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Enterprise Week Off To A Flying Start The much anticipated Local Enterprise Week kicked off on Monday last, with a host of exciting seminars and mentoring sessions taking place all over the county.

Each year, this event gains in momentum and is crammed with opportunities for aspiring young entrepreneurs, many from the North County.

By Patrick Finnegan The event was officially launched with the opening of the new purpose-built interactive reception area at the Fingal Local Enterprise Office in County Hall, Swords. County Mayor, Cllr Darragh Butler and Chief Executive, Paul Reid, joined Oisin Geoghegan the Head of Enterprise in Fingal to cut the ribbon on the new reception and business resource area.

A number of exciting events have been scheduled to take place in the North County, with Swords and Balbriggan venues to the fore. Indeed Swords will host a number of events including the FEARLESS 2017 - the Entrepreneur’s Journey at the Riasc Centre, the standout event of the week. Balbriggan will host the Breakfast seminar on ‘Keeping Your Business Cyber Safe’ this Friday at the Bracken Court Hotel.

The first event of Local Enterprise Week took place on Monday morning last with a Wellness at Work - Improving Staff Productivity seminar at the Marine Hotel in Sutton.

This was followed on Monday evening with another seminar, ‘Doing Business at Dublin Airport’ run in conjunction with the Dublin Airport Authority and Dublin Food Chain. John Bolger, Head of Concessions in DAA led a panel of three speakers, each of whom highlighted the opportunities that exist for food businesses supplying into the lucrative market in Dublin Airport, with over 200 businesses attending.

Speaking at the opening of Local Enterprise Week, Paul Reid highlighted the busy schedule lined up: “Local Enterprise Week is a national initiative and over 360 business events are taking place all around the country. In Fingal, as always, we are leading the charge with dozens of practical events for business owner/managers in the region as well as aspiring entrepreneurs. Indeed the level of bookings this year is higher than ever and this is a terrific barometer of how our local businesses are

Pictured at the opening of the library at Bracken Educate Together National School, Balbriggan on World Book Day are junior infants, Callum McEwen, Saoirse Pendlebury, Elysa le Sclotour, Eishita Ahammad and Stasiu Brestowski, all dressed up as characters from books

embracing the initiative”. The highlight of Enterprise Week will be “FEARLESS 2017 - The Entrepreneur’s Journey,” featuring Conall O’Móráin of The Sunday Business Show on Today FM. Held in The Riasc Centre in Swords on the evening of Thursday, 9th March, this event

Dedicated ‘Director Of Services’ For Town Centres Needed Government plans to direct population growth to regional cities to make them attractive investment destinations and allow the development of greater public infrastructure, has prompted a local councillor to call for a dedicated town centres management team to be set up in the North County.

Departments in the local authority, like Water Services, Operations, Finance, Housing and Community, Economic Enterprise and Corporate Affairs and others, are headed up by a Director of Services, as part of the management team.

Cllr Joe Newman (NP) said, “In keeping with the overall develop-

promises to be an exciting learning and networking experience for businesses from all across the county. Eight successful start-up entrepreneurs will relay how they have overcome challenges in their business, and all eight will be competing for the coveted prize, the “Fingal Enterprise Award Winner 2017,” which will be announced on the evening.

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ment and with a view to with such a designation, the future development which I think is really and growth of the North needed to ensure that County, I believe it is time the views of all the interthat we considered ested parties are taken making sure that we have into account,” he said. a dedicated official from “I intend to raise this the local authority to have topic at a local area responsibility for the Cllr. Newman meeting as soon as I growth and development finish my research and I of town centres in the North will raise it as a motion and I County,” he said. hope to have sufficient support “This is vital to ensure that all our from my fellow councillors. While towns, particularly Swords, which I will be proposing this for is an emerging city, develop in a Swords initially, this has the sustainable way into the future for potential to be rolled out in all of many generations. At present, I’m our towns in the North County. not sure that we have a person Continued on page 14

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Airport Staff Raise Money For Charity Dublin Airport security screening staff raised €700 for charity recently, by creating tasty dishes from more than a dozen different countries for their colleagues to sample. The security screening break room in Terminal 2 had a distinctly international flavour as colleagues prepared and donated a variety of dishes from their homeland while celebrating Cultural Diversity at Work.

Event organiser, Dublin Airport Search Unit Officer, Mandy Walsh told the County Leader, “With sixteen different nationalities working in our department, we thought it would be a great way to celebrate cultural diversity in the unit as well as raise money for our DAA charity partners.

Colleagues baked dishes from Greece, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Spain, Bulgaria, Brazil, Poland and, of course Ireland to name a few. There was a great atmosphere throughout the day, as colleagues proudly displayed their creations,” she said.

Dublin Airport recently announced Merchant’s Quay Ireland, MS Ireland and My Canine Companion for Autism Services as its three new charity partners for 2017.

Last year Dublin Airport staff, supported by the company and members of the public raised €2 million for eighteen Irish charities in the past ten years.

RNLI Raises Safety Awareness Members of Howth RNLI Community Safety Team were on hand to raise awareness and offer safety advice at the Ireland Angling 2017 exhibition at the National Show Centre in Swords recently.

The charity that saves lives at sea has been a popular presence at the annual fishing show for the last ten years. The Community Safety Team carried out a lifejacket clinic and provided advice to anglers and water sports enthusiasts about being prepared before they take to the water and what to do if they find themselves in difficulty. Over five hundred people availed of the free safety advice on offer at the exhibition this year.

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Dublin Airport has launched a safety awareness campaign specifically aimed at drone users. To protect the airfield, signage has been mounted on the airport’s perimeter fence indicating that Dublin Airport is a ‘No Drone Zone’ and highlighting that it is illegal to operate a drone in the vicinity of the airport.

Dublin Airport’s Chief Police Officer, Pat Bracken, told the County Leader, Dublin Airport Chief Police Officer, Pat Bracken and Airport “Safeguarding the Management Unit Operations Officer, Nicola Kelly at one of airfield at Dublin the No Drone Zone signs on Dublin Airport's perimeter fence.

Airport is a key priority for us. Drones are becoming an increasingly popular way to film the countryside, however, they can cause serious damage to an aircraft.

We have been working with the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) to keep the airfield safe from drones and signs have now been mounted on the airport’s perimeter fence to ensure we keep Dublin Airport a No Drone Zone,” he said.

Drones areprohibited at the airport and the airport vicinity due to the risk of a drone colliding with an aircraft or being ingested into the aircraft’s engine.

The IAA’s Director of Safety Regulation Ralph James said, “We very much welcomed this development at Dublin Airport. It’s essential that the general public understand that drone activity is prohibited from taking place within the vicinity of an aerodrome for safety reasons. There have been a couple of incidents of people using drones close to the Airport, which have disrupted operations and drone users need to be aware of the rules for the safe operation of drones.”

All drones over 1 kg must be registered with the IAA through its website www.iaa.ie/general-aviation/drones. The IAA encourages drone operators to familiarise themselves with the rules for drone operations to ensure that they operate their drone in a safe and responsible manner.

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Malahide Composer’s Opera Malahide lady, Siobhán Cleary’s opera, Vampirella will be showcased this March 21st25th, in Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin. The production is presented by the Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM) in collaboration with The Lir National Academy of Dramatic Art. Siobhán told the County Leader, “I grew up in Broomfield, Malahide which was quite a rural area in those days. There were a lot of magical places for a kid to explore, such Malahide Castle or the Motte and Bailey in Wheatfield, where there was wonderful old oak which we used to spend hours climbing. I think this helped feed and nurture my imagination as a child and perhaps ultimately directed me towards creative pursuits.”

Siobhán is a past pupil of Scoil Íosa, Malahide and then went on to study music at NUI Maynooth, Queen’s University Belfast and Trinity College Dublin. The talented North County girl also has attended composition courses in Italy, Poland and France.

The opera is inspired by a short story by Angela Carter. Set in 1914, Angela Carter’s story tells of Hero, an English soldier on a cycling holiday in

the Carpathian Mountains, who seeks shelter in a lonely castle where he meets and disarms the beautiful vampire Countess. Hero’s virgin innocence saves him from being eaten alive by the beautiful blood-sucking woman, but it will not save him from the butchery of the First World

By Leslie Murphy War. As the lovely lady vampire meets her match in the person of a virgin boy, so Carter’s baroque prose meets its match in Siobhán’s dramatic musical composition, with playful lyricism underpinning the drama, humour and ornate language, and Carter’s inspiring original material honed into a libretto by Katy Hayes.

Irish talent has frequently been drawn to the vampire myth. Dubliner Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula has been absorbed and firmly embedded into the global vampire narrative.

The story returns once again to Ireland, to provide lifeblood for this original contemporary Irish chamber opera, written specifically for the talented singers and instrumentalists of the RIAM and funded by an Arts Council Project Award.

Rush Hero Molly Receives Award Rush scout, Mollie Powell, was hailed a hero after she heroically saved the life of a fourteen year old Turkish boy while on holidays in Turkey last year. Mollie Powell, who is a member of 38th Rush Scout, along with 6th Wexford Sea Scout, Sean Thompson, recently received Scouting Ireland Honour Awards for their bravery in saving the boy from drowning.

Scouting Ireland presented Mollie, along with Sean with Honour Awards at Scouting Ireland Youth Achievement Awards for their heroic deed.

Molly told the County Leader, “ I found out I was receiving the award on my birthday and I’m still in shock. I will never forget the experience myself and Sean had.

The incident really opened my eyes to the importance of CPR, and I feel that First Aid should be a thing young children should learn from an early age in school.”

During the holiday, both Mollie and Sean saw a fourteen year old Turkish boy being knocked unconscious after he jumped into a river from a 25 foot high gantry. After Sean dived into the river to catch the boy, Mollie ran to the riverside and waded in to help Sean bring the unconscious boy to safety.

Mollie helped place the boy in the recovery position and secured his airways before a nearby tourist who was a nurse took over and performed CPR. After being brought to hospital by paramedics, the boy regained consciousness and made a full recovery.

Chief Scout, Christy McCann told the County Leader, “The Youth Achievement Awards acknowledge our youth members who have risen to the challenge of voluntarily committing to doing something worthwhile and lifeenhancing for themselves, the

Pictured is Mollie Powell, who is a member of 38th Rush Scout who received a Silver Medal of Honour for her bravery in saving a boy from drowning, whilst on holidays in Turkey. She is pictured with Chief Scout, Christy McCann who made the presentation at the recent Scouting Ireland Bravery Awards ceremony

environment and the community.

To be recognised and celebrated among their peers and family members, we are deeply encouraged by the number of recipients and the impact their efforts have had on their communities,” he said.

Adult Acting Class In Swords Well-known local playwright, David Gilna, who is fresh from the success of his play, Unsung Hero, is setting up an acting class for adults in Swords.

Swords man, Gilna told the County Leader that he was approached by a number of local people, who have expressed an interest in getting lessons, and he was delighted to oblige. “It’s all kicking off in the Lord Mayor’s in Swords on Wednesday, 8th March and all

beginners are welcome. Joe Savage from the Lord Mayors is doing a great job for local artists, for which he should be commended,” he said.

Upstairs in the Lord Mayors is fast becoming the home of some excellent plays and it was where Gilna held the premiere of ‘Unsung Hero.’ The popular venue also hosted ‘Heartstrings’ - A collection of short plays, by another local playwright, Stephen Maguire last week.

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7th March 2017

At St. Cronan’s Church, Brackenstown, Swords

Pals Liam Hand and Shane Neary on their Confirmation Day

Karen and James Smith are pictured with their daughter and son Anna and Jason

Pictured with Archbishop Martin are Katie O'Riordan, Sophie Walsh and Katie Abby Colgan

Zoe and Jake Windrum are pictured with their grandparents Audrey and Paudge Boyle

Cian Condon, who made his Confirmation is pictured with Gareth Condon, Rita Carroll and Olivia Condon

Hendrik Blast and Aldona Pastuhova pictured with their daughter and Anne Antonia Blast

Sophie O'Brien is pictured with her grandmother Phyllis and father Julian O'Brien

Danny Breen is pictured with Ciara, Maureen and Louise Breen

Louie Groves pictured with Archbishop Martin

Pictured after making his Confirmation is Valerian AgbawEbai, with his mother Rachel and Archbishop Martin

Alex O'Rourke is pictured with his aunt, Claire O'Rourke

Jamie Molloy, who made his Confirmation , is pictured with Tracey Molloy, Jessica Molloy and Paul Adams

Pictured is Kaeyan Nyih with Archbishop Martin after making his Confirmation at St Cronan's Church, Brackenstown

Eoin Cantwell, who made his Confirmation is pictured with Veronica Cantwell, James Cantwell, Maria Cantwell, Kathleen Fox and Noel Guinan

Ryan Keane who made his Confirmation is pictured with Peter, Michaela and Jennie Keane

Jamie Molloy is pictured with his Mum Theresa and Grandmother Brenda Adams

Aisling Duff and Chris Gordon and Callum Duff

Zoe Morna is pictured on her confirmation day with her sister Abi and mum Claire Toite

Katie Kelly who made her Confirmation is pictured with Sinead Kelly and Mary Kate Lynch

Cillian Harford, who made his Confirmation at St Cronan's Church, Brackenstown is pictured with Lar Harford, Brendan Burke and Marie Harford

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More Revelations About Swords Castle Dig A recent seminar run by the County Council, presented results from it’s ongoing community a r c h a e o l o g y programme at Swords Castle, Digging History. Opening the seminar to a packed audience at The Atrium, County Hall, Swords, County Mayor, Cllr Darragh Butler emphasised the importance of involving local people in ongoing archaeological research at Swords Castle: Digging History. He also underlined how important the Castle is to the people of Swords and throughout the North County generally.

Professor Roger Stalley, TCD, gave an overview of the history of the Castle emphasising its importance as an administrative centre for the region during the medieval period.

Christine Baker, who designed and led Swords Castle: Digging History then

gave an overview of the project and summarised the work undertaken both in 2015 and 2016. One of the important

material recovered from Swords Castle which suggests that wheat and other crops were being brought to the Castle

revealed many of the small finds from the site which included an interesting collection of clay pipes, shoe buckles and lots of nails, all of which help us to understand the many activities which took place at the Castle over many hundreds of years.

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outcomes of this work is the discovery that settlement at the Castle site pre-dates the Anglo-Norman period during which the Castle itself was first constructed.

Dr Meriel McClatchie, UCD, highlighted the information gleaned from an analysis of seeds and grains from the site. She emphasised the quantity of

from the surrounding rich agricultural lands and processed in large quantities. This is not surprising because, as an Archbishop’s residence and administrative headquarters, the Castle was a hive of commercial and social activity during the medieval period.

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“I’m delighted that funding has been allocated and in a short space of time, work has already commenced to eliminate this hazard. I would like to thank the Operations Department of the County Council for their efforts to improve the accessibility for elderly residents and wheelchair users in the Swords area,” he concluded.

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7th March 2017

RBS Six Nations Tour at Malahide Rugby Club

Anita Taggart and Eddie Cullen

Carole McCaughey, Oisin O'Toole, Darren Morrin, Conor Burke and Colm O'Driscoll

Tom Murphy, Sharon Farrell and Paul Moore

Karen O'Neill and Brendan Gearon

Young Tadhg O'Dwyer from Malahide Under 8s team, is pictured with Irish rugby heroes, Stephen Ferris, Alan Quinlan and Luke Fitzgerald along with the RBS 6 Nations trophy and the Triple Crown

Pauline Dillon and Club President, Donal Brophy

Malahide Rugby Club was the place to be last week, when the Ulster Bank/RBS 6 Nations Trophy Tour visited the club.

The RBS 6 Nations and Triple Crown trophies were on display there, as part of the Ulster Bank Trophy/RBS 6 Nations Trophy Tour, which is travelling across the country to celebrate their sponsorship of the Championship. Ireland rugby stars Stephen Ferris, Alan Quinlan and Luke

Paul Shanley, Eimear Shanley and Justin Flannery

Sharifa Shuwain, Maria O'Neill and Sandra O'Rourke

Karen Dempsey and Jennifer Burns from Ulster Bank

Pictured at the Ulster Bank RBS 6 Nations nationwide Trophy Tour at Malahide RFC were Stephen Ferris, Darragh Butler County Mayor, Sean Ralph from Swords, and Ulster Bank Brand Ambassadoors Luke Fitzgerald and Alan Quinlan.

Siobhan O'Connor and Maureen Black

Fitzgerald accompanied the trophies to Malahide RFC, where a large crowd gathered to pose for photos with the three stars, who also held a Q&A session with the audience. They gave their thoughts on how the 6 Nations Championship would unfold and they were all of the opinion that Ireland, despite their loss to Scotland on day one, still have a great chance of reclaiming the 6 Nations trophy.

Brian Casey from Ulster Bank, with Tony Lambert

Grainne, Ronan and Charlie Gregg

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Paul McGann, Tony Rice and Jimmy O'Shaughnessy

Catherine Prior, Rebecca Hamill and Andrea Lyons

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7th March 2017

St Patrick’s Day Momento Of Lusk Lusk Tidy Towns annual St Patrick’s Day card is now on sale in shops in Lusk for only €1 each. They are beautifully presented and are a colourful reminder of home for many local residents, who, for whatever reason cannot be in Lusk for the national feast day. Why not brighten up their day by sending them a lovely momento of home.

Swords playwright, Stephen Maguire launched his debut play, 'Heartstrings'- a collection of short plays at the Lord Mayor's in Swords last week. Stephen decribed the play as imagination meets heart and he is already looking forward to his next play, 'Noel' which will debut in September, which is about anxiety and how it affects every strand of society. Stephen (left) is pictured prior to the show with cast members, Joan Fleetwood, Padraic McGinley, Cherley Kane, Brian Moore, Tara Maguire, Kelly Hudson and Eamonn McNicholas

Swords Day Hospital Must Now Be Delivered The announcement of the building of a patients would no longer find that their operaPaediatric Out Patients’ Department and tion was cancelled due to an overflow from the Urgent Care Centre at Connolly Hospital in A&E department and beds take up because of Blanchardstown, is expected to be a major patients more ill than they.” boost for local families with sick children, due “It would provide a dignified, orderly and calm to its proximity to the North County. The new environment for patients to have many proce5,000 sq metre facility will cater for 25,000 dures performed, like gall bladder surgery, Urgent Care attendances per annum. hernia repair, cataract operations, plastic Local senator, Dr James Reilly (FG) in surgery to move skin cancers and other welcoming this badly needed facility, lesions, as well as colonoscopies. This also emphasised that it underscores is before one thinks of the amount of the need for a Day Hospital for out-patient appointments that could Swords to serve the greater North be catered for in a day hospital County area and beyond. without having the inconvenience of Former Health Minister, Reilly told getting a bus to and from places like the County Leader, “With our everBeaumont or Our Lady of Lourdes increasing population, both young Hospital in Drogheda,” he said. and old, and waiting lists that are in Senator Reilly He continued, “A Day Hospital for the hundreds of thousands, it’s clear Swords would be a win-win for that having a Day Hospital in Swords could everyone and we are now in a position to impact in a major way on the waiting lists, as spend money on capital infrastructure and we

haven’t built a hospital in this country in a long time. I’ll be calling on Minister for Health, Simon Harris to come into the Seanad and express his views in relation to the role of day hospitals in addressing the care needs of our people and in particular in reducing waiting lists and his plans for day hospitals and in particular, one for Swords.”

“I believe that this campaign will be successful because it’s something that makes sense from the patients’ point of view, from the taxpayers’ point of view and from health providers’ point of view. It’s a win-win,” he said.

In conclusion, a determined Reilly said, “The announcement of the Urgent Care Centre is part of the same principle that I have been espousing for years, that the patient should be seen at the lowest level of complexity and at the same time, as near to home as possible. So why carry out these procedures in Beaumont, at the Mater or Drogheda when they can be carried out in a spanking brand new clean, fresh, calm environment at much lower cost in a purpose built day hospital?.

It’s high time that the people of North County Dublin and surrounding areas should be able to avail of the best medical treatment available in the best environment.”

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Diet Website For Kidney Disease Sufferers To coincide with World Kidney Day on 9th March, state registered dietitian, Bernice Moore highlights the critical role of diet for patients with chronic kidney disease and the launch of irishkidneydiet.ie, a new Irish website for patients with kidney disease.

Diet is a critical part of treatment for patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and there are a number of dietary changes these patients will need to make.

Irishkidneydiet is the brain child of a small group of Dietitians from the Renal Interest Group of the Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute. The vision

behind the website was to create a patient education website covering all aspects of the renal diet for people with chronic kidney disease and their Carers.

Bernice Moore, a Senior Renal Dietitian, Beaumont Hospital and a member of the Renal Interest Group of the Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute said, “When the patient goes home, they can struggle to find new ideas and new recipes and this is where irishkidneydiet.ie comes in. The website also give lots of practical advice for salt, fluid and phosphate restriction – all components of the kidney diet for Irish patients”.

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Donabate / Portrane Celebrate International Women’s Day The Bleeding Pig Cultural Festival celebrates International Women’s Day this March 8th in St. Patrick’s Parish Hall, Donabate. The programme for the day begins with Mná na Leithinse, Women of the Peninsula, Past and Present, an exhibition of art and craft including stories of Frances

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and the Celtic Revival. Her most recent publications include a revised and updated edition of her seminal biography Harry Clarke, The Life and Work, and a biography of Ulster-born stained glass and graphic artist, Wilhelmina Geddes.

Dr Bowe’s talk was followed by an unveiling of permanent, large-scale plaques which are placed on a wall outside the Church in celebration of the two Balbriggan stained-glass windows.

Power Cobbe, of Newbridge House, Donabate, a Victorian feminist.

Later there will be talks in the meeting room of the community centre from 7-8pm. The theme of the talks are ‘2017 Towards a Healthier You’ and ‘Women and Mental Health’.

Later in the evening at Café Naturel Donabate/Portrane Community Centre, everybody can join in the singing, music, story telling, poetry and light refreshments which are all free of charge.

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Local GAA Stars Honoured By Council Every year in June, Dublin holds the unique VHI Mini Marathon. This year’s event takes place on Bank Holiday Monday, 5th June.

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Women from across the 32 counties of Ireland, U.K. and Europe take part each year to raise vital funds for their chosen charities and causes.

The Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon is a world class sporting event and is dedicated to helping women across Ireland to achieve their fitness goals.

The minimarathon has become an important part of Irish culture and a celebration for Irish women age 14 to 65 and over. The event caters for women who wish to walk or jog for fun while also catering for competitive runners.

Indeed, it is not only women who have benefited from the event, but the charities are also the big winners. In 2016 it is estimated that almost €8m was raised by the participants bringing the total since the race started in 1983 close to €203m. All charities benefit as it is the women themselves who decide who they will support and many local causes gain vital revenue from the event. It is now the biggest single day charity event in the country.

Over 40,000 woman will take part in the 10K run, which is the world’s biggest female only event! The marathon is a great opportunity to both achieve your fitness goals, and help raising money for a good cause.

The great thing about the VHI Mini Marathon is that it’s open to everyone. No matter if you want to get fit or are a professional runner, this is an event we all share together. There are different categories: Walking, Jogging, Fast Jogging (all open to participants over 14 years old), Running and Elite Running (for runners older than 18 years). So even if you are not too fit (yet), get involved!

Local members of the All-Ireland winning Dublin Senior Football team and the Dublin Ladies Senior Football team, were honoured by the County Council for their achievements in 2016 at a special ceremony in County Hall, Swords recently.

The chairman of Dublin County Board, Sean Shanley, and Chief Executive, John Costello were present, along with Paul Flynn (Fingallians), Paddy Andrews (St Brigid’s) and Darren Daly (Fingal Ravens) from the men’s team and Niamh McEvoy (St Sylvester’s), Sinead Ahern (St Sylvester’s), Emma Colgan (Fingallians) and Olivia Leonard (St Maur’s) from the ladies team.

County Mayor, Cllr Darragh Butler said that 2016 had been a very good year for Dublin GAA, with the men retaining their All-Ireland Football championship and the National Football League titles, while the ladies reached a third successive All-Ireland final and the semi-finals of the National League.

The County Council made a presentation to the locally based Dublin footballers who brought All-Ireland glory to the county last year, at a ceremony recently. Pictured at the presentation are Paul Flynn, Sean Shanley (Chairman Dublin County Board), County Mayor, Cllr Darragh Butler, Darren Daly, Paddy Andrews and Council Chief Executive, Paul Reid

The County Council made a presentation to the locally based Dublin ladies footballers who had a very successful campaign last year. Pictured at the presentation are Emma Colgan, Sinead Ahern, County Mayor, Cllr Darragh Butler, Niamh McEvoy and Olivia Leonard

“If you look at the Dublin GAA crest you will see the Fingal Raven prominently displayed and we are proud of the contribution that clubs and players from our area play in the success of Dublin’s GAA teams from underage to senior,” he said.

Chief Executive of the County Council, Paul Reid also paid tribute to both teams and, in particular, the players. “You are role models for people in the county because of what you do on a daily and a weekly basis,” he said.

Many of the councillors present at the presentation also took the opportunity to speak and congratulate the players on their achievements and the inspiration they provide to the citizens of the county.

In reply, the chairman of the Dublin County Board, Sean Shanley, thanked the Mayor and Council for honouring the teams and also praised the Council for their assistance in helping clubs throughout the county, particularly in the provision of playing facilities.

Additional Resources Needed At Passport Office Local Fianna Fáil TD and Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Darragh O’Brien has said that additional resources must be allocated to deal with the increased demand in passport applications and inquiries.

Passports for the entire State are manufactured in Balbriggan. In information received by O’Brien through parliamentary question, it is believed that a total of 230 Clerical Officers will be recruited into the Department on a temporary basis. O’Brien said, “In 2016, just over 730,000 passports were issued. This represented an increase of over nine per cent on the year before and demand continues to be very strong so far this year.”

“The current processing times for the passport service are under significant pressure with minimal staff resources. Broader customer service improvements need to be rolled out by the Department to better assist the management of growing demand,” he said. “Early indicators in 2017 are showing that increased demands for passports are set to continue, especially in light of the British vote to leave the European Union. In fact, latest figures from the Department of Foreign Affairs show that passport applications from the UK were up 74 per cent in January compared to the same time last year.” “The 230 temporary posts that have been promised as part of the Passport Reform Programme must be made permanent to minimise the impact of the high demand on turnaround times and on customer service. “Temporary positions will simply not suffice in offering the level of support that is necessary to meet these growing demands on existing staff in Balbriggan,” concluded O’Brien.

Loreto Swords Quiz The Parents Association of Loreto secondary school are running a quiz on St Patrick’s eve, March 16th. The quiz will take place in Peacocks from 8pm and a table of four is €10.

All of the funds will go back to the school. The parents association would be most grateful for any donations of prizes.

Senior Citizens Calling Balbriggan Senior Citizens are inviting anybody over the age of sixty to to come along to the Senior Citizens hall, High Street on weekday mornings from 10am to 12 pm.

There’s plenty of activities going on from chatting to reading the papers and watching TV and more. Bingo is also healed on Tuesday in the Senior Citizens hall at 8.30pm.

Balbriggan Dramatic Society's upcoming play is a comedy by Pete Barrett which will run from Wednesday, 8th of March until Saturday, 11th March in the Bracken Court Hotel, Balbriggan. The play is about a country family, who have to face up to the choices of a modern world. Lots of laughs are guaranteed, as the play follows the family of five through ten years of the family highs and lows. Pictured at rehearsals are cast members, Greg Casey, Yvonne Healy, Grainne Maguire, Katrina Mooney and Brian Howard.

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Principal Appointed For New L0cal School There’s good news on the cards, as a new Educate Together (ETSS) Secondary School will be opening this September in the M a l a h i d e / Portmarnock area.

Gerry McKevitt from (ETSS) told the County L e a d e r , “We are delighted the school has been given the green light and are really happy with the appointment of the new Principal, Aoife Kelly Gibson. The

Department of Education are still in discussions as to the exact location of the school.

We are currently working on the school website and it should be up and running soon. We are also offering places to pupils for this coming September,” he said.

Speaking to the County Leader, new principal, Aoife, who brings with her over twenty years of experi-

ence in second level and further education said, “I began my teaching career in Pobalscoil Neasain, Baldoyle, where I taught French for six years. I then joined the City of Dublin Education and Training Board and have worked there for eighteen years.”

Aoife is currently the Principal in Larkin Community College Dublin, a progressive second level school

New Principal, Aoife Kelly Gibson

with a co educational setting and diverse cultural and religious mix.

She continued, “I am

7th March 2017 delighted to take up the position as the first Principal and I look forward to meeting students, parents, staff and other stakeholders and beginning our new journey together.

This school is the culmination of dedicated work on the part of parents and Educate Together to provide a new educational experience for young people in the area.”

She envisages the school as fostering a collaborative and inclusive atmosphere between students, parents, staff and the Board of Management.

Good News For Our Older Residents

Pictured at the Wellness at work- improving staff productivity, as part of the Fingal Local Enterprise Week on Monday, 6th Marh at the Marine Hotel Sutton are, Allison Keating (Bwell Clinic), Oisin Geoghegan (Head of Enterprise Fingal), Owen O'Neill (President Howth Sutton Baldoyle Chamber) and Rita Gilsenan (AO Health)

Older people in the North County are set to benefit from Fine Gael’s new health legislation.

That is, according to local TD, Alan Farrell who is highlighting a new Bill which will see a reduction in prescription charges for 390,000 medical card holders aged 70 and over, as well as their dependants, from

Wednesday last, 1st March. Farrell said, “New health legislation introduced last week is good news for older people in the North County, as it will reduce their prescription charges. This means more money in the pockets of older people as they care for their health.

“Minister for Health, Simon Harris, introduced the Health Amendment Bill to Cabinet last week. This legislation reduces the maximum charge for prescription charges for those aged over 70 years with medical cards and their dependants. It will mean that, since 1st March, prescription charges will reduce from €2.50 to €2.00 per item and total prescription charges will be reduced from €25 to €20 per family, per month. This is set to benefit 390,000 people across the country and it is great that older people will benefit.”

“This delivers on a key commitment in the Fine Gael manifesto before the last election to reduce the cost of prescription charges for older people.

“This week also sees the introduction of the €5 per week increase in the Old Age Pension and Fine Gael is working hard to protect the economic progress we have made, so that we can use it benefit the people who need it most. This includes older people, and we are working hard to ensure that the fruits of our economic recovery are shared with them, across every region of the country,” said Farrell.

There’s no doubt about it that your pet is a true member of the family.

Your furry or not-so-furry friend makes for a wonderful companion, but each pet, whether it be a cat, dog, rabbit, gerbil or a slightly more exotic creature, needs real care and attention. This is especially so with exotic animals, which can be fascinating to many of us, especially children. Some companies even bring these exotic animals to parties, where children enjoy learning all about them.

or kind of food your pet should eat, ask your vet.

On the subject of vets, be sure to take your pet dog when it is still a pup to get its first injections, dewormed and then a booster shot each year.

It’s also a good idea to micro chip and neuter your pets, especially if you’re not planning to breed them (this also prevents them from developing many diseases). It is also important to never self-

EXERCISE The majority of your pets will need a good dose of daily exercise, so it’s essential to make sure that a member of the family or someone you know and trust will be on hand to make sure that they get it. Dogs in particular require a great deal of this, so it is essential for their health that they are walked every day. Some animals require less exercise than others, so it’s important to know the amount your pet will need from the get go. The North County has many dog walkers for example that you can hire if you know you’ll be out working during the day.

DIET AND HEALTH It’s very important to ensure your pet gets the right kind of nutrition when it comes to the food that they eat. If your pet becomes unwell after eating a certain type of food that may not agree with him, check the packet and take note of the ingredients so you know to steer clear of these in the future. Avoid foods that are heavy in additives and be aware of any allergies your pet might have, and if you’re unsure what type

GROOMING Just as important as their health and exercise is their general grooming. So things like maintaining their coat length, clipping their paw nails and dental and eye care health all need to be taken care of as needed. Some pets need to be washed more than others (Rabbits are not meant to be bathed).

There are plenty of pet groomers located here in the North County that will facilitate all your pet grooming needs, so make sure to visit these on a regular basis to ensure your pet is groomed as needed.

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diagnose your pet’s illness or attempt to give them any form of tablets (this is toxic). If your pet is unwell, take them to see a qualified professional.

Luckily there are many top class professionals in the North County, who can assess your pet and ensure that they are given appropriate food for their species and size.

Your pet will need a house, hut or type of cage to call home, so you’ll want to make sure that this is the right size, kept clean and dry and is maintained regularly so that your pet is as comfortable as possible in its little home.

If you’re going out for the afternoon, make sure to leave out food and water for your pet beside its little house. Your pet is a precious member of your family, that can provide hours of enjoyment, so it must be afforded the proper respect, just like any other family member.

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Donabate is a lovely suburban coastal town, not far from Swords. It is situated on a peninsula, which it shares with the village of Portrane. The peninsula has the Rogerstown Estuary to the north and Broadmeadow Estuary to the south.

Many visitors are attracted to Donabate and Portrane, due in the main to the very pleasant scenery and wonderful coastline. Nearby is the

historic Newbridge House and Demesne, one of Donabate’s main attractions. Other attractions include some of the finest golf courses to be found anywhere. Corballis, Balcarrick, Donabate and Beaverstown golf clubs provide world class golf for members and visitors alike.

But it is not just for the scenery and golf that people come to visit the area. The recent increase

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in population has seen Donabate grow and develop to become a destination for the discerning shopper.

Amenities and choice for shoppers have increased greatly and for many, there is no need to go to the larger centres anymore to purchase items that once could not be purchased in Donabate. The spacious shopping arcade in the centre of the town has a selection of fine shops catering for many of your shopping needs.

When you have completed your visit to the shops, now is the time to avail of a nice coffee break in one of the town’s fine coffee shops. You can also avail of lunch in excellent restaurants or in the local pubs, if you’d prefer.

Make no mistake, Donabate has much more to offer than you think and visitors will be pleasantly surprised at the quality of shops, providing excellent value for money and choice. It’s important to remember to try and do your shopping locally, when you can. Not only are you going to enjoy strolling around Donabate as you shop, you will also be putting your funds back into local shops and businesses around the town, giving them more business and helping them stay open. Donabate has always been a popular holiday destina-

tion for people from the greater Dublin area. The proximity of the sea and the cliff walks are particularly appealing, as well as a safe sandy beach for all the family to enjoy. The charming Victorian railway station is a delight and brings lot of visitors to the area. From here they can stroll past the impressive Catholic Church and into the centre of the village.

value for money, as well as the proximity of the sea and world class leisure facilities, makes Donabate a real jewel in the crown of North County locations.

The town has developed into a really nice place to do business and to enjoy its many amenities.

The Donabate/Portrane Community Centre has given a new dimension to residents in the area.

The nearby Newbridge House and Demesne is a very popular park, playground and model farm.

The park is a popular recreational area all year round. It also contains playing pitches used by local sports clubs. The main entrance to Newbridge is from the Hearse Road in Donabate.

There is a pedestrian entrance from The Square in Donabate. There is also a pet farm located here, which appeals to everyone, particularly the young. The delights of this area cannot be overstated and it has always been a lovely place to live, with a rare quality of life very evident. The accessibility of some fine shops, with a diversity of choice and

People can avail of classes and tutorials, as well as a myriad of other activities here. The addition of the library here has been a great boost for the centre. Two new, state of the art schools are very welcome and are reflective of the advances that the area has experienced in recent times and are well overdue. There are a number of clubs located around Donabate, which you and your family are welcome to join. Local shops also feature beautifully displayed shop fronts; where retailers display their wares in lovely well kept, attractive shops which draw you in. You won’t have to worry about having hassle if you need to

return an item. The retailers will gladly accommodate you in whatever way they can, and you won’t have to travel miles to do a gift exchange, as the shops are right on your doorstep.

Should you get hungry, as you’re gift hunting, you needn’t worry. You’ll be spoilt for choice with all the gorgeous food on offer around the locality There are restaurants, cafes and fast food outlets that will satisfy any appetite.

The bus and rail service to Donabate has been a real boost to the area.

The cliff walk from the Martello Tower in Portrane right around to Donabate is a particular favourite for walkers and people looking to keep fit. It affords wonderful views over nearby Lambay Island, as well as panoramic views of Howth, right across Dublin Bay as far as the Wicklow mountains.

Sandy beaches at both Portrane and Donabate ensure that there is never a lack of tourists ready to savour the delights of the peninsula.

All in all, if it’s shopping, golfing, or just lazing about, Donabate is well worth a visit. It has something for everyone, so come along and treat yourself to some very pleasant surprises.

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Pictured are the dancers of Backstreet Dance School who had a great time showing off their talents at the Swords Pavilions Shopping Centre.

Pictured are cool rappers, Quadeem Atanda and Darragh Desborough

Pictured at the Human Rights stand are pupils, Sammy Adusei, Ammanuel Raji, Maria, Emily Mallin, Jade Murphy and Heidi Skelly

Pictured are pupils who took part in a very informative play on Fairtrade, where farmers, who have been treated very poorly, can now get more money for their products

Aoife Desborough and Tess Doherty from 3rd class are pictured at the Anti-Littering stand

Pictured with their Trocaire project are pupils Evan Weldon, Sarah Maleo and Divine Mandungu

Sixth class pupils, Kodi Daly and Kayla O'Brien are pictured with their Amnesty project

Ben Wallner and Eliza Bielak from 3rd class show how long it takes for different materials to decompose

St Catherine’s National School, Rush held a Green Schools Action Day last week, in preparation for their efforts to get their 7th Green Flag this year. The Green Flag is all about Global Citizenship, Litter, Waste and includes a module on Fairtrade and Globalisation. The pupils were involved in a monster clean-up of the local community at Halloween, as well as collecting clothes for the local St Vincent de Paul.

The County Council planted trees around estates in Rush and the children look after them. On the Action Day, the pupils gave very interesting information about various projects related to Globalisation and it is evident that they put a lot of hard work into their various projects. They even put on a play about Fairtrade, which was full of information and excellently performed.

Luke Armstrong and Tomass Rastopcins from 4th class with their project on Fairtrade

Third class pupils Cerys Haines, Lydia Dillon and Lauren Carty

Local Link For North County, Louth And Meath Local Link provides safe secure and reliable Public Transport services in local and rural areas of Ireland.

The mission statement of the original Rural Transport Programme, is ‘to provide a quality nationwide community based public transport system in rural Ireland which responds to local needs’.

In North County Dublin specifically, two new Locallink services are due to come on stream in mid-April 2017. These are: 1) Balbriggan, Millfield, Naul, Ballyboughal, Oldtown, Garristown and onto Ashbourne.

2) Knocksedan, Swords Manor, Brackenstown Road, Main Street Swords and Pavilions.

These new services do not affect the existing services provided by Nifti, which are proving very popular with rural residents.

‘Local Link’ is the brand name for the organisations delivering the Rural Transport Programme

nationally. At a national level, the Rural Transport Programme is managed by the National Transport Authority. In 2017 the National Transport Authority will continue to identify improvements in existing services and developing appropriate new routes based on the budget of €15.9m (includes €1.5m from Department of Social Protection).

Over 40 new additional rural transport services are currently being examined by the Authority to be delivered across the State this year. Key features of the new service developments include

greater integration with existing public transport services and better linkage of services between and within towns and villages.

At a local level in Fingal, Louth and Meath, the original Rural Transport Programme companies are now pooling their experience, knowledge, resources and competence across their respective counties to deliver excellence in rural public transport services and passenger experience, care and comfort.

Other proposed routes for the area are also under consideration/development at the moment, such as a package of routes centred around the local train stations, accessing tourism sites and local parks. The theme of the initiative is ‘Trains and Tourism.’

Singers Needed At St Colmcille’s Swords St Colmcille’s parish are currently looking for new members for the choir. Being a member involves singing at mass at 11 am on Sunday and singing at the Christmas and Easter celebrations.

Practice is held for half an hour before mass. You don’t have to have a great voice, just be able to hold a tune. If you’re interested contact Anne McDonagh 01-8407277.

A Flavour Of Our MEPs’ Work Brian Hayes, FG’s Dublin MEP reports that medical teams from across 25 European countries along with Norway have commenced a new collaboration.

Hayes was speaking last week and said, “It is estimated that between 6-8 per cent of the population in Europe has a rare disease and perhaps up to 300,000 Irish people during their lives.

He went on to say, “Joining up of EU’s best expertise on this scale should benefit thousands of Irish patients with diseases which require a particular concentration of highly specialised healthcare in medical domains where the expertise is rare.”

Dublin Independent MEP, Nessa Childers complained of her EU colleagues’ failure to take stronger action to reduce healthcare costs.

Speaking in Brussels last week Childers said: “There is no shortage of good ideas to make expenditure on medication and healthcare more rational, but big pharma hasn’t had to swallow any of the bitter pills conservatives have been handing out like poisoned candy to our citizens. “Our proposals, part of which reflect work done at UN level, had already been diluted by the right at committee stage.”

“A majority of conservative colleagues opposed my proposals to safeguard clinical trial and pharmaco vigilance data from trade secrets rules in international trade. Likewise, they also shot down my call to keep governments’ pricing and reimbursement prerogatives out of international trade negotiations.”

“Today, Fine Gael helped to push and secure the sugar-coating of our references to dubious patent claims by pharma companies which keep reinventing the wheel to stretch their monopolies on old medicines.”

By Cathal Boland Sinn Fein MEP, Lynn Boylan has used this year’s European Equal Pay Day to call for the Irish Government and the EU to do more to eliminate the gender pay gap. Speaking on European Equal Pay Day, she said, “While it is important to constantly battle against pay inequality every day, it is particularly important today to raise awareness that in Ireland and in the EU, women still need to work longer than men to earn the same.”

“Women play a vital role in Ireland and Europe’s employment and economic growth and their skills and talent are necessary for the economic and social development of our communities and societies.

However, often times this is not always reflected in women’s pay and position in the labour market.”

“Although women have as good, or better qualifications than men, often their skills are not valued the same as men’s and their career progression is slower. This results in an average gender pay gap during their working life and thereafter a gender pension gap in their retirement,” she said.

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Pictured at the opening of the library at Bracken Educate Together National School, Balbriggan on World Book Day are librarians, Back row: David Adebayo, Nathan Tyta, Anna Savostjanova, Narcisa Nae and Taofiqat Mabogaje. Front row: Daria Kalinina, Omoye Akeme and Wennifer Ojugbeli

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Two New Bus Stops At Applewood Local Sinn Fein councillor, Philip Lynam has expressed his delight at the announcement from management of Swords Express, to install and provide two new bus stops to accommodate the new residents of Millers Glen, Bunbury Gate, Brides Glen and Castleview areas of Swords.

He continued, “With construction starting up again, this announcement is very welcome, both to myself and the local residents we spoke to over the last few

months about pushing for these additional stops. I want to thank the County Council and Swords Express for making this happen and being delivered for the local residents and parents commuting to and from the city centre,” he said.

Two new timetables will be starting shortly, with two buses leaving in the morning and two returning in the evening from the city centre, but times have not been released yet.

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Local News

7th March 2017

8 Ways to Save on your Shopping Sometimes shopping around, having some patience and a general sense of thrift can go a long way in your budget.

We’ve compiled a list of the most common things you can really avoid

By Darren O’Reilly paying full price for, happy shopping!

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The trick to getting the best deal on your clothes is to shop off-season.

Purchase your clothes when they go on sale. Often spring clothes hit stores in January, so you can pick up winter clothes selling off at deep discounts!

These days prices have shot up and the most popular games are up to €80 new. Unless you are one of those “I need to have it now” gamers, try wait a while before buying. Price will fall as the game gets older and most game shops offer traded in or second hand games for a fraction of the price.

BOOKS We all know about the library for checking out books, it’s a no brainer especially with most books nowadays costing €10-€20 new.

Some libraries even offer free ebooks for your Kindle!

DINNER OUT There are some simple ways to save on your next meal out: • Sign up at the restaurant’s web site and get coupons or offers sent to you.

• You can also purchase discounted vouchers online on GroupOn, which is a personal favourite!

CAR INSURANCE Take a minute and make a few calls and you might be able to lower your rates, especially this year with the recent hike in premiums up to 40%. You could save hundreds by ringing around different providers.

We all want to own the latest phone or tablet but they do come at quite a cost. One simple way to always save is to purchase refurbished.

Refurbished just means someone purchase and then returned it to the store. It doesn’t mean used. Often people will sell their brand new upgrades online a lot cheaper than in store, with no difference. A little patience for the right listing to pop up could save you a lot of money.

WATER You already pay for water to come into your home. Instead of paying for bottles, just fill up your own reusable bottles yourself! It’s that simple, but spending €10 on bottled water a week amounts to €520 a year. Why!!

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Pictured at the Roganstown Golf Club Captains' Drive in are Ian McGuinness (Managing Director, Roganstown Hotel and Golf Club), singer Keith Duffy, Irish rugby international Cian Healy, Christina McAvinue (Lady Captain), John Judd (Mens Captain), Ross McCabe (Junior Captain), Ciaran Flaherty (Director of Golf, Roganstown GC) and Fair City actor, George McMahon

Ready, Steady, Scratch!

Local schools are invited to register for National ‘Scratch’ Coding Competition. The finals will take place in April

during Tech Week 2017.

The National ‘Scratch’ Coding Competition is now open and looking for Ireland’s young coders

Dedicated Director Of Services For Town Centres Needed Continued from page 1 It is something different to what has been happening up to now and perhaps a pilot scheme in Swords could be initiated to gauge its effectiveness.”

Newman continued, “We need to be thinking strategically and to be in a strong position to compete for tourists visiting the country and it is incumbent on us all to make sure that our town centres are developed in a sustainable way, in order to avail of the expected influx in tourists over the next few years.”

“While we already have dedicated departments in the Council, I believe that the time has come to have a dedicated team to look closely at developing our town centres,” concluded Newman.

Enterprise Week Off To A Flying Start Continued from page 1 On Tuesday, a major Brexit seminar will be held in the Carlton Airport Hotel, with a panel of experts discussing the impact of Brexit on Dublin based businesses. Some of the leading thinkers on Brexit will share their views and help businesses to prepare for the long term implications of the UK’s imminent triggering of Article 50. Julie Sinnamon, Chief Executive of Enterprise Ireland will be joined by John

Pictured at the Roganstown Golf Club Captains' Drive in are Christina McAvinue (Lady Captain), John Judd (Mens Captain) and Ross McCabe (Junior Captain)

GADGETS

APPLIANCES The trick here is to purchase at the right time. Often when a new model is on the way or is released, last year’s model will be slashed in price. If it was good enough a week or month ago when it was the ‘latest model’, it’ll do now!

Pictured at the Balcarrick Golf Club's Captains Drive in are new captains, Anthony Manning (Men's Captain), Louise Stirling (Lady Captain) and Matthew Wright (Junior Captain)

McGrane of the British Irish Chamber, Simon MacAllister of EY, Patricia Callan of the Small Firms Association and renowned economist Dr Edgar Morgenroth of the ESRI. Chief Executives of companies currently already impacted by Brexit will also feature to give their views on how small businesses in particular can prepare for the implications of Brexit.

Whilst many local events are booked out, the Local Enterprise

from junior infants all the way up to sixth year.

Scratch is a visual programming language that encourages children to develop essential coding skills through fun and interactive learning.

In 2016, the national competition attracted over 700 young entrants with 25 projects making it to the national finals. Last year’s competition winners included St. Cronan’s NS, Brackenstown, Swords.

The competition is run by the Irish Computer Society (ICS) and supported by Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre and helps by encouraging students to imagine, create, problem solve and think critically - essential skills for life in the 21st century.

Schools all over Ireland are now invited to register and take part in this year’s competition. Further information and registration details can be found on scratch.ics.ie or www.scratch.ie Now in its seventh year and

rapidly growing, the National Scratch Competition has established itself among teachers and students as a leading platform and showcase for Ireland’s aspiring digital creators.

Interest and participation has been increasing every year.

Scratch is open to individual students, classes and groups from junior infants right up to 6th year in secondary and after-school coding clubs such as Coderdojo. This year there is also a pilot Special Needs category.

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Office has advised that some places are still available for bookings.

Oisin Geoghegan, Head of Enterprise in Fingal said: “We have over 1,200 businesses already booked onto the various events

during this week and the level of interest is unprecedented. It is great to see so many entrepreneurs and small businesses in the region taking up the opportunities that we are providing during

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Local Students Urged To Enter SciFest

winners from each regional science fair will go on to compete at a national final in November 2017. The national final winner(s) of SciFest 2017 will be presented with a trophy and will represent Ireland at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2018 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. SciFest is funded primarily by Science Foundation Ireland, Boston Scientific and Intel Ireland.

SciFest 2017 will be the third year of

SciFest 2017 is the largest and most inclusive science fair on the island of Ireland and Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton launched the 10th annual SciFest. In doing so, he called on second-level students from Dublin and the North County, to demonstrate their science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills.

Since its inception in 2008, over 40,000 students have participated in the competition, which represents a year on year increase of 23 per cent in participation.

Supported by Science Foundation Ireland, the aim of SciFest is to give students of all abilities the opportunity to develop research, Pictured at SciFest are Portmarnock Community School students, Ravi Gallapalli and Darragh Bolger problem solving, critical thinking and presentation skills. the prestigious Boston Scientific The closing date for SciFest 2017 is Medical Devices Award, which is Friday, 10th March. In SciFest, secondpresented at each of the 16 regional level students showcase STEM science fairs; the overall winner of this projects at a series of one-day science award will receive the Boston fairs held locally in schools and regionScientific Medical Devices Grand ally in the 14 Institutes of Technology, Award at the national final in DCU and St. Mary’s College, Derry. The November.

Frank To Take A Dive For Charity Former Mayor of Balbriggan, Frank Snowe is flying to Australia on Wednesday, 8th March and, while there, he intends to raise funds through a sponsored parachute jump for Parkinson’s Disease awareness. He is going ‘Down Under’ to visit his daughter.

He told the County Leader, “I was diagnosed with the disease 18 months ago and knew nothing about it except you shake, there’s no cure. That to me didn’t seem too much of a challenge, at least I wasn’t going to die from it. Frank Snow I was also aware that Michael J. Fox, Muhammad Ali and Billy Connolly had the disease. I was not aware of the other aspects of the disease. I have set up a charity page to collect funds and would appreciate any publicity,” he said. He also admitted that he is pretty scared of jumping into the unknown, but it will be all well worthwhile if he can raise awareness of the disease. If you can help in any way, check the website at https:// give.everydayhero.com / ie / frank-snowe-charity-sky-dive.

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7th March 2017

Balbriggan Bingo Blitz Bingo takes place at O’Dwyers GAA club house Balbriggan every Wednesday night from 8.45pm. If you fancy having a go, come along for a chance to win one of the many great prizes.

St Colmcille’s Church Seeks Cleaners St Colmcille’s parish, Swords are appealing to anybody who may have a half an hour one Friday morning a month to clean the church. If so, please contact Ita Lenehan or Pat O’Reilly on 01- 8500547.

Holywell Badminton Club Seeks New Members The Holywell Badminton Club, Swords welcomes new members to join in the energetic sport. The club meets on Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 8-10pm. If you would like to get involved you can contact them on 01-8971010.

Pictured is Kyah O’Reilly age 7 from Malahide at the 33rd annual Malahide Féis, Kyah from the Clare McKenna School of Dance, came second in the Reel Cup competition

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7th March 2017

Quit While You Can! Last week on National No Smoking Day, Ash Wednesday there where numerous campaigns nationwide aiming to assist people to QUIT smoking. Giving up smoking is not only extremely hard but it’s a life changing event. There are many ways to ‘Kick the Habit’ nowadays and lots of supports and nicotine replacement aids available. Many people tell different stories about how they successfully gave up smoking and try to encourage others. The big thing about smoking is that it can lead to cancer and studies have shown that one in every two smokers will die of a tobacco related disease.

When giving up smoking for some people it’s a part of their daily routine and they can feel like they will be giving up something they love. Sometimes making a plan can be a step in the right direction.

Try taking up a new hobby to replace smoking.

Reading, games and fitness can be distracting.

If you feel you may put on weight remember this is only temporary and you can change this, your new hobby could be healthy cooking. Include your children, family or partner,

By Leslie Murphy invite friends over and have a theme night. A big tip is to reward yourself, whether it be every week you’re successful or every month. The effects on your health will shift to the effects on your purse and this is a great incentive.

Don’t Give Up! you will come across bumps in the

road and you will find there will be problems along the way, but try to overcome them and remember help is always close by whather it be by going on line or picking up the phone.

One of the organisations rallying to help people give up smoking is the Irish Cancer Society (ICS), they are calling on the Minister for health Simon Harris, to move on plain cigarette packs to replace branded

packs. This follows the Health Bill’s recent passage through the Oireachtas and signature into law by the President.

The Society is now calling on the Minister for Health to start the clock on the ‘washout period’, the twelve months before retailers have to stock plain packs, without undue delay.

Donal Buggy, Head of Services and Advocacy at the ICS told the County Leader, “We welcome the passing of the Health Bill, which is not before its time. Delays have meant that we missed the deadline for commencement of plain packaging last May, and have fallen behind our European partners in France and the UK. Thanks in part to a co-ordinated campaign headed by the ICS, the necessary legisla-

tion has passed. Now it’s is time for the Minister to set out a start date on plain packaging, so we don’t fall even further behind.”

The ICS have also recently rolled out a We Can Quit programme in different locations in Dublin. Rachel Burke from the ICS told the County Leader, “The Balbriggan programme recently started and on Tuesday March 7th will be the last day to get onto this course. The course runs for twelve weeks and offers free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and one to one support.”

The HSE QUIT programme is another great support to people trying to Kick the Habit, and they offer numerous different supports. They have a fantastic website with lots of information and ideas how to quit, you can do an online Quit smoking plan and if you want to speak to somebody the offer a call back service. A nurse will call you back and help you to choose a plan that suits you and offer you advice and support.

They say smoking is a dying habit but there are still many people who are struggling to quit and with all of the services out there nowadays it is possible. Remember nothing is Impossible, even the word impossible says I’m possible.

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Fingal Ethnic Network AGM

Pictured at the Fingal Ethnic Network AGM, which was held at Holywell Community Centre, Swords are, Hanumantha Rao, Eugene Moore (Fingal County Council), Kesava Gollapalli (Chairperson FEN), Pat Queenan (Fingal County Council), Rastislav Blazek and Lucki Dedeku (Treasurer FEN)

The Fingal Ethnic Network (FEN) is a countywide network of ethnic minority groups and individuals living in the local County Council area. They held their AGM recently at Holywell Community Centre, Swords.

Chairman, Kesava Gollapalli, who is a resident of Malahide explained the workings of FEN said, “Fingal Ethnic Network was established by the County Council Community Office and the Fingal Development Board in 2006 and was formally launched in August 2008. Since then, it has grown to include over 20 groups representing many ethnicities who live and work in the region.”

“The network seeks to provide a coherent and inclusive voice for ethnic groups in the area - to speak as one recognised voice on matters relating to their well-being in the county. We promote awareness of issues relevant to ethnic communities among the general public and strive to strengthen integration within the community,” he said.

“We work with community groups which are ethnic minority groups living in the county. There are 32 such groups in the region. What we do is collaborate and work with them on projects and provide them with support in terms of any projects they need help with. These can include workshops on crime prevention seminars and we also provide support and advice on intercultural days.”

“We believe that people from ethnic minority groups living in the Fingal and the North County area should be represented by a single voice and bring all these groups under one umbrella and represent them with stakeholders, including the Gardai and Fingal County Council. Our groups have representatives from Slovakia, Romania and other Eastern European countries, as well as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh communities,” he explained.

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Notices & Planning

Recent published deaths from the North County

7th March 2017

Pierce Monuments Workshop: Lissenhall, Swords Rd. Showroom: Malahide Road (beside Hilton) D17

Tel: 01 840 7090 DE LOUGHRY, Peter, (Portmarnock, Co. Dublin and formerly of Parliament Street, Kilkenny) 3rd March 2017, (Peacefully), at St. Francis Hospice, Raheny surrounded by his loving family. Peter will be deeply missed by his loving wife Sheila, daughter Julie, sons Paul, John and Garry, son-in-law Paul, daughter-in-law Bridie, grandchildren Cian, Amy, Ava, Zack and Georgia, sister Sheila, extended family and friends Rest in Peace

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REILLY, Thomas, (Glasmore Park, Swords) 27th February 2017, (Peacefully), at Beaumont Hospital; sadly missed by his loving wife Jean, sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great granddaughter, brothers, sister, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, relatives and friends. Rest in Peace

(1) Go to our website: www.northcountyleader.ie and click the Prayer Publication link

MONKS (née Deevey), Mary, (Rush, Co. Dublin and formerly of Coone, Co. Kilkenny) 26th February 2017, Mary, loving wife of the late Andy; sadly missed by her loving children Sally, Peter, Stephen, Andrew and Paul, son-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, sister Patricia, extended family and friends. Rest in Peace DENNIS , George, (Malahide, Co. Dublin and formerly of Fenagh, Co. Carlow by way of Inchicore), 26th February 2017, after a long illness bravely borne. George will be very sadly missed by his loving wife Helen, and fondly remembered by his six children, daughters and son-inlaw, seven grandchildren, extended family, neighbours and friends. Rest in Peace

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Phone us on: 01-8400200 Family Notices

DALY (née Grogan), Mary (Dolly), (formerly of 2 Commons East, Swords) 28th February 2017, (Peacefully),in London. Predeceased by her twin sister Kathleen and brother Thomas. Sadly missed by her brother Peader, sisters Philomena, Rosaleen and Elizabeth, their families and friends. Rest in Peace

Miracle Prayer Sacred Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked you for many favours. This time I ask for a very special one (mention request).

Take it dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your broken heart where your Father sees it.

Then in His merciful eyes it will become your favour and not mine. Say this prayer for 3 days, promise publication and favour will be granted. Never known to fail.

A.M

Fingal County Council Retention permission and Permission is sought by Derek Keogh at Block 2, Ballisk Court, Donabate, Co. Dublin for development consisting of the following: (i) retention permission for change of use (at ground floor level) from office use to residential use comprising 1 no. 3-bed apartment unit; (ii) permission for change of use (at first floor level) from office use to residential use comprising 2 no. 1-bed apartment units; internal modifications and reconfiguration works; new single door entrance to replace existing double door entrance at ground floor level on western

FRANCIS HOGAN

DONNELLY (née Nolan), Margaret (Peg), (Old Portmarnock, Portmarnock, Dublin) 26th February 2017, (Peacefully), at Elm Green Nursing Home surrounded by her loving family. Beloved wife of the late John. Loving mother of Geraldine, Brian, Valerie, Claire, Helen, Margaret and her late son John. Sadly missed by her family, daughter-in-law, sons-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sister Kathleen, sister-in-law Collette, nephews and nieces. Rest in Peace CARRICK , Thérèse, (Balbriggan, Dublin), 25th February 2017, (Suddenly) at her home, Beloved eldest daughter of Muiris and the late Philomena (nee O'Farrell). To the inexpressible grief of her Dad and loving sisters Sinead and Corinna. Sadly missed by her Dad, Christie, sisters, brothers-in- law Tim Carey and Barry O'Donnell, her adored nieces and nephews Jennifer, Aaron, Matthew, Emma and Katie, her many relatives and friends. Rest in Peace

Fingal County Council Darrin & Lisa Mahon intend to apply for planning permission for construction of a part 2 storey part single storey extension to the front and side with ancillary interior alterations all at 30 Seabury Green, Malahide, Co Dublin.

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

Miracle Prayer

Birthday Rememberance of Francis (Franny) Hogan Late of 27 Curran Park Balbriggan 22nd birthday away from home occurs on 12th March 2017 Remembering our wonderful brother Franny You came one Sunday evening 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 earned your eternal rest For when you were upon this earth You were the very best Wrap your arms around him lord Don’t let him be alone Today is Franny’s birthday His 22nd away from home Hold him gently in your arms As we send him all our love We know he is always near us As he waits for us above All those who have a brother Love him as you may Because we wish with all our hearts That Franny was here today.

Happy birthday Franny Love and miss you always Until we meet again Your brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews Grand-nieces and grand-nephews And all who love you Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Mass offered 12th March St Peter & Pauls Church 10 am

Dear Sacred Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked you for many favours.

This time I ask for a very special one (mention request).

Take it dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your broken heart where your Father sees it.

Then in His merciful eyes it will become your favour and not mine.

Say this prayer for 3 days, promise publication and favour will be granted. Never known to fail.

facing elevation; provision of 2 no. balconies at existing opes on western facing elevation and northwestern facing corner of building at first floor level; (iii) works to private open space courtyard area to include bin storage and bicycle store; the provision of screened private garden space to serve 3-bed apartment unit on ground floor level; and (iv) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. The proposed development is served by communal car parking permitted under Reg. Ref. F00A/0759. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (€20) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County Council Significant Further Information and revised plans for Hickey Family. Planning Reg. Ref F16A/0520 for planning permission at Carrick Court, Portmarnock, Co. Dubin for the Construction of five number detached two storey private dwelling houses. A new vehicular and pedestrian access from Carrick Court, internal road with turning circle, Footpaths, Landscaping, Boundary Treatments, Lighting, Suds Drainage, piped and other services, ESB substations including re-positioning and all other ancillary development works necessary to facilitate the development, All on lands with a site area of .2275 Hec located between and adjoining Carrick Court Housing Estate to the North, Church Lane to the West and Suncroft Avenue to the South.

Significant Further Information and revised plans in relation to planning application have been furnished to the planning authority, and are available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours (9.30-16.30 Monday to Friday). That submissions or observations in relation to the HALF SOVEREIGN further information / PENDANT ON CHAIN revised plans may be 13TH/14TH FEBRUARY made in writing to the IN EITHER Planning authority on payment of a prescribed • Aldi shop / car park Swords fee, no later than 2 • Car park of Turvey allotments weeks after receipt of Great sentimental value the newspaper notice and site notice with the planning authority.

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Miracle Prayer Sacred Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked you for many favours. This time I ask for a very special one (mention request).

Take it dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your broken heart where your Father sees it.

Then in His merciful eyes it will become your favour and not mine. Say this prayer for 3 days, promise publication and favour will be granted. Never known to fail.

M.P

- Public Notice MCD Productions will be applying to Fingal County Council for a licence to hold events in accordance with part XVI of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended) and the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended). The location at which the events are to be held is the lands at Malahide Castle Demesne, Malahide, Co Dublin. The events will be a maximum of three concerts consisting of music performance. The intended dates for two of the concerts are the 14th and 17th June 2017; the third concert is intended to be held on a date between the 10th and the 18th of June 2017 (inclusive). The anticipated number attending the events is a maximum of 20,000 people per day.

The application for the licence may be inspected at the offices of Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street, Swords during office hours for a period of five weeks from the date of receipt of the application by Fingal County Council. Any submissions or observations may be made to Fingal County Council the relevant local authority within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of the application by Fingal County Council.

Signed: MCD Productions. Date 7th March 2017

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7th March 2017 Fingal County Council Planning Permission is sought by W.Rogen for two storey extension to side and rear of house and for alterations to house at the Rush Road, Skerries, Co. Dublin. The application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co.Dublin between the hours of 9.30am - 16.30pm Monday-Friday. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to Fingal County Council on payment of a fee of €20 within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application by Fingal County Council.

Fingal County Council Permission is sought for a part single storey / dormer style extension to the rear of existing dwelling at 39 Brookdale Avenue, Swords, Co. Dublin for Eric Mooney. 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 the public opening hours and 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 euros), within the period of 5 weeks, beginning on the date of receipt by Fingal County Council of the application.

Fingal County Council I, Peter Barnwall, intend to apply for permission for development at Brazil, Swords, County Dublin.

The development will consist of the recontouring of agricultural land and associated site works using imported clean inert soil and stones within a farm holding of 1.954 hectares and an additional 0.334 hectares for the entrance and haul road. The works will be for the consequential benefit to agriculture at Brazil, Swords, Co. Fingal. A 5 year planning permission is requested commensurate with the same time period of a Certificate of Registration and during this period 24,943 tonnes of inert soil and stones will be imported for the purposes of land reclamation.

The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours, and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made 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 Planning Authority of the application.

Signed: Mr. Freddie P.R. Symmons B.Env. Sc (HONS) MCIEEM Senior Environmental Consultant, Kingfisher Environmental Consultants, 4 Silverhill, Ballisodare, Co. Sligo. Tel: 087 2641979.

Fingal County Council Planning Permission is sought by Joe Cunnane & Suzanne Dromey at 264 Seapark, Malahide, Co. Dublin for; A) Construction of a new pitched roof to the existing single storey extension to the side(south), B) Convert the existing garage into an office/playroom, C) New entrance porch to the front(east), D) Partial demolition of garden shed to make provision for new extension to the rear(west) to consist of a utility room & w/c & 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 and a submission or observation may be made to the Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County Council We Seema and Eamon Crosbie intend to apply for planning permission for the conversion of the existing attic space including the conversion to the existing side hip roof to a gable end type and for a dormer type roof window to the front of the roof and 3No. ‘velux’ rooflights to the rear roof at 116 Torcaill, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin, and all associated works. The 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 Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (€20) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application Fingal County Council Application for Planning Permission for alterations to previously approved F16A/0074. Alterations to comprise the reduction in the ground floor plan area from 196 sq.m. to 161 sq.m. and the addition of 37 sq.m. of first floor habitable attic accommodation all with ancillaries at Oisin, Portrane Road, Donabate, Co. Dublin Signed Andrew and Amanda May. This application may be inspected /

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North County Leader, Your No.1 Local Newspaper are happy to announce that we are now accepting Planning Application Adverts for the following areas: Balbriggan, Balrothery, Skerries, Lusk, Rush, Loughshinny, Ballyboughal, Naul, Portrane, Donabate, Swords, Kinsealy, Malahide and Portmarnock Adverts must be supplied by email to

planning@northcountyleader.ie or by visiting:

www.northcountyleader.ie/planning you can also post your advert on a disk to

purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy between 9.30am-4.30pm, Monday-Friday, at the offices of Fingal Co. Co., County Hall, Main St., Swords, Co. Dublin. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by Fingal Co.Co. of the application.

Fingal County Council Application for Retention planning permission for conversion of garage into habitable space at Oakley, Beaverstown Road, Donabate, Co. Dublin signed Eileen Hanks.

This application may be inspected / purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy between 9.30am-4.30pm, Monday-Friday, at the offices of Fingal Co. Co., County Hall, Main St., Swords, Co. Dublin. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by Fingal Co.Co. of the application.

Fingal County Council I Ross and Muireann O’Callaghan are apply for Retention At Rose Cottage Swords Road Malahide Co Dublin For the Retention and completion of minor alterations to the previous approved Planning Permission Reference F16A/0329 . Alterations to the proposed windows openings and facades reduction of eves height on the North and North West Elevation facing onto garden 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 Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application

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