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Patsy Higgins, Sile Morris, Dorothy Boyle, Georgina Granahan and Deirdre McCormack from Malahide are pictured with radio presenter Louise McSharry at the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day launch 2016.

Malahide Most Generous Local fundraiser, Sheila Morris has delightedly announced that the total collected for Daffodil Day 2016 on Friday 11th March in Malahide, Kinsealy and Portmarnock was a whopping €31,631 with local Malahide businesses and residents making up the majority by raising €21,497.81.

By Aoife Read This is an incredible amount to have raised and was done so by the dedication and hard work of many local residents and local business owners and workers and was raised at the following locations; The Nautilis Restaurant, Malahide, Seabury Church Malahide, Malahide Village, Eurospar Kinsealy, The Heritage Centre, Malahide Castle, Centra Malahide, Dunnes Stores Portmarnock, Londis Malahide, Supervalu and Train Station Donabate, and Sinead Boyle from AIB Malahide. Fund-raising efforts included a coffee

Darragh O'Brien TD, Bebhinn Murphy, CF Patient Ambassador 2016, and Philip Watt, Chief Executive, Cystic Fibrosis Ireland, pictured at the launch of Cystic Fibrosis National Awareness Week (April 11 to 17) and 65 Roses Day. Cystic Fibrosis Ireland's 65 Roses Day takes place on Friday April 15 and sees volunteers selling purple roses nationwide to raise €65,000 for services for people with cystic fibrosis. Members of the public are also undertaking a range of fun 65-themed challenges as part of the fundraising appeal. See story on page 8

Local Councillor Backs Overhaul Of Teaching Methods The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is calling for a change in the way the Irish language is taught at primary, secondary and third level. The union’s annual congress, held recently passed the motion that the Vice President for the Irish Language will direct a study, that would set out a progressive and comprehensive strategy regarding the teaching of Irish at primary and post primary level. USI spoke about the longterm failures surrounding the teaching of Irish at primary and post primary level, as well as the lack of a united and collaborative effort to find a solution to these failures. Speaking to the County Leader, Kevin Donoghue, USI President said; “The way Irish is taught in schools isn’t working.

Continued Tourism Growth Will Benefit North County and the great presence of tourist attractions Dublin Airport in the North in the County, including constituency, our blue flag Dublin Fingal beaches, heritage will undoubtproperties edly benefit i n c l u d i n g from this Malahide Castle, increase in the Ardgillan and number of visi- Alan Farrell TD Newbridge, with tors coming to the Fry Model Collection Ireland.” “The number of visitors coming to Malahide and coming from Britain the development of the increased by 21.2 per Swords Castle Cultural cent, from North America and Civic Quarter project, by 13 per cent, from I am sure that the North Mainland Europe by 14.4 County will continue to per cent, and from the benefit from increasing rest of the world by tourism numbers into the 8.8 per cent. The future.” on-going growth in Farrell concluded by tourism shows that saying; “For the first time the policy imple- ever, more than one mented by Fine million visitors have Gael in government come to Ireland in the to promote tourism first two months of the Health, as a catalyst of year. Such high visitor & Beauty economic growth is numbers will continue to Skincare continuing to support small businesses and job creation in our work,” he said. He went on to say; local community in “Given the prox- Dublin Fingal, and across imity of the Airport, the country.”

Local TD, Alan Farrell (FG) has said the continued strength of the tourism sector will greatly benefit the North County, particularly in terms of supporting small businesses and jobs in our local economy. Speaking to the County Leader, Farrell said; “CSO figures have shown that the number of overseas visits to Ireland between December 2015 and February 2016 was 17.1 per cent greater than in the corresponding period last year. With the

There needs to be Daire Ní Laoi about sion in the language, such more of an this, she said: “I as the Gaeltacht trips emphasis on the welcome USI’s call recommended by the USI, spoken language. for a new study on so that the students can Fluency is best the teaching of relate to Irish as a living reached through Irish. Even with the language.” submersion, which new Leaving Cert She concluded by saying; is why we’re curriculum, there is “Any new approach must recommending all Cllr. Ní Laoi still too far much see students encouraged students go to the written learning to speak more Irish, so Gaeltacht. USI is involved for the student. that they gain the conficoncerned about the I’d love to see a change in dence that they need to teaching of the Irish approach, with more really enjoy using the language at secondary opportunities for immer- language.” level in Ireland and noted that many students believe that the Irish language is not “taught as a language” and that too much focus is put on literature rything instead of the oral All Your Eve r The Open Fo practice.” m G arden 7am-11p BBQ The County Leader Needs spoke to local Sinn Fein councillor for the Malahide area, and naíonra teacher,

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morning in the Nautilis Restaurant and collection boxes left in places of business and local volunteers, lead by Shelia Morris who were out in force on the day itself throughout Malahide village. Speaking to the County Leader, Ms Morris said: “On behalf of the Irish Cancer Society thank you for supporting Daffodil Day 2016. The total amount collected in Malahide, Portmarnock, Kinsealy and Donabate, including coffee morning, train stations and churches, reached €31,631 We look forward to your continued support in 2017.” She went on to say; “We are overwhelmed with the support shown locally. It is really heart-warming to see the level of charity offered by ordinary people.” All funds raised go directly to the Irish Cancer Society and details of their work can be found on their website.

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Young Hearts, Old Wisdom A few weeks back the County Leader brought you the story of a local woman who had tragically lost both of her parents but was determined to do something

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Council Directs Developers To Upgrade Surface Drain A few weeks ago, the County Leader brought you a story highlighting problems local new ly buildt housing estate, Coill Dubh, Malahide, was having with its attenuation system, (attenuation is the process of water retention on site and slowly releasing it in a controlled discharge to a

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combined drain.). The problem was that the purpose built drainage system, when full of water, was posing a safety hazard to people in the estate, with many locals fearing for the safety of their children. When we went to press with the story, no one was taking ownership of the problem and local residents were left wondering what, if

Malahide Lions Club held a Charity Coffee morning in aid of the local Senior Citizens on Friday last. The event, which was held at Malahide Tennis Club was a great success and the committee would like to thank all who contributed on the day, including John Dunne from the Pastoral Centre who supplied cakes and buns, as well as Java who provided the coffee, also Supervalu Malahide and Supervalu Swords, Avoca, Donnybrook Fair, Dunnes Stores Pavilions and BB's Cafe Pavilions and all who supported the day. Pictured at the event are Malahide Lions President, Donal O'Meara, Mary McNamara, Jo Morris and baby, Tommy English

anything, was going to be done to ensure the safety of the area. Malahide Councillor Eoghan O’Brien, (Fianna Fail,) raised this issue again in the most recent Howth/ Malahide area committee meeting. He asked that the Chief Executive give an update on the concerns raised by residents of Coill Dubh, regarding the surface ground attenuation measure within the estate and how he proposed to make it safer. The Local Authorities response is as follows: “The surface water system in Coill Dubh has been monitored over the last three months and throughout the heavy rains during this time has operated satisfactorily and there have been no reports of flooding. In relation to the ongoing safety concerns, the developer has agreed to provide some additional safety measures to the attenuation area. These improvements consist of regrading the base of the basin, providing 400 mm thick layer of stone filling to the base, regarding of the side slopes to reduce the slope and finally planting of the slopes. This work is expected to be completed within the coming weeks. These improvements will mitigate against the occurrence of standing water, providing an increased factor of safety. The basin will continue to hold excess surface water during heavy rainfall events, as designed. The works are currently under construction.”

Housing List For Malahide Extremely High Local councillor, Daire Ni Laoi, (Sinn Fein,) has asked the council to detail how many people are currently on the

By Aoife Read Council’s Housing list in the Malahide/Howth area. The objective was brought up in last week’s Howth/Malahide area committee meeting and was the result of a number of local people approaching Cllr Ni Laoi, expressing their concern that the housing list wait time is extremely long.

Over 700 Applications Made To Pyrite Remediation Scheme Local Fine Gael TD, Alan Farrell, has said that recent figures from the Pyrite Remediation Scheme show that works under the scheme are progressing in the North County. A total of 1073 applications have been received by the Scheme fromm all affected areas, with 592 applications included but yet to be completed, with a further 198 having finished the remediation process. Speaking to the County Leader, Farrell said; “Recent figures regarding applications to the Pyrite Remediation Scheme show that a total of 703 applications were received from the local authority area up to the beginning of March this year. Of these applications, over 520 have moved past the Assessment and Verification stage.” “Out the total of 703 households in Fingal who have applied to the Pyrite Resolution Board for the remediation of their pyrite affected homes, 258 are at the Remedial Works Plan stage, which includes the planning of works and the tender preparation. A further 153 applications are at the Dwelling

Remediation/Certification stage of the process, with another 90 at the 12 month Retention Period element of the process,” he added. He went on to say; “The Pyrite Resolution Board was established by Fine Gael in government as a means of last resort to assist pyrite affected homeowners. In Budget 2016, the funding allocated for pyrite remediation was increased to €19 million, which was an increase on the €10 million allocated in 2015.” Farrell concluded by saying; “Roughly 65 per cent of all applications made to the Pyrite Resolution Board come from the Fingal local authority area. While I am pleased that significant progress is being made in tackling the issues facing homeowners who have homes with a category 2 rating, I believe that more must be done to assist those whose homes have a category 1 rating in terms of providing them with sufficient supports. I will continue to work in Dáil Éireann to ensure the concerns of these homeowners are heard.”

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social housing units were The Council’s reply is as provided in the same area follows: “4,826 applicants during 2015. The stark have expressed a preference contrast in those figures for the Howth/Malahide shows why Fingal County Housing Area. It should be Council must prioritise the noted that applicants are identification of land in the entitled to express a preferHowth/Malahide ward that is ence for up to a maximum of suitable for housing, and do three areas of choice when everything within their power they apply for social housing Cllr. Daire Ni Laoi to ensure that building support and may be included on multiple lists depending on the commences as quickly as possible, n u m b e r o f a r e a s o f p r e f e r e n c e so that we can provide homes in this area too for those who need selected.” Speaking to the County Leader, Cllr them so badly.” Ni Laoi said; “I was told that there It was agreed at a recent Council w e r e 4 , 8 2 6 a p p l i c a n t s o n t h e meeting that an update on social H o u s i n g L i s t f o r t h e H o w t h / housing provision would be provided Malahide area. In that same meeting, to each Area Committee meeting on a we learnt that a total of only 24 quarterly basis.

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Every Student Will Be Supported It is a parent’s worst nightmare to think that their child could be the subject of any form of abuse or bullying. When they leave the house and go to school, parents expect their children to be given care and support by their teachers and hope they don’t run into any issues with their peers.

If their child is gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender these fears are all the more prevalent. In January, GLEN (the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network) published

guidelines, with the backing of the Department of Education and Skills, which provides information for schools on how to support LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) students in second level education. Within them, schools and teachers are encouraged to foster a more inclusive attitude towards LGBT youth, particularly transgender youth. The guidelines provide information on how to handle bullying, that is based around the child’s sexual orientation and many other things necessary to fully support the needs of LGBT students. These guidelines will be received by all of the secondary schools in Ireland over the coming week in the form of a booklet. The County Leader, will be following up with all of the secondary schools in the local area to find out their views and any difficulties that might arise with the implementation of these guidelines. Speaking to the County Leader, Sandra Irwin Gowran, Director of

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Education Policies for GLEN explained; “LGBT people who experience bullying in school have a much higher risk of self harm, suicidality, anxiety, depression and alcohol abuse. On the other hand we know that where teachers demonstrate their support to the student, there are higher attendance levels, students have a great sense of belonging and achieve more in school so its very clear what the impact of positive environments are.” “There are already codes of practice in place with the department’s anti bullying procedures that schools will already be aware of, these guidelines are just to support schools in implementing those procedures when it comes to LGBT youth. It’s so important that schools try to implement the guidelines. Its very clear from research that, while improvements have been seen, we still have a long way to go before young LGBT people feel that they belong in schools and that they will be supported if they choose to come out,” she said. She concluded by saying; “The guidelines have been drawn up with the backing of the Department of Education, under the department’s action plan on bullying. The department’s logo is on it with the same prominence as GLEN’s logo along with other stake holders in education, like the teachers union etc.” The marriage referendum outcome altered dramatically what it means to ‘grow up gay’ across the country. Many young people now feel more confident to come out than ever before. Aoife Walsh, Vice Principal of Malahide Community School, spoke to us about how important it is for LGBT young people to feel included and be supported in school. She said; “We have been involved in Stand Up week for about 5 years now. Our programme varies from year to year but always involves Anti Bullying classes aimed to educate students around their use of language and behaviours which may make other students uncomfortable. We discuss why LGBT students may feel uncomfortable in school and why they might feel different or unaccepted. We also ask students do they feel that it is ok to be LGBT in school.” She went on to say; “It can be very powerful for young people who may

b e struggling with issues around their sexuality to see their classmates declare that they would be accepting and supportive of LGBT students if they came out in school.” ‘BeLonGTo’ are a youth organisation for LGBT young people aged between the ages of 14 and 23, who provide critical support services such as peer support, advocacy, schools outreach and suicide and harm prevention. They are also the brains behind ‘Stand Up’ which is an annual week long event for schools that promotes positive self image for LGBT young people and provides awareness of issues and education

transphobic bullying in our schools, and at home and since last year we have seen an increase in people coming to our offices to seek support from us.” “We are trying to get rid of the stigma that still exists through education, support and advocacy.

May called ‘Belong To The Future’ which will raise awareness of these issues and also help raise the funds needed for ‘BeLonGTo’ to meet the ever increasing demands for their services. There will be a number of fund-raising plans in the week

Some of the guidelines included in the ‘Being LGBT In School, A Resource for Post-Primary Schools to Prevent Homophobic and Transphobic Bullying and Support LGBT Students’ guidelines include:

How Sould The School Respond Should A Young Person Come Out? • Most young people come out to a friend or another trusted individual before coming out to family. Sometimes this trusted individual is a teacher or a Guidance Counsellor. All staff members need to be prepared for the possibility of a student coming out and the following points will support preparations: • Schools should communicate a message to all students that diversity is welcomed and respected. LGBT young people and other minority groups should be clear that they are valued, and that the school leadership will ensure their safety and support. It is critical that a young LGBT person discovering their sexual orientation or gender identity feels supported and valued, regardless of whether or not they come out. • Only if school authorities have legitimate cause for concern for the student’s safety should engagement with the student’s parents/ guardians be made without consulting the student. Often a young person experiences intense fear of rejection by his/her family and consequently finds it easier to come out to others first. A positive experience of coming out to others, where they are met with acceptance, is critical to safeguarding the young person’s mental health and wellbeing; it can also lessen the young person’s fear of disclosing to his/her family and friends (Mayock et al, 2009). about all aspects of the LGBT community. Speaking to the County Leader, Moninne Griffith, Executive Director of ‘BeLonGTo’ Youth Services said; “What we do in ‘BeLonGTo’ is provide support for the young LGBT people. What we know is that there are still issues around homophobic and

Good practice aimed at supporting reporting of bullying by vulnerable students • Use a reporting form whereby students are given the opportunity to identify the type of bullying, e.g. bullying based on identity, such as homophobic or transphobic bullying. • Some schools have created a dedicated school email address through which students or parents/ guardians can report bullying. Such email accounts require regular monitoring to ensure any messages are reponded to promptly. • Ensure that there is a regular space / time provided for students to voice concerns about bullying, etc. This space can be created during tutor time for example. Students will come to expect this and rely on it as an opportunity to report bullying behaviour. • Support the formation of a buddy system in the school, or ‘safe space’, where students are encouraged to support other students. • Carry out regular anonymous data collection amongst students to assess their experience in relation to bullying behaviour. Provide an opportunity for students to state their experience of how LGBT people and issues are treated in the school.

We currently have a number of schools on board with our ‘Stand Up’ programme which addresses these issues but we need more. In a nutshell, we need the support from people to turn the Ireland they voted for in May last year into a reality,” she added. ‘BeLonGTo’ are going to be running an initiative in

running up to the 22nd of May and there will be a flagship event held on the day. More information on this can be found on their website, along with links to support sites and information on all of the services they provide and how and where to contact them www.belongto.org

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resourced, inadequate Garda service, following years of cutbacks under the coalition.” We contacted the Garda Press Office, to ask them if they had anything to say about the reason there was such an increase in burglaries in the The latest figures from the CSO (the Central Garristown area and a repreStatistics Office) show that burglaries in the sentative said; “This is not Alan Farrell TD North County are down in general. Contrary to something that we would this, however, recent numbers from comment on. Phone Watch are a third party PhoneWatch suggests that specific rural areas commercial entity and its figures have nothing of the North County vary greatly from the to do with Garda official figures as far as we are general CSO figures. concerned. We issue official crime statistics and figures but they wouldn’t be as specific as By Aoife Read to single out specific areas and towns.” Phone Watch have a new Burglary Tracker Local Fine Gael TD Alan Farrell said; “Overall, available on their website and it breaks down while there have been increases in burglaries in latest statistics from the CSO to give the viewer some communities, such as Garristown where an overview of burglaries in a specific area from there was an increase of 8 burglary related 2014 to 2015. offences between 2014 and 2015, in quarter 4 This tracker shows that, while burglaries in of 2015, An Garda Síochána identified a large areas such as, Malahide, Swords and decrease in the number of burglaries Skerries are down, Lusk has seen in across the Dublin North Region, and increase of 8.33 per cent, Balbriggan the country. In fact, in comparison with has seen a similar increase of 7.86 per quarter 4 in 2014, the figures for cent and Garristown has seen a huge quarter 4 2015 show a 37.4 per cent increase of 61.54 per cent. decrease in burglaries and related The County Leader spoke to Eileen offences in the Dublin North Region.” A Nealon who is a member of Garristown representative from Phone Watch told Community Council, who was very us that; “The information in the infoD. O’Brien TD disturbed to hear of these figures. She graphic is accurate and up to date with said; “We used to have four Gardaí in the area the latest figures from the Central Statistics and now we only have two. There isn’t the Office. Crime is still a very serious problem in support there that we need to help stop crime all areas of Dublin. The problem with happening. We do have the text alert scheme in Garristown is that if there is a burglar operating place out here but only about half the houses in that area, within a very short space of time are signed up for it. If more local houses signed he can get on to the N2 and then on to the M2 up for it that might help, but the main problem and get straight out of there very fast. What we is the fact that we only have two Gardaí for the have noticed is that areas that are within a whole area.” decent road network are the ones that are Local TD Darragh O’Brien, (FF) said; “The being hit the hardest. In Garristown thieves will figures from Phonewatch showing an increase use the N2 and the M2 and get straight on to in burglaries, up by over 61 per cent in the M1 and get away very fast, so by the time a Garristown demonstrates to us the extent to person realises that their house has been which rural crime was ignored by the Fine Gael- broken into the thieves are long gone. From Labour coalition. Communities across North Garristown they could be across the border County Dublin have been left with an under even within an hour.”

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Housing list in the county or the residents who find themselves the victims of crime due to the consistent lack of investment by the previous two Governments in Garda resources.” Cllr Quinn able that on Fingal County Council concluded by saying; “The people both parties with the support of had spoken in the election - there Labour as well as selective needs to be a political will in Independent councillors can work Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael together.” “What we are to acknowledge the fact witnessing is a political that they are both power play between similar, they need to these two parties whilst establish a government Fingal’s housing crisis and a functioning Dáil to worsens and Garda man deal with the everyday hours come under enorissues affecting the mous pressure. For people of Fingal like consecutive years the homelessness and Rural issue of Rural Crime Cllr. Quinn Crime. Regardless of any across the towns of the of the political gamesmanship North County had been to the over the past week it is imperative forefront of the recent Fingal Joint that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael Policing Meeting held in respect their mandate and work to Balbriggan,” he added. He went address the issues of Fingal as on to say; “That is not good well as the State.” enough for the thousands on the

Quinn Comments On Housing And Policing Issues Local Sinn Féin Cllr., Malachy Quinn has criticised Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael for playing politics at the cost of addressing the ongoing crisis in housing and policing in the County, which needs to be dealt with as a priority. Speaking to the County Leader, Cllr Quinn said: “Sinn Féin stood in the election on the platform of delivering a fair recovery, investing in public services and promoting Irish Unity. Both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil both stood on a platform of tax cuts that benefit the better off and minimum investment in public services. There are no real policy differences between these two parties and together they command a majority. It is remark-

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This was revealed at the launch of a landmark new report ‘Pre-Crash Report on Vehicle Factors in Fatal Collisions’, the first of its kind in Ireland, which analysed An Garda Síochána Forensic Collision Investigation reports in order to identify the main contributory factors in collisions on Irish roads. In the damning report, the RSA has revealed that vehicle factors played a role in 1 in 8 (101) fatal collisions in the period 2008 to 2012. Defective tyres were the most significant factor, representing almost two thirds (64 per cent) or 66 of all vehicle factors identified. It is vitally important to make sure that both the tread and pressure of your tyres are in tiptop conditions at all times of the year. Local garages all over the North County will be able to provide you excellent service and offers to get those tyres up to scratch. The main findings of the report are: Vehicle factors were a contributory factor in 12 per cent of all collisions. Of these tyres were the main contributory factor accounting for 8 per cent. Of collisions where vehicle factors were noted, the condition of tyres accounted for almost two thirds (64.1 per cent) or 66 of collisions Defective tyres were more prevalent in single vehicle crashes (74.1 per cent) when compared to multiple vehicle crashes (57.6 per cent) Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, said: “This report highlights just how important it is that every aspect of a vehicle, whether a car, truck, van or motorcycle, is in proper, roadworthy condition. None of us can predict what will happen when we use the roads – we may encounter other drivers behaving poorly, or weather conditions could be particularly bad. So I would urge people to take preventative measures by checking their vehicles regularly and ensure they are roadworthy,” he said. The report also found that over half (51.5 percent) of the tyres on the 66 vehicles with defective tyres were excessively or dangerously worn and 10.6 percent were under-inflated, some dangerously low. 6 percent were a combination of excessively worn, under-inflated, the wrong size or fitted in the wrong direction. The RSA and An Garda Síochána are advising roadusers to get their tyres checked regularly at Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) and SIMI-registered garages and give themselves the peace of mind that their tyres are roadworthy. Ms. Moyagh Murdock, Chief Executive of the Road Safety Authority said: “This report shows that tyres are the parts of your car that are most likely to put you at risk of a fatal collision if they’re not roadworthy.” She added, “When purchasing tyres, invest in tyres that will last and I would urge people not to purchase used tyres, you just can’t be sure of their history and will cost you more in the long run.” Garda Chief Superintendent, Aidan Reid said, “Tyres are the only part of your vehicle that keep you in contact with the road, so it is critical that they are in roadworthy condition at all times. Your safety, along with the safety of your passengers and other road users, could depend directly on the condition of your

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MACKEN, Tommy (Glasmore Park, Swords) - April 7, 2016 (peacefully) at home, father of the late Betty; sadly missed by his loving wife Maureen, sons Thomas and Michael, daughter Brenda, son-in-law, daughters-in-law, brothers, sisters, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, relatives and friends. Rest in Peace O'BYRNE (née Mooney) Christina (Ina) (Quay Street, Skerries, Dublin / Drumcondra, Dublin) April 7, 2016 (peacefully) Christina (Ina) beloved wife of the late Edward (Dom); deeply missed by her loving daughter Deirdre, sons Brian, Rory and Cormac, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sisters Áine and Bree, brother Peter, extended family and friends. May She Rest In Peace O'BRIEN, William S (Bill), (Malahide, Co Dublin), 5th April 2016 (peacefully), in his sleep, after a long illness in the kindest care of the staff at Talbot Lodge Nursing Home. Beloved husband of Miriam (Hederman); deeply missed by his children Donat, Aoife, Eilis, Dervilla and Murrough and their spouses and partners, Ann and Caroline, Brian (McDonagh), Neil (Buckley) and Shay (Burke), grandchildren Rory, Conor, Maeve, Morgan, Louise, Joe, James, Cormac, Billy and Fay,his brother Tony, sister-in-law Patricia, extended family and many friends. Rest in peace. GREGAN, Desmond, Thomas (Portmarnock Co. Dublin and formerly of the Hill, Malahide, Co. Dublin) 4th April 2016 (peacefully) at Beaumont Hospital with his daughters Deborah and Karen by his side. Husband of the late Ursula. Desmond will be deeply missed by his loving daughters, sons-in-law Lee and Gary, grandchildren David, James, Stephanie and Jack, great granddaughter Felicity, his brother Dick, nieces and nephews, extended family and many friends. Rest in Peace GIBLIN (Rush, Co. Dublin) April 4, 2016, (peacefully) at home, Fergus, beloved husband of the late Eithne and loving father of Caoimhe, Eimear, Fergus, Ornaith and Barry; deeply missed by his family, grandchildren Alannah, Oisín, Matthew, Brendan, Aoibheann and Robyn, sisters Eilish, Maureen and Christine, extended family and friends. May Fergus Rest In Peace. GRAHAM (née Dennis) Jennie (Craoibhin Park, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin). Peacefully at her home. Jennie, wife of the late Cyril Graham and mother to the late Cyril Jnr. Sadly missed by her loving son Alex, daughters Ethel, Brenda and Linda, sisters Peggy and Doreen, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, sister-in-law, nieces, nephews, life long friend Billy, extended family and friends. Rest in peace COUNIHAN, Ian P. (Naul, Co. Dublin) - March 31, 2016, peacefully at home in the loving care of his family, after a long illness borne with outstanding courage and dignity. Loved and loving husband of Ursula, treasured father of Ian and Sian, valued father-in-law to Pamela, cherished Pop to Evelyn. Greatly missed by his brothers and sisters, Peter, Mary, John, Frank, Donal and Anne, his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. Deeply missed by his many friends whose company he enjoyed so much. Rest in peace. CRUISE, Pat (Kathleen) (née Farnham) (Malahide, Co. Dublin) 3rd April 2016 (peacefully). She will be very sadly missed by her loving children, Michael, Ian and Barbara, daughter-in-law Kim, son-in-law Clive, grandchildren Dwyer, Simone, Moore and Levi, her sister Daphne, brother-in-law Colm, sister-in-law Betty, nieces and nephews, extended family, neighbours and close friends. Rest in Peace.

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Miracle Prayer Sacred Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked you for many favours. This time I ask for a very special one (mention request). Take it dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your broken heart where your Father sees it. Then in His merciful eyes it will become your favour and not mine. Say this prayer for 3 days, promise publication and favour will be granted. Never known to fail.

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Miracle Prayer Miracle Prayer Miracle Prayer Sacred Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked you for many favours. This time I ask for a very special one (mention request). Take it dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your broken heart where your Father sees it. Then in His merciful eyes it will become your favour and not mine. Say this prayer for 3 days, promise publication and favour will be granted. Never known to fail.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the past I have asked you for many favours. This time I ask for a very special one (mention it). Take it dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart, where your Father sees it. Then in His merciful eyes it will become your favour and not mine. Say this prayer for 3 days, promise publication and favour will be granted. Never known to fail.

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presents major problems, not only for the Dutch Government, but also for the EU. The Government is faced with ignoring the result, holding another referendum or telling the EU “Sorry, hard luck”. The latter option will not go down well in Brussels or with the other Heads of Government. Those who campaigned in opposition to the agreement are now planning to give support to the out campaign in B r i t a n . Should the UK vote to opt out of the EU next June, real difficulties will confront the entire union. Any new agreement reached then between the UK and its former partners will be subject to ratification by the remaining 27 member states of the EU. On the performance of the Dutch last week one can see how difficult it will be to get any proposal agreed. Euro sceptics say that last week’s result is the beginning of the end for the EU. That would seem somewhat simplistic and shows a lack of full appreciation of the interwoven relationships which exist not only among the EU members but also with its trading partners and satellite states. Last week saw a General Election called in Macedonia. This is part of an EU/US brokered agreement to restore stability to a state which is in political crisis as it struggles with ethnic unrest. The opposition Social Democrats say they will not take part in the June 5th poll. They have followed an absentionist policy since the last election in 2014. They claim that that poll was rigged and that their candidates were intimidated. They

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also claim that Government undertook widespread undercover illegal surveillance of not only opposition figures, but members of the Government party along with tracking ambassadors and journalists in the years prior to the ‘14 election. There is continuous on going tension between the Albanian minority who represent about a quarter of the 2m population and the security forces. The EU considers Macedonia as strategically important in the management of the migrant crisis, as it acts as a buffer between Greece and the more prosperous member states. The EU Parliament recently passed a resolution calling on the speedy integration of the country into full membership of the union. How those central to policy direction of the EU see a country which the EU Commission reports as “backsliding in the areas of democracy, rule of law, media freedom, electoral reforms and financial discipline.” as a suitable candidate for full membership perhaps explains the Dutch Referendum result.

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Fingal County Leader Permission is sought to construct single storey ground floor extension to front incorporating living room at 31 Woodlands Portmarnock Co Dublin for Liam Corish. The Planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made to the planning authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. Fingal County Leader We, Brian & Jeannine McGloughlin intend to apply for Planning Permission at 5 The Crescent, Skerries Rock, Skerries, Co Dublin. The proposed works include demolition of existing single storey domestic extension to rear, construction of new single storey domestic extension to the side and rear, two Roof lights to the front elevation at roof level. The Planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made to the planning authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. Fingal County Leader Planning permission sought by Graham Architecture to build a 22 m2 (GFA) single storey extension to the side and rear including associated works, at 25 Kilhedge Lane, Lusk, Co Dublin for Andrew and Anna Clarke. The Planning Application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made to the Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (20 Euros) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application Fingal County Leader Permission for construction of a new single storey extension to the rear (southwest side) of existing semi-detached dwelling and including minor modifications to the front elevation and all associated demolition & site works at No.8 ‘St. Anthonys’, Chapel Green, Lusk, Co. Dublin. Signed: C. & M. Parkinson. This application can be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. Mon.-Fri. between 9.30-15.30 (Through Lunch) and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to Fingal County Council on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. Fingal County Leader Permission is sought for a detached dormer dwelling, detached domestic garage, on-site waste water treatment unit and percolation area & associated site works in a rural cluster @ Dallyhaysy, Naul, Co. Dublin for Ian Bertram. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the

offices of the planning authority during the public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee (20 euros), within the period of 5 weeks, beginning on the date of receipt by Fingal County Council of the application. Fingal County Leader Planning Permission is requested for new dormer-style dwellinghouse accessed via existing entrance, new wastewater treatment system & percolation area along with associated siteworks at :Ringcommons, Naul, Co. Dublin. Signed: Paul Gaffney This planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin between the hours of 9.30am – 16.30pm Monday-Friday. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to Fingal County Council on payment of a fee of €20 within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application by Fingal County Council. Fingal County Leader Planning Permission is requested for : a) retention of partially constructed driveway & dwellinghouse (upto and including ground floor slab - previously permitted under reg.ref.no.-F10A/0422) b) completion of single-storey dwellinghouse to rear of family home. at :- 1, Glebe North, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. Signed: Teresa Halligan This planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin between the hours of 9.30am – 16.30pm Monday-Friday. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to Fingal County Council on payment of a fee of €20 within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application by Fingal County Council. Fingal County Leader Planning Permission is requested for a new retractable canopy to front elevation and also outdoor seating to be placed on part of public footpath during opening hours. at : The Brickroom Cafe, Railway Street, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. Signed: Antonello Schirru. This planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin between the hours of 9.30am – 16.30pm Monday-Friday. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to Fingal County Council on payment of a fee of €20 within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application by Fingal County Council. Fingal County Leader Plan8 Architects are applying for planning permission on behalf of our clients Mal and Joan Deveney, for the following; 1. New two-storey, four-bedroom dwelling of 208sqm, 2. New onsite wastewater treatment plant, to serve existing and proposed dwelling, to discharge into the public sewer 3. Removal of existing septic tank

4. New shared vehicular entrance to serve existing and proposed dwelling 5. New boundary treatments 6. Connection to all public services 7. All ancillary site works to facilitate this development, All at Knockarlow, South Shore Road, Rush, County Dublin. The site is close to the Natura 2000 site Special Protection Area of Rogerstown Estuary. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (20Euros) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application. Fingal County Leader Planning permission sought by Caoimhe and David Tegart to construct a front porch, modify ground floor front window, convert attic with a new dormer to rear and side and install rooflight to front at 108A Townparks, Skerries, Co. Dublin. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and submission or observation may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (20Euros) within the period 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application. Fingal County Leader Planning permission sought by the Trustees of Malahide Golf Club for a Golf Ball Safety net one hundred and ten metres long and fifteen metres high, with support wooden poles, between the designated practice area and residential property ‘Gortannell’, which faces onto Blackwood Lane, including landscaping and all site works, all at Malahide Golf Club, Blackwood Lane, Beechwood, The Grange, Malahide, Co. Dublin. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Fingal County Council during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

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