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Local Schools Back Cut in Book Costs A number of North County schools have declared their support for a recent petition set up by the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SVP), which has highlighted the need for a cut in book costs through a national book rental scheme.

The petition was set up with the hope of gaining awareness on the crippling costs of buying school books for families. It is hoped that

Steven Sting, Sean Tierney, Adam Stewart and Luke McCann are pictured playing air hockey at the Father's Day celebrations in the Pavilions Shopping Centre in Swords. Pic: JR

Chamber Meets Water Chief The serious situation with water supplies is evident throughout the entire North County area, with some places more affected than others. The situation in Malahide is no different.

As a result, Malahide

Chamber of Commerce is in constant contact with the local authority in respect of its ongoing water problems.

A delegation, led by Derek Fowler with Barry Gibney and Dave Gorman met with council

officials and sought a better form of contact when issues arise from water shortages, or any other form of interruption that may affect their ability to operate businesses correctly.

A Chamber spokesperson said, “During the meeting, an attempt was made to have water rates reduced to businesses that were adversely affected by water related problems last December.

These companies suffered a serious loss of revenue while still incurring costs, directly from water being turned off and will obviously still be affected going forward. However, this hopeful request would

not be considered.” On a more positive note, the Chamber have been assured that “all works to improve the Malahide water system are in place. They will have, by the end of next year, an extended capacity to the reservoir. This should double in size, while also renewing pipelines from this facility to the town. Other options are to supply water directly to the town, should any future problems arise that restrict the main supply.” The council have committed to upgrading their telephone system to include a better live service over the week-end periods when disruption takes place.

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By Kieran Dunne the campaign will attract the signatures of parents and teachers alike with the view to convincing Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn, to establish the much needed rental scheme.

So far, primary and secondary schools from Swords, Malahide, Donabate, Lusk, Skerries and Continued on page 10

Special Needs Cuts To Affect North County Deputy Clare Daly (SP) has expressed her dismay at the “absolute ludicrous” thought of special need assistant cutbacks this September. This follows an announcement on the need to cap services, made by the Government recently.

The cutbacks would mean a number of special need assistants across the North County losing their jobs, following on from a decision made by the previous government in lieu with the EU/IMF deal. A total of 227 posts need to be cleared nationwide.

Speaking to the County Leader, Daly spoke of her disgust at what she described as a ‘sinister decision by the government’: She said, “This is a line in the sand issue, there’s no way children are going to be made scapegoats in an economic crisis that had nothing to do with them. It’s absolutely not on.

Parents in some instances don’t even know if their children are going to be able to go to school because of this decision. They need the care to be able to do that,” she concluded .

The news will come as a shock to much of the North County with workers and parents now waiting anxiously on a decision while school principals face the bleak prospect of not knowing what staffing levels they will have this September.

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Balbriggan Charity Receives Lottery Funding Remember Us Special Needs Group in Balbriggan have been granted €15,000 by the Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly TD from his Department's 2011 allocation of National Lottery funds.

Families will benefit greatly from the Respite breaks. The grant will be used to provide two family respite breakaways in 2011. The first Family Respite break took place in late May to the Share Holiday Village in Co. Fermanagh for two nights, where 60 people, including members and their families had the opportunity to participate in various water sport, Arts and Crafts, drama, wall climbing, archery and so

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much more while on the break.

The second is been planned for the mid-term break in November for three nights to the Carlton Shearwater Hotel, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. It's anticipated that 180 people will participate in this trip based on last year's successful trip there. The breaks develop friendships between families and gives a much needed respite break to all who attend. It also allows less privileged families to experience activities they would otherwise not have the opportunity to experience due to economic and personal circumstances. Families are encouraged to go as a whole, making it a personal development programme for the family as a unit. It gives so many families an opportunity to have a break in a friendly atmosphere where they can feel comfortable and at ease because they are with so many people who are in a similar situation to themselves. It gives the parents /carers an opportunity to meet and share information in an informal setting.

New President For Swords Lions Club Swords Lions Club have recently elected a new president. Mr Michael Clince has the honour of filling this role and is looking forward to working with the club.

Speaking to the County Leader about the presidency, David O’Callaghan from the Lions Club said: “Swords Lions Club is very active in supporting the local community and Michael will continue to bring the club forward in this regard. The club’s ambition is to continue to increase membership through fundraising initiatives.”

“I am looking forward to working with Michael and the rest of the club members in the future.” he concluded.

Malahide Cricket Club Celebrates 150 years Malahide Cricket Club recently hosted a gala dinner to celebrate it's 150th anniversary. The club was established back in 1861 in Malahide and continues on strongly today.

The club is made up of five men's teams, two ladies teams, a boy’s and girl’s team from under nine and under 19 and a taverners team.

They run cricket initiatives for children from six years of age and provide cricket coaching in local primary and secondary schools. They also run fun cricket camps during the Easter and Summer holidays.

The Cricket Club is a large part of the Malahide social scene; hosting BBQs, live music, coffee mornings and fun evenings for its members. To celebrate the 150th anniversary, the club has started works to transform their

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By Jennifer Ryan cricket pitch into a International sized cricket pitch, enabling the club and Cricket Ireland to host International matches in Malahide. The new venue will have the capacity to hold

between 10,000 and 12,000 spectators for cricket matches. The outfield ground works commence in July this year and will finish in September. All going well the club should be able to host International cricket from next year.

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Pictured at the Malahide Cricket Club’s 150th Anniversary is committee member, Damien Ryan, Club President, Norman Adams with his wife, Patience Adams, committee members, Adele Spence, Evelyn Harman, Honorary Secretary, Howard Pic: JR Askew and committee member, Martin Guerin.

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Snippet Volunteers Needed Volunteer drivers are urgently needed to deliver meals in the Swords area around mid-day. It would take up no more than an hour of your time and can be done on a fortnightly basis. All help is greatly appreciated. Please call Joan on: 0876963813 for more information, if you can help with this invaluable service to the community.

As we get ever closer to the judging of the Tidy Towns, the Balbriggan town and committee are working as hard

as ever to get the town looking picture perfect for the competition. The Balbriggan Flower Box Scheme is a new initiative between Balbriggan Town Council, Balbriggan Chamber of Commerce and local traders with the support of Blooming Baskets. The aim is to further improve the appearance of buildings in the town centre by creating a co-ordinated floral

display. Window boxes and hanging baskets are being provided outside participating properties in the town centre.

The boxes and baskets are watered by an automated watering system which is supplied by the Town Council.

We’re certain that all the town’s hard work will pay off and that the town will be in full bloom in time for the judging.

Donabate/Portrane Residents Face Lengthy Delays Pictured are the two Malahide lads who will perform a skydive for the Barretstown Children's charity. From left, Pic: TO’K Corey Mcneilly and Simon Honan.

fundraising through facebook and by word of mouth. They have also set up a page on JustGiving.com and if anyone would like to donate they can do so at www.justgiving.com/coreymcneilly. All donations through the site, which is fully secure, go straight to Barretstown.

Swords To Be Left Without Park Rangers Deputy Clare Daly (SP) has hit out at both the Council and the Government for the axing of the Park Ranger facility from both the Ward Rivervalley Park and the Swords Town Park.

Deputy Daly said, “There is no doubt that the recruitment embargo and the cutbacks in government funding have placed councils in impossible positions. The Parks Department in particular,

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Malahide Duo Skydiving For Charity Malahide residents, Simon Honan and Corey McNeilly are planning on doing a skydive for the Barretstown Charity. They are currently raising money for the skydive and are hoping to do it at the end of July. They then hope to present Barretstown with a cheque for the money raised at their picnic in August.

Simon from Millview and Corey from Seabury decided to do the skydive for Barretstown as the company they work for are sponsoring them for the year. When asked why a skydive and will they be scared, their reply is, “What’s scarier? Having cancer as a child or jumping from a plane”. While neither have skydived before, they are both looking forward to it and raising money for a worthy cause. They are planning on paying for the skydive themselves, so all money raised goes straight to the charity. At the moment they are

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has lost a lot of staff through retirement, these positions have not been replaced, significantly

increasing the workload on those remaining. Local communities should not be left like this. It is just not good enough.”

She continued, “The problem in Swords is being made worse by the absolute affront that our town is the only one which is losing its Park Rangers. The regional parks in Malahide, Skerries, Donabate and so on, are being covered.

Why is Swords being singled out? Why do we not deserve our parks to be properly cared for?

This is really short sighted. Only last weekend there was

It has emerged that it will be at least another five years before parts of Portrane and Donabate see much needed improvements to its mainland sewerage. According to the County Council no funding is available this year to see the vital project completed: “it will take approximately five years to complete the whole project,” said a representative from the Council. Despite an extensive proposed sewerage improvement scheme underway, it seems Donabate Town Centre and its surrounding areas will be a long while awaiting results. damage done to the playground in the Valley which necessitated a big clean up later, putting the Council to extra expense.

Having Park Rangers in place is much more efficient and really helps to have these important amenities maintained for the benefit of all. I am publicly appealing to the Council to reverse this decision, before the Park is allowed deteriorate, which will end up costing more in the long run. With less money around, people need to have the benefits of local parks and amenities during the summer months.”

Rush Horticultural Society will hold its 64th Annual Show on Saturday, 9th July in St Maur’s GAA Clubhouse from 2pm until 5pm. Entries will be accepted on Fri 8th July from 6pm until 9pm and on Sat, 9th July.

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The Balbriggan Senior Citizens annual outing will take place to Athlone on Sunday July 10th. The bus will depart Saints Peter and Paul’s Church Car Park at 9am.

All senior citizens over 66 are welcome to come along. The cost is €15.

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Gaeltacht Week In Balbriggan Starting on the 4th of July next, Balbriggan Youth Service, in conjunction with Foras na Gaeilge will be hosting a Gaeltacht styled week enabling local youths to develop their command of conversational Irish and embrace Irish culture all while having fun. ‘Gaeltacht Sa Bhrigin’ is part of Balbriggan Youth Service’s Summer Programme and is aimed at local young people who would love to sample the ‘Gaeltacht’ experience. The week will be crammed with activities, classes and excursions all at a really low price!

Places are now available for young people aged 14-15 living in Balbriggan. After the great success of last year’s programme, demand is expected to be huge, so sign up now by contacting Senior Youth Officer, Derval Cumiskey on 086-7710790.

Volunteers are an integral part of the success of Balbriggan Youth Service so they welcome the involvement of volunteers who are interested in becoming involved in the project.

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Human Remains May Date Back To Bronze Age

Rush historian, Kevin Thorp is pictured at the site where human remains were unearthed

Malahide Castle Project To Create 200 Jobs

By Kieran Dunne Around 200 jobs will be created at Malahide Castle following the decision by the government to earmark €6.5 million for construction plans.

Included will be a new Craft Courtyard and Botanical Gardens.

A new visitor centre, craft and tourism related shops, a restaurant and wheelchair access to the castle will create a total of 200 jobs in the long run, with 100 of those coming during the construction period.

Local councillor, Peter Coyle (Lab) has welcomed the decision to

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The discovery of human remains by Eirgrid workers has thrown up a number of possibilities about their origin. A total of three skulls with other bones were found in a field close to the edge of the Rogerstown Estuary in Rush during excavation work last week.

Rush resident and local historian, Kevin Thorp, who has studied ancient burial grounds in the area, feels that the remains may date back 5,000 years to the Bronze Age. He said, “an eyewitness who saw the remains said he thought they were pretty brown and crumbly, which points to them being very old indeed, maybe up to five to six thousand years old. We know that people lived here at that time as not only have heaps of shells called kitchen middens been found in the area in the past but at least two chieftain’s burials were discovered in fields very nearby,” he said.

Thorp continued, “It is possible that these remains are of Norse origin, but the archaeologists will pinpoint pretty accurately whether they are or not. There are a number of possibilities here. If there are any vestiges of clothes in this grave, they are likely to be some victims from the Tayleur disaster of 2Ist January 1854, when an emigrant ship sailing to Melbourne sank off Lambay drowning over 300 people, mostly women and children. If they were victims of the Tayleur tragedy, its possible that the reason they were not buried in Whitestown cemetery was because they were of unknown provenance and could not be buried in a Catholic graveyard in case they had not been baptised.

earmark the money for the project, citing the positive outcome of job creation in the area. Speaking to the County Leader, he said: “I welcome the fact the Castle Demesne will now be put to use in terms of job creation. It’s great news economically for the area as it is a positive development, following all the talk of job losses lately. It is also good to see a top craft/restaurant business coming to the area as that will also attract plenty of locals,” he concluded.

Initial stages of work have already gotten under way with contractual labour to begin in autumn. The castle will close for the project to commence towards the end of August and it is hoped that work will be complete in time for next summer.

Support Group In North County A new support group for those affected by Raynaud’s and Scleroderma has been set up by Balbriggan local, Meadhbh Cleary.

She realised that there was no support network in place for those in need of it.

Raynaud’s is a condition in which the circulation of blood to the fingers and toes is constricted in response to cold or stress. It causes pain and numbness and is usually mild but can become debilitating. It’s estimated to

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By Jennifer Ryan affect over 10 per cent of the population. Some Raynaud’s suffers may be affected by a secondary disease called Scleroderma, which is a chronic disease of the immune system, blood vessels and connective tissue.

Meadhbh is a suffer of both. She realised the need for a support group after she couldn’t get any further information from her doctor on living with Scleroderma.

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through The Irish Raynaud’s and Scleroderma Society, is still new, but so far has met four times and the response has been good. It is the first Dublin Support group for the society and is clearly needed, with one member travelling from Dundalk to Swords to go to the meetings.

They are hoping to meet up every month, inviting experts such as nurses, make up artist, podiatrists to come and talk to the group. The group is not only open to suffers of Raynaud’s and Scleroderma, but their families, friends and those needing advice or help with the diseases.

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Head of the Tidy Towns committee in Malahide, Gerry Rafferty has expressed his outrage over the recent graffiti damage that has appeared all over Malahide town.

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have to spend so much time trying the hours to get off and as clean up this damage a result is costing tens of thousands worth of damage.”

“We had such a great result in Ireland’s Best Kept Towns competition recently but it Fingal Dublin Chamber are delighted to was here that the be hosting a special roof top Garden judges noted that our Party in the Wright Venue in Swords on graffiti was the worst Thursday, 30th June 2011 from 5:30 p.m. out of the towns. The Chamber President, Siobhan Moore was judges recommended particularly pleased to have the Minister that the persons for Health, Dr James Reilly T.D. as the responsible for Guest of Honour at the Garden Party. causing this criminal “This is Minister Reilly’s first Chamber damage should be event to attend since taking up pursued with vigour Ministerial Office and we are looking and dealt with,” he forward to meeting the Minister and Fingal Dublin Chamber President, hearing first hand the Government’s Siobhan Moore. continued.

He also spoke of all plans to get our economy moving again,” the extra time that is she said. The Chambers have organised this informal social evening for freely been given up members to meet and network with their colleagues from other busiby volunteers to try nesses. Chamber members and guests will be enjoying complimentary and repair the drinks, some nice finger food and of course plenty of networking with the damage. “All our many other business women and men who will be there enjoying the volunteers are already social side of business. This event is another one of many events to be giving up so much of hosted jointly by the Fingal Dublin Chamber and D15 Chamber in the their free time with coming months as we work to create more business opportunities for all Tidy Towns and to our Members.

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Pictured at Amy Hughes 21st birthday party in Zavedenie in Swords are. Leanne Moran, Sarah Early, Hayley Browne, Sarah O'Shea, Amy EMcQ Hughes, David Keogh and Jennifer Kirwan.

Ronan Ellison is pictured with his friend, Philip O'Toole at his work leaving do in The Old Boro from Woodies DIY where he worked for six years.

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Seibheal Mooney and JM Sheridan celebrate Jess Coffey's (centre) 21st birthday in Bracken LMcC Court Hotel, Balbriggan recently.

Alan Casey recently celebrated his 21st in The Carnegie Court Hotel in Swords. Alan, in the middle is pictured here with David Gaul and EMcQ David McCarthy.

Andrea Scott Stafford, Bernie Tamfey and Scott Archbold are pictured in The Lord Mayors at the going away party. They are emigrating to JR Melbourne in Australia together.

A meet up for the Equestrian Interpros the National Inter Provincial Championships, took place in the Carnegie Court in Swords recently. Colleges from all over Ireland compete against each other in show jumping and dressage.

Pictured at the gathering are Peter O'Donnell, Alison Crawford, Hannah Patchitt and Gary Flynn.

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Sarah-Jane Allen, Samantha Parkes, Catherine Cleary, and Louisa Cleary Brennan are pictured with Paul Cleary EMcQ as he celebrated his 40th birthday recently.

June Phelan is pictured celebrating her 40th birthday in The Old Schoolhouse in Swords with her husband, Brian Phelan and friends, Matt Gormley and Conor McCarthy.

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Lecqroneea Laura, Margot Gilibert, Sara Lotif and Luca Nuvoci are pictured at their half Italian, half French family gettogether in The Old Boro in Swords JR recently.

Gemma McKew, Orla Murnane, Donna Surario, Therese Joyce, Yvonne McCabe, Elaine McCabe, Roslyn McDonald and Sharon Stringer are all pictured enjoying Yvonne McCabe's 40th birthday party in the Old Boro, Swords.

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Tim Flanagan is pictured at his 60th birthday with his wide Alice and children Ciara, Deirdre, Connor and Cáit Flanagan in The Old JR Schoolhouse in Swords recently.

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Pictured are pupils from Holmpatrick NS in Skerries who participated in a pyjama day Pic: RN at the school in aid of the Irish Cancer Society.

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Children and teachers from Holmpatrick National School in Skerries spent a whole day wearing pyjamas in class instead of their clothes. The event has been organised for charity and it was a special day for everyone. A very impressive total of €385 was collected on the day. “It's good for the kids to be involved and understand how to fundraise money for

Council Bin Collection To Cease The County Council will no longer be involved in refuse collection from early next year. The news comes hot on the heels of a process of evaluation by an outside agency, which deemed the Council’s Bin collection service as ‘not viable’. This apparent inability of the local authority to afford to continue this service

By Patrick Finnegan now opens the way for private companies to fully take over refuse collection in the region.

This trend has been replicated all over the country and now only Dublin City Council are the sole remaining local authority to continue providing bin collection in their area Happily, there will be no

Fifty New Jobs For Swords There is some good news on the job front in Swords. It was recently announced that 50 new positions will be created for the area by the petrol services retailer, Great Gas. The service station

job losses as a result and the 55 staff involved in the refuse collection service will be redeployed to other divisions within the local authority. Former County Mayor, Ken Farrell told the County Leader, “The Council needs to reach 80 per cent collection rate to make it viable. At the moment, they are only achieving 55 - 60

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By Roxana Neag different charities. It's also fun and enjoyment for every child to come to school in pyjamas,” said teacher, Linda Kells.

“They are learning that donating money which is important. They really learn to make a d i f f e r e n c e , ” commented Ruth Langan, teacher of 1st and 2nd class.

The kids enjoyed their per cent, which is making the process unsustainable. Another reason forwarded by Farrell is that “the waiver system meant that the local authority was placed in an uneven competitive situation with private companies in the bin collection business.” He also expressed his sadness at the passing of a system that has been in operation for over 50 years.

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school day in pyjamas and felt really important because they

made a helpful gesture for people in need.

Each class had a donation box on teacher's desk and all amounts were finally submitted to the school manage-

ment team to be counted and then sent to the beneficiaries.

The money will support the research activities of the Irish Cancer Society.

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Malahide Chamber Meets Head Of Water Services Continued from page 1 Assurance has also been given that if and when water has to be reduced, that they will give priority to the service of water to Malahide village, but will not guarantee that water will not be turned off completely when the need arises.

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Continued from page 1 Portmarnock have backed the scheme in the North County, with some even forwarding on support emails to parents.

Speaking to the County Leader, Principal Miriam Dowdall of St Helen’s JNS, Portmarnock said: “It is something we would definitely back, we have introduced our own system on a smaller scale where we would recycle books back in to it yearly.

Anything that cuts down costs for parents is most welcome.”

SVP believes that the scheme would help every family in the North County as it would reduce the huge amounts spent on buying these books. It has attracted thousands of signatures so far with numbers growing every day.

Audrey Deane, Social Policy & Justice Officer for SVP said: “We’re delighted how it’s going, so far, we have thousands of signatures and we spoke with the Minister for Education who has agreed that something needs to be done urgently.”

“More and more people have been coming to us of late as it is the time of year when book lists are sent out. Families are being put in a situation of anxiety and hardship wondering where they’re going to get this money from when it could all be so avoidable.” It is understood that Minister Quinn has contacted school book publishers on the situation and is currently awaiting a response.

Tidy Towns Fever Hits Rush The Tidy Towns competition has made a “huge difference” to Rush according to Tidy Towns committee member Louise O’Loughlin. Speaking to the County Leader recently, Louise said that the resurrection of the Tidy Towns has been fantastic for the town: “The efforts put in by everyone involved have just been brilliant,” she said. “It’s our first time entering the Tidy Towns contest in 10 years and the difference compared to last year has been huge. So whether we win or not, just being involved has given Rush a boost and it’s great to see the town looking so well.” Louise says one of the best things about being involved in Tidy Towns has been the community efforts: “There has been a huge focus on a community effort this year which is fantastic to see. Everyone is really involved and we have people out every week doing the clean ups. It wouldn’t be possible without the whole community’s input.”

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Prepare a Natural Compost Bin Careful If you plan on doing a lot of gardening, it’s always a good idea to provide the plants with natural fertilisers. The installation of natural compost bin will help in providing the plants with natural nutrition.

This will not only maximise the growth of the plants but will also save a lot of money. All you need is to collect the dead and dried leaves in this bin and cover them with soil. Within a span of few months high quality fertilizer will be prepared. It’s very easy to do, cheap and above all is very good for your plants.

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Selection Of Plants The first and foremost step is to select the plant properly. It is very important that the plant you choose for your garden must complement nature as well. This means that it can adapt itself properly in heat, dryness and summer.

Another important point to remember is that before you select a plant you must check the conditions of your garden as well like the pH of the soil or the amount of sunlight your garden receives.

Where to Water Watering is a chore that needs to be carried out throughout the summer season, but remember to use water wisely and, rather than drenching your entire garden regularly, concentrate your efforts on the following: Plants growing in pots, containers and hanging baskets as these can dry out very quickly, often in the course of a few hours. Newly planted trees and shrubs, as these are very vulnerable to drought stress, as are any freshly sown or newly planted parts of your garden so water them all on a regular basis.

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Keep Things Healthy Healthy plants must be selected for the garden to ensure they survive the summer season: Make sure that the plants you select for your garden are healthy. Avoid purchasing the plants, which have discoloration, drooping leaves or appear sickly. If you are starting your garden with seeds then make sure that the seeds you purchase are of high quality.

Staking and Support Put stakes and supports in place for tall, herbaceous plants, like peonies and delphiniums. This will prevent them from falling over or look messy, as they grow taller and heavy with blooms with the progressing season. Likewise, as climbers display new growth, be sure to position them on a support system in order to maintain control over where they grow and prevent an untidy appearance.

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Bootcamp Ireland In Donabate And Balbriggan Bootcamp Ireland is calling all newbees in the North County to give the real Bootcamp a go in two new locations in Donabate and Balbriggan. Everyone is welcome to attend any of the two new locations in Balbriggan Rugby Club and St Patrick’s School in Donabate.

The eight week Bootcamp Ireland course is on now, taking place in Balbriggan Rugby Club on Mondays and Wednesday from 7-8pm and in St Patrick’s School Donabate on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the same time, with a bonus class available

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MSPA Bootcamp In Skerries Looking for some fun activities to get involved in this summer? Well look no further! Moores School Of Performing Arts will be holding a summer bootcamp from July 25th-29th for boys and girls ages 12-18yrs at Skerries Community Centre. The summer camp runs from 9.30-5.30 everyday and promises to be lots of fun for all involved. Application Forms are available from The Community Centre or for more information contact Susie on 0877803851.

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Start-Up Business Funding For SR Technics Workers they act quickly. Under the European Globalisation Fund (E.G.F), former SR Technics workers at Dublin Airport who were made redundant after February 12th 2009, can apply for grant assistance to fund the setting up of a new business.

The local Enterprise Board is warning that former SR Technics workers could miss out on valuable financial assistance and business support services, unless they submit their business proposals quickly.

Oisin Geoghegan, CEO of the Fingal County

Fingal County Enterprise Board have confirmed that almost â‚Ź600,000 of grant aid has already been approved for 48 individual start-up businesses, which are being set up by former SR Technics workers in the North County and beyond.

However, the Fingal County Enterprise Board has cautioned that other SR Technics workers who want to set up their own business in this region could miss out on grant aid worth thousands of euro and crucial business support services unless

Enterprise Board, said: “The value of each grant varies from project to project, but a typical employment grant is in the region of â‚Ź10,000, depending on the job specification. To apply for funding under the E.G.F, SR Technics workers first have to submit a business proposal outlining their enterprise idea. As the final deadline is only a couple of weeks away, Geoghegan is concerned that some SR Technics workers might miss out on accessing important grant aid.â€? Applications should be submitted to the Enterprise Board and all applications are subject to appraisal by an Evaluation Committee to assess the business proposal. Information around the application process is available at www.fingalceb.ie/EGF

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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.

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Prospering At Olympic Levels I

meet Robbie Corr, Sports Officer with Prosper Fingal at their training centre on Seatown Road in Swords. It was a day of celebration for five athletes from the service as they prepare to travel to Athens to represent Ireland at the Special Olympics World Summer Games.

“Our athletes have overcome major obstacles in life and have battled hard against stiff competition to achieve this honour,” he comments proudly, amidst great warmth and much slagging between Robbie and the team members.

A keen sportsman, Robbie believes participation in physical activity is invaluable in terms of personal well being. “We're influencing people's lives at Prosper by having them train three times a week.

We work on all aspects of life, not just going out and bouncing a ball. I give dietary and nutritional advice too, even though I know I could do with it myself,” he laughs. The success of the sports programme at Prosper is evidenced by the fact that almost half of the 240 service users across North County Dublin participate in it. As Robbie points out, “this is in stark contrast to the three per cent of the general population who exercise regularly.”

Robbie's love of sport goes back to his teenage years when he played soccer for Loughshinny, a strong Intermediate team at the time. As a talented footballer, when he left school he lived many young boy's dream and completed a FAS soccer coaching course, run in conjunction with the Football Association of Ireland. “I got to play lots of football

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Heffernan and in the process earn coaching badges,” Robbie says “but on finishing the course I realised that I was a good player but not a great player.”

However, one of the course facilitators, Fran Butler believed Robbie had 'the potential and flair to be a coach' and encouraged him to apply to Camp USA as a sports counsellor. He subsequently spent four hot summers in New Jersey building up vital experience teaching various different sports. While enjoying every minute of his time in the States, in 1998 he decided it was time to settle in Ireland and “start looking at a career.”

Having returned home, he undertook a course in Health Studies at the National College of Education in Dorset Street in 1999 to complement his coaching experience. “It was part-time, so I worked during the day on building sites and at night time went to college.” On completing the course, Robbie began working in the Iveagh Fitness Centre

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teaching aerobics, gym work and personal training.

After a year there he was approached by Marian Browne then with the County Council to run the gym in Skerries Community Centre. Living in Laytown with his family, this position was ideal for Robbie.

A few years later, Marian also asked Robbie about the possibility of Prosper Fingal service users coming to the gym for a workout every week and he thought it a great idea. “They started to come down every Friday afternoon and I would teach aerobics and show them how to use the gym equipment.” Eventually, having built up a close rapport with the group, Robbie resigned from the Community Centre and began working with Prosper as a care assistant in the training centre, which was based in Piercetown at the time.

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“It was great! I had my sports training and now I was learning about all types of disability.”

Robbie was eventually appointed sports co-ordinator of Prosper Fingal in 2006 just as a conscious decision was made to invest more time and energy into their sporting programme.

Relishing this opportunity, Robbie approached Conan Byrne of Sporting Fingal with a view to establishing an eleven a-side club team for players with intellectual disability. While Sporting Fingal has now ceased to exist, the team established by Robbie with the assistance of Conan and Richie Dunne from Special Olympics has gone from strength to strength. “There are now 23 athletes playing soccer and, as it's a club team, it's run very differently to the Prosper service which is good for the guys because it gives them another experience.”

“Across all our sports, there's great camaraderie among the athletes and the stronger ones watch out for the weaker ones which is brilliant for team morale.” One of Prosper Fingal's goals is the fostering of independence and Robbie explains that all service users travel to training venues independently, “whether it's soccer training in Skerries or swimming in ALSAA.” While sport encourages the integration of Prosper's service users, other pursuits which facilitate socialisation, such as trips to the cinema or going out for dinner are organised by the recreation officer Sinead, and staff member Ciara, and Robbie enjoys getting involved in these activities too.

While his role at Prosper Fingal keeps him extremely busy, Robbie also makes plenty of time for his young family, six year old Seán and three year old Ruby. “Seán waits for me to come home at night to tell him a bedtime story,” he laughs. “I also do a bit of 'DJ’ing' in my spare time for the fun of it. My wife, Victoria is very patient and deserves a gold star!”

With the Special Olympics beginning on 25th June, Robbie is looking forward to joining the athletes for the opening ceremony and being there to cheer them on as they battle it out in their chosen sport.

He believes that everyone involved will have a 'life experience to treasure forever' and has urged all athletes to 'come home with a smile.' The Special Olympics World Summer Games runs from 25th June to 4th July and we wish all athletes taking part 'the best of luck.'

Top Tips To Spruce Up Your Home This Summer

Spruce It Up With Flowers

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I say this time and time again, but one of the easiest and most cost effective ways to make an impact is with the addition of fresh flowers. I recommend fresh cut, brightly coloured flowers either from your own garden (if you happen to be so lucky) or from the local florist. Place them in a light and understated vase; avoid heavy, dark or bulky vases and let the flowers take centre stage. Placement should be casual and on table/counter tops to ensure the flowers are always visible. Consider the foyer, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom as prime locations.

Thinking of painting? Well now would be the ideal time to get those paint brushes out. You have the perfect excuse to go bright, light and cheery and get colours to compliment your breezy summer humour. A bright paint instantly transforms the light in a room and can make what may be like a small room seem big and airy. It will give your room and your mood a much-needed lift. Try mixing in different colour schemes such as greens, blues and whites to liven up a room and bring a feel of the ocean into your home. It may not be as good as the beach but it’s a start.

Many schools are nearing the end of the year and since we can’t rely on the weather, that’s a sure sign that summer is on its way. As we approach summertime, many homeowners want to spruce up their homes with a decorating makeover to match the season. Why not try out some of our tips to bring the lazy, carefree summer days into your home.

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Lusk Tidy Towns In Great Shape

Newly elected County Mayor, Cllr Gerry McGuire (Lab) is pictured after his election at a ceremony in County Hall, Swords last Friday.

Lusk Tidy Towns is now celebrating 31 years of work for the competition. It has developed from being a village to a town in the last nine years, which means extra work of litter picking, planting, painting and general tidying up, which the hard working committee are delighted to do with wholehearted support from everyone. The shops are to be congratulated for their lovely hanging baskets and the community for the great care they take in keeping their

gardens in great shape.

Tidy Towns secretary, Pat Kelly told the County Leader, “A photographic collection of Lusk and the

people involved in the Tidy Towns is being made as a DVD and our charming ‘Clay Cottage’ on the Dublin Road took first prize last year in the Cleaner

Community Awards and is featured on the DVD. Judging for our own local Tidy Town competition takes place next month for the Best Business Premises and Best Garden Frontage,” she said.

Swords Celtic Annual Camp Swords Celtic FC will hold their annual camp from 5th July until 8th July. The event will take place between 10am and 3pm and is for children aged seven and up. It will include coaching by qualified coaches and competitions. The cost is €55 per child. For further information, call 086-3857245.

Pictured are the volunteers and members of Lusk Tidy Towns, getting ready to clean up the village recently. Back row L-R, Theresa Kilmurray, Anthony Mason, William O’Connor, Tony Rogan, Front Row L-R, Danny Dunne, Caroline Keane, Nina Flynn, Susan Pic: JR Robinson, Julie Griffin, Raymond O’Connell, Eileen O’Donovan and Pat Kelly.

Go Bananas At Malahide Summer Camp Your little ones will go bananas for this new free summer camp in Malahide. The ‘Going Bananas’ free camp, for 4-8 year olds, is hosted by Malahide’s Presbyterian Church from Monday the 8th to Friday the 12th of August. Join the Supa Scuba search, enjoy puppet stories, games and crafts galore and much more. With so much to do, your little ones will be kept entertained all summer long. For more information please visit: www.enjoymalahide.com

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ceremony and said, “ I am delighted to say that after an action packed weekend in Killarney, Malahide Musical and Dramatic Society were successful in winning two of the three awards for which we were nominated. Dave Latham who played “The Pirate King” in “The New Pirates of Penzance” won his award for best comedian.

Members of the society were thrilled to pick up the award for “Best Chorus” as well. It was a fantastic achievement to even be nominated for these awards and we are over the moon to win two,” a delighted Marissa said.

River Valley Teddy Bear Picnic

Malahide Musical Society had been nominated for three awards at the recent annual A.I.M.S. (Association of Irish Musical Societies) award ceremony. They were for Best Overall Show, Best Choral Performance and Dave Latham (who played the Pirate King) for best comedic performance Marissa Magner (PRO) had some very good news to report from the

River Valley and Rathingle Residents Association will host this year’s Teddy Bear Picnic at Fingallians GAA club on Tuesday, July 12, with a fun day out promised to all who attend.

The picnic will take place between 1.45pm and 5.15pm with those interested asked to meet at the River Valley Community and Development Centre.

Children are asked to bring their own teddy bear and a cost of €5 will apply, with the money going back into the Residents Association funding.

The children of Holmpatrick National School in Skerries wanted to show to their dads how special they are. There are so many ways to say to your father how much you care about him, but nothing compares with a handmade gift.

The teachers helped them out, by guiding the kids in a workshop dedicated to Father's Day. Over 50 girls and boys spent a few hours on creating special gifts for their dads.

Handmade cards were carefully drawn or painted and each piece had a really personal touch. Pictured proudly displaying their gifts are, L-R Georgia Nelson, Emmet Trant, Pic: RN Naoise Ensor, Aaron Allen.

Up And Away For St Maurs GAA Things got off to a flying start recently for St Maurs GAA when they recently held their novelty helium balloon fundraiser. The fundraiser was held to raise money for some badly needed training facilities at the club. The club released several hundred helium balloons each of which had contact details on them.

Footballers Wanted In Balbriggan Are you a football fan or looking to play for the first time? If so, you’re in luck because Castlemill United Football Club in Balbriggan, is looking for new players, 17 years-of-age and upwards, for the 2011/2012 season. Whatever your playing or fitness level, you’re invited to attend the club’s training sessions. This is a perfect opportunity to get fit, have fun, meet new people and get involved with a club established in the community. For further information contact Brian on 086-3736561.

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On Saturday 9th July, all junior sailors from the Skerries Sea scouts will sail from Skerries to Barnaghera. The depart time from Skerries Harbour is 1.30pm and parents are invited to join the Summer barbecue that will take place on Barnaghera Beach afterwards. The cost is €5 for a burger with a soft drink at the barbecue.

Don’t forget to bring your own sweets and treats as well. It is sure to be a fantastic day out so if you’re a Junior Sailor come along and join the fun.

Anyone who happened to come across one of the balloons and get in touch with the club was given one hundred euros for their trouble.

The winning balloon was found in Co. Mayo and the prize winner was awarded €300. All of the funds raised will be going towards a brand new Ball Wall for the club, which is one of the three projects that the club is trying to facilitate at the moment. The balloons were given 28 days to travel and could still be floating around now, so if you happen to catch one, get in touch with the club.

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Snippet Club Needs Players One of North County’s leading rugby clubs is looking for new players ahead of the new season which is fast approaching.

Swords RFC have made the appeal in a bid to continue on from last year’s success, a major part of which was down to new additions.

All ages and grades are welcome, with the club catering for everyone.

So if you’re a highly competitive person with a passion for rugby or just a beginner looking to try out a new sport, you are encouraged to drop down to the Alsaa complex, to have a go.

The Tall Ships are returning to Waterford. An anticipated 500,000 people will enjoy up to 50 of the world’s most beautiful tall ships when they visit Waterford from 30th June until 2nd July. Waterford is a city with a rich maritime tradition, dating back almost 11 centuries, when the first Vikings sailed up the Suir. Visitors to the festival are guaranteed to be more friendly. This will coincide with the city being filled with nonstop, free entertainment. The ships will be open to visitors from 10am to 4pm, from Thursday to Saturday. The magnificent tall ships will depart Waterford on Sunday morning, 3rd July, as they head down river to the mouth of the Suir for the start of the race. Excellent vantage points will be accessible along the coast at Passage East and Dunmore East.

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The hugely successful Balbriggan Fish and Farmers’ Market is celebrating its second anniversary, with a special Market to be held on Saturday, 2nd July in Balbriggan to mark the occasion. This Saturday market is a once off event and will take place from 10am until 4pm.

Michael Grimes of the Balbriggan Market told the County Leader, “We want to see if Saturday brings an improvement in numbers. It promises to be a fun filled day, with lots of family activities. The market is usually held on Fridays, but to mark the 2011 Year of Craft, which takes place on 2nd July, it was decided to hold the market then as a once off to coincide with this. The Craft Fair will take place in the Town Hall on Saturday and is open to beginners and professionals alike. Arts and Crafts, including ceramics, photography, crochet, knitwear, ancient crafts as well as pottery will be featured. There will also be a demonstration of willow basket weaving on the day,” he said.

There will also be a mobile animal farm which proved to be a great success at Christmas as well as other family activities which are sure to attract people to the market The very best in both organic and conventional local produce, which is sourced from Rush, Lusk, Skerries and the general hinterland of Balbriggan, will also be featured. There will be a new organic meat supplier coming all the way from Co. Offaly. To add an international dimension to the market, there will be food providers from as far afield as Sicily, bringing their own colour and atmosphere to the market. The market will revert to the normal time on Fridays thereafter.

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Swords on (01) 895 “The home care 0010. sector in Ireland is expected to care for are good at spelling and who like an increasing number word games and puzzles. To of older people as a take part you must be in, or have result of the recent funding crisis for the If you think you can spell and just finished primary school.

Fair Deal Scheme,” have a good grip of the English Teams of three contestants can says Tara Shortall, language, RTÉ is making a new be made up of schoolmates or Managing Director of series of its brain-teasing quiz members of local clubs. Click Home Instead Senior show ‘Watch your Language’ in http://www.rte.ie/trte/watchyCare in Swords. July. They are looking for ourlanguage to watch the last Similarly, Minister for contestants aged 10 to 12 who series.

Health, James Reilly TD said: “We will be looking at providing more home care Please note that Balbriggan Library will close at lunchtime from 1 – 2 p.m. packages to avoid the on Fridays and Saturdays during July and August. need for people to go Normal opening hours, with lunchtime opening, will resume in September.

Justin Ahern, a member of the library staff is carrying out research as part into long term care.”

Home care is a very of his college thesis, regarding the self-service machines recently installed personal type of care. in Balbriggan library.

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Horticultural Show In Rush Rush and District Horticultural Society will hold its 64th Annual Sow on Saturday, 9th July in St Maur’s GAA Clubhouse from 2pm until 5pm.

Entries will be accepted on Friday, 8th July from 6pm until 9pm and on Saturday, 9th July between 8.30am and 10.30am. Admission is €2, with children free.

Snippet Community Meeting There will be a Community Festival meeting in the Kinsealy Inn on Tuesday, July 5th at 7.30pm. All Melrose/Kinsealy residents are invited to attend.

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Fingal County Council Justin McMahon seeks planning permission for a dormer dwelling with on site waste water treatment unit and percolation area and with access from existing site entrance to mobile home onto public road on site at Bettyville, Ballyboughal, Co.Dublin.

The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the planning authority Fingal County Council, Fingal county hall, Main St, Swords, Co Dublin during its public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made in writing on payment of the prescribed fee of €20) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the planning authority of this application Fingal County Council Date: 21st June 2011 ‘I, Mark O’Leary, intend to apply for planning permission at 36 Shenick Ave, Skerries, Co Dublin.

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tion to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (€20.00) within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County Council Planning permission sought for detached dwelling and associated site works on site to rear of existing dwelling at ‘Oak View’, Dublin Rd., Balbriggan, Co.Dublin with access via existing entrance from new relief road. Applicant: Michael Kenny.

This 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 (€20.00) within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County Council Planning permission is sought by T. & C. Kelly for the construction of a two storey dwelling of 587m2 floor area on a site of 3.9 hectares bounded to the north west by the R122 at Grallagh, Garristown, Co. Dublin. The proposed development will also include: 1. Detached two storey Garage consisting of ,Office, Gym, Games Room & Plant Room with total floor area of 177m2. 2. Farm yard complex ,consisting of Stables 220m2; Farm Office 68.7m2; Machinery Store 264m2; Cattle Shed 499m2. 3. Proprietary waste water treatment plant and percolation area. 4.

Attenuation pond. 5. Walled garden, ,paddocks and general landscaping. 6. upgrade existing farm access to vehicular access and access road. 7. All associated site development works.

The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (20 Euros) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County Council Planning permission is sought by Gerard McLeod at 'Willsboro', Killeek, St. Margaret's, Co. Dublin for a new two storey dwelling including comprehensive noise insulation, new vehicular entrance, biocycle waste-water treatment unit, landscaping and all associated site works on a site of 0.55 hectares. The site forms part of a larger equestrian landholding 'Willsboro', to which the

proposed dwelling is functionally related.

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 Planning Permission is requested for a new single-storey Dwellinghouse (140sq/m) along with new Biocycle wastewater treatment system and all associated siteworks. At:- Racecourse Commons, Lusk, , Co. Dublin.. Signed:Mark Dennis.

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.

Fingal County Council Planning Permission is requested for a)Single-Storey Extension to the front and b) Single-Storey Extension to the rear of existing two-storey dwellinghouse and all associated siteworks. At:No.7, Fulham Street, Balbriggan , Co. Dublin.. Signed:- Yohan & Rachel Davis.

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.

Fingal County Council Marie McGlone is seeking Permission for one single “Two Story domestic dwelling with biocycle unit At Moon Lone Lane Naul County 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 may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (20 Euros) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

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