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YOUR COMMUNITY • YOUR PAPER

INSIDE: First day at Powerstown Educate Together NS P8

‘How to tell if Rover has the back-toschool blues’ PETS: P17. RECYCLE THIS COPY. KEEP DUBLIN TIDY.

September 8, 2011

WONDERS IN STORE: Historic local

cottages open for business See Page 6-7

Painting Pals: Internet giants host Family Day Hurling: Disappointing end to campaign for local players Page 32

LUCA and Nicole Woods got artistic at the recent eBay and PayPal family day that took place at the companies’ Blanchardstown headquarters recently. The annual event saw an afternoon of fun, face-painting, arts and crafts and bouncy castles, as well as raising funds for Temple Street Children’s Hospital, with the family day proving to be an ideal first fundraising opportunity for the worthy cause. Full Gallery on Page 2

Rugby: Coolmine and Castleknock unite for blitz Page 28

ALSOINSIDE: GALLERIES ................8, 10 MOTORS ........................18 BUSINESS .....................21 TRAVEL......................... 22 ENTERTAINMENT ......... 24 CLASSIFIEDS ............... 26

Team GB gives NAC Olympic approval British water polo team to train in D15 before Games

Q LAURA WEBB

THE National Aquatic Centre has been given an Olympic seal of approval following the announcement that the British water polo team is to train in the Dublin West facility in the run up to the London Olympics.

Local TD and Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar said the decision by the British team highlighted the important role the NAC plays as a key sporting facility. “The fact that the British water polo team has chosen Ireland, and the National Sports Campus in Blanchard-

stown in particular, for its preOlympic training demonstrates what a magnificent world class facility we have at the National Aquatic Centre,” he said. The water polo team will use the facility in July for a two week training session prior to the London Olympics. Full Story on Page 7


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