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7th September 2010 • Volume 17, Issue 19 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. • ISDN 8139966 • Tel: 8•400•200
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Residents' Fury At Sale Of Church Land To Aldi The decision of a Swords parish to sell land to Aldi Supermarket chain is set to cause uproar among residents living in the
By Patrick Finnegan vicinity. St. Colmcille's parish, which encompasses the town centre and environs, decided to dispose of land on Seatown Road. This parcel of waste land will be very familiar to motorists who use this road to access the motorway from the town centre. The road is also home to three schools and is already one of the busiest roads in the town. The site is 1.57 acres in size and the offer is subject to Aldi obtaining planning permission for the construction of a retail store and 92 surface car parking spaces. "The offer has been considered and accepted by the Parish Pastoral Council and the PPC
considers that the offer affords us the opportunity to pay off our current overdraft of €1.3m," was the reason offered by the parish. It is conditional upon Aldi obtaining planning approval for the construction of the retail store. If planning permission is not granted the sale of the site does not go ahead. The Parish Pastoral Council considers this to be a very good opportunity for the Parish to develop a much needed facility and at the same time remove the current burden of debt. However, residents in nearby Seatown Villas, the oldest estate in Swords are up in arms about the decision to sell. Patty and Johnny Fitzsimons condemned the move in the strongest possible terms, Patti told the County Leader, "It's too ridiculous for words. Continued on page 28
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Award For Portmarnock Photographer A Portmarnock photojournalist has been awarded funding under a prestigious media fund, run by Irish Aid, the Government’s programme of assistance to developing countries. Kim Haughton from Portmarnock, an award winning photojournalist and documentary film maker, will receive funding under the Simon Cumbers Media Fund to document on the feasibility of biofuels and their impact on food security in the developing world. The Simon Cumbers Media Fund was established by Irish Aid in memory of Irish journalist Simon Cumbers, who was killed in Saudi Arabia while working with the BBC in 2004. The aim of the Fund is to broaden and deepen coverage of global development issues in the Irish media. Under the fund, journalists are invited to submit proposals for coverage of a development issue, which will involve travel to a developing country. As one of the successful applicants, Ms. Haughton will travel to Sub Saharan Africa to produce a newspaper feature article for the SundayTribune on the impact industrial biofuels – fuels made on an industrial scale from agricultural crops – have on food crops as they drive food prices up in countries were people struggle to meet their daily food needs.
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