it’s right that everyone is working together to ensure that the vision is realised.”

Gordon Jeyes, Chairman of the Community Benefits Oversight Group, said they had looked at best practice across the globe to identify the positive impact that an investment of this size can have on a community.

John Pollock, Project Director, NPHDB said: “Creating awareness to the local community about the socio economic benefits of hav-ing a world-class hospital in their neighbourhood is an important priority for this project.”

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Lorcan Birthistle, Chief Executive of St James’s Hospital; Eilish Hardiman of the Children’s Hospital Group; Dublin Lord Mayor Criona Ni Dhalaigh; Gordon Jeyes, Independent Chair and project director John Pollock. PHoto By MaxwELLS

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Thousands sign petition to halt Marlay’s large-scale gigs

like to see a total ban on large-scale commercial concerts in Marlay Park while others would settle for smaller and fewer con-certs.

A spokesperson for Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council confirmed that a petition was received at County Hall in re-lation to the Marlay Park concert programme.

“However, the opportunity for members of the public to have their say is on each occasion that a concert licence is sought,” the spokesperson added. “Un-der planning law, the holding of concerts is always subject to ob-taining a licence, the granting of which is subject to a public con-sultation process.”

The council spokesperson also confirmed that an agree-ment has been reached between Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and MCD Productions for a concert programme for the next five years.

This provides for a maximum of six concerts per annum with a to-tal audience capacity of 210,000, subject to licence.

“In the event that licences are granted for future concerts, the council is committed to the con-tinued development of a commu-nity-led plan for the management of the concerts and to reduce the negative impact that the concerts might have on residents living ad-jacent to Marlay Park and on park users,” the spokesperson added.

The council also pointed out that an assessment on the eco-logical impact of concerts on Marlay Park found “little or no” negative impact.

Cllr Neale Richmond (FG) wel-comed the announcement that the council had agreed a new five-year contract with promot-ers MCD to stage concerts in Mar-lay Park.

“The new contract is a realistic and thorough one that will allow top class concerts to continue to

The signatures were collected in recent months by members of South Dublin Protect Our Parks (SDPOP) - a group of residents, market traders and visitors to the park who are concerned about the impact of the concerts.

The petition urges the council “to protect Marlay Park – its wild-life, habitats, flora and fauna”.

“The first large-scale concert in Marlay Park was 14 years ago and the number of concerts has gradually increased until last year when we had to put up with a total of eight concerts, which went on for over a month,” said SDPOP chairman Brian Murphy. “That’s a lot of disruption to put up with. Not only do we have to contend with traffic gridlock,

noise pollution and anti-social behaviour as 40,000 people de-scend on the area for each gig, but the park is as good as out of bounds for weeks on end as the infrastructure for the concerts is put in place.”

SDPOP claim their members fear that the views of park us-ers, local residents and market traders are not being taken into account.

“We don’t feel we have been listened to by the council but we hope that might change with the 2,500 signatures we have col-lected,” Mr Murphy added. “It is time the council listened to all the anger and unhappiness that has built up over the years.”

Some SDPOP members would


A PETITION with the signatures of 2,500 people declaring that Marlay Park “is not a suitable venue for large-scale commercial concerts” was handed in to Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council last week.

be staged in Marlay Park while also imposing sensible restric-tions to protect local residents,” he said. “This year the council re-ceived in the region of €450,000 in revenue from the concerts, and this money is ring-fenced

for recreational use. Last year alone we saw huge investment in the footpaths in Marlay Park, the upgrade of Tamplin’s Cottage and the renovation of the Craft Court-yard, all thanks to funds raised through the concerts.”

Members of South Dublin Protect Our Parks and their supporters handed in a petition to the council.▪


Man tried to hit parking warden with bolt cutters Conor Gallagher

A MAN has avoided a jail sen-tence for trying to hit a 73-year-old parking warden with a bolt cutters after being is-sued a ticket.

Colin Foley (45) had already received a €120 speeding fine that day when he found the parking ticket on his van in Tal-laght.

“The redness descended on him” when he drove around the corner and saw the warden, his barrister said.

Foley, of Brookmount Avenue, Balrothery, Tallaght pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to production of a weapon and theft on Main Street, Tal-laght, on February 10, 2015.

Prosecuting counsel Seamus Clarke BL told the court that Michael Griffiths was working for APCOA, a private parking management company which was operating in a Tallaght housing estate.

There were no lines on the ground but several signs were visible indicating parking was not allowed in the estate.

When Foley returned to his van he was annoyed to find he had received a ticket.

He drove onto Main Street and stopped the van where he spotted Mr Griffiths. He took a bolt cutters from the back and put it under this jacket before approaching the warden and asking him “what is this?” in reference to the ticket.

Mr Griffiths replied that it was

a ticket before being pushed in the chest. Foley then took out the bolt cutters which the victim, who wasn’t wearing his glasses, thought was a gun.

The warden went to radio for help but Foley swung the cut-ters, knocking the radio out of the victim’s hand. Foley then picked up the radio and fled.

Afterwards he knew gardaí would be looking for him so he went for a drink to calm himself down before going to the Garda station.

He told gardaí the warden was not very polite to him and that it was a “moment of madness” when he swung the cutters.

Judge Martin Nolan ques-tioned why he had the bolt cut-ters with him if the incident was a “moment of madness”. De-

fence counsel Rory Staines BL said he could offer no explana-tion for this.

Mr Staines said Foley, who works as a painter decorator, was in financial difficulty at the time.

He said he was married with two children but that he and his wife were now separated.

Foley has six previous convic-tions including public order of-fences and violent behaviour in a Garda station.

Judge Nolan imposed a one-year suspended sentence and ordered Foley to pay over €1,000 to the victim within one year.

He said he would have im-posed a jail term if Foley had connected when he swung the bolt cutters.

Retired Rathgar teacher is a super Silver SurferMARGARET Mullett, a retired science and chemistry teacher in her early seventies from Rathgar, is this year’s over-all winner of the Silver Surfer Awards 2016.

She was presented with her award in the Helix Theatre in DCU by Age Action CEO Eamon Timmins and broadcaster George Hook.

Margaret was inspired to get online after she lost her hus-band, George, to a genetic disor-der called haemochromatosis, an overload of iron in the system.

Determined to ensure that no other family would suffer a simi-lar loss, Margaret used the inter-

net and digital media to build a national awareness campaign.

Since she began in 2005, more than 20,000 people have been diagnosed.

Eamon Timmins, CEO of Age Action, said: “Margaret is a truly inspirational woman.

“She became a campaigner and learned how to use the lat-est technology to spread aware-ness about a disorder not widely known or understood, successful-ly encouraging thousands of peo-ple to get themselves tested.”

The awards ceremony was hosted by Dublin City Univer-sity, which became the first age-friendly university in 2012, and leading a global initiative.

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Petition calling for Traveller agency is handed in to Dáil

County Council is to engage in fire awareness training as an audit of all Traveller halting sites in the county and across Dublin gets underway.

Responding to queries from Cllr Francis Timmons (Ind) who referred to the Carrickmines fire tragedy, the council said it had re-ceived communications from the Chief Fire Officer seeking a list of all sites within each local authori-ty’s administrative area.

“The Chief Fire Officer is seek-ing a list of all our sites and is ar-ranging meetings with this local authority and the Traveller repre-sentative groups from within our area to discuss the best way to roll out fire safety awareness training and also to carry out audits of our sites,” the council stated.

“We will of course fully co-op-erate with any inspections and training they wish to implement.”

The council revealed that it has provided 16 sites with bays for caravans/mobile homes with

four of these sites classified as temporary/emergency currently catering for 31 families. In addi-tion there are 12 Group Housing-

Schemes.“All of our sites are inspected

once a year by a company who are employed by the council to

carry out inspections and to make sure that all fire extinguishers are in place and working properly,” the council added.

Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre initiated the petition fol-lowing the Carrickmines tragedy that cost the lives of 10 people.

It calls onTaoiseach Enda Ken-ny to establish a Traveller agency to urgently drive improvements and implement existing policies in Traveller health, education and employment.

The petition was handed to Minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin who accepted it on behalf of the Taoi-seach.

Speaking at the handover, Martin Collins, Pavee Point Co Director, thanked the public for their strong show of support and solidarity in the wake of the Car-rickmines tragedy.

“Today we, along with our 5,463 signatories, are urging the Government to show strong lead-

ership on Traveller issues,” he said.

“What happened in Carrick-mines cannot happen again. In the month since the Carrickmines fire tragedy we have seen the be-reaved Traveller families housed in an un-serviced car park.

“We have seen a lot of solidar-ity with Travellers but we have also seen a lot of hate speech against Travellers.

“Travellers cannot be allowed to experience discrimination, degradation and be forced to live in sub-standard conditions for another generation,” he added.

“We need to see results. A Trav-eller agency is needed to drive progress in an accountable and transparent way, turning policy into action.”

Meanwhile, South Dublin


A PETITION with almost 5,500 signatures calling for the establish-ment of a Traveller agency was delivered to the Dáil last week.

Martin Collins, Pavee Point Co Director and supporters pictured at the Dail last week. Photo by Tommy Clancy▪

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Southsidecouncils adopt 2016 budgetsNeil Fetherstonhaugh

BOTH Dún Laoghaire Rathdown and South Dublin county coun-cils have adopted their budgets for 2016.

At the Annual Budget Meeting held on Wednesday, November 4, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council adopted its budget for 2016 which is aimed at maintain-ing and expanding service levels to ensure that benefits from the economic recovery are fairly spread across the county.

Budget 2016 provides for ex-penditure totalling €166.6 million and allows for increased service levels across a range of depart-ments and services.

The budget includes a reduc-

tion of the maximum 15 per cent allowable to the basic rate of Lo-cal Property Tax in 2016 – reduc-ing the average liability from €675 to €573.75, a saving of €101.25 per property.

There is no increase in the level of commercial rates.

There is an increase of €250,000 for housing mainte-nance contracts, which will be used mainly to fund an annual boiler replacement programme.

More than €2 million in extra funding is being made available for the Homeless Service budget and it is expected that 60 per cent of this will be matched with an increase in central Government funding.

A total of €312,500 in addi-tional funding will be provided

for road and footpath restoration and improvement works.

Also, in addition to the con-tinuation of the Business Support Grants, Shop Front Grants and the Vacant Premises incentive scheme, an additional €195,000 has been provided to fund ini-tiatives and events designed to increase footfall in commercial areas countywide.

“The council prides itself on the quality of its public realm and the cultural and recreational facilities we provide for our residents, busi-nesses and visitors,” the council stated. “For the first time in a number of years, Budget 2016 al-lows for increased expenditure in this area.”

This will include an increase of €462,500 in the maintenance

budget for flagship parks and open spaces; €120,000 additional funding for the maintenance of playgrounds and playing pitches and the provision of funding for a small number of additional staff required to ensure the maxi-mum potential of dlr LexIcon is achieved.

The cathaoirleach Cllr Barry Saul welcomed the 2016 Budget as it was agreed by the council.

“I am particularly pleased that we were able to hold rates at their existing levels while also increas-ing front line services,” he said. “I am also happy that the citizens of the county benefitted from the 15 per cent reduction in property tax.

“The adoption of the budget reflects the council’s commit-

ment to shaping and promoting a smart, vibrant county which is at-tractive, inclusive and accessible to all.”

Meanwhile, South Dublin Coun-ty Council has adopted its annual budget of €225 million for 2016 with a strong focus on housing supply, enhanced service deliv-ery, tourism and heritage, and economic and community devel-opment.

Chief Executive, Daniel McLoughlin, informed the elect-ed members that the council’s revenue budget will involve ex-penditure in the region of €225.45 million for the year ahead which represents an increase of €6 mil-lion on last year.

“Housing supply, economic development including tourism

and aesthetics, enhanced service delivery, and business support are central to the achievement of these objectives,” he said. “All of these principles are supported through the financial provisions in this budget”.

The homeless budget has been increased by 50 per cent to €2.389m, which is a three-fold increase on the 2014 provision of €794,000.

Housing maintenance is set at €300,000 while footpath mainte-nance is at €100,000.

A total of €200,000 will fa-cilitate the implementation of the recently adopted litter manage-ment plans with initiatives such as additional bins, CCTV, audio messaging, anti-dog fouling and graffiti removal.

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has adopted its budget for 2016.▪

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THE Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Críona Ní Dhálaigh, was on the Southside recently where she unveiled a plaque to of-ficially mark the completion of the restoration of the pond and water feature in Palmer-ston Park.

The Dublin 6 park is consid-ered a fine example of a late Victorian municipal park that is surrounded by red brick Victo-rian villas that add to the archi-tectural character of the park.

It was designed in 1891 by renowned landscape architect William Sheppard, and it still retains this layout today.

The park contains many ma-ture deciduous and evergreen trees dating from the original 1891 planting. The pond, water-fall and rockery are impressive and a unique feature of this park.

Lord Mayor Ní Dhálaigh praised the work behind the newly restored pond.

“I congratulate all involved in this project which brings renewed life and interest to Palmerston Park,” she said. “I am heartened to see that this wonderful historic city park is being conserved and enhanced, ensuring a beautiful vibrant setting, not only for the local

residents but for all visitors to this area.”

Dublin City Council Park Su-perintendent Leslie Moore, added: “The restoration of the water feature within Palmer-ston Park has been well re-ceived by the local community and visitors alike.

“This park is a fine example of Dublin City Council’s ongoing programme of enhancement

Dublin Lord Mayor Cllr Críona Ní Dhálaigh views the pond and water feature in Palmerston Park. Photo by DarreN KiNseLLa▪

Plaque marks restoration of beloved Palmerston Park

and restoration of our historic parks.

“Many challenges lie ahead including maintaining a high level of service to the many visitors to our city parks but there are also many exciting new possibilities.”

Palmerston Park is located in Dartry and close to Rath-mines village. The area once formed part of the demesne of Rathmines Castle, which dates from the sixteenth century.

The Battle of Rathmines was fought in the vicinity of the castle between Royalist and

Commonwealth troops during the seventeenth century.

The castle was removed in the mid-nineteenth century when the area was laid out with fine red brick villas. These buildings exist today as fine ex-amples of Victorian residential architecture.

The Palmerston Park resto-ration work was project man-aged by Michael Noonan, Dub-lin City Council Park Services. The civil and engineering works were designed by Fergal McNa-mara, Howley Hayes Architects design team. The restoration

work was implemented by Eu-gene Tools of Westside Civil En-gineering. The planting of the rockery was designed and im-plemented by Parks Services, including Dublin City Council gardening staff Ross Styles and Patrick Considine.

The works included carry-ing out repairs to the waterfall structure, waterproofing the pond, restoration of the stone-work around the pond, install-ing a water circulation pump and associated electrics, clear-ing overgrown vegetation and replanting the rockery.


Ireland stars tip-off on new hockey pitchNeil Fetherstonhaugh

IRELAND’S national hockey teams were among the partici-pants at a festival of hockey to mark the official opening of a new world-class hockey facility on the Rathdown School cam-pus in Glenageary.

A joint initiative between Rath-down School and Monkstown Hockey Club, the Merrion Fleet Arena is a water-based pitch that incorporates a Greenfields carpet as used at the 2014 Hockey World Cup in Holland, Musco lighting and a 175-seat viewing stand.

Members of the hockey and lo-cal communities gathered for the event, with both Ireland’s men’s and women’s hockey teams tak-ing to the pitch to celebrate the occasion.

Speaking at the opening cer-emony, which was officiated by broadcaster and local resident Pat Kenny, Patsy Ashe, Chairper-son, Rathdown School Board of Governors, said: “We are delight-

ed to see this ambitious project come to fruition.

“Building on the success of both our senior and junior hockey teams in recent years, we hope that the new facility will support the development and growth of hockey at Rathdown to the high-

est possible level. It will ensure that the girls have every oppor-tunity to participate on a regular basis, to reach their full potential and ultimately to develop a sport for life.”

Trevor Watkins, President of Monkstown Hockey Club, added:

“This is a milestone for our club, as it has allowed us reduce our waiting lists for girls and boys, increase the number of sen-ior teams and provides a great venue for EY Irish Hockey league matches.”

In conjunction with its use by

Rathdown and Monkstown Hock-ey Club, the new facility will be utilised by a number of local pri-mary schools, as well as for hock-ey camps and training camps for representative teams.

Rathdown and Monkstown Hockey Club were successful in their joint application for a Sports Capital Grant for the project from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. Monkstown Hockey Club, supported by the Leinster Hockey Association, also made a capital contribution.

Addressing guests at the event, Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor

(FG), said: “Participating in sport is vital to all our health. Hockey is played from age seven to 70 and we are delighted to help so many, especially girls and boys, get the opportunity to play this sport.”

Rathdown Sport is sponsored by independent fleet manage-ment company Merrion Fleet Management and the new facil-ity is known as the ‘Merrion Fleet Arena’. Speaking at the launch, Sarah Dunn, Founding Director at Merrion Fleet Management said: “We are delighted to help the girls of Rathdown participate in and excel in sport.”

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Pictured at the official opening of the Merrion Fleet Arena, are (from left) Graham Shaw, Director of Hockey at Rathdown School; Bryan Evans, Chair, Rathdown School Sports Committee; broadcaster Pat Kenny; Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor; Dennis O’Connor, Rathdown Sports Committee; Sarah Dunn of Merrion Fleet Management; Trevor Watkins, President, Monkstown Hockey Club; Nigel Barnwell, Rathdown School Sports Committee; Patsy Ashe, Chair, Rathdown School Board of Governors and members of Rathdown’s Senior Hockey Team. Photos by Jason Clarke

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Ms Hunt will be running in the Dun Laoghaire Constituency.

Speaking at the launch, Mr Dun-phy praised Ms Hunt’s courage in entering the political arena.

He referred to her articles in the Sunday Independent and hailed their forthright, fearless ap-proaches to the issues of the day. The football pundit promised that he would canvass for Carol and other candidates standing under the Independent Alliance banner.

Carol Hunt is a journalist, broad-caster, equality and social justice campaigner, mother and wife. For the past 10 years, she’s written a column for the Sunday Independ-ent on topics ranging from debt and mental health to equality and social justice. She also writes for the Irish Independent and Herald

and is a regular panellist on radio and TV.

Local residents joined with TDs and members of the literati, in-cluding Marian Keyes and Roisin Ingle in Cafe du Journal, Monks-town, to kickstart Carol’s General Election campaign.

Auction prizes included Marian Keyes naming a character in her next novel after the winner, which resulted in some vigorous bid-ding. Carol firmly believes that if you don’t like the political system, get involved and change it. “As a social commentator, I have spent

years lamenting the lack of strong women in politics,” she said. “With that in mind, I decided to take my own advice and jump in.”

Independent Alliance TD Shane Ross also spoke on the night.

“We are absolutely delighted that Carol has decided to run for the next Dáil as an Independent Alliance candidate,” he said. “She has bottle to burn with the courage of her convictions. She will bring a fresh approach to the Dail as she is not a hardened politician but an ambitious independent with radi-cal ideas and firm convictions.”

Deputy Shane Ross, John Halligan, Carol Hunt, Eamon Dunphy and Finian McGrath are pictured at the campaign launch.▪

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the most visited in Europe.The park surrounding the market is one of the highlights of the

festive season, with its trees decorated with themed lights shaped like hearts or gingerbread men.

The market itself has a central row of stalls selling hand-crafted decorations and arty bits and pieces, as well as deliciously scented natural beeswax candles.

An added attraction is that throughout December, choirs from around the world perform in the Festival Hall at weekends which is sure to get you into the Christmas spirit.

Where to stay:

the Levante ParLiament (*****)

This five-star hotel is the perfect location for a holiday in Vienna.Situated close to Theater in der Josefstadt, Vienna City Hall and the

Museum of Natural History, you will have the city at your fingertips. There is also a skating rink nearby if the mood takes you.

The hotel features a wonderful garden area and there is a bar and restaurant on hand which provides excellent Austrian and interna-tional cuisine.

nh BeLvedere (****)

Situated near Vienna State Opera and St Stephen’s Cathedral, the NH Belvedere has everything you need for a great holiday. There is also a garden view from most rooms, which is very refreshing before heading out to enjoy some Viennese cuisine and music.

Prague Christmas markets

The city of Prague loves the festive season and from early Decem-ber a number of cultural events, folk displays, concerts and plays take place in the Czech capital. Its Christmas markets are fairly low-key and family friendly with several dotted around the town - the biggest being held on the busy Old Town Square. The idyllic Baroque setting of the cobbled square seems perfectly suited to a quaint seasonal market, helped along by the generous layer of snow that visitors should expect at this time of year.

The rows of colourfully decorated wooden huts stock some attrac-tive handmade stocking fillers, including the locally produced wood-carved puppets, jewellery, toys and candles.

There is a central stage which hosts daily carol singers and bands playing seasonal tunes to keep everyone entertained.

Where to stay:

hoteL royaL esPrit (****)

A four-star hotel right in the centre of the city, the Hotel Royal Esprit is in Old Town Square, which is near Prague’s booming nightlife. The hotel also offers a complimentary breakfast.

CentraL hoteL Prague (***)

Another hotel in the centre of the city, Central Hotel Prague is the ideal location for a short stay in the city. The complimentary breakfast will be a welcome sight after the night before and on-site bike rental could also be a great way to spend the day and sample all that this beautiful city has to offer.

nuremBerg Christmas market, germany

Probably one of the best-known Christmas markets in Europe with almost 200 stalls crammed into the cobbled square on the slope beneath the Frauenkirche, this is certainly worth a visit.

Dating back to 1628, the Nuremberg Christmas Market is known as a regional centre for trading handmade wood figurines.

It has a rather odd tradition: every two years a new ‘Christ child’ is appointed; a young man or woman who opens the market and rushes around town spreading Christmas cheer, dressed in elaborate gold and white and sporting a large golden crown.

Eccentric traditions aside, the market is best known for its food, which includes several stalls selling steaming Glühwein and grilled Nürnberger Bratwurst, delicious thin and spicy sausages.

Another favourite is the local Lebkuchen or gingerbread, which is sticky and sweet with honey. In the evening, the market is softly lit with hundreds of tiny lights and bands arrive to entertain everyone with anything from brass to live jazz.

Where to stay:

Woehrdersee hoteL merCure (****)

This contemporary four-star hotel is located next to the beautiful Wöhrderwiese Park, which is near the beautiful old town. Some guest rooms feature a waterbed at no extra cost, which may be a treat for your stay.

The hotel’s restaurant, Maurer’s, serves regional and international delicacies that you can enjoy on their open terrace.

maritim hoteL (****)

Situated in the heart of the historic old city, this four-star hotel is the ideal place to stay. You can enjoy spectacular views of numerous monuments and buildings, including the Kaiserburg and a host of fas-cinating museums, which must be visited. Be sure to relax and unwind in the hotel’s indoor pool, sauna, solarium and fitness centre.

vienna Christmas market

The ‘Christkindlmarkt’ on the square in front of the magnificent Town Hall is Vienna’s classic Christmas market. Dating back over 700 years, this certainly is one of the oldest Christmas markets and one of

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Guide to Europe’s best Christmas marketsEdel Rooney

What better way to get into the Christmas spirit than by leaving the hustle and bustle behind you to visit a real traditional and romantic Christmas market?

The appeal of a romantic Christmas market is stress-free shopping in a traditional, festive environment with a few mugs of mulled wine to help you along your way.

The gifts available are not mass produced but rather crafts of real quality and the atmosphere is invariably enchanting.

Here are a few of Europe’s best.

The Christmas market on Old Town Square in Prague▪

Vienna Christmas Market▪

Nuremberg Christmas Market▪

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BrusseLs Christmas market, BeLgium

In a city famous for its cuisine, the Brussels Christmas Market is a good choice for foodies. The market takes over the Grand Place, Brussels’ commercial hub, famous for the lavishly carved facades of its guild houses.

Strings of lights cascade down from the centre over the little chalet-style wooden huts which cluster around the square, each representing a different European country.

Be sure to work up an appetite before you go, though, as there are plenty of food stalls with mountains of Belgian chocolates, steaming plates of moules, jars of preserved fruits and gingerbread on offer.

With carols filtered through loudspeakers, jugglers, street musi-cians and painters braving the cold to entertain the crowds, this market is a real gastronomic affair.

Where to stay:

metroPoLe hoteL (*****)

This five-star hotel is the perfect pre-Christmas treat. In the style of French Renaissance, the hotel has a splendour and dignity of the past blended with modern luxury. The baroque-style L’Alban Chambon restaurant features stained glass windows, ochre marble columns and parquet floors.

stanhoPe hoteL (****)

This five-star hotel is set in a former 19th century townhouse in close proximity to the Royal Palace, the European Parliament and the greenery of Parc du Bruxelles. You can explore the gastronomic delights of the Brighton Restaurant or go for a relaxing drink in the hotel’s Library Bar.


Drama school to stage Festive Fun Day for LauraLynnFANCY some child-free Christ-mas shopping and supporting a worthy cause at the same time?

To celebrate its silver anniver-sary on Sunday, December 13, the Emer Halpenny School of Drama in Stillorgan is holding an Open Festive Fun Day sponsored by Flogas Natural Gas in aid of the LauraLynn Hospice.

On the day you can drop your children aged between four and 12 years to St Laurence’s Parish Centre in Stillorgan (beside St Laurence’s Church) for a morning or afternoon session of festive fun and games.

There’s no booking necessary and they’re open to everyone. In return, all you have to do is make a €10 donation into the Laura-Lynn bucket.

Owner Emer Halpenny said: “Everyone’s very excited and thanks to Flogas Natural Gas, eve-ryone will get the chance to sit in

Santa’s sleigh and have their pho-to taken for a magical Christmas memory. Most of the older teens in our Youth Theatre are dress-ing up for the whole day to help the teachers out. We promise lots of festive fun with plenty of ice-breaker and confidence booster games, all designed to put even shyer children at ease.”

The Emer Halpenny School of Drama has been building confi-

dence in children, teenagers and adults since 1990. As well as dra-ma classes for children aged four - 14, it also has a youth theatre section for teenagers aged 14-19 and classes tailored for those with special needs.

The Festive Fun Day sessions run from 11.30 – 1pm and 2-3.30pm on Sunday, December. 13 For more info, go to www.emerh-alpenny.com

The Emer Halpenny School of Drama in Stillorgan will be hosting the Open Festive Fun Day in December.▪

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able rogue Jack in The Helix will allow him spend some time with his family in Wicklow.

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and co-written by Karl Harpur and Claire Tighe, whose panto-mimes are renowned for their blow your socks off vocals, crafty comic timing and rau-cous family fun, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ promises to deliver the very best of family enter-tainment this festive season.

Set in Ballybrutal, a town on its uppers, the Helix Beanstalk takes a rollicking contemporary twist on the magical fairytale and boasts a cast of pantomime favourites.

Wickedly funny Eoin Cannon returns as Professor Ploncouer with his hilarious sidekick Aidan Mannion, otherwise know as Howaya, for what will be his 500th-plus comic performance at the Helix.

Celeb Spy Xtrawith Rebecca Lee

I was super excited to hear that Britain’s Got Talent is coming to Ireland.

The hit TV show will come here in search of acts for next year’s show.

Auditions will be held at the end of this month.Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, David Walliams and Simon Cow-

ell will visit Dublin for the live auditions for the 10th series. Fancy a pint Simon?

There was social media devastation when Brian McFadden had to cancel a gig in Belfast after he lost his voice.

The former Westlife star apologised to fans after he had to can-cel his performance due to ‘serious vocal illness’.

It came just hours after he was spotted out and about in the city over the weekend.

His Belfast gig is being rescheduled for 2016.

Nicola Roberts and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini hit the red carpet to support their Girls Aloud bandmate Kimberley Walsh for the opening of ‘Elf: The Musical’.

Kimberley made her debut in the West End show as shop work-er Jovie, alongside Ben Forster who plays Buddy The Elf.

Nicola says she thought Kimberley was brilliant. Sure why wouldn’t she be?

Christopher Biggins says fans of ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ will love the forthcoming feature film based on the hit series. He’s been shooting scenes for the movie, which is due to hit cin-emas next year.

Biggins says it’s about time we had a bit more Ab Fab in our lives and I absolutely agree!

That’s it from me. Until next week

Rebecca

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And finally Alesha Dixon has landed her a part in Disney’s award-winning animation, ‘Doc McStuffins’.

The show which is produced by Irish animation house Brown Bag films follows the adventures of a six-year old girl, Doc, who has the power to heal stuffed animals.

The Britain’s Got Talent judge will voice the role of Winnie, an antique tiger with a love for inflating balloons who has tragically lost her puff.

FOLLOWING on from her sell-out tour earlier this year, Mary Black has announced she’s

going on the road again in Ireland from January 2016 with a nationwide tour that comes to Dublin’s Vicar Street on January 16.

The 13 county Irish tour in-cludes some great venues around the country which she missed out on this year.

Following the launch of her au-tobiography ‘Down the Crooked Road’ and the ‘Soundtrack’ CD and due to popular demand, Mary has finalised the dates and venues for another tour which extends to the four corners of the country and sees her doing what she loves most – performing to a live audience.

She performs at some of her favourite home venues, including Vicar Street on Saturday, January 16 and tickets are now on sale lo-

cally from the venue as well as on Ticketmaster.

Mary Black and her band know every inch of the Vicar Street ven-ue and performed there twice on their last tour. They’ve described it as “a magical venue” and can’t wait to play to their home fans at the award-winning Dublin hub.

“The gigs earlier this year were such a resounding success and the feedback was so positive that we jumped at the opportunity to play there again in January,”

Mary said. “The tour at the start of this

year was great fun and the re-action was simply incredible,” Mary explained. “I can’t wait to get back out on the road with the band, and get on stage singing the songs that people love and want to sing with me. That sort of reaction is great and makes you want to perform more and meet great people afterwards. That is exactly what we are doing with this Irish tour.”

Internationally renowned singer Mary Black, who starts her nationwide tour in January

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Bray native to play Jack in popular pantoA SMOULDERING West End heartthrob is about to set the panto stage alight as the leading man in ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ at the Helix Theatre.

Bray native Niall Sheehy, whose gorgeous good looks and stunning voice have won him starring roles in ‘Les Miserables’, ‘Wicked’ and ‘Miss Saigon’ among others, plays Jack in the panto which runs from Friday, November 27 to Sunday, January 10.

A finalist on the hit ITV show Superstar, Niall has also starred in the musical ‘Pure Imagination’ and played a leading role in the International Theatre Frankfurt’s production of ‘The Beauty Queen of Leenane’.

“For me it’s all about the audi-ence reaction to what’s happening on stage and the buzz I get from

being part of an incredible piece of theatre,” said Niall, who has been performing on the London stage since 2008.

“I’m looking forward to creating pure magic at the Helix in a panto which has built such a brilliant reputation with the critics.

“The panto is really fun, very fast-paced and packed with bril-liant jokes,” he added. “The script is so funny even the cast can’t stop laughing.”

Niall is a graduate of Mount-view Academy of Theatre Arts, one of the UK’s leading drama schools with a worldwide reputation, and he says his two-month run as love-

Bray native Niall Sheehy▪

Mary Black announces Vicar Street concert in January

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Dogs TrusT Canine Column

Training your dog to come to you

Corina Fitzsimons

HoPeFullY after a week of practicing the training advice in last week’s column, your dog appears enthusiastically each time you call him and you are ready to move on to the next step.

Stage 3 – Trying recall outside in public places. Make it easy for yourself and your dog by finding an area that is as quiet as pos-sible. If other dogs are running around it will be very hard for your dog to concentrate.

It is really important that your dog gets the command right every time at this point and then you can slowly build up to higher

levels of distractions - but only as long as your dog keeps get-ting it right.

Keep your dog on a long line lead so that he cannot get away or out of sight.

Let him go to the end of the lead and enjoy sniffing around. When you are ready, call him to you and wait. Do not pull him to you - he must come to you out of choice. When he does, give him his reward, praise, then “good dog – off you go!” and let him go off sniffing again.

Repeat this several times dur-ing his walk so he learns that coming to you will not automati-cally mean it is the end of his walk.

You will need to do this for about two weeks and, if possible, in different locations – the park, a friend’s garden, a different park from usual etc.

This will help your dog to learn

to come to you wherever you are in the future, otherwise he may assume that he only has to come in the one place that you’ve done the training with him.

Never tell your dog off if he doesn’t come to you on command. If your dog thinks that you are going to punish him when he does eventually come to you, he won’t want to come to you at all.

Always praise him for com-ing to you, no matter how long it has taken him.

Stage 4 - When your dog is coming to you each time he is called on the long line, you can try letting go of the lead com-pletely but keep it attached to his harness (just in case).

The first time that you do this, try to make sure that it is in a quiet area so that he doesn’t completely forget his training at the first sight of another dog.

Again, build up the level of distractions slowly so that you can make sure he sticks to his training.

Let him have a little play with other dogs if he is friend-ly with them. Call him back after a few minutes; he should come to you if you have trained him well.

Once you are confident he knows his recall command, you can start to gradually re-duce the treats.

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Allergen tool to help food businessesA NEW online and mobile com-patible tool has been developed by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) to assist Ireland’s 22,000 food service businesses identify and manage allergens in the food they serve.

The easy-to-use facility was launched last week by Minister for Health Leo Varadkar.

It aims to help food businesses comply with their legal require-ments to display allergen informa-tion on food so that consumers can make more informed choices about the food they purchase.

The tool is an additional applica-tion as part of the FSAI’s MenuCal calorie calculator, which is avail-able free-of-charge.

MenuCal enables food service businesses to calculate calorie val-ues in the food they serve to cus-tomers.

The legal requirement to display allergen information applies to all food businesses, including restau-rants, pubs, takeaways, contract caterers, food stalls, as well as busi-nesses offering delivery services.

For more information, in-cluding a leaflet and FAQs, visit www.fsai.ie

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Paddy McHale and John Rafferty, whose milk rounds cover Swords, Malahide, Kinsealy, Portmarnock, Rush, Lusk and Darndale, are joining other milkmen across the

IF you think your local milk-man is looking a little hairy this month, there’s good reason.

nate and check out the Mymilkman.ie Facebook page www.facebook.com/mymilkman.ie to show your support #MyMilkieMo #Movember

All funds raised will go to the Movember campaign, which aims to raise awareness of men’s health and focuses in particular on pros-tate cancer, testicular cancer, poor mental health and physical inactiv-ity. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in Ireland, affecting one in eight Irishmen.

MyMilkman.ie is a dedicated and enthusiastic team of milkmen delivering fresh dairy products to doorsteps every day.

Over 10,000 Irish men are diag-nosed with cancer every year. By taking a few simple steps such as maintaining a good diet and taking action early, all men can improve their chances of living a happy and healthy life.

county to support the Irish Cancer Society and Action Prostate Cancer by growing a ‘Mo’ for Movember.

The doorstep milkman delivery service, MyMilkman.ie will be kick-ing off the fundraising efforts with a starter donation and all support will be gratefully received.

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stephen graduated from and is member of the institute of Clinical Hypnotherapy & psychotherapy in 2005 and did training in various highly effective psychotherapeutic therapies with Doctor Joseph Keaney. stephenwas appointed the Certified Havening techniques™trainer for ireland by Doctor ronald ruden, the creator of these breakthrough neuroscientific techniques for anxiety and stress related issues, due to his skill, knowledge and expertise in this groundbreaking healing modality. He has treated hundreds of clients with this new breakthrough scientific therapeutic approach known as Havening.

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The sinus cavities are in direct communication with the nasal airways;therefore what affects one may affect the other.

there are four groups of sinuses: A. Frontal - Paired, in frontal bone. B. Maxillary - Paired, in maxilla. Related to tooth-bearing area of maxilla. C. Ethmoid - D. Sphenoid - paired in the sphenoid bone. The bones of the face and skull have small but definite movement. These movements are essential for good function anddrainage of the sinuses. If there is restriction in these movements then sinuses can become blocked by the fluid they produce, and or dust particles, etc. Anyone who has had a sinus headache knows how thisfeels. The sinus drainage also involves structures in the throat, the upperribs and the upper part of the chest. Again freedom of movement here isvital for the integrity of the sinuses. Traumas to any or all of the abovestructures may cause impairment or lack of function to the sinus pumpsand drainage mechanisms. Osteopathic treatment with regards toblocked or inflamed sinuses is very gentle and soothing. It involves insuring mobility of the structures involved in sinus drainage, and gentlemovements to the bones surrounding the sinuses. In cases where there isno permanent damage to the sinus mechanism osteopathic treatmentcan be very successful.

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Dick Mckee coMMeMoration

the anniversary of the death of Dick Mckeewill be commemorated this Sunday in Finglas. Friend of Éamon de Valera, austin Stack and Michael collins, ira volunteer Mckee was captured and killed in november 1920 and his death is remembered every year in Finglas at the Dick Mckee Memorial.

People of Finglas and beyond are invited to the community event, which will take place at 1pm after mass at the Memorial.

The event will include an account by Tony Smullen, Chairperson of the Finglas Historical Society, of how the McKee monument was erected.

Afterwards there’ll be tea and coffee and an opportunity to view all the documents associated with the erection of the monument in 1951.

Dublin Web FeSt

The Dublin Web Fest, the very first Web Series festival in Ireland, will be held in Dublin’s Filmbase from November 20-21.

The festival will celebrate the power of online storytelling by gathering directors, writers, producers and distributors from all over the world.

Some events are free but most cost €10. Tickets and details available online at dublinwebfest.com.

bagatelle at axiS

as they continue their final year tour, ‘baga-telle’ can certainly look back with pride on a lifetime of achievements. ‘Summer in Dublin’ has featured in the irish charts almost every summer since 1980 and they’ve had multi-plat-

inum album sales and six no. 1 singles.Liam Reilly and Bagatelle will be delivering

what promises to be a night of fun and song as they treat you to their greatest hits at Axis on Friday, November 20 at 8pm in Axis. Tickets cost €20/€18 from axis-ballymun.ie.

bite FooD FeStiVal

bite 2015 is a major new Food Festival for arti-san food and drink producers.

Around 150 of the best Irish artisan food and drink producers will be selling, sampling and educating people about their unique products.

Visitors will be able to take part in a variety of exciting interactive activities including demonstrations, hands on cooking classes and Drinks master Class & Tasting features.

Bite 2015 takes place at the RDS Main Hall from November 19-22. Full details and booking can be found at www.bitefoodfestival.ie.

big Maggie For Mill theatre

rathfarnham theatre group presents ‘bigMaggie’ by John b keane and directed by brian Molloy from november 17–21 at 8pm in the Mill theatre Dundrum.

This is a riveting story of money, land and secret sex. On the day of her husband’s funeral, Maggie Polpin, a widowed mother of four, is now ready to take power into her own hands… but at what cost?

Booking on 01- 2969340 and tickets are €16 and €14 concession.

the unlucky cabin boy

this is a musical based on the true story of 15-year-old limerick boy Patrick o’brien who signed up to be a cabin boy on the Francis Spaight in 1835. after hitting a storm Patrick

was scarified and eaten by his shipmates.The show, by playwright Mike Finn, is brought

to life by the compositions of Limerick-based band The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra and is about to embark on a national tour, with dates in the Draíocht, Blanchardstown (November 21), and Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire (27 and 28 November).

PortraitS oF the inViSible

the national library of ireland (nli)’s national Photographic archive has officially launched ‘Portraits of the invisible’, an exhibition of portrait photographs of irishmen and women involved in World War i.

The exhibition, held in partnership with the British Embassy, features a selection of the photographs collected and catalogued during a series of World War I road shows since 2012.

‘Portraits of the Invisible’ is free to visit, and is open seven days weekly: Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm and 12noon to 5pm on Sundays. The exhibition runs in the NPA until January 2016.

the boyS are back at SMock alley

Drumcondra author and playwright, Michael harnett’s next production, ‘the boys’, will open at Smock alley theatre on november 16 for a two-week run.

This new play is an adaption of Mr Hartnett’s acclaimed novel of the same name and features the lives and exploits of a group of 16-year old boys growing up during the 1960s in Drumcondra.

an eVening With Packie

in a successful 17-year senior playing career in the game, Packie bonner made 641 appear-ances for celtic, winning four Scottish leaguetitles, three Scottish cups and a league cup

between 1978 and 1995. Since retiring from playing. Packie has

diversified into public speaking, media commentary and presentation as well as continuing to work in the game itself as a representative of UEFA.

He is an engaging conversationalist, who speaks with knowledge and experience and ‘An Evening With Packie Bonner ’ on Thursday, November 19 promises to be informative, memorable and enjoyable. The event at The Grafton Lounge, 2 Duke Lane Upper, Dublin 2 begins at 6.30pm and costs €11. Tickets online at Eventbrite.

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Viking Sub aqua club is offering a free dive experience at coolmineSports centre at 8pm on Wednes-

day, november 18. Fully qualified instructors will take you through an introduction to scuba diving and give you the chance to experience the freedom and thrill of breathing underwa-ter.

Afterwards, join club members in The Bell pub, Blanchardstown, for a chance to get to know them better. You can register for the event at Eventbrite.

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speaks with knowledge and experience and ‘An Evening With Packie Bonner ’ on Thursday, November 19 promises to be informativeevent at The Grafton Lounge, 2 Duke Lane Upper, Dublin 2 begins at 6.30pm and costs €11. Tickets online at Eventbrite.

Some events are free but most cost €10. Tickets and details available online at dublinwebfest.com.

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The 9th Annual EnviroCom Awards saw 10 businesses recognised as winners for taking significant steps to save water, conserve energy, prevent waste and enrich both the environmental and social fabric of their local communities. In many cases, the entries showed that businesses can protect our environment and save money, making them more competitive in a challenging economy.

Speaking at the Awards, An Cathaoirleach Barry Saul said “Since the EnviroCom Awards were launched in 2007 they have showcased businesses of all sectors and sizes who take ownership of meeting the challenges of their environmental responsibilities, rather than waiting for the impact of punitive legislation to force them to do so. Dún Laoghaire- Rathdown County Council is delighted to be associated with honouring their leadership in setting the standard for excellence in environmental management and innovation in the county. “

SOS Cleaning Services won the award for the best example of Water Conservation having saved over a million litres of water per year by introducing a pulse mopping kit which doesn’t require buckets of water while cleaning. Instead, the reusable micro fibre cloth mops contain a reservoir of cleaning solution which cleans a larger floor area, using 96% less water resulting in shorter drying times giving improved safety while eliminating the need to dump cleaning chemicals in foul water drains.

Foxrock Golf Club won the award in the energy management category. Ivan Sproule, Business Programme Manager with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, the lead judge in this category was impressed at how the Club involved all its members in their decisions about energy saving improvements. The projects included installing LED lighting, high efficiency boilers, zoned and thermostat controlled heating and energy saving food and beverage coolers that improved comfort levels and improved energy efficiency by 40%.

Dun & Bradstreet, which employs 220 staff in its Sandyford branch, won the award for a large company engaging communities in environmental projects. “We found the company encouraged a lot of interaction between the workplace and the wider community in terms of environmental education as part

of its “Go Green Programme said lead category judge Kieran Carberry of the HSE.

The Radisson Blu St Helen’s Hotel has a strong environmental ethos and has held the Gold Award for the Green Hospitality Awards programme since 2007. Lead judge, for this category Keiron Phillips of the Environmental Protection Agency said “It was obvious when looking around the hotel that environmental issues were taken seriously from the top down and the bottom up. Their on-going performance monitoring forms the basis for annual environmental benchmark reporting and ensuring that targets are set and there is a process for continuous improvement. ”

TechWorks Marine won the micro-enterprise award this year for organisations with less than 10 employees. Lead judge, Jean Clarke, Department of Environment, Community and Local Government, said, “We were very impressed that such a small company could obtain a niche position in the provision of state of the art oceanographic monitoring products.” Their products are used by government agencies, public utilities, businesses and marine research institutes in the management of water quality, ecosystem conservation and the development of renewable energy such as wave, tidal, solar and wind.” TechWorks Marine work with the European Space Agency to integrate their products with data and imagery collected by satellite.

Everyone involved in the Envirocom Aawards recognises that the ultimate winners are the people of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown who benefit from having a better environment to live and work in.

The Awards are organised by the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber of Commerce and supported by the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. Sponsors include Amgen, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, WEEE Ireland, The Royal Marine Hotel and ESB ecars.

The Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber would like to congratulate all of the Winners and Finalists in the EnviroCom 2012 Awards

Business and the Environment are the Big Winners at Environmental Awards

EnviroCom Awards 2015Winners and CategoriesSOS Cleaning ServicesBest Example of Water ConservationSodexo Ireland

Best Example of Waste PreventionFoxrock Golf ClubBest Example of Energy ManagementSSE Airtricity

Best Example of a Green Transport InitiativeEnvironmental Risk SolutionsBest Example of Engaging Communities in Environmental Projects < 50 employeesDun and BradstreetBest Example of Engaging Communities in Environmental Projects > 50 employeesWinnie’s Craft Café

Best Example of Environmental Performance < 50 employeesRadisson Blu St Helen’s Hotel Best Example of Environmental Performance > 50 employees

TechWorks MarineMicro-Enterprise AwardFlynn Transport

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Frank Mulrennan, CEO, Celtic Media Group; Aileen Eglington, DLR Chamber; Chamber President Kevin Kelly; Margaret Coles, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and Conor Mahon, Dublin People Group.

Best Example of Waste PreventionLeft to Right: Leo Donovan, WEEE Ireland, Alex White TD, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Gillian Sheehan, Sodexo Ireland, An Cathaoirleach Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Barry Saul and Chamber President Kevin Kelly.

Best Example of Engaging Communities in an Environmental Project <50 Employees/VolunteersLeft to Right: Ian Boyle, Amgen, Alex White TD, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Shane Herlihy, Environmental Risk Solutions, An Cathaoirleach Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Barry Saul and Chamber President Kevin Kelly.

Group Photo of Winners and Sponsors: Front Row Left to Right – Dearbhla Lawson, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Gillian O’Connor, Dun and Bradstreet; Caitriona McGroary, Radisson Blu St Helen’s Hotel, Aoife Ryan, SSE Airtricity; Marina Hand, Winnie’s Wool Wagon; Leo Donovan WEEE Ireland; Charlotte O’Kelly, TechWorks Marine; Gillian Sheehan, Sodexo Ireland and Paul Flynn, Flynn Transport.Back Row Left to Right: Majella Kelleher, SEAI; Ian Boyle, Amgen; Shane O’Reilly, SOS Cleaning Services; Pierce McAllorum, Radisson Blu St Helen’s Hotel; Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber President Kevin Kelly; Alex White TD, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources; An Cathaoirleach Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Barry Saul; Sean Finnegan, Foxrock Golf Club; Shane Herlihy, Environmental Risk Solutions; and Tom Foley, Sodexo Ireland.

Best Example of Environmental Performance <50 Employees/Volunteers Left to Right: Keiron Phillips, EPA, Alex White TD, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Marina Hand, Winnie’s Craft Cafe, An Cathaoirleach Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Barry Saul and Chamber President Kevin Kelly.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Cathaoirleach Cllr Barry Saul; Alex White, TD, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and Kevin Kelly, President of DLR Chamber.

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AUSTRALIAN author John Tully’s third novel ‘Robbed of Every Blessing’ tells the story of a Tipperary farmer

called Maurice O’Dwyer, who is transported to Van Diemen’s Land for conspiracy against the British Crown.

O’Dwyer is fictional, but his story was common enough in early 19th century Ireland in the years before and after the Napoleonic Wars, when peasants banded together to hit back at their masters.

The idea of a novel about transportation came to Tully one night as he was listening to a recording of Christy Moore singing the ballad ‘I Wish I Was Back Home In Derry’, which tells of Irish prisoners exiled to the remote penal colony of Van Diemen’s Land - a place where “the gun makes the law and the climate is raw”.

Tully realised that with his intimate knowledge of the Tasmanian bush

that he could build on those words.The book tells of O’Dwyer’s

arrest at his parents’ house; his trial before the ferocious hanging judge ‘Puffendorf’ (who did exist); the endless misery of

the sea voyage in chains to Van Diemen’s Land; and his assignment

as a farm labourer to property in the Derwent Valley north of Hobart.

In a refinement of cruelty, the judge also sentenced his simpleton brother, Padraig, to transportation for breaking the curfew.

This was the time of the Black War, in which the indigenous people of Van Diemen’s Land were resisting the occupation of their domains by the invading British in an unequal struggle.

O’Dwyer, a self-taught man, a supporter of the French Revolution and freedom for Ireland, is sympathetic to

the plight of the Aborigines. When he finds an injured Aboriginal child

in the nearby forest, he nurses him back to health.

At this stage, blessed with a humane overseer, it seems that exile might be

bearable, even if it is unlikely that O’Dwyer will ever see his

parents or his fiancée back in Ireland again.

Things take a turn for the worse when the overseer leaves to take up a farm near Sydney. He is replaced with a depraved and incompetent individual who was earlier cashiered from the army for some dreadful but unspecified crime.

Provoked beyond endurance by the man’s viciousness and viewed with suspicion by the British authorities, O’Dwyer retaliates and finds himself in double exile, with no hope of escape from the island, hunted as a bushranger by the Redcoats, and his brother murdered in the forest. He is taken

in by the local Lairmairrener people, who have not forgotten his earlier kindness to their child.

Facing overwhelming force—and the personal hatred of an obsessive British officer—things are bleak for O’Dwyer and his black lover, Kiuntah. Tully tells the story from multiple points of view—including that of the soldiers and gaolers—and thus avoids a simplistic, “goodies” and “baddies” approach.

He even has a good word for O’Dwyer’s ascendancy landlord. Tully’s sympathies lie with the victims of the oppressive imperial system, whether these are Irish peasants, the Lairmairrener

people, or the English poor pressed into military service.

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ABOUT THE AUTHORJOHN Tully is Honorary Pro-fessor at Victoria University in Melbourne where, until his retirement, he taught History and Politics.

He has written three nov-els and six historical books. His latest non-fiction book, ‘Crooked Deals and Broken Treaties’, relates the story of American Indian displacement in Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley. He grew up in the central high-lands of Tasmania—the for-mer Van Diemen’s Land—and although he loves the place dearly, he is all too aware of the dark shadows of the past hanging over it. He is married and has three chil-dren, two grandchil-dren, and “the world’s most beau-tiful Golden Retriever”.

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people, who have not forgotten his earlier kindness to

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knowledge of the Tasmanian bush that he could build on those words.

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Royalties from Brian Lenihan book donated to the Irish Cancer SocietyTHE authors of a collection of essays on the life and work of the late Brian Lenihan presented a cheque for €19,010 for the book’s first year royalties to the Irish Cancer Society.

‘Brian Lenihan In Calm and Crisis’ was published by Merrion Press in November 2014 and appeared at the time in the best seller’ list.

The book includes extended essays from those directly involved with Brian at all stages of his professional life including his time as Minister for Finance. Contributors included Christine Lagarde, Mary McAleese, Ray MacSharry and Patrick Honohan.

Brian died of pancreatic cancer on June 10, 2011.

Expressing her gratitude to all involved in the publication, one of the authors, Mary O’Rourke,

an aunt of Brian Lenihan’s said: “We are delighted that so many people took the opportunity to buy and enjoy the book.

“We are particularly happy that such a fine sum has been raised for the Irish Cancer Society, a very appropriate charity which does such fine work throughout the country.”

At the presentation Kathleen O’Meara, Head of Advocacy and Communications with the Irish Cancer Society, added: “We greatly appreciate the support of the authors in donating the proceeds from this book on the life and work of the late Brian Lenihan to the Irish Cancer Society.

“Over 35,000 people in Ireland are diagnosed with cancer each year with cancer incidence set to increase. As the national cancer charity, the society provides free services to patients nationwide as well as

funding vital research to find better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer.”

The book is still available in bookshops and any further royalties will also go to the Irish

Cancer Society.The book is edited by historian

Dr Brian Murphy, Lenihan’s aunt and former minister Mary O’Rourke and political analyst Noel Whelan.

Pictured at the cheque presentation to the Irish Cancer Society are Kathleen O’Meara, Head of Advocacy & Communications, Irish Cancer Society, Mary O’Rourke, former Minister and TD, Noel Whelan and Dr Brian Murphy. Photo by Sean Brosnan / Brosnan Photography

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Stove and fireplace design and safety in the home - you can trust the expertsBrian Gresak

Awell designed stove or fireplace will be a pleasure right from the start.

We recommend that your home is visited by a competent independent professional to examine the property, undertake practical tests and produce a unique design specification for you - preferably in writing. This takes a minimum of one and a half hours to do properly, so if anyone just pops in, shines a torch up the chimney, or provides conclusive opinion in the showroom without even seeing the property, be wary! The best time to do this is before any installation takes place.

What is involved and what should be considered? The first is the design/specification, the second the installation – and the third the ongoing operation of the stove. Stage 2 and 3 are equally important, but in this article we will only focus on the first Design and Specification stage.

(Please feel free to come to any of the weekly seminars where all is discussed and any questions you may have about your own unique situation can be dealt with – see below for details)

Stage 1 - Design and Specification – a brief overview:

There are three aspects to consider. These are; the Chimney, the Stove – and the Room or area to be heated. They could perhaps be thought of as The Lungs, The Heart (Hearth) and The Body respectively.

The LungS - (Chimney)The chimney needs to be

checked to see if it is suitable – regardless of whether a flexible flue liner is to be installed. For example: If you don’t need a flexible flue liner – and you may or may not – you can save a lot of money. If, on the other hand, you do need one, it could be dangerous and costly not to do so.

The chimney aspect of the survey, depending on the specifics, may include visual inspections

both external and internal, draw and pressure testing and/or other smoke tests - and height and clearance assessments. The chimney or flue must be compatible with the capacity and type of stove. This takes us to the ‘heart’ of the matter…

The heArT - (Hearth)Imagine the lungs of a mouse

trying to serve the heart and body of an elephant, or vice versa? – Of course this would not work. In the same way, the chimney must suit the stove and the stove must be appropriate to the room. There are always quite a few options. It’s probably best to consider all of them before automatically pre-determining a solution.

Let’s say, for example you wanted to install a free standing stove. But when the survey is done, the space or recess is found to be too small for the correct size of chamber. You decide to proceed with a suitable cassette stove instead - which in your case is also safer. Also, you save on the overall costs: (Yes the cost of the cassette stove itself is a bit more than the free standing stove you

were thinking of, but the survey has indicated that you won’t need a liner – a big saving – and you have saved the costs of having to rebuild a chamber as well.) It fits in well and there is more space in the room for the furniture. You are happy…

It is important that all distances to combustible materials are carefully considered. The average stove can be many times hotter than an open fireplace so in almost all cases a wooden surround is a no-no with a stove. (It is possible in certain cases to retain the timber surround by including a heat shield)

And the use of plasterboard within the combustible distance is not feasible, nor is heat resistant plasterboard (the pink one). For example, a one hour fire rating for heat resistant material means that in an hour it is possible for the material to burn. If you have an installation with any combustible material anywhere near the stove, visible or non-visible, including fire resistant plasterboard, this should be removed.

The BoDy - (Room / House Space)

The space (or spaces) to be heated is the final objective of all of the above. If you have had the above (‘Lungs’ and ‘Hearth’) properly planned, then this is the fun part which we can get to in a moment.

Two of the items on the checklist for safety worth highlighting are - ventilation and the carbon monoxide alarms. Ventilation is essential because the air supply is the ‘other fuel that burns’. Its provision and location can affect the performance of the whole heating system and should be carefully designed to suit each individual project. The same goes for the alarms which are needed not only for the room in which the fire is operating, but also in the sleeping area of the home.

Today, more and more homes are open plan design. There are opportunities at the design stage to incorporate integrating features, for example; making a feature of the fireplace surround by cladding it in specially chosen

granite. You can further enhance your home by combining finishes to match, for example; having the kitchen counter tops in a similar material to the fireplace surround – or at a construction stage including internal window sills which match. These can also easily be added over existing sills without causing any dust or disturbance if carefully measured. . (Special safety requirements for stoves in an open plan solution – explained further at seminars – see below).

Why not think outside the box. Come along with your ideas and let’s make some magic together. What have we got to lose?

Brian gresak (sfs.ie) has qualifications in Architecture,

Solid Fuel Installation – and Health and Safety in Construction. For further

assistance on any of the above, please come along to any of

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Supplies (marblegranite.ie – Malahide Road Industrial

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Exclusive new direction indica-tors further distinguish the 308 GT from other models.

Inside the car’s cabin, both the roof lining and upper window pil-lars are finished in anthracite. Red stitching on the upholstery trim is also found on the dash-board, door panels, gear lever gaiter and floor mats.

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In Ireland, emphasis is being placed on two models, both die-sel powered and both with au-tomatic transmission - the GLE 250d and GLE Coupe 350d.

For the GLE 250d, price begins from €65,665 (ex works) with an-nual road tax from €280, reflect-ing an 8% price decrease for the new 2WD model. Included within the package will be a range of standard features that Mercedes-Benz sales manager Ciaran Allen values at €12,508.

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HAVING nailed the interview, and accepted an offer to start your new job, you breathe a sigh of relief and relax.

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•Cormac Spencer is a Recruit-ment Consultant/ Director at Link Personnel Services. Visit www.linkpersonnel.ie or call 01-8456312.

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Dun Laoghaire RathdownCounty CouncilI, Colm Sheppard, intend toapply for planning permissionfor a change of house typewith dormer to rear andboundary alterations includingnew boundary walls andassociated site works topreviously approved planningpermission D14A/0359 at 86Granitefield, Dun Laoghaire,Co. Dublin. The planningapplication may be inspectedor purchased for a fee notexceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, at theoffices of the PlanningAuthority, Marine Road, DunLaoghaire, Co. Dublin, duringits public opening hours ofMonday to Friday from 10am- 4pm. A submission orobservation in relation to theapplication may be made inwriting to the PlanningAuthority, on payment of a feeof €20 within 5 weeks ofreceipt of the application bythe Planning Authority andsuch submissions orobservations will beconsidered by the PlanningAuthority in making a decisionon the application. ThePlanning Authority may grantpermission subject to orwithout conditions or mayrefuse to grant permission.

PLANNING DUBLIN

Dublin City CouncilMichel and AnneGrandgeorge Intend to applyfor planning permission forchange of Window on frontelevation to French doors at12a Southern Cross Avenue,Inchicore, Dublin 8. Theplanning application may beinspected or purchased at afee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of DublinCity Council, PlanningDepartment, Block 4, GroundFloor, Civic Offices, WoodQuay, Dublin 8 during itspublic opening hours(9.00a.m.- 4.30p.m.). Asubmission or observation inrelation to the application maybe made in writing to theplanning authority onpayment of the prescribed fee(€20.00) within the period of 5weeks beginning on the dateof receipt by the authority ofthe application, and suchsubmissions or observationswill be considered by theplanning authority in making adecision on the application.The planning authority maygrant permission subject to orwithout conditions, or mayrefuse to grant permission.

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Dun Laoghaire RathdownCounty CouncilWe, Mrs Carmel Grey andMrs Ruth Keating intend toapply for Planning Permissionfor development at this site -8 Jamestown Cottages,Kilternan, Co, Dublin. Thedevelopment will consist ofpart demolition of the existingcottage, removal of chimneybreast and internal walls tocreate a new kitchen, diningand living areas. Existing roofto incorporate 2 no. roof lights(one to the front and one tothe rear). Demolition ofexisting single storey rearextension, to be replaced witha single storey entrance halland a 2 storey rear extensionconsisting of a self containedground floor "granny flat" with4 bedrooms (one withen-suite), bathroom and alaundry room at first floorlevel. The roof to the entrancehall will be a pitched roof with1 no. roof light. The roof tothe 2 storey extension to be alow pitched tiled effect roofwith 3 no. roof lights. 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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Dun Laoghaire RathdownCounty CouncilI, Deirdre McCarthy amapplying for PlanningPermission for theconstruction of a single storeyextension to existing dwellingwith single storey access linkto same and for internal andexternal alterations to theexisting dwelling and for allassociated site works toinclude re-location andalterations to existingvehicular access all at ‘TheBungalow’, 13 Monaloe Drive,Blackrock, Co. Dublin. Theplanning application may beinspected or purchased for afee not exceeding areasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of thePlanning Authority, MarineRoad, Dún Laoghaire, Co.Dublin, during its publicopening hours of Monday toFriday from 10:00am to4:00pm. A submission orobservation in relation to theapplication may be made inwriting to the PlanningAuthority, on payment of a feeof €20 within 5 weeks ofreceipt of the application bythe Planning Authority andsuch submissions orobservations will beconsidered by the PlanningAuthority in making a decisionon the application. ThePlanning Authority may grantpermission subject to orwithout conditions or mayrefuse to grant permission.

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Dun Laoghaire RathdownCounty CouncilPlanning permission is soughtfor the demolition of theexisting detached garage, theremoval of the two existingchimneys, the construction ofsingle storey extensions toboth sides and to the rear,minor internal and externalelevational alterations, all tothe existing single storeydwelling, at ‘Rock View’,Deansgrange Road,Blackrock, Co. Dublin by Eoin& Mary-Clare Shields. 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 the period of 5 weeksfrom the date the applicationis received by the planningauthority.

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Dún Laoghaire RathdownCounty CouncilWe, David Whelan and CathyEgan, intend to apply forplanning permission for theconversion of existing garageto living accommodation,replacement of existinggarage doors with newwindow and widening ofexisting site entrance all atNo. 3 Tubbermore Rd.Dalkey, Co. Dublin. Theplanning application can 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 or observationmay be made on payment of€20 within a period of 5weeks from the date theapplication is received by theplanning authority.

PLANNING DUBLIN

Dun Laoghaire RathdownCounty CouncilPermission sought byJennifer James for works toexisting two storey semidetached dwelling at 171Kilmacud Road Lower,Stillorgan, Co. Dublin,comprising of 30 sq.m twostorey rear extension,comprising of two bedroomswith one en-suite andbathroom on the first floor.Ground floor works includingrenovation of existing singlestorey extension andconstruction of utility room tothe rear and all ancillary siteworks. The planningapplication may be inspectedor purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at theoffices of the PlanningAuthority, County Hall, DunLaoghaire during its publicopening hours. A submission/ observation may be madeon payment of €20 within aperiod of 5 weeks from thedate the application isreceived by the planningauthority.

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Dublin City CouncilPlanning Permission issought by Jim & MoiraDonoghue for alterations andadditions to the existingdetached house at 6 SouthHill, Dartry, Dublin 6. Thedevelopment will comprise ofdemolition of the existing rearsunroom, construction of anew single-storey flat roofkitchen/dining rear extension,reconstruction and raising ofthe main pitched roof toprovide additional secondfloor level bedroom andbathroom accommodation,provision of new second floorwindows to the rear elevation,provision of 1no. new Veluxroof-light to the front roofslope, general reconfigurationof internal spaces andassociated site developmentworks. Additional floor area31 square metres. ThePlanning application may beinspected, or purchased at afee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of DublinCity Council during it's publicopening hours and asubmission or observation inrelation to the application maybe made to the authority inwriting on payment of theprescribed fee within theperiod of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

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Dun Laoghaire RathdownCounty CouncilPermission is sought for, a)the conversion of existinggarage, with associatedworks, including the provisionof pitched roof to the front, toreplace existing section ofexisting flat roof; b) theprovision of pitched roofextension to the side of theexisting main roof, withassociated works, to replacethe existing flat roof (overexisting two storey section tothe side of the existinghouse); c) the construction of(13.8 m.sq.) detached shed,with pitched roof, to the reargarden, all to existing house,at 68 Trees Road Lower,Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin, by�. The planning applicationmay be inspected orpurchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at theoffices of the PlanningAuthority, County Hall, DunLaoghaire, during its publicopening hours. Asubmission/observation maybe made in writing onpayment of € 20 within aperiod of 5 weeks from thedate the application isreceived by the planningauthority.

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Dun Laoghaire RathdownCounty CouncilRobert Stack intends to applyto Dun Laoghaire RathdownCounty Council for PlanningPermission for developmentat the rear of 18 Foster’sAvenue, off The Fosters,Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin.The development will consistof: Construction of new singlestorey 2 bedroom residencecirca 120.3m≤ with newvehicular and pedestrianaccess off The Fosters. Thedevelopment will include newsite boundaries, landscapeand new drainage. Theplanning application may beinspected or purchased at afee not exceeding areasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of thePlanning Authority, MarineRoad, Dún Laoghaire, Co.Dublin, during its publicopening hours of Monday toFriday from 10:00am to4:00pm. A submission orobservation in relation to theapplication may be made inwriting to the PlanningAuthority, on payment of a feeof €20 within 5 weeks ofreceipt of the application bythe Planning Authority.

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Dublin City CouncilMargaret Mac Eoin is makinga Planning Application forPlanning Permission for thefollowing 1.) Replacement ofexisting windows on all levelswith double-glazed timber tomatch existing. 2.) Installationof gas-fired central heating.3.) Rewiring of premises4.) To undertake redecorationwork following the above at20 Marlborough Road,Donnybrook, Dublin 4 - AProtected Structure, (RPS4930). This 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 weeks,beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of theapplication.

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Dun Laoghaire RathdownCounty CouncilPermission is sought for asingle storey extension to therear (North), a part two storeyextension to the rear (North)and part first floor extensionto the side (East) of existingdwelling together withassociated ancillary siteworks at 10 Glenabbey Road,Mount Merrion, Blackrock,Co. Dublin; by DonalMacNioclais and SandraScanlon. The planningapplication may be inspectedor purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at theoffices of the PlanningAuthority, County Hall, DunLaoghaire during its publicopening hours. A submission/ observation may be madeon payment of €20 within aperiod of 5 weeks from thedate the application isreceived by the planningauthority.

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Dun Laoghaire RathdownCouncilPermission is sought fordevelopment consisting ofdemolition of an existingbasement single storeyextension to the rear and itsreplacement with a singlestorey extension with a gentlysloped glazed roof, minorchanges to some window anddoor openings to the rear,thermal upgrading of windowsincluding some replacements,repairs to the facades,possible addition of solarpanels, new internal layoutsto suit family living, provisionof attic access, increase inheight of rear gardenboundary walls by way oftrellis or similar screening,possible addition of a gardenshed, with associatedancillary site work at 12Clarinda Park East, DunLaoghaire, Co. Dublin byEamonn Galvin and YolandaCastellón. The property is aProtected Structure in aConservation Area. 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 or observation inrelation to the application maybe made in writing onpayment of the prescribed feewithin a period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date ofreceipt of the application bythe planning authority.

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Dublin City CouncilI, Geraldine McGloin, intendto apply for permission for thedevelopment at this site: 80Kickham Road, Inchicore,Dublin 8, Co. Dublin. Thedevelopment will consist ofwidening the pedestrianaccess to create a vehicularaccess into the front garden,exiting onto Kickham Road,Inchicore, including theprovision of a new inwardopening metal gates, withdesign to match existingrailing design. Existingconcrete area to be repavedand soft landscaping area tobe partially retained. Publicfootpath to be dished. Theplanning application may beinspected or purchased at afee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of DublinCity Council PlanningDepartment, Block 4, GroundFloor, Civic Offices,Woodquay, Dublin 8 duringit's public opening hours 9am- 4.30pm. A submission orobservation in relation to theapplication may be made inwriting to the PlanningAuthority on payment of theprescribed fee (€20) withinthe period of five weeksbeginning on the date ofreceipt by the Authority of theapplication and suchsubmission or observation willbe 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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Dún Laoghaire RathdownCounty CouncilPermission is sought byMajella & Feargal UíDhubhghaill for works at 38St. Helen’s RoadBooterstown, Co. Dublin A94RX08. The developmentconsists of: demolition ofexisting single storeyextension and conservatory torear (total area 31.9 Sq.m;)construction of a newsingle-storey extension to therear (area 47.3 Sq.m;)conversion of existing garage(21.8 Sq.m) into habitableaccommodation for the housealong with installation of anew window in lieu of existinggarage doors; minoralterations to front and rearelevations at first floor levelover the original garage;removal of existing dormerwindow to the rear roof slopeand insertion of newrooflights; provision of solarcollector panels to thesouth-facing (side) roof hip;widening of existing entrancegateway by repositioning theright-hand pier by 1m to theNorth; landscaping works tothe rear garden associatedwith an existing level change.The planning application maybe inspected or purchased fora fee not exceeding areasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of thePlanning Authority, MarineRoad, Dún Laoghaire, Co.Dublin, during its publicopening hours of Monday toFriday from 10:00am to4:00pm. A submission orobservation in relation to theapplication may be made inwriting to the PlanningAuthority, on payment of a feeof €20 within 5 weeks ofreceipt of the application bythe Planning Authority andsuch submissions orobservations will beconsidered by the PlanningAuthority in making a decisionon the application. ThePlanning Authority may grantpermission subject to orwithout conditions or mayrefuse to grant permission.

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Dublin City CouncilWe, Tim Mackey and ZaraFlynn intend to apply forPlanning Permission fordevelopment at 11 TempleSquare, Orchard Road South,Dublin 6, D06 HH27. Thedevelopment will consist ofnew zinc clad dormer windowextension to existing roof atattic level to rear, 1no veluxroof window to front, 4 no.new velux roof windows torear to match existing,re-location of existing frontentrance to the side (northelevation) and replacement ofexisting front door with newdouble glazed window screento front including all ancillarysite works to existing singlestorey end of terrace house.The planning application maybe inspected, or purchased ata fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of theplanning authority during itspublic opening hours and thata submission or observationin relation to the applicationmay be made to the authorityin writing on payment of theprescribed fee within theperiod of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by theauthority of the Application.

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Across 1. Sacrificial opening move in chess (6)5. A business that serves other businesses. (6)10. African spear. (7)11. Ill at the seaside. (7)12. The smallest in a litter. (4)13. A separate part of a whole. (5)15. Norse god of evil and strife. (4)17. Industrious insect. (3)19. Relaxed and unconcerned. (6)21. Handkerchief of lies. (6)22. Type of palm which provides edible flesh and milk. (7)23. Wood for a cricket bat. (6)25. Won something through one’s efforts. (6)28. To stake on the outcome of an issue. (3)30. Desire strongly or persistently. (4)31. Walked through something heavier than air. (5)32. Metal used in galvanising iron. (4)35. Time for vespers. (7)36. Compose the letter again. (7)37. A constituent unit of a nation having a federal government. (6)38. Marker of personal opinion. (6)

Down 2. Expresses agreement. (7)3. Fertile grounds for Bord na Mona. (4)4. Pieces of inconsequential information. (6)5. Someone who is physically dependent on a substance. (6)6. Not difficult, requiring little effort. (4)7. A soft suede leather ideal for carwashing. (7)8. Cloth produced by weaving or knitting. (6)9. A red the colour of ripe cherries. (6)14. Derived pleasure from. (7)16. Smoked or salt pig meat. (5)18. Urgently needed, absolutely necessary. (5)20. Down, as in spirits. (3)21. The powerful boat to pull you abruptly. (3)23. Advanced by steps. (6)24. Having the greater length of two. (7)26. Ironies just get louder. (7)27. Knocked down like a pack of cards. (6)28. Emblems of allegiance to a club or group. (6)29. A very troublesome child, sometimes holy as well! (6)33. A thin fog with condensation near the ground. (4)34. Travelled through water. (4)

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

Dublin Docks in around 1950, showing a group of dockers working in a ship’s hold filling the giant crane buckets (tubs) with coal, using No. 5 shovels. from left to right: Johnny Montgomery, Blake Montgomery, Val Butler, Johnny Farrell, Willie Rodgers, Peter McDonald, Christy Robinson, Barry Lennon, Joe Smith, Jim McDonald and Sam Dunne.

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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

Irish Press 9th November 1974▪

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

Freemans Journal 9th November 1826▪Irish Press 4th November 1958▪

Prize Day at the Royal Hibernian Military School in 1916. Major-General Maxwell, the Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in Ireland and the Vice-president of the School, is shown inspecting the boys who are smartly dressed in their uniforms. Following the Easter Rising, Maxwell was responsible for confirming the execution of sixteen of the rebel leaders and also importing martial law. These acts caused public outrage and the effect of the executions was to make martyrs of the rebels.

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Irish Press 6th November 1952▪

Irish Independent 7th November 1924▪

Irish Press 22nd November 1963▪

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