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In last week’s edition of the County Leader, wereported about how callous thieves had stolenleukaemia suffer, Jack McGuirk’s bike, thusspoiling a perfect week for him, after he hadbeen chosen as a mascot for the Dublin team inCroke Park. This story elicited a wonderfulresponse from local people, some of whomoffered to buy a new bike for young Jack. Oneperson even emailed our office from Canada,having read the story on our website, offering toreplace the bike.Well, there is a really happy and heart-warmingend to this story and it is a particular joy to beable to report that Jack’s bike has been recov-

ered and returned to him. Kind hearted CianCronin (14), who lives in Glassmore Park inSwords was out walking when he found thebike. Cian told the County Leader, “I waswalking in the Jacko, which is near my house,when I saw the wheel of a bike sticking out of abush. I investigated further and noticed it was afull bike. I decided to bring it home with me. Myfather who had just read the story in the CountyLeader, thought it might be the stolen bike.”It was then that Cian’s mother, Cathy decided toput in on facebook, with limited information inan effort to contact the owner. Cathy said,“There was no response, so I then decided tocontact the Gardai. They then returned the biketo Jack. Cian paid a visit to Jack on Friday last and itafforded him a chance to say thanks. Adelighted Jack said, “I’m really happy that Cianfound my bike and returned it to me. I reallynever thought I would see it again. I was lostwithout it and I can’t thank him enough. Itmeans so much to me,” he said.Cian was equally thrilled to have played such apart in bringing the smile back to Jack’s face.“It’s great to see Jack’s reaction. The smile onhis face makes it all worthwhile,” he said.Jack’s mother, Catherine was full of praise forthe civic minded action of Cian and she said thathe should be proud of himself for his act ofgenerosity and kindness, that made such adifference to her son. “If all people were as kindas Cian, it would be a better place to live,” shesaid.

By Patrick Finnegan

Kind Hearted CianMakes Jack’s Day

A delighted Jack McGuirk is pictured with Cian Cronin,who found and returned the bike which was stolen fromhim last week.

There was excellent news forBalbriggan, when the muchanticipated Primary CareCentre was given full planningpermission. The appeal to AnBord Pleanala by a rival bidder,who wanted to develop aPrimary Care Centre nearMillfield Shopping Centre, waswithdrawn. Local councillor, Tom O’Leary(FG), a long time advocate ofthe new centre told the CountyLeader, “I am delighted that,finally, after more than sevenyears, Balbriggan will get a

state of the art modern primaryCare Centre, in a new 40,000sq ft building beside St Peterand Paul’s Church. I am very

happy that the rival bidder haswithdrawn his appeal. This is amuch needed project forBalbriggan,” he said.

Balbriggan Primary CareCentre Gets Green Light

An artists impression of the proposed Primary Care Centre

O’Callaghan Exits LabourThe announcement ofthe resignation offormer County Mayor,Cllr Cian O’Callaghanfrom the Labour Partyis set to send shockwaves around politicalcircles in the NorthCounty. O’Callaghan citedfundamentald i f f e r e n c e swith the Partyin terms ofpay inequalityand unjustand unfairp o l i c i e spursued byhis formerparty, as some of themain reasons for hisresignation. He told the CountyLeader, “I have beenthinking about this forthe past six months.The Labour Party ingovernment hasbroken steadfast elec-tion commitments,implemented unfairand unjust policiesand made choices thathave benefited the richand powerful, at ahuge cost to everyoneelse.”He claims that FineGael has had the

upperhand in policymaking, particularly inthe area of healthcare.“The UniversalHealthcare model,which was favoured byLabour would havebeen a much morecost efficient modelthan the Fine Gael one,

which is basedon the Dutchmodel. Thefailure toincrease taxa-tion on thosemost able tocontribute andfailure to taxappropriately

our oil and gasreserves are thingsthat I fundamentallydisagree with. I havebeen a consistentopponent to coalitionand have disagreedwith it from the begin-ning,” he said.He also criticised theperformance ofLabour’s soft approachto developers, who heclaims are responsiblefor unfinished ghostestates, pyrite affectedhomes and derelictsites, as well as a verytough approach takenon families struggling

against home repos-sessions. When askedif he had support from

other Labour council-lors locally, he saidContd. on page 14

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Chemical Factory FireIncident In Swords

On Tuesday, 23rd July last ,Swords was almost brought to ahalt as fire fighters came togetherto put out a large fire that brokeout at a decommissioned chem-ical factory in Swords.The Lonza factory is located atWatery Lane in Swords and it isbelieved that the fire broke out inan old drain on the site, whichwould have been part of a systemto catch chemical run off in thecase of a spillage. The incidentrequired a large team to come onsite: a number of units fromDublin Fire Brigade arrived at thescene, and they used five pumpsto quell the flames, as well asassistance from two specialist and

backup units, district officers andan emergency officer.According to fire fighters at thescene the heat from the fire “wasintense.” A large number ofGardai were also present, closingoff all access roads to WateryLane from the Rathbeale Roadand North Street. The Garda heli-copter also monitored the situa-tion from the air, and Swords Parkwas also closed to pedestriansbecause of its proximity to thechemical plant. The situation was under controlquite quickly, and all staff at thefactory were evacuated as aprecautionary measure, butthankfully no one was injured.

Gardai block off Watery Lane in Swords, as a result of the fire at Lonza Chemical plant onTuesday, 23rd July last.

Pictured are members of Lusk Community Unit group, who enjoyed their annual summerlunch at Kettles Hotel, Rolestown recently.

Beach Clean Up For Balbriggan Tidy Towns

Balbriggan Tidy Towns put a callout for a beach clean up to takeplace last Saturday and somevery willing volunteers turned upt o h e l p o u t . T h e l o c a l T i d yTowns group and all its volun-t e e r s h a v e b e e n w o r k i n gextremely hard and over the pastnumber of weeks and picked up2 5 b a g s o f r u b b i s h f r o m t h eb e a c h , h a r b o u r a n d c a r p a r karea. With extra bodies comingout to help, they were able tolitter pick the beach and Quay stcar park, cut the very overgrowngrass area in Church Street andpaint the new Tidy Towns base,which is the old life guard’s hut.They want to say a huge thankyou to all involved.The group are regularly seen out

on the beach on Saturdays at11:00am and always welcomeanyone who wants to come andlend a hand. Also the lifeguardhut now stores bags for pickingup rubbish, so if you’re downaround the beach and feel likedoing a bit of cleaning up popinto the lifeguard hut and pickup a bag. Every little bit of helpgoes a long way. Balbriggan and all the other TidyT o w n s g r o u p s a r o u n d t h e North County have been hard atw o r k o v e r t h e p a s t f e w m o n t h s , e n s u r i n g t h a t t h e i rc o m m u n i t i e s a r e s p i c k a n d span so that they will impress att h i s y e a r ’ s N a t i o n a l T i d y Towns Competition.

Name Change For Dublin Airport Authority The Board of DublinAirport Authority(DAA) is pleased tonote the decision byGovernment to changethe Group’s corporatename to DAA.

According to thegroup, the decisionrepresents a prag-matic and cost-effec-tive response to a situ-ation where thespecific “Dublin” and

“Authority” elementsof the Group’s corpo-rate name did not fullyreflect its businessfocus or ethos.The amended holdingcompany name, “DAA”

retains the positiveassociations it hasbuilt with corporatestakeholders over thepast decade, includingthose outside Irelandand throughout theaviation industrygenerally. Under theholding company

framework, the groupwill continue topromote the distinctiveidentities of its keyoperating businessunits, including Dublinand Cork Airports; ARI,

the multinationalairport retail company;and a newly-estab-lished subsidiaryfocussing on airporttransactions and advi-sory services.

Swords Tennis Club HoldOpen DaySwords Tennis Club held it’s annual Open Dayrecently, and it was perfect tennis weather, asmembers and people interested in joining theclub enjoyed the sunshine, complementary foodand drink as well as face-painting for kids. Thegroup wish to thank everyone involved formaking the day a great success.The club, located in Castle Park for over 30years, has a strong family focus with numerousprogrammes aimed at children. In recentmonths, many local councillors, including CllrGerry McGuire (Lab) and Cllr Darragh Butler (FF)have said the extremely active club is in direneed of new facilities. The group were in “limbo” for some time inregards to the future of their premises, afterinitially being told that the club would be moved.It’s members were adamant however, that theywished to stay in the heart of the community,and it seems they will remain there for the fore-seeable future. They are still greatly in need offunding so that they might expand and improvetheir facilities, and are looking to get continuedsupport from local councillors in order tocontinue to press this issue with the CountyCouncil. The club has applied for funding fromthe Council for the past number of years, but tono avail.

Ballyboughal Pitch And PuttSunday’s game winner was Liam O’Rourke,with a net 44, with runner-up, Joan Homanwith a net 48. The Wednesday three ball 27hole scramble winners were Rory Homan, NickSavage and Maura Lynch with a gross 68.

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Well known Swords woman Nellie Dockrellreceived a special tribute from the NorthDublin Bridge community on a monumentalbirthday and for her exceptional contributionto both Bridge and the local community.Nellie, who was celebrating her 90th birthdayin the local senior citizens centre, would beknown to many as a veteran of the localcommunity, was presented with a plaque anda bouquet by President of the North Dublinregion CBAI, Mary Reid. She was joined byover 60 friends who attended a ‘Nellie-bration’

where they played a short game of bridge inher honour. Presidents of Brackenstown andSwords Bridge Clubs, Pat Sheridan and EileenPennell also made a presentation on behalf oftheir members to celebrate Nellie. A delightfulevening was had, as friends and family gath-ered to mark her special day.Since an early age, she has been heavilyinvolved in the game of Bridge helping tofound the St. Andrew’s Bridge club in Malahide

and St. Cronan’s Bridge Club. She found herlove of the game when she attended classes inSt. Finian’s School conducted by Swords resi-dent Margaret Kilbride and, along with someother keen students, began to study the game.She has also had a long association withBrackenstown, Swords, Portrane, Ashbourneand Donabate Bridge Clubs.In 1990, she was involved in starting theThursday Morning Club in the Senior CitizensCentre for which she is still involved. The clubcontinues to go from strength to strength andserves as a friendly and relaxed introduction tocompetitive Bridge for beginners andimprovers.

Sprightly Nellie Dockery is a real bundle of energy. She is pictured here atthe presentation of a plaque to mark her 90th birthday and her longcontribution to the game of Bridge, as well as to the local community.Eileen Pennell (President Swords Bridge Club) and Pat Sheridan(President of Brackenstown Bridge Club) are also pictured.

Milestone Celebration For NellieBy Jennifer McShane

Lusk Priest Celebrates60 Years Of PriesthoodThere was a great sense of occasion in Luskrecently, when Canon John Fitzgibbon, PastorEmeritus, celebrated 60 years of priesthood. Thismomentous event was celebrated at a special Masson Friday, 19th July in Saint MacCullins Church inLusk, followed by a cup of tea in Lusk NationalSchool.Beautiful roses from Canon Fitzgibbon’s gardenwere used to decorate the Mass altar.Canon Fitzgibbon in his homily said that, of his 60years of priesthood, he has spent the last 30 yearsin Lusk. He said, “I’m glad to say that of the 14priests ordained with me in 1953, seven of them arestill alive and we all celebrated Mass together inJune.” Canon Fitzgibbon said he has been veryhappy in all the parishes he has served in Wicklowand Dublin City, but being from Limerick he is acountry man at heart and enjoys living his retire-ment in Lusk. The late Chrissie O’Donovan R.I.P. wasalso remembered fondly by Lusk parishioners andwas included in the prayers at Mass.

Fr. Paul Hampson PP, Lusk helps Canon Fitzgibbon to cut thecake at the 60th anniversary celebration of his priesthood.

Pictured enjoying their picnic at Newbridge House lastweek are, Isabella Duke and Leah English from Donabate.

Swords Bridge ClubFancy trying your hand at some Bridge? The SwordsBridge Club meets every second Wednesday of themonth in the Senior Citizens Centre on Chapel Lane.New members are always welcome. Whether you’reattending to rub up on your bridge skills or to meet newpeople, come along and join the fun.


Ring Commons Sports Centre staffmember, Seamus Russell is picturedenjoying the day. The Costello family are pictured at the family fun day at Ring Commons.

Pictured at the family fun day at Ring Commons on Sunday, 21st July are,Martina and Caoimhe O'Connor, with Tony Brabazon, Shirley and

Aona Maher and Joyce Brabazon. Ona and Coalan Wild

Angela Dunne and herdog, Louie enjoy the day. Catherine Rogers, Diana Moore and Marie Finnegan at the book stall.

Ava and Noah Browne, with their mum Karin Browne.

Little Lucey Prout takescentre stage at RingCommons Family Fun Day.

The Burke family arepictured enjoying thefamily fun day at RingCommons Sports Groundon Sunday, 21st July last.

Pictured are Sue Howe, Sinead McMahon, Therese Waugh with VikkiBokwa from Bokwa Fitness at the Ring Commons Family Fun Day.

Lee Connelly and Karl Cannon are havingsome fun at Ring Commons Family Fun Day.

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Twinning Adventure ForPortmarnock ScoutsPortmarnock VentureScout Section recentlyset out on their eagerlyawaited camping tripto Marseilles, Francewhere they weretwinned with anothergroup there, on anenvironmental workcamp for the nextnumber of days.The camp involvedforest protectionactivity and, of course,

lots of culturalexchange, abseiling,water activities andcamp-craft. Some ofthe highlights includedthe Irish scouts whopresented Irishdancing, songs andspecially preparedIrish meals, while theFrench grouppeformed similar activ-ities on another occa-sion. Leaders, Roisin

O’Kelly and MargaretBrady participated inthe trip, while fourRover Scouts also trav-elled. Speaking to the CountyLeader recently, ScoutLeader Peter O’Kellysaid the group hadspent a good amountof time preparing forthe trip, and that theywere very excited tohave the opportunity

to twin with anotherscout group. “It’salways fantastic to goover and show anotherscout group how we dothings in Ireland andwe will be lookingforward to workingwith our twinninggroup again in thefuture,” he said. Thehugely activePortmarnock ScoutGroup have been busyall year, participatingin various outings andexcursions and are setto remain just as busyover the comingweeks.

Portmarnock Venture Scout Section are pictured at Dublin Airport, as they prepare to set out on their camp to Marseilles,France where they twinned with another group there on an environmental work camp. The camp involved forest protec-tion activity and, of course, lots of cultural exchange, abseiling, water activities and camp-craft. Some of the highlightsinclude the Irish scouts, who presented Irish dancing, songs and specially prepared Irish meals, while the French groupdid similar on another occasion.Roisin O'Kelly and Margaret Brady are the leaders, while four Rover Scouts also trav-elled.

Pictured enjoying the Ladies Cricket International at theHills Cricket Club, Skerries on Tuesday, 23rd July are DanDowling and Patricia Hodgson, from River Valley, Swords.

Ryan Welcomes Increased Housing GrantLocal TD Brendan Ryan (Lab), has welcomed thenews that there will be an increased housingadaptation grant aid for elderly people and thosewith mobility issues and disablements. Ryan hadbeen in touch with Minister for Housing andPlanning, Jan O’Sullivan for some time regardingthis issue, and told the County Leader that he wasvery pleased to hear news of the grant increase. “Following ongoing discussions I have had withMinister for Housing and Planning, Jan O’Sullivanon the subject of increasing housing adaptationgrant aid for elderly people and those with

mobil i ty issues anddisablements, I ampleased that she hasmade good on hercommitment to keepher capital fundingbudget under reviewand to allocate unspentresources to this mostimportant of areas,” hesaid.“An extra €151,051 hasnow been allocated tothe County Council for

this grant and will be spent to those most in needof such works. The types of works grant aidedunder the scheme include structural repairs orimprovements, re-wiring, repairs to/replacementof windows and doors, the provision of heating,water and sanitary services, cleaning, paintingand drylining.”

Brendan RyanPortmarnock Athletic ClubSeeks New MembersNow that holidays are here, why not try running as funway of getting fit. Portmarnock Athletic Club havecoaches on hand to provide advice and coaching. Youare invited to come along and join one of their sessionsfor free to see what you think. If you are interestedplease text, phone or email Benny for more informa-tion 0868504572 email [email protected] meet at the Portmarnock Sports and LeisureCentre on Monday and Wednesday evening at 8pmand Sunday morning at 9am. Membership forms andinformation on training and races are available onwww.portmarnockathleticclub.ie


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A Future Football Family Fun Day was held atSwords Celtic football grounds on Sunday, 28thJuly last. The fun day was part of McDonald’s FAIFuture Football, a brand new programme, whichsupports the development of football at

grassroots level in clubs nationwide.McDonald’s Restaurants in Swords, which areowned and operated by Morgan and JacquelineMcStay and McDonald’s Restaurant in DublinAirport, have teamed up with the FAI and fourlocal football clubs to host the fun day.The clubs are St Columbans, Rivermeade FC,Swords Celtic and Swords Manor and the FamilyFun day is part of McDonald’s FAI FutureFootball. The day consisted of a whole host ofexciting, interactive activities from shooting and kicking skills tests, to speed ladders and soccer tennis, all aimed at developing skillsin young players.Morgan McStay, Owner/Operator of McDonald’sRestaurants in Northside Shopping Centre andSwords said: “The McDonald’s FAI FutureFootball Fun Day that was held in Swords Celticfootball club last Sunday was a huge success.Children from five different football clubs partici-pated in a whole host of football activities, frommini football matches to skills challenges on theday. McDonald’s is very active in supportinglocal events and initiatives in North Dublin andthe Future Football Fun Days are anotherexample of McDonald’s giving back to the localcommunity,” he said.

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McDonald's Swords proprietors, Jacqueline and MorganMcStay.

The second annual ‘Totally Terrific Tomato (TTT)festival’ will take place in Rolestown Garden Centreon Sunday, September 1st from 11am to 5pm. Lastyear was a great success with over 250 peopleturning out to view the Totally Terrific tomatoes.Micheal (owner of Rolestown Garden Centre) hasbeen carefully growing lots of unusual varieties oftomatoes for this momentous day. The eventorganisers would like to invite you to help supporttheir fun filled day celebrating all things tomatoes.They would like to build on the tomato competi-tions, with lots of different categories from the

largest tomato to the ugliest tomato. One of theorganisers, John Connolly told the County Leadermore details about the day: “This year has been amuch better year for growing tomatoes so we can’twait to see all the entries. These will be Judged onthe day by our friendly expert tomato lovers and wewill have lots of prizes for each category. All entrieswelcome.” “On the day we will have rare andunusual tomato exhibits, guest speakers on toma-toes, a tomato competition, tomato tasting, apetting zoo, a butterfly farm and a large farmersmarket and lots more,” he continued. “We also planto allow local allotments to set up stalls and selltheir own produce to raise money for their allot-ments, so we’re encouraging everyone to join in thefun on the day.”

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Swords Cricket Club held it's Open Days on Monday and Tuesday, 22nd and 23rd July last at Newbridge House Demesne.There was an excellent response to the venture, with children from all over attending. Pictured are some of the children,with coaches, Fran Reynolds and Malahide man, Ryan Gallagher from Cricket Leinster.

The hugely important after-hours GPservice, D Doc, which has a centre onBridge Street in Swords, may beforced to close, following a disputeover fee cuts. The service providesafter hours medical care for morethan half a million patients in NorthDublin, including the North County.mDoctors who run the service havebeen hit by pay cuts, which theymaintain is placing the service’sfuture in doubt. Minister for Health,Dr James Reilly recently announceda 7.5 per cent cut in fees paid topharmacists and GPs for services tothe State, which is reckoned to save

€70 million a year. As D Doc doctorsare not covered by the HaddingtonRoad agreement, the cuts aredesigned to bring the GPs into linewith that deal. Mel Bates, who is theMedical Director of D Doc said,“There are no planned closures, butthe service may have to be remod-elled after a series of cuts. Thepresent cut of 7.5 per cent followslast year’s 8 per cent cut, on top ofthe 30 per cent cut the year before.You cannot provide the same level ofservice if cuts like these persist. Wewill continue to provide the serviceas best we can.” In a stark warning,

he said, “ We have managed cuts inthe past, but we have now reacheda tipping point.” The County Leadercontacted the HSE in an effort toclarify the position and aspokesperson replied, “Thedoctors/GPs who work in the D Docservice are members of North DocMedical Services Ltd. who have notinformed the HSE of any changeswhich would affect the serviceprovided by D Doc.,” the statementended. The County Leadercontacted North Doc but they werenot available for comment on thesituation.

Future Of D Doc Service May Be In Doubt

New Commuter Shuttle For MalahideA commuter shuttle busservice for Malahide willsoon be a reality.Provisional approval forthe service has just beengranted by the NationalTransport Authority. The shuttle will enablecommuters to connect effi-ciently with trains to andfrom Malahide railwaystation. It will run betweenSeabury and Robswall onthe Coast Road and willservice Estuary Road,Swords Road, Millview,Yellow Walls, Ard na Mara,Texas Lane, MalahideRailway Station, CoastRoad, Biscayne andRobswall.The shuttle will run onMonday to Friday between6.15am and 9.15am in themorning and between4.15pm and 7.30pm in theevening. The need for acommuter shuttle washighlighted in a survey ofresidents carried out byMalahide CommunityForum in 2008. A ShuttleProject Group was formedby the forum and hadrepresentatives fromMalahide Chamber ofCommerce, theT r a n s p o r t a t i o nDepartment of the CountyCouncil and MalahideCoaches. The group

carried out detailedresearch amongcommuters involving face-to-face interviews withseveral hundred railpassengers as well asobservation of the localservice provided by DublinBus.

Two previous applicationsfor licence were refused,but the Shuttle ProjectGroup persisted withfurther research whichshowed conclusively thatthe Dublin Bus service didnot connect consistently orefficiently with the depar-

ture and arrival of trains.The evidence presented inthe third application wassuccessful in persuadingthe National TransportAuthority of the need forthe proposed service. A launch date has yet to beannounced but the serviceshould commence duringthis coming Autumn.


Chapel Farm ResidentsDemand Action

Residents of Chapel Farm estate in Lusk are up inarms about the overgrown areas in the estate,which have been neglected for many months. Theestate is in the control of a Receiver after the devel-oper went bust and is deemed by residents to be ahealth and safety hazard.Resident, David Waldron contacted the CountyLeader about the problem. He said, “The grass hasnot been cut in months and there are rats in thelong grass. It’s a health and safety issue and ourchildren have nowhere to play. The playground isclosed and the whole place has a neglected feelabout it. We, as a group are considering hiring alocal farmer to cut the grass and bring some

semblance of normality to the area. One area inparticular is about three acres in size, and has greatpotential as a recreational area, where children cansafely play football and other pursuits. As it is, it’s awaste of space. It’s in nobody’s interest to keep itthis way,” he said.Local councillor, Ken Farrell (Lab) was in full agree-ment with the residents. He told the County Leader,“There are seven parcels of land that the CountyCouncil will take over when the Receiver carries outthe snags list. However, there is very little communi-cation between the Council and the Receiver. He isnot negotiating with the local authority and theonus is squarely on him to maintain the estate, untilthe Council takes it over,” said Farrell.Many residents have complained that their childrenare suffering from hayfever for the last few weeks,due to the high pollen count, which they claim isdue to the long grass not being cut. “The soonersomething is done, the better,” they demand.

By Patrick Finnegan

Chapel Farm, Lusk residents are up in arms because their estate is being neglected bythe Receiver. They claim the neglected areas of the estate are a health and safetyhazard and unfit for children to play in. Pictured are, Barry Mitchell, Alan Piper, ColmMaher, Robert McCann, l ocal councillor Ken Farrell and David Waldron.

Howth RNLI To The Rescue In MalahideHowth RNLI had four callouts over the course oflast week, with three ofthe calls to incidents atMalahide.The Inshore Lifeboat weretasked along with Rescue116, when three males inthere late 20s were

attempting to swim fromthe Donabate side ofMalahide harbour back tothe marina. One male gotinto difficulty and hisfriend managed to get himto a nearby dinghy, theywere brought to safety bytwo men heading out

fishing. They raised thealarm and Howth RNLIInshore Lifeboat pickedup the third male from thebeach, while Rescue 116brought the maleswimmer who hadsuffered an epileptic fit tohospital.

Later, the lifeboat wastasked to Malahide again,with reports that a rowingboat with five personsonboard in the channelwas struggling to makeway in the strong current.Once on scene, itappeared that the rowingboat had their own rescueboat with them and weresafely back in their berth.Later that afternoon,Howth RNLI’s All WeatherLifeboat was tasked totwo yachts aground in thechannel at Malahide.When the All WeatherLifeboat arrived, they hadalready tried to free thecasualties, but to no avail.The XP Boat was deployedfrom the Trent classlifeboat, which is able toaccess shallower water,with two crew memberson board. This managedto push one of the yachtsoff which then made itsway up to Malahidemarina. The second yachtwas then towed off andout to sea by XP boat andcontinued on its wayunassisted.

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Local Woman IsFirst FemaleRotary ChiefWell known NorthDublin woman,Rotarian, Verity Swanmade history whenshe took over as theDistrict Governor ofRotary International inIreland recently, asthe all Ireland organi-sation’s f irst everfemale Governor. For the next year,Verity will be leading2,500 Rotarians inIreland, working withRotary clubs in theircommunities, partnerorganisations andsupporting Rotarynational and interna-tional initiatives.Verity told the CountyLeader that she was

delighted to be takingon the role: “I amt r e m e n d o u s l yhonoured to be RotaryIreland’s first femaleDistrict Governor,which I firmly believeis a reflection of howRotary is moving withthe times. I would liketo see all Rotariansdoing what they havealways done so well;working together forthe greater good,because I really seehow we can be a posi-tive force in the worldtoday, at both a localand internationallevel.”Verity has been amember of Rotary

International since2001 when she joinedthe Rotary Club ofDublin North and wasClub President in2007/2008. She hasher own particulartheme for 2013/2014,called “Ordinary

People DoingE x t r a o r d i n a r yThings”, which shesays is hugely impor-tant to her. As aneducationalist andbeliever in l i felonglearning, Verity knowsthe posit ive affectwhich theprogrammes of RotaryInternational have onthe l ives of youngpeople across theglobe, and says it’shugely important tobe aware of the workthe Rotary does now,as it’s this work thatwil l have “a largeimpact in the years tocome.” Outside of her Rotarywork (though shesays most of what shenow does is affliatedwith Rotary in someway!), Verity was aprincipal at SantaSabina SecondarySchool in Sutton formany years, andalways wanting togain more knowledge.In 2002 she did adoctorate inI n s t r u c t u r a lLeadership in TrinityCollege. She also is aMasters Supervisor.When she’s notworking, she says sheloves working withpeople, travell ing,spending time withfamily and friends andis an avid walker.Throughout her life,she says maintainingfriendships is something that shetakes pride in.

Pictured here is Verity Swan, the new District Governor ofRotary International in Ireland.


North County Livingby Jennifer McShane

ScoutingTraditions

Owen Quinn from Lusk has been a group leader in the153rd Lusk Scout Group for the last two years andbeen involved with the group since he was five yearsold. In fact, the scouts are somewhat of a family tradi-tion, as many members of the Quinn family have beeninvolved in the well known local group for years.Owen sat down with the County Leader to talk a littleabout himself, his involvement with the group, andwhy he’s such a fan of the scouting traditions. For those that aren’t too familiar with the LuskScouts, a group originally started up in the town in1931 and then in 1979, it officially re-opened as the153rd Lusk Scout Group that we know now. It wasstarted up by one local person and a parish priest andhas been running underneath that guise ever since.It’s certainly been working well ever since, as the clubis still going strong today, with 150 current members ,30 adults and as many as 90 on a waiting list to join.“On one hand, it's fantastic that so many kids arewanting to join, and on the other it’s awful that wecan’t accommodate everyone, but unfortunately, atthe moment we just don’t have the space to accom-modate more members.” Owen says that a big issue with such a growing groupis trying to find more volunteers to join in and helpout. "We would always welcomeand encourage anyone who hasan interest in scouting and whomight be interested in volun-teering to get in touch. It's anextremely rewarding experience. Ican say myself that I get as muchout of it as all the children do, it'sfantastic." He has strong familyties to Lusk Scout Group; hiswhole family were involved at onepoint, including his mother (whowas also a group leader), father,brothers and sister. "We'vealways been involved in someway throughout the years, and inparticular what I find fantastic is that kids that mighthave been in the group when they were younger, arecoming back as adults to help out. "I think it's the factthat the group (and scout groups in general) are sodiverse, both in terms of content and personalities,and it's the members that see how much they got outof it as a young child, that makes them want to comeback with a fresh perspective on things as an adult." For those that don’t know, there are a number ofdifferent ‘ranks’ in a scout group: Beavers, Cubs,Venture Scouts and the newest addition, the Rovers.He says the purpose of any scout group is to try tocreate good citizens who can overcome variousobstacles and think independently. “I think being ascout is fantastic grounding for a child. They get tointeract with children of their own age, learn newskills, how to cope when they’re out in the greatoutdoors, have plenty of new experiences and takeon challenges. The activities are different to all the

digital games and so on that a lot would play nowa-days, which I think appeals to the kids," hecontinued. "I also think the different scouting activi-ties give them a chance to do things that they mightnot necessarily be allowed to do otherwise, likelighting fires and things, so there's a lot of funinvolved." The group participate in a variety ofdifferent activities such as: camp craft, orienteering,survival skills as well as the more traditional activi-ties, so there is definitely something for all ages toget involved in. The scout group clearly means an awful lot to Owen,who along with all the other volunteers, devotes ahuge majority of his free time to the group, but hesays he wouldn't have it any other way. "I loved thescouts as a young child, and I still love beinginvolved now. I think it's fairly safe to say thateveryone gets so much out of the group, membersand volunteers."He says he remembers a particular factor that stoodout to him as a young beaver: "I always rememberthe great sense of adventure I felt when we weregoing on different outings and so on, and that reallystayed with me, and the fact that you were gettingto try so many different things." He says, these

factors are what he hopes theyoung scouts today take withthem as they participate. When I ask about highlights overthe years, he says that thoughthere have been quite a few, andhe gives a particular mention tothe fact that quite a few of themembers have been recipients ofthe highly coveted Chief ScoutAwards. "It's really a fantasticachievement to get the awardsand shows how dedicated themembers are." He says thegroup are also really proud oftheir recent trip to Canada. "It

was a great achievement for us as a group as wehad been planning and saving for the trip for twoyears, and we really had an amazing time, and wewere in fact the first Irish Scout Group to go to thatparticular site." The active scout leader, says that the success of thegroup would not be possible at all without the dedi-cation of all the volunteers, leaders and the commu-nity: “Everyone that’s involved brings so muchenergy and commitment to the groups and thedifferent outings, and that’s what really spurs thekids on and gets them enthusiastic.” He also wantsto mention and thank the community of Lusk (aswell as the different communities around the NorthCounty), who have supported the group over theyears. "We've had such tremendous support fromthe entire community, and we just want to thankeveryone for their support as we wouldn't be able toprogress and thrive as we do without it."

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Glorious sunshine got this year’s Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Golf Skills Challenge off to the perfect startat Grange Golf Club, where the ladies fromForrest Little Golf Club in Swords, topped the listof team qualifiers. Teams were given a forensicexamination by the demanding skills challengecourse. Forrest Little trio, Lesley Molloy, BernadetteSullivan and Adrienne Timmons enjoyed aproductive afternoon on the course to take topspot. Two-time Forrest Little golfer-of-the-year,Lesley Molloy enjoyed every minute of the skillschallenge.“When we got on the tee-box it was very friendlyand very easy-going. It was very enjoyable,” saidLesley, who has immersed herself in the gamesince first joining Forrest Little five years ago.

“I play two times aweek during the winterand up to four times aweek in summer. I dolove the competitiveend of the game. Youwant to beat yourself,you want to do better.And then there’s asocial end,” she said. Although Lesley wasdisappointed with herown score on the day,together with playingpartners, BernadetteSullivan and AdrienneTimmons, they postedthe leading score in the ladies competition.All three will have the chance to test themselvesagain at the National Final in September, whichtakes place at the GUI National Golf Academy.

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Pictured moments afterscoring 115 not out againstJapan in the Eight NationsLadies Cricket tournamentat the Hills Cricket Club,Skerries is Irish star, ClareShillingham from Malahide.

A Swords resident hasexpressed her concern aboutthe proposed moving ofRathbeale Library to theCounty Hall. She recentlywrote to four local councillorsabout, and also got in touchwith the County Leader toexpress her concerns aboutthe issue. Swords lady Mary Burke saidthat while the move mightseem like a good idea, oncloser examination, she says“it really is not,” and feels thatlocal residents would lose outfor a number of reasons, if themove took place. “There seems to be an ideathat the existing library is toosmall, yet there was no indica-tion that the space that would

be used in County Hall is anybigger,” she said. “TheRathbeale Library is, I under-stand 4,500 sq feet. Is there ahistory of complaints from thepublic about the size of thelibrary? It would make sense toconsider this.”She pointed out a majorproblem that could arise if themove occurs: “The biggestsingle problem and the onethat should kill the idea isparking,” she continued.“There is no obvious parkingaround county hall at the timeswhen people use the library,and I’m sure residents will not be happy with extraparking needs.”The local resident feels thatadaptation costs could mostdefinitely be put to better use

with a revamp of the currentlibrary. “The cost of adaptationshould surely be better appliedin a revamp at Rathbeale? Iwould ask that local councillors explore this option.Even from a health and safetypoint of view there are fouropen balconies and stairwaywhich will be a constantdanger to visitors.”“Also, the complimentaryactivities of shopping andlibrary provide an attractiveproposition for people withchildren and this would becompletely lost down thetown.”“The councillors were electedto represent the views of resi-dents and to work to improveservices, and this would dothe opposite. I strongly urgethe local authority to reconsider the move for thebenefit for the community,”she concluded.

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Pictured enjoying the sunshine at Newbridge House in Donabate recently are, Caroline Bourke and her children, Hannah,Amy and Will.

Local Councillor, Tom O’Leary (FG) welcomed the recent announcementfrom Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar of a new ActionPlan to improve Maritime Safety and Marine Emergency ResponseServices and an enhanced Safety Equipment Grant Aid Scheme.This action plan will upgrade safety equipment in the North County’sfishing fleets, and cut down on tragic accidents at sea. The new MaritimeSafety Strategy being drafted by the Irish Maritime Administration willaddress recreational activities (both locally and nationally), fishing vessels,merchant ships and passenger ferries. Its central goal will be to reducedeaths and injuries. O’Leary also said that he particularly welcomes thegrants for safety equipment, locator beacons and Hi Tech radio and autopilot alarms. The Skerries based councillor, said the scheme would be ofgreat benefit to Skerries in particular. He told the County Leader: “InSkerries we have had our share of tragedies with a long list of persons lostat sea. This will be marked officially in September this year, when theReinstatement of the Totem Pole ‘Sea Pole’ at Red Island, and willcommemorate many Skerries people lost at Sea.” “The Skerries commu-nity have come out in their thousands to support the local lost at seaproject and Council officials will come on aboard now to supply thebalance of funding to complete the project and complete the engineeringworks at Red Island to erect the sea pole,” he continued.“We have had too many friends in Skerries lost at sea (and indeed aroundIreland), and I hope that this Government Action Plan will dramaticallyreduce the risk of such terrible tragedies happening in the future.”

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Mary Coughlan AtThe MillbankMary Coughlan is appearing in the Millbank Theatre,Rush on Saturday, 10th August at 8pm. A lot has beenwritten and a lot has been said about this great artist.It’s all quite forgotten now and the songs remain thesame, they remain a testament to Mary Coughlan’sseemingly timeless and endless talent. Her smoky,bluesy, boozy drawl has always been a seduction, nomatter what the subject. Regardless of the elementsshe chooses to manipulate with flawless ease, Mary’svoice has always been an unforeseen, sudden seduc-tion. This is why she is so loved. Make sure you don’tmiss this show. Tickets are €16 and bookings can bemade at [email protected]

Scrabble ClubIn RushThe Adult Scrabble club isup and running in Rush.The club meet everysecond Tuesday in RushLibrary. All scrabble fansare welcome!

Traditional Music GoesDown A Treat In Rush Local group, Rinceoil Fingal has recently hostedanother successful summer school in Rush, withtraditional music filling venues all over the vibrant town.The 14th annual Scoil Samhradh Chris Langan,hosted by the traditional music group, was a greatsuccess. It was launched by the County Mayor,Kieran Dennison, at the Millbank Theatre in Rush.The pupils of Rinceoil Fingal treated the large audi-ence to a gala concert, and then the Sean TreacyComhaltas played traditional music in the MichaelCollins Bar.The second day of the summer school started witha range of music workshops, which were held in StJoseph’s Secondary School. Alisdair White fromScotland took the fiddle workshop, which attractedthe largest crowd. Later that night, it was back to the Millbank for aconcert by accordion player Alan Kelly and hisband. A good portion of the crowd then adjournedto the Drop Inn for a session, with music providedby local group, Tumbleweed.The weekend ended with members of RinceoilFingal playing the music at Mass in Rush, inmemory of deceased members of the group.Lenny Martin of Rinceoil Fingal said of theweekend: “It was a really great weekend to add tothe long list of great weekends over the years. TheRinceoil Fingal committee would like to thank theCounty Council Arts Department for sponsoring theevents. Now it’s on to 2014!”

Kids Take Part In Space Academy in SwordsMore than 100 localchildren had fun lastweek, when they tookpart in the SpaceAcademy at SwordsBaptist Church’s KidsClub, the action-packed, fast-movingHoliday Kids Club.The Kids Club wasbased on ScriptureUnion’s SpaceAcademy material,combining Bill andTed’s Time MachineAdventure with storiesfrom the Book ofDaniel. It includedgames, crafts, music,drama and Biblestories!Leader of the holidayclub, Tim Burns waspleased with the way

the event went. ‘Wehad a fantastic week,and having sunshinehelped. We learntabout how God isalways faithful to Hischildren and how wecan be sure He is incontrol. Kids club wasgreat, I learnt lotsabout Jesus and thedramas were amazing”said Daniel whoattended our RiverValley Club eachmorning.To follow on from KidsClub, if you are in 2ndto 6th class you canjoin the fun onThursday afternoons inThe Riasc Centre,

Feltrim Road, Swordsfrom 4pm - 5.15pm forfun, games, stories,memory verses andsongs.

Car Boot SaleIn SwordsSt Columba’s Church,Swords are runningtheir annual Car Bootsales every Saturdayuntil September, from10am – 2pm, in OldBorough School,Swords. Cars cost €10,7 seaters/estates are€15, with vans costing€20. Gates are open tosellers at 9.30am.


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The extraordinary summer we’re enjoying may be starting to falter a little, but we hope it will comeback as strong as ever soon. It’s effect on us has been extraordinary. Suddenly we have become moreand more continental in the way we behave. Our eating and drinking habits have changed, and weseem to be spending more and more time al fresco, just as we would on holidays.Maybe it’s the pent up desire for outdoor entertainment that has come out in us. Going out is now anevent and we no longer go out for just a few pints and wander home. With the holiday season in fullswing and the children on school holidays, summer sun makes us less inclined to slave at home over asteaming hot cooker. Instead, the thought of just going out for a meal and a few drinks becomes veryappealing indeed. This is something that the entire family can avail of. We are blessed here in the North County area, with plenty of great pubs, restaurants, clubs and hotelsthat are experts in providing entertainment and great food and drink at very reasonable prices. Thebeauty of many of these venues, is that they provide entertainment for all of the family. Children arewell catered for In the afternoon and early evening, while adults come out to play later on.

Continued from page 1that this was a personal decision, which did not involveanyone else. He intends to stand in the local electionsnext May and hopes that like minded politicians canform alliances on some issues. There is a possibility tolook at new political structures, which seek a middleground, where people can vote without being in thestraight jacket of a whip system,” he said.When it was suggested that his decision might beviewed as one of political expediency, deciding to shedhis association with Labour in order to secure his elec-tion in May, O’Callaghan was very clear in his motives.“I’ve worked hard in the Howth/Sutton area and havebuilt up good relationships there over the years. Up tothe last election, no Labour councillor was elected fromthe Howth/Sutton area. With Peter Coyle now retired, Iwould have been the leading Labour candidate forMalahide/Howth Ward, so from an election point ofview, leaving the Party would not have been an advan-tage to me necessarily,” he explained.Local TD, Brendan Ryan was highly critical of

O’Callaghan’s decision to quit the Party. He told thisnewspaper, “I am not surprised by this development. Iam sorry to lose any member of the Party, be they ordi-nary member or public representative. The idea thatLabour has broken “steadfast election commitments”is nonsense. The programme for government super-sedes both Party election manifestos. Walking awayinto some utopian wilderness will not achieve anythingfor the people that Cian and I represent. Staying in theLabour Party and staying in Government has and will,”he concluded. O’Callaghan was full of praise for hisLabour colleagues on Fingal County Council and forBrendan Ryan. He said, “The Labour councillors were attheir best in recent months in achieving a substantialreversal of cuts to library opening hours. Due to theireffective representation, the cuts to library openinghours will be much less severe from Septemberonwards. Likewise, I have always found Brendan Ryanto be a very effective, down to earth and practical T.D.and I wish him and the Labour Party councillors in thearea all the best for the future.”

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Irish Water said it plans to installmore than one million watermeters outside homes before theend of 2016 and that Fingal will beone of the last places wheremetering will start.The company said that it will put27,000 meters in place nationwide,with work starting this week. The

new utility company said it willstart in Co. Kildare.People will be given notice before ameter is installed and the companysaid the installation should notcause more than a few hours’disruption to supply. The contrac-tors are not required to enterpeople’s houses to install the

meters. Households should expecttheir first water bill at the start of2015. It is important for NorthCounty residents to understandthat, even if you have not receiveda meter at that stage, you will bebilled on your estimated usage.The company contracted to under-take the project said the meteringprogramme will create 1,600 jobsand hopefully, some of them willbe here in the North County.

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Rush Impresses Pride of Place JudgesRush Community Councilmade a very impressivepresentation last week tojudges in their bid to winthe Pride of Place compe-tition. The presentation,

which was made bycommittee member, AnneMcCrudden took place inthe local Community Hallon Tuesday, 23rd July last. Rush is the only town in

the North County that wasnominated by the CountyCouncil for the competi-tion, which is part of theCo-operation Irelandinitiative and is an all

Ireland competition. Theobjective of the Pride ofPlace competition is toacknowledge the greatwork that is done bycommunities and volun-teerism at it’s very best.The competition alsoexamines how the localauthorities connect withlocal communities andhow history and heritageare embraced by thecommunity.The judges were clearlyimpressed by the richhistorical tradition of Rushand, after the presenta-tion, they were taken on atour of the important land-marks in the town,starting with a visit to thenewly opened ‘Men of theSea’ statues at EchlinCourt, where they weregiven a presentation byKevin Murray of RushHistorical Society. It wasclear from early on thatthe judges were highlyimpressed with the levelof activity in Rush, whichwe hope will stand themin good stead, when theresults are announced inNovember.

Residents ConcernedOver Lack Of BroadbandIn OldtownResidents of Clonmethan Green in Oldtown are up inarms over the lack of home broadband in the area.Local resident, Jason Tiernan contacted the CountyLeader about the issue, and expressed his frustrationthat in this day and age, people should be left withoutinternet. “We’re really frustrated about this,” he said.“I’ve been looking into this for some time, and evenafter contacting the broadband company in question,there seems to be no resolution to, what we feel is amajor problem for our area.” “The company that operates in the Oldtown area isRipplecom,” he explained. “The fact is that thatRipplecom does provide broadband around parts ofthe locality and many consumers are availing of theservice, but the same cannot be said for the residentshere Clonmethan Green.” Ripplecom’s answer was that Clonmethan was a“black spot” of sorts and the service could not beprovided. “Having spoken to a Ripplecom customerservice representative, we were simply told without a

valid reason, that the service cannot be provided inthis small catchment area.” “It is hard to believe in the modern era in which wenow live, people are still experiencing these prob-lems,” an exasperated Jason continued. The Internethas become a huge factor in people’s lives, and theresidents of Clonmethan Green feel, naturally, they arebeing left behind. We want to highlight this issue, inthe hope that we can find a way to resolve it as swiftlyas possible.”

On Friday last, 26th July, the County Council Gum Litter Taskforce (GLT) 2013 CampaignBoost was held at the Pavilions Shopping Centre in Swords. The GLT awarenesscampaign aims to reduce littered gum in the most sustainable way, by encouraging thepublic to dispose of their gum responsibly. Swords Tidy Towns members and theCouncil’s Litter Wardens and Environmental Awareness Team handed out gum wraps.Pictured at the campaign boost are, Ken Duffy and Georgy Hughes (both from SwordsTidy Towns), County Mayor, Kieran Dennison and Ger Clarke (Facilities Manager,Pavilions Shopping Centre).

Pictured are brother and sister, Jason and AshlingTiernan, who are mystified as to why Clonmethan Greenin Oldtown has no Broadband service.

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Friday, August 2nd, marks the deadlineday for submissions in the latest roundof public consultation around thecontroversial plans to develop a giantregional sewage plant in Clonshaugh.Submissions that will be considered inthe preparation of an EnvironmentalImpact Statement for the project haveto reach the Greater Dublin DrainageProject Team by that date.According to the project team, it isintended to submit the application for

planning approval for the project to AnBord Pleanála in early 2014 and if theproject gained planning permission,2017 is the earliest date constructioncan begin.‘We have engaged with hundreds ofmembers of the public since our fourthround of public consultationcommenced on June 10. The open daysheld in June and July were a valuableopportunity to clarify a lot of misinfor-mation that is circulating,’ PeterO’Reilly, Project Engineer told theCounty Leader. He added: “The project is still at thepre-planning stage. This consultation ispart of the non-statutory phase and itspurpose is to inform the EIS which is

being prepared as part of the applica-tion for planning approval, that will besubmitted to An Bord Pleanála in early2014.”The project team claim the plant will bedesigned, built and operated to the“highest technological standard andinternational best practice” and said itis necessary for the Greater Dublin Areaand the North County’s future.It repeated its disputed claim that onelarge regional plant is more environ-mentally friendly than the network ofsmaller local plants favoured by oppo-nents of the project. The project teamsaid that every measure would be takento protect the environment and elimi-nate odours from the plant.

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Homeowners around the NorthCounty are among the highest inIreland to have complied with theproperty tax fee. Newly releasedfigures show that 91 percent ofthe population in the North Countywent ahead and paid the fees,putting them above the nationalaverage of 89 percent.Despite some recent strongprotests from local groupsregarding the tax, North Countyresidents are among the mostcompliant, with the County Councilcollecting over €12 million to puttowards vital local services.However, homeowners who have

yet to pay the tax have been givena final seven-day deadline to payit, or have it taken from theirsalaries or pensions. The RevenueCommissioners are writ ing toproperty owners who have refusedto pay, saying that if it is paidwithin seven days of receiving theletter, they will not not be hit byinterest or penalties. Aspokesperson said that around40,000 letters will be sent out bythe end of this month, and if resi-dents refuse their employers orpension providers wil l beinstructed to deduct the tax atsource. You can pay the charge online,calling the property tax helpline,or by sending a cheque or postalorder to the RevenueCommissioners Local Property TaxBranch in Limerick.

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Local TD Alan Farrell(FG), has said that theGovernment’s ActionPlan for Jobs is, so fara success, creating thec o n d i t i o n swhereby 2,000jobs per monthare now beingcreated. He told theCounty Leader:“I welcomethat theGovernment is deliv-ering on the objectivesit set out in the ActionPlan for Jobs. This is along term project and I

am delighted to seethat it is bearing fruitin the form of 2,000jobs per month beingcreated. There is still a

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Holidaymakers UrgedTo Get Measles JabsFamilies from around the North County going onholiday to the UK and mainland Europe are beingadvised to ensure that their children are vaccinatedagainst measles. According to the Health ProtectionSurveillance Centre (HPSC), since the start of theyear there have been outbreaks of measles inEurope, with over 1,300 cases in Wales, 900 cases inGermany, and other outbreaks in the Netherlands,France and Italy. A spokesperson from the HPSC toldthe County Leader: “In Ireland, there have been over30 cases of measles since the start of 2013, and theages of individuals reported with them range fromnine months to 35 years of age, with most of thecases caught by those who are less than ten years ofage.” “The free MMR vaccine, is the only way toprotect against measles. The first dose is given byGP’s at 12 months and the second dose at four tofive is usually given at school by HSE vaccinationteams.” The HPSC advises parents of pre-school orprimary school children who have never had theMMR vaccine, and who are intending to travel toEurope to visit their GP to get the vaccination. Thosewho have a primary-school-aged child who mayhave missed out on the second dose of the vaccina-tion should also get the jab.

Horticultural Show In SwordsFingal HorticulturalShow will take place onBank Holiday Monday,5th August in StColumba’s ParishCentre at the OldBorough School inSwords from 2pm to5pm. It will include 150competition classes forhanging baskets, cut

flowers, pot plants,flower arranging, fruit,vegetables, jams, homebaking, paintings etc.There is expected to beover 600 exhibits on the day. A recent golf classic event which was organised by the Tesco Donabate Distribution and

Tesco Ballymun Distribution teams has raised over‚ €17,000 for Aware, Tesco's Charity ofthe Year.The event took place at Donabate Golf Club with 30 teams participating on the day.Pictured are the winning team of Aiden Keating, Mark Hunter, Freida Murphy and ThelmaKeating.

Local ParticipantsNeeded For New TV ShowRTE are seeking people f rom di f ferentcommunities all around the North County toparticipate in a new show called the Give orTake Show. The show is looking to bringtogether a group of people - an estate, a street, an apartment block, or people from the same town - to form a Give or Take Club for one month. Everyone must be prepared to Give a Wish, orTake a Wish. Everyone will make a ‘Wish List’,writing down things they want - small andbig: a holiday; a better car; a job; a job share;a makeover; a garden makeover; respite care;one night out a week. Everyone lists theirassets: time, money, skills. This is the Give OrTake List. Acting together the Club can realisesome, but not a l l , o f thei r l is t . And not

without some sacrifice, selfless action. Whatcould you change on your own doorstep inthe space of just one month?Financial expert, Eddie Hobbs will use all hisfinancial know-how and negotiating skills tohelp your community uncover the hiddenassets, resources and skills to achieve asmuch of the list as possible. He’ll set out topair wants and needs with available assets.RTE are looking for people from the samearea or towns to take part. You can sign up onyour own, with a partner or friends, or as agroup or household. Those participating musthave availability for filming during September2013 - dates wi l l be conf i rmed as far inadvance as possible. Eddie will meet the Clubonce a week to set challenges and offer finan-cial tips and tools to achieve them. The Clubmeeting will be filmed for the show. Eddiewill follow up with some individuals or house-holds one on one as the Club progresses.

Local groupRemember Us,based in Balbriggan,are currentlyenjoying theirannual SummerProgramme. Theyjust recently tookpart in theirKidzbake in St.

George’s School inBalbriggan, whichwas a great success.Remember Us is anintegrated socialyouth group foryoung people/adults with specialneeds and theirfamil ies, and the

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Holiday For Rush Senior Citizens Swords Gospel Choir The Rush Senior Citizens holiday to Donegaltakes place from 23rd to 29th August. Itpromises to be a hugely enteraining few days,and there are two places available due to cancel-lations. Contact Chairperson of Rush SeniorCitizens, Kathleen O’Brien on 087-6251019 ifyou’re interested in attending.

Swords Youth Service are seeking to findn e w m e m b e r s f o r t h e i r G o s p e l C h o i rbetween the ages of 13 and 17. All stan-dards of vocal strength are welcome withthose intreated asked to contact Melissaon 01- 8405100.


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Recent published deathsfrom the North County

GALLEN Mary, (nee Boylan) (peacefully) – July 20, 2013, aftera long illness. Sadly missed by her loving husband John, herchildren, Michael, Niall, Sheila, Brenda, John and Carole, byher brothers and sister, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law andher ninteen grandchildren and her extended family and manyfriends. Rest in peace.

HATCH Catherine, (Molly) (nee Nulty) (Late of SeatownVilla’s, Swords) – July 20, 2013, (peacefully) at home,Catherine, beloved wife of the late Joseph ; sadly missed byher loving son Michael, daughter-in-law Beth, grand daughterMichelle, grandson Aaron, Yvonne, great grandson Joey,great granddaughter Shauna, sister Ethel, brother Joe inCanada, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Rest inpeace.

HARTE John, (Sutton and formerly of Killarney) – July 21,2013, (peacefully) at Mater Private Hospital. He will be sadlymissed by his wife Mary, daughters Emer and Sinead, sonShane, daughter-in-law Louise, brothers, sisters, and manyrelatives and friends. Rest in peace.

MCALEER Richard, (Balbriggan) – July 20, 2013, (peacefully)after a short illness. Deeply regretted by his loving motherMay, sisters Susan and Theresa, brother Shane, his lovingchildren Sarah, Richie, Conor and Alex, partner Georgina,sister-in-law, brother-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives andfriends. Rest in peace.

LAWLESS Margaret (Peggy) (Kinsealy) – July 20, 2013,(peacefully) in Beaumount Hospital. Beloved sister of Nellie,Kathleen and Bernie. Very sadly missed by her loving sisters,nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, relatives andfriends. Rest in peace.

DOYLE (Malahide) – July 21, 2013, (peacefully) at home,Francis Christopher beloved husband of Yvonne and lovingfather of Esther, John and Siobhan and much loved granddadto Sean, Alannah and Ciaran and brother to the late Peggy ;sadly missed by his loving family, sisters Maria, Anne andPauline, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brothers-in-law, rela-tives and friends. Rest in peace.

GROGAN (nee O’Brien) (Donabate and formerly North Wall) –July 21, 2013, (peacefully), at home with her loving family,Meabh, beloved wife of Eamon ; deeply regretted by herloving husband, daughter Ursula, sons Desmond, Niall andGarry, sona-in-law, grandchildren, relatives and friends. Restin peace.

DOYLE (Malahide) – July 21, 2013, (peacefully) at home,David, much loved partner of Damian and loving brother ofDeirdre, Ken, Susan, Janet and Patricia and much loved son ofthe late Paddy and Mia Doyle ; David will be sadly missed byhis partner, brother, sisters, brothers-in-law, sister-in-law,aunt, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends, Rest in peace.

HARPUR, Sam (Donabate) – July 23, 2013, (suddenly)beloved son of Shane and Joanna and dear brother of Holly ;deeply regretted by his loving grandparents James, Mary,Tom and Margaret, uncles and aunts Barry, Sarah, Jane,David, Eamonn, Ellen, Brian and Julie, cousins Ciaran, Kate,Isabel and Laura. Rest in peace.

Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I have askedyou for many favours. This time I ask you fora very special one (mention request). Take itdear Jesus and place it in your broken Heart

where your father sees it and then in hismerciful eyes it will become your favour andnot mine. Amen. Say this prayer for 3 days,

promise publication and favours will begranted. Thank you so much for favours (I.B)

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Fingal County CouncilFull Planning Permission Is Being Sought FromFingal County Council For The ProposedDemolition Of Existing Derelict Shed TypeStructure Together With The ProposedConstruction Of A Two Storey Type Dwelling HouseWith Single Storey Projection, Proposed Vehicular& Pedestrian Entrance Along The WesternBoundary Of The Proposed Site Onto CliffordsLane, Proposed Boundary Wall Along The Northern& Western Boundaries, Proposed Connection ToThe Existing Foul Sewer Network, ProposedConnection To Existing Public Watermain,Proposed Installation Of A Rainwater HarvestingSystem And All Ancillary Works At Mountgorry,Swords, Co. Dublin, For Mr. David McCormack. The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of the PlanningAuthority during its' public opening hours and asubmission or observation may be made to thePlanning Authority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks begin-ning on the date of receipt by the authority of theapplication.Signed: Cunningham Design & Planning Limited,Block C, N4 Axis Centre, Longford, Co. Longford.

Fingal County CouncilMartina Wogan seeks planning permission for theremoval of existing dwelling and the replacementwith a new bungalow dwelling with new wastewater treatment system and percolation area andfor upgraded existing access road and existingvehicular entrance onto public road on site ofexisting dwelling to side of existing family home atWimbletown, Ballyboughal , County Dublin .The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonablecost of making a copy at the offices of the plan-ning authority during its public opening hoursMonday to Friday at Fingal County Hall,Main St,Swords, Co. Dublin. a submission or observationin relation to the application may be made inwriting to the planning authority on payment ofthe prescribed fee (€20 Euros), within the periodof 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theplanning authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought by Keller, Neary &Hanley on lands located on the Beaverstown Road,Donabate, Co. Dublin. The development comprisesof the demolition of existing glasshouses and theconstruction of a residential development of 15 no.2 storey (some with attic conversions) comprisingof 3 & 4 bed dwellings with a new vehicularentrance and pedestrian footpath onto theBeaverstown Road; ESB substation, and all associ-ated and ancillary site development and engi-neering works. The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at the offices ofthe planning authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observation may bemade to the authority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (20 Euro) within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is being sought for alter-ations, additions and revisions to 1no house typeE on Site No 21, as part of previously approvedparent permission F06A / 1576 and subsequentpermission F08A/0313, at Site No 21 StreamstownWood, Streamstown Lane, Malahide, Co Dublin forJohn Kearney and Paulette Lawson.The alterations and additions consist of thefollowing:1. Omission of the basement floor level area.2. Omission of the Attic Level living accommoda-tion.3. Inclusion of part attic area and stairs for access

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purposes to attic storage area (non habit-able area).4. New single storey extended living andkitchen area to the rear of the property.5. Modifications to the external elevationsincluding material finishes, minor windowalterations and extended area to the rearof the property.The Planning Application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy at the offices of the PlanningAuthority during the public opening hoursof 9.30 – 16.30 Monday – Friday at theoffices of Fingal County Council, FingalCounty Hall, Main Street, Swords, CoDublin.A submission or observation in relation tothe application may be made in writing tothe Planning Authority on payment of afee of ¤20, within the period of 5 weeks,beginning on the date of receipt by FingalCounty Council of the application, andsuch submissions or observations will beconsidered by the Planning Authority inmaking a decision on the application. ThePlanning Authority may grant permissionsubject to or without conditions, or mayrefuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilJordan Pendleton seeks planning permis-sion for a storey and half dwelling withwaste water treatment system and perco-lation area and for new access road fromenlarged existing vehicular entrance ontopublic road on site to the rear of existingfamily home at Winterwheat,Margaretstown, Skerries, County Dublin .The planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public opening hoursMonday to Friday at Fingal CountyHall,Main St,Swords ,co. Dublin. asubmission or observation in relation tothe application may be made in writing tothe planning authority on payment of theprescribed fee (€20 Euros), within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the dateof receipt by the planning authority of thisapplication.

Fingal County CouncilPermission for (A) Demolition of existingdwelling ‘Sunnydale Cottage’and 2 no.garages, (B) New replacement dwelling (adormer bungalow) to rear, (C) Alterations(incl. part demolition) and construction ofa new single storey extension to rear and(south) side of existing 2-storey dwelling‘Sunnydale’ and (D) all associated alter-ations and siteworks including newboundary walls and new vehicular accessto new replacement dwelling at rear of‘Sunnydale’, Tower Street, Rush, Co.Dublin. Signed A. Kelly.This application can be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the

reasonable cost of making a copy duringthe public opening hours of 09.30 -16.30Mon.-Fri. at the offices of Fingal CountyCouncil, County Hall, Main Street, Swords,Co. Dublin . A submission or observationin relation to the application may be madein writing to the Planning Authority onpayment of €20, within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt byFingal County Council of the applicationand such submissions or observationswill be considered by the PlanningAuthority in making a decision on theapplication. The Planning Authority maygrant permission subject to or withoutconditions, or may refuse to grant permis-sion.

Fingal County Council Planning permission sought for the erec-tion of a new free standing gym/play-room, store and toilet to the rear of theexisting dwelling/back garden togetherwith all associated drainage and siteworks at No.18, Baskin Lane, Kinsealy ,Co. Dublin. Applicant: John Cannon. The planning application may beinspected, or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy, at the offices of the planningauthority during its public opening hours.A submission or observation in relation tothe application may be made in writing tothe planning authority on payment of theprescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt bythe authority of the application, and suchsubmissions or observations will beconsidered by the planning authority inmaking a decision on the application. Theplanning authority may grant permissionsubject to or without conditions, or mayrefuse to grant permission.

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