about rathfarnham nov/dec 2009

Rathfarnham ISSUE 10: November - December 2009

FREE ‘SKILLS FOR WORK’ COURSES

CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS A new Beginning HAVE A STYLISH CHRISTMAS!

‘LIFE IS A ROLLERCOASTER’ Local family’s battle with Cystic Fibrosis

PLUS Local News & Events, Tarot-Scopes, Recipes and much more!

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Contents About Education Free ‘Skills for Work’ Courses.............................6

About Style Have a Stylish Christmas!...............................................26

About Recipe Shepherd’s Pie with Parsnip Mash...................10

About Herbal Medicine Naturopath John Maher.................42

About Wine It’s Beaujolais Time...............................................................12

About Business Survive the Slowdown.............................................32

About Legal Matters New Civil Partnerships Bill.....................14

About Local Events Rathfarnham Roundup......................34-37

About Crossword Very Cryptic!................................................................16

About Word Search Wine Theme..........................................................40

About Kids Quiz ‘em, Jokes & Easy sudoku..................................18

Tarot-scopes for November by Mags............................................44

About Gardening Round the Garden in November............20

Index....................................................................................................................................46

About Books Local Author Helen Little.............................................24

Welcome to the November/December issue of About Rathfarnham After managing to ignore almost all social networking devices, I finally joined the 21st century. Paula Flanagan, our local IT Trainer has got me Tweeting (pg 41)! Yes, About Magazines is now on Twitter, so do logon to www.twitter.com, enter about_magazines and start following. We will be tweeting local news, special offers and events which are happening between your issues of About Rathfarnham.

There are plenty of great reader offers inside. Pauline at Ki for Life has a FREE bio-energy evening (pg 15); Red Apple Hair & Beauty has a €15 blowdry offer (pg 48) and a Christmas Party Special for €149; Total HairCare have 20% off for Senior Citizens (pg 5); Kevin in ChemDry has a great reader offer if you want clean carpets for Christmas for €160 (pg 13), to name but a few!

Now and again I get calls from people looking for back issues of the magazines. Well, if you have mislaid a recent issue or if you want to read a back issue online you can now do so at www.aboutmagazines.ie You can also read our other issues - About Dundrum, About Knocklyon and About Ballinteer here - all free.

Finally, there is no shortage on the number of FREE or low-cost Local Events listed in our Rathfarnham Roundup pages (34-37), so do check them out. Remember, if you have an event coming up which you want listed for FREE, or if you want to ‘Highlight’ a local club, group or issue, just email fiona@aboutmagazines.ie Until next time, let me be the first to wish you a very Happy Christmas!

Best Regards,

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ABOUT LOCAL SERVICES

Free ‘Skills for Work’ Courses

by Patricia Doran, South Dublin A.E.S. Good news if you are employed and have been thinking about brushing up on or furthering your educational skills! County Dublin Vocational Education Committee and FÁS have come together to work in partnership on the Free Skills for Work programme.

This free programme is designed specifically to meet the needs of employed people who have no formal qualifications or have no qualification above full Junior Certificate.

Our aim is to enable adults (18 years plus) to fulfill their potential in a positive learning environment using experienced Tutors who are aware of the difficulties returning to education can create.

We are pleased to offer employees and employers the unique opportunity to avail of free training and education programmes under this initiative. The programme can be tailored individually to your needs and the needs of your employer/workplace.

The programmes, of varying length, will be delivered in a flexible way to minimise or eliminate any disruption to working life and business operations.

The programme is designed for employees who wish to improve their skills in a number of areas: • • • • •

FETAC certified modules to match the skills requirement of your employer/employees can be offered under this programme. These FETAC modules are recognised nationally and internationally.

Some of the benefits of Skills for Work programmes to the employer include: • Better team performance • Increased employee morale and motivation • Increased profitability • Building the company’s reputation as a quality learning organisation • Improved internal and external communications For more information contact us at our Dundrum Office 298 9283 or email: sfw@edu.codubvec.ie.

Alternatively you can write to us at South Dublin Adult Education Service, Skills for Work Programme, 1B Ballinteer Road, Dundrum, Dublin 16.

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Modules of learning such as Communications and Maths can be designed thematically to fit in with the needs of the workplace, e.g. Communication skills may include themes such as Health/Safety/Hygiene Practice/Customer Service.

In these training courses you will acquire new workrelated skills and brush up on existing skills which will in turn, provide significant benefits to personal development, productivity and competitiveness.

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ABOUT LOCAL NEWS

Red Apple Stylists - Getting A ‘head’!

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ABOUT RECIPE

Shepherd's Pie with Spiced Parsnip Mash The weather is getting colder, but rub your hands with glee, not cold and this great seasonal recipe

by Nigel Slater from his Taste of My Life series.

Ingredients For the topping 900g/2lbs large parsnips, peeled and cut into large chunks 2 onions, sliced 50g/2oz butter large pinch ground cumin 1 tbsp freshly ground coriander seeds 1 tbsp garam masala about 50g/2oz butter salt and freshly ground black pepper For the filling

6. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook for a further five minutes, then stir in the minced meat. The meat must brown a little here and there, so do not stir it too often. Leave to cook for five minutes or so, breaking it up as necessary.

7. Add the flour and the tomato purée. Continue to cook, stirring regularly, for three or four minutes tomato purée is bitter if not thoroughly cooked.

8. Pour on the hot stock, add a bay leaf and a sprig of thyme and bring to the boil.

9. Turn down the heat and leave to simmer very gently for 25-30 minutes.

10. Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5.

11. Season the filling with salt, Worcestershire sauce and a few grinds of black pepper - be generous.

12. Scoop the mixture into a large baking dish and spoon dollops of mashed parsnip over the top.

Bake for about 25 minutes until the topping is golden brown.

2 leeks or onions, chopped 1 carrot, diced 3 tbsp dripping or butter 4 Italian brown mushrooms, sliced 450g/1lb cooked roast lamb, minced, or raw lamb mince 1 tbsp flour 1 tbsp tomato purée 250ml/9oz hot lamb or chicken stock 1 bay leaf 1 sprig thyme 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce Method 1. Simmer the parsnips in salted water until tender about fifteen to twenty minutes.

2. While they are cooking, fry the onions in the butter over a moderate heat until soft and translucent.

3. Stir in the spices and continue cooking for a further two minutes, until fragrant.

4. Drain the parsnips. Mash them with a potato masher, stirring in the butter, salt and freshly ground black pepper, then the sliced onions. Set aside.

5. In a large pan, cook the chopped leeks (or onions) and the diced carrot with the dripping or butter, until they are meltingly soft and golden - don't worry if they have caught slightly at the edges.

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ABOUT WINE

Le Beaujolais Nouveau Est Arrivé!

by Jennifer Greene At the stroke of midnight on the third Thursday of each November, millions of cases of Beaujolais Nouveau begin their journey through a sleeping France for immediate shipment to all parts of the world. Banners proclaim the good news: Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé! One of the most frivolous and animated rituals in the wine world has begun. But what is the Beaujolais Nouveau race, and where did it begin?

In the Middle Ages, many wines turned to vinegar before they could be drunk. Ancient wine producers, wishing to avoid leaving a sour taste in their customers' mouths, discovered that the Gamay grape of the Beaujolais region was drinkable just weeks after harvest. Realising they were on to a good thing, clever bistro owners began shipping wagons-full of still-fermenting young Beaujolais by horse-drawn cart and then barge along the river Saône until it reached the place of consumption, in this case the bistros of Lyon and the surrounding area, and sometimes even as far as Paris.

This commercial practice, somewhat less developed than it is today, continued with a few ups and downs until the start of the Second World War. Although the government put in place regulations and restrictions in 1938 to control the trade, in 1951 the region's governing body revoked these regulations and a preferential system for the early release of this wine was set up. The release date was set at 15th November each year.

By this time, what had started as a local tradition had gained so much popularity that an international market

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had developed. Vintners then started to race to see whose Beaujolais Nouveau would be the first to fill the bars and bistros of the world awaiting the new vintage.

Over the years they have employed all methods of transport as part of the fun from trucks to trains and jets to hot air balloons.

In 1985, the date was changed, this time to the third Thursday of November tying it to a weekend and making the celebration complete. But wherever the new Beaujolais went, importers had to agree not to sell it before midnight on the third Thursday of November.

By the time this early release is over, over 65 million bottles, nearly half of the region's total annual production, will be distributed and drunk around the world. It is celebrated throughout Europe - both east and west, the US, Australia and more recently in the Far Eastern markets.

Apart from the fanfare, what makes Beaujolais Nouveau so popular? Simply put, Beaujolais Nouveau is as about as close to white wine as a red wine can get. Due to the way it is made - the must is pressed early after only three daysthe astringent tannins normally found in red wines, aren't there, leaving an easy to drink, fruity wine which is best served chilled.

This is definitely not the sort of wine to spend time sniffing and swirling or to age until it improves - it won't. It is relatively low alcohol compared to some of the strong New World wines that are popular these days, and this makes it highly ‘quaffable'. Beaujolais Nouveau day this year is 19th November.

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ABOUT LEGAL MATTERS

Civil Partnership – A New Beginning

by Brendan Dillion, Dillon Solicitors The purpose of the Civil Partnerships Bill 2009 is to establish a statutory civil partnership registration scheme for same-sex couples together with an extensive package of rights, obligations and protections for those who register under the scheme. The Bill also establishes a redress scheme for opposite-sex and same-sex couples, cohabiting couples who are not married or registered as civil partners. The Civil Partnerships Bill will have a significant impact on many areas of the law including family, probate and property law.

The following are some of the key provisions of the Bill: Civil Partners • A statutory civil partnership registration scheme for same-sex couples.

• The introduction of the concept of a ‘shared home’. Where civil partners share a home one partner will not be able to sell or mortgage the property without the prior written consent of the other civil partner.

• A civil partner will have the legal right to claim from the estate of a deceased partner irrespective of whether or not their partner had made a will.

• Pension schemes which include a spousal benefit will be deemed to also apply to civil partners.

including maintenance, property and pension adjustment orders and provision from the estate of a deceased cohabitant.

• A provision that a same-sex cohabitant of a deceased person has the same right as an opposite-sex cohabitant of a deceased person to seek damages in the event of his or her cohabitant's wrongful death.

Cohabiting Couples

• The recognition of cohabitant agreements which regulate the shared financial affairs of cohabiting couples.

• A redress scheme for opposite-sex and same-sex cohabiting couples. This scheme will allow a financially dependent cohabitant to apply to court for certain remedies

If you require any further information on any aspect of Civil Partnership please contact us on 01 296 0666 or by email on info@dillon.ie

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ABOUT CROSSWORD

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Jokes, Easy Sudoku & Quiz ‘em

ABOUT KIDS

Jokes

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Q: When do Astronauts eat their sandwiches?

A: At launch time Q: What do you call a crazy space-man?

A: An astro-nut

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9, with no repetition! That’s all there is to it. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic - there’s no maths involved and no adding up.

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Q: How do you stop an astronaut's baby from crying?

A: You rocket!

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Q: What kind of star wears sunglasses?

A: A movie star!

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Quiz ‘em

1. In the 1939 film The Wizard Of Oz, which city does the Yellow Brick Road lead to?

2. What is the highest grossing film of all time?

3. Who played Pontius Pilate in Monty Python's Life of Brian?

4. In which film does James Bond marry Countess Teresa di Vicenzo?

5. "I offer Oscar hit" is an anagram of which film that went on to win 4 Oscars including Best Picture?

6. By what name is the movie character of Henry Jones Jr. better known?

7. Which 2007 film is set in a kingdom called Far Far Away?

8. Who played Emma Peel in the 1998 film version of The Avengers?

9. Who starred as Professor Peter Boyd alongside a chimpanzee in the 1951 film Bedtime For Bonzo?

10. The first letters of the first 9 answers can be rearranged to spell the name of which famous actor?

ANSWERS 1. Emerald City, 2. Titanic, 3. Michael Palin, 4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 5. Chariots Of Fire, 6. Indiana Jones, 7. Shrek The Third, 8. Uma Thurman, 9. Ronald Reagan, 10. Tom Cruise 18 | ABOUT RATHFARNHAM

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ABOUT GARDENING

Round The Garden in November

by Tom Percy This month is the prime time for planting deciduous trees and shrubs if the weather is fairly mild. If you have ordered new trees and shrubs from a garden centre or nursery, dig out a trench so they can be heeled in on arrival if they can't be put in their final positions immediately due to bad weather.

Perennials need to be cut down to around 40cm above ground height and then right down in March.

Shrubs such as Lavatera, Leycesteria and Buddleia should also be cut down to one third of their height this month. If they are left too tall, winter winds will break their branches, which will let in damp and diseases. This could seriously damage or even kill your shrub. By removing one third of the height, the risk is far less and the plant still has a canopy for protection.

Another third can be removed in March when the threat of severe, long-term frosty weather is over.

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The lawn can have its final cut towards the end of this month, if the weather is mild, although ensure that the cut height on the lawnmower is set at maximum, as the ground underneath will now be very damp.

Avoid walking on the grass when it's frosty (as doing so will kill it) and sweep any remaining leaves from the lawn to stop them blocking the light and air. At the end of the month, drain down the petrol from your lawnmower, clean it thoroughly and consider getting it professionally serviced to prolong its life.

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ABOUT CYSTIC FIBROSIS

Living Life on a Rollercoaster

by Helen Little

that the person can look so well on the outside but inside, the condition of their lungs is a different story. So, one of the reasons for writing this book is to highlight the daily challenges faced by CF sufferers and their carers and to pay tribute their bravery and perseverance. I also wrote it to share about the many positive lessons I learnt when facing the most awful of circumstances, I have written it as if we were having a face to things like taking a day at a time, enjoying face conversation and I was telling what it has the good moments because they strengthen been like as mother us for the difficult and carer nursing my times, the importance two children for of encouragement, almost twenty years. I the value of think it’s important to friendship, the way see the story from the life’s challenges can three perspectives, so reveal an inner Emma and Luke also strength, and how our share, in parts of the faith helped us to book, what it has persevere believing been like for them. that better days would come.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Emma had the more Emma, Helen and Luke Little intense experience of Many have asked if the illness particularly in her teen years when Emma is completely healed since her her health deteriorated over a period of two transplant. She still has serious complications years. She was critically ill for a whole year of her CF which affect her digestion and before the phone call came for her transplant spine and also has CF diabetes. However the on her 17th birthday, when she only had a transplant gave her back quality of life and month at most to live. Luke has had a after completing her secondary schooling is different experience of the illness, less intense now doing a course in Web Design. Luke is but still challenging, especially in the year in Third Level education doing a course in when his sister was critically ill and knowing Automotive Technology. that as he had the same illness this could be ahead for him someday.

Copies of Living Life on a Rollercoaster can Helen Little lives in Ballinteer with her daughter Emma, 20 and son Luke, 19 – both are suffers of Cystic Fibrosis (CF). This year, Helen published her first book, Living Life on a Rollercoaster’, which chronicles her family’s journey from the birth of her two children, up to the year after her daughter’s double lung transplant in 2006.

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ABOUT STYLE

Have a Stylish Christmas!

by Janice Coyne, Style Consultant With the festive season approaching, many of us are watching the pennies this year as never before, I was thinking about the many ways to update an existing outfit with the use of accessories.

If your budget doesn’t allow for a completely new look, then take some time and consider how to update what you have with a few additional well chosen pieces.

What will work with what you already have? This will depend on whether your outfit is already detailed or plain, but if we assume that you have the ubiquitous “little black dress” in the wardrobe then the options are many and varied. For “little black dress” think of any combination of dark separates and consider the following options: Adding a Belt – would your dress/separates work with a belt? If you have the hourglass or triangular body shape then your waist is a great asset and drawing attention to it with a gorgeous belt could be the answer. Remember too that adding a belt where you don’t naturally have a waist can give the illusion of one, especially if worn slightly lower than the natural waistline. For those that are ‘straight’, belts are designed to be worn on the waist and those with a slight curve are designed to be worn on the hips with the belt, sitting slightly higher at the back and lower at the front. This allows the buckle or fastening to lie flat at the front.

Add a splash of colour with either jewellery or scarves can help brighten your complexion. As we mature, wearing black near the face can sometimes seem harsh. Brightening the neck area with added colour is easy and very effective.

Footwear and Handbags. This year there is a fabulous range of dressy pumps and ballet flats as well as all heel heights in between. Remember, that wedges support the full length of your foot more than stilettos and are available in a range of heights and styles. Add a stunning handbag and you’re off!

Whatever you do over festive season ladies, I hope you have a great time and feel fabulous.

Don’t hesitate to call me for advice on your personalised style package and getting the most out of your wardrobe. Merry Christmas!

Necklaces – these do a great job of distracting the eye.

Long necklaces can elongate your neck and draw the eye down, creating length which also acts as a slimming aid. If you want to draw attention upwards then try multiplying several necklaces to create a dramatic statement.

Knitwear or Scarves – from colourful pashminas to shrugs, scarves and lightweight loose long cardigans, there is plenty to choose from. Decide what length or shape suits you best, whether it’s a small shrug, tie-wrap cardigan or a longer length waistcoat or jacket. This is where you can embellish with sparkle or glitz.

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ABOUT HERBAL MEDICINE

Herbalist and Naturopath

by Jennifer Greene Herbal medicine, also called botanical medicine, refers to the use of a plant's seeds, berries, roots, leaves, bark, or flowers for medicinal purposes. Recently, the World Health Organization estimated that 80% of people worldwide rely on herbal medicines for some aspect of their primary health care.

Rathfarnham resident, John Maher, is President of the Irish Register of Herbalists and has had a lifelong interest it Herbalism, Naturopathy and its benefits.

He explained “My interest in herbs goes back to my childhood summers spent in Kerry with aunts who had remedies for all sorts of ailments. During a bad bout of colitis about six years ago, it was treatment with herbs and natural therapies which gave me the best results”.

“My role as an Herbalist/Naturopath is to offer people a natural alternative of medicine to fit the health needs of the individual”.

Is Herbal Medicine Safe?

Yes. Most of us are familiar with herbal teas such as camomile, dandelion, nettle etc. and this is probably the most popular way to take herbs. Tinctures are now commonly available from health food shops. These refer to liquid alcohol extracts of plants, i.e. Echinacea drops. Most herbs are quite safe to take for all ages.

During an herbal consultation, it is important that the patient’s full medical history is recorded before herbal formulae are prescribed, as possible herb/drug interactions need to be considered.

As with any health care system it is important to understand, especially with chronic conditions that lasting results take time, commitment and a positive outlook. In saying that a lot of people taking herbal medication and implementing simple diet and life style changes, in the short term do see a decrease in stress levels, general increase to energy levels, improvement in sleep, feel more positive, are calmer and more alert.

What kind of conditions can Herbal Medicine treat?

Herbs are excellent for most acute conditions, for example respiratory - coughs, colds, sinusitis, digestive complaints - constipation, reflux, indigestion, insomnia, stress etc. but work equally well for long term complaints such as IBS, colitis, menstrual imbalances, arthritis, depression etc. (for more chronic conditions, longer treatment may be required).

What can you expect from a consultation?

The first consultation takes approximately 1 to 1½ hours as this allows me to build a complete picture of the individual’s symptoms and general state of health.

Many aspects of their life will be asked about, such as diet, symptoms, sleep patterns, moods, current and past medication, and much more. Additional tools I use are tongue/pulse diagnosis and Iridology (the study of the coloured part of eye). Iridology, as a diagnostic tool, provides information on the patient’s constitution, inherited deficiencies, possible future health issues and also their strengths and adaptation mechanisms. Follow up consultations are normally shorter and occur 3-4 weeks from previous visit.

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ABOUT BUSINESS

Will Your Company Survive the Slowdown?

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ABOUT LOCAL EVENTS

Rathfarnham Roundup with FREE BIO-ENERGY EVENING Pauline McDermott of Ki for Life, the new complimentary health centre in Terenure, invites you to a free bio-energy evening on Monday 23rd November 2009 at 7:30pm. Places are limited.

Tel 4067675 or 085 785 4013. www.kiforlife.com THE GARDA SIOCHANA MALE VOICE CHOIR FRIDAY 6TH NOVEMBER The Garda Siochana Male Voice Choir with Anne-Marie O’Farrell & Cormac de Barra on Harp, The White Family on Violin and Cello at 8pm in Rathfarnham Parish Church, Rathfarnham Village. All proceeds in aid of Youth Horizons, Jobstown and The Friends of Dublin Central Mission Sheltered Housing.

Tickets €10 available at the door.

MRS QUINS CHARITY SHOP Christmas is coming and it could well be the Goose may not be too fat this year. So why not keep Mrs Quins, Rathfarnham Village, on your list of places to visit. You just never know what little treat you may find there. CDs, BOOKS, ORNAMENTS, NEW and NEARLY NEW CLOTHES and you might find a little gem in the JEWELLERY case. We always have a great Christmas Raffle so don't forget to drop in and a have a browse. Remember donations are always needed and appreciated. Wishing all our friends a very HAPPY AND PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS. THE MARLAY ICA GUILD The ladies of Marlay Guild ICA have a wonderful programme of talks, outings and events to look forward to in 2009-2010. Members will have talks on fashion, health issues, history and culture as well as the opportunity to engage in a range of classes (textiles, calligraphy, gardening, yoga etc).

We will also have outings to places of cultural and historical interest as well as shopping and fine dining! We meet at 8pm on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month in Marlay Grange Parish Centre. New members are always welcome. Please contact us on 087 953 2352.

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NOVEMBER EVENTS AT BALLYROAN LIBRARY Tel: 494 1900 If you need any further information, just call 494 1900.

Wednesday 11th November at 3.30pm As part of ‘Science Week' we have the 'Science of the Circus'.

Wednesday 11th November 6-8pm Public meeting to review South Dublin County Council's Draft Development Plan 2010-2016.

Regular Children’s activities Story Time for 3-6 year olds Wednesdays at 3pm.

Junior Chess Club for 8-14 year olds Saturdays 10.30-11.30am.

Parent and Toddler Group Fridays 10-11.30am Junior Book Club Monday October 12th at 3.30pm Age 8-12. Booking essential.

Adult Classes New members are always welcome to our classes but booking is necessary.

English for Beginners Tuesdays from 10am Circle Cómhra Intermediate Irish Conversation Group Mondays at 6.45pm German Conversation Group Wednesdays at 11am Spanish Conversation Group Wednesdays at 7pm Beginners at 3.30pm.

Writers Circle Thursdays at 10.30am French Conversation Group for those with a basic knowledge of the language. Thursdays at 7pm MS READaTHON 2009 The MS READaTHON is a sponsored read whereby children read their favourite books for a month and help raise money for people living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). This year’s READaTHON will run from October 16th to November 16th. Entry forms will be available in book stores and libraries across the country and at www.msreadathon.ie RATHFARNHAM CASTLE - ART EXHIBITIONS

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Green Fingers Airfield’s Young Gardeners’ Club Saturday Mornings 10am to 12 noon November 28th (8-11 yrs) A morning spent with the Airfield Gardeners creating and tending the Young Gardeners plot. We will continue to maintain the garden, grow flowers, fruit and vegetables from seed, plant bulbs for spring, and make food for the birds this winter.

Airfield, Upper Kilmacud Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14.

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Christmas @ Airfield Nov 26th The Airfield Shop Christmas Promotion 10% off all stock

The Farm Green Wellies, Airfields’ Young Farmer’s Club Saturday Mornings 10am-12 noon November 14th €15 (11-14yrs) Working with Farmer Eamon, gathering and storing the winter feeds and preparing housing for our animals for the winter months.

This is also the time of year that we plant winter crops. Wellies and raingear are a must!

Dec 2nd + 3rd The Ballaly Players Christmas Show

Dec 16th +16th The Dexter Family Ensemble

Dec 6th, 13th + 20th Airfield Christmas Family Sunday

Children @ Airfield ‘The Winter Garden’ Sat. Mornings 10am to 12.30pm November: 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th €20 per session / all four sessions €70 (8-12 yrs) Create a magical winter garden on Airfield’s grounds with artist Jane Groves. You will use wire, fabric and recycled materials to create fantastical insects, blooms and a gardenscape inspired by artist Andy Goldsworthy and the garden of artist Derek Jarman.

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Meet the Animals November 14th @ 2.30pm Eamon, our farmer, takes you on a tour of the farm to see the animals before they go indoors for the winter.

Meet all your old favourites including Hammer and Dixie, our miniature ponies, donkeys Michael and Smokey Joe, and Betty and Prudence our saddle-back pigs.

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Family Sundays 12.30pm - 4pm

Pop and Other Palindromes by Bonnie Jean Lawless 3rd October - 5th November 2009 Paintings exploring a world of surreal and dreamlike scenarios and the people within them.

November - Hibernation and preparing for spring 1st: 8th:

Scarefield!

Plant one of the tens of thousands of bulbs that will bloom in the spring 15th: Create a habitat for a hibernating creature 22nd: Come along and help as bulb planting for the spring continues 29th: Feeding and bedding the animals

Young Artists Saturdays 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th November 10am-12.30pm €20 per session / all four sessions €70 (11-14 yrs) You will use recycled materials to create fantastical insects, blooms and a gardenscape and pathway inspired by artist Andy Goldsworthy and the garden of artist Derek Jarman. You will also create pieces to bring home.

Music @ Airfield

“Signs of Human Activity” Photography by EOIN WILLIAMS November 7th – December 11th 2009 Open Mon-Sat 10am-6pm (Open late when show on in main theatre).

Signs of Human Activity’ is an exploration of photography’s capacity to create pieces of fiction. Centred on the idea of found objects, the work examines items of clothing abandoned in secluded environments. The images are staged recreations of imagined scenes based on real experience, they exist entirely in a singular moment, without past or future, inviting the viewer to interact by inferring a personal, individual narrative for each piece.

Máire Ní Chathasaigh and Chris Newman Friday 6th November / 8pm €15 / €12 A stylish cocktail of dynamic Irish dance-music, gorgeous airs, evocative old songs and striking new compositions - with shots of hot jazz and bluegrass thrown in!

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The Lives And Times of Selma Mae

Call our Box Office on 01 296 9340 or call in to the Mill Theatre Box Office. We're open from Monday to Saturday, 10am - 6pm, and the theatre re-opens at 6.30pm when there is an evening performance. You can also book online at www.milltheatre.com NOVEMBER LISTINGS DRAMA

I am of Ireland (Bosco Hogan) Fri 6th & Sat 7th November 8pm €18/€15 To mark the 70th Anniversary of W.B Yeats passing Focus Theatre presents a play on the life and work of one of Ireland’s great creative icons. Bosco Hogan gives one of his finest and most accomplished performances in a richly drawn portrait of the poet, the mystic, the visionary and the man.

COMEDY

Andrew Stanley & Eric Lalor

Tues 10th - Sat 14th November 8pm €6 The year is 2007, handbags are big, SUV’s are bigger and it seems Selma Mae has it all, the gorgeous husband, kids and her new extension. But something is wrong, the scene is set to reveal the cracks behind the perfectly made up façade of the last days of the boom. This is a chance to see a new play with a big name cast in an intimate setting.

Over the River and Through the Woods

Tues 17th - Sat 21st November 8pm €18/€15 Venue: The Mill Theatre Main Auditorium Nick a single Italian-American guy from Jersey who diligently visits both sets of his grand parents every Sunday for dinner, this is his routine until he’s offered his dream job of a marketing executive in Seattle.

How could he betray them, thus begins a series of schemes to keep Nick around.

Lovers

Fri 6th November 8pm €15 Two of the busiest comics on the club circuit in Ireland’s booming stand up scene and have been the support of choice for many top acts on their theatre tours. They enjoyed these lovely venues so much that they are back on the road bringing a taste of the standup club circuit to a theatre near you.

Thurs 19th - Sat 21st November 8pm €16/€13 Brien Friel celebrated his 80th birthday this year so come and celebrate with one of his much loved play.

Lovers contains two one act plays that both deal with couples and love in hilarious but often thought provoking ways.

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Tues 10th - Sat 14th November 8pm €18/€15 The play is a hilarious and sometimes heartwrenching commentary on the condition of our country in the dark days of economic hardship nearly five decades ago. Set in the natural home of impromptu song a public house with many colourful characters, language and a great deal of humour.

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Tues 24th - Sat 28th November 8pm €18/€15 A black though often farcical comedy about a dysfunctional family Christmas, set over the three day’s of Christmas in an average suburban house, a story of thwarted ambitions, unhappiness in relationships, and petty squabbles at a supposedly happy time of the year.

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ABOUT SAVING MONEY

Ways to Save Money in a Recession

by Sara Sweetman

NAMA, Haircuts, Budgets. It’s enough to drive you to drink. However, there are lots of ways to reduce costs in business with little effort.

Website Wordpress (www.wordpress.com) for a free blogging solution.

Communication There are many excellent online services that are either free or cheap, which can knock hundreds of Euro off the bottom line.

Google Alerts (www.google.com/alerts) for a free way of monitoring what people are saying about you, your company and your competitors on the internet.

Skype (www.skype.com) is a free way to communicate with colleagues.

Sim4Travel (www.sim4travel.com) if you travel a lot and want to use your mobile phone whilst overseas. Receiving calls whilst travelling are free and making calls are cheaper than normal roaming rates.

Google Calendar (www.google.com/calendar) to share activities with your team (and family!) Free.

Stay Productive for Less OpenOffice (www.openoffice.org) rather than buy expensive Microsoft Office. It’s free and will probably meet all of your needs.

KeePass Password Safe (www.keepass.info) to manage your passwords.

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PayPal (www.paypal.com) If you need to take payments online PayPal is now the most cost effective solution and much easier to get approval during tough times, when the banks close their doors to new merchants.

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Google Analytics (www.google.com/analytics) for excellent free webs stats package which will enable you to track all of the visitor activity on your website.

Hardware Upgrade your old PC rather than buy a new one. By simply buying a new processor and a bit of extra memory an old PC can spring back into life.

Keep your old monitor. Screen technology is changing slowly so you’ll probably see little improvement from upgrading your monitor Other Cost Cutting Techniques When any contract is coming to an end – mobile phone, broadband, insurance, etc – phone the supplier and threaten to cancel. Many companies have special offers to retain existing customers.

Save paper and ink by printing on both sides of a sheet of paper in draft mode. Most modern printers have a duplex option which will automatically print on both sides of a sheet of paper.

In business, avoid cutting your prices; instead give away more value to customers.

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Tarot-Scopes

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ARIES

LIBRA

Both you and Taurus are in the personal springtime of your year: a time when you reap the benefits of success from all the efforts you have put into play.

Romantically, you are in the best position to lay down the foundations for a wonderful, happy and truly loving marriage. Your working life is set to improve. Be patient!

A small piece of consecrated ground is the place you feel you can communicate with the heavens. Your personal hidden spirit is the key to this connection.

A job you want is yours, ask! The next few months sees you strictly budgeting for the future, a wedding perhaps? A phone call or a text makes your day.

TAURUS

You must now gather your thoughts for the future and take the lessons learnt from the past be your education into the life you were born to live. Great things abound for you and you find are glad to be in the time and space you are in right now. A second wedding is on the cards for the separated scorpion, do say yes!

Practice perfects the talents and you must get to the confident stage of allowing yourself be recognised for this. Abundance in wending its way to you now and romantically, a marriage made in heaven links with financial success. Angels have always guided you to strength. Rebirth of relationship is forecast, give in a little!

GEMINI You are the true grafter and are due the rewards of your labours. Penny pinching now releases more funds at a later date. The weekend break to a restful setting is the ticket to refreshment. Yes! you are so much loved, just allow that everyone does not and cannot think exactly like you, so, allow for individuality.

A little lotto luck perhaps?

CANCER Time and tide wait for no man, so, Cancer, get moving on the plan and see a success that you did not expect so soon. A man arriving from across water holds the key to financial improvement. Do take up the class on computer trading. There are a few tricks you need to know. In relationship, value yourself more than you do now.

LEO As you enter the holiday season, your spirits are up and you can sense the hope and love in store for you.

You are far from wrong as life is sending you all the loving abundance you asked of the heavens. That special person can madden you with their moodiness.

Take heart Leo, they play up on the vibes you send out, so change them.

VIRGO That very special loved one recently passed over is always with you. You were always loved and cherished and always will be. Lots of paperwork to do with a property deal is on the cards. A possible house move to a more private location is yours if you wish this. Love is paramount and is yours. Stop looking for flaws.

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS Lots of areas in your life, although delayed, are falling into place for you now. A house move is on the cards as you pull out all the stops to be settled this side of the holidays. Yes! You do have a myriad of angelic beings at your loving disposal, just ask unselfishly for the higher good of all and have a little more faith in yourself as a being of light.

CAPRICORN Going beyond the city limits for the quality life you so crave is very much on the cards for you Capricorn.

You may be very talented, but you are also extremely earthy and a dose of growing your own fruit, veg and herbs is just the medicine you need. Yourself and partner have much festive celebrations to attend to so, get to it and enjoy!

AQUARIUS You meet yourself on the way back most of the time, but now you need to stop and take stock of life and its little complications. The next few weeks sees you actively learning about the benefits of herbal remedies. These have a place in your new thinking, but not at the expense of the learned opinion. Yes your love is so spiritually guided.

PISCES You may find a one step forward and two steps back is the order of the day. Take heart. You need to stop and take a wee break from the norm to refresh your overworked batteries. Your ego took a battering of late but you are on the right path to slowly but surely finding the balance between work, rest and play.

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Activities for Children/Teens Dionysus Drama Classes..........................................................................................19 Giddy Studios....................................................................................................................31 Wonderland - Drama Classes...............................................................................19 Blinds & Curtains Ballinteer Blinds.............................................................................................................13 Builders Attic Fanatic (attic conversions)............................................................................7 Mission Construction................................................................................................28 Noonan Construction................................................................................................43 Butcher (On line order/home delivery) John Meats & Co..........................................................................................................11 Catering Cruites Cakes ...................................................................................................................11 Cleaning Chem Dry (Carpets/Upholstery)...........................................................................13 Oven Blitz (Oven Cleaning)..................................................................................11 Oven Clean........................................................................................................................41 Pristine.ie (House Cleaning).....................................................................................41 Computers/IT Solutions MicroPro Computers (Sales & Service)............................................................39 Paula Flanagan (One-To-One Training)............................................................39 R-Tech - Survelliance Software for Parents.................................................19 Double Glazing/Glass/Windows Century Windows.........................................................................................................17 Malplas Windows & Doors..........................................................................................9 Education Spanish Lessons with Karmela.............................................................................11 South Dublin Adult Education.................................................................................6 Electrician Churchtown Electrical..................................................................................................21 Paul Warren........................................................................................................................25 Electric Bikes Cycle Power........................................................................................................................7 Funerals Massey Bros Templeogue..........................................................................................29 Gardens GardenForce - Garden Design/Landscaping.............................................21 Greenshoots Landscape Services........................................................................20 Ideal Garden Solutions..............................................................................................25 4Gardensales - Tools/Repairs................................................................................21 Graphic Designer Blueorange Graphic Design Services..............................................................42 Hair & Beauty Gel Nails/Spray Tan with Roslyn...........................................................................23 Glamour SOS (mobile beauty)..............................................................................8 Red Apple Hair & Beauty..........................................................................................48 StyleFish - Fashion/Beauty School.......................................................................19 Total Hair Care..................................................................................................................... 5

Health & Fitness Baby Massage...................................................................................................................31 Foot Health........................................................................................................................23 Herbalist - John Maher.............................................................................................30 Ki for Life - Complimentary Health Centre.................................................15 Pilates - Anne Sexton.....................................................................................................27 Pilates - with Amelia......................................................................................................23 Home Insulation/Energy Saving BER Essentials.................................................................................................................33 Interiors/Home Furnishings eBoutique.ie........................................................................................................................8 Jewellers Fitzgibbon Jewellers.........................................................................................................3 Lighting (Indoor & Outdoor) Fantasy Lights....................................................................................................................25 Memorials/Headstones McCluskey Memorials...............................................................................................29 Nursing Home The Marlay........................................................................................................................23 Painter/Decorator Dave Verdon........................................................................................................................45 Plasterer Maurice Garvey..............................................................................................................43 Plumbing Brian McGarry......................................................................................................................7 Solicitors Dillon Solicitors..............................................................................................................15 Joe Clancy Solicitors.......................................................................................................33 Trevor Dunne Solicitors............................................................................................29 Style Consultant/Personal Shopper Janice Coyne......................................................................................................................26 Tiling Weber Tiling........................................................................................................................13 Vocal Coach Timara Galassi................................................................................................................15 Wine Merchants Mitchell & Son (Grange Rd)....................................................................................2

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