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A registered newspaper at the G.P.O. We Deliver The ONLY Local Newspaper with the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Certification Your Quality Local Newspaper The Biggest Circulation Of ANY North County Newspaper 4th December 2012 • Volume 19, Issue 39 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. • Tel: 8•400•200 • [email protected] NEED A TAXI? “Need help getting your Christmas Shopping home?!” Five enterprising students from Swords have invented new technology with the potential to save lives. The device, iAwake, an earpiece worn while driving, aims to prevent those behind the wheel from falling asleep on long journeys. An in-built sensor will sound-off to wake the driver when it detects the driver’s head drop or body slouch. In September of this year, a new company “Lyetech” was set up by the five boys, 2nd year students at Colaiste Choilm in Swords, in order to develop, produce and market the product both nation- ally and internationally. The young businessmen, Sean O’Brien, Aaron O’Neill, Shane Tully, Karl Reilly and Dermot O’Hanrahan, aged between just 13-14 years old, are being heralded by business insiders for their excep- tional business acumen and innovative new product. Each member of the group brings their own unique talents to the company. Karl handles Finance, Shane works on Production, Aaron is the Marketing man, Dermot is the Secretary in charge, and Sean commands the role of Managing Director. Speaking exclusively to the County Leader, Managing Director, Sean explains, “Lye” means “clean simple solutions” and our logo represents our own strengths and weaknesses.” The company was established on the back of an idea the group had from a car accident they had heard about. An incident involving a mother of a newborn child, who fell asleep at the wheel and overturned the vehicle into a ditch, had a strong impact on the boys. Sean advised, “Luckily they were both unhurt, but obviously it was not a nice experience. It got us thinking, if we could invent something to prevent that from happening, to save people’s lives, it could be a hit. And so far, it has been.” Road deaths resulting from a drivers falling asleep at the wheel account for 4,000 deaths annually across Europe. The boys are already developing the successor to the iAwake, the “iAwake 2.0”. This enhanced device will have bluetooth capabilities to link to your mobile handset to your earpiece for handsfree usage while driving. Both versions of the iAwake also have an in- built “double-click function” to allow users who need to bend their head or body, for example to pick something up they’ve dropped, to tap the earpiece twice before- hand, which will prevent the buzzer from sounding. The young businessmen are moving fast. Sean advised, “We did all our market research - field and desk. For our field research we went to Dublin airport and surveyed taxi drivers, bus and coach drivers, logistic companies, and all those people who were used to doing long journeys and could fall asleep at the wheel. We had an excellent response, 92 per cent said they would buy the earpiece.” I asked the boys where this entrepreneurial driving force in their life had come from, Karl replied, “Our business teacher Mr. Foster introduced us to the Student Enterprise Awards last year and we started developing products.” For a company set up in just September this year, the young students have made impressive inroads. They showcased their product at the Colaiste Choilm Open Night at the end of September, less than a month after their start up, to an incredible response. Karl said, “We already have 40 orders on the iAwake, and we didn’t even have the product design. People were so impressed with it.” The boys contacted the DCU School of Engineering to assist them with their product design, and spent over 12 hours at the college developing their unique prototype. The earpieces are currently in production in China, as Sean advises “manufacturing costs are cheaper over there”, and they hope to have their first prototype this Friday. LyeTech have set up a website www.lyetech.net to reach consumers in Ireland and internationally. The website has an online store and has also been linked up to Lyetech Facebook, Twitter and Youtube pages, to promote the product across multiple social media plat- forms. The boys are creating some revenue from selling advertising on their websites. Over the coming months, the students plan to meet with logistics companies, taxi companies and coach/bus drivers to market and sell their product. The aspiring businessmen have such an impressive schedule of meetings, it is difficult to see when they fit in time for school or homework, but they insist they are each pursuing “all honours subjects” for Junior Certificate. They credit their business teacher Mr Foster for his guidance as well as their parents for constant motivation and encouragment. The innovative young students have developed exten- sive skills in research and development, product design, marketing, sales, finance, and a great understanding of all the key elements of a successful business start-up. I asked the boys how they have managed to achieve so much in a matter of three short months, Sean remarked, “We feel all the hard work has really helped us, if we didn’t put in so much time, we wouldn’t be where we are today. But we believe it can’t be just only work. We take some time out to mess around and have a laugh, we are kids after all.” The budding entrepreneurs are gearing up for a successful pitch at the Junior Dragons’ Den National Finals on 9th December, to make it onto the live TV shows and a chance of earning a €2000 investment in their company. They are also taking part in the upcoming Student Enterprise Awards. I asked the group what did they think of their chances, Sean spoke candidly, “You have to believe you can make it, other- wise there’s no point in trying, and we do believe.” On hearing their extremely well-planned and well- presented sales pitch, I’ve no doubt that this is not the last we’ll hear of these five bright young sparks. Malahide resident, Heather Perrin, who has become the first member of the judi- ciary in the history of the State to be convicted of a serious crime, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison. She was convicted of attempting to deceive an elderly friend and client out of half of his €1m estate. Her crime had been described as “one of the worst cases of client betrayal to come before the courts.” The former District Court judge (60) who was appointed to the bench in 2009, deceived her victim, octogenarian and close friend, Thomas Davis into bequeathing half his estate, worth about €1m, to her two children. This was while she practised as a solicitor, just weeks before she was appointed as a District Court judge. Perrin, of Lambay Court, Malahide, had pleaded not guilty to deceptively inducing Mr Davis to bequeath half of his estate to Sybil and Adam Perrin at her office on Fairview Strand on January 22, 2009. Prosecutor, Dominic McGinn said Perrin fought the case using “lies, half-truths and deceptions.” She was also criticised for putting 83 year old, Mr Davis through the rigours of a full trial. Perrin is a very well known resident of Malahide and acted as a former director of the Girls Brigade International Council, the Christian uniformed organisation. This is a particularly sad story about how a glittering legal career has been thrown away and the subsequent devastation for two families, who had been lifelong friends. She has been on long-term sick leave from the bench and has not yet served the minimum five-year period required, before she can draw down part of her pension. It is reported that her pension will be a mere €106 a week compared to the €2,845 she earned a week from her judi- cial appointment, because she served only three years in office. Perrin had been on long-term sick leave from the bench. The 60- year-old, who earned €147,961 a year as a District Court judge, is entitled to a modest pension of 3/80th of her salary for her three year’s service. It will be paid to her on reaching pensionable age. She is currently being held in the Dóchas Centre in Mountjoy Prison and, with remission, will be due for release in September 2014. Time in prison will be particularly hard for her, consid- ering her medical condition and the fact that she will share space with other pris- oners, some of whom may have been sent there by her. In her short spell as a District Court judge, Perrin largely worked in the Children’s Court. When the deception first came to light, she claimed it was a mistake by her secre- tary, but later claimed she had drafted the will in line with Mr Davis’s instructions. Her defence team suggested that Mr Davis suffered memory problems and had forgotten leaving half his estate to the Perrin children. But the pros- ecution produced medical evidence that Mr Davis had a good mental capacity and no memory problems. She was interviewed five times, giving apparently different versions of events each time. She claimed the Davises were old and couldn’t remember what their instructions were. She criticised Mr Davis’s nieces, claiming that he was unhappy with how they had squandered cash gifts - which the nieces later denied. She claimed that Noel O’Hanrahan, who took over her practice, was behind the allegations. She told gardai that Mr Davis had complained that he was a “bully” who wouldn’t stop contacting him. She revised the date on which they first discussed making her children bene- ficiaries of the will. Following the sentencing by the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Minister for Justice, Alan Shatter said, “It is of the utmost importance that a client can trust a solicitor acting on his or her behalf to properly implement his or her instructions. Members of the legal profession are in a particular position of trust and to ensure confidence in the profession, all solicitors must honestly implement instructions received and at all times act in an appropriate manner. This obligation, of course, also attaches to any member of the legal profession who aspires to hold judicial office. The conviction and sentencing of Heather Perrin starkly illustrates the importance of the highest standards of honesty being observed. The victims in this case are to be greatly commended for their fortitude in seeing this difficult and distressing criminal prosecution through to conviction.” Mr Davis gave instruc- tions to leave €2,000 each to Perrin’s children and it is believed that Mr Davis still wants the Perrin children to be included in his will. Tragic Fall From Grace For Malahide Judge By Patrick Finnegan By Celine Quinn Pictured are Colaiste Choilm budding entrepreneurs, Karl Reilly, Sean O'Brien, Aaron O'Neill and Shane Tully. Missing from the photo is Dermot O'Hanrahan Swords Students Invent Lifesaving Technology Heather Perrin

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Page 1: North County Leader 04 December 2012

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4th December 2012 • Volume 19, Issue 39 • Leader House, North Street, Swords, Co. Dublin. • Tel: 8•400•200 • [email protected]

NEED A TAXI?

“Need help gettingyour Christmas

Shopping home?!”

Five enterprising students from Swords have inventednew technology with the potential to save lives. Thedevice, iAwake, an earpiece worn while driving, aims toprevent those behind the wheel from falling asleep onlong journeys. An in-built sensor will sound-off to wakethe driver when it detects the driver’s head drop or bodyslouch. In September of this year, a new company“Lyetech” was set up by the five boys, 2nd yearstudents at Colaiste Choilm in Swords, in order todevelop, produce and market the product both nation-ally and internationally. The young businessmen, SeanO’Brien, Aaron O’Neill, Shane Tully, Karl Reilly andDermot O’Hanrahan, aged between just 13-14 years old,are being heralded by business insiders for their excep-tional business acumen and innovative new product.Each member of the group brings their own uniquetalents to the company. Karl handles Finance, Shaneworks on Production, Aaron is the Marketing man,Dermot is the Secretary in charge, and Sean commandsthe role of Managing Director. Speaking exclusively tothe County Leader, Managing Director, Sean explains,“Lye” means “clean simple solutions” and our logorepresents our own strengths and weaknesses.” Thecompany was established on the back of an idea thegroup had from a car accident they had heard about. Anincident involving a mother of a newborn child, who fellasleep at the wheel and overturned the vehicle into aditch, had a strong impact on the boys. Sean advised,“Luckily they were both unhurt, but obviously it was nota nice experience. It got us thinking, if we could inventsomething to prevent that from happening, to savepeople’s lives, it could be a hit. And so far, it has been.”Road deaths resulting from a drivers falling asleep atthe wheel account for 4,000 deaths annually acrossEurope. The boys are already developing the successorto the iAwake, the “iAwake 2.0”. This enhanced device

will have bluetooth capabilities to link to your mobilehandset to your earpiece for handsfree usage whiledriving. Both versions of the iAwake also have an in-built “double-click function” to allow users who need tobend their head or body, for example to pick somethingup they’ve dropped, to tap the earpiece twice before-hand, which will prevent the buzzer from sounding. Theyoung businessmen are moving fast. Sean advised, “Wedid all our market research - field and desk. For our fieldresearch we went to Dublin airport and surveyed taxidrivers, bus and coach drivers, logistic companies, andall those people who were used to doing long journeysand could fall asleep at the wheel. We had an excellentresponse, 92 per cent said they would buy theearpiece.” I asked the boys where this entrepreneurialdriving force in their life had come from, Karl replied,“Our business teacher Mr. Foster introduced us to theStudent Enterprise Awards last year and we starteddeveloping products.” For a company set up in justSeptember this year, the young students have madeimpressive inroads. They showcased their product atthe Colaiste Choilm Open Night at the end ofSeptember, less than a month after their start up, to anincredible response. Karl said, “We already have 40orders on the iAwake, and we didn’t even have theproduct design. People were so impressed with it.” Theboys contacted the DCU School of Engineering to assistthem with their product design, and spent over 12 hoursat the college developing their unique prototype. Theearpieces are currently in production in China, as Seanadvises “manufacturing costs are cheaper over there”,and they hope to have their first prototype this Friday.LyeTech have set up a website www.lyetech.net toreach consumers in Ireland and internationally. The

website has an online store and has also been linked upto Lyetech Facebook, Twitter and Youtube pages, topromote the product across multiple social media plat-forms. The boys are creating some revenue from sellingadvertising on their websites. Over the coming months,the students plan to meet with logistics companies, taxicompanies and coach/bus drivers to market and selltheir product. The aspiring businessmen have such animpressive schedule of meetings, it is difficult to seewhen they fit in time for school or homework, but theyinsist they are each pursuing “all honours subjects” forJunior Certificate. They credit their business teacher MrFoster for his guidance as well as their parents forconstant motivation and encouragment. The innovative young students have developed exten-sive skills in research and development, product design,marketing, sales, finance, and a great understanding ofall the key elements of a successful business start-up. I

asked the boys how they have managed to achieve somuch in a matter of three short months, Sean remarked,“We feel all the hard work has really helped us, if wedidn’t put in so much time, we wouldn’t be where weare today. But we believe it can’t be just only work. Wetake some time out to mess around and have a laugh,we are kids after all.” The budding entrepreneurs aregearing up for a successful pitch at the Junior Dragons’Den National Finals on 9th December, to make it ontothe live TV shows and a chance of earning a €2000investment in their company. They are also taking partin the upcoming Student Enterprise Awards. I asked thegroup what did they think of their chances, Sean spokecandidly, “You have to believe you can make it, other-wise there’s no point in trying, and we do believe.” Onhearing their extremely well-planned and well-presented sales pitch, I’ve no doubt that this is not thelast we’ll hear of these five bright young sparks.

Malahide resident, Heather Perrin, whohas become the first member of the judi-ciary in the history of the State to beconvicted of a serious crime, has beensentenced to two and a half years inprison. She was convicted of attemptingto deceive an elderly friend and client outof half of his €1m estate. Her crime hadbeen described as “one of the worst casesof client betrayal to come before thecourts.”The former District Court judge (60) whowas appointed to the bench in 2009,deceived her victim, octogenarian andclose friend, Thomas Davis intobequeathing half his estate, worth about€1m, to her two children. This was whileshe practised as a solicitor, just weeksbefore she was appointed as a DistrictCourt judge.Perrin, of Lambay Court, Malahide, hadpleaded not guilty to deceptively inducingMr Davis to bequeath half of his estate toSybil and Adam Perrin at her office onFairview Strand on January 22, 2009.

Prosecutor, Dominic McGinn said Perrinfought the case using “lies, half-truthsand deceptions.” She was also criticisedfor putting 83 year old, Mr Davis throughthe rigours of a full trial.Perrin is a very well known resident ofMalahide and acted as a former directorof the Girls Brigade International Council,the Christian uniformed organisation. Thisis a particularly sad story about how aglittering legal career has been thrownaway and the subsequent devastation fortwo families, who had been lifelongfriends. She has been on long-term sickleave from the bench and has not yetserved the minimum five-year periodrequired, before she can draw down partof her pension.It is reported that her pension will be amere €106 a week compared to the€2,845 she earned a week from her judi-cial appointment, because she servedonly three years in office. Perrin had been

on long-term sick leavefrom the bench. The 60-year-old, who earned€147,961 a year as a DistrictCourt judge, is entitled to amodest pension of 3/80thof her salary for her threeyear’s service. It will bepaid to her on reachingpensionable age.She is currently being heldin the Dóchas Centre inMountjoy Prison and, withremission, will be due forrelease in September 2014. Time in prisonwill be particularly hard for her, consid-ering her medical condition and the factthat she will share space with other pris-oners, some of whom may have been sentthere by her. In her short spell as aDistrict Court judge, Perrin largely workedin the Children’s Court. When the deception first came to light,she claimed it was a mistake by her secre-tary, but later claimed she had drafted the

will in line with Mr Davis’sinstructions. Her defenceteam suggested that MrDavis suffered memoryproblems and had forgottenleaving half his estate to thePerrin children. But the pros-ecution produced medicalevidence that Mr Davis had agood mental capacity and nomemory problems. She was interviewed fivetimes, giving apparentlydifferent versions of events

each time. She claimed the Davises wereold and couldn’t remember what theirinstructions were. She criticised MrDavis’s nieces, claiming that he wasunhappy with how they had squanderedcash gifts - which the nieces later denied.She claimed that Noel O’Hanrahan, whotook over her practice, was behind theallegations. She told gardai that MrDavis had complained that he was a“bully” who wouldn’t stop contacting

him. She revised the date on which theyfirst discussed making her children bene-ficiaries of the will. Following thesentencing by the Dublin Circuit CriminalCourt, Minister for Justice, Alan Shattersaid, “It is of the utmost importance thata client can trust a solicitor acting on hisor her behalf to properly implement hisor her instructions. Members of the legalprofession are in a particular position oftrust and to ensure confidence in theprofession, all solicitors must honestlyimplement instructions received and atall times act in an appropriate manner.This obligation, of course, also attachesto any member of the legal professionwho aspires to hold judicial office. Theconviction and sentencing of HeatherPerrin starkly illustrates the importanceof the highest standards of honestybeing observed. The victims in this caseare to be greatly commended for theirfortitude in seeing this difficult anddistressing criminal prosecution throughto conviction.” Mr Davis gave instruc-tions to leave €2,000 each to Perrin’schildren and it is believed that Mr Davisstill wants the Perrin children to beincluded in his will.

Tragic Fall From Grace For Malahide JudgeBy Patrick Finnegan

By Celine Quinn

Pictured are Colaiste Choilm budding entrepreneurs, Karl Reilly, Sean O'Brien, Aaron O'Neill and Shane Tully. Missingfrom the photo is Dermot O'Hanrahan

Swords Students InventLifesaving Technology

Heather Perrin

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Warren And ChrisMove Things Forward

After last week’s closeshave, Warren was takingno chances where Chriswas concerned. Evermindful of her attractionto the opposite sex,Warren decided to bringthings forward at pace. Hewanted to reassure the

love of his life that he wasutterly dedicated to herand that nobody elsemattered.With his mind workingovertime, Warren reck-oned that, by booking aphotographer for their

wedding day, it would goa long way to cementingtheir future together.Chris, while acceptingWarren’s excuse for hisassociation withDominique, is still fragileand is prone to occasionaloutbursts of tears for noapparent reason and hasbeen waking in themiddle of the night,dreaming of her ‘rival’.She was advised to seekcounselling and fearedthat she may be unable toparticipate fully in a lovingrelationship with Warren,whom she dearly loves. Streetwise Warren wasacutely aware of this andproposed that the pairshould visit a photogra-pher, with the view tobooking him for theirnow, back on the road,wedding. “This should dothe trick,” he thoughtcunningly. He wascorrect, as this gesture

and show of dedicationbrought inner peace tothe lovely Chris, whograbbed Warren in aloving embrace, with nearfatal consequences. Theloved up couple madetheir way to the photo-graphic studio of TimRalph, who was delightedto accept such an attrac-

Warren and Chris enthusiastically look over samples in photographer, Tim Ralph'swedding album.

Busy Time ForLambay Singers Renowned local choir, the Lambay Singers are busypreparing for a hectic festive season. The group willkick-start their schedule of appearances when theysing at the switching-on of the Christmas lights inDonabate on Saturday, 8th December.Then the singers take to the stage in St. Patrick’sChurch in Donabate on Friday December 14th at8pm to perform a Christmas concert, “This Joy”. Theprogramme for “This Joy” will include some well-known festive favourites as well as some moreeclectic seasonal numbers. On 18th December, the singers will sing at a“Welcome Home for Christmas” event in Terminal 2

in Dublin Airport onTuesday December 18th.This event, now in it’ssecond year, is an initia-tive by DAA to welcomereturning emigrantshome for Christmas. Andto wrap up the busyfestive season, thesingers will perform atthe Service of 9 Lessonsin the Church of IrelandChurch in Donabate onSunday 23rd Decemberat 10am.The Lambay Singers area well-establishedsecular choir based inDonabate and Portrane,but the group attractmembers from all overthe north county. The

SkerriesRowing ClubA number of Skerrieslocals are trying to setup a Rowing Club in thearea. If you would like totry something new ormaybe just get involvedwith the club and helpout at this early stage,please come along. Ifyou are interested sendan email to Adam at‘[email protected]’ and they will keepyou updated with devel-opments. All arewelcome.

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tive couple as clients. Timkindly allowed them totake one of his samplewedding albums home,where they could look athis professional work,and perhaps make a deci-sion on booking him astheir wedding photogra-pher. They excitedlyopened the lovely album

and giggled liketeenagers, as they imagined themselves inall of their finery on theirbig day. Next week: Warren andChris decide on a venuefor their Wedding Day andalso choose their weddingrings. Let’s hope it allgoes smoothly!

group meet on Thursday nights in the EducateTogether National School in Donabate. The choir are always on the lookout for new singersto swell their ranks. Members do not need to beable to read music, all that is required is a love ofsinging good music well. If you are interested inbeing a Lambay Singer, why not come along to theconcert on December 14th and enjoy the concertand speak to any of the singers about joining up.

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Paddy Lonergan, the genial and very popularbranch manager of Bank of Ireland in Swords,has decided to call time on his career last week.One of the most identifiable names in thecommercial world of Swords and the greaterNorth County area, Paddy has been manager ofthe Swords branch for the past five years.

Official Opening Of MalahideCastle And Gardens

Popular Swords BankManager Calls It A Day

Students from Portmarnock Community Schoolare currently preparing for their annual trip toLesotho. Students and teachers from the localschool make the trip every year to offer aid tothose who need it most.

Portmarnock StudentsPrepare For Lesotho Trip

Great Honour For CountyCouncil On Thursday last, 29th November, OlympicCouncil of Ireland President, Pat Hickey,made a presentation to the County Council tocelebrate the many initiatives undertaken,and support provided by the council duringthe Olympic Torch visit toDublin on 6th June last.

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The newly revamped Malahide Castle andGardens were officially opened on Friday 30thNovember last, by Minister for Transport,Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar. This €10.5million project is the largest single investmentin a tourism related initiative in recent years.

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fingal women in business network

Christmas Showcase & FayreSaturday 8th December, 12pm to 5pm

Visitor Centre, Malahide Castle & Gardens

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Visit our Christmas Fayre and enjoy an afternoon of family entertainment,seasonal surprises and great gift ideas

Businesses wishing to avail of a showcase table should contact

FWIB Network Manager Eve Bulman on 0876497036 or wib@fi ngalceb.ie

Unique FundraiserBy Balbriggan GardaíBalbriggan Gardaí, Kate Daly Ní Bhroin andDave Sheeran were presented with a boxingglove signed by 2012 Olympic Gold medallistKatie Taylor and Team Ireland Olympic BoxingTeam 2012. Michael Carruth, the 1992 OlympicGold medallist, Kenny Egan 2008 Olympic Silvermedallist and trainer, Billy Walsh also signedthe glove. It was presented by the local Bracken boxing club in recognition of theircommitment to positive engagement with thelocal community.Gardaí raffled the glove within the local commu-nity to increase awareness for ongoing commu-nity policing initiatives and to raise funds forvarious projects, where gardaí engage withlocal youths, elderly groups, ethnic minoritiesand voluntary and charitable organisations.

A ‘Seminar On Homelessness’ washeld at County Hall, Swords, onWednesday 28th November last.County Mayor Cllr. CianO’Callaghan opened the seminarwhich was chaired by Pat Doyle,CEO of Peter McVerry Trust. Theevent served to createawareness on the issue ofhomelessness in Dublin,and featured talks by anumber of key socialworkers and academics.The seminar highlightedthe importance of tacklingthe issue of homelessnessin Dublin and around thecountry. Focus Ireland esti-mates there may be asmany as 5,000 peoplehomeless in Ireland at anyone time. While a smallminority of this figure aresleeping rough on thestreets, the majority ofthose homeless are

staying in emergency accommoda-tion, hostels, in squats, B&Bs, orwith family and friends.Themeeting highlighted the necessityfor abolishing the stigma

surrounding those who havebecome homeless, as well asdiscussed social policies tocombat homelessness in oursociety. Pat Doyle told the CountyLeader, “We were asked to chairthis county council led iniative, onlooking at complex issues ofhomelessness. The Peter McVerryTrust runs the emergency home-less provision for Fingal CountyCouncil. We need more housingunits to facilitate people to movebeyond homelessness. This is oneof our main challenges,” heconcluded.

Pictured at the seminar on Homelessness at Council Chambers in Swords last Wednesdayare, Fr Peter McVerry, Pat Doyle (CEO Peter McVerry Trust), Mike Allen (CEO, FocusIreland), Cllr Gerry McGuire and County Mayor, Cian O'Callaghan

Seminar OnHomelessness Held In Swords

John Hanley from Lusk is pictured being presented with asigned boxing glove by Balbriggan Superintendent, NoelCarolan. Also pictured are Gardai, Kate Daly N'Bhroin andDave Sheeran.

By Celine Quinn

Tickets were raffled at the Balbriggan GardaStation Open Day. The winning ticket was drawnby Chief Superintendent of the DMR North,Francis Clerkin. John Hanley from Lusk was thewinner and was presented with the glove bySuperintendent of Balbriggan Noel Carolan.

Great News For NorthCounty ClubsThe announcement by Minister Michael Ring of€943,700 grants from the sports capitalprogramme for sports clubs in North CountyDublin, has been widely welcomed by localpoliticians.These grants are a very welcome support for localsporting clubs, particularly in these difficulteconomic times. This announcement will be aterrific boost for clubs across the north county andwill also be very significant in terms of our localeconomy. Among the highest recipients arePortmarnock Sports and Leisure Club (PSLC) with€143,426, €190,378 to Malahide Rugby Club,€300,000 to Man O’War GAA club, €70,000 toPortmarnock AFC, €69,000 to Malahide AFC,€34,061 to Ring Commons Sports centre and€30,000 to Skerries Community Association. These grants have been welcomed by Minister forHealth, Dr James Reilly, Alan Farrell TD and CllrPeter Coyle. Speaking following the announce-ment, local Fine Gael TD, Alan Farrell welcomed theannouncement, stating that it is “terrific news forlocal clubs and our local economy.” Minister Reillystressed he is continuing to work on the BalbrigganSwimming Pool and Leisure complex project withBalbriggan Rugby Football Club, and he willcontinue to support other clubs and organisationsin Dublin North with next year’s sports lotto grantallocations. Other clubs to benefit include,Balscadden FC, Malahide Basketball Club,Malahide Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, SkerriesSailing Club, St Maur’s GAA Club, The Hills CricketClub, Swords Sailing and Boating Club andPortmarnock Sub Aqua Club.

Balbriggan Woman Named Volunteer Of The YearBalbriggan woman,Siobhain White hasnamed ‘Volunteer ofthe Year’ at the HSECommunity GamesNational Area andVolunteer AwardsEvent 2012, which washeld in Ballinasloe, CoGalway.Siobhain, who joinedDublin CommunityGames in 1980, tookover from her motherthat year and has beenarea secretary ofBalbriggan since. Shehas also served as amember of the CountyExecutive Committeeand served as AssistantCounty Secretary for anumber of years. Siobhain is very activeand prominent inorganising activities.Her main sport, whichshe co-ordinates atCounty, Leinster, andNational is Basketball,

and she was instru-mental in movingBasketball to theNational BasketballArena where we haveseven full nights ofcompetition. She also co-ordinatesGymnastics and is veryinvolved in the runningof the athletics finals inSantry. Siobhain alsovolunteers at all 3National finalsweekend as well ashelping out at bothweekends of LeinsterFinals.As Area Secretary in2012, she increasedparticipation consider-ably in Balbriggan withthe area taking part inGirls’ Gaelic Football,U10 Gaelic Football andHurling in addition totheir core activities ofAthletics, CrossCountry, Art andSwimming.

Pictured at the HSE Community Games National Area andVolunteer Awards are Margaret Carroll (Director, HSECommunity Games) and winner, Siobhan White.

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This week at the County Leader, we asked local residents

‘What are your thoughts onthe recent tragic case ofSavita Halappanavar?’Q:

Attila Piff, Hungary/Swords“A woman should be able to take responsibility for her own life. If thewomen’s groups join together they can achieve something. I’m not a

woman, I can just view the matter as an outsider. I would support abor-tion but maybe only under certain conditions, and women should be

aware of all possible outcomes of having an abortion.”

Avi Singh, India/Swords“I think they should bring in some legislation. I mean, this is the 21stcentury, they should have some law in case the mother’s life is in danger.There should be a preference for the mother's life rather than the baby's."

John Hennessy, Swords“Doctors were just acting within their guidelines but the pro-choice groupsare using her case as a scapegoat. It is being used to forward the abortion

debate, that’s my personal view. The doctors had their hands tied, theycouldn’t make any other decision. It is very hard to legislate for an extreme

case like that. You either bring in abortion or you don’t.”

Nora Heavey, Swords“I hope they sort it out. But I do think the hospital people do great work. Iam quite Catholic so I believe when your time is up, your time is up, it’sunfortunate. It is very important that people wait until the report comesout. I think abortion should be brought in where the woman’s life is at risk,but I think it should be the doctor’s decision, I don’t think the personshould be able to ask for it.”

Philip Harford, Swords“It’s a disgrace, she should have been allowed to have an abortion formedical conditions. If it was any other country they would have allowed it.They won’t bring in legislation, this country is backward. The baby was notgoing to survive either way, they could have saved one life. We are not aCatholic country, people are mixed raced in Ireland and have different reli-gions now.”

Collette Moore, Swords“It is very, very sad. The mother should have been saved. I think the lawshould be looked at and should be changed quickly. Personally I feelit’s a woman’s right to have a termination for her own personal reasons,and should have access to it then in Ireland, and not just in the casewhere the life of the mother is at risk.”

Sinead Davy, Galway“It is a disgrace. I think she was left in a situation were the pregnancy wasn’t

viable, the baby couldn’t have survived outside of herself. She asked for help anddidn’t get it. In a way, I feel sorry for the consultant, whoever he is, that made the

flippant remark that “it’s a Catholic country”, whether he was being a bit pedanticor he was saying it because his hands were tied. But he will regret it because it is

all over the international media.”

Luiza Alexa, Romania/Swords“I was very upset to hear Savita’s case. It makes you think as amother, what it would be like to be in her shoes. It’s a pity. Whenthe person said “it’s a Catholic country”, but then there was a lossof life, where is the Catholic religion? I think we should bring inlegislation where the life of the mother is at risk.”

John Pett, Swords“For any woman to be in a situation like that has got to be a horrendousexperience. It could be any woman, anyone in our families. How do you

balance the right to life by basically taking a life? The politicians needto bring a clarity to it. I totally agree with

access to abortion if the life of the woman is atrisk.”

Claire O’Sullivan, Skerries“I was upset when I heard it. They should have terminated thepregnancy. Two lives were lost instead of one. I think theyshould bring in legislation in extreme cases, when the life of themother is at risk or in cases of rape.”

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Special ChristmasConcert In MalahideThe Three Tenors will give a veryspecial, festive concert in St.Sylvester’s Church, Malahide, onWednesday December 12th in aid ofthe Parish Centre. Tickets are €30and are available in the ParishOffice. It promises to be a greatevening to get you in the Christmasspirit. All monies raised will gotowards a good cause - come alongand join in the fun.

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Students from Portmarnock CommunitySchool are currently preparing for theirannual trip to Lesotho. Students andteachers from the local school make thetrip every year to offer aid to those whoneed it most. The students, in partnership with ActionIreland Trust, held their annual appealrecently for aid for communities inLesotho. There was a hive of activity intheir the PE hall. Over 30,000 donationswere prepared for delivery for the school’sproject, which is staggering and truly

shows how kind hearted the people are. Many lives will be in receipt of muchneeded resources and facilities - in partic-ular the small children and patients at St.Joseph’s Hospital, Roma. With the newroof on the hospital complete they arenow concentrating on fitting out wards. Action Ireland Trust will have a specialistteam from The Royal College of SurgeonsBahrain in attendance at next year’sproject and they will work with themanagement and staff at St. Joseph’sHospital Roma to put in place structures

and facilities that will improve the servicesto local communities. Lesotho has nodedicated emergency services, as such,and is very much in need of developingsuch a service. Dublin Fire Brigade willdeploy four officers next February to workwith local Government officials in an effortto improve emergency response units. Folens have also supplied five pallets ofbooks for Junior and Leaving CertificateEnglish and Maths. This will be particu-larly welcome as the second level schoolsbase their curriculum on the Irishcurriculum. “We extend our appreciationto all the students, parents and pastpupils who gave up so much time to theappeal,” said teacher Niall Fitzgerald, whois involved with the trip each year.

Christmas FairIn RolestownRolestown’s popular ParishChristmas Fair returned to theParish Hall on Sunday, November25th and put all attendees in avery festive mood indeed. This year’s fair took place from2.30pm to 5pm and a certainbearded gentleman from theNorth Pole was there to meet allthe excited children and have aphotograph taken. The wheel offortune attracted many local

punters together with a hugerange of stalls with everythingfrom cakes and jams, vegetablesand fruit, Christmas cards, books,bric-a-brac, a bottle stall and achildren’s stall. Afternoon teawas served at the fair in an effortto warm those who felt a chillfrom the cold weather. Admissionwas just €2 for adults (Childrenwent free), and all tickets wereentered into a special draw. Athoroughly festive and fun daywas had by all, and the fair as inprevious years, was a greatsuccess.

Rolestown Parish held their annual Christmas Fair in the local Parish Hall on Sunday,25th November last. There was plenty to enjoy for all who attended, including bric-abrac, Santa, Wheel of Fortune, stalls selling jams, cakes, fruit and veg, as well as a bottlestall. Pictured with Santa are, Katie Jones, Aisling Keane, Aoife Keane and Joe Keane

County Mayor, Cian O'Callaghan is pictured with sisters, Emma and Sophie Farrell fromLusk, when he turned on the Swords Christmas Lights last Saturday.

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Pictured at the Home Help Protest march outside Minister Reilly's Swords ConstituencyOffice are Fianna Fail representatives, Brian Dennehy, Cllr Eoghan O'Brien, SenatorDarragh O'Brien, Cllr Darragh Butler and Ian O'Beirne.

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Great Honour ForCounty CouncilOn Thursday 29th November at County Hall, Swords,Olympic Council of Ireland President, Pat Hickey, madea presentation to the County Council. The council werehonoured with the very prestigious InternationalOlympic Committee Trophy“Sport and SustainableDevelopment”. The trophywas awarded in celebrationof the many initiatives under-taken and support providedby the council during theOlympic Torch visit to Dublinon 6th June 2012. The councilwere also presented with an“Olympic Torch” as a thankyou for their tremendous co-operation.The trophy and the OlympicTorch were accepted onbehalf of the county councilby County Mayor, CianO’Callaghan, and CountyManager, David O’Connor. Alarge number of children were also in attendance incolourful Olympic t-shirts. Speaking to the CountyLeader at the event, Patrick Hickey, OCI President,commented, “The Olympic Council of Ireland aredelighted to be here. It brings back memories from the6th June this year when the Olympic torch went to the

headquarters in Howth. Fingal County Council did usvery proud. We are thrilled we can give them a souvenirof the occasion.”Earlier this year, 1,500 children from local schools andthe community took part in the ‘Olympic Dream Run’ onTuesday 5th June, from Deerpark Hotel to OlympicHouse in Howth. The run was jointly led by then CountyMayor, Gerry McGuire, and Sonia O’Sullivan. Thefollowing day, 6th June, Cillian Kirwan from St. FintansHigh School, Sutton, was the first person in Ireland tocarry the Olympic Torch on it’s arrival at Howth.Speaking to the County Leader, Mayor Cian

O’Callaghan “It was nice that the County Council wentour their way to bring the flame to the area and toinvolve so many of the local residents in the Olympictorch relay. It is great to be recognised here tonight. Ithas also been fantastic for the children who took partand ran with Sonia O’Sullivan, the event promotessport and exercise in young people.”

Preparations are in full swing forthe switching-on of the Christmaslights in Donabate on Saturday, 8thDecember at 4.30pm.Following the success of last year’sevent, the organisers are hoping fora big turn-out by local residents tohelp get the festive season started.Last year, almost 1,000 residents

came along to enjoy the seasonalentertainment and refreshments.The organisers are remaining tight-lipped this year as to whichcelebrity will turn on the lights, butresidents are promised plenty ofseasonal entertainment. SantaClaus himself has promised to taketime out of his busy schedule to

drop in with goodies for all thosegood boys and girls!Once again this year’s entertain-ment will be courtesy of local choirthe Lambay Singers. The singersare busy rehearsing for a concert oftheir own, “This Joy”, to be stagedin St. Patrick’s Church on Friday,14th December at 8pm. So, why notcome along and help kick-start thefestive season in Donabate in style.

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Pictured at the presentation of the Olympic Torch are Stephen Peppard (CountyCouncil), David O'Connor (County Manager), Patrick Hickey (President of OCI) andCounty Mayor, Cian O'Callaghan at County Hall, Swords.

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Pictured are the Fingallians GAA club's “Scór na nÓg” team who performed brilliantly at the GAA’s cultural talent compe-tition. They had teams performing in Irish dance, solo singing, trad. instrumental group, ballad group and quiz team. Alltheir teams got through the semi finals and all but the ballad group and instrumental got through the Dublin countyfinal, held at Craobh Chiaráin’s GAA on 27th November. The club also won the “Club na Bliain” award which was aconsolation. The teams that won the county final now go on to represent Dublin in the Leinster semi finals being held inLaois on 15th December.

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Swords woman, Sue Bamford, is currently holding asolo art exhibition in the Grange Gallery nearBallyboughal. The exhibition is taking place fromnow until the end of December. Sue, a well knowngolf professional around the North County spoke tothe County Leader about her passion for art andother interests. “I moved to the North County from England almost12 years ago and have lived in Swords ever since,”she said. “Asides from my love of golf, I have alsohad a passion for art since I was a child. This year, Iwas awarded a National University of Ireland certifi-cate in Visual Arts Practice at National College of Artand Design, something that I was very proud tohave achieved!” She also spoke about the inspiration for her artwork:“The inspiration for my artwork comes mainly from thenatural world, which I have a particular interest in andlandscapes which may also include man-madefeatures. I look for pattern, colour and texture withinlandscapes, and the artwork develops (sometimes itseems of its own accord!) from there. I’m also inter-ested in birdwatching, and birds feature in more figu-rative work. I work with a variety of media, includingacrylic, oil pastel, gouache and watercolour,” she said.

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to recover from recession.The young and the old canbe forgotten with anational emphasis on theworking commuter agegroup.” “A significant proportion ofour passengers are over65 Free Travel Passholders and under 21sspecial needs groups.”He added, “Nifti gets thelowest amount of RuralTransport Programme(RTP) funding in thecountry, yet we carry in themid ground of passengernumbers, so we really dopunch above our weight.”The current Nifti operation,which we have all workedhard to establish, deliversimpressive ‘bang for buck’,with excellent Return OnInvestment figures for theDepartment of Transportand in terms of our ‘costper trip’ comparison withnational and Internationalstandards’. He was also full of praisefor the Board of Directorsand the work they do. “Wehave eight directors, all

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the R127, which currentlyhas no public transportservice whatsoever, toLusk,. This will thencomplete the rural circuit.Skerries is the Fingal pilotAge Friendly town, so itmakes sense to includethem in our plans,” hesaid. Nifti are members ofthe Fingal IntegratedTransport Working Groupwhich is chaired by FingalCounty Council. ‘We hopeto extend theBeaumont Bus serviceto Skerries and Luskin 2013 with the assis-tance of the otherworking groupmembers, Ericcommented. “Our main driver onthe Beaumont Hospitalservice, Mick McDonagh isa fully qualified first aiderand Emergency FirstResponder’. All Niftidrivers are highly trainedas per the Department ofTransport requirements,not only in professionalCPCs but also specialistminibus andpassenger/wheelchairhandling training, such asMIDAS, PATS and MEEP. Minister for Health, DrJames Reilly said, “Iwelcome the direct busservice to Beaumonthospital provided by Nifti.As a local TD for DublinNorth, I have receivedmany representations onthis issue from patientswho found the journey toBeaumont Hospital diffi-

cult, involving a trip intoDublin City and thenanother bus out toBeaumont Hospital.” “I congratulate BeaumontHospital Management andparticularly the positivestaff and management ofNifti who took up the chal-lenge to provide this verywelcome local bus servicefor the patients, visitorsand indeed staff ofBeaumont Hospital. North

Fingal Rural CommunityTransport Ltd have appliedfor Lotto Funding for thisvery welcome hospitaltransport service and myDepartment are currentlyassessing that applica-tion,” he said.Minister for Transport, LeoVaradkar said, “AsMinister for Transport,Tourism and Sport and alocal representative, Iwant to pay tribute to thework of North Fingal Rural

Transport. For the last tenyears this initiative hasprovided vital transport forelderly or isolated peopleliving in rural parts ofFingal, and for people withdisabilities. Services likethe North Fingal RuralTransport Initiative helppeople to get to work, toschool and to do theirshopping. It also providesa vital service for othergroups in the area, like

youth clubs, ororganisations for theelderly. I look forwardto North Fingal RuralTransport continuingto provide an impor-tant service into thefuture.”NIFTI are also

involved in theDepartment ofTransport’s, NationalIntegrated Rural TransportCommittee initiative andare members of one of thekey sub ‘groups. NIFTI arekeen to work with localand national stakeholdersand Transport Authoritiesto deliver accessible,viable and sustainablepublic transport services inNorth Fingal for the benefitof the local community.

Sheila Corbally“I got involved becausewhen the children startedschool, it was ideal forgetting them to and fromschools in Swords andBalbriggan, so thisservice is a lifeline forpeople in the ruralcommunity.”

Bob Laird“I worked in transport allof my life. I was asked tojoin the Board and Iaccepted, because I wasinterested in the job Niftiis doing and I see a rolefor them in rural transportin the area.”

Donal Mangan - Chairman of the Board“I wanted to assist in thecommunity effort, and inthis day and age, it isimportant that people dosome community work.Nifti is doing a tremendousjob for the rural communityof North County Dublin.”

Anne Gough“I started because my sonwas using the bus at thetime and I was asked tocome on the Board torepresent mothers. Thiswas to help the commu-nity to get the bus servicegoing.”

Tony Gough“I had been working onthe Community Council inBallyboughal with HelenaDooley, who is a currentboard member and afounder member of Nifti.She asked me to come onto the Board and I had nohesitation in saying yes.”

Stephanie O’Brien“I became involved when Iwas asked to join theboard. I’m originally fromGarristown and I moved toBallyboughal 12 years agoand joined the Board ofDirectors three years ago.”

Roger Cronin“I have a background of 42years in air transportation.I wanted to do somethingfor the community and thereality is that, if you don’thave a car here, you needNifti. I had no hesitation incoming on board fouryears ago.”

Helene Dooley“I was basically involvedas the Chairperson of theoriginal Nifti. Withoutvolunteers, it could notexist.”

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Pictured are staff members at The Waterside House Hotel, Donabate, who grew mous-taches all month for "Movember" in order to raise money for a cancer charity. GeneralManager Paul Slattery said "that 22 of our male staff participated and worked hard toraise funds and awareness for the Movember movement. Thanks to all of our guests andcustomers who made donations at The Waterside House Hotel."

Popular SwordsBank ManagerCalls It A DayPaddy Lonergan, thegenial and very popularbranch manager of Bankof Ireland in Swords, hasdecided to call time on hiscareer last week.One of the most identifi-able names in thecommercial world ofSwords and the greaterNorth County area, Paddyhas been manager of theSwords branch for thepast five years. This, hedescribed to the CountyLeader, as the “icing onthe cake for my career.”

Sixty year old Paddy wasborn in Dundalk, butregards himself as aCorkonian, having beenreared in the RebelCounty. He joined thebank 43 years ago andsaw service at branches inArran Quay for 10 yearsand College Green, beforemoving to Swords fiveyears ago. He has enjoyed awonderful relationshipwith many of the businesscommunity in the areaand has particular admi-

ration for the work of theCounty Council, FingalDublin Chamber andFingal County EnterpriseBoard. “I’m a greatadmirer of the workundertaken by TonyLambert, OisinGeoghegan and countymanager, DavidO’Connor. I was particu-larly impressed by the“Flavours of Fingal”

earlier in the year,because of the fantasticenergy and effort put inby the staff of the Council.The County EnterpriseWeek has gone frombeing a one day show-case to a week long one,which is very good forbusiness in the area,” hesaid.Paddy lists the merging ofthe local Chamber with

the D15 Chamber, as avery positive develop-ment for local business.“The great resilienceshown by so many busi-nesses in the area,against all the odds, hasbeen very uplifting,” headded. He is also a greatadmirer of the longstanding business fami-lies in the area, mostnotably the Savages,Donnellys, Hoeys,Keelings and Taylors, theKeoghs from Oldtown andthe Flynns of Rush.The next chapter in his lifewill be to enjoy boating,fishing and gardening andthe odd game of golf. Healso intends to travel andgenerally relax. PaddyLonergan’s friendlydemeanour and readysmile will be missed bymany of his colleaguesand friends in Swords. Wewish him a long andhappy retirement.

Pictured at the retirement party for Swords Bank of Ireland Branch Manager, PaddyLonergan at the Carnegie Court Hotel in Swords. are his sister, Jean Geoghegan, daughterTilly Lonergan, wife Carla, Paddy Lonergan and his son, Peter Lonergan.

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November last, byMinister for Transport,Tourism and Sport LeoVaradkar. This €10.5

million project is thelargest single investmentin a tourism relatedinitiative in recent years.The County Council,owners of MalahideCastle and Gardens,invested €6.75million,and Failte Ireland grantfunded €3.75milliontowards the cost of theredevelopment, which ispart of a longer termtourism strategy for theregion. The improvedheritage site, open to thepublic since October, isoperated by ShannonHeritage on behalf of theCounty Council. The redevelopment alsoincludes an enhancedvisitor experience suchas a new Talbot FamilyExhibition and interpreta-tion area on the groundfloor of the castle, theopening of the walledbotanic gardens for thefirst time to the public,and the Avoca Store &Cafe on site. There hasbeen a total of 100 newjobs locally sourced towork at the enhancedheritage site. The Castlealso has a new educa-tion/conference area forgroups and schools. County Mayor, CianO’Callaghan said, “Whathas been achieved hereis most impressive, aproject of this scale andcalibre can only be deliv-ered with the vision, hardwork and dedication ofmany people. I would liketo thank the people andbusinesses of Malahide,who, from the outsetworked with the Councilin a spirit of co-operationand partnership inwelcoming this project totheir area. Malahidecombines the history andbeauty of the Castle andgardens with thepicturesque seasideVillage making it a greatplace to visit.”Minister for Transport,Tourism and Sport, Leo

Varadkar said: ‘The rede-veloped Malahide Castleand Gardens is a greatasset and will play animportant role inpromoting Dublin andthe surrounding area. MyDepartment has invested€3.75 million throughFailte Ireland. Along withrecent work at MalahideTrain Station, MalahideCricket Club and forth-coming works on theCasino House at theentrance to the village,this project will be of

great benefit to thepeople of Malahide andDublin as a whole’.County Manager, DavidO’Connor added,“Purchasing MalahideCastle and Gardens in1976 was an enlighteneddecision by what wasDublin County Council,and secured this amenityfor the citizens of Dublin.Fingal County Councilnow carries on that work,driving local enterpriseand employment, andpreserving andprotecting this county’sheritage for future gener-ations.”

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Pictured at the official opening of Malahide Castle andGrounds on Friday last, are Cllr Darragh Butler and CountyManager, David O'Connor

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BallyboughalPitch And PuttLast week’s Turkeywinners were JamesBrowne and IreneParkinson, with net 41winning by one stroke.Congratulates to Jameswith a hole in one onthe 15th. This is thesecond week a hole inone has tipped thescales in favour of awinning pair.Also congratulations toVince Walker with ahole in one on theninth ; this is two inrow for Vince. Turkeypairs games continueon Sunday morningsand all new membersfrom 2012 are encour-aged to take part

Walk For Lusk SeniorCitizensFr Dick Rooney invitesall to take part in a 3mile sponsored walkfor Lusk SeniorCitizens on St.Stephen’s Day at 2pm.The walk will begin atDublin Rd, Lusk, at theroundabout besideKelly’s garage. All areencouraged to attend.

Bag ‘N’ BakeSale At MillbankTheatreRush Musical Society areholding a Bag ‘N BakeSale in the MillbankTheatre, Rush onSunday, 9th Decemberfrom 11am until 2pm. PreLoved Women’s hand-bags will be available atvery reasonable prices.Why not pop in for deli-cious hand baked cakesand treats along with acoffee and a chat.

Drunk mantried to walkdown upescalatorA drunk Japanese busi-nessman was caught oncamera trying to walkdown the escalator thewrong way on theLondon Underground.The man, wearing a suitand carrying a briefcase,tried to make his waydown the up escalator atTottenham Court Roadtube station. SamNapper, 27, filmed theincident, said: "One byone, concernedcommuters tried to steerhim in the right direc-tion, to no avail.Eventually, we pushedthe emergency stopbutton. After pausing fora few seconds, heturned around andwalked out, as if nothingever happened."

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Swords On Ice offers fantastic pack-ages for Primary, Junior and Secondaryschool group tours.The one hour ice skating schoolsession for €8 includes tuition andhelp from the team, the use of thePavilion Penguins as well as skate hire.If you're lucky enough to have aChristmas birthday, why not have askating party which is always fun foryou and your friends. SwordsOn Ice is the ultimate BirthdayParty venue and is suitable foranyone over the age of 4 andas old as 100. For a brilliantday out it is fun, safe, hasslefree and makes for a verymemorable party venue.For a totally unique andexciting family experiencethis Christmas, bring yourfamily down to Swords OnIce. The rink is made of realice and the Penguins arethere to help the little ones.With l ive music and iceskating for children of allages enjoy a fun day out forthe entire family.Swords On Ice is ideal forlunchtime skating, after-work gather-ings, romantic dates and weekendleisure. Beautifully illuminated after

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Michael Barrable Motors Launch Their New Seat Dealership

Sue Griffiths (Advertising Sales Manager, North County Leader), Linda andMichael Barrable (Joint Managing Directors, Michael Barrable Motors) andGerry Fitzmaurice (Managing Director, North County Leader)

Aisling O'Loughlin (TV3), Siobhan Moore (President Fingal Dublin Chamber)and Cllr Gerry McGuire

Maurice Cregan (Cregan Accountants), Tony Lambert (CEO Fingal DublinChamber) and Brian O'Brien (Brian O'Brien Solicitors)

Robert Barrable and Ciaran Larkin (both Michael BarrableMotors)Family Affair: Robert, Michael, Linda and Peter Barrable

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Swords and DistrictLions Club will beholding their annualChristmas Food Appealin local supermarketsin the North Countyover the coming twoweeks. Each year theyare a familiar sight inthe run up to Christmascollecting non-perish-able food items for

the needy in theSwords area. This year the collectionpoints will be in thePavilions shoppingcentre from Thursday,6th December toSaturday, 8thDecember and in JCsSupermarket from

Thursday, 13thDecember to Saturday,15th December.In the past years, thegenerosity of the localcommunity to this veryworthy cause has beenoutstanding. Forexample last year, 46laden trolley loadswere collected. LionsClub President,

Maurice Kealy, appealsto shoppers to give asgenerously as possible.“The food appeal isalways a greatsuccess,” Maurice toldthe County Leader.“The people in theNorth County arealways extremelygenerous, and we’rehoping to have moretrolley loads than everthis year. Even a little

bit of help will go along way towardsmaking Christmas ahappier occasion forthose who need it inour community, andwe’re very grateful forall the support wereceive,” he concluded.

Enrolment Date For Skerries SchoolParents and guardians who wish to enrol their child/children forSeptember 2013 at Scoil Réalt Na Mara in Skerries are asked to cometo the school to pre-enrol. Enrolment for the Junior Infant classes willtake place during the period of 7th -18th January 2013, between 9amand 1pm on school days. 18th January 2013 is the final date for applica-tions for the school.

By Jennifer McShane

Swords Lions Christmas Food Appeal

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Back again tothe seasidevenue ofTamangos thisweek. The DJ

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HOROSCOPES

AQUARIUS Jan 20 - Feb 18This is a week when it would be better to dosomething than suffer from uncertainty. Onceyou take action, all changes; as all the indica-tions are that before the week is out you’ll bewondering what all the worry was about.

PISCES Feb 19 - Mar 20In the process of satisfying others’ concerns, willyou resolve a few of your own. However straight-forward things seem, only after exciting devel-opments around Friday will the picture - andyour future - be clear.

ARIES Mar 21 - Apr 20The highlight is on business. Tiresome as this is,particularly during the week’s first half, you’llsoon be thankful for what you’ve learned. Infact, you’ll be calling on facts that, only recently,were boring numbers.

TAURUS Apr 21 - May 20However cautious you are, you’re still likely tobe blamed for whatever arises. While this ispartly unfair, defending yourself achieves little.Biding your time does, however, as, before long,truth will win out.

Gemini May 21 - Jun 20With a business or financial matter you’ll wantto study all the facts. But others are facing facts,too. Enough that, by next week, they’re likely tohave changed their restrictive attitudes for a farmore flexible approach.

Cancer Jun 21 - Jul 22In all matters this week, ask tough questionsand you should get the right answers. And if youdon’t, next Monday’s potent aspect to the planettruth, Pluto, should force any remaining vitalfacts out into the open.

Leo Jul 23 - Aug 23The accent this week is on life’s loves and plea-sures; and your bubbly attitude will spark theentusiasm of others, who then join you intoturning previously dull activities into somethingmore exciting and enjoyable.

Virgo Aug 24 - Sep 22You finally concentrate on what’s important.This, you’ll find, is easier than you expected. Somuch so, that you’ll be discussing ideas that,only a few days previously, simply wouldn’thave been possible.

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Novelty Bingo In BrackenstownBrackenstown Parents Association are holdingtheir annual Christmas Novelty Bingo onFriday,14th December in St. Cronan’s School,Brackenstown at 7.00pm. This has alwaysproven to be a great evening for all the familyand this year’s event is expected to be one of thebest yet. Everyone is welcome to attend, socome along and have a night to remember.

BalbrigganStudents Get TidyThe students of Ardgillan Community Collegerecently lended a much appreciated hand to thelocal Tidy Towns group in Balbriggan.The Principal of the school, Michael O’Leary,arranged for a party of about 20 students andsome parents to join up with Balbriggan TidyTowns at the Church Roundabout for work at11:00am on Saturday, 24th November last.The carefully chosen project was the planting of500 daffodil bulbs and six boxes of miscella-neous herbaceous plants. Conversation flowedwhile participants got to know each other betterand got the job done. The sun did not shine butat least the rain stayed away while work wascompleted by 12.30pm. Speaking to the County Leader, the principalwas delighted with the vast amount of workdone on the day and praised both groups fortheir efforts. “An extensive collection of greenmaterial estimated at 40 cherry trees , about 40cotoneaster shrubs and about 120 herbaceousplants are now held in reserve for winterplanting . In addition, we have purchased about1,500 daffodil bulbs so volunteers and locationsfor planting these are particularly welcome. Thiswas a small but significant step forward inachieving youth interest in the town environ-ment and also in the Tidy Towns,” he said.

The North Dublin ChernobylChildren International group(CCI) are as busy as ever and arealready planning a newfundraising event, set to takeplace early next year. Speakingto the County Leader, chair-person of the North Dublingroup, Trina Gilchreist, told ussome details of the upcomingevent: “The competition is called‘The Battle of Broadway’ and weare looking for localtheatre/musical or dance groupsto put together an act of anymusical number from the stage,screen or TV, such as Mary

Poppins, Oliver, Glee and so on.The act can be mimed if needsbe and should be no longer than10 minutes. The main show willbe held on Easter Sunday nextyear and we hope to have atleast five or six acts to perform.There is no age limit for thosewishing to enter.” The localgroup achieved great successwith all their fundraising in thepast year and Trina says this isthanks to the generosity ofthose in the North County: “Lastyear’s Cha Cha Cha forChernobyl on Easter Sundaywhich was a great success,

raising just over €14,000. Weraised in excess of €40,000 overthe years and since we formed in2009, the group has raised over€100,000. Thanks to this yearsfunds and the generosity of all inthe locality, we brought in 20children for rest and recupera-tion and we were also able tosend €10,000 to Vesnovaorphanage to help with thenursing and medical careneeded there. We could nothave done it without thegenerous support of all in theNorth County,” she said. Next year’s event will take placeon Easter Sunday 2013 in KettlesHotel in Rolestown at 8pm. Alllocal groups interested in partic-ipating should contact the CCI

New Fundraising EffortsFor Local Chernobyl Group

Women In Business Showcase In MalahideFingal Women In Business will hold a Showcase and Christmas Fayre on Saturday, 8th Decemberfrom 12pm - 5pm at the Visitor Centre, Malahide Castle and Gardens, the home of the new Avocashop and cafe. This network event will include 35 female entrepreneurs and business owners.Taking place between 12pm - 5pm in the visitor centre of Malahide Castle and Gardens, this event isopen to the public and offers exhibitors a unique opportunity to showcase their offer on a keytrading day in the run up to Christmas. Business owners wishing to book a display table at this eventshould contact FWIB Network Manager, Eve Bulman on 0876497036. The Showcase tables are avail-able to female entrepreneurs and business owners based in the local area. Seasonal surprises andfamily entertainment will run all afternoon.

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Gala Ball 2012BALBRIGGANCHAMBER OFCOMMERCE

Chamber president Kevin Tolan makes a presentation onbehalf of the Chamber to Majella Carson, daughter of thelate Frank Carson.

Sue Griffiths, Advertising Sales Manager North County Leader, Kevin Tolan, President ofBalbriggan Chamber of Commerce and Derek O’Mara, Advertising Sales Representative, NorthCounty Leader

Minister Dr. James Reilly and Sue Griffiths, AdvertisingSales Manager North County Leader

Minister Dr. James Reilly and Kevin Tolan, BalbrigganChamber President

Kevin Tolan, Balbriggan Chamber President with his wifeVivienne.

Peter Carey, Centre Manager, Millfield Shopping Centre withhis wife Suzanne

Anthony Murphy and Brian Murray, TownClerkAnne and Mark Stillman

Cllr. May McKeon and Balbriggan town councillor Graine McGuire.

Luke Moriarity, Proprietor of SuperValu, Marianne and Joe Kelly and Rory Keogh,Manager, Bracken Court Hotel.

Thomas and Ann Murphy with Dorothy Reilly (centre) Erika Buckley, Cormac Mohan and Seamus Murphy Robert Pendleton, Yvonne Corrigan and Gerry Andrews

Ann, Ann, Joe and James English Margaret and Frank SnowSeán and Yvonne Corrigan

Father Paul Dunne, Ivan McFadden and Michael Grimes

Patrick Murphy and Geraldine MurphyBalbriggan town councillors Peadar O’Kelly and Ray Nugent with JuneNugent.

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Recent published deathsfrom the North County

O’SULLIVAN (nee Coyle) (Sutton) – Nov.27, 2012. Hospital, Bridie (Bridget) dearlybeloved wife of late Donal, loving and muchloved mother of David, Gerald, Richard andSuzanne; very sadly missed by her lovingfamily, daughters-in-law Edwina and Mary,grandchildren Oísin, Niamh, Amber,Harvey, Lily amd Charlie, sisters AnneCarmel and peggy and extended family,relatives, neighbours and friends.

KANE (Pinegrove, Swords and Bettystown)– Nov. 25, 2012. (peacefully), at St. FrancisHospice, Raheny, Christopher (Christy);deeply regretted by his loving wife Olive,sons Paul, David, Philip, Christopher andDerek, daughter Helen, brothers, sisters,daughter-in-law, grandchildren, relativesand friends.

TIMMINS, maura (nee O’Neill) (Malahide)– Nov. 24, 2012. (peacefully), after a longillness in the wonderful care of the staff inRaheny Community Nursing Unit; she willbe sadly missed by her loving husbandFrank, her sons Patrick, Michael, Kieran,Frank and Declan, her daughter Mary,daughters-in-law, son-in-law, grandchil-dren, brother Hugh, sister Nora, nieces andnephews, relations and many friends.

Items For Sale

North CountyClassifieds

Fingal County ConcilI, James McNally, intend to apply for permission

for a development at Ballough, Lusk, Co. Dublin.The development will consist of the reclamationof unused land to prime agricultural land toinclude temporary construction works consistingof site office, prefabricated toilet facility, tempo-rary haul road and all associated site works. AnEnvironmental Impact Statement is to beincluded with the application. The planningapplication may be inspected or purchased, at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy, at the offices of Fingal County Council,Planning Authority, Fingal County Hall, MainStreet, Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin, during thepublic opening hours of 9:30 – 16:30 Monday toFriday. The Environmental Impact Statement maybe inspected or purchased, at a fee not exceedingthe reasonable cost of making a copy, at theoffices of Fingal County Council, PlanningAuthority, Fingal County Hall, Main Street,Swords, Fingal, Co. Dublin during the publicopening hours of 9:30 – 16:30 Monday to Friday.A submission or observation in relation to theapplication may be made in writing to thePlanning Authority on payment of the prescribedfee (€20.00) within the period of 5 weeks, begin-ning on the date of receipt by the Authority of theapplication and such submissions or observa-tions will be considered by the Planning Authorityin making a decision on the application. ThePlanning Authority may grant permission subjectto or without conditions, or may refuse to grantpermission.

Fingal County ConcilPlanning Permission is sought by Ruth McGuirkand Nigel Dungan for one and a half storeydwelling and waste water treatment system atWyanstown, Oldtown, Co. Dublin. This planningapplication may be inspected or purchased at afee not exceeding the reasonable cost of makinga copy at the offices of the planning authorityduring its public opening hours and a submissionor observation may be made to the authority inwriting on payment of the prescribed fee 20 eurowithin the period of 5 weeks beginning on thedate of receipt by the authority of this applica-tion.

Fingal County ConcilPlanning Permission is sought by G and S. Fay forone and a half storey dwelling and waste watertreatment system on Site No.1 Wimbletown,Ballyboughal, Co. Dublin. This planning applica-

tion may be inspected or purchased at a fee notexceeding the reasonable cost of making a copyat the offices of the planning authority during itspublic opening hours and a submission or obser-vation may be made to the authority in writing onpayment of the prescribed fee 20 euro within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County ConcilPlanning Permission is sought by Tom Christleyfor one and a half storey dwelling and wastewater treatment system at Baldongan, Lusk, Co.Dublin. This 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 ofthe prescribed fee 20 euro within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application.

Fingal County ConcilPermission is sought for dormer type dwellinghouse with new vehicular access form existingagricultural access, Oakstown waste water treat-ment unit and polishing filter with all site ancil-lary works, landscaping at westown, Naul County Dublin forS.Guildea.This planning application may beinspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding thereasonable cost of making a copy at the offices ofthe planning authority,County hall,Main Street Swords County Dublinduring its public opening hours (9.30 - 16.30Monday to Friday ).A submission or observationin relation to the application may be made inwriting to the planning authorityon payment of the prescribed fee (€20) within theperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the application.

Fingal County ConcilPlanning permission is sought for renovation andextension of existing dwelling to accommodatewheelchair userto include construction of new single storeyextension to rear, and alteration of existing publicfootpath to front of dwelling to accommodatenew disabled access ramp, and associated siteworks at 4 Drynam Glen, Drynam Hall, Kinsealy,Co. Dublin.signed Karel & Alicia LiebenbergThe 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 hoursand a submission or observation may be made to the authority inwriting on payment of the prescribed fee(20Euros) within the period of 5 weeks beginningon the date of receipt by the authority of thisapplication.

Fingal County ConcilWe D. & M. O'Reilly wish to apply for Permissionconsequent to the grant of Outline permissionplan ref: F11A/0420at Togher Hill, Milverton,Skerries, Co Dublin for a dormer bungalow,garage, wastewater treatment unit, associatedaccess and all associated siteworks (on part ofland zoned local objective no88)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 hoursand a submission or observation may be made tothe authority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (20Euros) within the period of 5weeks beginning on the date of receipt by theauthority of this application

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A group of 6th Year LCVP (LeavingCertificate Vocational Programme)students from St. Finian’s CommunityCollege, Swords, met An Taoiseach EndaKenny. Mr. Kenny personally invited thestudents to speak with him atGovernment Buildings recently. Mr. Kenny greeted students and spokewith them regarding their post-secondary school plans and concerns forthe future. Student Nicola Williamsonquestioned the Taoiseach on theprospect of the introduction of fees forthird level education. Students alsodiscussed issues surrounding the recentChildren’s Referendum.Mr Kenny spoke freely with the studentsand was very impressed with their

ability to express their opinionscandidly. The Taoiseach assured thestudents of the government’s focus oneducation and creating a knowledge-based economy. Mr. Kenny expressedhis opinion that Ireland’s future may liein the agri-foods industry. He alsoexplained the importance of theChildren’s Referendum in order toprotect the rights of children in Ireland.In response to a question from a studenton the biggest recent events in Ireland,Mr. Kenny referenced the successfulvisits of the Queen of England and theU.S President Barack Obama to Ireland.St. Finian’s students were also taken on

a tour of the Dáil and Seanad Éireann inwhat was described as a wonderfulopportunity not only to see the Dáil, butalso meet the Taoiseach. Speaking tothe County Leader, 6th Year student,Nicola Williamson said, “The Taoiseach

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