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28th May 2013 • Volume 20, Issue 19 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. • Tel: 8•400•200 • info@northcountyleader.ie

Tourism Fears As Blue Flags Lost The failure of the North County to hold on to it’s four blue flag beaches is set to have a detrimental effect on tourism in the area. The Blue Flag is a well-recognised, well respected eco-label, awarded to beaches and marinas with excellent environmental management. A Blue Flag was awarded to Portmarnock beach, Portrane beach, Skerries South beach and Donabate beach in 2012, but none were retained for 2013. A spokesperson for An Taisce confirmed to the County Leader that, “Unfortunately, no Fingal beaches are in receipt of Blue Flags for the 2013 season. The beaches failed the water quality criteria,” said the statement. This, however, is at variance with the view of local councillor Peter Coyle (Lab), who maintains that Portmarnock has been hard done by in An Taisce’s decision. He told the County Leader, “Portmarnock has been robbed of a Blue Flag, because of a single result on 2nd July 2009, which should have been discounted. It’s now imperative that the water quality issue is attended to immediately.” He continued, “Portmarnock’s Velvet Strand has had a Blue Flag for the past three years. The beach has been

By Patrick Finnegan meeting the EU water quality standards, as monitored by the EPA every year, however when the Blue Flags were decided upon in 2009 (these related to the old EPA standards), Portmarnock lost out, thanks to a single result.” Local residents and tourist official will view the loss of the four blue flags as a huge blow in their efforts to attract visitors to an area that has so many lovely places to visit and where tourism should be a bye word. The North County area is rightly regarded as having one of the most beautiful coastlines in Ireland, where visitors avail of marine activities, like boating, fishing and swimming at our beaches. For many years, the North County has attracted car and bus loads of visitors from Dublin city and beyond to Portmarnock, Donabate, Rush and Skerries, with the resultant boost to the local economy. Indeed, many residents will recall the number of people from north of the border, who regularly visited Red Island in Skerries. Indeed many of these former visitors are now resident in the area. The ease of access nowadays means that travel by road and rail is much easier, but the fear is that, without any blue flag beaches, this vital lifeline of tourists may come to an end, as they seek, what they perceive to be, safer places to bathe. The controversial decision of the County Council to locate a monster sewage plant in the area, with a marine outfall off the shoreline, has long been regarded as a retrograde step in the effort to

Local Enterprise Office Opens In Swords As part of the reforms of local authorities, a new Local Enterprise Office (LEO) has been officially opened at County Hall in Swords. The opening ceremony was performed by Ministers, Richard Bruton, Phil Hogan and John Perry. They announced the details of improved new service for micro and small enterprises in the North County. As part of the reforms, the County and City Enterprise Boards will Pictured at the opening of the new Local Enterprise Office at County Hall are local Cllr Tom O'Leary, Minister for Jobs and Enterprise Richard Bruton and Chairman of Fingal be dissolved and the County Enterprise Board, Joe Harford. LEOs will draw and build on the successful County ments, Enterprise Ireland and the them. In fact, once the proposed Enterprise Board (CEB) model. local authorities to effect the Local Enterprise Offices are fully Effectively this means that the proposed changes and ensure a operational, their stated aim is to local authority will assume smooth transition to the revised provide an ‘enhanced’ service to control of Fingal County institutional arrangements. micro-enterprises.” Enterprise Board “The thousands of small business “Our doors will remain open for Oisin Geoghegan, CEO of Fingal owners and new start-ups that business throughout the restrucCounty Enterprise Board told the are supported by the Enterprise turing process and that’s an County Leader, “The Enterprise Boards can rest assured that the important message for small Boards continue to work closely restructuring changes will not business owners and new startwith both Government departmean a reduction in supports for ups,” he concluded. attract tourists and many will feel that the days of blue flags on our beaches will now be a thing of the past. This provoked an angry outburst from local councillor, Tom O’Leary (FG), who told the County Leader, “An announcement on the site selection for the Greater Dublin Sewage Plant is due in six weeks and I would not Continued on page 6

Coyle Announces Retirement The County Leader has learned that Portmarnock based Labour councillor, Peter Coyle has submitted his notice of retirement from public office, with immediate effect. In his letter to County Manager David O’Connor, Coyle said, “I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, and all present and former County Council staff for all the support received over the past nineteen years. The

Council staff, at all levels, have been exceptionally helpful and courteous over the years.” There is no doubt that this poll topping councillor will be sadly missed by Peter Coyle people in the Malahide and Portmarnock areas, where he was a tireless campaigner for improved facilities in the area.

Peter Coyle was always a willing contributor to this newspaper and we wish him and his family much happiness in the future. The position of a replacement will be on the Agenda of the Fingal County Council meeting on Monday 10th June, by which date a nominated replacement will have been made by the Labour Party.

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Official Opening Of New Balbriggan Community Centre

with various challenges, by building communities which can be a source of social support for the people who live in them.” Chairman of Balbriggan Town Council, Councillor Larry Dunne (FG) also commented: “A community centre such as this was very badly needed in Balbriggan and it is heartening to hear that a number of other community centres are planned for the area as well as an allweather facility at Bremore.”

On Sunday, 19th May, County Mayor Councillor Cian O’Callaghan marked the official opening of Flemington Community Centre, Balbriggan. This state-of-the-art shared facility is the second such Community Centre in the North County to be officially opened in 2013, and follows on from Holywell Community Centre in Swords which opened earlier this year. Delivered under the award-winning and highly commended at the official opening of Flemington Community Centre, Balbriggan on Sunday, “Fingal Schools Model” Pictured 19th May are, Shay Barker (County Council), Cathaoirleach of Balbriggan Town Council, approach to public Larry Dunne, County Mayor Cian O'Callaghan and Ann-Marie Farrelly (County Council). service development, the facility was built alongside two national The centre will cater for a diverse range of schools, Balbriggan Educate Together N.S., and schools. Sporting and recreational activities and Scoil Chormaic N.S. the rooms will be available for training, sporting At the official opening, the Mayor said “The activities, community groups, residents associaCounty Council has been progressive in dealing tions, dance groups and so on.

Lusk Celebrates 20th Twinning Anniversary Recently, a delegation of some 33 people from the French town of Thorigne-Fouillard in Brittany arrived in Lusk to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the twinning of both towns. The Lusk locals had been vigourously preparing for the celebrations for a number of weeks, and the visitors thoroughly enjoyed their weekend visit, which was packed full of different activities. Two decades ago, Lusk was twinned

with Thorigne-Fouillard and the bonds of friendship have been growing between the two towns ever since. The original twinning occurred on May 2nd, 1993 on the village green, where local clubs, community organisations, 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

Donabate Pitch Issues Must Be Resolved Local TD Brendan Ryan, and Cllr Gerry McGuire (Lab), recently met with Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn and senior officials in the Dublin VEC in an effort to bring some urgency to the remediation process of the Donabate All Weather Hockey Pitch. The meeting took place at the request of Deputy Ryan and Cllr McGuire. On Monday October 24th 2011, just three days after the all-weather pitch was completed, much of Donabate was flooded. The surface of the allweather pitch was rendered unusable and damaged beyond repair. For nearly 18 months community

since then, and this successful visit surely means that the friendship will continue as the years go on. The highlight of the visit was the signing of a Charter to commemorate 20 years of twinning between the towns, and this was attended by the entire community and some local representatives, including local councillor Ken Farrell (Lab), who acted as Mayor for the occasion. He also attended the original twinning ceremony, 20 years ago.

groups have been denied access to the pitch. “The remediation process has been bogged down in red tape between the relevant stakeholders for far too long,” said McGuire.

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Ryan told the County Leader: “Gerry and I escalated this matter to the Minister’s attention seeking him to fix this pitch as soon as possible so it can benefit the local communities of Donabate and Portrane.” “There are very real community concerns that, unless some sort of authoritative action is taken, the Donabate Portrane Community College students and local sporting clubs will be denied use of this facilitate for an

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indeterminate length of time. The matter has now been brought to the Minister’s direct attention and myself and Gerry will continue to press this issue with the Minister, County Dublin VEC and the local authority until this matter is resolved,” he concluded.

Pictured at the signing of the charter to celebrate the 20th anniversary of twinning between Lusk and Thorigne-Fouillard are, Pat Kelly, Anniche Gaillarit, Cllr Ken Farrell, Mayor of Thorigne-Fouillard, Jean Jacques Bernard and Pete Maxwell.

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Pictured after making her Holy Communions at St Maur's Church, Rush is Ciara O'Shea from St Brendan’s National School, Loughshinny. She is pictured here with Catherine O'Sullivan.

Conor Tracey made his First Holy Communion at Balscadden Church. He is pictured with his parents, Norma and Mark Tracey.

Cáit Kelly from St Brendan’s National School in Loughshinny made her First Holy Communion at St Maur’s Church, Rush. She is pictured here with her sister, Saorlaith.

Clodagh Tyrrell is pictured with her dad, Stephen Tyrrell, after she made her First Holy Communion at Balscadden Church.

Pictured after making his Holy Communion at Balscadden Church, is Cathal O'Rourke. He is pictured here with his friend, Joey McGrath and his sister, Ciara and mum, Janice O'Rourke.

Charlie Rice from St Brendan’s National School in Loughshinny made his her First Holy Communion at St Maur’s Church, Rush. He is pictured here with his parents, Joyce and Patrick, brother Thomas and family members.

Emily Mallon from St Catherine's School, Rush made her First Holy Communion at St. Maur's Church, Rush. She is pictured here with her parents, Sara and Anthony.

Orla Davey from St Brendan’s National School in Loughshinny made her First Holy Communion at St Maur’s Church, Rush. She is pictured here with her sisters, Caoimhe and Aisling Davey, with their cousin, Olivia from Portugal.

Pictured after making his Holy Communion is St Catherine's School, Rush pupil, Cian Rogan with his mum, Edel.

Laura Zanchetta is pictured with her parents, Dave and Clare Zanchetta after she made her Holy Communion at Balscadden Church.

Pictured after making her First Holy Communion at St. Maur's Church, Rush is Divine Mandungo, with Frances Mpase, Judith Nzibu and Lucia Donnelly.

Pictured after making her Holy Communion at St Maur's Church, Rush is Gemma McGee from St Brendan’s National School, Loughshinny, with her mother Michelle McGee.

Kayla O'Brien from St Catherine's National School in Rush, made her First Holy Communion at St Maur's Church. She is pictured here with her parents, Marie and Keith.

Luke Callaghan-Doyle is pictured after making his Holy Communion at St Maur's Church, Rush.

Jo Jo Landers is pictured with her father, John Landers after she made her Holy Communion at Balscadden Church recently.

Aaron McMillan from St Catherine's School, Rush made his Holy Communion at Maur's Church recently. He is pictured here with Natalie, Reece and Joe McMillan.

Stephen Gavin Magril from St Brendan’s National School in Loughshinny made his First Holy Communion at St Maur’s Church, Rush. He is pictured here with his family.

Pictured after making his First Holy Communion at St Maur's Church, Rush is Ese Dafe with his mum, dad, brother and sister.

Oliver Bolger from St Catherine's School, Rush made his First Holy Communion at St. Maur's Church, Rush. Oliver is pictured here with Mathew Bolger and Gill Cattell.

Pictured after making her Holy Communion at St Maur's Church, Rush is Sarah McLoughlin from St Brendan’s National School, Loughshinny, with her parents, David and Peppina.

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Science Celebrated at Donabate Community College

entitled ‘Fall Prevention in Dementia’. The Science Department of Donabate Community College were so impressed by the quality and enthusiasm of their students, they made a special award of their own, ‘Department Award

SciFest is pretty much what it best variety of hat dye) the says on the tin - a festival whimsical (giant bubbles) and celebrating the Sciences, and the quirky (a custom built all they contribute to our boomerang). Pupils certainly lives. Donabate Community College recently submitted an astonishing ninety six projects to compete for top honours. Ninety six teams of students demonstrated and applauded the knowledge and skills that the study of Science has taught them. The winning submission, by Transition Year (TY) student Roisin Darby, has potential influence Pictured here are the students who took home overall Second Place at Donabate over far more than a Community College's SciFest, Brian Foley, Oran McVeigh and Daire Breen. secondary school science fair. She successfully showed their flair for the for Enthusiasm’ and this designed an alarm system creative, even while show- award went to Second Year aimed to alert carers when casing their more practical student, Saoirse Foley. Donabate Community College patients leave their beds, aptitude for Science. something certain to attract Awards were handed out students and staff would like the interest of hospitals across the year groups, with to thank the judges including three overall prizes. All three SciFest CEO Sheila Porter, for worldwide. On the less dramatic, but no overall awards went to TY this taking the time to talk to less exceptional, projects year. Overall winner was students and inspect their featured the practical (the Roisin Darby with her project projects.

Dublin Airport Authority Donates Grass To Farmers With the fodder crisis still affecting farmers in the West of Ireland, Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) have decided to lend a hand to hardpressed farmers. Over 220 acres of grass cuttings from the airfield at Dublin Airport is being made available to farmers, according to the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). With good weather conditions in place, grass cutting got underway last week on the airfield at Dublin Airport. The grass is being donated to farmers in order to help alleviate the current fodder crisis. A spokesperson for the DAA told the County Leader, “The grass at Dublin Airport is managed in order to deter birds nesting or feeding on the airfield and grass cutting is managed in a specific way so that airport operations are not affected.” “We are delighted that the grass from our airfield is been given to farmers who need it to feed their livestock. The operation is being coordinated with the DAA’s grass cutting and the IFA, ” the spokesperson concluded.

Councillors Welcome Increased Surveillance In Malahide CCTV surveillance in Malahide Demesne is to be extended to ward off thieves from the Castle’s car parks. Theft from vehicles at the demesne’s main car parks is a growing problem and the management team at Malahide Cllr. Lavin Castle and the County Council have resolved to tackle the issue with more CCTV coverage. Earlier this year, local councillor, Anthony Lavin (FG), had called on the County Council to outline what can be done to resolve a number of issues in the Malahide area, including reported breakins to vehicles. He originally said he wanted the Council to take a more proactive approach to tackling the issue, and said that the use of extended CCTV cameras, combined with the

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Man Arrested In Donabate Drugs Haul Gardai arrested a man in Donabate on Thursday last, 23rd May in connection with a €1.7 million drugs haul. The 36 year old man was arrested after gardai searched a house in Donabate. They recovered almost €1 million worth of ecstasy tablets and €700,000 worth of cannabis. The man was taken to Mountjoy Garda Station for questioning and he was later released. A file is being prepared for the DPP. greater powers that park rangers could get, would make a real difference to the issue. He told the County Leader: “While I do welcome that additional measures are being taken to resolve the problem, such as enhanced CCTV cover of the area and signage warning visitors not to leave valuables in their cars, I continue to Iament the fact that park rangers do not have greater powers to stop crime in our public parks. If they had, this might make a real difference. However, I very much welcome this latest move to tackle the problem and I hope the scheme will be rolled out sooner rather than later.” The car park closest to the castle is to get new CCTV cameras as well as the entrance and exits at the Bridgefield end of the park. Cllr Eoghan O’Brien (FF), who called for an extension of CCTV coverage at a recent Council Cllr. O’Brien meeting, following what he said was “quite a number” of thefts in the main car parks recently, also welcomed plans to increase surveillance.

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Tourism Fears As Blue Flags Lost Continued from page 1 be happy at all if a site is selected that puts more effluent from Dublin and surrounding counties into the sea, putting our Blue Flag beaches under more risk of refusal. The council’s communications department needs to reassure the public that Fingal beaches are safe and of a high standard of bathing water,” he said. The loss of our four blue flags ironically comes at a time when practically every community in the North County is actively looking at various imaginative projects where they try to attract more visitors to their areas. The County Leader spoke with the local authority about the reason for the failure to get any flags this year, and they fully defended the high quality of our beaches. The spokesperson said, “We were aware that, due to recent changes in bathing water legislation, that qualification criteria for a Blue Flag Award would be much higher for 2013. It is important to note that this is not in any way due to any deterioration of bathing

water quality, but rather an increase in the standards required to qualify for Blue Flag status. We can assure members of the public that the standards at each of these four beaches are as high as ever and there has been no deterioration in bathing water quality,” the statement concluded. This will be of little consolation to tourists from mainland Europe, where the tradition is to swim only at beaches displaying a Blue Flag. The likelihood is that they will travel to another beach, where there is a blue flag, which unfortunately, will not be in the North County. The complicated marking system employed to determine the suitability of beaches in attaining blue flags prompted Cllr Coyle to say, “Retrospection should have applied here. Withholding the Blue Flag from Portmarnock’s Velvet Strand is the direct result of unjust bureaucracy,” he concluded angrily.

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‘Allot’ Of Success At Balbriggan Open Day Balbriggan Allotments held their official opening recently and the stars of the show were One Direction. Sadly for all the fans out there, we’re not talking about the band members. This One Direction are the allotments own herd of pigs and RTE were onsite to film the pigs’ release as they have become real celebrities in their own right. Who’d have thought it?! Cllr Ciaran Byrne (Lab), and Kathryn Marsh, former Director of Sonairte, officially declared the allotments opened, along with Catriona Redmond from the Balbriggan Allotments Association. Dr. Anthony Heijenga, scientist and recognised expert on energy conservation was on hand to talk about the willow ‘Fuel Allotment’ pilot initiative. The Balbriggan Allotment Scheme is unique in that it includes a community orchard, pig rearing area, training allotment and a beekeeping area. There are many excellent reasons to sign up for an allotment, such as growing your own fresh seasonal vegetables and fruit, reduce your household food bills, take part in a social outdoor activity and make new friends and many others. It’s a truly fantastic resource for the local community.

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O’Leary Welcomes Funding For Community Projects Local councillor, Tom O’Leary (FG), has welcomed the release of over €6,000,000 in Funding by the Minister for Environment, Phil Hogan for various community projects approved by Fingal Leader Partnership. O’Leary told the County Leader: “I am delighted that the funding has finally been released and can be of benefit to local projects within the community.” “I am currently lobbying to have the Chamber of Commerce Community Cllr. Tom O’Leary garden project at Floraville Strand Street in Skerries approved as soon as possible, as it is an excellent project with huge community support. It does require a substantial amount of funding so I want to ensure that with the release of the Leader funding that it gets included.” “It’s an excellent project, that will improve the Tourism product in Skerries and improve the environment in this area, which has been unused for too many years,” he continued. “Minister Hogan released €25m of €42m applied for nationally. The other €17m will be redistributed nationally and I will be lobbying the Department to include the Skerries project in that €17m.”

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The Health Service Executive (HSE) is appealing for foster carers in the North County and is launching a Fostering Awareness campaign. The purpose of this campaign is to try to increase the

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number of people fostering in the North County. Fostering is caring for someone else’s child in your own home, providing normal family life for a child or young person, who for one reason or another,

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SALE NOW ON ties and technology and the answer is no. In a sense it is back to basics and we start from scratch with a load of ideas from everyone involved and go from there.” He says the main thing is to get the youth enjoying themselves and learning new skills. “We know they’ll enjoy participating if it’s what they want to do, and it can a big thing for a lot of younger people to even get asked what they want, but we know that they are all just fantastic, and they really don’t get enough credit for all they do At the end of the day, they have to be enjoying themselves or we’re doing something wrong.” I bring up the subject of the volunteers, and Bryan can’t praise all their efforts enough: “I honestly can’t praise all the volunteers enough. They are just incredible We wouldn’t exist without them. In total we have around 5,000 volunteers all around the country working with Foróige, and that’s a huge amount of people giving up their free time for the betterment of their local community groups, which is fantastic.” He works directly with the volunteers; trains them, and ensures that they have all the nessescery skills they need. “They would get as much out of the whole process as the participants, but the ongoing support for them is crucial, because we want them to feel that if they have any problems, they have someone to help and support them.” He says that though it’s very hard to pinpoint a typical day, but some of my tasks involve pinpointing a gap in the community where something would be needed and going from there. There is also a lot of meeting people, a lot of talking to people and a lot of really getting to know a particular community. I suppose I’m like a one stop shop for anyone who wants to get involved, at least, that’s what it feels like!,” he says laughing. Foróige is an extremely active organisation. “We have so much going on and our big thing with Foróige is learning by doing and having the volunteers and participants involved at every level. We want to promote and encourage lots of positive activity and really give them the outlet that they need to be social, learn and interact with each other. Once you get them all in the room, the potential is endless.” It’s clear that Bryan loves working with and meeting new people. “It’s really fantastic and its so rewarding when you see the young people respond, develop and enjoy themselves.” In the little spare time he has at the end of a busy day, he has his beautiful nine month old baby daughter, Grace to keep him busy and loves different kinds of sports and challenging activities. “I love dealing with people from different backgrounds. When it comes to the youth within communities, their needs are exactly the same, so what we aim to do is bring their full the potential out,” he concluded.

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“Fostering is a two way process where the HSE has a duty of care to foster carers, as well as to the children. We need to see that the fit is alright,” he said. Well the fit was certainly alright for Donabate man, Harry Rowsome, who with his wife, is fostering two girls. “It’s been a wonderful experience for us, challenging certainly, but very rewarding,” said Harry. “It’s such a special feeling knowing that you are providing a secure and loving environment for children that really need it. Our two girls are part and parcel of our lives now and we sometimes forget that they are being fostered. We’re very passionate about what we do,” he said. For anyone who is interested in becoming a foster care, you can contact the HSE at fostering.ie for all the information you need for this great service.

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Two great stories were brought together in the staging of a new musical at a Swords primary school recently. Holy Family SNS in River Valley staged ‘The Beast Finds a Lamp’, a combination of Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast and was written by one of school’s teachers, Ms. Louise Halpin, who was also the producer of the show. She had a mammoth task on her hands in producing the show starring 120 of the school’s students with the ten lead roles rotated over 20 students on the two nights of performance. Auditions took place back in September and rehearsals have been going strong since late October during lunch times, after school and at weekends. A number of teachers were involved in preparing the students in song and dance while other teachers were involved musically playing keyboards and guitars. Others got involved in set design and lighting and there has been a great spirit of enthusiasm and teamwork from students and teachers alike, led by the principal, Mr. David O’Keeffe. A spokesperson for the school said: “There is so much talent in the school, and this is a wonderful opportunity to share it with the local community and at the same time, give the students an opportunity to perform and be part of such a wonderful production.”

Applied Social Care. “I knew that I always wanted to work with people and was drawn to social causes, so it was the right course for me.” She loves her studies, and plans to further her studies by doing a Masters in the future, but has yet to decide which direction to go in. “The area of social care is so varied, that I know I have plenty of choice, I just have to sit down and decide where I want to take things.” She also works full time as a Nuro Rehabilitation Assistant in Acquired Brain Injury Ireland. “My role involves assisting those who have suffered a brain injury and help them get back to living a full life. It’s a really interesting and rewarding job, especially when you see the improvements people make.” When she’s not working or studying, Kate devotes much of her time to the Malahide Sea scouts, of which she is a Scout Leader and Deputy Group Leader. “I’ve been involved with the group since I was ten years old and from a very young age I would have been exposed to helping others and involved in community work, so I think that’s where I got my love of helping others from and made me decide to go into the field of social work. My love of the water meant that I was drawn to the sea scouts from such a young age.” Kate is passionate about her involvement with the local sea scout group and says that now that she is a Scout and Group Leader, it’s about “helping others and giving something back. “Kate also holds the prestigious title of being the International Sea Scout Representative for Ireland, which gives her the opportunity to travel to many other countries, representing various Irish Youth Programmes and speak about something she loves. She is using her involvement in the Rose as an opportunity to raise awareness for the RNLI group, who she works with regularly, thanks to her role in the Sea Scouts. “I thought the Rose experience would be an ideal way to raise awareness for such a fantastic group.” Kate has also helped organise the upcoming Malahide Sea Scout Regatta, which takes place in August. She says she is thoroughly enjoying her Rose experience so far and is looking forward to things really kicking off in June, starting with the Rose Gala Ball on the 8th. “I haven’t even thought about what would happen if I were crowned the Dublin Rose, though it would be incredible. My main focus at the moment is to raise as much awareness for the RNLI as possible, and then take the rest as it comes.”

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Pointers On Buying A House Following his talk about the legal implications of getting a mortgage at a recent networking event at AIB in Swords, local solicitor, Pat McGonagle has come up with some valuable pointers when buying a house. He said, “If you are thinking of buying a house, there are a number of considerations to be taken into account, to ensure that the procedure goes smoothly. Here are some quick pointers.” “The first thing to consider is to pick your solicitor early. There should be no cost on deciding on your solicitor at an early stage and having chosen one, you will not only have the benefit of their advice early in the transaction, but it is one

less item you will have to deal with when you get to the point of choosing your house and dealing with your bank. Get the quotation from your solicitor in writing. There are no short cuts here and, as they say, an oral quotation is not worth the paper it is written on.” He continued, “Read the documentation you get from your solicitor and your bank. It is essential that simple matters such as addresses etc are checked early in the transaction, as failure to do so might cause very serious delays just when you want to draw down your cheque. If an address is wrong it is not a simple matter of a phone call to change it but it usually results in a completely new loan offer.” “On the completion of a transaction, you now own a valuable asset albeit subject to a mortgage. Now is the time for you to consider making a Will,” he concluded.

Donnelly Launches New Salads Range

Since 2011 Swords Pavilions and its patrons have raised over €21k for The Marie Keating Foundation. The Marie Keating Foundation have committed to provide all women and their families with the necessary information to prevent cancer or detect it at its earliest stages .A huge thank you to everyone who donated to this worthy foundation. Pictured here is Deirdre King (Marketing Manager, Swords Pavilions) handing over the cheque to Ronan Keating.

Donnelly, the Irish owned purveyors of the freshest seasonal fruit and vegetables, which is based in St Margaret’s, is continuing to lead the way in revitalising mealtimes with the launch of a new summer range comprising a unique salad bag and four innovative dishes inspired by Mexican, Asian and Italian cuisine. The salad bag contains a variety of salad leaves, with tender pea shoots, toasted pine nuts and a fragrant basil drizzle. Donnelly have also devised Wok It Up, a new range of Oriental inspired noodle and veggie bowls, including the Sweet Chili Noodle Bowl and the Oyster and Soy Noodle Bowl. Their Mex It Up Fajita Kit contains a selection of onions and peppers sliced and ready to cook with a sachet of spicy Fajita seasoning. Last but not least, Donnelly’s new Bacon Caesar Salad Kit was inspired by a foodie friend of the company, who proclaimed that “It always tastes better with bacon.” Managing Director, Ciaran Donnelly said, “We are very excited about building and expanding on our fresh produce range, particularly the Irish Growers’ Choice Salad Kit, which is unique in the Irish market.”

Malahide Youth Group Volunteers Needed The Malahide branch of Foróige has been running for the past three years. The club was established to provide a safe social outlet for young people to meet and get involved in a wide range of activities and participate in

events. The club meets on Thursdays from 8.00 - 9.30 pm in Malahide Tennis Club and relies on local volunteers to ensure it can operate successfully. Additional volunteers are now required to get involved in the

club to ensure it can continue to operate. Volunteers should have an interest in working with the young and believe in their abilities. Volunteering is a great way to get involved in your local community and give something back. If you can spare an hour and are interested in working with young people, contact Bryan Gavin on 086 8519639.

Spice Up Your Specs In Balbriggan Spice Girl, Melanie C is inviting wannabe specs wearing superstars in Balbriggan to compete for the Irish Spectacle Wearer of the Year 2013 title and a holiday to St Lucia. Melanie has teamed up with Specsavers Balbriggan and anti-bullying charity, Kidscape to bring specs wearers into focus at the Oscars of the glasses world. She says: ‘I’ve had to wear glasses or contacts since my teens and there’s never been more choice for all ages. Loving your glasses has never been cooler. Personally, I love the geek chic look with heavy set darker frames. There’s so much pressure out there to look good whatever your age and let’s face it, we all know someone that wears glasses,” she said. To be in with a chance of meeting Melanie at the celeb packed international Spectacle Wearer of the Year Awards on 10th September. you can enter the competition online, www.specsavers.ie/loveglasses, via Facebook, www.facebook.com/specsaversireland, or at their nearest Specsavers store. David McCloskey, Director of Specsavers Balbriggan, says: ‘We see so many people in our stores who look absolutely amazing in their glasses. The Spectacle Wearer of the Year competition gives us the opportunity to prove that glasses are fabulous at any age by celebrating the specs wearers right on our doorstep who wear them with pride and plenty of style.’

Open Mic Night In Swords Are you a song writer, musician or poet? Then Swords Un-Anonymous is for you! Now in their second year, Swords Un-Anonymous plan to hold an open Open Mic gig on the second Thursday of each month at 8:30pm in the Pound Pub in Swords. The venue provides a platform for song writers, poets, musicians, storytellers and comedians to showcase their talents in front of an appreciative audience of fellow artists and guests. If you would like to come along to take part or just to listen and support they would love to see you there.

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15 Members of Rotary Club of Dublin Fingal recently partook in the Camino de Santiago in Spain. It involved a circa 25 kilometre walk per day for five days which began in Sarria. Seán Corrigan from Balbriggan who is editor of the Irish Camino magazine accompanied the group. Pictured at the conclusion of the Camino in Santiago de Compostela are, Maria Kennedy, Sean Corrigan, Michael Kennedy and Kathrina Fitzmaurice.

Tag Rugby In Balbriggan Balbriggan Rugby Football Club will be running Tag Rugby on Wednesday evenings at 7.30pm during the summer months. The Tag rugby sessions will be for both women and men of all skill and fitness levels. The Rugby club also have plans to start a competitive women’s rugby team. If any ladies are interested in giving rugby a go, please contact Ivan on 087 6885234.

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Fingal County Council We Neasa & Dominic Wilkinson intend to apply for Planning Permission for Attic conversion with Dormer Window to the side and two velux rooflights to the rear of existing dwelling at 64 Bunbury Gate Cresent, Swords, 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 (20Euros) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application Fingal County Council Donabate Supermarkets Ltd. intend to apply for Planning Permission to Develop This Site - unit 5 and unit 6, Donabate Shopping Centre, Donabate, Co. Dublin. The development will consist of the following:(i) Extension of unit 5 into unit 6, Donabate Shopping Centre, and the amalgamation of unit 6 into the overall supermarket, which will involve a change of use of unit 6 from a Class 2 use (auctioneer) to a Class 1 use(retail); (ii) the proposed development will involve an extension of the retail sales space (55 sq.m.) at ground floor giving a net floor area of 1003 sq.m., with subsidiary alcohol sales; (iii) Partial demolition and refurbishment of the two units, incorporating minor alterations; (iv) all site works associated with the development. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Fingal County Council (Swords) during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee within a period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission

subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. Fingal County Council I, Ivan Eustace Intend to apply for Permission for development at this site address: 142 Drumnigh Wood, Drumnigh Road, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin. The development will consist of a new single storey conservatory to the side and front of the existing house to accommodate a swimming pool, a new two storey extension to the rear, and associated site 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 (20Euros) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application. Fingal County Council I, Ian McDonnell, intend to make a planning application for planning permission for change of use of part of 'Centra', Whitestown Road, Rush, Co. Dublin from existing Retail to Coffee Shop, Restaurant and Take away, associated kitchen, new signage, alterations and all associated site 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. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of the prescribed fee (€20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the application. Fingal County Council Permission for part single storey & part 2-storey extension to the rear of existing dormer type dwelling and all associated alterations and siteworks at No.82 Church Street, Skerries, Co. Dublin. Signed N. Fritch & B.Haneman. This application can be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during the public opening

hours of 09.30 -16.30 Mon.-Fri. at the offices of Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin . A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by Fingal County Council of the application and such submissions or observations will be considered by the Planning Authority in making a decision on the application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. Fingal County Council We, Ion Cucos and Victor Betiuc Intend to apply for permission for development at this site address: Rear of unit 1, 14 Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. The development will consist of the change of use of part of the existing storage shed to a motor repair garage, new signage and associated site 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 (20Euros) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application. Fingal County Council Planning permission is being sought for a dormer bungalow and associated site works on previously approved site (Previous Planning Ref: F11A/0343) located to rear of No.1 Feltrim Road, Streamstown, Malahide Co. Dublin. Applicant: L. Donnelly. 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.

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Francis Hogan 18th anniversary Late of 27, Curran Park, Balbriggan Who passed away on June 4th 1995 Anniversary Mass: Sunday June 2nd at 9.30am In memory of our wonderful brother Franny Sweet in the sleep that ends all pain We would not make you to suffer again God took your hand, we had to part It eased your pain but it broke our hearts. You came one Sunday morning You gently touched his face You told him up in heaven Franny For you I have a place So enjoy your time in Heaven Franny You’ve earned your eternal rest For when you were upon this earth You were the very best. All you who have a brother Love him as your way Because we wish with all our hearts That Franny was here today Nothing more that we can say Missing you more with each passing day. Love and miss you always until we meet again. Your Brother & Sisters, Brothers & Sisters-inlaw, Nieces & Nephews XxxxxxxxxxxxxxX

SEAMUS KERR LATE OF DONABATE The family of the late Seamus Kerr, would like to sincerely thank all those who sympathised with them during their recent bereavement, sent mass cards or visited their family home. Your kindness and support greatly helped us during this difficult period.

CLEARY Remembrance of James, late of 2 Millrace, Balbriggan, who's 33rd Birthday occurs on First of June.

In loving memory of Padraic Flaherty late of Elmwood Road, Swords who died 4th June 1994. Nineteen years since we had to part leaving behind our broken hearts Death breaks an earthly tie But love survives when grief has passed For love can never die Your love continues to surround us in so many ways And is always a gentle reminder of happier days

JAMES. 33rd Birthday remembrance of my dear brother I will always have memories, to cherish and hold of a wonderful brother more precious than gold I thank you for the love you gave and the memories that I hold. Sadly missed from your ever loving brother Happy Birthday James love from. Mark.xxx

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JAMES. beautiful memories treasured forever loving you always forgetting you never a smile for all a heart of gold one of the best this world could hold we hold you close within our hearts and there you shall remain until we meet again. Happy Birthday James, miss you always your God Mother and God Father Aunty Carmel ,Uncle Austin, cousins Justin, Gerda, Nicola, Noelle Alanna Thomas and Jack. xxx

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MORAN (NEE DALY), (Martin’s Road, Gormanston, Co. Meath and formerly Kylemore, Co. Galway), Joan – May 17, 2013, (suddenly) at her home, wife of the late Cpt. Ray Moran and predeceased by her late brother Vincent; deeply regretted by her loving children Elaine, Alan and Michelle, granddaughter Juliette, sisters Pauline, Irene (McKenna) and Geraldine (Deane), mother-in-law Mim Moran, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, son-in-law, extended family and friends. Rest in Peace. DILLON (Rogerstown, Rush and formerly Tara Court, Balbriggan and The Matt) – May 21 2013 (suddenly) at her home, Catherine (Kitty) (nee Hughes), wife of the late Pat Dillon; deeply regretted by her loving children Marie, Brendan and Pauline, granchildren, great-granchildren, brother Brian, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and a large circle of friends. Rest in peace.

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JAMES. Your smile was made of sunshine your heart was made of gold we thank you for the love you gave and the memories that we hold R.I.P Sadly missed by your loving sister Julie brother in law Stuart, Jordan,Hannah and Rachel.xxx

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O’KELLY (Sutton, Co. Dublin), Kieran – May 18th, 2013 (peacefully), in the wonderful care of the staff in St. Francis Hospice, Raheny, beloved husband of Nasrin; he will be very sadly missed by his loving wife, sons Fardod and Fergus, daughter-in-law Sonia, grandchildren Arthur and Sam, family and friends. Rest in Peace.

LANNON (NEE HARRINGTON) (Sutton and Roscommon) – May 20, 2013, (peacefully), at home, Mary (Maura), beloved wife of Brendan, loving mother of Therese, Caitriona, Geraldine and Brenda and devoted grandma to Dearbhla, Cal, Eimear, Brendan, Saoirse, Ava and Kevin; she will be sadly missed by her loving family, sisters Nancy (Sr. Anne) and Vera, brothers-in-law, sons-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends, Rest in peace.

We thought of you with love today but that is nothing new we thought about you yesterday and the days before that too we think of you in silence, we often speak your name, all we have are memories and your picture in a frame Memories are precious they dont fade away we think of you always especially today. Sadly missed and never forgotten always rememered, Mam and Dad.xxx

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

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1. Email your advertisement to us at classifieds@northcountyleader.ie 2. Fax your advertisement to us at (01) 8400 550 3. Just pop into our office on North Street, Swords with your advertisement. 4. Log onto www.northcountyleader.ie Property DONABATE: 3 bed semi detached for sale, near to beach, trains and village, view at sellityourself.ie or phone; 0872208750

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SHOWROOM CLEARANCE MD-1413 6kw Stove

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