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Tidy Towns Volunteers Triumph Again It was yet another outstanding year for the towns and villages of the North County at the recent Tidy Towns competition. The glittering results ceremony was held at the Helix Theatre on Monday last, 5th September. As is usual with our lovely towns, expectation levels were very high, particularly with the success attained in recent years. It is impossible to over- after year, to ensure that state the debt of grati- the North County retains tude which we owe to its status as a special the selfless volunteers place and one of the and imaginative commit- most desirable areas to tees of the Tidy Towns live and to do business around the county. anywhere. These volunThese people give of teers are the cornertheir precious time, year stone of our society and

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By Patrick Finnegan reflect volunteerism at its very best. Without these unsung heroes, our area would be all the poorer. A total of eight Tidy Towns Committees competed this year. All of the towns and villages have been successful in achieving a very high standard and all who competed last year managed to exceed their impressive scores from the previous year. See full report on pages 10 & 11

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Pictured are Stephen Halpin Programme Commissioner, Beaver Scouts with Andrew O’Neill, Clare Deegan, John Delaney and Carina Batt from 171st Rivervalley Scouts who were recipients of Chief Scout award. See story on page 9

North County Schools Hit By SNA Cuts The newly formed Alliance Against Cuts in Education (ACE) group have been receiving great support from schools across the North County over the past week. This follows the setting up of a campaign which hopes to reverse the current cap on special needs assistants in schools. The group consists of angry parents, teachers and special needs assistants (SNA’s). The aim of ACE is to stop cuts to special need reource hours, assistants, visiting Traveller

By Kieran Dunne teachers and English language support services. Speaking to the County Leader, St Colmcille’s SNA, Sheila Thomas says that the cutbacks are having a huge affect on the pupils she assists: “We’ve been cut to one-and-a-half assistants now where before we had four. When I finish my half day’s work, there’s only one SNA for four pupils. Continued on page 12

Community Of The Year Award For Skerries

Martin Scully (left) and Ollie Grimes, both from Skerries Chamber of Commerce, winners of the Community of the Year Award, pictured here with Grainne Seoige at the People of the Year Awards 2011

Saturday night last proved to be a very rewarding one for the community of Skerries. They were declared the winners of the prestigious ‘Community of the Year’ Award, at the ‘People of the Year’ ceremony. The community of Skerries rallied together in an extraordinary show of empathy and solidarity in the search for two fishermen, Ronan Browne (26) and David Gilsenan (41), who had gone missing at sea while out fishing on 1st April last. The whole town got behind the search, helping to raise €80,000 to fuel lifeboats. Ollie Grimes, Secretary Skerries Chamber of Commerce explained that he appealed Continued on page 12

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lenging activities such as, archery, kayaking, wall climbing, dinghy sailing, orienteering and a list of other activities. Evening times were filled with quizzes, campfire, ghost stories, night adventure hikes and talent show and there was not a television in sight! The midweek rest day was a trip into Letterkenny to a butterfly and reptile farm, on to swimming, shopping, bowling, Mc

New Season For Lusk Athletic Club With the Track and Field season coming to a close, Lusk Athletic Club are now looking forward to the new cross country season which starts on the 18th September. All interested in

McDonalds and cinema. The two ‘scouts of camp’ awards went to Paddy Whyte and Cameron Ramesy and runners up were Cillian Brady and Kate Howley. Portmarnock Scout group are eagerly looking forward to the starting to build their new Scout and Guide Den in the Autumn to cater for over 300 young people in the area and look forward to everyone’s support of the project.

taking part in the new season should contact the club - it’s a great way to keep fit, meet and make friends and have fun. Alternatively, anyone wishing to take part in the club’s fun day of Orienteering on the 18th September in Wicklow should contact: 0868519306. It promises to be a great day out for all so come along and join the fun!

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teering this year. Avril is a student of politics at DCU and an active volunteer in Skerries. She started her summer volunteering at the “Charity Begins at Home” shop on Strand Street. On Thursday mornings she also found time to help the Thursday Club By Roxana Neag to plant and weed the Community Centre garden. This year’s winner of the “Jim She worked hard along Quigley” Young Volunteer of the with other dozens of volunYear award in Skerries is Avril teers to make the Noble. The Skerries Community Community Centre Car Park Association AGM and Exhibition one of the most attractive took place on the 3rd September, places in Skerries. “Avril with the groups and committees of Noble was an example to the town displaying their activities all and all we can say is in the Little Theatre. Following the “Well Done, Avril!” We AGM, the Jim Quigley Volunteer want to acknowledge her Award was presented to this excellent contribution to year’s hugely deserving young the community and volunteer, Avril Noble. congratulate her on her Jane Landy, Chairperson of the award,” concluded Jane SCA presented Avril Noble with a Pictured is Skerries Volunteer of the Year, Landy, Chairperson of cheque and token of the associa- Avril Noble, as she helps to keep Skerries as Skerries Community tion’s appreciation of her volun- tidy as possible. Association. Pic: RN

New Secondary School Opens In Donabate

Balbriggan Parish Pilgrimage recently returned from their pilgrimage to Lourdes. Pictured are, Front row L-R, Gerry (Tour Rep), Eoghan O'Ceallachain, Mary Grimes, Helen Garvey, Ann Scott, Angela Dunne, Kathleen Reilly, Kathleen Sweetman, Tom Brown, Rachel Mooney, Peggy Quinlan, Second row L-R, Eileen Rice, Gerry Grimes, Attracta Campbell, Margaret Garvey, Christy Scott, Fr Michael O'Grady, Michael Dunne, Tara Reilly, Louise Cox, Nick Sweetman, Ann Brown, Patricia Early, Laura Kinsella. Third Row L-R, Aoife Pollis, Catherine McKenna, Paula Reid, Alison Taber, Ann Maguire, Anthony Guildea, Maureen Roy, Margaret Cluskey, Peggy Traynor, Stephenie O'Connor, Rita McCormack, Margaret Clinton, Bernie Rooney. Fourth row L-R, Brenda Pollis, Jane Crowe, Mary Jane Crowe, Jack Campbell, Olive Whelan, Pearl Costello, Seamus Cawley. Fifth Row L-R, Imelda Maguire, Helen Costello, Michael Crowe, Pat O'Grady, Tommy Reilly, Luke O'Toole, Adrian Dunne, Irene McGee, Ethel Young, Mary Guildea, Hugh Marry, Eileen Marry, Liz Hogan, Siobhan Reilly. Back Row L-R, Celine Finn, Damien Finn, Liam Nelis, Ken Guildea, Tom Quinlan, Robert Cullen, Paul Sinnott, John Reilly (Com), Doreen Reilly, Nick Hickey, Eithne Fitzpatrick, Muriel Webster, Sean Fitzpatrick and Dagmar Smith.

St Colmcille’s Parish, Swords, has called on all parishioners to give up a couple of hours to volunteer for Aware’s annual Daisy Day campaign next Thursday and Saturday, September 15th and 17th. Aware is the national support organisation for individuals and families affected by depression. They will be holding their Daisy Days campaign this year from September 15th to 18th, with all funds going towards support, information and education services on depression. The Swords Parish has

Avril Wins Skerries Young Volunteer Award

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The new school building is state of the art and fully wheelchair accessible, with some fantastic facilities including interactive whiteboards, dedicated engineering, woodwork and technology rooms, all weather pitches and a multi-sensory room and unit for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. County Mayor, Gerry McGuire spoke of the benefits of the new school for the Donabate community. He explained how the bonds children form with each

Students from 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year at Donabate Community College walked in a symbolic procession from Donabate Train Station to their brand new secondary school. The Garda band led the huge group of students, who were cheered and clapped by Donabate residents, who recognised the conclusion of a 20 year long battle to have a secondary school in the town. In 2003 a push for a new secondary school was revitalised. Then, finally in 2008, it was sanctioned for a temporary school to open. For the past three Pictured beside the cake masterpiece of the new Donabate Community College are 4th years the school has year and student council member, Sam Ellwood, teacher Ms Flynn, Mayor Gerry operated out of prefabs McGuire, Dolores Keelan, Principal Olive Laffay and 4th year and student council Pic: JR and cabins. Teacher, Mary member, Lorcan Preston. Becker spoke of the new other at national school which were previously broken, building “It’s a fantastic place to teach…a great opportunity.” The patron of the school, County Dublin VEC, as they were scattered to secondary schools all over were thanked by the Principal, Olive Laffay. David North Dublin, will now remain intact and strong. The Moore from the Donabate/Portrane Community school motto, “Excellence, through encouragement Council spoke of the council’s success; “In the middle and effort” was displayed by the enthusiastic and well of a recession, we’ve had two new schools opened.” behaved students.

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Keith Dunne (2nd from right) from Swords is pictured at his surprise 30th birthday party with his friends, Paddy Dardis, Marie Crummy and Niall 'Studley' Wood in the JR Slaughtered Lamb in Swords.

Rachael Kinsella (2nd on left) is pictured with her family, Natasha, Gerry and Darren Kinsella at her 40th birthday in The Old Schoolhouse in Swords. JR

Evelyn Kinsella is pictured at her 21st birthday with her godmother, Sinead Hanna and dad, Brian Kinsella JR in The Old Boro in Swords.

Jennifer Ryan (middle) is pictured at her 30th birthday celebrations with friend, Karen Andrews and Natalie Farrell in The Lord Mayors in Swords. JR

Luke Rogers (right) is pictured at his 20th birthday party with friend, Mark Caul in The Slaughtered Lamb, Swords recently. JR

Georgina Roome (middle) is pictured at The Slaughtered Lamb, Swords with her friends, Dave White and Sarah Donnelly celebrating her new job. JR

Old friends, Patrica Nolan, Silvia Harte, Jane Colgan, Nicola Ormond, Louise Keville are pictured on a reunion night out in JR The Old Boro in Swords.

Craig Knight is pictured at his 40th birthday with Nicky Knight and Lorna Simpson who flew over from Scotland to be with Craig for his birthday, in JR The Harp Bar in Swords.

Lorraine Sheridan (2nd on left) who is moving to England for two years to go to college is pictured at her leaving party in The Old Schoolhouse, Swords with her friends, Susanne McGarry, Emma O'Brien and Sheena Murphy. JR

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Charity Leg Wax The staff at well known Swords based Chartered Accountancy firm, McInerney Saunders, have been very active fundraising for the Jack and Jill Foundation. Last Friday, dubbed Feel Good Friday, the male members of staff underwent a leg wax for the worthwhile cause. The leg waxing, which took place at the company’s offices was undertaken by local beautician, Joan Donoghue from Peaches Beauty Salon. Managing Director, Gerry McInerney told the County Leader about how the company became involved with the charity. “We were prompted into it by a client with a very young daughter, Rose who has a condition that confines her to her cot. She needs 24 hour attention and is unable to communicate. She is supported entirely by family and friends, as well as the Jack and Jill Foundation.” “When we learned about Rose’s condition, we felt we wanted to support Jack and Jill. The staff ran a number of fundraisers in the office, including special lunches, breakfasts, bingo as well as other after hours activities.” The idea of having a leg wax was one that generated great excitement in the office. “The staff deserve great credit for the enthusiasm they have displayed in embracing the fundraising idea and the innovation they have shown,” he concluded.

Oh the pain of it all. Gerry McInerney from McInerney Saunders in Swords goes through the pain barrier, as he gets his legs waxed by Joan Donoghue from Peaches Beauty Salon, Swords. The charity event was held in aid of the Jack and Jill Foundation.

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‘Ranger Review Not Good Enough’ A local councillor has renewed calls to have Swords park ranger services reinstated to our two local parks following the council’s decision to review the situation over an astonishing twelve month period. Cllr Eugene Coppinger (SP) has hit out at the ridiculous time-frame in which the council have outlined for the review while highlighting the need to have such provisions on a more full-time basis. Speaking to the Cllr. Eugene Coppinger County Leader, Cllr Coppinger hit out at the council saying: “A twelve month review is not good enough. I pointed out in July that there

The Biggest Circulation Of was a very real danger to park users with no eyes or ears present in our parks.” The renewed calls come following the council’s confirmation that they are currently reviewing the decision to strip Swords of its park ranger services, a move which has left the Swords and Ward Rivervalley parks without any rangers. “Why is it that Swords has been targeted while other areas around the County still have their park rangers in place,” the councillor asked. In a statement to the County Leader, the council revealed that an undertaking has been given to review the current situation over the next year with any decision being based on this process. This, however, would mean that no park ranger is likely to be reinstated to Swords over the course of the next twelve months while the review takes place. Further calls of discontent are expected over the coming weeks with Socialist Party representatives looking to generate more awareness on the issue, which has seen an increase in anti-social behaviour and a number of attacks in both parks.

End Of Ramadan Celebrated In Balbriggan Muslim children in Balbriggan drinks and even some gifts such By Roxana Neag celebrated the end of Ramadan as toys and new clothes. We the party is especially for our with a special party that want to let our kids know that kids. They received sweets, took place on the 4th of Ramadan is the holiest month of cakes, traditional food and September last. the year and its end is a special A total of 34 children celebration.” Annur came along with their Islamic Foundation of parents to have a fun Balbriggan was estabSunday together. lished as a Muslim They ate traditional Society on 26th African food, tasted a October 2010 with the piece of the celesole aim of carrying brating cake “Happy out charitable Eid, Mubarak” and ventures, Islamic had a lot of fun classes for both the together. youths and adults Speaking to the and also to propagate County Leader, Rufai Islamic cultures within Raheem said: “We all celebrate the end of Pictured are Alimat Usamot, Nusirat Adekunle, Aisha Balogun, and outside their Aaliyah Raheem and Nosimat Adekunle from Balbriggan who community. Ramadan today, but celebrated the end of Ramadan with a party recently .

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Trisha Wins Our Facebook Photographic Competition The extremely popular North County Leader weekly Facebook Photography Competition, concluded last week with the presentation of a camera to the overall winner. The competition, which was run in association with Pure Escape Beauty Salon, was launched on 22nd February last, was a huge success and attracted an impressive 200 entries. The overall winner was Trisha McCaffrey from Balbriggan, who was a very prolific supporter of the competition, having submitted numerous entries on a regular basis. Indeed, many people took a keen interest in the competition and sent in multiple submissions. Trisha was presented with a beautiful Nikon D3000 SLR Camera for her prize winning picture, which captured a fisherman heading off in his small fishing boat from Balbriggan on a day’s fishing. The judges felt that she managed to capture the scene perfectly, using the light level available in a clever way. Whilst the overall standard of photography was of the highest level, the judges took into consideration the high quality of the winning photo and the standard of the camera used by Trisha. The judges

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examined the photographs taken against the quality of camera equipment used by the competitors and came to a balanced conclusion The camera she used was a small digital one, but the finished product was excellent, all things consid-

ered. “I can’t believe I’ve won this competition. I was out with my grandson and the tide was out and it was thanks to his persistence that I managed to get the photograph,” said a delighted Trisha. “I only had an ordinary, point and shoot camera and I’m thrilled to have won this competition, especially as the standard was so high. It’s lovely to be able to put up local photos, where people at my level of photography can discuss our photos,” she said. The winners of each weekly competition received a €100 voucher from Pure Escape Beauty Salon. Unfortunately, this salon is under new management and is now called Escape 21. However, the new management has agreed to honour the vouchers of those who have yet to trade them in.

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Pictured here is, Fr. John Mc Namara and Joanne Kelleghan (The Parish Secretary) at the presentation of a gift after Mass in St Cronan’s Church recently. The parish were thanking Fr. John for his dedicated seven years of service at Brackenstown Parish following a move to Pic: KD Leixlip.

Rivervalley Beavers Presented With Award Four very proud eight and nine year old Beavers from the 171st Rivervalley scout group were presented with the Chief Scout Award recently, following six months of hard work and dedication. The prestigeous award was presented to Andrew O’Neill, Carina Batt, Claire Deegan and John Delaney by the National Beavers Programme Commissioner, Stephen Halpin.

Are you finished working and want to become a little more social? The Lusk Active Retirement Group monthly meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month at 10.30am in Lusk Scout Den in Lusk. If you are interested, please contact Tom at luskactive@gmail.com.

Every year the captain and ladies captain of Donabate Golf Club pick a charity to raise money for. This year, captains Pat McNeill and Pauline Byrne unanimously chose St. Francis Hospice. There was a shotgun start with 36 teams playing. Each hole was sponsored and prizes were donated. A total of €5,000 was raised for the hospice. Captain Pat McNeill said, “I'd like to thank all who played and the many who contributed prizes and cash.” Both captains presented the cheque to Clare McGinn from St Francis Hospice. A enjoyable social night took place after the prize giving. Pictured are captains, Pat McNeill Pic: JR and Pauline Byrne presenting the cheque to Clare McGinn.

They are the first recipients of the Beaver Chief Scout Awards in the North East Province and the first ever Chief Scout Awards in the Rivervalley Group. Speaking to the County Leader, acting group leader, David Batt, said: “It was a fantastic achievement for the scouts and a proud day for the 171st Rivervalley group.” The achievement comes following a number of projects which involved skill, physical, community and environment categories. Also completed were two scouting skill awards and an overnight activity which included

learning about different cultures- with the group enjoying a Vietnamese dessert prepared by leader, Assumpta Kennedy. Finally, the dedicated group completed their work with a 10km walking expedition over a six hour day with the girl group joining the club pack for the hike around Howth Head, while the boys did a coastal walk from Malahide as their part of the chellenge. The Chief Scout Awards are the ultimate achievement in scouting and take place across five different categories of Beavers, Scouts, Ventures and Rovers.

To be in with a chance to win simply answer the questions and return this form to North County Leader, Leader House, North Street, Swords. Alternatively email your answer to competitions@northcountyleader.ie or log onto www.northcountyleader.ie Where is the Wedding Journal show taking place? _____________________________________ Name:_________________________________ Phone:_________________________________ Home Address: ____________________________ Closing date for entries: Friday 16th September Terms and Conditions Tickets are for Saturday 24th or Sunday 25th Sept. Prize is non-transferable and no cash alternative will be given.

Launch Of Portmarnock AFC Website It was all hands on deck at the launch of the www.PortmarnockAFC.com website on Thursday, 1st September at the Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links. It was a great occasion for the Portmarnock AFC as the launch was attended by distinguished guests,

FAI Chief Executive, John Delaney, Republic of Ireland manager, Giovanni Trapattoni and his assistant, Marco Tardelli. Wolves star, Stephen Ward was also on hand to give support to his former club. Portmarnock AFC has been in existence since 1980 and has gained a

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reputation for nurturing talented young players such as Stephen Dawson of Leyton Orient, Karl Sheppard of Shamrock Rovers and Stephen Ward of Wolves. Speaking at the launch, Portmarnock AFC Chairman, Derek Downes said, “We are delighted with the support we have gotten so far from both the FAI Development Officers and the County Council.” Portmarnock AFC’s U17 coach, Stephen Peppard said, “We are a

club deeply rooted in the community and want to keep up our tradition of nurturing talent. We have some great players from the area and we are always looking for additions to our squad. We want people to be aware of everything we are doing at the club and that is the reason for the launch of our website here this evening.” Pictured are: Giovanni Trapattoni, John Delaney, Marco Tardelli and former player, Stephen Ward with Portmarnock AFC players at the launch of their new website.

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The value of this effort has not been lost on our local chambers of commerce, who are quick to recognise the real value that Tidy Towns has on retail business in the area. The five regional chambers were unanimous in their views of the importance that Tidy Towns has on business in their areas. Al Ryan, President of Malahide Chamber said, “Malahide, by its nature, is a beautiful town but we must constantly strive to maintain that beauty. As the business representative of the town, we see real commercial benefit to the enhancement of the town’s reputation by success in this competition and in the resultant positive publicity. We are a financial supporter of the Tidy Town group and

Last October: Hard working members of Skerries Tidy Towns committee pictured undertaking work for the competition. L-R, Breege Madden, Maeve McGann, Frances Owens, Gerry Cullen, Anne Duggan and Anne Doyle. Members not present include, Martina Grogan, Maureen Byrne, Mary Conway.

urge all business to help out by ensuring their premises are part of what makes the town so attractive.” Skerries Chamber of Commerce were delighted with the result attained by the town. President, Martin Scully said, “The people of Skerries take great pride in our town, and we believe that by keeping our town in these impeccable conditions, people will find June: National Tidy Towns sponsor, Supervalu introduced a special Tidy Towns committee kit to Malahide Tidy Towns Committee to help keep communities beautiful in the run up to the competition proper. The kit which includes a spade, a fork, 21 rubbish bags, pairs of gloves, litter pickers and packs of seed are available free to all Tidy Towns committees. Pictured receiving their kit are Malahide Tidy Towns committee members, L-R, James Mc Fadden, Gerry Rafferety, Paul Mc Ging, Manager Supervalu Malahide and Eric Crampton.

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January: Pictured are members of the Balbriggan Tidy Towns working group down at the beach.

Skerries as a June: Hard working Rush Tidy Towns members are gearing up for the visit of the judging panel. Pictured getting ready to plant a thousand plants, generously pleasurable destination to visit, presented by Tom Hussey to the committee are from left, John Weldon, Willie shop and enjoy the facilities Browne, Joe McCann, David Weldon and Tom Hussey. which we have to offer, espeBalbriggan Chamber of Commerce said,” This is a cially in these highly competitive times. Similarly, Rush and Balbriggan Chambers of Commerce fantastic achievement for Balbriggan Tidy Towns and all were equally enthusiastic about the effect that Tidy involved in making Balbriggan so beautiful. The busiTowns has on their communities. Rush Chamber of ness community greatly appreciates the work of Commerce, Chairperson, Michael Coffey said, “we have Balbriggan Tidy Towns and the benefits this brings to had great feedback from lots of people regarding the Balbriggan a preferred destination in which to do busichanges to the town over the last while and I can assure ness, shop and dine. As we declared at our economic our residents there is a lot more planned. We hope all conference last year, “A Desirable Town Attracts the good work will be rewarded and entice more busi- Desirable Business”. ness and visitors to our town and would encourage Siobhan Kinsella from Fingal Dublin Chamber was people to shop local.” Joe English, President of delighted with the performance of Swords in the Fri - 9.30-6pm Sat - 9.30-6pm

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“We are absolutely delighted with an increase in 10 points and in winning the endeavour award with a special prize of €500. We would like to thank our volunteers who come out in all sorts of weather, the Town Council, the local Chamber and the residents of Balbriggan who played such a large role in looking after their areas.”

Ann Doyle - Skerries “Really delighted with the result and to be so high up, as we are only 7 points behind the overall winner and were up against some big names in tourism, is no mean feat. We would like to thank all the volunteers, the community of Skerries and the County Council who do such good work”

Ken Duffy - Swords “We are delighted with our performance. Swords had been designated as a litter black spot, but has now come on in leaps and bounds. We have improved year on year and this is our best result to date. Great thanks is due to all the volunteers and committee for their great work. Thanks is also due to Conservative Fingal, The Chamber of Commerce, the County Council and local businesses for their efforts.”

Pat Kelly - Lusk “We are delighted to have gone up 10 points and to have achieved the level we achieved and of course winning a prize of €500 is just rewards for the efforts of all. I would like to thank everybody in the community of Lusk, including local businesses, who made it possible by planting flowers, picking up litter and hanging baskets. The local National School also deserves a mention for winning their 3rd Green Flag”

Blaíthín O’ Donnell - Donabate “We are delighted with our increase of five points particularly as we faced a number of challenges with a large amount of construction in the area. We are particularly delighted that the Transitions Towns Group received a ‘Highly Commended’ in the Comhar Sustainable Development Award and a prize of €500 which will be put towards an apple press machine to be used at the weekly Saturday markets”

Gerry Rafferty - Malahide “We’re overjoyed with attaining the Gold medal. The Tidy Towns committee would like to thank the business community, the County Council, the local Chamber as well as the Gardaí who were all instrumental in achieving this gold medal and scoring some serious points. We aim to improve upon this mark next year and the work has already begun for spring 2012” competition and said, “”With our area competing for investment on a global basis, it is vital that we focus our efforts on attracting and supporting economic activity in the area. The result achieved by Swords Tidy Towns helps to show our county in all its glory and further strengthen the case of doing business in the North County.” Once again, Skerries deserves a special mention after winning the Dublin Region Award for the 7th year in a row. They achieved an excellent 303 points, in the category for Tidiest Large Town, a mere seven points behind overall winner, Killarney, as well as being the winner in

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Deirdre McMenamin - Rush “A really positive experience. We are happy with our result and the feedback received. It was our first year in the competition and it has given us lots of great ideas and motivation for next year, in terms of landscaping and planting, which we are already making plans for. Looking forward to building on the hard work and involving even more groups in tidy towns.”

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on 272 points, up 10 points on last year’s marks, behind big hitters, Skerries and Malahide. Balbriggan, with a total of 241 points also deserves special mention and won the Endeavour Award with an improvement of 4.33% on last year’s results. A very encouraging score of 259 points was achieved by Swords and the committee here deserve great credit for their efforts. This comes hot on the heels of the town’s great result in the recent Anti-Litter League. Balscadden returned a score of 252 points in the category of Small Village. Rush also recorded the very encouraging score of 225 points, which is commendable considering their absence from the competition for the past number of years.

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Swords Girl’s Got X-Factor By Kieran Dunne Swords girl, Megan Burke, looks on the road to a hugely successful career in the music industry, following an incredible X-Factor audition in Cardiff recently. The impressive vocal was enough to gain four yes votes and advance through to boot camp, with Destiny’s Child superstar, Kelly Rowland proclaiming “Wow, we’ve found ourselves a star.” Megan, aged 19, performed Daniel Merriweather’s ‘Red’ to the four X-Factor judges and a 3,000 plus strong crowd at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. She had previously advanced through a rigourous regime of preliminary auditions before performing to the celeb panel. Speaking exclusively to the County Leader, Megan describes the wonderful experience of performing to four of the most successful artists of modern times: “It was so weird and really like an out of body experience to walk out on the stage and Pictured here is X-Factor know you’re standing in front of Kelly Rowland, Gary contestant, Megan Burke Barlow, Tulisa and Louis Walsh. When I got the four yes votes I could have died happily there and then. Regardless of how far I go, at least I know that I will always have that moment.” Megan had been performing in the Cardiff stages of the competition, yet to air, having brought along family and friends for the special occasion. “Without Back Street Dance Studio in Swords, I wouldn’t really be anywhere. It was here that I realised that I actually wanted to sing. My manager and Studio owner, Nikki, is behind all that and she has really pushed my confidence levels up through her support,” said the talented Swords girl.

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Belgian Travel Agents Sample Delights Of Malahide A group of travel agents who sell the holiday programmes of leading Belgian tour operator, Gallia were in Ireland last week. They were here to check out some of the many things to see and do on a short break or holiday here. Their visit, organised by Tourism Ireland in conjunction with Fáilte Ireland, included a tour of Malahide Castle, lunch at the Grand Hotel, an evening at the Abbey Tavern in Howth and some free time to explore the village of Malahide.

Danielle Neyts, Tourism Ireland’s manager in Belgium, said: “We are delighted these travel agents took time out of their busy schedules to come and visit Ireland this week. For many, it was their first time here and they were extremely impressed by our wonderful scenery, the wealth of historic and cultural attractions, as well as by the hospitality and friendliness of the people they met. Familiarisation visits such as these are extremely important as they help the travel agents to know exactly what we have to offer potential Belgian holidaymakers; the aim is that when they return to their offices they are better equipped to advise their clients on future travel plans and trip bookings.”

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North County Schools Hit By SNA Cuts Contiuned from page 1 If there’s more than one pupil in need of attention it then falls to the teacher to help which in turn affects the whole class.” The devastating results of the cutbacks are having a major impact on schools and families across the North County, with already streched resources being further tightened. Following on from a recent local meeting, held by Clare Daly TD, local schools are now believed to be weighing in behind ACE who are arguing that every pupil deserves an equal opportunity in education. Principal, Brid Mhic Gearailt from Scoil an Duinninigh, Swords, feels that

the importance of special needs assistance is as crucial as ever with everyone feeling the pinch from cutbacks. “There’s just not enough being done. We’ve been reduced to one SNA for our entire school which is not enough. She has to deal with pupils who may need full-time assistance while others are being left out. This, in turn, adds stress on the teacher who then has to step in which then has a knock on affect for everyone,” said the frustrated principal. A national protest against the cutbacks is taking place tomorrow, September 14, with all who are attending asked to meet at Central Bank for 4pm.

Swords Pavilions were delighted to be able to pass on €665 to The Marie Keating Foundation, following the successful Summer Barbeque held in The Wright Venue. The Marie Keating Foundation is Swords Pavilions charity of choice for 2011 and they would like to thank all those involved. Pavilions Centre Director, Ian Hunter is pictured handing over the cheque to Linda Keating from the Marie Keating Foundation.

Belgian travel agents are pictured enjoying a tour of Malahide Castle recently.

Continued from page 1 for people to partake in a walk of solidarity and this grew to over 10,000. “People searched the headlands and rugged coastlines in a search for the men, and they came from all of the neighbouring coastal towns and villages, like Loughshinny, Rush and Balbriggan. The response was incredible,” he said. The bodies of the two men were finally recovered off the Co. Louth coast on 9th April. The award was, ”For showing the power of community spirit in the face of immense tragedy, and for providing unstintingly generous support to the two families affected, the community of Skerries was presented with the Community of the Year award. The award was presented by RTÉ broadcaster, Joe Duffy and accepted on behalf of the community by Martin Scully, President Skerries Chamber of Commerce and Ollie Grimes, Secretary Skerries Chamber of Commerce.

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Kyle Magennis and Daniel Smith from Balbriggan Community College Pic: RN Princess Siwela and Michelle Kearns from Loreto College in Balbriggan. Pic: RN

Ronan Garrett and John Caffrey from Skerries Community College. Pic: PK

Ciaran Guildea, Paul Reid and Emma Harold from Pic: RN Balbriggan Community College.

students from St Mary's Secondary School, Baldoyle, Louise McAteer, Shona Dennis and Michelle Dempsey.

Marsha Mebuin and Dolapo M-Tunde from Fingal Community College in Swords with their Pic: KD Leaving Cert results.

Nicole Doyle and Barry Grimes from Skerries Community College are pictured with their Leaving Cert results. Pic: PK

James Hanratty, Jason Hanratty and Luke O'Brien Pic: PK from Skerries Community College. Katie Weldon and Joe O'Neill from Skerries Community College collect their Leaving Cert results. Pic: PK

Rachael Manning and Tara Louise O'Reilly from St Mary's Girls Secondary School, Baldoyle are pictured after receiving their Leaving Cert results. Skerries Community College students, Pic: PK Jordan Grimes and Evan Duffy

Aoife Malone, Ella Cullen and Jessica Walls from Skerries Community College are pictured after receiving their Leaving Cert results. Pic: PK

Lauren Owens and Stephanie Fallon from Loreto College in Pic: RN Balbriggan.

Laura McMahon, Alison Nolan and Sinead McLoughlin from St Mary's Secondary School in Baldoyle are pictured in happy mood, having received their Leaving Cert results.

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If you like walking for exercise, but would like something a little different, then orienteering may well be for you. Fingal Orienteers invite you to come and try orienteering at Malahide Castle on Sunday next, 18th September. Registration is from 11 am and the event starts at 12 noon. You will be given a simple map to follow and help will be available, if required. Make sure to wear strong runners and bring rainwear, just in case. The whole event will take between 30 minutes and one hour. A small charge will apply. For further information, call 086-1662871

There are predictions that there will be a cold snap as early as October this year and the message from fuel distributors nationwide is strong and simple. Order early! The team at Topaz Local Fuels took the decision not to let any of their customers endure the freezing temperatures. They understood that some circumstances needed more immediate attention than others. The Topaz team could deliver drums of 20 – 50 litres of oil to tide them over

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Pictured are Clare Ward and Karen Savage from Dance Divas Zumba. They hold classes locally in Malahide Rugby Club and St Colmcille's GAA Club in Swords and cater for all age groups and all levels of fitness. For further information on joining one of these classes, phone 087-6787829 or 086-8410595.

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until full delivery could be made. Snow ploughs ran out of fuel, and unless delivery could be made within a few hours, the airport would be forced to close. Even though Topaz Local Fuels were fully booked for 48 hours, they could quickly identify non-urgent customers and request a reschedule from them. The delivery was made to Dublin Airport within the hour. Topaz Local Fuels understands that the oil distribution business is an integral service all year round and most especially in adverse winter weather conditions. Visit www.topazlocalfuels.ie or call 1850 250 650 for more information.

month from age four and over. Since moving into their new premises in February this year the Academy has progressed considerably. It is now equipped with a fully matted training area and var ying types of training equipment to ensure the experience of all of their students is a positive one. They now provide TaeKwon-do training four days of the week - Monday, Tues, Thursday and Friday allowing all of their students flexibility in their training schedule. They also hope to introduce weekend classes shortly. The first class is free so why not come along and give it a try.

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in Swords has a very successful and popular Irish language conversation group that meets in the clubhouse each Wednesday at 9pm. The group is free and open to everybody from beginners up to fluent. It is an opportunity for people to use and improve the Irish they have in a relaxed atmosphere. Píosa craic le píosa Gaeilge. As well as the weekly “grúpa comhrá” they have juvenile bilingual training sessions, an award scheme for children using the language around the club and they also participate in Heritage week and Seachtain na Gaeilge. They want people to see that “ár dteanga” is not just for the classroom. So why not go along and enjoy the cúpla focail.

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The 25th annual celebration of Swords Heritage, Art and Culture Week took place recently, with events being hailed a huge success. The week, organised by Swords Pride of Place in association with Swords Historical Society Ltd, was a fantastic success with County Mayor, Gerry McGuire (Lab), officially launching the celebrations. The launch followed on from an historical walk around Swords in which locals braved wet and windy conditions to take in some of the town’s oldest tales. Another feature of this year’s celebrations was the launch of the 18th edition of ‘Swords Voices’. The publication contains a host of Swords stories from an older generation right down to some relative newcomers who share what Swords means to them. The week’s prosperity is further evidence of the hard work Swords Historical Society has indulged in over the years. The group has been responsible for projects such as the opening of Swords Museum at Carnegie Library in 1987, the restoration of St Colmcille's Well in 1992, and also the Swords Castle restoration project. Pic: KD

A fundraiser took place recently in the Slaughtered Lamb in Swords for the 'On the Ball' film; a student short film currently in pre-production. Local media and theatre students, John Graham from Lusk and Len and Des Bird from Santry organised the gig to help raise money to produce and fund the film. It is a joint venture between the lads who all study at Colaiste Dhulaigh in Coolock. Pictured at the Swords fundraiser is director and cowriter, Len Bird, actor and lead sound technician, John Pic: JR Graham and actor and co-writer, Des Bird.

Opportunity In Transport Management If you want to pursue a career in Transport, unlock your potential and gain a recognised qualification then you should consider a Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) in Transport Management. A CPC is extremely beneficial for employment opportunities, career advancement, or if you want to up skill. You may also be entitled to funding for the course from your local FAS or Local Employment Offices. Subjects covered in the course include:

managing a transport business; employment and health and safety legislation; contract law and financial management, plus much more. The next CPC courses are on Saturday, October 8th, at the Hibernian Hotel, Mallow. Saturday, October 15, at the Kilmurry Lodge Hotel, Limerick. Saturday, October 23 at the County Arms Hotel, Birr and Saturday, November 5 at the Green Isle Hotel, Naas Rd, Dublin. For further information, contact Tony 0667185556 or 086-2458379 or visit www.cpc.ie.

Local Counselling Service In Swords A voluntary community counselling service is now available at Brackenstown Adult Scene of Education (BASE) in Swords. Anyone feeling down, anxious, or stressed should contact this worthy service which will provide the much needed assistance free of charge. To make an appointment, call: 01-8902596, between 10am and 1pm. All calls will be returned so leave a message if your call goes unanswered.

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becoming well acquainted with his raft, we like to think that a decent preparation for the winter months can provide for a cosy alternative to the blistering cold ahead. Here we take a

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Sealing Windows and Doors While we all know of the importance behind a good heating system in our home, the exterior- such as windows and doors- are also vital commodities to any well heated house. Fortunately, there are a number of excellent window and door suppliers around the North County who provide these services through well equipped, cost effective pricing. Also, you can keep warm by plugging up draughty windows and doors with inexpensive insulation and draft stoppers, all available throughout outlets around the locality.

Preventing Heat Loss As mentioned above, the importance of eliminating those deadly draughts is an hugely efficient way to keeping in heat. Another way to ensure that you are not throwing money down the drain is to make sure that your attic is well insulated. This is a crucial element to retaining heat, as it rises, and is relatively cheap to correct if needs be. Rolls of attic insulation are easily gotten and can save money on heating bills providing that each layer is applied correctly.

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Furniture Layout Another way of beating off those winter blues is a bit of interior design and furniture relocation. You may be asking what this has to do with staying cosy but avoiding those cool breezes that creep in through the windows and under doors is vital. Try rearranging your furniture to stay warm. For example, if your favourite living room chair is in direct line of a draughty window you may consider moving it to a more comfortable location. Also, a fresh lick of warm, vibrant, coloured paint may provide the much needed cosy ambience.

Keep Home Fires Burning For those of us fortunate enough to have an open fire in our home, this is one of the most valuable heat generating options to possess due to the relative low cost of operating one. A number of suppliers throughout the North County ensure that a wide range of turf, fuel, coal and logs are available to keep that fire flickering deep into the cold,dark, lonely nights of winter.

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More Than Just A Helping Hand D enis Barry, President of St. Finian's Conference, River Valley Society of St. Vincent de Paul, describes the recent Fingal Volunteering Expo in the Pavilions Shopping Centre as 'a great success.' There was a great buzz in the Pavilions as members of various local charities explained to potential volunteers the services their particular group offers the community. They shared stories of the personal fulfilment to be gained from volunteering and Denis describes 'an amazing amount of interest' in the work of St. Vincent de Paul.

explains. He believes that at a conservative estimate the Vincent de Paul assists one per cent of this population, providing them with a lifeline in times of stress. He is keen to correct any misconceptions that the Vincent de Paul 'knock on a person's door and hand in an envelope with a few euro in it.' “Maybe this happened in the past but nowadays we strongly promote self-help. We visit families in response to a personal request from them and when they explain their problem, we make a decision on how best we can help them. Each case is assessed on its own merit. We may provide a family Caroline with basic necessities every fortnight for a period of two to three months, but we'll encourage them to put in an effort as well and will evaluate the situation at the end of The Society of St. Vincent de Paul was estab- the agreed period. We'll never walk away lished in Paris in 1833 by a young civic and we'll never say no to anybody,” Denis minded student, Frederic Ozanum who saw explains. “We're here to help anyone who that post French revolution, not everyone in needs us, and the earlier we hear about a France was prospering. It was introduced to d i f f i c u l t y t h e b e t t e r c h a n c e w e h a v e o f helping that Ireland at the person out.” time of the Denis believes Famine in 1844 that in the past by Rev. Dr. the Vincent de Bartholomew Paul was viewed Woodlock, as 'last chance President of All saloon' and he is H a l l o w s keen to dispel College Dublin, that impression. following a “The Vincent de visit to Paris. It Paul operates a has stood the strict policy of test of time confidentiality and today has and there should 11,000 active be no embarrassvolunteer ment in members right contacting us,” across the Denis comments. country. “We work very From the b e g i n n i n g , President of River Valley Conference of St Vincent de Paul, Denis Barry. closely with other voluntary organiwhen the sations, such as Vincent de Paul provided kindling wood for Parisians, the provision of practical solutions MABS (Money Advice and Budgeting Service), for those in need has been at the heart of the the Citizens Advice Bureau and other agenorganisation. “If we visit a family and there's cies, such as Alcoholics Anonymous and no food in the house, we'll go down to the Gambler's Anonymous and while we're not local supermarket, get a mini-shop in for trained counsellors, with the client's permisthem, so at least their fridge is stocked for sion we may be able to put them in touch the following morning and then we work it with someone who they can talk to in confidence.” from there,” Denis explains. The River Valley Conference was established Most of the society's funds come from the in 1991 with Denis's wife, Phyllis still one of local church going public which is unfortuthe active founder members. “When the new nately diminishing, and members of the Church was built in River Valley in 1991, just society collect every second Sunday after like today it was a tough time economically M a s s w i t h g r e a t s u p p o r t f r o m F r . N i a l l and Fr. Brian O'Sullivan, the Parish Priest Mackey, the Parish Priest. “Last year the suggested we set up our own Conference for national budget of St. Vincent de Paul was 56 those living in River Valley,” Denis explains. million euro and all of it was spent,” Denis “We have always taken things into our own comments. “Every penny that is collected hands in River Valley, setting up St. Finian's locally is spent locally and accountability is GAA Club and River Valley Rangers soccer of the utmost importance,” he says. Since his retirement six years ago as an engiclub in the '80s,” he explains. Originally from Kilmore Co. Wexford, Denis neer with Aer Lingus, Denis has worked tireand Phyllis moved into their new home in lessly for the organisation and is now part of River Valley in 1977 and have always been the National Training Team instructing new active in the Swords community. “We don't volunteers. “While our ultimate aim is to do sit around talking about doing something, we ourselves out of a job,” he comments, unforget it done and talk about it afterwards,” he tunately I can't see that happening as many laughs. His three adult sons live closeby and people find themselves in difficult situations Denis describes them as 'organisers and a s a r e s u l t o f t h e r e c e s s i o n . ” H e u r g e s doers' too, undoubtedly having been influ- anybody in need of assistance to contact them in complete confidence at 8550022. enced by their parents. 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Phantom Of The Opera Live At Pavilions For an unforgettable experience, Movies@Swords proudly presents Phantom of the Opera Live in The Albert Hall for one night only on the 2nd of October @ 7pm. Celebrating 25 years, Cameron Mackintosh presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘The Phantom Of The Opera at the Royal Albert Hall. This lavish, fully staged production of “Phantom of the Opera at the Albert Hall” will star Ramin Karimloo as 'The Phantom' and Sierra Boggess as 'Christine'. They will be joined by

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Rush Musical Society is preparing for its next production, the hilarious and exuberant musical comedy, Andy Capp. It conjures up the timeless dream world of the work-shy, beer-swilling eponymous hero, known

the world over from Reg Smythe's cartoon strip in the Daily Mirror. The show has a large number of individual roles and a generous chorus and rehearsals provide a fun-filled foil against the dark winter

Barry James as 'Monsieur Firmin', Gareth Snook as 'Monsieur André', Liz Robertson as 'Madame Giry' and Wynne Evans as 'Piangi' together with a cast and orchestra of over 200 and some special guest appearances. “Phantom of the Opera at the Albert Hall” will be directed by Laurence Connor with Musical Staging and Choreography by Gillian Lynne. The Royal Albert Hall will be transformed with a spectacular and unique design by Matt Kinley, inspired by Maria Björnson's original design. Lighting is by Patrick Woodroffe and Andrew Bridge and Sound by Mick Potter. The original London production was directed by Hal Prince. Tickets are now on sale at €15.00. For further information log onto: www.movies-at.ie

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Entrepreneurs, Ben Dunne, Bobby Kerr and Nicola Byrne launched an action-packed programme of events for Fingal Enterprise Week, which takes place at the end of September. The ambitious schedule of events for the week, which runs from Monday, September 26th to Friday, September 30th, includes a Pop-Up Bank, social media seminars, open days and business networking, mentoring clinics, a food forum, an export seminar, as well as talks around how to improve branding and client pitches for small business owners. The organisers are expecting over 800 businesses to take part in the week’s activities. In one of the expected highlights of the week, four small businesses have been selected to pitch to Ben Dunne, Bobby Kerr and Nicola Byrne in front of a live audience on Thursday, September 29th at the Europa Academy. Hosted by Richard Curran from RTE’s Dragons’ Den series, one of the four businesses will be chosen to go through to the National Enterprise Awards in November. Speaking at the programme launch in Swords, Oisin Geoghegan C.E.O. of the Fingal County Enterprise Board said that owner/managers of small businesses and those looking to set up a new enterprise need even greater access to information, advice and supports. He said: “During Fingal Enterprise Week, small businesses and new start-ups can meet industry experts, seek business advice, hear from experienced entrepreneurs and attend free mentor clinics. The events are designed to help visitors identify new business opportunities and markets. These are all vital issues for small business owners, to help them decide how to better develop their enterprise.” Most of the events during Fingal Enterprise Week are free of charge and bookings can be made on-line through www.fingalenterpriseweek.ie

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18 The Bawn, 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 the Planning Authority 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 of 20 euro within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. Fingal County Council We, Edward and Elizabeth Fleming intend to apply for permission for development at Saucerstown House, Saucerstown, Swords. Co.Dublin. The development will consist of the removal of existing single storey and part two storey extensions and construction of a two storey extension to each side of and alterations to rear of an existing residence. This 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 that a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (€20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. Fingal County Council Permission sought for retention of singe storey living room and lobby extension to front and retention of single storey kitchen and utility area extension to side at 54 Island View, Malahide, Co. Dublin for B. Devaney. The 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. A submission or observation in relation to the application 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 Planning Authority of the application. Fingal County Council Planning permission is sought by Elizabeth Brennan at the Rath, Rolestown, Co. Dublin for a two storey dwelling (231 sq. m.), new vehicular entrance and

closure of existing agricultural access, biocycle waste-water treatment unit and polishing filter, single storey domestic shed, landscaping and all associated site works. This application is pursuant to and consistent with Local Objective No. 260 of the Fingal Development Plan 2011-2017: ‘Provide for a single dwelling sensitively designed subject to a requirement of occupancy of seven years upon the applicant’. The planning application may be inspected or purchased a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority (County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin) during its public opening hours (9.30-16.30 Monday to Friday). 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) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. Fingal County Council Permission is sought for dormer type dwelling house with biocycle waste water treatment unit together with all site ancillary works at Magillstown, Swords, Co. Dublin for J. Dwyer. 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 public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (20 Euros) within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. Fingal County Council Planning permission is sought by Norma Hogan at the Grange, Malahide, Co. Dublin for a two storey four bedroom dwelling, vehicular entrance, bio-cycle waste-water treatment unit and percolation area, landscaping and all associated site works. The planning application may be inspected or purchased a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority (County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin) during its public opening hours (9.30-16.30 Monday to Friday). A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning authority on

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payment of the prescribed fee (€20) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. Fingal County Council Planning Permission is requested for a new single-storey extension to side & rear of existing Dormer-Style Dwellinghouse and all associated siteworks. At:- 16 Balruddery Fields, Balrothery , Co. Dublin.. Signed:- Mr & Mrs. Paul Ward. 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 – 15.30pm 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.

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