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12th April 2016 • Volume 23, Issue 12 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. • Tel: 01 8•400•200 • info@northcountyleader.ie • www.northcountyleader.ie
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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