Southside People September 3rd 2014

SouthsidePeop eTEL: 01 8621611. www.dublinpeople.com Vol.20. No.35 3 Sept - 9 Sept 2014

Bus services withdrawn

Neil Fetherston

DUBLIN Bus has defended its decision to withdraw services in Neilstownrecently after serious anti-social behaviour.

Safety lesson: Clodagh Magee, Bailey Wilson and Katy McKeown (all 5) are pictured with Miriam O'Callaghan in St Stephen's Greenwhere RSA and Electric Ireland launched a campaign to encourage parents and teachers to put road safety on the back to schoolchecklist. Photo by Marc O'Sullivan

The company curtailed services onthe night of August 20 from 9.45pmafter one of their vehicles was damaged.

However, the sudden withdrawal ofservices left some senior citizensstranded on the Coldcut Road, accord-ing to Cllr Trevor Gilligan (FF).

Senior citizens were left strandedon the Coldcut Road at midnight onWednesday, August 20, as Dublin Busnumber 40 refused to go into NorthClondalkin after it emerged stones hadbeen thrown at buses.

This was the last bus and senior cit-izens were left to walk from Coldcut asfar as Moorefield. Many residents relyheavily on this route.

"Im furious and quite frankly disap-pointed that people would take to dam-aging buses for no reason. This has beenan ongoing problem for years. Do theculprits not know that this will result in

fewer buses, perhaps even none, in thearea?"

He added: "There was no prior en-gagement or information given out topeople about the change. The bus whichwas to turn from the Coldcut Road ontothe Neilstown Road and into North Clon-dalkin instead went from the Coldcut toLiffey Valley, leaving residents with a 20minute walk at midnight.

Dublin Bus has stated that whensuch incidents occur the Chief Inspectoron duty, in conjunction with the gardai,assesses the situation and when it isdeemed safe for both customers andstaff services are reinstated.

The company added: In conclusion,when services are curtailed at short no-tice we communicate with our cus-tomers via the Dublin Bus website andthrough our supervisors on the groundin the affected area.

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demosThe award winning ChefAdrian is hosting cookerydemonstrations in FXBuckleys new store inDeansgrange next week.

The chef will be creatinghis award winning ThaiChicken Curry from 12-12.35pm; his Biscuit-tinsmoked Lamb from 1.20-1.55pm; the Perfect Steakand Colcannon from 2.30-3.05pm and Slow RoastedPulled Pork from 3.45-4.20pm on each of the days.

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As the Ebola crisis continuesto spread across West Africa, themedical personnel volunteeringon the frontline face daily gam-ble with their health.

Now, Leprosy Mission Ire-land, based in Sandyford, haslaunched a fundraising cam-paign to purchase 20,000 dis-posable protective clothingsuits, which will be sent to WestAfrica to ensure that aid work-ers can carry out their essentialwork with limited risk.

The organisation says thatjust 5 will cover the cost ofpurchasing and shipping onefull protective suit to an individ-ual in the affected areas.

Due to the continued, andexpanding threat, of this mostrecent Ebola outbreak demandfor protective clothing in the af-fected areas is rising daily, theorganisation states.

Many of those working inhospital and medical treatmentcentres are doing so with lim-ited access to protective andpreventive clothing, and areputting their lives at risk on adaily basis as a result.

To date more than 1,350people have died from Ebolasince March across Guinea,

Liberia and Sierra Leone makingthis the worst Ebola outbreaksince its discovery almost 40years ago.

Ken Gibson, the CEO of TheLeprosy Mission of Irelandstated: Our colleagues workingwith the Leprosy Mission acrossAfrica are on the front line everyday helping those sufferingfrom the Ebola outbreak as partof their medical duties.

Protective clothing is run-ning dangerously low and per-sonnel are having to put theirown lives, and health, at riskdaily.

Requests are coming inconstantly for more protectiveclothing for workers across thedeveloping world, which is whywe are launching this fundrais-ing drive. Just 5 can purchaseone protective suit for an aidworker, allowing them to con-tinue their lifesaving work with-out putting themselves indanger.

Leprosy Mission Ireland isaiming to jointly purchase20,000 protective suits that willbe shipped directly out to med-ical workers and vulnerable per-sonnel in the affected areas.

To donate tel 01-2938570 or

IRISH rugby star Rob Kearney haslaunched a joint fundraising initia-tive with Concern and Womens Aid Walk a Mile in her Shoes.

Rob is encouraging men to step into awoman's shoes and help raise funds andawareness to help prevent violenceagainst women at home and abroad.

Im delighted to be involved in theWalk A Mile event with Concern andWomens Aid, Rob said.

The money raised goes directly to twofantastic charities that do great work in thearea of womens rights and supportingwomen and girls affected by violence bothhere in Ireland and overseas.

It doesnt take a lot of training to take

part and should be great fun while at thesame time raising awareness about a veryserious issue.

There will be three events held aroundthe country in Dublin, Cork and Galway onSaturday, September 13.

To take part in Dublin men need towear high heels and walk a mile aroundthe Point Village to raise money andawareness around violence againstwomen.

Margaret Martin, Director of Women'sAid, said: "Violence against women doesnot just affect women, it is a societal prob-lem.

It affects the men who care aboutthem, their families, their friends, their co-

workers, and their communities.All funds for Concern go directly to

their overseas gender violence pro-grammes such as the programme to endsexual violence against women and girlsin Sierra Leone.

All funds for Womens Aid will go to-wards their National Free phone Helplineproviding free, confidential support and in-formation to women experiencing domes-tic abuse across the Republic of Ireland.

For more information, or to register towalk visit www.walkamileireland.ie.

Registration costs just 20 and womenare also invited to take part or alterna-tively come along and cheer those menbrave enough to step out in heels.

Rugby star launches campaignfor Concern and Womens Aid

Rob walks a mile with the lads

Leprosy Mission launchesEbola protection drive

Neil Fetherston

A SOUTHSIDE based organisation has launched a fundraisingdrive to purchase 20,000 protective suits to protect healthworkers from the deadly spread of Ebola.

electronically transfer funds toThe Leprosy Mission Ireland.

Account details: AIB, Black-thorn Road, Sandyford, Dublin18, Account No. 39582004, SortCode. 93-35-70, IBAN IE72AIBK93357039582004, BIC AIBKIE2D.

THE National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) in DunLaoghaire is submitting a planning application to replacethe existing beds and therapy services on campus.

Recently the NRH invited local councillors to an informationevening at which the hospital design team presented an overviewof the new facility.

Cllr Deirdre Donnelly (Ind) who was present on the night said:I am delighted that there is a move to replace the existing bedsand therapy services on the NHR campus.

This new development will increase the standard of accommo-dation and care for the hospitals patients, many of whom requirelong-term care and rehabilitation.

As a former media professional, I have covered many storiesin the past dealing with disability issues and the whole rehabilitationprocess plays such an important role in integrating those affectedback into society.

This new development will play a vital role for those who re-quire complex specialist services having acquired a disability throughillness or trauma.

Cllr Donnelly added: I am particularly pleased that the wholeconcept of independent living and re-integration into the home andworkplace will play such a large part in the overall plan.

The best treatment and rehabilitation process for someone withan acquired disability is paramount but the follow-up care and re-integration process following discharge is equally as important.

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Significant new residential project

for DundrumOVER 160 construction workers are to be involved in amajor residential project in Dundrum.

Hibernia REIT plc has signeda contract with JJ Rhatigan &Company (JJR) for the fit-out andcompletion of Hibernias 213partially-completed apartmentsin Block 3 at Wyckham Point.

JJR is one of the leadingbuilding contractors in Ireland,and are specialists in the com-pletion of new and partly-builtresidential multi-unit develop-ments.

JJR will commence work onsite immediately with a con-struction team growing to ap-proximately 160 people on theproject.

It is expected that the firstapartments will be available tolet by mid-2015 and that theproject will be fully completedby the end of that year.

The total cost to completethe apartments is expected tobe less than 25m.

Kevin Nowlan, Chief Execu-tive Officer of WK Nowlan REITManagement Limited, said: "Weare delighted to have signedcontracts with a contractor ofthe calibre of JJ Rhatigan & Com-pany for the completion of Block3, Wyckham Point.

When finished, these apart-ments will offer some of thebest multi-family accommoda-

tion in Ireland and we will bebringing these units to the mar-ket at a time when residentialaccommodation in Dublin is inshort supply.

Padraic Rhatigan, ManagingDirector of JJ Rhatigan & Com-pany, added: We are delightedto have been awarded this pres-tigious contract. We look for-ward to working with Hiberniato complete Block 3 in keepingwith the high standards alreadyset in the first phase of Wyck-ham Point.

We are also pleased to bestarting a project that will in-volve a team of 160 skilled con-struction workers, a clear signthat the sector is recovering.

We support the initiativetaken by Hibernia and others inproviding much needed fund-ing, which we believe will un-derpin high quality residentialdevelopments such as Wyck-ham Point.

We believe there is sub-stantial demand for high qualityunits and that this particular sec-tion of the market is currentlysignificantly undersupplied.

Pictured at the signing of contracts between Hibernia REIT plc and JJ Rhatigan & Company (JJR) are Enda OConnor, JJRhatigan & Company; Frank ONeill, WK Nowlan REIT Management; Padraig Rhatigan, JJ Rhatigan & Company; and KenWoods, WK Nowlan REIT Management. Photo by Shane O'Neill

SCHOOLS across the Southside havebeen encouraged to sign up for MSREADaTHON 2014 to support peoplewith multiple sclerosis.

An estimated 8,000 people have MS inIreland, with thousands more family mem-bers affected.

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, often dis-abling disease and is the most common

disabling neurological condition affectingyoung adults in Ireland.

As part of the MS READaTHON localpeople living with MS will visit schools tohelp students understand more about thecondition.

The 27th MS READaTHON readingmonth will take place from October 10 toNovember 10. Visit www.msreadathon.ie

to find out more, check out reading lists,book reviews, competitions and contentfrom Irish authors.

Irish authors including Cecilia Ahern,Sarah Webb, Eoin Colfer, Derek Landy, OisinMcGann, Nicola Pierce, Marita ConlonMcKenna and Darren Shan offer their sup-port each year with tips and advice foryoung readers and budding writers.

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It remains to be seen if wehave learned anything from thespectacular property crash ofrecent years, which plungedhundreds of thousands ofhouseholders into negative eq-uity territory. While we havebecome somewhat inured tothe term, it's quite terrifyingwhen you think for a momentabout what negative equity ac-tually means: that we owemore to the lending institutionthan our property is worth.

There was a time when youcould pop the keys through theletterbox of your bank with anote attached telling thebranch manager that theycould keep the house while youdid the decent thing and emi-grated. But unless you are oneof the lucky ones to secure adebt write-down, you can nowfind yourself in the unenviableposition of losing your homewhile still being in hock to your

Mixed blessings as property recovery gathers pace

The Priory Hall scandal is a shameful legacy of the lastboom. FILE PHOTO

Tony McCullagh

THE property recovery continued apace in August, particu-larly in Dublin, according to figures just released. And whileit still seems to be a two-speed resurgence, there are nowtentative signs that things are picking up beyond the Pale.Great news. Or is it?

lender.The property crash was any-

thing but the soft landing pre-dicted by the last FiannaFail-led Government. The lateBrian Lenihan tried to instill asense of collective responsibil-ity in us, stating during a tele-vision interview that, "to befair, we all partied". There mayhave been a degree of truth inwhat he said but it hardly takesfrom the fact that the propertybubble happened on his Gov-ernment's watch and was fu-elled by Fianna Fail's - and theeconomy's - reliance on stampduty.

We may well have partiedbut it suited the Governmentfor us to do so. In fact, we wereencouraged to spend like therewas no tomorrow. Rememberwhen Charlie McCreevy gave usmoney for nothing through theSSIA savings scheme? Or whatabout all the tax breaks af-

forded to property developers?We were even given an extragrand a year for every baby weproduced - and that was on topof generous, universal ChildBenefit payments.

After the crash, it was nolonger a case of trying to get afoot on the property ladder;rather a question of climbingtoo high up it and suddenly dis-covering you were afraid ofheights. For some, decliningproperty prices were the leastof their problems as what was

supposed to be their most valu-able asset began to crumblebefore their eyes due to eithershoddy workmanship or thescourge of pyrite.

The Priory Hall debacle, inparticular, has laid bare thehuman cost of light-touch reg-ulation and cowboy buildingpractices. History will recall thisdisgraceful chapter as a parableof the greedy, vulgar times welived in.

The latest news that prop-erty is now increasing at a rate

not seen since the Celtic Tigerera will bring mixed blessings.Those trapped in negative eq-uity will at least have realisticoptions if they want to tradedown or move on. But first-time buyers will be worriedthat their hard earned depositswill be quickly eroded by a ris-ing market. The consequence ofthis is that young couples orfamilies may end up saddledwith unsustainable rents insubstandard accommodation.

There is also the risk that fi-nancial institutions will move infor the kill when they realisethey can suddenly break evenon the distressed mortgages ontheir books. Don't be surprisedif we see a significant increasein property repossessions as'the recovery' takes hold.

No doubt Minister for Fi-nance Michael Noonan iswatching recent developmentsin the property market with in-terest. He would do well tolearn from the catastrophic mis-takes of his Fianna Fil prede-cessors as he prepares forOctober's Budget.*You can read all the DublinPeople blogs atdublinpeople.blogspot.ie

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RT 2fm, in conjunction withOmniplex Cinemas, hosted the26 simultaneous screeningsacross Ireland of the 1997 RobinWilliams classic.

Dan Healy, Head of RT 2fm,said they had been over-whelmed by the publics incred-ible response to the screeningsof Good Will Hunting.

Good Will screenings raise thousands for charityNeil Fetherston

OVER 23,000 was raised through special charity screen-ings of Good Will Hunting in Omniplex cinemas across thecountry last week.

Mark Anderson, the Director of Omniplex Cinemas, is pictured presenting a cheque to Joan Freeman, founder and CEOof Pieta House after the charity screening of Good Will Hunting in Omniplex, Rathmines. Also pictured are Eoghan McDer-mot and Paddy McKenna. Photo by Patrick O'Leary

To raise such a hugeamount of money for thesecharities is testament to howmany people were touched byRobin Williams work, but it alsoreflects the number of peoplethat have been affected by theissues that these charities dealwith on a day-to-day basis," hesaid.

It is great to see so much

goodwill from people across thecountry.

Mark Anderson, Director ofOmniplex Cinemas, added:Wed like to thank everyonewho donated and came outtonight to watch this incrediblemovie.

It was a fine tribute to agreat man and an excellent wayto show your appreciation of the

fantastic work undertaken byPieta House and the PIPS chari-ties.

Pieta House is a suicide andself-harm crisis centre providinga professional, one-to-one ther-apeutic service for those whoare experiencing suicidalideation or engaging in self-harm.

The first Pieta Houseopened in Lucan in 2006 andthere are now nine centresthroughout Ireland.

Anyone can access the serv-ice; it is completely free ofcharge and a doctors referral isnot required.

To date, Pieta House hassupported more than 12,000people.

Joan Freeman, founder andCEO, thanked RT 2fm and Om-niplex Cinemas for making thescreenings of Good Will Huntingsuch a success while raising ahuge amount of money.

These much-needed fundswill now be used to assist in therunning of our centres acrossthe country and support the in-credible work undertaken byour community representativesworking with people affectedby suicide, she said.

All funds donated in the Re-public of Ireland are going ex-clusively to Pieta House. Allfunds donated in Northern Ire-land will go to the PIPS networkof charities and the Zest charityin Derry.

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The Educate Together inKishoge Community Collegeopened its doors for the firsttime under the patronage of the

Pictured at the opening of the new Educate Together School are (left to right) RuthDoggett, Second-Level Programme Manager, Educate Together; Paul Rowe, CEO, EducateTogether; Niall Hare, Principal, Kishoge Community College and Amy Mulvihill, RegionalDevelopment Officer for South Leinster, Educate Together.

Big day for new schoolIT was a big day for a brand new school in Lucan last week.

Dublin and Dn Laoghaire Edu-cation and Training Board (ETB).

It is one of three new sec-ond-level schools opening in Ire-

land this year in which in Edu-cate Together is involved as pa-tron, joint patron or partner.

Ballymakenny College opensin Drogheda, and Hansfield Edu-cate Together Secondary Schoolopens in Dublin 15.

Dublin and Dn LaoghaireETB and Educate Together haveworked together to develop themanagement structure ofKishoge Community College.

The school aims to foster andsupport the formation of per-sonal and academic skills thatwill enable young people tomeet their full potential in mod-ern life and society.

Addressing the 53 new first-year students of Kishoge CC, Paul

Rowe, CEO of Educate Together,said: Educate Together and theDn Laoghaire Education andTraining Board recognise that forthe 21st century student, learn-ing how to learn, creativity andinnovation skills are critical to fu-ture success in life and work.

We are determined that thiswill be an outstanding and won-derful college.

Niall Hare, Principal ofKishoge CC, added: KishogeCommunity College will providean inclusive, co-educational andmulti-denominational school ex-perience with the most modernfacilities and the highest educa-tional standards.

Using innovative ap-proaches to teaching and learn-ing, our ethos will be to promotethe formation of life skills whichenable young people to meettheir full potential in society.

Kishoge Community Collegeis based in temporary premiseson Adamstown Avenue, Lucan -the site of Esker Educate To-gether National School, which isalso moving to a new buildingon Esker Lane.

This new primary schoolbuilding includes 16 large class-rooms, a parents room, a mul-tipurpose room for library/computers and a new hall.

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Conor Morris, chairman of the Sales Institute of Ireland,says the days of cold calling in Sales has diminished andbelieves there are more options to getting new businessthan using the phone.

can determine your own earn-ings by working harder andlearning on an ongoing basis.

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Last week, the Jack & JillFoundations ambassador,Miriam OCallaghan, launchedthe inaugural Gala Up the Hillfor Jack & Jill campaign whichtakes place in September na-tionwide.

The charity is hoping toraise enough money to fill the200,000 funding shortfall it isfacing in 2014.

For each registration fee of16 for this fundraiser, onehour of Jack & Jill home nursingcare will be funded.

The charity is urging thepublic to get their walkingshoes on and climb a hill, bigor small, in order to raise themuch needed funds. If a phys-ical hill is too much to tackle,the ambassadors are calling onpeople to take on a hill ofwashing up or ironing or evenovercome an emotional hill the choice is yours!

From September 1, the broadcaster willlend its support to the Childrens Medical & Re-search Foundation (CMRF) at Our Ladys Hospi-tal for Sick Children, Crumlin, which will involvemany of the stations well-known personalitiesin fundraising activities.

As part of its commitment TV3 will develop

a number of initiatives to help raise much-needed funds for the CMRF over the next yearand support the charitys important campaigns.

CMRF highlighted a 2 million shortfall inits fundraising target to mark its selection byTV3 as its official charity for the next 12months.

Jack & Jill seeks climbers for fundraiser

Broadcaster Miriam OCallaghan pictured at the launch of the fundraiser with junior ambassadors Jack MarekDoyle (7) and his sister Jill Alicja Doyle (5). PHOTO: CHRIS BELLEW/FENNELL PHOTOGRAPHY

MEMBERS of the public are being urged to climb a hill for achildrens charity.

Registration for the event,which runs throughout themonth of September, is nowopen and it is easy to get in-volved by registering online atwww.jackandjill.ie and thendropping into one of the 200Gala stores nationwide to pickup the registration pack.

Signing up costs 16, anall-important fee that will gotowards funding one wholehour of nursing care for one ofthe 300 Jack & Jill children withlife limiting or life threateningconditions based across everycommunity in Ireland today.

The charity is hoping tomobilise an army of 4,000people across the country totake part.

People can take part indi-vidually or in groups, big orsmall, and the location and thetype of the hill is up to them.

Speaking at the launch,Jonathan Irwin, chief executive

and founder of Jack & Jill, said:We are hoping that this cam-paign will rally our supportersas we face a fundraising short-fall of 200,000 this year.

This is a direct result of thecharity scandals which haveeroded confidence and flat-tened donations across theboard.

On a positive note, and onbehalf of the 300 familiesunder our wing, I want tothank our friends in Gala Retailfor backing this campaign.

Mr Irwin added: I want toassure people that every 16raised will fund one hour ofhome nursing care for a sickchild.

Gary Desmond, chief exec-utive of Gala Retail, said:Theres a real local flavour tothis initiative which is a greatfit for Gala and we are all in-spired by this Irish childrenscharity which is a lifeline tofamilies seven days a week,365 days a year.

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THE Government is beingurged to ensure communitymental health serviceshave the funding theyneed to provide 24/7 crisissupport across the country.

Recently, the national coali-tion, Mental Health Reform,launched an eight-week cam-paign entitled Mental healthservices can be a lifesaver.

Mental Health Reform Di-rector Shari McDaid said serv-ices help people to recovertheir mental wellbeing and getback to living a full life.

Lives could be saved ifmental health services wereavailable and accessible 24hours a day, seven days aweek, stated Ms McDaid.

But services are under-re-sourced and having difficultymeeting growing demand.

At the end of last year, theHSE was down more than1,000 full-time posts fromMarch 2009 levels and staffinglevels were still a quarterbelow the levels set in the Gov-ernments mental health policyA Vision for Change.

Ms McDaid argued thateach community should haveaccess to a 24/7 crisis interven-tion service, including home-based treatment, day hospitaland crisis house support along-side access to inpatient beds, ifnecessary.

Mental Health Reform launches campaign based mental health services,and for the one in seven adultswho have experienced a men-tal health difficulty in the lastyear, mental health funding isvital.

Ms McDaid added: We areasking people to join us inshowing their support for in-vestment in mental health inthe next budget through sign-ing our online petition andtweeting their own mentalhealth lifesaver as #Mental-HealthLifeSaver.

For more information, visitwww.mentalhealthreform.ie

They also need the fullrange of good quality, easily ac-cessible mental health supportincluding counselling through

their GP and well-staffed multi-disciplinary teams, she said.

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Some parts of Ireland have

very good crisis services, for ex-ample west Cork and Kildare,but these need to be availablein every community.

For the 40,000 people withsevere mental or emotionaldistress who sought supportlast year from community-

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From theArchivesWe take a look back at extracts fromold newspapers to see what was in thenews this month from years gone by

22nd Sept 1953: The world-famous comedy duo Stan Laurel (left) and Oliver Hardy with two young polio patients afterpresenting a cheque in aid of the Little Willie Fund. The boy is Willie O'Reilly who became the mascot of the ' Little Willie'campaign to raise funds for a new hospital following a polio epidemic in Ireland in the 1940's and 1950's.Photo and caption from 'The 1950's: Ireland in Pictures' published by The O'Brien Press Ltd. Lensmen Collection.

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The Reverend sa Bjrk lafsdttir and volunteer Mena Lyons inthe Dining Room.

Dining Room marks milestone in providing food and friendship VOLUNTEERS at Dun Laoghaires Dining Room outreach project are cel-ebrating their first six months providing hot lunches for homelesspeople, the elderly and those experiencing food poverty and loneli-ness.

The Dining Room, which is sup-ported by a broad range of churchesin the area, provides more than justfood though, as volunteers also offera friendly face, someone to talk toand they treat all who come throughthe door with respect.

Since the Dining Room firstopened on February 24 the numberscoming for lunch between 12 noonand 2pm on Mondays, Tuesdays andThursdays have grown steadily.

About 50 volunteers from allwalks of life help to run the venture,

cooking the food, serving it and clean-ing up afterwards.

As much as possible the chefs usefresh ingredients to create the nutri-tious food. The meals are free to allbut those who can give a donation.

The initiative is the brainchild ofthe Vicar of Christ Church, DunLaoghaire, the Reverend sa Bjrklafsdttir.

The need for something like theDining Room struck her almost assoon as she arrived in Dun Laoghairein January 2013.

I started to see the homelesspeople, she said. The word got outthat there was a new Vicar and peoplestarted to come looking for food.

I always feed people if they arehungry, she explained. Then I spoketo someone who had started a buswhich came to Dun Laoghaire on Mon-day evenings bringing soup and sand-wiches. I went along and startedbringing pasta bolognaise but I knewI had to do something more.

Reverend lafsdttir began tothink about opening a drop in centrewhere they could provide a hot mealat lunchtime for people as well ascompany and simple human contact.

She hopes that those sufferingfrom addiction might benefit fromhaving full stomachs in the middle ofthe day.

Having looked into the idea andvisited other soup kitchens, Reverendlafsdttir began to search for prem-ises in her own area.

She kept coming up against hur-dles and eventually asked ChristChurchs Select Vestry if she could usethe Church Hall at lunchtimes when itwas not booked for other activities.

They readily agreed so for threelunchtimes a week it is transformedinto a bright cheery place for peopleto come and dine. They are feeding upto 40 people each lunchtime.

Reverend lafsdttir says she al-ways wears her clerical collar when inthe Dining Room because she wantspeople to know that they are in aChristian environment.

I dont discuss religion with peo-ple unless they start the conversationand even then I am really careful, sheexplained. God comes to us wherewe are. This is about putting theGospel into practice.

They also take donations of secondhand clothes and underwear whichclients can take away to wear them-selves.

Many of the volunteers have beenlooking for a way to help their com-munity. Some are unemployed, othersare in college and some are peoplewho originally came to the DiningRoom as clients.

People need a purpose in life,Reverend lafsdttir added. They

need to feel wanted and needed. Somany of the people who come to theDining Room say they havent beenaddressed by their Christian name foryears because they are just a number.

Now, many say that when theywake up on Monday, Tuesday and

Thursday mornings they know theyhave somewhere to be and some-thing to do and feel more positive.

People can help the Dining Roomby contributing funds or non perish-able food.

They also need clothes, under-

wear and prayers. To offer supportand to find out how to help email saat [email protected]. Thereis also a Facebook page at www.face-book .com/thediningroomdun-laoghaire and anyone is welcome todrop in.

Volunteers John OReilly, Grainne Putney, Kathy Grace and VioletCathcart on duty in the kitchen of the Dining Room.

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Dublin People Newspaper Group hasteamed up with Dogs Trust to help findhomes for unwanted and abandoneddogs.The 'Dog of the Week' this week is Roxy, atwo-year-old female Collie cross. Roxy issuper intelligent and has already mas-tered many commands such as paw, sitand down.She has also been muzzle trained andloves the T-touch relaxation technique!She can be quite a worried young lady sowould need an understanding home, withno other dogs or children.If you think you can offer this gorgeousgirl her forever home, contact Dogs Truston 01-8791000 and speak to the Rehom-ing Team.Dogs Trust are based in Finglas, just offexit 5 on the M50. Map and directions canbe found on their website atwww.dogstrust.ie. You can also pop up fora visit, Dogs Trust is open six days a weekfrom 12-4pm. The centre is closed all dayTuesday. You can also find Dogs Trust onFacebook www.facebook.com/dogstru-stireland or Twitter @DogsTrust_IE.You can also support Dogs Trust by pur-chasing your Christmas cards from theirwebsite or from the reception at the cen-tre. They are available right now, with allfunds raised going towards the centre!

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Where theres a will, theres happy animalsTHE DSPCA is calling on anybody putting off making a willto avail of the animal charitys free confidential service.

Irelands oldest and largestanimal welfare organisation isnow working with CosgroveGaynard Solicitors, who will en-sure all your affairs are in orderin the event of your passing.

All the DSPCA asks in returnis that your will includes a be-quest of e500 in the form of adonation to the charity.

The DSPCA will is a legallybinding document that appointspart of or all of your estate toanybody mentioned in the doc-ument. Wills can be expensiveto draft costing up to e1,000with some law firms.

The new online service fromthe DSPCA includes drafting thewill, registering the documentand any required support fromCosgrove Gaynard Solicitors.

The service is designed to beeasy-to-use, with only you andthe solicitor having access to theinstructions.

The DSPCA point out thatmany people dont realise that ifthey die without making a will(known as dying intestate) anyassets, including all personal be-longings are distributed accord-ing to the law.

While this might benefitnext-of-kin, it could mean thatsomeone you would really liketo receive assets from your es-tate might not get anything.

Making a donation to theDSPCA in your will would allowthe charity to continue its work insaving the lives of sick, injured

and cruelly treated animals.The organisations inspec-

torate have brought forwardprosecutions against those whomistreat animals and are leadingadvocates in bringing forwardlaws to improve the welfare ofanimals in Ireland.

The DSPCA also provides aneducation service, interactingwith many hundreds of schoolchildren each year to nurture anempathy with animals.

Additionally, the DSPCAsKing of Paws Dog training pro-gramme promotes responsiblepet ownership.

A will is something a lot ofpeople dont want to thinkabout, said Brian Gillen, CEO ofthe DSPCA.

Our new online will servicewill offer peace of mind to thosewho want to put a will in place,in a confidential manner andwithout incurring costly legalfees.

The service also allows youto make a donation to theDSPCA, which is a fantastic wayof leaving behind a lastinglegacy that will benefit some ofthe countrys most vulnerableanimals.

As a non-government,community-based charity, ourresources are limited so we aredelighted to be partnering withCosgrove Gaynard Solicitors toput this service in place and gen-erate much needed funding forthe charity.

The DSPCA is appealing to Dubliners to avail of its free online will service.

Any legacy to the DSPCAwill live on in our vital work.

Susan Cosgrove of CosgroveGaynard Solicitors, said the firmwas delighted with its partner-ship with the DSPCA.

A will is an extremely im-portant document that a lot ofpeople shy away from andwould prefer not to thinkabout, she said.

Some people are put off by

the costs associated with gettinga will drawn up and the legaljargon that can surround theprocess. Thats why we have en-sured that the service we havedeveloped with the DSPCA is as

simple as possible to use and,more importantly, that it costsabsolutely nothing.

All donations to the DSPCAwill make a real difference tothe charity and the hundreds of

vulnerable animals the organisa-tion helps every year.

The DSPCA employs 52 fulltime, part time and casual staffwho are assisted by almost 400volunteers.

Meet 11-year-old Ava Flynns best pal. Her name is Lalay Angel and shes five-years-old. Lalay Angel was adopted from Dogs in Distress for Avas sixth birthday. Ava isan only child and considers Lalay Angel as a sister. Ava says her pet, who is a husky-collie mix, is very good, except when she spots a cat!

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Members of the Defence Forces perform their military tribute to their fallen members in Merrion Square.

THE Chief Executive of Oxfam Ireland has thanked thepeople of Dublin for their generosity as the charity bat-tles a number of humanitarian situations across theworld.

From the morning newspaper until the late night news, weare faced with the suffering of so many in Gaza, Iraq, Syria,South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and be-yond, said Jim Clarken.

There can be a temptation to give into a feeling of help-lessness and look away. However, we can help and we do help.I am writing to thank the people of Dublin for their continuedsupport which is making a positive difference.

Mr Clarken said that because of the generous donations ofthe people of Dublin, the Oxfam shops in the city centre on Fran-cis Street, Georges Street, Kings Inn Street, Parliament Streetand South King Street as well as in Rathfarnham, Rathmines,Phibsboro, Malahide and Dun Laoghaire have been raising vitalfunds for emergency responses.

Over the past year this work has helped 4,700 people inRwanda to lift themselves out of poverty, Mr Clarken said. Ithas provided information to almost 59,000 young people inSouth Africa on how to prevent HIV and given vital emergencysupport including safe water to 1.2 million in Syria and neigh-bouring countries, to 850,000 after the Philippines typhoon, andso far to 200,000 in South Sudan and 250,000 in Gaza.

None of this would have been possible without the help ofthe people of Dublin. You may think you are doing somethingsmall in donating that box of bric-a-brac or bag of unwantedclothes, but you are making a big impact.

For example, 8 raised by that shirt you no longer wearcould help purify around 2,000 litres of water, making it safe todrink for South Sudanese families living in makeshift camps.

By donating more, we can do more and so I am asking youto consider giving your unwanted clothes, books, accessoriesand other items to your local Oxfam in Dublin city centre andcounty today.

More information can be found on the website athttps://www.oxfamireland.org/shops

A MILITARY ceremony tookplace in Merrion Square re-cently at the site of the Na-tional Memorial to membersof the Defence Forces whodied in the Service of theState.

A Ceremonial Military Guardparaded during the ceremoniesthat took place on Saturday, Au-gust 16. The 6th Infantry Battal-ion, Custume Barracks, Athloneparticipated in the Military GuardCeremony in solemn remem-brance of their fallen comrades.

The ceremony lasted approx-imately one hour.

The national memorial wasunveiled by President MaryMcAleese in November 2008 tocommemorate those membersof the Defence Forces who diedin the service of the State.

It is a place of contemplationand remembrance, where fami-lies, relatives and members ofthe public can reflect on the sac-rifice these soldiers, sailors andairmen and airwomen havemade for their country.

The pyramid shape of thememorial, which was designedby Brian King, features refer-ences to burial and is a standingtestament to the dead.

Within the pyramid, fourbronze figures, representing allelements of the Defence Forces,stand guard over the eternalflame that emanates from thebadge of the Defence Forces,glaigh na hireann.

Military ceremony remembers our fallen heroes

The flame burns in perpetualmemory of those members ofthe Defence Forces who havemade the ultimate sacrifice.

During this ceremony twobugle calls were heard, the LastPost followed by the raising ofthe National Flag, followed byReveille.

These two calls are custom-arily used within the Irish De-

fence Forces during commemo-ration ceremonies, wreath layingceremonies and military funer-als.

The ceremony began with alone piper playing at the memo-rial site. The piper, when fin-ished, saluted and took hisposition on the inner path.

The Lieutenant thenmarched the guard from Gov-

ernment Buildings to the me-morial. The guard took its posi-tion on the outer path as theyrendered honours to the na-tional flag.

The Lieutenant then marchedthe Inner Guard to the memorialwhile Outer Guard will took postat either side of the gate.

These sentinels wereposted and adopted the position

Rest on Arms Reversed as amark of respect to all membersof the Defence Forces who diedin the service of the State.

Unit commanders then laidwreaths while members of thepublic were also given the op-portunity to lay wreaths or trib-utes.

Once all the wreaths werelaid the piper played a lament.

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St John Ambulancetakes part in open day

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St John AmbulanceIreland will be at-tending the FrontlineEmergency & SecurityServices Eire Forum (FES-SEF) Parade & Open Dayat the Royal Hospital Kil-mainham on Saturday,September 6.

St John Ambulance is Ire-lands oldest first aid charityhaving started training peo-ple in First Aid in 1880.

ll their members are vol-unteers who give thousandsof hours every year helpingothers.

St John Ambulance in-structors teach thousands ofstudents each year in subjectsranging from basic first aid tomore advanced emergencycare.

The open day will givethe general public an oppor-tunity to see at first hand thework of St John Ambulancesvital service.

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Keith Butler (32), fromRathfarnham, has devised aningenious App that lets usersknow where and when theclampers are on the prowl forunsuspecting motorists.

The ClampAlert App letsthose who sign up to it issue awarning to other users thatthe clampers are operating ina particular area.

Those who have parked inthat part of town can then rushback to their vehicle if needsbe before the parking wardenspots it and issues a parkingticket or if the clamper is onthe look out to attach one ofthose awful yellow clamps thathave been the bane of manymotorists lives.

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Every year thousands andthousands of motorists spendso much money on parkingtickets and getting clamps offtheir cars but this handy littleApp could save them a lot ofmoney, Keith said.

Southsider designs anti-clamper AppMEET the young Southsider who has come up with a clevernew way to take on the dreaded clampers around theworld.

Keith got the idea for Clam-pAlert while travelling aroundAustralia and elsewhere in thatpart of the world.

I noticed in Sydney for ex-ample that the parking author-ities there send out scouts onmopeds to spot cars that theycould then clamp, he said. Itstruck me as a very mercenaryway of going about their busi-ness.

There appeared to be verylittle fairness about the systemas it was very much a quickstitch as many up as possibleway of doing things.

I wasn't even driving my-self at the time and it stillstruck me as woefully unfair.

After noticing similar sys-tems in operation in othercities in Asia, Keith decided tocheck out what motorists coulddo about it when he returnedhome to Ireland.

When I came home Istarted back off as a painter,which is my fulltime job, and Inoticed very quickly how I waspaying over 25 a day in park-ing charges alone when I wasworking in town.

Id be losing out on workas I had to add the cost ofparking to the price for a job

and it would come in overwhat bigger firms were offer-ing.

In an attempt to cut thecosts Id park the van up andthen hang out of office win-dows watching out for theclampers, so I wondered ifthere was anything out thereto help under pressure drivers.

I was astonished that al-though there is an App outthere these days for just about

everything there was nothingwhatsoever along the lines ofthis one, he said.

I didnt want to charge forthe App as it was very impor-tant to me to have it out therefor free, so I scraped a few bobtogether and with the help ofdig outs and a few friendswho could see what I was try-ing to do, I managed to get itup off the ground, and it is fly-ing.

We have about 10,000likes on our Facebook pageand another 10,000 plus havesigned up for it. Its really hadan impact on drivers here athome and even abroad.

Keith revealed that a simi-lar App is doing well inBangkok, which has notorioustraffic issues.

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Asked whether the clam-pers appreciated his efforts helaughed and said: Theyre notall bad, but I've had a few ofthem who have spotted mearound saying, 'well get younext time, but well see whowins.

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Keith Butler (32), from Rathfarnham, pictured with some of his supporters.


Dublin Festival Season cele-brates everything from arts, archi-tecture, music, film and food, withmany events taking place in themost unusual and unlikely of ven-ues.

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Take a capital catwalkDon your glad rags and hit the

catwalk for the Dublin Fashion Fes-tival (from September 4 to 7), aglam event that brings fun and the-atre back into shopping.

A host of chic fashion events willtake place in over 250 shops, bars,restaurants and hotels over threecolourful days.

Expect trendy pop-up shops toappear in the most unexpectedplaces while fashionistas enjoy ex-clusive open air shows on GraftonStreet and Henry Street as well ason the Luas at Stephen's Green.

The Creative Quarter FashionShow in Powerscourt TownhouseCentre (Friday, September 4) willshowcase eclectic and unique offer-ings from Dublin's fashion scene.

Enjoy some Fringe BenefitsBe a true culture vulture and im-

merse yourself in a sparkling andeclectic mix of theatre, comedy,music and street performance dur-ing the Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival(September 5 to 20).

With over 600 events, 84 differ-ent shows and 40 venues this is aplatform for emerging Irish talentand a magnet for the best in con-temporary international theatre anddance shows.

The festival features a gala per-formance of Harp on the SamuelBeckett Bridge, a concert series inMeeting House Square in TempleBar and Chaos, the hilarious newshow from the Lord of Struts in thePeacock Theatre (September 10 13).

Dublins festival season hassomething for everyone

THE capital city is taking centre stage this autumn as a feast of the-atrical, literary and musical festivals takes to the citys streets.

Rory Fleck-Byrne and Maud Lee from Irish pop band Maud In Cahoots, who will play at the Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival.

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Laoghaire for an internationallyrenowned festival with a greatlocal tilt and make a date with theMountains to Sea Book Festival inDun Laoghaire (September 11- 14).

Feast on fine writing, fiction,poetry, workshops and picnicsagainst a backdrop of a splendidcoastline and the stunning WicklowMountains.

Meet world renowned writersMartin Amis, Lynn Barber, JohnBoyne, Anthony Cronin and try yourown hand at writing at one of theCreative Writing Workshops withJane Casey, Anna Carey and PatrickFreyne. Oh and dont forget to bringthe little bookworms. The family

programme features a Dal Factorworkshop and a Wheres Wally Li-brary Hunt.

Dublin Coffee & Tea FestivalThe inaugural Dublin Coffee &

Tea Festival 2014 will take placefrom September 12 14 at the RDS.

Coupled with the widest varietyof coffee and tea blends the coun-try has ever seen under one roof,the Dublin Coffee & Tea Festival willbe brimming with lots of tasty op-portunities to tickle the taste budsof coffee and tea lovers and indeeddemonstrate the ever-sophisticatedoffering on the market today.

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back fine Bavarian beer washeddown with specialty German foodduring Oktoberfest on GeorgesDock (September 18 October 5).All of the action takes place in amassive atmospheric quaysidemarquee with dozens of differentbeers served by 24 authentic Okto-berfest barmaids. Challenge yourfriends to take part in the BavarianGames - and learn to sing a yodelor dance a polka with traditionalBavarian musicians.

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Letters, Lives and Liberty is afascinating exhibition exploring therole of the Post Office in Irish life.Take part in the An Post childrensquiz.

The GPO will come alive withLatin sounds with a performance byDublin Tangouseum, Gallery Num-ber One and Trinity College Library.The Abbey Theatre invites peopleto take part in a special one-hour

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Get into the act for Dublin The-atre Festival

Book your seats for the best ofIrish and international drama at theDublin Theatre Festival (September25 - October 12), the hottest ticketin town for those wanting to add alittle drama to their lives.

This year's festival features over10 world premiere productions fromIrish writers and companies as wellas an extensive array of interna-tional work. Love/Hate star TomVaughan-Lawlor, Ciarn Hinds andSinad Cusack will take to the stageat the Abbey Theatre for Our Fewand Evil Days, a new work by MarkO'Rowe.

Eimear McBride's novel A Girl isa Half-formed Thing will be adaptedfor the stage by Annie Ryan of TheCorn Exchange with actress AoifeDuffin (Moone Boy) taking the leadrole. And Hugo Hamilton's play TheMariner will have its world premiereat The Gate Theatre.

Open up to ArchitectureEver wondered what goes on

behind closed doors? Find out withOpen House Dublin (October 17 19), an inspiring celebration of ar-chitecture designed to get you upclose and personal with some of thecitys most famous and interestingbuildings.

Buildings of all types and periodswill open their doors to specialtours, all completely free! The iconicUS Embassy building in Dublin willopen to the public for the first time- and you will also get a sneak pre-view of dlr LexIcon, the officialname for the new Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Central Library and Cul-tural Centre.

Raise the Roof!If you want to see some great

emerging Irish music talent dontmiss Hard Working Class Heroes (Oc-tober 2 to 4), Irelands annual show-case for new music with over 100bands playing over three days.

This years line-up includes ALazarus Soul, Benihana, Carriages,Walpurgis Family and Yes Cadet some of whom may be householdnames this time next year. Venuesinclude The Button Factory, Work-man's Club, The Mercantile, BadBob's, Grand Social and MeetingHouse Square.

Get spookedCelebrate all things ghoulish dur-

ing the Bram Stoker Festival (Octo-ber 24 27), inspired by Dublinhorror novelist Bram Stoker and hisgothic novel 'Dracula.

The festival will celebrate allthings macabre, strange and super-natural, mixed with some good-oldfashioned Halloween fun.

Gorge yourself on free pop-upperformances of spine-chillingstreet theatre; get lost on the Vam-pire Hunt and watch out for bloodcurdling literary happenings duringterrifying theatre! www.bramstoker-festival.com

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However, despite the ambitiononly 55 per cent have yet to start sav-ing towards their childrens college ed-ucation.

Parents are funding third level ed-ucation in different ways with 43 percent using savings, 23 per cent availingof education grants, 19 per cent using

RECENT research carried out by Bank of Ire-land Life and online parent resource School-days.ie found that 99 per cent of parentswant their children to progress to third leveleducation.

However, despite the ambition only 55 per centhave yet to start saving towards their childrens collegeeducation.

Parents are funding third level education in differ-ent ways with 43 per cent using savings, 23 per centavailing of education grants, 19 per cent using day-to-day money and 15 per cent taking out a loan to sendtheir child to university.

Almost all parents want theirchildren in third level education

Over half of all parents surveyed have yet to start saving towards their childrens college education.

Of those that have started tosave, 42 per cent are only savingbetween e20 and e50 permonth.

The research looked at the costof education to parents over thecourse of primary, secondary andthird level education with over1,400 parents from across thecountry taking part in the onlinesurvey.

The number of parents whohave experienced financial chal-lenges in putting their childrenthrough school has dropped sevenper cent from last years research,with 58 per cent in 2014 experi-encing financial challenges com-pared to 65 per cent in 2013.

The research also highlightedthat almost 50 per cent of thirdlevel students dont receive pocketmoney from their parents eachweek. Of those that do, 22 percent receive up to 40, 15 percent get over 40 with the re-mainder of students receiving upto 20.

Of those saving for third leveleducation 56 per cent of respon-dents do not factor in the impactinflation has on their savings. Afurther 30 per cent consider easeof access to be a factor when con-sidering saving options while 24per cent cited security as a top pri-ority for them.

In relation to primary schoolfindings, childcare remains one ofthe biggest costs to parents i n thisage group with 64 per cent payinga child minder or crche to lookafter their children while theywork.

Commenting on the researchfindings, Bernard Walsh, Head ofInvestments at Bank of IrelandLife, said: Parents always wantthe best for their children and oneway to ensure that they areequipped to deal with lifes chal-lenges is through providing themwith the best education possible.

There are costs associatedwith education at all levels butparticularly for third level students.We all know that we will needmoney to pay for college fees andexpenses and maybe accommoda-tion as well.

The first step on this journeyshould be taken now and wewould urge parents to get adviceon how best to save for your chil-dren's education.

The recipe for success is sim-

ple - start saving what you can af-ford early, top up this amountwhen you can, and ensure thatyou can get adequate growth toachieve your goal.

Other key findings from theresearch include: 70 per cent of respondents be-lieve they need to save between100 and e500 per month foreducation costs 89 per cent have not soughtprofessional advice when it comesto thinking about saving and in-vesting their money to cover edu-cation costs 86 per cent of parents are cur-rently paying for education usingtheir salary or childrens allowance. For primary students living in acity 37 per cent of parents spendbetween e50-e200 per year ontransport costs with 30 per centspending between e200 ande450 per year Travel costs are higher for pri-mary students in a rural area with40 per cent of parents spendingbetween e450 and e700 peryear

Education costs are some-thing that every parent needs toplan for. However, 89 per cent ofpeople stated they did not seekprofessional advice when theywere looking to save or investtheir money for education costs,Walsh continued.

At Bank of Ireland Life wehave dedicated advisors on handto help parents decide on the bestsaving and investment options forthem.

Annemarie Wade, ManagingDirector of Schooldays.ie, added:While it's clear from the yearlysurveys that parents have madecut-backs in their spending in re-cent years, the surveys also showthat parents continue to try andfund additional extra-curricular ac-tivities and learning supports fortheir children by reducing their ex-penditure on broader family activ-ities.

Wade also suggests that: Par-ents save money by shoppingwisely and looking for the bestback-to-school deals and also buy-ing second-hand where they can.

For further information onBank of Ireland Life or to find outmore about saving and invest-ment options available visitwww.bankofireland.com/ invest-ments

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Dublin start-up to launchglobal education portal

A START-UP company based in the Guinness EnterpriseCentre (GEC) in Dublin is preparing to launch a one stopshop global education portal.

Unipupil was founded by entrepreneur Fiona Leigh with thevision of allowing students anywhere in the world to take up stud-ies at institutions all over the globe.

The comprehensive portal has been designed to make choos-ing a course, whether it is an English Language course in Dublinor a Digital Technology course in China, as simple and painless aspossible.

The Portal will allow students to research courses, register withthe college, find out about visa requirements, learn more aboutthe country they wish to travel to and discuss their plans withother students on the Unipupil Forum.

Its hoped the innovative new digital product will open up aworld of study for students all over the globe and help them bookand pay for the course they choose without the need to trawlthrough numerous websites.

The new portal will be officially launched at a reception up-stairs at Arthurs Restaurant and Pub, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8on Thursday September 4 at 6pm.

The banks decision coincideswith the end of the current aca-demic year, a time when studentsare usually looking at finance op-tions for postgraduate studies.

Bank of Ireland say the newrates will make studying at 4thlevel a more affordable option.Postgraduate students will be ableto borrow up to 7,500 at thenew interest rates and defer re-payments for up to one year whilethey complete their course ofstudy.

Joe O Connor, President of theUnion of Students in Ireland, said:The cost of studying at postgrad-uate level is extremely prohibitivefor very many people, and thishas been an ongoing issue sincethe removal of almost all post-graduate maintenance and grantsin Budget 2012.

The Bank of Ireland interestrate cut on postgraduate loans byalmost half is very welcome andwill help provide a much more af-fordable and accessible option forstudents who wish to progress topostgraduate study.

The introduction of this ratefollows ongoing negotiations withall major credit providers, headedup by the USI and supported bythe Department of Education &

Skills and the Higher EducationAuthority.

Conor McGlynn from Bank ofIreland said: We know that in-creasing numbers are choosing tocontinue studying to postgradlevel and we are keen to supportthese students in a practical way.

The Bank of Ireland postgrad-uate loan scheme is very flexibleand loans can be made availableto postgraduates of all faculties.We hope the introduction of thisspecial loan rate will assist peopleto further their studies.

USI President Joe OConnoralso outlined some tips for post-graduate students as they look tofurthering their academic careers: Do your research Postgraduatestudies are expensive and its im-portant to ensure you look at alloptions and courses available. Be clear about your financial re-quirements with accommoda-tion and rental costs on the rise itsimportant to factor in all expensesto work out what level of studyyou can commit to. Keep an eye on the jobs market Keep ahead of the game by fo-cusing on postgraduate coursesthat you know will give you acompetitive advantage in theworkplace.

Pictured at the announcement of the new lower interestrates are postgraduate students, Emily Keegan from Rath-farnham and Caroline Wiemann from Cabinteely.

Lower ratesfor student

loansTHE Union of Students in Ireland has welcomed a recent deci-sion by Bank of Ireland to offer new reduced interest rates of5.5 per cent (5.6 per cent APR) for postgraduate student loans.

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Luke Hayden, Niamh Callan and Sam Sheehy of Cabinteely Community School

May Dorog and Eoin O'Sullivan of Cabinteely Community School Niamh Foster of St Joseph of Cluny

Gill Leavy of Rathdown School, Glenageary, Co Dublin celebrates withher mum, Leslie, and Dad, Vincent.

Tori Egan and Jade Coyle of Cabinteely Community School Sophie Monks-O'Byrne of Rathdown School, Glenageary, Co Dublin celebrates with her mum,Fionnuala.

Southside People photographer, Michael Chester and Jason Clarkeof Jason Clarke Photography were

on hand to capture some goldenmoments across the Southside

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Studying is obviously oneof the most important sub-jects for students but amaz-ingly most schools andcolleges dont offer anyclasses in how to actually doit.

Studying isnt easy becauseits something you have tomotivate yourself to do.Theres no teacher watchingover you and no doubt yourstudy environment is full ofdistractions like TV or gameconsoles.

Add to that the temptationto hang out with friends and

the fact that exam time al-ways seems to be ages awayand its easy to understandwhy cramming is still themost popular way to study.But its certainly not the best.

Good, regular study usuallymeans rewards with good re-sults and definitely less stresslevels at exam time.

Theres no hard and fastrules for study so you have tocreate your own. First, setaside a specific time to study.

Many students find it easyto come home, have some-thing to eat, then study right

Learning to study

Studying is one of the most important subjects for students

IF YOUR child or teenagers idea of exam preparation is stay-ing up all night cramming for the week before the test he orshe needs to take a few lessons in study.

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this interferes with someother activity that you like soyou'll need to find whatworks for you.

Try to study every day. Ifyou don't have assignmentsto do, take a few minutes toreview subjects that you findhardest. Theres no success orfailure in study but puttingaside some time every dayhelps cultivate a habit andactually makes studying eas-ier.

Create your own studyspace. If you don't have adesk in your room, or if thedining room table doesn't

give you enough peace, con-sider going to the local li-brary or taking up a corner ofa seldom used room.

Don't do other thingswhile you are studying. Thisincludes watching TV, fixing asnack, or talking on thephone. Some people claimthey can study better withmusic playing but it's really amatter of personal prefer-ence.

If it's just quiet backgroundmusic that doesn't make youwant to play the drums onyour books, it's probably nottoo distracting. However, ifyou keep wanting to leapfrom the chair to try out the

latest dance moves, turn itoff.

If you have a lot of readingto do to prepare for a test, trytaking notes as you go along.Otherwise, you'll find yourmind wandering.

Homework or study should-n't take up all of your sparetime. If you find one teacheris giving out hours of home-work all the time, it could bethat they don't realise it takesso long. Talk to your teacher,or to another teacher you canapproach and alert them tothe amount of time yourhomework is taking up.

Finally, ask for help if youneed it. Teachers and friendsare usually willing to go oversomething with you again ifyou didn't quite get it the firsttime.

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