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20th September 2011 • Volume 18, Issue 26 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin • Tel: 8•400•200

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T o become a world champion isa truly wonderful achievement,but to do so twice is a sure sign

of pure quality and class. This incred-ible feat has been achieved bySwords woman, Margaret Rooney,who successfully defended herLadies World Cup Trout AnglingChampionship.

Margaret, from River Valley, who wonthe title on Lough Mask in Co. Mayorecently was absolutely chuffed abouther extraordinary achievement andspoke to the County Leader aboutwhat it means to her. “Winning ittwice is unbelievable and is such anhonour, especially in the World Cup.It’s brilliant and I feel my luck has defi-nitely changed,” she enthused. “I hadthe assistance of two kings of LoughMask in the form of boatmen whoknew every inch of the lake and wherethe fish were likely to be. Lough Mask,being so large is regarded as a diffi-cult lake in which to capture fish.” Shecontinued, “I caught two beautifulwild brown trout, weighing a total of

3.51 kilos - real beauties, to land the‘Best Lady Angler’ award. The fishwere caught over a depth of between100 and 150 feet. She paid tribute tolocal man, Murt Kelly, who gave herinvaluable advice. “He checked my flybox and picked out a beautiful GoldenOlive Brumbe and he told me to keepit on all day, which I did, to greatsuccess. I had three tugs on the lineand ended up with two fish,” said athrilled Margaret, who is a member ofboth Gormanston and District andBroadmeadows Angling clubs. Theprize she received was a beautiful fivepiece Greys 10 foot rod and free entryinto next year’s competition, worth€150 alone. She also receivedvouchers from shops in nearbyBallinrobe.Margaret loves all aspects of herhobby, but emphasised that she doesnot fish just to catch something. “Ilove to enjoy nature and for the cama-raderie of all the great fishing peopleand enjoying the craic. Fishing is the‘Best Forget it All’ pastime in theworld. Its a wonderful sport and I justlove it,” a proud Margaret concluded.

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Ladies World Fly Fishing Champion,Margaret Rooney.

Applewood CentreGiven Green LightSwords residents will bedelighted to learn that a newCommunity Centre inApplewood has been given thego-ahead following the CountyCouncil’s decision to pressahead with the development.According to the Council’scommunity and sport division,the ‘the state-of-the-art facility’

will open in the coming months. The centre, deliveredas part of the Fingal Schools model, consists of a fullsize hall suitable for a number of sports.The facilitymay also be subdivided for efficiency of use and has storage space for clubs that use thecentre.It also includes changing rooms, a number ofmeeting/recreational rooms, a dance studio andkitchen facilities. The existing and planned facilitiesare expected to cater for the demands of mostsporting bodies in the area, also a welcome boost.Speaking to the County Leader , Cllr Darragh Butler(FF) stated that: “This is most welcome and I lookforward to the opening and Applewood residentsmaking use of this new facility.”

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Transition TownsDonabate Portrane, anot for profit voluntaryand local organisationwhich is part of theNational andI n t e r n a t i o n a lTransition TownsNetwork. They describe a transi-tion town as a townthat is preparing itselfwith community actionfor the inevitabledecline in cheapenergy and findinglocal solutions to theissues of food, trans-port, finance, agricul-ture, energy, health,heating and wellbeing.

The aim of theDonabate Food Marketis to encourage peopleto buy local, fresh foodthat is made andsourced from theimmediate area andlocal people. Buying atthe market supports

small businesses andfarmers in the commu-nity. “The market createsjobs.” says Joe Englishfrom Transition Towns.

“This is a communityproject. Any moneymade from stall rentalis put back into thec o m m u n i t y . ”Transition Towns runsmany differentventures in the town,including SkillsNet, askill swapping group,Chicken Link whichteaches people how tokeep chickens in theirbackyard, a cyclegroup with 15members and foodcalendars, remindinglocal growers when toplant their seeds ofwhich 4000 were deliv-ered.

Pictured at the Donabate Food Market are Joe English andSean Gibbons from Transition Towns. Pic: JR

By Jennifer Ryan

Balbriggan GetsAll Jazzed Up

Venues across Balbriggan played host to a variety ofJazz musicians as part of Autumn Jazz on Sunday,September 11th last. The celebration of Jazz music andArt was warmly received in the town. Not to beoutdone by the Skerries Soundwaves Festival,Balbriggan presented four fantastic gigs across thetown. The Gypsy Jazz duo of Patrick Collins and DrazenDerek began proceedings in Molly’s Coffee Gallery onBridge St. and would have had anyone believe they’dbeen transported to New Orleans, and that LouisArmstrong could walk in any minute to join in on thegig. The Laveer Restaurant in the Bracken Court Hotelthen hosted Balbriggan jazz regulars, 3dB. This trioimpressed the audience with their mellow bass,rhythmic beats and wonderfully improvised guitar.

Dave McClune, the band’s drummer, who forms thetrio along with Darren Rooney on bass and Barr Leahyon guitar told the County Leader. “Well we’ve startedto gather a bit of an underground following. We’vebeen playing gigs in Molly’s for a while now, and havehad a great response to the music. All going well,hopefully this will be made into an annual event.”The Humbuckers were then the second band to play inMolly’s at four and finally, the Tommy Halferty trioplayed an evening performance in the Laveer restau-rant. The day of Jazz was a huge success inBalbriggan, and should inspire more people to seekout these wonderful gigs.

By Eoin Ronayne

Darren Rooney, Dave McClune and Barr Leahy (whomake up 3dB). Pic: ER

Skerries resident,Luba Rodzhuk,won the 'BestDressed lady'competition atIrish Derby nightin ShelbournePark on Saturday10th Septemberlast. She said shewas quitesurprised as she'had not evenentered thecompetition' soher elegant dresssense and beautywas spotted by akeen eye on thenight. She ispictured herewith a beautifulbouquet offlowers, plus aweekend awayfor two. Pic: PK

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Ballyboughal Pitchand Putt club heldtheir annual golf chal-lenge at Balheary GolfClub Par 3 course onwhat was a glorious,but very windySaturday as gale force winds crossedthe country.This year’s winnerswere, Steven Rowe,Tommy McCann,Martin Cullen and JimGallagher with 61gross. The runner upwas the team ofcaptain, Pat Hickey,Jimmy Browne andMaura Lynch withgross 63. A verycompetitive day washad and a great expe-rience for all onceagain, to sample playon a golf course.

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Malahide SeaScouts WelcomePier Repair

Repairs to the pier and slipway atMalahide Sea Scout den are finally tobe carried out following the Council’sdecision to earmark€37,500 under theFishery Harbours andCoastal InfrastructureD e v e l o p m e n tProgramme 2011.News of the funding willbe hugely welcome forthe 9th Port MalahideSea Scouts who hadworried about the pierslipping further duringthe winter. Speaking to the CountyLeader, group chairperson, KevinRowan said: “We’re absolutelydelighted with the securing of funds.It (the pier and slipway) is in terriblecondition and would have no doubtslipped away in to the sea if it went

through another winter similar tolast. It now means that we cancontinue to enjoy our rowing,kayaking and sailing when the workis complete.”The works are scheduled to becompleted by the end of Novemberwith the welcome developmentcoming following the loss of aprevious grant due to the passing ofthe specified works time. Also

thrilled with the funding was localcouncillor, Eoghan O’Brien (FF) .“I’m delighted the Council havefinally sorted it. I’ve been workingon it a long time and it was startingto look like it wasn’t going tohappen after funds being previ-ously pulled,” he said.

By Kieran Dunne

Members of Malahide 9th Port Sea Scouts pictured outtraining, with the damaged slipway visible in the back-ground.

Balbriggan Meals on Wheels held an OpenDay at their base on Hampton Street,Balbriggan on Tuesday 13th September last.They provide a nutritional and social servicewhich has served the community ofBalbriggan since 1976. They are providingapproximately 70 meals every Tuesday,Thursday and Saturday to people inBalbriggan, Balrothery, Balscadden andMan O War. The food is freshly prepared andcooked in the purpose built kitchen in theParish Centre on Hampton Street. It is ablysupervised by Helen Davis, who has volun-teers and three CE staff. “Our meals are forpeople who, for one reason or another, areunable to cook for themselves. It is notmeans tested, there are no questions askedand there is a voluntary contribution, only ifyou can afford it,” said Colette Brangan,treasurer of the organisation. They receivefunding from HSE for the part-time co-ordi-

nator and a portion of the meals costs, butthey have to raise the balance of fundingthemselves. The traditional Meals on

Wheels service has expanded with theopening of the Dinner Club, which is openon Monday, Wednesday and Friday. “We areable to transport people from their homes ifthey wish so.” They urgently need morevolunteers to help them, either one hour aweek, one hour a month. “We are lookingfor volunteer drivers on any of the abovedays to do the deliveries and we need alsovolunteers to help in the kitchen with thepreparation of the food.”

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Pictured at the Balbriggan Meals on Wheels Open Day at Hampton Street on Tuesday, 13thSeptember last are, Colette Brangan, treasurer of Meals on Wheels, Joan Devitt, Joan Brown andJoan Fitzgerald. Pic: RN

By Roxana Neag

There has been a massive groundswell of support from the NorthCounty and Swords in particular for the plight of Louise Monaghan.The Swords mother, whose six year old daughter, May was abductedby her ex husband, has been reunited with her daughter in Syria. Thenegotiations to have May returned to her home in Cyprus areongoing and at a delicate stage, at the time of going to press. Everyone can identify with the anguish that a family endures when achild is abducted. It is every family's dread, more so when it occurson foreign soil. Young May Assad Monaghan was taken from herhome in Limassol, Cyprus, where Louise works as a travel represen-tative, but now faces a struggle to get her out of the war-torncountry. Determined Louise travelled to Syria, and succeeded inmeeting her daughter, but fears still exist regarding her safety inthe unstable country. The little girl was snatched by Louise's

estranged husband, Mostafa Assad, and taken to his hometown ofIdlib. She met him at the Turkish border and has since beenreunited with young May at his family's home. A father enjoysautomatic custody rights over his children under Syrian law.Louise’s sister, Mandy, said she now feared for her sister and littleniece. She believes the kidnapping stunt is an attempt to force areunion between the couple, who divorced last year. Police inCyprus launched a manhunt for Mr Assad on suspicion of kidnap-ping when the little girl failed to return home after he had taken herfor a day out. But once he crossed the border into Syria fromTurkey, he was protected under Syrian law. Louise's father, wellknown Swords man Frankie Monaghan was very emotional andclearly distressed by the whole situation. He told the CountyLeader that he was "too upset to speak about the events". Hementioned the stress of the whole situation was taking a great tollon him and the entire family, but he was uplifted to know about thelevel of support that exists for the Monaghan family. Meanwhile, aspokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs said it was"providing every assistance" to the family.

A North County group set up to help fight theincreasing pyrite problem around the region areholding a public information meeting this week inBalbriggan. The meeting will take place thisThursday, 22nd September, at O'Dwyer GAA,Balbriggan. All affected residents and groupsupporters are being encouraged to attend as thecampaign continues to gather pace around thecountry. For more information on the group'scampaign, visit the Pyrite Action Facebook page.

PortmarnockPilgrimage To KnockThere will be a pilgrimageOur Lady’s Shrine inCounty Mayo onSeptember 25th organ-ised by Legion of Maryparish in Portmarnock.The coach departs from StAnne’s Church at 7.30am.All residents are invited toattend what is sure to be avery enjoyable trip. Forfurther information phoneBrendan on: 0879750560.

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People in the North County who have endured theproblem of pyrite in their homes are set to getrecognition at last. Deputy Alan Farrell (FG) haswelcomed the announcement by EnvironmentMinister, Phil Hoganthat his department willbe establishing anIndependent WorkingGroup to facilitatehomeowners affectedby pyrite. The Minister announcedthat he has establisheda panel to seek to iden-tify a way forward inregard to pyrite contam-ination in privatehousing stock. He envisages that this will becarried out by the panel through a process ofengagement with the parties concerned, princi-pally the industry and affected homeowners. The establishment of the panel comes in thewake of a decision by Homebond, the industryguarantee scheme, to write to affected homeowners indicating that they would not acceptliability for this form of building defect. The Minister said: “This is of course a civil matterto which the State is not a party or in any way

liable. Nonetheless, I think it right that I shouldtry to facilitate a resolution. I am confident thatthe panel I am establishing, will make every effortthrough engagement with the parties to identify away forward. I am asking them to compile areport on their efforts and I shall arrange to placethis in the public domain.” Farrell told the County Leader, “Having experi-enced the issue with my own home, I have beenthrough almost five years of strife and worry thatcame with the discovery of pyrite. Along withhundreds of households in the North County, Iknow first hand that dealing with the significantamount of misinformation and misleading advicethat seems to surround the issue is very difficultfor anyone in this situation to contend with.”“The working group will consist of an indepen-dent chairperson alongside appropriate expertswho will call in all relevant bodies involved,including Homebond, developers, quarries andthe Construction Industry Federation. However,the group will also be instructed to engage withaffected homeowners and associations. “It is now essential that in every estate wherehomes are affected by pyrite that the house-holders unite together, become organised andmake a comprehensive submission to theWorking Group. “I would urge all resident groups in Dublin Northto engage fully and positively with the newWorking Group. I am committed to ensuring thatrepresentatives from our area will have theopportunity to fully engage with the process,” heconcluded. The panel is being asked to finalise areport as soon as possible.

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Good Response ToBalbriggan Policing ForumB a l b r i g g a nCommunity PolicingForum was held onWednesday, 7thSeptember last. Fourtimes a year, thissystem allows thepublic to have an opendialogue with the localauthorities. A total of 25 residentsof Balbriggan andBalrothery took part tomake known theirfeelings on issues ofcrime, disorder andantisocial behaviour tothe authorities.Community PolicingForums started twoyears ago and sincethen, public involve-ment has constantlyincreased. Topicsraised includedburglaries, robberies,street attacks, drugdealing, vandalism,

antisocial behaviour,underage drinking,

illegal parking,speeding, damagedcars and much more. “Drugs are everywherein Ireland. You cansimply make a phonecall, go on Twitter and

get them. We have adedicated group of 6gardai in Balbrigganwho are concentrate

on this issue. We aredoing the best we canto control drugs in thearea,” said InspectorDeclan Yeats.” Wewould like toencourage people to

give us their support.We cannot have gardaieverywhere, that’swhy we need toreceive publicsupport,” he said. Allthe issues that werebrought up at themeeting will be inves-

tigated and feedbackwill be given by AnGarda Siochana andthe County Council atthe follow on meeting,which will take placeon 23rd November.

By Roxana Neag

Pictured at the recent Balbriggan Community Policing Forum are, Inspector DeclanYeats (Balbriggan Garda Station), Cathaoirleach Grainne Maguire, Louise Butler(Balbriggan Community Policing Forum) and Brian Murray (Balbriggan Town Clerk). RN

Charity Cycle AtDublin AirportEnterprise Car Rental staff at Dublin Airport havegone the extra mile, 217 of them to be exact, tofundraise for the Dublin Airport Authority Charityof the Year The 3T’s - Turning the tide of suicide. Enterprise interns Jenny Minogue and SeanDuggan organised a 12 hour endurance cyclewhich took place on the Departures floor ofTerminal 1 at Dublin Airport. Around 30 partici-pants took part in the cycle and fundraising. Allinterns completed a charity project within theirtime at the company. As they were part of theDublin Airport branch, the Enterprise interns,Jenny and Sean decided to fundraise for the DAAcharity of the year. The bike was cycled from 7amuntil 7pm. The hard work by the staff raised €1700for the 3T’s - Turning the tide of suicide charity.Pictured at the charity cycling event at DublinAirport by interns of Enterprise Car Rental areorganisers, Jenny Minogue and Sean Duggan,while Martin Gormally from the City CentreEnterprise branch takes his turn cycling. Pic: JR

Charity Shop Sale In MalahideThe St Vincent De Paul charity shop in Malahide is having a Designer Sale onSaturday 24th September from 12.00 noon. They will have a huge range of brand-newand designer clothes, shoes and handbags available at discount prices. There willalso be gifts, toys, jewellery and more. Drinks will be served on the day. So why notcome along, you never know you may pick up a great bargain.

Craft CircleMeetingsAre you interested inArts and Crafts? If so,well then we mayhave the creativeoutlet for you toescape to!A newly formed craftgroup inPortmarnock, theCraft Circle, are tomeet on the thirdSaturday of everymonth at St Anne’sParish Centre. All arewelcome to attend.

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Rush PilgrimageTo KnockRush Legion of Mary isto hold its annualpilgrimage to Knockthis Sunday, 25thSeptember. The bus willleave Rush at 7.30 amsharp and will cost €32including a snack anddinner for the journey.For further details,contact Maureen on 01-8438715.

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Opportunity Knocks DuringEnterprise WeekThe much anticipated Fingal Enterprise Weekkicks off on Monday 26th September andcontinues until Friday, 30th September andpromises a week full of innovation for many ofour small and medium sized enterprises. This isthe second year of the event - it used to beconfined to just one day, and was regarded as agreat success last year. CEO of Fingal County Enterprise Board, OisinGeoghegan was very upbeat about theupcoming Enterprise Week. He told the CountyLeader, “I’m delighted to see momentumbuilding up for Enterprise Week. We are findingvery strong interest in all the activities plannedfor the week. This is an excellent opportunityfor everyone looking to set up a new businessto gain encouragement and knowledge abouthow best to go about establishing the newenterprise.” He went on to mention the impor-tance of the week to the area. “It is also anideal opportunity to showcase Fingal as anentrepreneurial and vibrant region and to helpowner/managers of businesses looking to growtheir business. This is the second EnterpriseWeek and last year’s event was an outstandingsuccess, with more than 2,000 participants inthe various events. This year, all the signs arethat this year’s event will even bigger andbetter,” he said enthusiastically.

The highlight of the opening day will be theDublin Food Forum, a networking event forpeople involved in the food business. This willtake place at Country Crest in Lusk. It is open tofood growers, processors and distributors fromall over. This ‘Dublin Food Chain’ businessnetwork meeting will feature relevant andexciting talks from industry experts and is amust for any small food business.The following day will include a seminar calledExporting - Opportunities for your Business andwill be held at Bewley’s Dublin Airport Hoteland will include Fingal Dublin Chamber CEO,Tony Lambert among the speakers. In theevening, a Speed Networking event will takeplace for Women In Enterprise and will takeplace at Carnegie Court Hotel in Swords from 6pm until 9 pm.Wednesday, 28th September will provide one of

the highlights of the week in the shape of a PopUp Bank which will take place at the EuropaAcademy in Swords. This is a drop in exhibitionof financing options for your business, with noappointment necessary. This is an opportunityto meet organisations that provide funding tonew start up businesses. It is a collaboration‘with a difference’ between state support agen-cies, financial institutions and BES investmentcompanies. It is aimed at local small businesses

and entrepreneurslooking for advicearound loans, grants,venture capital fundsand BusinessExpansion Schemeinvestments, the Pop-Up Bank is the brain-child of the FingalCounty EnterpriseBoard.It opens its doorstemporarily from 12noon to 6pm as part ofthe Fingal EnterpriseWeek programme ofevents. Bil led as adrop-in exhibition offinancing options fornew start-ups andexisting businesses,the free event alsooffers enterprise work-

shops and confidential mentoring sessions withexperienced business people.Organisers have also promised businessowners and managers the opportunity to meetfinancial advisors, accountants and legalprofessionals at the Europa Academy, alongwith finance organisations. “Small businessesfrom all over the area come to us every daylooking for advice around loans, grants andventure capital, to help fund their businessactivities and growth plans,” said OisinGeoghegan.He added: “By staging a large-scale ‘Pop-Up’Bank, we’re bringing all the state agencies,financial institutions and professionals togetherunder the same roof in Swords, as a one-stop-shop for anyone in business or thinking ofstarting one.”In addition to the exhibition element, there are

also free workshops for visitors around ‘IdeaGeneration,’ with Joanne Hession, ‘GoldenRules for Success in Business’ with Mick Rockand ‘Effective Business Marketing’ with ConorKenny.No tickets are required to attend the Pop-UpBank, but organisers have advised that appoint-ments for the free mentoring sessions mustmade in advance through www.fingalenter-priseweek.ie or by telephoning (01) 8900 800. Thursday, 29th September will see the highpoint of the Enterprise Week, with the awardingof the Fingal Enterprise Awards at the EuropaAcademy from 6.30 pm until 9.00 pm.. Thewinner will go forward to represent the regionin the National Finals. They will scoop a prizepackage including a cash award and specialised

business mentoring. Four companies, CelticMotorcycle Rental Ireland, Fleet Connect Ltd,QRS Renewables and Urbanfrog Ltd will presenttheir cases to the Dragons, namely NicolaByrne, Bobby Kerr and Ben Dunne and the hostfor the evening will be Richard Curran from theSunday Business Post who will keep theDragons in check.On Friday, 30th September, Plato Dublin willhost an All Ireland Plato meeting at the CrownePlaza Hotel, Blanchardstown from 10 am until 2pm. This event will focus on networking andshared learning and is open to members andnon-members alike.It promises to be a wonderful opportunity forlocal businesses to get a keen edge, particu-larly in these stringent times.

Pictured are the winners of the Fingal Enterprise Awards 2010, Suzanne Carroll andStuart Holmes from Tone At Home, with CEO Fingal County Enterprise Board, OisinGeoghegan and Joe Harford, Chairman Fingal County Enterprise Board.

CEO of Fingal County Enterprise Board, Oisin Geogheganstudies the exciting events of Enterprise Week 2011.

Garda Safety Weeks InBalbriggan and SwordsBalbriggan and Swords Community Policing Foraare to host their Community Safety Weeks laterthis month. The Balbriggan events will take place fromThursday, 22nd September to 25th September.A quiz night will kick off events on the Thursdayevening in O’Dwyers GAA Club at 8pm. Limitedplaces are available for teams of four at €5 perperson. Proceeds will go towards the RNLILifeboat service in Skerries with each roundincluding a community safety question. For moreinformation contact Louise Butler, Community

Development Worker, Balbriggan CommunityPolicing Forum, on 086 7716811Meanwhile, Swords Community Policy Forum areto hold their week from 25th to 29th September.Events running through the week include a familyfun day with bouncy castles and a five-a-side foot-ball match between Swords Manor FC and SwordsGardai at the local pitches in Swords Manor. Forfurther information please contact: Caroline Mills,Development Worker, Swords CommunityPolicing Forum, telephone: 086 771 6812The events, which will be held in conjunction withnational Garda Safety Week, aims to involve,inform and promote service awareness in Balbriggan with the hope of improving community safety.

Mary Shannon from Talbot Road in Malahide has been organising Coffee Mornings onbehalf of the Hospice Foundation for the past 10 years. This year, she decided to dedicatethe Coffee morning to St Francis Hospice. She held a very successful event last Friday,16th September. Pictured are Bernie Lynam, Katrina Ryan, Catherine Owens, BarbaraCruise O'Sullivan and organiser, Mary Shannon.

Celebration ForFingal HomecareThe Fingal HomecareService is holding a 30thanniversary party, sched-uled for Sept 23rd in theCarnegie Court Hotel inSwords. It is hoped thatover 350 guests will beable to attend. FingalHome Care operates fromthe Swords Health Centre.Call 8401886 for moreinformation on the event,which is sure to be a greatsuccess.


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Michelle Corcoran, Joy Roche, Conor Roche, Ian Maherand Lesley Maher are pictured at Conor and Ian's jointbirthday in the Old Schoolhouse, Swords. ER

Tanya Keogh (centre) at her 21st birthday party inSwords recently, with Denise Carroll, Jamie Bond,Zoe Carroll and Greg Carroll. ER

Charlotte Gill, Charlene Fitzpatrick, Clara Gill and Lucy Gill,pictured at their going-away party in the Old Schoolhouse,Swords, before they head off to Austrailia. ER

Sarah-Ann Donohoe (green dress) is pictured at her 21st birthday party with friends (L-R)Niamh Sludds, Laura Gardner, Ciara Duffy, Evelyn Kinsella and Jenny Redmond. ER

Frank Bernard is pictured with the Bernard family at his60th birthday in the Carnegie Court Hotel in Swords.

Jonathan Thomas is pictured at his 40th birthday with his parents and young relatives. L-R:Pat Thomas, Abby Thomas, Debbie Thomas, Ciara Thomas, Luke Carrol, JohntathonThomas, Emma Thomas, Mark Campbell, Laura Campbell and Alan Thomas.

Mandy Morris (centre) celebrated her 21st in theCarnegie Court Hotel, Swords. She is pictured withLisa Egan and Sean Martin. ER

Willie Bell is pictured at his 50th birthday cele-brations in the Harp Bar in Swords with hisparents, Rose and Billy. ER

Chris Cooke celebrated his30th birthday with a partyat the Lord Mayor's pub in

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A Swords councillor and a number oflocal residents are to make renewedcalls to the County Council with regardsto a failed proposal for a communitycentre in Brackenstown.

This latest development comesfollowing the recent earmarking of fundsfor similar projects in both Applewoodand Kinsealy/Melrose, with it nowhoped that the Brackenstown centremay be revived. It is thought that the Swords ManorResidents Association (SMRA), who hada meeting on Monday, 19th September,will approach the Council over the issueonce more in an attempt to reinvigoratethe previously failed campaign.Councillor Darragh Butler (FF) will alsobe backing the group and hascampaigned for the project’s deliveryover the past number of years. Speaking to the County Leader, SMRAsecretary, Mary Siggins, highlightedhow the area would greatly benefit fromthe centre: “The Brackenstown centrewould be great for the whole commu-nity. It would provide somewhere for theteenagers to go, somewhere for thesports teams, and also somewhere forthe residents association to meet. Itwould just provide a win win situationthroughout the whole community,” shesaid.Initially, back in 2009, the Council hadplanned on pumping €2.5 million in tothe project with further fundingexpected to follow the year after.However, due to the governmentfreezing some of the Council’s capitalspending funds the project failed tomaterialise. It is now believed that, due to the

current economic climate, the centrecould be delivered at a reduced cost withthe prospect of job creation another keyaspect to be considered given Swords’relatively high unemployment levels.Cllr Butler, an active campaigner for theproject, has also been very insistent onthe centre's importance to the area whilehighlighting the very frustratingscenario for local residents. "I have received assurances from theCouncil that the provision of aCommunity Centre for the Brackenstownarea remains a top priority project withinthe Capital Programme of theCommunity, Culture & Sports Division.We will continue to keep this projecthigh profile and top priority so it is fullyplanned and ready to go for whenfunding does become available," Butlersaid.

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Cllr Darragh Butler (FF) pictured at the siteof the proposed BrackenstownCommunity Centre. Pic: KD

Swords Fine Gael Branch held their annual BBQ at the OldSchoolhouse in Swords recently. Pictured enjoying theevening are Minister for Health, James Reilly, SwordsBranch Chairperson, Di Sexton and Cllr Kieran Dennison.

Four brave executives at Experian Ireland (Northern Cross, Malahide Road) raised fundsfor the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland in a sponsored ‘Shave or Wax’ recently.Brendan Sheridan, Charlie Brown, Gordon Syms and Antony Barnes have so far raisednearly €4,400 in personal and online donations, well ahead of the €1500 target they set.So far the company and its employees have raised almost €7,000 for the charity. Pictured are L-R, Blauna McDonough and Samantha Doyle (In Touch Beauty, Swords),Brendan Sheridan, Gordon Syms, Malahide residents, Charlie Brown and Antony Barnes,Julie Devine (Image Hairdressers) and Martin Cahill (Cystic Fibrosis Association of

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Volunteers have been sought to assist anew project which aims to pass on skills tothe local community. The project, organ-i s e d b y T r a n s i t i o n T o w n s D o n a b a t ePortrane (TTDP), SkillsLink will be a freesocial network of learning in the area.T h e c o n c e p t w i l l a l l o w p e o p l e i n t h ecommunity to teach their trades in a socialand enjoyable environment. Anyone who isinterested in being a mentor of any partic-ular skill is being encouraged to get intouch. A number of c lasses have beenpencil led in so far including: fruit andvegetable gardening, cooking, baking, bikerepair, knitting, herb growing and there’splenty more to come. If your family andfriends have ever raved about your cookingo r D I Y s k i l l s , t h e n y o u w o u l d m a k e aperfect mentor and mentors will be givenplenty of help and advice along the way. Ifthere is any skill that you have ever wantedto learn email: [email protected] to find outmore and to see if classes are available.The project is still in the early stages andmore detai ls wi l l be announced in thecoming weeks.

An ICA Knitathon willtake place on Friday30th September inaid of the Irish HeartFoundation. Thisevent will take placeat Balbriggan Libraryand all ages andlevels of knitters arewelcome.ICA will supply thewool for this eventand if possible those

Portmarnock SingersMixed Choir havebegun Mondayevening rehearsalsagain, with newmembers beingencouraged to join inat St Anne’s ParishCentre from 7.50pm to9.50pm every week. So i f you have apassion for music and

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Shane Dalton, Keith Tackson, Sean Morganand Seanagh McCann from FingalCommunity College, Swords

Evan McMullen, Karl Archbold, Govan Jolliffe-Byrne and EoinShields from Portmarnock Community School. T O’K

Pictured after receiving theirJunior Cert results at st Finian'sCommunity College, Swords areKatie Clarke and Cathal Begg.

From Skerrries Community Schools are, John Harford (11 As), Karen Mc Mahon (10 As),Caragh O Hanlon (10 As), Sarah Scanlon (10 As), Rosie Cullen (9 As), Conor Mc Menamin(9 As), Grainne Jones (9 As), Megan Doyle (8 As), Prakash Chintapalli (8 As), Niall Joyce (7As), and Sinead Clifford (7 As) with School Principal, Kevin O'Riordan. PK

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Leah Byrne, Michaela Moriarty, Nicole Moriartyand Vanessa Greene from St Mary's SecondarySchool, Baldoyle.

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Marian Joyce Jumamiland Monika Zdunekfrom Fingal CommunityCollege, Swords.

From Fingal Community College, Swords are: School Principal,Sharon McGrath, with Saroja Bhandori, who achieved nine A grades, and Eddie McLoughlin, another high achiever.

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A good crowd turned out for the launch of theSkerries Soundwaves festival. It got underwayon Thursday evening, 8th September, with anexhibition of Children’s Art as well as food anddrink at the Skerries Mills. The festival willcontinue to run each weekend until 25thSeptember with music and arts for everybody.Main events still to come include Pugwash andPaddy Casey, who will play at the speciallyerected new venue, The Courtyard at SkerriesMills, as well as the Fingal Mummers who will bedropping into local pubs on the Equinox. Many of the events are free and some will be tick-eted. Ticket sales and other information on remaining events can be found by checking out theirFacebook page (www.facebook.com/skerries.soundwavesfestival) and website www.skerriesca.com.If the launch was anything to go by then the remaining events are not to be missed.

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Patty and Liam Woods are pictured at their 40th weddinganniversary in Peacock's Steakhouse, Swords. Pic: ER

Rotary Club of Fingal donates €1,762 to the Rivervalley Conference of St. Vincent De Paul.Pictured is president of the local St. Vincent De Paul, Denis Barry, President of RotaryClub of Dublin Fingal, Greg Langan and Michael Savage of JC's Supermarket. Members of the Rotary Club collected on behalf of local St. Vincent De Paul over a 3 dayperiod recently in JC's Supermarket, Swords.

Chess Club Seeks PlayersPortmarnock chess club are looking to attractnew players to the club with weekly meetingstaking place every Thursday. Juniors are allo-cated the 7.30pm slot while adults play at thelater time of 8.30pm.The club is in its 40thyear and now hosts up to 30 players of alllevels on a regular basis. For further informa-tion contact Mike on 087-2774854. All areencouraged to attend the club night withrooms situated in the Sports and LeisureCentre in Portmarnock.

Volunteers Needed In SwordsVolunteer drivers are needed around the Swords area todeliver for the Meals on Wheels group.Meals can be delivered on a fortnightly basis and willonly take up about an hour of your time around midday.This is a very worthy service for the local community andany help would be greatly appreciated. For more infor-mation, call Joan on 0876963813

Free Adult LiteracyService AvailableFingal Adult LiteracyService are providing afree and confidentialservice for adultslooking to improvetheir reading, writing,spelling and basicmaths skills.Learners can work ingroups or a one-to-onebasis depending ontheir preference. Theaim of each session isto develop confidencealong with basic educa-tional skills.Tuition is available forall kinds of practicalliteracy like form filling,

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IFAE is a non-profit forming educational foundationNew Home ForSwords Music CentreSwords Music Centre celebrated amove to a new premises in Applewoodthis week following three years of busi-ness on Swords Main Street. With access to a large hall they plan toshowcase local talent in the Battle ofthe Bands competition early next year.

For all the singers and performers outthere they will be starting a glee club inOctober.They will also run their usual musiclessons in guitar, bass, piano/keyboards, violin, drums and voice.Rehearsal space is also still available.For the toddlers, they will also bestarting a clap and sing class to bringout their musical ability. Contact 01-8497119 for more details.

Host Families Needed For Respite ProgrammeSt Michael’s House, oneof Ireland’s largestproviders of communitybased services for chil-dren and adults with anintellectual disability, iscurrently seeking hostfamilies around the NorthCounty to expand itsfamily based respiteprogramme. Social workteam leader, FidelmaKelly explains: “Hostfamilies provide shortperiods of care in their

home to our service userswho are being cared forfull-time by their ownfamilies. This may involvehaving a child or adult, inyour home for oneevening a week orstaying with you for a fewnights a month. The aimof the scheme is to allowtheir families to rechargetheir batteries and toattend to things that theywould find difficult to dowhile caring for theirfamily member.” Hostfamilies do not need anyspecial qualifications asthey are provided withtraining and ongoingsupport, as well aspayment for their time.They are also looking forhost families with experi-ence in caring for peoplewith disabilities, possiblyhaving worked in the fieldas a carer or nurse.

For further information, orto apply to the HostFamily RespiteProgramme, contactFidelma Kelly, Social WorkTeam Leader St. Michael’sHouse on 01-8770550.

New Story WritingCompetitionSecondary school students across the North County arebeing encouraged to enter a new story-writing competi-tion, launched by TV personality and teacher, AoibhinnNí Shúilleabháin, last week.The ‘Tell The Future’ competition encourages all post-primary students around the country to write a shortstory outlining their practical and innovative ideas onhow to power their country in a sustainable and environ-mentally-friendly way. A range of fantastic prizes are onoffer for pupils, their classes and their schools with theclosing date for entries being 2nd December.Speaking to the County Leader, Aoibhinn explained:“Secondary students today are the legislators oftomorrow. As a teacher, I see the high level of aware-ness, the concerns and, in many cases, the very practicalenvironmental and energy-related ideas young peoplehave. ‘Tell The Future’ poses the question to them: ‘Asthe decision-makers of the future, if you were appointedto come up with a sustainable energy solution for yourcountry, what would you propose?’. The ‘Tell The Future’ competition is part of a pan-European initiative - ‘Future of Rural Energy in Europe’.

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Employment Support Service EventAn Employment Support Service, Employ Ability Ltd, areto host an event for people with health or disabilityissues looking to get back to work. The event will take place in the civic offices, Wood Quay,on the 22 September and is free for all to attend. Theservices aim is to make sure that people are aware ofjobs in the current climate. This quarter EmployAbility's service has placed 19 people into employment.For more information contact Lisa Moore on0871326291 or visit: www.employability.ie

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Ingrid's mother was themuch loved actor, JoanBrosnan Walsh, whoamong many otherroles, played Mags inFair City for close to 20years. Joan left the ficti-tious Carrigstown inJanuary 2009, as shebravely fought MotorNeurone Disease whichresulted in her prema-ture death in Decemberof that year. Joan andher husband Willie, whoIngrid describes asbeing 'broken heartedwithout her,' alwaysloved to perform and

this passion has carriedon to the next genera-tion through Ingrid andher sisters Helen andRuth. “Our house wasparty central,” Ingrid

laughs. “The two ofthem were a real duo,dad would play thepiano and mum wouldsing. It was a brilliantway for us to grow up,very bohemian although

we didn't realise it at thetime.” Ingrid's love ofparties and an openhouse

continues to this day. A few years back, BarryKavanagh who runsRush Musical Societywith his wife, Helenasked members of thegroup to provide accom-modation during the runof the show for 'a groupof six young fellas, allabout 18' who travelledfrom Roundwood to takepart in the production. “Iput up my hand and saidsure we'll take them all,keep them together.They've been with usevery show since,” shelaughs. “They bring allthis energy with themand we love having ahouse full of people.” Her positive attitude tolife and her ability toembrace whatevercomes her way is partlyborne from adversity. “Ihad always been a bitsickly throughout myteenage years, but in my20s I became really illand was diagnosed withLupas which later led torenal failure. Havingtrained in Childcare andMontessori I worked fora lovely family as theirnanny and I also soldjewellery for them from

their stall in GraftonStreet. I absolutelyloved it but working outin the street in badweather conditionscaused my illness toreally kick in and I spentthree months in TheMater.” Shortly afterthis protracted spell inhospital, Ingrid met herhusband Christy and“we kind of knewstraight away this wasit,” she said. Following their marriageChristy, who had workedin security at St.Patrick's CollegeDrumcondra, changeddirection and trained asa nurse's assistant “sohe could look after mewhen I got sick,” Ingridexplains. “He now

works in St. Vincent'sHospital, Elm Park, trav-elling over and back onhis motorbike and heabsolutely loves it.”Thankfully Ingrid'shealth improvedimmensely when shereceived a kidney trans-plant six years ago aged40. “Talk about lifebeginning at 40,” shelaughs. “It was the firsttime in my adult life Iwas able to plan morethan a couple of monthsahead which is still areally weird concept for

me.” The inability tolook too far into thefuture appears to havehelped rather thanhindered Ingridthroughout her life andshe describes herself asbeing able to 'go withthe flow.' Following an unhappyyear in the early '80s atthe National College ofArt in Dun Laoghaire,she decided, on impulseto travel to Greece andwork there for a while.“I just thought Cretesounded nice. Myparents were great andknew I had to do it. Iworked in a bar, then arestaurant and stayed ina hostel, I just loved theindependence of it.”Her wanderlust spirit

has been infectious andherself and Christy havelived at 10 or 11 differentaddresses across Dublinbefore spending a yearin a mobile home on thebeach in Rush. “It waslovely. We'd no elec-tricity and obviously noTV but we'd oil lamps, agas fridge, a gas cookerand a shower. We'd alittle battery radio andall we did was read. Itwas literally back tobasics and was one ofthe best years we everhad.”

However, as Christyapproached his 40thbirthday eight years ago,he decided they neededto settle down and find ahome and they boughttheir terraced house inLoughshinny. “Ourhome reflects who weare,” Ingrid says. “It'stotally crammed withbooks and stuff and fullof colour and it's madbut we love it.”She is enthusiasticabout getting back toher painting in the artstudio herself andChristy built in the atticof their home. “Icouldn't go near thestudio after mum died; itwas like my wholecreativity just shutdown. I'm beginning toget it back now; I cankind of feel it. I paintaccording to my moodand at the moment I'mpainting tropical birdsand foliage and flowers,really colourful stuff.” Let's hope this creativeurge continues andIngrid and Christycontinue to embracewhatever comes theirway. “I don't open onedoor and close another, Ikind of like the idea ofhaving all doors openand moving in and out.” Ingrid is looking forwardto rehearsals beginningshortly for Rush MusicalSociety's next comicproduction Andy Capp,depicting the life of adysfunctional cartooncharacter who divideshis time between hisliving room couch andthe pub. She isdelighted that so manypeople from acrossNorth County Dublin areinvolved in the produc-tion and is grateful tothe audiences who comeout to support them.“Both the musicalsociety and the dramagroup in Rush have areputation for putting ongood shows and we've aloyal following which isgreat.” Ingrid is particu-larly excited about thegroup's 25th anniver-sary celebrations in 2013when in addition toperformances at home,the show will travel toLandskrona in Sweden.“I don't know if Barry,Helen or the committeeknow yet what the showwill be, but I hope to beinvolved, it's my release,my time out, my fun,”she concludes.

Fun loving actor, Ingrid Dunne.

Living in Loughshinny for the past eight years with husband Christy,Ingrid Dunne's love of performance, music and art is in her genes.She's an active member of Rush Musical Society and explains “I'm

totally my Mum's daughter. I just love being on stage performing assomebody else.”

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Portmarnock Arch Club is to host itsannual fashion show this Friday,23rd September, at PortmarnockHotel and Golf Links. Proceeds fromthe event, tickets cost €15, gotowards supporting the very worthywork of the Arch Club in providingservices for people with disability.

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Pictured in Swords Park after theirwedding are Stephen Disdale from Rushand Sandra Thornton from Malahide.

On Sunday 2nd October, theBalbriggan Community Choir,along with their sister choir,North Dublin Community GospelChoir will be showcasing their"Music in My Soul" in theBracken Court Hotel in Balbrigganat 8pm. Special guests will be TheSofia Gospel Choir. Tickets are€10.00 and are available from allmembers or by e-mail [email protected]. All support will be greatly appre-ciated. It's going to be a greatnight with spot prizes and achance to see local talent at itsvery best. All proceeds will gotowards sending the BalbrigganCommunity Show Choir and theNorth Dublin Gospel Choir to amassive choir competit ion inSligo in November. This is oneconcert not to be missed!

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GormanstonAnglers’ QuizNightGormanston & DistrictAnglers Club will holdtheir annual pub quiz inthe Balrothery Inn onFriday, 7th October at9pm. The cost is €20 fora team (max 5). Therewill great prizes and lotsof spot prizes on thenight and all arewelcome to this funnight. All proceeds willgo to club maintenance.

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Swords ParishBereavementSupportFor those who aregrieving after the deathof a loved one, help is athand. Trained membersare available to providesupport to thosegrieving. This is a freeand confidential service.The group meet on thesecond and last Mondayof each month from 8.30- 9.30p.m. at the ParishOffice in Swords. Forfurther informationplease phone Mary on:8403266 after 6pm. Allare welcome to attend.

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Last Weeks published deathsfrom the North County

BAMBRICK (Malahide)Florrie; beloved wife ofPatrick and dearmother of Michael andDerek; deeply regrettedby her sisters Nellieand Mollie, brothersWalter and Bernie,daughters-in-lawCatherine and Emer,grandchildren Sonya,Ann-Marie, Paul,Declan and Ciaran,sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces,nephews, relatives andher wide circle offriends.

CLIFFORD (Malahide)Daniel Joseph (Dan),loving husband of Jodyand beloved father ofAlan, David and Brian;sadly missed by hisloving family, daugh-ters-in-law Brenda andCaroline, grand-daughter Julia, brothersPaddy, Michael, Vincent,Des and Gerard, sistersKathleen and Margaret,brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nieces, nephews,the McGarry family ,relatives and friends.

FOX (Whitestown,Oldtown)Robert (Robin);beloved husband ofElizabeth (Betty); hewill be sadly missed byhis daughters Karenand Ann, sons Johnand Robert, brotherTommy, sisters Bettyand Bridget, grandchil-dren Rachel, Jack andCathal, sons-in-lawPeter and Reinaldo,sisters-in-law,brothers-in-law,nieces, nephews,extended family andfriends.

McMAHON(Swords Road)Rita, dearly belovedwife of Michael andloving mother ofLorraine, Carole, Jeanand John; very sadlymissed by her lovingfamily, sons-in-law,grandchildren, sisterPat, nieces,nephews,relatives,neighbours andfriends.

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Family Notices

MARTHA SKELLY

Anniversary of 22ndSeptember always

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We lost a mother with aheart of gold.

How much we miss hercan never be told.

She shared our troubles and helped usalong. If we follow her

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We miss you from yourfireside chair.

Your loving smile andgentle air.

Your vacant place no onecan fill.

We miss you mother andalways will.

She was a mother so very rare.

Content in her home and always there.

On earth she toiled inheaven she rests.

God bless you mother, you were one of the best.

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Tuesday,27th SeptemerDEADLINE FOR PLANNING : 23RD SEPT

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is beingsought for a two storey house(210sqm) to replace an existinggarage/storage building (40sqm)at 'Ayrfield', Spout Road, Rush, Co.Dublin by Ms Amy O'Connor. Thedevelopment will consist of fourbedrooms, bathroom, sitting room,kitchen/dining room and ancillaryareas, together with all necessarylandscaping and associated siteworks. The Application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of thePlanning Authority during its publicopening hours. A submission orobservation in relation to theApplication may be made to thePlanning Authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee €20within the period of five weeksbeginning on the date of receipt ofthe Application by Fingal CountyCouncil.

Fingal County CouncilI, Bernie Kenny, intend to apply forplanning permission for develop-ment at The Bawn, Malahide, Co.DublinThe development will consist of theconstruction of a single storeydwelling &ancillary works.This application may be inspectedor a copy purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices ofFingal County Council, County Hall,Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublinduring its public opening hours,Monday to Friday, excluding publicholidays and a submission orobservation in relation to the appli-cation may be made in writing on

payment of the prescribed fee €20within the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilWe Mr. & Mrs. Jameson intend toapply for Retention PlanningPermission at No. 68 BlackberryRise Portmarnock Co. DublinRetention Permission of garageconverted to television room andshower room with pitched andhipped roof finish replacing flatroof to front of house and sun roomattached to rear of house at groundfloor level with pitched and hippedroof finish and sky lights in roof.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought byDonal O’Flynn at Blackwood Lane,Malahide, Co. Dublin for a Part Mcompliant disabled friendly 3 no.bedroom single storey dwelling(including disabled toilet andhallway), waste-water treatmentsystem, vehicular access fromBlackwood Lane, landscaping andall associated site works. The plan-ning application may be inspectedor purchased a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the planningauthority (County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Co. Dublin) during itspublic opening hours (9.30-16.30Monday to Friday). A submission orobservation in relation to the appli-cation may be made in writing tothe Planning authority on paymentof the prescribed fee (€20) withinthe period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authorityof the application.

Fingal County CouncilI, Maura Murtagh seek permission forconstruction of a porch extension tothe front of my dwelling at 8 JamesMcCormack Gardens, Sutton, Dublin13.This p lanning appl icat ion may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy, at the offices of thePlanning Authority during its publicopening hours and that a submissionor observation in relation to the appli-cation may be made to the authority inwr i t ing on the payment of theprescribed fee within the period of fiveweeks beginning on the day of receiptby the Authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilOn behalf of Ciarnal Ltd, we intend toapply for planning permission fordevelopment at the site address below“The Coast”, Church Street, Skerries,Co Dublinthe development consists of minorelevational changes along the ChurchStreet and New Street frontages. Thebuilding is a protected structurethe p lanning appl icat ion may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during the publicopening hours of 9.30 – 16.30 monday– f r iday at F ingal County Counci l ,Fingal County Hall, Swords, Fingal, CoDublin a submission or observation inrelation to the application may bemade in wr i t ing to the p lanningauthority on payment of a fee of €20within the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by fingal countycouncil of the application

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permiss ion is sought todemolish existing chimney to side ofdwelling, and to convert existing atticstorage space to new bedroom, withnew dormer window to side, togetherwith extension to existing dormer atrear and 1 no. velux rooflight to frontat Greenwood, Kilcrea, Donabate, Co.Dublin for Mairead & Oliver Burke. The p lanning appl icat ion may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of FingalCounty Council , County Hall , MainStreet, Swords, Co. Dublin. During it’sopening hours, Monday to Friday from9:30 am to 3:30 pmA submission or observation in rela-tion to the application may be made tothe authority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee of €20.00 withinthe period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authority ofthe application.

Fingal County CouncilPermission for new 2 storey house,detached garage, wastewater treat-ment system, site entrance and allassociated siteworks at Glebe East,Garristown, Co. Dublin. Signed: C.Wogan.This application can be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy atthe offices of Fingal County Council,County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co.Dublin. Mon.-Fri. between 9.30-15.30(Through Lunch) and a submission orobservation in relation to the applica-tion may be made in writing to FingalCounty Counci l on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the authority of the application.

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North County Leader 20th September 2011