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KEEP OUR BUS SERVICE: Darren, John and Bernadette Quinn, andPatricia and Nicola Maguire are pictured outside their Clongriffinapartment block, from where they will have to walk one mile toget to the nearest bus stop should the feeder bus service be with-drawn. PHOTO BY DARREN KINSELLA

McGrath hits back at bailout accusation

I would call on CapitalNorth Management Limited notto withdraw their bus service untilan alternative can be put in placeand avoid a situation where chil-dren going back to school afterEaster are left behind.

If the feeder bus service isdiscontinued, elderly people, sin-gle mothers, schoolchildren andother local residents living at thefurther reaches of the develop-ment will be over half an hourswalk from the DART station andwithout any direct transport con-nection to parts of Donaghmedeand Edenmore.

Patricia Maguire, a localmother-of-two, said she will haveto walk over a mile with her chil-dren every morning to reach thenearest bus.

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no buses it can be extremely dif-ficult taking two young childrenalong in the rain.

I have been walking for overhalf an hour in the rain somedays.

Ms Maguire said that as shelives at one of the furthest pointsof Clongriffin, there were veryfew transport options availableto her.

We are quite isolated wherewe are, she explained.

We need a form of trans-port for locals without cars to getaround. If there was a lane pro-vided [in the development], itwould be just six minutes to theDART station.

Its a race against the clocknow for us to get a new link tothe local community for peoplewith kids in nearby schools.

Its no way for kids to startthe day, having to walk for over amile to get their bus. We willhave to get them up earlier andtheyll have to face the weatherevery day.

Bernadette Quinn, anotherlocal mother, said her son wascurrently going to school inEdenmore and has expressedconcern that he will be strandedonce the new train station opens.

The local Dublin Bus route,the 128, doesnt come down thisfar into Clongriffin, Ms Quinntold Northside People.

My son will have no othermeans to get to school.

The DART feeder busdropped him a good bit of theway to school; I dont knowwhat he will do if it goes.

Capital North Managementwere unavailable for comment atthe time of going to press.

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from page 1Deputy McGrath may well regard that as

money well spent, but I believe that at a timewhen schools all over the country are in a stateof disrepair and when more people than everare being forced to wait on trolleys in our A&Ewards, that there are much better uses to whichthat money could be put.

We need an end to this Government.Deputy McGraths support for them beliescompletely his supposed credentials as a so-cialist in the mould of Connolly and Tone ashe is so quick to describe himself as.

Cllr ORiordain claimed this was a clearcase of a politicians desperate attempt toclaim ownership over local investment.

He is putting his own electoral interestsabove those of the people whom he is sup-posed to serve, he added.

But Deputy McGrath hit back at theLabour Party, stating that they had not sup-ported the guarantee scheme that safeguardedall deposits in Irish banks.

He argued that without this vital movethere would have been a run on the banks

causing Northsiders to lose their savings.I am standing by our people and trying to

do what is best for this country, Deputy Mc-Grath told Northside People.

Above all, I am promoting honest andstraight politics. It turns my stomach to haveto deal with bankers and developers but wehave to try and help to rebuild the financial sit-uation in our country.

Winding up Anglo Irish Bank is not anoption as the State would have to provide 70billion up front.

Deputy McGrath said the Labour Partyshould look at its own voting patterns beforecriticising others.

I wont take lectures from a party thatcrossed public service union pickets at the Dailand voted to remove bin charge waivers fromsenior citizens and our most disadvantaged,he added.

The Labour Party refused to support theguarantee scheme that saved our banks andsafeguarded the savings of people across theNorthside.

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Presented by Richard Cur-ran, Dragons' Den gives hope-ful entrepreneurs the chance topitch their business schemes be-fore five wealthy and successfulventure capitalists.

Entrepreneurs must pitchtheir idea on camera to thepanel, which consists of topIrish businesspeople, GavinDuffy, Bobby Kerr, Sean Gal-lagher, Niall O'Farrell andSarah Newman.

Speaking to Northside Peo-ple, both ladies said nothingcould have prepared them forthe stress of facing Irelands topinvestors.

Jennifer Shaw described theprocess as a long and windingroad.

Despite what people think,it is a difficult and arduousprocess to get the chance topitch to the Dragons, said MsShaw.

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ance. You try to pitch your ideawith confidence but dont wantto appear cocky.

Claire Finnan said that de-spite all the practice you cantcontrol the questions you willbe asked.

We worked incredibly hardto get to this stage but the Drag-ons Den experience can go ei-ther way, she stated.

We never in a million yearswould have guessed our result

but believe us when we say, welaughed and we cried.

Ms Finnan said their busi-ness idea came from brain-storming in the car on the wayto work one morning.

We would always try tocome up with ideas on the wayto work, she explained.

We were both interested instarting a new business. Its abig plan and we are still work-ing two jobs right now to tryand make it all happen.

Appearing on the pro-gramme will be a big boost forus though. We hope it will cre-ate some interest in our work.

Jennifer and Claire will ap-pear on the show this Thursday,April 8 (RTE One, 10.15pm),and promise that its an episodethat not be missed.

The second series of Drag-ons Den has been a huge suc-cess so far but the Dragons haveyet to meet Jennifer and Claire.

While they cannot reveal ifthey were successful the ladieshave promised that they flewthe flag for every start-up busi-ness on the Northside ofDublin.

Ms Finnan said their planwas to take advantage of thecurrent baby boom with a huge

growth in births predicted overthe coming year.

They hope to host an exhi-bition similar to the IdealHomes but for expectant par-ents and people planning tohave children.

The exhibition will be tak-ing place on Saturday and Sun-day, October 9 and 10, at theRDS and aims to bring thebiggest names in the baby busi-ness all under one roof.

Ms Finnan added that visi-tors will be presented with topbrands, expert advice and dis-count prices.

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For years, the residents hadvoiced height and traffic con-cerns over the plan.

A majority of locals nowfeel that these concerns havebeen addressed by the develop-ers and will not be appealingthe latest planning application,which has received the greenlight from Fingal County Coun-cil.

Shay Duffy, who has beenGirl rescued from Baldoyle Estuary A GIRL who became trapped in mudflatsin Baldoyle Estuary had to be rescued byemergency services last Sunday week(March 28).

Howth Coast Guard was alerted just before3pm to a 999 call from the trapped girl.

The Coast Guard helicopter from DublinAirport and Dublin Fire Brigade were alsotasked. The volunteers assembled quickly at thestation and proceeded to the scene.

As the unit arrived in the area, the helicop-ter was overhead conducting a search as theperson was not local and did not give an accu-rate description of their location.

The helicopter soon discovered the casualtyin the Baldoyle Estuary behind PortmarnockGolf Club. Howth Coast Guard had two vol-unteers in dry suits standing by ready to recoverthe casualty as the helicopter lowered its winch-

man to assist.The casualty was lifted to the safety of the

golf course where the Howth Coast Guard Res-cue unit, the fire brigade and gardai were wait-ing.

Coast Guard personnel and fire brigadeparamedics assessed the casualty and she re-quired no medical assistance.

The team transported the casualty to thestationhouse in Howth where she was able toclean up.

As more and more mobile phones now con-tain applications that give GPS coordinates, theCoast Guard is encouraging people to be awareof these applications where they are unsure ofa location.

The coordinates can be given to the 112/999 operator and can help the emergency serv-ices get to the scene quicker.

A member of the Coast Guard helicopter rescue team works to release the girl from the mud.

The girl is winched to safety and her ordeal is over. PHOTOS: MARTIN TAYLOR

Residents accept Bayside centre plan AFTER seven years of objections a Northside commu-nity has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a planned re-development for their local shopping centre.

involved with the Save OurSquare campaign for five years,told Northside People that localswanted to see redevelopment goahead.

The problem was neverwith development, we want tosee the area redeveloped, saidMr Duffy.

However, there were issuesover the height of the proposalsand these have now been ad-dressed with a storey beingtaken off the height of theplans.

There are remaining issues

but on balance the local com-munity feels that they have gotwhat they were looking for.

Mr Duffy said BaysideSquare needed to be redevel-oped to suit the needs of thelocal community.

The original plans were in-sufficient for the area, hestated.

Now things have reached astage, after years of opposition,where the plans meet the needsof people living in the commu-nity.

At the meeting a public votewas called to decide whether ornot to take a Fingal CountyCouncil grant of permission forthe third and latest shoppingcentre plan to An BordPleanala.

The clear majority decidedthat local residents should ac-cept the current plan and notmake an appeal to An BordPleanala about any remainingconcerns.

The first planning applica-tion to regenerate BaysideShopping Centre was lodged in2004 and rejected by FingalCounty Council and An BordPleanala.

In 2006, a second applica-tion was made, and after alengthy struggle that ended inan oral hearing at An BordPleanala in 2008, it too was re-jected.

The permission given byFingal County Council to thethird application last month ap-proves a commercial and resi-dential development, includingan anchor grocery and 12 re-tail/service shops. There willalso be a medical centre, acrche and 52 apartments.

However, doubts remainover the project and some resi-dents have expressed concernsin relation to traffic congestionaround Bayside Square, a short-age of up to 40 parking spacesand the corner four-storeyheights.

Dublin North East TDTommy Broughan (Lab) be-lieves the community has madesignificant gains over thelengthy planning process.

Everybody present at themeeting acknowledged the ur-gent need for a new and re-vamped centre for Bayside,Deputy Broughan told North-side People.

But many felt that the Irishplanning process must be ur-gently reformed so that devel-opers must legally consult localresidents and communities likeBayside before coming forwardrepeatedly with massive, unsus-tainable plans.

In effect, perhaps five yearsand more were lost on this proj-ect.

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A LEADING childrens char-ity has issued a bogus fundrais-ing alert on the Northside.

A spokeswoman for Barnar-dos said it has been brought totheir attention that a small num-ber of bogus fundraisers havebeen operating in various loca-tions in the North Dublin areaand parts of County Meath.

The people concerned havebeen collecting door to door inresidential and commercialareas claiming they are collect-ing money on behalf of Barnar-dos for a sponsored walk.

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MAD FOR DANCING: Pictured are members of Dance AMAD School of Dance who helped the Republic of Ireland to their big successin Wales.

Local dancers star for Ireland SOME of the Northsides best young dancers were celebratingrecently when they were part of the Republic of Ireland teamthat won a Five Nations Dance competition in Wales.

Members of the Dance AMAD School of Dance, helpedtheir country to defeat Northern Ireland, England, Scotland andWales and take the perennial five nations trophy back to the Re-public for the second time in three years.

Mairead Magennis, owner and founder of Dance AMADSchool of Dance, headed up the Irish team along with SabrinaWhelan from Rising Stars.

"The girls were amazing, said Ms Magennis. The IrishDisco and Hip Hop dancers danced their hearts out and foughtto bring the trophy back home. Myself, Sabrina and all the par-

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part of the winning team. Dance AMAD who have had a busy year already with com-

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John Farrelly said that overthe last 10 years he has becomeused to seeing his local greenspace, Fairview Park, beingused as a building site.

Mr Farrelly, from Fairview,is angry that the park has notbeen returned to its former con-dition following the port tunnelworks and claimed it has be-come unsafe to visit at night.

Recent moves by Dublin

AT least 400 new retail jobs will be created whenTerminal Two opens later this year, according to theDublin Airport Authority (DAA).

The new full-time positions will be mostly in retail, as upto 40 outlets, including shops, restaurants and bars, will oper-ate in the new terminal when it opens in November.

Contracts have already been signed with House of Ireland,bookseller WHSmith, Irish fashion group Azure, Swatch andcosmetics company Jo Malone.

According to the DAA, the awarding of retail contracts forTerminal Two (T2) is done through a tender process thatstarted last year.

Retail is an integral element of the modern airport expe-rience and Terminal Two will offer passengers a comprehen-sive choice of outlets, said DAA retail director Paul Neeson.

Each of the new companies in T2 has agreed to pay theDAA a concession fee based on a percentage of annual salesrather than a fixed annual rent.

This system allows the DAA and its retail partners to ef-fectively share the risk, as unlike traditional landlords, we donot charge a fixed annual rent, Mr Neeson explained.

T2, which has been built at a cost of 609 million, willcontain about 9,000sq.m of retail and food outlets.

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Anger expressed over Fairview Park works A NORTHSIDE man is campaigning for the future ofpublic parks, which he believes are becoming increas-ingly under threat from rezoning and development.

City Council to constructchanging rooms in the middleof the park were the last strawfor Mr Farrelly.

At first it was the port tun-nel, then service works along itsside and then more services duginto its middle, he told North-side People.

I always hoped that one

7,000 sq m; it is not just hugebut it destroys the nicest area ofthe park and overshadows theonce wonderful daffodil beds.

Mr Farrelly is calling on thecity council to provide securityat the park, refrain from build-ing in the middle of the parkand promote biodiversity in allpublic parks.

It can start with the con-struction of changing roomsbut I would worry about seeingconstruction expandingthroughout the park, he added.

As a local man I have spo-ken to people in the area aboutthis problem and nobody seemsto have been consulted.

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City Council said the structuresreferred to were changingrooms being developed underthe Planning and DevelopmentAct 2000.

He said it was not possibleto modify or extend existing fa-cilities and the changing roomswill be a valuable communityresource when completed.

These works are associatedwith the improvement worksbeing carried out in FairviewPark following the constructionof Dublin Port Tunnel, he toldNorthside People.

Arrangements to replaceall facilities removed during thetunnel's construction are ongo-ing.

day the park would be restoredto its former glory.

Last autumn, a large partwas fenced off in the middle ofthe park and I felt that that toowould be temporary, but on Sat-urday (March 27) I saw build-ings rising up above thehoardings there.

No one I asked knew whatwas happening. A shop ownerdirectly across from the site forthe last 30 years did not knowand like everyone he is nowfuming.

No signs were ever put upto say what was afoot; no onewas aware of planning permis-sion being sought so why hasthis happened?

Mr Farrelly said that as anenvironmentalist he was ex-tremely worried about the citycouncils approach to maintain-ing public parks.

He believes that small build-ing projects like this could justbe the beginning of larger de-velopments in vital publicparks.

If changing rooms wereneeded, then there is an ancienttwo-storey toilet house alongthe Tolka end (of FairviewPark), derelict and litter strewn,so why was that not used? heasked.

It is in a corner beside theplaying pitches and could havebeen renovated and extended. Itwould also have been cheaper.

The buildings now beingbuilt are reported to be over

ANGER: John Farrelly, pictured beside the new development in Fairview Park, is angry that the park has not been returned to its for-mer condition following work on the Dublin Port Tunnel. PHOTO BY DARREN KINSELLA

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The special day (March 24)was celebrated as a major vic-tory for all those who tirelesslyfundraised more than 2.5 mil-lion to finance the state-of-the-art clinic, which will have alife-changing effect on patientswith CF.

No expense was spared toprovide the best medical facilityfor young patients with cystic fi-brosis.

Among the many impres-sive features of the building isthe air filtering system, which isactivated every five seconds to

DUBLIN Bus has beenurged to provide bus sheltersat its stops on Kettles Lane,Kinsealy.

Dublin North SenatorBrendan Ryan (Lab) said hehas been contacted about theurgent need for the shelters,as the bus stops are situatedin a very exposed location,leaving commuters particu-larly affected by bad weather.

Many older people andparents with young childrenare finding it very difficultwaiting at stops for the 43bus either to Swords or intothe city centre, stated Sena-tor Ryan.

I have written to DublinBus and Fingal CountyCouncil management askingthem to make a joint effort tosecure the provision of shel-ters at these bus stops.

I have also been raisingthe need for more frequencyon the 43 bus route itself, es-pecially at peak times.

Dublin Bus has informedSenator Ryan that it is carry-ing out a full review of itsnetwork of services, and thatthe concerns of people inKinsealy will be taken onboard as part of this process.

Local residents can beassured that I will continue topursue this matter, addedSenator Ryan.

Bus shelterssought for Kinsealy

New cystic fibrosis unit opens at Temple StreetA 3.2 MILLION outpatient unit designed for childrenwith cystic fibrosis (CF) and respiratory illnesses hasbeen officially opened at Temple Street Childrens Uni-versity Hospital.

minimise the risk of cross infec-tion between patients.

The unit, which allows pa-tients with CF to be treated sep-arately, also has fourconsultancy rooms, two treat-ment rooms and two laborato-ries.

Speaking at its opening,journalist Orla Tinsley, who hascystic fibrosis and was treated inTemple Street for 18 years, saidthe unit was really important

from a patient safety point ofview.

This ensures a safe placewhere children can be treatedquickly and then get back totheir ordinary lives, she stated.

This is what we need allover the country.

Denise Fitzgerald of thehospitals fundraising office saidthe official opening of the unit

was the culmination of intensefundraising.

Ms Fitzgerald thanked allthose who contributed to thedevelopment of the unit.

This is a very importantday for everyone connected toTemple Street Childrens Uni-versity Hospital, the childrenand their families, our wonder-ful staff, our supporters nation-

wide and the corporate partnerswho backed this vital project,she stated.

We wish to say a most sin-cere thank you to everyone whohas made this unit a reality forthe children in our care.

Cystic fibrosis is a geneticdisease that causes respiratoryand digestive problems, osteo-porosis, diabetes and other

complications.It is the most common life

threatening, recessively inheriteddisease with an average nationalyearly incidence of one in 1,500live births and a carrier rate ofone in 20 people in Ireland.

Advances in treatment nowmean that the majority of CFpatients survive into their late20s.

CF patient Lisa Kinlan (12), from Sheriff Street, pictured at the official launch of the brand new Cystic Fibrosis and Respiratory Outpa-tient Unit at Temple Street Childrens University Hospital.

Also pictured at the launch were CF and respiratory nurse MaryMorgan, Orla Tinsley (guest speaker) and respiratory consultant,Dr Dubhfeasa Slattery.

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by Brian WhelanThe planned North City Ar-

terial Watermain is a 10kmpipeline stretching from Bal-doyle to Fairview, which couldhelp solve local water supply is-sues.

Clontarf ward councillorNaoise Muir (FG), chairper-son of the Environment andEngineering Strategic PolicyCommittee at Dublin CityCouncil, said Minister for theEnvironment, John Gormley,must urgently give the go-aheadfor the construction of the wa-termain.

Cllr Muir said there hasbeen a lot of talk about the proj-ect for a number of years but ac-tual progress has beenpainfully slow.

Dublin City Council clas-sified this as a priority schemefor 2010-2012 funding in late2009 but a funding decisionfrom the Department of Envi-ronment is still not forthcom-ing, he told Northside People.

The Killester area sufferedgravely with water supply issuesduring the winter cold snap andwhile a number of problematicitems of work have alreadybeen identified by Dublin CityCouncil to alleviate the situa-tion, the new North City Wa-termain is a vital part of anylong-term solution.

Until the minister gives thego ahead for the construction ofthe North City Arterial Water-main, supply problems will re-main.

I am calling on the minis-

THE Soroptimists International DublinClub recently presented a cheque for1,000 to voluntary Howth Lifeboat oper-ations manager, Rupert Jeffares.

The RNLI was nominated to receive thedonation by Soroptimist member Anne Nu-gent, from Glasnevin. Ms Nugent said she hasalways admired the bravery of RNLI volun-teers.

The Soroptimist International Dublin clubis the largest service organisation for women

worldwide. On receiving the donation, Rupert Jeffares,

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Dublin North East Ter-ence Flanagan (FG) said hewas very concerned for thefuture of porter, securityand catering jobs at the hos-pital.

I have been recently in-formed that the hospital hasplans to outsource thesejobs to two English compa-nies, Deputy Flanagan toldNorthside People.

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The Northside ofDublin cannot afford to loseanymore employment and Iam calling on the manage-ment of Beaumont Hospitalto safeguard these jobs.

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Beaumont Hospital hasno plans to outsource anyexisting jobs or services,the spokesperson stated.

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Art is the truest expressionof life and the life in these paint-ings is truly beautiful and life af-firming.

This is a testament to thestrength of the patient and thesupport and dedication of thestaff and volunteers of St Fran-cis Hospice.

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CREATIVE: Pictured at the launch of the paintings and crafts at St Francis Hospice, Raheny, were FairCity star, Clelia Murphy, and Ethel McKenna, chief executive of St Francis Hospice, with Michael Kearns,a patient at the Hospice. PHOTO BY DARREN KINSELLA

A COLLECTION of paintings and crafts created by thepatients of St Francis Hospice Day Care Service went ondisplay at the Hospice in Raheny last week.

tients living at home in conjunc-tion with the Hospices Commu-nity Palliative Care team.

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The idea of the art exhibi-tion is to celebrate each personstalent and achievements.

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tool and this project has pro-vided opportunities for the indi-viduals to express themselves.

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It is a voluntary organisa-tion that offers comprehensivecare and support services to pa-tients, their families and carerswithout a financial cost to pa-tients.

TRANSITION year studentsat a Northside school wonthird prize in the Accountscategory at a trade exhibitionof mini-companies held atthe Spa Hotel in Lucan re-cently.

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YOUTH homelessness, homo-phobia, domestic violence andchild abuse were among thesocial issues raised by over 800young people from across Le-inster at the Young Social In-novators Speak Out 2010 inthe Red Cow Morans Hotel.

It was the penultimate inthis years series of 12 regionalevents for participants in Ire-lands largest social awarenessand action programme foryoung people.

When the series concludes,6,000 young people aged 15-18years from 185 schools and ed-ucational centres across thecountry will have had the op-portunity to present their solu-tions to some of societys mostpressing social issues to audi-ences of community leaders,local representatives and influ-encers in business, social andvoluntary services.

Between them the youngpeople have undertaken almost400 social action projects on is-sues that concern them, theircommunity or the world at large.

Sixty social projects will nowbe shortlisted for the ninthYoung Social Innovators Show-case, which takes place on May5 in Croke Park where theYoung Social Innovator of theYear Awards will be announced.

The winning team will re-ceive a grant towards the devel-opment of their project.

Sr Stanislaus Kennedy,chairperson of Young Social In-novators, congratulated the

AFTER a hugely successful show last October, the ClassicCar Sale/Show returns to the National Show Centre, Swords,this Sunday, April 11 (doors open at 12 noon).

This year the organisers have added an Autojumble to theshow, which will feature Autojumblers from North and South ofthe border.

Over 200 classic cars will be on sale by their owners with thefirst 150 booked indoors.

Many classic car clubs have already booked their spaces inthe display area and individual classic car owners are also wel-come to attend.

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Well that was the proudboast of Shelbourne FootballClubs Under 12 team whenthey returned from Londonafter enjoying thoroughly whatcan only be described as the per-fect weekend.

The Northside youngsterstravelled to London for trainingat Chelsea FC's luxurious Cob-ham training facility.

They were put through theirpaces under the supervision ofChelsea Academy Director

LEGEND: Ray Wilkins, assistant coach at Chelsea FC, pictured withthe Shelbourne youngsters during their trip to London.

MEETING THE MAESTRO: North inner city councillor Nial Ring (Ind)and his son, Emmet, pictured with former Chelsea and England star,Ray Wilkins.

HOOKED ON RUGBY: Pictured are some of the children who took part in the Tag Blitz at Suttonians RFC.

PRIMARY schoolchildren from Fingal tested their recentlyacquired rugby skills at a number of Tag Blitz days in Marchat local venues.

Suttonians RFC hosted the Tag Blitz for Bayside NationalSchool, St Fintans National School, Burrow National Schooland Howth National School.

The schools have been playing Tag Rugby as part of theirPE classes for the last eight weeks and were coached by Sutto-nians RFC youth development officer, Adam Griggs, withover 200 sixth class boys and girls taking part.

There were many close games throughout the day with StFintans NS and Bayside NS battling it out for the title withBayside emerging as narrow victors and winning the TagShield for a second year.

Christian Stemmet, Fingal County Council/LeinsterRugby community rugby officer, said: Id like to say a specialthank you to all the teachers and volunteers, as without theircontribution this event couldnt have run so smoothly.

Thanks also to Adam Griggs for all his excellent work.If youd like rugby in your school contact Christian Stem-

met on 087-9118642 or email christian.stemmet@leinsterrugby.ie

Blue is the colour for Shelbourne youngsters ITS not every weekend that a group of youngsters get to at-tend an English Premiership game with eight goals, a topGuinness Premiership Rugby match and receive coachingfrom a former football legend.

Shaun Gore. Then they had a match

against a North London selec-tion and acquitted themselveswell in a 4-0 victory.

Former England star andChelseas first team assistantcoach, Ray Wilkins, then metthe Shelbourne contingent for aquestions and answers sessionbefore signing autographs andposing for photographs, whichhad the parents as excited as thekids!

Even though Wilkins hadpulled a calf muscle while train-ing the Chelsea first team thatmorning, he still managed tofind time to meet up with thelads and the parents and waspresented with a Shelbournepennant by Shels trainers PatTrehy and Derek Farrell.

On the Saturday it was offto Stamford Bridge to see theBlues beat Aston Villa 7-1.

Then on Sunday they wentto see London Irish beat Sale38-0 at the Madejski Stadium inReading. In between there wastime for sightseeing and a tripon the London Eye.

Everyone on the trip had a

great time overall. CoachesDerek Farrell and Pat Trehy dida great job organising the week-

end with huge help from Bren-dan Reynolds and MickCrossan in London.

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The brilliant Northsidersdid just that last Saturday week(March 27) when they defeatedUL Eagles 74-64 to secure theNivea For Mens SuperLeaguecrown.

Killester followed up theirNational Cup (they beat UCCDemons in January) and Regu-lar Season success with anothervintage display, which washelped greatly by the perform-ance of Most Valuable Player(MVP), Michael Westbrooks.

Killester head coach, MarkKeenan, said he was delightedafter his side clinched a cleansweep of trophies.

Its amazing, said MrKeenan. Its quite remarkableas its back-to-back years that ateam has claimed the treble.

UCC Demons did it lastyear and we are delighted to beable to follow it up just a seasonlater.

Mr Keenan said losing thefinals of the National Cup andLeague Final last season gavehis charges that extra bit of de-sire to make things right thisseason.

The difference this yearhas been our defence, intensityand desire, he stated.

We managed to restrict agood side like UL to just 64points so that is evidence ofhow good our defence has been.

It was a great first halfagainst UL and set the game upfor us.

We were sloppy at times inthe second half but at this stageit was about getting the win andwe are thrilled to have achieveda perfect season.

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CHAMPS The Killester team celebrate with the Men's SuperLeague trophy after their triumph overUL Eagles at the National Basketball Arena (NBA) in Tallaght.

Clean sweep for brilliant KillesterWHEN the senior team atKillester Basketball Club setout its stall at the beginningof the season, its main aimwas to capture the NationalCup and SuperLeague titlesthat eluded them at the finalhurdle the previous year.

POSSESSION GAME: Robbie Clarke, Killester (right), pictured in ac-tion against Aidan Holden of UL Eagles during their sides clash inthe Nivea For Mens SuperLeague Final in Tallaght.

start but Killester started toshow their experience againstthe final new boys with Jer-maine Turner sinking a trade-mark dunk before contributinga lay-up.

Mark Keenans side finishedthe stronger with a further threepoints from Pete Madsen ensur-ing a comfortable 29-16 lead atthe end of the first quarter.

Killester dominated the sec-ond quarter and were scoring atease with Jermaine Turnercausing huge problems for theEagles defence, quickly buildingup a 38-26 advantage.

Westbrooks and Madsencontinued the onslaught toleave 17 points between thesides at half time. (47-30).

Killester were in no mood tolet up after the re-start with abasket from Robbie Clarke fol-lowed by a three from PaddyKelly piling on the agony forTony Hehirs UL charges.

Matt Hall and Robbins des-perately tried to claw back thedeficit but another dunk fromTurner opened up a 16-point

lead with 4.30 left in the quar-ter.

Glen Wong struck a threeon the buzzer but 14 points (60-46) still separated the sides asthey faced the deciding finalquarter.

Killester continued in thesame vein in the fourth, withJermaine Turner and MichaelWestbrooks extending their ad-vantage to 18 points.

Neil Campbell and ScottKinevane contributed two bigthrees to leave UL in with ashout while a basket from NeilCampbell brought the TreatyCounty to within 13 points ofKillester.

UL maintained their come-back despite losing Robbins toa fifth foul but time was not ontheir side as Killester completeda magnificent treble.

SLAM DUNK: Jermaine Turner, Killester, dunks for two points dur-ing the final. PHOTOS: BRENDAN MORAN/SPORTSFILE

CLONTARF CRAFT FAIR: A craftfair will take place at St An-thonys Hall, Clontarf, on Sun-day, April 11, from 10.30am to4.30pm. Items will includejewellery, paintings, jams, knit-ting, patchwork, glassware,cards, homebaking, woodturn-ing and much more.

BOOK SALE: KARE book sale inaid of Meals on Wheels will beheld on April 10 and 11 at 2Sybil Hill Road, Raheny, from10am to 4pm. For more details,phone 8058574.

RUGBY LEAGUE: North DublinEagles, Dublin's premier rugbyleague football club, havestarted pre-season training atSt Pauls, Raheny. If you are in-terested in joining the club con-tact Conan Uphill, head coach,on 085-4163084 for further de-tails.

HORTICULTURE: The Dublin FiveHorticultural Society is holdingits Spring Show on Saturday,April 10, in Chanel College,Coolock Village. It opens at2pm, staging from 11am to1pm. All entries welcome. Fordetails phone 087-2423020.

CLONTARF TALK: Clontarf Histori-cal Society is hosting a talk,Shipwrecks in North Dublin, byEddie Bourke, on Monday, April12, at 8.15pm in the Parish Re-source Centre, beside St Johnthe Baptist Church, ClontarfRoad. Admission is 4 per talk.For enquiries, phone 8338711.

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FUNDRAISER: The Student Council at St Fintans High School, Sutton, made a great effort on Pink Day by collecting 1,000 for theMarie Keating Foundation. The organisers would like to thank the students, parents and staff who contributed so generously. Pic-tured is Student Council members presenting the cheque to Gerard Keating, a former pupil of the school.

BOWLING THEM OVER: The Grange Woodbine Active Retire-ment Groups bowling team travelled to Breaffy House, CountyMayo, last month to take part in the All-Ireland Active Retire-ment Indoor Bowls competition. The Raheny group sent twoteams to the event and they both did exceptionally well. TheA team were beaten in the finals of the Cup competition andthe B team won the Plate competition. Pictured are TommyKavanagh, Don Ray, Kay Byrne and Lily Broughan after bring-ing the Plate trophy back to Raheny. PHOTO BY DARREN KINSELLA

12, from 9pm till midnight atGael Scoil Mide, GreendaleRoad, Kilbarrack. Music is byEmerald Trio Ceili Band. Admis-sion is 10. All are welcome.Meanwhile, there are vacanciesin the tin whistle class. Contact087-9177220.

DONNYCARNEY MASS: All arewelcome to attend aninter/multicultural mass onApril 25 at 12 noon in our Ladyof Consolation Church, Donny-carney. All native costumeswelcome.

HISTORY LECTURES The IrishFamily History Society is hold-ing two afternoon lectures onSaturday, April 10, in the DublinCity Library and Archive, PearseStreet, Dublin - 19th centurydeath and burial customs by

Sean O Duill and Genealogysources at the Royal Irish Acad-emy by Siobhan Fitzpatrick.Registration is at 2pm. Open toall, no booking. The lectureswill be preceeded by an AGMat 11am, which is for membersonly.

BADMINTON: A badminton be-ginners and improvers coursefor adults begins on Tuesday,April 20, at the Baldoyle Bad-minton Centre from 7-8pm andruns for 10 weeks. For more in-formation, contact8393355/8383074.

PHOENIX PARK EVENT: The PietaHouse Darkness into Light 5kEvent will take place on Satur-day, May 8, in the PhoenixPark. Participants will be in-vited to walk or run the 5kroute, starting while it is stilldark and completing the circuitas dawn is breaking. This willbe a symbolic event to givehope to those affected by sui-cide and self-harm. Online reg-istration is available atwww.pieta.ie. Postal registra-tion will also be available. Forenquiries contact Marie Free-man on 6010000 or emailmarie@pieta.ie

PORTMARNOCK SHOW: Port-marnock Musical and Dramatic

Society will stage All Shook Upfrom April 6-10 at 8pm nightlyat Portmarnock CommunitySchool. All Shook Up is a musi-cal based on the songs of ElvisPresley and tells the story of ayoung man who rides into a1950s American midwest townon his motorbike, one girlsdream and a town discoversthe magic of romance and thepower of rock n roll. Ticketscost 15 and concessions areavailable. Phone Gerry on 087-6278379 for bookings.

SOCIAL GROUP: A social groupfor mature people, based innorth county Dublin, is open tonew members. The NorthsideSocial Network group is forthose in their 30s or 40s whowant to meet new people fordining, cinema, nights out andmaybe even daytrips or week-ends away. The group meetsregularly for social nights atvarious venues on the North-side, where the setting up ofother events is discussed. Thereis no charge to join. For moreinformation, visitwww.meetup.com/NSN35/

ART EXHIBITION: Friends of theMeridian Art Group are holdingan Art Exhibition at the Court-house, Howth, on Saturday andSunday, April 9 and 10, from

Centre. The club, which is for allsecond level students aged 12and over, meets every Fridayfrom 7.30pm-9pm. Memberswill have the opportunity to getinvolved in many activities andparticipate in interclub eventswith other clubs from the area.Further information from BryanGavin at 086-8519639 or emailbryan.gavin@foroige.ie

AGM: The Donabate PortraneCommunity Council is holdingits annual general meeting onMonday, April 26, at 8.15pm atDonabate Portrane CommunityCentre. All are welcome. Thereare currently a number of va-cancies to be filled on thecouncil and nominations arewelcome from a diverse crosssection of the community from

Donabate and Portrane.Prospective members must bewilling to attend monthlymeetings of the CommunityCouncil and take on additionalvoluntary duties as required.For further information emailsecretary@donabatepor-tranecommunity.com

TOASTMASTERS: If youre wor-ried about speaking at a wed-ding or making a presentationat work, East Coast Toastmas-ters can help. They meet at theHawthorn Hotel, Swords, on al-ternate Tuesdays at 8.15pm.Visitors and new members al-ways welcome. The next meet-ing will take place on Tuesday,March 30. For further informa-tion phone Maura on 8433943.

10am to 7pm. A raffle will beheld in aid of St Francis Hos-pice, Raheny. Admission is free.

CONCERT: The Parents TeachersAssociation (PTA) at DonahiesCommunity School is hosting anEvening with Paul Harringtonon Thursday, April 15, at8.30pm in the Hilton Hotel,Malahide Road. All proceedswill go to the school. This con-cert would be a great occasionfor former pupils of DonahiesCS to meet up again. Ticketscost 20 for adults and 15 forstudents/children.

OKLAHOMA: Baldoyle MusicalSocietys production of the mu-sical Oklahoma will be heldfrom Tuesday to Saturday, April20-24, at 8pm in St Marys Sec-ondary School, Baldoyle. Theshow features great singingand dancing, with all of yourfavourite songs and much lovedcharacters from this most clas-sic of musicals. Tickets arepriced at 15 (12 for childrenand OAPs). There is a specialrate of 10 per ticket forgroups of 10 and over on Tues-day and Wednesday, April 20and 21. To book tickets, visitwww.ticketoffice.ie (bookingfee applies) or call 085-1378329 (no booking fee).

SALE OF WORK: A sale of workin aid of St Vincent's BasketballClub will take place on April 17and 18 from 12noon till 5pm inSt Vincent's Gymnasium, Glas-nevin. Fun and games will beprovided for all the family.Come along and test your skills.

SUPPORT GROUP: Addison's Dis-ease Support Group is holding ameeting on Saturday, April 17,at 1.30pm at the Central Hotel,Exchequer Street, Dublin 2. Ifyou require more information,emailaddisonsgroup@gmail.com

LEEDS: A members club forLeeds United supporters is openfor new recruits from Dublin.Lanyon Whites organise regulartrips to home and awaymatches and have regularmeet-ups for televised games.Members also benefit from ex-clusive events and offers. Tojoin, emailjamesnoelrice@gmail.com

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AWARE, the national depression support organisation, is invitingpeople from the Northside to give just four hours of their time thissummer to help organise or participate in a Walk4Aware in their localarea.

Aware is especially keen to hear from anyone interested in organis-ing a walk in their local area on Sunday, May 9.

Organisers will get support from the Aware fundraising team and allfunds raised through participant sponsorship will go towards the mainte-nance and development of the organisations support, information andeducation services.

These supports make a real difference in the lives of many peopleand families affected by depression.

More than 400,000 people in Ireland experience depression at anyone time and Aware hopes that events like the Walk4Aware will help toraise much-needed funds as well as highlight the issue of depression.

Anyone interested in finding out more or volunteering to organise alocal walk can contact Oliver Smith on 6617211 or email fundraising@aware.ie

WINNERS: Pictured (front row, from l-r) were Glenn Stephenson, (chairper-son), Karl Conyrad, Jennifer Lawless, Ruadhn Laoi, Therese Glennon (teammanager) and Mary Carroll (Rotarian); and (back row, from l-r): Jack Kinnane(Dublin North Rotary) and Pat McKenna (Principal of Pobal Scoil Neasain).

POBALSCOIL Neasin in Baldoylewere recently crowned winners ofthe Dublin North Rotary PublicSpeaking Competition for Transi-tion Year students.

The competition was launched byDublin North Rotary towards pro-viding Transition Year students withan opportunity to engage in publicspeaking and, in the process, developthe associated skills of preparing and

presenting their viewpoints in a con-vincing and eloquent way.

This endeavour is intended tocomplement the work of schools andto affirm the students on their successand talents.

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A girls tale ofDublin memories

A MOVING memoir by a Dublin author thatrecalls life in a city tenement has just been re-published.

The Girl in the Wardrobe,Jennifer Farrells childhoodmemoir, won the InauguralMemoir prize at Listowel Writ-ers Week in 2007.

It tells the story of a younggirl growing up in the heart ofthe city.

Patti remembers life in thetenement in Wolfe Tone Streetwhere rats scratched under thefloorboards and the hoolieswent on all night.

Her family are rehoused byDublin Corporation and theymove up town to a damp twobedroom flat.

Attending a strict conventschool, she hates gymslips andmargarine sandwiches, thesmell of cabbage and cauli-flower. She loves reading PippiLongstocking and HuckleberryFinn. She likes going up NelsonPillar with her friends for asneaky smoke.

The story moves north andsouth of the Liffey betweenthree households. Theres herMa and Da, her grannies and

granddads, one of them an ex-British soldier who died beforeshe was born. There is a bunchof uncles and aunts who all goto different chapels. She goes tothe pawnbrokers and the Dairywhere they have their own pagein the accounts ledger. She livesin fear of being sent to an in-dustrial school and prays fortheir dead babies in the holyangels plot in Glasnevin Ceme-tery and for the holy souls inPurgatory.

I started to write what Ithought was a short story, Jen-nifer told Southside People.Something sparked the mem-ory of the boiled sausages andthe dreaded coddle, a dish Idalways hated. In the caf, over ahuge pot of tea, the story of thesausages unravelled and thememories of that day cameflooding in.

I was right back there, inthe dark scullery of our old cor-poration flat, with Ma beside

me gripping the sweeping brushhandle, and the girl in the caftipping me on the shoulder tosay they were closing.

The story continued, onescene following another, downlong tunnels of memory, leadingme back to where it all began.The smells and the sounds, thefaces and the voices. The livingand the dead.

Something was telling me itwas too long for a short story,but I kept writing and the deadcame back to life. The grand-dads and grannies, the auntiesand uncles. The babbies and Da.It was like they all wanted to telltheir story.

Jennifer was born in FoleyStreet in the north inner city,which was part of the notoriousred light district called Monto.

Ive written this story fromthe pictures and flashbacks ofmemory about the time andplace where I grew up, sheadded. It was a different cen-tury, the swinging sixties theycalled it, but there wasnt muchthat was swinging about it. Yetthere was laughter and song andmusic, the ghost stories and thejokes. A complication of hard

times and funny times and in-teresting times all mashed up.

Back then the womenwere burdened down withlarge families and terrible liv-ing conditions. One of my firstmemories is that tenement Icall The Drunken House. Itwasnt fit for human habitationand thats why it was classifieda condemned building and de-molished. If you lived in a con-demned building your chancesof being rehoused in a corpo-ration flat were improved. Itwas a rat-infested hellhole andwe had to use a bucket or elsego to the pub on the corner touse the toilet. Sometimes I wasstaying with my granny, but Icame and went between thethree flats north and south ofthe Liffey.

The Girl in the Wardrobe ispublished by Original Writingand is available on their web-site at www.originalwriting.ie

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The Girl in the Wardrobe

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The Girl in the Wardrobe by Jen-nifer Farrell won the InauguralMemoir prize at Listowel WritersWeek in 2007.

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HAIR-RAISING: Staff at Collen Construction, based in East Wall, present John McCormack, chief executive of the Irish Cancer Society,with a cheque for 5,000 raised during the company's recent 'Shave or Dye' fundraiser for cancer treatment services.

MORE than 20 staff at Collen Construction, based in EastWall, including chairman Neil Collen, managing directorLeo Crehan and company director Declan Lowry, shaved ordyed their hair recently in support of the fundraising cam-paign to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society.

The company presented a cheque for 5,000 to John Mc-Cormack, chief executive of the Irish Cancer Society, at itshead office on East Wall Road.

The decision by almost all of Collen Constructions headoffice staff and management to participate was motivated bythe fact that many families have experienced the devastatingeffects of cancer at close hand, according to Collen chairman,

Neil Collen. Any initiative that draws attention to cancer prevention,

detection, treatment or related fundraising deserves supportand we are happy to be able to make this contribution to thecommunity, he said.

A family owned company with a history dating back 200years, Collen Construction plans to celebrate its bi-centenarywith a book launch later this year. Major projects include theold Croke Park Stand (1950) and Tolka Bridge in Dublin(1954).

Recent major projects include 232 social housing units atTyrrellstown, Dublin 15, and Finglas Garda Station.

Five Lamps Festival to light up Dublin

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THE Five Lamps Arts Festival returns for a third year toshine a light on the arts in Dublins inner city. The fes-tival, which is an initiative of Marino College of Fur-ther Education, will take place from April 22 to May 1.

Bringing together local, na-tional and international artists,musicians, singers and drama-tists, the festival is a 10-day longcelebration of eclectic music,new art, high drama, song,dance and community partici-pation.

Supported by Dublin CityCouncils arts office and City ofDublin Vocational EducationCommittee (CDVEC), the festi-val is run by volunteers eager topromote the arts in the FiveLamps area of the city and cre-ate a cultural event that em-braces and encourages thedevelopment of local talent.

This years festival has at-tracted a host of talented andentertaining performers andartists.

Highlights this year will in-clude a debut recital by up andcoming Dublin soprano ClionaCassidy; a little lunchtime cul-ture from operatic group thePre-Madonnas; the Irish pre-miere of Polish mime play Mar-czella by Nikoli Wiepriew; avisual art exhibition from mem-bers of the Blackchurch PrintGroup; entertainment for thekids at Puca Puppets StoneSoup; and entertainment for allat the Brendan McCarthy

Bands Tea Dance. There will be murals, music

and mayhem in the communityarts sector and a chance foreveryone to leave their mark inthe Draw Here, Please collabo-rative community art project.

The Five Lamps Festival ispassionate about promotingarts and culture on a local com-munity level, as well as furtherafield.

From a day at the theatre toa tea dance, mime classes tomaking murals, art exhibitionsor just ambling along on an en-tertaining walking tour, the FiveLamps Festival has somethingdifferent for everyone to enjoy.

If you would rather be aparticipant than a spectator,separate workshops are beingheld for singing, voice actingand mime classes.

Based in venues and publicspaces that surround the fa-mous Five Lamps landmark, in-cluding the Liberty HallTheatre, Eden Quay; the SeanOCasey Theatre, East Wall; D-Lights Studios, North GreatClarence Street; CharlevilleMall Library, North Strand;and Connolly House, NorthStrand, this festival has some-thing for everyone in the family.Many of the events will be freeto the public and all are wel-come to come along and takepart.

For further information,visit www.fivelampsarts.ie

STUDENTS from four Northside secondary schools recentlytook part in an art exhibition at Axis in Ballymun.

The students from St Dominic's College Cabra, StMichael's Finglas, The Donahies Community School Don-aghmede and Coliste Dhulaigh, Coolock, created individualpieces of art using mixed media, print, collage and paint withthe heart as the central symbol.

The exhibition was the first cross-school collaboration in-volving four Northside schools Transition Year students.

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