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“CURRENTLY mortgage ar-rears data is being reported tothe public on a quarterly basis,two months in arrears. This istotally unacceptable whenyou consider that the IrishCredit Bureau has complete,real-time information onmortgage, personal loan andcredit card arrears, as dobankers, yet the public isbeing kept in the dark by notbeing provided with completeor timely information.' hestated.
“Reporting of mortgagearrears should be done by theRegulator on a monthly basis.To do otherwise may lead to aperception that the Regula-tor’s Office is allowing thebanks to hide the real num-bers of home owners who arestruggling to pay.
“The Financial Regulatoralso needs to change his re-porting presentation to give acomplete and comprehensivepicture. His presentationshould include: How manypeople are really not able topay their mortgage? It isclearly greater than the totalmortgage arrears outstandingquoted as 32,321 at QuarterEnded 31 March 2010?
How many people are on
The current reporting ofmortgage arrears ismasking the true pictureof how many people arestruggling to makepayments, according to aFine Gael HousingSpokesman.
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To facilitate people in giv-ing these vital opinions, FLACis inviting the public to use itswebsite to answer the ques-tions posed by the Regulator'sconsultation paper. In addi-tion, FLAC has developedsome other questions which itfeels will augment the consul-tation process, such aswhether there is adequatesupport for homeowners introuble or whether the Codeshould be legally enforceable.
FLAC will then collate allresponses received by 1 Sep-tember and present them tothe Financial Regulator by theclosing date of 3 September.
"FLAC hears every daythrough its telephone infor-mation line and advice centresof the distress and despair feltby people in difficulty withmortgage arrears as well asother forms of debt. FLAC isseeking a holistic approach todebt which will take into ac-count the totality of a person'sdebt situation," said Ms Black-well.
FLAC urges the public –whether affected by mortgagearrears or not – to read the Fi-nancial Regulator's proposalsand comment on them. "It isvitally important that the Reg-ulator be made aware of howthe issue of mortgage arrearsis affecting homeownersacross the country. By makingsubmissions, the public can,through FLAC or individually,inform the Regulator, in thehope that it will result in amore useful, effective andpractical Code of Conduct."
The figure compares tomore than 12,600 in the sec-ond quarter of 2009, and tomore than 35,000 during thesame period in 2008 ■
payment moratoriums (ru-moured to be 10,000 to15,000)? How many peoplehave restructured their mort-gage to make it affordable (theIBF indicated 30,000 monthsago)? How many people areon interest-only? How manypeople haven’t paid theirmortgage in 12 months orlonger?
“Furthermore, last monthwe learned that there hadbeen 600 new repossessioncases before the High Court injust one month. However,there was no breakdown ofthese cases and the regular re-ports historically provided bythe Courts Services seem tohave been halted.
MeanwhileThere was a fallof almost 40% in the numberof new mortgages issued inthe second quarter of 2010,compared to the same timelast year.
The latest Irish BankingFederation/PricewaterhouseCoopers mortgage marketprofile shows just under 8,000home loans were drawn downduring April, May and June.
The Financial Regulator iscurrently revising its Code ofConduct on Mortgage Arrears.As part of a consultation, it isoffering the public a rarechance to contribute its viewson how financial institutionsshould handle mortgage ar-rears in future.
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Storage of rawwater in the DublinRegion is falling buthas not as of yetreached a level thatwould warrant theintroduction of re-strictions on supply.The Region’s largestraw water storagereservoir atPoulaphouca is cur-rently at 120 days asopposed to 200 dayswhen full.
It is therefore ofgreat importancethat everybody playstheir part in conserv-ing supply in order tominimise the possi-bility of having toplace restrictions onsupply. The CityCouncil has pub-lished a series ofpublications on-lineat www.dublincity.ieand www.taptips.ieon using water sensi-bly at home, in thegarden, in the officeand at school.Among the tips are • A garden hose or
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• Lawns do notneed to be wa-tered. Grass cansurvive for longperiods withoutwater and willquickly recover.
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The average de-mand for drinkingwater in Dublin is540 million litres aday and the fourwater treatmentplants were designedto supply 518 millionlitres a day. Watersupply in the Dublinregion has been veryfinely balanced be-tween supply anddemand for manyyears and this willcontinue until keyinfrastructural proj-ects, including a newwater source to aug-ment all existingsources, is in place.
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Biomimicry is aninnovation methodthat studies nature’sbest ideas and thenimitates these de-signs and processesto solve humanproblems. Examplesinclude studying a
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Speaking in ad-vance of the inaugu-ral Heritage CouncilLecture Series, ChiefExecutive of the Her-itage Council,Michael Starrett said,“the biomimicry dis-cipline challenges usto think differentlyabout nature and our
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Dr. Baumeister,who will be speakingin Ireland for the firsttime will describewhat’s new in thefield of bio-inspireddesign and thepromise of bio-mimicry to solvegrand challengeswhile conservinglife’s genius.
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Lucan water charges campaign in full swingDUBLIN Mid WestSinn Feinn held apublic meeting inLucan this week aspart of their ongoingcampaign againstthe introduction ofwater charges. Themeeting took placein the BallyowenCommunity Centre,Lucan.
Launched sixweeks ago SinnFein's anti watertax campaign is alsocollecting signaturesdoor to door across
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Eoin Ó Broinsaid:‘This weekspublic meeting inLucan is the latest ina series of eventsaimed at raisingawareness of theissue of watercharges and mobilis-
ing public opposi-tion to the proposeddouble tax.
'Sinn Féin is op-posed to watercharges. Since Junewe have beenmounting a vigorouscampaign to stop thegovernment from in-troducing this dou-ble tax. AcrossDublin Mid West weare collecting peti-tion signatures doorto door and holdingpublic meetings toraise awareness and
build opposition.‘In the last few
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“We all recognisethat clean water is aprecious resource
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“Fianna Fail andGreen Party say thatthe charge is de-signed to preservewater. This is not true
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sumption by 16%,while up to 40% of alltreated water isbeing lost throughleaking pipes andpoor infrastructure.Water conserva-tion would be betterserved by fixing theleaking pipes rather
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Electricity levy must be droppedLOCAL representa-tive Eoin Ó Broin hasdemanded the gov-ernment abandon itsplans to introduce anew levy which willpush electricityprices up by 5%. ÓBroin said such a
levy was untenabl ata time when manyfamilies were alreadystruggling to meetbills, including elec-tricity bills.
“The govern-ment must abandonits plan to introduce
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dalkin, Lucan andPalmerstown arestruggling to pay billsincluding electricitybills are astoundedthat the governmentwould propose intro-
duce such a levy atthis time that willdrive costs up by afurther 5%.
This move showshow far out of touchFianna Fáil and theGreens really are.
They have no un-derstanding of thedifficulties whichpeople, many ofwhom have lost theirjobs, are facing. Havethey not seen howmany people are al-ready having theirelectricity cutoff be-cause they are in ar-rears? stated Eoin Ó
Broin.“This move will
also cost jobs as theprice hike will hitstruggling busi-nesses. It simplydoesn’t make senseto proceed with sucha levy at this time.
“Sinn Féinwould not introducesuch a levy whichsimply punishes or-dinary households.All other opposition
parties should makea clear commitmentto reverse this levy ifthey get into govern-ment.”
Train stationto lie emptyin HansfieldDublin West Sinn Féin representative Paul Donnelly hasexpressed his shock at the ludicrous situation in Hansfield,west Dublin where a brand new train station has beenbuilt and is ready to open, yet it will lie idle when the Min-ister opens the Dunbyone railway line in September.
Mr Donnelly said "I am dismayed that we will have abrand new station in Hansfield and a newly opened railline in September and yet residents in the greater Dublin15 area will have to watch as the train station standsempty and the trains will pass by because the developerhas not built an access road to it. It is inconceivable thatthis situation will be allowed to continue as times goesby.”
“The developer has a responsibility to build this road – ifhe can't or wont then the Government should step in andbuild it and sue the developer for the full cost of the roadand car park afterwards. It must not be allowed to bepushed from Billy to Jack whilst the public who paid forthe rail line and the train station are further punished formistakes made by others. People in Hansfield boughthomes here on the understanding that they would haveaccess to decent public transport and this railway line inparticular.”
“Action is needed now and that needs to be taken by theMinister for Transport, Noel Dempsey. He should ensurethat either the developer builds the road or he makesfunding available and then action is taken to recoup themoney from the developer afterwards.”
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Schoolboy teams welcome at St. Pat’sFOR EACH homegame over the sea-son at RichmondPark St.Patricks Ath-letic invite a localschoolboy team toplay in front of thePat’s faithful duringthe halftime breakand last week it wasthe turn of the Bal-
lyfermot Under 9’smanaged by ChrisDoyle and Beech-park United U-9’smanaged by JohnJackson.
As well as playingon the pitch, theplayers got to seetheir local AirtricityLeague side St
Patrick’s Athletic FCin action againstSligo Rovers. Hope-fully the night andthe experience willinspire them to go onand become betterplayers.
While the half-time slots are full forthe season if you are
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Local priest supportsSaints as well as sinners!
Fr Ray Warren, the parish priest of St Michael’s in Inchicoreis backing Pete Mahon and his local Airtricity League sideSt Patrick’s Athletic saying “I’m there for the saints as wellas the sinners”. Attending the recent opening of the newSaints Superstore in Inchicore, Fr Warren agreed to fly theflag for St Pat’s at St Michael’s church across from the clubon Emmet Road.
“I don’t get to go to matches as often as I would like butI am kept well updated by the parishioners and I hope tomake one of the games before the end of the season” saidFr Warren. Fr Ray is pictured here flying the flag along-side Pat’s players (from left to right) Shane Guthrie, DannyNorth, Ian Bermingham and Vinnie Faherty.
St Patrick’s Athletics next home match is against SligoRovers on Friday 20th August with a 7.45pm kick off atRichmond Park.
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THE BALLYFERMOT Superjettes BatonTwirling club took to the field at halftime atRichmond Park recently to perform for thecrowds attending St Patrick’s Athletic V Sport-ing Fingal. The Superjettes have been active inBallyfermot for more than 30 years and overthis time many former members have come toregister their own children with the perform-ing club. The club currently has a strong mem-bership base between the ages of 5 and 24 andcompetes in regional and national competi-tions. Further information on the performinggroup can be found at at www.ballyfermotsu-perjettes.com .
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Tom Taveys lo-cated on Emmetsroad, Inchicore hasrecently been undernew managementand it is a very wellknown pub in the
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Coffeys is a veryfine well establishedpub with a friendlyand hospitable at-mosphere. The pubhas been at 97 Em-mets road for many
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KILMAINHAM's Inau-gural Arts Festival willprovide a feast of ex-citing artistic events aswell as workshops indance, drama, song,and art for adults andchildren.
On Friday the 3rdthe Lord Mayor willofficially open the fes-tival. Saturday will seeKilmainham comealive with ‘Art on theRails’, an outdoor ex-hibition of art by localgroups and contribut-ing artists. Photo-graphic exhibitions,film screenings by anddrama productionswill be held in theHilton Hotel. IMMAopens up for a bring-and-share picnic withchildren's activitiesand Gypsy Jazz music.While the KilmainhamCourthouse Plaza willtransform into a stagefor a busking competi-tion with cash prize,performances ofdance and music, andstreet theatre through-out the day!
As well as per-formances from arange of top-class livemusic acts there willalso be one-off andsite-specific pieces.These include: Envi-ronmental Art Instal-lation in the groundsof IMMA (Fiann O'Nu-alain), Urban GraffitiArt demonstrationand performance art.On Saturday 4th Sep-tember, the direc-tor/playwright PeterSheridan will open theevening. Highlightsinclude Simon Toal'scritically acclaimedone-man show ‘TheFriends of Jack Kairo’.
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St. Pat’s Players Visit Phoenix Park Soccer CampSt Pat’s players Ryan Guy, Danny North and Shane Guthrie made a surprise visit to a Summer soc-cer camp run by the FA. Over 70 kids were enjoying the week long course at Phoenix FC besidethe Phoenix Park. The players dropped in to talk a little bit about playing for St Patrick’s Athleticin the Airtricity League and afterwards they were invited to demonstrate their shooting skills in atarget challenge which sharpshooter Danny North duly won! Of course Ryan Guy was not allowedleave without giving a demonstration of his somersault throw-in and all three players signed teamposters and match programmes .All attendees on the course were given match tickets to see StPatrick’s Athletic V Sligo.
New awards for theIrish motor industrylaunchedBUSINESSES in the Irishmotor industry are beinggiven the opportunity to cele-brate their successes over thepast year, with the launch ofa new Irish Motor IndustryAwards programme.
Backed by the Society ofthe Irish Motor Industry(SIMI), and sponsored byCastrol Professional, the lu-bricants and business im-provement solutionsprovider, the awards are nowopen for entries from anyfranchised dealership in thecountry.
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It is hoped the awards willbecome a feature of the in-dustry’s annual calendar andthat the number of awardswill grow in the future as theawards programme becomesmore established.
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Locals reach final of electricpicnic competitionFIVE lucky peoplefrom across Dublinwere announced asfinalists of the Euro-pean Recycling Plat-form (ERP) inconjunction withElectric Picnic ArtCompetition. Siob-han Griffin fromDublin 8, JordanRalph from Dublin12, Conor Gallagherfrom Dublin 7 andFionnuala Mahonand Ruth Doorleyfrom Dublin 4 sub-mitted designswhich will be builtexclusively fromwaste electricalitems to highlight theimportance of elec-tronic recycling. Theoverall winner of thecompetition willhave the chance tosee their creationbrought to life byworld renownedartist and sculptor,Shrine and show-cased in the GlobalGreen area at ElectricPicnic.
The innovativedesigns included theRubix Cube WashingMachine, submittedby Siobhan Griffin,which will see recy-cled washing ma-chine spray paintedand used as an indi-vidual cube with anAndy Warhol style ef-fect. Jordan Ralphdesigned Mech-Or-ganics, an interactivemusic station and vi-sual installation,made out of old elec-trical items, wherefestival goers cancreate organic, mini-mal techno music.Conor Gallagher de-signed The extinc-tion of HomoDiscardus, an instal-lation that will mimican archaeological digsite from the future!Also, FionnualaMahon and RuthDoorley have de-signed their WashingDrum Circle, a socialcircular space withupturned machine
drums which will beused as stools wherefestival goers to sitback and soak up theelectric atmosphere!
A gallery of thewinning shortlist de-signs from buddingartists from acrossthe country will bepresented online atwww.electricpicnic.ie. It includes animage of each elec-trical waste design aswell as a brief de-scription on how itwill add to the festi-val experience andinspire festival goersto recycle their elec-trical waste.
Electric Picnicpromoter, JohnReynolds said: “Weare enjoying workingwith ERP at ElectricPicnic this year, thequality of entries isexceptional and welook forward to see-ing the winning de-sign on display.”
Festival goers willalso see Shrine’s cre-
ativity in action as hegradually builds an-other sculpture onsite at the entranceto the Body and Soularea during the festi-val.
Commenting on
her entry, Siobhansaid: “I love the ideaof placing outsizedobjects in our envi-ronment and chang-ing the scale of ourrelationship withthem. It creates de-
bate and analysis.This gives me the op-portunity to designsomething new fromsomething old.”
Commenting onhis entry, Jordansaid: “I am a Dublin
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to be realised.”Commenting on
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Be yourown lifecoach
IN THE LAST issue of The Local News, I wastalking about summertime and holidays. And inthis column I usually try to look on the positivesand talk about how we can make our lives morepositive and productive and fulfilling.
Summertime is the time when things ripenand are ready for harvest. The time of year thatwe’ve been looking forward to all winter, holi-days, bright days, warmth and optimism. Peo-ple generally in better form, windows open, lifeseeming easier.
Yet only last week I heard of another of thefar too many cases of suicide in Ireland thesedays. Once again a young man. Depression anddespair is something that we usually only hearabout or associate with winter. Yet this case re-minded me that when someone is feeling thatdown, the time of year or the weather makesvery little difference.
I know that this is not a cheery subject andmight seem out of place in a column like this.But we all go through bad patches, the downsthat are part of life’s ups and downs.
And a lot of the advice I have given here isabout managing different situations in life andmuch of that advice has been about talking toother people who can help you through thosesituations.
Most years, around Christmas time I men-tion this subject also, as that is a time of yearstatistically where desperate people can beginto think of desperate measures. But as I saidabove, even in the bright days of summer thereare those among us struggling.
If you find yourself struggling emotionally,as soon as you can, find someone that you cantrust to talk to. All of those old clichés are true,“a trouble shared is a trouble halved”. Some-times, even getting the chance to think out loudbrings about a new perspective on a previouslyunsolvable problem.
If you cannot find a friend, then talk to yourdoctor, a counsellor or a therapist. People whoare trained and used to talking with people inexactly your situation. Remember, no matterwhat is going on in your life, or how badly youfeel, you are not the first or only human to havehad that experience. And there are people outthere who have helped other people like you toget through times like this.
Everything passes and life goes on. And so itis such a shame when someone feels driven totake that step of “a permanent solution ot atemporary problem”, as I’ve heard it called.Feeling suicidal or having occasional suicidalthoughts is actually quite common. Thankfully,although far too common still, actual suicide ismuch more unusual.
And, again, I usually give them a mentionaround Christmas time, but I noticed a fewweeks ago a ceremony in Dublin to mark the40th Anniversary of The Samaritans in Ireland.If you find yourself in a position where you needto talk to someone NOW, or if you are in a situ-ation where there is nobody suitable or avail-able for you to talk to, The Samaritans are there,at the end of the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days aweek.
Their number is 1850-60-90-90. It is a lowcall number and you don’t need to be suicidal,they are there to listen any time you need some-one to talk to (www.samaritans.org).
Kieran Fitzpatrick ADHP MIAPH (Memberof The International Association of Pure Hyp-noanalysts) is a fully qualified Clinical Hyp-notherapist, NLP, Practitioner and PersonalCoach. His practice is between Terenure andthe M50 in Dublin. For more details call 087-1227361, e-mail: [email protected] see www.kieranfitzpatrick.com
Clinical Hypnotherapist KIERAN FITZPATRICKadvises in his regular column onhow to achieve your goals.
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Best of luck to…The Ladies team who play in the semi-final of the Championship this Wednesday vs FingalRavens in Rolestown at 7:30. Please support the girls as they push for a 2nd successiveChampionship win. If you are a Vodafone customer then please help the club by signing upto the Vodafone Support Your Club scheme at www.supportyourgaaclub.ie . It won't cost youa penny but will add much needed funds to the club. Club trip to Galway early in October-contact Killian Foley or any adult mentor for details.
Rent levels declining at slower rateRent levels are stabilising across the country, according to a new survey from property web-site Daft.ie. Rents across the country fell by less than 1% between April and June this year,a 5% drop on the same time last year. The average rent is now around €835 a month.
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very successful and enjoyable festival. All proceeds raised will be divided among MS Ireland, Irish Cancer Society and Harold's Cross Boys' Youth Club.
Winners of the KCR House pitch & putt tournaments were; Carmel Fagan and Arthur Doyle
Festival Committee; Des KIng, Dora Bracken, Kay Byrne, and Tommy Swaine. Robbie Delaney (not in picture) is also an active member of the committee
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BEGINNERS WORLD D1Creche/Pre School
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With the introduc-tion of the ECCEscheme (Early Child-hood Care & Educa-tion) more childrenthan ever will startpreschool shortly.Irene Gunning, CEOof Irish PreschoolPlay Association(IPPA) which repre-sents 50,000 familiesnationwide – nearlya quarter of whomare in Dublin -through its member-ship of crèches,preschools, afterschool and parent &toddler groups, hasthe following tips toget the children andthe parents off to thebest possible start.
The majority ofparents already havetheir child’s namedown on their cho-sen local preschool,but for those whodon’t there is stilltime to contact theirlocal preschools andcheck availability.Parents should visitthe preschool andchat to the managerabout how it oper-ates, start time, finishtimes, lunch policy,the typical daily rou-tine of children and
whether the serviceis part of the ECCEscheme and if thereare optional extras toconsider. A shortcutto consider is tocheck in with yourlocal county child-care committee whocan give you a list ofthe ECCE register edpreschools in thearea and detailsabout the ECCEscheme and answersto frequently askedquestions are up onthe website of the Of-fice of the Ministerfor Children & YouthAffairs www.omc.ie
Once the place isbooked most pre-school managers willgive you an induc-tion letter or talkthrough the practicalways to get yourchild off to the beststart and what to ex-pect from day one.Preschool teachersare ready for the set-tling in phase andare totally commit-ted to ensuring thatthe child is comfort-able and happy fromthe start. You will seethat the preschoolcurriculum is a gen-tle stepping stone
onto the educationladder, where chil-dren meet and makenew friends, learnthe importance ofturn taking and shar-ing and most impor-tantly build in theirown confidence andlife skills through achild centred qualityprogramme of activ-ity and play. In themeantime, here aresome practical tips tocalm the nerves:
Dig out that in-duction letter yougot from your pre-school manager withdetails about schoolbags, timetable,healthy lunches etc.and make sure youare organised in ad-vance, so that youare not undulystressed on the firstfew days. Will youwalk or drive – de-cide in advance?Make sure theschool-bag andlunch box youchoose are easy tomanage and thinkabout the bestclothes for your childto wear. That doesn’tmean their Sundaybest. It meansclothes your child
can play in, withoutfear of paint splashesand clothes that areeasy to managewhen visiting thetoilet.
Talk to yourchild about pre-school but resist thetemptation of hypingit up too much asthe child might betotally under-whelmed with the re-ality. Refer to theteachers – whoyou’ve most likely al-ready met - by theirfirst names and tellyour child about theother children, thetoys, the painting,the play dough andthe kind of activitiesyou know that willinterest them. Manychildren have al-ready visited the pre-school in advance ofterm start. If not,you could ask a childyou know in theneighbourhood whohas attended thegroup to give yourchild a rundown onwhat it’s like. Focus-ing on the positiveaspects of course!
In the weekbefore start day ex-plain to your child
that you or anotherloved one will bedropping and col-lecting them frompreschool and howthat will work. Tellyour child the twothings you, or yourminder, will dowhile they are at pre-school to give thechild a sense of theshort time involved,like going to the bankand preparinglunch. It’s not toolong and not long tooshort – in fact justenough time to havefun before being col-lected!
On reaching thedoor each morning,smile and treatteacher like a friend.Relax and don’t fussand let your childknow that you’reconfident that theycan manage. Re-member that yourchild is alert to theemotional messagesyou send out, sodon’t panic and don’tlet the child see youcrying. If they do, ex-plain that you arecrying because thisis a happy day.
If yourchild is fine going inon the first day, justwalk away and don’tlook for problemswhere none exist.The majority of chil-dren will sail in, noproblem. Treat your-self to a cup of coffeeand a little treat –this is a big day foryou too!
If yourchild does cry goingin, follow the lead ofthe teacher. Oftenchildren who comein the door crying areokay and laughingfive minutes later.Rest assured that ifyour child is not set-tling the teacher willcontact you.
week of preschool.You’ve got to be pre-pared to stay andhelp them settle in –so make sure you
have that flexibility.It is important thatyour child doesn’tfeel pressurised orhurried.
from Irish Preschool Play AssociationMake sure
to return for pick upon time as childrencan fret when theysee other childrenleave before them.
Don’t expect theteacher to give youdetailed feedback inthe first two weekswhen the wholegroup is really set-tling in. If there isany problem teacherwill let you know,otherwise no news isgood news.
After the ses-sion, ask your childabout the sand, thebooks, the toys andthe other children. Ifyour questions arespecific, you’ll getmore information.
Finally, makesure you are notunder time con-straints in the first
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GREENHILLS Coll -ege’s new syllabus for2009/2010 includescourses in a widerange of subjects, allcertified by the rele-vant bodies; FETAC(Further Educationand Training AwardsCouncil), ECDL, Mi-crosoft, CompTIA,IATI and the Dep -artment of Educa-tion and Science.The full-time andpart-time coursesequip students witha range of practicaland theoretical skillsas well as offeringwork experience inthe relevant areas.
The college off ersa range of computercourses with busi-
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Our Mechanicaland Electronic Eng -in eering courses arelinked to the I.T. Tal-laght. These to get her
with our courses inConstruc tion Tech-nology, Co m puterAided Design withArchitecture andFurniture Design willenable students togain work in thoseareas or progress tofurther study in thirdlevel colleges underthe Higher Educa-tion Links Scheme.
Students wishingto follow a career inhealthcare or child-care can undertakecourses in Pre-Nurs -ing, Healthcare Sup- p ort, Childcare orCom munity Care.The Childcare coursewill provide studentswith training in thearea of Special Needs
Assistant, which canlead to a post as aSNA in a primary orsecondary school aswell as employmentin the childcare area.Students who com-plete the Pre-Nurs-ing course may gainentry to third levelcolleges through theHigher EducationLinks Scheme to do adegree in nursing orother linked courses.
Courses in PCMaintenance and In- formation Tech nol -ogy will provideopp ortunities forthose who wish toenter employment inthe ever expandingarea of computertechnology.
The Travel &Tourism with GalileoReservations (op-tional) and Sports &Leisure courses willequip participants towork in the hotel,leisure and tourismindustries. A newcourse for 2009/10 inthis area is Exercise &Fitness.
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Courses on offeron a part-time basisinclude Horticulture,Flor istry, Commu-nity Care, Childcare,Mo un tain Skills andEng lish as a SecondLanguage with ITSkills.
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Information ab -out the courses canbe obtained from theGreenhills Collegead missions office.Call 450 7779 /4507138 or e-mail:[email protected]. www. green -hills-college.com.
CAO office chaosAccording to MrJoseph O’Grady, Op-erations Manager ofthe Central Applica-tions Office (CAO),“Access to the CAOwebsite was affectedbecause of a mali-cious attack from anunknown source onMonday 23 August.The website wasavailable intermit-tently between 6.10am and 1 pm, whenthe problem was re-solved by CAO tech-nical staff. Thesystem is being mon-itored 24 hours a dayto ensure continuityof online services.
“More than23,000 online ac-ceptances wererecorded by the endof day (5.15pm) de-spite these problemswith the website’savailability. Lastyear, 22,000 accept-ances were made bythe end of the firstday with, over 95% oftotal acceptancesmade online.
“We would like tothank students andparents for their pa-tience. People con-cerned aboutaccepting an offeronline can log in tothe ’my application’section of the CAOwebsite to confirmtheir acceptance hasbeen recorded.”
“Acceptances canbe also be made bypost. There is plentyof time for applicantsto accept their offeras the deadline foracceptances is Mon-day 30th August at5.15pm. Offersshould be accepted
either online or bypost, not both. “Ourpriority is to processoffers and accept-
ances on behalf ofstudents and theHigher Education In-stitutes (HEIs). We
plan to conduct a fullinvestigation intothis attack in duecourse,” he said.
David Cullen Sean O'Brien from MacDaras College with the Leaving Certificate results.
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Pieta House’s huge demand for servicesPIETA HOUSE, Ire-land’s only centre forthe intervention ofsuicide and selfharm, experiencedenormous demandfor their services inJune and July thisyear and the demandcontinues to grow. Inthe months of Juneand July alone Pietahouse provided over1,000 counselinghours, a 60% in-crease on the de-mand for the sameperiod last year.(www.pieta.ie call 016010000).
“We have literallybeen inundated withdemand from indi-viduals and theirfamilies in crisis andseeking help thissummer, said JoanFreeman, Chief Ex-ecutive of PietaHouse. “Normally weexperience a slighteasing off in thesummer months butthis year there hasbeen no let up, and,sadly again we areseeing an increasingnumber of childrencoming to us seekinghelp.”
These disturbingfigures come in therun up to suicideAwareness week 3rdto 10th September(World Suicide Day is10th September),and Pieta House urgethe public to supportthem throughfundraising eventsthis year to helpthem raise muchneeded funds so thatthey can continuetheir vital work.
“We would urgepeople to organisefundraising events,big or small,amongst theirfriends in clubs or inthe community toraise money for PietaHouse in the run upto this important dayin our calendar year”,said Joan Freeman,CEO Pieta House.“coffee mornings,Dine in for Pieta,Dress Down or DressUp Day, Buy a Pintfor Pieta or keep acollection box inyour own home andgather pennies forpieta, car boot sales,pop up boutiques,cookery demonstra-
Pieta House is avoluntary organisa-tion based in Lucanin Dublin, it is theonly organisation inthe country provid-ing a professionaltherapeutic servicefor communitieswho may have peo-ple who have at-tempted suicide orwho are actively con-templating the act.Under its 2007 Out-
reach programme,Pieta House has twooutreach services inFinglas, and TallaghtDublin, and in Sep-tember hope to opena third outreach inBallyfermot. The or-ganisation plans toextend its servicesoutside Dublin laterthis year with theopening of PietaHouse in Limerick.
Pieta House has
successfully treatedalmost 3,000 peoplesince it opened itsdoors in 2006. Theservice hired moretherapists this yearto cope with the de-mand and now em-ploys a team of 30 atits professional cen-tre in Lucan, CoDublin. It plans toexpand its servicesfurther later this yearwith the opening ofthe country’s secondPieta House in Lim-erick.
Suicide and self-harm is on the rise inIreland with over 500people dying fromsuicide every year.Pieta House is theonly organisation inthe country provid-ing a professional,face to face, thera-peutic service forcommunities in theacute stages of dis-tress. Pieta House isa registered charitybased on the LucanRoad in Lucan.
Lord Mayor of Dublin Cllr Gerry Breen, with Francis and Thomas Mulligan Snr. (Parents of Tomás Mulligan) at the start of the 3rd annualTomás Mulligan Memorial Cycle. 70 cyclists took off from the Good Counsel GAA Football Club on Saturday morning cycling to Wexford
on Saturday and back to Dublin on Sunday. Tomás Mulligan was a member of the Dublin senior football panel under Paul Caffrey andwas playing senior football with Round Towers Clondalkin when he died by suicide on the 26th August 2007 at the age of 30. Every yearsince then, a cycle has been organised in his memory and to raise funds for a Charity. This is the second year the funds raised will go to
Pieta House – Centre for the prevention of Self Harm and Suicide. (www.pieta.ie Phone: 01 601 0000). Photo taken by Tony Monaghan.
tions, race nights,pub quizzes, any-thing at all that willgather people to-gether to make a do-
nation to our organi-sation”. (All fundsraised can be do-nated to Pieta Housethrough charity.ie)
Dublin bikesbreak throughmillionth journeyDUBLINBIKES, thebike share rentalscheme whichlaunched less thantwelve months agoon 13th September2009 in partnershipbetween JCDecauxand Dublin CityCouncil will reacheda major milestone, asit passed the mil-lionth cusomer use.
dublinbikes hasmore than 30,000subscribers to date,with 450 bikes lo-cated at 40 bike sta-tions throughout thecity centre.
It has has beenso popular thatDublin City Councilhave recently an-nounced their inten-tion to add morecapacity to thescheme in the com-
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Below cost selling of alcoholand rates cause pub closures
THE VINTNERS’Federation of Ireland(VFI) has reiterated
its calls to the gov-ernment to intro-duce measures to
help save the pub in-dustry. Recent re-ports show that more
than 1,000 rural pubshave not renewedtheir licence in thelast 12 months withover 550 pubs ex-pected to close thisyear.
These ongoingpub closures and in-evitable job lossesare further proof, ifany was needed, thatthe pub trade needs
support. The “belowcost” selling of alco-hol by supermarketsand high ratecharges are blamedfor this decline.
Gerry Mellett,President of the VFIsaid; “More than apub a day is closingand we estimate that3,000 jobs have beenlost in the last six
months alone. Hope-fully the governmentwill listen to us be-fore it is too late.
“The situation isnow critical but thedecline is not irre-versible. If the gov-ernment is willing tosupport us by ban-ning the irresponsi-ble selling of alcoholas a loss leader by thesupermarkets and bycutting rates thenjobs will be savedand Irish pubs willcontinue to trade. Weneed support and weneed it now or we
will continue tohaemorrhage jobs.“We are calling for a25% decrease in ratesback to 2002 levels tohelp support smallbusinesses and lastweeks’ hike in elec-tricity prices wasmost unwelcomeand very poorlytimed. Water andcommercial rates arestill way too high.”
The VFI calcu-lates that 1,500 pubshave closed in thelast five years andsince June 200620,000 jobs have
been lost. Rural Ire-land in particular istaking a hammeringwith shops, post of-fices, Garda stationsand now pubs clos-ing at a phenomenalrate. Rural Irelandneeds support. TheVFI strongly believesthat the closure ofrural pubs is leadingto more rural isola-tion and the increasein home drinking ishaving a negative ef-fect, leading to bingedrinking and moredrink related healthissues.
Win Tickets to Pats v Rovers Dublin may be out of the All-Ireland Football Championship this year but the Cap-ital’s top soccer teams St Patrick’s Athletic and Shamrock Rovers are still inhunt for the Airtricity Premier Division title. The top two in the League Pat’s andRovers face each other in a Dublin derby showdown at Richmond Park on Fri-day 10th September and this week we have 2 pairs of match tickets to give awayto readers of The Local News.
Simply name the Saints’ captain trying to get to grips with the ball in a recentderby match between the two teams. Send your answer to: The Local News, BankHouse Centre, 331 South Circular Rd., Dublin 8. The correct entries will be noti-fied and sent their tickets.
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