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The flagship event of the CountyCouncil’s Centenary celebrations ofthe 1916 Rising took place in Swordson Sunday last, which attracted acrowd of in excess of 10,000 locals andvisitors. The event was marshalledexpertly and the local authority canfeel very proud of how they broughtthe story of 1916 to the local commu-nity, through imaginative re-enact-

ments of events from theperiod.The planning for thisevent began 18 monthsago and featured a seriesof historical lectures andexhibitions, including memorabiliadays in centres across the region.Relatives of many of the volunteersfrom the North County brought some

invaluable momentos which were digi-tally recorded by the Council, to bearchived for future generations toenjoy. Eithne Mallin, who is the County

Council’s 2016 Co-ordi-nator and grand nieceof executed 1916leader, Michael Mallin,was delighted with thesuccess of the celebra-

tions and the entire CentenaryProgramme. She told the CountyLeader, “I think we hit the right notehere today and the relatives will be

very pleased with how the event washandled and the turnout. It all began18 months ago and it’sbeen worth every painand every ache alongthe way. It’s beengreat honour for me,as a relative, and I feltvery emotional andproud,” she said.

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Motorists and visitors in Swords will be well aware of the wonderful display of daffodils at the roundabouts on the main approaches to the town. Many people have remarked aboutthe addition this initiative by the County Council has made to the appearance of the town. The County Leader spoke to the Council’s Senior Parks Superintendent, Kevin Halpennyabout the comments regarding the roundabouts and he said, “This approach to mass planting of bulbs in very visible strategically important locations, is in line with keeping ourgreen open space strategy for Fingal. It’s a very sustainable approach to civic decoration. It provides for succession of colour in visually important locations, providing maximumimpact. This is the second year of this initiative and we’re very pleased with this particular approach, in terms of achieving our sustainability targets as well. We’re delighted that thepublic response has been so positive and we intend to expand this approach to other locations around the county,” he said.Pictured inset are County Council maintenance crew members Des Grant, Pat Crouchman and Tommy Madden.

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Daa Business Park Project Moves To The Next PhaseThe next phase of thebusiness park project atDublin Airport is currentlywell underway. Theproject is eagerly awaitedby people of the NorthCounty as it is sure toboost the economy of thearea. The daa have justlodged a planning appli-cation for the constructionof four new office blocksand a five storey car park.This is set to be 6 - 9

months in the planningstages. Speaking to the CountyLeader about this excitingdevelopment, SiobhanO’Donnell of the daa said;“This phase of the devel-opment will deliver fournew office buildingscomplete with multi-storey car park and asso-ciated services and infra-structure. We havesubmitted a planning

application for this nextphase and we expect a 6 –9 month planning andtendering process for thisnext stage of develop-ment.”She went on to say;“Subject to planning,construction of the firstbuilding and the required

infrastructure andservices will begin in early2017 and the develop-ment of the other threeoffices would be deter-mined by market demand.We would be looking toattract Irish and/or multi-national firms from avariety of sectors astenants for the develop-ment. There are manybusinesses which areattracted by a qualityoffice development in alocation that delivers unri-valled easy access intoand out of the country. Wesaw strong interest in theformer Aer Lingus HeadOffice Building, which wasrefurbished as part theDAC development, andthis has now been let fullyto ESB International.”She concluded by saying;

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believe will also increasedemand for space withinthis development. Thescale of development forthe subsequent phases ofthis project is beingconsidered as part of theongoing master planningprocess and will ulti-mately be subject to theplanning process withFingal County Council andmarket demand.”

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The Q Mark is a busi-ness excellence awardthat is given to organi-sations after they passan assessment on allareas of their business.This is a highly soughtafter credential as Itsignifies that a busi-ness is run to a veryhigh standard. TheDonabate PortraneCommunity and LeisureCentre are the onlyleisure centre acrossthe entire North Countywho have achieved the

Q Mark. Speaking tothe County Leader,Jacinta Lowndes,manager of the leisurecentre said; “The QMark is a qual i tymanagement system.The EIQA come out andconduct an audit on allof our systems, poli-cies, procedures, etc.So it covers all of thecentre and the staffing,how we do our HR, andall our customer care.We were rated on all ofthose categories so itreally is hard work.”She went on to say;“We did it initially fouryears ago. F irst offthey come out and do apractice audit and tellyou where you need tobring your standardsup. So after that weworked on everythingthey pointed out to us

for about 6 months. Wehad brought our stan-dards up so much thatwe made level 1, whichwould be pretty good,but now we are up tolevel 2. There are only3 levels so it’s really anachievement. We got acertificate to say thatwe have achieved level2 and we got ourqual ity mark and weare allowed to use thelogo.” “From the staffpoint of view everyonegets to take part in anaudit so they under-stand the paperwork

that is involved and allthe processes behindit. From a busi-ness point of view thatis very valuable forthem to know. Thetraining is continual sothere is continualpersonal developmentfor all of the staff thatwork here. Outwardlyit shows people thatuse the centre that wehave a certain qualitysystem in place that weabide by and we tryeach year to improveon it “ she said. Sheconcluded by saying;“We have alreadyconducted our auditthis year and we haveachieved level twoagain and in fact ,higher again, so we arehappy with that. Weare just delighted tohave been given theaccreditat ion anddelighted to be theonly ones in the NorthCounty who haveachieved the Q Markfor Leisure Centres.”

Local County Councillor, Duncan Smith and Lynsey Kielywere married on Saturday, 16th April last. The happy couplewere married in Drumcondra, are pictured at their weddingreception at Rathsallagh House, Dunlavin in Co. Wicklow.

Local councillor, Joe Newman(NP) has put forward a motion atthe most recentBalbriggan/Swords AreaCommittee Meeting, where he iscalling for an all-weather facilityfor sports clubs in Swords andsurrounding area.

Newman is asking the Council toexplore the possibility ofproviding these facilities in anarea that will not cause anyinconvenience to residentialareas. He feels that the ideallocation would be close to theproposed Swords by-passbetween Ridgewood and DublinAirport. He told the County

Leader, “I believe there’s a realneed among local clubs for thisfacility. Locating it at Ridgewoodmay well help to solve the trafficcongestion where people usethe estate to get to pitches atpresent. The Council, as part ofthe Development Plan 2017 are

looking at a hub somewhere toallow for the provision of an all-weather facility. In my opinion,there are three possible loca-tions for this hub, namelyRidgewood, River Valley Parkand an area close toBrackenstown. This would be ofgreat benefit to clubs like RiverValley Rangers, St Finian’s GAAClub and Swords Manor FC. Itmay well be a great help totennis clubs as well,” he said.“There is certainly a real needfor a community outlet in thearea, which will provide asporting outlet for children andadults alike in the community. Iam actively pushing for this atCouncil level and I am appealingto clubs to communicate nowwith the Council to let themknow what their plans are. It’sjust about choosing the properhub,” he concluded.

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Newman Calls For All-WeatherFacility In Swords

Cllr Joe Newman is pictured at theexisting all weather training pitch atRiver Valley Park.

By Patrick Finnegan

Budding Magnus Carlsens and Judith Polgarswere out in force for Malahide Chess Club’sannual inter-schools chess competition, whichtook place on Tuesday, April 19th in St.Sylvester’s GAA club. Eleven teams took part, drawn from the threeprimary schools in the area, St. Andrew’s , PopeJohn Paul II and St Oliver Plunkett School.Medals and plaques were presented to allcontestants, with top honours, for the secondyear in a row, going to St. Andrew’s, who werepresented with the Malahide & District CreditUnion Cup by Credit Union Youth OfficerStephen MacDonagh. Warm tributes were paid to Tom O’Sullivan ofMalahide Chess Club by Stephen MacDonagh,who said that he had done Trojan work devel-oping chess in Malahide for more years than hecared to remember, bringing success atCommunity Games level among other honours. Speaking to the County Leader, StephenMacDonagh said; “Malahide Credit Union isdelighted to be associated with the schools’chess competition, as it gives children an oppor-tunity to compete at a high level outside therealms of the usual sporting areas.” During the presentation Tom O’Sullivan madespecial mention of two players, Aisling NíLaighléis, who represented Ireland at U-12 levelin European Competition last year, and WilliamHackett, who has been selected for the U-12International Development Squad.The future looks bright for chess in Malahide.

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Major Honour For Local Alcohol Task ForceFollowing a comprehen-sive scoring process, theNorth Dublin RegionalDrug & Alcohol TaskForce, which is based inSwords, has beenselected as a site for theNational NCAAP (NationalCommunity Action onAlcohol Programme) for2016.They have been selected

as an ‘implementationsite’ for the NCAAP whichis a huge honour for thetask force. This meansthe North County areahas been selected as asite for the NationalCommunity Action onAlcohol Programme. Theprogramme also encour-

ages people to exploretheir own attitudes toalcohol. North CountyDublin will have its owncommunity action planon alcohol that willinclude specific actions toachieve them. The planand work will be devel-oped, led and imple-mented by the commu-nity in partnership with

key partner agencies. Thecommittee to oversee thiswork will be convening inthe next month with lotsof exciting initiatives tofollow. On 8th April last,Anne Timoney Meehan,the National Lead forCAAP visited the taskforce to brief them on theprocess. At that inau-gural meeting, Darragh O‘Brien T.D. (Chairperson)and Brid Walsh (RegionalDrug & Alcohol TaskForce Coordinator, NorthDublin), along with MsTimoney formally signedthe Charter ofCommitment.Chairperson, DarraghO’Brien TD spoke to theCounty Leader, “This isgreat news for the NorthCounty community. Asyou know, we have beendoing a lot of work tosupport local communi-ties in North County

Dublin with alcoholissues. The establish-ment of the North DublinCommunity Care Servicein summer 2014 was ahuge step,” he said.“We also held our AlcoholConference which had200 community partnersfrom the area attend andwe had Dr AdamWinstock the leadingaddiction expert andpsychiatrist who deliv-ered a masterclass inalcohol clinical training tonearly 100 treatmentproviders from northDublin which was a hugesuccess’.Really the whole reasonwe applied to be animplementation site wasbecause we want toreduce the overall alcoholrelated harm in our area,”said O’Brien. The key feature of theNational CAAP is that it is

Pictured with the Charter of Commitment, where North Dublin Regional Drug & Alcohol TaskForce were selected as National Community Action on Alcohol Programme site for 2016 areDarragh O’Brien TD (Chairperson of the North Dublin Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force),Anne Timoney (National Lead for CAAP) and the board of management inof the task force

By Patrick Finnegan

centred on ‘CommunityAction’ so communitiescome together and takeaction to enable change.O’Brien explained thatthe taskforce will beworking with a range ofstakeholders to develop aCommunity AlcoholAction Plan. “We need torecognise that, although

alcohol is used for relax-ation and enjoyment andit does contribute to theIrish economy, it also hasmajor public health impli-cations for individuals,families and the widercommunity’. We are soproud to be leading outon this over the comingyear and have a series of

events and actions whichwill help us with deliv-ering on our alcoholaction plan thanks to thefunding received from theDormant Accounts Fundin Pobal. “We willcontinue to report on thedevelopments and eventsas they happen,”concluded O’Brien.

The Transition Year students from LoretoBalbriggan along with their teacher, KarenRyan, are organising a cyclethon in theschool Gym, on Thursday 28th April toraise funds for The Soul of HaitiFoundation. The cyclethon is the brainchild fo Emma Jordan, a 5th year student inthe school and daughter of Jock Jordan,who is involved with the foundation. The Soul of Haiti Foundation is an Irish

registered charity which was establishedin 2007 by a group of business people whowere finalists of the Ernst & YoungEntrepreneur of the Year. Upon visitingHaiti, these men and women cametogether with the aim to apply their entre-preneurial skills and resources to create apositive impact on the lives of the peopleof Haiti. The Soul of Haiti’s mission is toexercise its expertise to improve the

economic and social circumstances ofcommunities in Haiti in a practical, sustain-able manner. Since its establishment in2008, the Soul of Haiti has been workingwith key communities in Haiti with a focuson the south of the country. They aim toengage in a meaningful way and use ourbusiness skills and resources to help theHaitian people develop their communities.Their core goal is to assist in the develop-ment of enterprise, which requires them toget involved in education and generalcommunity engagement and support.

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1916 CyclingHeroinesHonouredThe County Council launched theRothaiocht na mBan at a ceremony atSwords Castle on Thursday last, 21stApril. The launch was performed byCounty Mayor, Cllr David O’Connor.The active role played by a number ofwomen in Fingal in the 1916 Rising withRothaíocht na mBan, was a key featureof the 1916 Commemorative Day inSwords on Sunday last, when a groupof female cyclists dressed in earlytwentieth century period costumesrode bicycles from the era to symboliseall of the courageous women in Fingalthat contributed in different ways tothe 1916 Rising.The bicycle was the primary method oftransportation for most people in 1916and many women cycled significantdistances throughout North CountyDublin to carry out the duties assignedto them by the Irish Volunteers. Theirrole included delivering messages tothe Volunteers, scouting the countyand reporting back on the movements

of the British military and Royal IrishConstabulary in the vicinity, carryingdispatches from the main body of theFifth Battalion to outlying posts and to

the GPO, storing arms and ammunitionin their homes and helping to treat thewounded after the Battle ofAshbourne. In the sworn statement of one of thesewomen, Molly Adrien, she tells how,every day she travelled into the head-quarters of the 1916 Rising in the GPOin Dublin city, bringing messages toand from the commanding officers ofthe Fifth Battalion (Fingal Brigade) ofthe Irish Volunteers based in NorthCounty Dublin. Through this actionthe lines of communication were keptopen between the leaders of the 1916Rising and the Fifth Battalion in theNorth County.Helena Bergin, Fingal County CouncilArchitectural Conservation Officer,commented: “This event is being heldin honour of the women involved in the1916 Rising. There were many Cumannna mBan members and female rela-tives of the Irish Volunteers whoprovided assistance and supportduring the Rising and fended for theirfamilies in the months afterwardswhen the men, who were the mainincome source for a household, weresent to prison or internment camps.We are calling on families throughoutFingal and surrounding counties to joinus in celebrating the role these womenplayed in the birth of our nation.”

Heroines of 1916 were commemorated withthe launch of Rothaíocht na mBan at SwordsCastle, ahead of the County Council 1916Commemorative Day last Sunday.

Balbriggan Community LiaisonCommittee, in association withBalbriggan & District HistoricalSociety and the Fingal Old IRACommemorative Society haveannounced details of the Balbriggan1916 -2016 CommemorativeProgramme, which will run fromMonday 2nd May to Sunday 8th Mayinclusive. There will be a wide range of eventsduring the week and will concludewith an unveiling of a plaque tocommemorate local woman, SineadNi Fhlannagan, who married EamonDe Valera.

Events will include Craic agus Ceoil inCentral Lounge/Bracken Court Hotel,a commemorative match inO’Dwyer’s GAA grounds, historicalseminar organised by Balbriggan &District Historical Society, readingsin the library and a Mass, followed bya parade from St Peter & Paul’sChurch to Quay Street to unveil theplaque.The Commemorative programme willprovide an ideal opportunity for thecommunity in Balbriggan and itssurrounding areas to remember 1916and especially Sinead Ni Fhlannagan(De Valera).

Pictured are members of Balbriggan Community Liaison Committee at the announcementof details regarding the upcoming 1916-2016 commemorative programme in Balbriggan.Picture includes members of the commemorative committee, Bernie Kelly (Balbriggan &District Historical Society), Cllr Grainne Maguire, Cllr Malachy Quinn, Anne Collins(Balbriggan & District Historical Society), May McKeon (Balbriggan & District HistoricalSociety) and Jim Walsh (Balbriggan & District Historical Society)

1916 Commemorative Events In Balbriggan

The County Council hosted a new exhibition by Fingal Local Studies and Archives, called‘Fingal and the Fight for Irish Freedom’ at County Hall, Swords on Tuesday, 19th Aprillast. The exhibition is a combination of multi-media, digital, interactive and traditionaldisplays and tells the story of many of the Fingallians who were involved in the events ofEaster week. Pictured at the exhibition are relatives of Thomas Ashe, with County MayorDavid O'Connor. Included are Martin Ashe, Tom Ashe, Lorraine Ashe and Padraig Ashe

1916 RemembranceConcert In BallyboughalThe Fingal Folk club, which is based inBallyboughal, will hold a 1916 CentenaryRemembrance Concert on Friday 29th April in StPatrick’s Hall Ballyboughal. The concert takesplace from 8pm until 10pm and admission is €5.The concert will include songs and musiccharting Ireland’s declaration as a republic rightfrom the Pike men of 1798 to the leaders of 1916.It will include a special remembrance of ThomasAshe, the Corduff schoolteacher, who wascommander in chief of the 5th Battalion FingalBrigade, with performers showcasing originalsongs and recitations.

It is 100 years since the5th Battalion of the IrishVolunteers under ThomasAshe, having arrived inB a l d w i n s t o w n ,Garristown village andBorranstown, fought andovercame the RIC at theBattle of Ashbourne.To celebrate the cente-nary of this event, theonly successful campaignby volunteers in the 1916campaign, Fingal CountyCouncil, in associationwith GarristownCommunity Council will

hold a Commemoration inGarristown on Thursday,28th April, starting at7pm. It will includeunveiling of plaques andinformation board by

County Mayor, Cllr. DavidO Connor, a re-enactmentby Fingal Old IRACommemorative Society,young local musicians andHigh Nelly bicycles. Alsoincluded will be a readingof Proclamation and arecital of Thomas Ashe’spoem, “Let me carry yourcross for Ireland, Lord” aswell as a reading ofThomas Ashe’s shortaccount of events (asGaeilge). Why not get into

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the 1916 spirit and dressup in period costume asCumann na mBan, aVolunteer, an RICconstable or just civilianclothes of the 1916period? Refreshments willbe served in Gormley’sBar followed by an illus-trated talk by AshbourneHistorical Society on ‘TheBattle of Ashbourne’ inGarristown CommunityCentre at 8.30pm. All arewelcome.

Centenary CommemorationOf The Fingal Volunteers InGarristownGarristown Historical Society welcome you to theirUnveiling of their Information Board and Plaques byThe Mayor of Fingal Cllr. David O’Connor at 7.00 p.m. onThursday 28th April, 2016. There will be a High Nellycycle, Piper and Military Drill Display, and “The Battle ofAshbourne” an illiustrated talk by PJ Morgan and PatEnglish from Ashbourne Historical Society. All welcome,free event, more details from 087 4192441.


Siún O'Shea who made herConfirmation is pictured with her

mother, Marese O'Shea Joseph MacLochlainn made his Confirmation at the Church of the SacredHeart, Seabury. He is pictured with Aingeal, Helen and Ollie MacLochlainn

Seamus Prestage is pictured with hismother, Caitriona Prestage after he made

his Confirmation Robyn Casey (2nd left) who made her Confirmation is pictured withValerie McGrath, Leah Casey and Bernie McGrath

I t was a great day for pupi ls and teachers of Scoi l anDuinninigh in Kinsealy, who held their Confirmation Day atthe Church of the Sacred Heart, Seabury on Wednesday last.The ceremony, which was performed by Father CaoimhinO’Mordha, was attended by a large gathering of family,friends and teachers of the students. The school choir andorchestra, comprised of 4th, 5th and 6th class pupi lsperformed beautifully with lovely singing and they playedmusic expertly. After the ceremony, the pupils who madetheir Confirmation sang a song from the altar, much to thepleasure of all assembled. The great efforts of teachers andparents in preparing the pupils for this great day in theirlives was also acknowledged. After the ceremony, pupils andtheir families, sponsors and friends posed for photographsin the wonderful sunny weather before returning to theschool for some welcome tea and refreshments.

Pictured after making their Confirmation are Chloe Hickey, Leah Maguire, ChelsieHickey and Nicole Carter

Pictured after making theirConfirmation are April O'Brien

and Ali Duffy Dáire Ó Maoildearg (left) made his Confirmation. He is picturedwith Deirdre, Muireann, Aidan and Eoghan Ó Maoildearg

Katie Deegan ispictured with with Olivia

and Jodie Deegan

Teagan Comber, who made her Confirmation ispictured with her parents, Niall and Ailbhe Comber

Pictured after making their Confirmation areSiún O'Shea, Brieana Grogan and SadhbhMinnock

Ella Ní Éalaithe who made her Confirmation ispictured with Dubhfeasa Ní Shlatarra &

Maebhina Ní Shlatarra

Sean Woods, who made his Confirmation is pictured with Zita Corkery,Edel Woods and Anne-Marie Woods

Andrew Kelly is pictured with his parents,Audrey and Barry Kelly Sean Woods (right) is pictured with Michelle Woods (left), Ollie

Woods, Lexie Grady, Marie Woods and Teresa Woods

Nicole Carter who made herConfirmation is pictured with her grand-

parents, Marie Toft and Michael Toft

Ben Corbett made his Confirmation. He is picturedwith his grandmother, Hilda Corbett and father

Derek CorbettCousins, Ben McCarthy, Seamus Prestage and Emma Stafford (front) made theirConfirmation. They are pictured with Richard McCarthy, Henry Prestage, GerMcCarthy, Caitriona Prestage and Sharon McCarthy

Ashad Farooqi, who made hisConfirmation is pictured with hisparents, Aijaz and Moina Farooqi Brieana Grogan (right) is pictured with Stuart, Heidi and

Amelia Grogan


Henchy CommentsOn JointPolicing MeetingThe recent JointPolicing Committeemeeting covering theareas of Swords andMalahide, Garda RDistrict was held in theCarnegie Court Swords.In attendance at themeeting were bothSenior members of AnGarda Siochanaand FingalCounty CouncilOfficials. C o u n c i l l o rAdrian Henchy(FF) submitted amotion in rela-tion to theGarda presence on theDonabate PortranePeninsula. In it heasked the Council; “Inlight of the recentimprovement in Gardaresources in the localarea, that our areacommittee write to boththe ChiefSuperintendent and theincoming Minster forJustice to prioritise theappointment of two fulltime Community GardaOfficers assigned to theDonabate PortranePeninsula given thecurrent population is

almost ten thousandpeople, with plans tosignificantly grow intothe future and theimminent constructionof the new NationalForensic Hospital at St.Ita’s Portrane.”Speaking to the County

Leader, CllrHenchy said;“The currentPolicing serviceon the peninsulais one of a reac-tion to crimeand our commu-nity requires a

visible and proactivepolicing model of inter-vention. As well as astronger policing pres-ence on our Peninsula, Iwould also like to see aGarda office wherepeople can makeappointments to dropin and discuss anyissues in relation tocrime with the two fulltime communityGardaí”He went on to say;“Since my election toFingal County Council,one of the issues I havecampaigned strongly

on is to see a signifi-cant improvement in anactive and strongpolicing presence onthe peninsula ofDonabate andPortrane. There is nodoubt and indeed it hasbeen recognised by theSuperintendent which Iwelcome, that thePeninsula, while tech-nically is part ofSwords Garda station,it is geographicallyremoved fromSwords.” Henchyconcluded by saying:“The current popula-tion of the area isheading towards tenthousand and growing,as we approach thesummer months ourarea as always gets alot busier withH o l i d a y m a k e r s ,Tourists and a largeamount of visitors toNewbridge Park andboth our beaches inDonabate andPortrane. This of coursebrings it’s own chal-lenges around law andorder and especially inthe area of trafficmanagement andenforcement and whatour area needs is notonly a blue light reac-tion but Gardaí on thebeat, on bicycles andon foot integrating andworking within ourlocal Community.”

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‘The Country Boy’Comes To BalbrigganBalbriggan DramaticSociety present “TheCountry Boy” by JohnMurphy in the BrackenCourt Hotel for fournights fromWednesday, 27th Aprilto Saturday 30th Aprilinclusive. Nightly at8.30pm, admission is€10 with concessionsfor senior citizens andstudents of €7. Thefirst night is beinghosted by BalbrigganICA in aid of theirchosen charity,

Remember Us SpecialNeeds Group.The play is directed byYvonne Healy and thecast includes GráinneMaguire, Greg Casey,Kevin Lenihan, GlendaHayde, Mick Cassinand Yvonne Healy andback stage is BarbraSeery and members ofBalbriggan DramaticSociety. It promises tobe a great productionand the play isexpected to be wellattended each night.

Mary Kate gives Tom a piece of her mind in a scene fromThe Country Boy, which Balbriggan Dramatic Societypresents at the Bracken Court Hotel for four nightsstarting on 27th April. Mick Cassin plays Tom and GrainneMaguire plays Mary Kate

The UK’s “Stay or Go” refer-endum is in the final run in.The Irish EuropeanMovement has issued a callfor all who are eligible to voteon 23rd June to do so. Theypoint out that British citizensliving in Ireland are entitledto vote as are Irish peopleliving in the UK.They tell us that registrationis open online atwww.gov.uk/register-to-voteuntil Tuesday 7th June. Theysay they are not tell ingpeople how to vote, but theyare strongly of the viewthat the EU withoutthe UK would bebad for Ireland.The referendumseems too closeto call but itappears thatDave may haveplayed his lastgame as PM nomatter what the outcome.Big guns are being called into support the Staycampaign, with Obama and agroup of former Secretariesof the US Treasury all encour-aging a yes vote. Obama attended a minisummit in Bonn last weekwith the movers and shakers

of the EU that is Merkel,Hollande, Cameron and theItalian Renzi. The main focuswas the role NATO shouldplay in policing of Europe’sborders, counter terrorism,migration and TTIP amongstthe topics discussed. Merkelhas a new difficulty to facewith opinion polls suggestingan anti TTIP weighting of twoto one amongst committedvoters. The same anti senti-ment is percolating in theStates but the gap is muchcloser. The Stop TTIP move-

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and TTIP will get aboost from theeleven dayspeaking tour ofEurope by MaudeBarlow the alterna-

tive Nobel Prizerecipient and anti-

globalisation leader.Those who are supportive ofthe agreement are failing inmaking a coherent argumentfor it. Nor are they engagingwith the people of the EU tomake their case.The saga that is the EU-Ukraine AssociationAgreement, which saw thefall of the Ukraine

Government in 2014,followed by reported Russiancross border incursions andPutin getting involved withthe annexing of Crimeacontinues. In recent weeksthe Dutch electorate rejectedthe agreement in a refer-endum but their decision wasoverturned when Parliamentvote 74 to 71 to endorse itregardless. So maybe theBrexit referendum does notreally matter. Which may wellbe the case if UK’s JusticeSecretary is correct? He saysthat there is a free trade zonestretching from Icelandthrough to Turkey open to allEuropeans. Gove who headsup the “Leave” campaigncontinued “For Europe,Britain voting to leave will bethe beginning of somethingpotentially even moreexciting – the democraticliberation of a wholeContinent.”

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Balbriggan Historical Society will hold atalk by Rory McKenna entitled, ‘NicholasRath - Albert Medal Recipient 1917’ Thetalk will take place Wednesday, 27thApril at 8pm at the Town Hall inBalbriggan.The Albert Medal was for “daring andheroic actions performed by marinersand others in danger of perishing, byreason of wrecks and other perils of thesea” and this award was very presti-gious, only rarely awarded. Rory will tellus the story of local man, Nicholas Rathand the heroic rescue of a pilotperformed by him.Then on Saturday, 7th May also in theTown Hall Balbriggan there will be aCommemorative Seminar, “Éirí amachna Cásca 1916 - Is cuimhin linn” Thisseminar will commence at 9.30am andwill continue until 4pm, with registration

and tea/coffee followed by threemorning talks.These include Bairbre Curtis on Fingal in1916, Liz Darcy on Conserving an original1916 Proclamation and Jimmy Wren -The 1916 GPO Garrison and the connec-tion with the O’Tooles GAA Club.After a break for lunch the afternoon willcontinue at 2pm with:Sean Collins- Observing from afar, theEaster Rising in Louth and Meath. ThenMicheál MacMathúna will speak aboutSinéad Ní Fhlannagáin (Bean de Valera),daughter of Balbriggan and 1916.The day will conclude with readings ofthe Proclamation, and other 1916related texts, by students from localSecondary Schools.Tickets are €10 or €5 OAP [email protected] or ring0872061594 to book or you can bookyour place at Rory’s talk on the 27th.Finally, on Sunday, 8th May following aspecial Mass at 12 o’clock, there will bea parade to Quay Street from the Churchwhere a Commemorative Plaque willbe unveiled in memory of Sinéad NíFhlannagáin, from Balbriggan who wasa writer, teacher and Gaeilgeoir and wasmarried to Eamon De Valera.

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Lusk Heritage Group will presenta new video produced by them inco-operation with Power DramaSchool, Corduff National Schooland Lusk Round Tower Pipe Bandon the inquest of 1916 leaderThomas Ashe, who was principal

t e a c h e r o f C o r d u f f N a t i o n a lSchool from 1908 to 1916. Therewill also be a talk “Looking Backon the Easter 1916 Rising” basedon an editorial in the EveningHerald of 1st January, 1917 byAidan Arnold. This is a free eventand all are welcome, for moreinformation contact Aidan Arnoldon 0872512373.

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Coffee Morning In SkerriesA Coffee Morning was held at Ollie’s Place Bar and Restaurant in Skerries recently inaid of Make A Wish Foundation Ireland. Organiser, Brendan Morgan was delightedwith the support shown by the generous locals and he thanked all who contributed tothe day. He said, “Sincere thanks to all who attended a fantastic coffee morning.Together we raised a hugely impressive €1,390 For Make A Wish Ireland. I would liketo say a huge thank you to the Transition Year students of Skerries CommunityCollege who worked so hard selling raffle tickets. I would also like to thank LA Bakeryin Skerries who supplied all the delicious scones, cakes and pastries. “Finally, I wouldlike to thank the Progressive Credit Union, Skerries for their support and Ollie Grimesand his staff for their wonderful service on the day,” he said.

The Small BusinessSupport andDevelopment Networkfor Owner Managers,launched their biggestever Plato Programme inCroke Park, with over 80small businesses starting

the new 18 monthprogramme, 22 of thembeing from the NorthCounty area. The peer-to-peer business supportforum has already helpedover 3,000 ownermanagers in Ireland,

through the network ofLocal Enterprise Offices.Participating SME’s fromthe North County include:B & R Howard (Baldoyle),Crema Retail Limited(Castleknock), Crusts(Ballycoolin), Edgeform

Metals Ltd (Balbriggan),go2web (Howth), HowthFoods (Howth), Just GreatMash (Swords), KMKDigital MediaProductions (Malahide),Mobile Music School(Swords), MurryhillFoods (Blanchardstown),One Water Ireland (Lusk)and SmartTrace SoftwareLtd (Malahide).Large corporationssupport the PlatoProgramme by providinggroup leaders. Theseleaders come from

companies such asPaypal, IBM, Microsoft,Pfizer and Nestle, andfacilitate monthly groupmeetings. Speaking tothe County Leader,Marion Walshe, theProgramme Manger withPlato Dublin explains: “Atthe heart of the PlatoProgramme are themonthly meetings, whichencourage participants toshare experiences andresources, stimulate newideas and to supporteach other as they make

the strategic decisionsthat determine how theirbusinesses will grow.Their focus for the next18 months will be firmlyon growingtheir busi-n e s s e s ,expanding theirenterprise hori-zons andtesting newmarkets.”P a r t i c i p a n t swere welcomedby JohnM c N e r n e y ,Chairman of Plato Dublin,along with OisinGeoghegan, Head of

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Trinity College Medical Week and theschools annual Ability AwarenessWeek, the up coming bank holiday issure to be one of much deserved restfor the dedicated students. Speaking to the County Leader,teacher in the school Yvonne Kielysaid; “We try to take a more inclusiveattitude towards education here in StJoseph’s. It’s not just about maths andenglish and irish. We try to give our

students a broader spectrum of educa-tion.”She went on to say: “The TrinityMedical day was part of a programmewe run with second years where we tryto convey that every one is entitled to

an education regardless of background. So you might have a child whomaybe none of their family has gone tocollege so they might think that theycan’t. With this programme we showhow accessible education can be toeveryone so that might encourage thatchild to go to college later on.”“With the Uganda trip, that was 27 4thand 5th years and five staff memberswho went. It was an immersion project

to show the students how other peoplelive in other parts of the world. The tripwas organised in conjunction withcharity Aidlink and the students raised80,000 euro between them all for thecharity. It was really great becausethey got to experience something thatvery few people have the opportunityto experience. They visited a localprimary school in the Wakiso Districtand a Secondary school in Masaka, itwas a very valuable experience forthem. “ she said.Speaking about the Ability Awarenessweek she said; “Another aspect of ourlearning here is trying to be as inclusiveas we can. That is where the AbilityAwareness week comes in. We are theonly school to do it in this area and it isreally to show the kids that everyonedeserves to be treated equally.Regardless of whether or not they haveany disabilities or differences. We areall the same with different abilities. Thestudents learn about different thingson different days. For example; one daythey might learn all about autism thenthe next day they would learn all aboutdyspraxia. This year the week endedwith a play about the 1916 rising thatwas performed by a cast made upmostly of young people with learningdisabilities. It was lovely and it wasreally touching to watch.”“Again this is all about encouraging ourstudents to appreciate everyone andlearn about things that are not just onthe schools syllabus or in a text book,”Concluded Ms Kiely.


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Pictured on stage are students and staff of St Joseph's Secondary School, Rush who took part in aplay at the school about the 1916 Rising. The play was part off the school's Ability Awareness Week

New DeputyMayorCouncillor Eoghan O’Brien, (FF) hasbeen appointed as Deputy Mayorfollowing the election of outgoingDeputy Mayor, Jack Chambers, tothe Dail. Speaking to the CountyLeader, Cllr O’Brien said; “Iwas chosen at one of therecent council meetings,Jack Chambers who wasdeputy Mayor has beenelected to Dail Eireann sothe vacancy arose. I put myname forward and I wasvoted in by the Council so I’mdelighted to do it for the remainderof the 1 year term.” He went on to say; “The term is upon the 19th of June. It’s been enjoy-

able so far. It’s very busy I findmyself going to things that I hadn’tpreviously had the experience ofgoing to. I am enjoying that,although it’s a lot busier than theday to day stuff I’m used to.” He concluded by saying; “I hadn’tpreviously thought about going fordeputy Mayor or Mayor and I wont

be putting myself forwardfor it again in the next 5 yearterm of the council. It wasjust the way the vacancyabout that I said to theFianna Fail group if theywere happy for me to goforward id love to do it forthe 3 month stint . So Far itsbeen a really positive experi-

ence and it’s really an honour to doit.”The next Mayor and Deputy Mayorwill be voted by the Council at theirAGM on 19th June.

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Beverton Preschool Win AwardBeverton Preschool inDonabate have beenleading innovators inoutdoor and alternativeteaching methods forsome time and have wonmany awards giving themcredit for the work theydo. The teachers andmanagement of Bevertonbelieve that outdoorteaching and the inclu-sion of cultural diversitywithin their teaching is ofgreat importance. Recently, the EarlyChildhood Ireland confer-ence, which was held inCroke Park showed that‘outdoor play is funda-mental’ to young chil-dren’s development.Beverton were invited tothe conference and whilethere two of their chil-dren staged a ‘prisonbreak’ for more outdoorplay along with pre-school manager NickolaCullen who managesBeverton Preschool. Thepurpose of the stagedprison break was toemphasise the fact thatmore outside play isnecessary for young chil-dren. Speaking to the CountyLeader, Nickola Cullen,manager of the pre-school said; “There is a

real resurgence at themoment of the need foroutdoor play. There’s ahuge amount of researchthat has been going onthat says that childrenare just not gettingenough outdoor play.”The pre-school haverecently been awardedtheir second green flagand are the only pre-school in the area to havebeen awarded one.Manager, Nickola said;“An Taisce had stoppedthe green schoolsprogramme for pre-schools because offunding so we were reallylucky that they took uson. This is our secondgreen flag so we’ve had itfor four years now.”Clearly no strangers toawards and accolades,four weeks ago themanagement of the pre-school heard that theyhad won an EarlyChildhood IrelandLearning Story Award.These awards have beeninitiated to showcase thewonderful work andlearning that ishappening all over thecountry in early yearssettings; “Recently wehave won a learning storyaward. This is our fourth

year now. Early childhoodIreland has an awardpresentation every yearso you can put in somepiece that is very innova-tive or a learning storyand we’ve won both ofthose categories for thelast four years. We wonthe overall category twoyears ago which was anation wide one.”“Our learning story is abeautiful piece abouthow we handle diversity.It’s about a little girl,Roisin, who is with uswhose Mother is fromIndia and how wewelcomed her wholeculture into the service.Her Mother came into usand we celebrated Divali,which is a celebration oflight,” she said. Many Pre-schools willcelebrate things likeChinese New Year or StPatrick’s day, but thelearning story aspect ofthe awards ceremony isawarded to services whocan show how they goabove and beyond to beinclusive. Nickola told us that;“Roisin made a book allabout her pre-schoolhere which she broughtto India with her andshowed everybody overin India. During the timewhen she was explainingto us about her culture,she began to tell me thatI was pronouncing thingswrong, she told me that‘you have to use yourIndian voice to say itsilly!’, so then Roisinspoke in her Indian voicefor the whole day. It’s allabout equality and diver-sity and about beingrecognised and makingsure she knows that hervoice is being recognisedas important in all thatwe do. The other side of itis that she’s teaching herpeers all about India.”This touching story aboutinclusion, diversity, iden-tity and belonging high-lights how Beverton are apre-school that goesabove and beyond toensure inclusivity for allof their children andemphasises the impor-tance of diverse andalternative learningmethods.

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Emily Murphy from StCatherine's NS, Rush is picturedwith her mother, Lyone Murphy Pictured after making her Confirmation is Mona Gorman. She is pictured here

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Mark Delves from St Brendan's NS, Loughshinny is pictured aftermaking his Confirmation at St Maur's Church, Rush with his parentsBarry and Siobhan Delves

Pictured after making hisConfirmation, Darragh Clarke withhis grandmother, Geraldine Clarke

Conall Fynes from St Brendan's NS, Loughshinny made hisConfirmation at St Maur's Church, Rush. He is pictured here with

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Pictured after making his Confirmation isDarragh Clarke. He is pictured here withhis mother, Jennifer O'Brien

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Pictured at the handover of a cheque for €6593 by the ladies section of St Colmcille's GAA Club, Swords to St FrancisHospice on Tuesday, 12th April are, Belinda O'Reilly, Thomas O'Reilly, Claire McGann (St Francis Hospice), MarianO'Neill, Neil Howard and Jeannette Howard

Pictured are Peter Donegan, Sean Conville and Kevin Counihan from Ballyboughal whorecently completed the half marathon on the island of Inis Mòr, Aran Islands for TempleStreet Childrens Hospital. They want to say a huge thanks to all of Ballyboughal and thelocal businesses, groups and associations who helped and supported them in theirfundraising efforts for this great cause

Fingal Primary School Athletics League Finals Day took place on Tuesday 12th April inMorton Stadium, Santry. Pictured are students from Lusk National School who wonGroup A for North County schools and overall winner of the section. Included are, AoifeMcNamee, John Towers, Tamzin Bates, County Mayor Cllr David O'Connor, Megan Clarke,Laoise McNally and Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, Paul Reid

EurovisionWinner To PlayLoughshinnyEurovision winner,Niamh Kavanagh hasconfirmed that she willplay at the Yacht inLoughshinny on 22ndMay next. The popularsinger, who won theEurovision in Millstreetin 1993, with “In YourEyes” is no stranger tothe Loughshinnyvenue. She joinedfellow Eurovisionwinner, PaulHarrington at thevenue previously in ashow that alsoincluded Mary Black.This will beKavanagh’s first top ofthe bill show at theYacht and tickets arepriced at ¤10 each. Tomake sure you don’tmiss out on this greatnight of music, call087-2417213 to bookyour ticket, as thereare only limited spacesavailable.

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Everyone knows thatSpring is the time ofbright colours andsmiles. It’s a time forpositive changes. Withthe month of May justaround the corner andthe daytime hoursbecome longer, we cannow stay out and enjoymore time in the greatoutdoors and love thethoughts of cominghome to our beautifulhomes. However, peopletend to spend more timeinside their home thanout, so why not makeyour home as bright andrelaxing as possible.

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What ever room you feelneeds your attentionfirst is the place youwant to start. Let’s sayit’s the bedroom, in thatcase there are smallimprovements that willmake your room look

like a new boudoir. Newcurtains and blinds are astart, to make thewindow a beautifulfeature in your bedroomand you can still havethat minimal look.Keeping all your clothesand belongings tidiedaway will automaticallykeep your room lookingfresh and clean. If youhave a small bedroom,minimalism is veryimportant and there arelots of tricks and ways toensure all of your essen-tials are well out of theway. Under bed storageboxes and bags are agreat way to store someof your things. Youshould also take advan-tage of your attic, if youhave one. Once all ofyour belongings aresorted and tidied, tryscattering a few cush-ions on your bed andclearing bedside lockers.Try a nice lamp on your

bedside locker that willmatch your curtains orbed clothes. This givesthe room the feeling offew colours and makes itlook bigger.

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Now this is the placethat many of us spend alot of time in. Whetheryou cook, watch TV orjust come in every sooften to grab a snack,you still wouldn’t wantthis place to be dark,miserable and cold,especially in Spring.Paint the kitchen walls ina bright creamy colourthat wouldn’t be tooannoying, but would bepleasant to your eyes.Also, why not take thosedark blinds down andkeep the windows open,or even try some newwooden blinds thatcome in many differentcolours. This way, youcould enjoy the sunshinewhile cooking, whichwould make the processa whole lot more enjoy-able.

Living Room

During Spring, yourliving room should havea lot of space. Therefore,get those old books andmagazines out. Thecarpet may be dark anddirty after the winter, soits best to get a new onein the colour you wouldprefer. It is, however,advisable to leave it verybright and warmcoloured. This wouldcreate a strong sense ofSpring and would surelymake you feel happier. Ifthere is old furniture thattakes up lots of space,replace it with some-thing smaller andbrighter. Don’t forget, aliving room is a place forresting, keep it as openas possible.


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Google Experience InDonabate CommunityCollegeDonabate CommunityCollege were delightedto welcome Google andtheir Expeditions PioneerProgramme to the schoolon Wednesday the 20thApril. The ExpeditionsProgramme is a newproduct that allowsteachers to take theirclasses on virtual fieldtrips, immersingstudents in experiencesthat bring abstractconcepts to life andgiving students a deeperunderstanding of theworld beyond the class-room.Donabate CommunityCollege were one of justa handful of schoolsworldwide, who werechosen to try out thisnew, innovate learningexperience whichcombines education andtechnology, creating ahands-on effectivelearning environment.The school was amongthe early adopters atsecond level to embracetwenty-first centurylearning in 2013 with 1:1devices for all Juniorstudents and four stateof the art computerrooms alongsideP r o f e s s i o n a lDevelopment forteachers.On Wednesday morning,a box arrived with every-thing needed to travel: atablet for the teachers,and Cardboard viewersand phones for everystudent. Next, teacherchose a destination, andthe entire classroomjumped there automati-cally. The WildlifeConservation Society,PBS, the AmericanMuseum of NaturalHistory, the PlanetarySociety, and the Palaceof Versailles contributedto developing thecurriculum for students.Teacher Aisling Clearysaid “Upon holding thedevice up to our eyes,we travelled around theworld and got to experi-ence a virtual reality ofmany famous land-marks, consisting of 3Dimages and videos.Places such as theMoon, the Great BarrierReef, BuckinghamPalace and the EgyptianPyramids among many,many others, all came tolife in our classroom,allowing us to achieve agreater insight into someof the wonders of theworld. While immersedin this virtual world, ourteacher provided us withknowledge and inter-esting facts relating tothe landmarks andlinked back what wewere seeing and experi-encing with the knowl-edge and skills wedevelop every day.The students reallyenjoyed this once in alifetime experience, as it

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Fingal Choir In MalahideIf your child has an interest in singing and would like to do somethingabout it, why not bring them to the Fingal Choir, which meets everyWednesday in the Parish Centre. For children 7-12 years, the time is from5.00pm- 6.45pm and the Youth Choir for 13-18 years, from 6.45pm to8.45pm. Contact 087-2255139 for more information.


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Adult Yoga ClassesIf you are interested in yoga, why not pop downto the St Nicholas Room of St Sylvester’s ParishCentre. Every Monday there is an Adults’ Yogaclass from 10.15am to 11.15am, with over 55’syoga between 11.30am and 12.30pm. For moreinformation, contact Ruth on 087-2054282

Fun Yourself Fit With Tag RugbyMalahide RFC have been appointed a Premier IRFU Tag Venue for 2016.Tag Rugby is a non-contact sport, and is played by both men and women ofall ages. The Rugby is only part of the story, as Tag has a very social sidewith plenty of Apres Tag events. The season starts on 12th May at theMalahide Rugby Club and all levels are free to try out.

Baby Sign Language ClassIf you want to teach your children signlanguage from an early age, bring them alongto the St Ita Room of the St Sylvester’s ParishCentre in Malahide. Superhands Baby signlanguage, takes place every Wednesday from10am to 11am, contact Megan on 086-0250892 for more information.

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Storytelling With SeóIf you are interested in the art of story telling orsimply want to hear a good yearn spun, why notcome to the library on Saturday the 7th of May at3pm to hear Tall Tales in Irish and English by story-teller Seó. The event is best suited for 7yrs+.


Recent published deathsfrom the North County

O'KEEFFE, Rossa (Swords, Co. Dublin) - April16, 2016 (unexpectedly); sadly missed by hisloving mum Marie, sister Shirley, brothersBarry, Alan, Daniel and Timothy, family, rela-tives and friends. Rest In Peace

HOLOHAN (née Lonergan) (Malahide, Co.Dublin) Rosiena, 20th April, peacefully atNewpark Care Centre; sadly missed by herhusband Michael, daughters Emer, Louise andTherese, son Vincent, sons-in-law, daughter-in-law, brothers and sister, grandchildren, great-grandchild, nieces, nephews, extended family,neighbours and friends. May she rest in peace.

MCGEE (née Weldon) Anne (Tara Court,Balbriggan, Dublin) Peacefully in St FrancisHospice, Raheny surrounded by her devotedfamily. Sadly missed by her loving husband Joe,daughter Joanne, son Ross, sisters, brothers,sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces,nephews, relatives, neighbours and friends.May she rest in eternal peace

DALY, Noel (Swords, Co. Dublin) - April 19, 2016(peacefully), aged 21, at Beaumont Hospital;sadly missed by his loving parents Ken andHelen, sisters Roisin and Sinead, nieces, grand-mother Eileen, relatives and friends. Rest inPeace

CHARLESWORTH, Marguerite (née Noone)(Malahide, Co. Dublin) 17th April 2016 (peace-fully) in the wonderful care of the staff inRaheny Community Care Unit surrounded byher loving family. Loving wife of the late Derek.Marguerite will be deeply missed by her lovingchildren Derek, Gerald and Michelle, grandchil-dren Amy, Alex and Sarah, neighbours andfriends. Rest in Peace

LAMBE (née McManus) Mary (Baldoyle, Dublin/ Malahide of Dublin) passed away peacefullyon Monday 18 April, 2016, in the care of thewonderful staff of St Francis Hospice, Raheny,Dublin. Beloved wife of Pat, loving mother ofVivienne and Martin; loved and remembered byher siblings Elizabeth (Lily), Ben, Eamon andTommy and by her loving grandchildren Sarah,Mark and Conor. She will be sadly missed byher extended family of son and daughter-in-law(Carlo & Rachael), nephews, nieces, sisters andbrothers-in-law, neighbours and great friends.Rest in Peace

MELIA Geoffrey (Finglas, Dublin / Swords,Dublin) Formerly of Finglas West, tragically,Geoffrey, beloved son of Joan and John anddear brother of Nicholas and Erika; Sadlymissed by his loving father, mother, brother,sister, grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins,relatives and friends. May He Rest In Peace.

STILL, Olga Mary (née Dowling) (Swords,Dublin) - April 10, 2016 (peacefully) at home.Beloved wife of the the late Alan James; sadlymissed by her loving daughters Ruth andSarah, son Duncan, sons-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchildren, relatives and friends. Restin Peace

TWYFORD Doreen (née Kelliher) (Swords andPortrane, Co. Dublin and formerly of Killorglin,Co. Kerry and retired staff nurse, St. Ita’sHospital, Portrane) April 17th 2016, (peace-fully), at the Mater Hospital. Deborah (Doreen),beloved wife of the late Michael (Mick) anddear mother of Brendan and Angela and thelate baby John. Sadly missed by her loving son,daughter, daughter-in-law Susan, granddaugh-ters Chloe and Megan, brother Patie, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, relativesand friends. Rest in Peace

WALSH (née Sherry) Catriona (Great Forest,

O Most Beautiful Flower of Mt. Carmel,Fruitful Vine, Splendour of Heaven, Blessed

Mother of the Son of God, ImmaculateVirgin, assist me in my necessity. O Star of theSea, help me and show me herein you are myMother. O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Empressof Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech theefrom the bottom of my heart to secure me inthis my necessity. There are none that can

withstand your power, oh show me herein youare my mother. O Mary conceived without sin,

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Miracle PrayerSacred Heart of Jesus in the past I haveasked you for manyfavours. This time Iask for a veryspecial one(mention request).Take it dear Heart ofJesus and place itwithin your brokenheart where yourFather sees it.Then in His mercifuleyes it will becomeyour favour and notmine. Say thisprayer for 3 days,promisepublication and favour will be granted.Never known to fail.

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Swords, Dublin / Painstown, Dunshaughlin,Meath), peacefully at St Francis Hospice,Blanchardstown. Predeceased by her lovingmother Imelda. Deeply regretted and sadlymissed by her daughters Rachael and Ruth, sonShane, grandaughter Ellie, father Johnny, auntStatia, uncle Cormac, Lorraine, Brian andAnthony, relatives and her many dear friends.Rest In Peace.

BYRNE, William (River Valley, Co. Swords) -April 17, 2016 (peacefully) at home; sadlymissed by his loving wife Marie, childrenRealtin, Sinead, Aisling, Liam, Niamh andCaoimhe, sons-in-law, grandchildren, brotherSean, sister Bernie, relatives and friends. Rest inPeace.

COFFEY (née Kelly), Kathleen (Peg) (Moyvalley,Co.Kildare, Clontarf and late of Malahide, Co.Dublin) - April 16, 2016 (peacefully) at TalbotLodge Nursing Home, beloved wife of the lateJohn; deeply regretted by her brother John,sister Bridie, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews,relatives and friends. Rest in Peace.

EVANS J. Garvin (Malahide, Co. Dublin)Peacefully after a long and courageous battlewith illness met with typical joie de vivre, in thewonderful care of the staff of the Bons SecoursHospital. Widower of the late Gwenda Evans.Very sadly missed by children Richard, Edge andGillian, brother Peter, daughters-in-law Mirandaand Morleigh, son-in-law Tim and sisters in lawAnn and Heulwen. Very proud Tadcu of Hollie,Arran, Blue, Molly, Tim, Sian, Jacob, Levi and Evaand adoring Hen Tadcu of Luna and Finn. Sadlymissed by dear friend Norma, Anne, extendedfamily and his wide circle of friends. Rest inPeace.

LEAHY, Maurice (Malahide, Co. Dublin) - April15, 2016 (peacefully) in the expert care of theBon Secours Hospital; very sadly missed by hisloving daughters Nasrin, Sayeda and Eponine,his sisters Mary and Catherine, his brotherEamonn, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunts,nieces, nephews, relatives and a large circle offriends and colleagues. Rest in peace.

O'DONOVAN, Seamus (Lusk, Co. Dublin andformerly of Skibbereen, Co. Cork) - April 17, 2016(peacefully) at home; sadly missed by his lovingwife Eileen, children Eimear, Brian and Aine,sons-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandsons, sisterSr. Ena, brothers Cathal and Diarmuid, relativesand friends. Rest in peace.

STAUNTON - SMITH, Mary (Malahide, Co.Dublin) 15th April 2016 peacefully. Beloved wifeof Peter and dearest Mum of Simon and Andrew,loving mother-in-law of Lisa and Niamh, cher-ished "GanGan" of Cian, Amy and Sebastian andloving sister of Anne, Liam, Margaret, Oliver andFinola. She will be very sadly missed by herfamily, relatives and many friends. Abide withMe.

LOUGHRAN Colm (Ballingarden, Parke,Castlebar, Mayo / Swords, Dublin). Peacefully atHis residence. Rest in peace.

LARMON, Patrick (Paddy) (Swords, Co. Dublin,late of C.I.E. and Roadstone) - April 14, 2016(peacefully), at home surrounded by his lovingwife and daughters, father of the late Mary;sadly missed by his loving wife Marie, devoteddaughters Noeleen and Fiona, son Pat, grand-children Niamh and Evelyn, brother Christy,sisters Kathleen and Ann, sisters-in-law,brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives andfriends. Rest In Peace

MURPHY (née Nolan), Mary (Maura), The deathhas occured of the late Mary (Maura) Murphy,(Walshestown House, Lusk, Co. Dublin) peace-fully at Beaumont Hospital. (Wife of the lateKevin Murphy). Sadly missed by her loving sonsPatrick, Brian, Kevin and Diarmuid, sistersKathleen and Bella, aunt, daughters-in-law,grandchildren, great-grandchildren, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nieces, nephews, relativesand friends. Rest In Peace

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Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought to construct a new storey and a halfhouse with enhanced vehicular entrance, new driveway, carparking and associated site works to rear of Lords Park at OldRd, Rush for Michelle Doyle The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy, at the offices of Fingal County Council,County Hall, Main St, Swords, Co. Dublin, during its publicopening hours. A submission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to the Planning Authorityon payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of theapplication, and such submissions or observations will beconsidered by the Planning Authority in making a decision onthe application. The Planning Authority may grant permissionsubject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grantpermission.

Fingal County Council Planning Permission is sought by Szilard Vincze and RenataFidesz for the creation of a new vehicular entrance with newgates and 2 No. car parking spaces in front garden at 22Lawless Terrace, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin. The application may be inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the officesof Fingal County Council during its public opening hours (9.30-15.30 Monday-Friday) and a submission or observation maybe made to the authority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee, (€20) within the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County Council I, John Carpenter Intend to apply for planning permission fora. Change of house type from previously approvedplans(Ref:F14A/0506).b. All associated site works on site at Old Coach Road,Balrothery, Balbriggan, Co Dublin.The planning application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority ,during it's public openinghours.A submission or observation in relation to the application maybe made in writing to the planning authority on payment of aprescribed fee (20 euro) within a period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authority of the application andsuch submissions or observations will be considered by theplanning authority in makinga decision on the application. The planning authority maygrant permission subject to or without conditions, or mayrefuse to grant permission.

Fingal County Council WCS Project Management Ltd intend to make an applicationfor planning permission for a housing development on landsknown as Site 1 on Planning Permission Reg. Ref. F15A/0294(6.038ha plot of land bounded by Sea Brook housing develop-ment to the west, Brook Lane and Brookford housing develop-ment to the south and agricultural fields/Woodland Park tothe north and east, Rush, County Dublin). The developmentconsists of the construction of 129 houses in total comprising5 no. blocks of 2 storey, 3-bedroom terraced houses (20houses), 1 no. block of 2 1/2 storey, 4-bedroom terracedhouses (3 houses), 1 no. detached and 36 no. semi-detached 2 1/2 storey, 4-bedroom houses (37 houses), 3 no. detachedand 66 no. semi-detached 2 storey, 3-bedroom house (69houses). The development also incorporates a site for a futurecréche/childcare facility and all associated site developmentworks.The planning application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during its public openinghours.A submission or observation in relation to the application maybe made in writing to the Planning Authority on payment ofthe prescribed fee of €20 within the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County Council Application for Planning Permission for single storey exten-sion to side of 37 The Avenue, Orlynn Park, Lusk, Co. Dublinsigned Sinead ConroyThis application may be inspected/purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy between9.30am-4.30pm, Monday-Friday, at the offices of Fingal Co.Co., County Hall, Main St., Swords, Co. Dublin. A submissionor observation in relation to the application may be made inwriting on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by Fingal Co.Co. of theapplication.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested for a) internal alterations toinclude extension of mezzanine floor & subdivision of existingunit to provide the following accommodation :- ground floorlevel - reception, office, games room, male/female & wheel-chair toilet, kitchen, sportshall & ancillary storage rooms.mezzanine floor level - 2no. Activity & Training Rooms,Sensory Room & Family Room along with toilets & storagerooms.. b) a change-of-use from Industrial Retail Unit toCommunity Enterprise, Training & Recreational Use. at : Unit 5, Balbriggan Retail Park, Dublin Road, Balbriggan,Co. Dublin. Signed: The Board of Management of RememberUs - Special Needs Charity No.-CHY21252This planning application may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at theoffices of Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Co. Dublin between the hours of 9.30am – 16.30pmMonday-Friday. A submission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to Fingal County Councilon payment of a fee of €20 within the period of five weeksbeginning on the date of receipt of the application by FingalCounty Council.

Fingal County Council Planning Permission is requested for newsingle-storey dwellinghouse accessed viaexisting driveway (floor area -124sq/m), newwastewater treatment system & percolationarea along with all associated siteworks at :New Lane, Darcystown, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.Signed :- Jim & Rosaleen Casey.This planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy, at the offices ofFingal County Council, County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Co. Dublin between the hoursof 9.30am – 16.30pm Monday-Friday. Asubmission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to FingalCounty Council on payment of a fee of €20within the period of five weeks beginning onthe date of receipt of the application by FingalCounty Council.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested for new two-storey extension to side & rear of exxistingdwellinghouse along with all associated site-works (Permission previously granted for thisdevelopment F09B/0314 but this permissionhas since expired) at : 2 Pinewood GreenLawns, Pinewood, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.Signed :- James BaxterThis planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy, at the offices ofFingal County Council, County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Co. Dublin between the hoursof 9.30am – 16.30pm Monday-Friday. Asubmission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to FingalCounty Council on payment of a fee of €20within the period of five weeks beginning onthe date of receipt of the application by FingalCounty Council

Fingal County CouncilI Darren Costello intend to apply for planningpermission for development at this site 60Drumnigh Wood, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin. Thedevelopment will consist of converting theexisting garage into a granny flat for DarrenCostello parents linking the new granny flat tothe existing house with a glass corridor. Theexisting garage will increase by 1.5m into therear garden and also 1.5m towards the front ofthe existing house/road. The planning applica-tion may be inspected or purchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of the planning authorityduring the public opening hours of (9.30a.m.-16.30p.m.) Monday to Friday at Fingal County

Council, Fingal County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin. A submission orobservation in relation to the application maybe made in writing to the planning authority onpayment of the prescribed fee (€20.00) withinthe period of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by Fingal County Council of the application, and such submissions or

observations will be considered by the plan-ning authority in making a decision on theapplication. The planning authority may grantpermission subject to or without conditions, ormay refuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilFurther Information / Revised Plans. We,Patrick and Dorothy Sheridan, have applied forPermission for alterations and extension to therear of existing cottage with existing connec-tions to existing waste water system andexisting water supply at Newhaggard, Corduff,Lusk, Co Dublin, Planning Reference No.F15A/0554. This significant FurtherInformation / Revised Plans proposes toreplace the existing sewerage system with aproprietary waste water treatment system andpercolation area, provide a rainwater soak-away, also revise site boundaries to accommo-date the percolation area and rainwater soak-away. Significant Further Information /Revised Plans in the relation to the applicationhave been furnished to the Planning Authority,and are available for inspection or purchase ata fee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices of Fingal CountyCouncil during its public opening hours of 9.30– 16.30 Monday – Friday. A submission orobservation in relation to the FurtherInformation / Revised Plans may be made inwriting to the Planning Authority on paymentof the prescribed fee, no later than 2 weeksafter receipt of the newspaper notice and sitenotice with the Planning Authority.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought for thefollowing development: A) construction of 5no. 1 1/2 storey, 4 bedroom detached houses,B) new front boundary wall and railings to site,set back from existing road to allow for futureroad widening along front of site, C) closeexisting vehicular/pedestrian entrance fromHearse Road and provide newvehicular/pedestrian access road into site atcentre of new front boundary treatment and D)all associated site development works all atProspect House, Hearse Road, Donabate, Co.Dublin for Mr. E. Hopkins.The Planning Application may be inspected or

purchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices of thePlanning Authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observation may bemade to the Planning Authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission for access roads andassociated site works to serve 4 dwellings andoutline planning permission for 4 dwellingswith waste water treatment systems atKnightstown, Ballyboughal, is sought byRichard McCann. This planning application canbe inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the planning authorityduring its public opening hours and a submis-sion or observation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee 20 Euro within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilI Gary Quinn, intend to apply for permission fordevelopment at this address: Adamstown,Garristown, Co. Dublin.The application consists of: 1. Demolition and removal of two no. horsewalkers 2. erection of portal frame agricultural shed forthe storage of fodder and machinery includingall ancillary site works. The planning application maybe inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy, at the offices of thePlanning Authority during the public openinghours of 9.30 - 16.30 Monday - Friday at: FingalCounty Council, Fingal County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Fingal Co. Dublin.A submission or observation in relation to the

Application may be made in writing to thePlanning Authority on payment of a fee of €20,within the period of 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by Fingal County Council of theApplication, and such submissions or observa-tions will be considered by the PlanningAuthority in making a decision on the applica-tion. The Planning Authority may grant permis-sion subject to or without conditions, or mayrefuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilI, Bernard Farrell Intend to apply for planningpermission for a. Single storey extensions tosides and rear of existing single storey cottageb. All associated site works to existing singlestorey cottage at Milverton, Skerries, Co.Dublin. The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a feenot exceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the Planning Authority,during it's public opening hours.A submission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to the planning authority onpayment of a prescribed fee (20 euro) within a period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the application andsuch submissions or observations will beconsidered by the planning authority inmakinga decision on the application. The planningauthority may grant permission subject to orwithout conditions, or may refuse to grantpermission.

Fingal County CouncilApplication for Planning Permission for reno-vation/extension of existing house tocomprise of attic conversion with consequen-tial raised ridge, first floor extension to rearand consequential elevation changes, all atThe Crest, Seamount Road, Malahide, Co.Dublin signed Martin & Sarah ClohessyThis application may be inspected/purchasedat a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy between 9.30am-4.30pm,Monday-Friday, at the offices of Fingal Co. Co.,County Hall, Main St., Swords, Co. Dublin. Asubmission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by Fingal Co.Co. of the application.


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NCL - 26th April 2016