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6th October 2015 • Volume 22, Issue 35 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. EirCode: K67 P5W4. • Tel: 01 8•400•200 • info@northcountyleader.ie • www.northcountyleader.ie

€165 million €19 million

Spent on original Metro North project

WASTED HALF OF THIS HAS BEEN

2 Luas lines on southside

A third one in construction

DART to Greystones

Refund in development levies

A revised Metro North transport system linking Dublin city to the airport and Swords has been promised by the government, but work will not commence until 2020. It will then be a further six or seven years in construction, meaning that Swords residents will have to wait until 2027 before they can purchase a ticket for this train. The County Leader has listened to the disbelief of long suffering local commuters and has come to the conclusion that you believe that Metro North will never be delivered. It’s just a fob off. The question on everyone’s lips is why is it taking so long to implement. Prior to the last general election, voters were told that this project was ‘shovel ready’ with everything ready to proceed. All that was missing was the money. We were told that planning and tendering were secured. Now that the money, the main stumbling block is available, why the delay? What will happen to this money should the country fall back into recession in the next five years? This year, the County Leader is celebrating its 21st year in being the number one news delivery media in the North County. In that time, rail to Swords or Metro North has been the primary promise, particu-

WHAT SOUTH DUBLIN POLITICIANS HAVE ACHIEVED

By Patrick Finnegan larly at election time of every political party seeking to win seats in this constituency. Lest anyone think that this is aimed solely at Fine Gael and Labour, the fact is that Fianna Fail are more culpable than any other party, given that they were in power longer than anyone else during that period. Successive Fianna Fail governments have promised to deliver the hot potato that has become Metro North. Now fast forward to the last election, when the Fine Gael/Labour coalition promised to finally deliver the much anticipated rail project, and surprise surprise, the electorate feel conned once again. Strong political leadership is needed in the North County to make sure that projects are delivered

here. Southside representatives have proven their poisoned chalice of Metro North is being longstrength in ensuring that their area has been well fingered to present to whichever party, or parties served by two Luas systems, a third one in the take power then. process of being built and DART that goes as far This view was echoed by local TD, Clare Daly (Ind), as Greystones. Imagine if Ireland's main interna- who has doubts that Metro will ever be delivered. tional airport was located on the southside, would She told the County Leader, “When the governthey be waiting until ment came into office, 2027 for a metro to be Metro North was “On the eve of an delivered there. Our planned and the readers think not.! Council were collecting election - they announce Now that an election is levies for it for years Metro Lite, to be in the air, it appears amounting to €19 that the present coalioperational in 2027. million. This governtion of Fine Gael and ment axed it and now, What a sick joke and insult to Labour have struck on the eve of an electhe people of Swords.” - Daly again. tion, they announce While the present Metro Lite, to be operagovernment may well be re-elected this time, tional in 2027. What a sick joke and insult to the bookies would give long odds on them forming a people of Swords. In other words, they are reinthird successive government, given that it has stating something which was already there, but in never happened before for these parties. Some a poorer, less effective way, assuming that we even suggest that the delay is due to the fact that ever see it at all, which is highly questionable.” the project cannot be delivered and that the Continued on page 15

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Skerries RNLI towed a fishing boat with four men on board to safety on Sunday week last, 27th September, after a passing yacht alerted the lifeboat that the vessel was in difficulty. While out on routine Sunday morning training, helm Eoin Grimes and crew members, Peter Kennedy and AJ Hughes were called into Skerries RNLI action. The lifeboat was two miles north east of Skerries at the time. They were approaching a yacht to ask the skipper for permission to do some training coming alongside a boat under sail. However the skipper of the yacht informed them that the fishing boat nearby had suffered engine failure. The fishing boat, which had four men on board, was taken under tow by the lifeboat and towed to the safety of Balbriggan harbour, where they had set out from. Conditions at the time were calm with a force one to two southerly wind. Speaking after the call out, Gerry Canning, Lifeboat Press Officer for Skerries RNLI said: ‘We would urge anyone going to sea to ensure that they have adequate safety equipment on board and a means of contacting the shore should they experience any difficulty.’

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First year students of Malahide Community School took part in a fundraising sponsored walk for GOAL last week, in an effort to ease the plight of migrants from Syria. The walk was a seven kilometres long. Teacher, Kevin Manning organised the walk and he spoke to the County Leader about how the initiative came about. He said, “We did two walks in the last couple of years, one for the tsunami in 2004, Pictured getting ready for the GOAL Walk at Malahide Community School on Wednesday when we raised about €12,000. The second one last are students, Leah Brophy, Cliona Reilly, Ava Taylor, Arion Aliu. Sean Dalton and Tom Pierce was for victims of the Haiti earthquake, which was a much bigger one where we raised about €30,000, We’re hoping that people will contribute to this great cause in the next few weeks,” he said. which is an astonishing amount of money,” he said. “Due to a reaction from students and staff about the refugee Ciara Smullen from GOAL was present at the school and she crisis, it was decided that we should do something. We said, “We are hugely appreciative of the efforts of everyone decided on a ‘wear a jersey’ day as a fundraiser for the whole here at the school. It is a wonderful gesture that is much school, with the first years deciding to do a sponsored walk. appreciated.”

Saturday 26th September last was a day to remember in Portmarnock, as local guides and scouts celebrated the opening of their new centre. Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr James Reilly TD, along with former Chief Commissioner of the Irish Girl Guides, Senator Jillian Van Turnhout opened the new Scout and Guide Centre in Portmarnock. The opening of the new facility was attended by newly elected Chief Scout of Scouting Ireland, Portrane man Christy McCann and Chief Commissioner of the Irish Girl Guides, Helen Concannon, County Mayor, Cllr David O’Connor and CEO of Fingal

County Council, Paul Reid, together with local politicians. Led by the local Guide and Scout leaders, Mary McHale and Peter O’Kelly, the ceremony took place in the grounds of the new centre on a beautiful sunny afternoon. Proceedings opened with a flag raising ceremony where flags from both organisations, together with the national flag were raised while uniformed members rendered honours. Minister Reilly and Senator Van Turnhout cut the ribbons to formally open the centre. Everyone then adjourned into the centre to enjoy the refreshments provided. The new Scout and Guide Centre is located on the same site as Portmarnock Sport & Leisure Club and has been a dream of both the Scouts and Guides in the Portmarnock area for over ten years.

Christmas Fair In Balbriggan Balbriggan Meals on Wheels are hosting their Christmas Fair on Saturday the 28th of November. They encourage local people to donate any unwanted presents, Christmas decorations and toys or gifts which are in good conditions for their Christmas fundraiser at the end of November. You can drop off your donations into the kitchen between 10am and 1am from Monday to Saturday. All the support is greatly appreciated.

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Little Bobby Savage is pictured having a ball in the Sam Maguire Cup, with Dubs stars, Darren Daly and Paul Flynn, when they visited The Well in Swords on Sunday last. More Pictures next week.

Local volunteers are required to work with Hospitalite Notre Dame de Lourdes from the 24th to the 31st of October. Training will be given so there is no previous experience required. Contact Liz Byrne at 087 1926346 if you are interested.

Pictured at the official opening of the new Portmarnock Scout and Guide Centre are, Ladybird Guide, Spohie Crilly, Senator Jillian Van Turnhout, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr James Reilly TD, who both cut the ribbon on the new centre, and Beaver Scout, Ben Cumiskey.

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Fingal Cleaner Communities Awards 2015

Best Example of Community Environmental Initiative in Malahide/Howth went to Seabury Tidy District Group Caroline O’Brien, Brian Walshe, Terry O’Riordan are pictured collecting the award from County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor

Best Presented Industrial Estate was Utrillo, Swords Business Campus. Philip Crossan collected the award from County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor

Green Business Award was won by Pavilions Shopping Centre, Swords. Joseph O’Donnell and Ian Hunter are pictured collecting their award from County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor

Best Presented Community Centre in Balbriggan/Swords is Donabate Portrane Community Centre. Jacinta Lowndes, Lynda Sutton, Paschal Henchy are pictured collecting their award from County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor.

Special Community Effort in Balbriggan/Swords was won by Lusk Heritage Group. Pat Kelly, Brian Egan and Danny Dunne are pictured collecting their award from County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor

Best Presented Small Non Management Company Estate in Balbriggan/Swords was Jugback Lane. Eric and Vena Croly, Glenda McDonnell, Bridget and John Monghan are pictured collecting their award from County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor and Chief Executive, Fingal County Council, Paul Reid.

Best Presented Town was won by Skerries. Anne Doyle is pictured collecting their award from County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor and Chief Executive, Fingal County Council, Paul Reid.

Best Presented Small Management Company Estate in Balbriggan/Swords was won by Castleland Court, Balbriggan. Nicky Carvin, JenniferSaddler, Garry O’Reilly are pictured collecting their award from County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor and Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, Paul Reid.

Best Biodiversity Project in Balbriggan/Swords was won by Skerries Tidy Towns Committee. Maeve McGann collected the award from County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor

Best Presented Business Premises in Balbriggan/Swords went to The Balscadden Inn. Mark McCormack and Mark Curtis are pictured collecting their award from County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor

Best presented Front Garden in Malahide/Howth was won by Howard and Breege McClatchie, 6 Island View Malahide. They are pictured collecting their award from County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor and Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, Paul Reid.

Best Example of Community Environmental Initiative in Balbriggan/Swords went to Skerries Tidy Towns Committee. Frances Owens is pictured collecting the award from County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor

Best Adopt a Patch Project Balbriggan/Swords was won by Rivervalley/Rathingle Residents Association. Pictured are Gerry White, Mary Smith, Eoin O’Connor, Jack Thompson and Cllr Joe Newman, collecting their award from County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor

Best Presented Large Non Management Company Estate Balbriggan/Swords was won by Rathbeale. Joan Cheevers and Anna O’Grady collected the award from County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor and Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, Paul Reid.

Best Presented Shopping Centre, Balbriggan/Swords was won by Pavilions Shopping Centre. Joseph O’Donnell and Ian Hunter are pictured collecting their award from County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor

Best Presented Village was won by Balscadden. Pictured are, Margaret Closkey, Richard and Marian Cannon, Dessie Flynn, Siobhan Hearne, Gerry Langan, Tommy Reilly, Pat Lynchahaun, collecting their award from County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor and Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, Paul Reid.

Best Presented Front Garden in Balbriggan/Swords went to Maureen Gaffney, 41 The Close, Orlynn Park

Best Presented Large Non Management Company Estate in Malahide/Howth was won by Ardilaun. Rian Higgins, Tim Gleeson, Clare O’Keefe, Siobhan Flanagan are pictured collecting their award from County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor and Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, Paul Reid.

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A reunion night with music will be held in Round Towers GAA Club in Lusk for Kelly Park past and present residents on Saturday, 10th October at 8.30pm. Kelly Park was 40 years old last year and this is an opportunity to celebrate this landmark with neighbours, friends and past residents of the estate. Further information from Emma Jane Kavanagh on 087-9592171.

Puppet Show In Rush Bumper Recycling Day For Children in Rush will be treated to a wonderful puppet show next weekend. There will be a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and a Bosco puppet show between 2pm and 4pm on Sunday, 11th October at the Millbank Theatre, Rush. Tickets are €10 and bookings can be made by contacting the theatre.

Large Turnout At 1916 Memorabilia Day

Pictured at the 1916 Memorabilia Day at the Grand Hotel Malahide are, Paul Reid (CEO Fingal County Council), Cathal Boland (Fingal Old IRA Commemorative Society). County Mayor, Cllr David O'Connor, Noel McAllister (Fingal Old IRA Commemorative Society), Thomas Clarke (Fingal Old IRA Commemorative Society) and Cllr Anthony Lavin

The County Council held their 1916 Memorabilia Day on Saturday, 26th September last in the Grand Hotel Malahide. The event was attended by a large number of locals who brought along artefacts, treasured items and stories they have relating to 1916. Experts were on hand to digitally photograph all items presented on the day and there was an opportunity to talk with local and family story experts, historians, a genealogist, archivist, local studies

librarian, a bookseller and a professional valuer. It is expected that will help to build a visual history of the role of ordinary men and women of Fingal in the fight for Irish freedom. The resulting digital repository will provide a greater understanding of what this period in Irish history meant to ordinary families in Fingal. The event was attended by County Mayor, Cllr David O’Connor and by County Council Chief Executive,

Paul Reid. and by members of Irish Military Living History and also members of Fingal Old IRA Commemorative Society, both groups in full military costume from the period. This added wonderful atmosphere to the occasion and was enjoyed by all present. ‘A Terrible Beauty,` a docudrama which takes a unique look at the events of Easter Week 1916 in Dublin, was also screened on the day.

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St Margaret’s GAA St Margaret’s GAA Club recently held a unique fundraiser for the club, when they held their inaugural Recycling Day. The club grounds were transformed into a one-stop recycling facility for householders to dispose of their waste. The funds raised directly from the Recycling Day will go towards the refurbishment of showers and toilet facilities at the club. St Margaret’s GAA Club chairman, Michael Kennedy said, “The committee at St Margaret’s would like to thank the Ratcliffe Group for their expertise in planning and managing all elements of the Recycling Day, and we would also extend our thanks to the local communities

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replacing all the jobs that were lost during the recession, reducing unemployment to six per cent, delivering better and more affordable childcare and a higer minimum wage, delivering a surplus in the public finances as well as reducing debt. By Olivia Leth This five-year plan will outline As part of the forthcoming measures which will help create General Election campaign, more jobs and make work pay,Reilly said. “People Taoiseach Enda Kenny has will have a choice to make stated that Fine Gael will in the next few months. publish a detailed, fullyBusinesses and families costed five year economic want to know they can plan. Local minister, James have certainty so they Reilly TD has stated that plan for the future. People this plan will ask the want to know what we people of the country, stand for and how we including those of the James Reilly TD intend to deliver. In the North County, which path months ahead I’ll be campaigning they want to choose concerning hard and talking to the people of the formation of the next Government. Fine Gael’s plan North County Dublin about this includes the party’s goals such as plan,” he concluded.

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North County Tourism Operators Attend London Event Forty Irish tourism enterprises including enterprises from the locality, recently travelled to London to take part in Flavours of Ireland 2015. The event is an annual Business to Business tourism workshop, which is held for 13 years. More than 100 representatives of the top inbound tour operators based in Britain come together to do business with the various tourism organisations from Ireland. Flavours of Ireland was an excellent opportunity for the participating Irish tourism providers to present and sell their product to important decisions makers and to encourage them to feature Ireland in their future holiday programmes. “Tourism Ireland is delighted that so many tourism organisations from Ireland and so many leading UK inbound tour operators joined the event this year,” said David Boyce from Tourism Ireland. “It is our aim to help Ireland and our tourism partners to secure a greater share of a huge worldwide tourism market,” he added.

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Concerns Over Roadstone In Skerries Green Party General Election candidate, Joe O’Brien has confirmed he will keep a watchful eye on Roadstone compliance with the conditions attached to their use of the Milverton Quarry in Skerries. This comes after he obtained pollution test results of the Mill Stream from Fingal County Council. He has also asked the community to watch out for traffic problems and pollution of the Mill Stream. He told the County Leader, “Unfortunately, the permission that Roadstone was initially granted in 2007, was a very open one that these days I don’t think would be granted. The purpose of the facility has been significantly changed and with more recent permissions that

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New Cake Shop Opens In Swords Joe O’Brien

would usually require a new application for planning. Now we have to focus on making sure that Roadstone are carefully monitored. With potentially tens of thousands of loads of construction waste being poured into the quarry, all that is needed is one toxic load to destroy the life in the Mill Stream and Pond and ruin a valued part of Skerries life.” “We need to send a message to Roadstone that we will be watching them closely. I have obtained baseline pollution levels of the Mill Stream from the County Council. Once operations start I will be looking for an update on pollution levels from the Council and regularly thereafter. The stream is already in delicate condition, with the Council’s test results indicating high levels of phosphates,” he said. “As a community, we need to be vigilant about the environmental and community impact of this new development and ensure that Roadstone operate within the conditions of the site – particularly in relation to air, water and noise pollution and the restrictions on the traffic in and out of the site,” he concluded.

CEO of Fingal Dublin Chamber, Tony Lambert is pictured congratulating Peter Xujian Feng on the opening of his new cake shop, Taste Coffee Cake on Main Street, Swords. Also pictured is staff member, Bernadette Price

A new cake shop has just opened on Swords Main Street, once again demonstrating the attraction the town possesses for new retail establishments. Taste Coffee Cake specialises in made to order cakes, fresh buns, all of which are freshly baked in house. The shop is owned by Peter Xujian Feng, who told the County Leader that customers can place their order for a cake in the morning and it will be ready for collection in the afternoon. Fresh cream cakes, buns and various breads are specialities of the shop. “We cater for birthdays, anniversaries, christenings, Christmas cakes, wedding cakes, and cakes for any occasion,” said Peter, who owned a cake making factory for some years on the southside. “I chose Swords as an ideal place to open a cake shop, because there were no similar shops in the town and it has a large population. It just seemed to be the ideal place to start up my business,” he said.

At present, Taste Coffee Cake, which also serves excellent coffee, employs five people. “The fact that customers can avail of parking on main street is another boost for my business,” said Peter, who has decorated the shop window with a beautiful display of delicious cakes, inviting passers-by to enter the shop. They also do portraits on cakes, for people who would like to have a picture of a special person on the cake, which is proving to be very popular trend at present. CEO of Fingal Dublin Chamber, Tony Lambert congratulated Peter on the opening of the new shop and wished his the best of luck in the future. He said, “The opening of Taste Coffee Cake is another great addition to Swords Main Street. It offers locals and visitors alike a new opportunity to sit down and have a tasty and relaxing break with a range of sandwiches and cakes. This is a very welcome addition to Swords.”

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Swim For Syria In Malahide Low Rock in Malahide was the location where Leinster’s masters swimming community held a fun swim event recently, to raise money for the children and families escaping the terror of Syria. Over fifty swimmers gathered and a minute silence was held to remember all the refugees drowned at sea. Organised by Siobhan O’Brien from NAC Masters Swimming Club and Rachel Lee from Guinness Swimming Club, the event has raised over €3,300 so far, with funds being donated to international medical humanitarian organisation, Medecins Sans Frontier. Pictured are swimmers, Gareth Quigley and Ciaran Balfe.

a True Friend of the Environment”, over 1,000 birch trees will be made available for primary schools through the website, www.treeday.ie, to help teach children about the importance of planting trees and to go towards achieving their 5th Green School flag. Through this year’s campaign, local children will learn about how to be a true friend of the environment with lots of recycling tips and advice to help achieve and maintain the first Green School flag. To coincide with the campaign, the Tetra Pak cartons of As part of Fingal Enterprise Week 2015, The Rotary Club of Dublin Fingal open their doors to host 'Learning From Experience' A Business Networking Lunch. Young entrpreneurs and business owners attended the event to hear the experiences of some of the more established business owners who are Rotary Club members. Head of Local Enterprise Oisin Geoghegan (left) is welcomed by Club President Michael Kennedy

Portrane Club Wins Community Award Eighty four volunteer groups across the North County recently joined forces to celebrate the 2015 Dublin Bus Community Spirit Awards. Portrane Hockey Club are among those who have won a Community Spirit Award. These awards acknowledge the work that voluntary groups across the locality and beyond do for their communities and their members. It also supports them by aiding in the development of new projects, growing their services and raising community spirit in their local areas. Grants of €1,000, €2,000 or €5,000 were awarded to winners on the night. Pictured were members of Portrane Hockey Club, Nadine Patterson, Lucy O' Brien, Conor Keon, Eva Van Dreumel, Sarah Keon and Aisling Patterson.

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quarter of 2015 in Dublin’s Northern Garda Division - a drop of 27 on the total of 545 in the same period of 2014. However, Swords has seen a rise from an average of 25 cases a month last year, to 28 cases to date in 2015. There have been nine burglaries a month on average in Lusk so far this year, up from seven cases a month in 2014.

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Clifford-Lee Demands New Family Court Facility Newly selected Fianna Fáil candidate and family law solicitor, Lorraine Clifford-Lee has called on the Government to set out a clear timeframe for the construction of an essential new family law courthouse in Dublin. Clifford-Lee, who was controversially added to the Fianna Fail ticket for Dublin Fingal, has expressed concern over the lack of detail on the project in the Capital Expenditure Plan. “It is extremely disappointing that the Capital Expenditure Plan includes only a vague one line reference to building a new Family Law and Children’s Court complex at some stage in the future. There is no further detail on timing, investment, planning or delivery,” she said. “This facility is desperately needed. The current courts at Dolphin House are totally inappropriate and are reaching the point of being unusable. Families and children going through extremely distressing legal proceedings are currently being packed into small, run down court facilities. “I am calling on the Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald and the Minister for Children James Reilly to clarify the plans in relation to this essential new facility. When will the project commence? What is the investment? What stage of planning are we at now? And when will it be delivered?”

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of our towns and villages returning increased points on last year, quite an achievement by any standard. A new regional format saw Dublin as one area, as opposed to four local authority areas. Dublin was included in the Midlands and East region, which means that there are now only

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tribute must be paid to the performances of Skerries, Lusk and Malahide. Skerries came tops in the Midland and East region with 321 points up five. This highly competitive region included outstanding former winners of the competition, Moynalty and Tallanstown. To win this regional award and gold medal was truly exceptional, and in the process, coming within two points of

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overall winners, Letterkenny. We are all hopeful that they can reach the summit next year. The performance of Lusk deserves special mention, as they increased their points total by six, to 293 and in the process, they were awarded a bronze medal. This is the first time the village has been honoured in this way. Malahide can also be very proud of their performance in maintaining their gold medal status, and increasing their points by three to 303 points, which is a difficult thing to do in a very competitive environment. This year saw three local villages entering the competition after many years. Donabate, Portmarnock and

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Balrothery all entered this year and all three secured excellent points. Donabate achieved 259 points, while Balrothery with 223 points and Portmarnock on 207 points, all drew favourable comments from the adjudicators. The two pretty villages of Ballyboughal and Balscadden also scored well in the competition, with Balscadden scoring a hugely impressive 276 points, which is an increase of six points on last year. Ballyboughal increased their score by five points, scoring an impressive 266 points in the process. The lovely rural settings and the efforts of the committees here had the judges very impressed. Rush, Balbriggan and Swords are other areas that impressed the judges, who acknowledged and praised the efforts of groups here in achieving higher points this year. Swords increased their tally by seven, bring their score to 282 points, as they inch ever closer to the magical figure of 300. The beautiful floral arrangements in the town and the colourful shopfronts all contributed to achieving this impressive score. Similarly, Rush made the highest points gain of any town in the North County, with an impressive total of 261, a massive increase of eight points on last year’s performance. This is due, in the main, to the lovely hanging baskets that adorned the town and the brightly coloured shops. Balbriggan climbed by five points to achieve a total of 267 points,

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WHAT THEY SAID HEIDI BEDELL Malahide Tidy Towns “We’re delighted to have retained our Gold Medal status, but it’s now getting hard to find extra points. We would like to thank the various residents’ groups here in Malahide who came out in their own time to tend to their own areas. Malahide did particularly well in that category. Going forward, we are putting a call out for people to run their own environmental projects in their areas.” “The three extra points we gained on last year were hard won. Litter is still a big problem, and with the massive amount of visitors to the town, it can be a struggle. The gain more points, we’re going to have to be more creative as it’s tough at the top. A special thank you goes to all of our tireless volunteers who turn out in all weathers to keep our town looking wonderful. Without them it would not be possible. It was also great to see our neighbours in Portmarnock join in this year’s competition, as they have a great group there.”

PAT KELLY Lusk Tidy Towns "We're absolutely delighted to have gone up by six points and that we won a Bronze medal this time. A lot of hard work goes into planning the work programme of Tidy Towns. The hard work of our volunteers is at the core of our success, particularly with five approach roads to the village, which have to be maintained. We're a very dedicated team and we would like to thank local business people and the community of Lusk, along with clubs and organisations for their help along the way. We would also like to thank Fingal County Council for tree planting and bulb planting projects undertaken throughout the year."

KEN DUFFY Swords Tidy Towns "In the past two years Swords Tidy Towns have jumped up 15 points in the Tidy Towns competition, from 267 to 282 which is a fantastic result by any standard. We are edging ever closer to the magic number of 300 points, with your help we will get there. Of course, none of this would have been possible without the hard work of our volunteers. They came out in all kinds of weather to strut their stuff every Wednesday night and Saturday morning. We are always on the look out for new members, not only for the outdoors stuff. We need people with certain skill sets prepared to sit on our committees, their experience is invaluable to us. A lot of our success this year was made possible by the financial generosity of local businesses. Their donations allowed us to take on bigger projects which will benefit the wider community of Swords. The County Council have been very supportive over the past year and we would like to express a special thanks to them. We look forward to continuing this successful relationship in the coming year as we strive to increase our points share."

JOE TROY Balbriggan Tidy Towns “Balbriggan has continued to gain additional marks in the 2015 national Tidy Towns competition. This continuing gain in marks awarded could not have been achieved without the help of our supporters and the hard work of the dedicated volunteers, who are out throughout the year to clean and improve the town. Thanks also to the local County Council staff who also work hard to keep the town clean and tidy and provide support to the volunteers. Balbriggan Tidy Towns launched an Adopt a Patch scheme in June, which was probably too late to have any impact on this year's marks. Even at this early stage we now have almost 40 patches adopted by either individuals or community groups. Balbriggan needs everyone to get involved to make it a better place to live and this scheme gives everyone

the opportunity to get involved with the town and do light works on terms that suit their work and family commitments. The work is light, can suit your capabilities and be local to where you live - and there are no long term or onerous commitments. The Tidy Towns people will provide support and guidance and at the end of the day, you will get personal satisfaction from improving your town and areas where you and your family live. We would encourage more Balbriggan residents to get involved with either Tidy Towns or the Adopt a Patch scheme. If you are interested or need further information do not hesitate to make contact with balbriggantidytowns@gmail.com or on Facebook.”

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Donabate & Portrane Tidy Towns “We hope to concentrate on the Portrane area soon and hopefully we can get some new members from this area. We operate a small group presently, so anyone thinking they might like to get involved please follow our activities on Facebook. You will be very welcome. We are delighted to be back in the national competition after a break for a few years. Our small but dedicated group of volunteers worked hard over the past 12 months. We awaited the results with great excitement and are very pleased with our results. A lot of hard work was done throughout the year by all our members, so the recognition nationally is really valued by us all. The standards are very high throughout as evidenced by the overall winner being involved for 50 years before reaching the top. We must thank our traditional sponsors, Supervalu and the Progressive Credit Union for their generous support. It is very much appreciated. Fingal County Council have liaised with us and the benches they installed and the many beautiful roses they planted look great. We know our residents appreciate them and wish to pass on the many great compliments we have received. As we begin our plans for the year ahead, we aim to improve on the great start made this year. We would love to get some new members and to enjoy the whole experience half as much again.”

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PETER SMULLEN "We are delighted to have increased our points total, which is down to the tremendous work of our wonderful volunteers, who go out in all weathers. Great thanks is also due to our CE workers who played a big part in keeping the beaches tidy and taking care of litter. The Operations Department of the County Council, who have been great in helping us to get projects completed. The new running track through Kenure Woods has been a huge success, with people using it every day." The massive amount of bulbs that were planted in Spring made for a great splash of colour early in the year. A special thanks goes to the sponsors of our lovely hanging baskets, which were commented upon by many locals and visitors to the town. Shop owners and business owners in Rush did a wonderful job in keeping their premises in pristine condition and thanks is also due to them. As always, we need as many people to come forward to volunteer their time and hopefully we can go even further next year."

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Fingal Folk Club Returns The Fingal Folk Club returned for the autumn season with many themed nights planned in the programme up to Christmas. Concerts take place in St Patrick’s Hall, Ballyboughal from 8pm to 10pm on the first and last Friday of the

month. The Club will put on a Halloween Scary Songs night on Friday, 30th October, a Country and Gospel Night on Friday, 6th November and on Friday, 27th November, a Songs from the 1960’s night. Show starts at 8pm and new performers can contact the group by calling 085-1743748. Admission for adults is €5. Children are free, but must be accompanied, light refreshments will be served at no charge.

The new season has started for the Lusk Bridge Club, where the popular game is played in the Parish Centre in Lusk on Mondays at 7.30pm and Thursday mornings at 10.30am. New members are welcome. A new beginner’s class is proposed on Thursday mornings and also for Friday nights.

English Classes in Balbriggan Free English classes for beginners and improvers start on Wednesday, 7th October in Balbriggan Library, each lasting eight weeks. Beginners classes start at 6.45pm and improvers classes at 7.45pm. Book your place at the desk or by phone or email.

Battle of Ashbourne Commemorated

Green Flag Raised In Malahide A ceremony was held in Malahide Demesne on Friday last for the raising of the Green Flag, which was one of two prestigious Green Flags awarded to Fingal County Council parks. The purpose of the Green Flag Award Scheme is to recognise and reward the best green spaces in the country. The scheme is overseen in the Republic of Ireland by An Taisce and was piloted in this country during 2015. Fingal County Council applied for and was awarded Green Flags for two of its most iconic parks, Millennium Park, Blanchardstown and Malahide Demesne. County Mayor, Cllr David O’Connor said “I am very proud to see Malahide Demesne achieve this internationally recognised standard of excellence for Parks and Green Spaces. Well done to all involved, and to the staff whose hard work provides us in the North County with such a great amenity.” The Green Flag Award® Scheme is already supporting the best practice management of parks and green spaces across England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand. Pictured at the awarding of the An Taisce Green flag to Malahide Castle and Park are local schoolchildren and official representatives. Front row: Paul Hickey, (Pope John Paul 11 School), Chloe Brian (St Andrews), Oliver Fogarty (St. Oliver Plunketts), Isabelle O'Leary (St Oliver Plunketts), Emanuel Alias (St Andrews), Leah Murphy (Pope John Paul 11). Back row: Anthony Purcell (An Taisce), County Mayor, Cllr. David O'Connor and Eithne Felton, Director of Operations Fingal County Council

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Pictured at the 1916 Memorabilia Day which was held at the Grand Hotel, Malahide are members of Irish Military Living History, Brian Doyle (RIC), Paul Lennox (G-Man) and Gary Stevens (Black and Tan Auxilliary)

Following his death, Thomas Ashe Clubs sprung up around the country. IRA Brigades marched behind specially commissioned Ashe Banners.

One such banner dating from 1917 was on display during the ceremonies. This came all the way from Cork courtesy of local Senator Darragh O’Brien.

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Pictured are Ross, Peter and Derek Keogh celebrating National Potato Day on the family farm in Oldtown.

around a giant pair of scales at the Berlaymount building in Brussels, as they hand over the ECI to the Commission. The Scales were weighted on one side by sandbags symbolising corporate interests, while activists added to the other side’s signatures until the citizens voices are greater than the corporate interests whom the sandbags represent. The Irish Cancer Society features in a billboard campaign raising concerns with TTIP. Other sectoral interests maintain that such an agreement will have a positive effect on our economy. These agreements have far reaching consequences and careful consideration must be given to every aspect of them.

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The Fingal Old IRA held their annual commemoration of the Battle of Ashbourne. The Ceremonies were held in the church in Ballymadun last Sunday week. A parade, headed by the Saint Laurence’s Band from Howth, led The Colours which were supported by reenactors representing the 1916 volunteers. The design of the Monument was inspired by a poem by Thomas Ashe, the brigade’s Commandant,who went on to be elected President of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. He died on hunger strike in Mountjoy prison in September 1917.

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Local TD Alan Farrell (FG) has said that the extension of the Home Renovation Incentive Scheme has been good for the local economy. It is improving peoples homes and creating jobs in the North County. He told the County Leader: “Since the Scheme was introduced in October 2013, 2,608 works have been registered with the Scheme within the boundaries of the County Council. This figure is inclusive of works which have begun but have not yet been completed and of works which are still to be confirmed,” Farrell said. He said, that the Home Renovation Incentive Scheme provides a boost to the local economy considering the jobs that have been created and the investment that was made in the renovation works. “There is also a considerable benefit for the participants in the Scheme as they increase the value of their homes following the completion of the works,” Farrell added. The Home Renovation Incentive Scheme does not only boost the economy, it also has a positive knock on effect on small businesses in the local community. “While this is positive for communities throughout the North County, much remains to be done to ensure that every household in the area and beyond benefits from our economic recovery,” Farrell concluded.

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Choir Seeks New Members Are you from Lusk and think you can sing. If so, then Lusk Church Choir is looking for new members. If you enjoy singing, why not come along to their weekly Monday night choir practice in the Church at 8.20 pm and make a difference.

Social Group In Malahide St. Sylvester’s Seniors Social Group in Malahide runs on Wednesdays at 10.45 am in the parish centre. Come along for a mixture of chat, poetry and prose readings, music, singing and more.

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Shannon Murtagh, Jenny Luc, Fiona Masterson and Amy Farrell are all delighted after receiving their Junior Cert results at Loreto College Swords

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results are Ardgillan Community College students, Caoimhe Hunt and Chloe-Anne Reid

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at St Finian's Community College, Swords are Dylan Abbott, Brian Walker, Mariano Ramirez and Adam Kennedy

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Donabate Portrane Community College are Robert Rogers, Hayley Carolan and Mark Mahon

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Donabate Portrane Community College are Kevin Foley, Sophie McGrath and Holly Starr

Pictured are Carmela Villasenor and Sean Cuttle from Fingal Community College, Swords after receiving their Junior Cert results

Pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at Colaiste Choilm, Swords, are Cian Darling (with his mother) and Keith Dawson

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Siobhan Houlihan, Shannon Browne and Aoife Byrne are pictured after receiving their Junior Cert results at St Mary's Secondary School, Baldoyle

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Howth Cliff Walk To Feature On Google Street View

Fingal Studies Launched By Mayor Local Mayor David O`Connor has recently launched the fourth edition of Fingal Studies, the local history journal of the County Council Libraries. The journal titled `Fingal Studies: Letters from the Trenches` refers to an article written by local historian and author Peadar Bates and is based upon a series of letters written during the First World War by

Richard HelyHutchinson from Donabate. This edition of the journal explores the history of the North County with subjects ranging from the Vikings in the area and the Williamite Wars to the construction of Harbour Terrace in Balbriggan. The journal is available in all branch libraries in the North County from Monday the 5th of October.

Team Blue Sky Payments where the winners of Fingal Dublin Chamber's Annual Golf Outing. Niall Murphy (left), Louis Carren and David May (centre) are pictured collecting their trophy from Chamber President, Siobhan Kinsella, Martina Hilliard (Three Swords) and Ian Hunter (Swords Pavilions)

Ballyboughal Pitch And Putt The George McDonnell Cup third round at Malahide Castle, was won by Martin Cullen with a net 46, runnerup was John Fitzpatrick on net 49. Congratulations to Ronnie Delaney with a hole in one on the 16th in Malahide. The Sunday game winner was Trish Cox, net

48 and runner-up was Shelly O’Shea. Congratulations to Trish with this her first Sunday game win. Well done to Ballyboughal GFC on reaching the football final of the Dublin Intermediate Championship and best wishes in the final on Saturday, 17th October against neighbours, Fingallians.

Volunteer Computer Tutors Needed In Balbriggan Pictured at the launch of the book Letters from the Trenches by Fingal Co Co Local History Dept is Dr. Joseph Byrne editor and Cllr David O'Connor Mayor of Fingal Photo by Kevin Mcfeely

Age Action is currently recruting volunteer computer tutors for over 55 year olds. The ‘Getting Started’ programme assists older people to learn

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Lusk Parish Sale Of Work On Sunday, 15th of November, Lusk National School will host a Parish Sale of Work in the school hall. All donations would be much appreciated and they can be dropped off at the parish office on the 8th and 13th November between 8.30am and 12.30pm.

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“The teenagers travelling into town now might see it for their children. It will certainly have no impact on their lives, even if it goes ahead. This government has wasted five years and we’re not even back to square one. The citizens will judge them, not on their promises, but on their action, or rather lack of it. I hope they are wearing armour when they knock on doors,” she concluded. This view, which many locals fear, is shared by Sinn Fein, whose transport spokesperson, Dessie Ellis said, “The government has given no indication as to how they are proposing to develop these plans, leaving the impression that the announcing of earmarked funds is more about electioneering. Plans for a metro in Dublin have been consistently pushed back by government after government over the past 20 years, with ¤150 million spent on this project to date. It is extremely disappointing to hear that building will not commence until 2020/21 – a full term after the lifetime of this government with 2027 the projected completion date. Sinn Féin has major concerns regarding further delays,” he said. Fianna Fail senator, Darragh O'Brien said, "The people of Dublin will be extremely sceptical about this plan. Yet again on the eve of an election, we have Fine Gael and Labour promising to deliver Metro North after taking absolutely no action over the past nearly five years to deliver on shovel-ready plans for the project."

Howth Head should be available online at the start of next year. “Howth is a popular tourist destination, with many visitors to Ireland appreciating the atmosphere of the harbour and the availability of beautiful walks along the cliffs, only a short train ride away from the city centre. I am delighted that users of street view will be able to see the cliff walk in more detail themselves and more visitors will be encouraged to visit the area,” he added.

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"Now they are announcing a scaled back version with no business case analysis and that has yet to go through the planning process. This is despite the fact that the original Metro North plan had a comprehensive business analysis, planning permission and a railway order. It is difficult not to see this as yet another empty election promise. For the miserable sum, in the overall scheme of things, of €400 million over five years (€80 million per year), we could have had the full Metro North, with more stations and greater capacity. Now we have to get a new railway order, new tendering and new planning permission. The original Metro North was 'shovel ready' five years ago, now we're back to square one, waiting five years for a scaled down version, with 60 per cent less capacity than the original one," he said. Local councillor, Darragh Butler (FF) also thinks we will never see Metro in this area. "They've made this promise before only to cancel Metro the minute they got into Government. I said on the record back then that they'd resurrect Metro North again in 2015 as an election promise and that's exactly what they've done," he said. CEO of Fingal Dublin Chamber, Tony Lambert Cllr. Butler gave the metro project a guarded welcome. He said, "The chamber very much welcomes this announcement. We are particularly pleased that the original route, which we supported strongly at the time, has been accepted, with some acceptable modifications." "However, the one major flaw in this plan is the timeframe. It's simply not acceptable to put forward a plan that cannot be completed until 2027. Planning that far ahead for such an important infrastructural project is not credible and cannot ne believed," he said.

RENUA Ireland TD for Dublin Bay North, Terence Flanagan, has welcomed confirmation that Google Street View will soon feature Howth Head in detail. “Google has announced that its Street View service will be extended soon to include the cliff walk on Howth Head. With the support of Fáilte Ireland, the cliff walk will be photographed and mapped using a wearable version of the Google Street View camera,” he explained. The imagery of

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Ryan Slams Sinn Fein Hypocrisy Local TD, Brendan Ryan (Lab), of a temptation for them. while welcome the fact that In the North County, Labour Sinn Fein are to use their proposed a package that private members time would have provided in the Dail to discuss an additional €1.8m issues around investment in homehousing and homeless services, but lessness, “find their Sinn Fein councillors hypocrisy a little hard Daire Ni Laoi, Natalie to take.” Treacy, Edmond He said, “Just last Lukusa, Philip Lynam, week, Sinn Fein had Brendan Ryan TD Malachy Quinn, and an opportunity to Paul Donnelly, all provide additional funding to voted it down.” homeless services in both the “That’s not politics, That’s Fingal County Council area and hypocrisy, and people are in Dublin City, but the tempta- beginning to see through it. “It tion to take the easy, populist is becoming increasingly clear option proved to be too much that Sinn Fein have nothing to

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The setting up of a new working group to develop a code of practice for food marketing, promotion and sponsorship is very welcome news for people in the North County. The World Health Organisation recently predicted that Ireland would be the fattest nation in Europe by 2030. This warning means that people in the country, including those of the North County, need urgent action in this area. As food marketing has great influence on what we eat, this is an area that needs to be closely regulated. More people need to be encouraged to make healthy food choices. The new working group aims to develop a code of practice for a number of areas, including food advertising and marketing, sponsorship by the food industry and food and beverage product placement in the retail sector. The group will also consider options relating to the governance of a code and will report within one year. Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has announced that Professor Alan Reilly will chair the working group. Professor Reilly has considerable experience in this field as the former Chief Executive of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and is the Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the European Food Information Council.

The presigious Golf Digest Volvo Open Qualifying round was held at Roganstown Golf Club, Swords on Friday last. The event attracted 150 golfers of all abilities from all areas, and was an outstanding success. The winners qualified for the Grand Final to be held at Carton House on 1st November. Pictured prior to tee off are, Ian McGuinness (Managing Director, Roganstown Hotel and Golf Club), Elaine McLoughlin (Director of Golf, Roganstown GC)) and Ciaran Flaherty (Golf Sales Development Manager, Roganstown GC)

First Dyslexia Awareness Week The Dyslexia Assosiation Ireland (DAI) has released the findings of its first research survey which was carried out as part of the week-long public awareness campaign focused on World Dyslexia Day on Thurthsay the 8th of October. The findings of the survey will be of great interest to many people here in the North County, whose children may be affected by this condition. It represents the opinions from 797 respondents including students, teachers and adults living with Dyslexia. Seventy-six per cent of parents feel that earlier identification would help their child with Dyslexia. “Families in Ireland are forced to seek

private assessments and supports as the education system is simply not meeting their needs. Research has long shown the benefits of early identification and targeted intervention. Our education system must be built on principles of fairness and equitable access,” said Rosie Bissett, CEO of DAI. The survey has further shown, that only 30 per cent of teachers reported receiving any pre-service training on Dyslexia or any other learning difficulties. According to Donald Ewing, Head of Psychological and Educational Services of DAI, every class teacher needs some knowledge on dyslexia identification and support strategies. “Specialist teachers need advanced training to enable them to assess dyslexia and to support the schoolwide provision of evidence-based teaching interventions,” he said.

Irish Red Cross and Medicare Break New Ground The Irish Red Cross and Medicare, the flagship brand of Fleming Medical, have entered into a partnership agreement, which both parties describe as “ground-breaking”. The 12-month deal involves a €30,000 contribution to the Irish Red Cross and the financing of a comprehensive integrated marketing, training and public awareness campaign promoting greater public understanding of First Aid. The award-winning Irish Red Cross First

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very sadly missed by her loving husband Pat, children Joan, Orla, Dara, Jim and Aisling, daughter-in-law Catraoine, son-in-law Alun, grandchildren Sarah, Cara, Katie and Grace, sisters Isobel, Joan and Pattie, brothers Maurice, Billy and John, brothers and sisters-inlaw, nieces and nephews, extended family and wide circle of friends. LAWLESS, Fergus - Sept. 25, 2015 (Saucerstown, Swords, Co. Dublin) (peacefully) at home, beloved husband of the late Kay; sadly missed by his loving children Coilne, Suainive, Naoise, Lasairfhiona, Ruadhan and Fergus, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, brother, sister, relatives and friends. SHIELS, Deirdre (Ballyboughal, Co. Dublin) Sept. 26, 2015 (peacefully), at Beaumont Hospital; sadly missed by her loving partner Aidan, children Sarah, Peter and Emer, brothers, sisters, Vincent, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. GARDINER (nee Flood) Angela, September 24th 2015, (Malahide and formerly of Collins Avenue, Dublin) peacefully in the devoted care of the staff of James Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, surrounded by her loving family. Beloved wife of the late Jim and very sadly missed by her children Tomas, Adrienne, Yvonne, sons-in-law Neil and Ray, daughter-inlaw Charlotte, grandchildren Andrea, James and Cameron, sisters Bernie, Peggy, Audrey and Noeleen, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. KEATING, (née Mahony) Olive, Sept. 24, 2015, (Malahide, Co. Dublin) (peacefully) at home surrounded by her loving family, beloved wife of the late Senan; pre-deceased by her sister Mai and brother Paddy, sadly missed by her children Ingrid, Gavin and Brian, son-in-law Warren, daughters-in-law Liz and Claire, grandchildren Ryan, Mia, Cillian and Caoimhe, brothers Tom, Joe and Dennis, sister Lilly, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Miracle Prayer Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the past I have asked you for many favours. This time I ask for a very special one (mention it). Take it dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart, where your Father sees it. Then in His merciful eyes it will become your favour and not mine. Say this prayer for 3 days, promise publication and favour will be granted. Never known to fail. (L.G)

JACKSON, Hugh - Sept. 27, 2015 (Swords and formerly of Newtownards) (suddenly) (late P.G.A Professional); sadly missed by his loving wife Jeanette, loving daughters Lara, Tonya, Andrea and Glenda, brothers Frank, George and David, sons-in-law Jared, Paul, David and John, grandchildren Leah, Jenna, George and Lucy, family relatives and friends. McCORMICK (née Roche), Maureen (Swords, Co. Dublin) - Sept. 27, 2015 at Beaumont Hospital. Beloved wife of the late Jimmy; sadly missed by her loving children Dolores, Raphael, Daria, Trudy, Barbara, Trevor, Niall and Sonia, sons-inlaw, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, sister Lena, relatives and friends. MURPHY, David (Swords, Co. Dublin) - Sept. 27, 2015 (peacefully) at home. Sadly missed by his loving wife Glynis, brother, sisters, niece, nephews, relatives and friends. WILDE Peter (Pete), (Stamullen Co. Meath, late of Skerries and Loughshinny) 27th September 2015 (suddenly) at home, Peter (Pete), sadly missed by his loving wife and best friend Ethna, adored children Adrian, Jacqueline and Karl, brother, sisters, cherished five grandchildren, nieces, nephews relatives and friends. McMAHON, Anne (née Campbell) (Malahide, Co. Dublin and formerly of Lordship, Co. Louth) September 26, 2015 (peacefully) surrounded by her loving family in the wonderful care of the staff of Talbot Lodge Nursing Home. Anne will be

Miracle Prayer Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked for many favours, this time I ask for a very special one (mention request). Take it dear Heart of Jesus and place it with your broken heart where your Father sees it. Then in his merciful eyes it will become your favour and not mine. Say for 3 days, promise publication . Never known to fail. (P.E.M)

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Fingal County Council Planning permission is sought by Karen Rooney for a single storey extension to side of existing dwelling at 1 Windmill View, 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. Fingal County Council Planning permission sought by Patricia & Alan Sharkey to re-establish a previously approved planning permission Reg. Ref F06B/0101 to demolish partial single storey construction and replace with a 1 and 2 storey extension to side and install wire netting on cliff face at Windy Ridge, The Harbour, Loughshinny, 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 We Damien & Jennifer Byrne intend to apply for planning permission for development at 42 Bunbury Gate Crescent, Swords, County Dublin The development will consist of the construction of an attic conversion compromising of a dormer window to the side. 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 €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 We, Conor & Louise O’Dwyer intend to apply for Permission for development at this site address, 53 Castlemoyne, Balgriffin, Co. Dublin. The development will consist of a new attic room with dormer window to rear & roof-light to front to existing 2 storey mid-terraced house. 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 €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 We Karen & Kieron Flood intend to apply for planning permission all at 2 Meadowbrook Avenue, Baldoyle, Dublin 13. The development consists of the removal of the existing roof from a single storey side extension and for the construction of a first floor bedroom extension (29.4sqm) with provision to block existing landing window and for the widening of the existing vehicular entrance to the front exiting onto Meadowbrook Avenue and for all associated site works. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made to the 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 E Keogh for two storey house at Corrs lane, Rush, Co. Dublin. This planning application may

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be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee 20 euro within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application. Fingal County Council We, Square Foot Property Ltd intend to apply for Planning Permission for a site located at Mountfield Lawns, Malahide, Co. Dublin. The development will consist of the provision of 3 no. dwelling units, consisting of 2 no. 4 bedroom two storey plus attic as a semi-detached unit and 1 no. 4 bedroom two storey plus attic detached unit. The development also consists of the provision of 6 no. on site parking spaces and all associated site works. The Planning Application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made to the Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. Fingal County Council Planning Permission is sought for change of use of existing single storey building from Postal Sorting Office to Muslim Prayer, Cultural and Community centre, minor changes to internal layout and external elevations, partial demolition of existing storage shed and all associated site works at site of old An Post Sorting Office, The Green (off Rathbeale Road), Swords, Co Dublin for Mr Tariq Salahuddin. 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 of 20 euros within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application. Fingal County Council We, Sinead O’Connell and Darren Sweeney, intend to apply for planning permission consequent on the grant of outline planning permission Ref No. F14A/0446 at lands West of Main Street and immediately opposite the front of the Church at Chapel Lane, Naul Village, County Dublin. Development to consist of construction of 1 No. 2-bed dormer bungalow house (Circa 800ft’ with attic storage Circa 500ft’) including new site access from road over new culvert to stream plus boundary treatments, associated landscaping and all associated works. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (20 EUR) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application. Fingal County Council Permission sought to build new two storey, two bedroom house together with off street parking for two cars, to rear of 18 Cherry Garth, Rivervalley, Swords, Co.Dublin. ,and to make alterations to the existing porch area of the house, and move existing front door to side of No. 18. For Ms Therese Gubbins. 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. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on a payment of the prescribed fee (20 EUR) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application.

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