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29th September 2015 • Volume 22, Issue 34 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. EirCode: K67 P5W4. • Tel: 01 8•400•200 • info@northcountyleader.ie • www.northcountyleader.ie

Uncertainty Over Benefit Of DART Extension?

The news that an expansion of the DART service to Balbriggan will take place by 2022 has been given a mixed welcome in the North County. Local government TDs, Dr James Reilly and Alan Farrell from Fine Gael and Brendan Ryan (Lab), all said the expansion of the DART service from Malahide to Balbriggan will greatly benefit residents in the North County. However, the plan has been given a frosty reception by opposition politicians in the area, who claim that the newly extended line as far as Balbriggan will yield no benefits, as there is no certainty that extra capacity will accrue. In a TV interview, Balbriggan Chamber of

Senator Darragh O’Brien (FF) has raised concerns that plans to extend the DART to Balbriggan may result in a cut to commuter trains on the northern line with no plans to increase capacity on the northern commuter line

By Patrick Finnegan Commerce President, Luke Moriarty, while welcoming the news, was disappointed in the timeframe. “The date for completion is too far away by a mile. Seven years is too long to wait and we would like to see it delivered in five years,” he said.

He has warned that the DART cannot be seen as a replacement to the current train service that serves communities across North County Dublin. Continued on page 21

North County Excels Again

Skerries Tidy Towns achieved their highest points and ranking ever in the Tidy Towns results that were released last Monday. Pictured after the results were announced at the Helix are, Ethna Felten (Director of Services Fingal County Council), Mary Conway, Eimear McLoughlin, Resa Moore, Breege Madden, Frances Owens, Anne Doyle and County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor

There was great excitement on Monday last, with the announcement of the 2015 Tidy Towns winners. The results ceremony was held at the Helix Theatre on Monday, 28th September last and

hopes were high amongst all contestants that the results would bring success for their towns and villages. The great news is that the North County has once again excelled itself, with exceptional perfor-

mances by Skerries, Lusk and Malahide. In fact, Skerries with 321 points, up five from last year, came just two points behind overall winners, Letterkenny. Continued on page 21

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Great News As Swords Gets Purple Flag Swords is celebrating after learning it has achieved the prestigious Purple Flag status for its evening and night-time economy. Purple Flag is a town and city centre award - similar to the Blue Flag for beaches - which aims to raise the standard and broaden the appeal of town and city centres between the hours of 6pm and 5am. Towns awarded the Purple Flag are recognised for providing a vibrant mix of entertainment, while promoting the safety and wellbeing of visitors and local residents. Purple Flag accredited towns have all reported a consistent increase in footfall and a decrease in crime within the evening and night-time economy. County Mayor, Cllr David O’Connor welcomed the award by saying, “This is a great achievement for Swords and the benefits that this award can bring to Swords are significant”, he said. The Swords Purple Flag Working Group is delighted with the award and in particular has welcomed the assessment of Swords town as meeting the required standards under each of the headings that are used by the assessors.” Continued on page 21

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The departures road at Dublin Airport’s Terminal 1 will be closed for a three-month period for essential maintenance starting this week. The upgrade work, which is weather dependent, is due to be completed by mid-December, and is part of a range of projects to modernise Terminal 1, which is more than 40 years old. Almost 375 million passengers have used Terminal 1 since it opened for operations in 1972. The significant increase in vehicles using the departures road over that time means that the road is now in urgent need of repair to prolong its life and to address some ongoing drainage issues. “Over the past 43 years the Terminal 1 departures road has been the main thoroughfare through the airport and it has endured much wear and tear during those four decades,” said Siobhán O’Donnell Dublin Airport’s Head of External Communications.

“The T1 departures road now needs a comprehensive upgrade and this can only be carried out safely by closing the road to all traffic,” she added. “The upgrade to the departures road will also enable Dublin Airport to improve the overall arrivals area within Terminal 1,” she continued. Over the next three months, Dublin Airport will provide an alternative set down area for customers departing from Terminal 1 at the rear of the T1 multi-storey car park. A dedicated traffic management system will be in operation with clear signage and traffic marshals in place to assist customers throughout the works. The project to upgrade the departures road will include structural repairs to walls and concrete columns, the upgrading and replacing of existing movement joints and the installation of a new drainage system and outlets. The existing footpaths, road surface and line markings will also be replaced.

Pictured receiving their QQI Level 3 awards at the Balbriggan Youthreach Awards Night the Bracken Court Hotel last Thursday are, Robbie Gaffney, Ann Flynn (teacher), Conor Howarth, Liam Patterson (teacher), Savannah Gilshenan, Rosemary Ochiaghau, Jacqui O'Neill-Downey (teacher) and Kaja Pryzcyna

Great Achievements For Balbriggan Students On 24th September, Youthreach Balbriggan held their certificate presentation to recognise students’ achievements in the Bracken Court Hotel. There was a great atmosphere at the event as past and present students accompanied by family and friends, fellow students and centre staff came together for the celebration. At the event, the students received certificates for courses they complete during the 2014/ 2015 academic year, including QQI courses, First Aid courses, a Drug Education programme with Foróige Youth Services and Job seeking skills workshops with FastTrack to Information Technology (FIT). Some students were also presented with the President’s Gaisce Bronze Award on the night. Youthreach comes under the auspices of Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board who were represented at the ceremony by Education Officer, Fionnuala Anderson and Regional Youthreach Co-ordinator Ken Smartt. In her opening address she congratulated all the students receiving awards on their achievements. She was followed by a past student from Youthreach Balbriggan, Iuliu Rostas who spoke fondly about his own personal experience of attending Youthreach. Representatives from local community organisations - Gary Harding from Foróige Youth Services, Joe Troy, Chair of Balbriggan Tidy Towns and Kate Daly Ni Bhrionn, Balbriggan Community Gardaí - also spoke on the night about the various projects that they have been involved in with the students from the Centre. One of the highlights of the event was the presentation of Balbriggan Youthreach’s first ever ‘Student of the Year Award’ which went to Eric O’Shea, a very popular and deserving former student. Some of the students receiving certificates on the night will continue to attend Youthreach Balbriggan for a second year.

All-Weather Pitch Project Launched In Swords Pictured here are the members of the Beaumont Hospital Staff Choir.

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Members of the Beaumont Hospital Staff Choir recently took part in the final of the Workplace Choir of the Year competition, which took place at the National Concert Hall. Now in its third year, the aim of the contest is to build positive relationships and to foster a sense of identity and pride within the working environment. Reaching the final is a huge achievement for the 32 singers, who work across a range of departments in Beaumont Hospital. The group is conducted by Stroke Care CoOrdinator, Emma Hickey and is accompanied by pianist Juanito Paraguya who is a senior staff nurse. Leonie Weekes, who works in Stroke Care at Beaumont Hospital, founded the Beaumont Choir in 2013 as part of fundraising efforts. Commenting on

The launch of a major initiative by St Finian’s GAA club in River Valley took place last week. The project involves the construction of an all-weather training facility at nearby Loreto College. The hockey pitch at Loreto College will be transformed into a state of the art all-weather pitch, which will be used by both St Finian’s Pictured at the launch of the new all-weather pitch project at and Loreto College. Peacock's, River Valley are Ciaran Crosbie (Secretary, St Finian's Loreto will fully GAA club), Barry Shelly (Club chairman), Mick Seavers (Vice benefit through the chairman Dublin County Board) and Donal O'Hagan (PRO, St Finian's GAA Club) daily use of the new facility for their outdoor sports The estimated cost of the project is throughout the year. €500,000, which the club hopes to fund Since its foundation in 1983, St Finian’s through a bond scheme. They are has grown steadily and now caters for seeking assistance from club members more than 40 teams every week and the wider community to buy bonds. covering football, hurling, ladies football Bonds are valued at €1,000 each and the and camogie for all ages from nursery to club will sell these bonds to finance the adult. Over the years, St Finian’s has project. It is effectively an interest free relied on facilities leased from the loan to the club, which will be repaid in County Council, with pitches in River full to the bond holders when the project Valley and more recently, Ridgewood. is completed.

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reaching the final, she said: “This is the first time the choir has entered a competition so to get through to the final eight groups was very exciting. I would like to thank our colleagues , friends and the hospital management team for their help and support.” Beaumont Hospital is a large academic teaching hospital providing emergency and acute care services across 54 medical specialties to a local community of some 290,000 people. In addition, the hospital is a Designated Cancer Centre and the Regional Treatment Centre for Ear, Nose and Throat, and Gastroenterology. They are also the National Referral Centre for Neurosurgery and Neurology, Renal Transplantation, and Cochlear Implantation.

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A spokesperson for the club said, “As the club has grown, the pressure on these facilities has also grown. The need for an all-weather training facility has become apparent as teams are forced to rent locations outside the catchment area over the winter months, to train under lights and on reliable and safe ground.”

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Fundraiser For Loughshinny Man A fundraiser was held at the Yacht Bar, Loughshinny on Saturday week last for well-known local man, Tony Spencer, who suffered horrific

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injuries in a freak accident last March. This has resulted in Tony being paralysed from the neck down. His daughter, Gillian Guinan spoke to the

By Patrick Finnegan County Leader about the pain and anguish that the family are enduring since the incident, six months ago. she said, “As he was

getting out of bed, he collapsed on the floor and whatever way he fell, it left him with these injuries. Unfortunately we have been told that he won’t be getting better,” she said. At present, Tony is in the National Rehabilitation Centre in Dun Laoghaire having treatment and the family are hoping that they can get the house

adapted for Tony, when the time comes for him to return home and the family needs a room built on for him. “It’s been a very tough time for our family and my father as well, as he was a very active man,” said Gillian. The family are calling on local representatives to ask the County Council for funding to carry out the necessary alterations to the family’s council home in Loughshinny, which would mean that Tony

can return to his home. Without the house being made wheelchair accessible and other necessary alterations, he cannot return to his home. “Nobody has come to look at the house yet and all we have been told is that our dad is on the waiting list. We need him home, so that we can look after him,” said Gillian. “The money raised from this fundraiser will go towards buying a specially adapted car,

which can be used to get him home for an hour or so, but he’s not at that stage yet,” she said. Tony (66) is very wellknown in the locality, where he was involved in the fishing industry, as well as building. “This is the first fundraiser for Tony and people around the village here in Loughshinny are getting involved in their own fundraisers, for which we are very grateful,” said Gillian.

Historical Talk In Balbriggan Balbriggan Historical Society’s next talk will take place on the 30th of September at 8pm in the Town Hall Balbriggan and is entitled Beneath a Turkish Sky, The Royal Dublin Fusiliers and the Assault on Gallipoli presented by Philip Lecane, author of the History Press Ireland book. All are welcome.

Pictured at the fundraiser in aid of the Tony Spencer Trust Fund at the Yacht Bar, Loughshinny on Saturday, 19th September last are, Back row: Barry O'Rourke, Emma O'Rourke, Rachel Davis, Denis Callan, Wendy Ryan, Dylan Ryan and Louise Barnett. Front row: Carrie Spencer, Gillian Guinan and Shauna Barnett

‘Decision By Fianna Fáil Perverse’ - Butler Fianna Fáil have confirmed that a comfortably been returned in past two second candidate has been added to local elections, as the leading Fianna Fail the ticket for the upcoming general candidate, spoke to the County Leader, election for the local Dublin Fingal “This is purely about gender quotas. I constituency. put my name forward at the selection The choice of Lorraine Clifford Lee, from convention at the end of last year and I Waterford and a recent resident of withdrew it when the decision to adopt a Portmarnock, comes as the party single candidate was made.” attempts to meet the 30 per cent gender “Having worked for over 10 years for the quotas for the election. Mrs Clifford Lee party in Dublin Fingal and twice winning stood for election in a southside election to Fingal County Council, it is constituency, without success at the last very disappointing to see someone local elections. She being parachuted in, will now join Senator “The bottom line is with no track record Darragh O’Brien on that we have no seats or election history in the Fianna Fail team. the constituency, anywhere in Dublin, The general and therefore, we will simply because of consensus among be running tight gender quotas.” party insiders is that “I find really frustickets. Our fundathis is pure tokenism trating is that I really and, at best, is gratu- mental aim is to regain a believed that with a itous to women. The seat in every single Dublin strong general elecfact that she is from constituency, and that’s tion ticket that we outside the area going to be a difficult could win two seats diminishes her challenge.” - Martin 16/12/14 for Fianna Fail in chances of winning a Dublin Fingal. seat, which may anger many local Unfortunately, I don’t think that will women. It will also baffle locals who happen now. We have four sitting counwonder why some other female candicillors in the constituency, including date from within the constituency was myself, who went out and won election not considered. to Fingal County Council in 2014,. This flies in the face of what However, due to gender party leader, Micheál Martin quotas we are being overtold this newspaper when he looked in favour of a candivisited our office last date who has no track December on his way to the record, no history and up to party’s candidate selection now, no visibility in the conference at the Carnegie constituency.” Hotel in Swords. He was He concluded. “It’s a bit of a emphatic about sticking with perverse situation where a single candidate policy in Lorraine Clifford candidates who failed to get this constituency. In an interelected in the 2014 Council view he said, “The bottom line is that we elections, are being rewarded over those have no seats anywhere in Dublin, and who did. That’s gender quotas for you. therefore, we will be running tight I’m all for increasing the number of tickets. Our fundamental aim is to regain women in politics, however I remain to a seat in every single Dublin be convinced that this is the correct way constituency, and that’s going to be a to go about achieving this,” he difficult challenge.” concluded. Party insiders believe that Fianna Fáil Senator Darragh O’Brien said, “I can have effectively blocked, arguably their fully understand the frustration that most experienced local councillor, Darragh Butler is feeling. Research Darragh Butler from contesting the shows that we are doing well and General Election because of gender Darragh is crucial to me being elected. quotas. Indeed a recent poll by a Sunday We have always worked very well national newspaper suggested that together, but the reality is that this is an popular Butler was likely to have been issue of gender quotas. The decision is elected in this constituency, had he made and I look forward to working been chosen by the party. closely with Lorraine to maximise the A bitterly disappointed Butler, who has Fianna Fail votes in the area,” he said.

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Swords School Receives Award

Donabate Portrane Senior Citizens Visit Brussels Nessa Childers, Independent Dublin MEP, last week hosted a delegation from Donabate Portrane Senior Citizens to the European Parliament in Brussels, accompanied by local Cllr. Paul Mulville (NP). Ms Chiders said, “I was delighted to host the group from Donabate Portrane Senior Citizens, along with members of Active Retirement Ireland. In particular, as a member of the Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health Donabate Portrane Senior Citizens group are pictured at the European Parliament in and Food Safety, I was very glad to hear the dele- Brussels, wth Cllr Paul Mulville (centre front row) and MEP Nessa Childers (third from right, front row) gation’s views on the price of prescription drugs and issues around generic drugs, and to discuss the matters who led the delegation from Donabate Portrane Senior with them. I now intend to raise these matters directly with Citizens, and in particular we were very glad to have the opportunity to learn at first-hand how the EU and the the Commission,” she said. “We had a very enjoyable and informative visit to the Parliament works, and to discuss issues of concern directly European Parliament and Brussels,” stated Eileen Walsh, with Nessa in the Parliament Building.”

End Of An Era The news that prominent football club, Swords Rovers FC no longer exists, will be greeted with sadness in the local area. The club, which was founded in 1993, has played a major part in the development of under age players in that time. Most of the players have been playing at the club since they were seven. They competed successfully in the

North Dublin Schoolboys League (NDSL) where the under 12s won their league. Club treasurer, Orla Burrowes spoke to the County Leader and expressed her sadness at the turn of events. “This year we were left with just two teams, the under 13s and under 18s. Our under 18s saw the year out, but our situation was hopeless. Charges of

€600 for pitches was too much for us, having risen from €130, just because we had a senior team,” she said. “The committee would like to the extend their best wishes and gratitude to under 19 boys, as many of them have been with the club from a young age. We travelled to Anfield with the team last weekend and a great time was had by all. The committee took over the club just over two years ago at a

minus figure, and through great work, managed to bring the club back, allowing us to bring the boys away. The club’s containers and equipment were donated to the local community and to a club in the area,” she said. “I would like to pay tribute to everyone who has helped us over the years, especially Alan Comerford and Derek Meates, who managed teams over the years,” said a dejected Orla.

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Historical Talk In Swords A talk entitled, ‘The Road to 1916 in Fingal’ will take place on Thursday, 1st October at Fingal Local Studies and Archives, Clonmel House, Forster Way in Swords. The talk will be given by historian, Declan Brady. Admission is free, but it is advisable to ring 01-8704495 to book a place.

complete five key sets of criteria, in the promotion of mental health; including getting active, hosting a mental health week and project work. The approach encourages active engagement and participation among student and staff populations within their schools and crucially, in their communities. Speaking on behalf of Cycle Against Suicide, CEO Paul McBride said: The

To coincide with World Suicide Prevention Week, Cycle Against Suicide honoured the efforts and achievements of Swords school, Fingal Community College in promoting positive mental health awareness and their dedication in spreading the message, that “it’s ok not to feel ok; and it’s absolutely ok to ask for help”. At a special reception in Dublin’s Farmleigh House, attended by the Department of Education and the Institute of Guidance Counsellors, student representatives of Fingal Community College were awarded ‘Ambassador School’ status by Cycle Against Suicide, receiving a special plaque which is set to take pride of place in the school. This award acknowledges their Pictured are two Swords students from Fingal Community exceptional commitment College with the school's of Cycle Against Suicide award in the promotion of posi- with Cycle Against Suicide CEO Paul McBride. tive mental health and ultimately, their efforts in breaking the aim of Cycle Against Suicide is the cycle of suicide across Ireland. reassurance that it’s ok not to feel ok; Cycle Against Suicide’s ‘Ambassador and it’s absolutely ok to ask for help. School’ awards are a key pillar in Students, teachers and principals are Cycle Against Suicide’s year-long making a real difference in promoting schools programme. To be in with a open communication and action in chance of being recognised for their their communities, for which they schools’ efforts, the school must deserve to be immensely proud.”

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Balbriggan Man New specialist skin & laser clinic Thrilled To Win Trip To Rugby World Cup opens on Main Street, Swords

Pictured here is Tony Waldron and wife Joanna Stapelton from Balbriggan at ‘The Sin Bin’ show at TV3. They will be at the pre-match coin-flip at the Rugby World Cup.

Karl Jenkinson and Ellen Felton Pictured at the official opening of Havana Therapy on Main Street, Swords on Monday last, are Tony Lambert (CEO Fingal Dublin Chamber), Caroline Hooper (Manager of Havana), Siobhan Kinsella (President, Fingal Dublin Chamber, who officially opened the new shop), Karen Taaffe (Havana) and Keith Hogan (Havana)

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Balbriggan’s Tony Waldron is the delighted rugby fan who will be at the pre-match coin-flip at Ireland v Italy on Sunday at Rugby World Cup 2015. Waldron was the big winner live on TV3’s ‘The Sin Bin’ recently, beating off numerous other competition winners to land the top prize. Speaking about his big win, Waldron, who plans to bring wife Joanna with him to London’s Olympic Stadium, remarked, “I’m hugely excited, my phone was hopping last night after I won! I had been thinking about heading to the Canada game but was sick at the time, so couldn’t go.” Waldron, originally from Canada but living in Balbriggan for the past 15 years, was picked for ‘The Sin Bin’ after purchasing Heineken in Tesco, Balbriggan, recently. The competition is part of the ‘It’s Your Call’ campaign, which gives Irish rugby fans the chance to be at the pre-match coin toss at an Ireland Rugby World Cup 2015 game.

Kelleher To Contest Dail Seat Anti-Austerity Alliance (AAA) have selected Balbriggan man, Terry Kelleher to contest the upcoming General Election, in an attempt to win a seat in Dublin Fingal. Kelleher, a former Balbriggan Town councillor is standing on a record of 25 years as a trade union representative, a community activist fighting developers, estate management fees, bin charges and water charges in the 1990s. The AAA has been synonymous with the boycott of the water charges nationally through its TDs Paul Murphy, Ruth Coppinger and Joe Higgins, and this will be a major part of Kelleher’s campaign. Kelleher said “The movement of people power around the water charges has changed the political landscape of this

country. We have said from day one that the boycott is our best weapon to defeat the charges. The water charges will be the major issue in this election,” he said. Meanwhile new party, Renua could not confirm if they were putting a candidate on the ticket in the new five seat Dublin Fingal constituency, which replaces the old Dublin North constituency. Party spokesperson, John Drennan told the County Leader that there were still selection conventions to be held and that “no decision had been made yet.” We tried to contact Independent TD, Shane Ross to ask if the Independents Alliance, of which he is one of the leaders, would be running a candidate in this constituency, but we failed to get a reply.

Silver Jubilee Pilgrimage

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Pictured are Havana Therapy staff members, with Tony Lambert and Siobhan Kinsella of Fingal Dublin Chamber, after the official opening of the new shop on Main Street, Swords

The Yellow Walls Faith Community, based in Malahide, are planning a pilgrimage for their silver jubilee, which will be taking place from the 4th to the 10th of July next year. At €895 per person, the pilgrimage includes two nights in Boucieu Le Roi, two nights in Paray Le Monial and two nights in Paris. For any further information contact the parish office at 8454783.

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The annual Cancer Walk in aid of Cancer research, will take place on Saturday, 10th October in River Valley in Swords. This is the 9th year of the walk, which is organised by local woman and cancer survivor, Margaret Harris. The meeting place is at Peacocks Car Park in River Valley, Swords, and you must be there at 1pm for registration, with the walk itself starting at 2pm. This walk is buggy friendly. Sponsorship forms are available, or donations can be made on the day. Refreshments will be served with a raffle afterwards in Peacocks. The walk takes about an hour, with a little stop (picnic) at Highfields. All proceeds will go to the Irish Cancer Society and event organiser, Margaret Harris can be contacted at 087-2213605 and she is pleading for as many people as possible to support this very worthwhile cause.

Town Renewal Scheme To Benefit North County possible projects which could qualify for this funding. Local TD James Reilly (FG) has said that the scheme was a great initiative which could have fantastic benefits for many areas in the North County. “The economic downturn had an awful effect on towns and villages in the North County,” he said. “This scheme is a fantastic project and could make a real difference here. We need local stakeholders to come together and to decide which projects should be selected to apply for this funding.” “The Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (CEDRA) report has shown that rural towns have felt the impact of the economic downturn

Pictured here are Cllr JP Browne, Cllr Daire Ni Laoi, County Mayor, Cllr David O’Connor, Director of Services Margaret Geraghty and Acting Chief Executive Mick Lorigan and Noel McAllister at the 1916 programme launch in Malahide.

1916 Centenary Lecture Programme Launched In Malahide On Saturday 19th September, the County Council unveiled their 2016 Centenary Programme Lecture Series with its official launch in Malahide Library by County Mayor David O’Connor. ‘Revolution in Context’ aims to set the backdrop to the Fingal 2016 Centenary Programme in general, while specifically exploring and discussing the unique role that the women and men of the North County played in the fight for Irish freedom. ‘Revolution in Context’ a day long series of lectures by distinguished academics Professor Eunan O’Halpin, Dr Marnie Hay, Dr Brian Hughes and Dr Shane Kenna provided an introduction to the 1916 Rising in general, as well as honing in on the local experience. “The lecture series will set the context for the Council’s very exciting 1916 Centenary Programme, which is a broader more acutely than cities and larger urban centres. The types of projects to be funded under this initiative would primarily be a matter for the Local Authority in partnership with their communities to decide,” he added.

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programme of events to be unveiled at a later date. The 2016 Centenary Lecture Porgramme is a response to calls for discussion forums emanating from the public during consultation days earlier this year,” explained Yvonne O’Brien, Senior Executive Librarian with the County Council. “It will provide a forum for great discussion, engagement and debate with locals over the coming months.” County Mayor David O’Connor, also speaking at the event said, “Our local libraries are uniquely placed to host events that encourage engagement with the past, critical thinking and debate. Libraries are also valuable resources for researching the revolutionary era and the County Council are dedicated to providing first class local history primary resources through the Local Studies and Archives in Swords,” he said.

Henchy Eager For CCTV In Donabate Local councillor, Adrian Henchy (FF) has asked the Chief Executive, for an update on previous discussions regarding the possible roll out of CCTV for the Donabate Portrane area which, according to Henchy, has seen another Cllr. Adrian Henchy recent spike in crime. While the Council acknowledged the productive role CCTV can play in targeting crime in communities, they argued that the system requires constant monitoring, which isn’t feasible at the moment. “There is an acknowledgement by An Garda Síochána that CCTV can play a useful role in crime prevention and crime detection. Overall the Gardai are supportive of the proper and appropriate installation and use of CCTV,” they explained. “CCTV systems require an extensive financial commitment to install and monitor and in relation to the entire area of Donabate/Portrane, they would be considered a large scale project and should be considered as part of a public realm improvement scheme. A source of funding for a project on this scale has yet to be identified,” they said.

Business Idea Workshops There will be an Investigating Your Business Idea Workshop taking place in Balbriggan Library on October 7th and in Rush Library on October 8th. The workshops are taking place as part of Fingal Enterprise Week. To book, go to localenterprise.ie.

CEO of Fingal Dublin Chamber, Tony Lambert (left) is pictured congratulating Robbie Masterson, proprietor of Masterson's Steakehouse and Wine Bar, Swords on the completion of his renovations at the restaurant

One of the finest eating establishments, not only in Swords, but the entire North County area, has undertaken major upgrade works, in an effort to improve their customers’ dining experience. M a s t e r s o n s Steakhouse and Wine Bar, situated on Main Street, Swords, was established seven years ago and proprietor, Robbie Masterson spoke to the County Leader about the improvements at his restaurant. He said, “Swords has been extremely good to us and we want to bring the restaurant to the next level. We want to give something back to the public and that’s what we have done here,” he said. “It was time for renovations and we feel that the main street in Swords is coming back and we want to do our part to

help that.” Masterson is very happy that Swords is now becoming a go-to place for entertainment. “Top new pubs, restaurants and shops are now opening up in the town, which is very welcome. The town is becoming a destination and is now on the move.” The renovation includes a full fit-out downstairs, with the upstairs having been completed last November. The renovation has resulted in the restaurant reducing its capacity by four, with the loss of two seats. “It makes the restaurant more comfortable for our customers and I have always felt that there’s no point in having a restaurant that is jam packed with customers, but they’re not happy. This is all about our customers enjoying their experience here,” he said. CEO of Fingal Dublin

Chamber, Tony Lambert congratulated Robbie on the upgrade to Mastersons. He said, “Mastersons Restaurant have invested significantly in refurbishing their premises which is very popular with many diners from Swords and throughout the wider region. Robbie Masterson is thanking his customers by improving the ambience of the restaurant and by making it more attractive to enjoy food in a comfortable setting. This is yet another example of how restaurants and bars in Swords are working hard to attract more customers whilst giving a quality service to the existing customers. They are succeeding and must be congratulated and encouraged to continue on this path.”

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There were great celebrations among the management and staff of Casey’s SuperValu in Lusk, when they recently won the Shelf Life National Grocery Management Awards 2015 in the category of Best Team Performance. Speaking to General Manager of SuperValu Lusk, Trevor Kearns, it is no surprise that this progressive shop came out on top. Trevor told the County Leader, “Everyone is incredibly proud of the award, especially as we have been finalists for the past two years in the same category. This means a huge amount to the staff here, because we put in a lot of hard work and effort into this and it’s great to get recognition on a national level,” he said. SuperValu Lusk have the local community at the centre of their ethos, and everything they do is community focused. They are not afraid to go the extra mile to ensure that their customers are front and centre in everything they do. This policy is perfectly exemplified by two acts of, what amounts to common decency and kindness that harks back to a time when neighbours looked out for one another. Trevor spoke about the two incidents that set

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something like that for one of our customers, that’s very important for us.” The other incident occurred at the height of the festive season, as Trevor explained, “On Christmas Eve last, we got a call from one of our customers, who was in a distressed state. She asked if we sold any freezer bags. I replied that we did, and she asked me if they

General Manager of SuperValu Lusk, Trevor Kearns is pictured with staff members, Sabrina Meagher, Nicola Sweetman, Leah Smith, Ewa Seretny, Edgaras Cudinas, Michael Poliszuk and Eoghan Feighery

a fridge in the canteen here in the shop that staff use, and as we are closed for Christmas, I told her that she was welcome to the fridge, as we wouldn’t need it until the shop reopened. We put the fridge in the van and brought it around to the customer’s house and set it up for her. She was absolutely thrilled. It’s not all about making money, it’s about giving something back,“ said a proud Trevor. Acts of kindness like these are rare indeed, General Manager, Trevor Kearns, Jenny Harford and Ann Harford, two of the longest where many busiserving staff members, are pictured with the award the shop won nesses nowadays, are held much food. I replied that they were unsuit- too busy chasing profits and ignore the basic able for large quantities of food.” needs of their customers. This is reminiscent of “With this, the lady panicked and she explained what a neighbour would do for someone in that her fridge was broken and all her food for need. Obviously this was not lost on the judges Christmas Day would be destroyed. It was very of Shelf Life magazine, who recognised that late and all of the shops selling fridges were now SuperValu Lusk, while being conscious of the closed for the Christmas holidays.” need to run a successful business, can also It was then that kind-hearted Trevor and his balance this with extraordinary customer care team came to the rescue. “I told her that we had that exceeds the norm.

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Trevor places great importance to being on the shop floor and meeting people and making sure that they are enjoying their shopping experience. He is also conscious of people who cannot get out to shop for whatever reason and he makes a point of making sure their groceries are delivered to them. The store also made sure that every child who visited Santa at their Christmas Event left with a present at no charge. There is no doubt that SuperValu Lusk have brought customer service and care to new heights and they have succeeded in introducing fun into shopping. As Trevor says, “It’s not necessarily what it will cost, as there’s a cost to everything - it’s about how we can surprise and delight our customers,” he said.

“Our motto is all about being local and being part of the community. There are lots of other supermarkets and large multinationals that are great with their marketing and say things like ‘We’re proud to be Irish and to promote local’, but there’s a big difference between having this on a billboard and actually doing it. We do it and believe in it,” said Trevor.

SuperValu also use local produce, where possible in their store, thus guaranteeing freshness and a longer shelf life. “One of our fruit and veg suppliers is local man, Fergie McGee and we will soon be selling Lusk honey, supplied by Brendan Herlihy, who is the only bee keeper in Lusk who is producing his own honey. Unfortunately there is very little Irish honey on the market and we are looking forward to the arrival of Lusk Honey. We love to give local producers a chance to sell their produce here,” SuperValu holds a Food Academy

where local producers get a chance to exhibit their goods. Cool Beans, run by two Rush ladies were successful here. Of course, Country Crest is a huge local producer of food used here in SuperValu. As well as this, nearly all of our 60 staff, including students come from the local area,” he said. Trevor pays tribute to store owners, Robert and Jackie Casey, “without whom none of us would exist as a team. They are so supportive of both myself and the staff and provide us with the motivation to get on and be an award winning team,” he said. SuperValu Lusk has succeeded in bringing back the neighbourhood shop, where the management and staff know their customers by name, making them feel special and included in the shop’s activities. Many fun events are held on a regular basis, which shoppers love. One such community event took the shoppers by surprise, which Trevor recalls with fondness. “It was during our Italian Food and Wine event, when we had surprise opera singers posing as staff. They pretended to fight and then broke out into Italian opera, which took shoppers completely by surprise. Another surprise for shoppers on the day, was a draw for a trip for two to Lake Garda in Italy, courtesy of Tom Walsh at Tristar Travel in Skerries.

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Many Muslim families from across the North County converged on St Colmcille’s GAA club in Swords last Thursday to celebrate Eid alAdha. Eid al-Adha is an Islamic festival to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (also known as Abraham) to follow Allah’s (God’s) command to sacrifice his son Ishmael. Muslims around the world observe this event. At Eid al-Adha, many Muslims make a special effort to pray and listen to a sermon at a mosque. They also wear new clothes, visit family members and friends and may symbolically sacrifice an animal in an act known as qurbani. This represents the animal that Ibrahim sacrificed in the place of his son. In some traditionally Muslim countries, families or groups of Pictured are a group of local Muslims who attended Eid Al adha at St Colmcille's GAA club on Thursday last

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families may purchase an animal known as udhiya, usually a goat or sheep, to sacrifice, but this is not common or legal in many parts of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States or many other countries. In these countries, groups of people may purchase a whole carcass from a butcher or slaughterhouse and divide it amongst themselves, or just buy generous portions of meat for a communal meal on Eid-al-Adha. People also give money to enable poorer members of their local community and around the world to eat a meat-based meal. In the period around Eid al-Adha, many Muslims travel to Mecca and the surrounding area in Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj pilgrimage.

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supports and services available to their business. The week kicks off with a Fingal Start Up Day on Monday, 5th October. Are you thinking about or currently in the process of starting up a business.? If so, then learn from the experts at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown from 9.30am to 4.30pm Learning from Experience will also take place on Monday. This is a Business Networking Lunch with the Rotary Club of Dublin Fingal, which takes place at the Maldron Hotel Dublin Airport. This event is hosted by Gerry

McInerney of McInerney Saunders Chartered Accountants and it starts at 12.30pm and ends at 2pm. A host of local business leaders will discuss the most valuable lessons that they have learned in running their business. On Tuesday, 6th October, a Business Networking Breakfast with Fingal Dublin Chamber will take place at the Clayton Hotel (formerly Bewley’s Dublin Airport Hotel) from 7.30am until 10am. Continued on page 13

he much anticipated Fingal Enterprise Week is just around the corner and this year’s event is expected to be bigger and better than ever. As usual, the week will be crammed with opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs to network and boost their businesses, through a range of mentoring sessions.

Fingal Local Enterprise have joined forces business and start-up events are scheduled with some highly respected companies for during the week which takes place between Enterprise Week, to enable business people 5th and 9th of October. The week promises a to network, learn and seek out new business programme of events designed to boost busiopportunities to make their businesses ness opportunities and deliver opportunities for SMEs and aspiring entrepreneurs to learn develop and grow. An initiative of the Fingal Local Enterprise from industry experts. Nominal fees apply as all events are Office and supported by Vodafone subsidised by the Local Enterprise and Bank of Ireland, over 1,500 local Office. Several events are already businesses and start-ups will benefit booked out and places are limited at from 30 major business events, workall events. shops, networking opportunities and “Speaking about Fingal Start-up Day, mentoring clinics. Activities to be held Chief Executive of Fingal County during Fingal Enterprise Week include Council, Paul Reid commented: “Our some great success stories sharing Local Enterprise Office is reporting a their experience with the next generaChief Executive very strong pipeline of business starttion of Irish businesses. Paul Reid ups in Fingal, with many innovative Fingal Enterprise Week is the biggest business ideas coming to fruition now that local Enterprise Week to occur in Ireland this year and aims to stimulate enterprise and job economic recovery has taken root. We can creation in the region. A variety of dynamic harness this entrepreneurial potential through initiatives like Fingal Start-Up Day, which will in turn help our local economy to grow and create much needed employment in the region,” he said. Oisin Geoghegan, Head of Local Enterprise said: • Supporting this entrepreneurial drive with business advice “With figures continand opportunities for business networking uously revealing • Working in partnership to lead economic, social and cultural growing numbers of Irish start-ups, this development of the Fingal Region will offer a fantastic • Championing enterprise with clear visions, strong values and opportunity to learn strategic leadership how you can bring • Encouraging entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation your business idea • Promoting and supporting enterprise in education at all levels from conception to • Showcasing and celebrating excellence & best business fruition.” practice with our Members The programme of • Encouraging our Members as responsible citizens of society events is designed to • Enhancing Fingal as a region of employment opportunities deliver opportunities • Engaging with stakeholders at every level for SMEs to learn • Creating an environment for change and then making it happen from specialist • Providing specialist services to support exporting companies industry experts, helping to stimulate enterprise and business development. It provides support and advice for those considering starting Join the Chamber and participate in our many activities and avail of our services up their own busiContact Chief Executive, Tony Lambert on: ness business owners, as well as T: 8900977 M: 086 2594223 informing business Email: tony@fingaldublinchamber.ie owners about the

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The guest speaker is Paul Fagan from Business Coaching Ireland, who will speak about creating exceptional customer service for your customers. Also on Tuesday, Fingal Enterprising Women will present Building Your Business Network. This will take place at Roganstown Hotel and Country Club from 12 noon until 2pm. This business lunch event will be a great opportunity for networking and getting to know other female business entrepreneurs and leaders in the region. It will be hosted by Alison Comyn. On Wednesday, 7th October, there will be Business Network Breakfast at Sutton Golf Club about Company Law and all you need to know about it. It starts at 8 am and continues until 9.30am. There will also be a Costing and Pricing seminar at Hamilton Auditorium, Damastown from 9am until 12.30pm. Dublin Food Chain will present a Food Mentor Academy at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry from 5 pm until 8.30 pm. This will be

ness owners and managers need to be ‘match-fit’, ready to take advantage of the opportunities that the recovering economy presents. On the last day, Friday, 9th October, there will be a seminar on Financing Your Start-Up, which takes place at LINC ITB, Blanchardstown from 8.30 am until 12 pm. Also on Friday, LEO Fingal runs Ireland’s most successful annual Student Enterprise Awards programme, with over 2,200 students participating from school throughout the region. It all takes place at the Riasc Centre, Swords from 9.30am until 12pm. There will also be a Digital Marketing Workshop Series. Included here is Facebook for Business, which is a programme for beginners and advances users alike. This programme, which takes place on Tuesday, 6th October at the Riasc Centre, Swords is aimed at business owners/managers who may, or may not have taken their business online via Facebook, and are interested in

Oisin Geoghegan (Head of Enterprise, Fingal County Council) and County Mayor, Cllr David O’Connor are pictured with Colm Foley and James McAnaw of "65 Hurls" one of Fingal businesses showcasing at the Ploughing Championship, where a record number of small businesses temporarily re-located to the ‘Local Enterprise Village’ at last week’s National Ploughing Championships.

Ireland’s largest food mentoring event ever exploring the potential of Facebook as a held and promises to be an evening of high brand building and marketing mechanism for energy, food innovation ideas and practical their business on-line. advice for those attending. Tom Keogh of Twitter for Business will take place at the Riasc Centre Swords on Wednesday, 7th Keogh Crisps will be one of the speakers. Also on Wednesday, a seminar entitled, October and on Friday, 9th October at the ‘How do you go about setting prices for your Grand Hotel, Malahide, both from 9am to 1pm. Linkedin for Business will take products and services? Hosted by place from 1.30pm until 5.30pm, also PLATO Dublin and presented by at the Riasc Centre on Wednesday Mairead Divilly, Partner with Mazars, and the Grand Hotel on Friday, both as part of Fingal Enterprise week, this from 1.30pm to 5.30pm. seminar is packed with practical Linkedin is perhaps the most underinsights into improving your utilised, yet extremely powerful social company’s profitability by ensuring media platforms. The half day you are costing and pricing your prodprogrammes will provide step by step ucts and services correctly. Optimise CEO Fingal Dublin your bottom line by learning how to Chamber, Tony instructions on how to use Linkedin to create business opportunities. identify the most profitable elements Lambert Seminars on ‘Online Video as a of your business. The seminar will take place in the Hamilton auditorium (G82) in Promotional Tool’ and ‘Smartphone building 6 of the IBM Technology Campus, Technology will be held at THE LINC, ITB, Blanchardstown, both being held on Mulhuddart, Dublin 15. On Thursday, 8th October, Supercharge Your Thursday, 8th October. Sales will take place at the Bracken Court Tony Lambert, CEO Fingal Dublin Chamber Hotel in Balbriggan, in conjunction with said, “The Chamber works closely with the Balbriggan Chamber of Commerce. It starts Local Enterprise Office Fingal to stimulate at 8am and concludes at 10am. Here you will enterprise and business development. There hear the secrets of success for iconic brands are 26 events during Enterprise Week in like Selfridges, Harrod’s, Spar, Dunnes and various venues and locations across Fingal. We would encourage everyone in the busiBrown Thomas, among others. A Fit For Business seminar will take place at ness community to make it their business to Malahide Rugby Club from 6pm until 8.30pm. check out which of these events are of Speakers will include Dublin GAA star, interest and book on-line at fingalenterpriseBernard Brogan, Karl Henry from Operation week.ie. Fingal Enterprise Week is for you Transformation and Claire Keohane, from and your business. Book in and be part of a Ireland Women’s Rugby 7s. Nowadays, busi- great week,” he said.

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Family Fun Day In Donabate National Potato Day takes place on Friday, 2nd October and Country Crest, supplier and grower of quality potatoes in Ireland, is hosting a family fun day to celebrate at the Country Crest Farm Shop at Jones Garden Centre in Donabate. Country Crest is inviting guests to attend from 3.30pm –

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toys. Paul Flynn, Dublin footballer and 2015 All-Ireland champion from Swords, will also be present on the day to greet guests and proudly show off his new All-Ireland medal. Breda Leonard, Marketing Manager, County Crest commented: “The Farm Shop is a real

treat for food-lovers and is the perfect location to host this funfilled family event. We look forward to welcoming our loyal customers and also seeing lots of new faces through the Farm Shop doors.” Country Crest was established in 1993 by brothers Michael and Gabriel Hoey on their family farm which had been cultivating fresh produce since 1910.

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Charity Evening Planned In Memory Of Swords Woman A group of locals have come together to host the Snowflake Ball in aid of Cystic Fibrosis, on 14th November this year. “Our good friend Elaine Galwey from Swords passed away last year after 31 years of living with Cystic Fibrosis and we want to raise much needed funds in her memory,” explained committee member Keelin. “We want to boost ticket sales and

October ‘Spins’ With Swords Cycling Club Swords Cycling Club are happy to announce that they are running beginner and intermediate spins again in October. Non club members welcome. A Cycling Ireland or IVCA licence is required if you intend on participating in more than three spins with the club. There is no charge for these spins, and the club are running two spins: 30km and 60km. The spins take place on October 10th (30k spin) at 11am, October 11th (60K spin) at 9am, October 24th (30k spin) at 11am and October 25th (60k spin) at 9am. All spins will take place at North Street Business Park, North Street, Swords. Participants are advised to arrive

10-15 minutes before the start time, as all spins will start on time. Before each spin there will be a brief safety announcement and all participants must sign the sign-on sheet. All riders must wear a helmet and all bikes must be roadworthy. Each rider should bring the following: a spare inner tube, a suitable pump, tyre levers (A spanner to remove the wheel if your bike is not equipped with quick release wheels), a filled water bottle, some food (e.g. small snack bar and / or a banana), a mobile phone and some money (for emergencies). For more information contact Alan by email: mnsccchairman@swordscc.com

also boost local interest around Blanchardstown and Swords in order to collect donations.” This November 14th, the group are hosting a Snowflake Ball at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Blanchardstown. Starting at 7pm the night promises to be glamorous, fun and informative. There will be a drinks reception, a delicious four-course meal, entertainment, a silent auction and a lot of fun! All for xxx65 per ticket. For further information checkout their facebook page www.facebook.com/snowflakeball2015

Louise Kennedy’s newest collection for Autumn Winter 2015 officially launched last week, at her stunning Georgian headquarters, Merrion Square. The collection features bright oranges, purples, blacks and golds in sleek simple cuts and novelty fabrics made for an exciting modern and elegant presentation. Pictured, Yomiko wears Marigay Gold Encrusted Evening Gown (€5,995). Also pictured Pictured, Louise Byrne wears Rika Black Jersey Evening Dress with Crystal Encrusted Sleeves (€1,995) and Deandora Black Cashmere Cape with Crystal Encrusted Collar (€2,995). Pictured (l to r): Louise Byrne wears Rika Black Jersey Evening Dress with Crystal Encrusted Sleeves (€1,995) and Deandora Black Cashmere Cape with Crystal Encrusted Collar (€2,995), Lynne Kelly wears Lena Black Crepe Dress with Pearl Sleeves (€1,295).

Choir Rehearsal In Ballyboughal The Ballyboughal Church of the Assumption Adult Choir and Gospel singers commence their autumn rehearsals on Wednesday, 30th September at 7.30pm in the Church of the Assumption in Ballyboughal. New members are especially welcome as the group will set out programmes for the coming months. The choir perform at the Vigil Mass each Saturday evening 7pm in Ballyboughal. For additional info please contact Ronnie on 085-1743748

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Urban Decay recently launched their Brow Tamer Flexible Hold Brow Gel. Tame even the unruliest brows. The formula grooms, defines and sets for a fuller, more polished look. The precise, easy-to-use brush gives you total control (making it easy to fill in sparse areas), and our lightweight formula provides flexible, comfortable hold without getting stiff or sticky. Choose from one of four tints for natural-looking definition or opt for our clear shade. Brow Tamer has the perfect spiral microfiber brush—not too big, not too small. It’s so precise that it allows you to not only colour and control, but also place individual hairs and sculpt the perfect brow. The lightweight, paraben-free formula has a conditioning feel and dries down quickly. Brows feel controlled and soft, never crunchy.

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Pictured in happy mood after receiving their Junior Cert results at Loreto College Swords are, Caitriona Manton, Chloe Ward and Lauren Flood

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at St Finian's Community College, Swords are Manuela Rista and Iasmina Salop

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Donabate Portrane Community College are, Hannah Moynihan, Mieke Van Dreunel, Katie English, Lisa McGrath, Sophie McKane and Caoimhe Magill

Pictured are Fingal Community College, Swords students, Oisin Fitzgerald and Joshua Rothwell after receiving their Junior Cert results

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at St Finian's Community College, Swords are Jessica O'Neill, Rachel Howard and Naomi Doherty

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Balbriggan Community College, are Cameron Bennett and Cian Moore

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Loreto College Swords, are Ciara O'Reilly, Jennifer Hartnett and Jessica Tracey

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at St Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Secondary School, Rush are Caoimhe Farren, Ciara Keenan and Rebecca Cloughley

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Donabate Portrane Community College, are Sophie Callender and Aoife Conlon

Megan Keogh, Lauren Foran and Chloe O'Connell are pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Loreto College Swords

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Loreto College Swords, are Eimear Rainey, Levi Clerkin, Alannah Grogan and Stefani Stewart

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Loreto College Swords, are Kerri Leech, Marixa McKittrick, Chloe Harris and Emma Kinsella

Darragh Lyons, Raymond Bates, James Byrne and Conor Leonard. all received their Junior Cert results at Donabate Portrane Community College

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Colaiste Choilm, Swords, are Shane Gilchrist and Diarmuid Cavanagh, with their mothers

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Dawid Kazimierczak and Aaron Rogers are pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Ardgillan Community College

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at St Finian's Community College, Swords are Lauren Fitzgerald and Dylan Abbott

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results are Ardgillan Community College students, Sean Cahill and Blessing Jeche

Conor Canty, Alice McGrath, Paul Doyle and Owen Moloney are pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Donabate Portrane Community College

Fingal Community College, Swords students, Ryan Guy, Cian Moans and Katelyn Walsh are pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results

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Review – Oh Come All Ye Tasteful This review is about the book “Oh Come All Ye Tasteful” by Ian Flitcroft from 2015, published by Legend Times Group. It is an interestingly written, amusing cooking guide to “surviving” the Christmas festivities by serving your guests a dinner, adequate for a millionaire. It is a very entertaining and funny book, written in an amusing style and giving the reader new recipes and sugges- By Christine Loska tions for the menu as well as background information of the respective history. The author uses many quotes to support his information, for example from T.S. Eliot, Mark Twain and especially from Charles Dickens. Furthermore, most pages contain some cute and funny illustrations to attract the reader and to keep him curious about the rest of the book. Flitcroft gives a range of possibilities for the menu with some funny but rather unusual and non-standard recipes like square eggs or toast soldiers. Additionally, he supports his suggestions with background information, like the history of champagne. His way of writing is very entertaining and often quite ironic, which gives the book something special. He uses a lot of sarcasm, metaphors and quotes to present his recipes in a unique, picturesque and interesting way, which raises the reader’s interest to continue. Furthermore, he uses sophisticated vocabulary and his writing is very well researched, especially due to his journeys around the world. Although the subtitle “The Foodie’s Guide to a Millionaire’s Christmas Feast” already indicates that the author’s suggestions are rather expensive, the introduction conveys that the book can help the reader to create an impressive Christmas dinner. This might be hard for the less wealthy people, because some of the recommended groceries cost a lot, especially Aperitifs and Wines, and Flitcroft hardly offers cheaper alternatives. But it can really help the more discerning people to serve an extraordinary dinner, not only because the food is of high quality, but the ingredients and the recipes are unique and special, like nibbles made of Reindeer meat. For those who do not want to spend too much money, the book can be quite entertaining as well, because of Flitcroft’s funny and interesting style, so it offers something for everyone.

Property Tax Cut Maintained The County Council has agreed to maintain the 15 per cent cut property tax for local households. As part of a Fianna Fail motion, the cut was agreed by councillors, with the exception of Labour, the Green Party and some independents who were against the move. Local Senator Darragh O’Brien said, “This will provide at least some relief to local families who are struggling to manage the litany of extra bills and taxes imposed over the past two years.” “In April of this year, Fianna Fáil published a detailed review of the Local Property Tax. In that review we spelled out the problems with the Government’s model and spelled out an immediate and radical overhaul. Under our proposals the existing property tax bands should continue to apply until at least 2020,” he added. “It is clear that households in the North County are heavily penalised by this form of tax. The reduction of 15 per cent will bring some relief but the council’s hands are tied beyond this. I am again calling on the Government to support our proposals at a national level to help ease the burden of property tax on local households.” Meanwhile, Labour councillor Duncan Smith explained why his party put forward a Motion to reduce the property tax by just 10 per cent. “ The Labour group on the Council put forward a Motion to reduce the property tax by 10 pe cent which would have reserved an extra €1.87 million specifically for housing, housing maintenance and homeless services. It would have been a relatively modest increase in the housing budget, but one much needed at this difficult time,” Smith explained.

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Proud Day For Balbriggan School Friday, 18th of September was a very proud day for SS Peter and Paul JNS in Balbriggan as they welcomed Lieutenant Martin McMahon and Corporate Brian Geraghty from the Defence Forces as part of the Flags for Schools Initiative. They presented pupils Julia, Lorcan and Sam with the Irish flag and a copy of the 1916 Proclamation. As part of Ireland’s Centenary Programme to commemorate the 1916 Rising next year, every primary school in the North County

and beyond will be presented with the Irish flag. S.S. Peter and Paul’s were lucky to be one of the first schools selected. The whole school was entertained in the yard with a poem and reading from the Proclamation by Julia, readings from Lorcan and Sam, some lively Irish dancing from Iveta and Robert. Ms Ní Mhaonaigh’s 2nd class stood proud and sang Amhrán na bhFiann beautifully. Thanks go to the pupils, staff, parents, members of the Board of Management and Lieutenant McMahon and Corporate Geraghty for helping to celebrate this special day.

Pictured here are students from Fingal Community College in Swords during their Canadian canoeing session during their trip in Co. Lough.

Great Day Out For Swords Students Recently, the Transition Year (TY) classes of Fingal Community College in Swords experienced a thrilling two day adventure break in Carlingford, Co Louth. This was the first oppor tunity for the group to get to know each other and to try out new activities. Some of the activities included Canadian canoeing, zip lining

and laser combat. In each activity their communication, listening and team working skills were put to the test as they battled to complete each task. The highlight for many students was Canadian canoeing and jumping on a trampoline in the middle of Carlingford. Students also experienced one of the

biggest zip line courses in Ireland as they tackled the complex array of zip lines, rock climbing towers, suspension bridges, Tarzan swings and tightropes. Later that evening, students took part in a murder mystery tour around the picturesque village. The final day gave the students another chance to develop their team working skills as they took par t in laser combat in a nearby forest. Great tactics were deployed by both teams and a game of “catch the teddy” had to be completed to decide the victorious team. For many students, this adventure break was a chance to make new friends and to step out of their comfort zone and to try new things. If this outing is anything to go by, this is set to be will be a positive and productive year for all involved in the TY programme in the Swords school.

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This is a week when it would be better to do something than suffer from uncertainty. Once you take action, all changes; as all the indications are that before the week is out you’ll be wondering what all the worry was about.

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Room By Room Whichever room you feel needs your attention first is the place you want to start. Let’s say it’s the bedroom, in that case there are small improvements that will make your room look like a new boudoir. New curtains and blinds are a start, to make the window a beautiful feature in your bedroom and you can still have that minimal look. You may need to opt for heavier curtains as we go into winter, but the room needn’t look drab and heavy even so. If you have a small bedroom, minimalism is very important and there are lots of tricks and ways to ensure all of your essentials are well out of the way.

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Decoration Think about things you’d like to get changed the most in your home and make it happen. Look at the condition of your floors, windows, doors, walls and such. Ask for a specialist (we have plenty of them here in the North County) to help you plan it if the project seems too big to undertake alone.

Garden A neatly kept garden is the first impression a visitor gets of your house. This first impression is lasting and if your garden is not kept up to scratch, it’s unlikely that your home will be any better. Now is the perfect time to start tidying up your garden, which shouldn’t be in too bad a shape, as we had a reasonable summer. If however, your garden needs a serious overhaul and you need to engage the services of

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Books Fly’. A lot can change in 15 years so Sighstavers are inviting local primary school students to be inspired and create an artwork that shows how they want the world they live in to look in the year 2030. Student artists have a chance to win appropriately arty prizes not just for themselves but for their classmates too, and substantial cash prizes of €200, €300 and €1,000 for their schools. Embracing creativity and education are the core objectives of the Junior Painter of the Year competition.

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Youth Grant Scheme Now Open The annual Youth Sport (small grant) Scheme 2015 has just been opened for applications from clubs within the North County. The closing date for receipt of completed applications to Fingal Sports Unit is 4pm Friday 16th October. If you have any queries please contact the sports office of the County Council and please note that the Sports Office team is available to assist any club with the completion of the forms.

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29.09.2015 Speaking about the launch of this year’s awards, Sightsavers Ireland CEO, Michael Marren said: “We are looking forward to seeing all of the fantastic creations this year in the Junior Painter of the Year Awards 2016. Every year Sightsavers aims to educate and inform primary school children of the value of sight and the impact blindness has on the education of children all over the world.” Fifteen regional winners will be selected and will have the opportunity to see their work displayed at a special Awards Day in February 2016 where three overall national winners will be announced. The closing date for entry is November 27th.

The First round of the Club Championship Jones Cup producing some great performances with the top five players separated by only one stroke and the round winner hitting a seven under par to take the game. First round winner Liam O’Rourke Net 47, R/up Joan Homan Net 48[ob6] from Shelly O’Shea. Wednesday pairs scramble winners Rory Homan and Mary Kennedy Net 42 congratulations to Mary with a hole in one on the 11th which clinched victory from Eddie Madden and Maura Lynch Net43[ob9] from Nick Savage and Breda Finnegan.

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Local Senator Darragh O’Brien (FF) recently met with the President of the Irish Farmers’ Association, Eddie Downey to highlight the need to protect local fruit and vegetable producers. Speaking at the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party think-in in Howth recently, O’Brien outlined the threat to local growers of below cost-selling by big multiples. “A fair price for produce is the foundation of the agriculture sector. Local fruit and vegetable growers must be supported in maintaining a fair price for their goods.

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North County Some Uncertainty Over Benefit Of DART Extension Excels Again Continued from page 1 “These plans are nothing short of pathetic. While on the surface extending the DART seems like a positive announcement for North County Dublin, the reality is that this alone will not improve capacity on the line. In fact, there are real fears that the move will result in a scaling back of the highly valuable commuter train services serving Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush&Lusk, Donabate and the north county,” he said. He took a swipe at Paschal Donohoe when he said, “If the Transport Minister thinks that the DART is a viable replacement for commuter trains, he is sorely mistaken. Both modes of transport offer an important service to North County communities, and both are packed well beyond capacity at rush hour on a daily basis. What the Minister should be doing is looking at increasing the reach and capacity of both services. We need a firm commitment from him now that the commuter trains, which offer quick transport into town, will be maintained in full,” he concluded. His namesake and Green Party General Election candidate, Joe O’Brien also has hit out at Minister Pascal Donohoe’s plans for the rail system in North County Dublin. He said, “I don’t think the northern line

commuters I share the train with during the week will be very excited about a seven year wait for improvements to the service provided for Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush, Lusk, Donabate, Malahide and Portmarnock.” “That is, of course if they have a seat, which is increasingly hard to come by on these overloaded trains in the morning and evening. Given this government’s disinterest in public transport I think this can at best be seen as a weak election promise,” he said. Barry Kenny of Iarnród Eireann told the County Leader that capacity is certain to be increased. “The DART extension to Balbriggan will definitely lead to more capacity, because any new project of this size is aimed at providing for growth. As Balbriggan will be a terminus, we will be constructing additional sidings there to facilitate trains to return to the city. There will be a lot of work on foundations, substations and signalling, but from an engineering stand, there will be no issue. Kenny envisages that the project should take no longer that four years to complete, two years for design and statutory approval and a further two years for construction. It’s all about meeting demand and is part of the overall plan to bring DART to Drogheda,” he said.

Great News As Swords Gets Purple Flag Continued from page 1 Under Wellbeing, Swords has been assessed as welcoming, clean and safe. Under Movement, Swords demonstrated a secure pattern of arrival, circulation and departure. In the area of Broad Appeal, Swords was able to show that it is a town that is a vibrant choice and has a rich mix of appeal to customers visiting at

Tony Lambert CEO of the Fingal Dublin Chamber. He continued, “This is a great achievement for Swords and the local business community. The town is now recognised internationally as welcoming, clean and safe and is a stimulating destination for visitors. I’m absolutely delighted that the work put in by all the participants in the working group, has

Fingal County Council has also praised the Working Group for this achievement. “Everyone has played their part in achieving the Purple Flag for Swords including the businesses, the local media, the Chamber, and the elected members and staff of Fingal County Council”, he said. Local councillor, Joe Newman, one of the working group, was also thrilled at the granting of the Purple Flag. He said, “This is an acknowledgement of the great place Swords is to visit and I’d like to congratulate all the local busi-

Continued from page 1 This year, Dublin has been included in the Midland and East region, making it even harder to win. The four Dublin local authority regions are included here which means that there are now only four regions, instead of the usual seven regions. Regardless of this new system, our North County towns continue to excel, with Skerries winning the Regional Award. Malahide, with a total of 303 points, up three also put in an excellent showing and they retained their Gold medal status, which was warmly welcomed by the team of volunteers present on the day. The other performance of note was the fact that Lusk, with a total of 293 points, up six on last year’s great score secured a Bronze medal, the first time the town has been recognised in this way. A special word of thanks and praise is well and

Locals Urged To Be Aware Of Carbon Monoxide Dangers New research has shown that only 32 per cent of people have an audible carbon monoxide alarm in their home. The research was carried out to mark Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week. Tommy McAnairey, the famous bright yellow canary balladeer who is the brand ambassador for Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, recently urged the people of the North County to take action

truly deserved for our wonderful Tidy Towns committees and their marvellous volunteers, who have brought honour, and a sense of absolute pride to the North County. Each year they raise the bar to new heights, and this year has been no exception, as every team went up in points and achieved their best score yet. As is usual, the standard reached was incredibly high. While it was a great day for those who were recognised for their achievements, much credit and praise must go to all of the towns and villages who gave of their all to impress the judges. Every evening, tireless volunteers could be seen tidying their districts. These volunteers are the cornerstone of our society and reflect volunteerism at its very best. Without these unsung heroes, our areas would be all the poorer, and credit must be given to them, for without them, none of this would be possible. Their work and commitment was no less intense than that of the winners, so they can look forward to next year and draw inspiration from the wonderful achievements of Skerries, Lusk and Malahide. Well done to all our wonderful Tidy Towns volunteers.

on carbon monoxide, the lethal gas which claims the lives of six people across the country each year. Carbon monoxide (also known as CO) can be released by any fuel that burns, including coal, turf, oil, gas and wood, however there are two simple steps which people can take to safeguard against it: Get fuel-burning appliances serviced and chimneys swept

every year and install an audible carbon monoxide alarm in your home. Speaking on behalf of Age Action at the launch of the single, Justin Moran, Head of Advocacy and Communications said, “We’re delighted to be involved in this important campaign to help educate people across the locality on the dangers associated with carbon monoxide. Recent research carried out prior to the campaign shows that 100,000 people over the age of 65 and living alone are at risk of CO because they don’t have a carbon monoxide alarm. We want to do all that we can to raise awareness to ensure older people are safe from carbon monoxide in their homes.”

Autumn Break For Malahide Retirement Group For their autumn break, the Malahide Active Retirement Association is planning a four-night dinner, bed and breakfast at the Bridge House Hotel in Tullamore, County Offaly, which will cost €62,25 per night with a single supplement of €10. The break will take place from the 18th to the 22nd of October. For further information, please contact: Audrey Gilbert on 01 8459830.

Bereavement Support In Malahide The Malahide Bathany Bereavement Support Group meets every Monday morning from 10.30am to 11am and every second Monday of the month at 7.30pm in the parish centre in Malahide.

Let’s Attract Our Young People Home Fine Gael MEP, Brian Hayes has highlighted the disparity between Irish tax rates and those of our close competitors who compete not only for our trade but also for our educated young.

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night. Under the category of Place, Swords demonstrated that it is a stimulating destination and a vital place. The assessors also reported that Swords’ greatest asset is clearly its location and increasing population and that the development of the ‘cultural quarter’ is welcome and an exciting prospect for the town. The Wright Venue, Ireland’s largest entertainment venue clearly impressed the assessors who reported that it is an example of ‘best in class’. The assessors said that from the very visible customer care, health and safety policies, comprehensive standard operating procedures and immediate updating of information via a bespoke mobile app, the senior staff and team leaders in this venue were most impressive. “Let’s paint the town purple,” said

resulted in this fantastic award. I particularly want to thank Noeleen McHugh and Toni Hogan in Fingal County Council for the trojan work they put into this.” He continued, “The collaboration between the Council, local businesses, gardai and many other stakeholders , shows the way forward . More collaboration between everyone will make Swords an even better place. The Chamber looks forward to participating in and providing leadership as part of this collaboration,” he said. Toni Hogan, Purple Flag CoOrdinator from Fingal County Council said “Collaboration is the keystone of the Purple Flag process and all the partners in this initiative worked extremely hard to achieve Purple Flag status.” Paul Reid, Chief Executive of

nesses for playing their part in providing an enjoyable experience for visitors,” he said. Philip Kolvin QC, Chairman of the Purple Flag Board said: “The sustained growth of the Purple Flag initiative is highlighting the important challenge of creating a balanced, safe and vibrant night-time offering. Each area achieving this award has displayed how local organisations working together in partnership with the public can create positive and innovative outcomes. It is inspiring to witness the ongoing diversity of efforts from all accredited towns; old and new alike.” Swords will officially receive the Purple Flag accreditation along with five towns who have had their status renewed at an awards ceremony on the 3rd November in Guildford, Surrey.

By Cathal Boland Hayes, speaking in Dublin said: “Ireland is an extreme outsider as regards tax rates on single people when compared to our four main English speaking competitors.” Commenting on moves for increased tax transparency, he said that this must not be done out of sync with other countries. He went on: “We should also remember that this is not about moving towards a harmonised EU tax system. Tax competition between Member States is good for business. The EU has no competency on corporate tax rates – this is a matter solely for Member States. When tax matters are decided at EU level, there should be respect given to the unanimity principle, which means that tax proposals must be agreed unanimously by Member States before being adopted.” On the central stage the question of quantitative easing is back on the agenda. Mario Draghi

the head of the European Central Bank has said that economic conditions had become more challenging over the summer. He would not be drawn on what the bank’s intentions are. But it is clear that with the weaker than expected recovery of the EU economy and the ongoing low inflation rate serious consideration must be given to further boosting the QE programme. While Tsipras won the greater proportion of the votes in the recent Greek election he was again forced to find partners to form a government. One appointment from the Nationalist Independent Party managed to stay in office for just twelve hours. He resigned as deputy transport Minister following a series of social media posts which had homophobic, racist and antisemitic content. In Germany Chancellor Merkel is facing difficulties which were aired when she meet with the PMs of the individual states. Merkel has moved to address the PMs’concerns over her approach to the immigrant crisis. The Chancellor has responded by committing additional funding to support the individual states with the cost associated with the settlement programme. She has also committed to amending the asylum laws. Merkel said “We want to protect those who need it,” while continuing yet on the other hand, we want to clarify, that those who don’t have the right be here have to leave.” This highlights the need for all EU states to pursue a common policy evenly and fairly implemented.

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Recent published deaths from the North County EARLY, Seamus (Kinsealy, Dublin/ Oldtown, Dublin). Suddenly, at home, Thursday 17th September. Rest in peace. HUGHES, Niall (Lusk) 23rd September 2015 peacefully at his home after a short illness, deeply regretted by his loving wife Margie, sons Mark and Niall (Jnr) mother Maureen, brothers, sisters, relatives and friends. Rest in peace. KENNY, Margaret (Swords) 23rd September 2015 peacefully at Beaumont Hospital; sadly missed by her loving sisters Cecilia, Laurie and May, brothers Liam and Christy, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends. Rest in peace. LEAHY, Brian (Loughshinny) 23rd September 2015 peacefully after a short illness, Brian loving husband of Sinead (Kelly), adored daddy of Aisling, Emma and Rachel and much loved son of Michael and Jeanne. Very sadly missed by his loving family, brother Kevin, Ursula, Colin and Amy, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Rest in peace. COOLEY, Thomas (Mousey) (Finglas) 22nd September 2015, at Connolly Hospital, late taxi driver, beloved husband of the late Margaret; sadly missed by his loving sons Thomas, Martin and Alan, daughters Lorraine, Patricia and Deirdre, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, brother Gerrard, relatives and friends. Rest in peace.

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SMITH, Anne (nee Valentine) (Swords) 22nd September 2015 suddenly at Beaumont Hospital, beloved wife of the late Peter; sadly missed by her loving sons Paul, Peter and Aiden, daughter-in-law Lisa, grandchildren Kelly and Shane, brothers, sisters, relatives, neighbours and friends. Rest in peace.

MADDEN, Marguerite (Rita) (nee O’ Connor) (Malahide) 18 September 2015 peacefully at Kiltipper Woods Care Centre, Dublin. Wife of the late Seamus. Sadly missed by her daughters Attracta and Laura, sons Stephen and David, sons-in-law Nigel Allen and Mark Mc Dowell, daughters-in-law Claire Fuller and Jane Nye, sister Fedelma, brothers Seamus and John, grandchildren, relatives and friends. Rest in peace.

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MCCARVILLE, Eileen (nee O’Mahony) (Portmarnock) 22nd September 2015 peacefully in Beaumont Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Eileen will be very sadly missed by her loving husband Tom, daughters Orla and Gwen, son Mark, sons-in-law Dave and Gary, daughter-in-law Joely, grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, extended family and friends. Rest in peace.

PALMER, Elizabeth (nee Pidgeon) (Skerries) 20 September 2015 peacefully at the Beacon Hospital; beloved wife of the late Paul and loving mother of Paulette, Caroline and the late Deirdre; sadly missed by her daughters, her surviving sisters May, Patricia, Louise and Joan, son-in-law Martin, grandchildren, great grandchildren (Ireland and USA) nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Rest in peace.

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Fingal County Council Permission is sought to vary condition no. 2 of PL06F.244652, (F14A/ 0464) which limited the opening / closing hours of the restaurant from 2230 hours to 0800 hours on any one day. This application seeks to revise the closing hours of the restaurant unit to 2400 hours Monday to Sunday at Unit 6 St Fintan's, North St, Swords for Four Star Pizza (Ireland) Ltd, 66 Fitzwilliam Sq, Dublin 2.

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