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Ambitious Plans For Balbriggan

The election of a new Government last weekhas been greeted with great relief by theelectorate, who have waited for more thantwo months, since polling day at the end ofFebruary.

A new cabinet was selected. with what manyregard as a welcome vibrancy and freshness.However, one glaring omission from a NorthCounty viewpoint is the lack of our ownMinister. When Dr James Reilly lost his seatat the general election and delicate talksprogressing in the aftermath of the election,the thought of such a key constituency beingleft without a Government Minister wasunthinkable. Dublin Fingal is the youngest,fastest growing constituency in the country,and the fact that it is not represented at the

cabinet table is a major blow to thearea. It is widely accepted thatconstituencies without a Ministerdon’t fare as well as those which do.Dublin Fingal, or as it was previouslyknown as Dublin North has a long andproud tradition of providing top classgovernment Ministers to successiveadministrations. The names of JohnBoland, Nora Owen, Ray Burke, and mostrecently, Dr James Reilly are synonymouswith strong leadership and who made surethat North County Dublin was well providedfor when jobs and other benefits were beingdivvied out. It is generally accepted thatconstituencies that have a GovernmentMinister will always fare better than thosewithout one. The most recent case of thisarea benefiting from Ministerial presence

was the selection of Balbriggan as asite for a new Primary Care Centre,through the auspices of Dr Reilly, asMinister for Health. While this causeda political storm at the time, a deter-mined Reilly was undeterred and theprimary care centre is now regardedas a vital project in the future ofBalbriggan, and is welcomed by all.

While is is too late to have a senior minister,prior to the next cabinet reshuffle, the hopeis that we will, at least be represented atJunior Ministerial level. The hope is that thestrong showing of Fine Gael’s Alan Farrellmay be enough to get him over the line as ajunior minister, particularly as he performedwell on Dail committees recently. This wouldbe a great boost for the region, and is theleast that our constituency deserves.

We Need A Minister!

Skerries man and North County Leader Director, Seán Fitzmaurice celebrated hismarriage to Puy Martinez in her hometown of Logroño in Northern Spain last week. Thehappy couple are pictured outside the church after the ceremony.

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By Patrick Finnegan

Balbriggan Chamber ofCommerce has an ambi-tious vision for the town,which is expected todrive growth, employ-

ment and prosperity,while enhancing thequality of life for its resi-dents. The plan includesthe future of the town

from an industrial, socialand tourism strategypoint of view. They havesubmitted their plans tothe County Council forinput into theDevelopment Plan.The County Leaderspoke to Chamber CEO,Sean Corrigan in theChamber’s newlyrevamped office on StGeorge’s Square inBalbriggan, where heoutlined some of theirplans. “The most impor-tant thing is that wehave been able to pull asignificant body of localbusiness people andresidential communitytogether in a meeting,which was called by theCounty Council abouttwo weeks ago.”The local authorityissued an invitation in allthe local communities

for contributions to theDraft Development Plan.At that meeting, therewas limited responsefrom the businesscommunity. We formedthe opinion thatBalbriggan, as a commu-nity would not avail ofthe opportunity affordedby the local authority,which would be a lostopportunity. “It wasthen that we invited theCouncil to anothermeeting and theresponse was good. Wehad representativesfrom various groupingsin the town, includingsporting and culturalones.A working group was setup to look at what wouldhelp to lift Balbrigganand how it could beincluded in the next plan(2017-2023). There is a

lot going on, includingthe new Primary CareCentre, new schools andprogress on BremoreCastle.Perhaps the standoutproject envisaged by theChamber is the develop-ment of StephenstownIndustrial Estate.Corrigan explained,“This is a major opportu-nity for Balbriggan, asthere are not manytowns that are sittingright at a junction on amajor motorway. Whenyou arrive at junction 6particularly, there is landavailable for industry,and the importance ofthis is that Balbrigganwelcomes industry andhas the necessary landavailable. Other towns inthe North County don’thave these opportuni-ties, where 200 acres areavailable on one sitealone. About 30 acres ofthis site are both zoned

and services, meaningthat they are ready togo.He continued, “With thisin mind, a group hasbeen formed includingmembers of the CountyCouncil, the Chamberand representatives ofsome larger businesses,who are working on aMarketing Plan, whichformed the basis of ourown submission.Another inspiration forus was the localauthority’s rebranding ofthe Dublin EnterpriseZone in Blanchardstown.That caused us to look atour own situation, Contd. on page 15

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St Sylvester's National School, Malahide recently held a 'Grandparents Day' at the school, where pupils could invite theirgrandparents to accompany them to the school and watch them in class. This proved to be a very popular initiative whichwas enjoyed by all. Pictured at the school are, Ruby O'Callaghan with her grandmother, Jane Morgan and DarraghGoulding with his grandparents, Kathleen and Con Goulding who travelled from Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan speciallyfor the event

Skerries Hosts Rás Finale For Tenth TimeSkerries will onceagain play host to theAn Post Rás finale onSunday, 29th May for arecord 10th year. Thisis the 11th year of theRás, but the 10th yearthat the town ofSkerries is the hostingthe final stage end. Tocelebrate the 10thanniversary, SkerriesRás Stage-EndCommittee plan tocelebrate this signifi-

cant achievement witha day of festivities forthe riders, cyclingenthusiasts and visi-tors to enjoy. Local Alma Grimes hasbeen nominated as AnPost Rás ‘Miss Rás’who, speaking to theCounty Leader said; “Iam looking forward towelcoming thecompeting cyclists toSkerries for the finalstage of the Rás andhope they enjoy thewelcome and festivalwe will host in celebra-tion. The enthusiasticsupport Skerries hasfor the cyclists and theRás itself, encouragespeople to take upcycling and maybe wewill have a local winnerof the An Post Rás inthe future!”Skerries has a reputa-tion amongst thecycling fraternity as anenjoyable end to achallenging cycle andwelcomes groups ofcyclists to the town atweekends who can beseen taking the coastaland country roads inthe area.This year the An Post

Rás will see a strongteam of riders on theSean Kelly Irish teamcompeting againstexperienced cyclistsfrom Austria, Australia,France, Netherlands,Germany, the USA andthe UK, with severalmore foreign teamsexpected to beconfirmed prior to theevent. The An Post Rás willtotal a gruelling 1233kilometres and willinclude 25 categorisedclimbs. As well as

competing daily forindividual stage winsthe riders will alsocompete for the 3 mainjerseys; Mountainjersey, Sprinter’sjersey and the covetedYellow jersey for theoverall winner of theAn Post Rás for therider who completesthe race in the shortesttime. The world-rankedevent gets underwayon Sunday, 22nd Mayfrom Dublin Castle, willconclude in Skerrieson 29th May.

The village of Balscadden will host their 8thAnnual Gary Martin Tractor Run on Sunday 29thMay next. Last year, over 120 tractors took part inthe run both vintage and modern. The runcircles through the villages of the North Countytaking about one and a half hours to complete.On their return to Tom Byrne’s field in the village,there will be a family community day, filled withmusic, dance, novelty games, a children’s tractorrun, organised by our local national school, andmany food stalls. County Mayor, Cllr DavidO’Connor will start the proceedings, and the trac-tors will pull out at 11.45am sharp.

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An exciting new drug information apphas been launched by the North DublinRegional Drug and Alcohol Task Force,which is based in Swords. The app,called SAND was formally launched on27th April last in Portmarnock by DrGerry McCarney, following a drugs infor-mation event forschools.Brid Walsh (RegionalDATF Co-ordinator)spoke to the CountyLeader about thisexciting new initia-tive. She said, “Thiswas a huge under-taking which wasproject managed byour incredible CareCo-ordinator, LouiseMcCulloch andsupported by KarenReid and JackiThompson who didtrojan work on thecollation of informa-tion behind thescenes”.A key feature of thedesign was toinclude youngpeople in theprocess. “We worked with a group of 12young people from North County Dublinwho became our Youth AppDevelopment Group. These wereLeaving Cert students from MalahideCommunity School, Skerries Community

College and also a young person fromBalbriggan Jigsaw Advisory Panel. Theymet with us and the designers regularlyto advise us on the look, functionalityand design of the app and were sohonest. They had no problem in chal-

lenging us to go back to the drawingboard if they felt that some designfeature wasn’t going to work,” she said.The app was initially targeted at youngpeople to equip them with informationon drugs and alcohol and signpost them

to support. However, the CountyLeader learned that as it evolved, itbecame obvious that the appeal wasuniversal. Brid explained, “The appcontains non-judgemental informationon different drugs, street names, theireffects, legal status and lots more whichwill help people make informed deci-sions about drugs and alcohol.Importantly, it also highlights risks tolook out for and signposts to servicesshould anyone need information, adviceor support.Not only is the app a really usefulresource for young people, parents

and anyone whowants factual infor-mation on drugs, it isalso free.“It was reallyimportant that weincluded the verygroup that the appwas targeting in thed e v e l o p m e n tprocess,” stressedBrid. To ensure thatthe informationpresented wasabsolutely up to dateand accurate, thetask force workedwith Kevin Ducray,Senior ClinicalP s y c h o l o g i s t ,National DrugTreatment Centreand his team whogave up a huge

amount of time to fact check all of theinformation and source additionalcontent. We really couldn’t have done itwithout Kevin. The app is available forAndroid and Iphones now and is free todownload.”

Pictured at the launch of the new drugs information app, SAND at the Portmarnock Hotel andGolf Club are, Brid Walsh (Co-Ordinator of North Dublin Drug and Alcohol Task Force), KevinDucray (Senior Clinical Psychologist HSE), Gavin Killen and Cian Kinsella (Developers of theAPP) and Louise McCulloch (North Dublin Community Care Service)

By Patrick Finnegan Swords Girl Puts Others First

Leagh McGuirk from Swordsdecided to do something for chil-dren who have lost their hairthrough cancer. She had 12 inchescut off her hair and donated to theRapunzel Foundation to be turnedinto wigs for less fortunate girls.She had her hair cut on Thursday, 28th April last at SwordsManor Pub.“I have wanted to do this since Iwas six years old, but my dad’sbest friend’s mum passed away, soI decided to do it now,” said 14year old Leagh, who lives inSwords Manor estate. “My friends

and school mates are all shockedand they think it’s an unbelievablething to do. They said I was verybrave to do it. It’s strange that I canno longer flick my hair back, but atleast my hair will grow back,whereas children with cancercannot experience that.”So far over €900 has been raisedby Leagh for Breast CancerResearch and she hopes that thosesuffering with cancer, will findsome hope through her actions. “Iencourage other girls to do thesame thing, as it goes a long wayto helping others,” said Leagh.

Leagh McGuirk from Swords is pictured with her hair which was cut for donation to theRapunzel Foundation

Watercolour Lesson In SwordsLearn a step-by-step approach to basic watercolour techniques and paint apicture you will be proud of! The event takes place in the Swords Libraryon Thursday 12th May at 3pm.Places are limited, so please book at thedesk or call (01) 8905582 / 5894. This is a Bealtaine Event.

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Rory McKenna, long time member ofBalbriggan and District Historical Societyand local expert on Maritime History,gave a talk on Nicholas Rath in the TownHall, Balbriggan on Wednesday, 27thApril last. This fascinating talk told thestory of this Balbriggan native and hisexperiences in World War One, includingthe rescue performed by him, when aseaplane collided with a mast and gotwedged there. He climbed up severalhundred feet to rescue the pilot. whichled to him being awarded the AlbertMedal in 1917. Among the captive audi-ence and adding to the story with theirpersonal momentos were descendants ofNicholas Rath, including his granddaughters and great grandson.Speaking at the talk, Jim Walsh, Chairmanof Balbriggan and District HistoricalSociety said, “I would like to thank Roryfor his excellent talk and we are delightedto welcome the members of theextended Rath family here tonight.”The Commemorative Seminar “Éirí

amach na Cásca 1916 - Is cuimhin linn”took place on Saturday 7th May 2016 inthe Town Hall Balbriggan. This all dayevent started with registration at9.30am. One of the highlights of the day

was a talk given by MicheálMacMathúna, called Sinéad NíFhlannagáin (Bean de Valera, who wasmarried to Eamon de Valera), daughter ofBalbriggan and 1916.

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Garristown came under attack on Thursday,28th April last, as the old RIC barracks wasraided by a number of suspicious characters onbicycles. Luckily for the crowd assembled, itwas just a re-enactment of events on the 100thanniversary of the Battle of Ashbourne, the onlysuccessful battle of 1916.Hundreds turned out to watch the re-enactmentby the Fingal Old IRA Commemorative Society,where at least 15 “volunteers” in period dresscycled down the Main St on High Nelly bicycles,past the barracks. The barracks was then raidedand the constable was interrogated until the“volunteers” were satisfied he was telling themthe truth. County Mayor, Cllr David O’Connor unveiledtwo plaques on the buildings that played keyroles in the skirmish. He was joined by descen-dants of those who played a role in 1916. Themayor is a Garristown native and his grand-mother, Ita Murray was one of the ladies whoadministered to the dead and wounded at theBattle of Ashbourne. The “volunteers” marchedup the village accompanied by Amy Campbellon the uilleann pipes, and stood to attention infront of the information board which had beenerected to remember the events of 1916 in thevillage. Aoife Tumbleton gave a beautiful rendi-

tion of Grace. Malachy Lawless, a relative of theLawless family from Saucerstown who wereactive participants in 1916, read the proclama-tion. Nicola Ralph, a descendant of ThomasAshe read his poem “Let me carry your cross forIreland Lord” and Eileen Neylon who hails fromLispole, the same parish as Thomas Ashe readhis only written words of that week. Childrenfrom Garristown National School, DaphneKamau and Thomas White read the new procla-mation written by pupils of the school. EvaCronin and Emma Coughlan played the NationalAnthem on the violin and the mayor unveiledthe information board.The Garristown Historical Society would like tothank all who made the event a success: CountyMayor, David O’Connor, Fingal Old IRACommemorative Society, the organisingcommittee of Mary Rice, Carol Cronin, FionaNutty, Derek Neylon, Eileen Neylon and RoisínDurham and all other members of theGarristown Historical Society, the “volunteers”on the High Nelly bikes ( including locals TrishDavis, Arlene Moore, Liane Donnelly, AoifeCronin, Ross Cronin, Richard Durham, NiallDurham, Martin Sheridan, Donal Ennis, andNicky Byrne), readers and musicians and allwho contributed.

Garristown Remembers 1916

On Thursdy, 28th April last, a re-enactment of the taking of the RIC Barracks in Garristown tookplace, with members of the Fingal Old IRA Commemorative Society taking part. The County Mayor,Cllr David O'Connor unveiled a plaque at the old RIC barracks, as well as one at the Post Office anda monument in the centre of the village. Pictured at the event are members of GarristownHistorical Society and friends, who dressed up in period costume, Carol Cronin, Derek Neylon, MaryRice, Ruth Derham, Caoimhe Kennedy and Roisin Durham

The Irish Conversation group, AnCaifé Craiceáilte meet onSaturdays at 12pm in ‘Taste CoffeeCake’ on Main Street, Swords.Everyone is welcome to come alongand enjoy your native language ina friendly supportive atmosphere.

Many of the people who attend arenot fluent speakers and they arelearning from one another. Somepeople come because they enjoythe language itself, while othersare studying for exams and needthe practice for the oral Irish test.

Parents who have children goingto a primary school , especiallythose attending a Gaelscoil andwant to help with the homeworkfind these sessions helpful. There isno cost, but a commitment to speakGaeilge.

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A plaque was unveiledat Quay Street inBalbriggan on Sundaylast, 8th May tohonour one ofBalbriggan’s mostfamous residents. Sinéad Ní Fhlannagáin,who married 1916 heroand later President ofIreland, Eamon deValera, l ived at 20Quay Street in thetown. The plaque wasunveiled by her eldestgrandchild, Nora Ní

Chuiv in a ceremonythat was attended bylocal representativesand members of the deValera family. Theglorious early summerweather ensured agreat turnout of localpeople.The event followed aprocession from StPeter and Paul’sChurch and was led bythe Fingal Old IRAC o m m e m o r a t i v eSociety and the

Balbriggan Brass andReed Band. Formercouncillor, MayMcKeon was MC forthe event, as she intro-duced speakers to thepodium. CountyMayor, Cllr DavidO’Connor welcomedall, especiallymembers of the deValera family andothers who made longjourneys to be there.He also thanked thelocal scouts and cubsfor their contribution atthe Church, also FrEugene Taaffe andmembers of the localHistorical Society andthe Fingal Old IRAC o m m e m o r a t i v eSociety for their tire-less work.Cllr Gráinne Maguireread the Proclamationand the National Flagwas raised, as thetrumpeter played theLast Post. The finalspeaker was Sinéad Ní

Extraordinary Bravery Of Balbriggan Man Recalled

Pictured at the talk presented by Balbriggan and District Historical Society on the bravery of local man,Nicholas Rath are descendants of Nicholas Rath. Included are Rory McKenna (who delivered the talk),Derek Hammond (great-grandson), Una Hammond (granddaughter) and Breda Mullen (granddaughter)

F h l a n n a g á i n ’ sgrandson, TD EamonÓ’Cuiv, who recalledhappy memories ofvisits to Balbriggan asa young boy. He spokeabout his grandmothermoving to Edenderry,Co Offaly in 1898,where she was an Irishteacher. This coin-cided with the cente-nary of the 1798 Risingand inspired her tojoin the Gaelic League,where she met herhusband-to-be, Eamonde Valera. Eamon Ó’Cuiv spokeabout his grandmotheras a kind, but steelywoman, who like manywomen at the timekept the home firesburning and whosecontribution was justas great as anyoneelse’s, in the fight firIr ish freedom 100years ago. “They arelike unknown soldiers,who may not havegotten the recognitionthat more high profilefigures got, but it islovely to see thembeing recognised inevents all over thecountry, just like todayhere in Balbriggan,”he said.

Pictured at Quay Street, Balbriggan, where Sinead Ní Fhlannagáin, wife of Eamon de Valera was born, and where aplague was unveiled in her honour, are members of the de Valera family, Pat O'Connell (who was married to Maire deValera), Eithne de Valera (granddaughter), Nora Ní Chuiv (granddaughter) who unveiled the plaque, Ann de Valera(granddaughter), Eamon de Valera (grandson), Sarah Delaney (great-granddaughter), Clodagh de Valera (great-grand-daughter) and Eamon Ó'Cuiv TD, (grandson)

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Lusk Tidy Towns Association are organising the unveiling of a plaque tocommemorate the Lusk residents who participated in the Easter Rising in1916. The unveiling will be performed by County Mayor, Cllr DavidO’Connor on Friday, 20th May at 8pm opposite the Raheny Roundaboutin the town. Afterward there will be light refreshments in Murray’s TopShop for all to enjoy.

Contractors movedonto the SwordsCastle site last weekto commence the nextphase in FingalCounty Council ’sdevelopment of theSwords CulturalQuarter.The Council haveappointed L&MKeating Ltd as maincontractors to carryout improvementworks at SwordsCastle and theseworks, which arescheduled to last sixmonths, will concen-trate on consolidatingparts of the Castle

which are in poorstructural repair.The currentprogramme of worksinvolves: Masonryconsolidation workson Gatehouse andKnight’s Chamber atend of Main Street,Demolition of derelictbuildings on NorthStreet which blockaccess to the Castlewall , Removal ofcabins and reconfigu-ration of temporaryevents informationcabin inside Castlewalls and Alterationsto paths and land-scaping inside the

Castle. Also includedare Masonry consoli-dation works on EastWall range of Castle.New external lighting

and site services tofacilitate better all-year access within theCastleThe demolition of the

North Street buildingswill facilitate neces-sary masonry consoli-dation works to theEast range wall andthese works wil linvolve local traff icmanagement on NorthStreet includingtemporary closure ofthe footpath. TheCastle wil l remainopen as a heritageattraction during theworks, which wil lprovide better accessand an improvedvisitor experienceupon completion.Swords Cast le is aNational Monument

and the works aresubject to Ministerialconsent and over-s ight f romDepartment of ArtsHeri tage and theGaeltacht. The worksare partially fundedunder a grant issuedunder the EuropeanR e g i o n a lDevelopment Fundfor Swords CulturalQuarter and thisphase of the project

will cost just under€500,000.The Swords CulturalQuarter will be a newmajor central publicand civic space outsideSwords Castle featuringa new Library and CivicCentre building to sitalongside County Hallas well as new land-scape interventions inthe park and the town.Swords Castle was orig-inally built as the resi-dence of the first Anglo-Norman Archbishop ofDublin around 1200 AD.

The Castle situated inthe centre of the townand is the only fortifiedresidence of theArchbishop to survivein a reasonable statetoday. The buildingsthat make up the Castleform a rough pentagonenclosing an area ofapproximately 0.5hectares with ap e r i m e t e rwall of 305 metres. TheCastle was built over aperiod of 400 years startingbefore 1200 AD.

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The hugely popular Balbriggan Summerfest isback again this year over the June BankHoliday weekend and the committee arelooking for locals to become involved. Thereare many ways this can be achieved, includingpitching an idea that they could include in thefestival programme. You can volunteer to helpover the weekend, get your community groupinvolved or even sponsor an event or put anevent on in your business. While there are a lotof activities planned, the management ofBalbriggan Summerfest want to make surethey are catering for everyone as much aspossible and are looking for some new ideas tobring you a bigger and better festival this year.All the usual favourites and some new eventsare planned for this year, including a VintageFair, Balbriggan’s Got Talent, The GreatBalbriggan Bake Off, Summerfest 5k RoadRace, Pet Show, Sandcastle Competition,Blessing of the Boats, Senior Citizen’s teaparty, bingo, live music, fireworks, carnivaland family fun day. If you are interested ingetting involved email [email protected].

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The Donabate / Portrane SeniorC i t i z e n s S o c i a l C l u b a n d D a yCentre is open to all people ofthe parish over the age of 50.

They open every Wednesday andFriday from 10 AM – 1 PM in theParish Hall. They regularly holdevents and have at least oneouting a month. All are welcome.If you need transport to the DayCentre, please phone Mary on :087 230 0496.

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Pictured is Swords Castle with the hoardings, as workprogresses on the next stage of development of thecastle and its surrounds

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Green Party member, Joe O’Brien,has expressed further concernsabout the proposed development ofan additional runway at DublinAirport. O’Brien has also made asubmission to the FingalDevelopment Plan to ensure thatcommuter traffic, adversely affectedby increased traffic that an additionalrunway would bring, would becatered for by major improvements inpublic transportation provision. Speaking to the County Leader, hestated that; “There is a worrying lackof balance and real debate about thepluses and minuses of anadditional runway at theairport. A lot of what wehave been hearing for manymonths now are uncon-tested views that businessgrowth for Dublin AirportAuthority is an unquestion-able good thing for thenorth county. There is muchmore to it than thathowever and I have a duty to bringthese issues into the public domainwhen others are failing to do so. Ihave already highlighted the commu-nity impacts on Portmarnock and St.Margaret’s and now also potentiallyon south Malahide.” “What also needs to be considered isthe potential negative impacts oncommuter traffic that a larger airportwill bring. I have asked the Council inthe process of its new developmentplan to ensure that commuter traffic -bus and motorists in particular arenot adversely impacted. There is ahuge lack of transparency about thewhole process, in terms of who bene-fits most out of this and indeed, whatthe widely varying figures in relation

to employment benefits of anotherrunway are based on,” he added. He went on to say; “Perhaps mostcrucially though I have asked FingalCounty Council to ensure that anyplanning permission that they grantfor any project is in compliance withthe Climate Change Act. Most peopledo not realise it, but following theglobal agreement in Paris last year195 countries made an agreement toreduce global emissions. We alsonow have domestically binding legis-lation which requires government toconsider the climate change impacts

of its decision and devel-opments. There isabsolutely zero evidencethat such considerationhas been given. This is acrucial point as ultimatelythe additional runway forHeathrow didn’t proceedbecause the courts thererefused permission for iton the basis that the

climate change legislation was notconsidered. This could be a bigwakeup call not just for DAA but forthe whole country that we are nowliving in a world where we have toconsider the climate change impactsof such developments.”“It is important to say that DublinAirport can grow and developsustainably and it is important tosupport its development. Howeverdevelopment needs to be conductedin a responsible manner with allpossible adverse impacts properlyconsidered and planned for andprevented where possible. I don’t seeany debate at the moment where allthese factors are being properlyconsidered,” concluded O’Brien.

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PRESIDENT’S NIGHT 2016at Portmarnock Golf Club

Pics by Pat McGonagle

Dave Murray is made a Paul Harris Fellow by Club PresidentMichael Kennedy assisted by District Governor Declan Tynan

Club President Michael Kennedypresents his wife Maria with a

bouquet of flowersEdward and Sheila Mealy Pat and Mary Lawlor Jacinta and Brian Fitzsimons

Cathal Boland of Fingal Old IRA Societyreads a copy of the proclamation

Members of the club watch the Fingal Old IRA commemoratre 1916 Helen and Pat McGonagle Gerry and Susan McInerney

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Andrea Molloy with hermother Avril Maeve and Seán Sheehy

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Irene and Robert Sinnott Maria Clarke and Lar Sheeran Alan and Emer SpainClub Secretary Bill Kee with wife Cora

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Dave and Margaret Murray Dave Murray, Fr. Finbarr Neylon and Club President Michael KennedyAssistant DG Monica Robinson withincoming Rotary President Michael McEnery

Brian Irridale is made a Paul Harris Fellow by Club President MichaelKennedy assisted by District Governor Declan Tynan

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This qualified them for a place in the all island compe-tition. The local authority entered them for the compe-tition and Ken Duffy, Secretary of Swords Tidy Townsexplained to the County Leader about the prepara-tions currently underway. “As you can see there is alot of preparation work going on at the moment andwe expect the judges to visit the town in the month ofMay. Hopefully we will do very well, as there is a lot ofwork with the councillors and even if we get a recom-mendation, that would be great,” he said. He is alsoappealing to the various local businesses to come onboard and to enter into the Hanging Baskets competi-tion and we would like to see categories introduced,instead of an overall winner. Local councillor, JoeNewman (NP) is fully behind the efforts of the TidyTowns committee, but he has concerns about thesiting of unsightly commercial litter bins on SwordsMain Street, which he believes will adversely affectthe judging. He said, “I want to congratulate SwordsTidy Towns committee, especially Ken Duffy, who hastaken up the baton and continues to carry on the greatwork of the late Des Becton. He has a great teamaround him, which makes a huge difference,” he said.“However, as I walk through the town, I see more and

more large overflowing bins being left outside busi-ness premises and I think this is detrimental to theTidy Towns efforts in the competition. I am calling onbusinesses that own these bins to take them out ofsight and to play their part in keeping this town tidyand supporting the Tidy Towns. Everyone needs to beaware of their responsibilities and we need people totake these bins in off the street,” he said. “Since I havecome on to the Council, I am very conscious of theissues confronting the Tidy Towns group and I haveencouraged the Council, like through the flowerdisplay last year which was very well received by thepublic. The Council have done great work inimproving Swords. There’s a lot of money being spenton projects like Swords Castle, which will greatlyboost tourism for Swords.”

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The management andstaff of the MaldronHotel Dublin Airportengaged in aCyclethon in thePavilions ShoppingCentre all in aid of OurLady’s Hospital forSick Children inCrumlin. As well asrelay cycling, hotelstaff provided facepainting and balloonsfor kids. GeneralManager, Lynn Cawleytold the CountyLeader , “We havebeen overwhelmed bythe support shown tous by the public hereat the Pavilions, babyAxel a Crumlin babywas one of the firstpeople to visit ourstand this morning.His mother’s story ofher baby son’s openheart surgery and thecare t h e y b o t hreceived in Crumlinr e a f f i r m e d t h eteam’s commitmentto raise funds for thefac i l i ty ,” she sa id .“ C r u m l i n i s o u rNational Children’sHospital, and whilelocated in Dublin, thehospital treats chil-dren from around theentire country. Theyare currently lookingfor funds to upgradet h e i r v e r y d a t e doutpatient facilities.It is in this area thatthe funds we ra isewill be used and wehope that togetherwe can make a real

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Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ringhas progressed work on the regulation of MixedMartial Arts (MMA) in Ireland. This comes after therecent sad and tragic passing of Portuguese fighter,Joao Carvalho at an MMA event in Dublin. The newregulations will have a profound effect on the NorthCounty, as plans are afoot to open some MMAoutlets here. The Minister proposes the establish-ment of a National Governing Body for MMA throughSport Ireland, with proposals under discussion. Theminister met with representatives of theInternational Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF)and its affiliated body in Ireland. This was with a viewto understanding the IMMAF’s perspectives on theissues that Mr. Carvalho’s passing raised. In partic-ular, Minister Ring sought the views of the MixedMartial Arts (MMA) representatives on appropriatemeasures to safeguard the health of participants inMMA events. The MMA representatives made itclear at the meeting, which was held on Wednesday,27th April last, that they would welcome a formalprocess from which a reputable National GoverningBody (NGB) for MMA in Ireland would emerge. TheNGB would be responsible for setting and over-seeing appropriate standards, including standardsrelating to safety and governance. Subsequent tothe meeting, Minster Ring was advised that ameeting of the main MMA stakeholders in Irelandhas been scheduled for Tuesday, 17th May, todiscuss the establishment of a National GoverningBody for MMA in Ireland which would enter into theSport Ireland NGB recognition process.

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The Malahide RugbyClub will be holding aGolf Classic on Friday20th May. It will beheld on the MalahideGolf Course and tee offis 12pm. There will begreat prizes on the dayincluded Longest Driveand Nearest the Pin. Price for a team of fouris €250 and that isincluding a meal.Booking early isrecommended asspaces are limited.This is an annual eventand is always hugelypopular with clubmembers. For moreinformation on theevent or to book yourplace contact [email protected]

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Brian Dowling, proprietor of well known Skerries TV and Electrical Retail shop, DowlingElectrical on Church Street, has added a completely new product range to his electrical prod-ucts in his shop. The new natural health products are from a company called Synergy, whichspecialises in heart health care among other benefits. Brian (on right), who launched his newrange recently, is pictured with Steven J Innes representing Synergy

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their garden. They moved into their house in2007 at the height of the housing boom andsoon discovered that it had pyrite, and eversince, they have not been in a financial posi-tion to resolve this. The family now has a newaddition, Caitlin who was born 2 years ago,and they hope that their new garden will givethem a space where they can invite family andfriends around for relaxing evenings.Having lived in Berlin for five years, designerGlenn was inspired by the urban garden move-ment and returned to Ireland to begin acourse in landscape design. While he hasgained experience in landscaping, until now,he has never had the opportunity to realise adesign of his own. He hopes that SuperGarden will help to kick start a career ingarden design.

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The Lions Club in Malahide aredelighted to welcome back theGarda Band to raise funds for thevery worthy cause, the R.N.L.I.Lifeboats.The concert wi l l be held inMalahide Rugby Club onWednesday, 25th of May at8pm. Tickets are €15 and areavai lable f rom members of

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The Annual General Meeting of Balbriggan Chamber of Commerce Ltd. willtake place on Monday, 16th May at 7pm in the Bracken Court Hotel,Balbriggan. One of the highlights of the AGM will include Chambermember, Martin Tully of Tully Nurseries, who has reviewed the work onBalbriggan Town Park initiated by the Chamber and has undertaken torevert with proposals for the next stage of the redevelopment of the space.

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Swords Tidy Towns are holding a fundraising Quiz night in the Old Boropub, Swords on Thursday 19th May starting at 8pm sharp The cost is ¤10per head. Secretary, Ken Duffy said, “The support of the public is veryimportant to us in our efforts to complete planned projects that will bring aspray of colour to our town over the coming year. Please let your familyand friends know, we would love to see them come out and support us.The whole community benefits from the Swords Tidy Towns projectsthrough all the hard work of our conscientious volunteers. So please do allyou can to support us on the night,” he said.

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must get formal mort-gage approval beforeyou sign the contract forsale. If you sign acontract for sale andsubsequently don’t getmortgage approval, youwill lose your depositand there may be otherpenalties.LOAN OFFEROnce yourBank/Building Societyhas formally approvedyour loan in writing onthe basis of the price ofthe house and informa-tion furnished by you, aformal loan pack isissued. Normally a Letterof Offer setting out themain details of the loanis issued to you and theLoan Pack comprisingM o r t g a g eD o c u m e n t a t i o n ,Acceptance of Letter ofOffer and Assignmentetc., is issued to yourSolicitor. When yourSolicitor has checked theLoan Pack and discussedkey terms with you,various documents aresigned and completed toenable theBank/Building Society toproceed. This offer will

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also Loan to Income (LTI)restrictions, amountingto 3.5 times your grossannual income. Contact anumber of differentmortgage providers tofind out who can offeryou the best deal. Youcan get mortgageapproval in principlebefore you start to lookfor a property; this willlet you know how muchyou have to spend.However, when you finda property you like, you

fully signed documents,hands over the balanceof the purchase price.At that, keys arehanded over to yourSolicitor. For a secondhand purchase for anew house, the Site

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order, avoiding damage ornuisance and sticking toany special terms thatwere decided in yourtenant's agreement thatcould be a written orverbal agreement withyour landlord.Your Estate Agent plays avital role here, where theentire process of renting ishandled by them. Thisincludes drawing up alease, with references andphoto ID and your PPSnumber. Next up is thepayment of one month’srent as well as a deposit,which is the equivalent toone month’s rent. Thenthe contract is drawn upwhere the landlord andthe tenant both sign it.

Further duties performedby the Estate Agentinclude setting up aStanding Order forpayment, or a Rent Book ifyou decide to pay in cash.You will also be registeredwith the PRTB (PrivateResidential TenancyBoard) and the EstateAgent will also transferthe utility bills into thename of the tenant.The landlord will provide aBER Cert which lasts for 10years and it will show howenergy efficient the prop-erty is. The Estate Agentor landlord will also dealwith whatever issuesarise with the tenants, ifthat is part of the agree-ment.

The most important thingsyou need to remember areto have respect for yourneighbours, to notdamage the accommoda-tion and to pay your bills!Remember that if yousign a contract or leasefor a certain amount oftime, then you're legallycommitting yourself topaying rent for that time.So don't sign anythingunless you‘re comfortableand happy with the condi-tions!Once you are living inyour new home, the land-lord is only allowed toenter with your permis-sion. This means that ifthe landlord wants to dorepairs or check the

accommodation, theyshould arrange a suitabletime with you.RENT BOOKSLegally, your landlordmust give you a rent bookif your rent is paid bycash, or written lettingagreement or lease. A lotof landlords don't do this:Make sure you ask for arent book if you're notbeing offered one.When you makepayments to the landlord,they should be noted inthe rent book or by awritten statement. Therent book or writtenagreement should alsocontain the address of therented place, the nameand address of the land-

lord and agent (if used),the tenant's name (that'syou!), the amount of rentdue and when/how itshould be paid (cheque,cash, etc.), other neces-sary payments (elec-tricity, gas, phone, TV,etc.), the deposit amountand deposit conditionsand info on the basicrights and duties of bothyou and the landlord.The landlord must alsogive you a list of all thecontents of the flat orhouse (furniture, elec-trical stuff, everything!).Make sure that you getthis list and that every-thing on it is in place, thiscan save you a lot of prob-lems later on.If your landlord refuses togive you a rent book orreceipt, keep writtenrecords of all paymentsyou make and contactThreshold for advice.A tenant's legal rights andresponsibilities are setout in landlord/tenant lawas well as from any leaseor tenancy agreementbetween you and yourlandlord.As a tenant, you are enti-tled to quiet and exclusiveenjoyment of your home,certain minimum stan-dards of accommodation,a new lease for thetenancy and a rent book.It is the obligation of thetenant to provide a certainamount of notice of thetermination of yourtenancy. In the unfortu-nate event of disputes,refer these to the PrivateResidential TenanciesBoard (PRTB) withoutbeing penalised for doingso.If you want to be far fromthe maddening crowd,you can buy a plot of landand have a house built toyour own design andspecifications or to a stan-dard design provided by abuilder. However buildingpermission is quite diffi-cult to obtain, particularlyin certain parts of thecountry where it’s strictlycontrolled by the localauthorities. In general,building a home inIreland, or anywhere elsefor that matter, isn’trecommended for thetimid. However, there aremany excellent localbuilders who will build anindividually designedhouse on your plot of landor will sell you a plot andbuild a house chosenfrom a range of standarddesigns. Building yourown home allows you notonly to design it yourself,but to ensure that thequality of materials andworkmanship is firstclass. Some buildersoffer ‘package deals’which include the landand the cost of building ahome. However, it isn’t

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Summer is awonderful time to getout there and do thoseniggly jobs that you’vebeen putting off allyear. The summerhours are longer, andthe days are warmerand you may be in themood for some majorreconstruction, orpossibly just want tomake the house moresummer friendly. It ispossible to change thelook of your home onthe outside andinside, on just a smallbudget. Businesseshere in the NorthCounty have somegreat summer offers togive you the bestbargain, and achieveyour summer home ona small budget. Somake sure to keep aneye out for some greatbargains to make yourhome and garden intoa place that reflectsour favourite season.

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The living room is themost frequented areain the house, wherewe chill out and listento music, watch TV orentertain our friends.It should be the mostvibrant, lively room inthe house. Decorate itwith colourful orna-ments adding asummery pop ofcolour. Candles arekey to making housesfeel like a home. Buyor replace somecandles with some

subtly sweet ones,similar to summerfruits. There’s nothingmore relaxing andhomely, than acandlelit room andsubtle lighting.Colourful candles arein vogue at themoment and they area great way to addcolour, and comfortalso. However, be sureto balance out thecolour carefully, withthe theme of yourhouse. If it is promi-nently traditional,pastel colouredcandles and orna-ments will suit better,If however, your livingroom has a minimalistlook, sticking tomainly shadedcolours, you may getaway with bright, boldcolours which addcharacter and dimen-sion to your house thissummer.

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We all underestimatethe power of paintingand the transforma-tion it can make to ourhomes. A lick of paintcan give your house awhole new, fresh look.Perhaps you just wantto add another coat tothe current colour, orgo for a new look andchange it completely.Now that thesummer’s here, it’s allabout the lightcolours. Maybe a niceversatile colour for allseasons would suit.

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With summer here atlast after a very coldspring, gardens arebeginning to recoveras growth appears ontrees and hedgerows.A well kept gardenreflects just how wellyour house is tended.After all, the gardenis the first thing visi-tors see when theycome to your home. Apoorly tended gardenis normally a signthat your home isn’tmuch better. Gardensare high maintenanceat this time of year,so we need to get our

gardens summerfriendly. Freshen it upjust by simply pullingout a few weeds fromthe paving and flowerbeds. Gardening is agood excuse to spendsome time out in thesun. Sprinkle somegrass seeds onto thelawn, this will layer itwith a fresh coat,making the lawn looka whole lot healthier.Take this time todecide if your lawnrequires levell ing,and for other biggarden projects, youmay need someprofessional , locallandscapers. If thereare only small areas

that need levelling,you may be able tojust use sand, andallow the lawn timeto grow through. Ifyou need to under-take a larger project,it is advisable toemploy the servicesof a good landscapingcompany, which willlessen your workloadand provide a profes-sional service. TheNorth County hassome excellentgarden centres wherestaff members will bemore than happy toshare their expertiseon flower sugges-tions and care. Youmay decide you wantto plant your flowersthis summer, so theyare ready to sproutnext year. Trees andshrubs are good, allyear round plants.They still add life toyour garden, and arerelatively low mainte-nance. Dress thetrees in decorative,clay pots, these willmake a great state-ment piece in yourgarden. Whateveryou decide to do withyour home or garden,make sure that it is aspace that reflectsyou and your familyto enjoy thissummer.

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Continued from page 1and we feel this can bereplicated inStephenstown.”Corrigan feels that, asBalbriggan is situated inthe heart of Ireland’sMarket Garden, it shouldbe the ideal area for foodagri businesses to form acluster or hub there, withease of access to themotorway and on toDublin Airport, DublinPort and Larne Port forexports. “Visitors toBalbriggan cannotbelieve how close we areto a major international

Ambitious Plans For Balbrigganairport. It’s just 20minutes away. We needeveryone to cometogether for this tohappen and we havealready had discussionswith a leading consultantfrom UCC, who works inthe food agri sector, whois of the opinion that ifyou were to identify alocation in Ireland thatwould be ideal for feedinginto the Dublin foodmarket, you couldn’tdream of a better locationthan Balbriggan. Thiswould attract similar busi-ness to locate there,

where there is land,broadband and water –we have it all,” saidCorrigan.Other plans of theChamber includes thetown centre, as well asexploiting the tourismpotential that BremoreCastle and ArdgillanCastle have to offer.There is also a transportplan to link areas likeStephenstown to thetown centre, whereworkers there can accessthe town to boost thelocal economy,” heconcluded.

Reilly Happy About Funding ForBalbriggan Rugby ClubFormer Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr James isdelighted with the allocation of ¤500,000 to Balbriggan Rugby Clubfor a new clubhouse. Reilly has been very committed to seekingfunding for the rugby club for some time. Reilly told the CountyLeader, “This is great news for Balbriggan Rugby Club and is some-thing I have been advocating for a long time. As a former Ministerfor Children and Youth Affairs, I am delighted with confirmationthat ¤500,000 has been allocated to Balbriggan Rugby Club whichwill provide for a new clubhouse. It will help children to socialiseand it’s great to see Balbriggan getting the funding it deserves.During my time as Minister, I have been successful in getting funding for many sportsclubs in the area, including GAA, soccer, rugby and the Scout and Guide’s Den inPortmarnock. When asked about the new Primary Care Centre, which he was centrallyinvolved in, as it nears completion, Reilly was very happy. “It is very satisfying to seethe best medical care being delivered in such a landmark building. It is a very goodcounter to the doughnut effect that the town was experiencing, with the drift of busi-ness from the town. Balbriggan has long needed a first class medical facility, whichwill make a huge difference to the local citizens,” he said.

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most of your figure, how todress for your body shape andbody scale, what parts of yourbody to camouflage and whatto enhance. On 28th May, Fidelma Farleywill be in Emmaus for aMindfulness for Health one dayworkshop. Living in our bodiesinvolves dealing with a rangeof ailments, from the mild tothe severe, and from the occa-sional to the chronic. On 4th June, Maeve Peopleswill present a one day work-shop on Creative meditation -

Meditation through Art. Thisone-day workshop offers anintroduction to meditationthough art, allowing us time toreflect and be still. And finally on 11th June, MariaLynch will be back with a oneday workshop entitledConfidence & Assertiveness foradults. Do you tend to avoidconflict and withdraw becauseyou are not sure what to do orsay? Are you facing bullies inyour line of work?If yes, this is the workshop foryou. If you wish to book aplace on any of the courses,you can do so on line atwww.emmaus.ie or just callEmmaus on 01-8700050.

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Sunday April 24th saw the CountyCouncil’s CentenaryCommemorations flag-ship event happeningin Swords Castle. Theevent drew adelighted crowd oflocals, visitors andtourists. As with anygood outdoor event,the set up has to bemeticulous and theclean up the next day along and arduous task. Monday morning sawa dedicated clean upcrew from the FingalCounty Council, outfrom early, decon-structing stages,lighting rigs and soundsystems and cleaningup the area. All tracesof the celebrations hadbeen cleared away bylunch time on Monday. Speaking to theCounty Leader aboutthe processes of boththe set up and thedismantling of theevent, Paul Barnes,Senior Staff Officer forEvents with the FingalCounty County Council

said; “We directlymanage all aspects ofthe event but we dobring in outsideexperts for some

elements of the build.For example, we don’tbuild the seatingstructures we bring ina company to do that.So with the help ofsome external compa-nies, those seatingstructures and thebuild for the 1916centenary event beganon Friday. In our mindis, if we start an earlybuild it reduces theimpact on park usersetc.”“We did the big stuffon Friday, and onSunday morning therest of the stuff gotbuilt, so the 450 seats,and we did the mainstreet in two blocks.Then there was thetowers for the videocameras the temporarytelevisions and bigscreens, crowd controlbarriers, and we have

our own operationscrew who came in andliterally did a sweepbefore the event justto make sure the placewas fit for purpose,”he said.“It took two days tobuild the Fireworksdisplay. Obviouslywith stuff l ike thatsafety is our primaryconcern, so we hadabout 40 stewardsthere to assist withroad closures andkeeping citizens andspectators safe aroundthe time of the display.So that’s really an ideaof the amount of workthat goes into the setup of an event likethat,” he added.He went on to say;“When it comes todeconstruction wehave to be just asmeticulous. OnSunday evening thefireworks began at9.40pm, they went onfor 15 minutes andeveryone was out ofthe park about 10minutes after that. We

were able to startdeconstructing thepark from about 10pm.Out on the Main Streetwe had traffic backmoving by 9pm.Mostly, everythingwent on Sunday night,and by Mondaylunchtime the castlewas totally clear. Theyare dedicated and hardworkers.”Barnes concluded bysaying; “An interestingthing that we did aswell was we had adrone fly overhead andtake a video of theevent. As I said, safetyis paramount so thatwas all organisedproperly through theIrish AviationAssociation. We had aproper licence and allregulations were met.Given the proximity toDublin airport even thedaa were told that thiswas happening. Thevideo the drone tookcan be found on theFingal County Councilwebsite. We are veryproud of it.”

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Pictured are some of the dedicated clean up crew from the Fingal County Council, out from early the next morning decon-structing stages, lighting rigs and sound systems and cleaning up the area. All traces of the celebrations had beencleared away by lunch time on Monday.

Skerries Community Choir are to present asummer concert with guest artists under thedirection of David Maxwell. The event willtake place in Holmpatrick Church in Skerrieson Friday 27th May at 8.00pm for one perfor-mance only. Tickets are €10 and are availablefrom Skerries Bookshop.

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to get its first injec-tions, de-wormed andthen a booster shoteach year. It’s nowcompulsory to microchip and perhapsneuter your pet, espe-cially if you’re notplanning to breedthem (this alsoprevents them fromdeveloping manydiseases). It is alsoimportant to neverself-diagnose yourpet’s illness or attemptto give them any formof tablets (this istoxic). If your pet isunwell, take them tosee a qualified profes-sional. Luckily thereare many top classprofessionals in theNorth County, who canassess your pet andensure that they aregiven appropriatefood for their speciesand size.

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Just as important ast h e i r h e a l t h a n de x e r c i s e i s t h e i rg e n e r a l g r o o m i n g .So things like main-t a i n i n g t h e i r c o a tlength, clipping theirpaw nails and dentaland eye care healthall need to be takencare of as needed.Some pets need to

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T r ó c a i r e h a sthanked the peopleof the North Countyfor their generosityin helping to raiseover €1 million fort h e N e p a l e a r t h -q u a k e a p p e a l o nthe first anniversaryo f t h e 7 . 8 e a r t h -quake that st ruckon Saturday, 25thA p r i l 2 0 1 5 . A y e a rago , at least 8,700people were killedand more than halfa m i l l i o n h o m e swere destroyed int h e w o r s t e a r t h -quake to hit Nepalfor 81 years. Majorcities, including thecapital Kathmandu,w e r e b a d l ydamaged, while inrural areas near thee p i c e n t r e , 9 0 p e rcent of people lostt h e i r h o m e s a n dw e r e l e f t w i t h o u tfood. Speaking tothe County Leader,Trócaire’s ExecutiveD i r e c t o r , E a m o n nMeehan said; “Thefund-raising effortsof local communi-t ies and the kind-ness of individualsfrom North CountyDublin meant thatTrócaire was able to

rapidly provide life-saving aid after theearthquake.” Hew e n t o n t o s a y ;“ P e o p l e a l l o v e rIreland contributedo v e r € 1 m t o o u remergency appeal. Iwould like to thankpeople in Dublin forplaying their part.Thanks to theirgenerosity, Trócaireand our UK partner,CAFOD, reached300,000 people withvital aid such asfood, blankets,tarpaulins, cookingutensils, beds, solarlamps and gasstoves. We arecontinuing tosupport water andsanitation initiativesand are helpingpeople to rebuildtheir livelihoods andearn an income.” Heconcluded bysaying; “Thetremendous effortsof people acrossIreland has allowedus to get shelter,water and other aidto people who losteverything when theearthquake struck.This support will befelt in Nepal foryears to come.”

Local Sinn Féin TD, Louise O’Reilly has accusedthe Department of Health and the HSE ofattempting to rob Peter to pay Paul, after it wasrevealed that money supposedly ring-fenced formental health was planned to be spent in otherareas. Deputy O’Reilly is calling on new onMinister for Health Simon Harris to make a state-ment on the matter. Speaking to the CountyLeader Deputy O’Reilly said; “This would appearto be a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul and ithighlights the chronic state of our healthservices and the disregard for mental healthservices within the department.” “We cannothave a situation where the health services are sostarved of funding that mental health has tocompete with other areas for funding,” she said.She went on to say; “Mental health servicescannot be the poor relation of our other healthservices. Funding for this very important area issupposed to be ring-fenced and rightly so. Itshould not be up for negotiation.” “The care-taker Minister for Health should make a state-ment on this matter making it clear that fundingallocated for mental health will be spent onmental health,” concluded O’Reilly.

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Fiona Tolan from Lusk National School ispictured with her mother, Evelyn Tolan aftermaking her Confirmation at St McCullinsChurch, Lusk

Annie Boardman made her Confirmation She is pictured with Mallaidh,Patrick, Lisa and Riaghan Boardman

Sandy Vaicikauska made her Confirmation at StMcCullins Church, Lusk. She is pictured with herparents, Andres and Iveta Vaicikauska

Sophie Gibbons is pictured with Fr EoinMcCrystal who performed the ceremony

Faye Moody, who made her Confirmation is pictured withPatrick and Louise Moody

Luke Weldon made his Confirmation . He is pictured with John Murphy, TrionaWeldon, Mya Weldon and Nicole Weldon

April 21st and 22nd last saw Confirmations at StMcCullin’s Church in Lusk. The Confirmation ceremony forLusk NS and Corduff NS was held on 21st April, whileConfirmations for Rush/Lusk Educate Together NS andalso Lusk NS took place the following day. The excellentchoir sang beautifully, which was much appreciated bythe congregation, as the children approached the altar tobe confirmed. It was a very special occasion for newParish Priest of Lusk, Fr Eoin McCrystal who conductedthe ceremonies on both days. It was his first time to offi-ciate at a Confirmation ceremony in the parish. He was fullof praise for the teachers and parents alike, who put ingreat work in preparing the children for this great day intheir young lives. The day was one of great excitement forthe children and their parents, which was made evenbetter by the good weather on both days.After posing for photographs, both inside and outside theChurch, the children and their families and friends allreturned to Lusk National School on both days, wherethere was some very welcome light refreshments for all.

Joel Gaughran made his Confirmation . He is picturedwith his parents, Valerie and David Gaughran

Sean McNamara made his Confirmation . He is picturedwith Brian Hatton and Emma McNamara

Darragh Ferguson (left)made his Confirmation at St McCullin'sChurch, Lusk. He is pictured with Dominic, Evan and BrendaFerguson

Pictured are Francesca Byrne and JuliaSzost who both made their Confirmation

Cathal Kerrigan and Conor Murphy from CorduffNational School are pictured after making theirConfirmation at St McCullins Church, Lusk

Ryan Hickey, who made his Confirmation is pictured with Derek Hickey, babyAlex Hickey, Abbey Hickey and Sandra Hickey

Triona McMahon and Mary Ozonyia both madetheir Confirmation at St McCullin's Church, Lusk

Patricia Agibuno (left) from Lusk National School made her Confirmation at St McCullins Church,Lusk. She is pictured with Joseph Agibuno, Matthew Agibuno, Richie Agibuno and Romina Milan

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Additional flights have beenadded to Dublin Isle of Man routeto meet demand.Aer Lingus Regional, operated byStobart Air, has announced it hasadded extra capacity on itsDublin to Isle of Man route tocater for Irish motorcycle racingfans travelling to the Isle of ManTT race taking place from 28 Mayto 10 June. The Isle of Man TT isone of the oldest and most pres-tigious motorcycle races in theworld and is attended by approxi-

mately 40,000 people each year.Aer Lingus Regional will addeight additional flights to caterfor up to 1,500 extra passengerslooking to attend the famousevent and sample the two weeksof racing and festivities.Included in this is three dailyflights each Thursday and Fridayfor the duration of this worldclass sporting event. Speaking tothe County Leader, MartinSaxton, Stobart Air’s ChiefCommercial Director said; “The

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Kosa Bikers Take OffFrom BalbrigganT h e K o s a B i k e r s ,D u b l i n ’ s p r e m i e rL G B T b i k e r s c l u b ,have announced thati t s a n n u a lm i d s u m m e r n i g h t‘Tour of Leinster’ willtake place this yearo n 2 4 t h a n d 2 5 t h

June. T h e o v e r n i g h t r u nwill start at midnighton Fr iday 24th andw i l l d e p a r t f r o mBalbriggan Railwaystation car park. Thet o u r c o v e r s a 2 5 0m i l e c i r c u i t o f

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Families and fans ofclassic and vintagecars will be in for a realtreat on Sunday 15thMay when around 100beautiful cars will beon display in theannual MalahideClassic and VintageMotor Show. The show is a charityfundraiser organisedby Malahide Lions Club and will take place atthe Grand Hotel in Malahide on Sunday, 15thMay opening to the public at eleven. This is the fifth running of the event which nowattracts car lovers and families from all acrossDublin and Leinster. Entrance to the event willcost €5 per adult or €15 for the whole family

with the entire proceeds going to St. FrancisHospice in Raheny and other charitable causes.There will be motoring nostalgia and music formum and dad. For the kids there’s a play areaand face painting. It promises to be a greatvalue event for families and motor enthusiastsalike and all in a good cause.

Massive Upgrade For Terminal 1Dublin Airport isinvesting €10 million totransform the ArrivalsHall and façade ofTerminal 1.Renovations includenew flooring, a replace-ment ceil ing, theremoval of deskscurrently situated insome window areas toallow natural light inand a new look to thefront of Terminal 1.When completed, theArrivals Hall will bebrighter, more spaciousand modern. All restau-rants will be located inone area while servicessuch as the TouristInformation Office, Bus,Travel and theInformation Desk willbe grouped togethermaking the floor layoutmore user friendly andintuitive for customers.Dublin Airport’sManaging Director,Vincent Harrison saidthe Arrivals Hall willlook very different. “Weare upgrading Terminal1 on a phased basis andwe have alreadyenhanced theDepartures Floor. Weare now turning ourattention to the ArrivalsHall. Our goal is togreatly improve theoverall look and feel forour customers,” hesaid.Floor replacement isunderway and hoardingwill be in place arounddifferent areas of theArrivals Hall until the

project is complete inthe coming months. “The Arrivals Hall issynonymous with happyand emotional scenesat Dublin Airport. Weare confident that,when completed, therenovations will signifi-cantly enhance theambience in that area,”Mr Harrison added.Screens currently posi-tioned in front of theArrivals Hall exit doorswill be removed so thatcustomers meeting and

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Local Fianna Fáil TD, DarraghO’Brien has heralded thenews that a tourist office willf inally be established inMalahide. This fol lowsO’Brien working with theMalahide Chamber ofCommerce, business andcommunity groups to bringthis to fruition.Speaking to the CountyLeader , O’Brien said; “Atourist office is somethingthat has been needed inMalahide for a long time. Thisis a vibrant area and popularwith visitors throughout theyear, but particularly in thesummer months. The newsthat a tourism office will openin the next two to four weeks,

just in time for the summer, isa great boost for the town.”He went on to say; “I andother Fianna Fáil representa-tives in the area, such as Cllr.Eoghan O’Brien have beenworking in conjunction withthe local Chamber ofCommerce to help bring thisabout and I met with seniorcouncil officials earlier thisweek to finalise the plans. Theoffice will be fully accessible,located in the parish centre ofSt.Sylvester’s Church, rightnext to Malahide trainstation.”“It is a great facility that I amdelighted to see opening. Inthe locality of Malahide thereis a wealth of tourist attrac-

tions that visitors can enjoy.The bars and restaurants hereare some of the best thatDublin has to offer. Thescenery of this coastal townattracts visitorsin their drovesin the summer months to thearea,” he added. “People unfamiliar with thearea will now have a greatresource to find out informa-tion about the wealth ofattractions that Malahide hasto offer. Being next toMalahide train station, thepoint where so many peoplearrive in Malahide, makes thissite highly accessible. Thiswill be beneficial to the townand to visitors al ike,”concluded O’Brien.

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Local Fine Gael TD,Alan Farrell, has saidthe ongoing decreasesin unemploymentshow the Action Planfor Jobs implementedby Fine Gael inGovernment is contin-uing to work, and tobenefit the NorthCounty. Speaking tothe County LeaderFarrell said; “Thenational unemploy-ment rate has fallen to8.6 per cent, from ahigh of 15.2 per cent inFebruary 2012. Inorder to tackle theunemployment crisis

facing our country,Fine Gael inGovernment launchedthe Action Plan forJobs. Locallythis continuedreduction inemployment canbe seen in everysocial welfareoffice in theNorth County.”He continued,“Figures from the CSOhave shown that,since July 2011, thenumber of people onthe live register in theSwords office, servingMalahide and

Donabate, has fallenby 39.3 per cent. Inthe same period, thenumber of people onthe live register in the

Balbriggan officehas fallen by 31per cent, and inthe Kilbarrackoffice, whichs e r v e sPortmarnock, ithas fallen by

32.7 per cent.” “I ampleased that thesefigures also show asignificant decrease inyouth unemploymentin our local commu-nity. In the same time

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period, the number ofpeople under the age of25 on the live register inthe Swords office hasfallen by 60.4 per cent,in the Balbriggan officeit has decreased by 51.3per cent, while in theKilbarrack office, thereduction has been 62.8per cent,” he added.Farrell concluded bysaying; “It is of theutmost importancethat we continue towork towardsensuring every personwho can work has theopportunity to get ajob. As the local FineGael TD in DublinFingal, I amcommitted to ensuringthat continued jobcreation remains tothe fore of the agendain Dáil Éireann.”

Alan Farrell

Esther Baxter from Balbriggan (pictured centre in blue cardigan) celebrated her 80th birthday with a party at the BrackenCourt Hotel Balbriggan on Easter Sunday. The theme of the party was the 'Esther Rising' 2016. Esther is pictured withsome of her many friends and family members enjoying the night

Balbriggan Sinn Féin councillor, Malachy Quinnhas welcomed the Dáil debate on insurance coststhat took place recently. Speaking to the CountyLeader, Quinn said: “It is clear to anybody thatthe dramatic increases in the cost of motorinsurance are creating huge problems, withour young and rural communities in thetowns of the North County. I have looked toraise this issue with my party colleagueDeputy Louise O’Reilly and I am calling onthe Oireachtas to begin to address thisunnecessary additional financial burden assoon as possible.” “A deeper look at thebusiness model underpinning the insuranceindustry in Ireland is required too though.Correspondence which Sinn Féin has received

from the Central Bank points to a long termunsustainable way of doing business as repre-senting the real reason behind the jumps inpremiums,” he added. Quinn went on to say; “I

hope the debates in the coming weeks in theOireachtas produce some positive ideas andconsensus as to how this urgent issue canbe tackled, residents and businesses ofFingal who rely heavily on cars as well asother vehicles to go to and from work arebeholden to insurance companies” “I wouldwelcome a pro-act ive approach todealing with insurance cost involving the

relevant Oireachtas select Committee meetingwith insurance companies to address theseincreases,” he concluded.

Quinn Welcomes Dáil Debate

Malachy Quinn

Local Fianna Fáil TD,Darragh O’Brien haswelcomed a strategyby the Local Authorityto better position thecoastal villages andtowns of the NorthCounty as a touristspot in Dublin. Anumber of events willtake place over thecoming months topromote tourism in thearea. Speaking to theCounty Leader, O’Briensaid; “The strategy topromote the manycoastal villages andtowns of North CountyDublin is significant

and I welcome the posi-tive improvements thiswill bring to the area.Balbriggan, Skerries,Loughshinny, Rush,Donabate, Portrane,Malahide andPortmarnock will allbenefit from the knock-on positive impacts ofthe strategy.”He went on to say; “Itcomes as the longawaited tourist office inMalahide opened onthe 3rd of May inMalahide PastoralCentre, next toMalahide DART station.This tourist office,

which will be a greatasset to Malahide, andthe wider North CountyDublin area will be fullyaccessible in this loca-tion.” “I and otherFianna Fáil representa-tives in the area, suchas Cllr. Eoghan O’Brienhave been working inconjunction with thelocal Chamber ofCommerce to bring thetourist office to fruition.The promotion of thecoastal towns andvillages of the area willcoincide with the oper-ation of the newMalahide tourist

office,” he said. “Thecouncil will stimulatetourist activity in theregion by promoting orassisting with eventsincluding the NationalPiping and DrummingC h a m p i o n s h i p ,Malahide has it Festivaland two CricketInternationals. There arealso proposals for a“Malahide has Style”fashion event forNovember. I am happyto be involved with eachof these events, whichhave great potential toboost Fingal in thecoming months,”concluded DeputyO’Brien.

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Recent published deathsfrom the North County

VIRGO (née Smith) April 19, 2016, (London) (Rush,Dublin) (peacefully) after short illness Anne;beloved mother of Jeff and Matthew, mother-in-law of Valerie (née Connolly). Deeply regretted byher loving family. May Anne Rest In Peace.

RATTIGAN, (Née Fox) (Hong Kong and formerlyFairview and Malahide, Co. Dublin) March 8th2016 (peacefully) Dr. Mary T. She will be very sadlymissed by her husband Patrick, children Paul,Mairead and Patrick, 4 grandchildren, son-in-law,daughter-in-law, Sister, Brother, Sisters in law,nephews, nieces her many friends and family. MayShe Rest In Peace

WARD (née Byrne) Anastasia (Stasia)(Portmarnock, Co. Dublin and formerly ofBallinabranna, Co. Carlow), 30th April, 2016(peacefully) at Beaumont Hospital. Loving wife ofthe late Tom and mother of the late Joe. She willbe very sadly missed by her loving sons, daugh-ters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, her adoringgrandchildren and great-grandchildren, widerfamily circle, friends and neighbours. Rest InPeace

McMAHON (née O’Driscoll), Maura (Ard na Mara,Malahide, Co. Dublin) - May 1, 2016 (peacefully),surrounded by her family, after a brave battle withillness under the wonderful care of the BlackrockClinic, beloved wife of Frank and adored mother ofCiara, Michael David (deceased), Lucy (O’Connor)and Michael; sadly missed and remembered withlove by her husband, children, daughter-in-lawMarianne, son-in-law Niall, grandchildren Emily,Matthew, Sophie, Zoe, Mike and Ava, her sisterEileen, her brothers Ciaran, Sean, Fintan andDonal, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, niecesand nephews, relatives and friends. Rest in peace.

BRACKEN (née Judge), Irene - April 29, 2016(Swords, Co. Dublin) (peacefully) at home; sadlymissed by her loving husband Eamonn, daughtersBarbara and Louise, son Raymond, their partnersStacey and Graham, grandaughters Lauren andGrace, brothers Kevin and Stephen, sisters Kayand Frances, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law,nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Rest inpeace.

CODY (Rush, Co. Dublin) - April 27, 2016 (peace-fully), at St. Francis Hospice, Raheny, Michael,beloved husband of the late Joan; sadly missed byhis loving children Eoghan and Michelle,daughter-in-law Nicola, son-in-law James, brother,sisters, grandchildren and a large circle of friends.May Michael Rest in Peace

DONNELLY James (Jimmy) (Laragh, Balrothery,Balbriggan, Co. Dublin) Peacefully at his home.Sadly missed by his loving wife Joy, daughtersEimear, Niamh and Orna, son Niall, brother Hugh,sisters Betty, Cora and Pauline, grandchildrenCaoimhe, Fionn, Orin, Cillian, Donncha, Meadhbh,Séimí, Áine and Nia, sons-in-law, sisters-in-law,brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives andfriends. May He Rest In Peace

KELLY, Murt (Portmarnock, Co. Dublin) 28th April2016 (peacefully) at home following a long illnessbravely borne with dignity. Much loved husbandand best friend of Jackie, loving father of Amanda,Stuart and Alison, father-in-law to Leah and grand-father to Gareth, Ryan, Ethan, Finn and Maeve. Hewill be sadly missed by his family, sisters, brothersand wide circle of friends. Rest in peace.

LYNDERS, Nicholas (Portrane, Co. Dublin) - April,28, 2016 (peacefully) after a short illness bornewith strength and dignity at Beaumont Hospital,eldest son of the late Paddy and Molly Lynders,late of Portrane Athletic Football Club andBeaverstown Golf Club, dearly beloved husband ofAnne and much loved father of Nicola andAmanda; sadly missed also by his adoring grand-

children Caoimhe, Padraic and Katie, sons-in-lawKevin and Andrew, brothers Patrick and Peter,sisters Marie and Annette, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews and a wide circle offriends and relations.

QUINN Maurice (Malahide, Co. Dublin and late ofRTE) April 27th, 2016 unexpectedly at home;beloved husband of Catherine (Kitty), loving fatherof Philip, Theresa (Terry) and Rachel and cherishedgrandad to Aoife, Conor, Sean, Daniel, Molly, Amy,Sarah and Katie. Sadly missed by his loving wife,son, daughters, sons-in-law, daughter-in-law,grandchildren, brothers Teddy and Dermot, sisterPhilippa, nephews, nieces, extended family, rela-tives, neighbours and friends.

RYAN, Baby Rory (Oldtown, Co. Dublin) – April 27,2016, seven weeks old taken from us after a shortillness; he has left behind his broken-hearted Mamand Dad, Derek and Aoife, his brother Louis,grandparents, aunts, uncle and cousins. “Ar dheisDé go raibh a anam dílis”

ENGLISH, Michael (Lusk, Co. Dublin) - April 25,2016 (peacefully) at home, beloved son of the lateMichael and Mary and brother of the late Ann,loving husband of Teresa; sadly missed by hisloving wife, sons Paul and David, sisters Margaretand Marie, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces,nephews, relatives and friends. Rest In Peace

WALSH, Colm (Brendan) - April, 24, 2016, (Swords,Co. Dublin and formerly of Gorey, Co Wexford).Peacefully, surrounded by his loving family in StFrancis Hospice Raheny. Loving husband of Grace,proud father of Crystal and the late Louis andfather-in-law of Simon, proud grandfather to Aoife,Aislinn and Eóin. Sadly missed by brothers Joe andTom and sister Threasa, relatives and friends.Jesus said "I am the way the truth and the life"

RAFTER Mildred (Millie) (Blackrock, Co. Dublin,and formerly of Administration Dept., UCD andBalbriggan) May 6, 2016 – (peacefully) atSimpson’s Hospital, Dundrum. Deeply regretted byher loving nieces, nephews, extended family andfriends.

MAGUIRE Maurice, (Balrothery, Balbriggan,late ofClontarf), 5th May 2016, peacefully in the excep-tional care of the medical and nursing staff of St.Vincent's Private Hospital, Maurice, lovinghusband of Anne, devoted dad to Sinéad, Róisínand Conor, and proud Grandad to Oscar, deeplyregretted by his heartbroken family, sons-in-lawDave and Michael, his siblings Finbarr, Lucy andColm, the extended Maguire and O'Connor fami-lies and his many friends. Rest in peace.

GILLETT , Gerard (Gerry) May 4th, 2016, (peace-fully) at Beaumont hospital; lovingly rememberedby his partner Marie, sons Mark, Alan and Gearoidtheir mother Freida, his mother Pauline, sisterMary, brothers Peter, Martin and Tom, nieces,nephews, relatives and a large circle of closefriends. R.I.P.

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Fingal County CouncilI Sive Scanlan of 89 Ard Na Mara, Malahide, CoDublin apply for planning permission for alterationand extension of house to include removal ofexisting single story extension and chimney at rear ofhouse. Extension of new single story extension torear with new pitched roof with 4 no. roof lights overentire. Proposed attic conversion to main house with1 no. new window at attic level in both gable eleva-tions and 6 no. roof lights to existing roof. The plan-ning application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the Planning Authority duringits public opening hours and a submission or obser-vation in relation to the application may be made tothe Authority in writing on the payment of theprescribed fee (€20) within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by the Authority ofthe application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought for Construction ofsingle storey extension to rear of existing dwellingand associated site works at 1 Waterside Walk,Swords Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin. signed KarlMurphy & Suzanne Thornhill. The planning applica-tion may be inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy atthe offices of the planning authority during its publicopening hours and a submission or observation maybe made to the authority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee (20Euros) within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPermission for construction of a new single storeyextension to the rear (south-west side) of existingsemi-detached dwelling and including minor modifi-cations to the front elevation and all associateddemolition & site works at No.8 ‘St. Anthonys’,Chapel Green, Lusk, Co. Dublin. Signed: C. & M.Parkinson. This application can be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of Fingal CountyCouncil, County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co.Dublin. Mon.-Fri. between 9.30-15.30 (ThroughLunch) and a submission or observation in relation tothe application may be made in writing to FingalCounty Council on payment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County Council Gerard Connon seeksplanning permission forthe demolition of theexisting single storeyextension to the side ofthe existing detacheddwelling and construc-tion of a new 2 storeydwelling with newvehicular entrance all tothe side of the existingdwelling at 50Carrickhill Heights,Portmarnock, Co.Dublin. This planningapplication may beinspected or purchasedat a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at theoffices of the planningauthority during itspublic opening hoursand a submission orobservation may bemade to the authority inwriting on payment ofthe prescribed fee(20euros) within theperiod of 5 weeksbeginning on the date ofreceipt by the authorityof this application.

Fingal County Council Karl and Sharon Symes seek planning permission foramendments to the previously approved registerreference F14B/0305 for the omission of the atticconversion and dormer window to the side 30Chalfont Ave, Malahide, Co. Dublin. This planningapplication may be inspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copyat the offices of the planning authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission or observa-tion may be made to the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee (20euros) within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt bythe authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilI Carina Archbold intend to apply for permission andpermission for continuation of use at this siteaddress: 3 The Old Stables, East Commons, DrynamRoad, Swords, Co. Dublin. The development willconsist of permission to remove condition no.5 ofregister reference F15A/0323 requiring the operatorof the playschool to reside at this location, andpermission for the continuation of use of the existingoperation. The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during its public opening hoursand a submission or observation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee(20Euros) within the period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilI, Dominic Williams, intend to apply for PlanningPermission for development at Montanna, SeamountRoad, Malahide, Co. Dublin. The development willconsist of the demolition of an existing 3 bedroomsingle storey detached dwelling Montanna on theSeamount Road, Malahide and the construction of anew detached 3 bedroom 2 storey spilt level dwelling.The works will consist of a single storey to the frontand a 2 storey to the rear with no increase to the ridgeheight over the existing dwelling. The works willinclude all site drainage, parking, landscaping andancillary site works. The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during its public opening hoursand a submission or observation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee(€20) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by the authority of this application.Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission sought by the Trustees ofMalahide Golf Club for a Golf Ball Safety net onehundred and ten metres long and fifteen metres high,with support wooden poles, between the designatedpractice area and residential property ‘Gortannell’,which faces onto Blackwood Lane, including land-scaping and all site works, all at Malahide Golf Club,Blackwood Lane, Beechwood, The Grange, Malahide,Co. Dublin. The planning application may beinspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices ofFingal County Council during its public opening hoursand a submission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made to the authority in writingon payment of the prescribed fee within the period offive weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilI, Mark Curran, hererby apply for planning permissionfor the construction of a dormer bungalow, effluenttreatment system and associated site works atLuttrells Cross, Killeek, Co Dublin. This applicationmay be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices ofthe Planning Authority during its' public openinghours and a submission or observation in relation tothe application may be made to the PlanningAuthority in writing on payment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilApplication for Planning Permission for single storey

extension to side of 39 The Avenue, Orlynn Park,Lusk, Co. Dublin signed Sinead Conroy. This applica-tion may be inspected/purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making a copybetween 9.30am-4.30pm, monday-friday, at theoffices of Fingal Co. Co., County Hall, Main St.,Swords, Co. Dublin. A submission or observation inrelation to the application may be made in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by Fingal Co.Co. of the application.

Fingal County CouncilI Eddie Comey intend to apply for permission fordevelopment at this site, 48 Pine Grove Park, Swords,Co. Dublin. The development will consist of a singlestorey granny flat extension; comprising bedroom,bathroom, kitchen/dining area, extend existingkitchen area, all to rear of existing dwelling with allancillary works.The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable costof making a copy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public opening hours and asubmission or observation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee(20Euros) within the period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilWCS Project Management Ltd intend to make anapplication for planning permission for a housingdevelopment on lands known as Site 1 on PlanningPermission Reg. Ref. F15A/0294 (6.038ha plot of landbounded by Sea Brook housing development to thewest, Brook Lane and Brookford housing develop-ment to the south and agricultural fields/WoodlandPark to the north and east, Rush, County Dublin). Thedevelopment consists of the construction of 129houses in total comprising 5 no. blocks of 2 storey, 3-bedroom terraced houses (20 houses), 1 no. block of2.5 storey, 4-bedroom terraced houses (3 houses), 1no. detached and 36 no. semi-detached 2.5 storey, 4-bedroom houses (37 houses), 3 no. detached and 66no. semi-detached 2 storey, 3-bedroom house (69houses). The development also incorporates a site fora future créche/childcare facility and all associatedsite development works. The planning applicationmay be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices ofthe Planning Authority during its public openinghours. A submission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to the PlanningAuthority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought for the demolition of theexisting single storey extensions to rear of existingdwelling & the construction of a part singlestorey/part 2 storey extension to the rear of existingdwelling @ 75 Church Street, Skerries, Co. Dublin forPeter Kirk. The planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of the planningauthority during the public opening hours and asubmission or observation in relation to the applica-tion may be made in writing to the planning authorityon payment of the prescribed fee (20 euros), withinthe period of 5 weeks, beginning on the date ofreceipt by Fingal County Council of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning advert: I, Stephen Tanner intends to applyfor Planning Permission at, 10 Kelly’˙s Bay Tower,Skerries, Co Dublin. The proposed works includedemolition of existing single storey domestic exten-sion to rear, construction of new single storeydomestic extension to the side and rear. The Planningapplication may be inspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copyat the offices of the Planning Authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission or observa-tion may be made to the planning authority in writingon payment of the prescribed fee within the period of5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.


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Fingal County CouncilPermission for (a) refurbishment, alter-ations and extension of existing vernac-ular cottage and (b) new wastewatertreatment system and (c) all associatedsite works at Milverton, Skerries, Co.Dublin. Signed: T. Keegan & C.Cunningham. This application can beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy at the offices of Fingal CountyCouncil, County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Co. Dublin. Mon.-Fri. between9.30-15.30 (Through Lunch) and asubmission or observation in relation tothe application may be made in writing toFingal County Council on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the authority of the application.Brendan Grimes /B.E.S.T. Ltd

Fingal County CouncilConor O’Scanaill seeks planning permis-sion for demolition of existing veterinarybuilding and replacement with similarsize modern building with height of 7mand similar veterinary uses, usingexisting vehicular access, parking andservices at existing veterinary buildingadjoining veterinary clinic at Miltonfields. Pinnock hill ,Swords,CountyDublin . The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public opening hoursMonday to Friday at Fingal CountyHall,Main St,Swords, Co. Dublin. Asubmission or observation in relation tothe application may be made in writing tothe planning authority on payment of theprescribed fee (€20 Euros), within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the dateof receipt by the planning authority ofthis application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought forConstruction of single storey extensionto rear of existing dwelling and associ-ated site works at 1 Waterside Walk,Swords Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin.signed Karl Murphy & Suzanne Thornhill.The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public opening hoursand a submission or observation may bemade to the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee (20Euros)within the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authority ofthis application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested fornew dormer-style dwellinghouseaccessed via existing entrance, newwastewater treatment system & percola-tion area along with associated site-works at :- Ringcommons, Naul, Co.Dublin. Signed: Paul Gaffney. This plan-ning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy, at theoffices of Fingal County Council, CountyHall, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublinbetween the hours of 9.30am – 16.30pmMonday-Friday. A submission or obser-vation in relation to the application maybe made in writing to Fingal CountyCouncil on payment of a fee of €20within the period of five weeks beginningon the date of receipt of the applicationby Fingal County Council.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested fornew single-storey dwellinghouseaccessed via existing driveway (floorarea -124sq/m), new wastewater treat-ment system & percolation area alongwith all associated siteworks at : NewLane, Darcystown, Balbriggan, Co.Dublin. Signed :- Jim & Rosaleen Casey.

This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy, at the offices of Fingal CountyCouncil, County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Co. Dublin between the hours of9.30am – 16.30pm Monday-Friday. Asubmission or observation in relation tothe application may be made in writing toFingal County Council on payment of afee of €20 within the period of five weeksbeginning on the date of receipt of theapplication by Fingal County Council.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested foralterations and extensions to existingdwellinghouse to include new groundfloor extension to rear , new first floorextension to rear and new roof designedas a dormer-style roof with 4no. dormerwindows to front and creating a full two-storey element to the rear. Thisproposal to incorporate usage of theentrance granted planning permissionunder reg.ref.no. F12A/0158 at : DublinRoad, Lusk, Co. Dublin Signed :-Denise McDonnellThis planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices of FingalCounty Council, County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Co. Dublin between thehours of 9.30am – 16.30pm Monday-Friday. A submission or observation inrelation to the application may bemade in writing to Fingal CountyCouncil on payment of a fee of ¤20within the period of five weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt of the appli-cation by Fingal County Council

Fingal County Council.I, John Carpenter, Intend to apply forplanning permission for A. Change ofhouse type from previously approvedplans (Ref. F14A/0506). B. All associ-ated site works on site at Old CoachRd., Balrothery, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of thePlanning Authority ,during it's publicopening hours. A submission or obser-vation in relation to the applicationmay be made in writing to the planningauthority on payment of a prescribedfee (20 euro) within a period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the authority of the application andsuch submissions or observations willbe considered by the planningauthority in makinga decision on the application. The plan-ning authority may grant permissionsubject to or without conditions, ormay refuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilFurther Information and Revised Plans- Crescent Park Properties Ltd. - Reg.Ref. F15A/0550 at lands off the NaulRoad, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. The siteis located north of Coláiste Ghlor naMara temporary school site, southwest of Martello housing estate, westof the Moylaragh housing estate andnorth west of St. George’s NationalSchool. Significant further informationand revised plans, in relation to theapplication have been furnished to theplanning authority, and are availablefor inspection or purchase at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the office of the plan-ning authority during its publicopening hours. Submissions or obser-vations in relation to the further infor-mation/revised plans may be made inwriting on payment of a prescribed fee,no later than 2 weeks after the receiptof the newspaper notice and the sitenotice with the planning authority.

Fingal County CouncilFiona Carew seeks retention of planningpermission for single story sunroomconstructed to side of two storey undergiant planning ref F09A/0300 on siteadjoining existing family home at Knock ,Balrothery, Balbriggan, County Dublin. The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy at the offices of the planningauthority during its opening hoursMonday to Friday at Fingal County Hall,Main St, Swords, co. Dublin a submissionor observation in relation to the applica-tion may be made I writing to the plan-ning authority on payment on theprescribed fee (€20 euros), within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the dateof receipt by the planning authority ofthe application.


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Adam McGettrick who made his Confirmation at St McCullins Church,Lusk. is pictured with his grandmother Mary Doyle, his godfather Ken

Doyle and his godmother Aoife McGettrick

Megan Clarke made her Confirmation at St McCullins Church, Lusk. She ispictured Amy and Cathy Clarke

Sarah O'Neill, who made her Confirmationat St McCullins Church, Lusk is pictured withFr Eoin McCrystal outside the church

Dylan Simpson Dalton (centre) who made his Confirmation is pictured withJoe, Frankie, Ellie. Amy and Laura Simpson Dalton

Pictured are Clinton Ojo, David Ihebinike, Chidera Anyanene and Brian Chikwendu from LuskNational School who made their Confirmation

Aoife Darlington from CorduffNational School, who made her

Confirmation is pictured with Gareth,Jennifer and Niamh Darlington

Jennie Ryan (centre) from Lusk National School is pictured after making her Confirmation at St McCullins Church,Lusk. She is pictured with Hannah, Peter, Gary, Teresa and Darren Ryan

Bronagh Neary (2nd left) made her Confirmation at St McCullin's Church, Lusk. She is pictured withLinda, Noeleen, Davina and David Neary

Jolanta Mazjane (left) is pictured with Abigail Bosch and OmaFuchendu, who both made their Confirmation at St McCullin'sChurch, Lusk

Rebecca Kelly (2nd left) made her Confirmation at St McCullin's Church,Lusk. She is pictured with Martina Fitzpatrick, Linda Kelly and John Kelly

Hannah Ince (centre) made her Confirmation. She is pictured with Dick Nagle, Mary Nagle,Richard Nagle, Michelle NagleKatie Nagle and Aidan Ince

Pictured are Ben Farrelly, Luke Weldon and Ben Milne Donlon fromLusk National School, who made their Confirmation

At St. Mc Cullins Church, Lusk

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