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The latest update on the proposed Monster SewagePlant is that the County Council will commence anenvironmental assessment of the review of theirsludge management plan. This assessmenthowever, has been given a guarded welcome by aleading opponent of the siting of the proposedMonster Sewage Plant in the North County area.Lorcan O’Toole from Lusk Waste Watch told theCounty Leader, “We would welcome a review of theplans, as we are keenly aware of the need to plan forthe sustainable treatment of all waste, includingsludge. We have always supported the idea of eacharea treating it’s own sewage locally, with smallerregional wastewater treatment plants, like the one

operating in Donabate, as a case in point.” Hecontinued, “The building of a Monster Sewage Plantin Lusk has no benefit for locals. I can look out at oneof the preferred sites from my window here and theonly ‘benefit’ I will get from it is the smell. I still haveto pay tax on my septic tank. It’s sickening to thinkthat not one house north of Dublin Airport will havetheir sewage treated in this proposed plant,” he said.The Council will commence a StrategicEnvironmental Assessment (SEA) of the review of theSludge Management (SMP) Plan for the entire NorthCounty region in the coming months. The currentSMP was completed in 2002 and made proposals fordealing with sludge arising in the area from anumber of sources, including Agriculture, Industry,Water Treatment and Wastewater Treatment.The statement from the Greater Dublin Drainage,which is a County Council initiative said, “The 2002SMP made recommendations for the treatment ofsludge arising from the wastewater treatment plantswhich were existing or planned in the county at thattime. The SMP needs to be reviewed in the currentcontext, including the proposal for a new RegionalWastewater TreatmentPlant as part of theGreater Dublin Drainageproject.O’Toole, however takesissue with the Councilhere. “They are takingfor granted that theMonster Sewage Plantwill be built in the NorthCounty area, but I’m abit puzzled about howthey can plan withoutknowing the location ofthe proposed plant, orindeed the certainty thatit will be built at all.”The local authority

claims that, “SEA is aprocess that ensuresthat significant environ-mental effects arisingfrom policies, plans andprogrammes are identi-fied, assessed and miti-gated. It also ensuresthat opportunities forpublic involvement areprovided. SEA is animportant instrumentthat helps achievesustainable develop-ment in public planningand policy making. ADraft SMP and associ-ated SEA EnvironmentalReport will be madeavailable for publicconsultation in the coming months during whichtime public open days will be held and feedbackwelcomed’.This presents another bone of contention forO’Toole, who is doubtful about the the Council’s

commitment to listeningto people. “I welcomeany public consultationand any opportunity forthe public to getinvolved, but I’m scep-tical due to their trackrecord. We can onlyhope that the publicconsultation will bemore meaningful andgenuine than the cynicalsham of the so-calledpublic consultationconducted by GreaterDublin Drainage previ-ously,” he concluded.

Malahide InitiativeGets Underway

Last December, a new ‘Malahide Public RealmStrategy’ project was developed to enhanceMalahide Village. At a gazebo set up on the Diamondin Malahide, members from the County Councilasked local residents and visitors questions aboutwhat they would like to see changed in Malahide.The questionnaire also provided the opportunity formembers of the public to write down any generalthoughts or comments on the village.The responses received are currently being analysedby the team and will help in the development of thePublic Realm Strategy, aimed at improving theamenity and enjoyment of the village. The next stageof the strategy will focus on meeting with stake-holders in the Malahide area including local schools,businesses and groups to identify their suggestionsfor improvement.Speaking to the County Leader, Councillor AnthonyLavin (FG) said “This gives an opportunity for resi-dents and visitors to engage with Malahide. We needto rejuvenate Malahide Village, particularly to repairthe broken footpaths from uprooting trees.” “This is a welcome new initiative particularly for localtraders in Malahide,” he continued. “There havebeen ongoing issues in the area surrounding parkingand retail competition to neighbouring towns. Localbusinesses have also highlighted the need for town development and better linkage to MalahideCastle, to increase the tourism potential and footfallin the Village.”Over the coming months, the team will be holdingworkshops to bring together stakeholders andprofessionals to develop this strategy. The process isan opportunity for all members of the community tomeet with the team and others, and to have their say.The Council has emphasised that it wants activeparticipation by as many residents as possible, sokeep your eyes open for the next part of this process.

By Patrick Finnegan

Chairman of Lusk Waste Watch, Lorcan O'Toole is picturedat home studying the Greater Dublin Drainage plans for aStrategic Environmental Assessment of the review of theSludge Management Plan

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Skerries girl and former North County Leader Sales Representative, Erika Fitzmauricecelebrated her wedding to Joseph Ward last Friday. The reception was at KnightsbrookHotel, Trim.

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Swords Students Visit Dublin PortR e c e n t l y , t h e 5 t hYear LCVP studentsf r o m S t . F i n i a n ’ sCommunity Collegein Swords went on ag u i d e d t o u r o fDublin Port.The Port Authoritywere very generouswith their t ime ont h e d a y a n d t h estudents were givenaccess to all areasa r o u n d t h e p o r t .T h e y f i r s t v i s i t e dD u b l i n P o r tA u t h o r i t y H e a dO f f i c e a n d w e r es h o w n a v i d e o o ft h e h i s t o r y a n dimportance of theport in Ireland; itspast , present andfuture. The students weret o l d a b o u t t h efuture plans for thePort, which are veryexciting. They weret o l d f o r e x a m p l e ,that the port will beopened up more tomake it more visiblew i t h i n t h e c i t y .F o l l o w i n g t h i s ,C h a r l i e M u r p h y ,Community Liaisonand Media Officer atDublin Port, spoke

to the students. Hehas worked at theport his whole lifeand is pass ionatea b o u t b o t h i t a n dt h e l o c a l c o m m u -n i t y . H e h a s aw e a l t h o f k n o w l -e d g e a n d s t a y e dwith the s tudentsa l l d a y t o a n s w e rtheir questions.All in all, the LCVPg r o u p t h o r o u g h l y

enjoyed the infor-mative day. StudentJessica Gargan saidshe was inspired top u r s u e a c a r e e rwi th in the por t incustoms, once shefinished school: “Ih o p e t o g o t ocollege, and after-w a r d s w o r k f o rRevenue with a longterm view to trans-f e r r i n g t o t h eCustoms Office.”

B o t h S a m iBouakkaz and AaronMeaney also reallye n j o y e d t h e v i s i t .“Customs was fasci-n a t i n g a n d w ewould love to workin an area of tech-n o l o g y w i t h i n t h ep o r t , ” t h e y s a i d .T h i s w a s a n o t h e rexcellent opportu-n i t y f o r L C V Pstudents to see theworld at work.

Pictured here are students from St Finian's Community College in Swords as they arebriefed on the operations of Dublin Port by the Harbour Master on their recent trip there.

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Last DaysOf FreedomWith the much anticipated wedding only daysaway, it was time for Warren and Chris to spendtheir last days of freedom with their large circleof friends. Warren had decided to hold a tradi-tional Stags night, with Chris hosting her Hensnight. They both wanted to hold their parties atthe same venue, at Peacock’s in River Valley onthe same night. How could this impasse beresolved?As a compromise, they decided to hold a jointnight, called a Hags night - a combination ofStags and Hens. Well, Chris decided to reallypush the boat out in the fashion stakes for thenight. She left her friends and rivals trailing inher wake, as she turned on the glamour in style.It was obvious that she visited some of theleading fashion shops in town, as she appearedin a skimpy leopard skin skirt and donned a fash-ionable blonde wig. Her girlfriends also made agreat effort, but Chris was clearly the Belle of theBall. Warren’s mates went wild with desire at the

sight of this siren of River Valley.As the night progressed, the twogroups, who originally decided tooccupy different areas of the pub,mingled more and more. Warren’s heartsank as he spotted his nemesis, Chris’sfather, Paddy entering the pub to havea pint with his mates. Would this put adamper on proceedings for him.? Hegrew increasingly nervous and all heneeded now was an appearance by theinfamous Dominique to ignite theevening.Suddenly, the doors of the pub werethrown open and a policeman strode in.Everyone seemed concerned, but itbecame clear that it was a male stripperthat Chris’s friends had organised forher. As the hunky stripper performedhis version of the ‘Full Monty’ for anoverwhelmed Chris, the look onWarren’s face changed to that of angerand jealously. As he glanced around theroom, the saw Paddy with a wry smileon his face and he knew he needed tobe on his best behaviour.The night turned out to be a great occasion,with no slip ups by anyone, as the dancingcontinued through the night.Next week: The wedding of the year will take

place this Saturday evening at 5 o’clock in RiverValley. The reception will take place at theRegency Hotel, Swords Road afterwards. Itpromises to be an unforgettable occasion.

By Patrick Finnegan

Warren and Chris are pictured with their friends, as they prepare for'Hags Night' at Peacock's in River Valley.

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Local counci l lor , Grá inneMaguire (NP), has called onthe County Council to put inplace a maintenanceprogramme for theBalbriggan beach area ( inconsultation with the Town

Council) to ensure that thebeach is in good condition,prior to the summer months. Speaking to the CountyLeader , C l l r Maguire sa idthat the condi t ion of thebeach have constantly beenan issue and that somethinghad to be done about it. “It isan issue that never goesaway,” she said. “The way itis, Balbriggan has very few

amenit ies and our beachwould be a prominent onethat belongs to the localcommunity. We need assis-tance to ensure i t gets

looked after and it is time forthe Council to take responsi-bility for this.”The counci l responded bysaying that Balbriggan beachreceives the same level ofmaintenance as a l l o f thebeaches in the North County,and that additional bins willbe p laced at Balbr igganbeach prior to the start of thebathing season. They went

on to say that due to thefinancial restrains that wereplaced on the council, it wasessent ia l that res identsbehave in a responsiblemanner by dealing with theirrubbish and by tak ing i thome, should litter bins befull. Maguire said that she wasextremely unhappy with theCouncil’s response and thatthe people of Balbr igganwere sick of being dealt theshort straw. “I don’t thinkanybody in Balbriggan wouldagree with the Counci l ’sstatement that Balbrigganbeach receives the samelevel o f maintenance,because the fact is , i tdoesn’ t ,” she cont inued.“And yes, I know that we didget bins recently placed onthe beach, but it was a longfought batt le to even getthose. Residents do havetheir part to play, but so dothe Council.”“Our residents are sick andtired of being dealt the shortstraw when it comes to ourbeach. I know t imes aretough, but what we need ismore input from the Council,because we can’ t , forexample, go and cut thegrassy areas (which badlyneed doing), without theirhelp.” This is an issue that isalso close to the hearts ofthe local Tidy Towns group,who spend so much of theirtime struggling to maintainthe beach.

By Jennifer McShane

Balbriggan Beach MustHave A MaintenanceProgramme

Rush StudentsReach Racing FinalStudents from St Joseph’s Secondary School inRush have secured a place in the Regional Finalsof the Formula 1 (F1)Schools competition. ‘F1in Schools’ is a global,m u l t i - d i s c i p l i n a r ycompetition, open to allsecondary schools, thatchallenges students todesign, build and raceminiature compressedair powered balsa woodFormula 1 cars of thefuture. The first stage of thecompetition is to designa five page plan on thestudents cars, withdetails on what design features each car will have and how the students will go about building them. Three teams from St Joseph’s have made it to theRegional Final, where they will get to race theircars against other schools. Team one ‘ThrustRacing’ is made up of Alex Russell, Lee FrancisLicayan, Adam Wright and Mihai Dragos Reteawhile team two ‘Fuelled Racing’ is made up ofShane Comiskey, Culann Noonan, Jack Phillips,

Alex Benson and Aaron Connolly and team three‘Turbulence Racing’ is made up of Brian Flynn,Dean Lynch, Milosz Majewski, Mark Chapple,Sean Dalton and Shane Daly. Speaking to the County Leader about the project,the students said they got involved as they loveF1 and wanted a challenge. “It’s a complete

change and a real challenge,” said one student.“The most difficult part is coming up with originaldesigns and doing the write ups, but we’re allreally enjoying it.”To reach the finals is a tremendous achievementfor the students involved, as only 95 teams fromthe whole of Ireland have progressed to theregional finals. St Joseph’s is one of only 63schools represented at this level. A huge congrat-ulations to all involved.

Students from St Joseph's Secondary School in Rush recently reached the regionalfinals of the F1 'In-School' competition. Pictured are participating students, MiloszMajewski, Shane Daly, Brian Flynn, Luke Hosford, Mark Chappel and Dean Lynch

Malahide CommunityForum AGM The Annual General Meeting of MalahideCommunity Forum will take place at 8pm onMonday, 25th February in the Guttenberg Suite,in the Grand Hotel, Malahide. Items on theagenda will include: Report of the Committee,Adoption of Accounts, the election of theCommittee for 2013 and any other business. Allmembers are invited to attend.

Balbriggan Band Seeks New Members

The ever popular St Patrick’s Brass and Reed Band inBalbriggan are on the look out for new members.People of all ages who are interested in learning howto play a brass or reed instrument from scratch areencouraged to join. They are also seeking experiencedplayers as well. The age range is nine years old andupwards and the band meets every Wednesday nightin St George’s School Hall in Hampton Place.

Balbriggan Town councillor, Grainne Maguire is pictured at the area on Balbrigganbeach, which she feels needs most maintenance by the County Council

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Car Sales ToContinue AsNormal

As reported in last week’s editionof this newspaper, there is a broadwelcome for the sitingof a new ApplegreenService Station onNorth Street in Swords,which is expected to beup and running byOctober this year.The new service stationwill be located on thesite of the well known,Des D’arcy Motors andit’s owner, Des D’arcyis keen to let hiscustomers know thatthey will be open forbusiness as usual. Hiscompany, which hasbeen selling cars and providing carservicing and maintenance since1989, is locating to the adjacentsite on North Street.He is excited about the arrival ofApplegreen to the area and he toldthe County Leader, “Our car sales

business will continue as normal.We are locating to the adjacentsite, with the well known bookiesshop being knocked down to facili-tate this move. I welcome this newdevelopment and I’ve been workingon it for quite some time,” he said.He was also acutely aware of theadvantages to having anApplegreen Service Station in thearea. “The increased traffic flowwill, hopefully, enhance our own

business and we intend to continueto provide the same quality serviceas before. The new Des D’arcyMotors will be located at rightangles to the main road and isexpected to further enhance theappearance of North Street.

Well known Swords businessman, Des D'arcy is delightedwith the news that Applegreen will open a new servicestation in North Street, Swords.

Lavin WantsMalahide IssuesResolved

Local councillor, Anthony Lavin(FG), recently called on the CountyCouncil to outline what can bedone to resolve a number of issuesin the Malahide areaincluding: reportedbreak-ins to vehicles,vandalised trees andgraffiti. According to theCouncil, there havebeen 14 incidents ofreported car break-insreported in MalahideDemesne in the pastfour months. Thefigures represent a risein the crime at the venue andreflect an increase in use in thefacility since its redevelopment.Lavin told the County Leader thathe was disappointed that the localauthority could only give himfigures for the past four monthsand not the three year period thathe had requested initially. “It wasa very unsatisfactory response.What I would like to see from theCouncil in these matters is a more

proactive approach,” he said. “Thelocal authority have told me thatthe ranger work schedule hasbeen adjusted to ensure increasedsupervision of the car park areas,so hopefully this will help with theissue of the break-ins, but therangers really need to be put togreater use around the parks.” “While I welcome that additionalmeasures are being taken toresolve the problem, such as

enhanced CCTV coverof the area andsignage warning visi-tors not to leave valu-ables in their cars, Icontinue to Iament thefact that park rangersdo not have greaterpowers to stop crimein our public parks. Ifthey had, this mightmake a real differ-

ence.” Lavin has also raised theissue of the graffiti aroundMalahide with the Council anumber of times before and stillfeels its a real concern: “The graf-fiti problem is still something thatwe need the Council to help uswith,” he continued. “The localTidy Towns group do as much asthey can and I’m calling on theCouncil to please be aware thatthis is an ongoing problem in thearea that must be resolved.”

By Patrick Finnegan

By Jennifer McShane

Cllr. Anthony Lavin

Art Competition ReminderNorth County teachers in primary and secondlevel schools, whose pupils take part in theannual Texaco Children’s Art Competition, arereminded that the closing date for receipt ofentries this year, is Friday 22nd February next.

With the excitement ofValentine’s Day looming large,there are lots of activities,where young and not so youngpeople can express their lovefor each other. SwordsPavilions is sharing the love

this St Valentine’s Day. From1pm to 4pm on Thursday 14thFebruary, there will be freeentertainment with guest DJ,lots of spot prizes, cupid treatsand Valentine’s Arts & Craftsfor the kids on the mall.

If you are looking to entertainthe kids, then why not get onboard the Kiddies Train - thestation is located on the upperlevel and then maybe a trip tothe movies. There’s somethingfor everyone here. So makesure you don’t miss out. Itpromises to be a great day.

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Action Plan On BullyingWill Aid Local Children Local TD Alan Farrell (FG), has said that theGovernments new Action Plan on Bullying willhelp to tackle the scourge of bullying in schoolsacross the North County. Five hundred thousandeuro has been ring-fenced to support theimplementation of theplan this year, whichwill include a campaignon cyber bullying andthe development ofnational anti-bullyingprocedures for allschools. “Bullying, whether is itonline or in the schoolcorridor, can have avery serious impact on children and youngpeople. Your confidence and self-belief can beshattered and this can have a lasting impactwell into adulthood, and it is something that we

should all be working together to address,” hesaid.“As a former member of the board of manage-ment of several post-primary schools over theyears, I think it is particularly appropriate tointroduce such steps to focus on the reductionof bullying within our education system.”Last year, the Minister for Education, RuairiQuinn TD, and the Minister for Children, FrancesFitzgerald TD, held an Anti-Bullying Forum,which invited submissions from interestedparties and stakeholders. This has fed into thenew Action Plan on Bullying.As part of the plan, a new national anti-bullyingwebsite will be established to give local parents,teachers and pupils advice and information.New national procedures will be developed forall schools, which will include a template forrecording incidents of bullying, to be in place bythe start of the next school year.It is also important that social media companiesand internet service providers continue to workwith State Agencies to raise awareness aboutcyber bullying and how to address it,” Farrellconcluded.

Alan Farrell TD

Fitness Blitz At ALSAAALSAA members recently spun, boxedand even kettlebelled their way intoshape at a recent and extremelyintense ‘Fitness Blitz’ at the DublinAirport sports complex. A hugelysuccessful event saw participantstake part in spinning, boxfit, kettle-bells, body pump and step aerobicsamong other activities in the effort tostart off 2013 feeling fit. The clubextended a hearty ‘well done’ toeveryone who took part and hope tosee all the participants back at ALSAAfor fitness classes over the comingweeks. Thanks also went to Derek andVeronica from the Waverly Academy

who were on hand on the daydispensing advice and informingparticipants of their exciting alliancewith ALSAA in delivering a gyminstructor training course at the venuesoon. If the coaches and instructorsdid not provide enough inspiration forthe participants on the day, then oneof Fingal’s most inspiring athletes wason hand to drive them on. RecentParalympian medalist, CatherineWalsh was at the Fitness Blitz to showthe participants how an elite athleteapproaches achieving peak fitness.Catherine had her medals to giveparticipants at taste of what can beachieved through talent and hardwork and the Paralympic hero wasgenerous with her time as sheanswered questions and chatted tothose taking part in the blitz.

BalbrigganBook ClubThe Balbriggan andsurrounding area BookClub meets on the firstTuesday of everymonth in the BrackenCourt Hotel at 7pm. Allages are welcome. Ifyou would like to getmore information onthe group and meet-ings, you can join themeetup group (whichis free of charge ) onwww.meetup.com/balbriggan-book-club.

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Gathering LaunchedAt Swords CastleThe Gathering 2013 waslaunched across the localregion on Monday last,4th February, when theCounty Mayor, CianO’Callaghan officiallystarted proceedings atSwords Castle. Manyevents are planned forareas all over the NorthCounty, which is set tobring colour and atmos-phere to our towns andvillages.There are three flagshipevents which will befunded by IPB GatheringFund. They are the StPatrick’s Day Festivities in Swords, which will includea Medieval Festival at Swords Castle, a SummerSolstice festival at the Seamus Ennis Centre in Nauland the J24 Sailing World Championship in Howth.

Representatives of each of the flagship events werepresent at the launch in Swords Castle.Mayor Cian O’Callaghan said, “I am really lookingforward to the festivities starting in March in what is

certain to be a very exciting time for the citizens of Fingal. I also extend a warm welcome to visitors from near and far who will be attending thevarious events.”

Pictured at the launch of the Gathering at Swords Castle on Monday, 4th February lastare, County Mayor Cian O'Callaghan, Tony Lambert (CEO Fingal Dublin Chamber), ShanePower (Seamus Ennis Cultural Centre, Naul) and County Manager David O'Connor.

Malahide And SkerriesTriumph At Chess FinalsThe first event of the 2013Dublin Community Gamesseason got off to a greatstart, when the Chess Finalskicked off the fun and games.The event saw local teamsfrom Skerries and Malahidecompete for a coveted placein the Leinster Finals, whichtake place on Sunday, April7th.Skerries were returning tothe competition after manyyears and playing againstfirst time competitors fromLucan. Playing in teams ofseven, each player looks tosecure a win to carry theirteam closer to the nextround. The competition isplayed on a league systemwith each team playing allother teams, result ing inevery player getting a

number of games andcompetition experience onthe night. Each under 12 team playedlast year’s National GoldMedal winners, Malahide,who were looking to repeattheir performance from 2012and after a number of closegames went to the wire, theyended up taking the silvermedals. Skerries also playedbrilliantly and secured thebronze medal. Next came the under 16competit ion which sawMalahide taking gold andSkerries again taking bronze.The U16 team from Malahide(along with the U12 withLucan) will now representDublin at the Leinster finalsin Longford on Sunday April7th. Well done to al involved!

Ben Moriarty of Malahide Chess Team.

James Casey of Skerries Chess Team

Free IrishClasses InRush LibraryThere are free beginners’classes in Irish in Rushlibrary every Monday inFebruary at 12 noon. Thegroup has just recentlystarted up and all arewelcome. Phone 8708414if you need more informa-tion about the classes.There will also be an IrishConversation Groupstarting up soon, open toall. More details for thisclass will be announced inthe coming weeks.

Tesco Rush Staff TakeTo The TreadmillTesco Rush will take up the challenge ofcompleting the equivalent of three marathons inthree days to raise funding for Aware, Tesco’sCharity of the Year. The challenge will take placeover the Valentine’s weekend from Thursday,14th February until Saturday, 16th February.Tesco team members will take turns running

and walking on a treadmill that will be set upinstore for the three days. The Rush team will

begin the challenge each morning at 10am andcontinue each day until 7pm. Customers are alsoinvited to join in and take a turn on the treadmillto raise funding for this worthy cause. Speaking to the County Leader about theupcoming event, Carmel Casey, Charity of theYear champion, Tesco Rush, commented; “Weare really looking forward to our upcomingmarathon challenge which coincides withValentine’s Day and we are calling on everyonein the local area to come along, get involved andhelp us raise as much funding as possible forAware, our Charity of the Year.”

Local Lads Take On Walking Challengeexcited about theupcoming challenge, butwants to give it his bestshot. “We’re both reallylooking forward to it,” hesaid. “It will really be theexperience of a lifetimeand naturally, I’m sureI’ll be a little nervousflying out but it’ll beworth it in the end.” It will be the first timeDavid has attempted anychallenge of this scaleand he says there’s noreal fitness level needed,so they won’t be doing ahuge amount of trainingbefore they go over.“We’ll be there foraround a total of ninedays and the walk will

take about five. Therewill be about 15 of usdoing the walk alto-gether, so we’ll haveplenty of support.” At the moment, bothDavid and Kieran arebusy trying to get thefunds together for thetrip as each persongoing on the trip mustraise €4000 each.“We’re in the earlystages of our fundraisingefforts and we have acouple of fundraisingnights lined up. Wewould really appreciateany support or sponsor-ship the local commu-nity could give us as allthe proceeds raised our

going towards awonderful cause.”To start the ball rolling,the boys have organiseda White Collar Boxingevent taking place inSwords on April 20th.Further details are avail-able on their ‘2 IdiotsAbroad’ Facebook pageand Twitter accountsand they will announcefuture fundraisingdetails and events in thecoming weeks also.

Safety Concerns Still AnIssue In PortmarnockDespite concerns expressed by aschool warden in the area, the Councilhave revealed that they have no plansto improve a narrow footpath in thevicinity of St Marnock’s School inPortmarnock.Local Councillor, Peter Coyle (Lab),recently asked for the safety issuearound a narrow path on LowerCarrickhill Road be addressed by theCouncil after a school wardenreported a child had a dangerous acci-dent and fell onto the road at onepoint. But, much to the disappoint-ment of Councillor Coyle, the councilsaid that there are “no currentproposals to carry out footpathimprovements at this location.”Cllr Coyle was highly unhappy withwhat he said was an unfortunate reply

on the matter. He told the CountyLeader: “The issue must be kept onthe agenda because it is a serioussafety issue for many pupils walkingto the school.”Councillor Anthony Lavin (FG), echoedthis sentiment and said the narrowpath was also issue for people withdisabilities in the area. “This is a realproblem for anyone who might have amobility issue,” he said. “There areother options apart from widening thepath that the council should look at.”Garry O’Brien from the Council’s oper-ations department, said the issue wasnot a simple one and that he was notaware of the incident reported by theschool warden. He agreed to look atthe situation again and Cllr Coylesuggested that the council’s roadsafety officer should meet with theschool warden to hear the warden’sconcerns.

Local man, DavidMcGuirk fromBalbriggan is gettingready to attempt thewalk of a lifetime in thecoming months with hisfriend Kieran Conroy.David and Kieran will bewalking the Great Wallof China this October inaid of Parkinson’sIreland. A family member ofKieran’s is personallyaffected by Parkinson’sDisease, which is whatspurred him to getinvolved and David waseager to join him.Speaking to the CountyLeader, David says he isboth nervous and

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Daly Fully VindicatedThe recent, well documented drink drivingcontroversy surrounding local deputy, ClareDaly (ULA), has been finally settled, with her fullvindication. She told the CountyLeader , “I havereceived the officialresult of the test on theurine sample providedand the result is 45milligrams per 100millil itres of urine,which is 33 per centbelow the allowablelimit of 67 milligrams.”She spoke angrily about the treatment shereceived from members of the Gardai, when shewas arrested on suspicion of drink driving on thesouthside of the city. She had been offered a hotwhiskey for a cold in a house she was visiting.She was breathalysed, but the equipment didn’t

register a reading and she was arrested andhandcuffed on the side of the road. “I objected to being handcuffed and stated that Iwould willingly go to the Garda station. I wastold by the arresting Garda that this was proce-dure”. “I was brought in a patrol car to the KilmainhamGarda Station, within 300 metres distance. Atone point I was placed in a cell on my own. Adoctor was called and I provided a urine sample.When I was released, a female Garda told me tocome back when you are sober.” “I believe that the Gardai implementing roadsafety have a job to do and I support them.However, I object strongly to the arrest, hand-cuffing and release of information about thearrest on suspicion of drink driving to thetabloid press. My legal advice is that none ofthis is procedure,” she said. In a furthercomment to the County Leader, Daly said: “I’mvery grateful for the messages of support frompeople who refused to rush in and judge me.Some of the media concentrated on this, whileother, more serious issues were affectingpeople across the country,” she concluded.

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Late last week a call came to the offices of North County Leader telling us that a dead snake was spotted in the Jacko inRivervalley, Swords. We sent our photographer to investigate further and the snake aroused the curiosity of walkersand passers by.Nobody however was able to cast any light on the mystery of the dead snake. We informed the Parks Dept of the CountyCouncil to alert them but nobody returned shed light on the mystery.

SSlithery Situation In Swords

Local councillor, DarraghButler (FF), has stated that thelocal Fine Gael and Labourcouncillors appear to be totallyout of touch with their voterswhen it comes tothe issue of thelocal electoralboundary betweenSwords andM a l a h i d e . “ A tpresent, the LocalElection boundarybetween theSwords andMalahide LocalElection Areas isvery jagged,resulting in Holywell currentlybeing placed in the Malahideelectoral area and Waterside inthe Swords electoral area,” hesaid. Some residents pointed outthat they wanted to see thischanged, so the public wereinvited to make submissionson this matter. Cllr Butler saidhe couldn’t believe that, evenafter all the submissions

received, that both the Labourand Fine Gael parties stillrecommended that the bound-aries remain the same: “Whenyou look at the number of

s u b m i s s i o n sreceived by theLocal ElectoralArea BoundaryCommittee up tothe recent dead-line, there weremore submissionsreceived for theNorth County thanfor any otherCouncil area andthe majority of

these were from Watersideresidents.”“The Labour Party have shownthemselves to be totally out oftouch when it comes toWaterside,” he continuedangrily. “The largest number ofsubmissions received fromanywhere in the Country wasfrom Waterside residentslooking to switch from theSwords LEA to the Howth-

Malahide LEA, yet the LabourParty and Fine Gael reject thisby recommending that theexisting boundary remains thesame. I am staggered at howout of touch both of the localorganisations are on thisissue.”“All Labour and Fine Gael hadto do was to view the submis-sions coming in on theBoundary Committee website,but they still managed to getthis wrong and come down onthe wrong side of publicopinion.”Butler said that the M1 wouldbe a logical divide between theSwords and Malahide electoralareas with Holywell thenmoving into the SwordsElectoral Area and Watersidemoving into the Howth-Malahide Electoral areas.He concluded by saying that hewould “not be shy aboutlaying the blame for the lack ofcorrective action on this issueon the door steps of the localLabour Party and Fine Gaelorganisations.” The BoundaryCommittee are due to reportback to the Minister by the endof May.

Butler Slams Government PartiesFor Opposing Boundary Issue

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Local ArtistsExhibit InBalbrigganA group of five localartists from the NorthCounty area, havegotten together toexhibit their art inArdgillan Castle for thefirst time. All of theartists have got acompletely differentstyles of painting anduse different mediums,and really appreciateeach others style.They are extending aninvitation to you to popup to Ardgillan Castleto view their art fromnow until Tuesday,26th February and whoknows, you may evensee a piece of artworkthat catches your eye!All are welcome.

At this time of year, manypeople from around theNorth County are motivatedto take their fitness to thenext level. The Irish HeartFoundation is here to helphundreds of people fromtheir local communitiesreach their lifetime goalsthrough their Great HeartChallenges.Whether you’re a pro or justnew to the whole marathongame, you can take up thechallenge. For new andseasoned marathoners, the

charity has much covetedplaces available for the NewYork, London, Boston,Chicago and Berlinmarathons and is givingparticipants a chance tomake a substantial differ-ence in the fight againstheart disease and stroke.Enda Kennedy, activityfundraising co-ordinatorwith the Irish HeartFoundation told the CountyLeader more: “Completing amarathon is a lifelong ambi-tion for many local people,

and an incredible fitnessachievement. While this isn’ta challenge for everyone,those that take it on oftenwish to demonstrate theircommitment to a cause, andit can be a particularlypoignant goal to cross thefinish line in memory of aloved one,” she said. As well as internationalmarathon packages, theIrish Heart Foundation has acalendar packed with uniqueoverseas events, appealingto all fitness levels. This is

one for those who reallywant an exciting challenge.Those interested in gettinginvolved should contact 6685001Back by popular demand,the Kilimanjaro hike will alsobe recruiting a new team ofexplorers, and there is afurther trip planned throughthe breathtaking Himalayasto Mount Everest BaseCamp. Swimmers also havethe opportunity to take partin a swimming holiday in theMontenegrin Riviera and thecharity’s popular annualEuropean walk will takeplace in Croatia.

Locals Encouraged To Take On Marathon Challenge

The efforts of all our volunteersaround the North County overthe past year have been trulytremendous. Over 500 volun-teers clocked up over a stag-gering 21,000 hours last year asresidents turned out in largenumbers to give their time tomany worthwhile causes in theregion. This is nothing short ofastounding and is a testament tothe true kindness of all our localresidents, who so freely give uptheir time for those who need itthe most.

Some 480 people registeredwith Fingal Volunteer Centre lastyear, up on the 2011 figures, andcontributed an incredible 21,544hours to their community.Applying the average industrialwage, this voluntary effort hasan equivalent value of over€475,260. The most popularareas of interests for volunteerslast year were Health andDisability, Office and Animals. Of those who signed up tovolunteer in 2012, 66 per centwere female and 55 per cent of

those were newly registeredvolunteers who had never volun-teered before. Volunteers whosign up with Fingal VolunteerCentre are predominately young,with over 25 per cent of volun-teers aged between 16-25.Fingal Volunteer Centre is amember of Volunteer Ireland,the national developmentagency and a representativebody for 22 volunteer centres.Those registered with VolunteerIreland and local centres acrossthe North County and beyondcontributed an incredible465,550 hours to their commu-nity in 2012. Well done to all ourvolunteers who worked so hardto ensure the needs of ourcommunities were taken care of.

Volunteerism On TheRise In North County

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Resounding Success OfBalbriggan Charity MatchA charity fundraiser football match took place onSunday, 3rd February last at the Glebe NorthFootball Club, Balbriggan.A team of local Gardaí from the Balbriggan Districttook on ‘The Balbriggan Legends’ a team made upof local business people, teachers, sports andcommunity group representatives. The match wasin aid of the Tania McCabe Foundation, which wasset up in memory of Tania, who died after givingbirth to twins ; one of the twins Zach also died.Tania served as a Garda sergeant in Santry GardaStation and her husband, Aidan McCabe is asergeant in the Balbriggan District. All proceedsfrom the match and sponsorship of players werepresented to Sergeant Aidan McCabe, thehusband of the late Tania McCabe. Adam, thesurviving twin spent three months in the care ofthe Special Care Baby Unit in Our Lady of LourdesHospital in Drogheda and Holles St MaternityHospital in Dublin. The funds raised will gotowards buying equipment for these units as a“Thank You” for helping Adam and other prema-ture babies. With the money donated to date, theMcCabe family most recently purchased two

Giraffe OmniBed incuba-tors and presented oneto both Our Lady ofLourdes Hospital andUnit 8 Holles StMaternity Hospital.On the day, both teamswere led onto the pitchand in a parade byBalbriggan’s St Patrick’sBrass & Reed band.After an exciting game,the final score was 2-2,with the game beingdecided on penalties.The winning penaltywas scored by Nicky Duane, giving the Gardaí thefirst win in what has now been announced as anannual event for the Tania McCabe Foundation.A presentation of the money raised will be madeto the Tania McCabe Foundation. So far, the totalstands at €2,700, with donations and sponsorshipstill to be included.Garda Kate Daly Ní Bhroin and Garda DaveSheeran along with Sergeant Aidan McCabe atBalbriggan Garda Station would like to thankeveryone who helped raise awareness and fundsfor the Tania McCabe Foundation.

Pictured are the two teams and officials who played in the Tania McCabe Foundation fundraising match at Glebe North in Balbriggan. The match wasbetween a team from Balbriggan Gardai and local sportsmen and business people.

A new EU directive coming intooperation this year, would meanthat North County beaches couldbe left without any blue flags. Thisis according to Labour Councillor,Peter Coyle (Lab). Under new rules which come intoforce this year, beaches that donot meet blue flag bathing waterstandards in any year mustproduce four years of high waterquality standards before they canregain their flag, whereas previ-ously, it was based on theprevious two years’ results. This is

despite the fact that a number ofbeaches reached traditional BlueFlag standards in 2012. In fact,measurements on Portmarnock’sVelvet Strand for example, werebetter than ever last year.Coyle told the County Leader:“The new standards mean thatthere is a much higher risk of ourbeaches losing their flags and itlooks like it will be even moredifficult for any beach to obtain ablue flag at all.”

This new criteria also states thatEU water quality results must bemet for four years in a row forbeaches to be eligible for a blueflag. The results also stay in thesystem for four years, so anyother season of poor results inthat period will make it muchharder to regain the flag. “It willbe a terrible shame if our beachesare no longer eligible for blueflags,” he continued. Cllr Coyleintends to bring this matter upwith the County Council in thecoming weeks.

Danger Of North County Losing Its Blue FlagsBy Jennifer McShane

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A True Survivor

Peggy Quinlan is a true survivor. She wasrecently diagnosed with breast cancer and after atough and long battle, is finally over the worst ofit. As a result of her experience with the illness,Peggy, who has lived in Balbriggan all her lifewas inspired to set up the Balbriggan CancerSupport Group (BCSG) to aid others who havebeen through similar circumstances. She satdown with the County Leader to tell us how over-coming the cancer brought her out of her shelland made her a changed person. Peggy said the decision to set up the BCSG cameout of wanting to have a local support group inher home town, because when she was goingthrough her treatments, there were no facilitiesaround locally. “I knew there were plenty of facil-ities in the city centre, but basically none at alocal level,” she said. “Incidentally, I hadn’tavailed of any support treatments because ofthis and I really felt that I missed out. I didn’twant others to go through the same thing.” She goes on to mention the absolute need forsuch a group based within the locality. “Whenyou’ve been through cancer, you’re just not upfor travelling all the way into the city centre. Yougo to so many hospital appointments and so onthat the thoughts of having totravel again is unbearable. Youjust don’t have the energy todo it, so a local group is essen-tial.” “I knew a few women that hadbeen in a similar situation andwe got talking and decidedthat we should give it a go.”Peggy is keen to emphasisethat, though the grouphappens to be located inBalbriggan, it is for anyoneand everyone, no matter wherethey live. "We've had peoplecome from all over, fromDundalk and so on. What Ialways tell people is that we're here for everyonewho might need us, even if they just want someinformation." The BCSG meet three mornings a week (Monday,Wednesday and Saturday), from 10.30am to1.00pm. The group is run by trained, dedicatedvolunteers who offer information and thefollowing services completely free of charge:counselling, reflexology, bra, prosthesis andswimwear fitting, Indian head massage, on sitechair massage and a colour me beautiful treat-ment. Feel free to contact them on 01 8410116 formore information and every issue dealt withinthe group is completely confidential. All of her hard work and dedication has certainlypaid off. The group has gone from strength tostrenght since it opened in May 2010 and Peggywas recently nominated for 'Volunteer of theYear' in Balbriggan. But the success of the group,she says would not be at all possible without the

amazing volunteers that dedicate tireless hoursto the group. "The group is run solely on volun-teerism and all our volunteers do a fantastic job,I can't speak highly enough of them," shecontinued. "We wouldn't be where we are todaywithout their input, hard work and support." This Balbriggan lady comes from a very largefamily. She has six brothers and five sisters anda total of 110 nieces and nephews! Peggy lightsup when speaking about her family. She says itsbecause of her family and the constant supportshe received from them that she refused a socialworker. “I just felt I didn’t need (or want) onewhen I had so many loving family membersaround me, they really made sure I got througheverything.”What struck me when I met Peggy was herstrong, positive attitude about everything. "I wasdiagnosed four years ago and I have anotheryear to go before I get the five year clear, but I'mfeeling very positive about it. I've come throughthe tough times and the end is in sight." Thoughshe'll admit herself that she is usually quite shy,when she starts to talk about the group or thesubject of helping others, she comes into herown. Before I was diagnosed, I would have been

quite introverted and fairly shy,but now I like to try and think ofmyself as a fighter, who issurviving all the time. Thecancer made me appreciate allthe little things and really comeout of my shell, which I'm sograteful for." "I'm truly a different personnow. I used to have a phobia ofhospitals for example, which Ihad to get over pretty quickly!"Peggy says she has been ableto see the lighter side of thingsand recalls an amusing incidentwhere she pulled off her wigwhen she was out one evening,

much to the surprise of one person in particular."I think it's important to be able to laugh aboutit." In terms of her own hobbies, Peggy is fond ofarts and crafts, loves to bake and spend timewith her five children, husband Tom and all theirgrandchildren. "I definitely love the simplethings in life." She goes on to mention how generous the entirecommunity have been since the start of thegroup. "It's only when I was diagnosed that Irealised how truly generous people are. Thesupport from the community has been incred-ible." She gives a special mention toMcLoughlin's who generously donated thegroups premises in 2011. In terms of the future, Peggy says she would loveto see the BCSG grow and for now, she's justenjoying and appreciating all that life has tooffer. "Life is just too short to do things anyother way," she concluded.

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An opportunity to find the idealjob for unemployed people inthe North County has arisen inthe form of Jobs Expo, whichtakes place on Saturday 16thand Sunday 17th February.Due to the enormous successof the two thriving events lastyear, Jobs Expo, Ireland’sleading employment andrecruitment fair, will return toCroke Park, with an even

bigger event for futureemployees. Thousands of jobswill be on offer at home andabroad Jobs Expo 2013 willprovide job seekers with realopportunities to find a newjob. Once again, the Expo willbe completely free of chargeand there will be a largenumber of job offers from adiverse range of companies.Jobs seekers in their thou-

sands turned up at last year’stwo highly successful eventsand an even greater amountare expected this year due tothe high standard of compa-nies confirmed to be recruiting.Advice and career opportuni-ties will be available fromcompanies located both inIreland and abroad. The Expo,which is free of charge, willtake place in the Hogan Suite,Croke Park from 11am – 5pmeach day. The exhibition willbe divided into four differentareas, Irish Job Opportunities,Working Overseas, Free CareerClinic and Topical Seminars.

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River Valley YellowBox To Be RepaintedA yellow traffic box at the junction of CherryPark and Rathingle Road in Swords is to berepainted. Local councillor, Tom Kelleher(Lab) was told by the council’s OperationsDepartment that arrangements had beenmade for the road markings to be carried outwhen weather permitted. The paint had fadedand it presented a problem for drivers at rushhour. This problem at Cherry Park, as well as asimilar one at Cherry Avenue, where access to

Rathingle Road was very difficult at rush hourwere init ial ly pointed out to the CountyLeader by local activist, Joe Newman. He wasdelighted to see that his suggestions werenow being brought to council level, wheresomething positive can be done. He told theCounty Leader, “At last, serious safety issuesin the River Valley area are being tackled. Iinitially raised the problem of the Bottle Bankin the area and Cl l r Darragh Butler hasbrought i t a step further . Now Cl l r TomKelleher, has brought this latest issue tocouncil level, which is very welcomed,” saidNewman.

Primary schools in Malahideand surrounding district tookpart in the first exciting stageof the nationwide 2013 CreditUnion Schools Quiz competi-tion, organised by MalahideCredit Union at St Sylvester’sGAA Club on Monday 4thFebruary last.Parents, teachers, friends andfamily came along to supportpupils from St Oliver PlunkettSchool, Pope John Paul II NSand St Andrews NS as theybattled it out for the winningprizes and a place in thesecond stage of the Quiz. Congratulations to the

winning Senior Team fromPope John Paul II NS and thewinning Junior Team from StOliver Plunkett School. It wasan exciting, nail-biting race tothe finish and each schoolwas presented with plaques. The quiz consists of twoknock out stages at local andregional level and culminatesin a National Final Day inDublin in early April, where100 qualifying teamscompete.Commenting on the first stageof the competition, MalahideCredit Union Manager,Vivienne Keavey said: “It is

important for us as an organi-sation to invest in the futureof our communities with theyouth of today. This annualevent not only presents awonderful opportunity for thestudents to have fun, but alsoserves to remind parents andteachers of the great benefitsof educating children aboutmoney, helping them todevelop strong saving habitsand teaching them about thevalue of investing in theirfuture.”Pictured are: Ella Armstrong,Cameron Mowatt, Katie Lehane andDavid Seagrave from Pope John PaulII School, The Senior Winners.

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Ladies Open Evening At Swords Golf ClubAll ladies with a passion for golf are welcome toattend an open evening in Forrest Little Golf Clubin Swords on Tuesday, 12th March at 7pm. Therewill be a complementary Wine and Cheese recep-tion to launch their ‘Try Golf’ campaign. So ladies, if you’ve ever thought of playing golf,if you want to try new experience, have fun andenjoy a fantastic lifestyle and meet new friends,come along to the open evening and find outhow you can learn how to play golf and becomea member of the club. Why not bring a friendalong too! Forrest Little is situated less than fiveminutes from Swords Main Street. All arewelcome.

New Designer Days In MalahideVincent’s Malahide will host a Designer Day on everyThursday in February, with a new opening time of11.00am. Your purchases or donations directly supportthe work of the Society of St Vincent de Paul. Theywould like to remind all that unfortunately, they cannotaccept donations of electrical or bulky items and pleasedo not leave donations outside the shop when closed asit is causing problems.

Ballyboughal Pitch And PuttSunday game winners were Frank Hughes and MaryKennedy with a net 41. With two pairs, Nick Savage, AnnMcDonnell and Steven Rowe and Bridget Murray on net42 came as runners-up. Sunday games continue at 11amand new members are welcome. For more details,contact the secretary on 085-1743748


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Arguably one of the most progressive and imaginativecrèches in the North County or anywhere else for thatmatter, is celebrating a very special anniversary thisyear.Funtimes Crèche & Montessori in Balbriggan is cele-brating 10 years in business. It was founded byAdrienne Jackson and has been providing top quality,affordable Childcare right in the heart of Balbriggan forthe past decade. Ideally situated at No.1 Naul Road,close to the town centre and St Peter & Paul’s JuniorNational School on Chapel Street, Funtimes Crèche &Montessori is also just minutes away from the M1motorway, and close to all bus and rail services. The crèche, which also incorporates a playschool,montessori and after school facility goes that extramile to offer parents and children the highest qualitychildcare facilities in a loving, homely and caringeducational environment.Owner, Adrienne spoke about what makes this crèchedifferent from others. “We are located in a purposelyrenovated former private dwelling, which ensures toprovide your child with the best of childcare facilitiesavailable, whilst housed in a warm and homely envi-ronment. Our spacious and secure garden and playarea provides that all important outdoor fun all yearround. Our wonderful staff are all fully qualified and

many are working in Funtimes for the last 10 years orsince they finished college. I work alongside the staffand feel that each one of them are like family to me.”The idea of family is very much at the heart of theethos of this exceptional crèche. “We cater for babiesfrom four months old, right up to After School Cluband our opening hours are from 7.30am to 6.15pm. Welove to welcome new children and families, so we arealways waiting, with an open door and welcomingsmile at Funtimes Crèche & Montessori.”“At Funtimes, we pride ourselves in always trying tobuild a good relationship with our parents, and havereceived tremendous support over the years fromparents past and present. Some have ended up veryclose friends. It is so important in a child’s develop-ment to support their sense of belonging and security.One of the many ways of doing this is to establish agood relationship with each child’sparents/guardians,” she says. Manager, Louise Coates echoed these sentimentswhen she said, “It’s just like a big family here andmany of the 15 employees here had children in thecrèche. We have two sets of mothers and daughters

working here and we have a policy of taking instudents from Loreto Secondary School and also fromBalbriggan Community College on work experience.Some of them have come back to us as full time staff.”Louise, who came here as a student herself, was full ofpraise for the efforts put in by her boss. “It’s a lovelyplace to work, with a great atmosphere and myyoungest child is a pupil here. Adrienne has put all ofthe staff through their training, which is beingconstantly updated,” she said.Adrienne spoke about another exciting project that thecrèche is involved in. “One of our strong points is thestimulating curriculum in place, which is constantlybeing reviewed and are all age appropriate, toencourage a child’s development. We place a lot ofemphasis on health and nutrition, including ourBuntús programme, which is a physical education

programme. Our staff are fully trained for this byFingal County Council,” she said. “Most of our staff are mothers and the heart of ourethos is to treat every child as if they were your own.We have former staff members who work on a reliefbasis, when required. We even had the Gardai andFire Brigade to visit and explain all about safety. Thechildren loved the handcuffs of the Gardai and the

helmets of the firemen.We have a Before SchoolClub, where we providebreakfast for children,before bringing them tothe local National school.We collect the childrenand provide freshlycooked dinners for them,using only the finest localproduce. In fact, wesupport local businessesin any way we can, bymaking sure to shoplocally,” she said.Carol McGovern, who hasher 22 month old son,

Cillian in the crèche, spoke glowingly about Funtimes.I was initially terrified about leaving my child in acrèche. I checked out all of the local crèches, but nonewere satisfactory. The minute I entered Funtimes, Iknew that this was the place for Cillian. The staff areso wonderful and they go that extra mile for you,” shesaid.Similarly, Ann Bullivant has two children at Funtimeswas full of praise for Adrienne and her staff. She said,

“It’s been absolutely fantastic. My five year old hasbeen there since he was nine months and my otherson, aged two has been there since he was sixmonths. From an educational point of view, the crècheis excellent. It’s a weight off your mind when youknow they’re being so well looked after,” she said.As part of their service, Funtimes takes part in the freepre-school year (ECCE Scheme) and provides placesunder the CETS scheme, where parents are returningto study and are funded by the Government.It’s very clear that Adrienne is utterly passionateabout her career. “It’s been a special 10 years and it’sjust like a home from home. Each of the children touchyour heart in a very special way. As you arrive forwork, not feeling great, they give you a lift with theirlovely smiles.” It’s abundantly clear that this thrivingCrèche and Montessori certainly lives up to it’s name.

Pictured are staff members, Alex Barton, Laura Kinsella, Helen Lynch, Louise Coates,Michelle Hannigan, Sandra Coughlan, Caroline Quinlan and Adrienne Jackson.

Pictured are mother and daughter team, Rita and KarenTormey.


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beyond, where she also got thechance to develop her live act. Liz spoke to the County Leader totell us a little more about hermusical background. “I releasedmy debut album ‘Til The Day FadesIn’ just after my Leaving Cert.Since then I got my degree in FineArt from NCAD while alwayswriting and recording new music,”she said. “I’ve headlined at lots ofdifferent venues over the yearsand am always writing andperforming, simply because I loveit so much. I’m also a piano/guitarteacher in Skerries and I teachover 40 students every week.”She says she’d never be temptedto do a reality show like the Voiceof Ireland however, because shehas no real desire to become‘famous.’ “I’m not interested inshows like that, or for the fame orany flashy stuff. Of course I wantto be successful, but I make musicbecause I love to and that’s it,”she concluded.

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Rás Finale Set ForSkerries Once AgainThis year’s An Post Rás route was announced recentlyand once again, the finale will be in Skerries. The eventwill cover a demanding eight days of competition,featuring over 1180 kilometres of cycling and no lessthan 33 categorised climbs, four of which are categoryone mountains. The world-ranked race begins inDunboyne on Sunday 19th May, the fourth consecutiveyear it has started there. It will then move counter-clock-wise around the country, and includes stage finishes inLongford, Nenagh, Listowel, Killarney, Glengarriff,Mitchelstown, Carlow and Naas, before concluding onSunday, 26th May in Skerries, after a 144 kilometre finalstage.

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Free Mental HealthTalks Held Local group, Jigsaw North Fingal recently heldfree evening information sessions in theCarnegie Court Hotel in Swords and in theBracken Court Hotel in Balbriggan called‘Supporting Young People’s Mental Health’. Thetalks was aimed at non-professionals and wasuseful to parents and anyone concerned aboutyoung people. The talks aim to build under-standing of mental health issues affecting youngpeople around the North County and to provideguidance on how to support young people whomay be struggling with their mental health.Practical suggestions about how to promote

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AQUARIUS Jan 20 - Feb 18Opting out of conflicts won’t be easy. You wantto defend others and stand up when circum-stances become unfair. However, this is a weekwhen even your most straightforward state-ments could be misunderstood.

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ARIES Mar 21 - Apr 20Since you can’t avoid the minefield of conflictsindicated, you may as well use the opportunityto tackle persistent issues. However, do bear inmind that even ordinary situations couldbecome confused right now.

TAURUS Apr 21 - May 20Judge this week by its unfair dilemmas, andyou’ll decide it is a total write-off. Indicationsare that you’re blamed for problems not of yourmaking, and others speak out of turn. Note allfor future reference.

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Cancer Jun 21 - Jul 22Your reaction to the bad behaviour of othersdepends more on the nature of the damage thatthey’ve done than how much they’ve upset you.What’s tricky, however, is that you want to bedirect but not alienate them.

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Libra Sep 23 - Oct 22The most important thing for you to keep inmind during this week is that most of what’sinvolved is nothing more than opinion. If youstart to justify yourself to other you could loseyour perspective. Stick to your views.

Scorpio Oct 23 - Nov 22Tackle all unexpected twists that will arise thisweek one by one, and you soon reduce them tomanageable tasks. Better yet, conquering thembanishes worries that have been both persistentand worrying.

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A recent Green Party survey inthe Balbriggan electoral wardhas discovered that 40 percent of house-holders do notknow about thegrants available forinsulating theirhomes.Recently electedGreen Party repre-sentative for theBalbriggan Ward,Joe O’Brien, hasrevealed that 40per cent of peoplesurveyed areunaware of theirentitlements under the govern-ment scheme for home insula-tion grants. As part of hiscanvassing of North Countytowns Skerries, Rush, Lusk,

and Balbriggan, O’Brien askedto see if people were aware ofentitlements under the scheme

run by SustainableEnergy AuthorityIreland. He told the CountyLeader that he wasextremely surprisedthat so manyunaware of thegrant scheme: “Iwas really verysurprised that agood percentage ofthe sample of 100people were notaware of an entitle-

ment under one of the twomain home heating grantsschemes offered by the SEAI,”he said.“What is important to note

about these schemes that theGreen party introduced whilein Government is that the costof doing improvement workshas decreased since they wereintroduced. Some measuresare still affordable despite thecurrent government reducingentitlement levels.” “Crucially the scheme thatpeople with entitlements weremost unaware of was theWarmer Homes Scheme - thisscheme actually provides thefollowing for free: attic insula-tion, draught proofing, laggingjackets, low energy light bulbs,cavity wall insulation andenergy advice. Its really veryimportant that people knowabout this as it specifically forpeople in difficult financialpositions,” he concluded.The Green Party representativeurged people to check eligi-bility for free installations orgrants under the SEAI schemesas soon as possible.

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Rush School PreparesFor Green Action DaySt Catherine’s National School in Rush areworking towards the fifth Green School flag.Their Green School Action Day is onWednesday, 27th February. The theme for thefifth flag is Climate Change, the focus being onhow the previous themes are related to ClimateChange and how the school can do their bit toprevent climate change by maintaining ourwork on the other themes. These themes areLitter and Waste, Energy, Water, Travel andFood Miles.The Action Day will begin with a ‘Bowwow’event. Children and staff will walk, cycle orpark and stride to school. There will be an exhi-bition in the hall which with projects on the fivethemes. There will be powerpoint presenta-tions, relevant experiments and models as wellas book covers and book marks designedduring Book Week. Parents and children areinvited to come to enjoy these presentationsfrom 9.30am until 12.00pm.The school are linking some of the activitieswith their book week, which will start the weekof Monday, February 18th. The children willread books about the environment and willdesign an environmental theme for their bookmark and the book cover. We wish the schoolthe very best of luck in obtaining their greenflag.

The Malahide branch of Foróige has beenrunning for the past three years. The club wasestablished to provide a safe social outlet foryoung people to meet and get involved in a widerange of activities and participate in events. Theclub meets on Thursdays from 8.00 - 9.30 pm inMalahide Tennis Club and relies on local volun-teers to ensure it can operate successfully.Additional volunteers are now required to getinvolved in the club to ensure it can continue tooperate. Volunteers should have an interest inworking with the young and believe in their abili-ties. Volunteering is a great way to get involvedin your local community and give somethingback. If you can spare an hour and are interestedin working with young people, contact BryanGavin on 086 8519639.

Malahide Youth GroupVolunteers Needed

Next Step In Tackling SchoolBook Costs WelcomedMany parents in the North County will welcome the launch of “Guidelines forDeveloping Textbook Rental Schemes in Schools” by the Department ofEducation and Skills. Children’s charity, Barnardos has been a long time advocate of introducingbook rental schemes in all schools as they have proven to reduce the schoolbook bill to parents. Welcoming the launch, Barnardos’ CEO, Fergus Finlaysaid, “Every year our school costs survey highlights the huge financial burdenthat the cost of school books places on parents. In 2012, we found that themajority of parents are spending on average between €76 - €100 for books fora primary school pupil and over €250 for a secondary school pupil, withparents paying a lot more when children are commencing the Junior andLeaving Certificate cycles.” The Department has allocated €15m to the SchoolBook Grant Scheme in 2013/2014, this money is disseminated to all schoolsand all principals in the North County are urged to use these funds as astarting point. All children deserve to get the best education they can, but thehigh costs associated with school taints many children’s experience andperception of education and reinforces inequalities in Irish society. Schoolbook rental schemes can help reduce these inequalities.

Disney TV Show ForSkerries AuthorA local author and illustrator fromSkerries has a worldwide anima-tion hit on her hands, as a seriesbased on her characters hasrecently aired on Disney Juniorchannel in more than 150 coun-tries.It has been more than a year since‘ The Happy Hugglemonsters’ wasgreen-lit for the Disney televisionchannel, based on Skerries author,Niamh Sharkey’s cuddly yetmonstrous characters. The serieswas produced by twice Oscar-nominated animation studio,Brown Bag Films here in Dublin.The Disney team has worked withBrown Bag Films to deliver the 52,11 minute series, that was devel-oped from a series of bookscreated by Niamh Sharkey called

‘I’m a Happy Hugglewug.’ Theillustration style of the books isretained in the series’ CG anima-tion. Each 11-minute story trans-ports pre-schoolers into the worldof Henry Hugglemonster as heguides the preschool audiencethrough the ups and downs ofbeing part of a loving, bustlingmonster family. When the project was green-lit byDisney, the Skerries woman spoketo the County Leader about hersuccess: “I am thri l led to beworking with Brown Bag Films tobring my characters to life; thecreativity, enthusiasm and carethey bring to the project is mindblowing. Making this show is adream come true, and to be ableto create this show in Ireland isthe icing on the cake. I know mymonster family is in safe hands,”she said.

Mini MarathonIn BalbrigganBalbriggan CancerSupport Group are havinga women’s minimarathon-10k in the townon the 17th March. Menare welcome to part takein the same if they wearblue or pink. Get trainingnow! Further details willbe announced in thecoming weeks.


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Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought to build newdormer window to rear in addition to previ-ously approved planning application, reg ref:F12B/0185 (Single Storey Extension to rearand attic conversion) at 39 Forest Walk,Swords, Co. Dublin for Tim Hanlon. The 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, MainStreet, Swords, Co. Dublin. During it’sopening hours, Monday to Friday from 9:30am to 3:30 pm . A submission or observationin relation to the application may be made tothe authority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee of €20.00 within the period of5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt bythe authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning permission is sought for atticconversion to study/storage with new dormerextension & window to rear together withnew pedestrian entrance to rear ontoWindmill Lands. Permission is also sought fornew porch to front, and to widen existingvehicular access with new entrance pillarsand new 1.1m high garden walls to front &side at 22 Brackenstown Village, Swords, Co.Dublin for Mr. Matthew Fitzimons.The 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, MainStreet, Swords, Co. Dublin. During it’sopening hours, Monday to Friday from 9:30am to 3:30 pm. A submission or observationin relation to the application may be made tothe authority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee of €20.00 within the period of5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt bythe authority of the application.

Fingal County CouncilWe, Pat & Peter Ferrai, intend to apply forplanning permission for the development atthis site address No. 66 Carrs Mill, Donabate,County Dublin. The development will consistof a proposed renewal of previously approvedplanning application ref number F11A/0086for the change of use from part of residentialunit to Montessori / Sessional servicesbetween the hours of 9am to 2pm Monday toFriday. 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 thepublic opening hours of 9.30 - 16.30 Monday -Friday at Fingal County Council, Fingal CountyHall, Main Street, Swords, Fingal, CountyDublin. A submission or observation in rela-tion to the application may be made in writingto the Planning Authority on payment of a feeof €20, within a period of 5 weeks, beginningon the date of receipt by Fingal CountyCouncil of the application, and such submis-sions or observations will be considered bythe Planning Authority in making a decisionon the application. The Planning Authoritymay grant permission subject to or withoutconditions, or may refuse to grant permission

Fingal County CouncilOrganon Ireland Ltd intends on applying forplanning permission for 12sqm GRP structure2.2m high on lands to the East of the site atDrynam Road, Swords, Co. Dublin. This plan-ning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices ofthe planning authority during its publicopening hours and a submission or observa-tion may be made to the authority in writingon payment of the prescribed fee (20euros)within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the

date of receipt by the authority of this applica-tion.

Fingal County CouncilOrganon Ireland Ltd intends on applying forretention planning permission for 2 No. carparks with 92 (52 and 40) car parking spaceson lands to the South of the site at DrynamRoad, Swords, Co. Dublin. This planningapplication may be inspected or purchased ata fee not exceeding the reasonable cost ofmaking a copy at the offices of the planningauthority during its public opening hours anda submission or observation may be made tothe authority in writing on payment of theprescribed fee (20euros) within the period of5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt bythe authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilPlanning Permission is sought by J. Farrell forthe erection of two agricultural sheds (558m2each), an infill lean-to shed (143m2) attachedto existing shed and all associated site devel-opments works at Whitestown Road, Rush,Co. Dublin, West of St. Maurs Church andGrave Yard. The development will also includethe relocation of a proposed house, garageand waste water treatment system grantedpermission under Reg. Ref. F07A/0501 andF09A/0150.The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices ofthe planning authority during its publicopening hours and a submission or observa-tion may be made to the authority in writingon payment of the prescribed fee (€20) withinthe period of 5 weeks beginning on the dateof receipt by the authority of this application.

Fingal County CouncilI, Robert and Teresa Moloney Intend to applyfor Planning Permission for, A.Attic conver-sion incorporating dormer extensions to Sideand rear. B.All associated site works at No 39Brides Glenn Avenue, Swords,Co Dublin.The planning application may be inspected orpurchased at a fee not exceeding the reason-able cost of making a copy at the offices ofFingal Co Council during public openinghours. A submission or observation in relationto the application may be made in writing to the planning authority onpayment of a prescribed fee (20 euro) within aperiod of 5 weeks beginning on the date ofreceipt by the authority of the application andsuch submissions or observations will beconsidered by the planning authority inmaking a decision on the application. Theplanning authority may grant permissionsubject to or without conditions, or mayrefuse to grant permission.

Fingal County CouncilI, Emily Butler McCanny, wish to apply for fullplanning permission consequent on thegranting of outline planning permission refer-ence number: F10A/0472. Permission issought for a storey and a half dwelling on site3 as per schedule 2, conditions and reasonsof the final grant order number PF/1087/11 atKilsallaghan, Swords, Co.Dublin. A submis-sion or observation in relation to theApplication may be made in writing to thePlanning Authority on payment of a fee of€20, within the period of 5 weeks, beginningon the date of receipt by Fingal CountyCouncil of the Application, and such submis-sions or observations will be considered bythe Planning Authority in making a decisionon the application. The Planning Authoritymay grant permission subject to or withoutconditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

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MCDONNELL,Margaret (Madge)(Johnson, Lusk, Co.Dublin) – Feb. 1,2013, (peacefully),at Swords NursingHome, after a longillness, beloved wifeof the late PaulMcDonnell andmother of the lateJames Smith ; sadlymissed by herloving daughtersAlice and Margaret,sons-in-law Liamand Johnny,daughter-in-lawDawn, her 8 grand-children and 1great-grand-daughter, relativesand friends. R.I.P.

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