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26th July 2016 • Volume 23, Issue 26 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. EirCode: K67 P5W4. • Tel: 01 8•400•200 • info@northcountyleader.ie • www.northcountyleader.ie

What A Weekend!

Residents of the North County have just enjoyed one of the most successful and enjoyable weekends for many a long day, with good weather adding to the enjoyment of all.

Festivals were held at Millfield Shopping Centre in Balbriggan as well as Swords Summer Festival and the annual ‘Malahide Has It’ festival. All events were enjoyed in excellent weather conditions, which added to the occasions.

Millfield Shopping Centre kicked off the fun on Friday afternoon last with many local families enjoying the great programme of family fun events offering of entertainment and food. Nationalities from all over the world displayed their cuisine and talents to entertain and feed adults and children. Among the offerings were African drummers alongside Irish dancers with a multi cultural fashion show drawing great interest from people who combined doing their shopping with a taste of exotic foods and entertainment.

Friday evening saw the start of both the Swords Summer Festival and the ‘Malahide Has It’ festival. This was the second year of the Swords festival, organised by the County Council, and the general consensus was that it was an outstanding success.

On Saturday Swords main street was closed to traffic as families enjoyed the musical entertainment and sampled food and drink from local hostelries. Then it was off to Swords Town Park, where the entertainment, particularly for children was outstanding and went down very well. Music filled the air in the garden area, with Chandelier Sessions providing the entertainment.

Then on Sunday morning, County Mayor Darragh Butler

and Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, Paul Reid were among a record crowd of 3,800 runners who participated in the Fingal 10K run. The event was won by Mick Clohessy from Raheny Shamrocks AC in a time of 30 mins 22 secs. We will get to see him next month in the Olympic Marathon in Rio. This was the final act of Swords Summer festival, which brought a great atmosphere to the town.

An enthusiastic County Mayor, Darragh Butler told the County Leader, “From the word go, the Swords Summer festival was a great success, with a wonderful concert fundraiser for Swords Lions Club on Friday night. The Three Tenors and Roy Taylor had us rocking into the night at the Marquee in Swords Town Park.”

He continued, “This is the second year we have held this festival and it was a long time dream for many of us, to be able to close off main street for a festival. The best part was seeing the people of Swords embracing the event with such gusto. Thanks must be extended to the County Council and to the local businesses, without whom this would not be possible. With so many people coming out to support the festival, means that we will continue to have this festival year after year.

As a Swords councillor, it makes me feel very proud,” he said.

Similarly, Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, Paul Reid was thrilled with the success of the Swords festival, when he told the County Leader, “This was another major success and as the recent population census showed, we have the fastest growing populations in Ireland. Swords has a very diverse population and the festival reached out to all ages and diversities

On Your Marks! Pictured getting ready to run in the Fingal 10K run on Sunday last, as part of the SSE Airtricity Dublin Race Series, are Sean Fitzmaurice (North County Leader), Paul Reid (Chief Executive Fingal County Council), County Mayor, Cllr Darragh Butler, Tracy Virgoe and Michael McEnery (Virgoe McEnery Landscaping Co.)

of population that we represent. We are getting really wonderful feedback from people who have seen the work being carried out in the castle. This is reaching its true potential and the smiles on people’s faces was very satisfying. The festival is one of the major events on our calendar and what’s really great is that businesses and communities are engaging stronger than ever.

We’re putting a lot of investment into Swords, which is very important to us,” he said.

The hugely successful ‘Malahide Has It’ festival lived up to its name, with lots of families enjoying the great entertainment in very good weather, which added to the occasion. New Street was closed off as festival goers enjoyed having a drink and enjoying the excellent live music from top class musicians. The atmosphere here was electric, as the different acts were much appreciated by all. The pubs in the area did a rip roaring trade, with on-street bars particularly busy.

The Green area was a hive of activity, with families and youngsters congregating to enjoy the entertainment. There was much to see and do here and one of the highlights was a display by members of the RNLI who showed people how to keep safe when close to water. There were opportunities to sample the renowned food and drink that Malahide is famous for.

The events, including excellent live music continued

Asbestos On daa Owned Farm What could be construed as a potentially serious health hazard has come to light regarding the presence of asbestos on a farm belonging to Dublin Airport Authority (daa).

By Patrick Finnegan

Pictured at the daa owned farm at Portmellick, St Margaret's are Mary Ratcliffe, Mary Ratcliffe (Snr), Eithne Ratcliffe and Cllr Philip Lynam

The farm, which is in everyday use is situated at Portmellick on Dunbro Lane close to St Margaret’s village. The County Leader was contacted by local Sinn Fein councillor, Philip Lynam and the Ratcliffe family, whose brother, Shay lives about 200 metres from where loose asbestos is located on the farm. He is fearful that his health is now at risk.

Shay’s sister, Eithne Ratcliffe said, “On

24th June, there was a public meeting at Roganstown Hotel regarding the North Runway. “We got speaking to a daa official who mentioned that there was asbestos at the farm at Portmellick.”

“We would have expected to see works being undertaken having found out about the asbestos. When nothing happened, we took it upon ourselves to investigate it further. We had a meeting last week with representatives of daa in relation to an ongoing issue we have with daa regarding water ingress from daa land on to our property.

This is an ongoing problem since 2014.

At that meeting, we asked them if there was anything else they needed to tell us in relation to Dunbro Lane and they said no.”

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on Sunday, and despite a short bout of rain, the weather was fairly good, and the festival was deemed to be a great success.

The three festivals were enjoyed by all, with a wonderful atmosphere and friendly spirit the order of the day. Congratulations must go to the organisers for their efficiency which made sure that everything went like clockwork and that the enjoyment and security of families was their main priority.

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From planting their very first strawberries in 1937, Keelings have gone on to grow a wide range of berries, fruit and vegetables, supplying their produce to shops and supermarkets nationwide. The new Keelings Farm shop has opened and has already proved a huge hit with customers, giving locals the chance to buy freshly picked fruit and veg straight from the farm they were grown on.

David Keeling spoke about the new Farm Shop

and celebrating 90 years of growing: “We are so proud to be celebrating 90 years of growing here on the Keelings family farm with all our guests.

We have always been very passionate about our work and we can celebrate our success. The new Farm Shop marks a new chapter in the Keelings story; we are very excited to officially launch the Farm Shop and give everyone the chance to try our range of products, freshly picked from our farm.”

Pictured at the Keelings 90 Years of Growing celebration at Keelings Farm Shop are Caroline and David Keeling, with their father Joe (centre) about to cut the cake to celebrate Keelings 90 years of growing.

Asbestos On daa Owned Farm Continued from page 1 “We put it to them about the asbestos and they confirmed and acknowledged that there is asbestos there and they are engaging a firm to remove it. They were unable to give us any information about the timeframe for the removal of the asbestos, or about the contractor. We have had updates from them in relation to it, but we feel that this is not good enough.”

“We regards this as a major health hazard that needs to be addressed immediately.

The fact that there is a broken pipe with asbestos means that when the wind comes from the west, it blows over the house, carrying dust and fibres from the asbestos rubble, “ said Eithne.

Local Sinn Fein councillor, Philip Lynam, who was present at the farm, told the County Leader, “We don’t know what type of asbestos we’re dealing with here, whether it is airborne or whether it is in the soil where it could kill livestock. What I would like to know from daa is why this

area has not been closed off, and why have the local residents with livestock not been told. Over across the road from here, we have a church and a school, so if it’s airborne, or there’s a flood, are these children at risk?” We went up to view it and there’s a lot of it, so if they knew about it, they should have informed residents and had the area closed off,” said Lynam.

The residents said that if daa had been more forthcoming in their communications with them, it would have put their minds at ease.

A spokesperson for the daa told the County Leader, “As is best practice, prior to commencing works to clean-up debris in the lands at Portmellick House, which is a property owned by daa, we asked our safety consultants to carry out a survey of the area. Their report, completed in late June, found that there were some asbestos containing materials (ACMs) present on some cement/tiles. The asbestos at Portmellick has been found by the safety consultants to present a low

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risk, as no work activities are taking place and there is no public access to the buildings.”

“Materials containing asbestos were used extensively in building works both domestically and industrially up until 2000. Many roofs, shed buildings and domestic properties contain these type of materials and, as a result, the presence of ACMs at Portmellick would not be unexpected, given its previous use as a farm.

Asbestos is a hazardous material, however the risk of exposure to asbestos is determined by a number of factors, such as product type, condition and work activities.”

The statement concluded, “In accordance with regulations, daa informed the Health and Safety Authority in late June of its intention to remove the ACMs identified on the site. A contractor has been appointed and these works, which will be independently managed and monitored by our safety consultants, are expected to begin shortly.”

airport authority now intends to enter a process to address these two conditions. I would like to make clear that I do not support the daa in their decision to appeal and am therefore calling on the daa to reconsider St. Margaret's resident, John Harris is their application to pictured with a newspaper story from achieve unrestricted 1991 about the ongoing struggle of resi- use of the north dents from the area are continuing to face the same struggle for more than 25 years runway.”

“Since 2004, I have consistently supported the development of the airport. The airport is a major employer in North Dublin and the new runway has the capacity to create thousands of additional jobs, which I welcome.” He concluded by saying, “This project will allow the airport to grow for the benefit of the Irish economy by supporting additional trade, tourism and foreign direct investment in Ireland. I therefore fully support the development and expansion of the North Runway at Dublin Airport, however; the very genuine and serious concerns of residents must be taken into account.”

Local , Fianna Fáil TD, Darragh O’Brien has raised his concerns regarding Dublin Airport Authority’s decision to seek an amendment to the conditions from An Bord Pleanála to secure unrestricted use of a second runway at the airport.

A public meeting was held on Thursday last at the White House pub where residents of the Ward and St Margaret’s came out in force objecting to the fact that the daa are to challenge to two of the planning conditions associated with the runway.

The meeting was attended by Darragh O;Brien TD, and councillors, David O’Connor and Joe Newman. Speaking to the County Leader, O’Brien said, “Recently I was happy to meet with the Dublin Airport Authority together with colleagues from the Oireachtas and members of community groups representing Portmarnock, Malahide and Swords. The feedback from the residents of St Margaret’s and The Ward was also raised. It was an important opportunity to engage with the various stakeholders and interests associated with these plans.”

“One of conditions laid down by An Bord Pleanála when the planning permission was granted in 2007, stipulated that the total number of night-time flights at the airport cannot exceed 65 between 11pm and 7am once the new runway is built and that take-off and landing times were to be restricted to between 7am and 11pm.”

Pictured at the public meeting at the White House pub, which was called by residents from St Margaret's and the He continued, “I’m Ward, who are protesting at daa's decision to challenge two conditions to the North Runway, are Patricia McGuinness, concerned that the Sue Mitchell, Deirdre Kennedy, Grainne Redmond, Sean Costello, Cllr Philip Lynam, Helen Kenny, Joe Kenny, John Harris, Cllr David O'Connor and Darragh O'Brien TD

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St Finian’s Parish Ordains Its First Priest Sunday, 10th July last was a red letter day in the history of St Finian’s Parish in River Valley, Swords.

The occasion was the ordination to the priesthood of local man, Fr. Damian Polly, the first man to be ordained from the parish. It comes just a week after another great celebration in the parish, the 25th anniversary of St Finian’s Church.

The ordination was a beautiful and solemn occasion and was attended by many proud parishioners, as they waited to congratulate their new priest, many of whom remember him clearly as a young boy growing up in the parish.

This was a real community effort, with the Parish Council and the River Valley/Rathingle Community Centre pulling out all the stops to make this a memorable day. After Fr Damian’s first Mass, everyone retired to the Community Centre, where refreshments were served and the proud locals chatted with the new priest in a relaxed and informal manner. It certainly capped a memorable fortnight in the history of St Finian’s Parish.

Newly ordained priest, Father Damian Polly is pictured with his father, Aidan after celebrating his first Mass at St Finian's Church River Valley on Sunday, 10th July last

Swords CFR Almost There Claire Ahern from Swords members, Darragh Lawlor has Community First Responders gone on his own to secure a (CFR) has said that the group public access defibrillator for are currently in the final Swords. This is now mounted on the railing stages of outside County becoming an Hall. It is fully active group locked and within the Swords weather tight. If community. The someone wants to hope is that this use it, they can will happen within call the Ambulance the next five service. There’s a weeks or so. code on the door She explained to which, when they the County give this code to Leader, “We are the ambulance now purchasing service, they will emergency equipgive them the key ment like face masks, phone and Pictured is Claire Ahern of to unlock the defibrillator. other equipment. Swords First Responders “At present, we We already have an AED defibrillator, which are in the very final stages, was kindly donated by DAA. At and we have 21 fully trained present, Garda vetting paper- volunteers in cardiac arrest work is in the final stages, so and in how to help people that all of our volunteers are who are choking, how to fully cleared to go to the recognise a heart attack and a scene of one of the specified stroke.”

She continued, “We rely 100 emergencies we’ll attend.”

“One of our committee per cent on public donations,

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as there is no public funding and we are very fortunate to have received very generous donations from DAA. Fingal County Council also gave us a grant. Other generous donations have come from Bristol Myers Squibb, Member First Credit Union in Swords and Glen Ellan and Sandford Wood residents, all of whom have been very kind to us.”

“The hope is to eventually provide 24/7 service, but to start, we will most likely limit it to weekends on a rotational basis. Volunteers on call will be fully equipped with an emergency bag and will use their own transport. We welcome more volunteers who are in a position to volunteer at times that suit them,” she said.

The First Responder is crucial, as statistics reveal that in the case of cardiac arrest, for every minute lost without CPR defibrillation, the chances of survival of the victim decreases by 10 per cent.

mum Valerie to diabetes. She was one week away from her 36th birthday.”

“Following this, I had a plaque made for their school and undertook to raise money for them to present to the charity on behalf of their mum.”

“A few setbacks later and seeing the success of a mini football league I host for children during the off season, I decided any money raised would go to the charity, Diabetes Ireland.”

Paul concluded by saying, “On the 11th July the children who play every week presented the box to Diabetes Ireland, as Adam and Cody were away on their first holiday without their mum, with their dad Brian who continues to do a great job.”

Paul Breen from Balbriggan, better known as DJ Paul to the locals around Stamullen and Balbriggan specialises in running children’s discos, karaoke events and providing children’s entertainment in the area. All funds raised from these events goes to local charities.

He organised an Astro League in Gormanston, which was a huge success and he invited children from his Balbriggan disco in O’Dwyer’s to participate.

This event cost €2 per player to be donated into a sealed charity box, which was presented to Diabetes Ireland by the children.

He has been running a fun football league for the children of Balbriggan and Stamullen and any money remaining has been donated to local charities.

This was donated to Diabetes Ireland recently.

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O’Reilly said: “The HSE have confirmed that there are to be no new staff allocated to the Primary Care Centre in Balbriggan.

This is disappointing since former Health Minister, and now Senator, James Reilly, who controversially added Balbriggan to the list of centres, promised 80 jobs for the North County in the centre on top of the 100 jobs from the

construction of the among the youngest centre. What was and fastest growing in omitted from the Dublin and the health detail was that the services are struggling as we speak. jobs in the The fact that no centre would new staff will be existing be employed by jobs,” she said. the HSE in this “It turns out centre underthat staff will mines the be relocated premise of from other areas and no Louise O’Reilly primary care and the impornew staff will be hired. The popula- tance of these services tion in Balbriggan is to the community.”

“This is a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul and the people of Balbriggan and the North County deserve much better than this.

It’s important to be tion will be estab- cognisant that in the lished in September absence of recruit2017 in order to meet ment, funding or initiathe increasing demo- tives these centres graphic demand,“ could be underconcluded O’Brien.

Commitment On Autism Units In Local Schools liaising with Local TD, the National D a r r a g h Council for O’Brien (FF) S p e c i a l has secured a Education in commitment respect of the from the appropriate Government to level of special establish an education Autism Unit in O’Brien TD provision.” both of the newly planned “Mainstream classes secondary schools for are not always the the Malahide / best setting for a child Portmarnock and with Autism and considering that 1 in Swords areas.

O’Brien said, “I am 65 Irish school chilrelieved to have dren are now diaglearned that the nosed with the condiDepartment has been tion, it is imperative that we appropriately cater for their needs.

Such a unit will improve the quality of life and educational advancement of students who would use the unit by providing intensive and sustained special education programmes to pupils,” he said.

“For some students to be able to attend an Autism Unit within a mainstream school, it will allow them to integrate into a mainstream school community and participate as far as possible in the curriculum, but with additional educational and therapeutic supports in the areas they find difficult to cope with. Units of this kind are critical in amalgamating all our student structure.

“I have also been assured by Minister Bruton that the two new schools in ques-

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26.07.2016 utilised. A primary care centre, like small hospitals, are no good to the communities they serve, unless the necessary services are contained therein with the appropriate staff,” said O’Reilly.

“Former Minister Reilly promised jobs and a range of services including dental services for Balbriggan, but the HSE have confirmed that no whole time equivalent for dentistry is allocated to the current primary care teams who will be located into the centre.

This is particularly disappointing in light of the growing waiting list for children’s dental services,” she concluded.

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Well Attended Fundraiser For Portmarnock Students Students from Portmarnock Community School held their table quiz fundraiser, “Get us to Manila” in the Portmarnock Sports and Leisure Club. The team “Global Citizens Mapping the Future” won the Young Social Innovators of the year 2016 and have been selected to represent Ireland and compete in the Student Advancement for Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) World Cup in Manila this August. To get there they have to raise €6,000.

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Sinn Fein To Support Reduction In Property Tax Sinn Fein Group leader on the County Council, Cllr Malachy Quinn has said that the Sinn Féin Group will be supporting a reduction in the Property Tax of 15 per cent in the 2017 budget.

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Slight Increase In North County House Prices

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The price of an average three bedroom semi detached house in North Dublin has risen by 1 per cent to €252,500 in the last year, according to a national survey carried out by Real Estate Alliance.

The REA Average House Price Index concentrates on the sale price of Ireland’s typical stock home, the three-bed semi, giving an up-to-date picture of the property market in towns and cities countrywide. “Prices are stabilising with small increases in certain types, while there is strong demand for three-bed semis in settled estates for under 220k,” said John Cumisky from REA Cumisky in Balbriggan.

A nationwide supply shortage has fuelled a rise of over 2 per cent in the price of the average house in the last three months, with the majority of counties in the State recording price increases in Quarter Two this year, the latest Real Estate Alliance Average House Price Survey found.

However, it is the lack of supply of suitable properties in a scarce market that has caused these rises, exacerbated by the effect of would-be commuters moving ever further from Dublin to acquire affordable homes.

“We are seeing firms who are in business for 50 years who have never experienced such a low level of supply, and this is responsible for causing sharp increases in prices in some areas over the past three months,” said REA Chairman Michael O’Connor.

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“With just less than two weeks left to make submissions, we are also calling on home owners in the North County to make public submissions calling for the 15 per cent reduction before the 4.00pm deadline of Friday, 29th July.”

Cllr. Quinn He said, “This is consistent with our position over the last two years and also follows true on a commitment we made to residents leading up to the Local Government elections in 2014. Until such a time that this unfair tax is abolished, we will continue to use every opportunity to reduce the burden on hard pressed families,” he concluded.

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The inaugural Millfield Balbriggan Family Fun day was a great success with hundreds turning up at the shopping centre for a diverse offering of enetertainment and food. Nationalities from all over the world displayed their cuisine and talents to entertain and feed adults and children as local radio station’s broadcast live from the event.

Among the offerings were African drummers alongside Irish dancers with a multi cultural fashion show drawing great interest from people who combined doing their shopping with a taste of exotic foods and entertainment. Shopping centre manager Peter Carey expressed his delight with the event and said that given the success of the first outing of the fun day he expected it to lead to other similar events in the future. Speaking to the North County Leader Mr Carey thanked the Balbriggan Integration Forum for their work in making the event happen and helping Millfield to have one of their highest footfalls in the five years since it first opened.It was also a big day for Millfield’s anchor tenants Tesco who raised several thousand euros for Temple Street Children’s hospital who are this year’s designated charity for the supermarket. Staff wore fancy dress and offered face painting for the large crowds who enjoyed a great day.

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Celebrating 10 years of Gourmet Food Parlour in Swords this month, ambassador and Dublin GAA footballer, Paul Flynn, coached 15 competition winners at the Kick About with Paul training session, in Fingallians GAA club, Swords on Wednesday, 13th July. Pictured are the competition winners, with Paul Flynn and Lorraine Heskin from the Gourmet Food Parlour

Speaking in the Dáil, local Sinn Féin TD Louise O’Reilly questioned the Minister for Education and Skills on the promised extension to Lusk Community College, given the demography challenges and over subscription to current schools in the North County.

O’Reilly said: “It is very clear that this school is expanding and it is not acceptable that students are being accommo-

Catherine Added To Irish Paralympic Team Local para-triathlete, Catherine Walsh from Swords and her pilot, Fran Meehan, have been confirmed as part of the Irish Paralympic team heading to the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio this year.

The duo will compete in the PT5 event in Para-triathlon, and will be Ireland’s first ever para-triathletes to attend a Paralympic Games as the sport makes its debut in Rio this September.

Speaking about the news, Catherine, who is visually impaired will be representing Ireland for the seventh time at a Paralympic Games said, “We are absolutely delighted to be given this opportunity to represent Ireland once more at a Paralympic Games. It is fantastic to see that in the first year of Para Triathlon at the Games, there will be Irish triathletes representing their country at Rio.” “We have been working hard all year to get a qualification slot for Rio, and to be told that our hard work has now paid off and that I will be representing my country again for the seventh time at a Paralympic Games is fantastic. I look forward to becoming part of a great team of 44 other Paralympic athletes – it’s a fantastic feeling.”

Welcoming the news was team leader and Technical Director for the Para-Triathlon team, Eamonn Tilley, who said, “Success comes with hard work, dedication, passion and team work. Catherine and Fran have achieved so much in a short space of time. We at Triathlon Ireland are delighted with the news and it was always our aim to get a Para-triathlete to Rio.

Catherine Walsh proudly celebrates her bronze medal with her son Conor Roode, after finishing third in the women's individual B time trial at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

dated in prefabs. Indeed, I was driving home only the other day when I passed yet another development in Lusk.

That is good news and it is great that people are moving to north County Dublin, but, unfortunately, it will bring with it additional pressures on the school system.”

She went on to say,“When will we see the next phases of the school project commence? It is not acceptable that pupils are being accommodated in prefabs. This issue has been raised with me by a number of constituents. They want to know when the school will be built. They are not happy that their children are being accommodated in prefabs.”

“Nobody will be surprised when I express disappointment with the Minister’s response as it indicated that the project will be delayed even further while the Department awaits receipt of the stage 2b report.

There is a pressing need for the building project at the community school in Lusk to be completed.

This is an area of north County Dublin with a growing population

where educational needs will only increase. It is not acceptable that pupils are being accommodated in prefabricated buildings and do not have access to a school gymnasium,” she said.

She concluded by saying; “The Minister’s response does not give me anything of comfort which would allow me to convey to the people of Lusk that the project will proceed any time soon. It is not good enough to

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provide a ‘wait and see’ reply. People in the area will see more children educated in prefabs, which are not the answer.

If the Department has money to spend on prefabricated accommodation, I respectfully suggest that it has money to fasttrack this process.”

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The much anticipated Donabate/Portrane Summer Festival is just around the corner and excitement is growing all the time. The festival will take place from Thursday, 4th August and will continue right up to Sunday, 7th Established 1759 August with a programme of events that are jam packed with family fun activities.

Full Of Character... Full Of Characters It all kicks off on Thursday, 7th August with the Citizen of the Year Award ceremony BEST WISHES which takes place at Donabate Golf Club.

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On Friday, 5t August, there will be a Children’s Art Workshop at Donabate Library and admission is free. This will take place at 11am. Then at 3.30pm, a Children’s Party will take place in the Marquee on Portrane Green. Tickets for this event are €2.50 per child. This is a great opportunity to have the Turvey Avenue, Donabate, Co Dublin children entertained and have a laugh with the absolutely amazing Billy Bubbles magician. There will also be a Punch & Judy Show, as well as a Funfair on the Green all day.

At 9pm, there will be music in the Marquee with ‘Santoria’, and admission is €5, so come along and Rock, Roll and Rattle Them Bones.

Saturday will see a Fun Fair on Portrane FOR A FREE NO OBLIGATION QUOTE CALL TODAY! Green all day long. Then from 10am-11am, there will be a Hockey Skills bonanza for boys and girls aged between 5 and 12 years, at the Astro Pitch at Ballisk in Donabate with admission free.

The younger kids are not forgotten and there will be a Teddy Bears Picnic in the Walled Garden at Newbridge House from 12pm to 2pm. Tickets cost €2.50 per child. Kids can bring their teddies to meet all the teddy bear hosts and their guests. Have your face painted, enjoy a delicious picnic and join Granny Dot for some story telling. After all these treats and goodies, join John Mooney the former Irish Cricket international and the godkinfencing3@gmail.com team for some family fitness fun. All chilBest wishes dren must be accompanied by an adult. to Donabate & Portrane Summer Festival Later on Saturday From from 6pm to 8pm, there will be the much awaited Beat on the Street and BBQ at the Community Centre car park. There is no admission fee. Grab a burger and try for one of the many spot prizes. At 9pm, there will be live music with ‘Killer Ceol’ in Smyths Pub. There will also OPENING HOURS: be a treasure hunt Monday................................................Closed and prize giving. To Tuesday & Wednesday .......................9.30am – 5.30pm round off the evening, Thursday..............................................9.30am –7.00pm there will be Music in Friday...................................................9.30am –7.00pm the Marquee with the fantastic ‘Loose Saturday ..............................................9.00am – 5.00pm Change’. Tickets are The Red House, Main Street, Donabate, Co Dublin €5.

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Then at 8.30pm, there will be a Country and Western Night in the Marquee on the Green.

Tickets are €5. Keep it country to round off the festival in style with the fabulous ‘Stage Two’.

There will be prizes for the best dresses cowboy and cowgirl.

At 10pm you can enjoy the Grand Finale Festival Fireworks Display. Bring the whole family along and watch this amazing grand finale display to what we expect to be a festival to remember for many a long day.

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They showed them the many developments and community initiatives that have been undertaken in the town to make it a great place in which to

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The An Taisce Green Flag is awarded in recognition of achieving quality standards for the presentation of parks and recreation facilities. It promotes high horticultural and environmental standards and a benchmark for excellence in park management based on acknowledged international best practice.

Launching the ceremony on the 21st July in the Phoenix Park, Sean Canney, Minister of State for the Office of Public Works (OPW), said: “The awards provide an important benchmark for parks to uphold standards of excellence” adding, “Ireland’s wealth of stunning parks is a testament to the hard work and dedication of staff who work there.” Gemma Carr, Senior Executive Parks Superintendent for Fingal County Council said: “Our parklands are a wonderful amenity for visitors and citizens alike, and a highlight of our tourism offering in Fingal. We are delighted to receive these awards, which give recognition to the ongoing work we do to ensure that the county remains a place that people want to visit and enjoy.”

The award scheme which is already established in more than 50 countries was trialled in a limited number of Parks in 2015.

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An Age Friendly Town is a town where the community understands and responds to the needs of older people. To this end, a number of initiatives were undertaken in the town, including Walkability Surveys, Consultation days with older adults and service providers and a survey of signage in the town.

These included the Message in a Bottle initiative launched with the support of Dublin Fire Brigade, Crosscare Befriending Initiative, OPRAH – Older People Remaining At Home.

In January 2014, Skerries received an Environmental Award from Age Friendly Ireland recognising their great work in this area.

The day started with Mary Conway and Brendan Sherlock making a presentation to the judges in Mourne Resource Centre and outlining the the processes undertaken in the town to make it a great place in which to live, work and grow old.

The judges then visited Skerries Old School House to meet Community Project representatives, including Crosscare’s Befriending Project, Citizens Information Service, Skerries Fire Brigade’s Message in a Bottle initia-

tive, Meals on Wheels, Flexibus Local Link bus service, as well as members of the County Council. They then met Skerries Chamber of Commerce President,

Martin Scully, who briefed them about the Business of Ageing initiative and the development of the Community Garden, Floraville.

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Leinster rugby players, Dave Kearney (left) and Mick Kearney (right) are pictured with Stephen Cashell, Andy Armitage and Cormac Mooney from Balbriggan, during the Bank of Ireland Leinster Rugby Camp at Balbriggan RFC

Pictured enjoying the Malahide Cricket Summer Camp are coach, Lara Maritz, with Patrick Nixon, Cillian Connolly, Jake Douglas and Rory O'Connor

James Quilligan, Fionn Butler, Aidan Corcoran, Jack Chalasani and Jack Brady all enjoyed the Malahide Cricket Summer Camp

Leinster rugby players, Mick Kearney (left), and Dave Kearney are pictured with Michael Ibraham and Evan D'arcy (both age 12), from Balbriggan, during the Bank of Ireland Leinster Rugby Camp at Balbriggan RFC

Coaches, Luca Keegan and Ryan Court are pictured at the Malahide Cricket Camp, with Conor Reid, Adam Gardner, Harry Bryan and James Dickenso

Pictured at the Fingal Ravens Football Camp are Aaron Fitzachary, Bobby Bollard, Stephen Gallagher and Padraig Sean Flatley

Summer Camps are always a sure sign that the children are on school holidays. Last week, summer camps were held at various locations across the North County and included GAA and rugby camps.

Locations included Balbriggan Rugby Club, where Leinster stars, Dave and Mark Kearney put the children through their drills. A very successful summer camp was also held at Malahide Cricket club. The Kellogg’s Gaelic football Cúl camp was held from Monday to Friday at Fingal Ravens GAA Club in Rolestown, and as always, it proved

Pictured enjoying the Malahide Cricket Summer Camp are, Smiley Court, Rian Doran, Ciaran de Burca, Sacha Yacine and Callum Smith

Pictured at the Malahide Cricket Summer Camp are, Daniel Caparra, Ryan Condron (coach), Adam Hilmi, Cillian de Burca and Darragh O'Donnell

Pictured enjoying the Malahide Cricket Summer Camp are, Ava Breen, Karla Biancha Monahan and Amelie Kearney

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Pictured enjoying the Malahide Cricket Summer Camp are Haley Moore and Cian McGonagle

Pictured enjoying the Malahide Cricket Summer Camp are, Back row: Teagan Devally, Rebecca Clarke, Sophie Doherty, Chloe Bryan, Zara Murphy and Beth Deacon. Front row:Sian Connolly, Elena Brady, Niamh Coleman, Kate McKenna, Natalya de Castro and Emilia Tarbox

to be a great success. Fingallians GAA Club held their own football camp last week, which was enjoyed by boys and girls of all ages.

Summer camps are held across the North County in various locations over the summer and they are ideal for getting your little ones out and about and enjoying all the fun that the summer camps will have to offer. It is also an ideal way to make sure they keep fit, by keeping active.

All the camps around the North County are a paradise for families with young children and most Nixon, Daniel Plunkett, Max Cottrell and Ramzi importantly, they’re safe and secure. Patrick Salman all enjoyed the Malahide Cricket Summer Camp

Pictured enjoying the Malahide Cricket Summer Camp are, Chris Deacon, Finn Doran, Jack Grant and Ellis Flanagan

Pictured at the Fingallians Football Camp are, Back row: Aisling McCabe, Rachel Lawton, Siobhan McCann and Ailbhe Madigan. Front row: Jodie Russell, Leah Warren and Ashleigh Savage

Pictured enjoying the Malahide Cricket Summer Camp are, Harry Glanville, Hugh Given and Zephyr Yacine

Pictured are some local children, who had a ball at the Bank of Ireland Leinster Rugby Camp at Balbriggan RFC

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MC CARTAN’S PHARMACY - A Decade Of Excellence In Customer Service McCartans Pharmacy, which is located at Castlemill Shopping Centre, Balbriggan has just celebrated 10 years in business, and in the process has been shortlisted recently for two awards at the recent Irish Pharmacy Awards.

Laura McIntyre, Supervising Pharmacist at McCartans spoke about the increasing popularity of this pharmacy among its customer base and areas that have been very successful for them in the last 10 years.

“Perhaps the biggest section we have here is the Baby section, which has lots of different brands in it. The baby section has been recently expanded , and the result is that we carry many of the leading brands in store, as well as many

beautiful baby gifts.”

“We carry a large amount of the Nuk products, with their range of teats, bottles and soothers and their entire product range.

We also supply most of the products in the Avent range. Another very popular range of products we stock include Annabel Karmel gifts and we can make up gift boxes to order for our customers,” she said.

Skincare products are also very popular at McCartans Pharmacy and they stock products

Pictured at the Irish Pharmacy Awards ceremony are staff members of McCartans Pharmacy, Castlemill Shopping Centre, Balbriggan which was shortlisted in tthe awards ceremony. Included are, Roisin Tobin, Teresa McAllister (pharmacist), Beckie McGrath, Ronan Quinn (pharmacist) Lorcan Gormley (pharmacist) Tunde Adejumo (pharmacy technician) Caroline McGrath, Laura McIntyre (supervising pharmacist) Toni Garrigan (pharmacy technician) and Laura McConnelll

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Indeed their Clarins skin care advisors are on hand when choosing from the large selection of cosmetics and make-up products.

The make-up section is also very busy, with an ever increasing demand for products from the popular brand leaders like Flormar, Catrice and Rimmel. They also have a large fragrance section for both men and women with special offers at times. They are agents for the larger companies like Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Hugo Boss.

McCartans Pharmacy contains a large dispensary to accommodate all prescription needs, including unlicensed medicines, High Tech medicines, Long term illness medicines, Medical Card prescriptions, Drugs Payment Scheme prescriptions, Dental prescriptions, Hospital Emergency prescriptions etc.

At present there are major roadworks in the Castlemill Shopping complex, which are due to

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continue until September and Laura was anxious to let her loyal customers know that the high standard of customer service that McCartans are renowned for will continue as usual.

An example of the customer service they provide include the blister pack service for people who experience difficulties managing their medications. ‘We are happy to facilitate deliveries and blister packing of monthly medications when required. This is particularly important, especially with the road closure, so our valued customers will be fully accommodated,” said Laura.

“If required, we can facilitate them with deliveries in the evening. We also have a Loyalty Card scheme, which is a way for customers to collect points and get discounts against products. We recently got a defibrillator in the shop and many of the staff are trained as Cardiac First Responders.

Laura explained that the pharmacy carries extensive ranges of Ostomy and Diabetics supplies, as well as an increasing range of IVF prescription

supplies and that the pharmacist is always available for private consultations in the consultation room.

It is no surprise that this excellent pharmacy was shortlisted in two categories in the recent Irish Pharmacy Awards for Pharmacy Technician of the Year award for their technician, Tunde Adejumo and in the Baby Pharmacy of the Year award for their extensive range of baby products as well as their yearly Baby Health Promotion Advice days. These days are really informative for new mums and mums-to-be, as guest speakers include Nurse Advisors, Nutritional Advisors and Breastfeeding Specialists.

This is testament to McCartans willingness to go that extra mile for their customers, and why they have maintained a very loyal customer base over the years. They also have an excellent over the counter service, where customers can get nonprescription medication and advice.

Such is the success of McCartans Pharmacy that they have extended their range of outlets, which now includes shops in Skerries, Bayside, Fairview, Northside Shopping Centre, Sutton Cross, Maynooth and two shops in Portmarnock.

Even though we are still only in July, Laura was keen to let customers know that they are beginning to plan for the Christmas market. “We will be running our Christmas club, where people can put by money and pick out products and pay them off and collect them fully gift wrapped during Christmas week.

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and a full range of the latest in-demand products, McCartans Pharmacy can look forward to the next decade of providing, not only for the community’s health, but also the beauty needs of the people of Balbriggan and further afield.

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Tom Vennard and Diarmuid Everard are part of the estate’s management team and they spoke about what this giant industrial park has to offer for discerning shoppers.

Malahide Road Industrial Park is made up of 75 acres of mixed manufacturing and retail outlets, situated between the Malahide Road, close to the Darndale roundabout and Greencastle Road in Coolock, which was the original entrance point.

Access to the estate is beside the petrol station on the Malahide Road, beside McDonald’s restaurant close to the Darndale roundabout, as well as another access point at Bargaintown on Greencastle Road, adja-

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cent to the Tayto factory.

There are 105 companies trading here, both big and small, and Tom Vennard, Chairperson of the Estate’s Management committee spoke about the variety of companies that visi-

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employers in the area. I don’t think that has changed too much in the intervening 10 years.” It is believed that Greencastle Parade was started in 1967 and then Newtown, which is part of the estate was started in 1969, with the rest of the estate being built in 1970. These are likely to be the last buildings to be constructed in the estate,” said Diarmuid

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STILL IMPROVING AFTER 40 YEARS

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Our Phase 2 works are nearing completion on the exterior of the main centre. The external facade of the Centre has been upgraded in this second phase of work, with improved signage, new external cladding and enhanced visibility from the road. Three new style entrances have been designed to replace the existing entrances.

How long have you shopped here and why?

“I have shopped here for nearly 40 years I suppose because I just love Northside. You’ll always see someone you know”

A shopping centre is defined as an area or complex of shops, but Northside Shopping Centre is so much more than that! It is the meeting point for old and new friends. Be it a cup of tea and a scone with your nana or a Roasted Hazelnut Latte with your pal it can all be found right here. From your back to school needs to a relaxing weekend destination!

Pauline, 68, Clonshaugh

“I have shopped here since 1980 because I love Superquinn!”

What have we done in the past year?

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We have had a few new additions to our happy family.

Modern Nutrition, Nature & Harmony, VapourPal, and Best4Travel have all set up home with us. Iceland opened their newest store on the 12th July and there is plenty of variety for everyone. KFC are currently putting the finishing touches to their new building located in our car park and are due to open in early August.

So the next time you are wondering where to spend a sunny morning or a rainy afternoon, think “Great Giveaways, Great Value at Northside Shopping Centre” From the Management, Staff and Stores of Northside Shopping Centre, we thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you soon.

“Probably 15 years, it’s just local.

I like keeping it local” Ryan, 30, Malahide Rd

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Malahide Road Industrial Park Contd. from page 12 Chadwicks, Des Kelly Carpets, Irish M e r c h a n t s , Bargaintown, Mattress Mick, along with several units providing a variety of goods for retail and manufacture.

Most of the estate is taken up with units that are dedicated to manufacturing products, which would account for about 66 per cent, with the balance made up of retail units. Tom Vennard explained that retail units were originally in zone 7, but it was changed during rezoning as zone 6. This means that you could build anything you liked here, even a hotel, apartments, medical centre and shops if you wished.

There is a grand plan for

the redevelopment of Malahide Road Industrial Park, which has been signed off, which includes a park and you can walk through a tree-lined area. The plan also includes a landmark building, where Irish Merchants are located and another one beside Tayto at the other end of the estate. The old Tayto building is very well known and it has been bought by Stafford’s Funeral Home, with a plan to develop a couple of funeral homes, as well as about four or five Chapels of Rest. Tom suggested that there was talk about plans to build a crematorium, but he was unsure if this was still a viable proposition or not.

The plan for the estate is based loosely on Sandyford Industrial Estate and the hope is that it will proceed, although both Tom and Diarmuid are not too confident of it going ahead, due in the main to financial considerations. Many of the old buildings have asbestos roofs, so these cannot be

disturbed. However, the estate has many of the necessary infrastructures in place like water, sewage, electricity, broadband.

Vacant units are not really a problem in the estate, and Tom explained, “Any vacant units at the moment are big units that nobody wants and I get enquiries from time to

time from people wanting to lease units of 1,000 or 2,000 square feet in size, but there’s nothing here of that size. There are large units, so if anybody wants to convert them into smaller units, we would

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The rents are very cheap, because about four years ago, the price of units here went right back to what I paid in 1992 compared to what some of the newer companies paid at the height of the

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boom in 2005. While the prices are starting to climb back, the units still represent good value for money,” said Diarmuid.

About two or three years ago there were about 25 vacant units in the estate, but this is not the case anymore.

“With a workforce of about 1700, there’s a lot going on here and a lot of money and tax being generated. At the moment there’s over

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one million square footage of units in the estate,” said Tom. I think the estate will stay as it is as a functioning industrial estate for the foreseeable future, with perhaps a little more retail over time. With Northside Shopping Centre being revamped, that will mean competition on the retail side, but for manufacturing companies like us, you’re talking about a manu-

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Both Diarmuid and Tom are agreed that the coexistence of retail and manufacturing units side by side is a good thing and is to be promoted. The thought was that with the shortage of housing, that the estate would be rezoned for housing, but there are plenty of houses in the immediate vicinity. One of the great advantages for companies operating in Malahide Road Industrial Park is the proximity to the M50, M1, the airport and the Port Tunnel for ease of access to the market place.

The Management Company is a limited company, which is limited by guarantee and it is funded by donations from people in the estate. It is a nonprofit organisation and any money made goes into improvements in the estate. At the moment, they are looking for Dublin City Council to provide adequate signage, so

that customers can be directed to the Business Park. “We are also trying to encourage networking between companies in the estate in an effort to encourage business building between themselves. We hope to meet up on a regular basis to discuss how we can generate more business among ourselves,” said Diarmuid.

We could certainly present ourselves as a block for insurance, for maintenance, and other services. There’s huge potential here and the challenge is to get all the companies to engage. We tried to arrange a meeting with the politicians, but that fell through, so it’s hard to get everyone on board,” said Diarmuid.

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County Mayor, Cllr Darragh Butler is pictured at the 'Malahide Has It' Festival with Martin Cullen (Cuckoo Events), Barry Gibney (President Malahide Chamber), Derek Fowler (Secretary, Malahide Chamber) and Stephen Peppard (Fingal County Council)

The annual ‘Malahide Has It’ Festival took place over the weekend. It started on Friday evening and finished up on Sunday evening and is considered to have been an outstanding success.

There was a myriad of family fun events for the whole family to enjoy. Many of the events took place at the Green in the town,where families enjoyed all that Malahide has to offer. It was great to see families and people of all ages coming together to enjoy the festival. They mingled in

Marita Cummins, Paul Egan, with baby Elena Egan and Breda Cummins

Rachel Howard, Michelle Garry, Fionnuala Bannon, Jack Quinn and Kate Quinn

Liz Sunderland is pictured with Luke, Shane and Jack Sunderland, with babies Jace and Carlie O'Brien

Hannah O'Callaghan, Olivia O'Rourke, Kia Corcoran, Geraldine O'Rourke and Aobha O'Rourke

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a happy and relaxed atmosphere in the great weather. While there was a small bout of rain on Sunday, it didn’t amount to much.

New Street was the focus of attention for many, as the Stage was located here. The fantastic atmosphere here was enhanced by some excellent live music by bands, some of which were local.

Great credit must go to Malahide Chamber of Commerce for the great effort they put in and the work of countless volunteers, who ensured that everything went like clockwork.

Pictured enjoying the fun at the 'Malahide Has It' Festival are Raphael Borusiawski, Caitriona Corrigan and Michelle Molloy

Roan Hickey, Jack O'Flaherty and Cian Broderick

Zoe Lambe, Emma Murray, Emma Roche, Rebecca Bray and Robyn Lynch

Suzanne Murphy with children Elsie and Naomi Murphy

Pictured are RNLI member, Megan Roberts, Patrese Fox and Imogen Hughes who gave advice to members of the public about water safety

The Laaissaoui family, Samantha, Najib, Adam, Junayd, Zakarija and Yunus

Kate Martin, Aisling Quinn, Emma O'Shaughnessy, Aoife Quinn and Emily D'Arcy

Kevin Keating, Ben Keating, Claire Keating, Eva Keating and Carol Charmley

Anne O'Flaherty and Stuart Smyth

Hannah O'Callaghan, Olivia O'Rourke, Kia Corcoran, Geraldine O'Rourke and Aobha O'Rourke

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Stephanie Jung, Nadine Paris and Eveline Rebsamen

Harry and Liddy Verrecchia

Karrie and Jack Dinan, with children Amelie and Tyler

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Deluxe Envirogroup is a nationwide commercial Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Ductwork installation and maintenance company, offering services of the highest quality. Earlier this year, a new branch was opened at Unit J5 at Swords Enterprise Park, Feltrim Road, Drynam.

Managing Director, Mike Coffey, a native of Rush has overseen a very steady growth

and ductwork services.

With their unique skills and experience in maintenance

the needs of businesses.

Mike Coffey explained, “We took on a partnership with Envirogroup from Warrenpoint Co. Down and in that time we have grown quite a lot, with an initial staff of about five people and some part-time staff. Now we have a

Pictured outside Deluxe Envirogroup office at Swords Enterprise Park, Drynam are Managing Director, Mike Coffey (right) and Sales Manager, Mervyn Craven

in the company, which offers a one-stop solution providing ventilation, air conditioning

devices, they can provide customers with a wide range of packages tailored to

staff of 12 full-time as well as some part-time workers. We are a niche company, where

we go into hotels and restaurants at night to degrease the ducts.

We are all about hygiene, ventilation and grease extraction.

The grease extraction part is for hotels, restaurants and pubs which serve food. The hygienic ducting element comes from nursing homes and hospitals, where the air has to be clean at all times.

“Our crew go in at night when restaurants are closed and carry out the somewhat unglamorous, but necessary degreasing work. We have managed to land some very important customers, including the Shelbourne Hotel, the Gresham Hotel, the Westbury Hotel, the Clayton range of hotels, Apache Pizza and Milano Coffee shops. Another very important customer is Dublin Fire Brigade, where we keep their premises clean all of the time.

Grease Extract Ventilation cleaning is perhaps the most important function carried out by the company.

Mike explains, “The biggest fire risk in buildings with catering facilities comes from the accumulation of greaseladen deposits in extract ventilation systems. While there

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is no legislation controlling it at the moment, people are becoming much more aware of the dangers associated with grease laden areas.”

“Grease extract ductwork can stretch through the entire length of a building reaching to a roof level exhaust, so uncleaned ductwork can put not only the occupants at risk from fire, but the entire premises. A devastating fire can be set off by something as simple as a spark in a grease-laden environment.

These premises need to be cleaned about 4 to 5 times per year.”

“Although filters in canopies trap some grease particles, it is inevitable that some grease-laden air will pass through, allowing grease deposits accumulate on the internal

surfaces of the ductwork,” he said.

Fire and Health Safety requires owners and managers of buildings to ensure the Grease Extract Ventilation System is included in the Fire Risk assessment and action taken to eliminate any potential risk to occupants.

The strength of Deluxe Envirogroup is that they pride themselves on their after care service, which is of great importance to customers. Value for money for a job carried out by fully trained professionals working to ISO 9000-2008 quality standard, which meets and exceeds client expectations, is what customers can expect from Deluxe Envirogroup.

Getting the correct air conditioning system is of great importance to the health and safety of employees and this is where Deluxe Envirogroup are experts in installing air conditioning systems specifically designed to suit your premises.

“We pride ourselves on the quality of our work and our exceptional customer service,” said Mike, who stated that they are not satisfied with just completing a job.

“We issue full reports and certification after each job is complete,

and we place great emphasis on this. “We insist on this for the peace of mind of our customers. We also produce before and after photos as well as the full report.

Insurance companies will look for these reports, as well hygiene and food safety reports.

Deluxe Envirogroup are sole agents for their products in the Republic of Ireland and their location beside the MI and M50 motorways

means that they have ease of access to clients across the country. At present they have two vans on the road and a third van ready to go.

Mike insists on developing a family style atmosphere in the company, with a highly motivated workforce. With such a commitment to their customers, there is little doubt that Deluxe Envirogroup will enjoy many more successful years in business.

Wishing Deluxe Enviro Every Success in the Future

Providing office space and support to new and developing businesses.

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Pictured at the Swords and District Lions Club concert at Swords Park on Friday evening are, Sean Sandford (Swords & District Lions Club), Margaret Reid, County Mayor, Cllr Darragh Butler, Mark Rentzke (President Swords & District Lions Club), Paul Reid (Chief Executive Fingal County Council) and Maurice Kealy (Swords & District Lions Club)

Lisa Crowley, Alex O'Riordan, Sarah Jane Crowley, Aoibhinn Watts, Anna Watts and Mia O'Neill

Trevor, Lorraine and Sam Millington

Jenny McClurg, Michelle McGrane and Ciara Whitton

Roisin Horohoe, Caitlin Horohoe and Evan Conway

Daniel Hughes, Josh Lindsay, Dylan Malone and Aaron Ellison had a ball at the Swords Festival

Alli Keegan, Caitlin McCarthy, Erin Keegan, John Hayden and Ian McCarthy

The second staging of the Swords Summer Festival, which started on Friday evening with the highly successful fundraising concert for Sword and District Lions Club and ended with the Fingal 10k run on Sunday morning, was, by all accounts, a great success.

Families turned out in force to enjoy the festivities on Saturday, all of which were free of charge. Swords Main Street was closed to traffic and a large stage at the Castle end of the street was the focal point for some excellent young local bands to strut their stuff. The garden area beside the Castle also hosted the ever popular Chandelier events on Saturday evening. This was a particularly popular event that was enjoyed by all.

Swords Park was transformed into a wonderland for children, as they took part in the fantastic array of free events, all held in wonderful weather conditions. Great credit must go to the County Council for their imaginative programme of events that kept everyone entertained and contributed to the success of the festival

Sadbh and Lia Bracken

Sharon Horohoe, Tina O'Reilly, Adam O'Reilly and John Horohoe

Dzeina, Linards, Vanessa, Heila, Keith and Melinda Dambe

Lana Cole and Aoife McMahon

Rachel Rae and Callum Rae

Pictured sitting on the seat which is dedicated to the memory of the late Des Becton, former Chairperson of Swords Tidy Towns, at the opening of the Commemorative Garden for deceased volunteers, are members of Des' family, Aishling Becton, Goretti Becton, Shane Becton, with grandchildren, Emily and Erin Brosnan

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Sinisha and Arianna Konsic

Ryan Filardi, Gail Filardi, Ellie O'Reilly and Jamie O'Reilly

Emmanuel and Emmanuella Ibitola

Gillian Fitzpatrick and Lauren Greer

Miriam Cole, Poppy Cole, Ruby Cole, Brian McMahon and Yvonne Lynch, with Dolly the dog

Darragh Spratt, David Kieran and Edward Zdnek

Barbara Ramolete and Gloria Gonzales

Sarah Roche and baby Patrick McKay. with Ildiko Gergely

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As the awaited summer season is here, you may be in the mood for some major reconstruction, or possibly just want to make the house more summer friendly. Whatever you’re thinking of, County Leader have gathered some tips to hopefully inspire you to get started. It is possible to change the look of your home, on the outside and inside, on just a small budget.

Businesses in the North County have some great summer offers on to give you the best bargain, and achieve your summer home on a small budget.

As the summer’s here, there’s no longer a need for drab colours and heavy materials. Here is a season where your surroundings should be light and breezy to reflect the summer. A popular tip is to replace those heavy winter curtains for lighter, thinner ones.

Embrace the sun, it’s not everyday we have it. In fact, we most probably spend a third of the year in the dark and cold, a little morning sunshine and late nights can’t harm us. Summer’s all about the light colours, and allowing more light into the house will bring summer indoors too.

Not only this, but it will also make your rooms appear larger and more spacious.

Appearing to have more space reflects the outdoor air and breeze, preparing you for the summer.

For the bathroom, replace the bath mats and towels with lighter colours. A light

fresh coat, making the lawn look a whole lot healthier. Take this time to decide if your lawn requires levelling, and for other big garden projects, you may need some profes-

scented candle always looks calming and relaxing when lit.

Try a fresh scented one, similar to vanilla or sea breeze, these light scents always add to the tone.

Perhaps now is the time to try some new bathroom products.

Now it’s summer, everything comes to life, including scents, embrace this by opting for a different body wash, perhaps a scented one.

Get your garden summer friendly.

Freshen the look of your garden, just by simply pulling out a few weeds from the paving and flower beds. Unfortunately, in the summer, the lawn can become high maintenance, with it needing a trim every two weeks. However, it is a good excuse to spend some time out in the sun. Sprinkle some grass seeds onto the lawn, this will layer it with a

sional , local landscapers. If there are only small areas that need levelling, you may be able to just use sand, and allow the lawn time to grow through.

Managing Partner of McInerney Saunders, Gerry McInerney is pictured making a presentation to Susan McKittrick to celebrate her 25 years of service to the company

Celebrations QUALITY, VALUE AND STYLE At McInerney Saunders Swords based Accountancy practice, McInerney Saunders recently celebrated a significant milestone for two of the Partners of the firm.

Taxation partner, Owen Sheehy and SME partner, Susan McKittrick are both 25 years with the firm this month.

Speaking at a staff celebration last week, Managing partner, Gerry McInerney said, “It seems like just yesterday that Owen and Susan joined the firm. At the time, we were just a small team and the firm was less than ten years old. We had purchased our iconic premises

on the Main Street in Swords. Since their arrival in 1991, Owen and Susan have been a crucial part of the growth and success of the firm.”

Gerry continued, “Little did we know when Owen and Susan joined us that we would grow to be a 40 strong team providing a full range of accountancy and financial services to clients all over Ireland and further afield. During the last 25 years, I have watched them both progress from graduate accountants to partners in the firm and I am so proud to have worked alongside them both for the last quarter of a century.”

The McInerney Saunders team celebrated the occasion of Owen and Susan’s success and achievement with lots of chocolate cake, balloons, gifts and speeches.

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Swords woman, Margaret Robinson is pictured as she gets a hug from VicePresident of USA, Joe Biden on his recent trip to Trinity College Dublin. On leaving the public Theatre, he stopped by coincidence beside Margaret from St Andrews Park, Swords and a member of the ICA in Swords. He shook her hand and give her a hug and spent a few moments talking to a delighted Margaret

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It May And It May Not Rhea Malone and Indie White

Favour Godspower, Hannah Duffy and Molly Duffy

Frans Timmerman First Vice President of the Commission posted on his Facebook page in respect of Brexit “…….We need to express our lasting solidarity with the British people, whatever their position is on the EU, because the fight against xenophobia, bigotry and hatred is as much theirs as it is ours …

Whether we like it or not, whether it makes us feel comfortable or not: our destinies are and will remain linked, whatever happens. Let’s try and make the best of it, shall we?” Indeed we must make the best of it. In light of the ongoing terrorist attacks and the upheaval in Turkey it is important that Europe remains united as a common block in upholding and defending our common values. The security of Europe faces great threats both from within and without. The recent pronouncement of the US Presidential Candidate Donald Trump that if elected he may withdraw support from his fellow members of NATO. Such an act has considerable implications for all Europeans irrespective of their positions as NATO members or as in Ireland’s case neutrals. That is why it is important that the ideals of the founding

fathers of the EEC are not only achieved but exceeded. In doing so the EU must provide refuge to those fleeing conflict zones and by wise action and intervention, assist in establishing lasting peace in those countries horn by war. Such action will contribute to the security of the continent.

We, the citizens of the EU must be prepared to push our elected members, to not only defend the

By Cathal Boland vision of the founding fathers of the EU and that they must be to the forefront in formulating strategy which will deliver these objectives. I note that the UK’s new PM is setting clear battle lines that Brexit means Brexit. Some on the other side of the house are talking about another referendum. Labour Leadership challenger, Owen Smith is reported as saying that after the UK-EU exit deal is negotiated, Labour should push for another referendum to ask the people what they think of the “new deal.” He went on to argue that many voters now believe that they were misled by the Brexit campaign.

Should negotiations drag on for years, some suggest four to six years, the Government of the day could well opt to put the new deal to the people. Irrespective of what May says now, for by then she may not be PM.

Victorian Elegance At Ardgillan Castle

Pictured on their way to the Swords & District Lions Club concert at Swords Park on Friday evening are Allen Clarke, Patricia Clarke, County Mayor, Cllr Darragh Butler, Jean Newman and Cllr Joe Newman

Kellie Sherwin, Linda Conway, Sarah Magee and Josh Magee

Michelle and Joe Kelly

Paula, Isabell and Aoibha Dunne

Niamh Carton, Laura Carton, Deirdre McConnell, Ryan McConnell, Ava McConnell and Derek Carton

Pictured enjoying Swords Summer festival are, Jessica, Luke, Preston and Keira Lumley

Tony, Terri and Jovia Burke

Laura and Darcy Griffin

Ardgillan Castle held a Victorian Style Afternoon last Saturday week in the castle. The event included a costume workshop, where participants learned about the change in fashion from the 1800’s up until the time of the Rising in Ireland. They were also invited to try on period costumes and experience what is was

like to dress like women at the time. Laura Thorp, a professional costumier delivered this fascinating talk, all while dressed in early bustle outfit dating from the 1870s. Laura enthralled the group with tales of how ladies fashion had dramatically changed over time, from the simple regency dress right up to the bustle,

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which may well be the inspiration for the large derriere look so often modelled on social media these days. The workshop was followed by afternoon tea in the exquisite drawing room at Ardgillan Castle. This beautiful room harks back to a time when Ardgillan was a social hub, with the Taylor’s entertaining in

the very same room in the Victorian era. To round off an enjoyable day, participants were brought on a guided tour of the castle where they were enthralled with stories of life in a ‘Big House’. This event was one of the many engaging events in Ardgillan’s 2016 event calendar. Coming up over the next few months are a Storytelling Afternoon and Living History Day for Heritage Week.

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Tel: 01 840 7090 BROWNE (née Dempsey), Ann, (Glasmore Park, Swords) - 22nd July 2016, (peacefully) at home; sadly missed by her loving husband James, sons Paul, Ken and Alan, daughter Sonia, son-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, relatives and friends..Rest in Peace.

MCGLOIN, Michael , (Malahide) - 22nd July 2016, (peacefully) in the loving care of the doctors, nurses and staff at Tara Winthrop Private Clinic; sadly missed by his loving wife Eleanor, daughters Marian and Elaine, son Michael and his partner Amilcar, sister Bridie, his best friend Sean, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends.Rest In Peace.

FLOOD, Padraig (Paddy), (Portmarnock, Co. Dublin and formerly of Lismacaffrey, Co. Westmeath) - 18th July 2016, (suddenly), beloved husband of Kathleen and father of Valerie, Shaun, Siobhan, Claire and David; will be sadly missed by Kathleen, his children, granddaughter Caroline, sons-in-law Kevin, Mauro and Declan, daughter-in-law Susan, his brothers and sisters, his aunt Bridie, all his grandchildren, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family and his many, many friends. Rest In Peace.

MCHUGH, Michael , ((late of Swords and formerly of Achill and Watford) - 17th July 2016, (peacefully) at Lusk Community Centre, beloved husband of the late Anne; sadly missed by his loving son Raymond, daughters Maria and Margaret, daughter-in-law, son-inlaw, grandchildren, brother Eddie, sister Kathleen, relatives and friends. Rest In Peace.

HOPE , Steven, (Skerries. Formerly Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom ) - 15th July 2016 (peacefully) after a long illness. Beloved husband of Patricia and father to Jonathan and Peter. Grandfather to Alexandra. Father in law to Dara. Sadly missed by his brother Bobby, sister in law Maureen, nieces Deborah and Carolyn, sister in Law Gwen, brother in law Michael and extended family and friends.

Rest In Peace.

BYRNE (née Ward), Enda, (Swords and formerly of Malahide) - 15th July 2016, (peacefully) at Beaumont Hospital. Beloved wife of the late Niall; sadly missed by her loving sons Breffni and Gary, daughter-in-law Michele, grandchildren Sierra and Ronan, sisters, brother, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends. Rest In Peace.

MARKEY, Dorothy Ann , (Malahide and Formerly of Blackrock) - 15th July 2016 Passed away peacefully at her home. Beloved wife of the late Jim (of Jim Markey’s Man Shop, Drumcondra), loving mother of David, Viv, Alan and Declan and beloved sister of Pauline, Valerie and the late Fred. Sadly missed by her sons, daughters-in-law Mai, Roisin and Anne, grandchildren Rebecca, Karl, Barry and Nicole, great-grandsons Jordan and Nathan, sister-inlaw Mary, nieces, nephews, relatives, neighbours and friends. Rest in Peace.

ROGAN, Francis ((Frank), (Balbriggan, Dublin) -15th July, 2016, (peacefully) in Beaumont Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

Sadly missed by his wife Sheila, daughters Valerie and Wendy, son John, grandchildren Andrea, Daniel, David, Grace, Evie and Thurston, great-grandchildren Ava and Jessie, brothers Bob and Kevin, sister Mary, daughter-in-law Carleigh, sons-in-law Danny and Michael, extended family and friends.

Rest in Peace.

Miracle Prayer Patrick Dillon (Paddy)

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.

J.B

Miracle Prayer

1st Anniversary which occurs on the 31st of July, Late of 5 Seatown Terrace, Swords, Co.Dublin For the dad who gave us everything.

Asked nothing in return.

But to love and help each other, As long as the world did turn, All our lives we turned to you, When things were right or wrong, We never thought the day would come dad, when we would find you gone, No matter what we asked for, A favour big or small, It was never too much trouble, Your family was given all.

Love and miss you everyday Your Son Peter, Gerry and Daughter in-law Caroline.

Papa

We miss you Papa everyday, Sometimes it’s hard to bare, At night while alone, When we shed a tear, We know you are by our sides, And truly always here, Love and miss you always

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.B

North County Leader, the No. 1 local newspaper in the region, seeks to recruit a

Dad

TRAINEE

Your loving Daughter Clare and Son-in-law Paul.

Papa

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.

M.K

Fingal County Council We, Lee & Caoimhe Hayes, intend to apply for full permission for a Single Storey Porch Extension to an Existing Two Storey Dwelling and all Associated Site Development Works at 22 Seamount Abbey, 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 the public opening hours of 9.30 – 16.30 Monday – Friday at Fingal County Council, Fingal County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin.

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 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.

Your Grandchildren Caoimhe and Garrett.

We think of you in silence, We often speak your name, But all we have are memories, And a picture in a frame, Your resting place we visit, And put flowers there the heartache, As we turn and leave there

Miracle Prayer

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Fingal County Council I Ross and Muireann O’Callaghan are apply for Permission At Rose Cottage Swords Road Malahide Co Dublin The Proposed works are the part demolition of existing rear extension removal on existing chimney stack. Porch area to the front of building and the removal of existing front windows alterations to the roof structure, the construction of a 1 story extension to rear and side of existing building .Relocation of existing drive way entrance to the South West of the existing House Together new 2 m high boundary fence /wall to garden area.

Alterations to existing windows openings and facades together with associated works in front and rear 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

He was a Papa so very rare, Content in his home and always there, On earth he toiled, In heaven he rests, God Bless you Papa, You were one of the best, Love and Miss you always Your Grandchildren Colm and Darren

Dad

We lost a dad with a heart of gold, How much we miss him can never be told, He shared our lives and helped us along, If we follow in his footsteps we can never go wrong, Put your arms around him Lord, And treasure him with care, For you have in your possession, A dad beyond compare, Your loving Daughter Ann and Son-in-law Fergus

Papa We never fail to think of you, We never cease to care, If only we could still drop in, And find you sitting there, Your cheery ways and smiling face, Are a pleasure to recall Sadly missed by your Grandchildren Pamela and Michelle and great Grandchildren Katelyn, Lilly and Tom.

JOURNALIST For over two decades North County Leader Newspaper has proven itself to be the leading newspaper in the region. With the continued growth of our region your No. 1 local newspaper has responded by increasing its circulation from 18,000 papers to an impressive 30,000 newspapers and achieving a readership in excess of 100,000 residents in our area. This success is driven by the quality and commitment of our team. We are now in a position to appoint a trainee journalist reporter to our news team.

The ideal candidate will have a natural interest in the happenings of the North County area. They should possess the relevant qualifications, have a good ability to write and be committed to their career.

If you feel that this opportunity was made for you please send a detailed CV to: Gerry Fitzmaurice, Managing Editor, North County Leader Newspaper, Leader House North Street, Swords Tel: 8•400•200 email: careers@northcountyleader.ie

North County Leader is an Equal Opportunities Employer

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Let Us Guide Your Small Or Start-Up Business To Success Call Susan, Fingal County Council Gerard Connon seeks planning permission for the demolition of the existing single storey extension to the side of the existing detached dwelling and construction of a new 2 storey dwelling with new vehicular entrance all to the side of the existing dwelling at 50 Carrickhill Heights, Portmarnock, 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 Karl and Sharon Symes seek planning permission for amendments to the previously approved register reference F14B/0305 for the omission of the attic conversion and dormer window to the side 30 Chalfont Ave, Malahide, 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 We Noel and Clare Murray seek permission for a 1.5 m2 single storey rear extension and new sliding door to revised internal kitchen/dining, 7m2 front extension to existing garage and porch and construction of a new 28m2 first floor extension to the side of the existing 2 storey dwelling at 5 Wendell Avenue, Portmarnock, 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.

Fingal County Council Permission for retention sought to retain fully serviced single-storey extension to rear of existing dwelling and alterations to elevations with all associated ancillary works at 70 Craoibhin Park, Balbriggan, 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 at Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County Council Planning Permission is sought by Geraldine O'Hagan for one and a half storey dormer style dwelling with waste water treatment system and for domestic garage at Baldrumman, 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 20 euro 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 Patrick Leahy for a 2 storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling, modifications to existing front elevation and a new vehicular entrance at 14 Thomas Hand Street, 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

Attention Home Owners, Architects & Builders

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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

North County Leader, Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin

Architects based outside our distribution area can pick up the paper from our offices or at pick-up points listed on page 2.

Alternatively we can post a copy of the paper at a charge of €10

ATTENTION ARCHITECTS AND PLANNING CONSULTANTS! Due to annual summer break, the next edition of North County Leader will be published on TUESDAY 16th AUGUST The deadline for submission of planning adverts for this edition is FRIDAY 12th AUGUST 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 Deirdre and Clive Hannon for the demolition of an existing 2 storey extension to the rear, construction of a new 2 storey extension to the rear, modifications to front elevation to include a bay window with a first floor balcony and window modifications and all associated site works at 6 Balbriggan Road, 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 Ms. Sara Quirke intend to apply for Planning Permission At Baskin Lane, Kinsealy, Co. Dublin. For to convert attic to bedrooms with dormer windows and modifications to elevations and ground floor layout to previously approved Planning Permission Registered Reference F11A/0327 and F13B/0170 This planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main St. Swords Co. Dublin during the public opening hours 930am to15-30pm Monday to Friday and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the planning authority in writing on payment of a fee of €20.00 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by Fingal County Council of the application.

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