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An extraordinarily generous gesture by ayoung Swords girl has captured thehearts of many people. Ten year old

Emma Wren, who has never had her hair cut,has decided to finally have it cut off anddonated to a wig company for use by childrenaffected by cancer.In an exclusive interview with the CountyLeader, Emma, from Bride’s Glen in Swords,spoke about how the idea came about in thefirst place. “I go to school at Swords EducateTogether National School, and we have a ‘Runfor the Cure’ event for cancer every year. I beganto understand about the effects of cancer andwhat it can do.” Then her grand-uncle died from cancer and hernana lost her hair through chemotherapy.“When I saw my nana without her hair, I wasvery sorry and sad for her. Then I saw a younggirl on facebook without any hair, who wassuffering from cancer, just like my nana and Ifelt really sad,” she said. It was then that big hearted Emma decided thatshe wanted to donate her hair, so that it could

be used as a wig for children suffering fromcancer, who need it. Her mother, Helen advisedher to wait a while, as Emma was only ten yearsold and her hair had never been cut before. Herbeautiful long hair is her pride and joy, but herresolve was strong. “After a few weeks, Emma had not changed hermind, so her father, Karl and I agreed to let hergo ahead. We then looked into the RapunzelFoundation and found out how to proceed. Achild’s hair is perfect for a child’s wig, as thetexture is perfect, unlike adult hair, which ismuch coarser,” said Helen.Emma will have her hair cut specially by a hair-dresser in Raheny. It takes 15 to 20 full ponytails to make a wig for a girl. The cutting willtake place in the next few weeks and the hairwill be sent to the Rapunzel Foundation inWexford. This is a charitable organisation,where people commit to growing their hair tohelp make much needed wigs to improve thelives of those living with the hair loss.

From there, the hair will betransported to New Zealandto be made into the preciouswigs, which are really expen-sive to make, as they don’tcome off. In the meantime,Emma is involved withfundraising for cancerthrough the ‘Run for the Cure’and “Bun for the Cure’ initia-tives. She also has a sponsor-ship card drawn up for herhair donation and has alreadycollected €500 to be donatedto various cancer charities.Emma is understandablyapprehensive about it. “I feelvery excited, yet nervous, butI know my hair will be going to a great cause andwill help some child who needs it more than me,”said a caring Emma. Her parents, Karl and Helenand her family and friends are rightly very proudof this kind hearted young girl, whose onlythoughts are for those worse off than herself.

By Patrick Finnegan

Young Emma Wren shows off her beautiful long hair in the company of hermother, Helen.

Last year, an apparentstand-off between theCounty Council and aproperty developercaused huge concern forresidents in a Luskestate. Hundreds of resi-dents in the Dun Emerestate were hugely upsetthat their grass had notbeen cut for months.Now, almost a year later,the situation remainsvirtually the same.According to residentsthe situation has becomea matter of “huge frustra-tion” and locals are attheir wits end. In July last year, whenthis matter was originallybrought to the CountyLeader’s attention,Property developerO’Dwyer Nolan wasgiven a list of snags,which when wecontacted them, weretold they would be taken

care of “as a matter ofpriority.” However, anemail from a veryconcerned residentinforms us that thesematters are no nearer tobeing solved than theywere all those monthsago. Part of the condi-tion of the council takingover the estate, is thatthe grass is cut andmaintained, and a Deedof Dedication is signedbetween the council andthe developer. Thisinvolves the legaltransfer of maps from thedeveloper to the localauthority and alsoensures that there willnever be any develop-ment on the openspaces. Local man, GavinDunleavy says that hethinks O’Dwyer Nolan ispurposely blocking thisprocess as they are now

in NAMA and thesubstantial bond that hewould have receivedfrom the Council uponcompleting the take overof the estate will go toNAMA, not him. “I havebeen told by the localauthority that they areawaiting maps from thedeveloper and as soon

as they receive thesemaps, the taking incharge process will be

complete. The situationis so frustrating.” Local councillor, KenFarrell (Lab), who set outto get this matterresolved last year, fullyagrees that this delaytactic seems entirelyplausible. “This wouldexplain the developer’sdelay in allowing theCouncil to take over theestate and meanwhile itis still the residents whosuffer. The Council aremore than happy to take

over the public mainte-nance of the estate, butthe deed must be signedby the developer first.”“The grass was cut oncelast year, but hasn’t beencut or maintained at all inthe meantime, which isjust unacceptable andsuch a threat to healthand safety,” Farrellcontinued. “It’s not rightthat Lusk residentsshould be the ones tosuffer because the devel-oper will not act.”

By Jennifer McShane

Lusk Residents Still Suffering

Cllr. Ken Farrell

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Pictured here are Balbriggan Maritime Museum volunteers, displaying objects from theircurrent exhibition: John Daly (Fisherman / Committee Member), Johnny Woodlock(Treasurer / Marine Conservationist), Trevor Sargent (Chairperson) and Frank Duffy(Secretary).

Balbriggan Maritime Museum hasopened a new public display inBalbriggan Tourist Office on QuayStreet near the Harbour. On show is aWhale and Dolphin Exhibition, bones,models and general information tocelebrate the biodiversity of seamammals off the coast. This followsthe previously popular ‘Cannon Ballsexhibition.’The group are marking ‘WorldBiodiversity in Water Day,’ which fallson Wednesday, 22nd May with theirWhale and Dolphin exhibition.Balbriggan Maritime Museum volun-

teers have assembled bones frommany sea animals, such as a vertebrafrom a fin whale, the second largestwhale in the world growing to 88 ft inlength. This humpback whale modelon display is about half the length ofa Fin Whale and weighs 40 tonnes. Smaller skulls from common dolphin,pilot whale and grey seal, as well as aminke whale jawbone can also beexamined during throughout thismonth when this Whale and Dolphinexhibition will be on display fromTuesday to Sunday each week, whenthe Balbriggan Tourist Office is open.The volunteers are working very hardto to establish an official maritimemuseum in Balbriggan to showcasethe wealth of heritage along thecoast, and they hope to have theirown location and premises for this inthe future.

New SealifeExhibitionIn Balbriggan

Last weekend, St Sylvester’s GAAclub in Malahide proudlyannounced the official sod turningof their much-anticipated new ballwall at the playing pitches inBroomfield. With actual construc-tion starting on May 20th, the clubalso launched its Buy-a-Brickcampaign to help raise funds andkick-start development of the club’splaying facilities.Supported by The National Lottery,the County Council, private dona-tions and fundraising by clubmembers, the wall, when built, willbe 30 metres wide, five metres highand will be complimented by a 60metre floodlit playing area. The late Tim Stack and his love ofhurling have provided the inspira-tion for the wall that will be dedi-cated in his honour. Tim, originallyfrom Limerick settled in Malahideand was instrumental in introducing

hurling to St Sylvester’s GAA. Hejourneyed far and wide collectingplayers to field teams in the earlyyears. His other great love, hisfamily, will honour him and hiscontribution to the local communityand the sport he loved by dedi-cating the wall to him.Launched in tandem with the ballwall was the club’s “Buy-a-brick”campaign to help fund the wall andupgrade facilities. Patrons can, foras little as €20, essentially “buy abrick” for the wall and help invest inthe future of the club. A ‘virtual-wall’ will be created on the clubwebsite naming each patron by wayof gratitude. Mel McIntyre, ClubChairman told the County Leader:“We are very excited about this newball wall. Funds raised will gotowards providing sports facilitiesfor our community, our children andfuture generations. This facility willbe a major addition to the club’sfacilities for both football andhurling. It will be especially impor-tant for the development of skills inour juvenile players.”

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Pictured here, pupils from Gaelscoil Balbriggan greet Winter; ‘Puppy in Training.’Stephen from the Irish Guide Dogs brought Winter along to visit the children.

Local Retailer To Contributes To CharityLocal convenience store,J C Savage Supermarketbased in Swords hashelped to raise €35,000for The Irish Hospice

Foundation through theMaking A DifferenceLocally (MADL) charity. JC’s is one of 14 inde-pendent conveniencestores, all members ofretail group Nisa, tocontribute to the dona-tion. The money wasraised in-store throughthe sale of participatingproducts, including theentire Heritage ownlabel range, where aproportion of the cost ofthe product is allocated to a MADL fund which canthen be donated to achosen charity. NiallSavage, one of thestore’s managers, told

the County Leader:“JC’s would like tothank all of ourcustomers in helping usto contribute to thedonation made to TheIrish HospiceFoundation.”Making A DifferenceLocally is an indepen-dent charity with theintention of assistingmore than 2,000 inde-pendent retailersthroughout the UK andIreland, to raise moneyfor local and nationalcharities. Over €3.25million has beendonated since thecharity was establishedin 2008.

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BalbrigganSchools Tidy UpThe Balbriggan Tidy Towns team have once againenhanced their secondary schools ‘Contact’project.Last week, various classes in Ardgillan Collegeundertook daily clean-ups in the residentialareas surrounding their school. The Tidy Townsteam helped by providing gloves, litter pickersand high visibility jackets. Late last month, Loreto School hosted a

member of the Tidy Towns team, Zoe Nelson,who gave a class on volunteering and steward-ship. The previous week, the sixth years fromBalbriggan Community College, who have nowhelped with a number of outdoor projects, under-took a beach clean up under the supervision ofvolunteers Terry O’Reilly and Alex McCullagh. JoeTroy, Chairman of Balbriggan Tidy Towns told theCounty Leader: “When we started this secondaryschools ‘Contact’ project late last year, we neverthought we would have so much ongoing posi-tive activity involving all three secondary schoolsin Balbriggan. We just want to say well done toall the teachers and students.”

Swords School ShowcasesIt’s Musical AbilitiesIn recent weeks the students of St. Finian’s CommunityCollege in Swords have been showcasing their musicalabilities. Back in March, the students took part in the VEC’sAnnual ‘Festival of Music where VEC schools from theCounty Dublin Educational Committee performed at theNational Concert Hall. St. Finian’s Community College’swonderful choir performed “Give Me Love” by EdSheeran. The performance was a huge success andreceived great praise. Soon afterwards, the school hosted it’s version of ‘St.

Finian’s Got Talent’ complete with a three personjudging panel, with a Simon Cowell impersonator(Materials Technology teacher Mr. Brendan Callaghan).The acts ranged from groups of singers, individualsingers, trumpet solos and a technical loop pedalperformance from 3rd year, Gavin Cunningham. Themost lively act of the night was a rapping performanceof Eminem’s “Not Afraid” led by 6th year students,Albert Okolo and Sultan Sulaimon. The winner was asolo performance from 2nd year student MonicaRizalda, who sang and played guitar to the OneDirection song “Little Things.” The judging panel foundit very hard to pick one winner, so they awarded asecond and third place to the 6th year act, and 2nd yearsingers Lydia Shields and Emma Kavanagh.

Plant Sale In Malahide T h e P a r e n t s A s s o c i a t i o n o f M a l a h i d eCommunity School are holding their AnnualPlant Sale on Saturday, 18th May from 10amto 4pm and on Sunday, 19th May 12pm to4pm. There will be great value on hangingbaskets, bedding plants, window boxes,perennials and much more! Tea are coffeeare also available. All are welcome to attend.

Swords’ Ladies’ ClubThe Swords Ladies club members meet everyTuesday upstairs in the Senior Ci t izensCentre at 8.30pm. New members alwayswelcome for a cup of tea and a chat.

Folk Group In SwordsThe folk group now sing at the 6.30pm VigilMass at St Colmcille’s Church in Swords onSaturday evenings. They urgently requirenew members. If you can sing or play aninstrument they would be delighted to hearfrom you. Please phone Zita at 087 6240608.

Youth Group In Rush St. Catherine’s Youth Group in Rush runsevery Fr iday in St . Cather ine’s Nat ionalSchool from 6.15pm - 8pm. All new memberswelcome, and the group caters for ages 4to11. For more information about the group,call: 0862320553.

Donabate Needle CraftersA Knit ‘n’ Natter group meet every Tuesday inthe Donabate Portrane Community Centrefrom 10 am to 12 noon. A fee of €5 is chargedto cover costs. Everyone welcome to knitand have a natter!

Probus Meeting In Swords The Probus Club for retired professional andbusiness people meets at the Carnegie CourtHotel, North St., Swords on the first and thirdWednesday of each month at 11 a.m. This is agreat opporunity to meet like minded people.All are welcome to attend.

Scrabble Club In MalahideMalahide Scrabble Club now meet on the 2ndWednesday of every month in MalahideLibrary from 6.30 to 8.15 pm and on the lastMonday of every month in Malahide CricketC l u b f r o m 7 . 4 5 t o 9 . 4 5 p m . I f y o u e n j o yplaying Scrabble in a relaxed and fun envi-ronment, then please come along. BringScrabble Boards and dictionaries if you havet h e m . C a l l F r a n c e s o n 0 8 7 - 2 7 4 8 1 5 5 f o rfurther details. Random fact: QUIZZIFY is t h e h i g h e s t s c o r i n g 8 - l e t t e r w o r d i n Scrabble, placed on two triple-word squaresit scores 419!!

Balbriggan CommunityCollege ReunionBalbriggan Community College Class of 199320th reunion will take place in The Lounge(O’Shea’s) Balbriggan on 21st June. Theorganisers are finding it difficult to contactsome of their classmates as many of themhave moved on over the years.

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Rotary Clubs across the island of Ireland called on members of the public to donate anyold currency Irish, British or foreign (coin and notes) they may have had during themonth of October last year. The Special Olympics ‘Currency Campaign’ encouragedpeople to gather up this old and foreign money and drop it into their local Ulster Bank, inunique Special Olympics bags. Rotary Clubs invited community groups, schools andclubs to collect the money. District Governor, Jack Cunningham said “RotaryInternational in Ireland is delighted to support the Special Olympics Ireland CurrencyCollection. Our Rotary Clubs all over Ireland made a huge effort to ensure it was a greatsuccess for Special Olympics, an organisation that is truly worthy of our support.”Pictured here are: Matt English, CEO Special Olympics Ireland, and athlete Brian Keoghaccepting a cheque from Martin Mackey, left, Branch manager Ulster Bank, Swords, JackCunningham, District Governer Rotary International Ireland and Rotarian Declan Tyner,right, City North Hotel, Gormanston.

O’Leary Wants Answers OnRush Sewage ProblemAt the recent Swords/Balbriggan area meeting onThursday 9th May last, Cllr Tom O’Leary (FG) calledfor a suspension to discuss the sewage crisis inRush, which has hit national media recently. He isdeeply unhappy with the current situation. Seniorcouncil officials attended the meeting, and for thefirst time outlined frankly what the scale of thisproblem is. “The situation is getting absolutelyridiculous. It existed all through the boom yearswhen thousands of houses werebuilt in Rush, and it was notaddressed by the last FiannaFail/Green government despitehaving “buckets of our money tofix it,” and also having a greenagenda, with the green party inGovernment. Shame on them,“O’Leary said furiously. As a result of this meeting, the County Council hasissued a detailed plan to address the issue. “Thereare three separate contacts for works andpumping stations that need to be progressed, andthe price tag on those contracts is a substantialamount of €7 million. Even if money was approved,it would take four to five years to cease pumping raw sewage into the sea off Rush.”“The Department of Environment must prioritiseRush. We cannot have the town hitting the nationalheadlines as one of only four locations out of 136nationwide that failed the mandatory EnvironmentalProtection Agency standards on Quality of Bathing Water in Ireland, this is a serious publichealth issue.” “I commend members of Rush Community Councilwho continue to raise this issue with me, and I willlobby to get funding released for this as a priority,”he concluded.

Cllr. O’Leary

Preparations Underway For Balbriggan Summerfest

This year’s Balbriggan Summerfest for2013 will take place from Friday 29thMay to Sunday 3rd June and promisesto be a weekend not to be missed. TheBalbriggan Summerfest was formed tocreate a community spirit and bring thepeople of Balbriggantogether for a weekend offamily entertainment, funand laughs.It caters for all ages withinthe town with numerousevents from sand castlecompetitions for the young,and young at heart, musicperformances that showcasethe many talented musiciansthat the town has to offer. Speaking tothe County Leader about the festival,Cllr Gráinne Maguire (NP), who is aSummerfest committee member said:“Our goal is to make the 2013 festivalthe biggest and best that Balbriggan

has ever seen. We want to bring thepeople of Balbriggan back to their localcommunity.” In order to make thefestival a success and to keep the costof events to a minimum, the committeewill be running various fund raising

events throughout the nextfew months and they willgreatly appreciate lots ofsupport. “This is a greatopportunity to meet up andshare in memories that willbecome the history of thefuture. We look forward toseeing you at the many eventswe have planned, and arealways looking for more volun-

teers to help out,” she continued. “Weare appealing for all groups to get intouch, so that they can get involved onthe night and put on a display to show-case what their group or organisationis all about.”

Cllr. Maguire

Year two of the renewed three-year Gum LitterTaskforce (GLT) campaign was launchedrecent ly by County Mayor, Cl l r C ianO’Callaghan. Last year the GLT campaignachieved a 28 per cent reduction in gum litternationally. A nationwide on-street attitudesand awareness survey also showed there wasa significant improvement in public percep-tion, with gum that is irresponsibly disposed,clearly viewed as ‘litter’ by those surveyed.The campaign aims to reduce gum litter byraising awareness amongst the public thatdropping gum on the ground is littering andcarries a €150 fine. The GLT campaign encour-ages the public to dispose of their used gumresponsibly. Speaking at the launch,Councillor O Callaghantold the CountyLeader : “It is heart-ening to see localauthorities, industryand the general publicworking together tomake a tangible differ-ence to the NorthCounty’s streets andother towns. For thisyear’s launch we willhave the GLT Eco Cabsand GLT Ad-Towerpresent to promote thecampaign messages.We also have locall i t ter wardens andmembers of Fingal’sE n v i r o n m e n t a lAwareness Team.”The theme of the 2012-2014 advert is ingcampaign is “Bin I tYour Way”.

County Mayor Launches GumAwareness Campaign

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Councillors Anxious For SwordsCastle Works To BeginThe people of Swordslong to see eventsbeing held in thegrounds of SwordsCastle and are growingimpatient at the delaysin completing therestoration of the site.This is the view of localcouncillors, many ofwhom spoke at lastweek’s County Councilmeeting. “Thepeople ofSwords want tosee progress,”said CouncillorDarragh Butler(FF). “Thecastle will be afantastic facility for

c o m m u n i t yevents, and weall want to seeevents in thecastle, certainlyby next StPatrick’s Day.”According to CouncillorAnne Devitt (NP),public access to thecastle has been

restricted since1996. “Thecastle is part ofthe fabric ofSwords life andwe need to startusing it,” shesaid. “There is

no other country inEurope with such a

p r e s t i g i o u scastle that isn’tbeing used.” C o u n c i l l o rDevitt wasspeaking afterTom Hussey,

the County CouncilExecutive ParksSuperintendent, toldthe meeting that anyfurther works requiredat the castle wouldneed a ministerialorder. “The conserva-tion plan for the castleis now complete andwork to stabilise thefront entrancearchway is ongoing,”he said. While this

Cllr. Devitt

Cllr. Butler

was good news,Councillors expressedconcern that now thebarbershop issue hadbeen resolved, build-ings blocking thecastle front would alsoneed to be demol-

ished, and no progresswas being made onthis front. “We’re allanxious for the work tobegin on the castle,and will continue topress this issue,” CllrButler concluded.

A new tourism project has shown it’s on the righttrack after a successful trial was held recently inMalahide. The Malahide Road Train is a brand newconcept that will take visitors from Malahide Castleand through the local villageThe train will be run by an experienced transportoperator and guide, Michael Place, who says hehopes the new tourism initiative will benefit the

whole community.“This is encouragingtourists to have a look atMalahide once more. Iwant people to comeand have a look, we’regoing to extraordinarylengths to makeMalahide even morespecial than it is,” he

said. “My daughters Mia and Erinwere really the main inspirationbehind the idea.” Afterresearching different trainmodels, Michael pushed forwardwith his idea and said hereceived great support from IrishRail and local community groups.He says he hopes to officially

launch the train on the weekend of May 24th.At the road trial was Cllr Eoghan O’Brien (FF), whosays he looks forward to seeing the train up andrunning. “There’s a lot of traffic going into thecastle and Avoca and it would really help link upthe castle to the village. There would be hugebenefits for the business and tourism in Malahidevillage itself,” he added. The train will have twocarriages with 18 seats in each, including one withwheelchair access. The route will take its passen-gers from Malahide Castle, through MalahideVillage and back to the castle and will operate from9.30am to 4.30pm midweek, and 9am to 6pm atweekends.


Rush Students Send LettersOf Protest To Council

Following the recent announcement by theCounty Council that they would be slashingthe opening hours of Rush library, concernedp a r e n t s a n d p u p i l s a n d s t a f f f r o m t w oschools in the area have written many lettersof protest and personally delivered them tothe County Council offices in Swords. Concerned Rush resident, Ruth Kilgarriffattended a recent protest meeting held in thearea and offered to liaise with the differentschools in Rush. “One of the ideas whichcame from that meeting was to start a letterwriting campaign among school pupils andlibrary users,” she told the County Leader. “Isaid I would contact St. Catherine’s N.S.where my ch i ldren go, and St . Joseph’sSecondary School, where I went myself.”Both schools responded enthusiastically withalmost a l l o f the pupi ls and staf f in St .Joseph’s signing typed letters and all of thesenior classes in St. Catherine’s school,(around 100 pupils) writing their own letters.“There is a real pr ide in Rush about ourlibrary. It’s open more than two years, but aswe were waiting for it for so long, it still feelsvery new,” she continued. “It’s a shock and ashame that it’s being targeted for cuts. Theyoung in particular will lose out. Many gothere to do their homework or for a quietplace to study. As a town we’ve spent so longwith just the mobile library, now that wehave such a fantastic facility, why should it’shours be reduced? We’ve lost our gardastation and bank recently, what next?”Ruth hopes that all the protests will meanthe Council will revert their decision. “Afterall our town has lost recently, I just think thatRush in particular is being unfairly targetedand it isn’t right,” she concluded.

By Jennifer McShane

Pictured here are children from schools in Rush wihpersonally delivering their letters of protest against theRush Library cuts to the County Council.

Cllr. O’ Brien

New Tourism ProjectIn Malahide

Famous author, Oisin McGann paid a visit to Skerries last week, where he met withstudents and teachers. He is pictured here with students Daniel Downing, Ella Ni Chuinand Megan de Beek.

The Bracken Court Hotel was the placeto be last week when 21 ladies andeight lads took to the stage forBalbriggan’s ‘Take Me Out’. A jointventure between O’Dwyers GAA Club

and Balbriggan Rugby Football Club toraise funds, the event was sold out inrecord time! The room was packed tocapacity with supporters for the contes-tants and the fun started the minutethey walked in the door. Well done toall involved for a brilliant night.

‘Take Me Out’ In Balbriggan

Swords Gridlock Down To PoorTraffic Management

Traffic problems that are currentlyaffecting hard pressed motorists at thenorthern end of Swords, has been high-lighted by a local community activist.Joe Newman told the County Leaderthat he has been contacted bymotorists who are enduring traffic jams

particularly between the FingalliansRoundabout and the Fire Station atpeak traffic times. He said, “Theproblem is caused by the sequencing oftraffic lights in the area, which need tobe regulated. The problem is furthercompounded by the roadworks onDublin Road in the town, where water

mains are being laid. This work is likelyto continue for a few weeks to come.Traffic coming from the southern end ofthe town has been diverted away fromDublin Road and has to follow diver-

sions, which is having ahuge effect. However, what rankleswith Newman is the lackof forward thinking by thelocal authority. “TheCouncil do not have aproper traffic manage-ment plan in place tocover this eventuality andto cope with the situationthat has developed, as aresult of this work. It’sforcing motorists to break

the law by stopping on a roundabout,thus causing complete gridlock,” saidNewman.The Council should have thought aboutthe implications of such a huge projectbetter than they have and they need toreview their traffic light sequencing,” heconcluded.

Community activist, Joe Newman is pictured atFingallians Roundabout, where he claims traffic gridlockis being caused by faulty traffic light sequencing.

By Patrick Finnegan


Pictured after making his Confirmation in St Maur'sChurch, Rush is Zach Campbell, with Brian Campbell.

Pictured after making his Confirmation in St Maur'sChurch, Rush is Dillon O'Brady, with Sarah and LeoDelaney.

Pictured after making hisHoly Communion at StFinian's Church, RiverValley, Swords is FinnMcGlade and his father,Eamon McGlade.

Pictured is AbrahamOgbemudia after makinghis Holy Communion at StFinian's Church, Swords.

Pictured after making herHoly Communion at StFinian's Church, Swords isRebecca Brit with hergrandmother, Peakin Brit.

Pictured after making his Confirmation in StMaur's Church, Rush is Ryan Smith, with EdLeonard.

Glory Rajo made her Holy Communion at St Finian's Church,River Valley, Swords. She is pictured here with her family.

Sean Maughan is picturedafter making hisConfirmation in St Maur'sChurch, Rush.

Pictured after making hisHoly Communion at StFinian's Church, Swords isPadraig Darcy.

Pictured after making her Confirmation in St Maur'sChurch, Rush is Roisin Sherry, with Lorraine Sherry.

Pictured after making her Confirmation in StMaur's Church, Rush is Tara Byrne with MauraByrne.

Pictured after making their Confirmations in St Maur'sChurch, Rush are Aaron Maguire and Jack Fay.

Pictured after making her Confirmation in St Maur's Church,Rush is Cassandra Abass, with family members, ShadeAbass, Ruth Olukoga, Rachel Badejo and Tomisin Abass.

Pictured after making their Holy Communions at St Finian's Church, RiverValley, Swords are, Sam Lennon and Jamie Baker, with their family members,John Daly, Daniele Daly, Antoinette Daly, Nicky Daly, Mark Baker and KeithBaker.

Pictured after making his Holy Communion at St Finian'sChurch, River Valley, Swords is Joshua Murtagh, withMarcella McGeogh and his mum, Christina Murtagh.

Pictured after making her Holy Communion at St Finian'sChurch, River Valley, Swords is Katie O'Brien with herteacher, Mary McNally.

Pictured after making his Confirmation in St Maur'sChurch, Rush is Alex O'Connor, with Paul O'Connor.

Shauna Farrell is picturedafter making her HolyCommunion at St Finian'sChurch, Swords.

Pictured after making his Holy Communion at St Finian'sChurch, River Valley, Swords is Robert Maher, with Claire,Conor, Emily and Emmett Maher.

Pictured after making her Confirmation in St Maur'sChurch, Rush is Lauren O'Hara, with her teacher, LorraineO'Neill.

Pictured after making hisHoly Communion at StFinian's Church, RiverValley, Swords is BenRichardson.

Pictured after making herHoly Communion at StFinian's Church, Swords isAmie Swift, with EmmaWelding.

Pictured after making his Confirmation in St Maur'sChurch, Rush is Thibaut Pejus, with Berenice Pejus.

Maya Dunne made her Holy Communion at St Finian'sChurch, River Valley, Swords. Maya is pictured here withher parents, Patrick and Edel Dunne.


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New TrafficWardens ForLocal Schools

There was some good news forschools in Swords and Balbrigganlast week, following the announce-ment that the County Councilreceived approval to proceed withthe appointment of school wardensfor the Holywell Educate TogetherNational School, Swords EducateTogether National School, GaelscoilBhrian Bóroimhe and GaelscoilBhaile Brigín in Balbriggan. Local councillor, Darragh Butler(FF), was delighted to receive thenews as he had been campaigningfor plans to hire new wardens forsome time, for the Swords area inparticular. He told the CountyLeader: “This is very welcome newsand I am particularly delighted forthe two additional badly neededwardens being allocated toSwords that we have beencampaigning for since late lastyear, it is brilliant to get such apositive result.”“I met the Swords schools withSenator Darragh O’Brien andCouncillor Eoghan O’Brien (FF) andit is important that we thank theCounty Council OperationsDepartment for their support and

endeavours in this regard. It will befantastic for the schools and willobviously enhance the safety ofpupils attending all the schools.”Martin Sweeney, from the CountyCouncil Operations Department,confirmed the hiring process wasunderway. “The recruitmentprocess will commence shortly andthe precise location of the crossingpoints will be agreed during thesummer months in consultationwith the schools in question,” hesaid. He is hopeful that thewardens will be in place in time forthe new school year in September.“I am very confident that the newwarden will be in situ in time for thestart of the new school year inSeptember.”

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Swords Gospel Choir Swords Youth Service are seeking to find new members for their GospelChoir between the ages of 13 and 17. All standards of vocal strength arewelcome with those interested asked to contact Melissa on 01- 8405100.

Cllr Darragh Butler is pictured at theentrance to Gaelscoil Bhrian Boroimheand Swords Educate Together NationalSchools.

O’Leary Calls For All Weather Pitch In Balbriggan Local Councillor, TomO’Leary (FG) is callingfor the the provision of asubstantial all weatherpitch for dual use by thelocal GAA Club,O’Dwyers, the localsoccer club BalbrigganFC and other communitysports groups, at landsat Bremore Balbriggan.O’Leary has said previ-ously that due to thelarge population, andindeed large amount ofparents with youngfamilies in the area,Balbriggan needsenhanced facilities, suchas the all weather pitch.“With its profile of fami-lies with young children,Balbriggan needs majorinvestment in this andother local sports facili-ties to cater for futureand current demand,and I am activelypursuing this all weatherpitch, as well as othermajor sporting facilitiessuch as a swimmingpool with the Council,”he said.

He recently met withofficials concerning theproject and is anxious toget things underway:“Following my recentmeeting with the sportsofficer for the CountyCouncil, the managerhas informed me he willissue a report on whatprogress is being madeon this project,” he

continued. “Two verypopular clubs arelocated very near theproposed 15 acre site inwhich this all weatherpitch is planned. Thelands in question are inthe vicinity of Bremore

Castle and BalbrigganFC, but are also very accessible to thenearby O’Dwyers GAAClub as well.”

“I will support councilofficials in seeking afunding packagecombining contributionsfrom National Sports

organisations, theCouncil and the relevantGovernment departmentto ensure this projectgets underway as soonas possible,” O’Learyconcluded.

Cómhaltas Ceoltóirí In Balbriggan Weekly tin whistle and dancing classes arerunning each Wednesday in Glebe North FC,Clubhouse Market Green, Balbriggan. There isTin Whistle from 7.00pm to 8.30 pm and AdultDancing from 8.30pm to 10.00 pm. All arewelcome to come along.

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Free Volunteers WorkshopIn BallyboughalA free ‘Thinking of Involving Volunteers’ work-shop takes place on Wednesday, May 15th at theGrange in Ballyboughal. This workshop is aimedat organisations setting out on the path ofengaging volunteers in their group and isdesigned to help them understand the best waysto involve volunteers, understand volunteerexpectations, and start on a path that ensuresvolunteers become core and positive part of yourorganisation.The workshop is about two hours long, interac-tive and fun and a good way to meet like mindedorganisations. The free session is intended togive you an introduction to Fingal VolunteerCentre and give you an oversight of stepsinvolved in engaging volunteers in your organi-sation.Places are limited to 12 participants per session.In order to secure a place please contact yourlocal Volunteer Centre as soon as possible.Places will be allocated on a first come, firstserved basis. If you would like to know moreabout the information session or have any ques-tions about volunteer management pleasecontact the centre.

Volunteers Needed ForMeals On Wheels Swords Meals on Wheels are looking to recruittwo voluntary co-ordinators. Working alongsidethe existing co-ordinator, this is an excitingopportunity to support the running of a vitalcommunity based support system. As co-ordinator you will help to ensure thesmooth running of day-to-day activities andassociated tasks. Generally the time require-ment would be three hours per day for twodays. Training will be given. The role is purelyvoluntary, unpaid. Please contact Paul McCormack on 085-7232825 if you wish to getinvolved.

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Aside from all the little(and not so little)details that must beremembered, makesure you get a chanceto really enjoy yourday. Marriage is one ofthe most wonderfulcommitments you canmake in your life andwith all the fuss rightup to it, some mightnot have the time theywould like to reflect onthat. Remember totake a breather andmake sure you havethe day you’ve alwayswanted. Fingerscrossed we get thatlovely summer weathertoo!

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The North County isblessed with a fabulousvariety of hotels thatwill all offer fine foodand dining, perfect foryour delicious weddingdinner. If you’re goingthe whole way with asummer weddingtheme, you could alsoplan an outdoor mealunder a canopy, butyou would want toapproach this idea withcaution as we all knowthat we’re never guar-anteed the weatherhere! If you’re planningto also stay the night inthe hotel, this can beaccommodated also.Your hotel of choicewill offer you a menuperfectly catered toyour needs, and willeven let you tasteeverything beforehand.Most will also offerdifferent packages somake sure to enquireabout these before youbook.

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The rings are just asimportant as anythingin the wedding. Thereare a number ofjewellers in the NorthCounty with a deletevariety of beautifulrings that you and yourloved one will adore.The rings symbolise thebond you and yourpartner are about to

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The wedding speechesform a major part of themeal and those whohave to stand up infront a hundred or morepeople may not be sobe that used to doingthis and will naturally,be feeling a littlenervous. So, to helpthose pre speechnerves why not get ahand from an expert?The North County has anumber of services andexperts to can teachyou to over come youranxiety by helping youshape a speech that’sright for you.

The Icing On The Cake

These days, aside fromthe traditional weddingcake ideas, your localcake baker is probablywell used to gettingeccentric requests!Some might opt to gofor small cupcakes ortwo smaller sizedcakes, these are ideal ifyou’re having a moreintimate style wedding,whereas the largersized cakes will workfor larger parties. Herein the North County, wehave an array oftalented wedding cakebakers who will makeyou your exquisitecake, any way youchoose. If you’reunsure of what type togo for, the local friendlyexperts will be on handto help you make thattough decision.

The All ImportantHoneymoon

After all the excitementand (slight!) stress ofyour big day, mostnewly-weds will bedying to get away andlet their hair down. TheNorth County has manylocal travel agents whowill help you plan thatperfect trip away.Whether you’re lookingto travel to an exoticlocation or are planningan exciting city break,your local travel agentwill help you plan itdown to every lastdetail. Don’t forget toreally take a breather,enjoy your break and

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A BalbrigganCommunity PolicingForum public meetingwill be held onMonday, 20th May at7.30pm in the TownHall In Balbriggan.This meeting will givethe residents ofBalbriggan andBalrothery an opportu-

nity to come along andbring their issues ofcrime, disorder andanti-social behaviourto the appropriateauthorities. Thesemeetings are attendedby An Garda Síochána,the County Council andchaired by theBalbriggan CommunityPolicing Forum. Action is taken on theissues that are broughtup at the meetings andfeedback is given atthe follow-on meeting.Issues that have beenpresented by thepublic include suchthings as anti socialbehaviour withyounger members ofthe community,burglaries, parking,speeding, signageproblems, drug dealingon estates, drugtaking, vandalism toname but a few. The success of thesemeetings very muchdepends on thecommunity’s involve-ment. Anti- socialbehaviour and crime issomething that affectstowns around theNorth County, so eachcontribution is impor-tant and all views willbe very welcome.

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Local councillor Tom O’Leary (FG), is anxious to letresidents know that he is hard at work trying to ensurethat funding is available for two communityprojects, namely the very successful “Flavourof Fingal Food Festival” in NewbridgeDesmesne and the very positive “Town CentreGarden Project” in Skerries. Speaking to theCounty Leader, O’Leary said that some posi-tive progress has been made so far, in thatone of the projects is expected to go asplanned under a new heading: I’m happy to report thatI’m pressing for funding for both projects, which reallymust go ahead. In particular, last year’s Fingal FoodFestival attracted thousands of visitors, which had a

fantastic impact on the local community, so there’s noway it can’t go ahead this year. I have been told thatthe festival will get the go ahead, although this year itwill be rebranded as the ‘Harbour Festival.’ I’ll havemore information on this in the coming weeks.”“Equally, The Skerries Community Garden project is anexcellent project driven by the community andsupported by the Chamber of Commerce in Skerries. It

needs a considerable amount of funding and Iwill be pushing for this also,” he continued. “Iwill continue to press for funding for both ofthese projects. I have made direct contact withthe Minister for Environments office on thefunding issue, on foot of a recent statementreleasing LEADER funding for community

projects. I expect to know the status of both projects inthe next week or two.” “Both projects will be greatlybeneficial to the local community into the summermonths, so I’ll be doing everything in my power toensure they go ahead,” he concluded.

North County Livingby Jennifer McShane

A YouthfulOutlook On Life

For this week’s County Living, we sat down to chatwith Melissa Monks from Rush. Melissa’s life verymuch revolves around considering the needs ofother people. She has worked with theSwords/Baldoyle Youth Service for 13 years andright from when we meet, it’s obvious that shewouldn’t want to be doing anything else. “Thegroup is just fantastic. I’ve been involved for manyyears with the Swords/Baldoyle Youth Service andI still love it just as much now, as I did when Istarted. All the volunteers, participants andeveryone involved really do amazing work.”Melissa, who is now assistant manager, startedout as a volunteer with the group, so she knows allabout the hard work, time and dedication that eachof the volunteers give up to be fully involved withthe young participants. “My role lets me workdirectly with the young people and as well as co-ordinating youth clubs, organising summerprojects and other things, I’m also here to trainand support each of the volunteers, so I get to seedirectly the wonderful work they put in. They’regiving up there own free time and it’s reallyinspiring to see young people do that.”The local lady has always been involved with thecommunity in some form or another and has beenvolunteering since she wasyoung. “I started out by volun-teering with them for a dramagroup 16 years ago. I met afriend of mine when I was doingsome volunteer work for theMillbank Theatre in Rush andshe asked me to come along tothe Swords Youth Service andhelp out with a drama groupthat was on and that was it. Iloved it.” Melissa has an extremely activelife and loves anything creative.She is an advocate of theperforming arts, and thinks theyare the perfect way in whichyoung people can express themselves. “I’vealways loved the performing arts and in particular,I think they are a fantastic way for young people toexpress their creative side.” In line with this,Melissa has also been involved in the organisationof a local drama festival entitled ‘Do You WannaPerform.’ This yearly festival runs in the Millbanktowards the end of May and the beginning of June. Though she is very modest about her time devotedto the youth in the area, it’s really quite somethingfor Melissa and all the other staff members of thegroup, to have been working for over a decade withyoung people when they are at a very importanttime in their lives. “It’s a total team effort fromeveryone involved in the group; we all play ourindividual parts to ensure the group is a success,and of course the young people make the groupwhat it is. We wouldn’t have one in the first placewithout them. The whole premise of the group is tobe there and support the young people in what-

ever way we can." She says communication playsa key role in the group’s success. "It’s all aboutcommunicating and listening to one another. ” In the North County alone, there are around 14different youth groups from Balscadden down toHowth, Oldtown, Rivermeade, Kinsealy andSwords. “In each of those groups there are volun-teers who are trained, garda vetted and areworking within their local community with theyoung people, and it’s just brilliant to see,”Melissa continued. The extremely activeSwords/Baldoyle Youth Service, like all the youthgroups around the North County, runs a widevariety of various activities, all catered for theyoung people in the area including: After SchoolGroups, Youth Arts, a Drug Education Programmeand a Summer Programme. “We always havesomething going on and we also have a ‘drop incentre,’ which is open every Tuesday night from7pm to 9pm. It’s a great way for young people tointeract with each other after school.” She saysthere are a lot of fantastic moments that go alongwith being involved in the youth service, but shesays a highlight is seeing the young people’s livesdevelop and take different directions. “It’s the littlemoments that really make it worthwhile. For

example, some of the kids comeback as volunteers when theyare older, as a result of their ownenjoyable experiences within thegroup, and that’s really amazing.They want to give somethingback, and that really starts withcommunity involvement." Shesays the fantastic work thatyoung people do within theircommunities isn't highlightedenough. "The group really high-lights the brilliant work that'sdone by the young people, whichis what we want. The youthreally don't get enough credit forall the good they do."

She also praises all the different community bodiesthat would work with the youth service on a regularbasis: "I really can't praise the different organisa-tions enough such as the community gardai, whodo amazing work with all the participants."In the little spare time she has, Melissa lovesspending time with her family, travelling and doinglots of creative things such as reading, writing (somuch so, that she set up a very successful SwordsYoung Writers group with her friend Alison Barker,a creative writing teacher), attending the theatreand comedy gigs. "I definitely like to keep busy!"She finishes off by saying that the Swords /Baldoyle Youth Service are always looking for newvolunteers and members to welcome, and anyonewith even a small interest is encouraged to comedown for a look and join in. "There's definitelysomething for everyone as we cater for theprogrammes based on what our participants wantto be involved in."

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Loreto College, Swords cele-brated it's 25th anniversaryon Sunday, 28th April last.Past pupils came from nearand far to join in the celebra-tions and old friendshipswere rekindled. Pictured areVice-principal, Michael Behanas he meets some paststudents including, MichelleThompson, Nicola Carroll,Jennifer Wilson, CatherineMorrissey and Fiona Daly,who were among the firststudents to start in 1988 andgraduated together in 1992.

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TAKE NOTICE that 1. An Application Notice dated 28 September 2012 has been issued againstyou and others as Respondents by John-Paul O’Hara of RSM Tenon, 1Ridgehouse, Ridgehouse Drive, Festival Park, Stoke on Trent, ST1 5SJ astrustee in bankruptcy of C J Bridgett. It is being dealt with in the High Court ofJustice, Chancery Division, Birmingham District Registry, Insolvency No 8605of 2012. The Application concerns, amongst other things, the ownership of 2 StJohn’s Way, Ashley, Market Drayton, TF9 4LB registered at HM LandRegistry under title number SF127912 in the name of Patrick Flood. Fulldetails of the Application are set out in the Application Notice, the witnessstatement of Mr O’Hara dated 28 September 2012 and the Points of Claimdated 10 May 2013.2. On 26 April 2013 the Court directed that you should be served in relation tothese proceedings by way of advertisement. 3. To respond to the Application you may obtain copies of the ApplicationNotice and associated documents from the Solicitors whose name and addressappear below:Freeth Cartwright LLP, Churchill House, Regent Road, Stoke on Trent,Staffordshire, ST1 3RQ Reference SWH/700000163/9. Telephone no: 01782202020.

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Fingal County Council Planning permission sought by Darren Byrne toconstruct a bungalow with connection to existingmains water and wastewater services, utilisingexisting vehicular access at Strifeland, The Hills,Balbriggan, Co Dublin.This planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of Fingal CountyCouncil during its public opening hours. A submis-sion or observation in relation to the applicationmay be made in writing to Fingal County Councilon payment of the prescribed fee within theperiod of five weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the Authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilI, Ivan Eustace Intend to apply for Permission fordevelopment at this site address: 142 DrumnighWood, Drumnigh Road, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin.The development will consist of a new singlestorey conservatory to the side and front of theexisting house, a new two storey extension to therear, and associated site works.The Planning Application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of thePlanning Authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observation may bemade to the authority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee (20Euros) within the period of5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilI Donagh Higgins intend to apply for permissionand retention permission for development at thissite address: 65 Boroimhe Laurels, Swords, CoDublin. The development consists of a new car

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THORNTON (Skerries, Co. Dublin) – May 6, 2013 (peace-fully) at Sunhill Nursing Home, Key (Kathleen) ; sadlymissed by her nieces Mary and Eithne, nephews Peter andBrian and many friends. Rest in Peace.

PURCELL (Hampton Cove, Balbriggan and formerly Fethard,Co. Tipperary) May 8, 2013, (peacefully) at home, Charles ;sadly missed by his beloved wife Myra, sons Tony, Paul andDerek, daughters Valerie and Anne Marie, grandchildrenAaron, Rory, Emma, Aisling, Jessie, and Louis, brothers,sisters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, friends, neighboursamd his ex Army colleagues. Rest in Peace.

ADAMS (nee O’Callaghan), (Hampton Cove, Balbriggan, Co.Dublin) – May 8, 2013, (peacefully) at the Mater PrivateHospital, Ellen Rita ; deeply missed by her loving husbandRobert, children Robert, Alan, Gemma, Gillian, Gráinne andAisling, grandchildren Isaac, Daniel-James and Finn, sistersBrenda, Therese, Josephine, Caitriona and Laura, brothersTimmy, Eugene, Georgie, Sammy (Michael), Nicky andCollie, extended family and friends. Rest in peace.

BEARY (nee Daly) (Kilsallaghan, Co. Dublin) – May 7, 2013,(suddenly), at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Una,beloved wife of the late Brig. Gen. James ; deeply regrettedby her loving children Brian, Maura, Anne, Michael andPhilomena, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren,great-grandchild, relatives and friends. Rest in Peace.

COX, Dr. Michael Joseph (Joe) (Swords) – May 7, 2013(peacefully), in the wonderful care of the staff at the MaterPrivate Cardiac Unit, surrounded by his loving family ,beloved husband of Marguerita, much loved father ofMarcus, John and Nicky ; deeply regretted by his lovingfamily, sisters Kathleen and Margaret, grandchildren,daughters-in-law, extended family and a large circle offriends. Rest in Peace.

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Fingal County CouncilPermission for a revised 2-storey housedesign to that previously approvedunder F06A/0324 and all associatedsiteworks at Site 2 off Sandy Lane, Rush,Co. Dublin. Signed G. Bissett & A.Farrell.This application can be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy duringthe public opening hours of 09.30 -16.30Mon.-Fri. at the offices of Fingal CountyCouncil, County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Co. Dublin . A submission orobservation in relation to the applicationmay be made in writing to the PlanningAuthority on payment of €20, within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the dateof receipt by Fingal County Council ofthe application and such submissions orobservations will be considered by thePlanning Authority in making a decisionon the application. The PlanningAuthority may grant permission subjectto or without conditions, or may refuseto grant permission.


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