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A registered newspaper at the G.P.O. 2nd December 2014 • Volume 21, Issue 44 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. • Tel: 8•400•200 • [email protected]

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There is some very good news to report aboutlittle Molly McNally, the six year old Balbriggangirl, who suffers from Stage 4Neuroblastoma, a rare children’s cancer.Molly’s father, Gerry explained to theCounty Leader that Molly has successfullycome through a full week of chemotherapyat Crumlin Hospital. The result is that shenow has only one-and-a-half cancer hotspots on her skull, as opposed to six, whichshe had. “This is great news, as it means

that she can now go forward for a bonemarrow transplant. We are delighted to be

back on course. It would not have beenpossible with six hot spots, so this isgreat news,” said Gerry. The bonemarrow transplant is set to take place atCrumlin Hospital, at the end of January.

After this, Molly will be in isolation for aperiod 100 days, to safeguard her frominfection at this crucial stage.Continued on page 20

Little Molly Making Great Strides

Molly McNally

STAY LOCAL

There is no better way to startyour Christmas shopping than inyour home town. Our NorthCounty towns have an array ofshops and shopping arcades.Within these you will find anAladdin’s Cave of delights,perfect for those one-of-a-kindChristmas gifts. Also around our local towns,there are many fantastic localstores, restaurants and hotelswhich have been situated in theNorth County for many years,and hence offer the customer arange of unique services andproducts that you just won’t findin the City Centre. Another plus,

is the personalised shoppingexperience that you will receivein your local store. You are mostlikely to be served by the actualstore owner, and someone youknow very well. This is alsowhere you can negotiate abargain, and should you need toexchange a purchase, or if yourun into any issues, you will bereceived by a friendly shop-keeper, who will be only toowilling to make sure that yourevery need is swiftly met.On foot of this, the CountyLeader got in touch with anumber of local businesses and

retailers, all of whom empha-sised the real importance ofshopping local at this festivetime of year. They were all unani-mous in saying how local shop-ping would be of great benefit toboth the business and customer. Speaking about that all impor-tant personal shopping experi-ence, Richie McNamara, ownerof Richie’s Bikes Store inSwords, which has been in the

town for thepast 19 years,said he feelsthat thepersonal serviceis really thestandout servicethat the smaller

retailers have to offer theircustomers today. “I think it’s thisthat really keeps the smallerbusinesses alive,” he explained.“We depend on our localcustomers, so we would try andensure that we always offer themthat little bit extra so that theyget the best of both - a greatprice and that extra service.”Laura McIntyre, from McCartan’sPharmacy inBalbriggan waseager to sayhow much thestaff appreci-ated andlooked forwardto seeing localpeople in theirstore this Christmas: “Supportfrom the local community is obvi-ously really important to us atthis time of year.”Continued on page 20

It’s The Only Way To Shop This ChristmasIt’s Christmas time once again, and here in the North County,local businesses are gearing up to prepare for what they hopewill be their busiest time of year. This last quarter of the year is acrucial time for our local businesses and retailers, who havecome to need a real boost in trade over the coming weeks, so it isvital that customers around the locality give them all the supportthey can.

Broadband Speeds AffectingBusiness In SwordsWith the economy beginning to return to a morerobust state, it is surprising to learn that manybusinesses in Swords do not have a proper broad-band service, to conduct business effectively.

This comes hot on the heels of news that a newscheme to bring state-subsidised broadband of atleast 30 megabytes per second to 700,000 ruralhomes and businesses, is being rolled outCommunication Minister, Alex White said that600,000 rural homes and 100,000 rural busi-nesses would be included in the new state-funded fibre broadband network, which isexpected to cost the taxpayer between €355mand €512m and will be completed by 2020.This will comes as cold comfort to some Swordsbusiness people, many of whom are attemptingto conduct business with unreliable and slowinternet access. It seems that Fibre Broadband doesnot appear to be available on one side of the MainStreet, with certain exceptions. Given the proximity tothe city centre and Dublin Airport, one might expect,in a highly developed enterprise region, that thecounty capital, with civic offices employing severalhundreds of people, would be on a priority for fibreroll out, in an area that seeks to attract more andmore foreign direct investment.McInerney Saunders, which is a prominent CharteredAccountancy company on Main Street, Swords is onesuch company. Managing Director, Gerry McInerneyspoke to the County Leader about the difficulties hiscompany faces. He said, “It only became noticeable in recent times.

Accordingly as technology is moving on, it’s moredemanding of computer systems. Equally, as ourbusiness processes change and the way we interactwith Government agencies, and more and more docu-ments need to be uploaded, we have more need tohave access to the internet, for a number of differentapplications.”“So, broadband is becoming more and more crucial.Recently, we experienced severe difficulties, wherewe lost service, with no incoming emails and then, ultimately, when we had service restored, our speeds were down to levels that made it practically impossible to work efficiently and effec-tively for our clients.”Continued on page 20

By Jennifer McShane

“Whilst we depend on water for drinkingpurposes, businesses need internet inthe same way” - Gerry McInerney

North County Panto Kids will be appearing in Cinderella at the Helix Theatre from November 28 to January 11. Pictured here withWicked Stepmother, Mary Murray, also known as Love/Hate's Janet and Ugly Sisters, Aidan Mannion and Eoin Cannon are EllaO'Callaghan and Poppy Harley 11) from Donabate; Sean Brady from Malahide and Maria Doyle (11) from Donabate, withClodagh Finnegan (12) from Rush, Alanna France (12) and Aisling Patterson (10) from Donabate - See story on page 3

By Patrick Finnegan

Free Christmas ParkingIn North County TownsThe Council have confirmed the requirement to pay for parking in

certain local towns will be removed each Saturday of December

in the run up to Christmas. The announcement was made in

response to a query from local Councillor, J.P. Browne (FG), on

the subject at the Council meeting held recently.

Following the success of the previous two years, the Council

have decided to continue the scheme in Balbriggan, Malahide,

Rush, Skerries and Swords over the three Saturdays in December

- 6th, 13th and 20th. “The County Council supports local enterprise and hopes that

this initiative will assist local business in he towns at the busiest

shopping time of the year,” the Council said.

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Balbriggan Enterprise CentreExceeds Expectations The County Council hasannounced that theperformance ofBalbriggan Enterpriseand Training Centre(BEaT) has exceededtheir expectations. Theannouncement came in aresponse to a questionfrom local councillor,Tony Murphy (NP), at thelatest Council meeting,and is welcome news forlocal businesses. The councillor asked theChief Executive, PaulReid, for a report on thethroughput of enter-prises that have beensuccessful in sustainingand/or growing theirbusinesses, after theirmentoring in BEaT. TheCouncil were very posi-tive in their response:“Since its establishmentin the year 2000, BEaTLtd has been central tothe development ofstart-up and developing

businesses within theBalbriggan area.”“Over the last five years,despite the tougheconomic conditions,and when the recessionwas at its height, BEaTmaintained an occu-pancy rate of 95 percent, even though at notime during this periodwas there a waiting listfor units,” theyexplained.“On average, over thelast five years there hasbeen an annual averageturnover of 15 to 20 percent of unit space. Thisfits with the EnterpriseCentre model ofsupporting start-up anddeveloping businesses,providing them with theopportunity to grow astrong base, beforemoving out of thesupport based environ-ment of the EnterpriseCentre,” the Council

said. “The performanceof BEaT in Balbrigganover the past five yearsand since its inception,fully meets and exceedsthe Council’s expecta-tions of an EnterpriseCentre,” they concluded. Ria Stubbs, Manager ofthe BEaT Centre told theCounty Leader, “BEaTcentre is currentlyhousing over 20 busi-nesses, and since it’sinception in 2000, it hashoused over 140 start-up businesses and hasbeen instrumental intraining an average of1,200 people each year.We’re delighted withFingal County Council’sendorsement of thecompany and we lookforward to our contin-uing relationship withthe Council, the LocalEnterprise Office and thelocal Chamber ofCommerce,” she said.

Pictured outside BEaT Centre in Balbriggan is Ria Stubbs, Manager of BEaT, Balbriggan(far right), with staff members of companies using the centre

A group of local schoolchildren are allset to light up the national stage inCinderella at The Helix. Seven talentedyoungsters from Donabate, Malahideand Rush will be joining Love/Hate starMary Murray, better known as Janet, inThe Helix pantomime from now untilJanuary 11th. The North County’snewest singing and dancing starsinclude Alanna France, Maria Doyle(11), Aisling Patterson (10), EllaO’Callaghan and Poppy Harley, all fromDonabate, Sean Brady from Malahideand Clodagh Finnegan from Rush. Thelocal youngsters were among 200young hopefuls who were put throughtheir paces at Ireland’s only panto bootcamp this summer.“I love everything about performing,”said twelve-year-old Clodagh Finnegan

from Rush. “I love the anticipation ofwaiting in the wings, then there is theexcitement of seeing a big audienceand of course being on stage iswonderful, I can’t wait,” said Clodaghwho is in sixth class at Rush nationalschool. Ten-year-old Aisling Pattersonfrom Somerton, Donabate, is equallyexcited. “When I found out I was in thepanto, I jumped up and down and criedwith joy, I was so thrilled,” said Aisling,who is in fourth class at Scoil PhadraicCailini in Donabate.The young hopefuls will be sharingCinderella’s six week run on The Helixstage with some of Ireland’s leadingperformers. “Being in the panto is sucha great experience to have, I can’tbelieve I’ve been so lucky and it’s goingto be so much fun,” concluded 11-year-old Poppy Harley from Donabate.

Local Kids Set To Shine In PantomimeBy Jennifer McShane

Digital Distinction AwardFor Swords School St Cronan’s Senior National School (SNS), Swordshas been awarded ‘Digital School of Distinction’status. This prestigious award promotes, recognisesand encourages best practice use of technology inprimary schools.Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan TD,presented the award to teachers and pupils at theschool last week. ‘Digital Schools of Distinction’ is a flagship awardprogramme supported by HP Ireland and MicrosoftIreland, who have confirmed that they will supportthe programme with €200,000 in funding for itssecond year.Speaking at the event, Minister Jan O’Sullivan said:“It is very important to give recognition to schools

that have adopted a strong digital schools culture.The Digital School of Distinction programme, whichis in line with the e-learning roadmap supported bythe Department of Education & Skills, is an excellentmeans to promote and enhance the use of ICT in theclassroom. I would like to commend St Cronan’s SNSin their achievement.”The response to the Digital Schools of Distinctionprogramme from primary schools to date has beenextremely positive. Loreto Desmond, Principal of StCronan’s SNS said that the programme offers a greatopportunity to develop its students’ digital literacy.“Over the past number of years, we have invested alot of time and effort in the development of a digitalculture in our school and it is very encouraging tosee these efforts now come to fruition,” she told theCounty Leader. “We are delighted that our effortshave been recognised by Digital Schools ofDistinction.”

Pictured here are Ciara Whelan ICT Co-ordinator Junior School, Edel Moloney Principal St. Cronan’s Junior School,Gerard McHugh, Chair of Digital Schools of Distinction and Director Dublin West Education Centre; Minister forEducation and Skills, Jan O'Sullivan; Martin Murphy, MD, HP Ireland, Loreto Desmond, Principal St. Cronan’s SeniorSchool; Valerie Mc Manus, ICT Co-ordinator Senior School. Children from St. Cronan's Junior and Senior School. Bothschools are accepting their awards as the first school in Ireland to be awarded the Digital School of Distinction Award inboth schools on the one campus.


Christmas Arrives Around The North County

Pictured turning on the Christmas lights in Swords are County Mayor, Mags Murray, Santa Claus, and Fingal CountyCouncil Chief Executive, Paul Reid.

Parish priest, Fr Richard is pictured counting down theseconds to the switching on of the Christmas lights inSkerries

Alex Finnegan (11) was chosen as the person to turn on theChristmas lights in Balbriggan. Alex is pictured here withCounty Mayor, Cllr Mags Murray, as he flicks the switch

Kathleen O'Brien, Rush Community Person ofthe Year 2014 was given the honour of turningon the Christmas lights in Rush. Kathleen ispictured here flicking the switchSanta and Mrs Claus are pictured on their arrival in Malahide

Pictured at the launch of the Donabate/Portrane Christmas festival are, Tony Lambert (CEO Fingal Dublin Chamber), KarlHarte (CP Electrical), Blaithin O'Donnell (Donabate Transition Towns), Clara la Combre (Donabate/Portrane CommunityCouncil), Wayne Hand (Donabate/Portrane Chamber of Commerce), Emer Weston (Festival organiser) and Helen Weston

Pictured at the arrival of Santa in Malahide are AlannaFarrelly and Allie Howard

Pictured at the turning on of the Christmas lights in Rushare Ken Worthington, with his children, Mia and Rhys

Pictured at the switchingon of the Christmas lightsin Skerries are AndreaMagee with her daughter,Megan

Pictured at the switch onof the Christmas lights inSwords are Jenny andBrian Keane

Pictured at the switch on of the Christmas lights in Swordsare Aoife Kirwan, Olivia Curran, Jack Kirwan, Hugh Daltonand John Dalton

Pictured at the arrival ofSanta in Malahide areDavid Gorman and SineadKenny

Pictured eagerly awaitingthe arrival of Santa inMalahide are Mia Quaidand Elsie Akinduko

Pictured with Santa in his grotto in Rush, at the turningon of the Christmas lights are, Shane Kennedy, CharlieKienan, Erikas Pojarkovas, Ben Ferguson and BobbyDoyle

Pictured at the switching on of the Christmas lights inSkerries are Damien, Amy and Sophie Cody

Emma Nash and EmmaKate Holmes are picturedat turning on of theChristmas lights in Rush

Pictured in Swords areLaura, Shantelle andKaylan Farrell

Siobhan and David Gibney are pictured at the arrival ofSanta in Malahide

Pictured at the switch on of the Christmas lights inSwords are Rachel, Kyle, Shantelle and Stephanie Larkin

Pictured at the switching on of the Christmas lights inSkerries are Kevin and Sebastian Curran

Pictured at the switch on of the Christmas lights inSwords are Liadh Gargan, Mia Seoigh, Eabha Gargan andOlivia Seoigh


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One of the best-known building devel-opers in the North County, GerryGannon appears to be returning toprofit, with news that his company,Gannon Homes have sold all of the 100homes they built this year. This newscoincides with new accounts just filedby his company, Gannon Homes whichshow accumulated losses down by

€8.1 million to €134.9 million.The company are in theprocess of building 500 homesin Swords. They have plansafoot to more than double output in2015, with plans to build more than250 homes next year.Last September, Gannon Homes hadthe biggest new home launch in Dublin

in recent years, whenMillers Glen was launchedwith 60 new homes inSwords. Construction ofthe next 60 unit phase atMillers Glen development,is expected to commencein the New Year.Meanwhile Gannon is inthe process of selling anumber of bank branchesaround Dublin, with a

combined asking price of €48 million.His bank portfolio sees 12 propertieslet to AIB, go on the market. The mostpricey of these is the Dame Streetbranch.

Science LiteracyCompetition ForSwords Students Swords secondaryschool, Coláiste Choilm,recently launched itsscience literacy competi-tion for First Yearstudents. The competi-tion is part of ColáisteChoilm’s response to theNational Literacy andNumeracy Strategy. Thisnational initiativerequires schools todesign literacy andnumeracy plans for theirstudents’ learning needs.The Science Literacycompetition was the ideaof teacher, Sinéad Hynesand has been supportedstrongly by hercolleagues in the Sciencedepartment of the school.Each Friday, a one-wordor short-phrase answer toa science questions wasannounced and studentshad one week to come upwith a suitable questionfor that answer. Thisparticular slant on ques-tioning was chosen,because the aim of the

competition was to helpand encourage studentsto use science keywordsaccurately and to under-stand their meaning. This competition hopesto encourage thestudents to becomeexperts at understandingquestions and theiranswers, and to recog-

nise within the schoolcommunity thosestudents who make theeffort to improve theirown learning. Teachersthen follow up on thecompetition, by engagingstudents in discussionabout why some ques-tions are better thanothers. Weekly winnersreceive a Science LiteracyC o m p e t i t i o nCongratulations, and atthe end of each term allthe weekly winners willbe entered into a draw fora voucher.

Pictured at the Balbriggan Branch of Irish Guide Dogsfor the Blind Christmas fundraiser at Millfield ShoppingCentre, are Peggy Rellis, Brian Murphy, Fergus Mullen,and Karl Behan, with guide dogs, Dax and Zenn

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Threat OfFestive Strike AtDublin AirportA possibility of industrial action at thecountry’s three main airports, is threat-ening to disrupt the travel plans of thou-sands of passengers over the festiveseason.Aer Lingus cabin crew are expected toback industrial action in a row overrosters, that caused a disruptive strikeearlier in the year. The result of theballot is expected next Monday, 8thDecember. Aer Lingus cabin crew areseeking a five-day-on and three-day-offroster, It is believed that the ballot

result could lead to strikes over theChristmas period, which would lead totravel chaos for thousands of passen-gers at Dublin Airport. The result of theballot could also influence the outcomeof a shareholder vote at the airline’sEmergency General Meeting on 10thDecember. This meeting has beencalled to to sanction the payment ofover xxx190 million, to prop up the newDefined Contribution scheme, toreplace the il fated pension scheme thatis being wound up on 31st December.Trade Union Impact said “managementat the airline had accepted the five-dayon, three-day off roster in principle, butsaid it was necessary to hold the balloton industrial action, in case talks breakdown.”

Dublin Airport Passes 20 Million Passenger MarkThe 20 million passenger milestone has been reached more than one monthearlier this year, due to strong growth in traffic during the past 11 months. Lastyear, Dublin Airport’s 20 millionth passenger arrived at the end of December.Already this year, more than 1.3 million additional passengers have been facili-tated at the airport, which is a 7 per cent increase in passengers and the busyDecember period is yet to come. Dublin Airport Managing Director, VincentHarrison said, “This year has been Dublin Airport’s busiest since traffic peakedin 2008 and we’re growing much faster than the European average.” As DublinAirport prepares to welcome thousands of visitors home for the Christmas season, the outlook for 2015 is also very positive, according to MrHarrison. “Already 14 new services have been announced for next year todestinations such as Los Angeles, Addis Ababa, Gothenburg, Reykjavik,Washington DC and Paris Orly.”


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Corrstown Golf Club recently won the Barton Cup, one ofthe most prestigious trophies in Irish golf. In a scintillatingdisplay, the North County Dublin club defeated Athy GolfClub in the final. This sparked great scenes of jubilation atthe club. Team manager, Tom Monaghan (right) is picturedpresenting the trophy to Club Captain, Eddie McDonnell, ata presentation night at Corrstown Golf Club last week

Greens Select O’BrienThe Green Party in theNorth County hascertainly started theirnext Elect ionCampaign early, withthe selection of JoeO’Brien, who lives inBalbriggan, as theircandidate for the nextGeneral Elect ion,taking place in 2016.O’Brien narrowlymissed out on aCouncil seat in localelect ions in May,dropping out of theseated positions onthe last and 18thcount in theBalbriggan Ward.O’Brien works withthe social supportagency, Crosscare and

works with Ir ishemigrants and peoplewith dif f icult iesaccessing the socialwelfare system andh o m e l e s sservices.He made thef o l l o w i n gs t a t e m e n tafter hisselect ion inSwords lastweek: “It’s ahuge honourto be selected as theGreen Party GeneralElection candidate forthe North County,” hesaid. “I have beenengaging with theCounty Counci l forsome time now, and I

believe that my expe-rience and effective-ness at makingchange happen alongwith my commitmentto serve the people ofthe local i ty in an

honest andc o n s t r u c t i v eway puts me ina strong posi-t ion to do agood job as aTD.”“I look forwardto meeting thepeople of theNorth County

between now and thenext General Electionand I vow to do myvery best to representthem and to offer anhonest and hopefulvision for the future,”he concluded.

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Pictured is Emma Kennedyfrom Swords, who wasawarded a Bachelor of Artsin Social and CommunityDevelopment at the ITB(Institute of TechnologyBlanchardstown)

Donabate Sea Scouts aredelighted to announce that theyhave a stall at the ChristmasMarket, Parish Hall in Donabateon Saturday, 6th December (theChristmas lights will be switchedon that evening). They are makingChristmas logs for sale. TheScouts wil l be busy makingChristmas logs over the comingweeks in preparation for sale.

They are also making gifts for agecategories of 4-8 (boys and girls)and also gift packs for mums,dads, teachers, grannies andgranddads and so on. They arelooking for the following items:pine cones, holly, snow spray,t insel, kids photo frames,pictures, perfume, make-up,soaps, small cuddly toys, mugs,tea and coffee packs and anyunwanted gifts.If you have any of the above youmay drop them into DonabatePortrane Community Centre.

Festive Times ForDonabate Sea Scouts

NewProgrammeFor SkerriesFootballClubT h e F o o t b a l lA s s o c i a t i o n o fIreland, in conjunc-tion with SkerriesT o w n F o o t b a l lClub, is delightedto announce that anew ‘Footbal l forAll’ programme hasnow started. It willc o n t i n u e o n 2 n d ,9 t h a n d 1 6 t hD e c e m b e r f r o m3.30pm-4.30pm inS k e r r i e s E d u c a t eTogether Nationalschool indoor hall.T h i s i s o p e n t oboys and girls aged 6-16 years. T h e a i m o f t h ep r o g r a m m e i s t oform an inclusivepathway for boysa n d g i r l s w i t hd i s a b i l i t i e s , w h ow o u l d l i k e t o b epart of a club andwho enjoy playingf o o t b a l l . T h ep r o g r a m m e w i l lt h e n c o n t i n u ew e e k l y a f t e rChristmas. If yourson or daughter isi n t e r e s t e d , c o m ealong to any or allo f t h e o p e nsessions as above.I f y o u h a v e a n yqueries feel free tocontact Paul Keoghon 086-0444435.

The ever busy Luskschool choir will bep a r t i c i p a t i n g i n aconcert of The ThreeT e n o r s i n t h eC h u r c h o f t h eG u a r d i a n A n g e l s ,B l a c k r o c k o nT h u r s d a y , 4 t hD e c e m b e r a t8:00pm. Tickets fort h i s g r e a t c o n c e r tare €20 and avai l -able from the ParishO f f i c e a n d o t h e rshops in the Parish.

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Christmas Shoebox AppealFor Local StudentsSt. Mary’s SecondarySchool, Baldoyle, hashad a long associationwith the ChristmasShoe Box Appeal, whichthey have continuedthis year. This year, theTransition Year and FifthYear students organ-ised the project in co-operation with teachers,Sr. Marie Therese andMs. Marguerite Martin.The students

responded with greatgenerosity, and theschool also wants tothank the students,their parents and thestaff for keeping aliveSt. Mary’s, proud tradi-tion of reaching out tothose in need.To mark the occasion, aspecial ceremony washeld to mark thehandover of Christmasboxes to the charity,Team Hope. Team Hopegather these specialboxes to send to Africaeach year, and this yearthey are sending themto more countries thanever before.

Principal Siobhan O’Connell, congratulatedthe girls for their greatefforts. “All thestudents formed ahuman chain linking theschool to the collectionvan and the boxes werepassed out student tostudent,” sheexplained. “It was agreat occasion and thegirls are delighted thatthe Christmas boxes aregoing to places such asCroatia, Belarus,Burundi, Lesotho andMozambique.” Theschool was delightedwith the efforts andresponse made by all.

Pictured at the launch of the annual Christmas Card and Calendar by Lusk Tidy Towns are members of the committee,with Parish Priest, Fr Paul Hampson, local councillor Ken Farrell, senator Darragh O'Brien and Secretary of Lusk TidyTowns, Pat Kelly

Broad Welcome ForSwords SignageRemovalAfter months of delay, the advertising hoardingsat Boroimhe, Swords, have finally beenremoved. Following a long campaign byBoroimhe residents, and both formerand current councillors, work finallybegan this week to take down the hoard-ings.This news is welcomed by local council-lors Darragh Butler, (FF), and JustinSinnott (NP), and former Labour coun-cillor Gerry Maguire, who spear-headedthis campaign in March this year.Of the good news, Councillor Butler said,“this issue was dragging on and on andthis was great news - a most welcomeearly Christmas present for Boroimheresidents.”

Independent councillor, Justin Sinnott, alsowelcomed this news, but still feels frustrated bythe delay in getting this done. “The residents ofBoroimhe deserve great credit for theircampaign to remove these unsightly hoardings -they kept the pressure on”. Credit should also go to the likes of former coun-cillor, Gerry Maguire, who was instrumental inraising awareness at Council level. It is disap-

pointing that it took so long to finallymake this happen. Fingal County Council dealt with this veryprofessionally and despite enforcementorders being served in the summer, theystill had to pursue the issue.”With the hoardings removed Cllr Sinnottintends to push for proposer signage forthe estate:“Boroimhe is a large estate and needsgood quality signage now. I haveproposed new signage to replace thehoardings. The location at the DublinRoad junction is the logical place to putnew signs.”

Cllr. Butler

Cllr. Sinnott

More SingersNeeded InBallyboughalSingers are required inBallyboughal, whereChristmas Carolsrehearsals have started.They take place onWednesday at 7.30pm inBallyboughal Church andadditional singers are verymuch welcome.The Carol service itself willtake place on Wednesday,17th December at 8pm inBallyboughal Church withrefreshments in thenational school across theroad, provided by theCommunity Council.

Preparations are in full swing for the switching-onof the Christmas lights in Donabate on Saturdaynext, 6th December at 4.30pm.In a break with tradition, this year there will be nolocal celebrity on hand to flick the switch. Instead,an Art competition was held in the three localprimary schools, and one winner was chosen fromeach school to do the honours. The organisers arevery grateful to Peter Bryans and all at The ArtMaterials Company for their sponsorship of prizesfor the winning entries. The choir will feature theDonabate Brownies and Ladybirds, and the St.Patrick’s Church Children’s choir. This eventwould not happen without Karl Harte and CPElectrical, who generously sponsors the festivelights in Donabate every year. The organisers arevery grateful to Fingal Chamber of Commerce,who have lent a helping hand towards the cost ofthe lights. Chamber CEO, Tony Lambert said, “TheChamber, along with Fingal County Council, aredelighted to support the Christmas lights inDonabate, and we look forward to all of the activi-ties on the day,” he said.

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Swords Main StreetStill Cause Of ConcernFor CouncillorsTwo local councillors raised their concerns over thepresentation of Swords Main Street at the Councilmeeting held last week. Both JustinSinnott (NP) and Eugene Coppinger(AAA), asked the Chief Executive ifthere were any plans to regenerateSwords Main Street, with CouncillorCoppinger particularly noting theshop units, some of which arederelict, opposite County Hall. Thecouncillor continued to suggest a meeting of shopowners and premises owners could be arranged, witha view to organising improvements which will showSwords in a better light.In reference to the shop fronts mentioned byCouncillor Coppinger, the Council said, “The shopfronts along Swords Main Street are not considered tofall under the definition of a derelict site as provided

for in the Derelict Sites Act, 1990 and, as such, it is notconsidered appropriate to deal with these premisesunder the provisions of the Derelict Sites Act.” However, in response to both councillors, the Councildid confirm meetings are ongoing and particularfocussed meetings will be scheduled in the firstquarter of 2015. These meetings will be associatedwith the Swords Cultural Project - the County Council’splans to develop the historic area of Swords, its castleand the surrounding area, recently dubbed, “SwordsCulture Quarter.” All stakeholders in Swords with aninterest in the project will be able to attend.The Council continued to announce a recentlylaunched Business Promotion Grant Scheme that mayassist with the councillor’s question. “A grant of up to€20,000 in each area is available to fund a range ofinitiatives aimed at promoting, generating of

sustaining business in an area,including streetscape improvements,signage, street furniture etc. thatimprove the space in the area, ormake business areas seasonallyattractive to customers,” the Councilconcluded.

Cllr. Sinnott

Cllr. Coppinger

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD, Ministerof State at the Department ofJustice and Equality and Arts,Heritage and the Gaeltacht withspecial responsibility forEquality, New Communities andCulture, visited Balbrigganrecently. He was there to meetsome of the new communities

living in Balbriggan at theFlemington Community Centre.Local TD Brendan Ryan (Lab),and councillors, David O’Connorand Grainne Maguire (NP) werealso in attendance. The discus-sion was very lively and it ishoped that a conference will beorganised in 2015 to further

examine theareas of intercul-turalism andintegration inBalbriggan. Forfurther informa-tion or to getinvolved, pleasecontact theCounty Council

Community Officer for theBalbriggan area, Mick Dunne.

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Skerries local, Suzanne Jackson recently markedthe launch of her second book: ‘SoSueMe: WhatHappened Next ,’ with a glamourous night inLilies Bordello VIP Lounge on Grafton Street. Ahost of her family, friends and a fan or twowent along to offer their support to the authorand blogger, who has had quite a remarkableyear since releasing her first book in 2013.Her second book is a detailed account of her activeyear, and offers much advice and tips to her readersand bloggers. Suzanne was of course there on the night, and after theopening cocktail reception and a few tunes by DJ StevenCooper, she sold and signed a few copies of herbook, but not before marking another milestone.She also celebrated her 30th birthday on thenight, and no doubt it was one to remember.

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Cleanliness ThumbsUp For Dublin AirportThe cleanliness of DublinAirport gets anotherresounding endorsementfrom the travelling public inthe latest Passenger Storyboard. Some 92 per centof passengers said they were very satisfied with theoverall cleanliness of the airport. Siobhan O’Donnell,External Communications Manager at DAA wasdelighted with the news. She told the County Leader,“We started doing this earlier this year, so that staffhave a clear view of passenger satisfaction levels ona month by month basis.” “The Storyboard is filled

with easy-to-read figures on how passengers ratetheir experience at Dublin Airport.It gives a breakdown of passengers by gender, agegroup, reasons for travelling and where in Ireland, orthe world they originate. It also provides a full list ofsatisfaction indicators set by the Commission forAviation Regulation (CAR) and gives a simple pass orfail under each of these headings.”She continued, “The Storyboard also includes asnapshot of passengers’ Twitter comments, marketresearch findings and a selection of general “did youknow” facts about the airport. For the first time, itbrings together information from all the differentsources of passenger research and feedback, fullyillustrated with images and graphics,” sheconcluded.


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1. Every year since 1947Oslo has sent a Christmastree to London as anexpression of gratitude forthe United Kingdom’s helpin World War II.

2 Every year on Christmas Evethe city of Remedios in Cubabecomes the site of Parrandas,a religious carnival that began200 years ago when a priestsent altar boys into the streetbanging on pots and pans to

keep people awake for midnight mass.

3 Christmas Eve in the CzechRepublic is supposedly a singlelady’s chance to find out what herfuture holds. Standing outside herfront door if she throws a shoe overher shoulder and it lands with thetoes pointing towards the doorshe’ll be married within the year.

4 In Slovakia, there is a curioustradition where the patriarch of thefamily fills his spoon with loksa, atype of pudding, and flings it at the

ceiling. The more he can get to stick the better hisharvest will be the next year.

5 When South Korea built aChristmas tree near the border in2010 the North threatened toshoot it down because it wasnothing more than “propa-ganda”. North Korean bordertowns don’t have the luxury of

electricity, and seeing a huge treewith millions of lights on it across theborder might convince people thatthe South is the place to be.

6 In China, Santa Claus is oftenshown playing the saxophone.

7 Most of Santa’s reindeer havemale sounding names, however,male reindeers shed their antlersaround Christmas, so the reindeerpulling Santa’s sleigh are likelynot male, but female or castrati.

8 In Catalonia and France,nativity scenes often displaya pooing man, who goes bythe name “Cagones”,“Cacone” or “Caganer”.

10 Christmas carols insome Welsh villages take atwisted turn during theritual of Mari Lwyd.Donning a decoratedmare’s skull and whitesheet, a person paradesthe streets with a group

singing songs, hoping to be grantedadmittance into stranger’s homes forfood, fun and drink.

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9 In 1975, Werner Erhard senta record number of Christmascards – 62.824, to be exact, allhand-written.

Academic AwardsFor PortmarnockSchoolPortmarnock Community Schoolrecently held their annual AcademicAchievement Awards. Mr. ShaunQuinn, Chief Executive of FailteIreland, was guest speaker and heapplauded the school for its initiativein acknowledging their mostoutstanding students from the 2014Leaving and Junior CertificateResults. He congratulated thestudents on theirsuccess and themanagement and stafffor celebrating andrightly recognising it. Hestressed that youngpeople are the life bloodof the national economicrecovery and urgedthem to sustain theirexceptional work ethicand commitment tolearning.The event was attendedby over 50 students andtheir parents, manage-

ment, staff and members of theParents’ Association. Against a beau-tiful backdrop, painted by Mr DonalHiggins depicting the MillenniumSculpture and the Velvet Stand, theGold Medal for the most outstandingJunior Certificate was awarded toRachel Donnelly-Lawlor. The Goldmedal for the most outstandingLeaving Certificate was awarded toMark Nolan, who also received thePrincipal’s Award for 2014 for hisenormous contribution to school life.The Geraldine Kenny Maths Awardwent to Kate Hawkshaw for herendeavours in the study of maths.

Deirdre Corish, pictured here, celebrates with her fatherLiam and mother Maeve after being awarded for herLeaving Certificate results in Portmarnock CommunitySchool. Deirdre is now studying English and Drama at UCD.

Pictured here, twins Kate and Louise Fagan celebrate their academic success with theirsister Aine, who is studying German in Trinity College.

Quinn Eager To ImproveBalrotheryEstateLocal Sinn Fein councillor MalachyQuinn, has expressed his interestin improving theBalruddery Woods Estatein Balrothery. At the latest Counci lmeeting, he not onlyasked the Chief Executiveto install an additional twospeed ramps, but toprovide a public bin as theinstances of littering hasincreased. The councillor felt thespeed ramps would curb theinstances of speeding in the area,however in their response, theCounci l noted that ramps aregenerally not considered in cul desacs. The Council did agree toexamine the location, but stated,“any reports of speeding shouldbe brought to the attention of AnGarda Síochána who are the

enforcement authority for roadtraffic issues.” In terms of litter,the Council felt the provision ofaddit ional publ ic bins wasn’tnecessary. They recognised atotal of seven bins already inBalrothery vi l lage that areemptied daily, six days a week.“The Balrothery village area is

swept on a rota basis,approximately every fourto f ive week, as in al lsimilar areas in the NorthCounty,” they explained.“The Counci l alsoresponds to requests fromBalrothery residents todeal with fly tipping inci-dents.” “TheB a l b r i g g a n / S w o r d s

Operations Unit continues tosupport Residents Associationswho wish to hold CommunityClean-Up Days in their localitythrough the provision of bags andthe removal of litter gathered.Should the residents of BalruddyWoods wish to avai l of suchsupport they can contact the Unitdirectly,” the Council concluded.

Cllr. Quinn

Irish Coffee Morning In BalbrigganLooking for a chance to speak Irish and enjoy a cup of coffee too (or eventea!) at the same time? A new Maidin Caife/Irish Language Coffee Morninghas started and will run every Saturday at 12 noon in Molly’s CafeBalbriggan. Pop along for a chat in Irish in a nice social setting

Pictured at Rotary Club of Dublin Fingal’s Christmas collection for local St. Vincent de Pauland other local charities at SuperValu Swords were Rotarian Brian Fitzsimons, BrackenstownAdventurer Tony Harte, Stuart Butler from SuperValu and Rotarian Greg Langan.

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4 In parts of Italy, gifts are deliv-ered by a witch, “La Befana”. Shearrives on the Epiphany orChristmas with traditionalholiday candies and fruits, or

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5 William the Conqueror thoughtChristmas Day 1066 would be a goodday to have his coronation. All hislords watching inside WestminsterAbbey gave a huge cheer when thecrown was put on William’s head butunfortunately the guards outside thought therewas a rebellion going on and started burning downall the houses in the area.

6 The first song to be sung inspace was “Jingle Bells”. Twoastronauts in 1965 reportedseeing an UFO. They thenclaimed that it had one maincommand module and eight

smaller modules in front and that the pilot waswearing a red suit. The mischievous pair then wenton to sing “Jingle Bells” to NASA.

7 An acre of Christmas treesprovides for the dailyoxygen of 18 people.

8 If all the Christmas wrap-ping paper we use was putend to end, it would stretchalmost four times aroundthe world.

10 The reason that carolsingers knock on your doorand pester you when you’retrying to watch yourfavourite TV show is, thathundreds of years ago, theywere thrown out of the

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Last week, Fingal Community Collegein Swords held a launch for their newschool bank which was attended byAIB Bank’s Student Officer, KevinRegan.

The launch was part of the school’scampaign for AIB’s Build a BankChallenge, where schools from all overIreland create a school bank and arejudged on their strategy and success. Ateam of six students from each schoolare selected to set up and managetheir own bank, and get involved ineverything from branding topromoting. They will also engage withthe community, source new customersand encourage regular savings. Over 200 schools across Irelandregister for the competition each year,and 2014 is the 13th year it has run.The local school have entered the lastfive years, and this year, teacherFrances Gibson says they are eager forsuccess: “This is the fifth year we haveentered AIB’s competition and the

school reached the top three atnational finals in our first year.”“We reached the final ten each yearbut haven’t got through to nationalsagain, so this year we’re really pullingout all the stops and trying to getthere,” she said. FIngal Community College are the onlyschool in Swords taking part, and usedthe launch as an opportunity to sourcea logo for their school bank through anInstagram competition. Students werepreviously asked to upload variousphotos within the category of ‘banking’or ‘funny’ and to vote for their favouriteat the launch run by their new studentbank staff and AIB Student Officer,Kevin Regan.Positions within the student bank were

open to transition and fifth yearstudents, who were invited to attendan interview to determine those bestsuited for each job. “The selected students will run thebank for a year and have various chal-lenges, for example, a business plan tobe submitted in December.“They must have a Unique SellingPoint, a strategy to get so many newsavers in, and develop a newprogramme to get the name of thebank out and encourage the studentsto save,” Mrs Gibson said. The finals are held in March, whereeach school will be invited to presenttheir bank and results. The best 10regionally will be invited to present toaround 300 people.

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Social Housing StrategyWidely WelcomedNews of a €3.8billionsocial housing fund hasbeen broadly welcomedby local Labour TD,Brendan Ryan, andlocal Labour Councillor,Duncan Smith. Thenews was announcedby the MInister for theEnvironment and LocalGovernment, Alan Kelly,recently, and will helpcombat homelessnessaround the NorthCounty. Brendan Ryan,has called on theCounty Council to applyfor their share of thefund without delay; hetold the County Leader:“We have a real socialhousing need in Fingal,and this week’sannouncement byMinister Alan Kelly todeliver 35,000 homesacross the country overthe next six years isgreatly welcome.Indeed this is thebiggest investment insocial housing in thehistory of the State.”“Now I am urging FingalCounty Council tosubmit applications tothis fund, to addressthe social housingproblem,” Ryancontinued. “New rulesput in place by MinisterKelly mean that theCounty Council will takea strong leading role insocial housing provi-sion in the NorthCounty, where previ-ously it was mainly thejob of private opera-tors. “The local authorityhere must ensure itgets its application inorder and send it to

Minister Kelly withoutdelay, to ensure thework of providinghomes for famil iesbegins,” he concluded.Local Council lor,Duncan Smith (Lab),has also welcomed thenews: “The provision of€3.8 bil l ion in thishousing strategy willfocus were the housingcrisis is the most acuteand that is Dublin andFingal,” he told theCounty Leader.“I met with MinisterKelly this week at theannouncement of thestrategy and spoke tohim of the need for thisfunding to be focused

in areas, such asSwords and Donabate,where the housing listsare long and people arewaiting nearly ten yearsto receive a housingoffer.” “I will be writingto the Chief Executiverequesting informationon the Council’s plan todraw down fundingfrom this al location.The housing crisis inSwords and the NorthCounty is chronic butthis Strategy iswelcome. We, as localrepresentatives, needto ensure we see ourfair portion of thefunding,” Smithconcluded.

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Continued from page 1In Swords, RobbieMasterson, ownerof Masterson’sRestaurant on themain street, saidshopping locallyisn’t just aboutsustaining the busi-ness, it’s aboutgoing one step further, and helping tocreate more local jobs: “We wouldobviously know how hugely impor-tant it is to shop locally at this timeof year, and we ourselves useplenty of local produce; vegetablesand herbs, so this means we arealso helping to create jobs forothers, which is just as important,”he said.

“If we don’t keepshopping locally,we’ll end up withnothing but ghostt o w n s , ” G e r r yMcKenna, ownerof SkerriesHardware inSkerries said. “We

simply can’t have that happening,so we would appeal to everyone tocontinue shopping locally when-ever possible.”Noel Heeney ofMcFadden’s inBalbriggan alsosaid they placedgreat emphasis oncreating thatunique personalexperience fortheir customers.“It’s so important that we keep theclimate of local business alive,” he

said. “We try and go the extra mileat this time of year, and forexample, we’ll take deposits. It isthe little things like that that makea difference to people. Sandra Russell from PortmarnockHotel and Golf Links echoed thissentiment. “During this festiveseason, we can’t thank ourcustomers enough for coming backto us now and also for theirconstant support throughout theyear,” she said. Not forgetting our bigger shoppingcentres, the North County canboast two of the finest shoppingcentres in the entire county,namely the Pavilions in Swordsand Millfield in Balbriggan whichprovide free car parking and awonderful range of fine products atgreat prices. Also, particularly interms of fashion and the biggerbrand names, you’ll find every-thing you need in either thePavilions or Millfield; so eitherway, you won’t have to undergothe treacherous trek into the citycentre - it’s all here for you right onyour doorstep. Fingal Dublin Chamber fullysupports shopping locally and askseveryone to think local before theyspend, and to consider the bene-fits of the many jobs which areprovided in local shops throughoutthe North County”. The localeconomy is very important to thefuture of the area and shoppinglocally will guarantee local jobsand support local servicesthroughout all the towns of NorthCounty,” Tony Lambert, CEO,Fingal Dublin Chamber said.

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have a telling impact anddoes not portray thecountry in good light,when it comes to recom-mending it as a base fromwhere a company mightlocate its internationalactivities. From mycontact with the regulator,it appears that Comreg,on foot of the licencesthey have given to theproviders, has notobtained any formalcommitment from themwith regard to the timingof the roll-out of E-Fibre tocustomers, nor has itimposed upon theproviders any obligationto inform their customerswhen the service will beavailable,” he concluded.

Broadband Speeds Affecting Business In SwordsContinued from page 1McInerney acknowledgesthe dangers that such lowspeed broadband in a fastmoving business worldposes. “This is a majorproblem for us and as weconsider moving some ofour applications to theCloud, we need to havesome sort of guaranteedlevel of service and speedthat enables us to operateeffectively using Cloudtechnology. So, this is animportant issue for busi-nesses, such as ourselves,where 40 people areemployed. We cannot

afford to have them sittinghere not being able to dowhat they need to bedoing. It’s very frustratingfor our staff, and for ourclients, who depend onspeed of response fromus.” “I’ve canvassed someother business peoplehere in Swords, and whilesome appear to havemuch better service thanours, we cannot get anyadequate explanation, asto why our businessdoesn’t have the samelevel of service as others.This, despite having engi-neers in to examine thesituation, they cannot findanything wrong, but yet,the speeds are not comingup to scratch. We’ve used

speed tests from Eircomand others and we rangefrom speeds of 4megabytes per second to12, when others aregetting 16 to 20. The inter-mittent nature of this iscausing huge frustrationfor us,” he said.He concluded by saying,“Whilst we depend onwater for drinkingpurposes, businessesneed internet in the sameway ; It is another utility.We cannot afford to haveno water coming throughthe taps, and it is similarto not having internetspeeds to help businessto survive,” he said.“The absence of goodquality broadband can

Two EuropesOne VisionJuncker saw off the censure motion by the far-right inParliament, tabled in response to the revelations of theLuxembourg tax deals. Having done so, he set out acall to arms to the Governments of Europe. Headdressed Parliament providing details of hisinvestment package and placing responsibilityon member states to maximise investment bygetting on board with his plan. He said clearlythere is no money printing press and memberstates must step up to the plate, while Europewas an attractive investment option. That theslump was not just financial but also regulatory andthere was a need to remove red tape. He set out theshape of a Juncker’s Europe.

Pope Francis was another visitor to Parliament lastweek he too set out a big vision warning that “As theEuropean Union has expanded, there has been agrowing mistrust of citizens toward institutions theyregard as aloof, laying down rules that they view asinsensitive to individual people’s concerns, if not actu-ally harmful.” He could make the same speech in mostmember states and directly connect with the majorityin each. But the Pope seemed a little out of touch withthe modern Granny when he compared Europe to hersaying, “We gain a general impression of weariness, of

ageing, of Europe as grandmother – no longer agileand lively.” Most modern Irish grandmothers

are fit, agile and far from weary and could givemaster classes to politicians in how to buildtrust and confidence, while also managingdifficult budgets. But I do understand the

message and hope that all politicians tooknote when he said, “The true expression of

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Continued from page 1This remarkable little girl always has a smile to brighten up any occasion,which belies the pain that she is going through. Gerry said, “She has nevercomplained once about having to go to hospital and she brings colour to every-thing around her. Even her consultant, Cormac Owens remarked that he alwaysknew when Molly was in the hospital, because he could hear her singing in thecorridor,” said Gerry. There will be a number of fundraising activities plannedover the Christmas period, with bag packing in Balbriggan, and other eventsthroughout the North County and beyond. It is vital that people support theseevents, as funds are crucial to ensure that Molly gets the treatment she sobadly needs. On Saturday next, 6th December, The Hill 16 Army, who haveadopted Molly as their mascot, will be holding a benefit night at CraobhCiaran’s clubhouse at Parnell Park at 8pm. This promises to be a memorableoccasion, and all are encouraged to support this. Children are welcome toattend, as long as they are accompanied by an adult, and payment can bemade at the door. It promises to be a great night, with some of the Dublinplayers expected to attend.

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Sinnott WelcomesCouncil’s Work OnFly-TippingA variety of measureshave been recentlyundertaken by theCounty Council tocombat fly tipping andother littering offencesin the Meakstown andSt. Margaret’s Roadarea. At the Councilmeeting held lastweek, local Councillor,Justin Sinnott (NP), hoped to follow up on theseissues and recognise the hard work from offi-cials. “A significant amount of work was undertakenby officials over the summer and great progresswas made,” Sinnott said, “An update would beappreciated,” he continued.In their response, the Council noted a number ofactions undertaken by officials in recent months,including a joint initiative by the County Counciland Dublin City Council. “The scheme, at a jointcost of €165,000 to both Councils’, has resultedin a significant reduction of illegal activity in thearea,” the Council said. “A site on the St. Margaret’s Road wheredumping was taking place on a regular basis,has recently been cleared out and secured bythe Operations Department, thereby eliminatingthe fly- tipping and associated problems,” theycontinued.Further actions involved discussions with themanagement of Seagrave in relation to ongoingmaintenance, and an increase in the OperationsDepartment’s maintenance schedule. “Regularlitter picking and clean-up of the general areacontinues to be carried out by the OperationsDepartment and the area is monitored regu-larly,” the Council concluded.

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FERRIS Vincent (Swords) - November26, 2014, (suddenly), deeply regrettedby his loving wife Philomena, daughtersAngela, Vivienne and Brenda, sonAndrew, grandchildren Daniel, Jason,Rachel, Kelly, and Rían, brothers,sisters, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law,nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.Rest in peace

LYTTLE Cecilia (Cora) (Skerries) 26thNovember 2014. Peacefully in RushNursing Home. Sadly missed by hersister Margaret (Peggy) Fox, brotherKevin, nephews Stephen, David,Brendan, Alan and niece Susan. Also alarge circle of friends. May she rest inpeace

THUNDER Antoinette (Née Donnelly)(Late of Cabra and Balbriggan) 23rdNovember 2014. (Suddenly) atBeaumount Hospital, Antoinette (Ann),beloved wife of the late Christopher(Christy). Very sadly missed by herloving family, son Christopher, daugh-ters Elaine, Bridget, Antoinette andJacqueline, grandchildren, great-grand-children, son-in-law, brother, sisters,brothers-in-law, sister-in-law, extendedfamily and friends. Rest in peace

MELIA Patrick (Padden) Melia, (GloverCrt., Balbriggan and late of Folkstown),peacefully at Beaumount Hospital.Deeply regretted by his loving sistersEsther and Teresa, brothers Eugene, Joeand Thomas, nieces, nephews, relativesand friends. May he rest in peace

CULLEN Seamus (Malahide, Co. Dublinand formerly of Carrickmacross, CoMonaghan) 24th November 2014(peacefully) at home surrounded by hisloving family. Loving husband of the lateRita Cullan (née Stuart) and brother ofthe late Nancy (Hyde). He will be verysadly missed by his loving son Aidan,daughters Ursula, Marina, Tracey andJulie Ann, daughter-in-law Daina, sons-in-law Noel and Ivan, grandchildren,Isobel, Dani, Ella, Clara, Jacob, Meganand Adam, brothers Aiden, Paddy andJohn, sisters Phyllis and Margaret,brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces andnephews, extended family and friends.Rest in peace

BELOVS Andris (Latvia and Swords, Co.Dublin) November 20th 2014(suddenly). Sadly missed by hisdaughter Lilita and his friends. Rest inpeace

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Fingal County CouncilPermission is sought to construct three, twostory houses, complete with individual vehic-ular access and ancillary site works at SkerriesRd, Rush for Miriam BrutonThe planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy, at the offices ofFingal County Council, County Hall, Main St,Swords, Co. Dublin, during its public openinghours. A submission or observation in rela-tion to the application may be made in writingto the Planning Authority on payment of theprescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application, and such submis-sions or observations will be considered by thePlanning Authority in making a decision on theapplication.The Planning Authority may grant permissionsubject to or without conditions, or may refuseto grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilI Rebecca Fallon intend to apply for planningpermission for (1) change of use of part ofexisting ground floor (circa. 20sq.m.) fromResidential to Montessori use, to cater for 11children opening hours from 9.00 to 1.00pmand 2.00pm to 5.00pm (2) proposed singlestorey extension to the rear (circa.25 sq.m.)and all associated works at 26 Waterside Park,Swords Road, Malahide Co. Dublin.This planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices of theplanning Authority during its public openinghours and that a submission or observation inrelation to the Application may be made inwriting to the Planning Authority on payment ofthe prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks,beginning on the date of receipt by FingalCounty Council of the Application

Fingal County CouncilPermission sought for retention of 2no.rooflights at front & single storey 16sqmkitchen extension to rear of No.11 The Crescent,Robswall, Malahide, Co Dublin by K. Murphy &T. Fitzgerald. The Planning Application may beinspected or purchased at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making a copy at theoffices of the Planning Authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission orobservation may be made to the PlanningAuthority 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 CouncilI James Heffernan intend to apply for planningpermission at No.21 Brackenstown Avenue,Swords, Co. Dublin. The development willconsist of a single storey extension to the rearof the existing dwelling, containing a W.C,kitchen and sunroom. 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 a submis-sion or observation may be made to thePlanning Authority 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 for (A) alterations (incl. demolitionof existing single-storey side and rear exten-sions), (B) construction of new part 2 storeypart single storey extension to the rear (Eastside) of existing 2-storey dwelling and all asso-ciated site works at ‘Woodview’ Skerries Road,Rush, Co. Dublin. Signed: V. Conlon. Thisapplication can be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of Fingal CountyCouncil, County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co.Dublin. Mon.-Fri. between 9.30-15.30 (ThroughLunch) and a submission or observation in rela-

tion to the application may be made in writingto Fingal County Council on payment of theprescribed fee within the period of 5 weeksbeginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought by CaoimheKennedy at The Five Roads, Hedgestown(Jordanstown), Lusk, Co. Dublin for a revisedhouse type and repositioning of house on siteon foot of approved planning permission Reg.Ref. F14A/0013. The planning application maybe inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making acopy at the offices of the planning authorityduring its public opening hours and a submis-sion or observation may be made to theauthority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (€20) within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPermission sought for attic conversion withdormer to rear at 53 Hampton Woods,Balbriggan, Co. Dublin for Hazel O'Hanlon. Thisplanning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy, at the offices of thePlanning Authority during its public openinghours and that a submission or observation inrelation to the application may be made to theAuthority in writing and on payment of theprescribed fee of €20 within 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authority of theapplication. The Planning Authority may grantpermission subject to or without conditions ormay refuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilOrganon Ireland Ltd seeks planning permissionfor the erection of a detached single storey13sqm security building adjacent to andserving the southern site entrance off theHolywell Link Road on lands at Drynam Road,Swords, Co. Dublin. This planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observation may bemade to the authority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee (20euros) within the periodof 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt bythe authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilFeatherbed Farm Ltd seeks retention planningpermission for the erection of a detached442sqm agricultural shed (8.9m in height) tothe south west of the existing detached shedand associated works all on lands atFeatherbed Lane, Ballykea, Lusk, Co. Dublin. This planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices of theplanning authority during its public openinghours and a submission or observation may bemade to the authority in writing on payment ofthe prescribed fee (20euros) within the periodof 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt bythe authority of this application.

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