Lucan GAZET TE FREE
YOUR COMMUNITY • YOUR PAPER
INSIDE: St Kevin’s marks a major milestone P4
‘It’s not a tall order to find family fun on a Cork break’ TRAVEL: P22. RECYCLE THIS COPY. KEEP DUBLIN TIDY.
September 15, 2011
JUMP TO IT: Lucan Festival 2011 is
finally here, with fun for all See Page 5
Muddy-ful fun: Enjoying a wet assault course THIS group of mud-spattered and
Sarsfields: Lucan teams back in action in championships Page 32
wet women couldn’t stop showing how happy they were after completing an unusual event in Palmerstown earlier this year. According to the organisers, the wet and muddy Craic Assault Course at the appropriately-named Waterstown Park in Palmerstown was a big hit with more than 300 adventurous competitors, with everyone invited to splash out at the next such event on Saturday, September 24. See Gallery on Page 9
Canoeing: Local paddlers win gold in British event Page 28
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‘Tireless’ Joan is Person of the Year Tributes are paid Q PAUL HOSFORD
to the founder of Pieta House
TRIBUTES have been paid to local charity CEO, Joan Freeman, who has been named as RTE Person of the Year. Freeman, the founder and CEO of the suicide prevention charity, Pieta House, was honoured at a special ceremony
at the Citywest Hotel for her tireless work with the organisation. The presentation of awards was televised last Saturday evening on RTE, and Fine Gael Deputy Derek Keating, who originally nominated Joan, said the award was richly-deserved.
“I cannot think of a better person, and a better week for Joan, to be considered for this award. Having nominated Joan for this special award of Person Of The Year, I know the whole community will join with me in wishing Joan every best wish,” said Deputy Keating. Full Story on Pages 6-7