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Hurling: Royal commitments hinders Fingal preparations Page 32
Basketball: Swords BC celebrate their fine season Page 28
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May 19, 2011
A NEW CHAPTER: Cafe Libro opens
for business at Pavilions See Page 3
Council vows to fight players’ claims Q STAFF REPORTER
FINGAL County Council will not pay compensation to Sporting Fingal players for loss of earnings following the club going into liquidation. The council said it will vigorously contest any claims made by the players after a letter signed by 10 of the footballers was received by the council. FCC was responding to a motion tabled by Socialist
Councillor Eugene Coppinger, who asked the council to give a comprehensive report regarding any outstanding financial claims owed by Sporting Fingal players and staff and any liability the council has. “The council does not accept any liability in the matter of these or other outstanding debts of the football club,” the council said in its report. Full Story on Page 5
There’s music in the air: Pupils tune up on violin skills ROLESTOWN NS students James
Butler and Sive Murray show off their violin skills which they learned from an exciting classical music programme being taught at the school and which is proving
very popular with the children. School principal Tom Kelleher says they are one of only 17 orchestras in the country, no easy feat for the small north Dublin school. Full Story on Page 5