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Little Molly McNally Volunteers held a charity bag pack for the Molly McNally Miracle Trust at Millfield Shopping Centre, Balbriggan on Saturday, 5th July last. Pictured are Cathy Murray, Aisling Brennan, Katie O'Connor, Aoife Nolan, Sarah Whelan, Emily Whelan, Yvonne Power, Leah Gannon, Tony O'Malley, Carmel Whelan, and Sam Power . See story on page 7

Determined Reilly Still In Cabinet Health Ministry Remains In Fingal Loss Of The Transport Portfolio May Sound Death Knell For Swords Light Rail System The upshot of the much anticipated cabinet reshuffle, may prove to be a bitter sweet one for the North County. The appointment of Leo Varadkar as the new Health Minister, replacing incumbent, Dr James Reilly, means that Fingal had managed to hold on to this very important Government portfolio. This will be regarded as a major plus for the region. The fact that we have managed to retain two cabinet places in the area, is of utmost importance. However, many locals will be fearful that, with Minister Varadkar’s departure from Transport and Tourism, the much needed light rail system promised for Swords, will now be doomed.

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But Was His Removal From Health Really Necessary? Last Friday, 11th July was a traumatic day in the life of local TD, Minister James Reilly. It was the day that he was removed from the Health portfolio, in the much anticipated cabinet reshuffle. By Patrick Finnegan

This move had been widely anticipated for many months, during which time, the former Health Minister came under severe pressure, due in the main to what was perceived as a ham fisted effort to reverse the recent medical card fiasco. The writing on the wall was clear, and this was seen as one of the prime reasons that Reilly lost the health portfolio. He has been appointed as Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, which many believe is a demotion for him. His appointment was welcomed by Fergus Finlay, CEO, Barnardos, who said, “We welcome a politician with James Reilly’s experience as Minister for Children and look forward to working with him on the key issues relating to children. We would also call for a period of stability in this position

now. It would be extremely disappointing if a ‘musical’ chairs approach to the appointment of this role, resulted in it being seen as a lesser Ministry. His replacement as Minister for Health is Leo Varadkar, himself a fully qualified doctor. He is also from Fingal, meaning that the region still retains it’s two cabinet positions, which can only benefit residents here. During his tenure as Minister for Health, Dr Reilly has had some victories as well. The most notable of these, from a local perspective, was securing a primary care centre for Balbriggan and Swords. This caused huge controversy across the country, and led to the resignation of his colleague, the Labour Party Junior Minister for Health, Roisin Shortall. The location of the facility, in the heart of Dr Reilly’s constituency, was met with controversy last year, when it was deemed that it was added to a priority list of towns, vying for the new centres at the last minute. Continued on page 12

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Over 50 cyclists took part in the recent 50km Cycle in Aid of Balbriggan group, Remember Us. The funds raised on the day will go towards supporting the busy Summer Programme at Remember Us that begins on Tuesday, 15th July. With the sun shining, several members of the group cheered on

Ballyboughal Pitch And Putt Sunday game winner was Josie Cahill with a net 48 and the runner-up was Tommy McCann, with a net 49. Wednesday’s 27 hole scramble winners were Rory Homan, Joan Homan, Patricia Delaney and Mary Kennedy, with a gross 68. The Ladies Tuesday morning winner was Joan Homan with a net 50, with Bernie O’Driscoll runner-up with a net 54.

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Portmarnock AC Are National Champions It was a wonderful occasion for Portmarnock Athletic Club, when their under 13 relay team were crowned national champions on Saturday, 5th July last. Ireland’s very best relay teams headed for Tullamore Harriers for this year’s GloHealth Juvenile Relay Championships. Representing Portmarnock AC, and Dublin, were the U13

boys team of Mark Morris, Conor Archer, Ronan Patterson and Michael Farrelly. Mark Morris had a brilliant start, ending his leg on a similar note, with a fine change over to Conor Archer, who stormed up the straight to Ronan Patterson, who ran the race of his life finishing with a smooth changeover to Michael Farrelly for the last leg. At this stage, the

Boyhood Dream Realised For Balbriggan Man A Balbriggan angler has his childhood dream realised after By Jennifer McShane winning the National Challenge Trophy at the Irish Trout Fly Fishing Association’s National Angling Championship. Stuart Marry has been trying for over two decades to get the chance to represent his country, and thanks to his magnificent victory, he’ll go on to represent Ireland in the International competition in 2015. Stuart received the prestigious trophy after he beat no less than 126 other competitors, catching eight trout and scooping the prize. This competition took place last month at Lough Lein, the largest of three lakes in Killarney, and Stuart and his boat partner, Tony Hogg took part in the gruelling eight hour challenge before emerging victorious. Weather conditions were less than perfect, but considering competitors needed just three good trout to be in with a chance of qualifying, the Balbriggan man was way ahead with his eight trout win. He told the County Leader that he was delighted with his win and “more surprised than anything else.” He then mentioned a little about his fishing background: “I’ve been fishing since I was about 10 years old, when I caught my first mackerel with my dad, and I suppose I remember enjoying it so much that I’ve just kept it up over the years,” he said. “I learnt everything I know from my dad and an uncle of mine, Bernard Kenny - they taught me everything about fly fishing.” Another of Stuart’s uncles, Brendan Marry, qualified to represent Ireland in 1974. However he died suddenly before getting a chance to compete, so Stuart feels that his recent win is a great chance to pay tribute to his uncle. He is already gearing up for next year’s internationals, and we’ve no doubt he’ll do Ireland proud. “I’m nervous, but excited and ready to give it my best shot,” he concluded.

medals already looked decided as there was a substantial gap between first (Leevale AC, Cork), second (Portmarnock) and third (Letterkenny AC) positions. But Farrelly showed his class and managed to haul in the Leevale AC anchor and win gold in a time of 53.21. This was a fitting reward for the boys, who have trained so hard together over the last year.

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Pictured are the victorious Portmarnock under 13 relay team, which won gold at this year’s GloHealth Juvenile Relay Championships, Michael Farrelly, Mark Morris, Ronan Patterson and Conor Archer

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ceremony and to present the awards, with over 250 Tesco colleagues in attendance. Catherine and Bill have worked together to develop a programme to provide opportunities for young unemployed people from the locality to gain work experience and certified training in Catherine Geraghty and Bill Halliden from the the Donabate distribution centre and in a local Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre, have been store. This required them to work with external named the winners of the Local Community Star stakeholders, including the Department of Social Welfare, Further category of the 2014 Education College and Tesco Ireland Values a Government funding Awards. agency to design and This is the third year of deliver a suitable the Tesco Ireland Values programme. Awards, which took “Speaking on behalf of place at a special cereBill and myself, we are mony on Wednesday, thrilled to win this 2nd July last. The award,” Catherine awards recognise said. “It’s very excellence amongst rewarding to be recogTesco staff and nised by our employees are nomicolleagues in this way nated by colleagues in and I thank them for 10 different categories their ongoing support for their notable contributions to communi- Catherine Geraghty (left) from Donabate Distribution and help with the of this Centre, who along with her colleague, Bill Halliden, won rollout ties across Ireland. she RTE’s Brian Ormond the Local Community Star Award at the Tesco Ireland programme,” Values Awards ceremony. She is pictured being concluded. was on hand to MC the

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Hospice Golf Classic At Hollywood Lakes The St Francis Hospice Golf Classic, will take place at Hollywood Lakes Golf Club on Friday, 8th August. As always your support would be much appreciated, as funds are badly needed at the moment to try to maintain this vital service to all who need it. St Francis Hospice offers a Christian based service which is available to all regardless of colour or creed or indeed financial situation. If you wish to enter a team, or sponsor a hole, or contribute in any way at all, please call 087-2400958 or 01 8417931. This annual event is always a great day out, and is well worth supporting. The committee wishes to thank everyone for their wonderful support, and are looking forward to presenting this event again this year.

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Pictured are Cillian Reilly, Kyron Brody, CJ Jones, Faye Gargen and Aaron McDonagh at the Fingallians summer camp in Swords.

Pictured here are Connor Murphy, Siobhan McCann and Ruby Magner at the Summer Camp.

Ava Byrne rests April O'Brien on her shoulders after a game of football.

Coaches Gavin Campbell and Eoghan Brady are pictured here with their group of 8 to 9 year olds.

Clodagh Scully and Lauren McKittrick are pictured here at the Fingallians summer camp in Swords.

Coaches Laura O'Sullivan and Amy McGuinness stand with their under 6-5yrs group.

Karl Reilly, Jamie Cassidy and Dermot Diarmuid are pictured here helping out at the Summer Camp.

Cianan Markey, Joshua Caine and Jack Ryan from the Summer Camp

Coach Ciara McGee with her group at the Fingallians summer camp in Swords.

Tim Pennie and Shane Molloy enjoy their lunch at the Summer Camp.

Ryan Foley and Connor Reilly are pictured here at the Fingallians summer camp in Swords.

Here is Parcaic Cassidy, Aaron Woods and Zara Corkery at the Fingallians summer camp in Swords.

Pictured here is Alexander Maneathy enjoying the games at Fingallians summer camp in Swords.

Orla Phelan and Laura Torley enjoy their lunch at the Summer Camp.

Pictured here is Paraic Cassidy enjoying the games at Fingallians summer camp in Swords.

Evie, Aidan Keeling and Adam Corby from the under 6 group enjoy their day at the Fingallians summer camp in Swords.

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Cian Donnelly, Matt Lawton and Dean Stewart enjoy their day playing football at the Summer Camp.

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First Ever Green Flag For Swords School Just before they finished up for their summer break, the pupils, staff and parents of the Holy Family JNS in River Valley in Swords celebrated earning their first Green Flag, rewarding a year of hard work by all at the school. The Green Flag was awarded for the work done by the school community managing Litter and Waste over the past two years. The Green Schools Committee, consisting of staff, parents and over thirty pupil representatives, tirelessly promoted the green theme with

the slogan ‘We are keen to keep it green.’ The 670 children in the school joined in for tidy-ups, recycling and other green events organised by the hard-working committee, with the children’s parents turning out in large numbers for a tidy-up of the school grounds earlier this year. The grounds were looking particularly well in the sunshine for the flag raising, which took place just before the end of the school term. The whole school, together with parents, were outside to watch the ceremony. The band, consisting of nine teachers from the school, led the pupils singing their own Green Schools song, written by pupils and teachers for the occasion. The fun day, featuring bouncy castles with goodies afterwards, rounded off a memorable day for all at Holy Family.

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Pictured here is the Green School Committee from Holy Family JNS celebrating their first green flag raising recently.

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Ryanair To Fill 200 Jobs In Swords There is some good news for job seekers around the locality as RyanairLabs, a state-of-the-art digital and IT innovation hub based at the airline’s office in Swords, are looking to fill a number of roles as it continues the recruitment of 200 new staff to develop a new online travel platform. In addition to the role of chief technology officer, the airline is also seeking to fill a range of roles, including executive positions, in the areas of software development, data, QA and testing, UX and design and media. It hopes to have all positions filled by December. Positions include: head of digital marketing; mobile developer:

Local Fine Gael TD, the Department of the Alan Farrell, has E n v i r o n m e n t , welcomed the Community and Local announcement by the Government,” he said. former Minister for “The latest announceHousing and ment of €15 million to Planning, Jan return houses to use brings the total O’Sullivan, that a m o u n t €823,000 is invested in this being allocated programme to the County this year to Council to €30 million. return 52 There are many vacant social people who are housing units waiting for in the North Farrell TD housing, while County for use. “It is great news for houses remain vacant the local community and boarded up. We that 52 housing units must continue to are going to be return these houses returned to use to use by carrying out through the latest the necessary renovaround of funding from tions to turn them

Android or iOS; head of mobile; UX specialist and social media manager. According to spokesman Robin Kiely, the airline is hoping “to change the world of online travel through Ryanair Labs.” “We’re seeking to hire the best of the best to reimagine the online travel sector. Whether you write code or copy we want free thinkers, creatives and people who can not only imagine, but build amazing experiences,” he said, adding that Ryanair Labs “will offer the perks and culture of a start-up without the downsides.”

Text Alert Scheme Active In Malahide Most estates in Malahide have a Neighbour Watch Coordinator appointed for the scheme, so if there are any residents who aren’t yet signed up to the scheme and wish to do so, seek them out via your residents committee or the

around their towns. According to a recent monthly report from the Malahide Community Forum, there are currently seven Residents Associations signed up for the first phase, with a further six expected to be ready for the second phase.

The report said that house break-ins were still an issue for the area, and Gardai have also advised residents not to leave valuables visible in cars, which can result in break-ins. They urged everyone to double check and make sure that cars were not left unlocked . Councillor Joe Newman (NP), is hoping to secure a similar system for Swords.

Irish MEP Elected To Top Post By Cathal Boland Midland’s North West MEP Mairead McGuinness, has been voted in as one of the new Vice Presidents of the European Parliament. McGuinness was elected as one of the 14 Vice Presidents of the European Parliament last week. First elected to the Parliament in 2004 she represents the Midland’s North West constituency for Fine Gael who are members of the EPP Group in Europe. Over the coming weeks, President Juncker will put together his Commission. He has to work out how to place the nominees of each country to best administrative and political advantage. This is much like selecting a cabinet just on a bigger Chess Board. But in this case, each

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community and they can become focal points for anti-social behaviour, this funding announcement will not only tackle this problem, but it will also create employment opportunities in the local

Commission nominee will also be individually presented to the relevant committee of the Parliament, who will put them through their paces and issue a recommendation to Parliament on the nominees’ suitability for office and the position they are nominated for. There were calls for a committee hearing for Ireland’s nominee before they get their ticket for Brussels. Enda Kenny did not take kindly to the suggestion and it not going to happen. There are calls from current Commission office holders that at least ten of the members of the Juncker Commission should be female. Membership is dependent on those nominated by the Member Governments. Jean Claude had better hope that a reasonable number of females are nominated, or he may run into another controversy when he presents his line up to Parliament whose members must vote to approve or reject the appointment of the entire Commission.

Great Feat For Local Macra On Saturday 5th July last, North County Dublin Macra won their first ever National title, since the club was founded in 2009. They travelled to the Solstice Arts Centre in Navan for the final of the 30th Annual National Talent Competition. Grace Dowling represented North County and Dublin Macra in the Solo Instrumental Category. On the night, she played an O’Carolan tune called ‘The Queen’s Dream’ followed by a reel called ‘The Mason’s Apron’ on the button accordion. Grace won her category, defeating opponents, who played guitar, violin and piano from counties Cork, Louth and Waterford. Grace is pictured receiving her award from Macra President, Kieran O’Dowd and organising committee member, Mary Harrahill

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into suitable family homes. I am delighted to see that this is a priority within the Department.” Farrell continued, “Often boarded-up housing units are an eyesore in the local

community. In fact, local authorities were encouraged to examine the role that local organisations which recruit, train and engage long-term unemployed people can play in the refurbishment of these 52 housing units,” he concluded.

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Slow Internet “A Thing Of The Past” There is good news on the horizon for local businesses and residents of the North County, as local TD, Minister James Reilly (FG), has said that homes and businesses in Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush, Swords, Malahide and Portmarnock are set to benefit as a result of a joint ESB and Vodafone venture to upgrade broadband facilities. “Slow internet will become a thing of the past for these local towns,”Reilly told the County Leader. “As a result of this major investment plan announced by the ESB and Vodafone, homes and businesses in these towns will be able to access high speed broadband. This will help to

attract new investment and sustain existing businesses, as well as improving the quality of broadband available in people’s homes,” he said. “As a resident of Rush, I know how frustrating it has been to have inadequate internet connection,” Reilly continued. Indeed, this news should bring some welcome relief to local business owners and residents alike, who have grown increasingly frustrated by the lack of decent broadband services in some rural areas and other towns. The County Leader has reported numerous times on this in recent weeks, and local councillor Anne Devitt (NP),

has been a particularly strong advocate on this topic for rural residents. When this plan is rolled out, it is hoped that it will put an end to these frustrations. “The initial phase of this plan will involve a fibre build out to over 1,100 villages. The deployment of fibre will be as close as possible to strategic locations such as local schools, business hubs, health facilities and Garda Stations,” Reilly explained. “We need to be ambitious by future proofing our broadband network, with the objective of solving the connectivity challenge in rural areas for the long term. Improving broadband access in rural Ireland will help ensure that our economic recovery is being felt in every town and village across the North Country,” Reilly concluded.

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Great Community Spirit In River Valley The sense of community co-operation and spirit was in full evidence in River Valley on Monday last, 7th July, when a group of dedicated local volunteers took to the local shopping centre, in an attempt to keep the area is pristine condition. The group was led by Cllr Joe Newman, and included volunteers from the Hilltown Environmental Awareness Group, as well as members of the local River Valley and Rathingle Residents Association. Newman, who has not rested on his laurels since his election as a councillor last May, told the County Leader. “Last year, we had a tidy up, which saved the

Council in the region of €10,000. I’m aware that, with an ever increasing population and diminishing resources, communities must work hard to keep their areas clean and tidy, leading to a keener sense of community awareness, which is more important now, than ever before,” he said. This scenario is replicated in many communities across the North County, as tireless volunteers willingly give up their precious free time, to enhance their local areas, in which they have great pride. It is hope that their endeavours will be recognised at the prestigious Tidy Towns results later in the year.

Pictured at the recent tidy-up around River Valley Shopping Centre, are Cllr Joe Newman, Gerry White, Emmet Daly, Eoin O'Connor, Jack Thompson, Margaret Harris, Aidan Roche (River Valley Shopping Centre, who sponsored some of the equipment) and Liam McGurrell

Great Malahide Quiz For Local Tidy Towns “The Great Malahide Quiz” takes place at the Grand Hotel, Malahide on Thursday, 24th July at 8pm. Teams of four cost €40. This annual quiz is a vital fundraiser for Malahide Tidy Towns, as it raises much needed funds to help them with the job of keeping Malahide beautiful. The quiz has always been very successful, and the committee are hoping that this year it will be bigger than ever. Your support for this event will be very welcome.

Hollywood Lakes Golf Club held their 20th Captain's Prize on Saturday last, 12th July. The course was presented in excellent condition and the good weather meant that everyone had a great day. The top prize was won by Kevin Gorman on 39 points, with Eugene Kiely just behind on 38 points, as runner-up. Aerfast Couriers and Fingal Enginering were the co-sponsors of the event. Pictured getting ready to tee off are, Tony Doyle (Aerfast Couriers), Tommy Clarke (Captain, Naul Golf Society), Robert Keogh (Captain, Hollywood Lakes GC) and Des Connolly (Fingal Engineering)

Malahide Gears Up For Community Festival The Malahide Chamber of Commerce and other local groups around the town are gearing up for the 2014 Malahide Community Festival, which is to take place from July 25th to 27th. The festival is a source of great excitement and fun each year,

with this year’s festivities set to be as entertaining as ever. The festival will feature family orientated activities on The Green and various entertainment such as live music, games and demonstrations on New Street, and throughout the Village. There will also be many other activities running with the festival, and the local Chamber of Commerce will be announcing a full programme of events over the next week or two. For enquiries, or if you wish to volunteer at the festival, please contact president@malahidechamber.ie

The Molly McNally By Patrick Finnegan Miracle Trust is forging ahead, with a host of Balbriggan, will be held fundraising events in the Bracken Court planned over the coming Hotel in Balbriggan on Tuesday, 22nd July, weeks. After little from 7pm until Molly’s stint with 9pm. This will be the Dubs at a very important Croke Park fundraiser, in recently, the attempt to another great secure the vital fundraiser is medical treatplanned for ment that little next week. five year old The County Molly urgently Leader has requires. All been inunLittle Molly McNally proceeds from dated with the evening requests from readers, wanting to will go to Molly, who know what’s next on the has Neuroblastoma, a agenda for little Molly. rare children’s cancer. The people of the North The night is a joint County have certainly effort of both managetaken this brave little ment and staff in girl into their hearts, and Moriarty’s Supervalu, the response has been Balbriggan to bring this event together, in order remarkable. A Food and Wine fare, to raise much needed presented by Supervalu funds for Molly. On the

Local Entrepreneur Competition Deadline Extended There’s great news for all the budding young entrepreneurs aged 30 and under out there. The search for Fingal’s Best Young Entrepreneur is still on. LEO Fingal has reported huge interest in the new competition, and as a result of this, the application deadline has now been extended to July 31st. The Local Enterprise Office (LEO) in Swords will have a total fund of €50,000 to invest in the three winning businesses, including the prospects and investment needs of each business. The overall winner of Fingal’s Best Young Entrepreneur can receive an investment of up to €25,000. Mentoring, marketing and other supports will also be available to participating businesses at various stages of the competition. The competition is open to individuals aged 30 and under and will be judged under three distinct categories: Best New Idea, Best StartUp Business and Best Established Business With New Add-On. The first stage will be a county-based competition leading to the naming of the Best Young Entrepreneur in each

Holiday For Senior Citizens Rush Senior Citizens are going on a summer holiday! This year, they are venturing to Tralee, Earl of Desmond Hotel on Thursday 11th to Wednesday 17th September. If you’re interested in going along, please contact Kathleen on 0876251019.

county. So if you think you have a great business or idea for one, send your applications to www.ibye.ie, to be in with a chance of winning.

night, along with wine tasting, there will also be world beer/ spirits and cocktails, and also Club Pepsi, Ballygowan among others. Supervalu will taste out their new bakery

delights, and also their fresh meals. Clarke’s Fruit and Keoghs Crisps, to name but a few, will be there on the night. A great raffle will be held also, with fantastic prizes. So it promises to be a great night’s entertainment, and a step closer to

Molly’s urgent treatment. Tickets cost €10 and can be bought at Supervalu Customer Service in Skerries and Balbriggan, or by calling Samantha at 087-7960741, or Margaret at 0861005769. All support is greatly appreciated.

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We asked, ‘Do you think Joan Burton’s appointment as new Labour leader, will make a change to government policy?’

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Paddy O’Carolan, Swords I hope it does. I do think she’s a very strong woman. She’s well able for them all. She’ll give the Taoiseach a hard time. She’s going to get what she wants, and if they don’t give it to her now, she’ll get it in time.

Mary White, Skerries Well I’d be very disappointed if it doesn’t. We should have had her in, in the first place. In my opinion, we wouldn’t be in this mess, if we had her in anyway.

Derry-Ann Morgan, Malahide I would hope so, because I do believe she has been very good in her position. I think if anybody could make a change, she will. She will argue with the others, she’s very feisty and I like that about her.

Peter Beveridge, Swords No, because she’s out for making too many cuts. She’s out for cutting things like social welfare, the children’s allowance, you know things that a lot of people are depending on. Every time something that one government puts there for the people, gets taken off them.

Michael Keenan, Swords Yes I most certainly do. I think she’s a strong woman, and her opinions will be listened to.

Chris Trimble, Swords Yes, I think she’ll make changes. I don’t think she likes Enda Kenny, which is a good thing. She might stand up to him, and get rid of the dead weights, with the likes of Reilly out of there, he had to go.

Sean Corney, Swords A slight change maybe. Well they are only a small party, I don’t think we’d see big changes in the government, but they have managed to put some of their policies through.

Colin Halpin, Rush With the way things are happening at the moment, it doesn’t seem like there will be a change. If it does, it’ll be very slow, but otherwise, no I don’t think so.

Mary Grimes, Swords No, I just don’t believe in any of them to be honest, none make a positive change.

Rory O’Connor, Swords No. Joan Burton? She’s a disaster. I saw her on Vincent Browne one night, and she was like a headless chicken. They’re all a joke.

Gerry Warnock, Swords Maybe. She will have some small influence, but the fact that she hasn’t got as strong a mandate as the other parties, you know. I don’t know what type of influence she’ll have but maybe to some degree.

Gerry Maloney, Swords It doesn’t matter. The governments in every country are manipulated by all these capitalists. They’re the ones who really run countries. They’re all these filthy rich, greedy people, who believe money is the source of happiness, well it’s not. In the end, they’re left with nothing. They just abuse their power.

Jason McCormack, Dublin No. I think in light of the election results, to pick an old woman to be leader, is just so short sighted, it’s unbelievable, even if they were to pick an old man. Do these people not realise why they got hammered? But to pick her, who’s in charge of the social welfare, the one who’s been putting all these cuts in that everyone’s disgusted with, and then to choose her as leader. I’m actually glad they did, because it means they won’t survive.

Everyone goes through a time where they feel they’ve lost focus at some point in their life. Whether this be on a career start, career change or life change, this book, ‘Focus: The Art Of Clear Thinking,’ will help all people on all paths strengthen their focus to self improve and escalate into happiness. What at first appears to be another bogus ‘self-help’ book, soon becomes a dependent model of guidance. Written in two parts, Valerie Pierce introduces her simple model of success, a metaphorical stairway reaching to peak performance, whilst maintaining strong focus. A relationship is formed between the reader an author, with compelling stories of her childhood, and Pierce ensures we level with her ideas and beliefs, building great trust in both the model and author. Visual elements, as well as simple

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Cllr Malachy Quinn (SF), has demanded that the Government prioritise the building of new social housing for the next two years. Quinn was responding to a new report by the Housing Agency, which reports that a total of 925 housing units are needed to be provided in Balbriggan, in the next year. Quinn told the County Leader, “This report is a timely reminder that the housing crisis in Balbriggan has not gone away, and in fact demonstrates that those in need of social housing have more than doubled in recent years,” he said. “We in Sinn Féin believe

the best way to tackle the issue of ever increasing social housing waiting lists, is to embark on programmes to make boarded-up homes habitable once again, as well as to build new units. This would not only help provide the necessary social housing units, but would also help the badly hit construction sector. For us it’s a no-brainer people need homes, construction workers need jobs.” He continued, “The people of the North County are not receiving their fair share of Government spending. Currently the Government allocates €4m out of a total

budget of €68m, and this despite the fact that we had one of the highest population increases in the country according to the 2011 census figures. Enough is enough - we demand our fair share.” “During the recent local election campaign, one issue that came up again and again on the doorsteps was the lack of social housing provision in Balbriggan. I didn’t make any empty promises, but pledged myself to campaign for a solution based on fairness. To this end, I have tabled a motion calling on the Council to explain how they are preparing to address the housing crisis in the Balbriggan area, I hope that all the councillors from Balbriggan will support this motion,” he concluded.

Pictured are pupils from Balbriggan Community Creche after their graduation ceremony at the creche recently.

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Locals Urged To Beware Of Fake Bank Notes A concerned local resident has contacted the County Leader after being the recipient of a fake €20 in the Swords area, and wants to urge others to be on the look out for similar notes. Resident, Francis Browne who lives in Balbriggan, said he received the fake note in a restaurant in Swords, and only became aware of it much later, when a barman in Balbriggan pointed the forgery out to him. “It’s easy to look over a fake note and think it is a real one, as many of the fakes are very well done,” he said. “But I wanted to let others know about this, so that they are aware that there could be a few fake notes floating around.” Here are a few tips about how to check your notes to ensure you have the real thing: Special printing makes the ink feel raised or thicker on a real bank note, so the lettering and the value numerals on the front should

feel slightly raised. To feel the raised print, run your finger over this or scratch it gently with your fingernail. Also the bank note paper in a real note consists of pure cotton, and should feel crisp and firm (not limp or waxy). Another tip is that the marks printed in the top corner of the €20 note on both sides, should combine perfectly to form the value numeral on a real note . You can see the complete number when holding the bank note against the light. Alternatively, you can shine an ultraviolet light on the bill. Some little stripes / scratches will appear on the real note when you have done this. If you’re unsure as to whether a note you have is real or fake, locals are advised to bring it to their nearest Garda station.

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We all look forward to our well deserved annual holidays or weekends away, and Ireland has these in abundance. So keep your eyes open for bargains closer to home. Even now, it’s not too late to book your summer getaway. Everyone deserves a break, and your ideal holiday is right at your door step. You don’t even have to lash out on the expensive activities, as many of the enjoyable things to do in Ireland are for free. Experience the magic of the Irish landscape, with bracing walks through some of Ireland’s greatest heritage sites. Although we aren’t always blessed with the greatest weather here, our summers are still warm, and heading down south may be the best place to go chasing after the sun. Ireland has a great coastline, which is perfect for long romantic walks and for nature lovers who wish to take in the amazing scenic views nature has blessed us with. There’s something for people of all ages to enjoy in Ireland. Ladies are sure to love a girly weekend away, relaxing in one of Ireland’s finest spas. Teenagers can spend their summer at one of the many festivals we have this summer, and spend an enjoyable weekend camping with their friends. What better way to spend the summer, than having fun with your friends, at a music festival, whilst meeting new people as well. There are great places for families to travel to also. Set off on a family road trip to one of our lovely beaches and let the children experience fun water games, possibly teach them new experiences or hobbies like surfing. Discover some of our national treasures on the way. Whatever type of break you’re in need of, Ireland can give you the perfect break you deserve. After all that activity, it’s time to relax and unwind with some wonderful food in a traditional restaurant or bar. Here you can enjoy the local food and drink, in the company od friendly locals, who will

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Smiles make an unimaginable impression on people when they first meet, perhaps the most powerful gesture humans can make. It’s the first thing people notice about you and your personality. They can make all the difference, between appearing as nice and welcoming, or unfriendly and hostile. Smiles can lead to inner happiness, and can also do wonders for your confidence, and happiness, so we should probably do something to help us smile more. Making sure that our smiles don’t betray us, may require us to visit our dentist for repairs to our teeth, the mainstay of a good smile. For people who have dentures, this will mean visiting one of the many fine practitioners here in the North County. For people who

need corrective procedures or braces, a visit to your local orthodontist is a must. The difference they make is remarkable, and can have a wonderful effect on your confidence, which is crucial to that winning smile. Local dental and orthodontic professionals can offer great services at amazingly good prices, which will also put a smile on your face. It is hard to believe sometimes, how much of an impact smiles can have. They are the front to your personality, so flaunt yours with one your proud of. Let’s stop that pouting and start smiling this summer. A visit to your local dentist or orthodontist will go a long way to helping you to regain that great smile. Ireland is famous for having the friendliest people, so much so, we’ve

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Portmarnock Parish recently went on their Lourdes Pilgrimage and are pictured here outside the Basilica. Back Row L to R: Richard Geoghegan, Nuala Gethings, Enda Dunleavy, Marie Dunleavy, Kevin Fenix, Orla Fenix, Sandra O’Farrell, Dympna Kelledy, Declan Faughy, Elizabeth Ennis and Fr. Peter O’Connor. Front Row L to R: Fr. John Lynch, Pauline Geoghegan, Clíodhna Redmond, Breege Egan Kearns, Rita Cahill, Gabrielle Moore, Breda Sugrue, Stella Nolan, and Stella Higgins.

Bloomin’ Good Show For Balbriggan Group Balbriggan Horticultural Society held their 48th Annual Rose & Sweetpea Show on Sunday the 6th of July in Ardgillan Castle. The standard of exhibits and blooms was once again spectacular, with exhibitors ranging from local Balbriggan gardeners to visiting exhibitors from Malahide and even further afield. There were many proud smiles as the gardeners approached their exhibits to see the coveted ‘First Prize’ awards. Noteworthy winners include: Michael Burke, who won

the Bill Chase Memorial Trophy in the novice Sweetpea section, Marina Melvin who won the Medal for ‘Best Sweetpea in show’ and John Warren who won the McAleer cup for the highest points in the Sweetpea section. Local Sweetpea expert, Chris McAleer won first prize in three of the Sweetpea sections, while Ann Downey won the William Murray Cup and the Garden News Shield for her Rose exhibits. However, the main achievement of the day was by Balbriggan rose

Farrell Blasts Fianna Fail Over Scaremongering Local Fine Gael TD, Alan removed from older Farrell, has called on people. I understand Fianna Fáil to cease that this issue was origitheir scaremongering nally brought to light by over the Free Travel Age Action, and while Pass, and to stop this is an issue they are purposely creating fear eager to see protected, I among older people on believe that the this issue. purpose of the This scathing criticism Government’s review of comes hot on the Free Travel the heels of an P a s s article in last programme was week’s edition misunderstood. of the County Regardless of Leader, where this, Fianna Fáil S e n a t o r has continued D a r r a g h to scaremonger O’Brien, along for no other with his Fianna Farrell TD reason than Fail colleagues, Cllrs political posturing, and Eoghan O’Brien and it is unfortunate that Darragh Butler, came Age Action’s campaign out strongly in support has been hijacked by of Age Action’s ‘Hands the Fianna Fáil party for Off Our Travel Passes’ this.” campaign, where the Farrell continued his Government is currently broadside, “Who do reviewing the free travel Fianna Fáil think they pass scheme for elderly are? Their hypocrisy is citizens shameless given that, Responding, Farrell told when in Government the County Leader, “On they cut the blind numerous occasions, pension, the carers’ Government ministers allowance, the disability have confirmed that allowance, the invalidity there is no threat what- pension and the soever to the Free widows’ pension, not Travel Pass, and that once, but twice. The they will not be local Fianna Fáil organi-

sation hasn’t just jumped on the bandwagon, but they have again distorted the facts to suit themselves. During an economically tough time, this amounts to nothing

expert Pat Curtis who won eight trophies including the Royal National Rose Society Bronze Medal for ‘Best Rose bloom in show’ and the Ardgillan Trophy for the overall ‘Best exhibit in the show’. At the presentation, the current Chairperson of the Society, Dominica McKevitt, thanked all the gardeners and growers and she added: “This show would not be possible without the hard work of the Balbriggan Horticultural Society organising committee and especially Michael O’Connor,” she said. The next show to be held by Balbriggan Horticultural Society will be on Sunday the 7th of September in Balbriggan Community College.

more than playing with people’s emotions.” He went on, “In contrast to this, the current Government has not touched the free travel pass over the last three budgets, during a time when it was necessary to reduce welfare spending, and it does not intend to change this now. Fine Gael recognises that the Free Travel Pass provides

older people with a level of independence and freedom which they may not otherwise have. We understand that people have made hard sacrifices over the last few years, but this is not an area where we intend to make cuts and it is reckless of Fianna Fáil to suggest this, and to scare older people, for their own political gain,” he blasted.

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Park Run In Ardgillan Ardgillan Park Run is a free, 5km, timed run held every Saturday morning, and people of every ability are encouraged to take part; from juniors to those with more experience. So, if you fancy a free run or walk in beautiful Ardgillan in Balbriggan, on any Saturday morning, all you have to do is register at www.parkun.ie, print your barcode and bring it along.

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Great Praise For Tidy Towns Efforts In Malahide As we are right in the middle of the busy Tidy Towns season, our towns are pulling out all the stops to ensure they shine the brightest, and impress the judges in the national competition. Chairperson of Malahide Tidy Towns Gerry Rafferty, has noticed the work gone into the busy coastal town in particular, and is keen to thank and praise all the volunteers for their hard work. “Having been away for the past few weeks, I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for

the hard work that has been undertaken in Malahide,” he told the County Leader. “Driving through the town I took great pride is seeing shop fronts painted, hanging baskets and window boxes in bloom, along with the extensive painting of railings, bins and so on - It seems we may even be winning the war on graffiti! The business community have pulled out all the stops this year with bright clean shop fronts and baskets. All approach roads are looking great giving a great first impression as visitors

enter the town. We are all so proud to be involved in making the village beautiful,” he said, happily. “The many residential areas in the town have also been hard at work and all involved should be very proud of the results. I would like to thank the clubs and associations for their support with the upkeep to their clubs,” he continued. “The County Council have also been a great asset to us with maintaining the beautiful castle and grounds and the village.” “Our committee has grown this year, and as always, if anyone would like to help us in any way we would welcome you with open arms. Once again, this is just a big thank you for all the great effort made. The town of Malahide looks great and we are all looking forward to Tidy Towns adjudication in September,” he concluded.

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Locals around the North County have been enjoying a dip in many of our rivers and beaches during the recent sunny weather. What most swimmers don’t know, is the local authority must designate official bathing areas in their area every year, so that they can be monitored for safety, water quality and their level of use. To help them with

this process, the County Council are now asking people who swim at beaches, lakes and rivers, to tell them if they think they should maintain existing designated bathing waters designations, or give a new official bathing area designation to areas that are commonly used for swimming but not designated at the moment. Under

European and Irish law, both City and County Councils must identify bathing waters each year, so that these areas can be monitored to ensure they meet stringent micro biological water quality standards. These laws also require that the Council prepares detailed descriptions or profiles for each of the designated bathing water sites

Councillor Darragh Butler is pictured with Seatown Villas, Swords resident, Paddy Gerrard at the 'Caution Children' sign that has fallen down and is a trip hazard. Also note the yellow 'Children at Play' sign almost totally blacked out with dirt and facing the wrong way. Butler is calling for this hazardous situation to be rectified as soon as possible

that describe not just the bathing area, but also areas in the surface waters catchment area that could be a source of pollution. If you are a regular swimmer and

want to help your Council decide which bathing areas should be designated for 2015, you can contact the County Council offices in Swords.

Malahide Residents Urged To Be Wary Of Door Salesmen Local gardai have issued a letter of warning to all residents in the M a l a h i d e , Portmarnock and Kinsealy areas,

urging them to be wary of unscrupulous door to door salesmen and tradesmen recently active in those areas. Sgt Austin Cox from

Malahide Garda Station told the County Leader: “Gardai at Malahide wish to caution residents about dealing with rogue traders

and door to door sales men in the area. If you are approached at your door or are concerned by any person in your area you consider suspicious please ring Malahide Garda Station,” he said. “If possible note description and clothes of the persons involved together with the registration number and direction of travel of any vehicles they may be using.” To this end, residents are also advised not to admit anybody to their homes or business if they are not certain of their bona fides. “We would urge all residents to request and check any Identity or business cards produced with the issuing authority,” he continued. “Do not, if possible, deal in cash and never pay for work in advance of completion. It is also a good idea to get more than one estimate for any work to be carried out. Please ensure your home is protected by a properly fitted and serviced alarm.”

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Determined Reilly Still In Cabinet Continued from page 1 Internal government documents showed that Swords and Balbriggan were only added to the list of towns being considered for primary care centres, on the night before the list was released to the public. At the time, Taoiseach Enda Kenny denied that Minister Reilly had construed the list, saying he “had no function whatsoever in selecting sites from Primary Care centres, as distinct from locations.” The upshot of this, is that 80 permanent local jobs will be created by this decision, and despite the controversy, many in the locality see this as a very positive intervention by Dr Reilly and one that was badly needed. In his almost three and a half years as Minister for Health, Dr Reilly has been a very controversial figure, most notably over his handling of the medical card fiasco, and his, what has been described as, ham fisted efforts to redress the situation. There were, however, some highlights during his tenure and he was very active in bringing new, cutting edge legislation before Government. In this time, he

tacked the issue of a National Children’s Hospital, which many believe had been long fingered by the previous administration. However, the plan for the long awaited National Children’s Hospital on the site of the Mater Hospital. was scuppered, following the decision by An Bord Pleanála to refuse planning permission. Reilly has proven himself unafraid to tackle some very thorny health issues in his time as Minister. He has been praised in many quarters for his acknowledgement that the government needed to legislate for the landmark Supreme Court X case. He has also been very single minded in his attempts to ensure that Ireland will be a tobacco free country in the next ten years. His aim was to introduce plain packaging for cigarette boxes. “The introduction of standardised packaging will remove the final way for tobacco companies to promote their deadly product in Ireland. Cigarette packets will no longer be a mobile advertisement for the tobacco industry,” he declared at the time. Reilly also recently introduced a ban on the use of sunbeds by people under 18 years of age, which will take effect, with the signing into law of the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014. He also attempted to handle the issue of consultants’ pay, and is credited with bringing waiting lists in hospitals, to a more acceptable level, even though trolley occupancy in hospitals, does not seem to have improved in this time. Another important intervention of his, was when he included the establishment of an ex-gratia Dr Reilly is pictured as he officially launched the Nifti bus service to Beaumont Hospital, scheme for women, who underwent the procedure which took place at Skerries Community Centre on 12th July last year of symphysiotomy. The Government recognised the pain and suffering that many of the women who underwent this barbaric procedure. At the height of its use in Dublin, from the mid-1940s to the mid-1950s when it went into decline. It was carried out on around 1,500 women, about 350 of whom are still alive. Upon taking up the Health portfolio, he promised to radically overhaul the delivery of health services in Ireland during his term in office. As part of this, he pledged to abolish the HSE, by incrementally reducing its involvement in the delivery of services, following much criticism of the organisation. He started that by asking the board to resign and then appointed a new board with more health professionals on it, ultimately leading to the resignation of Dr. James Reilly is pictured with Peter McDonagh and Chief Executive, Cathal Magee. Barry Kane at an exhibition of art by students from St. Whilst most people will not be surprised at the Michael's House removal of Dr Reilly from his position, it must be said that the Health ministry is, by far, the most demanding and gruelling of all government posts. It’s little wonder that one former health minister, Brian Cowen, once referred to the Department of Health as ‘Angola’, because it is full of unexploded mines. Bearing this in mind, we must give Reilly credit for the brave legislation he introduced, rather than to focus on the unpopThen Fine Gael Health Spokesperson, Dr James Reilly, is pictured with Seanad Health ular hard decisions he Spokesperson, Senator Frances Fitzgerald, and Catherine Byrne TD, on a visit to Our had to make, due in the Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin. main, to budget cuts to

Dr Reilly is pictured cutting the ribbon at the official opening of Prosper Fingal's community based service at North Street in Swords on 25th May 2013

Local TD James Reilly recently opened the Ashlin Centre, the new inpatient psychiatric unit for North Dublin Mental Health Service (NDMHS). He is pictured here with Mags Mc Kenny, Clinical Nurse Manager.

particularly enamoured by it’s bendy bus replacement, which is widely regarded as inadequate, and a poor substitute for the real thing. Many believe that the light rail

system will now be kicked to touch, and that it’s best chance of delivery, was with a Fingal minister at the helm in transport. Hopes that the delivery of this vital infrastructure in

reconstruction, or possibly just want to make the house more summer friendly. Whatever you’re thinking of, The County Leader has 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. Many local businesses in the North County have some great summer offers to give you the best bargain, so you achieve your dream summer home on a budget that works for you.

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his department. James Reilly has been the Minister for Health since March 2011, and has also been deputy leader of Fine Gael since 2010. He has been a TD for the Dublin North constituency, since the 2007 general election. He has always been passionate about health issues, and he said on numerous occasions, that the possibility of becoming Minister for Health was the reason he entered politics in the first place. He was president of the Irish Medical Organisation, prior to his election and he was appointed as party spokesperson on Health in 2007, and promoted to Deputy Leader in a reshuffle in July 2010. Dr Reilly has worked as a GP in the North County area for over 25 years, with surgeries formerly in Lusk and Donabate.

Health Ministry Remains In Fingal Continued from page 1 Both Ministers Reilly and Varadkar were advocates of the light rail system, which was to serve Dublin Airport, as well as Swords. Neither were

The most awaited season is here once again. It’s always refreshing to see the sun shine through the windows so early in the morning, clothes hung out to dry in the garden, and flowers blossoming in the garden. The hours are longer, and the days are warmer. Now may be the perfect time to get started on that summer project you’ve put off because the days were shorter and colder. Now is the time to re-decorate your house, or change the design of your garden. You may be in the mood for some major

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Patience has never been your strength, but developments force you to either slow down or turn things over to others. While initially annoying, you will become wholeheartedly involved - and delight with the results.

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Your reaction to the bad behaviour of others depends more on the nature of the damage that they’ve done than how much they’ve upset you. What’s tricky, however, is that you want to be direct but not alienate them.

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Art Exhibition In Rush Library There will be an exhibition of local artist Eileen Keelan’s work in Rush library from now until the 29th July. “The title of the exhibition is “Nature reclaims” and is a personal interpretation of nature and the local landscape. I will have some representational and abstract pieces,” explained Eileen, who is from Rush herself. Everyone is welcome to come along.

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15.07.2014 are also now accepting submissions for their annual Short Story and Poetry Competitions and the ‘What Swords Means to Me’ contest. ’There are trophy and cash prizes to be won, and the winners will announced during Heritage week. National Heritage Week ends on Sunday August 31st, and Swords Historical Society will host a walk around the graveyard at St. Colmcille’ s Church, Swords. The gravestones prompt some interesting snippets of local and national history. Please get in touch with the Swords Historical Society for more information on the competitions and various events during Heritage Week.

Swords Gets Ready For Heritage Week The 21st edition in the Swords Voices series will be launched during Swords Heritage Week, which takes place the first week in September, so there is still time for you to have your memories of ‘old Swords’ to be recorded. The Swords Heritage Centre are considering doing a compilation of all the issues of Swords Voices this year, and would be open to suggestions from locals about this. They

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Balbriggan Runner To Compete In 24 Hour Race Local man, Paul O’Murchu from Balbriggan is one of many who will be competing in the Energia 24-Hour race on the Mary Peters’ Track in Belfast on the 18th and 19th of July. This is a tough endurance race, where competitors run as many laps of

the 400m race track as they can in 24 hours. Race Director Ed Smith told the County Leader about how the concept of this unique race came about: “When we started out with this idea of running around-theclock in 2010, 18 runners showed up.

Four years on, there is no doubt the appetite has grown for ultrarunning - and especially to see just how far can be covered in 24 hours - with many looking to register 100 miles,” he said. Competitors are coming from all around the world to compete (as well as in

Innovative Energy Agreement For DAA Following a successful Energy Exhibition at Dublin Airport recently, the DAA and the ESB have announced an innovative energy agreement which will see the two organisations collaborate to achieve a 30 per cent energy saving at Dublin Airport. The agreement is the first full energy spectrum collaboration of its kind in Ireland and aims to make Dublin an international energy exemplar airport complex

by 2020. Under the deal, ESB will provide the DAA with access to a broad range of power sector expertise from optimised load management to zero emission transport solutions. In return, ESB will secure Better Energy scheme credits from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). ESB and DAA together will identify opportunities to use low carbon technologies to improve energy performance at the

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the North County), and will be representing Latvia, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, England and Wales. “We’re also hoping to stage on the Saturday a 24-minute race for 12 to 17 year olds and a 24 second race for 5 to 11 year olds,” he concluded.

airport. DAA CEO Kevin Toland said the company was deeply committed to developing Dublin airport as a hub of energy efficiency. “In partnership with the ESB we are aiming to reduce our energy consumption by 33 per cent by 2020. We want to be leaders in this field and help Ireland meet national obligations in the process.” He added: “We are looking forward to building on this performance and making even more energy savings that will also benefit the travelling public through sustainable environmental performance and annual cost savings.”

Street in Balbriggan, there is to be extension to the footpath at entrance and exit to Railway Street, with planting and the introduction of street furniture. Works were identified as part of the Public Realm Initiative Consultation and the intention is to create a gateway at the entrance and exit to this street. In Donabate village, there will be planting works in the open space and the provision of three benches in the village. The Tidy Towns identified the location of these benches as part of an Age Friendly Initiative, providing a natural staging point between the church/supermarket and the community centre. Additional planting will also be provided as an environmental/ visual enhancement in the village. Finally, in Skerries Town Park, there will be the provision of a keyhole style jetty at the small wildlife pond in Skerries Town Park. This project was also identified as part of the Age Friendly Initiative as a safety measure to allow for the safe feeding of birds by young children. Design works are at an advanced stage and the jetty will be in place in the coming months.

The Department of Environment, Community and Local Government (DECLG) has announced the allocation of €105,000 to the County Council under the Public Area Enhancement Scheme. The scheme includes additional supports for initiatives, such as local Tidy Towns committees, improvement works to public parks and recreational walking areas, cleaning and tidying of older graveyards or the cleaning, and making safe of derelict buildings. Projects include, planting and landscaping works at key entrances to Swords Town Centre, and specifically on the roundabouts on the Swords bypass, with the planting of ground cover carpet roses. These works were key environmental improvements identified by the Tidy Towns. Work will commence on this in the coming weeks. On Railway

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Congratulations is due to local pupil Opeyemi Abiru, who started primary school in rang na naíonán in Scoil Réalt na Mara, Skerries in September 2006. Since then he has never missed a day of school. When asked, Ope told the County Leader that after a few years of being in school every day, he decided to set himself the goal of full attendance during his time in primary school. “This is a fantastic achievement and a testimony to the work ethic and determination of this young man,” said the school. “We wish him every success in his future endeavours.”

Principal Environmental Health Officer, said: These provisions are intended to protect the public in the North County, and particularly children and young adults, from the risk of skin damage, skin cancer and other health risks including premature ageing and eye

damage, which can all be caused by exposure to ultraviolet radiation and sunbed use.” Over the next few weeks the HSE Environmental Health Service will be writing to local sunbed businesses to advise them of the new legal provisions and what they

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Aston Village, a well established football club in the Malahide/Portmarnock area are currently looking for new squad members. All standards catered for with two senior adult teams. If any players out there are wanting to dust off their boots, new to the area or are looking to change clubs, now is the time to do so. The club have great training facilities and play in Malahide castle on Saturday afternoons, the club is celebrating its 20th birthday this year. If interested, please text or call Jay, 0863148457.

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Ban On Underage Use Of Sunbeds To Be Enforced The Health Service Executive (HSE) recently welcomed the announcement that the provisions of the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act are to be commenced shortly, resulting in what is hoped to be a ban on the underage use of sunbeds. Maurice Mulcahy, HSE

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Charlie McGettigan Performs In Naul Former Eurovision winner, Charlie McGettigan is a wellknown figure to Irish music fans, finding success as a solo artist and with the band ‘Jargon’. He is appearing at the Seamus Ennis Centre in Naul on 26th July at 8:30pm. As a songwriter, his songs have been recorded by artists such as Maura O Connell, Hal Ketchum, Mary and Frances

Black. He is perhaps best known to most as winning the Eurovision song contest in 1994 with Paul Harrington for ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Kids’. As well as excelling in musicianship, Charlie is also a raconteur, and regularly leaves audiences in peels of laughter. Appearing with Charlie, are two of America’s finest country and bluegrass artists, Gary Gene Ferguson from Pennsylvania and Gary Alan Ferguson from Virginia. Gary Gene Ferguson is an acclaimed songwriter, whose songs have been recorded by numerous American country and bluegrass artists Tickets are priced at €18 and are available at the Seamus Ennis Centre.

Local Authority To Combat Great Fun Day For Dog Fouling Issue County Mayor, Cllr. Mags Murray joined the three other Dublin mayors to launch a summer campaign to combat dog fouling. Following the launch last year, this campaign again shows how committed the four authorities are to working together to address the dog fouling problem which local affects streets, parks and open spaces across the North County. This campaign will see new ‘Bin the Poo’ signs put up in public spaces around the locality to highlight the responsibility of dog owners to clean up after their dogs and remind them to ‘leave only paw prints’. The four authorities expect to erect 3,000 signs over the course of the year. Each local authority will also broadcast an audio message at two public locations asking dog owners to dispose of their dog waste responsibly, following a successfully trial earlier this year by the County Council. “This summer, our beautiful parks and beaches will be very busy, so this is an ideal time to remind dog owners and walkers that they must clean up after their dog,” said the mayor. She was also keen to stress the importance of the role the local public have in reporting dog fouling to help the Council issue more fines. “Most people agree that awareness campaigns and better signs will have a greater impact on changing dog owners behaviour but we are still keen to issue fines when we can. We encourage members of the public to call with as much information to identify incidents of dog fouling in public areas,” she concluded.

Balbriggan Cricket Club Balbriggan Cricket Club held a family fun day last weekend to raise funds for the club to enable them to upgrade equipment and facilities. The day got off to a great start with the sun splitting the trees before the sky turned black and heavy rain took over. Two teams played for the David (Bellies) Harper Memorial Cup. David Harper was member of the club all of his life until his untimely death in 2011. The Harper family would like to say a big thank you to all who attended the event and although the weather turned bad, they hoped everyone enjoyed the day.

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Recent published deaths from the North County HYLAND, Bridget Mary (nee Deegan) (Balbriggan, Co. Dublin) moved on from this life on 6th July 2014. Cherished always by her family John, Linda, Alexis, Candice, Johana, Sean, Eric, Raymond, Yasmin, Chantelle, Tj, Rose, Lily, Denis, Alice, Bridget, nieces, nephews and friends. Rest in peace. MEGSI Salema (Mountainstown, Dunleer, Co. Louth and formerly Brookdale Drive, Rivervalley, Swords). The death has occurred suddenly of Salema Megsi. Deeply regretted by her mother Joanne, father Abdul, brother, sisters, extended family, relatives and friends. Rest in peace. BEDFORD, Bernie (nee Fox) (Swords, Co. Dublin) - July 6, 2014, (suddenly); deeply regretted by her loving husband Liam, children William, Natasha, Jennifer and Darren, mother Dolores, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, relatives and friends. Rest in peace. BRADLEY, Michael J (Malahide, Co. Dublin and formerly of Irish Life and Irish Permanent) 7th July 2014, suddenly in Beaumont Hospital. Beloved husband to Paula and loving father to Claire and Michael. He will be very sadly missed by his loving family, his brother Paul, sister Margaret, extended family and many friends, especially those in Balcarrick Golf Club. Rest in peace.

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Fingal County Council Planning Permission is requested for alterations & extensions to existing dwellinghouse along with associated siteworks to include upgrading of existing septic tank & percolation area. at ‘Longhouse’, Balgaddy, Ringcommons, Naul, Co. Dublin. Signed :- Paul & Ann Kimmage 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 Street, Swords, Co. Dublin between the hours of 9.30am – 16.30pm MondayFriday. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to Fingal County Council on payment of a fee of €20 within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application by Fingal County Council Fingal County Council Permission is sought for a new 3 bedroom detached dwelling to side garden of existing detached dwelling, provision of new vehicular access and dishing of public footpath from Seapark & all associated site works, all at 235 Seapark, Malahide, Co. Dublin by Greg Venner and Joan O'Connor The Planning Application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of

Outdoor Water Safety Week 25th Anniversary Skerries Outdoor Water Safety Week will take Of Rush Church place on Sunday, 27th July to Saturday, 2nd August. There will be Swimming and Lifesaving lessons for ages 4-18 as well as other events. For further information or two get involved, contact skerrieswatersafety@gmail.com

Fingal County Council Planning Permission is requested for a new part-two storey, part single storey extension to rear of existing two-storey dwellinghouse & new front porch along with associated siteworks at No.46, Foxwood, Swords, Co. Dublin. Signed:John & Priscilla Kieran. 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 Street, Swords, Co. Dublin between the hours of 9.30am – 16.30pm MondayFriday. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to Fingal County Council on payment of a fee of €20 within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application by Fingal County Council.

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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 the Planning Authority on payment of a fee of €20, within the period of 5 weeks, beginning on the date of receipt by Fingal County Council of the Application. Fingal County Council Francis & Loraine McPhilips intend to apply for planning permission for the construction of an attic conversion with raised gable wall to side, and new dutch hipped roof over, with 3no velux rooflights to the rear and one velux rooflight to the side all at 24 Kellys Bay Beach, 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 Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. Fingal County Council We D&S Higgins Construction Ltd intend to apply for retention permission for development at this site address: lands between the M1 Airport Interchange and Stockhole Lane, Cloghran, Co Dublin. The development will consist of retention of alterations to previously approved planning permission (Reg Ref F13A/0012) including the increase in height of the main ridge line, enlargement and relocation of the single storey plant & storage building and changes to fenestration on the main building. The Planning Application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made to the Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

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15.07.2014 Fingal County Council Patrick Fagan/Featherbed Farm Ltd intends on applying for planning permission for the erection of a detached 450sqm agricultural shed (8.9m in height) to the south west of the existing detached shed and associated works all on lands at Featherbed Lane, Ballykea, Lusk, Co. Dublin. This planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (20euros) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application. Fingal County Council Planning permission is sought for Construction of new garage/boathouse to rear of existing property and associated site works at South Shore Road, Rogerstown, Rush, Co. Dublin. signed T. & M. Rickard 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 Fairco Windows seek planning permission for retention for construction of a pre-fabricated portable building for the purposes of an office/training centre, to front of existing premises and associated site works at Fairco Windows, Fairco House, Old Airport Road Santry, Dublin 9. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (20Euros) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application. Fingal County Council Planning Permission is sought by Maria Dunphy for a two storey rear extension, 2 roof lights to rear roof, a solar panel array to the front roof and associated site works at 3 St Patrick's Terrace, Donabate, 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 We Valerie and Neil O’Keeffe are apply for permission at 11 South Strand Skerries Co Dublin for the demolition of existing porch area to the front and the construction of a 2 story bay window unit and single story glazed porch area. Together with raising of existing ridge by height by approx 450 mm , construction of dormer unit to front roof area and 1 no. velux type window. Construction of 1 number dormer unit to extended rear roof area and 2 number velux type windows to provide attic level accommodation, proposed extension to first floor bedrooms at rear. Alterations to existing windows openings and facades together with associated works in 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. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee (€20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by Fingal County Council of the application, and such submissions or observations will

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