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Community Spirit TriumphsOn St Patrick’s Day

St Patrick’s Day proved to be one of the mostcolourful ever witnessed in the North County.The sun shone spectacularly and everybody inthe county seems to have been to one of theparades. We had a total of five parades, whichensured that there was a day of celebrationseldom seen in the region. With parades inBalbriggan, Lusk, Rush, Skerries and Swords,the diversity of cultures and traditions of ourpeople was there to be enjoyed by all. There wasa fantastic turn out, both by those parading andthose lining the routes. A huge number of chil-dren took part – from all sorts of sports, danceand community groups and pubs and restau-rants all over the North County did a roaringtrade, as families enjoyed the occasion.A remarkable aspect of the parades was the

absence of commercialism. They represented atriumph of community endeavour anddisplayed the wonderful work of local volunteergroups and residents associations. This imagi-native flair was evident everywhere, with Rushproviding a dazzling display of vintage carswhich reminded us of a time long gone. Here,the evidence of community involvement wasobvious. A similar theme was adopted inSkerries where the centenary of the 1911census was commemorated. The residents ofSkerries deserve special credit for this excellentparade. Swords also held a much welcomedparade after some years without one. The vastrange of diversity was particularly evident hereand the parade turned out to be a great success,attracting a huge attendance. Swords le chéile

deserve great recognition for the success of thisparade, which we hope will be an annual event. Lusk and Balbriggan also provided a day toremember, with bands and street entertain-ment provided for all. Both towns were awashwith the national colours and exuded pride intheir locality. Once again the voluntary commit-tees here take the kudos and show thatcreativity, flair and imagination combined withdedication and hard work are never far fromthe surface in the North County. This upbeatspirit will ensure that we can and will overcomeall obstacles and have contributed hugely tomaking the North County the most desirablearea of the country to live and the envy of all.We salute all our dedicated volunteers andcommunity groups. See pages 10, 12 and 16 forour St Patrick’s Day colour pages.

The delivery of the crucial Metro North infra-structural project seemed less certain thisweek, following a less than compelling commit-ment to its future from the Department ofTransport. The business community are certain to bedisappointed with a ‘feeble’ response from theTransport Department to a direct questionposed by this newspaper, related to theproject’s future. When questioned about thecurrent situation regarding the commencementof preliminary works on Metro North and if theproject will definitely go ahead, the responsewas worrying. It said, “The Government willmake a decision on Metro North when it hastime to consider it fully. The Minister (LeoVaradkar) is currently familiarising himselfwith all aspects of his Transport brief, and nodecision will be made at this stage.”This seems a far cry from the vocal pre-electionutterances of the Fine Gael party, who werefully committed to Metro North and the

obvious benefits in will bring to the NorthCounty, and Swords in particular. These havebeen well documented in previous editions of

this newspaper. Itmay well be a case of‘First Night’ jitters,now that the publicpurse is within theirgrasp. Nevertheless,this latestGovernment line is setto cause concernwithin the businesssector, who viewMetro North as vitalto the local economy.

Minister Varadkar represents a large area ofSwords, which will directly benefit from MetroNorth, yet he seems to be less than committedto the project at this stage. The silence from theMinister is deafening and particularlyworrying.

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last edition of the County Leader, we featured theviews of the residents from Bremore Castle. Inresponse to this article, a number of residents fromHampton Woods expressed a different viewpoint. Thelocal authority intends to extinguish this right of wayand April 8th is the closing date for representations andobjections to be made to the Council in a bid to stopthem carrying this out. The Bremore Caste Residents'Association held a poll and the findings weresupportive of their stance, despite child safety and antisocial behavioural problems. The survey found that 70per cent had no particular view with just 10 per centbacking the call for closure. Double that number feltthe laneway should remain open as a thoroughfare forresidents and neighbouring estates. The same survey inHampton Woods showed that everyone, bar oneperson, voted to have the laneway closed. Local resi-dents have enlisted the help and advice of local coun-cillors to try and resolve the problem.Sandra Delaneyof the Hampton Wood Residents Association has ayoung family and she and her husband bought their

house precisely because it was in a cul de sac. A fewweeks ago. the Gardai were called to the lane, which isaround 50 feet from the Delaney's' home, to deal with aburning motorbike. Sandra told the County Leader,"The laneway is attracting unsociable behaviour fromteens. It's also not very safe for our children, I need eyeslike a hawk to make sure the kids are safe." Sandracontinued, "They congregate there at all hours andwhat’s even more disgusting is that the lane is oftenused as a urinal. It's disgusting when you think thatyoung children play in the area." Various suggestionshave been made by residents and local representativesalike. Former TD, Michael Kennedy suggested the lanebe closed at nightime, but Martin Sweeney from theCounty Council suggested that would be expensive andhighly unfeasible from a cost point of view. Now it willbe up to the the politicians to make the call to settle adispute which has rumbled on for the last six monthsand it will probably require the judgement of Solomonto settle it. Both sides have made their case, both havepositives and negatives and the councillors must make afinal decision on April 8th.

It’s only three feet wide at the entrance and 150 yardslong, but the laneway at Hampton Woods and BremoreCastle continues to polarise residents' opinions. In our

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Pictured at the controversial laneway in Balbrigganare Hampton Woods residents, Sandra Delaney andEmer Peel. Pic: BMcK

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Council Approval For SkerriesProject Widely WelcomedLocal Fine Gael councillor, Tom O’Leary has expressedhis delight at the approval of the Holmpatrick Coveproject in Skerries. This project has received wide localsupport and is set to provide the seaside town with atourism bonanza. O’Leary said, “I voted for the newleisure complex for Skerries which, in time, will provideexcellent tourism and leisure facilities for Skerries resi-dents and community groups, as well as sporting clubs inthe area. Skerries has had a long tradition of welcomingtourists into our beautiful town and I welcome thisproject in these difficult economic times,” he said. Thisproject will bring very welcome local jobs and revenue toSkerries. He continued, “I hope it will kick start atourism revival in the town. When we had Red Island

Holiday Centre in the 70’s, weregularly had 700 visitors stayingthe town and spending moneylocally, generating income intolocal homes.” O’Leary thenmentioned other benefits toaccrue to the local community. “Ilook forward in particular to theinclusion of a swimming pool inthis proposal with local publicaccess as part of a proposed agree-

ment with the council. A local masterplan will beproduced by professional planners in Planning depart-ment of the council in which they will address any plan-ning concerns. I wish the proposer of this project welland hope he can drive the project forward as soon aspossible,” concluded O’Leary. The constuction ofHolmpatrick Cove could begin in early 2012.

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Mark Hely Hutchinson of

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Balbriggan Schools Excel InTime Capsule Competition

The competition to winthe Millfield TimeCapsule Competition inBalbriggan reached anexciting finale onWednesday last, 23rdMarch. The competitionwas open to all schoolsin Balbriggan to markthe launch of the newMillfield ShoppingCentre on 11th April.The owners asked localschools to provide apiece of Balbrigganhistory in the form of aTime Capsule. Thecompetition requiredthat the Time Capsulescontained items thatreflect the changing faceof Balbriggan and thewinning entries will beburied in the centre until2031.St Molaga’s NationalSchool and LoretoSecondary School weredeclared the winners andboth schools received awelcome €4,000 bursaryfor school equipment.St Molaga’s gave aninsight into the stylesand opinions of todaywith a ‘Passion forPassion’ booklet ofphotos of children intheir favourite styles,vox pop interviews withthe schoolchildren aboutlife now and what it will

be like in 2031. TheirTime Capsule alsoincluded a photo collageof the children andteachers from the school.

Loreto SecondarySchool included exam-ples of some of theirfavourite items from2011, including a hairstraightener, twodifferent mobile phones,a CD of current popstars, a booklet onpopular shoe styles andan example of favouritechocolate bars. Theyalso included interviewswith Balbriggan resi-

dents and diary entriesof daily life of students.An example of eurocoins and posters ofmodern cars were alsoincluded.St George’s Schoolincluded a booklet withexamples of their

favourite toys along witha pot of play dough anda bag of lego. A bookletof gadgets used in 2011was also included, aswell as a DVD tour ofthe school with variousdrawings and photos. AllTime Capsules enteredin the competition arebeing donated to thearchives of theBalbriggan HistoricalSociety.

Pictured at the Time Capsule Competition forBalbriggan schools at the new Millfield Shopping Centreare, L-R, Thomas Joaquim, aged 6 from St George'sNational School, Chloe Flanagan (12) from LoretoSecondary School and Robert Stana (10) from StMolaga's National School. Robert is holding the winnerscheque of €4,000, presented to St Molaga's. Pic: JR

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‘Skerries CelebratesCensus 1911’ willtake place duringthe weekend ofApril 9th and 10th,to commemorate thecentenary of the1911 Census. It isbeing organised bya group of local resi-dents with supportfrom the SkerriesHistorical Societyand the SkerriesC o m m u n i t yA s s o c i a t i o n .

Furthermore, thetown played host toan RTÉ film crewon the 19th Marchas news of a uniqueevent -100 years inthe making, reachedtheir attention andinterest. “Thanks to thevision of theSkerries HistoricalSociety, we have awealth of material

that we are drawingupon to bring thehistory of our townand its people, from100 years ago, backinto focus”, saysBob Laird,Chairperson of theSkerries CelebratesCensus 1911 organ-ising committee.Back then, thep o p u l a t i o nnumbered 1,958people - just over800 males and over

1,100 females. Onethird of the popula-tion were under 15years of age and aquarter of the entirepopulation ofSkerries l ived onGreat StrandStreet, now StrandStreet.The ‘SkerriesCelebrates Census1911’ organisingcommittee are busyputting theprogramme of

events together,including photo-graphic exhibitions,screenings of thesilent movie,‘Colleen Bawn’ aswell as a swim inperiod costume bythe year roundSkerries swimmers,‘The Frosties’. A selfguided walkingroute around thetown is currentlybeing plannedwhich will highlightvarious trades andissues prevalent in1911. “Expect to see

By Patrick Finnegan

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Suicide is a major problem, not only herein the North County, but on a nationwidebasis. Most people know someone whohas died by suicide and just half ofpeople have had a friend who has diedby suicide.Balbriggan man, Tony Finnegan hasdecided to do something about this andhe will be taking part in the Skerriestriathlon in June. With this in mind, hewill be holding a fundraiser night onApril 8th in the Bracken Court Hotel inBalbriggan, with all the money going totwo suicide charities. This extremelyworthwhile cause is certain to touch thehearts of the residents of Balbriggan andbeyond and your generosity will be muchappreciated. The triathlon will see him towalk, swim and run around an area of theNorth County. It will take place on June26th 2011 and to raise more funds for thecharities that Tony chose to raise fundsfor. They are SOSAD - Save our Sonsand Daughters and SOS- Suicide orSurvive. The fundraiser promises to be agreat night out for all and something foreveryone’s musical preference. The aimof the fundraising night is to raise aware-ness of the two charities. The tickets costa very reasonable €10 and this money is

split between SOSAD and SOS. TonyFinnegan spoke about his excitement forthe night and said, “I have seen first-handthe destruction it can do to not only fami-lies but communities too, being a suffererof depression, I am one of the lucky oneswho get to keep on top of it with the helpof my brilliant family and amazing closefriends. I just want to try and help out inmy own little way, as a thank you for allthe help and support I received whenneeded.’’ If you would like to support these greatcauses come along and enjoy yourself atthe fundraiser night. Tickets can bepurchased at reception in the BrackenCourt Hotel.

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Senior Citizens’ Tea Dance In RushFingal Senior Citizens Network have an upcoming tea dance planned for April 13th from2.30pm to 5.30pm. This event will be held in St. Maur’s GAA Club in Rush and therewill be finger food, good company and great live music and of course, dancing. Ticketsare €10 and admission is reserved and limited. As always, this will be an enjoyable eventfor the senior citizens of the North County area. Please contact your local senior citizensgroup to find out more about group coaches travelling to the event. Transfers from Rushtrain station to the club house will be arranged for people who are attending the event asthe club house is away from the town centre.

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Mothers Day may come once a year but it’s avery special day to mothers of all ages. Being amother is a great gift and something that a girldreams about all her life. However if you’re amother having that special day to yourself is justso nice. Or maybe your children have grown upand you might want to make it a big occasionand go out for a beautiful day with them. Nomatter what you do make sure you enjoy yourday.If you’re one of the lucky mums who will gettreated to a present, there are so many differentthings to choose from, providing you are asked inadvance, or maybe if not, now is the chance todrop the hint.

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Ooops...We Got TheFigures Wrong!In the last issue of the County Leader, we featured anarticle in respect of the severance pay for our deposedTDs who lost their seats at the recent General Election.However, we were too generous with taxpayers’money to the two deposed Fianna Fáil deputies,Michael Kennedy and Darragh O’Brien. Our figuressuggested that O’Brien and Kennedy were to receive alump sum of €99,215, with €9,140 per annum there-after. We are happy to provide amended figures, basedon Oireachtas figures. As both men have served threeplus years as a TD, they are actually due a total of€58,700 each. This figure breaks down as TD’spension of €9,400, pension lump sum of €28,200,termination lump sum of €15,400 and terminationpayments of €5,700. In the case of O’Brien, hisappointment to the Seanad means he no longer quali-fies for termination payments or lump sum. This seemslike a convoluted system and difficult to understand. Itis calculated as a 40th of one’s salary multiplied byyears or days of service. The pension lump sum isthree times the pension. The termination lump sumamounts to two months salary and is non-taxable Thebasic salary of a TD is €92,672. The series of termina-tion payments depends on their years in office.TrevorSargent, who has a Dail service of 18 years is due apension of €47,900, a pension lump sum of €143.800,a termination lump sum of €16,400. a terminationpayment of €61,500 and a ministerial pension of€10,000. This amounts to a total of €221,700. Whilst these figures for the former Fianna Fáildeputies are significantly less than those published in our lastedition of the newspaper, they still represents a very lucrative settle-ment for the defeated candidates. Our headline for the article read,

‘Sweet Deal For Our Deposed Politicians’. We still believe that thisis the case, particularly when you calculate the many years ofservice required in the private sector to realise redundancy figures tocompare to these.

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Karen Behan (Centre), is pictured celebrating her 30th birthday in the EstuarySwords with her mother Mary Fitzpatrick and husband Jason Behan

The Donabate PortraneDramatic Society aredeep in rehearsal fortheir upcoming produc-tion of MartinMcDonagh’s blackcomedy, ‘The LonesomeWest’. The play will runfrom Monday 4th Aprilto Friday 8th Aprilinclusive in a newvenue. Keelings LittleTheatre provides a muchneeded venue in thearea. The small 60-seater theatre is perfectfor plays or concerts,offering an intimateatmosphere. Donal andTony of Keelings aredelighted to welcomethe DPDS to this latest

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The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Assembly ofPraise in Lusk, all set to join the festivities in Lusk.

Pictured at the St Patrick's Day parade in Rush are, L - R Clare Daly TD, Eamon Price, Vice Chairperson of RushCommunity Council, Cllr Eoghan O'Brien, Kathleen O'Brien, Head of Rush Senior Citizens, Tony Brennan Representiveof the Rush Residents Association, Rush Parish Priest, Fr. Coghlan, Anne Mc Crudden Chairperson of Rush CommunityCouncil, Senator Darragh O'Brien, Clodagh Kelly, Emer Byrne and Joe Corr.

Pictured are members of DanceDivas as they marched in theRush St Patrick's Day parade.

Pictured reviewing the Rush St Patrick'sDay parade are, County Mayor KenFarrell, Brendan Ryan TD

These two members of RushAthletic FC participated in the StPatrick's Day parade in Rush.

The inimitable BarneyGreene parades on histractor at the Rush StPatrick's Day parade.

These three young ladies areall set for the parade in Rushon St Patrick's Day.

A typical family day out at the Lusk parade. This Temple Street supporterdrums up some fundraising at theRush St Patrick's Day parade.

Pictured on their way to the St Patrick's Day paradein Rush are, L to R Alisha Burke, Shauna Coleman,Roisin Corr, Bria Corr and Isabell Burke.

Juvenile members of St Maur's GAAclub take part in the Rush parade.

Mary Lenihan, Molly Quinn,Theresa Shannon, Ruth Lenihanand Niamh Rushe, all ready forthe parade in Lusk.

Janine Clarke, Pierre Clarke, Rebecca Clarke, Mathew Clarke, ColinGrant, Jones Irwin, Melissa Campbell, Gregory Irwin, Eloise Irwin,Jeremy Irwin, Mitchell Grant, and Jack Grant at the parade in Lusk.

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Pictured at the official opening of cool new toy shop, Imaginarium, at the PavilionsShopping Centre Swords, are from left, Advertising and Promotions ManagerDeirdre King, Paul Noone (Imaginarium), Clodagh O’Brien (proprietorImaginarium) and Centre Manager Ian Hunter

Paralympics Ireland has announced Swords basedcompany, McInerney Saunders as official charteredaccountants of the organisation. The partnershipagreement sees McInerney Saunders becoming theprovider of all professional accounting, book-keeping,payroll, financial and HR services to ParalympicsIreland. Liam Harbison, CEO of Paralympics Irelandstated, “We are tremendously pleased and excited tohave such an established Irish Chartered Accountancyfirm as McInerney Saunders partner us in preparationfor the London 2012 Games and beyond.” NealMorrison of McInerney Saunders, said: “We aredelighted to be associated with Paralympics Irelandover the course of the next four years as the athletespursue their sporting dreams in London and furtherafield. The athletes are without doubt an enormoussource of inspiration for our team at McInerneySaunders. Pictured are L-R, Neal Morrison (McInerneySaunders), Paralympic bronze medallist, CatherineWalsh, Ruth Brereton (McInerney Saunders) and LiamHarbison (CEO Paralympics Ireland).

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Molly Rose Crosby, Lauren Fitzgerald, Natalie Fitzgerald, andLyndsey Morrison at the Swords St Patrick's Day parade.

The Griffiths and The Kirwinsenjoy the banter at the SwordsSt Patrick's Day parade.

Swords Boxing Club put on a demon-station for the crowd at the SwordsSt Patrick's Day parade.

Paul, Michelle and JennyWhelan pictured at the SwordsSt Patrick's Day parade.

Nicola Ryan, Caitlyn Duffy,Elly Duffy and Paul Harperpictured as they await thearrival of the parade in Swords.

Pictured at the Swords paradeare Evelyn Sajeev, SimiSajeev, Rinny John.

Sarah McNulty, Aoife Fay, Emma andAisling Mooney, Niamh and Anne Hoganpictured at the Swords parade.

Spanish visitors for St. Patricks Day L-R;Iker, Beralit, Juan Carlos, Elsa, Axier, Jom,Nestor, Sara, Naiara and Ainhoa.

Members of the Swords Parade Committeeenjoy the parade from the Reviewing Stand.

Ben and Kevin Meehanenjoying the Swords StPatrick's Day parade.

Daniel, April, Carmel Reilly, Zara andAdrienne McCormack all enjoyed theSwords St Patrick's Day parade.

Helen Duffy and Alice Duffyenjoy a nice family day out atthe Swords parade.

Harriet, Almira, Harvey andMine Omofezi enjoying the StPatrick's Day parade in Swords.

The Defence Forces parade down the Main Street at the Swords parade.

The expectant crowdat the Swords StPatrick's Day parade.

Neil, Paula, Danny, Andyand Harvey Levans at theSwords parade.

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MalahideToastmasters HostSpeech Contest On 23rd March last,Malahide Toastmastershosted the Area Finals of theInternational speech contest.Malahide is one of 12,500Toastmasters clubs fromaround the world partici-pating in the 2011Toastmasters InternationalSpeech Contest. It is theworld’s largest speechcontest with more than30,000 presenters in 113countries vying to becomethe next World Champion ofPublic Speaking. “Speech Contests are aunique and exciting part ofthe Toastmastersprogramme” says PatJohnson, Toastmasters2010-2011 InternationalPresident. “These competi-tions challenge members topush beyond their clubs andfine- tune their skills. In aclub, members are evalu-ated, in a contest, membersare judged.” Over the yearsMalahide Toastmasters hasassisted and encouragedhundreds of membersbecome more confidentwhen speaking in front of anaudience as well as presen-tation skills. Whether youare a professional, studentor retired, MalahideToastmasters offers enjoy-able and affordable meet-ings where you can gainvast communication skills.Dorothy Hickey, Presidentof Malahide Toastmasterssays that she is delighted tohave hosted the Area Finalsthis year. “It has awardedour club the opportunity toshow the wonderful skills ofthe Malahide club in organ-ising such an event,” shesaid. Malahide Toastmastersmeet twice monthly fromSeptember to May on the2nd and 4th Wednesdayevening in the Grand Hotel,Malahide at 8pm.

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The Balbriggan Summerfestival will be holding itsannual festival this yearfrom May 29th to June 5th.They urgently need volun-teers to help them make thisfestival the success it alwaysis. Volunteers can be assuredof a fantastic week and onlyhaving to committ to timesthat suits them. To help thisvery worthwhile cause, logon to www.balbriggansum-merfest.com.

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The Balbriggan VocationalTraining and OpportunitiesScheme is part of CountyDublin VEC. This schemeallows those that are longterm unemployed (morethan 6 months) or thoserecently made redundant toavail of training that willenable them to return to thework force or continue tofurther and higher educa-tion. This is a two year fulltime course, where studentscan achieve a full level 5FETAC certificate in eitherBusiness or Childcare.VTOS is best suited tothose that have left schoolearly and those that want tochange their career path.All staff are experienced indelivering the course and

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Pictured enjoying the Balbriggan parade are L-R:Fionn Owen, Kerum and Megan Owen. LMcC

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B orn in Antwerp, Belgium in 1947, harpmaker extrordinaire, Jan Muyllaert settledin Ireland close to 40 years ago. Walking

through the gate of his home in Ardbraccan,Navan, Co Meath, surrounded by conifer trees, Iam struck by a sense of peace and solitude. Witha warm handshake and arresting brown eyes, Janleads me in to his workshop where I savour thesmell of freshly cut wood. While making manymusical instruments including guitars, violins andcellos, Jan is recognised as the pre-eminentdesigner and creator of Irish harps. Many of these harps are played in places as diverseas Japan and Anchorage, Alaska and their dulcettones can be heard on albums, such as ShaunDavey's The Brendan Voyage and Clannad'sGrainne Mhaol. Despite the current economic reces-sion, Jan has orders for harps until the end of theyear. An Irish harp has 'a distinctive feel, sound andweight' and each one is crafted by him personally,using Irish wood such as sycamore, walnut orcherry. Initially, Jan works on eight harps at a time,getting them to a particular point in the process andthen working on each one individually. “As onlyGod can make something perfect, each harp willhave a minor imperfection that makes no differenceto the playability or its appearance, but makes itpersonal and unique,” comments Jan.Contrary to my expectation, Jan did not grow upwith music in his home. “There was a mandolin inthe house, but it was never played. I started playingguitar in the '60s when I was 18 and fulfilled myterm of duty in the Belgian army. For something todo, we made up a little band.” His musical taste iseclectic, 'once it's good,' he laughs. He enjoys

music as varied as classical, Rory Gallagher, Queen,U2, and Shaun Davey, the traditional Irishcomposer. On leaving the army, Jan worked as adraftsman in Antwerp, and mixing with differentpeople in this cosmopolitan city, he got to know andlove Irish music. At this time he also startedplaying flamenco guitar. “I never had a properflamenco guitar, but I always practised anyway,' helaughs. “Eventually I started performing my ownsongs and gigging three to four nights a week in agypsy cellar in Antwerp on the way home from ArtCollege. It often went on until three or four in themorning, but after three near death experiences fromtotal exhaustion, I knew I had to do something. SoI quit my job.” Jan arrived off the ferry in Rosslare in the late 1960swith his friend, Bob and they were welcomed inpubs the length and breadth of the country. “Bobplayed the banjo and I played guitar.” They hitchedtheir way around Ireland for a few months oftentravelling with farmers, squashed between milkchurns. “It was great craic, we didn't think toomuch about it, we just went for it. We had our owntent and pitched up wherever we liked,” he recalls.On their next trip, Jan and Bob stayed in Bed andBreakfast accommodation where they paid threepounds for a room and an extra fifty pence if wewanted a shower. “If you played in a bar, you got

your drinks free and when a hat went around at theend of the night, there'd always be loads in it.” In 1972 Jan settled in Ireland, marrying MarieFinnegan, who grew up next door to the homethey've always lived in. He is deeply embedded inNavan life and in the 1990s coached basketball toteenage boys in St. Patrick’s School. This led to himtraining the Special Olympics basketball team, a rolehe has thoroughly enjoyed for the past 12 years. Heis also a committed member of Navan's Arch Clubfor people with learning disability. The club cele-brates its 25th anniversary in April this year.He is also involved in a 'top secret' project with tran-sition year students in St. Pat's to be entered in nextyear's Young Scientists Exhibition. Predictably, itis a project to provide a service to less fortunatepeople in society. Jan's sense of social justice andsocial responsibility can be traced back to hisrefusal to make records in 1960s Belgium. While

working with wood tocreate musical instru-ments is one of Jan'sgreatest pleasures,another is water sportsand over the years he hasmanaged to merge thesetwo pastimes, makingboats, surf boards andcanoes. Last year at theArt in Action festival runby the PhilosophicalSociety of Ireland atTowney Hall near Slane,he built an 18 foot canoein front of an audienceand describes the experi-ence as 'great fun.' Always challenginghimself creatively, Jancannot understand thenotion of retiring, if youwork at what you enjoy.His tall lean frame andsilver grey hair neatly tiedin a pony tail belie histrue age. His life is

bohemian, yet ordered. He works daily at hispassion continuously striving to enhance the experi-ence for both himself and his client. Never idle, hetrusts in fate and achieves a sense of peace visitingSt. Mary's Church in Navan. He has graspedchances and opportunities throughout his life, whilemaintaining a great degree of order, which he attrib-utes to his Belgian upbringing. “It's in my blood,”he laughs, “there's nothing you can do, ye know,”his charming accented English peppered with thisIrish idiom. His innate sense of order facilitatesrather than debilitates his art. Leaving Ardbraccanas the sun begins to set, my heart feels lighterhaving met this fascinating man and his warmwelcoming wife, Marie. A few days later HelenDavies' wonderful CD Chasing the Breeze,featuring her playing one of Jan's harps, arrives inthe post from him, and listening to it certainlysoothes the soul.

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It was 'Seachtain na Gaeilge'recently and in Pobal Scoil Íosa inMalahide, this was a greatsuccess. Many activities took placewhich allowed all of the studentsto take part as all were encour-aged to speak 'as Gaeilge' duringthe week. The school wasfestooned with Irish decorationssuch as leprechauns, shamrocksand Irish flags. Lollipops andsweets were awarded to thosestudents who spoke 'as Gaeilge'.Also, announcements were madeto remind everybody that it was'Seachtain na Gaeilge'. Manycompetitions were held, includingposters in Irish for the first years.The winners were: Síofra Boyne,Sarah Lonergan, Emma Murtagh,

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Fingal County Council: I, Ewa Soltysiak, intend to apply for permis-sion for change of use of part of dwelling(40 sq m) to beauty salon at 22 ThornleighSquare, Applewood, Swords, Co Dublin,the business is to operate in conjunctionwith existing residential use. Daily hours ofbusiness to be 11am to 2:30pm and 4pm to8pm, serving four customers approx per dayby appointment. 2 no existing parkingspaces to be available for customers.Business signage to be erected adjacent tofront door. The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the planning authorityduring its public opening hours and asubmission or observation may be made tothe authority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (20Euros) within the periodof 5 weeks beginning on the date of receiptby the authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilWe, Emma Brophy and AnthonyMcDonald, intend to apply for permissionfor development at, 27 BrackenstownVillage, Swords, Co. Dublin. The develop-ment will consist of modifications to theproposals comprised in planning registerreference F10B/0206, granted permissionon the 27th October, 2010. Modificationsinclude changes to both the front and rearplans and elevations as outlined on thedrawings to be submitted. The planningapplication may be inspected or purchasedat a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of the PlanningAuthority during its public opening hours of9.30 – 15.30 Monday – Friday at FingalCounty Council, Fingal County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin. Asubmission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made to the Authority inwriting to the Planning Authority onpayment of a fee of €20, within the periodof 5 weeks, beginning on the date of receiptby Fingal County Council of the applica-tion.

Fingal County CouncilWe Brendan and Ger Duffy, intend to applyfor planning permission for the change oflocation and house type to previouslygranted planning permission Ref:F07A/0632 at site accessed by new accessroad (Ref. Ref. F06A\0938) at Sun DriveRoad, Rush, Co. Dublin. The PlanningApplication may be inspected or purchasedat a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the planning authorityFingal County Council, Fingal County Hall,Main Street. Swords, Co. Dublin during itspublic opening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to the authority inwriting on payment of a the prescribed fee(20Euros) within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilI John Walsh am seeking planning permis-sion at Unit 1, The Grange, Main Street,Ballyboughal, Co. Dublin. The develop-ment will consist of the change of use fromoffice to café (service retail) to part groundfloor and part first floor. The planning appli-cation may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of the planningauthority during the public opening hoursand a submission or observation may bemade to the authority in writing on paymentof the prescribed fee (€20) within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of his application.

Fingal County CouncilI John Walsh am seeking planning permis-sion at Bettysville, Ballyboughal, Co.Dublin. The development will consist of afirst floor extension to side of existing twostorey dwelling. The planning applicationmay be inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the planning authorityduring the public opening hours and asubmission or observation may be made tothe authority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (€20) within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt bythe authority of his application.

Fingal County CouncilI John Walsh am seeking planning permis-sion at Unit 4, The Grange, Main Street,Ballyboughal, Co. Dublin. The develop-ment will consist of the enclosing of twoexisting balconies at first floor level tocreate two sunrooms to existing hair salon.The planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the planning authority during thepublic opening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to the authority inwriting on payment of the prescribed fee(€20) within the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by the authorityof his application.

Fingal County CouncilTom Conlan is applying for permission fora two storey detached house and new vehic-ular entrance at the side of the existinghouse at 30 The Green, Melrose Park,Swords, Co. Dublin as previously permittedin lapsed planning application reg. ref.F04A/1289. The planning application maybe inspected, or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy, at the offices of Fingal CountyCouncil during its public opening hours anda submission or observation in relation tothe application may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought by Mr Noel Hayes todemolish existing shed and construct asingle storey cottage style dwelling withattic storage, also vehicular entrance, 2Nocar parking spaces, and ancillary site worksin garden area associated with and oppositehis exiting cottage at No25 The Bawn,Malahide, Co Dublin The planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy, at theoffices of Fingal County Council (Swords)during its public opening hours. A submis-sion or observation in relation to the appli-cation may be made in writing to the plan-ning authority on payment of the prescribedfee within a period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authority of theapplication.

Fingal County CouncilWe, Graham Owens & Bridget Moloney,hereby apply for planning permission for aredesigned two storey dwelling andeffluent treatment system and raised bedtype percolation area, to that previouslygranted permission under planning refer-ence F08A/0427, at "Ceol na Mara",Corballis, Donabate, Co Dublin.This application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices ofthe Planning Authority during its' public

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opening hours and a submission or observa-tion may be made to the Planning Authorityin writing on payment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authority of theapplication.Signed Graham Owens & Bridget Moloney

Fingal County CouncilI, Patrick O'Hagan, hereby apply for plan-ning permission for a private dwelling,effluent treatment system and ancillary siteworks, consequent to the grant of OutlinePermission ref number F06A/1677, atTubbersool Lane, Balbriggan, Co Dublin.This application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices ofthe Planning Authority during its' publicopening hours and a submission or observa-tion may be made to the Planning Authorityin writing on payment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authority of theapplication.Signed S. Baxter, Agent

Fingal County CouncilI, James O'Hagan, hereby apply for plan-ning permission for a private dwelling,effluent treatment system and ancillary siteworks, consequent to the grant of OutlinePermission ref number F06A/1677, atTubbersool Lane, Balbriggan, Co Dublin.This application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices ofthe Planning Authority during its' publicopening hours and a submission or observa-tion may be made to the Planning Authorityin writing on payment of the prescribed feewithin the period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authority of theapplication.Signed S. Baxter, Agent

Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought by Mr Noel Hayes todemolish existing shed and construct asingle storey cottage style dwelling withattic storage, also vehicular entrance, 2Nocar parking spaces, and ancillary site worksin garden area associated with and oppositehis exiting cottage at No25 The Bawn,Malahide, Co Dublin The planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy, at theoffices of Fingal County Council (Swords)during its public opening hours. A submis-sion or observation in relation to the appli-cation may be made in writing to the plan-ning authority on payment of the prescribedfee within a period of 5 weeks beginning onthe date of receipt by the authority of theapplication.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is being sought for theconstruction of single storey dwelling ,waste water treatment system , agriculturalshed and yard, access road, boundaryfencing and associated site works at KenureDemesne North, Rush, Co. Dublin.Signed; R.& P. Weldon .The planning application may be inspectedor purchased during the public openinghours 9.30 – 15.30 Monday – Friday at:Fingal County Council, Fingal County Hall,Main Street, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin. Asubmissin or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to theplanning authority on payment of a fee of€ 20, within the period of 5 weeks,begin-ning on the date of the receipt by FingalCounty Council of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission consequent on grantof outline permission Reg. Ref. No.F06A/1424 for dwelling and waste watertreatment system is sought by TomCorless at Site No. 6 Wimbletown,Ballyboughal, Co. Dublin. Thisplanning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the planning authority duringits public opening hours and a submissionor observation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee 20 euro within the periodof 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of this applica-tion.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is requested for a newsingle-storey extension (20sq/m) to the sideof existing dwellinghouse along with asso-ciated siteworks. At:- No. 7, St. PatricksTerrace, Donabate, Co. Dublin.. Signed:-Mr. & Mrs. John & Gemma O’Brien.This planning application may be inspectedor purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy, at theoffices of Fingal County Council, CountyHall, Main Street, Swords, Co. Dublinbetween the hours of 9.30am – 15.30pmMonday-Friday. A submission or observa-tion in relation to the application may bemade in writing to Fingal County Councilon payment of a fee of €20 within theperiod of five weeks beginning on the dateof receipt of the application by FingalCounty Council.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission sought by Alan &Fiona Sweeney at 19 Kelly’s Bay Parade,Skerries, Co. Dublin to construct a singlestorey extension to the rear and side. Theplanning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices ofthe planning authority during its publicopening hours and submission or observa-tion may be made to the authority in writingon payment of the prescribed fee (20Euros)within the period 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by the authority of this appli-cation.

Fingal County CouncilCounty Dublin Vocational EducationalCommittee are applying for permission fordevelopment on a site C0.416 Hectareslocated at Moylaragh, Balbriggan, Co.Dublin The development will consist of: Theconstruction of a new temporary PrimarySchool with 5no. general classrooms;support teaching spaces; administrationareas and ancillary accommodation with atotal combined floor area of c.540m2. Thesite works to the school grounds will consistof the provision of 10no. car parkingspaces, 1no. ball court and junior play area. The planning application may be inspected,or purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy, at theoffices of the planning authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission orobservation in relation to the applicationmay be made to the 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 sought by David &Miriam O’Hanlon at 3 The Avenue,Skerries Rock, Skerries, Co. Dublin todemolish existing single storey structure toside and construct a new single storeyextension to side.. The planning applicationmay be 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 submis-sion or observation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (20Euros) within the period 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt bythe authority of this application.

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ROOFING &GUTTERING• Torch on Felt Specialist• Roof Repairs• Slating Tiling & Flashing• Chimney Flashing &Valleys• UPVC Fascia & Soffit Gutters • Gutter Repairs & Cleaning• Velux Windows Fitted• All Insurance Work undertaken

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Phone: 01 8492615086-1695062

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Smokeless Mix €17.00 per bag3 Bags & 1 Log €50.00 C.O.D6 Bags & 2 Logs €99.00 C.O.D10 Bags & 3 Logs €167.00 C.O.D

Supplier of Top Quality Coal

Polish Coal €16.00 per bag3 Bags & 1 Log €48.00 C.O.D6 Bags & 2 Logs €95.00 C.O.D10 Bags & 3 Logs €158.00 C.O.D

Chippings €15.00 per bagAnthracite €17.00 per bag5 Bags €83.00 C.O.D10 Bags €165.00 C.O.D

Bales €4.50Bag of Logs €4.00Bottled gas €28.00

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Head Offices: Walkinstown & Tallaght

Branches: Stillorgan, Coolock,

Castleknock & SwordsAll Areas of Dublin

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North County Leader 29 March 2011