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Waste Of Unnecessary Funds Slammed Local councillor, Darragh Butler (FF), has hit out at the decision to increase the number of local councillors from 24 to 40 next year, which he claims will cost the taxpayer an unnecessary financial burden. In this move, which is part of the Department of the Environment’s ‘Putting People First’ initiative, the County Council will now have an additional 16 seats in County Hall and Butler told the County Leader that there is absolutely no need for this. “I’m extremely unhappy with this deci-

By Jennifer McShane sion. Aside from the impracticality of the issue, it will also cost a gigantic amount of money to get this project completed, and this money needs to be spent on improving our area and services, not wasted on this.” He put forward the question to the local authority, asking about projected costs for the additional seats and, while they said there were no set figures in place yet, each additional seat

is expected to cost a staggering €15,000 to €20,000 per additional seat. This could amount to a staggering €320,000 spent on this alone. On top of that, each extra councillor will be paid approximately €17,000 per year for their duties. “This is a total waste of Cllr. Darragh Butler money,” he continued. “What people want and need is to see that extra money being spent on services that really need improving: extra doctors, community care services, more special needs assistants and the like, not all this spent on throwing 16 extra councillors into the the mix. We just don’t need them, and it’s wasting a fortune.” “I appreciate the fact that councillor duties can be time consuming and they have busy jobs, but in no way do I think this warrants an extra eight or nine councillors in the Swords area, we’ll be tripping over each other. And while I do welcome some aspects of the bill (the number of councillors overall in Dublin will be reduced), but from a local aspect, this doesn’t work in our favour. The

Father And Son Commute Against Cancer Two Swords men are set to undertake a unique fundraising initiative in the fight against cancer for the month of March. Peter Trevaskis and his son, David, who live in River Valley have decided to cycle to work every day for the month of March. At first glance that may seem pretty normal, until you discover that Peter works in Cherrywood, just outside Bray. His son, David works in the city centre and has a shorter journey to cycle. However, to even things up, David has decided to cycle to work on a BMX bike. In fact during training, David had a fall and injured himself off the BMX, such is the difficulty adapting to a child’s bike. The idea to raise funds for cancer came from

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By Patrick Finnegan Peter, whose sister, Ruth was diagnosed with the disease. Ruth, who lived in Arklow, was very excited about this initiative, but she sadly passed away last week. Notwithstanding this personal tragedy, Peter and David have decided to push ahead and will donate all fundraising to the Arklow Cancer Support, who took great care of Ruth. Both men are making an appeal to residents to support some of the many cancer charities in the area, including the Marie Keating Foundation, the Shave n’ Dye initiative or to donate blood. They are also hoping to make this an annual event that will be bigger all the time and are hoping for sponsors to come

on board. “We already have a few shops in the locality that have shown an interest in supporting us,” said Peter. Peter hopes to have a few friends to accompany him to work on their bikes and the plan is to have an event at the end of March, with a party and bands to recognise the efforts of the lads. The initiative is called Extreme Bike 2 Work - Commute Against Cancer and is well worth supporting their brave efforts.

Pictured getting ready for a training spin ahead of their Extreme Bike 2 Work initiative for cancer are Swords residents, father and son, Peter and David Trevaskis. The difficulty which will be experienced by David can be seen from the size of his BMX, which he will cycle to his work in the city every work day in March.

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jump from 24 to 40 councillors in the Fingal Council area has to be questioned.” Butler says that naturally, some parties would be in favour of the move for their own benefits. “Our party was also alluding to the fact that this solution keeps the Labour Party in a very cosy position, as without this, at least half of them would have been looking at losing their seats, so of course they would welcome the news. A colleague of mine jokingly called the bill ‘Putting Labour First,’ instead of ‘Putting People First!’ Butler says as well as the issue of the huge amount of money that will be spent on this, there is a practical side to consider as well. “The practicalities of getting through a meeting with 40 councillors needs to be looked at as well. As it is, our monthly meetings are very long, so if there are 40 councillors wanting to speak about every issue, we could be there for hours. The meetings are long enough as it is with 24. To me its unworkable.” He says what it all comes down to should be the people. “I think what locals really want is extra and improved community facilities, so we should be putting them first and putting our efforts and finances into this. I can think of groups such as Swords Boxing Club and Swords Tennis club who would really need and benefit from extra funding.” “At the end of the day, the bill is called ‘Putting People First,’ so that’s what we should be doing,” Butler concluded.

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Warren And Chris Finally Tie The Knot At Mock Wedding By Patrick Finnegan Well, at last the big day has come and gone, as Warren and Chris have finally tied the knot, after a fractious love affair that has grabbed the imagination of our readers throughout the North County. The glitzy wedding took place on Saturday last, 16th February at Peacock’s in River Valley and the reception was held in the Regency Hotel in Whitehall afterwards, with several hundred guests attending. The glamourous couple were stunning, with Chris and her lovely bridesmaids stealing the show. Since last October, the County Leader has been inundated with queries from readers about what Warren and Chris were all about. This brave couple were the stars in a unique fundraising initiative for St Finian’s GAA Club in River Valley. The club decided to put on a Mock Wedding in the hope of raising much needed funds for the club. Warren Hanley, who is the 1st team captain and Chris Power put their names forward to play the leading roles. They contacted the County Leader in an effort to maximise publicity for the venture. Great credit must go to them for their dedication, initiative and bravery and particularly to Chris, who had no hesitation into venturing into public places thinly disguised as a woman. Their families also deserve great credit for their cooperation in putting up with people asking if their

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loved ones had found someone else, or maybe something worse. Donal O’Hagan, Public Relations Officer of St Finian’s GAA Club said, “The mock wedding event was a major fundraising event for St Finian’s GAA Club, requiring a lot of time and effort from the organising committee. It is always difficult to have to ask traders and businesses to sponsor events and for that reason, we are particularly grateful to the many sponsors that supported us in these difficult trading times. The North County Leader was a Warren and Chris finally tied the knot at a ceremony at Peacock's in River Valley great supporter during the last Saturday. build up to our event, running duo has been a pleasure for this newspaper and articles and photos, thereby creating interest and has provided a sense of great fun along the way. no little amount of curiosity.” There have been many unforgettable episodes “The event was a great success and will help St and times of uncontrolled laughter, particularly Finian’s GAA to continue to provide facilities and the reaction of people in crowded areas, which structures for the many children and adults that will be missed by all. enjoy participating in gaelic games in Swords,” See our Picture Page of the he concluded. Mock Wedding on page 4 Covering the weekly escapades of this unlikely

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Graduation For Members Of Malahide Credit Union Members of Malahide Credit Union had much reason to celebrate recently as four of its members successfully graduated from the Advanced Certificate in Credit Union Practice (ACCUP), a university accredited training programme. Representing four credit union chapters in the North County area and beyond, the graduation ceremony was attended by a diverse range of students from Pictured are Martin Sisk, Bryan O'Flaherty, Stephen McDonagh, Caroline McDonnell, Lucia Kane, Aileen Lawlor, Kathleen Jennings and Vivinne Keavey. They recently graduated from the Advanced Certificate in Credit Union Practice (ACCUP) course.

Good News For Portmarnock Beach Following our story in last weeks edition of the County Leader on the supposed loss of blue flags for the North County, local councillor, Peter Coyle (Lab), was pleased report that Portmarnock beach is back in the running for a blue flag, thanks to an error that was found in the original report. “I am pleased to now note that Portmarnock is being forwarded for a Blue Flag because the results for the past four years on water quality have been excellent (this is the equivalent of a 3 star rating in the new logo system),” he said. “An error had Cllr. Peter Coyle been made in the original statistical analysis of the results, and the Manager’s Report was amended to include the ‘excellent’ rating for Portmarnock.” Cllr Coyle was previously lamenting the fact that Portmarnock (and other beaches around the North County) were at risk of losing their current flags, thanks to the strict new system that is now in place. However, while he is not pleased with the new system, he is very happy that Portmarnock will now be reconsidered for a blue flag this year. “As a result of the reviewed calculations for Portmarnock, the beach will now will be resubmitted to An Taisce for consideration for a Blue Flag by the National Blue Flag Jury for 2013. I am pleased that Portmarnock may now receive a Blue Flag for the fourth year in a row,” he concluded.

Charities Benefit From Skerries Run Several worthy charities around the North County and beyond have greatly benefited, thanks to the sweat, toll and efforts of Skerries fun-runners. Participants from all over Skerries came out especially to participate in a special charity 5k run on Sunday, February 17th last. The fun and games started out at Skerries rugby club and all proceeds Snippet from the day will go towards Feileacain (Irish Stillbirth and Malahide Neonatal Death Club Seek Association of Ireland) Memorabilia a n d the IFRU Malahide Golf Club are Charitable Trust. seeking memorabilia The run was organised relating to the Club b y S k e r r i e s C h a r i t y since its foundation in R u n C l u b , w h o h a v e 1892. Would anyone r a i s e d i n e x c e s s o f who can help please o v e r € 6 0 , 0 0 0 f o r contact the Club at various local charities 8461611 or email over the years such as brianbolger@ireland.c S k e r r i e s R N L I a n d om. If you have Prosper Fingal to name anything of interest, a few. Well done to all such as photos, don’t i n v o l v e d . T h e f u n d s hesitate to get in raised will be going to touch. very worthy causes.

young staff members to long standing Director volunteers with over 40 years’ credit union experience. Members of Malahide Credit Union staff to graduate were Lucia Kane, Kathleen Jennings, Aileen Lawlor and Caroline McDonnell. Commenting at the graduation ceremony, Vice President Chapter 20 and Malahide Credit Union Manager, Vivienne Keavey told the County Leader: “The ACCUP is the essential credit union qualification for both volunteers and staff. The ACCUP programme aims to equip credit union personnel with knowledge in core areas of the business to enable them to more effectively carry out their role. Congratulations and well done to all graduates.”

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Pictured here are members of Swords Cricket Club with officials from Fingal County Council and former international cricketer, at the inauguration of their training facilities at Newbridge House last year.

Security Risks Of Social Networking Social networks have become part of our daily lives, but North County residents need to consider the risks of posting their location on these sites. Facebook burglaries are real and growing in popularity. Facebook and other social networking sites have, unwittingly, made it easier than ever to access homeowners’ personal information. The location services on social networking sites allow people to share their location in real time. You may think that checking in at the airport is a nice way to let your friends and family know that you’re going on holiday, but in reality you are

also letting people know that your home is empty and an easy target. Even if your profile is set to private, people often have hundreds, if not thousands of friends and followers on Facebook or Twitter, some of whom they don’t know that well. These so called “friends” can access a huge amount of personal data from your profile, including your home address. Teenagers are particularly likely to share their locations and movements on social networks. For example, last month a house in Swords was ransacked after a teenager’s private party became public knowledge on Facebook. This is a clear example of parents not monitoring their children’s social networking behaviour. Parents need to educate their children on the risk of posting locations online.

Skerries Table Quiz For Trad Festival A fun table quiz in aid of the annual Skerries trad music weekend is taking place on Thursday, February 21st in Keane’s Bus Bar at 8.30pm. A table of four will cost €40 and the quiz master is Aidan O’Brien. All the proceeds will go towards organising the annual music-filled weekend, which takes place in May. A music session will precede the quiz at 8pm. It promises to be a fun filled evening and all are welcome to attend.

Newly founded Swords Cricket Club is on the lookout for new members. The club, which is affiliated to the Leinster Cricket Union, has gained promotion in it’s first year and is looking to expand on this success. Philip Jacob, Secretary of Swords Cricket Club told the County Leader, “We started with one team in Division 10 of the Leinster Cricket League. Last year we had a great year and gained promotion to Division 9 and we were allowed to put another team in Division 12, such is the popularity of cricket in the region.”

End Of An Era In Swords By Patrick Finnegan Last Sunday week, 10th February was a significant one in the history of the local Reserve Defence Force (RDF), with the permanent closure of Sluagh Hall in Swords. Sluagh Hall, which is situated beside Fingallians GAA Club in the town, was set up to establish a volunteer military tradition in the area for the past 75 years. Following a simple ceremony, the tricolour was lowered and the gate locked for the last time. Sluagh Hall was opened in 1938 by Eamon de Valera and in the intervening years, it has provided a military presence in the North County. This purpose built hall was built for volunteers forces and was used by the Local Defence Forces (LDF) during World War 2 and in 1948, it was handed over to the FCA. The North County Dublin Battalion was formed in 1946. It provided an opportunity

Whilst the majority of players in the club are of Indian extraction, Philip feels that, for the club to advance further, it needs the input of local players. “I am appealing to the local public in the Swords, Donabate and Lusk areas to consider us when choosing a club to send their children to. We would like to enhance the cricketing talents of all children, who wish to take up the sport. Who knows, they may end up representing Ireland some day. Philip went on to praise the facilities at the club’s disposal. “We would like to thank the County Council for providing training facilities at Newbridge House, Donabate, which will begin in the second week of March. Anyone who is interested in joining the club at any age, is asked to apply before 30th April.

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for voluntary military service for the people of the North County areas of Skerries, Balbriggan and Swords, as well as other areas. Retired Sergeant Major, Michael Keogh from Swords was the last serving member of the Battalion to retire from the Regional Defence Force. He told the County Leader, “The Hall offered a great opportunity for those interested The tricolour is lowered for the very last time by Company Sergeant in voluntary military Harris and Lieutenent Stringer at Sluagh Hall in Swords on Sunday, 10th February last. service in the North Battalion, based here, was widely regarded County area, which had a strong tradition, as the biggest and best FCA unit in the with many personnel from the area country,” said Mick. He spoke passionately involved in the 1916 Rising. There would be about Sluagh Hall, when he addressed the anything up to 100 people parading from gathering at the ceremony. “It is a great here at any one time. B Company, based privilege to be asked to say a few words to here was always a very vibrant unit. It’s a commemorate the closing of the Sluagh very sad day for us all. Now the volunteers Hall here in Swords for military purposes,” must go into Dublin to perform their duties. he concluded. I served here for 46 years and the 7th

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Welcome For Local Transport Funding A major injection of funds by the The National Transport Authority, is set to have a very positive impact on transport and road safety in the North County, that will result in major improvements for cyclists, pedestrians and bus users in the next few years. The NTA has allocated €4

million and the funding, which has been confirmed through the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, has been welcomed by politicians from the area. Local deputy, Alan Farrell (FG) said, “The plan will improve the Quality Bus Corridor that links Swords to the City Centre. Public transport users are well aware that buses are often stuck in traffic at peak times due to narrow road sections and traffic obstructions.” Almost €2 million will be earmarked for the planning, design and construction of various Cycle Network Schemes throughout the

Swords Group Needs Swift Support The Swords Swifts use water wings for their kind of flight and this unique Swords club are looking for more Special Olympians interested in swim-

region, including the design stages of the DonabateMalahide walkway and to construct the Drinan Holywell Pedestrian Cycle route. Cllr Anthony Lavin (FG) said, “I am delighted that the Distributor Road at Holywell will be completed and therefore residents will no longer have to contend with cars ‘rat running’ through the estate to get to the M1.” The Swords Sustainable Transport Improvement plan will receive €200,000 to develop a new movement strategy for the town which will include the provision of a new traffic management

ming events and adult volunteers to join them. Fingal Swifts Special Olympics Swimming Club was formed in September 2009 and is affiliated to the Special Olympics Ireland Eastern Region Branch. Since opening, the club has gone from strength to strength, constantly increasing its members to the current level of 31 registered athletes, but it is not about to stop there and wants to expand its ranks even further. The group train each Thursday night from 7pm to 8pm at the ALSAA pool near Dublin Airport and training is supervised by volunteers and swimming coaches Sharon Tracey, Gerry Foley and a very dedicated group of parents.

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plan, a cycle network and improved pedestrian facilities,” said Farrell. Cllr Tom O’Leary (FG), also welcomed funding for the feasibility study to link Malahide and Donabate via a new cycleway/walkway over the estuary, as well as funding for Lusk. He told the County Leader, “I particularly welcome funding for a pedestrian crossing in Lusk to serve the pupils attending the existing national school and the proposed new secondary school in the town, as well as €275,000 for the Lusk traffic scheme to improve accessibility in the town.”

Since the club opened, the progress of all the athletes has been impressive and one of their number was even selected to represent Ireland in last year’s Special Olympics World Games in Athens, taking home a silver medal. More recently, the club entered it’s first swimming gala in November last where it took home a huge haul of honours. A club spokesperson said: “As we continue to grow there will be a need to increase the volunteer base and indeed athlete participation, so if you would like some more information on either becoming a volunteer, please contact Tonya Morgan Byrne on 0857230663.” The club would like to thank all who supported them and of course most importantly the athletes themselves without who the club would not be so successful.

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Demand For Traffic Lights In Donabate Sinn Féin representative for the Balbriggan Ward, Malachy Quinn, has called for the provision of traffic lights at the T junction at SuperValu in Donabate. Quinn stated that he was contacted by a number of concerned residents regarding

this matter. He then contacted the County Council to request the provision of the traffic lights. In a reply, the local authority have noted that there is a pedestrian crossing approximately 30 metres from this junction. In response, Quinn stated that at the very least a Keep Clear sign should be erected at this junction. The council have made it clear that due to budgetary constraints, no provi-

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On St Valentine’s Day, Tesco Extra in Balbriggan announced the winner of its ‘Endless Love’ competition. Pat and Rita McCormack, who have been married for 51 years were the lucky winners. They won a luxurious Valentine’s Day hamper, including flowers, champagne, chocolates and much more. The ‘Endless Love’ competition was open to all married couples in the Balbriggan area, with Tesco searching for the couple who have been married for the longest time. Pat and Rita said: “We were both shocked and absolutely delighted to win the Endless Love competition in our local Tesco Extra in Balbriggan. This Valentine’s will be very special and we can’t wait to open our gorgeous hamper and enjoy all the treats.” Tesco Extra Balbriggan Store Manager, Marty Geraghty said: “Our ‘Endless Love’ competition was a really fun way for us to celebrate Valentine’s Day with our customers and push the boat out for one couple who really embody the romance of the day and we want to congratulate Pat and Rita on their win.” Pictured are Pat and Rita McCormack with their grandchildren Katlin, Paula, Max and their daughter, Marian Casey.

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Malahide Woman Wins JC Car Draw By Siobhan Taylor

Michael Barrable is pictured presenting the keys of the Seat Mii to the lucky winner, Karen Gallagher from Malahide at the JC Car Draw on St Valentine's Day. Also pictured is JC Supermarket proprietor, Michael Savage.

A real carnival atmosphere was evident at JC’s Supermarket in Swords on St Valentine’s evening, as the much anticipated Car Draw took place. A large crowd had gathered inside JC’s and the excitement was palpable. Compere, Barry Savage swiftly got the show on the road. Twenty finalists, all sporting a big numbered rosette waited patiently for their number to be called out. If your number was called out, you got a star. Big cheers erupted from the crowd every time their nearest and dearest were called.

County Leader: “It is clear from the Council’s response that the reason for the wall collapse was the storm weather and high tides. Both of these are events we can expect to see more Following the collapse of a further of with continued global warming. section of the sea wall in Skerries, While Skerries is a vibrant town, we local Green Party member Joe would be foolish to be complacent O’Brien, has said that this must be about its long term future.” repaired. “Plans to “Some businesses in the town repair this now need to have been significantly impacted be accelerated and on by flooding and in the longer seriously looked at by term there is a risk to the busithe County Council.” ness heart of Skerries which is Prior to the collapse of all quite low lying,” he said. “It the initial section of the is important for people to realise sea wall, O’Brien had that we can all play a role in written to the County tackling climate change in a Manager to develop a practical and everyday way, but new expenditure line in we also need Green leadership the County Council’s at local government level to budget to deal with assist with this. I hope to weather related issues address that next year when I such as road maintenance, storm damage, Green Party candidate, Joe O'Brien is pictured at the site where the sea will run for local election,” he concluded. flooding, road gritting, wall has collapsed in Skerries.

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as its these issues that have initiated the collapse of the wall in Skerries. He has identified Skerries as a town that is particularly vulnerable to the implications of Climate Change. After receiving a response from the local authority in relation to the initial collapse of the sea wall, he told the

Free Workshops For Kids The Seamus Ennis Centre is giving local children the opportunity to get creative and take part in workshops to make props and decorations for this year’s huge St. Patrick’s Day festival in Swords. The workshops are for both seven to 10 and 10 to 14 year olds and they are free. The next workshop is on Sunday, February 24th from 10am to 12pm and participants should be available to take part in the parade on St Patrick’s Day.

Ballyboughal Choir Needs New Members The Ballyboughal Church Choir who rehearse every Wednesday at 7.30pm at the Church of the A s s u m p t i o n , Ballyboughal are looking for new members to join. The choir sings at the Sunday vigil mass, which is held on Saturday’s at 7pm. Additional singers, both ladies and gents are encouraged to come along and can contact Ronnie 085-1743748 for more details.

To get to the final, you needed three gold stars. The wait seemed to be agonising. As soon as the first contestant got three stars, the atmosphere was electric. After some time, two more lucky women joined the podium amidst huge cheers from their loved ones. Barry had three keys and each woman had to pick one. One of the keys was the one for the car, a beautiful Seat Mii sponsored by Michael Barrable Motors, Airside. The first to try was Karen Gallagher from Malahide. She tried and could not contain her delight and excitement when she opened the front door of the car. She had just won the car. A delighted Karen told the County Leader, “I never won a thing in my life”. Proprietor, Michael Savage said “It couldn’t have worked out better, good crowd, good craic and a lovely winner. Thanks to all our customers for participating in our giveaway.”

Portmarnock Journalist Scoops Top Award A local journalist from Portmarnock has scooped a top EU prize for her work which examined the effectiveness of cancer screening. Aoíbhe Jordan has finished in the top three for the EU’s annual health journalism prize for her article ‘Is screening a waste of cash?’, which was published in the Medical Independent (Ireland). She was runner-up in the Europe-wide competition for her work which took a

Have you ever wanted to learn Irish Dancing? Well now you have the perfect opportunity to get those Irish dancing shoes at the ready! Louise Flood School of Irish dancing will be holding Irish dance classes every Thursday from 3.30pm-4.30pm at the Donabate Portrane Community Centre. If you want to get involved contact Louise on: 8434029 for more information.

stark look at the effectiveness of cancer screening, especially for breast cancer. The prize was set up to raise awareness of important public health issues in the EU and to encourage high quality journalism around the issues. Aoíbhe, who writes for the Medical Independent, is the first Irish journalist to have ranked so highly in this annual competition and takes home a prize of €2,500. Aoíbhe told the County Leader: “It’s been a fantastic thrill to do so well against tough international competition. It just shows that Irish journalism can compete with the best of them.”

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Community Kitchen Great For Local Business Local Councillor, Tom O’Leary (FG), has called on the County Council to consider establishing a commercial kitchen unit in one of its enterprise centres in the North County or in a suitable premises to allow our local food entrepreneurs test and expand their food product ideas. He spoke to the County Leader about the potential such a project would have: The North County is the market garden of Ireland, producing the bulk of Ireland’s market garden produce. We have an obvious potential to tap into in food production. As an example of this we can point to the very successful an innovative Country Crest Food

company which employs over assist and drive job creation 150 people,” he said. “Smaller locally. We have wonderful food producers are restricted quality produce in the North by the need to make capital County and innovative investment in industrial type producers in communities in kitchens to produce commer- rural areas, particularly in cial quantities of food products Rush where the entrepreneurial and trading at affordable tradition is very prices and in strong in the food premises that produce area,” he must meet strict continued. “If we hygiene regulacan develop this tions, so the concept, it will add concept of the to our tourism local authority product and along stepping in to with our rich, address this natural heritage in problem by setting M a l a h i d e , up a commercial Cllr. Tom O’Leary Ardgillan, Swords kitchen for rent at reasonable rates, on a short and Balbriggan. I will be term basis, is I think, an excel- raising this proposal with the County Council and hoping for lent job creation idea.” “It fits with new government an update on this as policy that the local council soon as possible,” concluded should become the hub to Cllr O’Leary.

Local Churches Hold Lenten Talks The churches of both Malahide and Portmarnock have organised a series of Lenten meetings. The first will take place on Wednesday, February 20th at the Church of the Sacred Heart at Yellow Walls in Malahide at 8pm. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin will give a presentation titled: ‘There’s A Spirit in the Air.’ The following week, on Wednesday, February 27th at 8pm in St. Andrews Church, Sr Una Agnew will speak on the spirituality of Patrick Kavanagh in a presentation entitled: ‘From Spring to Lent.’ On March 6th, the theme is: ‘A Spirit of Encouragement,’ where speakers from Spade and St. Vincent de Paul Susan Richardson and Barbara McDonald will be in attendance. This meeting takes place at Malahide Presbyterian Church at 8pm. ‘My Life, My Faith’ will be the theme of the meeting on Wednesday, March 13th at St. Anne’s Church in Portmarnock where Rev Lorraine Richies, Fr Paul Thornton and Rev Kevin Brew will all speak. The series will conclude on Wednesday, March 20th at the St Nicholas of Myra Church at 8pm when Rev Willie Black will give a presentation entitled: ‘For Those Who Ply Their Trade In Deep Waters,’ focusing on the mission to seafarers. All are welcome at attend these talks.

Wide Welcome For Ryanair Decision Local senator, Darragh O’Brien (FF), has welcomed the announcement that the proposed takeover of Aer Lingus by Ryanair has been refused by the European Commission. “This announcement is welcome news for Irish customers,” said O’Brien. “It is vitally important that Irish customers have competition and choice when they come to decide their airline and routes. “As an island nation, Ireland needs to have healthy competition and choice for airline passengers, this would be limited if there was only one option to choose from. Ryanair knows that it is a valued business in this country, but it should also know that the principles of competition upon

Memorable Trip For Young Balbriggan Rugby Players On 7th February last, 30 players from the Balbriggan RFC Mini Rugby section, along with 17 adults, departed on a once in a lifetime trip to Cardiff with the Leinster Rugby squad. Members of the Under 11 and Under 12 teams were afforded the opportunity to travel to an away fixture with the Leinster squad. Kevin Sweeney, BRFC Mini Rugby co-ordinator told the County Leader, “We felt it was an excellent opportunity to give these young players first hand experience of what it is like to be a professional player, being flown to an away fixture, and to also recognise the commitment and support from the parents of these children by assisting in the funding for the trip as much as

Paulius Paulivicius was the winner of a beautiful bouquet of flowers at the Valentine's Day prize giveaway at the Pavilions Shopping Centre, Swords. He is pictured here with Deirdre King, Promotions Manager, Pavilions.

Local Group Needs You Friends of Autism and ADHD are looking for a volunteer who can help out one or two days a week with furniture collection. They currently have a van and a driver, but a second person who can help lift and who has a knowledge of the area would be of huge benefit. Manual Handling training will be provided. If you’re interested in getting involved, please contact 087 6023483 .

Portrane residents came out in force last Saturday to fill sand bags in an effort to save their beach from coastal erosion. Local councillor, Darragh Butler is pictured lending a helping hand with local resident, Clara LaCombre.

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which it succeeded need to be protected.” Local councillor, Darragh Butler (FF) was fully supportive of O’Brien’s stance, when he told the County Leader, “I fully agree with Senator O’Brien in welcoming the E.C. decision. Along with worries over competition, I had major concerns and reservations regarding the valuable Heathrow slots. As part of their proposals to try and make the deal go through, Ryanair had offered to sell 20 of Aer Lingus’s valuable 24 Heathrow landing slots, which potentially could have ended over 50 years of daily flights between Dublin and Heathrow, one of the busiest routes in European and one which is vitally important for the Irish economy.” “If these slots were sold, they would be lost to the Irish state and some other airline from some other foreign destination would gladly take them over,” he concluded.

Dylan Awulonu is pictured in action for Balbriggan Under 12s during their recent trip to Cardiff with the Leinster team.

possible. The club provided some of the funding for the trip to ensure it was affordable for all our players”. The group paid a visit to St Cadoc’s primary school in the outskirts of Cardiff, where both teams played extremely spirited and passionate matches against teams from St Cadoc’s and St Illtyds Schools. In both cases, the local sides won narrow victories. The next morning, the group walked the short distance to the fantastic Millennium Stadium, where a full tour of the

Get Ebooks At Your Local Library Avid book readers can now look forward to browsing the latest editions at the local library without even leaving their home – or worrying about late fees. North County Libraries have recently launched their new eBooks service, offering best-selling and classic titles, anytime and anywhere. Library card holders can browse and download

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Getting Involved In The Community Joining your local residents’ association has been recommended as one of the best ways of getting involved in the community. Louise Butler from Balbriggan’s Community Policing Forum encouraged everyone in Balbriggan to join

their local residents’ association. Speaking to the County Leader she said that joining these associations is the perfect way to be active within your community: “being apart of your residents association is a great way to be involved with

Clothes Collection For St Finian’s GAA Club There will be a clothing collection on Saturday 2nd March to raise fund for St. Finian’s GAA Club in River Valley. Please donate your clean unwanted clothes, (in any condition), bed linen, duvets, pillows, towels. including bags, belts and soft toys. This has the potential to be a huge fundraiser with very little input so please support. Drop off times are, Monday 25th February to Thursday 28th February from 7:30pm to 9pm and Saturday 2nd March from 11am until 2:00pm.

facility had been arranged. The flight back to Dublin was a quiet affair - with lots of tired heads after a full and busy day, but the U11 and U12 teams from Balbriggan RFC headed home that night with memories which will not be forgotten by them or their parents for a very long time to come. Balbriggan RFC Mini Rugby welcome all children between the ages of 6 and 12. Training takes place from 7:00pm to 8:00pm at their grounds in Inch, Balrothery.

your community. You have the chance to raise any issues you have and discuss them with other members. It’s really an ideal community platform.” Louise also added that the police forum was working hard to include all members of the Balbriggan community in its work but the best way to engage was to attend the regular public meetings and flag issues of local concern to the Gardai through the forum.

Tennis In Skerries For those who are looking to practice their championship tennis-playing skills Wimbledon style, then the Skerries tennis club is the right place for you. Skerries Tennis club is looking for new members and anyone interested in joining are more than welcome to come down and join in the fun at Skerries Community Centre. Club nights take place Mondays at 7pm. Men’s night takes place on Thursdays at 7pm while ladies meet every Sunday at noon. Lots of fun tournaments will get underway this month as well as many social nights. So get those rackets at the ready!

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Free Jobseekers Day In Swords Local TD Brendan Ryan (Lab), is facilitating a Jobseekers Information Day in the Carnegie Court Hotel, Swords on Friday, February 22nd between 2pm and 4pm. Ryan told the County Leader: “I am facilitating this free Jobseekers Information Day in order to help address the ongoing unemployment problem in the catchment area of Swords. There are currently 5,000 people on the live register in Swords and the purpose of this Information Day is to Brendan Ryan TD highlight the range of information and services available to those seeking employment, training or education.” “This Jobseekers Information Day is a proactive measure to try to ensure that unemployed people are aware of the various organisations and agencies that can assist them in getting back into the workforce. I meet people week in and week out who do not know about the supports on their doorstop. It is important to bring these local resources together with local Jobseekers.” “This is my second Jobseekers Information Day. It follows on the success of a similar event held in Balbriggan last October from which I received very positive and encouraging feedback,” he continued. The Jobseekers Information Day will be attended by representatives of The Fingal Leader Partnership, FAS, JobBridge, National Adult Literacy Agency, Fingal Adult Education, Irish National Organisation for the Unemployed, Fumbally Exchange, Citizens Information Swords, Youth Reach Swords, and others. This event is free and all are welcome,” Ryan concluded.

Volunteers Needed In Swords The Caring and Sharing Association (CASA), which has two youth groups based in the Swords area, is recruiting volunteers. If you have one Sunday afternoon a month free, and can make a minimum commitment of six months then CASA would like to hear from you. No experience is necessary but enthusiasm and dedication is required. CASA offers friendship, respite care and social activities on a one-to-one basis for people with both physical and intellectual disabilities. Phone Rebecca on 087-1260975 for more information. All volunteers are greatly appreciated.

French Invited To Lusk For Twinning Anniversary Twenty years of town twinning will be celebrated in Lusk in May, when the village twinning committee will invite their French counterparts to town for an anniversary celebration. Two decades ago, Lusk was twinned with Thorigne-Fouillard in Brittany, and the bonds of friendship have been growing between the two towns ever since. On May 8th this year, a delegation of some 30 people from the French town will enjoy all the hospitality that Lusk has to offer, as 20 years of successful twinning is happily celebrated. Even though years have gone by, members can still remember the day the twinning occurred like it was yesterday. It all happened on May 2nd, 1993 on the village green where local clubs, community organisations and local TDs and councillors and the people

of Lusk gathered together to mark the beginning of a lasting friendship. The bonds have continued with many visitors coming back to visit Lusk since then. Speaking to the County Leader Pat Kelly, who attended the original twinning event, said that the whole town was looking forward to the celebrations. “The preparations are currently underway, and we’re greatly looking forward to it. We’ve no doubt that the day will be a spectacular mix of humour, dance, ceremony and celebration.” Since that great occasion, there have been many similar enjoyable exchanges between the two towns and their bonds have grown stronger every year. All of this and more will be celebrated in May when the French visitors descend on the town once again. Luckily, their visit also coincides with the year of The Gathering, so it promises to be an even better celebration all around, which the people of Lusk will thoroughly enjoy.

Locals Guard Jerseys For Rugby Stars Two lucky North County people were among 23 other Irish rugby supporters, who lined out as official O2 Jersey Guardians for the Ireland team ahead of the recent game against England at the Aviva Stadium. Antoinette Thunder from Balbriggan was chosen as the jersey guardian for Simon Zebo and Greg Simons from Skerries was jersey guardian for Gordon D’Arcy. Jersey guardians gives supporters the chance to deliver the

player’s jerseys to the Irish dressing room ahead of the game. Antoinette and Greg collected the jerseys from the team hotel that morning, where they met with Irish rugby legends, Paul O’Connell and Mick Galwey. At the

stadium they were greeted by Ireland team baggage master, Rala, and given exclusive access to the team dressing room where they had the honour of hanging the jerseys at each player’s individual area.

Greg Simons from Skerries hands over Gordon D'arcy's jersey to rugby legend, Mick Galwey, prior to Ireland's match against England.

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The Fingal Old IRA Commemorative Society (1916-1921) will hold a records gathering exercise on 3rd March at 3pm in the hall in Naul. The society is hoping to gather an archive of material, like letters, photographs, pamphlets etc. A team will be on standby to record, photograph or scan anything that is brought along and a record will be kept. If you hold anything related to the Battle of Ashbourne or manoeuvres, you are asked to bring them along. For further information, call Paul O’Brien at 086-3518927.

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people attended and brought their issues to the Gardai and the County Council. Community reps were voted in by the public to sit on the Balbriggan Community Policing Forum board. Those elected were Olaf Berthold and David Brangan among others. Superintendent Noel Carolan gave a presentation which outlined the geographic area and provided some crime statistics for the area for the period January-October 2013. He also referenced a Text Alert system was just recently set up in Garristown, the first in the area. These meetings are attended by An Garda Síochána, the County Council and chaired by the Balbriggan Community Policing Forum. Action is taken on the issues that are brought up at the meetings and feedback is given by An Garda Síochána and the County Council at the follow on meeting.

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increases would see a relatively modest increase in the weekly pension of anything between €5 and €70 depending on individual cases. However, any increase in these difficult times would make a massive difference to their quality of life,” he continued. Local TD, Brendan Ryan “I’ve been raising this (Lab), has recently issue since April last year welcomed the news that and I was delighted to overdue pension get notification that back increases to former payments to former Health Board and HSE employees throughout workers are finally being the country were paid. Ryan told the reviewed and payments County Leader: “Last of arrears commenced. It year I was approached by is planned that all relea number of former Brendan Ryan TD vant payments will be employees of St Ita’s Hospital in Portrane, who were enti- completed by March 2013. I welcome tled to modest pension increases this move and I thank the HSE for since 2005 but had not received engaging with my representations on them.” “The implementation of these this matter,”

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Oil Theft May Affect Rural Residents Rural dwellers in the North County are being advised that domestic oil theft is on the rise. The oil in your tank is now more valuable than ever before which has led to a substantial increase in the theft of heating oil. One look at the local newspapers will confirm that it’s a phenomenon that’s happening right across the country. If your tank has a lid, fit locks. Consumers with the ‘vent and fill’ design should fit the

iPad Training In Swords Successful Seminar The Fingal County Enterprise Board have a series of ongoing training events and supports available in Swords to support existing and start up businesses. Among them is an invaluable training for any business, ‘Introduction to iPad Training’. This training is designed to explore all the other in depth functions of the iPad that many of us don’t learn as we are content once the iPad has reached our own list of requirements. This is a one day course teaching you how to use your iPad at work. This includes practical and useful learning on accessing, creating and sharing your own content such as reports, documents and presentations. You will learn how to capture ideas, conduct meetings whilst working remotely, collaborate conveniently and communicate effectively with customers and staff, anywhere, anytime. The course is suitable for beginners to intermediate level. You do need your own iPad but if you are in difficulty there are options for renting one for the day if you contact Fingal County Enterprise

Lusk Athletic Club Seeks Members Due to the popularity of the Little Athletics, Lusk Athletic Club needs help from parents, older youths or volunteers to assist them in training and maintaining the safety of the young members. If you are interested in becoming involved with the club or can help in anyway please contact Seamus Flynn on: 0868519306 for further details. Training for members takes place every Tuesday between 78pm behind Lusk National School.

board. The training day takes places Wednesday 20th February at a cost of 40 euro which includes training materials, refreshments and lunch. It runs from 9.30am to 4.30pm. Anyone who is interested can find out more on 01 890 0800

In Balbriggan A drugs awareness seminar, aimed at members of the Balbriggan ethnic communities has taken place. Organised by Acts of Compassion (Ministries), the twoday training programme on drugs misuse focused on prevention and education training for ethnic communities. The workshop was held in the Bracken Court Hotel in Balbriggan and included a presentation from the Balbriggan Community Gardai, on the community policing forum. Information leaflets were also handed

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out. The seminar gave those in attendance plenty of information about the harmful effects of drugs, as well as highlighting mental issues such as depression and homelessness associated with drug taking. The group was established in 2003 to provide information about the dangers of drugs to ethnic communities in Ireland. The group has printed thousands of multi-lingual drugs information which have been distributed all over Ireland and also running prevention and education programme in all asylum hostels in the country. The group also run drop in services in Dublin city centre at Unit 6 Joyce Street every Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 5pm and provide free counselling to everyone in the community.

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Diabetic foot wounds are one of the major complications of diabetes and an excellent example of the type of complicated wound which can be treated with hyperbaric oxygen. It is well known that many diabetics suffer circulatory disorders that create inadequate levels of oxygen to support wound healing. Diabetic wounds present a major problem for modern health care. The foot is the most common site of infection in the diabetic. For diabetic patients, foot problems remain the number one reason for hospital admission.. The therapeutic use of oxygen under pressure is known as hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) and has been used to assist wound healing for almost 40 years. HBOT has several specific biological actions which can enhance the healing processes: â&#x20AC;˘ Oxygen used under pressure (hyperbaric oxygen) can assist wound healing. â&#x20AC;˘ can be used successfully in hypoxic or ischemic wounds such as diabetic, venous stasis ulcers, failing grafts and flaps, necrotising soft tissue infections and refractory osteomyelitis. â&#x20AC;˘ In wound healing, hypoxia is

an insufficient supply of oxygen which prevents normal healing processes. HBOT provides the oxygen needed to stimulate and support wound healing. â&#x20AC;˘ HBOT is able to combat clinical infection such as gas gangrene by acting directly on anaerobic bacteria, enhancing leukocyte and macrophage activity and potentiating the effects of antibiotics. â&#x20AC;˘ HBOT is a safe non-invasive, non-toxic therapy. Hypoxia (lack of oxygen) can be defined as an insufficient supply of oxygen to allow the healing process to proceed at a normal rate. In a typical wound care treatment, hyperbaric oxygen is capable of providing tissue oxygen levels of greater than 11 times normal values. Most chronic wounds are hypoxic and HBO provides the oxygen needed to stimulate and support wound healing. In properly selected patients with hyperbaric oxygen treatment the success rate is high and there are few absolute contraindications. HBOT in properly selected cases, has been effective in preventing amputations, speeding up healing of chronic ulcers and fistulae, saving threatened skin flaps and permitted surgery that would not have been possible without it. This in turn results in improved quality of life for patients. The incidence of amputa-

tion in diabetics remains unacceptably high: 6 per 1,000 patients. Diabetics account for 50 - 70 percent of all amputations performed each year. 10% of those surgeries resulted in the loss of a foot, 35% involved the loss of a lower leg, and 30% resulted in the loss of the knee joint. Ipsilateral or higher amputation occurs in 24% of cases. Diabetic amputees also experience other difficulties. Only 50% of the patients survive more than 3 years after the amputation (USA survey data). Although many individuals who lose limbs traumatically can expect to be rehabilitated to full activity, only 40 - 50% of elderly amputees can expect to enjoy such a successful outcome. The duration of hospitalisation for treatment of diabetic foot infections averages 22-36 days. Amputation offers a poor solution. Patients pay high personal costs when limbs are lost. When an amputation occurs, patients generally remain hospitalised for 40 days and to maximise walking ability or potential, patients may need an additional 6-9 months of rehabilitation. Many elderly diabetic amputees remain bound to wheelchairs for the rest of their lives because they lack sufficient energy, balance, and strength to walk.

Diabetic Ulcers and Amputations Canada's national newspaper, the Globe and Mail, dedicated an entire front page to an article by reporter Christine Blatchford which highlighted the fact that that 70% of amputations due to diabetic complications need never have taken place if HBOT had been used to treat them. The article said, "Since 2001, there have been four randomised, controlled clinical trials of HBOT on diabetic ulcers - the gold standard in evidence-based medicine. All studies found either markedly fewer amputations with patients who received HBOT compared to those who didn't, or enormously improved healing."

T h e a r t i cl e q u o t e d D r. G a r e y o f U t a h ' s Lakeview Hospital saying sadly, "Part of it is politics; part of it is tha t doctors are not exposed to it in residency and what they're not exposed to, they're leery of. I run into tha t when I lecture a t the university ... I al ways reply, â&#x20AC;&#x153;How man y of the 39,000 articles have you read?" He said that in his six years of hyperbaric medicine, he has treated "dozens of people who were told they need amputation, and we were able to save their limbs." Given that most diabetics facing amputation are older, Dr Garey said, saving their legs "is a tremendous quality-of -life issue.

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Exciting Rush Drama Festival Ahead The tenth Rush Drama Festival will see curtains open later this month at the Millbank Theatre as Rush Dramatic Society prepare to host another fortnight of top class amateur drama. The festival opens on Thursday, February 21st when the Moyne Drama Group will perform the popular John B. Keane play, Sive. On Friday, February 22nd, the Yellow Moon Theatre Company take to the Rush stage to

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perform Raftery’s Hill by Marina Carr and it is another play by Carr, The Bog of Cats, that fills the programme on Saturday, February 23rd, performed by the Corofin Dramatic Society. The Holycross-Ballycahill Drama Group take centre stage at the Millbank on Sunday, February 24th with a performance of The God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, while on Monday, February 24th it is the Bunclody/ Kilmyshall Drama Group under the spotlight with Martin McDonagh’s classic, The Beauty Queen of Leenane. The uniquely named Silken Thomas Players perform Mercury Fur by Philip Ridley on Tuesday, February 26th while it’s the Bradán Players taking the stage

Locals Needed For RTE Documentary North County residents may be interested to know that RTE is preparing a documentary that concerns people with children, who have moved back in with their parents and are looking for local residents to take part. They are hoping to focus on a number of different stories concerning people with children, who are back living with their parents, and the various reasons why this has come about. It might be a financial reason, it might be a lifestyle choice or it could be any other reason. They will be looking at this from both the parent’s and the (adult) children’s perspective. If there is anyone out there in the North County who may fit this profile and is interested in talking to the RTE research team about their situation please contact david.osullivan@rte.ie.

A Fine Folk Club In Ballyboughal Folk music fans and performers have been invited to discover one of the county’s hidden gems. Since 2010, Fingal Folk Club has been running every Friday night at St Patrick’s Hall in Ballyboughal, between September and April, attracting a wide range of performers. The club was established to promote the talents of songwriters, musicians, singers and story tellers across all ages, genders and nationalities in the North County and beyond and has

as complete or finished and I am satisfied that Minister Noonan views the situation accordingly. Today’s statement is a welcome confirmation of commitments made by the Government in Local TD, Alan Farrell (FG), has r e s p o n s e t o t h e p y r i t e p a n e l welcomed the announcement by report,” he said. the Minister for Finance, Michael “The owners of pyritic homes, many of whom bought Noonan TD, that local their houses during owners of houses the peak of the propaffected by pyrite will erty boom, have had not have to pay the to endure the nightproperty tax. Pyrite mare scenario of their is a building material homes being which has caused destroyed in front of significant damage to their eyes. I commend homes and has been the Minister for the used in the construcEnvironment, Phil tion of thousands of Hogan TD, and houses in the North Alan Farrell TD Minister Noonan for County and beyond. the manner in which they have “I firmly believe that estates here in the North County affected by a d d r e s s e d t h e p y r i t e i s s u e , ” pyrite should not be considered Farrell concluded.

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on Wednesday, February 27th for their interpretation of How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel. On Thursday, February 28th, the festival continues with Trad by Mark Doherty, performed by Millrace Drama Group. The final weekend of the festival sees the classic Playboy of the Western World performed by the Kilmeen Drama Group on the Friday night and on Saturday, March 2, the festival closes with a performance by Kilrush Drama Group of Our Town by Thornton Wilder. Each performance starts at 8pm nightly and admission is €12 or €10 for concessions. Season tickets are available at the cost of €85 for all 10 nights. All are welcome. proved remarkably popular. Renowned local act, Morning Dew, host the sessions and extend an open invitation to musicians and singers to join them in the performances. A feast of Irish folk and ballad songs and tunes are on offer each week, complemented by a crossover of all musical styles, in an intimate, acoustic setting. Guest performers can also take their place on the stage, with a weekly feature spot allowing groups, singers, songwriters or storytellers from the North County area the chance to perform their favourite work. Anyone looking to perform can contact Ronnie on 085-1743748 for more information.

New Home For Balbriggan RFC Balbriggan Rugby Football Club (BRFC) have recently launched their new state of the art Astro Pitches at their grounds in Balrothery. The new facility has not just been built with Rugby in mind but also Football and GAA. The pitches are 24m x 36m or 48m x 36m combined. The area can be split into two different areas for 5 a-side games which can be independently lit if required. Otherwise the entire pitch can be used for games or training. The advantages of the new facility are that the

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Swords Girl Is Eurovision Hopeful Local girl, Aimee Fitzpatrick from Swords has much to be excited about as she will appear on the LATE LATE show on Friday, 22nd February, to compete for a chance to represent Ireland in this years Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Aimee who currently lives in River Valley is just 17 and has accomplished so much at such a young age. She has been singing and dancing for as long as she can remember. She caught the attention of the Eurovision organisers when she started uploading videos of herself singing various covers on YouTube (one particular video got thousands of views in just one day), and the rest, is history. She is presently studying in Loreto College in Swords , for her Leaving Certificate in June this

Skerries Asperger/Dyspraxia Support Group Circle of Friends are a Skerries based support group for parents of children who have Asperger’s Syndrome or Dyspraxia and the group meet for coffee on the last Friday of every month. The meetings are held at 10.30am at Skerries Mills Coffee Shop and give parents an opportunity to meet in a friendly environment to share their stories, information and ideas. A lot of really useful information from these monthly meetings has come from the group and some of the feedback from members pointed to the need for social and physical activities for children affected by Asperger’s Syndrome or Dyspraxia. To answer that need, the group is arranging a programme of activities throughout the year, starting with yoga classes for children. The group’s next coffee morning will be held at 10.30am on Friday, February 22nd at Skerries Mills Coffee Shop and newcomers are always welcome.

year. She is also a dancer and choreographer and has travelled to Europe and Los Angeles, USA with both her singing and dancing talents. She has been really enjoying her whirlwind of recent promo appearances in the lead up to the show, and speaking to the County Leader Aimee’s mother Tina Fitzpatrick, said that the whole family are delighted and so proud the Aimee has come so far: “We’re all delighted for her and so proud,” said Tina. “She’s a little nervous, but she’s doing brilliantly and can’t wait for her performance. She is at her strongest when singing live and has worked so hard. We’re all rooting for her, and regardless of what happens on the night, she’s having a ball and is so thrilled that she got a chance to be involved.” Aimee contacted the County Leader herself to thank everyone who has supported her over the last few weeks. “I’m just to happy to be given this opportunity and just want to say that I’m very thankful for all the wonderful support I’ve been given,” she said. We wish Amiee the very best of luck.

Donabate School Needs You To Vote For Them Scoil Phadraic Cailíní in Donabate, is celebrating after being chosen as a regional winner of the Fit Factor contest, a fun competition designed to promote healthy eating and physical activity, developed in conjunction with the Irish Heart Foundation. The school now joins

four other primary schools from across Ireland to go head to head and compete for the top prize of €5,000 worth of sports equipment vouchers and the honour of being crowned ‘Fit Factor Champions’. Fantastic runners up prizes are also at stake with 2nd place receiving €3,000; and 3rd place €2,000 worth of sports equipment vouchers. Over 20,000 3rd and 4th class pupils took part

Ante Natal Classes In Swords Here are the perfect classes for all upcoming mums-tobe. Do you want to avoid that unnecessary journey into hospital for ante natal classes? Five-week courses are now available at St Colmcille’s GAA Club, Swords. All classes are free of charge. Partners are welcome to attend. All classes are being run by public health nurses/midwives. For more information and to book classes phone: 8283110.

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Pictured here is Aimee Fitzpatrick, who is competing to be Ireland's entry in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

which was designed to help teach aspects of the SPHE curriculum in a fun and enjoyable manner. Already Scoil Phadraic Cailíní has won a bonus of €500 worth of sports equipment vouchers and €500 worth of vouchers just by being chosen as a regional winner. Ms. Corrigan at Scoil Phadraic Cailíní spoke to the County Leader about the project: “The 3rd class girls put an amazing amount of effort into this creative project and engaged in many different activities.

I think the activity the girls enjoyed most was taking over the PE lessons and becoming the teacher! We would love to win the sports equipment for our school. We need online votes so please support us by logging on, viewing our project and voting for Scoil Phadraic Cailíní.” All you have to do to help is log onto www.fitfactor.ie to register your vote. Voting finishes on Friday 22nd February at 5pm. The school greatly appreciates your support.

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The Gormanston & District Anglers club are open for new members - senior, juniors and OAPs - whoever wants to join! It is a fabulous way to spend a day out fishing on Balbriggan’s best kept secret - the Wavin Lake, the largest all year trout fishery in Dublin. The Gormanston Anglers club is on a 26 acre site that is stocked with rainbow trout only, which is why they are open all year round for members. The club has all the facilities that a modern club should have including six boats for members use. They are a very family orientated club with picnic areas and wild life observation areas too. Members can look forward to a competition every month. For further details visit www.gormanstonanglers.com. All welcome.

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Pictured here at the Cannon balls display in Balbriggan Tourist Office with Maritime committee members are John Daly (Fisherman) Johnny Woodlock (Treasurer) and Trevor Sargent (Chairperson).

Unique Exhibition On Display In Balbriggan Balbriggan Tourist Office on Quay Street is the place to go to touch a piece of Balbriggan’s maritime history. The committee are looking for permanent premises to store the full amount of their historical items. Meanwhile, the group are excited about their latest display of artefacts: four 28-pound cast iron cannon balls over 200 years old. Speaking to the County Leader, Chairperson of Balbriggan Maritime Museum Trevor Sargent said: “We have gathered so many artefacts from whale bones to Napoleonic cannon balls. We need a permanent museum to display the full range of the North County’s rich maritime heritage. Meanwhile, we are grateful to Balbriggan Tourist Office for the use of part

of their premises in Quay Street to give the public a sample of the wealth of historic items which are currently in cold storage,” he said. Johnny Woodlock who is the Treasurer of the Maritime Museum Committee and a Marine Conservationist said: “We urge everybody to visit the latest historic display and to please leave a comment in the visitor book also. The more public support which we can refer to in the comments people leave, the stronger will be our case in establishing a proper Maritime Museum to benefit tourism and the public in general.” Fisherman, John Daly, described how the cannon balls were found. The four cannon balls on display were brought up in a razor shellfish dredge off the coast. The fact that they were all lying within a quarter of a mile square on the seabed may be significant also,” he concluded.

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