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October 25, 2012 Find us on
Month XX, 2012 Swords • Balbriggan • Applewood • boroimhe • Airside • Rivervalley
INSIDE: An evening to meet and network for business people in Ballycoolin Business Park P7
transport: Swords is first in queue for new high-tech buses See Page 2
Nominees for monthly sports stars inside
Swords shines in retail survey
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Natalie Burke
Football:
Fingallians final showdown with Cuala for IFC Page 31
Awards:
ALSOINSIDE: GALLERIES.......................6 DUBLIN LIFE....................11 OUT&ABOUT...................17 CLASSIFIEDS.................26 SPORT............................27
Swords has proved it’s a cut above the rest by being ranked third in a list of the 100 best towns and cities in Ireland in a survey by Retail Excellence Ireland. While Westport was crowned Ireland’s best town and Killarney followed a close second, Swords took third place and was the highest-ranking town to come from the Dublin
region. Commenting on the result, local councillor Tom Kelleher (Lab) said he was “delighted but not surprised” to learn that Swords had taken third place. “The large number of shoppers in the town, particularly at the weekends, is visible proof of the popularity of Swords. The large number of retail jobs in the area is very welcome.” Full Story on Page 3
It’s a scream: Children have a great time at house of horror these brave souls got plenty of
frights and scares as they wandered slowly through Mr Tayto’s Terrifying Terror Tower at the Halloween House of Horrors at Tayto Park. With ghouls flying overhead and zombies in every dark corner visitors had plenty of reasons to run screaming from the house. But
don’t worry; there are plenty of treats as well as tricks. Are you tough enough to have a cup of witch’s brew served by skeleton staff in the Treehouse of Horror or eat eyeball pasta, fried spiders and worm soup in the dreaded Fright Lodge restaurant? Full Gallery on Pages 6-7