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UPC Business announced that it has supplied advanced telecommunications services to Fingal Dublin Chamber at its building located in Swords. Pictured at the announcement are Gary David Jordan, (SME Senior Manager at UPC Ireland), Lorraine Heskin (Gourmet Food Parlour, Swords) and Tony Lambert (CEO Fingal Dublin Chamber). See story on page 12

New Location Confirmed For Malahide School EXCLUSIVE

that this arrangement would last until a suitable site was acquired for building the new school. The date for the commencement of the new school is uncertain, but the expectation is that a new building will be required, as the old rugby club clubhouse is unlikely to be suitable for the new school. Farrell believes that September 2017 would be a likely date for the opening of the school.

Farrell continued, “I have long held the view that Malahide required an additional primary school to cater for growing demand. As far back as 2006, I made an enquiry with the planning department of Fingal County Council and the Department of Education and Skills as to the provision of a site in the Malahide/Portmarnock area. At the time, I was mistakenly informed that the provision of such a site was not required. With its growing young population, there is no doubt in my mind that further investment in classroom space will be necessary in the coming years, particularly at second level. The progression of the new Malahide/Portmarnock primary school will be great news for many families in the wider community as it will assist in tackling the capacity issue which many of our primary level schools are currently facing,” he concluded.

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There is great news for parents and schoolgoers in Malahide, with the news that a site has been selected for Malahide/Portmarnock Educate Together primary school. Local TD, Alan Farrell (FG) confirmed exclusively to the County Leader that it is his understanding that the site of the Old Rugby Club on the Back Road, Malahide is likely to be the future home of the Malahide/Portmarnock Educate Together primary school.

By Patrick Finnegan Confirming the news, Farrell said: “Local sources have informed me, following discussions between Fingal County Council and the Department of Education and Skills, that the site of the Old Rugby Club on the Back Road, Malahide, is being considered as the future home of for the new Malahide/Portmarnock Educate Together. While the Department of Education and Skills could not confirm the finality of the agreement, it is my understanding that the old clubhouse, vacant for over ten years, would be renovated and utilised as a school building. As the demand for places increases, a new school building will be provided on the site,” he said.

Farrell was very positive about the impact that such a move will have on the immediate area in

“Sites in Portmarnock were actively considered; however, after much discussion, I have been informed that the site of the Old Rugby Club was the most favourable option, particularly in terms of facilitating future levels of demand for primary school places.”

“Once it is confirmed that the site has been selected for the new primary school, the process can continue Alan Farrell TD is pictured on the site of the old Malahide Rugby Club, with the clubhouse to move forward and in the background. It has been earmarked as the location for the new Malahide we shall have a new Portmarnock Educate Together National School school in our local Malahide. “The importance of this community in the coming years.”

At present Malahide/ Portmarnock Educate Government’s investment in the school not only benefits the educational framework in the Together primary school has been up and community, but it would also provide a vital running since last September and they have piece of social infrastructure to the local area, one class of about 20 junior infants, with a particularly as the Back Road will be developed principal, a teacher and a support teacher. At in the years to come having been zoned by the present they are in a classroom in Holywell Educate Together NS. The understanding was Council as land for residential use,” he said.

Men’s Shed For Balbriggan Great enthusiasm greeted the announcement that Balbriggan is now the latest town in the North County to have its own Men’s Shed. The Men’s Shed Movement started in Australia in the 1990’s and has spread rapidly throughout the country, as well as other parts of Europe.

Local man, Sean Corrigan who has been instrumental in establishing a men’s shed in Balbriggan, told the County Leader how the idea was formulated. “The new initiative was launched last Tuesday, when we took possession of our new premises at Sarsfield House on Mill Street in the town. Already we have 30 members to start with, which has been very well

supported by the and we’ve been County Council, John mentored by Drogheda McKeown from Mac Men’s Shed, as well as Far, who is our landbeing connected to the lord” he said.

Swords and Rush Chief Executive of Men’s Sheds.”

Fingal County Council, Corrigan explained Paul Reid praised the that the idea was to establishment of the have a space for men, Men’s Shed in who will come Balbriggan, describing together where they it as “providing a real can work at their own social dimension to Seán Corrigan pace, shoulder to what business is all shoulder rather that about.” facing each other. It is a space The process started last Tuesday where men can come in comfort, with the arrival of some furniture work together on projects that will and a whole range of activities be of benefit to the local commuplanned. “We are linked to the nity. At the moment, we are develNational Men’s Shed Movement oping our workshop, where we can

work on crafts and discuss projects and in the medium term, we also hope to build a boat,” he said.

“In times past there used to be a sea scouts movement in Balbriggan, which is no longer in place and the hope is that, if there’s an appetite in the community, we might be able to provide some work on boats, maybe repair or build, which may help this along. There is great excitement and it promises to be a very interesting story and we are getting great support from everyone. We intend to be very active in the community and can help the local Tidy Towns, by making planter boxes etc. This is all about positive mental health, and will have a very beneficial effect on the town,” he concluded.

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According to reports, Senior Government sources recently confirmed that the Cabinet will only be given a chance to decide on the State’s 25.1 per cent stake in the former national carrier once Ryanair makes known its intentions.

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State’s holding in the airline has still not been reached, six months after British group IAG made its first bid.

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“Remember, it is not just the Government which is involved in this. There is a significant stake held by Ryanair and how they approach that will be very significant in any decision being made.”

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Balbriggan Girl Lights Up The Stage

Hannah Hawkshaw

Talented Balbriggan girl Hannah Hawkshaw, recently gave a starry performance at the Gibraltar International Song Festival competition, coming in third place.

Hannah spent months preparing for this event, and it was her first time entering a competition for songwriters. it was also the actual debut performance of the song itself, which must have been nerve wracking for this local girl, but she still performed to the absolute best of her ablitities. It was a

By Jennifer McShane big first for Hannah to perform a dance routine whilst singing. She is well known for singing ballads but this was something totally different and challenging for her. She also designed her costume herself which was then brought to life by a designer in Marbella. Hannah was the last to take the stage, on a night where top class performances and the interval act Bjorn Again, rocked the house. It was

short of calling for Swords Park to be closed as was the case until a few years ago, but called for the allocation of a full-time warden to the park, fully uniformed, a move which would provide assurance for people. We need to strengthen our Swords councillors, Joe Newman (NP) and bye laws and have enforcement in place. We can Duncan Smith (Lab) have put in a motion to the have all the bye-laws in the world, but without enforcement, they’re useless The motion County Council Local Area meeting last is to let visitors know that, while this was a week, expressing their anger at the recent one-off incident, that steps are in place to assault on three American visitors at ensure it doesn’t happen again,” he said.

Swords Park.

Cllr Smith agreed saying, “We are all Newman told the County Leader, “We excited about plans for Swords Cultural have asked the Manager to look into how Quarter. We are asking that the Council to we can introduce a CCTV system into Swords to ensure the safety of visitors to Cllr. Newman ensure that Swords Park and environs remains a safe place for visitors. We’re our town. This is particularly important very conscious that great efforts are given that we are seeking a Purple Flag underway to make Swords a tourist destiwhich would have a significant impact on nation. We support the budget of €3 tourism in the town and its surrounds. million for the development of Swords Swords has a great reputation as a Cultural Quarter and there’s no point in friendly place and one that welcomes visiallocating this money, unless isolated tors and a great place to live. However, in Cllr. Smith attacks like this are prevented from reoclight of the recent isolated attack, we need to move towards introducing CCTV monitored by curring, with extra CCTV in place. We urge the the gardai, which will give reassurance to people local authority to be proactive on this,” about their safety, “he said. Newman stopped concluded Smith.

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Double Win For Rush Students

programme, giving it their all.

“They did all that they were Every year, St Joseph’s which students stood out to asked and more, they went Secondary School in Rush them in their subject. Both above and beyond and worked holds a prize giving ceremony Emmet and Grace were so hard over the year,” said to celebrate the academic mentioned by nearly every teacher, and year co-ordinator, Ms McElliott, adding achievements of its that she couldn’t Transition Year (TY) remember seeing an students. Two of the application form Rush students excelled without Emmet or in particular. Emmet Grace’s name on it.

Sinclair and Grace “They both thoroughly Burke received a joint deserved it,” she ‘Student of the Year’ added. Speaking to the award for their hard County Leader, Emmet work over the last 12 said he was surprised months. and honoured to get The end of year cerethe award: “The only mony is held to reward people who were more students for their acadshocked about the win emic achievements were my parents!” he throughout the school said, adding that he term. Each TY form was delighted to have class works on four received it. separate seven-week Both Emmet and Grace modules and at the end are now hoping to build of the seven weeks, on their hard work and they then swap with Pictured here are Rush students Emmet Sinclair and Grace push on to next year, another class, so that Burke after they received a joint ‘Student of the Year’ when the preparation each class has award. will start for the completed each of the four modules by the end of the teacher. As a result, both hard Leaving Cert. However, for year. working students won Joint now, at least all the students Then, each teacher who had a Students of the Year because can relax and put their feet up TY class for a particular subject they took part in nearly every for a well deserved summer was asked to think back to single aspect of the TY holiday.

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The RNLI have published a poetry anthology to raise funds for the organisation. ‘The Sea’ features poems from some of Ireland’s finest poets.

Compiled by Steve Moore, the theme of the sea is expertly dissected and explored. Each poet expresses themselves with their unique style based on the sea theme. The poetry collection also contains some stunning photographs of our beautiful coastline and of the brave crews of The RNLI. All proceeds from The Sea anthology will go directly to The RNLI, and is available for purchase at a price of €10.

The Rush/ Lusk/ Skerries inter-parish Bible Group meet fortnightly in Rush church.

Their next meeting Thursday 28th May at 10.00am. All are welcome to come along.

fair to say that there was something for everyone and Hannah was so excited and thrilled to have been placed in the top three with her song.

She is now busy planning the release of the song that she performed at the festival, her debut single “Efron Style”.

The song is a very commercial, summery pop song and after her performance she received great compliments from audience members of all ages. She hopes that it will be the summer song everyone is singing during the holiday period, this year.

The song is planned for release mid June and it will be available on all the usual platforms. Also she will be releasing an accompanying music video.

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Class Reunion In Portmarnock Did you graduate from Portmarnock Community School in 1985? If you did, there is a class reunion from 30 years ago, which will take place at the Oasis Bar at the White Sands Hotel, Portmarnock on Saturday, 27th June at 8pm. Former students are asked to check out the class reunion facebook page.

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Pictured are all of the delighted award winners at the annual end of year prizegiving ceremony at Loreto College, Swords

Pictured at the annual end of year prizegiving ceremony for sports players at Loreto College, Swords are Back row: Sharon Gunn (deputy principal), Emma Campbell (soccer), Ciara O'Neill (hockey), Sinead McCrohan (volleyball), Lucrezia Lodoli (basketball) and Peter McNamara (principal).

Front row: Eugenia Rogojina (badminton), Emma McCormack (Gaelic football), Rebecca Power (athletics) and Sophie Coleman (hockey)

Pictured at the annual end of year prizegiving ceremony at Loreto College, Swords are Lucy Daly (winner of the All-Ireland National Bake-Off competition), Rachel Dalton (Home Economics Student of the Year) and Ciara Smith (Music Student of the Year and winner of the Loreto Talent Show)

Pictured at the annual end of year prizegiving ceremony at Loreto College, Swords are Deputy principal, Sharon Gunn, Kartryn Anderson (Deputy Head Girl), Emma O'Neill (Head Girl) and Peter McNamara (Principal)

Loreto College Swords held its annual end of year prizegiving ceremony at the school on Tuesday last. The awards were for nonacademic achievements and were for endeavours in the area of outstanding sporting success, music, baking, arts and drama. Other awards were presented to students for perfect attendance and punctuality, among others.

Principal, Peter McNamara was delighted with the level of success achieved by students at the school in the past year. He said, “We achieved success when our Team Evolution reached the national finals and this was followed by the success of our Bond Trader team who swept all before them recently. We also have the Loreto All-Ireland Bake-Off winner in the school. I also want to thank all of the staff here at Loreto Swords for all their hard work with the students and we wish all of our students the best of luck in the upcoming exams,” he said.

Special awards were also presented for students of the year in both junior and senior school.

Dublin Airport is the first airport in the world to be awarded a prestigious international accreditation for how it manages its estimated €3 billion asset portfolio.

The airport was recently presented with the ISO 55001 Standard for Asset Management - a major honour recognising the outstanding work being done in this important area of activity.

Asset management is the care, maintenance and protection of all airport operational properties and resources such as T1 and T2, multi-storey car parks, as well as upgrading and maintenance on the runway and apron areas. Group Head

of Asset Care, Peter Chambers said this was a great achievement for his colleagues and daa.

“Dublin Airport is on a cultural journey of developing Asset Management.

Individually we are good at what we do, collectively we have opportunities to improve performance and passenger experiences by working collaboratively with our customers.

“Being awarded ISO55001 and becoming the first airport in the world to achieve this accolade is a great endorsement of that journey,” he added.

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Students from Skerries Community College came out on top at the recent SciFest@ITB event for their project exploring the use of Halophytes as Carbon Sinks.

Skerries students, Sophie Sheehan and Adam McGrane won the SCI Discover Best Project Award at SciFest@ITB. The pair beat off stiff competition, as 220 postprimary school students from 25 schools all over the North County and beyond took science to the next level with exhibitions of over 100 projects on display.

Of the over 100 projects exhibited at the SciFest, the top prize on the day went to Sophie Sheehan and Adam McGrane from Skerries Community College for their project; ‘Exploring the Use of Halophytes as Carbon Sinks’ Commenting on the final, Sheila Porter, SciFest CEO said: “2014 saw a record number of students and schools taking part in SciFest, with more than 6,000 students exhibiting almost 2,600 projects in schools and Institutes of Technology across the country. Each year, more and more students are entering SciFest, demonstrating their interest in STEM and adopting an inquiry-based approach to their learning, which is hugely positive. Through participation in SciFest, students develop their creativity, teamwork and problem-solving skills, all of which are transferable skills for later in their careers or academic lives.”

According to Aideen Hodgins, SciFest co-ordinator at ITB, the competition provides an excellent opportunity for post-primary students to see the world of science, engineering and maths from a different prospective.

“Seeing the innovative projects and experiments and chatting to students about their work is what the day is all about. This year the standard is very high and previous winners have gone on to further accolades including winning the BT Young Scientist,” she added.

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at the airport since the opening of T2.

A €14 million project is underway to expand the short term parking facilities opposite T2. The project will deliver an extra 1,400 car park spaces bringing the overall number of car parking spaces in the T2 multi-storey facility to 2,500.

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Pictured at the annual end of year prizegiving ceremony at Loreto College, Swords are Perfect Attendance and Punctuality winners, Backrow: Sharon Gunn (Depity principal), Nicole Healy Boland, Elvira Tsano, Mary O'Reilly, Sine O'Connor, Regina Idowa and Peter McNamara (Principal).

Front row: Maty Adeleye, Honey Jose, Albright Abagha, Clare Dunne and Emma-Louise Steele

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Books And Baking In Balbriggan The Great Balbriggan Bake-Off (as part of Balbriggan Summerfest) takes place on Thursday, 28th May from 6pm to 8pm in Balbriggan Library. The competition is open to all amateur bakers and it promises to be a fun, cake-filled family event!

There are five categories to enter: cakes, small bakes, pies/tarts, breads and there is a Junior Baker category (for children aged 12 years and under). The library will also have Children’s Storytime on Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th May between 5pm and 6pm.

Come and listen to some of your favourite book characters reading classic children’s stories - meet the Little Mermaid, Cinderella, Princess Jasmine, Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty and many many more! Places are limited so please book with the library if you can.

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comes under the remit of the HSE. A very exciting new development of the site has been planned which will be overseen by Adam Cronin, Project Manager and Terry Woods, Architect, and the building contractors are Howard Construction.

Conor Sparks, Chairman of the Board of Prosper Fingal, said of the upcoming project: “This is another proud day in the growth and development of our organisation. I am particularly proud that our investment and commitment to Balbriggan and its people is further expanding.

Contracts were signed recently for a very exciting new disability related development for the centre of Balbriggan town.

Prosper Fingal, North Dublin’s leading disability agency, is committed to developing a new towncentre hub for the provision of localised services and supports to adults with an intellectual disability.

Through the generosity of the people of the North County and particularly the Reilly family of Balbriggan, Prosper sought and purchased the property at The Lodge, 102 Drogheda Street, Balbriggan. Prosper has a strong presence in the town already Pictured examining the plans for the new Balbriggan Hub for Prosper Fingal are Jim with its excellent Duggan (Prosper Fingal), Mary Dowling (Board of Management), Adam Cronin (Project Manager), Terry Woods (Architect), Michael Howard (Builders) and Conor Sparks respite facility at (Chairman Prosper Fingal).

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The Board of Management of Prosper Fingal has We know that the people of the town will benefit committed to this new development, as part of hugely from this new community based service. its continued response throughout Fingal to We thank the HSE for their guidance and providing services that are local, person centred support on this project and the Reilly family for and central to the happenings of the community. their exceptional donation and, of course, as a Today, Prosper Fingal operates centres in not-for-profit organisation, we would welcome Howth, Portmarnock, Swords, Rush, Skerries further donations or funding to finance the and Balbriggan. This dynamic organisation completion of this project and the many other provides services to almost 300 individuals and development projects outlined in our future their families. This new project will be devel- plans,” he said. oped in accordance with national policy direc- It is expected that the building project will be tive, namely New Directions – Personal Support completed by year end with this new addition to Services for Adults with Disabilities – which Balbriggan opening in early 2016.

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Pictured here are ome of the students from Swords Karate Club who attended the JKS Nationals Championship 2015 in Tuam, Co. Galway recently. The club won 37 medals in total and took home nine National titles.

Medals Abound For Swords Karate Club Students of Swords Karate Club took home a staggering amount of medals, 37 in total, and including 9 National titles from the recent JKS National Championships. Clubs from all over Ireland attended the championship held in Tuam, Co Galway on Sunday 17th May, and the Swords students were up against some very tough competitors across the disciplines of kata (forms) and kumite (fighting).The success of the club at national level is directly attributable to the standard and quality of instruction students receive from club instructor, Dermot O’Keeffe Sensei 6thDan, who is himself a World Champion in the sport.

Sisters Ali and Jennifer O’Keeffe took the national titles in both the Junior and Senior kata and kumite individual events respectively, a total of four individual national titles between them. They then went on to successfully captain their teams and take national titles in

the Junior and Senior Kata events with club mates, Rachel Smith and Athar Farooqi on the Junior team and Emma O’Neill and Jolanta Ploskonka on the Senior Team. One of the youngest students to compete, Ashad Farooqi took the National title in the Gohon Kumite for 8 – 10 year olds while Gess Kolkovskij took the title in the Veterans (Over 40s) Kata. Philip Kennedy and Paul Fitzpatrick kept the winning streak going for the club by taking the National title and runner up position in the Senior Men’s kata category proving that karate is not just for kids.

Based in Swords for the past 14 years, Swords Karate Club provides a range of structured Karate classes for all age groups from age 4 upwards in the full time karate facility in Seatown Business Campus and new members are welcome to join at any time during the year.

Next up in the club’s calendar is their Summer Camp from Monday July 13th to 17th and it promises to be lots of fun with a wide range of karate activities planned.

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We asked: “Is it time we had female priests in Ireland?”

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Terry Quinlan, Ballyboughal Yes, we should. Why not? They have as much to offer as men, so I don't see why not.

John O’Keeffe, Dublin Yes, there are very few male priests. Swords cut down the number of masses because they hadn't enough priests. Women would be just as good, probably better.

Nicola Cleary, Swords Yes definitely. It is 2015 now and I also think it should be allowed for priests to marry as well.

William Phillips, Swords No, Christ founded the Catholic religion when he picked twelve apostles. That is not to underestimate the role of women in the Catholic Church. There are many things that they can do in the church.

Gillian Hand, Swords Yes, absolutely. In the Church of Ireland they have female priests. I don't see why not in the Catholic Church as well.

William Abbott, Ballymount Yes, I think it is time. Why not? I think they do a great job in the church anyway. The women do marvellous work and they are not recognised in the religions although they do great work.

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County Mayor Hosts Immigration Conference The Annual Mayors’ conference, this year hosted by County Mayor, Cllr Mags Murray took place last week. The conference focused on the positive impact of immigration and the challenges of integration on both the receiving communities and the immigrants. Speaking about the event Mayor Murray said: “The impact of this has been largely very positive with new business ideas, cultural richness and languages now enjoyed and embraced throughout the county. Young families from all over the world are making their homes in the rich and vibrant county that is the North County. There are, none the less, many challenges that come with great change over a relatively short period of time.”

“The North County is one of the youngest and most diverse counties in Ireland and arguably one of the fasting changing urban areas in terms of ethnic diversity in Western Europe. Over 85,000 individuals have become new Irish citizens since 2011 and many thousands have made their homes here,”

she added. The conference explored and pointed towards solutions to these challenges into the future “There was a wide variety of speakers at the event

Pictured at the County Mayor Cllr Mags Murray's Immigration to Integration Conference was keynote speaker Nora Casey, Minister of State at the Department of New Communities, Culture and Equality, Aodhan O'Riordain, County Mayor Cllr Mags Murray and Paul Reid, CEO Fingal County Council.

An Agreement With Compromise The TTIP negotiations see the political groupings within parliament position themselves, some in

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Yes, it would be about time we had some female priests in Ireland. As a matter of fact there are hardly any male priests. The masses up here have already been called off because there are not enough priests. So we want lady priests. The sooner the better.

Tom Maguire, Donabate No not yet. I cannot give a sensible reason but at the beginning a law picked out men for this. So I would say no.

Oliver Grogan, Swords I have no reason why there shouldn’t be female priests. Women can do a job as good as a man.

I have no problems with that. It will happen eventually. It is going to happen. Even the pope wouldn't be against this.

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Helmut Scholz (DE).

He is GUE/NGL shadow rapporteur on recommendations to the European commission on the negotiations for the transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP).

Members from all political groups serving across 14 committees of parliament have tabled 898 amendments to the report on negotiations issued by the TTIP rapporteur and S&D member, Bernd Lange.

Scholz complains that the Commission did not make an effort to find out what the citizens actually want in the agreement and his group has tabled a motion seeking the suspension of negotiations, until the citizens have been fully consulted. Should the motion be successful, the Group has not said how the Commission should consult with the citizen on what is a complex series of trade deals covering a wide number of very different sectors and interests.

Those supportive of progressing the deal say that it will have very real benefits, not only for trade, but will create employment opportunities across all sectors. FG MEP, Séan Kelly hosted an informa-

tion Seminar here in Dublin called “TTIP and Ireland: Boosting our Economy through Trade” Séan says that “the agreement stands to bring considerable additional economic benefits to Ireland”. That view was reflective of the view expressed by Dublin MEP, Brian Hayes when he visited the North County a couple of weeks ago.

The agreement is indeed complex, but the economic benefits which can be created for both the EU and the US are considerable. Some of the aspects are simple common sense, but there are others which do indeed need careful consideration to ensure that, in the drive for maximisation of trade, that no undue advantage should fall to either side or indeed to the corporate sector versus the consumer.

It seems to me that the process of consultation placed on the Commission when it was given its negotiating mandate, is such as to ensure that those with comment have plenty of opportunity to do so through their MEPs and National Parliamentarians as the final text must be passed by the EU and National Parliaments.

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Big Row Home For Malahide Sea Scouts The always active Malahide Sea Scouts are busy preparing for their most extreme challenge yet, all to raise much needed funds for the redevelopment of their scout den.

“On June 26th-27th we are pushing one of our East Coast rowing skiffs and her crew to the extreme, by doing a 100km challenge across the Irish Sea from Holyhead, Wales to Malahide,”

explained the scout group. Crews will row day and night battling weather and tide, testing their navigation skills and working together to pull each oar-stroke, closely monitored by the

support boats. Not only will it be an incredible experience for the crews involved, but it’s all to help raise funds for the re-development of our home, our scout den,” the group continued. “Our scouts have been training, passage planning, managing logistics and equipment check lists since early in the year to prepare for this event.” The group also

explained why such an event and all the fundraising was necessary, and their reasoning for needing the den revamped.

“Our current den, completed in 1984 has served us well. But 30 years on with 600 members through its doors every week, the wear and tear is becoming evident.

No wheelchair access, outdated infrastructure, a leaking roof, and insufficient meeting/ training space, a

makeover is long overdue. These funds will go towards building an extension and making the necessary improvements. The cost of the re-development is approximately €600,000. Any support in raising these funds is greatly appreciated.”

The group have been busy fundraising over the past number of weeks, and will be doing more of the same in the run up to the event itself, so they appreciate all support.

Balbriggan Group Celebrates 40 Years Balbriggan Meals on Wheels is celebrating it’s 40th birthday, with a party on 6th June in the Bracken Court Hotel. They would like to invite present and past volunteers to the party. If you would like to attend, please contact the Meals On Wheels office in Hampton Street to collect your ticket. Admission to the party is by ticket only.

Balbriggan Golf Club Goes Pink Balbriggan Golf Club are preparing to celebrate all things pink, in the name of a very charitable cause. They will be hosting a fundraising day for the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI) on 9th June. They greatly appreciate all support on the day.

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FUNDRAISING DINNER Pictured is Enda Martin, proprietor of Centra, Swords as he is congratulated on the refurbishment of his shop, by CEO of Fingal Dubin Chamber, Tony Lambert

Expanding For Success In Swords Centra store, which is located in the centre of Swords Main Street, on the site of the former Clarke’s shop, has undergone a major renovation due, in the main, to an upturn in business, as a result of increased footfall in the town.

Proprietor, Enda Martin spoke to the County Leader about how the business has successfully survived the ravages of the recession, and has emerged with a strong and vibrant business. He said, “Over the last number of months, having discussed with our management and staff, ways we could improve our business. We carried out a detailed customer survey to try and identify changes or improvements we could make to our store. Taking the results of the survey into account, we decided to carry out a refurbishment of the shop,” he said.

“We laid out the store to make it easier for customers to shop, as previously our old store was clut-

tered. with a limited range of products and long queues. We expanded our off licence, as well as our deli, soup and coffee, while introducing Carte d’Or scooped ice cream. We also introduced a florist to complement our business.”

Another part of the expansion was the introduction of a new seating area to the rear of the store, where customers can relax and enjoy a coffee.

Martin has noticed a new vibrancy in Swords with the likes of Empire opening and the imminent opening of Wetherspoons at the Old Borough. “Along with our own refurbishment, there is a real feeling that Swords is a place to do business.

We now need to expand this through the current shops in the town, in the hope that Swords can return to the vibrant trading town that it was before the recession.

We’re certainly going in the right direction,” he concluded.

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Glamour guide Search On For Miss Bikini Ireland 2015 The search is now on for the next Miss Bikini Ireland 2015 to represent the country at the World Finals of Swimsuit USA International 2015.

Organisers are looking for ladies around the North County and beyond to take part.

Now in its fourth year, Miss Bikini Ireland Model Search has become one of Ireland's most talked about pageants where thousands of women from across the country each year apply to take part.

Top prize for our overall winner of Miss Bikini Ireland 2015 is worth to the value of 10,000 euro which includes an all expenses paid trip to the World

Finals of Swimsuit USA International 2015 this November. The winner of the World Finals will also get a prize of 80,000 dollars.

To enter, email tv@missbikiniireland.ie for a application form which you must fill out and return to the organisers with two recent photos.

Last year’s winner, Judy Fitzgerald (pictured), went to Swimsuit USA International in Cancun Mexico where she represented Ireland alongside 73 other countries who took part from around the world.

Since her return, she has been so busy with charity events and fashion shows and movie premiers, but the biggest one was her invite to New York Fashion Week in February where she walked the catwalk alongside some of the biggest names in fashion.

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about this new opportunity. I am a very passionate individual, always looking to excel in both my sporting and professional career. I have recently enrolled in a Leadership Programme to support my continuous professional development and the transferability of my skills set, knowledge and expertise, for my role as Business Development Manager in Swords sportsman and Dublin’s first Paul Flynn Lincoln Recruitment.” four time All-Star award winner, Paul Looking forward to his new recruit, Shay Dalton, Flynn, recently took up a position as Lincoln Recruitment Specialists’ new Business Managing Director of Lincoln Recruitment Development Manager. Paul has made the Specialists said; “I’m delighted to have Paul join changeover from his previous role with Aer our team and I am very excited about this new Lingus, where he worked for two years special- appointment, I feel that with Paul’s great leaderising in employee engagement and talent ship and motivational qualities, he will be a maximisation. Speaking about his new move, great asset to our team and a positive face for the Fingallians clubman said; “I’m very excited the Irish recruitment industry.”

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North County In First Phase Of Broadband Network The North County is to be Mbps to 1000 Mbps to included in first phase of 500,000 premises in 50 regional towns, new broadband revolutionising n e t w o r k , the broadband according to local market in Ireland.

Minister for This phase is Children, Dr expected to be James Reilly. fully rolled-out by Minister Reilly the end of 2018, welcomed the as part of the inclusion of Dr. Reilly TD Government’s Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush, Swords, National Broadband Plan.

Malahide and “This ensures a fast and Portmarnock in the first cost efficient roll-out to phase of Ireland’s first 100 every county in Ireland, per cent fibre-to-the- reversing the digital building broadband divide between the capital network. This network and regional towns. We offers speeds from 200 seek to deliver high speed

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broadband to every home, school and business in Ireland, regardless of location. High speed broadband is a necessity

for all Irish homes and businesses as we aim to reach full employment by 2018,” stated the Minister.

Balbriggan Historical Society Talk Balbriggan Historical Society will present their May talk on The Sinking of the Lusitania. It will be presented by Cormac Lowth on 27th May at 8pm at the Town Hall, Balbriggan. This is an appropriate topic for the May talk as it is 100 years ago this month that the huge ocean liner was sunk by a German Uboat off the coast of Kinsale with over 1100 of the nearly 2000 on board perishing. Balbriggan Summerfest is fast approaching and as with recent years, Balbriggan Historical Society will lead an Historical Walkabout on Saturday 30th May at 3 pm meeting at Quay St Car park (near viaducts).

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Retail was one of the industries hardest hit during the recession, according to figures, with more than 40,000 jobs lost and shops closing in many towns and villages across the country.

However, it remains a significant employer with 15 per cent of the population or approximately 270,000 people working in retail. At a special meeting of the Retail Consultation Forum, Minister Nash led a discussion to examine ways to support retailers to grow and maintain jobs around local towns. Those who attended examined how to maximise opportunities as consumer confidence begins to grow again. “While the retail recovery is modest to date, it is certainly going in the right direction and this is an opportune time to examine how all of us – individuals, businesses, community as well as local and national Government - can make a difference in supporting our local shops and retailers,” Minister Nash said.

“I believe there are valuable lessons to be learned from this and other initiatives, which we can now apply to the retail sector around the locality in a growing economy, rather than one in the depths of crisis,” he added.

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North County Loses 152 Gardaí Over Five Years The North Dublin Metropolitan Region has lost nearly a fifth of its gardaí, according to new figures received by Fianna Fáil. Garda numbers at some stations in the area are down even more than 20 per cent over the last five years, according to the party.

There is now a total of 673 gardaí working in the North Dublin Garda Region, which covers Balbriggan, Garristown, Lusk, Rush, Skerries, Malahide, Swords,

Howth, Coolock, Clontarf, Raheny, Ballymun, Santry and Dublin Airport garda stations.

That compares to a total of 825 gardaí in the same area five years ago.

Local Senator, Darragh O’Brien has said it’s clear evidence of the

Concerns Over HPV Vaccine A support group has been set up by parents of teenage girls, who have developed serious health problems since entering secondary school, was launched on Saturday last.

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dramatic cuts to garda resources in Dublin over the past five years, while crime in the community has increased.

“This is a damning indictment of this Government’s lack of commitment to community policing.

Not only did Fine Gael shut down Rush Garda Station, downgrade Malahide Garda Station and cut resources across our other local stations, they have also cut garda numbers to dangerously low

levels. And communities across the North County are suffering the consequences,” said O’Brien.

“There is absolutely no doubt that the surge in burglaries, thefts, anti-social behaviour and drug related crime in our communities is directly linked to the slash and burn of local garda resources. Despite going above and beyond the call of duty on a daily basis, the bottom line is that the gardaí are stretched beyond their limit and they simply do not have the manpower to maintain a strong presence on our streets and engage in robust crime prevention

vaccine, she said that taking the vaccine was the only thing she did differently that could have been identified as the cause. This reasoning has been backed up by other families in the North County, who have also spoken to this newspaper.

Kiva said that Kelly was fit and healthy before receiving the vaccine, but now suffers from symptoms including headaches, excessive fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, gastrointestinal discomfort, nerve-related pain, sleep disruption and light sensitivity. She has also been treated for fibromyalgia and has chronic pain. Kiva says that she is not anti-immunisation and has given her consent for other childhood vaccines for Kelly. She just wants to raise awareness of the possible side effects of the HPV vaccine. She would also like support for Kelly, so that she can continue education, as she hasn’t attended school for the past four years.

The County Leader contacted the HSE to find out if there was a safety issue surrounding the Gardasil vaccine. A spokeswoman said, “Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide.

Each year in Ireland around 300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 100 die from the disease. All

Some of these girls come from the North County, and their parents claim the human pappilomavirus (HPV) vaccine, administered to teenagers to protect against a virus that causes cervical cancer, has caused long-term health difficulties in their daughters.

The support group is called REGRET and its aim is to inform parents before giving consent to allow their children to be vaccinated with HPV vaccine.

Gardasil is the ingredient in the HPV vaccine, which the group claim has caused the damage to their daughters. The County Leader spoke to some of the families in the North County, who claim to have been affected by the vaccine, as well as the HSE who assert that Gardasil is not only safe, Kelly Power (17) is pictured at home in Swords with her parents, Darren Power and Kiva Murphy but vital in the fight cervical cancers are linked to high risk Human against cervical cancer.

Papillomavirus (HPV) types.

A number of families in the North County claim that Infection with HPV is common. About 80 per cent of all their daughters have experienced life changing effects women will have a HPV infection in their lifetime, most since being injected with the vaccine in their first year of which will clear naturally. Thankfully, we now at secondary school. Kyva Murphy from Swords is one have HPV vaccines to protect girls from these high risk such person and she spoke to the County Leader types of HPV infection and cervical cancer when they about how her daughter, Kelly now 17, has not been are adults. able to attend school since she received the vaccine Gardasil has been found to be over 99 per cent five years ago. effective in preventing pre- cancerous lesions associShe said, “My daughter, Kelly received the Gardasil ated with HPV types 16 and 18 in young women aged vaccination in 2011 and she has had a multitude of 16-26 years. Gardasil has been found to be over 99 per problems since. These came on gradually and her cent effective in preventing HPV 6 or 11 related genital health deteriorated. At first she had back pain, and we warts. Gardasil is considered safe and well tolerated. thought it was because she was a very fit girl, who The most frequently reported side effects are local played rugby and gaelic football and was a rough and redness and /or swelling at the point of injection and tumble kid. She was given anti-inflammatories by the fever. These are typical and usually mild and tempodoctor. Then she developed severe pains in both her rary reactions to any kind of vaccination. Fainting has wrists. Eventually she went for an MRI scan which occurred after vaccination with Gardasil, especially in showed nothing of significance. Kelly’s thyroid was adolescents. borderline and she was tired all the time and the The HSE claim that there is no evidence of long term chronic fatigue never went away. She is now on very sequelae to Gardasil. In some countries there have high medication and has no energy at all and has not been deaths reported following HPV vaccination, attended school for five years,” she said. Kyva said however further investigation has shown that none of that many people, some of them from the North these deaths were causally associated with the HPV County, claim to have recognised their daughters in vaccine and were due to other unrelated causes such Kyva’s story. When asked how she made the connecas drowning, malaria and an undiagnosed tumour.” tion between Kelly’s condition and the Gardasil

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Donabate ICA “We simply cannot Donabate Portrane ICA guild meet every second and last Tuesday of the tolerate a situation month in Donabate Community Centre at 8.15pm. Anyone interested where people feel please contact donabateportraneica@gmail.com. vulnerable in their homes and the gardaí are not being supported in improving community safety. I am calling on the Government TDs in the locality who stood over these cuts, to look now at the real impact on the ground and to ensure that we see an immediate boost in local garda numbers,” O’Brien concluded.

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UPC Boosts Services Of Fingal Dublin Chamber UPC Business announced last week that it has supplied advanced telecommunications services to Fingal Dublin Chamber at its building located in Swords.

The development will result in Fingal Dublin Chamber receiving a significant boost in services thanks to the installation of UPC’s Business Fibre Power Broadband, giving access to superfast download speeds of 100Mbps.

The enhancement of services will also see the introduction of static IP address, as well as a range of telephony services including four telephone lines to serve the office. The new services will be available across the site for its 5 officers, staff, and council, as well as the businesses they support.

UPC Business and Fingal Dublin Chamber are joining forces in order to take a collaborative approach towards supporting the local business Pictured at the Balbriggan Economic Conference - Vision 2020 at the Bracken Court Hotel on Thursday last are, Luke Moriarty (President Balbriggan Chamber of Commerce), Paul Reid (Chief Executive Fingal County Council), Tony Lambert (CEO Fingal Dublin Chamber) and Bobby Kerr (Newstalk)

Oisin Geoghegan (Fingal LEO), Bobby Kerr (Newstalk) and Chris Harmon(Country Crest)

Tony Lambert (CEO Fingal Dublin Chamber) and Anne Convey (Clear Star Marketing)

Sean Corrigan (Balbriggan Men's Sheds), Tom Walsh (Tristar Travel) and Gerry Andrews (Spar)

Ethna Felten (Fingal County Council) and Kevin Tolan (Balbriggan Chamber of Commerce)

Balbriggan Students Are National Finalist Following their win at the Dublin regional final of the Our World Irish Aid Awards, the 6th class students from Balbriggan Education Together National School, along with their teacher Beth Hickey will exhibit their winning project ‘Irish Aid & The MDGs’ at the national final in Dublin Castle on the 16th of June.

Now in its 10th year, the Our World Irish Aid Awards are designed to help children in Ireland understand global issues, and Ireland’s role in working to meet the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These goals focus on fighting hunger and poverty and improving the lives of those in the world’s poorest countries.

At the national final awards ceremony, the Balbriggan Education Together National School students will be one of 12 schools exhibiting their projects in Dublin Castle on the 16th of June. At this ceremony, all twelve finalist schools will receive a trophy, and the overall ‘Our World Irish

Pictured at the regional finals, held last week was one of the three winning teams with Dublin GAA Manager Jim Gavin, from left: Naglis (13), Robyn (12), and Nifemi (11) from Balbriggan Educate Together National School.

Aid Awards’ trophy will be awarded to one outstanding project.

Over 1,000 primary schools throughout Ireland participated in the Our World Irish Aid Awards to date. All entries were assessed on their creativity, understanding of the theme and their impact. 60 projects that illustrated strengths across these three areas received an ‘Our World Irish Aid Awards’ plaque at the regional awards

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community in North Dublin. This initiative will also ensure a boost for local SMEs. Tony Lambert, Chief Executive, Fingal Dublin Chamber said, “Our mission is to support our members, the businesses of the North County region, to network, connect and engage in order to grow their businesses. Communications is an important part of this as the provision of proper infrastructure such as broadband will enable them to succeed.”

“We are delighted to be bringing the benefits of our Business Fibre-Powered, high-speed broadband to Fingal Dublin Chamber. The introduction of the new services will not only be a boost for the Chamber itself but also for the businesses of North Dublin,” Gary David Jordan, SME Senior Manager at UPC Ireland added. “We have invested over half a billion euro upgrading our fibre power network to world class standards.

We’re constantly improving the performance of our products and the affordability of our digital services so that they offer real benefits and real value for SME’s across the country.”

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Accepting the award, daa Business Development Manager, John Sisson said he was delighted to receive the award on behalf of Dublin and Cork Airports. “We are continuously striving to deliver an outstanding customer experience at Dublin and Cork Airports and this is a key driver in developing our airport apps. “Our apps are designed to be an easy guide for passengers travelling through our airports. By including essential information such as security waiting times, boarding gate locations and maps, as well as other useful information passengers are more in control of their journey and time,” he added.

DAA has also installed GPS devices on the airport car park shuttle buses which will indicate waiting times for app users.

Dublin and Cork Airport apps are growing in popularity with over 110k downloads within the first year. The apps have received international and local recognition, the Dublin Airport app was awarded second place in “Moodies” Best Airport App 2014.

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Minister Visits Loreto College Swords On Tuesday, 19th May, Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan visited Loreto College Swords.

It was the first visit of a Minister of Education, since Mary O’Rourke opened the school in 1988.

This visit was following a request made by the Board of Management and a recent visit of Brendan Ryan TD (Lab). The purpose of this visit was to highlight the capacity issues and the constraints of the current school buildings and facilities.

The Minister was warmly welcomed by the staff and students in the college. She was greeted by the school chaplain, Ms Cronin and signed the visitor’s book. She received a guided tour of the school building where the students in many subject areas showcased their achievements particularly in areas of technology, business, art and science.

The Minister was impressed by the positive atmosphere that exists between the walls of Loreto College and she made a commitment to the Students Council representatives that the sports facilities, school canteen and a school library would be on her priority list in the near future.

The Board of Management of Loreto College delivered a presentation on its enrolment process and the issues that the school faces with oversubscription and long waiting lists. They also highlighted their concerns around specialist rooms in the school and the school’s need for an extension.

Emily Geoghegan and Niamh O’Sullivan, two students in the school informed the Minister about student concerns before presenting her with a bouquet of flowers.

The Board of Management and Chairperson, Gerry Sinnott thanked Minister O’Sullivan for taking time out of her busy schedule to visit Loreto College and for listening and taking on board the concerns of the school.

ICA Meetings In Lusk The Lusk ICA group are always keen to welcome new members.

Their meeting will be held on the first Wednesday of each month at 8.30pm in Lusk Scout Den.

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O’Brien Demands Firm Commitment On Balbriggan School Local senator, Darragh O’Brien (FF) has demanded an immediate commitment from the Minister for Education, Jan O’Sullivan on the future of Balbriggan Community College.

It follows revelations that the Government has pushed the school’s redevelopment plan back to Stage One, so the school has effectively been thrown back to the drawing board, more than three years since its PE hall was demolished. This is despite the Minister providing firm assurances to O’Brien in the Seanad less than three weeks ago that the

project is a priority and Balbriggan Community will be progressed College,” he said.

“The people of without further delay.

O’Brien has accused the Balbriggan are being Government of messing treated appallingly on around the people of this issue. In 2012 Balbriggan Balbriggan.

Community “I am genuinely College was horrified that promised new less than three sports facilities, weeks after the so the existing Government PE hall was stood up in the demolished.

Seanad and Three years promised to progress this Senator O’Brien later, the 500 students still project, they now appear to have have no sports facilities dropped the ball on it whatsoever. At the end completely. We need to of last month, I called a hear from the Minister special Seanad debate for Education, Jan on the issue and Junior Damien O’Sullivan right now Minister, about what exactly her English promised that plans are in relation to the project is now a

Dramatic Outing For Swords Youths The always active Swords/ Baldoyle Youth Service were out and about last week, and paid a visit to the theatre to see a thought provoking new production.

The Community and Education Department is working to open up Ireland’s national theatre to enable everyone to take part in and enjoy the arts. As part of this programme, the Department staged Paddy Cullen’s

play ‘Deadly’ at The Peacock Theatre in the city centre.

‘Deadly’ is a story about the consequences of an act of violence. The play depicts the pack mentality of gang culture – and specifically knife crime – very realistically, pulling no punches. It is based on real events in its author’s native Edinburgh. Playwright Paddy Cullen said of the piece: “I couldn’t understand how a city

priority. He said: ‘I can assure you that officials in my Department are progressing matters with a view to advancing both projects to tender and construction stage as soon as possible’.

“It now seems that this wasn’t true. In reality, the project has been kicked back to the drawing board. Is it a case that the Minister was given the wrong information by the Department? Or was the wool deliberately pulled over our eyes? I have written to the Minister demanding immediate clarification on this.

“It is particularly worrying that not one local Government TD attended a recent meeting in the school about the redevelopment plans. This has added to concerns about their real commitment to the future of this school.

“The people of Balbriggan deserve proper education facilities. Leaving a large local school without essential basic facilities for such a long period is simply not good enough. Now students, parents and staff have absolutely no idea if and when this crucial development will go ahead,” he concluded.

could be so rich and confident in its centre and yet struck with such poverty and despair within a couple of miles.” Accompanied by Aisling Farrelley and Shona Whelan of the Garda Youth Diversion programme, a group of young people from the Justice Education and Training (JETs) programme in Swords went to town to see a performance of the play, and they thoroughly enjoyed themselves. They unanimously declared it to be an exciting, thought-provoking theatrical experience and one that would stay with them for a long time.

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Valeria Vishnakova and Alicia Ivanova made their Holy Communion at St Colmcille's Church, Swords. They are pictured with Ludmila Visnakova, Ivetta Ivanova and Alexander Visnakova

Anna Keogh and Laela Gibney made their Holy Communion at St Colmcille's Church, Swords. They are pictured with Gareth and Sylvia Gibney

Vanessa Eghrudje is pictured with her sister Winnie after making her Holy Communion at St Colmcille's Church, Swords.

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Camille Baneviciute made her Holy Communion at St Colmcille's Church, Swords. She is pictured with Raymond Banevicius and Rima Baneviciene

Amber Flynn (third from left) from St Colmcilles Girls National School, Swords made her Holy Communion at St Colmcille's Church.

She is pictured here with Sarah Flynn, Martin Murray, Vivian Murray, Vivian-Ann Murray and Ieva Pelnena

Natasha O'Boyce made her Holy Communion at St Colmcille's Church, Swords. She is pictured here with Bernard Houlihan and Rosaleen O'Boyce

Camille Baneviciute made her Holy Communion at St Colmcille's Church, Swords.

She is pictured with Raymond Banevicius and Rima Baneviciene

Jasmin Lam from St Colmcilles Girls National School, Swords made her Holy Communion at St Colmcille's Church. She is pictured here with Stephen Lam, Sarjit Lam and Maeve Lam

Ava Sower and Mia Lowndes are pictured after making their Holy Communion at St Colmcille's Church, Swords.

Érin Grimes is pictured with Louise Grimes after making her Holy Communion at St Colmcille's Church, Swords

Jack Doyle made his Holy Communion at St Finian's Church, River Valley. He is pictured here with Keith, Cara and Karen Doyle

Zoe Whelan is pictured with Owen and Margaret Whelan after making her Holy Communion at St Colmcille's Church, Swords

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Pictured is Arthur Bubin after making his Holy Communion at St Finian's Church, River Valley.

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Leah Davis McGuigan from St Colmcilles Girls National School, Swords made her Holy Communion at St Colmcille's Church. She is pictured here with Nicola McGuigan

Jasmin Walsh (centre) made her Holy Communion at St Colmcille's Church, Swords. She is picture here with Stacey Walsh, Lana Walsh and her parents Gary and Movita Walsh

Eleiah Foy made her Holy Communion at St Colmcille's Church, Swords. She is pictured with John Foy, Maria Foy and Darriane Acojedo

Bradley Gavin and Sean Morton both made their Holy Communion at St Finian's Church, River Valley. They are pictured here with John Morton and Michael Gavin

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Pictured here are teachers Sarah Doyle, Ciaran Reade, Thomas Cashin and Roisin McGowan from St Joseph's Secondary School in Rush at the Uganda Ball.

Graduation Ball For Rush Students Third and fourth year students of St Joseph’s Secondary School in Rush are taking part in a once in a life time experience. They are going on an immersion programme to Uganda for two weeks next February.

By Emmet Sinclair To celebrate this and the fourth year’s graduating after an excellent year in Transition Year, the students wanted to finish it off in a similarly excellent fashion with TY Graduation/Uganda Ball. Students, who were going to Uganda, were thinking of fundraising ideas and they came up with the idea of holding a Graduation Ball for the Transition Years and it was to be organised completely by the TY’s, as the third year students were busy preparing for their Junior Certificate exams.

The ball was held in St Maur’s GAA

Club in Rush and was a great success, where teachers and students mixed easily and a great night was enjoyed by all.

Tickets cost €15 and the students felt it was a reasonable price, enough to raise a worthwhile amount of money for the trip, but not enough for people to feel overcharged.

A dress code of ‘Dress To Impress’ was decided upon and the students pulled out all the stops and everyone looked very impressive.

On the night itself, all of the students involved with the organising of the ball were amazed at how well the hall looked, as was everyone else, even the teachers. The DJ played some classic dance tracks and well known foot-tappers and in no time at all, everyone was up on the floor.

Many pictures were taken, many facebook statuses were made and many laughs were had.

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Tuesday, 19th May last was a red letter day for two Swords schools, Fingal Community College and Holy Family SNS, when Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan came to visit them. The purpose of the visit was to present the two schools with their awards for winning the National Mathletes Championships in the secondary and primary schools competition respectively. This is the second year in a row that Fingal Community College have won this event, and they hope to win a three-in-a-row next year. Mathletes is a national maths competition contested by over 13,000 students. Principal of Fingal Community College, Sharon McGrath said: “It was yet another proud day in Fingal Community College when Jan O’Sullivan TD, Minister for Education and Skills visited our school to present the Mathletes trophy to the winning team of students.” “Two years ago Mathletes was introduced to our school by Ms. Chaney and very quickly the other Maths teachers could see the appeal and the effect this was having on students and very soon students in other classes and other year groups wanted to participate.

Participation in Mathletes has transformed the teaching and learning of mathematics in the school and made maths fun and engaging,” she said. An interesting connection between Fingal Community College and the primary school champions, Holy Family SNS, is that Fingal student, Hannah Leonard was on hand to coach the Holy Family students to success, so she played a vital role in both victories. After her visit to Fingal Community College, Minister O’Sullivan then went to Holy Family SNS, where she was greeted by Principal, David O’Keeffe. As she presented the cup, she commented that Swords must surely be the Maths Capital of Ireland. Holy Family defeated more than 300 other Irish schools to win the National title with an astounding 103,781 Maths skills Mastery points, more than 15 times the average score for schools in the competition. Principal David O’Keeffe said, “One of the great benefit of Mathletes to our school was the opportunity it gave to all pupils, irrespective of their level of competence in Maths, to improve their Maths skills and overcome the mystique of Maths, or any fear they had for the subject. Working closely with their teachers, they experienced a challenging but enjoyable way to develop their understanding of Maths. Minister O’Sullivan, praised the school and its pupils for their great achievement and advised the children to continue developing their Maths skills as this would open up huge opportunities for them in the future.

Freemantle in Australia, along with a very initial concept document for a carbon neutral town in the North County in his submission.

“For the purposes of the concept document I used the town of Skerries but it could be used for any town in the North County. The benefits of a model carbon neutral town are Green Party representative for the multiple from attracting and generNorth County Joe O’Brien, has made ating innovative green tech compahis own submission to the County nies, acting as an exemplar for the Council regarding the Fingal national level, very significant Development Plan 2017-23, and he community benefits and benefits to has placed a special emphasis on individual households, tourism benecarbon neutral development, which fits and significant increases in he would like to see happen in employment,” he said, also briefly outlining what would need to Skerries and in towns across happen to get the proposal the locality. brought to life: “Development Plans are by “A detailed research project nature broad documents with would be undertaken to estia wide scope of issues mate Skerries sources of covered. This is only right but carbon emissions and in it should not preclude the conjunction with the commuFingal Development Plan nity to develop a wide suite 2017-23 from considering of options as to how these very specific proposals that Joe O’Brien emissions could be reduced involved a wide variety of factors. Issues in relation to climate dramatically or eliminated. Emissions change, economic development, associated with Skerries use of elecgreen infrastructure, natural heritage tricity would also need to be considand impacts on the environment are ered and offset. The project would all covered in the development plan also detail options for the developconsultation document,” O’Brien ment of carbon sinks in the Skerries area (such as tree planting) or other explained.

“My particular submission is made in methods to offset carbon emissions. the spirit of pulling a range of themes Periodic assessments of Skerries together under one very ambitious carbon footprint would need to be but viable proposal. I am proposing carried out and even after carbon that the development plan includes a neutrality is achieved assessments framework for the development of a would be needed to ensure complicarbon neutral town in the North ance with the target,” he said in his submission.

County,” he said.

O’Brien also explained that he I would urge the County Manager to included an example of the Low give serious consideration to my Carbon City Plan for the city of proposal,” O’brien concluded.

Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O'Sullivan is pictured presenting the trophy for the winners of the All Ireland Mathletes Secondary School champions, Fingal Community College to team captain, Valeryia Akulava. Also pictured is school principal, Sharon McGrath

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How To Conquer Exam Stress Exams are just around the corner for students all over the North County, and they are reaching the final hurdle before things kick off in June. It’s worth remembering that exam season is as stressful on their family members as on the students themselves.

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Balbriggan Tourist Office Is On The Move Local councillor Tony Murphy (NP) has said that he has convinced the County Council to relocate the Tourist Office into the civic buildings on St. Georges Square in Balbriggan.

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convert the old tourist building into an interim space for a maritime museum. The maritime museum committee have been working long and hard to find a location to display their historical maritime artefacts,” Murphy explained.

The ideal offering for the town to have would be a cultural centre to offer space for exhibitions, cultural events and maritime/industrial museum space. As this is long overdue we need to start the process. This could be the start of the positive physical changes that are needed for our town,” he said.

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Fingal County Council Planning permission is sought for the change of use from Workshops to Canteen and Offices ancillary to the use of the existing Workshops, internal alterations to the workshops, new external wheelchair accessible ramps, removal of the existing solid and translucent corrugated roof sheeting and replacing with slate roof and new conservation roof windows and all associated site works, to the existing workshops (a protected structure RPS No. 536) at St. Itas, Hospital, Portrane, Co. Dublin for The Health Service Executive.

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Fingal County Council We, John and Patricia Delaney, intend to apply for permission for development at this site address; 107 Sandford Wood,Swords,Co. Dublin The development will consist of the construction of single storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling. The development also consists of an attic conversion to the existing attic space on the second floor, the construction of new dormer window to existing side elevation and two number roof lights to rear roof space together with general site works.

The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours of 09:30 - 16:30 Monday-Friday at: Fingal County Council, Fingal County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Fingal, co.

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A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment of €20, within the period of 5 weeks, beginning on the date of receipt by Fingal County Council of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

Fingal County Council Planning permission is sought by Balbriggan Cricket Club for the installation of a steel storage container on the cricket club grounds within Balbriggan Town Park located behind St Peter and Paul’s Church, Dublin Street, Balbriggan. The Planning Application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not

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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 Planning permission sought by Thomas Ashe to construct a single storey house, new wastewater treatment system, percolation area and associated works within the curtilage of Hampton Hall a Protected Structure, at Hampton Demesne, Balrothery, Balbriggan, Co Dublin.

This planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the cost of making a copy at the offices of Fingal County Council during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to Fingal County Council on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the application.

Fingal County Council I, Conor Moore intend to apply for permission for development at this site address: Ballinstrane, Lusk, Co. Dublin. The development consists of a two storey 4-bedroom dormer bungalow, vehicular access from existing family home entrance, on-site waste water treatment plant, and associated site works. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (20Euros) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County Council We, Mall Developments Ltd. intend to apply for permission to carry out alterations to vacant retail units (A-D) and to construct a new mezzanine at the Swords Central Shopping Centre, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. The Centre was constructed further to a decision to grant from Fingal County Council under Planning Ref No. F03A/1391 and a subsequent Grant from An Bord Pleanala Ref No. PL06F. 207093 The development will consist of the amalgamation of 4 no units A-D forming a ground floor area of 450m2 and to construct a new mezzanine floor of 197m2 within unit A and B. New shopfront glazing incorporating a roller shutter will be installed to the mall elevation. A new pair of exterior exit doors will be provided as an alteration to the existing north facing shopfront glazing on Main Street.

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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 of 9.30-16.30 Monday-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 Planning Authority of the application.

Fingal County Council I Paul Beale intend to apply for permission for development at the site address Tir Na nOg, Church Avenue, Portmarnock, Co Dublin . The development will consist of demolishing the one-storey corrugated steel chalet on the site and building 2-semi-detached dormer houses comprising: (i) living room, kitchen/dining room, w.c and utility room at ground floor level, (ii) 4 bedrooms and bathroom at the upper floor and (iii) all associated site and drainage works.

The works will also consist of a building a rainwater harvesting system at the rear of the houses, solar water heating panels to the front, new 1.5m wide dished footpath to the front and off-street parking with 2 car spaces to each dwelling from Church Avenue, Portmarnock, County Dublin. The Planning Application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority during 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 a fee of â‚Ź20, 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 Planning permission is sought by John Keeling on lands at and adjoining Apple Blossom Cottage, Ballymadrough, Donabate, Co. Dublin for a proposed crèche/montessori and outdoor education environment. Permission is sought for 1 no. single storey structure comprising a classroom to accommodate c.21 no. children and associated rooms to serve crèche/montessori, utilisation of existing vehicular access to provide drop off area, wastewater treatment system, landscaping to provide outdoor environment, boundary treatments and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of 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 (â‚Ź20) 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 Beata & Keith Fingleton for the construction of a new 2 storey

extension to the front and side, new entrance porch and modifications to materials and windows to front at 35 Mill Hill Park, 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 Margaret and Hugh Ryan for the construction of a single storey extension to the rear, first floor extension to front and increase the width of the driveway entrance piers at 73 Holmpatrick, 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 Jamal Aljaafreh is applying for permission for the construction of a single storey extension to the rear of existing premises and the change of use of existing premises from offices to GP Surgery, together with all associated site works at no 9 Bridge Street, Swords, Co. Dublin.

This 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 during the public opening hours, and a submission or observation may be made to Fingal County Council in writing and on payment of the prescribed fee (â‚Ź20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by Fingal County Council of the application.

Fingal County Council We, Flexilis Power Limited, intend to apply to Fingal County Council for Planning Permission at a site in Glebe North, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.

The development will consist of a Small Scale Embedded Generation facility, in Stephenstown Industrial Estate, Glebe North, Balbriggan, Fingal, County Dublin.

The proposed development will comprise of the installation of three (3) low carbon engine generating sets, four (4) battery storage units, a hardstanding area, fuel storage tanks, an electrical control building of approximately 14 m length, 6 m breadth and height of 5 m, associated site roads and site works. The site is approximately 40m x 80m (0.3ha). The planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Report(ER).

The Planning Application and ER may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning

Department Fingal County Council, P.O.174, County Hall, Swords, Co. Dublin, during its public opening hours.

A Submission or Observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

Fingal County Council Permission is sought by Joseph and Denise McLoughlin for the construction of 6 no. twostorey, 3 bedroom, terraced houses, landscaping, car parking and all associated site development and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development with vehicular access from existing roadway, which accesses onto the R108, all on a site at Roganstown Golf and Country Club, Swords, 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 (20 Euro) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County Council I Mr. Robin Hayder Tipu intend to apply for Planning Permission at No. 4 Main St. Swords, Co. Dublin. For change of use of the existing unit from a shop unit to a restaurant, alterations to the front elevation and signage and associated site works. 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 9-30am 15-30pm 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 â‚Ź20.00 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by Fingal County Council of the application.

Fingal County Council Catriona Ryan seeks planning permission for the construction of a bungalow dwelling with waste water treatment unit and percolation area and using existing lane and modified existing vehicle entrance onto public road on site adjoining existing farm yard located on farm lands behind Sea Court housing in the town land of Ballykea, Loughshinny , County Dublin .

The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours Monday to Friday at Fingal County Hall,Main St, Swords, Co. Dublin. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in

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Fingal County Council Planning permission is sought by Pat Fitzgerald Construction, for construction of 2no. new semidetached dwelling houses, and associated site works at Church St., 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 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.

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Fingal County Council Planning permission is sought for construction of new dwelling house, and associated site works at Palmer Avenue, Rush, Co. Dublin. signed Karl & Catriona Casey 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.

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McCABE, Eileen (Drogheda Street, Balbriggan, Dublin) Peacefully under the loving care of the Staff at Lusk Community Care Unit. Formerly of Drogheda Street, Balbriggan and The Old Cock Tavern, Gormanston. Predeceased by her husband Patrick. Deeply regretted by her relatives and loving friends.

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DONNERY (née Doyle), Therese (Swords) May 18, 2015 (peacefully) at the Mater Hospital; deeply regretted by her loving husband Jack, daughters Sinead and Lisa, grandson Robert, sister Margaret, brother Patrick, relatives and friends.

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