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CLONDALKIN could receive amajor jobs boost under a SinnFéin plan for local enterprise.The party is to push for a majorrevamp of Enterprise Irelandand other governmentagencies with a view to“keeping it local”. And theircandidate for Dublin MidWest, Eoin Ó Broin, told LocalNews that his idea would be tofocus such agencies onClondalkin and what he calledthe “old villages” of the Dublinsouthside:
“Here in Clondalkin, as inCrumlin and Inchicore, youhave very much the sameprofile and therefore similarneeds. Then again, in the InnerCity you have yet other needsand different challengesagain.”
He said that the partyplans to take up where the oldCounty Enterprise Boards(now abolished) left off — butthat he would push for evensmaller divisions than in theold county-by-county system:
“There should be, if not aone-stop shop for microenterprise in Clondalkin alone,then a single office forClondalkin, Bluebell, Crumlinand the ‘old village’ areas ofthe southside.”
He would take a similarapproach to challenges likehousing and overcrowding inschools:
“Clondalkin parents arebeing turned away at theschool gates every day,” Cllr ÓBroin said.
“That’s what I’m hearingon the doorsteps. Many
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parents around here havechildren of school age, andthey have been turned downfor enrolment by one primaryafter another.”
Many had to search faroutside Clondalkin to find asuitable school.
And he claimed that onlySinn Féin had the policies andthe determination to deliveron schools, jobs andhealthcare for Clondalkin,Lucan and all of Dublin MidWest.
The key to funding thiswork?
“Don’t give any more tax
breaks to people who don’tactually need them!”
He believes that the jobspotential of small, localbusinesses has goneunrecognised. Again andagain, he makes the point thathas echoed in these columnssince the 2008 collapse: it isthe local butcher, the localbeauty salon, that actuallyprovide most of Ireland’s jobs:
“It’s not the Googles andthe Facebooks, though theyare important. In aggregate,it’s the SMEs [small andmedium-sized enterprises]that are responsible for 80 to
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90 per cent of employment.And the majority of those aremicro-enterprises. They arethe people who needencouragement.”
And all the better if thatencouragement was providedlocally?
“Exactly!”And he is not talking just
about garden-shed companiesthat come up with world-classexport ideas — though therehave been a few. He has inmind a much larger cohort:
“Exporting companies areanother day’s work. I’m talking
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Ó Broin insiststhat his party is readyto govern, and issurprised to hear thatsome senior SFpeople privatelyprefer to talk aboutthe next electoralcycle rather than thisone:
“I’m ready thistime. The thing is, it’salways difficult for anew party or groupingto take over. It’salways going to be achallenge.”
As we joke aboutthe levers of powerbeing permanently —and, as we bothsuspect, deliberately— jammed by seniorcivil servants, heinsists that they canbe unjammed. Andwhat about themedia, nationally andlocally, talking aboutEoin Ó Broin as anemerging front-benchfigure?
“Let me say, first,of all, that for any ofthat to happen, I haveto be elected first.”
That brings us tothe formidable Sinn
Féin electionmachine, in DublinMid West andelsewhere.
“We have actuallybeen canvassing sincethe local elections of2014. We would havehad several canvassesa week and we onlystopped in earlyDecember.”
He resumed in themiddle of last week(i.e., around January6), and had an hour-and-a-half done bythe time Local Newsmet him at 2:30pm inthe freezing cold carpark of Boomer’s Pubin Clondalkin’s DutchVillage.
That kind ofcanvas commitmentis admirable — andfrightening.
Don’t all thesehelpers (and the SFones are famouslynumerous and hard-working) need to berecognised? Wouldn’tthe PublicAdministrationYearbook of the Bertieera — with its pagesand pages of quangosstuffed with Aherncronies — look like aslim volumecompared to what wewill see in Sinn Féin’s
Ireland?“No, for the very
simple reason thatthese people aredoing it for the samereason I am: not forpower, but to makeIreland better, tobring in policies thatwill provide decentjobs, good schoolsand betterhealthcare.”
So there’s no SinnFéin priesthood, no
Hopeful because,with even half of the ÓBroin camp’s energy,flood courses couldbe built and theShannon drained ifnecessary; everyhairdresser wouldhave a new-and-improved website;every local butcher amarketing plan; everyClondalkin schoolextended andimproved to copewith an expandingintake.
One thing iscertain: Eoin Ó Broinhimself is too much ofa policy person tohave any interest indriving an old-style,Tammany Hall partymachine. And heseems too pragmaticto run policy ondogma — left or right— that omits theopinion of theshopkeeper or theschool-gate parent.
“A lot of what’s inthe party’s policydocuments has beensuggested by thepeople we meet, upand down theconstituency, up anddown the country.”
There’s a goodchance he’ll get in:Dublin Mid West, stilla four-seater, has areputation for beingvolatile. In 2011 ÓBroin was a scant 2percentage pointsbehind fourth-seatedDerek Keating (FG).
So should we beworried or hopeful?
Worried if theworst of the mediastereotyping of SinnFéin turn out to betrue. You’ve heard itall before: “fairy-taleeconomics;dangerous history...”Etc, etc.
Hopeful if the ÓBroin energy, and hisappetite for ideas,represent the party of2016.
Which is the truerpicture? And will theelectorate shun both,preferring theCoalition carrots of“stability” and“continuity”? Or is ittime for new facesand voices? And can ÓBroin’s brand ofpractical politicsinfluence the party?
The last seems themost obviousquestion but it is also,on reflection, themost wrong-headed.These days, peoplelike Eoin Ó Broin andPearse Doherty arethe party. They arewhat you, the elector,will see in the Dáil ifyou mark “1” besidetheir names. And ÓBroin’s particularflavour of locally-engaged economicpragmatism is onoffer to the people ofDublin Mid West.
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Candidate for Dublin Mid West, Eoin Ó Broin
closed shop? Iconfessed that I knewof many brilliantpolicy ideas (somepushed by thisnewspaper) cold-shouldered by FF, FGand, alas, SF:
“Send it into me,whatever it is! Wealways welcome newideas!”
Even fromoutsiders?
“Especially fromoutsiders! I workedfor Pearse Doherty foryears. Then, and morerecently, when wewere devising ourhousing policy andour jobs policy, nearlyall the people weconsulted wereoutside the party.”
As we leave him,his canvassers return,shivering, toBoomer’s car park,again raisingworrying and hopefulnotes.
Worrying becausethese people arehard-working andhard core. Will theylisten to outsiders?Will they need to be“taken care of”,Fianna Fáil–style,with jobs or at leastperks?
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The Enduring Power of Attorney only takes effect when a doctor gives amedical certificate confirming that the donor is incapable of managingtheir affairs.
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Patent problems forpint-sized projectsLOCAL NEWS hasdiscovered a signifi-cant problem formany new inventors
— including some ofthose submittingprojects to the BTYoung Scientist com-petition (see else-where in thisedition).
Strictly speaking,patents taken out onthe inventions exhib-ited at the showcould, in future, bechallenged on thebasis of “disclosure”.Students could losethe value of preciousintellectual property— and the chance tosell or develop thatproperty themselves.
The law says thatpatent technologymust be kept secretbefore any patentapplication is filed.
Strict non-disclo-sure rules, whichapply in most juris-dictions, permit arival or third party tochallenge a fully-granted patient if the
rival can show thatdetails of the tech-nology were madepublic before thepatent was filed.
The publicitysurrounding the BTYoung Scientist Exhi-bition would qualifyas a “disclosureevent”. A patentcould be applied for,and even granted,only to be taken fromthe inventor by alarge company yearslater. The companycould claim that thestudent’s action —revealing device orprocess details at, forexample, the BTshow — had invali-dated the patent.
By encouragingthe submission of in-creasingly tech-savvyprojects that are notpatent-protected, or-ganisers of the an-nual science fair mayinadvertently beleading inventorsdown a path theymay later regret.
Local News un-derstands that thefiling of a simpleIrish Patent-Applied-For document pro-vides at least ameasure of protec-tion. This can bedone for relativelysmall cost: thosewilling to do the pa-perwork themselves(it can be tricky but isnot impossible) cando so for a filing feeof just €60.
We will return tothis topic in a futureedition.
Crowds walk their way to Operation Transformation 2016ONCE again, therewas a great turnout forthe annual OperationTransformation walkorganised by SouthDublin County SportsPartnership (SDCSP),which took place lastSaturday, January 9th,in Tymon Park.
Around 450 peo-ple of all ages and abil-ities took park and
even though the routehad to be shorteneddue to parts of thewalk being flooded,the dry weather on theday meant the occa-sion was enjoyed byall.
South DublinCounty Sports Part-nership would like tothank St. Judes GAAfor their assistance
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As part of theevents of OperationTransformation, alarge number of localorganisations - sportsclubs, schools andcommunity groups -are organising weeklywalks, these walks areopen to all members
of the community, notjust to organisationmembers. Some of thelocal organisations or-ganising walks in-clude:• Lucan Sarsfields
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Ann Sharpe and her busy volunteers threw a party for their elder citizens group just before Christmas, and the young Lord Mayor of Dublin Criona ni Dhalaigh was among the guests on the day. All enjoyed festive fare, a visit from santa and a dance or two in the hall on Cloghter Road.
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“PUT A FIGHTER IN THE DÁIL”by Juls Nicholl-Stimpson
WITH the General Elec-tion likely to be calledfor mid to late February,the People Before ProfitAlliance (PBPA) aregetting prepared fortheir 6-week “Cam-paign to Win”.Cllr Brid Smith (Bal-lyfermot–Drimnagh) rallied her supporters in the Bal-lyfermot Civic Centre last Monday, just as Local Newswas going to press.During past year Cllr Smith led a local campaign againstwater charges. On Saturday January 23, there will beanother march to highlight the charges.“We want to set the tone of this election and make surethat water charges and austerity are the issues,” CllrSmith told Local News.She said she had received a huge amount of local sup-port, and wanted people to know how much she ap-preciated their faith and trust in her:“We want to talk to the voters, unlike other candidateswho just do newsletters and operate on social media.”Cllr Smith dismissed any suggestion of a “recovery”:“The government talk of recovery, but who is feeling
that recovery? The only people feeling it are Enda Kennyand his cronies.”She added that a seat in Dublin South Central wouldnot come easy:“We all have to work hard. We are asking people whowant to see a radical change in the country, more equal-ity and justice to get in contact with me either by phone,email, or on Facebook.”• Cllr Brid Smith (PBPA, Ballyfermot–Drimnagh) canbe reached at [email protected]
BRID SMITH: faith and trust
Supporting the nurses standing upfor the safety of their patientsOVERCROWDING inhospitals around thecountry such as St.James and Tallaghthave reached emer-gency status. Cllr BridSmith who is the Peo-ple Before Profit can-didate in DublinSouth Central hasgiven her full backingto nurses who havebeen fighting the cri-sis in A&E services.
Last week nursesannounced that theyhad rejected a pack-age presented tothem by the govern-ment. They voted58% to 42% againstthe proposals sup-posedly aimed at ad-dressing theovercrowding andunder-staffing ofemergency depart-ments. They took thisdecision becausethey felt that thispackage of measureswould not be fol-lowed through by theHSE.
Seven hospitalsnationwide were tocommence strike ac-tion on Thursday 14January, includingTallaght Hospital.
For now thatstrike action has beenaverted but the issueremains one of themajor political chal-lenges for this Gov-ernment in the runup to a general elec-tion. After all FineGael did promise inthe 2011 general elec-tion that they would'end the trolley crisis'.
Cllr Bríd Smith,said:
“Cuts in thehealth service haveput the safety of pa-tients at majorrisk. Last November,the HSE set a targetthat there would beno more than 50 pa-tients waiting on trol-leys throughout thecountry. Yet last week,according to theINMO trolley watch,
nearly 500 peoplewere waiting on trol-leys”.
Overcrowding isup 4% when compar-ing November 2014and November 2015.This represents a cu-mulative increase of24% in patients ontrolleys from Novem-ber 2014 to Novem-ber 2015.
Cllr Smith contin-ued “Leo Varadkarhas said that over-crowding puts patientsafety at risk. What wecan see now is thatthe trolley crisis andovercrowding is get-ting worse not better,under the watch ofFine Gael. This gov-ernment have bailedout the bankers andleft the health systemto rot. We have paid€28.5 billion servic-ing the national debtsince 2010. Thatmoney could havebeen used to help somany people in this
state.“Last year the
HSE appointed 55new managers. Whatwe need are morenurses not more over-paid managers.Young nurses havebeen treated so dis-gracefully that manyhave fled the countryonce they graduate.Student nurses are re-quired to undertake36 weeks clinicalplacement in theirfinal year. But theyare paid below theminimum wage andthis period is notcounted for incre-mental pay. All ofthese factors havemeant that wholeclasses of undergrad-uate nurse are nowleaving to workabroad – leaving be-hind a massive re-cruitment crisis inIreland".
Cllr Smith wenton to speak about thecuts to home helphours under the cur-rent government.
“Another issuecontributing to theovercrowding is thecutting of one million
home help care hoursby this governmentsince they wereelected to office. In2010, there were 11.7million home helphours available but by2014 this haddropped to an esti-mated 10.4 millionhours. These cutsmean that elderly pa-tients are more likelyto stay in hospitalsbecause they have noguarantee of after-care treatment other-wise. A cheque for anextra €100 millionwould help reversethe cuts to home helphours.
“At the momentwe have people pay-ing three times forhealthcare throughtaxes, private insur-ance and hospitalcharges. This is outra-geous consideringour health service isbroken and not work-ing”.
Cllr Smith saidthat “People BeforeProfit believe we needa total overhaul of theHSE. We need ahealth service that isfree at the point of
use and is available topeople based on theirhealth needs and notthe size of their wal-lets. We need to investto create a high qual-ity health service andpay for it throughprogressive taxationwhere the verywealthy and the cor-porations pay theirfair share”.
She concluded bysaying “People BeforeProfit support thenurses who are con-sistently taking astand against govern-ment cuts. Thesenurses are fighting fortheir patients. We allshould stand with thenurses in Tallaght,James, Beaumontand throughout theHealth Service. Untilnurses, studentnurses and patientsare treated with therespect and recogni-tion they deserve, weshould continue tooppose the policies ofthe rotten establish-ment parties that putthe interests of corpo-rate and private profitbefore the healthneeds of the people."
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“Like living in the olden days – with no water!”RESIDENTS OFMichael MallinHouse, Meath Street,were left withoutrunning water forfive days betweenJanuary 3 and 7.
After first beingunable to identifythe cause of theproblem, Dublin CityCouncil informedresidents four dayslater that the issuewould be resolved.
Families and
Senior Citizens wholive in the buildingwere without waterfor basic require-ments such as wash-ing and cooking foralmost a week. Awater tanker wasprovided by DublinCity Council onWednesday, January6 at 7:30pm.
Cllr Ray Mc Hugh(SF, Crumlin/Kim-mage) expressedoutraged at the situ-
“After the fourthday it was beyond ajoke, washing our-selves in a bucket ofwater. We couldn'tflush the toilet forfour days. Imagine!”
She added thatthere was no com-munication madewith any of the resi-dents as to what washappening.
“We only got a re-sponse when westarting going to TDsand putting it on theradio. Then theystarted to do some-thing. Within a dayafter that it wasfixed!” While thoseliving in MichaelMallin House areglad that the watersupply is now fixed,
the Council’s initialdisclaimers of re-sponsibility, and itsslow response, con-tinue to worry localsand their representa-tives. Local News willfollow up on thisissue, and will findout what emergencyprotocols DublinCity may have forsuch events.
BY JULS NICHOLL-STIMPSON
ation, saying it was“just not goodenough”:
“Over 40 familieshave been left with-out water for five
€180,000 has been allocated in funding for the IrishBlue Cross animal care charity in Inchicore. This is a bigincrease in the annual grant from the Department of Agri-culture, Food and the Marine.
Catherine Byrne TD stated“I was delighted to visit the IrishBlue Cross this week with the Minister for Agriculture,Simon Coveney, on the announcement that their grant forthis year is €180,000. This is an increase of over 150%on last year’s grant, which was €70,000.
“The Irish Blue Cross undertakes tremendous work for an-imal welfare in our community. They look after the petsowned by people who perhaps cannot afford expensivetreatments, surgeries and general pet care.
run great mobile clinics on a weekly basis in the eveningsin Ballybrack, Ballyfermot, Blanchardstown, Cabra, Crum-lin, Donnycarney, Finglas, Smithfield, Tallaght and Walkin-stown. As well as caring for pets they also perform avaluable educational role by heavily promoting responsi-ble pet ownership. Pet owners are made aware of the ben-efits of having pets neutered, vaccinated and
€180K IN FUNDING FOR THE IRISH BLUE CROSS
days. This would notbe acceptable in theDublin 4 area. Thegood people ofMichael MallinHouse deserve bet-ter.”
He also ex-pressed concern overhealth hazards, withpeople unable toflush toilets, takeshowers or washclothes for such alength of time.
Some residentswere left withoutcentral heating dur-ing some of the cold-est days of the winterso far. Concerns werealso raised aboutpossible damage tothe heating system.
Mallin Houseresident Louise War-ren told Local Newsthat it was like beingbrought back to the“olden days”, beingforced to wash inbuckets of water.
Ms Warren re-ported that soonafter the problembegan on the after-noon of Sunday Jan-uary 3, residentsbegan phoning theMaintenance Sec-tion of Dublin CityCouncil. After deny-ing responsibility forthe issue, Mainte-nance directed resi-dents to theWaterworks Division— who also deniedresponsibility.
“The kids wereback in school thatweek and a lot ofpeople could not usethe heating becauseit was hooked up tothe water pipes,” MsWarren recalled.
“There are oldfolks living here, andthe weather was re-ally bad those fewdays. After two daysof no response, a fewpeople contactedKay Noone, Head ofthe Liberties Area forDublin City Council.She came out with afew guys who justmessed around withthe pipes but hadn’ta clue what waswrong.”
microchipped which was made mandatory for all dogsfrom early 2016 onwards.
“This year’s grant should go a long way in helping thisgreat charity in its work. The staff at the Irish Blue Crossare so dedicated to their work and offer a really high qual-ity service for pet owners in need of assistance.”
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NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONSHappy New Year! Another fresh start. A time toleave the past behind and to look forward to thefuture. A time to remember that the past is over,but the future is a blank canvas. Today, just likeany day, can be your new start, a time to makea change…if you want it to be!
This is the time of year when we hear a lotabout “New Year’s Resolutions”. Sometimes theterm is almost a joke. A failure before it starts.Did you know that gyms and evening classes gethuge enrolments at this time of year and verysoon the enthusiasm has died away? Manygyms depend on this fact to function. If every-one who joined a gym came all year aroundthere’d be no room for them!
Some people have given up already. Haveyou?
If there is a change that you want to makein your life. If there is a goal that you would liketo achieve. Then, let’s take the “New Year’s Res-olution” jinx off it!
First, instead of attaching your goal to theone calendar date of the first day, or the firstmonth of the year, let’s attach it to the positiveongoing, natural changes which are occurring,the green shoots and the days becoming longer.
That, straightaway, gives you five moremonths of active attention to achieving yourgoal. As the days get longer, our form improvesand we feel more energetic and we have moredaylight during which to do things. So, insteadof your determination and enthusiasm fadingout, let it grow and increase with the lengthen-ing days.
If you have a “New Year’s Resolution” inmind, the first thing to do is to remember that ayear is 12 months long! In order to make any-thing happen, you have to be able to see it hap-pening in your mind’s eye. So, when youvisualise it and imagine it in your mind, imag-ine it happening in Spring, Summer and Au-tumn too.
By doing this you are giving yourself a rea-sonable timescale for achieving your goal. Ifyou want to lose weight for example, it is easierto believe that you can be at your desiredweight by the Summer. This gives you more mo-tivation, as opposed to the demotivation of set-ting yourself an impossible task.
The other motivational help of this is thateverything looks better in Spring and Summerand all things take time and usually more timethan we expect. So we can reduce the pressureon ourselves and save ourselves the usual dis-appointment by aiming at an achievabletimescale with reasonable effort required, es-pecially during the final dark cold days of win-ter when our energy and mood is at its lowest.Then, we can ramp up our efforts as the dayslengthen and the weather gets better.
If I am spoiling some of your best excusesfor not achieving this year’s “New Year’s Reso-lution”….I’m not a bit sorry! If you don’t haveone yet, let me remove another excuse…. it isNEVER too late. Let this be the start of YOURnew year.
If I am making you feel a little uncomfort-able, great. You’re close, shake yourself up, lifebegins at the edge of your comfort zone!
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085 145 8880A HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM NCBI CRUMLIN ROADThe move to the new bigger and brighter shop on the Crumlin Road has been aterrific success indeed. Jean the manager would like to thank all the customers bothold and new for their continued support, recently and over the last few years too.
A Happy New Year from Jean and all the volunteers hoping this will be an excellentyear for everyone. Please continue to bring all your unwanted goods from all mannerof clothes for all ages bric a brac, small pieces of furniture and of course all yourunwanted presents and goods.
This is a good time to take down all the excess of the Christmas season and give awayany unwanted items to such a deserving cause.
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John Humphrey Memorial Football Blitz 2015ONCE again the yearclosed with the An-nual John Humphreymemorial blitz forUnder 10 footballersorganised by StJames Gaels GAAClub in their impres-sive facilities in theIveagh Grounds.
The weather wasreasonably kind andthe football was su-perb.
On 28 and 29 De-cember the Gaels’home on the Crum-lin Road paraded anarray of under 10 tal-ents from Dublinfootball.
The Gaels organ-ised over 25 Gaelicfootball fixtures intheir annual Christ-mas event.
Under 10 foot-ballers from White-hall, Crumlin,C a s t l e k n o c k ,Coolock, Clondalkin,Templeogue, andKiltipper Roadgraced the IveaghGrounds with theirskills in Gaelic foot-ball and help prepareall of the children fora great season offootball in 2016.
P a r t i c i p a t i n gClubs included StJames Gaels; White-hall Colmcilles; Tem-p l e o g u e \ S y n g eStreet; Parnells,Round Towers (Clon-dalkin); ThomasDavis, Naomh Olafand St Judes.
The two days offootball was playedin memory of JohnHumphrey, a youngSt James Gaels player,who died tragically in1998.
G e n e r o u s l ysponsored by John’sfamily the annualblitz is a fitting trib-ute to the memory ofa young boy forwhom sport playedsuch a major part inhis short life.
Gaels Chairman
event was still goingstrong and wished StJames Gaels and theHumphrey familyevery success with itin the future.
Money raisedfrom the event goesto help the Children’sHospital in Crumlin.With an impressiverange of facilities inthe Iveagh Groundson the Crumlin RoadSt James Gaels wel-comes anyone withan interest in GaelicFootball with openarms.
St James Gaelscurrently fields twomen’s adult Gaelicfootball teams, aLadies team and ju-venile teams fromUnder 8 to Under 18age levels for bothboys and girls. In ad-dition, for 5 to 8 yearolds, we run ourGaels All-Stars Acad-emy which intro-duces boys and girlsto Gaelic football andhurling in a friendlyand fun atmosphere.Further informationContact: Paul Flana-gan 087 2412886 orBilly Hannigan 0872371611.
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Kevin Dunne de-scribes the event as“the most specialevent in the club’scalendar.”
“The most im-portant thing aboutthis event is thateverybody ap-proaches it in a spiritthat makes sport awinner.”
“All we ever hopefor” said Kevin “isthat every child playsto the best of theirown individual abil-ity. Each and everychild who does thatwill have had a goodtournament irrespec-tive of the scores”
Niall Scully,Dublin Under 21 Star,was on hand to pre-side over the presen-tation of memorialplaques to the partic-ipating teams on thesecond day of theblitz. Niall remem-bered the huge en-joyment himself andhis teammates fromTempleogue\ SyngeStreet had derivedfrom the event whenhe himself partici-pated. He said he wasdelighted to see the
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You can enter inany participatingstore, just enter yourname address andcontact number inany of the storeslisted here and youhave a great chanceof winning.
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• Ryan’s Centrahave a lovely bot-tle of wine andchocolates.
All these storesthank you for yoursupport during thepast year and lookforward to servingyopu throughout thisyear.Spend sometime shopping inBallyfermot, enjoythe value and craic,enter the competi-tion in any or all ofthe businesses.
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For three days the Holiday World Show willtransform the RDS Simmonscourt into a hubof exotic, vibrant, multi-cultural activity; fromthe Americas to Asia, Europe to Africa, visitorscan literally experience the locations on offerin a way that is not possible on the internet.
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Edmund Hourican, Managing Director ofthe Holiday World Show said, "Holiday WorldShow is now in its 27th year, and there is newbuoyancy present in the market which hasshown real growth over the last year. We there-fore confidently expect an increase in visitornumbers to the show to meet the well tried
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Colaiste Phádraig cracksscience show and Parrondo’s ParadoxNO FEWER thannine ColaistePhádraig projects,involving some twodozen pupils, madeit to the finals of theBT Young Scientistshow in the RDS thisyear.
Of well over athousand entries na-tionwide, just over500 won a “goldenticket” to the RDS.Many prestigiousschools managedjust one exhibitingentry, or none.
A bonus for theLucan-based sec-ondary school is thata brilliant project byDáire Byrne won hima Highly Com-mended in theChemistry-Maths-Physics category.
Dáire takes acrack at Parrondo’sParadox. In this, theSpanish physicistJuan Manuel Ro-
dríguez Parrondosuggested that acombination of los-ing strategies couldoften point the wayto a winning result.Dáire also employedthe “chains” devisedby the nineteenthcentury Russianmathematician An-drei AndreyevichMarkov to tweak andexamine Parrondo’swork. He eventuallydiscovered whetheror not this methodcould be made topay off.
Dáire Byrne cantake comfort fromthe fact that, lastyear, Synge Streetscientist GabrielBarat won a highlycommended — andwent on to take threetop prizes in thisyear’s show.
Other ColaistePhádraig pupils whomade it to the RDS
included:For a project on
some off-the-scalee l e c t r o m a g n e t i creadings that seemto fry Faraday’s for-mula: Paul Murtagh,Cathal McManmonand Gareth Fitzgib-bon.
With quick-and-easy way to createdocuments inBraille: Jemin Joseph,Joel Antony andRyan Rafter.
For a greywaterrecycling scheme:David Grudzinskasand MateuszMarkiewicz.
With a methodfor removing nitratesfrom water, usingonly plastic beads:Clan Brannigan andIan Crowley.
With a survey ofhow “€10 OFF”vouchers influencedshopping habits:Adam Lynch and
Adam McEneaney.With a compari-
son of ultrasonic andinfrared detectors:Ross Hoey and AdamJordan.
With a closeuplook at the planet Ke-
plar 10c: Joyal James.With an exami-
nation of recent im-migration patterns,and the motives ofthose on the move:Mark Lowry andRoss Quinn.
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Helen Jordan Stage School young members Molly Adamson & Cassandra Bridgeman ( both 8 ) interviewing
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PAST students ofHelen Jordan StageSchool were a hugesuccess in this year’sChristmas Panto’snationwide. Amongthe supremely tal-ented performerswere Alison Dennan,a primary schoolteacher, who playedElsa and KathrynMcKiernan, who waswith RTE Young Peo-ple Programme for anumber of years alsoplayed a lead role inFreezin’ at theOlympia Theatre.
Alison alsorecorded a CD withStephen Galligan ofKodaline when theywere 10 years old onthe National Chil-drens Day CD, “Chil-dren Are Doing It ForThemselves”, thelyrics were reworkedby Shay Healy fromthe recording of “Sis-ters Are Doing It ForThemselves” by theEurhythmics.
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Christchurch meet for January 23 water demoTHE RIGHT2WATERCAMPAIGN hascalled for a series ofnationwide demon-strations to takeplace on Saturdayweek, January 23. It
will include a majordemonstration inDublin city centre.
The Right2Watercampaign includespolitical parties,community groups
and six trade unions.Joan Collins TD
(United Left, DublinSouth Central), is en-couraging people inDublin to meet atChristchurch and
Connolly Station at2pm.
The major rallyoutside the GPO isset for 3pm.
“If you believethat political changeis necessary, bethere,” DeputyCollins said.
Brendan Ogle ofRight2Water toldLocal News that hewas determined tomake water the“number one issue”in the election:
“2016 is going tobe the year of changein Ireland and thatchange begins on
Saturday January23,” Mr Ogle said.
“The hundreds ofthousands of peoplewho have attendedthe Right2Waterdemonstrations havemade their voicesclear. They wantwater charges abol-ished.”
Following theday of protest on Sat-urday week, therewill be another dayof demonstrationimmediately beforethe general election,probably on the finalSaturday before thepoll.
DOOLAN PUSHES FOR SOCIALHOUSING NEAR BULFIN ROADNEARLY five hundred social houses, over 140 of themin Bulfin Road, may be built following a proposal fromCllr Daithí Doolan (SF, Ballyfermot–Drimnagh).
Last Monday (January 11), Dulbin City Council passedCllr Doolan’s amendment to an existing plan for 1,343homes. The scheme includes units for St Michael’s Es-tate just off Bulfin Road, Inchicore; O’Devaney Gar-dens near Smithfield; and Oscar Traynor Road inCoolock.
Following his motion, the Councillor for Ballyfermot–Drimnagh hopes that 30 per cent of the total, amount-ing to 448 homes, will be marked for social housing.About 140 of these are planned for the St Michael’sEstate site.
Some would be below-market rental units, others af-fordable homes for first-time buyers.
Cllr Doolan said that the Council were doing what theycould to make social housing a priority, despite the bestefforts of the government to “starve” the sector offunds.
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Enjoying the live entertainment at Tom Kennedys
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Aylmer School of Motoring
Aylmer School of Motoring is based in Newcastle, and is run by myself Mick Bennett.
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make your lessons fun and enjoyable. I am an approved driving instructor (ADI ) and offer
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Firhouse • Tallaght • Citywest • Clondalkin • Lucan • Rathcoole
• Saggart • Newcastle • Palmerstown • Walkinstown
ALSO IN PARTS OF KILDARE INCLUDING NAAS, SALLINS,
CLANE, KILCOCK, MAYNOOTH AND CELBRIDGE
The 2015 Annual Kevin Kenny Memorial Match was held in the Markievicz Park on the 28th of De-cember. A Landen United FC team competed against a Kevin Kenny Select team for the Kevin KennyMemorial Cup this year. There was a great turn out of players and supporters as there is every year.It was a great day and a great game of football refereed by Wayne Grehan. The final result was 3-1 toLanden United. The result could have gone either way had the Kevin Kenny Select team not missedtwo penalties in the game. Goals on the day were scored by Paul Mooney, Sean Finlan, Lee Cronin (OG)and Robert Bayly with the Man of the Match awarded to Graham Griffiths. A great evening followedwith refreshments and music from the Weafer Brothers. A big thanks to all involved on the day.
17 convictions inmeter tampering cases
DURING 2015, twenty-six people appeared incourt to face charges relating to meter tam-pering. Their trials followed the conviction ofan individual who provided tampering serv-ices to electricity and gas customers in Dublinand Meath.
Seventeen of those charged were con-victed following pleas of guilty. The tamperingis alleged to have occurred in those countiesduring 2014.
Those convicted were ordered to pay theamounts due, plus fines imposed. The Energy(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2012 provides
BY JULS NICHOLL-STIMPSONthat a person who commits an offence is liableon summary conviction to a Class A fine, i.e.up to a maximum of €5000, and/or a term ofimprisonment not exceeding 6 months. TheProbation Act was applied.
In the remaining nine cases, the courts or-dered an adjournment or the issuing of benchwarrants.
Taking prosecutions for unlawful interfer-ence served the dual purpose of managing therisk to public safety and acting as a deterrentto potential offenders.
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SINGLE DUVETCOVERS
were €20 now €6
Open Monday to Saturday 9am-6pm
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Wood & Roller BlindsHALF PRICELimited time only.
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Winter Duvets 15 tog
Single €11
Double €15
King €18
Water Speakerswere €20 now €10
Quilted Cotton Mattress ProtectorsSingle €8 Double €10 King €13
Chair Pads 10 colours €8
PillowsSupreme Quality Hotel Pillows
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Dog Beds €5
Kids Socks 12 pack €6
Rugs all sizes
4x2 €15 5x3 €25 6x4 €40
FRAZER CURTAINSall sizes. 3 colours.
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JAQUARD CURTAINS66x72 were €35
now €1590x90 were €45
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Flannelette Sheets 2 Sheets &
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Double €20
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