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DAA And Airlines At Loggerheads Over Charges The decision of the Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR), the independent body that sets maximum charges at Dublin Airport to reduce airport charges at Dublin Airport, has been given a mixed reception. Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) is disappointed with the Commission’s final determination on Dublin Airport’s charges for 2015-2019, which was published recently. This is in stark contrast to airline companies, who have given the thumbs up to the Commission’s decision. Speaking to the County Leader, Chief Executive of DAA Kevin Toland said, “DAA had planned to keep airport charges flat over the next five years. This would have the effect of stimulating passenger growth, while prudently investing in key areas to facilitate that expansion, and further improve the passenger experience at Dublin Airport.” “Instead, CAR has opted for an unsustainable 19 per cent reduction in airport charges over the next five years. CAR’s final determination is merely a minor adjustment to its flawed draft determination issued

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earlier this year.” “Charges at Dublin Airport are already 22 per cent lower than the average airport charge at our European peers, and a further 19 per cent reduction, as suggested by the regulator, is unwarranted,” said Toland. “The aviation regulator has refused to sanction more than €100 million worth of neces-

sary improvements, that would maximise the growth opportunities at Dublin Airport, upgrade the passenger experience in the older parts of the airport, and deliver the most efficient use of the airfield in a safe and secure manner,” he

concluded. This reaction was in stark contrast to that expressed by airline chiefs at Dublin Airport. Alan Sparling, Managing Director of Airline Sales & Marketing Ltd, an airline representative company based in North County Dublin, told the County Leader, “It is a balancing act to ensure an airport authority receives income to invest in upgrading its facilities, while at the same time the charges imposed by airport authorities do have an overall effect on the total ticket price a traveller pays. I believe the Commission for Aviation Regulation’s decision to reduce the airport’s charges for 2015-2019 by 19 per cent is a positive step, which should help attract an increase in passenger numbers, which in turn should generate even more investment revenue for the DAA.” In our efforts to contact Ryanair, there was nobody from the company available to speak to us. However, they put us in contact with a public relations Continued on page 12

New Regulation May Lead To Higher Rents The recent announcement by the Central Bank, which regulates the amount which banks can lend for mortgages, is claimed to have an effect on the local housing market.

By Patrick Finnegan The regulation limits banks and mortgage companies to lending a maximum of 80 per cent of the mortgage, leaving the buyer to stump up a deposit of 20 per cent. It is hoped that this will cool the overheating local property market, but will make it more difficult for “It means that people will stay at home longer, or first-time buyers to get a mortgage. The regula- they’ll postpone their decision to purchase, or continue to rent. The decision however does not tory authority said most new begin to address the fundabuyers will be restricted to The demand for mental problem, which is the borrowing three-and-a-half lack of supply of houses, but it rental accommodation times their income. This also will definitely take the heat out begs the question about this will remain higher of the market.” new stringent deposit requirefor longer, putting He continued, “There are a ment, having an adverse effect further upward number of new housing on mortgage seekers’ schemes right here in the local pressure on rents spending powers, thus area. For example, in Skerries affecting the local economy. The County Leader contacted two local estate alone, there is a new scheme starting early next agencies, in an effort to find out how this regula- year of over 100 houses. We also have a scheme tion will affect the local property market. We also of around 30 or 40 houses planned for Rush, so asked if this regulation, there is plenty of supply coming on stream. There which comes into effect in will be less people in the market, because they January, will permanently will have to save for longer, to save the 20 per take people out of home cent deposit, in order to be able to avail of a mortownership and create a gage. The fundamental problem with purchase more European style of and rental is exactly the same - supply. The only renting and apartment thing it affects is demand, which will make people rent for longer, which is likely to have an effect on living. Shay Kelly, from Kelly rents,” he concluded. Auctioneers in Skerries Steven Blanc, from said, “This decision will Sherry Fitzgerald Blanc in postpone the decision to Swords agreed that the Shay Kelly purchase for a lot of new proposals will help people, and that’s essentially what the Central to dampen the property Bank wants. There’s a real shortage of houses at market locally. He told the moment and because of this, prices are rising the County Leader, “If the quite substantially. The reality is that there should proposals are implebe a good supply of houses coming down the line mented as noted, which in the next year or two, which will start to even out is not a given, then they Continued on page 12 Steven Blanc prices,” he said.

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Local Harvest Concert In Donabate The parishes of Donabate and Lusk are proud to present ‘An Evening of Celtic & European Classical Music’ on Friday, 17th of October at 8pm in St Patrick’s Church of Ireland, The Square, Donabate. There will also be a complementary Wine Reception on the night. Tickets Cost €20 (€15 concession) and are available from Newbridge House.

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Local TD Alan Farrell (FG), has raised the issue of home insurance being refused to owners of pyrite remediated properties, with the Minister of State in the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Paudie Coffey. “The issue of pyrite remediated properties around the North County being refused home insurance, is one which must be addressed urgently. I understand that this is a stressful issue for homeowners,

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Skerries Teachers Bring Book Characters To Life Skerries Community College resembled a scene from a Hollywood film set on Friday last, with teachers going about their business, dressed up for the day in the costumes of their favourite book characters. This novel idea came about, as part of the Drop Everything and Read Week, when English teachers decided to dress up as literary figures, bringing their favourite books to life, much to the delight of the students. They dressed as book

characters, or literary people, or even the book title itself. Characters ranged from Lady Macbeth, to James Bond, to Joxer Daly and many more. The imaginative and colourful costumes set the tone for the day. The idea originated when the English department came together with school librarian, Fiona Spellman, which culminated in a competition for the students, where they had to guess which character was being portrayed. Fiona Spellman said, “It brings the book and the characters to the students’ eyes and helps them to relate to the characters. Next year the hope is that the History department and the students themselves will take part

03 Local Theatre Group Performs In Skerries ‘Tales of Ballycumber’ by Sebastian Barry will be performed in the Little Theatre, Skerries, from 8th to 18th October – Wednesday to Saturday – at 8.00pm nightly. Skerries Community College Parents Association had kindly been given the opportunity to sell tickets for the opening night as a fundraiser for Skerries Community College. Tickets are available on the door for €10 each.

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Pictured are English teachers of Skerries Community College teachers, who dressed up as their favourite book-related characters. Included are Anne-Marie White (Juliet from Romeo and Juliet), Gillian Keegan (Wanda from Where's Wally), Philip Campion (Sean O'Casey's Joxer Daly) and Fiona Spellman (Lady Macbeth)

with educational and hygiene items that will help a child to make the most of their time in school) that could be donated to a little boy or girl in Malawi, where Mary’s Meals has its largest feeding programme. With the help of family and friends, they completed this fitting tribute in time to donate the backpacks to Local man, David Fitzgerald, originally from Mary’s Meals on David’s birthday recently. They Swords (he attended the Holy Family also released 35 helium balloons in their National School in Rivervalley, Swords and back garden in his honour on the same then continued on to Fingal Community day. David’s wife Joanne told the County College), was tragically killed in a colliLeader: “Money meant nothing to sion on his way to work David, it was all about in March of this year. spending time with his He was a leading family and the small Paramedic and Station things in life meant so Supervisor at Midlands much to him. He loved Regional Hospital in to give not take—that’s Portlaoise. the kind of person he Survived by his wife was. David’s generous Joanne and their three nature lives on through children—Emma (6), our children, so it’s Luke (3), and baby Mia, very fitting that they (now seven months), wanted to help other the children wanted to children through do something to mark Mary’s Meals in their what would have been daddy’s memory,” she their daddy’s 35th Pictured here are Luke, little Mia and Emma Fitzgerald explained. birthday, so they put with their Mary's Meals backpacks. “The children were so Inset: The late David Fitzgerald together backpacks excited and loved filled with helpful items to donate to children picking out things to go into the backpacks. receiving Mary’s Meals in Africa. Even though our situation is horrific, there are David’s children decided they would each put people out there who are worse off, because together a backpack (these backpacks filled they have nothing,” she said.

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Public Meeting In Donabate The Donabate Portrane Community Council will host a public meeting to discuss the proposed redevelopment of St. Ita’s Hospital on Monday, October 20th in the Donabate Portrane Educate Together National School at 8.30pm. The plans for the Central Mental Hospital’s relocation to Portrane are now on display. All planning application information can be found at: nationalforensichospital.com. The HSE Project Team will make a presentation at the meeting and answer questions from the floor. All welcome.

Local Lady Launches Book On Rolestown’s History Last week, chairperson of Rolestown Historical Society, Una O’Brien launched her book, ‘A History of the Parish of Rolestown,’ in Kettle’s Country House Hotel, Rowlestown, Swords, which highlights the unique historical aspects of Rolestown. ‘Rowlestown’ is the historical name of the parish. She has been an active member of Rolestown Historical Society for quite some time, Una told the County Pictured at the launch of the History of the Parish of Rowlestown, by Una Eager O'Brien at Leader that her book Kettles Hotel, Rolestown, are Cllr Darragh Butler, author Una Eager O'Brien, Professor James Kelly and Cllr David O'Connor started out as a small essay and gradually blossomed iceberg when it comes to the into the 20th Century. “I was into something more as the Historical aspects of Rolestown nervous enough about the months went on. “I wrote the I could have written so much launch, but I’m very happy with book over a period of about 16 more.” the finished product,” she months,” she explained. “And The book traces Rolestown’s continued. The launch was very the thing is, the book really only history right from the very start, well attended and was a great depicts what is the tip of the and goes into detail up to well success by all accounts.

Skerries Chess Club is ready to kick off the new chess season with friendlies, tournaments and Master Coaching sessions, following their second promotion in two years. The club opens every Tuesday, at 7pm upstairs in Joe May’s, in Skerries. All are welcome. Juniors attend from 7pm to 8.30pm and adults any time after 7pm.

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BALBRIGGAN GARDA STATION OPEN DAY 2014

Garda Dave Sheeran and Kate Daly Ni Bhroin are pictured with Anthony Lawrence, Warren Donnelly and Elise Rostas

Aizhe Su and Yuzhe Su try out the Garda 'uniform' at the Open Day

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Josh Talabi, Colin Fitzpatrick, Keith Gray, Dan Kava and Kevin Johnson are pictured enjoying their day at Balbriggan Garda Station

Garda Gerrit Durmin is pictured taking the fingerprints of Ellie Clarke

Adepeju Omoyayi and Regina Omoyayi are pictured at the Garda Open Day in Balbriggan

Anthony Lawrence and Warren Donnelly check out one of the demo cars at Balbriggan Garda Station

Grace Allen poses as a Garda at the Open Day on 4th October

Pictured at the Garda Open Day at Balbriggan Garda Station on Saturday, 4th October are, Igor Paguba and Daniel Paguba.

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Pictured are Sam Reilly, Jonny Woodlock and Eoin O Connor at the Open Day at Balbriggan Garda Station

Ehis Eigbe is pictured trying out a Garda bike for size

Aoibhinn Hughes and Dillon Hughes are pictured at the Open Day at Balbriggan Garda Station on Saturday, 4th October

Pictured at the Garda Open Day at Balbriggan Garda Station on Saturday, 4th October are, Garda Ged Moroney, Richard Vedmed and Evan Doyle

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Josh Talabi and Lee Connolly take some time out in one of the Garda vans

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Ilina Viorel, Darius Besliu, Eugenia Besliu and Angelina Besliu enjoy the day

Pictured checking out the cells with Garda Jim O Byrne are Adam Rogers, Laura Rogers and Declan Rogers

Franklin Asare and Nathan King enjoy trying out the riot shields

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Busy Times For North County Macra Club North County Dublin Macra have been very busy of late. Recently, the local club proudly donated €800 to Bone Marrow for Leukaemia Trust last month. The group worked hard as a club all year to raise this money, doing a wide range of fundraising events and the hard work really paid off. This money will go to help patients and their families, which will go towards providing families with comfortable accommodation during what can be a costly time for many families around the locality and beyond. The accommodation means one less worry, and leaves them to focus on the well-being of their child. The club also took part in Dublin’s county round for bowling, and qualified for the national round, which takes place on the 9th of November. In preparation for this, they will be going bowling in Coolock on the 19th of October. Everybody is very welcome to come and join in.

33D Bus Service Must Be Retained - Mulville Paul Mulville, Independent councillor for the Swords local electoral area, has called on Dublin Bus to retain the popular and heavily used 33d bus service, a direct bus service between Portrane and Donabate and the city centre via the Port Tunnel. “Workers in the Portrane and Donabate area, who commute to the city centre, are concerned and angered at rumours the 33d bus service is going to be scrapped and amalgamated with the existing 33b service,” he said. “Even though there is only one bus in the

Malahide Locals Celebrate Launch Of New ‘Culture’ Website Members of Malahide Musical & Dramatic Society were out in force to attend the launch of new website, CultureArk.com. This will enable galleries, artists, museums and libraries around the North County to store super-fine high resolution images of their artefacts, paintings and documents in a highly secure online repository. The Malahide thespians hope to be the first theatrical group in the North County and Ireland to archive their back-catalogue on the site. It will allow anyone, anywhere to gain access to images, which will be of great benefit for the education and preservation of national treasures for present and future generations. “I’m very excited about the launch of our site. We capture super-fine images of paintings,

mornings, leaving Portrane at 7.30am and leaving town at 5.45pm, the 33d is a very well used service and in particular serves workers commuting to the Docklands and Stephen’s Green area.” “The travel time is relatively fast, as the service uses the Port Tunnel. If it were amalgamated with the 33B it would be diverted to go through Swords, adding to the journey time. Dublin Bus should not be considering scrapping the service, but in fact expanding and improving it,” he continued. “It would be a short-sighted and retrograde step for the people of Donabate and Portrane were Dublin Bus to scrap this vital 33D service bus service. I am calling on the bus company to re-assure their customers that this will not happen,” Mulville concluded.

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Council To Establish Liaison Committee In Balbriggan The County Council will be establishing a Balbriggan Community Liaison Committee comprising local elected members and representative groups from the community and business sector in the Balbriggan area. The Council has been welcoming submissions from representative groups in the community and business sector in the Balbriggan area, who wish to participate on the proposed Balbriggan Community Liaison Committee, and today, Tuesday 14th October is the final day they are seeking submissions. Groups wishing to participate should be able to demonstrate that they are representative in nature. Submissions should be sent to Fingal County Council, CLC Consultants, Corporate Affairs Department, George’s Square, Balbriggan.

Vincent De Paul Urgently Seeks Volunteers The St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) are urgently looking for volunteers in the Lusk and Swords areas. If you can help out in any way, please contact SVP House at: 018550022.

The Balbriggan ICA recently held a coffee morning in aid of Remember Us group which caters for young people/adults with special needs. The assortment of fresh homemade cakes on offer was a testament to the great culinary skills of the group, and it was a great way to spend a morning chatting with friends while raising funds for a great cause.

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Butler Keen To See Swords Tourism Maximised Local councillor, Darragh Boru this year. “I really Butler (FF), is anxious to want to see a Brian Boru see Swords, and indeed tourism push for the North County,” the North County, Butler said. “I well represented asked the Chief on a national Executive to make tourism level. At a representations recent Council to Failte Ireland as meeting, Butler to why the 2014 put in a question N a t i o n a l to the Chief Cllr. Butler Programme of Executive, Paul Reid as to why Swords Events surrounding Brian was left unmentioned on Boru concentrated on the 2014 National Killaloe, Cashel, Clontarf Programme of Events and Armagh whilst surrounding Brian Boru, forgetting about Swords, despite the locality and especially after the Council organising a very County Council organsuccessful festival ising our own excellent commemorating Brian Swords commemorations

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this year,” he explained. Butler has long said that more needs to be done to see Swords represented to its maximum potential in terms of tourism. The Council replied with some positive news however, and explained that the Chief Executive met with the head of Fáilte Ireland, Shaun Quinn just last month to discuss existing strategies and to inform him of the County Council’s intent to develop a new Tourism Strategy for the North County. “Fáilte Ireland are now conscious of the potential that the North County offers the tourism experience in the region overall, and are aware of the future requirements to promote the locality,” the Council said.

Mists Of Sense Require Fierce Poesy – A Review The survival of crisis is explored by Gloria D Gonsalves in her latest anthology - a series of short, yet moving texts. She confronts her own struggles of adulthood, love, life, loss and betrayal alongside her response to global issues of assault, prejudice and war with refreshing aplomb. No problem is too large or small, her responses startlingly honest. This anthology is a series of thoughts from the author: it does not preach, nor does it provide solutions, instead, it illustrates her feelings and frustrations towards international troubles, and struggles that are personal and relevant to us all. She is frank and beautifully truthful on her own experiences, not shying away from intimate problems she has fought to overcome. This is not an

attempt to change the world, but an attempt to draw focus to small problems we all face and larger global problems we should all notice. It is a reassurance that grief is not a weakness, and proof that no matter the size of your trouble and the struggle to get through it, you can survive. By Jemma Came Mists of Sense Require Fierce Poesy is an engaging and thoughtprovoking read that is emotional but not without humour. Each story is purposeful and concise without unnecessary metaphors and ‘fluff’, creating a fresh approach to p o e t r y t h a t appeals to all.

Drug Awareness Talks The Parents’ Council in Donabate Community College are hosting a series of six sessions to be delivered by Community Awareness Against Drugs, on the issues relating to drug and alcohol use in teenagers. The sessions are currently taking place on Monday evenings in Donabate Community College from 7:30pm to 9:30pm All parents from the community are invited to attend.

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Ballyboughal based company, Keeling Juices, have won an Irish Quality Food award, for their freshly squeezed Valencia orange juice. The twenty five year old company with a staff of twelve are celebrating their first major industry award. Managing Director, Fred Keeling told the County

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Relief As Controversial Swiftway Route Abandoned The controversial B r o a d m e a d o w s , Swifway Rapid Bus Castlefarm (behind J.C.’s) route, which was and Castlegrange and planned to go across has been welcomed by green open spaces in local representatives, as Swords, has been well as residents. dropped. The Local councillor, decision has Darragh Butler come on the back (FF) told the of intensive County Leader, campaigning by “Whilst I welcome locals, who made a more agreeable submissions and Swords Swiftway objected to the route, this simply route from the cannot become a Cllr. Butler beginning. replacement or The preferred consolation prize route no longer goes for Metro North. As far across the green open- as I am concerned, spaces at Pine Swiftway is only a shortGrove, Mooretown, term solution, and ulti-

mately Metro North, or a similar light rail solution is required, linking Swords and Dublin Airport to Dublin City Centre. We all need to keep up the pressure in this regard,” he said. This proposed scheme will be on display from Tuesday, 14th October until Tuesday 25th November, during which time submissions can be made. Ultimately final plans will be confirmed in Quarter 1 of 2015. A statement from Swiftway said, “The preferred route starts on the Glen Ellan Extension

Road in the north-west of at Airside, serving the Swords, continuing along River Valley area and Glen Ellan Road, Airside Retail Park. It is Balheary Road and anticipated that services Castlegrange Road, with from Swords will stop at stops provided at an Airport stop, located Oldtown, Applewood, on the R132, with a sepaJugback Lane and rate service to/from the Castlegrange Road. City Centre terminating From Castlegrange Road, within the airport campus. the preferred route Cllr Joe Newman (NP) follows the R132, with called this a triumph for stops provided at the residents of the Estuary, Castlegrange, S e a t o w n , Castlefarm, Malahide Road Broadmeadows and Pinnock Hill and Pine Grove. junctions. These “They have steadstops will serve fastly resisted this adjacent residenroute from the tial areas as well Cllr. Newman start, and their as the commercial determination has centre of Swords.” now been rewarded. I The statement continued, fully support them and “From Swords, the congratulate them for preferred route continues their great efforts,” he along the R132 stopping said.

Twenty month old twins, Bruce and Lex Healy from Malahide stole the show at the announcement of the ‘Swim the M50’ Challenge which will be held on 29th October. People from all around the North County are being asked to swim a total of 45 kilometres or 1800 lengths at any one of four swimming pools and local charities will benefit. It’s no surprise

The annual Valley Walk in River Valley, was held on Saturday last, and by all accounts was a great success. It was held in beautiful weather condition, which helped to boost the numbers. This annual event, which is organised by River Valley resident, Margaret Harris, herself a cancer survivor, is gaining in popularity each year, and is now an important event on the Irish Cancer Society's fudraising calendar. Pictured getting ready to set out on the walk are, Cllr Joe Newman, Cllr Darragh Butler, event organiser Margaret Harris, Lauren Kelly Harris, Suzanne Day and Megan Gately

Fundraising Event In Portrane St Ita’s AFC in Portrane are running a fundraising event in aid of pitch development. A karaoke competition will be held in the Waterside Hotel in

Malahide Twins Steal The Show At Water Challenge Launch the little twins are so comfortable in the water – their Mum and Dad are champion swimmers, Rachel Lee and her partner, Tom Healy - Rachel won the 2014 Ladies Liffey Swim and the 2014 Lake Zurich Swim and Tom is the fastest ever Irishman to swim the English Channel. Both Rachel and Tom are fire fighters in their day job, and the family are

based in Malahide. The Challenge is to swim 45 kilometres or 1,800 lengths in total at each of the swimming pools at Ballyfermot,

Ballymun, Finglas and Markievicz Sports and Fitness Centres. But if swimmers are up for more than that and surpass the 45 kilo-

Donabate on bank holiday Sunday, October 26th. The club will have a late bar, and their karaoke competition is now open for singing entries. They will also have a raffle on the night. Tickets are €10 and are available from Kettle’s. All are welcome to attend.

metre mark early in the day, the Challenge can be extended to ‘Swim Dublin to Holyhead’ – a distance of just under 121 kilometres.

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Pictured here is Student Councillor, Caelan Nolan from Skerries Educate Together. The students recently elected members to their newly formed Student Council.

Skerries School Holds Student Elections This month, the children of Skerries Educate Together elected their Student Council. Children from all the classes were given the opportunity to come forward for nomination on the council. In teacher Lauren’s 1st class, plenty of the students were keen to be on the student council to see various issues in the school solved. For example, a lot of the candidates would have liked to have more playground equipment in yard. Finn Moore Forbes was the overall winner. Then in the second 1st class, many children wanted to represent their class in the Student Council also. Sean Greene, was chosen to represent his class on the council in the

end. In 2nd class, Brandon Power, won the place on the Student Council. He said, ‘I think it will be fun and exciting! Then, in the 3rd and 4th classes, Jessica Hogan was chosen to represent her class in the Student Council. Thirteen people in 4th class were hoping to represent their class on the Student Council. Each one of them made a small speech, explaining why they thought the class should vote for them. The overall winner was Kate Hogan. There were nineteen people in 5th class who wanted to be on the Student Council. It was a tiebreaker between Sean Greene and Caelan Nolan with Caelan being the winner. Finally, in 6th class, two candidates wanted to be elected, Ellen Heffernan and Nova Hogan. It was close, but in the end, Nova won. The new Student Council had their first meeting last week, and they have lots of ideas for the coming year.

The waiting for local charities and community groups is finally over, as Dublin Bus announced the 86 recipients of this year’s Dublin Bus Community Spirit Awards at a special recognition ceremony recently. The Community Spirit Awards honours heroes in their own communities – charities and voluntary groups with much needed grants of €1,000, €2,000 and €5,000 allowing them to develop new projects, grow services and help raise community spirit. Some of the local community hero groups from the North County area, who were awarded grants include: The Laura Brennan Charitable Trust, a charity which supports children up to eighteen years of age who may be suffering from serious, life threatening or life limiting illnesses; Nurture which offers timely and affordable professional counselling and supports surrounding pregnancy and childbirth mental health illnesses to women, their partners and families; Baldoyle Boxing Club which has been providing a much needed sporting outlet to the local community since its establishment 31 years ago and Snowflakes Autism Support, based in Swords, a charity which support families who are affected by autism, so far they have provided a service for over 300 families around the North County and beyond. The Laura Brennan Charitable Trust will use this much needed financial support to continue to give help to children and their families who are suffering from life threatening illness. Baldoyle Boxing Club will now be in a position to carry out repairs to a local building offered to it by the County Council for a 25 year lease and Snowflakes Autism Support will be able to provide occupational speech therapy and counselling services for a full year.

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Anthony Mooney and Ryan Buckley from Balbriggan Community College are pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results

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Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Ardgillan Community College, Balbriggan are Conall Blaine, Ethan Byrne and Mikey Sludds

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Colaiste Choilm, Swords are Sean O'Brien and Eoin MacNamara

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Loreto School Balbriggan are Jessica Lawlor, Claire Brannagan and Kay Waddilove

Alison Wall from Donabate Community College is pictured after receiving her Junior Cert results. She is pictured here with her parents

Pictured after receiving their Junior Certificate results are Portmarnock Community School students James Hendrickan, Ken Scully and Sean Meehan

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at St Joseph's Secondary School, Rush are Justin Keller and Trevor Smith.

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Ardgillan Community College, Balbriggan are Jonathan O'Carroll and Brian Brown.

Kristian Devine Dillon and Jordan Reid from Balbriggan Community College, are pictured with their Junior Cert results

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Colaiste Choilm, Swords are Jack Ryan, Shane McCallion and Darren Kenny.

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Donabate Community College are Mahmoud Daidi, Louis Murphy, Adam Colgan and Ben Morris.

Fingal Community College students Olivia Sheridan and Hannah Leonard from Swords are pictured here after they collected their Junior Certificate results.

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Malahide Community School are Andy Mooney and Shauna Murray.

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at St Finian's Community College in Swords are Lauren Bruton, Chelsie McGonagle and Megan Kenny.

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Loreto School Balbriggan are Jordan O'Reilly and Megan Leonard

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at St Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Secondary School, Baldoyle are Niamh Kelly and Megan McBride.

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Loreto College, Swords are Alexandra Church and Laurie Baxter

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at St Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Secondary School, Baldoyle are Rebecca Redmond Trimble and Katie Grassick.

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Malahide Community School are Kevin McCormack, Rachel Cowman, and Lisa McEvoy.

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at St Joseph's Secondary School, Rush are Caroline Kelly and Laura Omorogbe.

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Counselling Can Improve Your Life Counselling and therapy offer a wide variety of positive benefits which can enhance your life greatly. The benefits of counselling include greater self-awareness and understanding of yourself and others. This helps improve self- esteem which becomes reflective in your personal relationships, where life feels more enjoyable and fun. Individuals who attend therapy have reported feeling better about themselves and who they are. Many receive more direction, guidance and are able to achieve their goals. Empirical Psychological studies have shown that counselling improves self -

knowledge, health and clarity of mind. Counselling gives people the opportunity to improve their life and become more inspired , motivated and organised. If you would like to begin the journey towards improving your own self-awareness and personal development, or to take the initial steps to train and begin a process where you can assist other people to unburden their difficulties and reach their potential, then the one year Siochan Foundation in Counselling Certificate Course will be of benefit to you. The course takes place in the BASE Resource Centre in Swords and commences on Friday 24th October. For more information contact Gerard Mc Nevin on 0866070260 or email siochancounselling@gmail.com.

Local Schools Can Enter Speech Writing Competition Schools all around the North County have been invited to take part in the ActionAid Speech Writing Competition. The competition is open to all local secondary school students aged 14 to 17. The top six students from around the country will be invited to deliver their speech in front of an esteemed panel of judges in March. The winning two students will travel with their teachers to Nepal to see ActionAidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Irish Aid funded womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rights programme first hand. There will be three topics to choose from focused on womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rights, poverty, education and gender based violence. ActionAid is hoping entrants will come up with innovative and creative speeches, with a global view. Olga McDonogh, Country Director of ActionAid Ireland told the County Leader: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking forward to reading the entries. Young peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s engage-

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times a week to maintain her Dan grade achievement. Rachel trains regularly, but also finds the time to fit in seminars and competitions that are run by Hokubu Dojo for its students, along with her regular schoolwork, which is a great achievement for the 5th year student of St Finianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community School. Black belt diplomas were also presented at the end of term to Philip Kennedy and Marie Reynolds. Philip, a 3rd level student and who works part-time said â&#x20AC;&#x153;I started karate because I was looking for something

Vocational Training From EVE Plantmarket There isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a person throughout the North County and Ireland today who hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been affected by mental health difficulties, whether it affects themselves, a family member, a friend or someone in their community. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let your difficulties hold you back, confidence in taking the next step is vital. Those at EVE Plantmarket (HSE) help grow confidence by allowing people the opportunity to flourish in an environment that is conducive to learning and promotes positive mental health awareness. EVE Plantmarket delivers vocational training on behalf of DDLETB. Vocational training involves skills training to certification level for individuals with mental health difficulties. All programmes incorporate a strong career planning component with an emphasis on personal development and social skills modules. The programmes on offer are FETAC Level 3 Employability Skills, FETAC Level 4 Horticulture and FETAC Level 5 Retail Practice. When a student completes their training at EVE Plantmarket they are leaving with more than just FETAC certification. They are equipped with the confidence, skills and capabilities to progress towards Employment, Further or Higher Education. Places are available on all our Vocational Training Programmes. Please call today on 01 8437351 and ask to speak to a member of staff, or email plantmarket@eve.ie

09 80s Pub Quiz In Donabate There will be an 80s pub quiz on the 16th October from 8pm in Keelings in Donabate. This is a fundraising event with all profits going to the Community Council.

Well known author, Oisin McGann paid a visit to Skerries Community College last Tuesday, where he spoke to the students about techniques he uses for writing books. He also sketched a character from one of his books, which can be seen here. He is pictured here in the school library with students, Killian Stuart and Emily McDermott

Exam Success At Hokubu Dojo Hokubu Dojo (Swords Karate Club) celebrated the end of a busy summer term with black belt exam success by some of its students. After playing host to two high ranking Japanese Karate Instructors during this summer and running a national championship in ColĂĄiste Choilm, the term was rounded off with the presentation of Sho Dan (1st black belt) grade diplomas to Ali Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keefe and Rachel Kay. Ali, who started training at the tender age of four in the Tigers class, is the youngest black belt in Hokubu Dojo and trains three

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that would fit in to my hectic timetable.â&#x20AC;? Marie had a different reason for taking up karate. She said â&#x20AC;&#x153;Working at a desk job all day saw the weight pile on. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve only lost a stone since I started but it has been really noticeable.â&#x20AC;? Hokubu Dojo is the headquarters for the JKS in Ireland and

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Pictured at the Fingal Start-Up event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Northwood, are Oisin Geoghegan (Fingal Local Enterprise Office), Suzzane Bruton (Bank of Ireland Dublin Airport) and Kenny Morgan (Bank of Ireland Swords)

Pictured at the Strategic Thinking event at the Carlton Hotel Dublin Airport are keynote speaker, Nicola Byrne (11890), Paul Reid (Chief Executive Fingal County Council) and Siobhan Kinsella (President Fingal Dublin Chamber)

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Pictured at the Strategic Thinking event at the Carlton Hotel Dublin Airport, in association with Fingal Dublin Chamber are, Siobhan Kinsella (President Fingal Dublin Chamber), Declan Meagher (General Manager Carlton Hotel Dublin Airport) amd Oisin Geoghegan (Head of Fingal Local Enterprise Office).

Pictured at the Strategic Thinking event, in association with Fingal Dublin Chamber at the Carlton Hotel Dublin Airport are, Jock Jordan (One4All), Susanne Dires (Vorsprung Consulting) and Gerry Fitzmaurice (North County Leader)

Pictured at the Strategic Thinking event at the Carlton Hotel Dublin Airport, in association with Fingal Dublin Chamber are, Sandra Tuffy and Kadi Klaamas (both from Regus)

Pictured at the Success Leaves Clues event at the Grand Hotel, Malahide on Thursday are Alan Tracey (Knowledge Business Systems) and Lisa Hughes (Campion Freight)

Pictured at the Fingal Start-Up event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Northwood, are Pat Brennan (HR and Lean Consultancy) and Patricia O'Brien (Craft Beer Growlers)

Pictured at the Ethnic Enterprise seminar at the Bracken Court Hotel, Balbriggan on Thursday, are Alicja Laska and Alexander Oshunloye

Motorcheck.ie, an online supplier of automotive data to consumers and motor-related industries was announced as winner of the 2014 Fingal Enterprise Awards. PICTURED (l-r) Kevin Murphy (Director of Sales and Operations) and Michael Rochford (Co-founder) with their winning trophy.

Pictured at the Get Noticed event at the Radisson Blu Hotel Dublin Airport on Friday are, Gerry Sinnott (Ulster Bank) and guest speaker, Terry Prone

Pictured at the Fingal Start-Up event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Northwood, are Rachel Tuohy and Joanne McGuinness (Design Bubble)

Three Dublin-based entrepreneurs, all under the age of 30, were announced as category winners in the Fingal County Final for the “Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur”competition. Ben Millett (25) of ‚”Stayhold”, a start-up offering a solution for carrying goods safely in the car boot, received the accolade for “Best StartUp Business” as well as Fingal’s “Best Young Entrepreneur” while Joseph Kuye (19) of “Touchtech Payments” an M-Commerce payment processor, was awarded “Best New Idea” and Dan Davern (28) owner of “DX2 Training” an online learning management system, won “Best Established Business with new add on”.

Pictured at the Success Leaves Clues event at the Grand Hotel, Malahide on Thursday are Sarah McAllister and Joanne McAllister

Jon MacLeod from Jays Printing won the Best Established Business with new add on. He is pictured receiving his award from Deputy Mayor, Cllr.Ted Leddy. Also pictured are Ian Guider, MC, Paul Reid, Chief Executive, Fingal County Council and Oisin Geoghegan, Head of Fingal Local Enterprise Office.

Pictured at the Get Noticed event at the Radisson Blu Hotel Dublin Airport on Friday are, Elaine Dunne and Wayne McNamara (both from AIB Airside)

Pictured are Paul Reid, Chief Executive, Fingal County Council; Deputy Mayor, Cllr. Ted Leddy; Mark Sheils, Picture Ireland (Winner of Best New Idea), guest speaker Sean Gallagher and Oisin Geoghegan (Head of Fingal Local Enterprise Office)

Pictured at the Fingal Start-Up event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Northwood, are Paul Reid (Chief Executive Fingal County Council), Oisin Geoghegan (Fingal Local Enterprise Office), County Mayor, Mags Murray and Ethna Felten (Fingal County Council)

Pictured are Ian Guider, MC;, Deputy County Mayor, Cllr. Ted Leddy, Emma Manley, (Best Established Business with new add on), Paul Reid, Chief Executive, Fingal County Council and Oisin Geoghegan (Head of Fingal Local Enterprise Office)

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New Regulation May Lead To Higher Rents Continued from page 1 do have the potential to dampen activity, but perhaps most directly in the first time buyer market. Approximately 50 per cent of transactions locally are in the

sub €250,000 price range. Without any measures to reduce the barriers to an increase in supply, this will be most directly felt in areas, properties, schemes that would

normally be targeted by first time buyers,” he said. “The measures in relation to investors are less relevant, as this market is not heavily leveraged at the moment.” He was

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Miraculous Escape After Donabate Carjacking A woman and her three year-old son had a miraculous escape, when their car was involved in a head-on collision on Hearse Road in Donabate last Friday. The horrific accident happened just minutes

Ballyboughal Pitch And Putt The George McDonnell Memorial Cup fourth round was played in Laytown, on a day when conditions were so perfect for golf. This challenging course by the seaside was such a pleasure to play on and the hospitality extended by Gareth made the club members feel very welcome.The winner of the McDonnell Cup Game in Laytown, was Gerry Shanahan with a net 51. Runner-up was James Carroll with net 52. Congratulation to James Carroll and Eddie Madden, who both had a hole in one on the 10th green. Laytown three ball scramble winners were Jimmy Browne, Tommy McCann and Bernie O’Driscoll G51, runners-up were John Cahill, Marie Delaney and Ann McDonnell with G52.. Ladies Tuesday morning winner was Yvonne McKinley and runner-up was Valerie Edmonds. Congratulations to Yvonne on this her first singles win just piping Valerie Edmonds on a back six count.

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after an elderly woman was threatened with a screwdriver, and dragged from her car at Donabate Golf Club. The man hijacked the woman’s a Honda Jazz car. Reports suggest that the hijacked car then sped off in a erratic manner, before smashing straight into the oncoming car on

Hearse Road. The carjacker received serious head and leg injuries and is reported to be fighting for his life n Beaumont Hospital. The woman, a Donabate local and her son, as well as the carjacker, had to be cut from the wreckage. The woman is reported to have suffered serious leg

injuries, while the toddler suffered a broken shoulder, as well as face and chest injuries. Both are said to be in a stable condition, with non-life threatening injuries. The carjacker, has 75 previous convictions and was banned from driving for 15 years in February 2010.

DAA And Airlines At Loggerheads Over Charges Continued from page 1 company, whose spokesperson said, “The decision rules that passenger charges at the airport must be cut by 4.2 per cent a-year, between now and 2019. Its determination means that the maximum that the DAA can charge airlines for each passenger will be cut to €10.30 next year, from its current level of €10.68. “From then until 2019, the cap as it is known, will fall to €8.68, a total reduction of 18.7 per cent over five years. Airlines pass the charges on to their customers, a reduction in these costs gives them scope to pass on the savings.” The DAA claims that “the regulator has also decided to delay the delivery of the new parallel runway at Dublin Airport beyond the next five years.” This, they claim will leave Ireland at a significant

disadvantage to other western European countries that have runway capacity to accommodate new long haul routes to the Far East. Previously, the construction of a second runway will be funded once passenger numbers reach 23.5 million - which will be in 2018, according to CAR’s estimates. But the regulator has increased that threshold to 25 million passengers per year, pushing the delivery of a new runway into the next decade.” “Access to new and emerging markets in the Far East is vital for the Irish economy and for the tourism sector, but CAR mistakenly believes that it makes sense to postpone Ireland’s ability to offer direct connections to these vital locations,” Toland said. Despite our best efforts, there was nobody available at Aer Lingus to take our call.

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The Rotary Club of Dublin Fingal welcomed a delegation from the Rotary Club of Mons Bruyeres, Belgium. More than 30 members of the Belgian Club attended lunch at the Maldron Hotel, Dublin Airport. They were welcomed by the club and dignitries from North County Dublin. Pictured are Bill Kee, Secretary Rotary Club of Dublin Fingal, Paul Reid, Chief Executive Fingal County Council, Alain Bruxelmaine, President Rotary Club of Mons Bruyeres, Andrea Molloy, President Rotary Club of Dublin Fingal, Ethna Felten, Director Economic Development Services and Tony Lambert, CEO Fingal Dublin Chamber.

Unique Heritage Event In Malahide ‘Fingal’s Heritage: Supporting Communities-Supporting Tourism,’ is a free one-day event taking place at the Project Room, Malahide Castle, on Thursday 23rd October from 9.15am to 5pm. The seminar is designed to showcase the North County’s rich archaeological and built heritage and its potential as a community and tourism resource, to look at successful initiatives elsewhere and to ask what we can do in the current national and regional context to develop these ideas within the North County. The seminar is aimed at those interested in developing heritage-based community and tourism product, providing a unique opportunity for stakeholders to network. The welcome will be provided by County Mayor, Councillor Mags Murray and will be followed by opening remarks from Fingal County Council’s Chief Executive Paul Reid. The first session will

concentrate on the wealth of the North County’s built heritage and archaeological monuments. The next session focuses on the potential of our heritage resource and showcases successful heritage based projects. The final session of the day to be chaired by Fingal’s Director of Economic Development, Ethna Felten will position the heritage resource within an economic and tourism framework. The timing of this seminar is appropriate, with the imminent preparation of the Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) and the development of a Tourist Strategy for the North County. The day will conclude with the launch of the new Exploring Fingal heritage leaflet. This leaflet has been developed by Fingal’s Field Monument Advisor, Christine Baker, with the culturally curious in mind, exploring lesser known but accessible sites in the county.

The Etihad Skyline 1916 Tour, launched at Croke Park, is a new educational tour aimed at school groups. The tour, which will be of particular interest to leaving certificate cycle and transition year students, gives visitors the chance to learn about the landmarks, key figures and history of the 1916 Rising in an interactive and memorable style, while enjoying spectacular views of Dublin. Fifth year students from Ardgillan Community College in Balbriggan sampled a new tour from the Etihad Skyline in Croke Park last week. The GAA Museum launched an educational 1916 Rising tour from the rooftop of the iconic stadium aimed at school groups. Croke Park tour guides will lead school groups around the purpose-built rooftop walkway and explain the sequence of events during this transformative period of Irish history. Students will view various buildings across the city and learn about their roles throughout Easter Week and the personalities associated with each area. The tour will also provide classes with anecdotes that bring the story of the Rising to life.

Dementia Care Workshop In Swords Last week, Home Instead Senior Care in Swords hosted complimentary workshops for family carers to support them in taking care of loved ones with Alzheimer’s or dementia. A total of 20 family caregivers from around the North County attended the workshop and learned practical caregiving techniques to support

them in their role of family carer. Caregiving techniques included: s u g g e s t e d approaches when helping with personal care activities, and understanding behaviour symptoms, and care approaches to help minimise actions, among others. Tara Shortall, Owner of Home Instead Senior Care in Swords told the County Leader: “It

Breakfast Morning For Donabate Students

Recently, Donabate Community College held the annual breakfast morning for First Years and their parents. Laughter and excitement filled the assembly area as the clock struck half nine. Parents eagerly arrived to see an appetising arrangement of scones and muffins set up by the Transition Year (TY) students. The first years enjoyed cereal and juice, as they chatted with one another and introduced their parents to their teachers and tutors. The TY students served the refreshments and took pictures of

was recently World Alzheimer’s Month and we have seen many living with Alzheimer’s or dementia so it was important to support

the social gathering. This also gave the First Year tutors an opportunity to interact with the parents of their class group. It was a wonderful morning and there were smiles all round. The school would like to thank the parents who attended and say a huge thank you to the TY Shackleton class who were on hand to set up the morning and who looked after the First Year parents and students so well. Pictured here are some First Year Students from Donabate Community College enjoying their Breakfast Morning at the school recently.

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Juncker Drops the Ball Throughout the confirmation hearings, the deal between the two big groupings in parliament continues to hold. They had some close calls, but succeeded in getting their people across the line. Some candidates whom it was expected would face difficulties, managed to come safely through the process. This resulted in part from good homework, connectivity with MEPs and the ‘what if’ factor. Candidates such as the UK’s Lord Hill (Financial Stability, Financial Services, Capital Markets Union) and France’s Pierre Moscovici (Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation), while in difficulty perhaps were geographically too strategic to get the thumps down. Their success is a reflection of how their nominating countries may have responded should they have been rejected. The Hungarian Tibor Nauracsis (Education,

By Cathal Boland Culture and Citizenship) ran into problems and is set to lose at least the Citizenship element from his job. The controversial Alenka Bratusek, former Slovenian Prime Minister, ran into serious difficulties in the course of her hearing. Bratusek lost power in this year’s general election. As interim head of government, she added her name to a panel of four Slovenian Commission nominees from which Juncker choose Bratusek, nominating her for the prestigious role of a Vice President for Energy Union. Her performance at the committee was very poor, this resulted in the MEPs refusal to endorse her for the role while also rejecting her as a Commissioner. Last Thursday, she bowed to the inevitable and withdrew her nomination. Slovenian MEP since 2009, Socialist Tanja Fajon, is now

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Garda Band Concert In Portmarnock Garda Band will be performing in Portmarnock Leisure Centre on Wednesday, 29th October at 8.00pm to raise funds for Action Ireland Trust and Portmarnock Community School’s Project in Lesotho. Tickets are €10 and children under 12 are free.

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Call For Women To Take Free Breast Screening BreastCheck, the National Breast Screening Programme encourages all women aged 50 to 64 to please go for their free mammogram when invited. The aim of BreastCheck is to find breast cancers at the earliest possible stage. The earlier a breast cancer is found, the easier it is to treat. By finding and treating breast cancers early, we can help reduce the number of women who die from breast cancer in Ireland every year. Dr Ann O’Doherty, Clinical Director of BreastCheck said: “The only way BreastCheck can be successful is for women to play their part and go for their mammogram when invited. BreastCheck is currently available for women aged 50-64 yet the number of women taking part in the programme is falling every year. In particular, we are concerned that women in their early 50s are becoming more likely to miss their appointments.” The BreastCheck programme began in February 2000 and has provided over 1.2 million mammograms to over 450,500 women and detected over 7,400 cancers. It is through a regular mammogram every two years that BreastCheck will deliver the most benefit to the women screened. Every woman in Ireland aged between 50 and 64, no matter where she lives, can be part of BreastCheck. They would urge every woman to put her own health first and to avail of a free mammogram, when invited, as it could save her life. The thought of a mammogram can be scary and a cause for worry but the vast majority of women screened are found to be perfectly fine.A BreastCheck appointment only takes 30 minutes. It’s quick, it’s easy and it’s free. Be part of the programme. To find out more, freephone: 1800 45 45 55.

On Thursday, October 16th, credit unions all around the North County will join other communities around the world to celebrate International Credit Union Day and the role they play in improving the communities they serve and the lives of their members. Credit unions are founded by the local community themselves and this has set them apart from other financial institutes for more than 150 years.

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International Credit Union Day is an annual international celebration of the Credit Union and the part it plays in the improvement of communities and the lives of members. Since 1948, the day has been celebrated internationally every October, and this year’s theme is ‘Local Service, Global Good’, reinforcing the principle at the core of the Credit Union – service to members and social responsibility. Credit unions are unique because they are not-for-profit, democratically controlled by a board of directors and a board oversight committee, and they are a memberowned co-operative. Credit unions pool their members’ assets to provide lowcost loans and other financial services in the best interest of the members. Being an institute that is founded and owned by the local community, they continue to provide funding to many community groups and societies. They are delighted to be able to contribute to these groups that continue to promote pride in local towns and community

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spirit of without which, these Credit Unions would not have formed. Your local Credit Union offers an array of quality services, advice and solutions in a way that makes them most unique. Big or small, all your needs will be met.

Your local credit union is right at the heart of your community and will offer you a personal service and any advice you need on various savings, loans or insurance schemes that they have on offer. They will give you what’s right for you and always ensure that you are in control of your own finances. For those of you who may not yet be a member of

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What Is A Credit Union? A Credit Union is a group of people who save together and lend to each other at a fair and reasonable rate of interest. Credit Unions are non-sectarian and non-political, non-profit and continue that Irish tradition of co-operative self help. They offer members the chance to have control over their own finances, by making their own savings work for them. When you become a member and start saving with them, you will have access to fair and reasonable rates on savings and loans. The Credit Union exists only to serve its members — not to profit from their needs.

How Does A Credit Union Differ From A Bank? A Credit Union acts just like a bank, providing all of the same services: checking, savings, mortgage lending, car loans, business loans

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and more. The one distinguishing factor is that Credit Unions are non-profit institutions. They are not beholden to shareholders, so when they make a profit, they don’t give that to shareholders. Instead, they return that profit to members in the form of lower fees and better service.

Why Should You Join? Not least to avail of all the great services your Credit Union will have on offer: saving schemes, loan options, insurance offers, financial advice and more, you get a personal, community service that you would not usually get in a bank. While Credit Unions increasingly have worldwide reach, they are very localised here in the North County—meaning they are run and owned by people in the community, which is a great comfort to those in the area. Chances are will know and be very familiar with those running your local Credit Union and have that accountability factor with them. Credit Unions work with you, for you, and will cater to your specific needs and wants and provide you with the best financial

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formed solely to help its members, it aims to offer fair and reasonable rates on savings and loans. But this is not the only advantage to being a member. Your Credit Union also offers all eligible members insurance services. Some of these insurance services are free to members, some have a fee. These are just a small preview of what’s on offer. Make sure to pop into your local branch for full details on all their

services. So remember, your local Credit Union is there to meet all your needs and help you get that all-important holiday you and your family can look forward to, or that new car, or new bathroom makeover. Whatever your requirements are, your local friendly Credit Union is the place to make your dreams come true. Call into yours today and get saving straight away. This International

Credit Union Day, everyone is encouraged to join in celebrating the credit union difference, and the wonderful opportunities credit unions and co-operatives offer members of the North County every day. If you are not yet a member, be sure to call in to your Local Credit Union to see just how many services you can avail of and find out more about the benefits of being a Member of the Credit Union.

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Local Food Company Excels At Awards Ceremony North County Dublin company, Ballymaguire Foods, has secured four awards at the annual Blas na hÉireann awards. Ballymaguire Foods, from Lusk, won two gold, one silver and one bronze at the annual event in Dingle, Co. Kerry. Ballymaguire Foods, which supplies leading Irish and UK multiple retailers with prepared meals, won the awards in four categories, including Ready Meals and Prepared Foods; hot seafood, hot meat, hot vegetarian and Soups & Chowders. The four winning products in which Ballymaguire Foods collected the awards, were for the company’s private

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label lines, produced for leading retailers; Musgrave Group, which include Supervalu, Centra and UK chain, Budgens and Tesco. Commenting on the awards, the award winning chef and the company’s Managing Director. Edward Spellman, said, “We are delighted to have won these four top Irish awards that honours excellence in food retailing. At moments like this, we are indebted to our team of young, committed food technologists, chefs and producers. Our North County Dublin business is focused on creating world class food, from quality assured produce grown on our farm and producers from the surrounding lands of Lusk,” he said. They currently employ over 110 people and has aggressive growth plans for the coming months, which will involve expanding the production facilities and growing the staff numbers across all areas of the business.

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Whatever time you think you’ve got, forget it. Start as early as you possibly can because ultimately you’ll be waiting on responses from others, plus the earlier you start the more chances you have of securing your preferred venue and entertainment.

This part is relatively easy if your venue is a restaurant. Make sure you know everyone’s dietary needs, ensuring everyone has something to eat. If you’re having a more formal sit down meal rather than a buffet or cocktail style event, it’s a good idea to have some kind of seating arrangement. Mix it up and get people to mingle with others as well as making them feel comfortable with members of their own team.

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At your Christmas party you’ll want as many employees to show up as possible. Again, start early and spread the word. Send out a mass email with some

Some company Christmas parties go entirely without alcohol these days, ensuring a happy and safe environment, however if you’re planning on serving alcohol you’ll need to

Whether you’re an organiser and event planner at heart, someone who just loves Christmas or you’ve returned to work late to find you’ve got the job of organising the office Christmas party. This week in the County Leader, we’ve put together some tips on how to organise an office Christmas party, that will see you through the event without a hitch.

The Budget Find out what kind of budget you have, this will set out everything from the kind of venue you can get to what you can serve. If you’re having a more formal get

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suggested dates and pick the date that fits with the majority. You’ll also want to ensure it’s a date that fits with the boss.

together at a fancy venue then it’s not out of the question to get the employees to chip in, within reason of course. If you’re heading that

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their hard work. Even if only short it’s a good idea to organise with the boss a thank you speech to make the employees feel appreciated. The Christmas party is also a good time to give out awards to mark achievements.

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Millbank Theatre presents a night of 1 Act plays on 17th October at 8pm sharp. This will act as a rehearsal for the upcoming 1-Act competition. Rush Dramatic Society will be performing ‘Nancy Friday.’ Nancy Friday is a quick tempo black comedy. A hapless burglar gets more than he bargained for during his latest job. The eclectic lady of the house returns home unexpectedly to catch him in the act. He soon realises that breaking out is a lot more difficult than breaking in. Then, Tullamore Amateur Dramatic Society will perform ‘When the Gods,’ a one act by H M Sealey which explores the ques-

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tion of just how much we are willing to sacrifice for the sake of others. Finally, Insight Theatre Group perform their one act play, Buridan’s... Ass by SR Plant. The play centres around Mahone, who is a taxidermist. One day a tank containing a turbot exploded and he could not decide who to rescue - his girlfriend or the fish. Mahone now suffers from Buridan’s Ass Syndrome - someone who is unable to make a decision. Please contact the Millbank Theatre for ticket details.

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Singing Circle In Malahide Malahide Singing Circle meet up in Oscar Taylor’s (Island View Hotel) in Malahide on the last Thursday of every month at 8.30pm. The remaining dates for 2014 are 30th October, 27th November and the 18th December. Malahide Singers’ Circle was formed in October 2012. A small group of ten singers has grown to a consistent attendance in recent times of over 30. Armed with passports and visas, singers travel from as far away as Scotland, USA and even Bray. All song styles, and self-accompaniment are welcome, from Folk/Traditional to Jazz/Blues. Good listeners, a vital component in any session, are also very welcome.

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Join In The Fun And Games At Balbriggan Library Balbriggan Library have a host of fun, free events for children and adults coming up this October. ‘The Come Dressed as Your Favourite Book Character’ event invites people of all ages to visit the library on Wednesday 29th October at 3pm, dressed as your favourite book character; where prizes will be awarded for the best home-made costumes! And to celebrate 60 years of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the library is asking children to design a brand new Wondersweet worthy of Mr Willy Wonka himself. The design should be A4 sized, include the name of your new sweet, and your name, address, and phone number, and handed in to the library by Thursday 30th October. All entries will be displayed in the library and the winner will win a huge jar of Wonkalicious sweets! The library have not forgotten Halloween this year either – Spooky Halloween Crafts is open for chil-

dren aged four - seven years on Wednesday 22nd October at 3pm, places are limited so please book in advance. The festival lasts the whole of October and follows the success of the library’s Children’s Summer Reading Buzz, photos of which can be found on display in the library for the duration of the October festival. If your child is yet to pick up their Gold Medal for Reading and a certificate, these can still be collected from the Junior Library Desk by all those with a fully stamped buzz card. The library has not forgotten the adults this month, either: The Crime Book Club will meet on Tuesday 27th October at 7pm, the Balbriggan Knitting Group meet every Tuesday evening 7pm-8pm, Scrabble Club is held every Monday at 11am, and the Irish Conversation Group meet every Thursday evening at 7pm-8pm, all abilities welcome. Junior Chess and Book Clubs will continue to meet fortnightly – the Book Club, 6:30 – 7:30pm on Tuesdays 14th and 28th for children aged 9-12 years, and the Chess Club, 6:30 – 7:45pm on Thursdays 16th and 30th. All library events are free and bookable via the library desk.

October Events In Rush Library Rush Library has a host of events available to all during the month of October, including a couple of special events to celebrate Maths Week. There are two Scratch Coding Workshops on Thursday 16th October, for two age groups; the first is at 3pm to 4.30pm for second class to fourth class, and

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laptop. Card Craft Group for adults is held every Monday from 1:30pm to 3:30pm and Cake and Bake Club with Anne Carter continues to meet for the first Tuesday of each month at 2pm. Finally, St. Joseph’s Secondary School will display their Junior Cert Art Exhibition 2014 in Rush Library from now until Friday 24th October.

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Malahide Credit Union Hosts Kenyan Delegation Recently, Malahide Credit Union hosted a delegation of credit union leaders, representing the Kenyan credit union movement. Malahide Credit Union in partnership with the Irish League of Credit Unions Foundation, which is the charitable arm of the Irish credit union movement, welcomed the overseas delegates to share in the experiences of credit unions in Ireland. The ILCU

Foundation provides financial and technical assistance to help strengthen credit union movements overseas. The ultimate aim of the foundation is to alleviate poverty by providing access to financial services in some of the most rural parts of the world - in particular, Africa. Speaking at the event, Vivienne Keavey said: “I am pleased to support the study tour, organised

by the ILCU Foundation, which is a long established partner of Malahide Credit Union. Through this partnership, Malahide Credit Union can provide the visiting delegates with vast knowledge of credit union operations.” Julius Owino, Director of the Kenyan Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives, added: “This is an excellent opportunity to learn and share from the Irish Credit Union movement. On behalf of the Kenyan credit union movement, I would like to thank Malahide Credit Union for allowing us to travel to Ireland to learn from their vast experience”.

Bridge Club In Donabate St. Joseph’s Bridge Club meet every Wednesday at 7.30pm at Knockananna Resource Centre in St. Ita’s Hospital, Portrane. All are welcome. Contact: bridget.omahony@hot mail.co.uk should you require more information.

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Volunteers Needed For Coastal Survey Coastwatch is a voluntary organisation based in Dublin, with branches in many European coastal countries, which monitors developments along the coastline. Each autumn, it carries out a survey of the coastline, with the help of volunteers who are asked to do a survey. North County Dublin is particularly fortunate in the beauty and variety of its

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Beat The Burglar This Winter As winter is fast approaching, the Gardai have issued some very valuable advice regarding how to beat the burglar. They emphasised certain facts about the activities of burglars in winter. These include the fact that burglaries increase by 25 per cent. Over 40 per cent of burglaries in winter occur between 5pm and 11pm. In 20 per cent of burglaries, entry is through an unsecured door or window. Jewellery and cash are the most

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Carbon Monoxide Warning The Irish Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) is urging householders in the North County and beyond, to be aware of the dangers associated with carbon monoxide (CO) build-up in the home. They want to continue to raise public awareness of the causes, symptoms, prevention and protection measures for the highly poisonous gas which can kill in minutes. Seamus Murphy, Chairperson of the CFOA explained that carbon monoxide is one of the leading causes of poisoning deaths throughout the world. “The potentially deadly gas can build up to dangerous concentrations indoors when fuel-burning devices are not properly vented, operated or maintained. Because it has no odour, colour or taste, CO cannot be detected by our senses. Symptoms associated with exposure to CO include a mild headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, fatigue and drowsiness,” he said.

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Recent published deaths from the North County BYRNE (Née Kelly), Pauline, October 9th, 2014, (Swords, Co. Dublin) (peacefully), at Beaumont Hospital; deeply regretted by her loving husband Dermot, son Derek, daughters Jennifer and Ciara, mother Peggy, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, relatives and friends. Rest in peace. CHAPMAN John, (Skerries and late of Ferbane, Co. Offaly) - October 7th 2014, peacefully at Highfield Private Hospital. Deeply regretted by his wife marie, sons and daughters - Emer, Darach, Shane and Maeve, sons-in-law Tom and Eoghan, partners Monica and Helen, grandchildren, Úna, Sive, Paddy, Tom, Niamh, Martha, Betty and Isabel, extended family and friends. (Past Captain of Skerries Golf Club) Family flowers only, donations, if desired, to Alzheimer Society. Grateful thanks to the staff of Highfield for their loving care. Rest in peace. KIERNAN (Née Tiernan) Kathleen (Craoibhin Park, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin) Peacefully in the loving care of St. Francis Hospice, Blanchardstown, wife of the late Michael, loving mother of the late John. Sadly missed by her children Carmel, Peter and Martina, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and her relatives and friends. Rest in peace. COYLE (Née Duffy) Maura (Malahide, Co. Dublin) October 6th 2014. Peacefully in the tender care of the wonderful staff at Highfield Hospital Maura, beloved wife of the late Paddy, loving mother to Lynda (Foley), David, Patrick and Valerie (Fox). Sadly missed by her daughters, sons, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, brothers, sister, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives, friends and hr 10 wonderful grandchildren. Rest in peace. NICOLL (Née Long) Patricia (Patty), October 3rd 2014 (Portmarnock, Co. Dublin) peacefully at Beaumont Hospital. Loving mother of Philip and David, very sadly missed by her loving family, granddaughter Hayley, daughters-in-law Paula and Kathleen, extended family and neighbours and friends. Rest in peace. WHEELER (Née Walsh), Rosanna (Rose) - October 5th, 2014 (formerly of Mulhuddart, Portrane and late of Santry) (peacefully) at C.N.U., Raheny, beloved wife of the late Mark John; deeply regretted by her loving children Barbara, Mark, Alan, Shay, Gerry and Colette, sonin-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren Rochelle, Damien and Conor, great-granddaughter Savannah, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Rest in Peace. O’GORMAN, Denis Joseph, 4th October 2014. (Skerries and formerly Walsh’s Road, Drumcondra). Peacefully at Beaumont Hospital. Deeply regretted by his beloved wife Miriam and sons Derek and David, brothers Liam and Vincent, sister Breda, pre-deceased sister Bernie, brothers-in-law Liam, Jackie, sisters-in-law Maureen, Francis and Maura, nephews, nieces and friends. Rest in peace. CALLAGHAN (Née Kiernan) Joanie (Rose Park, Balrothery, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin) The death has occurred (peacefully) after a short illness at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, of Joanie, wife of the late Joe Callaghan and m0ther of the late Paul Callaghan. Sadly missed by her loving sons Darragh, Aidan and Barry, grandchildren Conor, Rory, Aoife, Christian, Niamh and Amy, daughters-in-law Sharon, Mairead and Joanne, sisters, brothers, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. May she rest in peace.

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14.10.2014 Fingal County Council Planning permission is sought for Construction of new two storey extension to side of existing dwelling and associated site works at 'White rock' North Beach, Rush, Co. Dublin. signed Des & Ann McCrudden. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (20Euros) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application. Fingal County Council Planning Permission sought for The construction of a new single storey extensions to the northern side and to the rear of the existing property to house a new family flat. The addition of a pedestrian access /gate from the rear garden onto Chapel Farm Road. Plus all associated site works. All at 1 Chapel Farm Close, Lusk, Co. Dublin. Signed Jan Bosch This planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation 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 Application for full Planning Permission for dormer attic conversion to rear of existing house at 13 Castle Park, Swords, Co. Dublin. Signed Geraldine O’Donnell This application may be inspected/purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy between 9.30am-3.30pm, mondayfriday, 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 Planning permission is sought by McMahon Healthcare Limited. for the development of a Residential Care Home on lands fronting the R125, Roganstown, Swords, Co. Dublin. The development will comprise of a 120 bedroom, two-storey residential care home (7,140 sq.m) over part basement (kitchen and store rooms – 206 sq.m) with associated ancillary/common facilities and office/administration areas. The development also provides for 54 no. car parking spaces, 1 no. new vehicular access onto R125, upgrade of R125 to include bus layby and new footpath, landscaping (including garden walks, allotments etc.), boundary treatments, waste water treatment system and all associated site development and engineering works. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (€20) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application. Fingal County Council Featherbed Farm Ltd seeks retention planning permission for the erection of a detached 442sqm agricultural shed (8.9m in height) to the south west of the existing detached shed and associated works all on lands at Featherbed Lane, Ballykea, Lusk, Co. Dublin. This planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (20euros) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application. Fingal County Council Planning permission sought by Paul and Sue Price for a first floor extension and new waste water treatment system at "Sonas" Featherbed Lane, Ballykea, Skerries, 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 submission or observation may be made to the

authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (20Euros) within the period 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application. Fingal County Council Retention Planning and Planning permission sought by Lori Healy for a roof dormer to rear and single storey extension to front at 106 Townparks, Skerries, 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 submission or observation may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (20Euros) within the period 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application. Fingal County Council Planning permission sought by Terence Woods for a roof dormer to rear and retention permission of a single storey extension and roof light to front at 105 Townparks, Skerries, 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 submission or observation may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (20Euros) within the period 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application. Fingal County Council Planning permission sought by Lori Healy for a roof dormer to rear and retention permission of a single storey extension to front at 106 Townparks, Skerries, 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 submission or observation may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (20Euros) within the period 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application. Fingal County Council I, H. Murtagh, Intend to apply for Permission for a development at Rolestown, Swords, Co. Dublin. The development will consist of relocation and erection of a previously demolished storage building under planning application ref: F13A/0376, Part demolition existing stable/storage building and all ancillary 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 the public opening hours of 9.30 - 16.30 Monday – Friday at Fingal County Council, Fingal County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin (to inspect Planning Applications on all lands except those lands to the west of the N2) Fingal County Council, Grove Road, Blanchardstown, Fingal, Dublin 15. (to inspect Planning Applications on all lands west of the N2) A submission or observation in relation to the Application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of a fee of €20, within the period of 5 weeks, beginning on the date of receipt by Fingal County Council of the Application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the Planning Authority in making a decision on the application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission. Fingal County Council Patrick Bobbett and Heidi Holden intend to apply for planning permission at Juliasdale Organic Farm, Raheny, Lusk, Co. Dublin for alterations to previously approved house type (Reg. Ref. F12A/0345) from the approved dormer dwelling to a two storey house type (single storey when viewed from road) with alterations to site levels, associated car parking, landscaping, boundary treatments and all ancillary site development works. Proposed dwelling to be connected to approved on site constructed wetland WwTp system installed (Reg. Ref. F12A/0345). No alterations are proposed to the approved vehicular entrance. The planning application may be inspected or purchased a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority (County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin) during its public opening hours (9.30-16.30 Monday to Friday). A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee (€20) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

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